2014年广州市九年级英语阅读素养测试(含答案)

PAGE九年级英语阅读素养测试第4页（共12页）2014年广州市九年级英语阅读素养测试 （本测试卷共四大题，12页，满分100分。考试时间60分钟。）注意事项：1.全卷合计65小题，全为客观题,请选出最佳选项，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上将该项涂黑；2．第61～65小题为阅读匹配题，请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项A～F选出来。若选择的答案为E，请在答题卡上同时涂黑AB两个字母；若选择的答案为F，请在答题卡上同时涂黑AC两个字母。一、语法选择（共15空格，每个空格1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Coffeehaslongbeenoneofthemostpopular1intheworld.In9thcenturyArabia，itwasfirstrecorded2peopledrankcoffee.Plantingofcoffeefirst3inYemen,intheMiddleEast,inthe15thcentury,andit4totakecoffeeplantsoutofthecountry.However,plantswereeventuallysmuggledtoIndiaand5theretoEurope.ThefirstcoffeehouseinLondon6inthe1680s,andsoontheywerehundredsalloverthecity.Coffeehouseswereknownas‘pennyuniversities’7youcouldbuyacupofcoffeeforonlyapennyandlearnmoreatthecoffeehousethaninclass!Americaseveraldecadeslater,whentheFrenchbroughtacoffeeplanttotheislandofMartinique.WhenarareplantdiseasedestroyedthecoffeeplantationsofSoutheastAsia9themid-19thcentury,Brazilemergedastheworld’s10coffeeproducer,whichit11istoday.Thefirstautomaticcoffee12machinewasproducedinFrancein1822andinstantcoffeewasfirstmarketedin1909.Togiveyou13ideaofthepopularityofcoffee,StarbuckCoffeeopeneditsfirststorein1971andtodayhasover5,000locationsinmorethan20countries.Whyiscoffeesopopular?Peoplebelievethatcoffeegivesyouenergysoit14youconcentrateonwork.Italsotastes15,andeveryonehashisorherfavouritetypeofcoffee:cappuccino,espresso,iced,mocha.1.A.drink B.drinks C.drunks D.drinking2.A.which B.how C.what D.that3.A.start B.wasstarting C.started D.starts4.A.forbid B.wasforbidden C.wereforbidden D.forbids5.A.from B.in C.to D.for6.A.open B.opens C.wasopening D.opened7.A.while B.however C.because D.although8.A.arrivesin B.arrivedin C.arrivedfrom D.arrivesat9.A.in B.for C.by D.with10.A.big B.bigger C.muchbigger D.biggest11.A.also B.still C.even D.almost12.A.tomake B.make C.making D.made13.A.a B.an C.the D./14.A.helps B.helped C.help D.helping15.A.good B.well C.better D.best二、完形填空（共15个空格，每个空格1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,I17inthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand18hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeople19thisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydon’teatwell.Theywereverygrateful.I20thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade21withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestories22mewithsympathy.Someofthemhad23withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther24.Shelookedfora25job,butcouldn’tfindone,asshewastoo26.