D.thought he had many reasons to live in the world
( ) 63.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this
passage?
A.The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career.
B.The name “Apple” helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden.
C.If you can’t find the career you love, give it up and try
another one.
D.People remember Jobs because of his achievements. Passage 2
Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last
possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat.
There is no place here for you.”
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!” Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even notice when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”
（ ）64.What would happen to the island?
A.It would grow bigger. B.It would sink.
C.It drove feelings away. D.All the feelings lived.
（ ）65.Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he? A.Yes, he did. B.Yes, he didn’t. C.No, he didn’t. D.No, he did.
( )66. Why didn’t Happiness help Love?
A.Because Happiness didn’t like Love.
B.Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her.
C.Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her. D.Because she needed to be by herself.
（ ）67.Who helped Love out of danger?
A. Sadness. B. Knowledge. C. Happiness. D. Time.
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（ ）78.What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?
A.令人喜爱的 B.珍贵的 C.吸引人的 D.有爱心的
Passage 3
We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly tests to see the progress you' re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.
As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.
Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day
we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits’ organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.
We try to give our students the best possible experience of English
and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!
We hope that you' ll enjoy a course with us, too. If you' re
interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices.' The course must be paid for one month before it begins.
（ ）69. The shortest summer English course will last for
A. two weeks B. four weeks C. six weeks D. eight weeks
（ ）70. Which of the following is TRUE about the summer English
courses?
A. The students have to take an entrance test. B. Each class has two or three groups of students. C. All the teachers are young but very experienced. D. Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress.
（ ）71. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Accommodation and food.
B. Why the students enjoy themselves.
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C. Sightseeing and other activities after class.
D. The most interesting part of the summer English courses.
（ ）72. If you want to take part in the course, you must __ first. A. pay for a one-month course B. fill in the application form
C. choose an American family D. learn about American culture
（ ）73. The passage is a __
A. guide to Los Angeles B. description of life in Los Angeles
C. description often English course D. newspaper article on language learning
Passage 4 What’s in Schoolbags? 181614121086420US Students’ Americans’ Favorite Travel Place F E A D ABCD A B C D E E C B Note 1 A: Computers B: Note 2 Calculators A: Beach B: Tourist city C: iPhones D: Printers E: MP3 C: National park D: Cruise E: Theme park F: Adventure trip players American Reading 4035302520151050□Men ■Women A B C D E ABCDE Note 3 A: Mystery and detective books B: Science fictions C: Novels D: Love stories E: Comics （ ）74. Most American students take ________ in their schoolbags. A.computers B.calculators C.iPhones D.MP3 players
（ ）75. American men like reading __________ most and American women dislike
reading ________ most.
A.science fictions, love stories
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B.mystery and detective books, love stories C.mystery and detective books, comics D.love stories, novels
（ ）76. People who like going to theme parks are ________ those who like
tourist cities.
A.more than B.fewer than C.less than D.the same as
（ ）77. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.American men like love stories better than comics.
B.American women like reading novels better than science fictions. C.The number of the Americans who like adventure trips is the largest. D.US students prefer MP3 players to iPhones. （ ）78. What’s the passage about?
A.An ad. B.A diary. C. A survey. D. An invitation.
Passage 5 根据短文内容回答短文后面的问题。
A new study on students’ sleeping habits says that more than 70% of students do not get enough (1)________________.
Researchers found that primary school students got about 9 hours’ sleep a night; middle school students got about 8 hours’ sleep a night; and senior high school students(高中生) slept for about 7 hours a night. In some places, things are even worse. None of those sleeping periods are enough for each group. Insufficient (不足的)sleep can cause all kinds problems in children and teenagers.
In fact, it will be better for the students to get up later in the morning. This year, we have made lots of rules to lighten the students’ burden(减负) in our province. We have asked primary schools, middle schools and senior high schools to change their schedules in order that students could get more sleep. For each group, for example, their time at school can’t be longer than 6, 7 or 8 hours; they can’t spend more than 1, 1.5 or 2 hours on homework. Now the students can get to school later than before. They can have enough sleep and more hours to do whatever they like.
任务一：79. What’s the new study about?
__________________________________________________. 任务二：80. How long did middle school students sleep each night
according to the study?
____________________________________________________.
任务三：81. What will happen if children don’t have enough sleep?
____________________________________________________.
任务四：82.在文中划线部分（1）的空白处填入一个可以说明所谈论话题
的英语单词。
任务五：83.将文中划线部分改为：In fact, _________________ in the morning will be better for the students.
Passage 6 阅读短文，回答问题
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The Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City(紫禁城), stands in the center of Beijing and was the home of China’s emperors for over 500 years. The last emperor to live there was Puyi. While the emperors ruled, no commoners（平民）or foreigners were allowed to enter the grounds without special permission.
The Forbidden City was built between 1406 and 1420. The palace grounds cover an area of 720,000 square meters. And it has a six-meter，deep moat(护城河) and ten-meter high walls around it. These walls were built high and strong to protect the Forbidden City. There are gardens and a few lakes around it.
The Forbidden City has 800 buildings and 9999 rooms. You can see some of the best features of Chinese architecture(建筑风格). The beautiful palaces and buildings are now used as public museums, and nobody lives in it now. Today it remains a symbol of Chinese sovereignty(君权).
84. Where is the Forbidden City?
____________________________________________________
85. When did Chinese people begin to build the Forbidden City?
_______________________________________________________ 86. How many buildings are there in the Forbidden City? ______________________________________________________ 87. Is there anybody living in the Forbidden City today? _________________________________________________________ 88. What is the Forbidden City used as now?
__________________________________________________________
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辽宁省凌源市刀尔登中学2013届九年级上学期知识竞赛英语试题
