【正文】 lbur didn’t hear from his “friend” after that.38. Wilbur Smith went to America ________ that day.A. by air B. by train C. in a car D. on a coach 39. According to the passage, we know that Wilbur Smith is __________. A. a teacher B. a businessman C. a writer D. reporter 40. The middleaged man in the passage is ____________.A. a stranger to Wilbur B. a friend of Wilbur’s C. a neighbour who lives next to Wilbur D. a hero of Wilbur’s book 41. When the midaged man saw Wilbur’s business card, he felt very _________.A. proud B. happy C. excited D. surprised (4)On the night of the play, Jack was at the theatre early and he was already dressed in a suit of policeman’s clothes long before the end of the first scene. He certainly looked the part all right, he thought as he admired himself in the mirror.Then he suddenly felt nervous. After all, it was his first time to have a part in a play. How could he face all those people watching the play? He put his head in his hands and tried to remember his lines(臺詞),but nothing came to his mind. A knock on the door made him look up. He was to go on stage in the second scene. “Have I missed my part and destroyed (破壞)the play for everybody ?” he thought to himself. But it was only the manager. She noticed how nervous he was and suggested he should stand near the stage where he could watch and follow the play. It was a good way of getting rid of this nervousness, she said. She was right, it seemed to work. In fact, the more he watched the play, the more he felt himself part of it. 42. Jack played the role of ________ in the play. A. a murderer B. a manager C. a thief D. a policeman 43. Jack would play in the ________ scene of the play. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 44. The manager came to Jack to __________.A. help him to learn the lines by heart B. tell him not to play his partC. play instead of him D. help him relax 45. What can we refer(推斷) from the passage? A. The best way to play well is to remember lines again and again.B. Jack was not suitable for his role. C. The manager was unkind and unhelpful. D. Jack didn’t feel nervous any more in the end. 【答案】（1）31－33 CAB （2）34－37 BDAB （3）38－41 ACAD （4） 42－45 DBDDD 【2011年浙江省永康市九年級學(xué)業(yè)水平適應(yīng)性考試】AOne day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench（凳子） with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.Jack walked up to the woman and said, Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while? Of course, please sit down, Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.That39。t he? Jack said, pointing at the animal.Yes, he is. He39。s a bit of a mixture, but that39。s strong and healthy.And hungry, Jack said. He hasn39。ve got some food for him.That39。t.They both laughed and then Jack said, Does your dog bite（咬人）?No, Sue said, He39。s always gentle and friendly.Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal39。t bite.Sue replied in surprise, Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog39。s dog was unfriendlyC. the dog was Sue’sD. Sue39。t dangerousD. both Jack and Sue liked the dogBNo one can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we read correctly the signs around us, we can tell what the more important changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like on the following day or two is called weather forecasting(天氣預(yù)報). For many centuries and in all countries, people have studied the weather and tried to make weather forecasting. Rings around the sun are a sign of ing rain. That many people feel their joints(關(guān)節(jié)) hurt is a sign of wet weather. Some birds fly high if fine weather is ing, but they fly near the ground if rainy or stormy weather is on the way. If you see a rainbow(彩虹) during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will bee clear and fine. Such rainbows e in the evening. If the stars twinkle clearly at night, then fine weather will continue. If a fog(霧) appears in the morning just above a river, then the day will be warm. If the sunset is mostly red in colour, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably e.Most of the above sayings have been made by the people who have used their eyes and brains to make weather forecasting.50. Which of the following can be used here to replace(取代) the underlined phrase “on the way”? A. away B. gone C. disappearing D. ing51. When you see the stars twinkle clearly at night, the weather will be_________. A. warm B. rainy C. clear and fine D. cold52. Which of the following signs can tell the weather will probably be rainy? A. A rainbow appears in the morning. B. Some birds fly high. C. The stars twinkle clearly at night. D. Fogs appear in the morning just above a river. COne of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to e when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. What39。d better…3.Of course, she never stops talking. She is one of the most……You can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially spoken English.53. This passage tells us mainly about _________.A. the importance of guessing in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk about C. some examples o