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浙江省海宁市长安镇初级中学2018-2019学年九年级上学期英语第一次月考试卷

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    What's My Line (台词)?

    "One of my actors is sick! He has just one line and you're the only one who fits his clothes!" One afternoon, the school drama(戏剧) director suddenly shouted to me. She seemed so nervous and worried that I felt sorry for her and said, "OK".

    "You will be fine. It's easy!" she said. But it wasn't easy at all. On the stage(舞台), four other actors and actresses spoke their lines, and I opened my mouth. Nothing came out. I couldn't even breathe. I just wanted to leave. The next thing I knew, I was running off the stage.

    As I was running off the stage, I accidentally knocked over a glass of grape juice that was on a table. T he purple juice hit the girl next to me – Andrea, the leading actress of the drama. She gave me a nasty look. I thought s he was going to kill me!

    But then, Andrea quickly said, "Darling, you're so silly! Let's toast(干杯) to my darling's silliness! Cheers!" She quickly took another glass of grape juice and drank it. The other actors quickly followed Andrea's lead and saved the scene(场面). The audience(观众) thought my mistake was part of the play!

    I said sorry to everyone after the play. To my surprise, they were not angry with me. They told me, "It's all a part of being on stage." I could be wrong, but I think I liked being on stage. I think I will try again.

(1)、Which of the following was a problem in the story?
A、Andrea drank the grape juice. B、Andrea was the leading actress of the drama. C、The writer forgot his line. D、The writer had only one line.
(2)、Which of the following is NOT true?
A、The writer made Andrea's dress dirty. B、The audience knew something was wrong. C、The school drama director asked the writer to play a role. D、The writer said sorry to the drama club.
(3)、Andrea gave the writer a nasty look. At that moment she felt        .
A、sad B、afraid C、angry D、hungry
(4)、From the passage, we know that Andrea was a        leading actress.
A、pretty B、silly C、warm-hearted D、quick-minded
(5)、The writer will most probably        in the future.
A、join the drama club B、dislike Andrea C、stay away from the stage D、help Andrea wash her clothes
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The Angel of the North

    The Angel of the North is a modern sculpture (雕塑) in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, designed by Antony Gormley. Completed in 1998, it is a steel sculpture of an angel, 20 metres tall, with wings measuring 54 metres across. The angel, like much of Gormley's other work, is based on the shape of his own body.

    According to the artist himself, the Angel of the North symbolises (象征着) the change from the industrial to the information age and stands proudly as a beacon (灯塔) of hope for the future of the region.

    It cost £800, 000 to make, with the money coming from the British government. It took four years to make the sculpture. It was made in three parts, the body, which weighed 100 tons, and two wings, which weighed 50 tons each. Angels are usually thought of being white, as they represent light, but Gormley's Angel of the North is a reddish brown colour. This is because the steel has a special paint to protect it from strong wind.

    The parts of the angel were moved from Hartlepool to Gateshead at night in big trucks. It took 5 hours to move everything, even though the journey is very short. The Angel of the North was put on the hill in Birtley on the 15th of February, 1998.

    The sculpture was made in memory of the coal miners who worked hard in the dark earth below the hill to bring wealth to the North East in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is a sign for Gateshead.

    The sculpture has since become one of the most famous landmarks in England as can be seen in television and film. It is the largest sculpture in Britain. Over 150,000 people come to Gateshead to see the sculpture every year.

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    An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river. They were disputing which was the better animal。

    "Look at my strength," said the elephant. "I can pull up a tree, roots and all, with my trunk"

    "Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine," replied the crocodile." No knife or tooth can cut through it."

    Just as they were coming to blows, a lion happened to pass.

    "My dear friends!" said the King of all animals, going up to them. "Let me know the cause of your disagreement."

    "Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal?" cried both at once.

    Certainly, "said the lion, pointing across the river." Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall?"

    "Yes!" replied the beasts.

    "Well, then," continued the lion, "go and get it, and bring it to me, and I shall be able then to decide between you."

    Upon hearing this, off they started. The crocodile, being used to the water, reached the opposite side of the river first, and was soon standing beside the wall.

    Here he waited till the elephant came up. The elephant, seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal, raised his long trunk, and took down the hat quite easily.

    They then made their way together back again across the river. The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast-moving crocodile in the water and became careless. When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch, the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom. The crocodile noticed the accident, so down he dived, and brought it up in his huge mouth. They then returned, and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet. The King took it up, and turning to the elephant, said:

    "You, because of your size and trunk, were able to reach the hat on the wall but, having lost it, you were unable to get it back. And you, said the lion to the crocodile, "although unable to reach the hat, were able to dive for it and save it. You are both wise and able in your own ways. One is no better than the other."

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