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2016届浙江衢州市菁才中学九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷

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    It takes a lot of skills and hard work to set a world record in pumpkin-carving(雕刻南瓜). Steve Clarke, a sixth-grade teacher from Pennsylvania, is a famous carver(雕刻师). Clarke has set many world records for carving pumpkins quickly. When he competes, he must cut our two eyes, two eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, and two ears as fast as possible. But Clarke knows something else about pumpkin-carving. It's easier to get a record than to keep it.

    He took the title in 2000 when he carved a pumpkin face in 74.8 seconds. That time was 19 seconds faster than what Jerry had set. From then on, Clarke broke his own records five times. In 2006, he set his best time in Florida. His winning time was 24.03 seconds!

    The only problem is that someone finally beat that mark. On October 7, 2010, David set the new record with 20.1 seconds. Clarke was not able to break that record this year, but he has planned to break the record. After Halloween, he will go to local pumpkin farms to practise designs and new skills.

    Clarke is popular because of his super pumpkin-carving skills. In 1999, he carved more than 30 pumpkins at the Halloween party for then vice-president Al Gore.

(1)、What do you need to have if you want to set a record in pumpkin-carving?

A、Pumpkin farms. B、Hard work. C、Extra money. D、Free time.
(2)、What was Clarke's best record in pumpkin-carving competitions?

A、74.8 seconds. B、24.03 seconds. C、20.1 seconds. D、19 seconds.
(3)、The underlined word “title” means “        ” in the passage.

A、比赛 B、活动 C、冠军 D、灵感
(4)、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A、Clarke is from Pennsylvania. B、Clarke is good at carving but he never practices his skills. C、Clarke only set one world record for carving pumpkins. D、Clarke was still the winner of the pumpkin-carving competition in 2010.
举一反三
 阅读短文,把 A—E 五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整。

Nowadays,as there are more choices for students,some students can't stand food in the school dining hall and they call the takeout(卖) food. Many students like ordering food instead of eating at the school dining hall. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The students can't choose what they want to eat. They can only eat the food provided by the dining hall. 

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} The answer is no. Most students can't make money,but ordering food is a little expensive. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Students only need to pay 10 yuan for one meal and there are always different dishes and one kind of soup. When ordering food,I have never found a dish which is less than 10 yuan,and the most important is that the food we order may be not clean. 

As ordering takeout is getting more and more popular,many people may think it's a new thing in China. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} According to history books,Emperor Xiaozong liked to order takeout late at night. His servants then went around the city to pick up the dishes and bring them back to the palace. 

Common people also ordered takeout. Restaurant waiters would go out into the streets and shout out which dishes could be ordered that day. People could then place an order. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

In the famous Song Dynasty painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival,a takeout worker can be seen with food in hand. 

A. Compared with food in the restaurants,food in the school dining hall is much cheaper. 

B. The reason is that some schools' dining halls only have one menu for each meal. 

C. Later,takeout workers would bring food to their homes. 

D. But in fact,there was takeout as far back as the Song Dynasty. 

E. Is it wise to order food instead of eating at the dining hall?

 阅读下面短文,用括号内所给中文的正确形式填空(每空一词)。

 Sleep experts often say that for a better night's rest, people should turn off their smart phones or iPads before sleeping. Such electronic {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(产品) make the brain more active, and then influence their sleep. But according to a latest survey, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (几乎)15% of people often use computers or smart phones in the hour before bed. 

 In the {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (项目), the researchers {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(分开) the volunteers into three groups and asked then to read, play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring how much light their eyes {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(收到). They found that two hours of sitting before a bright screen at night made the sleep chemical levels drop by about 22%. Then the researchers studied the college students who spent a long {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(一段时间) of time on computers at night. They got the similar result without {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(疑问). And researchers said that might not only cause sleep- lessness, but also {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (增长) the risk of obesity(肥胖症), diabetes(糖尿病) and other diseases. 

To be on the safe side, the researchers suggest that we should use computers {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(明智地). In the {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (日常的) life, we'd better turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping. 

 根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

A tornado (龙卷风) is a kind of strong storm with air which moves in a circle quickly.  They can move over 200 miles per hour and cause a lot of damage.  As they move across the land, they can easily pick up cars, trucks, and even houses, and then throw them very far.  It is important to find a safe place if a tornado gets close.  

A safe place could be a basement or the lowest floor.  If you are in a home without a basement, try to find a first-floor bathroom or a small room without windows in the middle of your house.  You should curl up (蜷缩) into a ball and cover your head and neck with your hands.  

But there are some people who actually want to get close to tornadoes.  They are scientists who want to learn more about tornadoes.  One of the best ways to do this is to get as close as possible to the tornado.  They use special tools to measure (测量) what is happening in and around a tornado.  

One special tool is called a tornado probe (探测仪).  Inside the tornado probe, there are sensors (传感器) to measure wind speed, temperature, pressure, and direction.  Some probes even have cameras, so the scientists can see and understand what it's like to be in a tornado.  

To be able to get these measurements, the scientists have to get a tornado probe near or into a tornado.  Scientists will try to guess where a tornado will go next.  Then they drive to that location and put down the probe.  If they do not guess correctly, they pick up their probe and try another place.  If they are right, the tornado will go near or even right over the probe.  Then they take all of the measurements from the probe and use them to predict where future tornadoes may form and travel.  And they can give people some warning to keep away from a dangerous tornado. 

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