九年級英語完形填空閱讀理解練習

學習必備歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載學習必備歡迎下載ProblemsintheneighborhoodGoodmorning,ladiesandgentleman,Today,Iamveryhappytohaveameetingwithyou.Atthemeetingwewilltalkaboutthe__31__wehavethesedays.Weallknowtheproblemsof__32__andtheobjectsfallingfromwindowsaregettingworse.Wehave__33__lotsoflettersaboutsuchproblems.So__34__istimeforpossiblewaystoworkouttheseproblems.Somedog-ownersdon't___35__theirdogswellenough,andtheylettheirdogsmakemessontheroadsandingardens.Thismakestheenvironment__36__.Iwouldliketotellthedog-owners__37__theirbehavioristoobad,andatthesametimetheyare__38__peoplefeelunhappy.Weshouldkeeptheenvironment__39__.Itisreportthatsomepeople__40__rubbishoutofthewindows.Itisdangrousbecausefallingobjects__41__hurtothers.Itisagainstthelaw.Weshouldputupanoticetoteachpeoplenottodoso.Ifitisfound,wewillrecordthe__42__andaddressofthosepeoplewhothrowobjects.Then,awarningwillbegivenand__43__willbepunishedbylaw.Asafeandcomfortablelivingenvironmentisimportanttous.__44__wetryourbesttocareforourcommunity,itwillbeagoodplaceto__45__in.Thankyouforyourcoming.（）31．A．lessons

