湖南省長沙市長雅中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年九年級下學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試題

2024年上學(xué)期九年級寒假學(xué)習(xí)調(diào)研英語科目學(xué)生注意：本練習(xí)共4個部分，61道小題，滿分100分，時量120分鐘。I．聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）略II．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共11小題；每小題2分，滿分22分）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。AItisacompetitionforprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents.Morethan6millionstudentsfromover90countriestakepartinthecompetitioneveryyear.PurposeTohelpstudentslovemathRegistration(注冊)timeFromSeptember15thtoDecember15thRegistrationfee$21Howtoregister1.GotoMathKangaroocentersinyourcity.2.Registeronlinebyyourself.ValuesCare:Encouragestudentstomastertheirknowledgeofmath.Creativity:Helpstudentsunderstandhowmathisusedinhumanactivities.Excellence:Developtheirabilitytogetpleasureandsatisfactionthroughmath.Discovery:Showthattheeducationofmathisimportantineverypartoftheworld.1.What’sthepurposeofthiscompetition?A.Toprotectkangaroos.B.Tohelpstudentslovemath.C.Toteachstudentsknowledge.2.Whatcanweknowaboutthecompetition?A.StudentscanregisteronSeptember20th.B.Studentscanonlyregisteronline.C.Thecompetitionisonlyforprimaryschoolstudents.3.________meansthecompetitioncanshowushowmathisusedindailylife.A.Care B.Creativity C.Excellence【答案】1.B2.A3.B【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹參與袋鼠數(shù)學(xué)競賽的有關(guān)信息?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Purpose”一欄可知，其目的是“Tohelpstudentslovemath”，故選B。2題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Registrationtime”一欄可知其注冊時間“FromSeptember15thtoDecember15th”，學(xué)生可以在9月20號注冊。故選A?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Values”一欄中第二個介紹“Creativity”中“Helpstudentsunderstandhowmathisusedinhumanactivity”可知，創(chuàng)造力意味著比賽可以向我們展示數(shù)學(xué)在日常生活中的應(yīng)用。故選B。BOnMarch3,2023,membersofagirls’liondanceteamwerepracticingmovesofaliondanceatacommunityactivitycenterinGuangzhou.SinceitwassetupinJuly2019,thegirls’liondanceteamhaswonmanyprizesatdifferentliondancecompetitions.Theteamispartofthe“Hexingtang”liondancetroupe(表演團)whichwassetupinthe1980s.Before2018,alltheperformersofthetroupeweremale(男性的).In2018,sixgirlsjoinedthetroupe.ZhongZiying,amiddleschoolstudent,isoneoftheteam’sbestliondancers.Zhongisthefirstgirlinherfamilytolearntheliondance.Othergirlsontheteamsaidtheyhadwatchedmaleperformersperformingsincetheirchildhood,butnoneofthemhadexpectedtheythemselvescouldbecomeliondanceperformersoneday.ThegirlsstartedtogoouttoputonperformancesonthefirstdayoftheChineseNewYearof2019.Atfirst,theywerenotacknowledgedbylocalvillagers.Buttheydidn’tgiveupandpracticedhard.TheteambegantakingpartincompetitionsinJuly2021andwonfirstplaceinseveralcompetitions.Withtheseachievements,thegirlsfinallygotthevillagers’support.Tostayintheteam,thegirlsmustreceivestricttraining.Theteamoncehadover20members,butnowtherearefewerthan20,withtheyoungestonejust6yearsold.Somegirlsgiveupbecausethetrainingissodifficult.Sometimestheyneedtopracticeamoveoverathousandtimestoperformitwell.Thosewhohavestayedarethebest.4.The“Hexingtang”liondancetroupe________.A.hadonlysixmembersatfirstB.hastwentymaleperformersnowC.wassetupmorethan30yearsago5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“acknowledged”meaninparagraph5?A.