1海丰中学九年级课外阅读知识竞赛试题(2013年9月)班级:_________姓名:_________得分:_________一、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)AbrahamLincoln’lifeAbrahamLincolnwasborninKentuckyin1809.____1____aboy,hesharedaone-roomcottage(小屋)withhissisterandparents.Therewasonedoor,onewindowanda____2____floorinthiscottage.In1816,thefamily_____3_____toIndiana.Lincoln’smotherdied____4____aftertheyarrivedinIndiana.Lincolnhelpedhisfatherwiththehardworkonhisfamily’sfarm.____5_____theageof19,hehadgrowntall.Therewere_____6____schoolswherehelived.Withsomuchworktodoathome,therewas____7_____timeforschooling.Hewasatschoolfor____8_____oneyearandhetaughthimselfbyreadingborrowed_____9_____andnewspapers.Lincoln’sfamilymovedtoIllinoisin1830.Hefound___10_____inthetownofNewSalemasastoreclerk.In1834,LincolnwonelectiontotheIllinoisStateLegislature.Thiswas____11_____ofhispoliticalcareer.(政治生涯)LincolnmovedtoSpringfield,thestatecapital,andbegantostudy____12____.In1846,LincolnwonelectiontotheU.S.Houseofrepresentative.AfterhisterminCongress____13_____,hebecamearespected(受人尊敬的)lawyerinIllinois.InSpringfield,Lincolnmetand____14_____MaryTodd.Thecouplehadfourboys..Threeoftheboysdiedbeforetheyreachedadulthood(成年).Thechildren’sdeathsbroughttheLincolnsmuch_____15______.()1.A.ToB.AsC.ForD.With()2.A.cleanB.brightC.dirtyD.nice()3.A.movedB.leftC.arrivedD.reach()4.A.shortB.shortlyC.soonD.later()5.A.AtB.InC.OnD.By()6.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle()7.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle()8.A.morethanB.lessthanC.overD.about()9.A.booksB.newspapersC.magazinesD.articles()10.A.workB.ajobC.wifeD.girl()11.A.thebeginB.thebeginningC.theendD.theending()12.A.politicsB.EnglishC.lawD.Chinese()13.A.beganB.endedC.beginningD.ending()14.A.marriedB.marriedwithC.wasmarriedD.wasmarriedwith()15.A.happyB.happinessC.joyD.sorrow.二、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)A.InKorea,ashamanisiscalledaMu-dongandthereforetheKoreamShaman(萨满)DanceisalsocalledMu-dongDance.ShamanismwaspopularthroughoutKorean’slonghistory.Evenonetotwohundredyearsago,whenpeopleweresick,theycalledinashamaninsteadofadoctor.Nowadays,thenumberofshamansisreduced,buttheystillexist.Traditionally,peoplecalledashamanwhentheyfacedbadthingsbecauseashamanwasbelievedtobepowerfulenoughtopreventamisfortune.(灾祸)Theshamanthencametotheirhomeandperformedareligiousceremony.(宗教仪式)Duringtheperformance,therearedancingandshouting.Themovementoftheshamandanceinsimple.Thereisjustjumpingandturning.Ifashamanfeelssomeecstasy.(狂喜)Shestartsaspecialdancecalled“DanceontheBlade”Shedancesonthebladeofasword(剑)bare-footed.(光脚的)Unbelievably,ashamandoesn’tbleedatall.Nowadays,peopledon’tcallinashamananymore.ButIthinktheshamandanceshouldbepreservedbecauseitisoneoftheculturaltraditionsofourlonghistory.()1.Peoplecalledashamanwhenthey________A.heldapartyandwantedtoseeaperformanceB.neededanoperationonapatientC.facedsomethingbadD.dancedandshouted()2.Nowadays,peopledon’tcallinashamananymorebecause_____A.theydon’tbelieveinthemB.thenumberofshamansisreducedC.peoplefeelwellD.therearenoshamansinKorea()3.Thewriterthinks_____________A.ShamanismwasunpopularthroughoutKorean’slonghistoryB.Themovementoftheshamandanceincomplicated.C.theshamandanceshouldbepreservedD.Nowadays,thenumberofshamansisreduced,buttheystilldon’texist.BOnedayafarmer’sdonkeyfellintoawell.theanimalcriedforhoursasthefarmertriedtofigureoutwhattodo.Finallyhedecidedtheanimalwasold,andthewellneededtobecoveredupanditjustwasn’tworthtosavethedonkey.So,hedecidedtobury(埋)it!Heinvitedallhisneighbourstocomeoverandhelphim.Theyalltookashovel(铲子)andbegantoshoveldirtintothewell.Atfirst,thedonkeyrealizedwhatwashappeningandcriedhorribly,thenslowlyhequieteddowntillnothingmorewasheard.2Later,thefamerfinallylookeddownintothewell,andwassurprisedatwhathesaw.Withthedirtfallingonhisback,thedonkeywasdoingsomethingamazing!Asthefarmer’sneighbourscontinuedtoshoveldirtonthedonkey,hewouldshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Prettysoon,everyonewasamazedasthedonkeysteppedupovertheedgeofthewellandtrotted(疾走)off!Lifeisgoingtoshoveldirtonyou,allkindsofdirt.Thetricktogetoutofthewellistoshakeitoffandtakeastepup.Eachofourtroublesisasteppingstone.Wecangetoutofthedeepestwellsbynotstopping,nevergivingup,shakingitoff,andtakingastepup!Rememberthefivesimplerulestobehappy:1.Freeyouheartfromhatred(仇恨)2.Freeyourmindfromworries3.Trustinyourself4.Givemore5.Expectless.()1.Onedayafarmer’sdonkeyfellintoawell.___________A.Thefarmerdecidedtohelpit.B.Thefarmerdecidedtoburyit.C.Thefarmercalledhisneighbourstotakealookatit.D.Andsoonthedonkeydied.()2.Atfirst,thedonkeyrealized_____________A.PeopleweretryingtogetitoutofthewellB.ItwasrainingheavilyC.PeoplewereburyingitD.Thefarmerwasdead()3.Atlastthedonkey______A.wassavedbythefarmerB.wassavedbythefarmerandhisneighboursC.wasdeadD.wassavedbyitself()4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.DonkeysarecleverB.LifeisgoingtoshoveldirtonusC.TroublealsomeanschanceinourlifeD.FreeourheartfromhatredBAfterthestealingoffire,Zeusbecamemoreandmoreunkindtomen.OnedayheorderedhissonHephaestustobuildabeautifulgirlwithsoil.Hethenaskedthegodsandgoddessestoawardthisgirlwithdifferentkindsofgifts.Athenagaveheranattractivech