【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】九年级下U4Naturaldisasters测试卷

（A卷·夯实基础）

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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

语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

Fishliveinthewaterandtheycan’tfly.Thisisourcommonsensesoisverystrangeforpeople___1___thatfishfallfromthesky.However,itreallytookplaceinasmallAustraliantown.___2___fishbeganfallingfromthesky!Peoplecalledtheirfriends___3___themaboutthestrangeevent,butnobodybelievedit.

Therehavebeensimilareventsof“raininganimals”allovertheworld.It___4___inSingapore,Canada,thePhilippines,andotherplaces.In2009,theanimalsthatfellfromtheskyinJapanwerefrogs.InHungaryin2010frogs___5___tofallfromtheskytoo.Throughouthistorytherehavealsobeenreportsoffallingjellyfish,spiders,andworms.

Youprobablywon’tbe___6___toknowthatthiskindofeventcancausealotofpanic（恐慌）.Whenthishappens,peopleoftenbelievethattheworld___7___,orthatsomethingelseterribleishappening.However,althoughthisseemscrazyand___8___,wenowknowwhyfishandotheranimalssometimesfallfromthesky.

Theanswer___9___thisquestionistheweather.Sometimes,tornado（龙卷风）sucksupwaterfrompond,river,andoceans.Whenthishappens,thetornadooftensucksupfishandotheranimals___10___.Thetornadocarriestheseunluckyanimalsforashortdistance,andthendropsthemin___11___place.Whenfishfallfromthesky,theyareoftenstillalive___12___tornadodoesn’tcarrythefishveryfar.

Scientistshaveneverbeenable___13___thistheory.However,almosteveryone___14___thatweathercausestheraininganimals.

___15___somephotographsifyouareoutsideanditstartstorainanimals.Otherwise,howcananyoneelsebelieveyou?

1.A.hear B.heard C.tohear D.hearing

2.A.Hundredof B.Afewhundreds C.Afewhundredof D.Hundredsof

3.A.tot