被批評的 B.被發(fā)現(xiàn)的 C.被認(rèn)可的6Whatcanwelearnaboutmembersofthegirls’liondanceteam?A.Theyaremiddleschoolstudents.B.Theyarestrictwiththemselves.C.Nooneintheirfamilycanperformliondances.7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThebestliondancetroupeinChinaB.Thefirstgirls’liondanceteaminChinaC.GirlsperformatraditionaldanceinGuangzhou【答案】4C5.C6.B7.C【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。主要講述了“和興堂”舞獅團的一支女子舞獅隊伍在成立后，努力訓(xùn)練、參加比賽，在不同的比賽中獲得了許多獎項，以證明自己的努力?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Theteamispartofthe“Hexingtang”liondancetroupewhichwassetupinthe1980s.”可知，“和興堂”舞獅團成立于20世紀(jì)80年代，距今已有30多年了。故選C?！?題詳解】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)“Atfirst,theywerenotacknowledgedbylocalvillagers.Buttheydidn’tgiveupandpracticedhard.TheteambegantakingpartincompetitionsinJuly2021andwonfirstplaceinseveralcompetitions.Withtheseachievements,thegirlsfinallygotthevillagers’support.”可知，女子舞獅隊一開始并不被村民們看好，由此可猜測acknowledged意為“被認(rèn)可的”。故選C?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Tostayintheteam,thegirlsmustreceivestricttraining.”可知，女子舞獅隊的隊員們的訓(xùn)練很嚴(yán)格，由此可推斷她們對自己的要求也很高。故選B。【7題詳解】最佳標(biāo)題題。根據(jù)“OnMarch3,2023,membersofagirls’liondanceteamwerepracticingmovesofaliondanceatacommunityactivitycenterinGuangzhou.”可知，本文主要介紹了廣州“和興堂”舞獅團的一支女子舞獅隊的故事，因此C項“女孩們在廣州表演傳統(tǒng)舞蹈”最適合做本文的本題。故選C。CHumansaretallerandtaller,whilesomeanimalsbecomesmaller.Isitastrangefact?Astudyfound52kindsofbirdshavebecomesmaller.“Thisisbecauseofclimate(氣候)change,”saidthescientistswhodidthestudy.Theshrinking(萎縮)insizefollowsaruleinnaturecalledBergmann’sRule.Therulesaysthatanimalsincoolerareasareusuallylargerthanthoseinwarmerareas.Largeanimalsareabletokeepwarmincoldweather.That’swhyanimalsincoldareasarelarger.Asglobalwarmingaffects(影響)theEarth,animalshavetodealwithrisingtemperatures.Someofthembecomesmaller.Thiscametolightwhenscientistsstudiedover70,000kindsofbirdsovera38-yearperiod.Theydiscoveredsomecommonbirdswereshrinkinginsize.Studiesondeer,insectsandfishalsoshowedsimilarresults.Whatdoesthismeanfortheseanimals?OfcoursetheEarthhasbeenthroughcyclesofwarmingandcooling.Andmanyanimalshavechangedtokeepupwiththechangesoftheenvironmentinordertosurvive(幸存).Thedifferenceisnowthecycleishappeningfasterthanbefore.So,animalsmaynotbeabletochangefastenough.Besides,whenanimalsbecomesmaller,otherthingswillgetaffected.Whenananimal’sbodyissmaller,itmaynotbeabletogivebirthtoasmanyyoungbabiesasbefore.Thismayaffectthepopulation.Waterdependentanimalslikefrogsmaydryoutfasterduringthedrought(干旱).Astheybecomesmaller,theirabilitytoholdwatermayweaken.Itispossiblethatscientistshaven’tyetfullyunderstoodhowchangesinsizemayaffecttheabilityofanimalstosurvive.Thisshowsthebiggerproblemwithclimatechange—wearenotalwaysabletoknowwhatwillhappenwhentheEarth’stemperaturekeepsrising.Andthisistherealdanger.8.Thewritermentionsastudyinthefirstparagraphto________.A.introduceasubject B.solveamystery C.discussaprogram9.