山东省济南市历下区2018届九年级第一次模拟考试英语试题WORD版(3)

Deep down, US road trips show the spirit of freedom and openness. The idea is that if you have a car, you have freedom to leave, to discover, to find yourself, to lose yourself. It’s a powerful call, one that is part of the US’ culture. It is a must-do for anyone who plans to spend time in the US to see the country and all of its wonders. An old saying — “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” — best explains that the experience of a road trip truly offers. 76. The main idea of Paragraph 1 is ___________.

A. what people pack for a road trip B. whom people go with for a road trip C. what a classic US road trip is like D. when people usually take a road trip 77. The underlined word “route” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “___________”. A. map B. road C. guide D. train

78. According to the last paragraph, the most important that people get from a road trip is ___________.

A. how free and open they can feel B. they only need to care about themselves C. they can learn about US culture D. what they experience during the journey 79. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A. US road trips. B. The busiest travel time in US. C. US country spirit. D. The travel culture in US. 80. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. After graduation, students take a road trip with their teachers. B. Some attractions are hard to learn about for foreigners. C. People always take road trips during Thanksgiving holiday. D. The states along Route 66 are the main visited places.

C

Joe, a Chinese American, got his doctorate in biochemistry(?物化学博?学位) in the US. He then went on to work as a scientist, under his real name, Xi Huang. But at the age of 40, he said

goodbye to the successful and highly paid job to risk out full-time into comedy.

In 2002, Joe performed his comedy for the first time at a sports bar. Most of the audience(观众) had been drinking heavily and Joe had to shout over the noise they made and also from the ball games on TV. Only several people actually listened to him. But as discouraging as that was, Joe refused to give up. He took comedy classes, polished his jokes

and his use of the English language, playing any local clubs that would have him. It wasn’t easy for Joe to work full-time in the daytime as a scientist while at night writing jokes or on the phone looking for chances to perform. As he got experience in entertaining audiences, his confidence built. He kept improving and even began getting paid for his comedy.

In 2005, he met Eddie Brill, a talent scout(星探) for The Late Show with David Letterman which isfamous as “Comedy Oscar”. With Eddie’s help, Joe went to the program, where he achieved big success. And he had been in the big time ever since. Joe had also been on national comedy tours and had one of his biggest gigs(现场表演) in 2010 performing for 2,400 reporters and top US officials including Vice President Joe Biden. For Joe, what happened after that was amazing. He had a never-ending calendar filled with show dates and was also looking into producing a TV situation comedy.

After becoming well-known in the US, he was invited to many universities in China to share his experience, and in 2011, his autobiography(?传) The Tao of Humor came out. Joe never thought about becoming such a successful comedian when he first went to study in the US. One of his

important motivations(动机) was that he wanted to put a more public face on the Chinese in the US. “There are already many Chinese scientists in America but not one comedian.” He once expressed.

On top of that, he went back to China where talk shows were just appearing. Now Joe is hosting a TV show called Is It True on CCTV.

81. According to Paragraph 2, which is true about Joe’s first comedy performance? A. None of the audience actually listened to him. B. Joe had to shout because it was raining heavily. C. Many of the audience had been drinking a lot. D. Some of the audience were playing ball games.

82. According to Paragraph 4, why did Joe want to be a comedian in the US? A. Because he wished Chinese people to be highly regarded. B. Because comedians were more welcomed than scientists. C. Because there were too many American scientists like him. D. Because he went to study comedy in the US at a young age.

83. According to the passage, which of the following events won Joe the greatest success? A. Working as a biochemical scientist in the US. B. Performing on The Late Show with Dave Letterman. C. Performing for 2,400 reporters and top US officials. D. Hosting a TV show named Is It True on CCTV. 84. Which of the following can be used to describe Joe? A. Intelligent and shy. B. Creative and hard-working. C. Wild and humorous. D. Successful and serious. 85. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Joe didn’t use to be paid much when he worked as a scientist. B. To start with, he just took up comedies part-time at night.

C. It took Joe about 3 years to be a successful comedian. D. Joe began working as a full-time comedian when he was 40.

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March 9 was a special day for our school. The weather was (86) _________ and sunny. A group of 40 American headmasters visited our school. I got up very (87) _________ in the morning. I was one of the student guides on that day. I was excited about this. We showed the headmasters around and told (88) _________ about the history of our school. We also in …… 此处隐藏：5779字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……