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1保俶塔学校九年级英语开学考第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。ACollectionsstartsonJuly1DeadlineJuly13(noitemswillbeacceptedafterthisdate)Doyouhavebooks,lamps,toys,records,DVDs,holidaydecorations.Jewelryoranyotheritemsjustcollectingdust?Timetocleanouttheattic(阁楼)andbringyouritemstoParishHall.Allelectronicitemsmustbeinworkingorder.Noclothing,computersorTVsaccepted.ThosewithquestionsorofferingtohelpcancallJaneCameronat(401)1024-1051.16.Theyardsaleendson________.A.July1B.July13C.July17D.July1817.Ifyouwanttodonateelectronicitems,theymustbe_______.A.newB.cleanedC.usableD.secondhand18.Whatcanyoudoifyouwanttobeavolunteerattheyardsale?A.VisittheSt.TheresaChurch’swebsiteB.DonateasmanycomputersasyoucanC.Writeane-mailtoJaneCameronD.Call(401)1024-1051BPappadavada,apopularrestaurantinKochi,India,isencouragingcustomersandthecommunitytoputtheirleftoverfoodinafridgelocatedoutsideoftherestaurantforthehungrytotake.YARDSALEJuly17＆18，2018ITEMSNEEDED2Peoplewhoareinneedofamealareencouragedtotakefromthefridgeatanytime,foranyreason.MinuPauline,whorunsPappadavada,hasnicknamedthefridge,whichwasplacedthereonMarch23andisshadedbyaneighboringtree,“treeofgoodness”.Thefridgeisopen24hoursaday,sevendaysaweekandstaysunlocked.Paulineasksthatpeoplewritethedatetheyleftthefood,sothosewhotakeknowhowlongit’sbeenthere.Butmostfooddoesn’tstayinthefridgeforlong.Inspiteofahugeresponsefromthecommunityandplentyofdonations,thefridgeneedstobebroughtmoreintoreplaceintime.Paulineherselfaddsaround75%to80%offoodfromPappadavadaadayinthefridge.TheideatoputafridgeonthestreetcametoPaulinelateonenightwhenshesawaladysearchinginatrashcan(垃圾箱)forfood.Shewasespeciallysaddenedbecausethatparticularnight,herrestauranthadmadeatonoffoodthattheycouldhaveeasilygiventhewoman,insteadofhersearchingforit.Shefeltlikeshecontributedtowaste,andavoidingwasteiswhatPaulinepaysherattentionto.“TheonlythingIwanttosaynoisthatpeopleareactuallybuyingfoodandputtingitinthefridge.ButI’dratherpeopleputtheirfoodtheyboughtbutaren’tgoingtoeatinthefridgeinsteadofthetrashcan,”shesaid.19.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?A.atreeplantedonMarch23B.thefridgeoutsideforthehungrytotakefrom.C.thepopularrestaurantinKochi,IndiaD.aneighboringtreenearPappadavada20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtoPhyllis?A.Anyonewhofeelshungrycantakethefoodatanytime.B.Peopledonatethefoodwiththedatewhentheyleftit.C.Peopleinthecommunitymadeahugeresponsetotheidea.D.Mostofthefoodinthefridgeisofferedbypeoplearound.21.Whatdoesthemanageroftherestaurantadvisesinthelastparagraph?A.peopleshouldneverthrowfoodsintodustbinB.everyoneshouldalwaysavoidwasteC.peopleshouldn’tbuyextrafoodforhelpingD.everyoneshouldhelpthoseinneed22.Whereprobablycanwereadthispassage?A.AstorybookB.AfashionmagazineC.AlocalnewspaperD.Aguidebook3CColdweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forexample,peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsaresaidtobecold-blooded.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody.Buttheexpression”getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhaddecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobeCEOofacompany.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned(辞职),andalltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility(责任).YouarelikelytogelcoldfeetaboutbeingCEOwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Theexpressiongivesomeonethecoldshoulderprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimface-to-face.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromise:hemadetoyou,ortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendly,unemotionalandshownoloveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.Outinthecoldmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise.Hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.23.Ifyougetcoldfeet,thismeansthat____.A.youfeelbravetodosomethingB.youfeeltoonervoustodosomethingC.youfeeltoocoldtodosomethingD.youfeelveryangryaboutdoingsomething24.HenryinvitedMarytogooutbutwasrefused.WecansayHenry____.A.wascoldbloodedB.wasgiventhecoldshoulderC.wasacoldfishD.wasoutinthecold25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.OpinionsaboutcoldweatherB.Expressionsconnectedwith“cold”C.RelationbetweencoldandbodyD.Examplesofpeoplewhohaveacold26.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P-paragraph)4DManyhaveheardofshark’sfinsoup.ThisfamousandexpensivedishisespeciallypopularinsouthernChina.Butdoyourealizethatyou’rekillingawholesharkeachtimeyouenjoyabowlofshark’sfinsoup?Whenpeoplecatchsharks,theycutofftheirfinsandthrowthesharkbackintotheocean.Withoutafin,asharkcannolongerswimandslowlydies.Thismethodisnotonlycruel,butalsoharmfultotheenvironment.Sharksareatthetopofthefoodchainintheocean’secosystem.Iftheirnumbersdroptoolow,itwillbringdangertoalloceanlife.Manybelievethatsharkscanneverbeendangeredbecausetheyarethestrongestintheirfoodchain.Butinfact,around70millionsharksarecaughtandtradedinthisindustryeveryy