九年级英语能力提升测试题3

九年级英语能力提升测试题3AAbout 10 years ago, I started a job as a trainer . In one of my first classes, the head trainer told a very 16 story that I would like to share with you.He began by drawing a 17 standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting,he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle.He asked the question, "Can anyone tell me what this is?" In a long silence, one guy decided to 18 his idea, "the world?" The trainer said, "That's close and this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle you have all the things that are 19 to you. Your home, your family, your friends and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any 20 or conflict. ""Can anyone tell me what happens when you step 21 this circle?" A strong silence came over the room. The same eager guy announced, "You are afraid. " 22 guy said, "You make mistakes. " The silence continued and the trainer smiled and said,"When you make mistakes, 23 can the result be?" The first guy shouted, "You 24 something. ""Exactly, you are learning. " The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow25 from the man directly to the outside of the circle. He continued to say, "When you leave your Comfort Zone you put 26 out there, in front of the world to be in situations that you are not 27 with. The end result is that you have learned 28 that you did not know and you expand your knowledge to become a better person. " He turned again to the board and drew a 29 circle around the original circle, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house, etc."The moral of the story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone, you will30 be able to expand your horizons and learn. When you step out of your Comfort Zone you will finally make your circle bigger and your mind grow stronger, and all in all a better person. " （）16. A. moving B. educational C. interesting D. surprising（）17. A. man B. lamp C. horse D. tree（）18. A. take B. argue C. write D. show（）19. A. important B. strange C. friendly D. useless（）20. A. noise B. disagreement C. danger D. argument（）21. A. forward B. back C. out of D. into（）22. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. The other（）23. A. how B. which C. where D. what（）24. A. lose B. learn C. want D. miss（）25. A. leaving B. flying C. pointing D. connecting（）26. A. yourself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves（）27. A. busy B. strict C. popular D. comfortable（）28. A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something（）29. A. small B. smaller C. big D. bigger（）30. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. alwaysBOur town is in the eastern part of our country. Once a year we elect a girl to show howbeautiful and great our town is .All the girls are eager to get this position in an effort to become popular.It was not an easy choice this year ,since there were eight girls to choose from .The elder judge finally decided that either Sara or May would get the position .Both girls were beautiful with extraordinary appearance .Besides ,they had a good education and cared about how pollution had a bad effect on the earth .Most important ,both girls got up early to eat eggs at their breakfast .Eggs were important to people of the east because our economy depended mainly on the production of eggs.“Either girl will win,” my father said. “But someone will cry in the end.”“Either will be fine,” I said. “They are both great girls.”The final round was held at the east edge of our town .Sara lived nearby so she did not need to get up early to arrive .However, she was the first person there. “You know what they say about the early bird,” she said with a smile.However, May arrived fifteen minutes late to the competition. “It’s the taxi driver’s fault,” she said . “I told him to head east, but he was in one ear and thought I said Bread Cheese .” You know, Bread Cheese was the name of our neighboring town.I thought May would certainly lose because she was late ,but to my surprise ,she turned out to be this year’s winner .The judges liked her answer to their last question, “If you could have anything in the world, what would it be ?” Sara had replied, “World peace.” May, on the other hand ,said, “Better market to have our eggs sell well.”1.Why was it difficult to make a choice this year?A．The girls just looked alike.B．People had to choose from eight girls.C．All the girls wanted to get the position.D．The judges couldn’t agree with each other.2.In the passage the underlined sentence “You know what they say about the early bird.” means .A．she liked the early bird very muchB．she was sure that she would succeedC．she lived nearby ,so she should get there earlyD．she wanted to show off her good language knowledge3.According to the passage ,which of the following maps is correct?our country our town the site for final round Bread Cheese4.Why was May chosen in the end?(5分)_______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________CIT was named the worst place in Britain to live. But now Hull has beenselected as one of the world’s top 10 citi es to visit in travel guidecompany Rough Guides’ list.The city in the English county of Yorkshire was honored 12 years afterthe book Crap Towns named it as the worst place in Britain to live. Butwhy has the opinion of Hull changed so much? One of the biggestreasons is the appreciation (赞赏) of its many cultural attractions, just intime for Hull to be the UK’s City of Culture in 2017.On its website, Rough Guides explained why it had chosen Hull in its list.“It’ll be full of new hotels and restaurants, and even more of that home-grown creativity (创造力) the city has always had,” It wrote.“There are atmospheric (有情调的) old-timey pubs, eight excellent museums and a beautiful Old Town.”Indeed, Hull is famous for its historical pubs, like Ye Olde White Harte, the place where the decision to start the English Civil Wars of 1642 to 1651 was taken. But it is not just known as a city of pubs nowadays.Hull is now praised for its buildings, too, like the interesting design of the Scale Lane Bridge, known as the “p inball flipper (弹球板)” because it looks like part of a pinball machine. Hull’s biggest tourist attraction, the aquarium and museum known as “The Deep”, is also well -known for the design of its glass and aluminum (铝) building. The aquarium, which opened in 2002, was designed by Sir Terry Farrell to look like a big shark’s head.This year’s cultural events will end with the 2016 September Freedom Festival, when the whole city will be turned into a stage for performers and artists from Sept 2 to 4. The event’s website describes it as a mixture of “theater, music, comedy, poetry (诗歌) and outdoor performance aimed at a wide audience of all ages”. What could be a better way to celebrate the city’s amazing journey from bottom to top?1.According to the text, Hull ______.A. can now be found in the English book Crap TownsB. is just famous for its old-fashioned pubsC. has made its name with its new hotels and restaurantsD. has made a lot of improvements in its cultural scene2. According to the author, the buildings in Hull ______.A. have attracted people with their designsB. have been rebuilt on the sites of historical buildingsC. have all been inspired by animals in their designsD. are known for their special building materials3. What can we conclude about the September Freedom Festival?A. All the performances will be staged indoors.B. The event will offer a great variety of performances.C. Hull organizes similar cultural events all year round.D. Young people will be the main audience for this event.4. The author wrote this article mainly to ______.A. tell people not to miss Hull when they tour the UKB. ask other cities to learn from Hull’s experienceC. explain what is behind Hull’s big changeD. invite people to join in with the 2016 September Freedom FestivalD．用下列单词的适当形式填空（每题1分，共5分）circle , it, noise , friend , minute1、When the math teacher went into the classroom, the students were talking .2. This novel is educational.But it is too old.3. The people in Shanghai are_________ to visitors from all over the world.4.It is about 20 bus ride from my home to school.5.Our geography teacher said the earth around the sun.E．根据中文填空（本题共10小题，每题1分）。