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山东省聊城市刘集中学2018届九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

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    Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

    In the early 1970s,Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip,they visited places like Iran(伊朗),India, and so on.

    When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many

questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs (风俗), and places to see. But unlike other travel books then,Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.

    Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They

continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today,800 people work {or Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler,the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.

(1)、Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in     .
A、England B、Iran C、India D、Australia
(2)、Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on theCheat to      .
A、make money for his next trip B、tell people about his new company C、draw people's attention to his family D、answer people's questions about his trip
(3)、How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other

travel books then?

A、It was longer and more popular. B、It was the first travel book in the world. C、It talked about places most tourists did not go. D、It talked about a country's weather and customs.
(4)、Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?
A、His father started it. B、It is an airline company. C、Hundreds of people work for it. D、It has no books about travelling.
(5)、The passage mainly talks about       .
A、a great traveller and his books B、a tour of different countries C、a great writer and his family D、different kinds of companies
举一反三
阅读下列材料,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

D

    A cup of coffee is a good way for many people to start their day. It can also pass on kindness.

    Manyang Kher used to be a Sudanese child refugee (难民). When he was three years old, his village was burnt in the war. He was separated from his parents and never saw them again. He became one of the 20,000 young Sudanese who had to leave their home for Ethiopia's Gambella area. He lived there as a refugee for 13 years.

    When he was 16, Kher went to the United States. While he was in college, he started a program to help the refugees. Now, he owns a coffee company (公司) called 734, which is part of his program. The company has helped more than 200,000 refugees living in the Gambella area till now. Kher said, “I know the difficulties and pains they face every day. You see kids die from hunger. You see kids dying of illnesses. You see kids running away from the refugee camp to find a place to be home, but die on the way.”

    Eighty percent of the money made by the coffee company is used to send more of the children to school. And, as Kher explains, the money helps refugees to help themselves. For example, a cup of 734 coffee can also buy one fishing net (网) for a refugee. They can fish fir themselves.

    Kher sells the coffee online and to coffee stores. Megan Murphy owns a coffee store in Washington, D.C. She serves 734 coffee in her store and people love it. The coffee tastes delicious, so it's a win-win on both sides.

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