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph2?A.Animalslivinginwarmplacesareusuallybig.B.Animalslivingincoldplacesareusuallysmall.C.Thelargertheanimalis,thebetteritwillkeepwarm.10.Whatmighthappenwhensomeanimalsbecomesmaller?①Theirabilitytosurvivemaybeaffected.②Theycan’tgivebirthtoyoungbabies.③Theymayhavefewerbabiesthanbefore.④Theirpopulationsmayfall.A.①②③ B.①③④ C.①②④11.What’sthewriter’sattitude(態(tài)度)towardstherisingtemperature？A.Thewriterisworried. B.Thewriterwelcomesit. C.Thewriterthinksit’sfine.【答案】8.A9.C10.B11.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要講述了由于氣候變化導(dǎo)致的動物體型縮小?！?題詳解】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段“Astudyfound52kindsofbirdshavebecomesmaller.“Thisisbecauseofclimate(氣候)change,”saidthescientistswhodidthestudy.”可知，此處是引出動物變小是由于氣候變化，下文主要闡述了氣候變化如何影響動物大小，因此這里提到這項研究的目的是為了引出話題。故選A?！?題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Largeanimalsareabletokeepwarmincoldweather.”可知，動物體型越大，越能更好地保暖。故選C。【10題詳解】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Besides,whenanimalsbecomesmaller,otherthingswillgetaffected.Whenananimal’sbodyissmaller,itmaynotbeabletogivebirthtoasmanyyoungbabiesasbefore.Thismayaffectthepopulation.Waterdependentanimalslikefrogsmaydryoutfasterduringthedrought”和“Itispossiblethatscientistshaven’tyetfullyunderstoodhowchangesinsizemayaffecttheabilityofanimalstosurvive.

”可知，身體變小會影響動物的生存能力，他們可能會比以前生更少的孩子，他們的數(shù)量將下降，因而①③④表述正確，故選B。【11題詳解】觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)“Thisshowsthebiggerproblemwithclimatechange—wearenotalwaysabletoknowwhatwillhappenwhentheEarth’stemperaturekeepsrising.Andthisistherealdanger.”可知，作者對人們不能完全理解地球溫度上升會如何影響動物生存表示擔(dān)憂。故選A。第二節(jié)(共4小題；每小題2分，滿分8分)閱讀下面短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。有一個多余選項。Colorsareimportantinpeople’slives.Theycaninfluenceaperson’sfeelingsandactions.Amongallcolors,blueisthemostcommonfavoritecolorofpeoplearoundtheworld.____12____Colorpsychology(心理學(xué))tellsustheanswer.Bluecangiveusafeelingofrelaxationanditisoftendescribedaspeaceful.Itisoftenusedinoffices,becauseresearchhasshownthatpeoplearemorecreativewhenworkinginbluerooms.____13____Considerhowblueisusedinlanguage:blueMonday,aMondayonwhichyoufeelunhappy.Althoughblueisoneofthemostpopularcolors,itisalsooneoftheleastappetizing(開胃的)colors.____14____Why?Foodthatisblueusuallymeansitispoisonous(有毒的)orhasgonebad.Sohumansnaturallyavoideatingfoodrelatedtoblue.Ofcourse,people’sfeelingsaboutthecolorbluearenotthesame.Theyarehighlypersonal.Whilesomepeoplefindbluetobeasadcolor,othersmayregarditasrelaxingorinspiring.Thisalsohastodowithpersonalexperiences.Ifyouconnectthecolorbluewithalivelyfriend,youmightseeitasahigh-energycolorthatleavesyouasenseofexcitement.____15____InIndia,forexample,blueisasymboloftruthandlove.IntheUnitedStates,itistraditionalforawomantowear“somethingblue”whenshegetsmarried.Forthem,bluemeansloyalty(忠誠).A.Blueisoneofthemostpopularcolors.B.However,itcanalsocreateafeelingofsadness.C.Thenhowdoesthecolorbluemakepeoplefeel?D.Culturaldifferencesplayaroleinhowpeoplefeelaboutblue,too.E.Thosewhowanttoloseweightareadvisedtoeattheirfoodoffablueplate.