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D．teachMr.Kingisatallandstrongman.HeteachesP.E.inamiddleschool.Hewearsalongbeard（胡子）andtakesgoodofit.ItwasSundayyesterday.Therewasabigfootballmatchoftheyearontheplaygroundinthecentreofthecity.Mr.Kinglikesthegameverymuchandofcoursehewasgoingtowatchit.Withhisfriends'helphegotaticketafewdaysago.Afterbreakfasthehurriedtothebusstop,butalotofpeoplewerewaitingthere.Abuscameandhehardlygoton.Therewereplentyofpeopleinitanditwasdifficultforthemtoputtheirfeet.Hehadtogrip（抓?。゛backofthechair.Atthenextstopaboygotonthebus.Hewasshortandcouldn'tgripanything.Suddenlythebusstoppedandtheboyhardlyfelltothefloor.HelookedaroundandsawMr.King'sbeardandgrippedit.Themanfounditatonceandcalledout,"Letgooff（松開）mybeard,boy!""Areyougoingtogetoff,sir?"askedtheboy.()31.Mr.Kingisa___.A.playerB.runnerC.teacherD.driver()32.Mr.Kingwasgoingtowatchthematchbecause___.A.heteachesP.E.inamiddleschoolB.helikesfootballverymuchC.hehadalreadygotaticketD.hedidn'tgotoworkyesterday()33ItwasdifficultforMr.Kingtostandbecause___.A.hehaddrunktoomuchB.thebuswastoosmallC.hegotonthebustoolateD.itwasverycrowdedinthebus()34TheboygrippedMr.King'sbeardbecause___.A.hewasafraidtofallagainB.hewantedtomakethemanangryC.hehopedthemantofindaseatforhimD.hehopedthemantogetoffsoon()35.Mr.Kingwasafraid___,soheshoutedathim.A.theboywouldpullhimdownB.theboywouldhurthisbeardC.theboycouldbehurtagainD.theboywouldborrowhisticketOnce,inasmallvillage,livedafamilywitheightchildren.Twoofthechildrenloved36verymuch,butthefamilywassopoorthatitwasimpossibletosend37ofthemtostudyattheartcollegeatthesametime.Aftermanydiscussions,thetwoboysfinally38aplan.Theywouldtoss(拋)acoin.Theloserwouldgo39intothemines(煤礦)and,withhisearnings(賺得的錢),40hisbrotherstudyingatthecollege.Then,whenthebrotherwhowonthetossfinishedhisstudies,afterfouryears,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherstudyingatthe41JameswonthetossandJackwentdownintothemines.Jamesworkedwithallhisheartandhispaintingsweremuch42thanthoseofmostofhisteachers,andbythetimehe43,hewasbeginningtomakealotofmoneyforhispaintings.44Jamesreturned,thefamilyheldabigdinnerforhisgreatsuccess.Soonafterthemealbegan,James45upfromhisseattodrinkatoast(舉杯祝酒)tohisdear46Hesaid,"Jack,nowyoucangototheartcollegeandyour47willcometrue.Iwilltakecareofyou."ButJacksaid48,"Brother,thefouryearsinthemineshasdonetoomuchtomyhands,soit'stoo49NowIcan'tevenholdaglass."Toshowhisgreatloveandrespect,Jamesdrewhisbrother'shandswith50towardsthesky.Hecalledhisdrawing"ThePraying（祈禱）Hands",whichbecameveryfamousyearslater.（）36.A.paintingB.booksC.schoolD.money（）37.A.anyB.allC.bothD.neither（）38.A.lookedoutB.workedoutC.tookoutD.gotout（）39.A.offB.awayC.upD.down（）40.A.supportB.agreeC.followD.let（）41.A.homeB.mineC.collegeD.school（）42.A.betterB.worseC.cheaperD,older（）43.A.arrivedB.graduatedC.walkedD.waited（）44.A.BeforeB.WhenC.ThoughD.While（）45.A.pickedB.turnedC.lookedD.stood（）46.A.brotherB.sisterC.fatherD.mother（）47.A.wayB.ideaC.dreamD.practice（）48.A.happilyB.surprisedlyC.angrilyD.softly（）49.A.earlyB.lateC.goodD.helpful（）50.A.legsB.feetC.armsD.fingersIhavealwayslovedcars.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,Igotone,whichIregardedas(看作)myfavouritefriend.IcalleditVictor.Forthenextthreeyears,everythingIdidwasconnectedwith(與……有關)Victor.Ilivedahappylife.Butbecauseofmoneyproblems,IhadtosellVictor.Thenmylifebrokedown.WithoutVictor,Iwaslikeafishoutofwater.Threemonthslater,withtheencouragementofmyfriends,Idecidedtostartanewlife.Itriedandmadeit.Everythingwentwellagain.Losingmycarmademegrowup.Ihavelearnedthatlifewon’talwaysgoourway,butwecanchoosetobepositive(積極的)andmakethebestofit.36ofthecarVictorTimeofgettingthecar37graduatingfromcollegeReasonfor38thecartosomeoneBecauseofmoneyproblemsFeelingsoflosingthecarLikeafishoutof39Improvementfromtheexperience40won’talwaysgoourway.Wecanbepositive.36.37.38.39.40.MyfatherdiedwhenIwasafewmonthsold.Afterhisdeath,mymothermovedbacktoLouisville,Kentucky,where__35__hadgrownup.Welivedinasmallhousewithheroldersister,Marion,andtheirmother.Thiswasatimewhenbeingasingle__36___wasstillconsideredunusual.WhenIwassmall,therewasachildren