9年級星級閱讀訓(xùn)練 Test 81

第頁Test8Test7ACompletethefollowingpassagewithwordsorphrasesinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce(將下列單詞或詞組填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞只能填一次):A.looseB.leakingC.surfaceD.enjoyedE.coastA.looseB.leakingC.surfaceD.enjoyedE.coastCanyoupictureattackingasubmarine(潛艇)？Ithappened.Asubmarine,namedtheAlvin,wasnearthe_____1______ofGeorgiawhenitwasattackedbyaswordfish.Thefishrammed(猛撞)intothesubmarine.Itstrucksohardthatitsswordwentbetweenthemetalplatesofthesubmarine’sbody.Thefishwasunabletopullitssword____2_____.Afishinglightinsidetheshipshowedthatthesubwas____3______.Thecaptainraisedthesubmarinetothe______4______.Ittooktwohoursforthecrewtogettheswordfromthesubmarine’sbody.Thateveningthecrewenjoyedaswordfishdinner!A.rightB.greaterC.secretD.leftE.changedintoA.rightB.greaterC.secretD.leftE.changedintoAboutfourhundredyearsago,Mr.Baconsaidthatwarmwaterfreezesmorequicklythancoldwater.Butfewpeoplebelievedhimuntil1970.InthatyearDrKell,awell-knownscientist,foundthatMr.Baconwas____5_____.Hefilledoneopenbowlwithcoldwater,andtheotherwithwarmwater.Thenheexposedbothtothesamelowtemperature.Thewarmwaterfrozefirst.The_____6_____wasthatthetwobowlshadnocovers.Someofthewarmwater___7____vapour.Itwentintoair.Thismeantthatlessofthewarmwaterwas___8_____tofreeze.Sothewarmwaterfrozefasterthanthecoldwaterthoughithadagreatertemperaturedroptomake.BChoosethebestanswer(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?：It's2009.Youfeelsick,soyougotothedoctor.Shechecksyourfever,looksatyourthroat,andaskswhatyou'vebeenthinkingthesedays.Whenyouleave,shegivesyousomemedicine,butalsoalistofthinkingskillsthatyouaresupposedtopracticedaily.Shesaysthatthewayyouthinkiscausingsomeofyourillness.Doctorsandotherscientistswhostudythehumanmindandtrytoexplainwhypeoplebehaveinthewaythattheydo,calledpsychologists,arestartingtobelieveit.Youknowthatyourbrainisconnectedtoeverypartofyourbodythroughyournervoussystem(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)).Nowscientistshaveprovedthathowyouthinkandfeelcanhaveaninfluenceonthehealthofyourbody.Stress(壓力,緊張)iscausedwheneverthereisaproblemorachangeinyourlife.Ofcourse,everybodyhasstressmoreorless;nobody'slifeisperfect.Infact,stressisnecessary.Withoutstress,wewouldneverlearnanythingorgroworchange.Wewouldprobablybeboredtodeath.Buttoomuchstresscanhurtyou.Itcanweakenyourbody'sprotectionsothatyouaremorelikelytocatchdiseases.Itcanevenmakeyoumorelikelytohaveanaccident.Whenyoufeelstress,yourbrainsendsamessagetoyourbodytoproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(腎上腺素).Adrenalinespeedsupyourbreathingandyourheartbeat.Todayyouhaveadifferentkindofstress.Problemslikeendlesshomeworkortroubleswithyourfamilyarethekindofthingsyoucan'tfightorrunawayfrom,soyoudon'tuseupallthatadrenaline.Itjuststaysinsideyou,andthat'swhatcandosomethingbadtoyou.Whatcanyoudoaboutstress?First,youcantrytofindwaystochangethingssoyouaren'tundersomuchstress.Youcanmakeaplantofinishhomeworkorgotoadoctororapsychologisttotrytoworkthingsoutwithyourfamilyoryourfriends.Butsometimesyoucan'tchangeastressfulsituation.Sometimesyoudon'tevenwantto.Abigchangemightbeagoodchange,butitwillstillbestressful.1.Accordingtothepassage,whenyouleavethehospital,thedoctorgivesyousomemedicineand________aswell.A.checksyourfeverB.looksatyourthroatC.tellsyouthereasonofyourillnessD.advisesyoutopracticethinkingskills2.Whydothescientistsbelievethatthewayyouthinkmaybethecauseofyourillness?A.Becauseyourbrainisapartofyourbody.B.Becauseyoualwaysthinkinawrongway.C.Becauseyournervoussystemisthemostimportant.D.Becausethewayyouthinkhasconnectionwiththehealthofyourbody.