【答案】12.C13.B14.E15.D【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了人們對藍(lán)色的感覺，藍(lán)色既能給人一種放松、平靜的感覺，也能給人一種悲傷的感覺，并且個人本身和文化差異也會影響人們對藍(lán)色的感覺?！?2題詳解】根據(jù)第二段中“Colorpsychology(心理學(xué))tellsustheanswer.Bluecangiveusafeelingofrelaxation...”可知，此處所填內(nèi)容應(yīng)是一個問題，且是關(guān)于藍(lán)色會給人什么樣的感覺。選項C“那么藍(lán)色會給人什么樣的感覺呢？”符合語境。故選C?！?3題詳解】根據(jù)空前的“Bluecangiveusafeelingofrelaxationand...peoplearemorecreativewhenworkinginbluerooms.”及空后的“Considerhowblueisusedinlanguage:blueMonday,aMondayonwhichyoufeelunhappy.”可知，此處所填內(nèi)容應(yīng)表示轉(zhuǎn)折，即藍(lán)色也會使人感到不開心。選項B“然而，它也會產(chǎn)生一種悲傷的感覺?！狈险Z境。故選B?！?4題詳解】根據(jù)空前的“Althoughblueisoneofthemostpopularcolors,itisalsooneoftheleastappetizing(開胃的)colors.”及空后的“Why?Foodthatisblueusuallymeansitispoisonous(有毒的)orhasgonebad.”可知，此處所填內(nèi)容與食物和藍(lán)色有關(guān)。選項E“那些想減肥的人被建議用藍(lán)色盤子吃飯?！狈险Z境。故選E?！?5題詳解】根據(jù)空后的“InIndia,forexample,blueisasymboloftruthandlove.IntheUnitedStates...bluemeansloyalty(忠誠).”可知，不同國家的人對藍(lán)色的看法會不一樣。選項D“文化差異也會影響人們對藍(lán)色的看法?！狈险Z境。故選D。III．語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Fouryearsago,Ireceivedacallfromtheheadmaster.Heaskedmetospeaktothegroup.Afterreceivingthecall,Iwasso____16____thatIcouldn’tsleepthewholenight.Finally,Idecidedtogivethespeech.IthoughtthattheschoolwouldneverinvitemetoanyoftheirprogramsagainifI____17____thischance.Thenextday,Igottoschool.Beforeitwasmyturn,mywholebodywasshakingandmymouthwasdry.ItwasonthatdaythatI____18____mygreatestweakness—publicspeaking.Aftermyspeech,Imetwiththeheadmasterandexplainedwhathappenedtome.Hetoldmethatitwasvery____19____andmostpeopleexperiencedit.HesuggestedthatItryagainthenextweek.I____20____itandspentawholeweekpracticingthespeech.ThistimeIbecamemorerelaxedbutstillnot____21____.IwasnotsurewhetherIdidmybest.Afewmonthslater,theheadmasterinvitedmetogiveatalkatameetingattendedbymorethan100headmasters.I____22____itdayandnight.Thistimeitwentverywellandwontheheartsofalltheaudience(聽眾).Aftergivingthisspeech____23____,Isaidtomyself,“IfIdaretospeakinfrontofsomanylearnedaudience,likeheadmasterswho____24____others,Icannowspeakinfrontofotherstoo.”Asthesayinggoes,ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswiththefirststep.Everythingispossibleifwehavethe____25____totakethefirststep.16.A.proud B.nervous C.surprised17.A.missed B.caught C.had18.A.recorded B.corrected C.realized19.A.common B.smooth C.valuable20.A.achieved B.expected C.accepted21.A.confident B.careful C.patient22.A.askedfor B.preparedfor C.lookedafter23.A.calmly B.carefully C.successfully24.A.treat B.educate C.refuse25.A.courage B.choice C.ability【答案】16.B17.A18.C19.A20.C21.A22.B23.C24.B25.A【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文講述了作者克服心理困難，最終成功完成了一場公眾演講的經(jīng)歷?！?6題詳解】句意：接到電話后，我緊張得一夜沒睡proud自豪的；nervous焦慮的；surprised驚訝的。根據(jù)“Icouldn’tsleepthewholenight”（我一夜沒睡），可知空處表示“焦慮的”。故選B。17題詳解】句意：我想，如果我錯過了這次機會，學(xué)校就再也不會邀請我參加他們的任何項目了。missed錯過；caught抓??；had擁有。根據(jù)“theschoolwouldneverinvitemetoanyoftheirprogramsagain”（學(xué)校就再也不會邀請我參加他們的任何項目了），可知空處表示“錯過了這次機會”。