2016学年第一学期九年级期末教学质量调研(2017.1)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)(略)第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题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。
A
Whowereyourbestfriendsfiveyearsago?Isthereanyoneyouwouldreallyliketoseeagain?In1999,JuliePankhurst,acomputerprogrammerformLondon,wasthinkingaboutherpast-andespeciallythepeoplesheusedtogotoschoolwith.
JulielookedontheInternetforawebsitetohelpherfindheroldschoolfriends.Buttherewasnothing.SoJulieandherhusband,Steve,startedtheirownwebsite.TheycalleditFriendsReunited.
Thesitegrewslowlyatfirst,butsoontheyreceivedtheirfirst”thankyou”email.Themanwrote.“Thankyousomuch.Usingyourwebsite,Ifoundanoldfriendfromthirtyyearsago!”JulieandStevewereveryexcitedaboutthisandcontinuedtoimprovetheirwebsite.Bytheendof2000,therewere3000members.
Thenextyearwasreallyhardworkforthecouple.InJanuary,anationalradiostationmentionedtheirwebsite.Theirmembershipdoubledinoneweek!Peopleweretalkingaboutthewebsitealloverthecountry,anditbecameafull-timejobforJulieandSteve.Inayear,theyhadfourmillionmembers!
Now,overfifteenmillionpeopleinlotsofdifferentcountriesuseFriendsReunitedtofindoldschoolfriends,workcolleaguesandneighbors.SomeofthestorieswhichpeopletellJulieandSteveareamazing.Forexample,DavidWebsitelosthismemoryinacarcrash.Heusedthewebsitetofindoldschoolfriends,andtheyhelpedhimrememberhispast.
Julie’ssimpleideagaveusanationalobsession(痴迷--gettingintouchwitholdfriendsandhearingtheirnews.AnditmadeherandSteveveryrich--in2005,theysoldFriendsReunitedfor120million!16.JulieandStevestartedthewebsitebecause_________.
A.JuliewantedtofindsomeoldfriendsB.theyknewitwasanoriginalideaC.JuliewasboredinherjobD.theywantedtomakenewfriends17.In2001,JulieandSteve________.
A.bothappearedonaradioshowB.gotfourmillionnewmembers
C.foundalltheiroldschoolfriendsD.workedonthewebsitealmosteveryday18.DavidWebsiteusedFriendsReunitedto________.
A.organizeaschoolreunionB.helppeopleinjuredincaraccidentsC.setupanewradiostationD.findpeoplewhoknowabouthispast19.NowJulieandSteveare_______.
A.nolongertheownersofFriendsReunitedB.TVstarsinEngland
C.haveover15millionfansontheirmicroblogD.workingonanewwebsite20.Themaintopicofthepassageis_______.
A.awomanwhometherhusbandontheinternetB.acouplewhowantedmorefriendsC.awebsitethathelpsyoufindoldfriendsD.amanwhoneedshelpinacaraccident
B
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