九年级英语培优素质测试题I.完形填空（15小题，每小题2分，共30分）WhatdoChinesecollegegraduateshaveincommonwithants?Thebook“AntFamily”isaboutthe1ofsomeyoungpeoplewhogotoBeijingafterleavinguniversity.Thebook,whichisbasedontwoyearsoninterviews2about600low-incomecollegegraduatesinBeijing,3inmid-September.Thesettingof4isseveralso-called“villagesforcollegestudents”inoutskirtsofBeijing,wherealargenumberofcollegegraduates5.Mostofthesegraduates6smallormedium-sizedbusinesses,gettinglessthen2,000yuanamonth.Theylivetogetherbecauseit’scheap.Manyofthemtravelseveral7adayforshort-termjobsorjobinterviews.8thebook,around60%ofthesecollegegraduatesare9ruralareasandsmallertownsaroundChina..Backhome,manyofthemare10oftheirfamiliesandpossiblythebesthopeforthefamily.Manyofthem11theirjobsduringthefinancialcrisisinlate2022.DengKun,a24-year-oldcollegegraduate,isan“ant”featuredinthebook.12__graduatingfromhisuniversityinYunnanProvince,he13BeijingandlivedinTangjialingwhichisasmallvillage20kmfromTian’anmenSquarebecauseofthelow14oflivingthere.Thoughhehadmanysetbacksoverthepasttwoyears,heisstill15.Thankstothisbook,theideaof“antfamily”hasbeenwidelyknownamongChinesecollegegraduates.1.A.lifeB.timeC.dreamD.work2.A.forB.amongC.withD.without3.A.camedownB.camealongC.cametrueD.cameout4.A.thegraduatesB.thebookC.thevillageD.Beijing5.A.playB.liveC.travelD.study6.A.lookforB.workforC.waitforD.thinkfor7.A.minutesB.secondsC.timesD.hours8.A.AccordingtoB.ThankstoC.BecauseofD.Insteadof9.A.toB.inC.fromD.with10.A.theinstanceB.theprideC.featureD.character11.A.gotB.lostC.leftD.forgot12.A.ForB.IfC.BeforeD.After13.A.cametoB.movedtoC.visitedD.toured14.A.priceB.situationC.costD.pay15.A.hopefulB.disappointedC.excitedD.sadII.阅读理解（10小题，每小题2分，共20分）6(A)Fishhaveears.Really.They'requitesmallandhavenoopeningtotheoutsideworldcarryingsoundthroughthebody.Forthepastsevenyears,SimonThorrold,auniversityprofessor,hasbeenexaminingfishears,smallroundearbonescalledotoliths. Asfishgrow,sodotheirotoliths.Eachday,theirotolithsgainaringofcalciumcarbonate(碳酸钙).Bylookingthroughamicroscopeandcountingtheserings,Thorroldcandeterminetheexactageofayoungfish.Asafishgetsolder,itsotolithsnolongergetdailyrings.Instead,theygetyearlyrings,whichcanalsobecounted,givinginformationaboutthefish'sage,justlikethegrowthringsofatree. Ringcountingisnothingnewtofishscientists.ButThorroldhasturnedtoanewdirection.They'reexaminingthechemicalelementsofeachotolithring. Thedailyringgivesusthetime,butchemistrytellsusabouttheenvironmentinwhichthefishswamonanygivenday.Theseelementstellusaboutthechemistryofthewaterthatthefishwasin.Italsosayssomethingaboutwatertemperature,whichdetermineshowmuchoftheseelementswillgatherwithineachotolithring. Thorroldcantell,forexample,ifafishspenttimeintheopenoceanbeforeenteringthelesssaltywaterofcoastalareas.Hecanbasicallytellwherefisharespendingtheirtimeatanygivenstageofhistory. InthecaseoftheAtlanticcroaker,apopularsaltwaterfoodfish,Thorroldandhisassistanthavesuccessfullyfollowedthetravellingofyoungfishfrommid-oceantothecoast,ajourneyofmanyhundredsofmiles. Thisisimportanttomanagersinthefishindustry,whoknownearlynothingaboutthewhereaboutsoftheyoungfishformostfoodfishintheocean.Eagertolearnabouthistechnology,fishscientistsarenowlendingThorroldtheirears.16.Whatcanwelearnaboutfishearsfromthetext? A.Theyaresmallsoftrings.B.Theyareopeningsonlyonfoodfish. C.Theyarenotseenfromtheoutside.D.Theyarenotusedtoreceivesound.17.Whydoesthewritercomparethefishtotrees? A.Treesgainagrowthringeachday.B.Treesalsohaveotoliths. C.Theirgrowthringsareverysmall.D.Theybothhavegrowthrings.18.TheAtlanticcroakeris___________.A.afishresearchB.afishingcompanyC.anoceanareaD.afish19.Whyisitimportanttostudythechemistryofotolithrings? A.Theelementsoftheotolithscantellthehistoryofthesea. B.Chemicalcontentsofotolithscantellhowfastfishcanswim. C.Wecanknowmoreaboutfishandtheirlivingenvironment. D.Scientistscanknowexactlyhowoldafishis.620.Howwouldyouunderstand“fishscientistsarenowlendingThorroldtheirears”? A.TheyareveryinterestedinThorrold'sresearchfindings. B.Theywanttoknowwheretheycanfindfish. C.Theylendtheirfishforchemicalstudies. D.TheywonderifThorroldcanfindgrowthringsfromtheirears.