故選A。【18題詳解】句意：就在那天，我意識到我最大的弱點——公眾演講。recorded記錄；corrected糾正；realized意識到。根據(jù)下文中“mygreatestweakness—publicspeaking”，可知這是作者在經(jīng)歷了上文中“Beforeitwasmyturn,mywholebodywasshakingandmymouthwasdry.”（還沒等輪到我，我全身發(fā)抖，口干。）之后，“意識到”的。故選C。【19題詳解】句意：他告訴我，這是很常見的，大多數(shù)人都經(jīng)歷過。common常見的；smooth順利的；valuable有價值的。根據(jù)下文中“mostpeopleexperiencedit”（大多數(shù)人都經(jīng)歷過），可知空處表示“很常見”。故選A?！?0題詳解】句意：我接受了，花了整整一周的時間練習(xí)演講。achieved實現(xiàn)；expected期待；accepted接受。根據(jù)下文中“andspentawholeweekpracticingthespeech”（花了整整一周的時間練習(xí)演講），可知作者“接受了”校長的建議。故選C。【21題詳解】句意：這一次我放松了一些，但仍然不自信。confident自信的；careful仔細(xì)的；patient耐心的。根據(jù)空前“butstillnot…”，結(jié)合上文中作者第一次演講的狀態(tài)，可知空處表示“但仍然不自信”。故選A?！?2題詳解】句意：我夜以繼日地準(zhǔn)備著。askedfor請求；preparedfor準(zhǔn)備；lookedafter照顧。根據(jù)上文“Afewmonthslater,theheadmasterinvitedmetogiveatalkatameetingattendedbymorethan100headmasters.”（幾個月后，校長邀請我在一個有100多位校長參加的會議上演講。），結(jié)合語境，可知空處表示作者為這場演講“夜以繼日地準(zhǔn)備著”。故選B?！?3題詳解】句意：演講成功后，我對自己說：“如果我敢在這么多有學(xué)問的聽眾面前演講，就像教育別人的校長一樣，我現(xiàn)在也可以在別人面前演講了?！眂almly鎮(zhèn)靜地；carefully仔細(xì)地；successfully成功地。根據(jù)“Thistimeitwentverywellandwontheheartsofalltheaudience(聽眾).”（這次進(jìn)行得非常順利，贏得了所有聽眾的心。），可知空處表示作者“成功了”。故選C?！?4題詳解】句意：演講成功后，我對自己說：“如果我敢在這么多有學(xué)問的聽眾面前演講，就像教育別人的校長一樣，我現(xiàn)在也可以在別人面前演講了?！眛reat對待；educate教育；refuse拒絕。分析句子，可知句中“who”就是指“headmasters”，結(jié)合語境，可知此處表示“教育別人”。故選B?！?5題詳解】句意：如果我們有勇氣邁出第一步，一切皆有可能。courage勇氣；choice選擇；ability能力。根據(jù)前文中“ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswiththefirststep”（千里之行，始于足下），結(jié)合作者的親身經(jīng)歷，可知句中是強調(diào)“有勇氣邁出第一步”。故選A。第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Sometimesasmallpersonalprojectcanmakeabigdifferencetoawholecommunity.PatriciaReitz,aschoolbus____26____(drive)fromErieCounty,America,proves(證實)that.PatriciaReitzisknownasMissPatty.Whenshetookcare____27____hersickmother,shetookupknitting(編織)todealwithstress.Oneday,whilewaitingforagroupofhighschoolstudentstogetonherbus,shewasworkingonahat.Thenaboygotonandasked____28____shewasdoing.MissPattytoldhimshewasmakingahat.Shealsoaskedwhatcolor____29____boyliked.Thenshestartedmakingahatforhim.____30____(gradual),shemademoreandmorehatsfordifferentstudents.MissPattynowdrivesprimarypupilsfortheClarenceCentralSchoolDistrict.Whenshehasachance,sheasksthestudentstopicktheirfavoritecolorsfortheproject.MissPattysaid,“I’mhappy____31____(give)themsomethingtowear.”Sofar,she____32____(create)over7,000hatsforthestudentswhohavetakenherbus.Itisworth____33____(mention)thatMissPattyboughtallthematerialsforthehatswithherownmoney.Notlongago,she____34____(praise)bythecommunity.“Shecaresabout____35____(child),”teacherDeborahsaid.“Allofmystudentshavegothats,andtheyalsogetafriend.MissPattyisoneoftheirfavorites.”【答案】26.driver27.of28.what29.the30.Gradually31.togive32.hascreated33.mentioning34.waspraised35.children【解析】【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。講述了來自美國伊利縣的校車司機PatriciaReitz制作圣誕老人帽子，到目前為止，她為乘坐她的公交車的學(xué)生制作了7000多頂帽子?！?6題詳解】句意：來自美國伊利縣的校車司機PatriciaReitz證明了這一點。根據(jù)“aschoolbus...from”可知，是指校車司機，應(yīng)用driver“司機”。故填driver?！?7題詳解】句意：當(dāng)她照顧生病的母親時，她開始做編織來緩解壓力。