九、阅读理解。
A)完形填空。
On Wednesday evening，we went to the Town Hall(市政厅). It was the 1 day of the year. There 2 many people under the Town Hall clock. Fifteen minutes passed. At eleven fifty-five，the clock stopped. The big minute hand(分针)did not 3. We waited and waited，but nothing happened. Suddenly，someone shouted，"It's two past 4! The clock stopped!" I looked at my watch. He was right. The big clock didn't want to welcome the New Year. But everyone began to 5 and sing to welcome the New Year.
()1. A. first
B. second
C. last
()2. A. are
B. were
C. had
()3. A. move
B. walk
C. swim
()4. A. ten
B. eleven
C. twelve
()5. A. cry
B. fight
C. laugh

1. C；2. B；3. A；4. C；5. C

1. 根据文中"welcome the New Year"的提示，这一天是一年的最后一天，last意为“最后的”，故选C。
2. 本句是there be句型，文章整体为一般过去时，主语people是复数，所以be动词用were，故选B。
3. 前文提到"the clock stopped"，可知分针不再移动，move意为“移动”，符合语境，故选A。
4. 迎接新年是在十二点，所以此处是twelve（十二），故选C。
5. 根据语境，大家是开心地迎接新年，laugh意为“笑”，符合情境，故选C。

B)阅读短文，选择正确的答案。
Different plans for the holiday
Summer holiday is coming. Everyone has his own plan for the holiday.
William's father wants to fly to Australia because he thinks Australia is a big and wonderful country. But William's mother wants to visit Canada by car. She wants to go shopping in Canada. William wants to go to Sichuan，China because he can see his favourite animals—pandas. He can eat delicious food in Sichuan too. This summer holiday，William's family will go to different countries!
Lily is going to take part in the social activities so that she can know more about the society. If possible，she'd like to make a trip to Xiamen. She's sure she'll have an interesting and meaningful summer holiday.
How about your holiday?
()1. There are people in William's family.
A. two
B. three
C. four
()2. William's mother wants to visit .
A. Australia
B. Canada
C. China
()3. William likes best.
A. monkeys
B. pandas
C. lions
()4. If possible，Lily is going to do things in the holiday.
A. two
B. three
C. four
()5. Who plans to go to China in this passage?
A. William's parents.
B. William and Lily.
C. Lily's family.

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B

1. 从短文第二段提到的William's father、William's mother和William可知，William家有三口人，故选B。
2. 根据短文第二段"But William's mother wants to visit Canada by car."可知，William的妈妈想去加拿大，故选B。
3. 由短文第二段"William wants to go to Sichuan，China because he can see his favourite animals—pandas."可知，William最喜欢熊猫，故选B。
4. 根据短文第三段"Lily is going to take part in the social activities... If possible，she'd like to make a trip to Xiamen."可知，Lily假期可能做两件事，故选A。
5. 从短文第二段可知William想去中国四川，第三段可知Lily可能去中国厦门，所以计划去中国的是William和Lily，故选B。