【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】九年级下U4 Natural disasters测试卷
（A卷·夯实基础）
学校：__________班级：__________姓名：_________ 考号：___________
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本试卷共分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题；满分为 100分，考试时间
为100分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
一、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
Fish live in the water and they can’t fly. This is our common sense so is very strange for people ___1___ that
fish fall from the sky. However, it really took place in a small Australian town. ___2___ fish began falling from the
sky! People called their friends ___3___ them about the strange event, but nobody believed it.
There have been similar events of “raining animals” all over the world. It ___4___ in Singapore, Canada, the
Philippines, and other places. In 2009, the animals that fell from the sky in Japan were frogs. In Hungary in 2010
frogs ___5___ to fall from the sky too. Throughout history there have also been reports of falling jellyfish, spiders,
and worms.
You probably won’t be ___6___ to know that this kind of event can cause a lot of panic（恐慌）. When this
happens, people often believe that the world ___7___, or that something else terrible is happening. However,
although this seems crazy and ___8___, we now know why fish and other animals sometimes fall from the sky.
The answer ___9___ this question is the weather. Sometimes, tornado（龙卷风）sucks up water from pond,
river, and oceans. When this happens, the tornado often sucks up fish and other animals ___10___. The tornado
carries these unlucky animals for a short distance, and then drops them in ___11___ place. When fish fall from the
sky, they are often still alive ___12___ tornado doesn’t carry the fish very far.
Scientists have never been able ___13___ this theory. However, almost everyone ___14___ that weather
causes the raining animals .
___15___ some photographs if you are outside and it starts to rain animals. Otherwise, how can anyone else
believe you?
1. A. hear B. heard C. to hear D. hearing
2.A. Hundred of B. A few hundreds C. A few hundred of D. Hundreds of
3.A. to tell B. telling C. tells D. told
4.A. happen B. happens C. happened D. was happened
5.A.saw B. seen C. were seen D. were seeing6.A.surprising B. surprised C. surprisingly D. surprise
7.A.to end B. ending C. ended D.is going to end
8.A. possible B. impossible C. possibly D. impossibly
9.A.to B. with C. of D. off
10. A also B.as well C. either D.as well as
11. A. other B. another C. the other D. others
12. A. because B.so C. but D. although
13.A. test B. testing C. to test D. tested
14.A. agree B. agrees C. agreed D. to agree
15. A. Take B. Taking C. To take D. Have taken
二、完形填空(10分)
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the Typhoon(台风).
Bernadette Tenegra , a 44-year-old high school teacher, was in her ___16___ which was on the bank of a river.
The Tenegra family stayed together in their shelter to ___17___ the storm. They thought that the powerful storm
would ___18___ soon as it did in the past .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn`t happen as they had thought, the water ___19___ with a frightening speed and their wooden
house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者), including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter.
They were able to struggle to ___20___ , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was ___21___ against the strong wind and
water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept
telling her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too ___22___ and wasn’t able to make it.
It seemed she had already ____23____ , ” Tenegra said, crying. “I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said excitedly that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before ____24____ ,
“Ma, just let go, just let go. Save yourself. I love you forever.”
The super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old ____25___ Tenegra
lost her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world during that short lifetime, while the whole world
witnessed all the beauty of her.
16．A．family B．Home C．building D．School
17．A．leave B．stop C．avoid D．keep
18．A．lost B．produce C．complete D．disappear19．A．raised B．rose C．lifted D．kept
20．A．safety B．warmth C．strength D．difficulty
21．A．touching B．beating C．fighting D．preventing
22．A．sleepy B．weak C．impatient D．careless
23．A．given hack B．given away C．given up D．given off
24．A．arrival B．break C．choice D．death
25．A．alive B．lazy C．live D．lively
三、阅读理解（分二节，共35分）
第一节、阅读选择（30分）
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There are many different kinds of disasters around the world. As an adult you know what to do during a
disaster, but what about the children? Some adults think it would probably never happen to them, so they don’t
teach their children what to do. Before it’s too late, here are ways to help you prepare your child for a disaster:
Educate: It is always good to let your child know about possible disasters. This doesn’t mean children have to live
in fear. When teaching them about disasters, keep the conversation positive by telling them there is a solution to
the disaster. Keep the conversations short, allow for questions and answer honestly.
Prepare: Always be prepared; that is the best advice for children. For example, when preparing for bad weather,
get the tools you need, like candles, radios, food, water and medicine. Teach your child what is needed in certain
disasters so that they know what is available for them, if ever needed.
Plan: You should always have a plan for you and your child for any dangerous situation. Write out a simple list
that they can read. The plan could start with “listen to an adult’s advice and/or call 119”.