’sbookcalledTheHappyFamily,anditwasarealpieceofwork.Dadworkedalldaylogattheoffice,Momcookedinthekitchen,andbrotherandsisteralwayshadfriendssleepingover.Theimageofthefamilyinthisbookwastypical(典型的)ofthetime.Itlooked__37___likemyfamily,butluckilythatwasn’tthewayIheardit.ThewaymyAuntMarionreadittomemadethestoryreally__38__.Kind-heartedandopen-minded,myauntwastheonewhoplayedbaseballwithme,whotookmehorsebackriding,whotookmetothefather-sondinnersandwhogavemelessonsonhowtodrive.Believingthatanything__39__wasprobablygoodfor,she__40__togetaloan(貸款)sothatIcouldgotoAfricatoworkasavolunteer,whichwasmymostimportantexperience.Asayounggirl,AuntMarionalwaysplannedtohavealargenumberofchildrenofherown,butshenevergotmarried.This__41__thatshewasfreetospendallhertimetakingcareofme.Manypeoplesaywehavealotincommon.Shealways__42__metodomybest.Shenever__43__tomakemebelievethatIcoulddoanythingwithmylifethatIwanted,ifIonlytriedhardenough.Formorethansixtyyears,AuntMariondidn’tandstilldon’tthinkofherself._44__sheisforcedtocomeuptothefront,myauntwillstandinthebackinfamilyphotos,andshedoesn’tthinkthathereffortshavemademuch__45___.Ihonormyaunt,whotaughtmethethingsmy__46___couldn’t.soeveryJuneforthepast40years,ingrowingthankfulnesstomyAuntMarion,I’vesentheraFather’sDaycard.（）35.A.I B.she C.he D.we（）36.A.man B.family C.parent D.child（）37.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something（）38.A.surprising B.boring C.sad D.funny（）39.A.interesting B.pleasant C.impossible D.unusual（）40.A.decided B.afforded C.offered D.prepared（）41.A.said B.meant C.proved D.showed（）42.A.allowed B.afforded C.offered D.forced（）43.A.hoped B.agreed C.stopped D.tailed（）44.A.Unless B.Although C.Since D.Before（）45.A.difference B.progress C.trouble D.sense（）46.A.Teachers B.mother C.father D.friendsEasterWhoneedsashoppingmallifyouhaveTaobao?”saysWangLin,28,awriterinBeijing.Taobao,China’slargestonlineshoppingsite(網(wǎng)上購物網(wǎng)站),hasbecomeanimportantpartofWangLin’slife.ShespendslotsofmoneyonTaobao.AgrowingnumberofChineseInternetuserslikeWanghavefoundthejoysofonlineshopping.Mostonlineshoppersarestudentsoryoungworkers.Morewomenshoponlinethanmen.Clothingandhome-useproducts（產(chǎn)品）arethemostpopularonline.Itwasreportedthatmorethan250billion（十億）yuanwasspentononlineshoppinglastyear,80%throughTaobao.Taobaomeans“l(fā)ookingfortreasure”inChinese.PeoplecanfindalmosteverythingtheyneedonTaobao,fromclothestobooks,fromcandiestoDVDplayers.Youmayquestionthesecurityofonlineshopping,WangLinsaid,“It’sverysafeandconvenient.Unlessyoureceivetheproductsfromthesellersandaresatisfiedwiththem,theshopownerwillnotgetthemoney.Youcanalsogetyourmoneybackifyouwanttoreturntheproducts.”()61.Taobaois____________.A.ashoppingmallB.home-useproducts C.anonlineshoppingsiteD.thenameofayounggirl()62.__________areshoppingmoreonline.A.Workers B.Parents C.Men D.Women()63_________wasoccupied(占據(jù))byTaobaoononlineshoppinglastyear.A.80%B.70% C.60% D.25%()64.Theunderlinedword“security”means_________.A.質量 B.安全 C.信譽D.用途()65Whichisthebesttitle（標題）ofthepassage?A.Onlineshoppers.B.OnlineshoppinginChina.C.Joysofonlineshopping.D.Let’sshoponline.Agooddictionaryis1importanttool(工具).Itwilltellyou2onlywhatawordmeansbut3howit4.Adictionaryneedstobeprintedagainabouteverytenyears.Languagesdevelop(發(fā)展)andagooddictionarymust5thesenewchanges. AnewEnglishdictionarywillonlytellyou6mostpeopleusethelanguagetoday.Itwillnottellyouwhatisright7wrong.Itmaytellyoutherighttimetouseaword.Ifonly8peopleuseaword,adictionarywill9tellyouthisornotlist(編列)it. 10dictionarywilltellyoumanyinterestingfacts.Ifyoutype(用打字機打)awordandthewordistoolong,11inyourdictionary.Alldictionariesshowyou12tobreak(拆開)aword.Andtheyalsoshowyouhowaword13 Everydictionary,ofcourse,tellsyouwhatawordmeans.Butsomewords,like“get”or“take”,mayhavelotsofmeanings(意思).Insomedictionaries,themain(主要的)meaningsareoftenlistedfirst.In14,thenewestmeaningsarelistedlast.Sobeforeyouuseyourdictionary,youshouldalways15thefrontpart.Thispartexplains16. Somedictionariesalsoshowyouwhereawordcomes17.Doyouknowthattheword“brand”(標記)comesfromanoldword?Thisoldwordmeans“toburn”.Thisisbecause18yearsagopeopleburnedtheirnamesontablesorboatstoshowwho19them.Theyalsoburnedtheirownnamesontheirfarmanimals20theywouldnotbestolen. Yourdictionaryalsohasalotofotherinterestingfactsinit.Afteryouhavelearnedtouseadictionary,itcanbecomeyourbestusefulbook.1、A．