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2015英语九年级中考复习辅导资料 课堂考试卷（满分40分） 学校：__________ 姓名：__________ 成绩：__________ 一、完形填空 (共15小题；1分，15分) Most countries share many things in common: they value family and friends, cherish (珍惜) food and health, and 　1　 important festivals. Yet among the similar things they share, there are special 　2　 of each country. For example, one famous feature of the British is their 　3　 of humor, especially self-mockery (自嘲).It is a type of humor that criticizes (批评) and 　4　 at oneself. We may often hear a fat person 　5　 the joke: I’m on a new seafood diet. I see food, and I eat it. This is a well-known self-mockery joke. Another 　6　 is about famous British writer Oscar Wilde. He once said, “I am so clever that sometimes I don’t 　7　 a single word of what I am saying.” It’s hard to say 　8　 self-mockery is tied to the British. But every nation’s sense of humor comes 　9　 its culture and history. The self-mockery of the British might be based on another British feature. That is, people are 　10　 to be modest, meaning not to show or talk openly about their skills. This seems to be 　11　 that can be found in Chinese people. In China, people dislike 　12　. The self-mockery of the British also protects 　13　 self-esteem (自尊). And it can reduce the chances of being criticized by others. Another 　14　 reason is that the British don’t take themselves too seriously. 　15　 self-mockery is simply a result of this. ( )1. A. find B. celebrate C. learn D. know ( )2. A. times B. dates C. parts D. courses ( )3. A. sense B. direction C. feeling D. mind ( )4. A. laughs B. smiles C. arrives D. looks ( )5. A. write B. talk C. read D. tell ( )6. A. sentence B. culture C. tradition D. example ( )7. A. forget B. keep C. understand D. remind ( )8. A. what B. why C. when D. who ( )9. A. from B. to C. towards D. between (