Practise: Once you have got the correct safety tools and worked out the right plan, practise every few months.
Practising what to do during a disaster with your child will help them if the time comes.
Disasters can’t be avoided but they can be lessened（减轻）once you are prepared and ready for one.
1 What does the underlined word “positive” in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A. 可怕的 B. 积极的 C. 沮丧的 D. 普通的
2 What is the correct thing to do for adults?
A. Have positive conversations with children.
B. Try not to talk about disasters with children.
C. Make the children scared of disasters.D. Ask children lots of questions.
3 What is NOT suggested doing?
A. Remembering what is needed in certain disasters.
B. Getting the children to know the plan well.
C. Helping people in disaster areas.
D. Getting radios for bad weather.
B
Nature's Warnings
When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind is strong, watch out! A dangerous storm might be
coming. Storms are scary. Watch for flashes of lightning. Listen for thunder. If nature sends these
warnings, don't wait for rain. Act right away to keep safe.
Safety Steps
At the first flash of lightning, quickly get inside a building or a car. Do not go into a shed (棚)
for protection. It is not closed like a building, so it is not safe.
Even after you are indoors, be careful. It is not smart to go near doors and windows. They can
blow in or break. A room with no windows is the safest place to be.
Do not wash your hands during a storm. Do not use anything that runs on electricity either. Water
and electrical lines are like roads for lightning. Even if you really want to play computer games, don't! It
is better to be bored than to risk getting hurt. Try reading a book instead. Reading is more fun than
playing computer games.
If you can't get to somewhere safe, stay out in the open. You may feel safe under a tree, but that is
not a good place to be. Lightning is pulling toward tall poles and trees. Stay down in an open space and
cover your cars to protect them. Loud thunder can damage your hearing.
Lightning Strikes
Lightning does not strike people very often. It is not likely that you will ever see that happen. If
you do, call 1-2-0. Only trained emergency workers should care for a person who has been hit by
lightning.
If you follow these rules, you should stay safe during a storm.
29.From Paragraph l, we learn that ________ .
A. storms are frightening and harmful
B. storms often come without warningsC. people should wait and watch lightning
D. people should take action after the storm
30.During a storm you had better ________ .
A. use a computer for a while B. listen for thunder by a window
C. leave the room and stay out D. find a closed or an open place
31.If a person is hit by lightning, you should ________ .
A. call for emergency help B. stay down in a safe space
C. move him or her to safety D. cover his or her ears quickly
32.The best title for the passage is ________ .
A. Training Steps B. Home Rules C. Natural Order D. Storm Safety
C
“The world's oceans are slowly getting more acidic,” say scientists. The researchers from California report
that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The lowering of the water's pH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean
life if it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal Nature.
Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be
absorbed by seawater. Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that the oceans have
already become slightly more acidic over the last century.
These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the
history of the oceans with computer models of climate change. “This level of acidity will get much more extreme in
the future if we continue releasing CO into the atmosphere,” said Dr Caldeira. “And we predict the amount of
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future acidity will exceed anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years.”
However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life. Most organisms live near the surface, where
the greatest pH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to pH
changes. Coral reefs(珊瑚礁) and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate(碳酸钙) may be
particularly affected if the water's acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. They could find it much more
difficult to build these structures in water with a lower pH.
In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as
a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be reconsidered.“Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing—because in releasing
CO into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of
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greenhouse warming.”
33.According to Dr Caldeira, .
A. ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing
B. more oil fuels will be used in the near future
C. scientists may predict climate changes with computer models
D. the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious
34.If the water's acidity level keeps rising, .
A. ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected
B. the water's pH value will become higher and higher
C. organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to pH changes
D. some disasters will occur more often than before
35.What does the underlined word “acidic” probably mean?
A.污染的 B.酸的 C.复杂的 D.温暖的
36.The purpose of this passage is to .
A .show people the findings of a research team
B. inform people of how acid the ocean is now
C. introduce Dr Caldeira and his team's research
D. warn people of the higher acidity level in the sea
D
What should you do if there's an earthquake at school? How can you protect yourself when you are caught in a
stampede(踩踏) ? March 25 this year provides you with a good chance to learn about safety.
This day is called the National Day of Education on the Safety of Elementary and Middle School Students
(NDESEMSS) (全国中小学生安全教育日) . The theme of the day this year is to give students more knowledge
about safety and make sure their lives safe.
A survey done by the China Youth and Children Research Center showed that school accidents kill more
elementary and middle school students than anything else. The main accidents come from stampedes, earthquakes,
fires and sports injuries (伤害) .
