九年级下U1Greatexplorations测试卷

（A卷·夯实基础）

【牛津（广州，深圳，沈阳）版】

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90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）

Earlyinthe16thcentury,itwasdifficultforpeopletolivewithoutenoughfood.Solotsofpeopletriedhard____1___Asiatogainwealth.InordertofindAsia,theyhadtofindawaytopassSouthAfricabasedon___2__theyhadknownaboutalltheroutes.Theman____3____finallyfoundthewayfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificwasFerdinandMagellan.

MagellansailedfromSevilleinAugust,1519, ___4____fiveshipsandabout280men.Fourteenmonthslater,after____5____thecoldwinteronthecoastofPatagonia,hediscoveredthechannel（海峡）whichisnowcalledMagellanStraits.InNovember,1520,aftermanymonthsof__6______fromrocksandstorms,thethreeremainingshipsseemedtocomeclosetothesuccess.TheysailedintotheoceanfromtheothersideofSouthAmerica__7___.

Theythen___8____,hopingtoreachAsia.Buttheycouldntseeanyland____9____theyreachedtheislands

offthecoastofAsia.Whatsworse,beforetheyarrivedat___10____islands,whichwaslaterknownasPhilippines,mostofthemhadalreadydiedofstarvation.WhiletheywerestayinginthePhilippines,Magellan___11___inabattle.

TheremainingofficersthenhadtogetbacktoSpain.TheydecidedtosailaroundAfrica.After_____12___difficulties,oneshipwitheighteenmensailedintoSevillethreeyearsafterleaving.TheywereallthatremainedofMagellansexpedition(探险队),whichwasoneof___13_____expeditionsintheworld.

TheadventureofMagellansexpeditiontoldusthatwhenfacingdifficulties,we___14_____notgiveupeasily.Instead,weneedtobeconfidentof____15_____andtriedourbesttofightagainstthem.

1.A.reach B.reached C.toreach D.reaches

2.A.how B.what C.where D.which

3.A.who B.whom C.whose