九年级快乐英语及名著阅读知识竞赛试题3

海丰中学九年级课外阅读知识竞赛试题

（2013年9月）

班级：_________ 姓名：_________ 得分：_________

一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Abraham Lincoln’life

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809.____1____ a boy , he shared a one-room cottage（小屋） with his sister and parents. There was one door, one window and a ____2____ floor in this cottage . In 1816, the family _____3_____to Indiana . Lincoln’s mother died ____4____ after they arrived in Indiana .

Lincoln helped his father with the hard work on his family’s farm.____5_____the age of 19, he had grown tall. There were _____6____schools where he lived .With so much work to do at home , there was ____7_____ time for schooling . He was at school for ____8_____ one year and he taught himself by reading borrowed _____9_____ and newspapers .

Lincoln’s family moved to Illinois in 1830. He found ___10_____in the town of New Salem as a store clerk. In 1834, Lincoln won election to the Illinois State Legislature. This was ____11_____ of his political career.（政治生涯）Lincoln moved to Springfield , the state capital, and began to study ____12____. In 1846,Lincoln won election to the U.S.House of representative . After his term in Congress ____13_____, he became a respected （受人尊敬的）lawyer in Illinois .

In Springfield , Lincoln met and ____14_____ Mary Todd. The couple had four boys.. Three of the boys died before they reached adulthood （成年）. The children’s deaths brought the Lincolns much _____15______.

( ) 1. A. To B. As C. For D. With

( ) 2. A. clean B. bright C. dirty D. nice

( ) 3. A. moved B. left C. arrived D. reach

( ) 4. A. short B. shortly C. soon D. later

( ) 5. A. At B. In C. On D. By

( ) 6. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

( ) 7. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

( ) 8. A. more than B. less than C. over D. about

( ) 9. A. books B. newspapers C. magazines D. articles

( ) 10. A. work B. a job C. wife D. girl

( ) 11. A. the begin B. the beginning C. the end D. the ending

( ) 12. A. politics B. English C. law D. Chinese

( ) 13. A. began B.ended C. beginning D. ending

( ) 14. A. married B. married with C. was married D. was married with

( ) 15. A. happy B. happiness C. joy D. sorrow.

二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A.

In Korea, a shamanis is called a Mu-dong and therefore the Koream Shaman(萨满) Dance is also called Mu-dong Dance . Shamanism was popular throughout Korean’s long history . Even one to two hundred years ago , when people were sick , they called in a shaman instead of a doctor. Nowadays, the number of shamans is reduced , but they still exist .

Traditionally , people called a shaman when they faced bad things because a shaman was believed to be powerful enough to prevent a misfortune . （灾祸）The shaman then came to their home and performed a religious ceremony .（宗教仪式）During the performance , there are dancing and shouting . The

movement of the shaman dance in simple . There is just jumping and turning . If a shaman feels some ecstasy .（狂喜） She starts a special dance called “Dance on the Blade”

She dances on the blade of a sword （剑）bare-footed .(光脚的) Unbelievably ,a shaman doesn’t bleed at all.

Nowadays , people don’t call in a shaman any more. But I think the shaman dance should be preserved because it is one of the cultural traditions of our long history .

( ) 1. People called a shaman when they ________

A.held a party and wanted to see a performance

B.needed an operation on a patient

C.faced something bad

D.danced and shouted

( ) 2. Nowadays , people don’t call in a shaman any more because _____

A.they don’t believe in them

B.the number of shamans is reduced

C.people feel well

D.there are no shamans in Korea

( ) 3. The writer thinks _____________

A.Shamanism was unpopular throughout Korean’s long history

B.The movement of the shaman dance in complicated.

C.the shaman dance should be preserved

D.Nowadays, the number of shamans is reduced , but they still don’t exist .

B

One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a well . the animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do . Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up and it just wasn’t worth to save the donkey . So , he decided to bury （埋）it !

He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him . They all took a shovel （铲子） and began to shovel dirt into the well . At first , the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly , then slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard .