天门杭州九年级英语培优试卷（五）一．完形填空(A)My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful __1___with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian ___2__very much.On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the ___3___they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot ___4___ took over four hours. I was very ___5___when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were ___6___to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?” Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very ___7___ I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself ___8__—my mouth was on fire! I started to cough （咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t ___9___how spicy (辛辣的) it was!I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the ___10___in the world! ( )1.A. town B. city C. country D. restaurant( )2.A. food B. scenes C. people D. costumes( )3.A. palace B. hotel C. airport D. entrance( )4.A. sail B. walk C. drive D. ride( )5.A. hungry B. curious C. cheerful D. nervous( )6.A.sh ocked B. surprised C. bored D. tired( )7.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. gently( )8.A. burning B. watering C. crying D. smiling( )9.A. feel B. believe C. think D. know( )10. A. diet B. luck C. time D. Money(B)Do you know anything about the invention of the bar code (条形码)?A small food store owner found it was __1__ to keep records of the product information.In 1948，he asked the Drexel Institute of Technology to solve this __2__．Bernard Silver，a graduate student，was interested.He and his friend Norman Joseph Woodland __3__ to work on it.Soon，they invented their first working system (系统)．The system did work __4__，but it was very expensive and sometimes the system didn't work well.If the invention was to become __5__ in stores，the problems had to be solved.Finally，Woodland solved __6__．The patent (专利权) for the bar code system was __7__ for by Silver and Woodland in 1949，but the patent was not given until 1952.__8__ this patent was given，the system was still not popular among store owners.In 1970，a business named Logicon Inc __9__ the Universal Grocery Products Identification Code (食品工业统一码)．Marsh Supermarket in Troy was the first store to __10__ this bar code reading system.It has become very popular ever since，and now it's used in all types of stores all over the world.( ) 1.A.easy B．difficult C．interesting D．boring( ) 2.A.plan B．problem C．project D．doubt( ) 3.A.started B．continued C．refused D．failed( ) 4.A.at first B．for example C．on time D．in person( ) 5.A.lively B．cheap C．direct D．popular( ) 6.A.it B．him C．her D．them( ) 7.A.asked B．offered C．made D．divided( ) 8.A.Unless B．Although C．If D．Since( ) 9.A.found B．mentioned C．invented D．Remained( ) 10. A. give up B. put up C. set up D. clean up二．阅读理解。

(A)A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining（抱怨）about the stress（压力）in their work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot ofcoffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the teacher said, “Have you noticed all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the cheap ones? It’s OK for you to want only the best for yoursleves, but that is why you have the stress in your work and life even if you’re very successful now.”“All of you really wanted the coffee, not the cups, but you chose the best cups and were eyeing each other’s cups.”“Now think about thi s: life is the coffee, and money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold life. They do not change the quality of life. Sometimes, we just care about the cups, and we fail to enjoy the coffee. So, don’t let the cups drive you, enjo y the coffee instead.”( ) 1. The students who visited the teacher ______.A. are satisfied with their workB. are successful in their studiesC. are strict with each otherD. are successful in their work( ) 2. The teacher noticed that the students ________.A. liked the cheap cupsB. only took the best cupsC. were drinking coffeeD. preferred the coffee to the cups( ) 3. Why did the students have the stress in the work and life?A. Because they really wanted coffee.B. Because they didn’t have good cups.C. Because they didn’t pay enough attention to life itself.D. Because they didn’t have money to buy coffee and cups.( ) 4. From the story, we know the teacher wanted the students to enjoy ______.A. the cupsB. the coffeeC. lifeD. money and position(B)In Western society, especially in the English-speaking world, the chance for young people to see the other countries and experience life is considered important. Many young people, when they finish school at the age of 18, take a gap year before they go to university.Parents often want their children to grow up a little and see what the real worldis like when they finish school. Although they are worried about their safety, many think that the advantages of independence and experience are worth the worries. Children are encouraged to be brave, independent and to explore the world on their own or with friends. Young people also want to experience freedom and see what life is like on the other side. This other side could be the other side of the world or just the other side of life. For example, if they have a rich life, they may want to see how people in poor areas live.A gap year after school is also an important chance for young people to spend time thinking about what they want to do with their lives. A little bit of growing up and experience will help them make their important career decisions, especially when they are unsure about what they want to study.Another reason for going straight after school is to get a break from studying before they start the next few years of university. So anywhere you travel in the world, you will meet young European people exploring the world.So much of the world has been travelled and explored. The young people are now looking for more worthy experiences. Some of them work as volunteers to do something for the country they are visiting. Many gap year volunteers are now spending a few months teaching Engli sh in Thailand, helping feed giant pandas in China or building a well(井) in a village in Africa.These young people’s wish to explore the world is an expression of the values of the societies that they are part of. Both discovering the world and making a positive difference in it are important parts of the Western mind.( ) 4. Which is NOT a reason for young people to take a gap year?A. Young people want to take a break fro m studying.B. Young people want to be sure about what to study.C. Parents encourage them to be brave and independent.D. Parents encourage them to live a free and wealthy life.( ) 5. Now a gap year volunteer might do something more valuable like .A. experiencing different culturesB. helping protect rainforests in BrazilC. making friends with more peopleD. enjoying traditional local food( ) 6.By taking a gap year, young peopl e may .A. stay with their parents all the timeB. make money for their further studyC. help change the world for the betterD. change the Western mind completely ( ) 7. The purpose of writing this article is to .A. show different opinions about gap yearB. offer readers information about gap yearC. discover new ways to take a gap yearD. tell young people wh en to take a gap year三、选择合适的句子补全短文。