九年级下学期英语完型填空与阅读理解(十八)

九年级下学期英语完型填空与阅读理解（十八）

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Jack complained(抱怨) how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” he said, “ I 1 my dictionary in a shop. Because it was a present from my friend, I spent twice of its cost on the advertisement, but didn’t get it back.”

“How did you 2 your advertisement?” asked Tom.

“Here it is,” said Jack, taking out a piece of 3 from a newspaper. Tom took it and 4 , “Lost in the city shop last Sunday evening, an English-French dictionary. The one 5 finds it will get ten dollars by leaving it at No. 10 Water Street.”

“Now,”said Tom, “I don’t think it can work. The way in which the words are organized is very important. Let us try 6 your dictionary again, and if it can’t bring your dictionary back, I’ll buy you a new one.”

He then wrote, “ If the man who was seen to take a dictionary from the city shop last Sunday evening doesn’t want to 7 trouble, he will return the dictionary to No.

10 Water Street. We know who he is.”

On the next morning ,in the doorway Jack was 8 to find at least twelve dictionaries. His own was among them. Many of them had 9 on them saying that they had been taken 10 mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

( )1. A. bought B. lost C. found D. had

( )2. A. sign B. say C. write D. give

( )3. A. message B. article C. advertisement D. report ( )4. A. saw B. read C. watched D. looked at ( )5. A. which B. where C. whom D. who

( )6. A. to B. in C. for D. from

( )7. A. get into B. get out of C. give any D. bring any ( )8. A. happy B. surprised C. interested D. surprised ( )9. A. notes B. a note

C. a message

D. a piece of paper

( )10. A.at B. in C. by D. with

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Some students dream of being scientists, some want to be teachers, and others may want to be doctors. Different people have different kinds of dream jobs. What’s your dream job? Do you want to be an island caretakers（管理员）? If your answer is yes, here’s a dream job for you.

In Scottish, there is an island called Inchcolm. The island is in need of a manager. The Scottish government advertises for the job. It offers more than ￡20,000 for the

future manager every year.

There aren’t any people living on the beautiful island. But you won’t feel lonely you stay here. Around 20,000 people visit the island every year. There are also many seals which live on the island. The new manager will live and work on the island eight months a year with another member of staff.

“You have the whole island. In the evenings you can enjoy beautiful views and the peaceful island. You will feel relaxed when you stay here. I promise that you will fall in love with the beautiful island, said the spokesperson from the Scottish government. “Living on the island offers an adventure and the chance to experience new things,”the spokesperson added.

1. The island needs a .

A. scientist

B. teacher

C. doctor

D. manager

2. If you work as the future manager for two years, you can earn more

than .

A.￡10,000

B.￡20,000

C.￡30,000

D.￡40,000

3. After reading the passage, we can know .

A. there are some people living on the island

B. the future manager will work alone on the island

C. how many people visit the island every year

D. there aren’t any seals on the island

4. The new manager will live and work on the island .

A. four months a year

B. six months a year

C. eight months a year

D. ten months a year

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Different Kinds of Jobs

B. A Beautiful Island Called Inchcolm

C. A Dream Job as an Island Caretaker

D. A Chance to Visit Scottish

C

Running on Top of the World

Twenty-seven runners from around the world recently ran a marathon on one of the most remote (偏僻的) and icy places on the earth-the North Pole.

On April 8, 2011, competitors from around the world met at the North Pole. 1

Runners flew to Norway from countries around the world. 2 The marathon was supposed to be held on April 7, but it was put off by one day because of a problem with the airport runway. 3 .

The North Pole Marathon was organized by a man from Ireland named Richard Donvan. 4 . Since then, seven marathons have taken place and 188 people from 33 different countries around the world have taken part. He has also