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）AJack 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 noteC. a messageD. a piece of paper( )10. A.at B. in C. by D. withBSome 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 thefuture 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. scientistB. teacherC. doctorD. manager2. If you work as the future manager for two years, you can earn morethan .A.￡10,000B.￡20,000C.￡30,000D.￡40,0003. After reading the passage, we can know .A. there are some people living on the islandB. the future manager will work alone on the islandC. how many people visit the island every yearD. there aren’t any seals on the island4. The new manager will live and work on the island .A. four months a yearB. six months a yearC. eight months a yearD. ten months a year5. What’s the best title for the passage?A. Different Kinds of JobsB. A Beautiful Island Called InchcolmC. A Dream Job as an Island CaretakerD. A Chance to Visit ScottishCRunning on Top of the WorldTwenty-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. 1Runners 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 alsoorganized a marathon on the South Pole called the Antarctic Ice Marathon.Canada had a runner in the North Pole Marathon. His name is Glenn Harkness. He is the director of the Boys and Girls Club of Hamilton. 5 Glenn Harkness called his raising campaign “On Top of the World”.Harkness came the 11th place, taking six hours and 18 minutes to run the whole 42 kilometers. The winner of the race was Istvan Toth from Hungary, who ran it in four hours and 54 minutes.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.DYuri Gagarin was born in a town west of Moscow on March 9,1934. As a school boy, young Gagarin was intelligent and hard-working. His math teacher was a pilot during the World War, Ⅱ. He had a deep impression on him.Later, he went to a technical school, He spent most of his time learning to fly a small plane. In 1955, after graduating from his school, he entered a military （军事的）flight training school.In 1960, Gagarin was selected as one of 20 astronauts for the space program of his country. Along with the others, he had a lot of tests of his physical and mental abilities. He was the best.On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth for 108 minutes. He was the first spaceman to see that the earth was indeed round and indeed mostly water. After returning safely, Gagarin became a hero in his country, and people in other countries also showed great interest in his flight.After that, Gagarin never went into space again, but he trained other astronauts, including the first woman into space. On March 27, 1968, tragedy came. The first spaceman died in a plane crash(失事) because of bad weather.阅读短文，按要求完成下列各题。