(B)ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearned$150,000ayeardesigningnewcomputergames,yethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacheckcard.Instead,hehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.HeworksforasmallfirminLiverpool,wheremostyoungpeopleofhisagearefindingjobs.David’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Thoughhehashighpayment,hecannotdriveacar,orgetcreditcards.Davidgothisjobfourmonthsago,ayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-Levels(普通成绩)andworkingforatimeinacomputershop.“IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprograms,”hesaid.“Isuppose$150,000soundsalotbutIhopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.”Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothes,andgiveshismother$20aweekasheliveswithhisparents.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.“Unfortunately,computingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschool,”hesaid.“ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetime.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyoung,anyway.IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirementisapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.21.whyisDavidsodifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?A.Hehasgotajob.B.HelivesathomewithhisparentsC.Hedoesnotgetoutmuch.D.Heearnsahighpayment22.David’sgreatestproblemisthat_____.A.hecan’tbetreatedasanadult(grown-up)bythebankB.hecan’tmakeasmanygamesashewishesC.hedoesn’tknowwhattobuywiththemoneyD.heistooyoungtodriveacar23.Hewasemployedbythecompanybecause_____A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.heiscleverandworkshardathislessonsD.hehadlearntcomputerfrombooksandmagazines24.HeleftschoolaftertakingsixO-Levelsbecause____.A.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingB.hedidn’tenjoy6schoolC.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney.25.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?A.Hethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell.B.Hewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionaire.C.OnehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprogramsD.Hethinkshisfirmmightclosedown.III.阅读信息题：根据短文内容，找出相关信息，完成表格（5小题，每小题1分，共5分）Scientistssaidthatinthepast100years,astheglobaltemperatureswentupby0.74℃,thetemperatureinNorthChinahadclimbed1.4℃inonly50years.Chinaneedstotocutcarbondioxide(二氧化碳)emission(排放),becauseit'sthemainreasonforglobalwarming.ThegoodnewsisthatChinahasseentheimportanceofgoinggreen. Canyouslowdownglobalwarming?Sure!Herearesomeadvice. ▲Buyfewerclothesthatareunnecessary.Wearingyourbrother's,sister'sordad'soldT-shirtsmeansyousavetheenergy. ▲Changeyourlightbulbs.Useenergy-savinglightbulbs.Anddon'tforgettoturnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoomandturnoffyourtelevisionandcomputerwhentheyarenotinuse! ▲Takethebus.Takingabussavesalotofoileveryyear. ▲Saynotoplasticbags.Thenexttimeyougotothemarket,usebaskets. ▲Openawindow.Don'tusetheairconditioner(空调),andletsomefreshairin.Whenyouhavetousetheconditioner,setthetemperaturehigherinthesummerandlowerinthewintertosaveenergy. Makesmallchangesinyourdailylife.Don'tuseone-offcups,bagsorboxes.It'stimeforallofustodosomethingtosavetheearth.6ThereasonforglobalwarmingToomuchcarbondioxideintheairHowto26theearth1.Wear27clothes.2.Useenergy-savinglightbulbsand28toturnoffthelightswhenyouleavearoom.3.Takethebus.4.Use29insteadofplasticbagswhenshopping.5.Trytousetheairconditioner30.IV.短文填空（10小题，每小题2分，共20分）travel,nation,video,ill,we,mix,find,other,know,becauseSomeof31standoutfromthecrowds.Butfewareasspecialasthisall-blackpenguin.AndrewEvans,a32Geographicphotographer,sawtheblackpenguinontheislandofSouthGeorgiaintheAntarctic.(南极)Hewastherewithagroupof33towatchlocalwildlife.Hetookpicturesand34ofit.Theblackpenguinshowed“nodifferentbehaviorthanofhisfellowpenguins.Infact,heseemed35well,”EvanswroteonaNationalGeographicblog.Almostallofthepenguinswehaveseenareblackandwhite.Biologyexpertssaythispenguinisdifferent36itissufferingfromaspecial37.Theillnessturnshisskinblack.Aboutoneinevery250,000penguinshastheillness,butno38all-blackoneshavebeen39before.Becausetheyarerare,verylittleis40aboutall-blackpenguins.6答案I.完形：1-5ACDBB6-10BDACB11-15BDACAII.阅读：16-20CDDCA21-25ＤABCAIII.阅读信息题：26.save27.used28.remember29.baskets30.lessIV.短文填空：31.us32.National33.travelers34.videos35.tomix36.because37.illness38.other39.found40.known6