a(chǎn) B．a(chǎn)n C．the D．very2、A．no B．that C．not D．if3、A．too B．either C．yet D．a(chǎn)lso4、A．uses B．isusing C．isused D．used5、A．toshow B．show C．shows D．beshown6、A．how B．what C．why D．if7、A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．not8、A．a(chǎn)little B．many C．a(chǎn)few D．a(chǎn)lotof9、A．neither B．nor C．both D．either10、A．Every B．Some C．All D．Many11、A．lookupit B．lookforit C．lookitup D．lookitout12、A．when B．where C．why D．which13、A．speaks B．isspoke C．bespoken D．isspoken14、A．a(chǎn)nother B．theother C．others D．other15、A．see B．look C．watch D．read16、A．howuseit B．tohowuseit C．howtouseit D．tohowtouseit17、A．into B．up C．by D．from18、A．hundredsof B．hundredof C．a(chǎn)hundredof D．hundred19、A．builds B．makes C．build D．made20、A．when B．inorderto C．sothat D．beforeHenrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelingonhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood;Freshair;Horseriding;Walking;Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”“Thissoundslikeagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?”hisbestfriend,John,askedhim,“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?”“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid,“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”“Oh,what?”“Well,”hesaid.“ThefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”“What’swrongwiththat?”Jackasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”“Luckyyou!”“Youdon’tunderstand,”Henrysaid,“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Jacksaidloudly.“Andyouarecomplaining（抱怨）！“（抱怨）！“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“Onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn’tdaretostayfordinner!”Choosethebestanswer（根據(jù)短文內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福└鶕?jù)短文內容，選擇最恰當?shù)拇鸢福?)1.Henryusuallyspenthisholiday.A.InabigcityB.atWestHillFarmC.inhisofficeD.ontheseaside()2.HowdidHenryknowaboutthefarm?A.Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B.Hisbestfriendtoldhim.C.Hewrotetothefarmer.D.Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.()3.Inthesecondparagraph,theunderlinedword“advertisement”means.A.簡訊B.報告文學C.廣告D.啟事()4.Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause.A.hedidn’tlikethecountrylifeatallB.thefarmerdiedC.hisholidaywasoverD.hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer()5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Jackcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.B.Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.C.Henrycouldn’tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.D.Thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytoHenry.()6.Whichisthetitleforthepassage?A.WhataBeautifulFarm!B.HaveaGoodTime.C.ShortHolidays.D.HenryandtheFarmer.Johnlivedwithhismotherinaverybighouse,andwhenshe1,thehousebecametoobig2him,soheboughta3oneinthenextstreet.Therewasaverynice,oldclockinhis4house,andwhenthemancametotakehisthingstothenewhouse,Johnthought,“I’mnotgoingtoletthem5mybeautifuloldclockintheirtruck.Perhapstheywillbreakit,andthenitwillbeveryexpensivetorepairit.”Sohe6andbegantocarryitdowntheroadinhisarms. Itwasheavy,sohestoppedtwoorthreetimestohave7.Thensuddenlyasmallboycamealongtheroad.HestoppedandlookedatJohnfor8seconds.ThenhesaidtoJohn,“You’rea9,aren’tyou?10don’tyoubuyawatchlikeeveryoneelse?”1、A．worked B．studied C．died D．played2、A．a(chǎn)t B．with C．a(chǎn)bout D．for3、A．larger B．bigger C．nicer D．smaller4、A．second B．third C．first D．new5、A．tocarry B．bring C．totake D．carry6、A．pickeditup B．picksitup C．picksupit D．pickedupit7、A．a(chǎn)look B．a(chǎn)drink C．a(chǎn)walk D．a(chǎn)rest8、A．a(chǎn)few B．few C．little D．a(chǎn)little9、A．great B．fool（傻瓜）C．clever D．bright10、A．Where B．Why C．How D．WhenMyfriendMattandIarrivedattheActivityCentreonFridayevening.Theaccommodationwasn'twonderful，butwehadeverythingweneeded(beds，blankets，food)，andwewerepleasedtobeoutofthecityandinthefreshair.

