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2021-2022学年度第一学期期中学业质量监测
九年级英语试题
(时间:90分钟 满分:80分)
一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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A river is a flowing(流动的), moving stream of water. Usually a river feeds water into an ocean, lake, pond, or even another river. Rivers can differ in size and there is no strict rule on how big a flow of water must be to be called as a river. Here are the five longest rivers in the world.
The Nile River
The Nile River is 4,135 miles long. It is located in the continent of Africa, mostly in the countries of Egypt and Sudan. It flows north into the Mediterranean Sea.
The Amazon River
The Amazon River is 3,980 miles long. It is located in the continent of South America and flows through several countries including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. It ends at the Atlantic Ocean.
The Yangtze River
Located in China, the Yangtze River is 3,917 miles long and flows into the East China Sea.
The Mississippi River and the Missouri River
The river system of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River is the longest river system in North America at 3,902 miles. It flows south into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Yenisei River
The Yenisei River starts in Mongolia and flows through Russia to the Kara Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It’s 3,445 miles long.
There are 76 rivers in the world over 1,000 miles long. A lot of people think that rivers always flow south, but 4 of the 10 longest rivers in the world flow north. The United States alone has around 3.5 million miles of rivers. Four of the top 10 longest rivers flow through China at some point.
1. How can we differentiate(区分) rivers?
A. From country. B. From size. C. From beginning. D. From ending.
2. How many rivers of the top five longest flow into the ocean directly?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
3. Which statement is True according to the passage?
A. The Yangtze River is the shortest among the five rivers.
B. The Yenisei River starts in Mongolia and ends into the Mediterranean Sea.
C. The Amazon River and the Ye