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher27.Thewoman28onjobhunting,butshestillcouldn’tfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher29andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,30,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.16.A.studying B.planning C.holding D.taking17.A.helped B.waited C.appeared D.washedunbelievablerangeofoldandsecondhandgoods.Theyarelocatedaroundtheoldgatestothecity.IspenthourswalkingaroundthesefascinatingplacesandwhileIwasthereIdiscoveredthemeaningofthename'fleamarket'.Hundredsofyearsago,theroyalfamilygaveawaytheiroldclothes,whichwerethensoldbypeopleatthesemarkets.Buttheclotheswerefulloflittleinsectsfleasofcourse!Oneofthestallsellerstoldmethatthebesttimetofindtreasuresatthemarketwasbeforethecrowdsarrived,usuallybetween5amand6am.Butthatwasabitearlyforme.IwasenjoyingtheParisnightlifetoomuch!Therearealsoopen-airmarketsallaroundthecitywhereyoucanbuyflowers,clothes,pets,foodandmanyotherthings.Andifyouwanttobuyabook,visittherowsofbookstallsalongtheRiverSeine.Youcanfindsomegreatbargainsthere,oryoucanspendhoursjustlooking.IfyouwanttobuyhalfofParisorifyoujustwanttowalkaroundandlook,you'lllovetheexperience.Parisisagreatplacetoshop!36.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.ToadvertisesomeofthefamousParisstores.B.ToinformreadersaboutthebestplacestoshopinParis.C.TointroducesomeofthefamoustouristattractionsinParis.D.TocompareshoppinginParistoshoppinginotherFrenchcities.37.WhywasthewriterdisappointedwiththeChamp-Elysees?A.Thereweretoomanytourist-orientedbusinessesthere.B.Therewerenoclothesonsalethere.C.Thereweretoomanytouristsinthearea.D.Thestoreskeptchangingtoooften.38.WhatissoldattheParisfleamarkets?A.Insects. B.Oldthings.C.Theclothesofkings. D.Expensivejewellery.39.Whydidn'tthewritergotothefleamarketatthebesttime?A.Itwastoocrowded. B.Itwastooearly.C.Shewastoobusy. D.Shewastooexcited.40.Whereisthebestplacetobuybooksaccordingtothewriter?A.Thebookshopsinthelargedepartmentstores.B.Theopenmarketsallaroundthecity.C.Thefleamarketsnearthecitygate.D.ThestallsalongtheRiverSeine.（C）Didyouknowthat7outof10studentshavecheatedatleastonceinthepastyear?Didyouknowthat50percentofthosestudentshavecheatedmorethantwice?Thisshockingdataisfromarecentsurveyof9,000U.S.highschoolstudents.Incredibly,teachersmayevenbeencouragingtheirstudentstocheat!LastyearataschoolinDetroit,someteacherswerefoundtohaveprovidedtheirstudentswithanswerstostatewidestandardtests.Studentsattheschooltoldpolicethattheywerepromisedpizzaandmoneyiftheycheatedonthetest.SimilarreportsatseveralschoolsinSanDiegocountyhavepromptedaninvestigationbytheEducationDepartment.Astudentatalocalhighschoolsayssheseesstudentscheatingonalmosteverytest,andtheteachersdon’tdoanythingaboutit.Inresponsetotheclaimsofschool-assistedcheating,theheadoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPrincipalssaidthatwhilecheatingshouldneverbeaccepted,itshowedthepressurethatschoolswereunder.