OnSaturdaymorningwemettheothertenmembersofourgroup.Cameronhadcomealongwithtwofriends，KevinandSimon，whilesistersCaroleandLynnhadcomewithAmanda.ThereweresomeothermembersIdidn'tknow.Wehadcomefromdifferentplacesandnoneofusknewthearea.

Weknewweweregoingtospendtheweekendoutdoors，butnoneofuswassureexactlyhow.Halfofusspentthemorningcavingwhiletheotherswentrock-climbingandthenwechangedatlunchtime.MattandIwenttothecaves(巖洞)first.Climbingoutwasharderthangoingin，butafteragooddealofpushing，wewereoutatlast.Thoughwewerecoveredwithmud，wewerepleasedandexcitedbywhatwe'ddone.1.ThewriterspenttheSaturdaymorning_____.A.rock-climbingB.sleepingC.meetingfriendsD.caving2.Therewere_____membersinallinthewriter'sgroup.

A.6B.8C.l0D.123.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.someofthegrouphadbeentherebeforeB.thegrouphaddonerock-climbingmanytimes

C.someofthegroupalreadykneweachotherD.groupallcamefromthesamecity4.Thewritethoughtherweekendwas_____.

A.interestingB.relaxingC.frighteningD.unpleasant5.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.

A.thewriter'sfriendsattheActivityCentreB.thewriter'sexperienceattheActivityCentreC.outdoorsportsattheActivityCentreD.howtogorock-climbingandcaving

TherearemanywordsintheEnglishlanguage.Youwillnever1themeaningofeverywordinEnglish.Whenyouread,youwilloftenfindmany2youdonotknow.Youwillnothaveenoughtimeto3readingandtrytofindeverynewwordinadictionary. Sometimesyoucan4anewwordbecauseyouknowsomeofthepartsofthenewword.Forexample,ifawordends5theletters“er”,thatword6bethenameofaorathingthatdoesacertainaction（某個動作）.Awriterisapersonwhowrites.8itisnot9toknowthepartsofanewwordtounderstandit,10itwillhelpyoumanytimes.1、A．know B．learn C．find D．lookup2、A．books B．letters C．stories D．words3、A．stop B．enjoy C．keep D．start4、A．find B．get C．study D．guess5、A．in B．off C．up D．by6、A．can B．might（可能）C．should D．must7、A．friend B．boy C．person D．girl8、A．Then B．Now C．Yet D．Sometimes9、A．helpful B．useful C．enough D．good10、A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．so D．forAprofessorfromNewYorkUniversityoncewenttoaremoteareatodosomescienceresearch.Oneday,heatesomethingwrongandbecamesick,butitwastoofartogobacktothecity．“Ihavetoseeadoctor.”hesaidtoalocal．“HowcanIbesureofgettingagoodone?'’

“It’seasy,”wasthereply．“Everytimeadoctorlosesapatient,it’sourlawthathemustflyaballoonabovehisoffice．”Sohebeganhisseareh，Onedoctorflew20balloons.Abother30．Thentheprofessorfoundanofficethatwasflyingonlyfive，andwentin．

‘'You’llhavetowait．I’vebeenverybusy.”theyoungdoctortoldhim?！癐startedmybusinessonlyyesterday．”

1.Theprofessorwasfrom__________．A．Australia

B．Britain

C．Japan

D．America2．Theword“remote”inthefirstsentencemeans________

A．遙遠的

B．繁華的

C．附近的

D．城市的3.Hewantedtofindadoctorbeause__________

A.hewantedtodoscienceresearch

B．hewantedtoflyaballoon

C．hewantedospeaktoalocal

D．hebecamesick4．Theyoungdoctorwasthe_______doctortheprofessorfound．

A.first

B.second

C.third

D．fourth5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Theprofessorwenttotheremoteareatoseeadoctor