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldn’tgotothegymifyouareunderstress.B.Youcandoyourhomeworktoburnupadrenaline.C.Diseaseandaccidentsarecausedbystress.D.Stresscansometimesbehelpful.4.Achemicalcalledadrenalinecanspeedup_____________.A.yourbreathingandheartbeat.B.yourbloodrunning.C.yourbrainthinkingD.yourbodyrelaxing.5.WhichofthefollowingcanNOTreducestressaccordingtothepassage?A.Makingaplanaboutyourhomework.B.Askingapsychologistforhelp.C.Goingtoyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D.Eatingsomesweetfood.6.Fromthelastsentenceofthisparagraph,wecaninferknowthat_____________.A.it’sdifficulttochangeastressfulsituationB.it’snotstressfulwhenagoodchangetakesplaceC.abigchangecanalsocauseanotherstressfulsituationD.astressfulsituationcan’tbechangedwithoutanyeffortCChoosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或詞語完成短文)：Whatdoyoudoifyou'releftonalonelyisland?Surelyyouneedtofindawayto____1___theoutsideworld.Yourbestchanceofdoingthisistodrawtheattentionofapassingplane.Bodysignals(信號)Pilotsfromdifferentcountriesunderstandbodysignalsiftheyhavethecorrect____2____.Whenyouwaveyourarmsupanddowninastraightline,itmeans"yes".Whenyoupointdownwardsandwaveyourarmfromsidetoside,itmeans"no".SmokesignalsThesmokefromafirecanbeseenfromfaraway,soit'sagoodwaytoattractattention.Iftheweatherisdry,itisn't___3____tostartafire.Butrememberthatfirescanbeverydangerousiftheygetoutofcontrol.Nevermakeafire_____4____you'resurethatitcan'tspread.Ifthegroundisdark,lightsmokecanbeseenmoreeasily.Greengrassandleavesproducelightsmoke.Ground-to-airsignalsIt'sagoodideato___5____somesignals,too.Uselargepiecesofwoodtomakethesymbols.Ifyoucan'tfindanywood,useearth.Someusefulsymbolsare:FIneedfoodandwater.IIIneedmedicine.IIambadlyhurt.XIamunabletomovefromhere.Pilots'repliesIfthepilotlowerstheplane's____6____fromsidetoside,thismeans"messagereceivedandunderstood".Ifthepilotslowertheplaneinaclockwisecircle,thismeans"messagereceivedbutnotunderstood".1.A.keepintouchB.makefriendsC.getalongD.shakehands2.A.sightB.testC.trainingD.flight3.A.possibleB.difficultC.necessaryD.important4.A.sinceB.whetherC.unlessD.after5.A.warnB.buildC.readD.watch6.A.windowsB.chairsC.doorsD.wingsDReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithsuitablewords(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)Sometimeswatercandamagetheplaceswherepeopleliveandwork.Riversmaynotbeablec_____1_____awayallthewaterfromheavyrainfallormeltingsnow.Riveroverflowandfloodtheland.Floodcanwashawaysoil.Theycanalsodestroybuildings.Theycanputthelivesofmanypeopleind______2______.Fort_____3_____ofyearspeoplehavetriedtocontrolthedamagingeffectsofwater.Theyhavebuiltlevees(堤),dams(壩)，andfloodcontrolchannelstotrytocontrolthedamage.Peoplebuildleveesalongriverstotrytostopflooding.Leveesworkwellonsmallrivers.Peoplealsobuilddamstokeepriversfromflooding.Adamisabarrierbuilta____5____ariver.Itcontrolstheflowofwater.Waterbuildsupinanareabehindthedam,calledareservoir.Areservoirislikeah_____6_____storagetankthatcanholdfloodwater.Whenthefloodisover,thewatercanbeletbackintotheriverslowly.Thewatercanalsobestoredandletintotheriverduringad_____7____season.Thereleaseofstoredwatercanalsobeusedtogenerateelectricity.EAnswerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題)：TheParalympicGames,orParalympics,aregamesforathleteswithadisability.Overtwelvedays,disabledathletesfromallovertheworldcompeteinarangeofsports.Thewordparalympicisacombinationoftwowords:para(theGreekwordforbeside)andOlympic.TheParalympicsareheldeveryfouryearsinthesamecountryastheOlympicGames.ThefirstParalympicswereheldinRome,Italy,in1960.Nowadays,thousandsofathletesfrommanycountriescompleteinsportssuchas:.archery(射箭).wheelchairbasketball.cycling.swimming.football.trackandfield.wheelchairfencing(擊劍).tabletennis.wheelchairtennis.shootingAthletescompeteindifferentcategories(種類)，dependingontheirdisability.Thesixcategoriesare:amputee(被截肢者)(forthosewhohavelostlegsorarms);cerebralpalsy(大腦性麻痹)（adiseasethataffectsmuscles）;intellectualdisability;visuallyimpaired(有障礙的)(forthosewhoareblindorhaveproblemswiththeirvision);wheelc