根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。 Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya. Before, they came every 10 years, but now they see...

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四川安岳县永清责任区2016届九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

Droughts (干旱)are common in Kenya. Before, they came every 10 years, but now they seem to be hitting us more often and for a longer time.

We gave the droughts names :“longoza”was the drought when many animals died ; there was the drought of the “planes” because food was dropped from the air by planes; and one particularly bad drought was called “ man who dies with his money in his fist (拳头)”，because, even if there was money, there was simply no food to buy.

I was born in 1951 in Machakos. From what my mother tells me, when I was 7, there was a serious drought. I clearly remember the terrible weather and the hunger. I can't tell you how many times I went to bed without eating. “ I slept like that, ” is how we described it. I can't count the number of days when “ I slept like that,” or describe the feeling of going to sleep hungry, knowing I'd wake up and there would still be no food for breakfast.

My father would leave early in the morning carrying a little basket to ask for food on credit (赊欠). Each night he would return home around 10:00p.m. My mother would try to encourage me by telling me to keep the water in our pot boiling so that when my father arrived we could quickly cook any food he brought in the already prepared water. I would keep the fire burning and the water boiling, along with the hopes that we would eat that night. But my father would arrive frustrated and empty -handed. And I would sleep like that.

（1）、The best title for the text is ________.

A、A Hungry Childhood Caused by Droughts B、Food and Hunger C、Protecting the Environment D、Droughts and Their Names

（2）、What does the drought of the “ longoza”refer to (指代)?

A、Many animals needed food dropped by planes. B、People had to eat animals because of hunger. C、Many animals died because of the droughts. D、People died of hunger even if they had money.

（3）、Why would the author keep the fire burning and the water boiling?

A、To wait for her father to come back to have supper. B、To cook the food that her father would bring back. C、To keep her house warm all night. D、To make her hungry mother happy.

（4）、The sentence “I slept like that ” means “ ________.”

A、I was disappointed when my father came back empty-handed B、I felt sorry because my family got hungry again C、I went to sleep with no food for breakfast. D、I went to bed with nothing to eat

举一反三

Today is Saturday. It's sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People's Home. Now, they're helping the old people.
Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes.
What's Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands(鼓掌)for her. Oh, she's singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where's the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who's speaking English? It's Tom. He's teaching two old people to speak English.
All the children and the old people are very happy. “We are happy when we help others, ” says Tom.

   Mr. Smith works in a factory. There he drives a truck. He's tired all the time. When he comes back, he's always busy and doesn't want to do any housework. His wife is a doctor and likes to keep all the things clean. So she has to do all at home. She usually goes to work from Monday to Friday and has to do all on weekends. All her friends know about it and sometimes they come to help her.
   It's Saturday today. Mrs Smith tells her husband to help her do some housework, but he says he has something to do and goes out early in the morning. He leaves a lot of dirty clothes at home. Mrs Smith doesn't go to work but she doesn't feel well. So she doesn't want to do any housework. After breakfast, Jo, one of her friends, comes to see her when she's sitting on a chair.
   The girl finds the rooms are dirty and she asks, “Don't you clean your rooms today, Mrs Smith?” “No, I don't.”says the doctor. “Why don't you wear your glasses?” “Then I will think the rooms are still clean.”

阅读理解

Animals are our good friends. Some are active and others are quiet. But do you know anything about the clever animals in the world? Just have a look!

Animals	Interesting facts
	Kelly is an African elephant. Now she is 19 years old. She lives in the zoo. Kelly has produced more than 100 paintings since last year. She has made over $3,500 for the zoo. Newspaper reporters wrote about Kelly, and then people went to buy her pictures.
	Nana is a clever black and white dog in England. He can do many things just like a human. He can walk on two legs and close the door. Also, he is able to get things for his master, such as newspapers and the TV remote control. What's more, he can sleep and use the quilt very well. No games are difficult for him!
	Koko is a 44-year-old chimpanzee. He has lived with human for tens of years and can “talk” to humans with his hands. He can do simple gestures* and that helps people to understand him.

阅读理解
One day a man went home and said to his wife, "I bought something for you." "Thank you!" said his wife. "What have you bought for me?" "I've bought a gold ring (金戒指). Here it is." He took it out for his wife to see. Then he dropped it to the ground. He began to look for it on the ground, but it was dark in the house and he could not see anything. Then he went out and began to look for it in the street. Just then a friend came along. "What's the matter with you?" asked his friend. "I am looking for my ring. I lost it just now." said the man. "Where did you lose it?" "I lost it in my house." "You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street. How foolish it is!" "Ah," said the man, "But it is dark in my house. I shall never find it there. Bet here in the street, it is much brighter, I can see everything."

阅读理解

Although half a century has passed, Shao Guohua never forgot the film ticket his teacher gave him that warmed his heart when he was a boy. Shao entered primary school in Zigong, Sichuan Province, in 1960, Back then, sports and watching movies were the students' favorite times.

Once, the school organized a trip to the movies for the students, and many of Shao's classmates signed (签约) up for it. But the boy had no money to buy the 0. 05-yuau ticket. When his classmates lined up to enter the movie theater, the boy stood alone outside. Then Shao's Chinese teacher Mo Xunru saw him and bought a ticket for him.

He can't remember what movie it was, but Shao never stopped being thankful to his teacher. “Ms. Mo made forty or fifty yuan a month back then, so a 0.05-yuan ticket may not be a big deal for her. But for me, it moved me deeply,” said 63-year-old Shao.

After graduating from primary school, Shao moved to another city along with his parents. In the following years, he tried to find his former teachers and classmates, but failed. It wasn't until this year that Shao visited his teacher Mo Xunru after 50 years.

“The reunion (重聚) was emotional,” said Shao, who is over sixty himself now. “The 89-year old Mo did not hear well anymore and seemed to not know me at first sight, but she was still as kind as she used to be.” Shaoleft 1, 000 yuan to his teacher as well as a letter which reads: “Dear Ms. Mo, wish you good health. Your student: Shao Guohua.”

阅读理解

Hello! I'm Xiaoxin. Do you know where I am from? Yes, I'm from Japan. I'm bright(聪明的). I'm five. I'm in Class Nine. My phone number is 6296-7341.

Good evening! My name is Mickey. I'm from the USA. I'm ten years old. Do you like(喜欢) me? Now I'm in Hong Kong(香港). My QQ number is 63527198

Nice to see you. I'm Panda. Can you spell it? Yes, P-A-N-D -A, panda. I'm in Sichuan, China. I'm four years old. I'm fine now. My telephone number is 15139748856. Welcome to China!

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