“Becauseschoolfundingisnowdecidedbystudents'testperformance,thereisincrediblepressureonschooltoraisemarksinanywaytheycan.”Butschoolsarenotthemainproblem.Manystudentsclaimthatthey’retemptedtocheatbecauseofpeerpressureandintensecompetitiontogettopgrades.Manykidsalsosaythattheirparentsaresettingabadexamplebycheatingonincometaxes,lyingaboutagetopayloweradmissionprices,orcheatingtheirwayoutofspeedingtickets.Theyaresendingamessagetotheirkidsthatitisokaytocheatandlie..So,whatcanbedone?Inourschool’smathclasses,eachstudenthasdifferentproblemsontheirtestpapers,soitisuselesstolookatsomeoneelse’sanswers.Teacherscouldalsorandomlymixtheproblemsthroughoutthepage.Anothersolutionisforadultstolowertheirexpectations.Chancesarethatstudentsbelievecheatingistheonlywaytomeetunreasonablyhighexpectations.Perhapsitistimeforparentsandteacherstoseriouslyexaminewhetherhighertestresultsareimportantenoughtoencouragecheating.41.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthelevelsofcheatinginAmericanschools?A.Itisanextremelyseriousproblem. B.Itisnoworsethanothercountries.C.Heexpressesnoclearopinion. D.Itismainlythefaultoflocalschool.42.WhichofthefollowingcausesofcheatingisNOTmentioned?A.Pressurefromothers. B.Toomuchwork.C.Strongcompetition. D.Schoolfunding.43.WhyaresomeschoolsignoringtheirstudentscheatinginAmerica,accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseschoolswillgetbetterstudents.B.Becauseteacherswillthenreceiveahighersalary.C.Becauseschoolswillgetmoregovernmentmoney.D.Becauseschoolsfearparentswillbeveryangry.44.A.Byputtingtoomuchpressureontheirchildrentosucceed.B.Bycriticisingtheirchildrentoomuchwhentheyfail.C.Byurgingthemdirectlytobedishonest.D.Byfailingtobehavehonestlythemselves.45.Inthelastparagraphthewriter_________.A.offerspossiblesolutionstotheproblemB.describesthecausesoftheproblemB.outlinestheresultsofthestudentcheatingD.suggestssomeofthereasonsforcheating（D）Youcouldsayit’sthebudgettraveller’sultimateprize:knowingexactlywhentobookaflighttogetthecheapestfare.Butnowoneflightcomparisonwebsite,whichanalysed7.5billionairfaresonitstop100routesworldwide,believesithasfoundtheanswer.Accordingtotheresearchbymomondo.co.uk,theidealtimetobookaflightis53daysinadvance,amovethatmaysaveanaverageof33%onthenormalfare.Forexample,aflightfromLondontoLisbon,whenbooked52daysinadvance,costsonaverage£209—comparedtotheaveragepriceof£287.Cheaperfaresalsodependonthetimeoftheflight.Eveningdeparturesbetween6pmandmidnightaretypicallycheaper,whileTuesdayisgenerallythecheapestdaytofly.Asforthemostexpensive,faresareattheircostliestthreedaysbeforedeparture,whileFridayisnormallythemostexpensivedaytotaketotheair.Itisalsosuggestedthattravellersshouldavoidafternoonflightsiftheyarelookingtosavemoney.“Ingeneral,itpaystobookflightstwomonthsinadvance,”saysMomondospokesmanLasseSkoleHansen.“Wefoundthesetrendsconsistentacrosstheboard,sobargainhuntersshouldconsiderflyingatnightandonaTuesday,iftheywanttosavemoneyontheirtravels.”Momondo’sresearchisconsistentwithpreviousstudiesintotheage-oldtraveller’sdilemmaofwhentobook.InJanuarySkyscannerpublishedtheresultsofathree-yearstudy,whichfoundthaton

