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山东省德州市庆云县2020年九年级英语第二次练兵(二模)试卷

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    Billions of locusts (蝗虫) are moving through farms and fields in the East African countries of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

    Locusts are grasshoppers. Normally grasshoppers don't travel in groups and so they do little harm. But when there are lots of them, their bodies and behavior change. That's when they become locusts. Locusts travel in huge groups, laying eggs along the way, which produce even more locusts. In a single day, a small swarm (群) of the insects can eat as much food as 35,000 people do.

    The locust swarms in Ethiopia and Somalia are the worst in 25 years. These locusts are desert locusts. They began swarming about six months ago. By moving with the winds, desert locusts can travel up to 90 miles a day or more.

    Locust swarms are more common when heavy rains follow a long dry period. The insects lay their eggs in the wet ground. This season, East Africa has had its heaviest rainy season in 40 years.

    When the insects swarm, one square kilometer of land can hold as many as 150 million locusts. There are 700 square kilometers of land covered by the insects in Kenya alone.

    The insects are a threat to lives in the region, where food is already in short supply. Already many farmers who keep animals are struggling because locusts have eaten out the plants the animals usually live on.

    In East Africa, farmers have been shooting into the air or making noises in the fields, but that doesn't work against so many insects. Experts say that spraying pesticides (杀虫剂) over large areas from airplanes is the only way to reduce the number of insects. The UN has released (释放) $10million to help deal with the locust problem. The UN says about $70 million is needed to truly control the locusts with pesticides.

(1)、Which is TRUE about locusts?
A、Normally they don't travel in groups. B、A small swarm of locusts eat a lot of food a day. C、They lay eggs in the wind. D、They do little harm to the plants.
(2)、East Africa has got the locust problem because        .
A、the land is too dry to grow crops B、farmers pull out all the grass there C、poor people love to eat locusts as food D、it has too much rain after the dry season
(3)、How many locusts are there in Kenya?
A、About 150,000,000 B、About 700,000,000 C、About 1, 850. 00,000 D、About 105,000,000,000
(4)、According to the passage, a "threat" probably can        .
A、bring good luck to people B、make people live a happy life C、cause danger in the future D、help keep more animals
(5)、We can infer from the last paragraph that        .
A、farmers are trying to scare the insects off B、spraying pesticides can't solve the locust problem C、the UN thinks the locust problem isn't serious D、East Africa has required no more help so far
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Have you ever been to Ireland? If not, you should think of spending a vacation there. The Republic of Ireland stands in the south of the island. There are about 3, 470, 000 people in the country and the weather is quite wet but warm. Falls of snow in Ireland are most unusual. 

Ireland is full of interesting things to do. You'll find restaurants and café everywhere. Most of them have a long list(清单) of Irish food and drinks. After your meal, you can take a walk along the shore(岸). The countryside is good for horse riding. Other sports you may want to do are sailing, boating, swimming, fishing and golfing. Ireland is famous for its theaters and festivals. So, why don't you stay longer for a party or a concert? 

The Irish people are kind and friendly. From mountains to beaches you will find people ready to stop and talk about the weather, the local geography or history and maybe about what you should see next. The Irish people have kept their own culture of music and literature(文学) well. Different areas have different kinds of music. In towns and villages people get together in the evening to sing and play music. They also get together to read their own poems to each other. Meeting such people is really fun, isn't it? 

 阅读下面材料,从方框中所给的A~E五个选项中选出正确选项(其中一项是多余选项),将其序号填入第31~34小题,并回答第35小题。注意:请将第35小题的答案写在非选择题部分的相应位置。

People in the UK Say Sorry for Many Uses

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}lf a person burps(打嗝) at the dinner table or runs into someone, you'll probably hear "Oops, I'm so sorry!"

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Us scientist Robert Trivers gave a possible answer in his studies. He said that we are polite because we need to belong and be included in society to live. So we be have well, help each other and say sorry, hoping that we can be treated well and be safe. 

In the UK. politeness could be, as the Great British Mag put it, "a throwback (符合旧时代的事物)to the British class system. "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. 

Does this mean that when British people say sorry, they don't mean it?{#blank#}4{#/blank#}But saying sorry has its uses. Ilf you're ever in the UK, remember a little "sorry" can go a long way. 

A. Perhaps it does sometimes. 

B. we say sorry to show people of a higher class, or level, respect, and to stay out of trouble. 

C. But why do we say sorry so much?

D. I wonder when people in the UK say sorry. 

E. We can't help saying sorry in the UK. 

What does the writer mean by concluding "If you're ever in the UK, remember a little sorry' can go a long way. " ( answer with no more than 15 words. ) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

 完形填空。

Mark rubs(揉) his eyes when he prepares warm milk. Like many other people looking after babies, he is also 1 . It is 5:30 am, and he hasn't had much sleep. Mark sits next to the baby elephant, smiles and makes sure she finishes the 2

Mark is a keeper(饲养员) from an elephant centre. 3 , many elephants meet problems, so they need help here. For one thing, people kill 4 for their ivory. For another, people build houses in the place where elephants 5 . Hungry elephants walk into villages to look for food. They often cause much damage(破坏), so farmers kill 6 . As a result, adult elephants often leave their babies behind. 

When a baby elephant 7 its mother, it's in great danger. This is because it needs its mother's milk for about four years. 8 the milk, the baby hardly has a chance to live. Research shows that elephants, like people, have 9 . If the mother elephant dies, the baby elephant often becomes sad and ill. 

The centre's job is to look after these baby elephants and send them back to the10 step by step. First, keepers take turns(轮流) looking after baby elephants 11 they don't want a baby elephant to depend on(依赖) one of the keepers too much. Then keepers take elephants into the forest. This is a(n)12 part because the elephants should learn how to eat in the wild and communicate with others. When an elephant is four and no longer needs 13 , keepers send it back to the wild. This makes elephants become brave and 14 . It often takes them eight to ten years to get used to the wild. 

At bedtime, Mark has to lie down and 15 with his baby elephants. For baby elephants, keepers are like their mothers. Mark says that when he leaves the babies, they cry. 

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