根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。 The International Climate Champions (ICC) project began in 2007. ...

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上海市杨浦区2016届九年级上学期英语期末测试

根据短文理解，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

The International Climate Champions (ICC) project began in 2007. It gives young people of school age a chance to speak publicly on climate change and to call on people to take action to reduce its 1 .

Each country involved selects three teenagers to be Climate Champions, who take part in local and international activities.Climate Champion Irene Sanna lived on the Italian island of Sardinia. Irene is interested in solar energy, and 2 believes that Sardinia should use the waves around its coast to produce electricity. 'We must make our plans to save our coast, which still has no pollution. We must protect the animals, birds and fish in danger from global warming. And we must recycle.'

Chinese student Ding Yinghan is the Beijing Climate Champion. Ding feels it is not 3 to say that just one country - his own - is causing climate change. He says the air pollution that leads to global warming comes from many parts of the world, including poorer countries that are now growing more quickly. He believes the only way to 4 the situation getting even worse is for rich and poor countriesto work together.

Sophia Angelis, a junior student in California, is a US Champion. She's against young people's generation lack of interest in politics and feels they need to discuss the problems that really matter to their generation. Sophia strongly believes that climate change is an important issue for her generation. For her, 5 in the way teenagers behave are an important way of influencing choices made by parents.

In 2008, the Climate Champion attended the International Conference of Environment Ministers in the Japanese city of Kobe. 6 , 30 countries are involved in the ICC, and more countries are expected to join soon.

（1）

A、support B、amount C、 costs D、 effects

（2）

A、hardly B、also C、never D、only

（3）

A、 proud B、common C、fair D、important

（4）

A、protect B、improve C、prevent D、 explain

（5）

A、changes B、problems C、characters D、 advantages

（6）

A、 After all B、At present C、 For example D、What's more

举一反三

    The English language is different from any 1 language. Yet English words do not 2 the same. It is always 3. People need new words4 new inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use or older words are used5a new way.
    English can6by borrowing words from other languages. The word “tomato” was borrowed from Mexico, the word “coffee” came from Turkey, and “tea” from 7 and so on. Now new space and science words 8 from other countries, too. New words are also made by adding two words 9. The words “strawberry”, “postman” and “blackboard” are made up of two parts.
    Sometimes, new words are 10 forms of old words. The word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the 11 of the long word. The word “plane” was made by cutting off the 12 part of “airplane”. 13“smog” was made by using only the first two letters of “smoke” and cutting off the front part of “fog”. And products can become new words. Our “sandwich” was named after 14 named Sandwich, and “jelly(果冻)” was a name made up by the company that15made this product.

Choose the best answer to complete the passage.
You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, “What is high school like? Is high school a lot 1middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?"
Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 2school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 3 that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 4afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 5.
The work in high school builds on what you 6in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you 7feel that it's a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel 8. And there are many resources (资源）to use if you feel that the work is too much.
At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may 9 before or after school, or during your free time. 10this, time management is an important skill in your11 year.
Middle school teaches you the12of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 13to be more independent (独立的).It's all right if you're nervous14. Just be patient and keep 15. Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined.

Li Xiang, a junior 2 student, wishes he never got a mobile phone. Last week, he went to see a doctor because there was something wrong with his arms and fingers. The doctor told him that he had "mobile phone disease(疾病)". Now, more and more teenagers are getting “mobile phone disease”{#blank#}1{#/blank#} of using mobile phones.
Li Xiang got his mobile phone six months {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . He {#blank#}3{#/blank#} messages to his friends with it all the time, even when going to bed. Li Xiang started to do badly in exams because he spent too much time {#blank#}4{#/blank#} mobile phone games. His mom felt very {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about him, but he didn't stop playing with the mobile phone {#blank#}6{#/blank#} his arms got injured（受伤）.
Yang Ling, a doctor, says that if someone plays his mobile phone too {#blank#}7{#/blank#} , like Li Xiang, he will get “mobile phone disease”. If teenagers find their arms or fingers hurt (疼痛), they should go to see a doctor as soon as {#blank#}8{#/blank#} . Yang says teenagers should try to use their mobile phones less, especially at school.

    Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the 1, but it's not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and 2wind. And it's harder to make a phone call or ride a bike3an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company46 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. 5they made it.
    They called it umbrella. Just touch a button and the umbrella will open6. With the help of its “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the user's7. So the user needn't hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands8even in the strong wind.
    The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart9, they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.10in the rain under an umbrella is really cool, isn't it?

完形填空

A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.

Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasn't built 2 , like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is 3 around the city.

Even so, travel isn't difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges 4 can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move 5 by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while 6 boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.

Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians 7 from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.

Water makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will have such strange8. One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there's 9 . Butwhen they come back to the bridge an hour later, it's underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.

Once, people used 10 underground water. This made the city get lower 11 .Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the 12 seawater.The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋) melt.

Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water 13 , more than half of the city is underwater.

Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting 14 lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italy's biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned 15 under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.

阅读理解
    Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It's full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
    There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male (男性) actor. For example, a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter. A Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man. Dan is the female(女性) role. Jing, mostly male, is the face—painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
    Stories in Beijing Opera are very interesting. Some of them are from the history book, but most of them are from the literature, especially famous novels. The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and unhappy. They are sad and lonely. Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace. The stories usually end with happiness and laughter and people are all happy in the end.

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