B．Thedoctorwhohadfiveballoonswasthebestone

C．Thedoctorhadfiveballoonsbecausehehadlostfivepatients。

D．Thelocaltoldtheprofessortoseethedoctorwithfiveballoons．Mr.Greenheardthatacertaingovernmentdepartment（政府部門）wantedaclerk（職員）,1hewroteand2theposition（職位）.Butwhilehewaswaitingfor3,afriendofhisintroduced（介紹）himtotheheadofthedepartment.Andtheheadatoncegavehim4. Severalmonths5,6Mr.Greenwasworkinginthedepartment,hegotaletterfromhisoldaddress.Thislettersaid:“DearSir, Weare7tohavetotellyouthatwecannotoffer（提供）youtheworkinthisdepartmentbecausewedonotthinkthatyouwould8dothejobsuccessfully（成功地）. YoursFaithfully,” Mr.Greenlaughed,butwhenhelookedatthelettermore9hewas10toseethathesigned（簽名）ithimself!1、A．but B．so C．or D．a(chǎn)nd2、A．goreadyfor B．lookedfor C．took D．a(chǎn)skedfor3、A．a(chǎn)nanswer B．hisfriend C．theposition D．thehead4、A．thepay B．theaddress C．thework D．a(chǎn)letter5、A．later B．a(chǎn)go C．before D．since6、A．so B．then C．while D．a(chǎn)fter7、A．happy B．sorry C．sure D．pleased8、A．haveto B．loveto C．begladto D．beableto9、A．quietly B．politely C．carefully D．quickly10、A．worried B．lucky C．sad D．surprised（驚奇的）Oneofthemostfamomscientiststostudyadaptations(適應能力)wasCharlesDarwin(達爾文)．HewasborninEnglandin1809．Hewasn’tthebeststudentinhisschool,butwhenhewas16,hisfathersenthimtoamedicalschool．Charleslikedspendingtimeoutdoorsobserving(觀察)naturemorethanattendingmedicalcalsses．Hedroppedoutwithoutgraduating．

Next,Charles’fathersenthimtoschooltobecomeaminister（牧師）.Thistimehemadeittograduation,Buthedidn’twanttodotheworkofaminister.Hisfriends

encouragedhimtofollowhisinterestinscience．

Aftergraduation,CharleswasinvitedtosailontheBeagleasanunpaidscientist．Hewasn’tthefirstchoice．buthewastheluckyonetogo．TheBeagle

wastotraveltoSoulthAmericaandthenaroundtheworld．Thecrew’staskwastomakemapsoftheplacestheyvisited.

OnDecember27th,1831.CharlesDarwinsailedfromEnglandontheBeagle。Thetripwasplannedtolasttwoyears。Infact,itlastedfive．Duringthistime,hesaw

manyamazingthings．HecollectedlotsofplantsandanimalsandtookthembacktoEnglandtostudy．

Twenty-threeyearslater,DarwinpublishedanscientificpaperwithanothermannamedWallace．Darwindescribedhowsomeanimalshaveadaptationsthathelpthemsurvive.They

arepassedonto，offspring(后代)．Darwin’sideasaboutadaptatiomstothestudyoflivingthings．36．Darwinwasveryinterestedin____________

A．a(chǎn)ttendingmedicalclasses

B.theworkofaministerC．sailingaroundtheworld

D．science37．TheBeaglewasa(an)___________．

A．ship

B．plane

Cplant

D-animal38．WhenDarwinpubishedthescientificpaper,hewas_____yearsold.A.twenty-three

B．twenty-two

C．forty-five

D．fifty39.Theunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphrefersto(指的是)_________.A．a(chǎn)daptations

B．DarwinandWallace

C.animals

D．Darwin'sideas40．Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Darwingraduatedfromamedicalschool.B．Someanimalshaveadaptationssothattheycansurvive.

C．Darwinpublishedthepaperbyhimself．D．DarwinwasfirstchosentosailontheBeagleIamapersonwhocangetangryeasily.ButsinceIreadanarticlefrommyEnglishteacher,things36alot.Iam37ataboarding(寄宿的)school,soI38lear