averagefiveweeksinadvanceisthebesttimetofindthecheapestfares.However,Skyscanneralsofoundthisvariesaccordingtodestinations.ThecheapestflightstoGreece,forexample,werefoundtobeavailablejustthreeweeksaheadofdeparture.Thenewstudybymomondo.co.ukcoincideswiththeirlaunchofaninteractivetool,

FlightInsight,whichallowstravellerstoassessthebesttime,dayandseasontotravel.46.Theresearchmentionedinthearticlebaseditsinformationon______.A.interviewswithtravellers B.discussionswithtravelagentsC.studyingofticketpricelists D.inspectionsofnationalairports47.A.Bookingtime. B.Flightday.C.Flighttime. D.Flightcompany.48.Accordingtotheinformationinthepassagewhichofthefollowingticketswouldbethemostexpensive?A.AticketbookedthreedaysinadvancedforaFridayafternoonflight.B.AticketbookedonedayaheadforaFridayafternoonflight.C.Tuesdaymorningticketbookedtwomonthsinadvance.D.AticketforaFridayflightduringthesummerholiday.49.IftheadvertisedpriceforaplaneticketfromLondontoParistomorrowwas90pound,howmuchwouldthebuyerexpecttopayifhebookedtheticket52daysearlier?A.30pounds. B.60pounds. C.90pounds. D.120pounds.50.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplainwhyflightpricevary.B.Toinformreadershowtotravelcheaply.C.Totellreaderswheretobuycheaptickets.D.Toidentifywhichairlinesofferthebestvaluetickets.（E）WinniethePoohisoneofthemostbelovedcharactersinchildren'sliterature.SincehiscreationbyA.A.Milnein1924Pooh,hisbestfriendChristopherRobinandtheircompanions—includingadonkey,atigerandakangaroo—havefeaturedinbooksandfilmsinover40languages.Therewasonelittleboy,however,whoeventuallygrewtohatethelovelybear.ThatboywasChristopherRobinMilne,theauthor'ssonandonwhomPooh'sbestfriendwasbased.ChristopherRobinMilnewasborninLondononAugust21,1920toauthorAlanAlexanderMilneandhiswifeDorothy.AsabirthdaygifthereceivedateddybearhenamedEdward.Hisnewconstantcompanionwasabouttwofeettall,lightbrownandwasalwaysloosingitseyes.A.A.MilinebasedWinnieonEdward,althoughthenameitselfcamefromabearthatlivedinLondonZooatthattime.Ofcourse,Christopherhimselfwasacentralcharacterinhisfather'sworks.Asachild,hetookgreatpleasurefromthis,andevencontributedtoafewofhisdad'sstories.Thingschangedhowever,whenChristopherwentawaytoaboardingschoolandhadtodealwiththeteasingfromtheotherboys.Thenhebegantoresenthisfather'sfameandpartheplayedinit.Whenhewas13,helearnedhowtoboxtodefendhimselfagainstbullyingfromclassmates.WhileservingintheBritishArmyduringWorldWarII,Milnecametoincreasinglydislikethebooksbecausehefelttheyexploitedhischildhood.Afterhistimeinthearmy,MilneenteredCambridgeUniversitywhereheeventuallygraduatedwithadegreeinEnglishliterature.InJulyof1948,ChristophermetandquicklymarriedLesleydeSelincourt.Hismotherhoweverdidnotapproveofthemarriage,asshedislikedthegirl'sfamily.Shehadhopedthathersonwouldmarryanotherwoman,thedaughterofherbestfriend.Becauseofthisthemotherrefusedtoseeorspeaktohersoneveragain.Aftertheirmarriagethecoupleopenedabookstorewhichbecameverysuccessful.MilnehadtodealwithenthusiasticPoohfansattime,whowouldoftenpresenthimwithWinniethePoohtoystoautographorasgifts.Althoughhefoundthesefanstiresome,headmittedtheyandhisfather'sliteraryfamewereveryhelpfulforhisbusiness.Intheyearsbeforehisowndeathin1996ChristopherRobinMilnecontinuedtoexpresshisannoyancewithWinniethePooh,criticisingwhatheconsideredtobetheexcessivecommercialisationofthecharacterthroughtoys,computergames,moviesandcartoons.51.ThecharacterofWinniethePoohwasbasedon_____.A.thesonofA.A.Milne B.atoygiventoChristopherasabirthdaygiftC.theimaginationoftheauthor D.abearthatlivedinLondonZoo52.WhendidMilnestarttodislikeWinniethePooh?A.Whenhewenttoaboardingschool. B.DuringhistimeintheBritisharmy.C.Afterheopeneduphisownbusiness. D.Whilestudyingatuniversity.53.WhydidChristopher'smotherrefusetoseehimlaterinlife?A.Hehadnotstudiedwellatuniversity.B.Shedisapprovedofhiswifeandherfamily.C.ShewasangryathisattitudetowardsWinniethePooh.D.Shewasdisappointedwiththecareerhechose.54.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldChristopherRobinMilneprobablyagreewith?A.WinniethePoohwasasillycharacter.B.MostoftheideasforthestoriescamefromChristopherhimself.C.Hisfatherhadlittlerealtalentasawriter.D.ThereweretoomanyproductsbasedontheWinniethePoohcharacters.55.Inwhichorderdidthefollowingtakeplace?a.Dorathygavebirthtoason.b.MilnemetLesleydeSelincourt.c.Milne’smotherstoppedtalkingtohim.d.WinnethePoohwaspublished.e.Milnegraduatedfromuniversity.f.MilnejoinedtheBritisharmy.A.f,a,d,b,c,e B.a,d,b,f,c,e C.a,d,f,e,b,c D.f,a,c,e,d,b（F）

“Heshouldhavebeenbackbyeleventhirty,”saidthevoiceonthephone.“I’msoworried.It’sthefirsttimehe’sbeenoutwiththecaratnight.”

