《2025年自主学习能力测评单元测试九年级英语全一册外研版》

五、完形填空。(每小题1.5分,共15分)
As the number of young kids learning Chinese in American schools is rising, the hottest new language may leave some parents scratching (抓) their heads. 26 should their kids learn Chinese when so many children in China can speak good English? The 27 to that comes in "English Next", a new study on language.
The study reported, in the next ten years, the number of foreign students studying 28 as a second language will reach a new top. But whether or not kids learn Chinese today, experts 29 that they will face a different world—Chinese world—by the time they reach adulthood.
" 30 students can speak a foreign language in both Britain and the US. It will make the competitiveness (竞争力) of 31 countries weak," said the report. China becomes the world's second largest economy. Many countries hope that better 32 education can help their children fit in the global workplace of tomorrow. "One doesn't need to 33 Chinese in order to do business in China. But to show that one understands and respects the Chinese culture is 34 vital (重要的)," explained a researcher.
35 , at some schools in the US, children can have Chinese classes. A Chinese teacher Kennis Wong says she never speaks English in front of her pupils so that they can hear Chinese as much as possible.
(C)26. A. How B. Where C. Why
(A)27. A. answer B. plan C. decision
(A)28. A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese
(C)29. A. hope B. forget C. predict
(C)30. A. No B. Most C. Few
(A)31. A. both B. all C. other
(B)32. A. science B. language C. custom
(C)33. A. think of B. deal with C. be good at
(B)34. A. never B. really C. seldom
(B)35. A. Badly B. Luckily C. Probably

答案： 26.C 27.A 28.A 29.C 30.C 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.B 35.B

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A British man has learnt the skills needed to perform Beijing Opera, making the audience enjoy his lively performance of the Monkey King.
Ghaffar Pourazar was born in Iran. In 1993, he happened to watch Beijing Opera performed in London by professionals from Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing. Ghaffar said he fell in love with it. So after one year, he arrived in China alone and became a student of Beijing Opera.
At the age of 32, he had to learn with teenage students every day, starting from the most basic training of the legs and waist. But he never gave up.
Four years later, he began to learn to perform the Monkey King, a traditional character from the Chinese classic story Journey to the West. He said he bought books and CDs to better understand the character.
Ghaffar today is not only good at speaking Beijing dialect (方言) but has also built a fame (名气) for Beijing Opera. He once got a top international prize for performing the Monkey King.
When Ghaffar found that the language was difficult to understand, he started to translate Beijing Opera song lyrics (歌词). Ghaffar took a group of actors to perform 66 times in a month and a half in the United States. He also took a 48-member team to perform in Malaysia. In the past 10 years, he has performed in more than 400 shows.
根据语篇内容,选择最佳选项。
(A)36. What did Ghaffar begin to do in the year of 1994?
A. He learnt Beijing Opera in Beijing.
B. He took an interest in China.
C. He made friends with Bruce Lee.
(C)37. Why did Ghaffar buy books and CDs about Journey to the West?
A. To learn the dialect.
B. To teach the traditional art form.
C. To know more about the Monkey King.
(A)38. What can we know about Ghaffar from the passage?
A. He is successful in performing Beijing Opera.
B. He has written some books about Beijing Opera.
C. He got a prize for translating Journey to the West.
(B)39. Which of the following about Ghaffar is TRUE?
A. He felt ashamed to learn with teenagers.
B. He began his opera study from the most basic training.
C. He first watched Beijing Opera in Jingju Theatre.
(C)40. In which part of the newspaper can we most probably read the passage?
A. Sports. B. Business. C. Culture.

答案： 36.A 37.C 38.A 39.B 40.C