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题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通

北京市大兴区2016年九年级上学期英语期末考试试卷

阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

    Do you want to spend a holiday in space? Dennis Tito, a businessman, has become the world's first “space tourist”. He went on a 10-day visit to the International Space Station. He paid 14 million pounds for his journey. A year later, Martin, a musician from an American band, wanted to do the same. He was only 22 years old and probably very rich too. He had to go for a lot of training to see whether he was fit enough to travel. He is still waiting for his holiday of a lifetime.

    Many people believe that this is only the start of something new. We made interviews among teenagers from around the world and the following is what they said about space travel.

    “It's a great idea. I hope space travel will be common in about 50 years' time. I'd really love to do it and I think Mr. Tito was very lucky.” (Kate from Australia)

    “I would like to see our beautiful Earth from space. There are lots of secrets to explore in space and I would go into space if I could.” (Ben from China)

    “I think space travel is really bad for the environment. Maybe in the future they will make a cleaner way of travelling but until they do, I don't want to go. We should look after our own planet first.”(Richard from Canada)

    “It must be very boring and dangerous to sit in that small space shuttle(舱). I'd rather take a plane and go to another place on earth.” (Lisa from the UK)

    So, as you can see, many of our teenagers had different opinions. Whether you like it or not, space travel is going to become an important thing in the future. We are looking forward to hearing your opinions.

(1)、What can we know about Dennis and Martin?

A、Dennis spent a lot of money travelling on the earth. B、Martin was a musician from an American band. C、Martin couldn't afford to go on training in the center. D、Dennis is developing a space journey to do business.
(2)、Ben supports the position that________.

A、we will explore in space and discover its secrets B、we would rather travel on the earth than in space C、all of us can make a space travel in about 50 years D、we will take actions and look after the earth first
(3)、What does the writer ask us to do?

A、To show respect for Dennis and Martin. B、To collect information about astronauts. C、To share our opinions about space travel. D、To get along well with space scientists.
(4)、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A、It's an honor for Dennis and his teammates to create a new spaceship. B、The teenagers are having a prediction about the school life in the future. C、Dennis entered the International Space Station and stayed for ten days. D、Martin is busy training hard and getting ready for his space travel now.
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Lily was a cheerful (开朗的) girl. She always had a big smile on her face. One day, she noticed an old man named Grumble sitting beside a river. The old man looked sad. Lily wanted to make him smile, so she walked up to him with a friendly greeting. "Good morning, Mr. Grumble! Why the long face?" she asked.

Grumble said, "What's there to be happy about? Life is full of troubles." Lily laughed and replied, "Troubles are like big and scary thunderclouds (雷雨云), Mr. Grumble. But just like clouds, they pass, making way for the sun to shine again. You should try looking on the bright side!"

Lily made a bet (打赌) with Grumble, saying, "I bet I can make you smile by the end of the day." Grumble challenged her, "You're welcome to try, but it won't be easy."

For the rest of the day, Lily did all kinds of funny and silly things to make Grumble laugh. She told jokes, sang like nobody was watching, and even made faces. However, Grumble was still unhappy. As the sun began to set, Lily decided to give it one last try. She took a deep breath and broke into a joyful dance.

Surprisingly, Grumble couldn't help laughing. He let out a chuckle (咯咯笑声), and then another. Before he knew it, he was laughing heartily, his sadness giving way to happiness. Lily had won the contest (比赛), but more importantly, she showed Grumble that becoming cheerful was not difficult.

Happiness is a choice, and we can find it when we choose to see the brighter side of life.

 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

I have always been big. I am comfortable with my body but there is a price to pay for being different. 

In primary school, I was crazy about gymnastics and was actually the team leader in my final year, but I had to make up for my shortcomings. Long after the other girls had left, I would still be in the school hall, trying my best to practice again and again without the coach around. It took months to master the ribbon(带子) and in the early days, I always got my ribbon in a terrible knot(结). However, I carried on and improved a lot. 

Whenever I went up in a competition, I always got the sense that the crowd did not expect much from an overweight child in front of them. They talked about my weight in low voices. One man even said, "That's the ugliest leotard(紧身衣) I've ever seen and the elephant inside it seems to be much better!" Hearing their words, you could understand my feelings. However, I just kept silent because I decided to let my ribbon do the talking. I worked harder on my ribbon and it showed. 

I was the winner in National Championship that year, but that was not the best thing I got from hours of tiring practice. The best thing was that my body cannot decide who I am. Society seems to believe that overweight people are unhappy with their weight and have low self-confidence, so they never count much. I do not believe that. I believe I can achieve anything because I am bigger than my body. 

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