takecareof“照顧”，是固定短語。故填of。【28題詳解】句意：然后一個男孩上了車，問她在做什么。此處是賓語從句，且作doing的賓語，表示“做什么”應(yīng)用what。故填what?！?9題詳解】句意：她還問男孩喜歡什么顏色。根據(jù)“Thenaboygotonandasked”可知，此處是再一次提到男孩，應(yīng)用定冠詞the。故填the?！?0題詳解】句意：漸漸地，她為不同的學(xué)生做了越來越多的帽子。gradual是形容詞，此處修飾句子，應(yīng)用副詞形式，位于句首，單詞首字母要大寫。故填Gradually?！?1題詳解】句意：我很高興給他們一些穿戴的東西。behappytodosth“很開心做某事”，為固定短語。故填togive?！?2題詳解】句意：到目前為止，她為乘坐她的公交車的學(xué)生制作了7000多頂帽子。根據(jù)“Sofar”可知，本句是現(xiàn)在完成時，主語是she，助動詞用has。故填hascreated?！?3題詳解】句意：值得一提的是，帕蒂小姐用自己的錢買了所有做帽子的材料。beworthdoingsth“值得做某事”為固定短語。故填mentioning?！?4題詳解】句意：不久前，她受到了社區(qū)的贊揚。主語she是動作praise的承受者，結(jié)合“Notlongago”可知，此處應(yīng)用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)，主語是she，be動詞用was。故填waspraised?！?5題詳解】句意：她關(guān)心孩子們。根據(jù)“Allofmystudentshavegothats,andtheyalsogetafriend.MissPattyisoneoftheirfavorites.”可知，此處指的是很多孩子，應(yīng)用可數(shù)名詞child的復(fù)數(shù)形式。故填children。IV．綜合技能（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）第四節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)InChinese,thephrase“daomei’’isoftenusedtodescribebadluck.Wheredid“daomei”comefrom?ItissaidthatdaomeicomesfromZhejiangduringtheMingDynasty(朝代).IthassomethingtodowiththekejutestingsystemthatweregiveninancientChina.Atthetime,therewerenoentranceexaminationsforcollegesanduniversitiesliketoday.Ifsomeonewantedtobecomeanofficer,thatpersonwouldneedtotakethekejutests.Thekejutestingsystemconsistedofseveraltestsatdifferentlevels.Throughthehighest-leveltests,calleddianshi,thebestcandidates(候選人)werechosenbytheemperor.Thekejutestswerehardandcompetitionwasfierce(激烈的).DuringtheMingDynasty,candidatesinZhejiangwouldputupaflagpoleinfrontofthegatetotheirhome,wishingforgoodluckonthetests.Localpeoplecalledtheflagpole“mei”(楣)atthetime.Ifsomeonepassedatest,theflagpolewouldbekeptup.Iftheyfailed,theflagpolewouldberemoved,whichwascalled“daomei”,meaning“theflagpolefalls”.Astimepassed,daomeicametorefernotonlyto“failingatest”,butalsotodescribebeingunluckyingeneral.TheChinesecharacterformeiwasalsochangedfrom“楣”totoday’s“霉”,sincethetwohavethesamepronunciation.36.Whichprovincedidtheterm“daomei”comefrom?_________________________________________________________________37.WerethereanycollegeentranceexaminationsinancientChina?_________________________________________________________________38.Accordingtothestory,whatdid“mei”referto(指的是)duringtheMingDynasty?_________________________________________________________________39.Whochosethebestcandidates?_________________________________________________________________40.Howdoyoulikethekejutests?_________________________________________________________________【答案】36.Zhejiang.37.No.38.Theflagpole.39.Theemperor.40.It’shard.【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了“倒霉”這種說法的來源，是與明朝時期浙江人民參加科舉考試有關(guān)?！?6題詳解】根據(jù)ItissaidthatdaomeicomesfromZhejiangduringtheMingDynasty，可知“倒霉”一詞來源于浙江，故答案為Zhejiang。【37題詳解】根據(jù)Atthetime,therewerenoentranceexaminationsforcollegesanduniversitiesliketoday當(dāng)時沒有像今天這樣的大學(xué)入學(xué)考試?？芍?dāng)時沒有高考，故答案為No?！?8題詳解】根據(jù)Localpeoplecalledtheflagpole“mei”(楣)atthetime，可知指的是旗桿，故答案為Theflagpole?！?9題詳解】根據(jù)Throughthehighest-