“Andhowolddidyousayyoursonis?”askedsergeantParker.“Seventeen,officer.Heonlypassedhis

test

aweekago.AndJulie’sonly16.”“WellMrs.Hoskins,I’venoreportsofanaccident

involving

ablueEscort,butI’llputoutamessage.Pleasecallusbackimmediatelyifhecomeshome.Wecan’t

affordto

wastepolicetime.”AfterhangingupthephoneParkercalledoverhisjuniorofficer,RobertShepton.“Putoutamessagetoallpolicecars.LookoutforadarkblueEscort,registrationnumber

J47HGK.Driver’sayoung

man

of17calledPaulHoskins.Hewasexpectedhomebeforemidnightbuthasn’t

returned.Hewentoutwithhisgirlfriend.She’snothomeeither.”“What’stheproblem?”askedShepton.“Kid’sstayoutlateallthetime.”“Yes,Iknow.Buthismumsayshe’sasensibleboywhoalwaysdoeswhathe’stold.”

“AblueEscort?Therearethousandsofthose!”saidShepton.“It’dbeabiteasierifitwereayellowFerrari.Andwhocanseeanythinginthis?”

Aheavyseafogwasrollinginofftheocean,makingitimpossibletoseemorethan20metresahead.

OfficerBradstockgotbackintothecar.“Wellthereisn’tanythinggoingonroundhere.Placeis

deserted.”

Atthatmoment,twolights

rushed

outof

themist,anddrovepastathighspeed.“Bloodyidiot,”saidWells,hispartner.“Shallwegoafterhim?”“Inthisfog?What’sthepoint?”

Bradstockstartedtheengine,andthe

policecar

movedslowlyforwardintotheblanketofdarkwhitemist.

“Brad!ThatcarwasanEscort,wasn’tit?”askedWells,allofasudden.“ItmightbethatHoskinsboy.”

“Mightbe.Didyounoticethecar’scolour?”“Inthisfog?No.”“We’dbetterfollowit,”saidBradstockturningthecararoundandsettingoffinslowchase.56.HowlonghadPaulHoskinsbeenmissing?A.Severalhours. B.Severaldays. C.Aroundoneweek. D.Overtwoweeks.57.WhatdoweknowaboutPaulHoskins?A.Hewasstillatschool. B.Hewasusuallyresponsible.C.Hehadgonemissingbefore. D.Hewasoftenintrouble.58.WhatwasRobertShepton’sattitudetowardsthesituationofthemissingboy?A.Hethoughtthemotherwasworryingunnecessarily.B.Hebelievedthattheboywasinsometrouble.C.Hesuspectedtheboymightbelost.D.Hewascertainthattheboyhadalreadyreturnedhome.59.Theunderlinedword“this”refersto_____.A.ablueEscortcar B.ayellowFerraricarC.theocean D.thefog60.WhydidtheofficersNOTwanttofollowthespeedingcaratfirst?A.Theydidn'tthinkthedriverinitwasthemissingboy.B.Theythoughtitwouldbeimpossibletofindthecarinsuchweather.C.Theyweregettingreadytoattendanotheraccident.D.Theythoughtitwasanotherpolicecar.四、信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项A～F选出来。若选择的答案为E，请在答题卡上同时涂黑AB两个字母；若选择的答案为F，请在答题卡上同时涂黑AC两个字母。先阅读下列五人寻找课程和学校的相关信息。61.RobertisplanningtotraveltoFrancenextyearandwantstorefreshhisFrenchlanguageskills.Heisonlyfreeduringtheweekend.62.Billwantstogetpromotedatthecomputercompanywhereheworks.Todothisheneedsauniversitydegree,buthecannotaffordtostopworkingwhilehestudies.63.Jillisworriedaboutgettingintoagooduniversityandneedssomehelptoprepareforherexams,especiallyforscience.Shecanonlyattendonweekdaysafterschool.64.Joanhasretiredandwantstotraveltheworld,butshewouldliketolearnalittleabouthistorybeforedecidingwheretogo.Asshehastotakecareofherhusbandshecanonlystudyfromhome.65.再阅读下列6种课程信息，然后匹配人物和他们最适合的学校。A.MasonCollege—offersshortcoursesinallmajor