九年級快樂英語及名著閱讀知識競賽試題

PAGEPAGE3海豐中學(xué)九年級課外閱讀知識競賽試題（2013年9月）班級：_________姓名：_________得分：_________一、詞語、單詞釋義（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）從所推薦閱讀書目中，選取句子，對其中某詞或詞組劃線，讓學(xué)生從所給四個備選答案中，選擇與該劃線詞的同義詞或近義詞()1.AnAmericanteenagerwasinthehospitalrecoveringfromseriousheadwoundsfromanoncomingtrain.A.覆蓋B.恢復(fù)C.回收D.補償()2.Thestoryofthethievesquicklyspreadthroughoutthevillage.EveryonewhoheardthenewspraisedTenalifortrickingthethievesandsavinghisgardenA.劍B.速度C.傳播D.伸展的()3.AsafreshmanatUNC,Jordanperformedverywellinthe1982nationalcollegetournamentchampionshipgame.A.大四學(xué)生B.大一新生C.大二學(xué)生D.大三學(xué)生()4.AlthoughshelivedthroughtheviolentperiodoftheAmericanCivilWar,littleofthewar’sunrestandhorrorappearsinherpoetry.A.和平的B.戰(zhàn)爭的C.動亂的D.爆發(fā)的()5.WEcanhavemuchmorehappinessifwechoosetoconsiderthingsfromapositiveperspectiveA.消極的B.平放的C.側(cè)臥的D.積極的()6.Apollowassun-god.Heworeapurplerobe.HeusuallysatinhisbrighteasternpalaceearlyinthemorningandgotreadytostarthisdailyjourneyacrosstheskyA.太陽神B.地球神C.月亮神D.土地神()7.FaroutintheseatherewasanislandandthreeSirenslivedonitsrockyedge.Theyarethethreesistersofmagicsong.A.出去的B.遙遠(yuǎn)的C.用完的D.附近的()8.TheyalsoworktokeeptheleveesstrongsothattheriverdoesnotbreakthroughthemA.支流B.河岸C.河堤D.河口()9.Takeoffoneeveningaweek.ReadabookorplayagamewithfriendsA.起飛B.離開C.關(guān)閉D.暫停()10.Noonecouldtellwherethedoghadfoundit,probablybythefaintsmellonthewornleatherA.微弱的B.遠(yuǎn)未確定的C.不熱心的D.醉酒的二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）AbrahamLincoln’lifeAbrahamLincolnwasborninKentuckyin1809.____1____aboy,hesharedaone-roomcottage（小屋）withhissisterandparents.Therewasonedoor,onewindowanda____2____floorinthiscottage.In1816,thefamily_____3_____toIndiana.Lincoln’smotherdied____4____aftertheyarrivedinIndiana.Lincolnhelpedhisfatherwiththehardworkonhisfamily’sfarm.____5_____theageof19,hehadgrowntall.Therewere_____6____schoolswherehelived.Withsomuchworktodoathome,therewas____7_____timeforschooling.Hewasatschoolfor____8_____oneyearandhetaughthimselfbyreadingborrowed_____9_____andnewspapers.Lincoln’sfamilymovedtoIllinoisin1830.Hefound___10_____inthetownofNewSalemasastoreclerk.In1834,LincolnwonelectiontotheIllinoisStateLegislature.Thiswas____11_____LincolnmovedtoSpringfield,thestatecapital,andbegantostudy____12____.In1846,LincolnwonelectiontotheU.S.Houseofrepresentative.AfterhisterminCongress____13_____,hebecamearespected（受人尊敬的）InSpringfield,Lincolnmetand____14_____MaryTodd.Thecouplehadfourboys..Threeoftheboysdiedbeforetheyreachedadulthood（成年）.Thechildren’sdeathsbroughttheLincolnsmuch_____15______.()1.A.ToB.AsC.ForD.With()2.A.cleanB.brightC.dirtyD.nice()3.A.movedB.leftC.arrivedD.reach()4.A.shortB.shortlyC.soonD.later()5.A.AtB.InC.OnD.By()6.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle()7.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle()8.A.morethanB.lessthanC.overD.about()9.A.booksB.newspapersC.magazinesD.articles()10.A.workB.ajobC.wifeD.girl()11.A.thebeginB.thebeginningC.theendD.theending()12.A.politicsB.EnglishC.lawD.Chinese()13.A.beganB.endedC.beginningD.ending()14.A.marriedB.marriedwithC.wasmarriedD.wasmarriedwith()15.A.happyB.happinessC.joyD.sorrow.