九年级英语自测二.doc

My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was _1_in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldnt know he has a problem when you saw him _2_ . Children in our neighborhood always ran around _3 _their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play,_ 4_ . We never told him that he probably wouldnt be_ 5_ to run like the other children. So he didnt know. In_ 6_ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, _7_ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the_ 8_ . We didnt tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didnt know. He ran four to five mile every day - even when he had a fever. I was _9 _, so I went to _10 _him after school. I found him running _11_ . I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept _12_ . Two weeks later, the names of the team _13_ were caked. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had_ 14_ the team. He was in seventh grade - the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldnt do it so he didnt know. He just _15 _it. 1. A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid 2. A. talk B. sit C. study D. walk 3. A. after B. before C. during D. till 4. A. either B. too C. though D. yet 5. A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid 6. A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth 7. A. so B. if C. then D. because8. A. neighborhood B. family C. school D. grade 9. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. worried 10. A. think about B. hear from C. agree with D. look for 11. A. alone B. away C. almost D. already 12. A. riding B. walking C. playing D. running 13. A. jumpers B. runners C. doctors D. teachers 14. A. got B. kept C. made D. found 15. A. did B. had C. left D. took Keys：1. A 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. ADick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there. Where are you going to stay there? his wife asked. I dont know yet. Dick answered. Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报), his wife said. All right, Dick answered. He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it. In the evening he didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said, Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner. He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, Where do you want to go? But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel. Which hotel are my things in? he said, And what am I going to do tonight? But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, Please send me my address at this post office. 1. Dick flew to New York because _. A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work there C. he went there for sightseeing (观光) D. his home was there 2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him? A. Because she didnt know his address yet B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too C. Because she might send him another telegram D. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York 3. Where did Dick stay in New York? A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friends house. 4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel? A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office. C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.B A B DIn England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day. In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes. When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day. 1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather? A. Because they may have four seasons in one day B. Because they often have very good weather C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring D. Because the sky is sunny all day 2. From the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain. A. sunshine and snow B. black clouds C. summer and winter D. spring and autumn 3. People can also have summer in winter. Means it is sometimes too _in winter. A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy 4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _. A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in England C. they are going to sell them D. they are their favourite things 5. The best title (标题)for this passage is _. A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or Winter C. The Weather in England D. Strange English People KEY: ABABCMr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea. OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then. Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening. The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more. The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen? Burnt yesterday evening. 1. Mr Brown told his son that _. A. he would be away from home for four days B. he would be back in seven days C. he would be back in a month D. he liked a cup of tea 2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on _. A. the wall B. the door C. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket 3. A man came to visit the boys father on _. A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised because _. A. he thought the childs father was dead B. the child didnt ask him to sit down C. the child gave him a cup of tea D. he couldnt find that piece of paper 5. What was burnt? _. A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boyKEY: BCDAA Most people want to work, but it has become m1 difficult in todays world tofind work for e2 .The economies(经济)of the world n3 to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not p 4 and so more people are w 5 work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can d 6 the work of many people in a shorter time. Also, machines dont askfor more money and l 7 holidays.In all of the countries of the world machines are taking work from people, not only in factories but also on f 8 .One machine can often do the work of forty people. About 75000 people are m 9 to the cities a day to look for jobs, but o 10 70% of them can find jobs.1. it 2. for 3. to keep4. so 5. because 6. do 7. for 8.longer 9. farms 10. moving When the Chinese swimmer Liu Zige won the gold medal in the womens 200-meter butterfly（女子200米蝶泳） at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, many people said her success was just good l_(1)_. Now, Lius talent（天赋） and effort （努力）has proved （证明）that she is no falling star in world swimming. At the World Cup short-course meet in Berlin on November 15, 2009, Liu broke her own world record that had been set four days earlier in Stockholm, Sweden, in the womens 200-meter butterfly. During the past month, she has won gold m