What can we do to keep ourselves safe? Staying calm is the first and most important rule when facing
accidents. But different accidents have different self-protection advice.A stampede is possible anywhere. The larger a human crowd gets, the more likely stampedes become. When
students around you begin to push, stand still and try to hold onto something, or stay in a corner until the crowd
leaves. If you fall down in a moving crowd, cover your head with both hands. Lean to one side, curl up your body
and bend your legs.
Earthquakes are common natural disasters (灾难) . When you feel the ground shake, drop down, take cover
under a desk and hold on. You should stay indoors until the shaking stops. If you are outdoors, don't stay near
buildings, trees or power lines.
When there's a fire, follow the teacher's instructions, leave the classroom quickly and use a piece of cloth to
cover your mouth and nose so that you don't breathe in smoke.
37．What's the theme of NDESEMSS this year?
A．To give students more knowledge about safety and make sure their lives safe.
B．To give students more knowledge about health and make sure they eat healthily.
C．To give students more knowledge about science and make their study better.
D．To give students more knowledge about accidents and make them run away.
38．What should you do first when accidents happen according to this passage?
A．Run away. B．Stand there. C．Keep calm. D．Cry loudly.
39．According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．Car accidents kill the most elementary and middle school students of all accidents.
B．When there's a fire, you should use cloth to cover your mouth and nose.
C．If you fall down in a moving crowd, you can do nothing but wait there.
D．When an earthquake happens, you should stay near buildings or trees.
40．What's the best title for this passage?
A．Be afraid of accidents. B．The earthquake is coming.
C．Run away from accidents. D．How to protect yourself.
第二节、阅读填空（5分）
Lan Lan, a student of Grade Seven in Lushan, was taking a drawing class in a tent on April 23. Guess what
she drew — a house with wings. When the teacher asked why she did so, Lan said if her house could fly, it
wouldn’t fall down in an earthquake.
Lan’s hometown was hit by a strong earthquake on April 20. At least 196 people were killed and more than
11,000 got hurt. Many people became homeless. 1 Lots of money was sent there to help all those inneed.
Although we can’t stop an earthquake from happening, we can use some methods to keep safe. During an
earthquake, do not jump out of high buildings because it is very dangerous. 2 If there is no safe place
for hiding, you can also stay by a wall, and cover your head and neck with your arms and hands. 3 .
Japan is a country which lies on the earthquake belt(地震带). From a very young age, the Japanese are already
taught how to survive. 4 Almost in every Japanese family you can find a survival kit with a
flashlight(手电筒), a radio, water and enough food for several days. 5 .
“There should be more safety(安全) education at schools in our country,” said Xu Jiannong, an education
expert in Beijing. There is no more truth than this when one’s life is the most important of all.
A. And then you must keep calm and stay there until the shaking stops.
B. You can cover your head and neck under a strong table or desk.
C. This helps people to stay alive after an earthquake.
D. Soldiers and doctors quickly arrived in the area, saving people and
rebuilding homes.
E. Students often receive earthquake education.
第2卷 非选择题（共30分）
第一节、短文填词
Swimming at the beach or in a backyard pool are popular Australian summer activities. Although it is a fun time
of year, there is a serious side to summer that you might not (1) n________. The terrible heat, which can go above
40℃, is very (2) d_________. There are lots of trees and dry grass in the areas far away that can
(3) e_________ catch fire. That is why summer is also known as a “bushfire season” in Australia. In February there
were more than 80 different bushfires burning at the same time in New South Wales of Australia. The Guardian
newspaper (4) r_________ that 42 homes were burned to the ground because of these fires. These homes are huge
farms. The hot (5) w__________ also causes other problems. People can get sick if they stay outside for too long.
The heat can also cause power problems for homes and business. The Australian summer is enjoyable but do
remember that the heat can be dangerous too.
第二节、完成句子（每题2分，共14分）
1. 这次灾难把城市破坏得多么严重啊！
________ _________ the disaster destroyed the city!
2.他的演讲富有常识性和逻辑性，但不会有人听的。
His speech ______ ________of common sense and logic, yet it will deaf ears.
3.我暂时回答不了这个问题。我需要想一想。I can’t answer the question . I need to _______ _________ it.
4.他们花了三天时间制作这个飞机模型。
________ them three days the model plane.
6. Simon太矮小了 没有人注意到他。
Simon________ _______ ________by other people because he was too short.
第一节、 书面表达（15分）
学校的志愿者协会听闻Sunny Town连续两周受大雨袭击，造成该地区发生水灾，于是打算在校内
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注意：词数80个左右，已给出部分不计入总词数。
Help the People Suffering from a Flood
Dear fellow students,
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