三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）A.InKorea,ashamanisiscalledaMu-dongandthereforetheKoreamShaman(薩滿)DanceisalsocalledMu-dongDance.ShamanismwaspopularthroughoutKorean’slonghistory.Evenonetotwohundredyearsago,whenpeopleweresick,theycalledinashamaninsteadofadoctor.Nowadays,thenumberofshamansisreduced,buttheystillexist.Traditionally,peoplecalledashamanwhentheyfacedbadthingsbecauseashamanwasbelievedtobepowerfulenoughtopreventamisfortune.（災(zāi)禍）Theshamanthencametotheirhomeandperformedareligiousceremony.（宗教儀式）Duringtheperformance,therearedancingandshouting.Themovementoftheshamandanceinsimple.Thereisjustjumpingandturning.Ifashamanfeelssomeecstasy.（狂喜）Shestartsaspecialdancecalled“DanceontheBlade”Shedancesonthebladeofasword（劍）bare-footed.(光腳的)Unbelievably,ashamandoesn’tbleedatall.Nowadays,peopledon’tcallinashamananymore.ButIthinktheshamandanceshouldbepreservedbecauseitisoneoftheculturaltraditionsofourlonghistory.()1.Peoplecalledashamanwhenthey________heldapartyandwantedtoseeaperformanceneededanoperationonapatientfacedsomethingbaddancedandshouted()2.Nowadays,peopledon’tcallinashamananymorebecause_____theydon’tbelieveinthemthenumberofshamansisreducedpeoplefeelwelltherearenoshamansinKorea()3.Thewriterthinks_____________ShamanismwasunpopularthroughoutKorean’slonghistoryThemovementoftheshamandanceincomplicated.theshamandanceshouldbepreservedNowadays,thenumberofshamansisreduced,buttheystilldon’texist.BOnedayafarmer’sdonkeyfellintoawell.theanimalcriedforhoursasthefarmertriedtofigureoutwhattodo.Finallyhedecidedtheanimalwasold,andthewellneededtobecoveredupanditjustwasn’tworthtosavethedonkey.So,hedecidedtobury（埋）it!Heinvitedallhisneighbourstocomeoverandhelphim.Theyalltookashovel（鏟子）andbegantoshoveldirtintothewell.Atfirst,thedonkeyrealizedwhatwashappeningandcriedhorribly,thenslowlyhequieteddowntillnothingmorewasheard.Later,thefamerfinallylookeddownintothewell,andwassurprisedatwhathesaw.Withthedirtfallingonhisback,thedonkeywasdoingsomethingamazing!Asthefarmer’sneighbourscontinuedtoshoveldirtonthedonkey,hewouldshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Prettysoon,everyonewasamazedasthedonkeysteppedupovertheedgeofthewellandtrotted(疾走)off!Lifeisgoingtoshoveldirtonyou,allkindsofdirt.Thetricktogetoutofthewellistoshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Eachofourtroublesisasteppingstone.Wecangetoutofthedeepestwellsbynotstopping,nevergivingup,shakingitoff,andtakingastepup!Rememberthefivesimplerulestobehappy:

1.Freeyouheartfromhatred（仇恨）2.Freeyourmindfromworries3.Trustinyourself4.Givemore5.Expectless.()1.Onedayafarmer’sdonkeyfellintoawell.___________Thefarmerdecidedtohelpit.Thefarmerdecidedtoburyit.Thefarmercalledhisneighbourstotakealookatit.Andsoonthedonkeydied.()2.Atfirst,thedonkeyrealized_____________PeopleweretryingtogetitoutofthewellItwasrainingheavilyPeoplewereburyingitThefarmerwasdead()3.Atlastthedonkey______

A.wassavedbythefarmerB.wassavedbythefarmerandhisneighboursC.wasdeadD.wassavedbyitself()4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?DonkeysarecleverLifeisgoingtoshoveldirtonusTroublealsomeanschanceinourlifeFreeourheartfromhatredBAfterthestealingoffire,Zeusbecamemoreandmoreunkindtomen.OnedayheorderedhissonHephaestustobuildabeautifulgirlwithsoil.Hethenaskedthegodsandgoddessestoawardthisgirlwithdifferentkindsofgifts.Athenagaveheranattractivecharmingyounglady.Shehadreceivedfromeachofthegodsandgoddessesagiftandthegiftswereharmfultomen.Zeusdecidedtosendherdowntomenasapresent.HermansbroughthertoEpimetheus.BrotherofPrmetheus.Thegreatnessofherbeautytouchedtheheartsofallwholookeduponher,andEpimetheushappilyreceivedherintohishouse.HecompletelyforgotPometheus’swarning:nevertoacceptanythingfromZeus.Thecouplelivedahappylifeforsometime.Thentroublecameontothehumanworld.Whenhewasbusywithteachingmentheartofliving,PrometheusleftabigboxinthecareofEpimetheus.hewarnedhisbrothernottoopenit.Pandorawasacurouswoman.Shefeltverydisappointedthatherhusbanddidnotallowhertoseewhatwasinsidethebox.Oneday,whenEpinethiuswasout,sheopenedtheboxandalltheevilscameout,likewars,plagueandsickness,theftandviolence,sorrow,andsoon.Thehuamanworldwasthentoexperiencetheseevils.Onlyhopestayedwithintheboxandneverflewout.Somenalwayshavehopewithintheirhearts()1.________askedthegodsandgoddessestoawardthisgirlwithdifferentkindsofgiftsA.ZeusB.HephaesC.AthenaD.Pandora()2.Prmetheus’sbrotherwas_________A.ZeusB.HephaesC.EpimetheusD.Pandora()3.Whatwasinthebox?plagueandsickness,theftandviolencewars,theftandviolence,sorrowsickness,theftandviolence,sorrowwars,plagueandsickness,theftandviolence,sorrowandhope()4._________openedthebox.A.ZeusB.HephaesC.EpimetheusD.PandoraD（第一卷p52）WhenIwas11yearsold,Godgavemaagiftofhappiness.Iwasridingmybicyclewhenastronggustofwind(一陣狂風(fēng))blewmeontotheground.Anoncomingtruckranovermeandcutoffmylegs.AsIlaytherebleeding.IrealizedthatImighthavetolivetherestofmylifewithoutlegs.Howdepressing!.butwhenIrealizedthatdepressionwon’tgetmylegsback.SoIdecidedrightthenandtherenottowastemylifedepressing.whenmyparentsarrivedatthehospital.theywereshockedandsad.Itoldthem,“I’vealreadyacceptedthefact.Nowyoualsohavetogetusedtothis.Eversincethen,Ioftenseemyfriendsgettingupsetoverlittlethings:theirbuscomeslate;theygetabadgradeonatest;somebodyinsulted（羞辱）them.ButIjustenjoylife.Iwasluckytorealizethatitisawasteofenergytofocusonthatyouhavelost,andthatthekeytohappinessistotakepleasureinwhatyouhave.Soundssimple.Doesn'tit?Sowhyaresomanypeopleunhappy?Peopleoftenthinkhappinessisbasedonwhatyouachieved.“MywholelifewouldimproveifIhadanewcar”“IjustneedabetterjobandthenIcanrelaxandbehappy.”“IfonlyImettherightgirl……”Yougetthecarandwhathappens?Forawholeweekyou’rewalkingonair.Thenyougorightbacktobeingunhappy.Happinessisnothappening:It’sastateofmind.Youcanhavewhateverthereisintheworldandstillbemiserable.（痛苦的）Oryoucanhaverelativelylittlebutfeelingfullofjoy.Whoisrich?Theonewhoappreciateswhathehas.Happinesscomesfrommasteringtheartofappreciatingandconsciously（有意識地）takingpleasureinwhatyoualreadyhave.()1.Thewriterwas_________whenanoncomingtruckcutoffhislegs.A.happyB.unhappyC.sadD.depressed()2.Thewritertoldhisparents___________toaskfordoctorstooperateonhimatoncetorefusethefacttotakehimhomeandhadalongresttoacceptthefactandtogetusedtothis()3.Whyisthewriterluckybecause___________?A.helostlegsB.hehadanewcarC.hehadagoodgradeintheEnglishtest.D.hethoughtthatit’sawasteofenergytofocusonthatyouhavelost()4.Inthewriter’sopinion,happinessliesin___________everythinghappeningaroundyouyourowningeverythingintheworldachievingasmuchasyoucanappreciatingwhatyoualreadyhave四、任務(wù)型閱讀（滿分20分）B（第一卷p73）Haveyouevertakenarideonariver?Someriversflowslowlyandgently.youcantakearelaxingfloatdownthiskindofrivertoenjoyyourself.Allriversaremadeoffreshwater.Thewaterusuallycomesfromrainormeltedsnow.Sometimesthewatercomesfromundergroundsprings.Thewaterthatfinallyformsarivercollectsinanareacalledthewatershed.(分水嶺)Youwouldprobablyneedrubberbootstowalkinawatershedinspringtime.Thegroundwouldbewetwithspringrainsormeltedsnow.Watershedsareusuallyhighuponhillsormountains.Rainandmeltingsnowflowthroughthewatershedandformtinystreams.（溪）Asthestreamsflowdownhill.Theyjointogether.TheplacewhereariverbeginsiscalleditsheadwatersRiversgetbiggerwhenstreamflowintothem.Thesestreamsarecalledtributaries.（支流）Asmallerriveralsocanbeatributaryofalargerriver.Abigriveranditstributariesformariversystem.Haveyoueverseenaflood?Maybeyouhaveseenpicturesoffloodsinthenewspaperorontelevision.Afloodhappenswhenariveroverflowsitsbanks.Toomuchrainormeltedsnowcancauseflooding.Rivershavealwaysbeenimportanttopeople.Inoldtimes,peoplebuilttheirvillagesnearriversbecauseriversprovidedwaterfordrinkingandfishforfood.PeopleusedwaterfromriverstogrowcropsandsailedboatsdowntheriversTodaypeoplestilluseriversforwaterandsailing.Theyhavealsolearnedhowtocontrolrivers.Theybuildhighbanksalongriverstokeepthemfromoverflowing.Theybuilddams（壩）tocontrolthepowerofwaterandmakeelectricity.TheybuildreservoirstocollectwaterfordrinkingandforindustriestouseSomethingsthatpeopledidhaveharmedrivers.Somefactoriesbuildalongriverspollutedriverwater.SomedamshavechangedthewayanimalslivedintheriversPeoplehavetakenstepstoprotectrivers.Theypassedlawstopreventfactoriesfrompollutingrivers.Somedamsarebeingtakendowntoletthewaterflowfreely.PeoplenowknowthatriversareimportantandmustbeprotectedWhat____1___ariver?Allriversaremadeof_____2_____water.Riversgetbiggerwhenstreamflowintothem.Abigriverand___3_____tributariesformariversystem.____4__doriversflood?Afloodhappenswhenariveroverflowsitsbanks.Toomuchrainormeltedsnowcan___5____flooding.Howdopeoplemake____6___ofrivers?Rivershavealwaysbeen_____7_________topeopleTodaypeoplestilluseriversforwaterand____8_____Howdopeopleharmand_____9______rivers?Somethingsthatpeople____10_____haveharmedrivers.Peoplehavetakenstepstoprotectrivers五、閱讀名著，完成練習(xí)（滿分15分）AnewlifeonanislandWhendaycame，theseawasquietagain.Ilookedforourshipand，tomysurprise，itwasstillthereandstillinonepiece.'IthinkIcanswimtoit，'Isaidtomyself.SoIwalkeddowntotheseaandbeforelong，Iwasattheshipandwasswimmingroundit.ButhowcouldIgetontoit?Intheend，Igotinthroughaholeintheside，butitwasn'teasy.Therewasalotofwaterintheship，butthesandundertheseawasstillholdingtheshipinoneplace.Thebackoftheshipwashighoutofthewater，andIwasverythankfulforthisbe-causealltheship'sfoodwasthere.IwasveryhungrysoIbegantoeatsomethingatonce.ThenIdecidedtotakesomeofitbacktotheshorewithme.ButhowcouldIgetitthere?Ilookedaroundtheship，andafterafewminutes，Ifoundsomelongpiecesofwood.Itiedthemtogetherwithrope.ThenIgotthethingsthatIwantedfromtheship.Therewasabigboxoffood—rice，andsaltedmeat，andhardship'sbread.Ial-sotookmanystrongknivesandothertools，theship'ssailsandropes，paper，pens，books，andsevenguns.NowIneededalittlesailfromtheship，andthenIwasready.Slowlyandcarefully，Iwentbacktotheshore.Itwasdifficulttostopmythingsfromfallingintothesea，butintheendIgoteverythingontotheshore.NowIneededsomewheretokeepmythings.Thereweresomehillsaroundme，soIdecidedtobuildmy-selfalittlehouseononeofthem.Iwalkedtothetopofthehighesthillandlookeddown，Iwasveryunhappy，becauseIsawthenthatIwasonanisland.Thereweretwosmalleris-landsafewmilesaway，andafterthat，onlythesea.Justthesea，formileaftermileaftermile.Afteratime，Ifoundalittlecaveinthesideofahill.Infronto