完形填空 （20分）
The famous British inventor George Stephenson was born in 1781 and died in 1848. one of his _21_ important inventions was the train. He _22_his first train when he was forty-four years old. When he was experimenting with the _23_ engine on the train, he met with _24_ from the government, newspapers and the gentlemen in the country. They said that the noise and the smoke would _25_ cows, horses and sheep, that the _26_ would hurtle(炸飞) or that the hot coals from it would _27_their houses. At that time, _28_ people believed what they said.
George Stephenson _29_ the people that the train could go on small _30_, could pull carriages _31_goods and passengers and there was _32_ to them. It was a very _33_ matter for him to _34_ them believe. However, after _35_, he was able to do it; and the first train that _36_ by Stephenson himself _37_ what he had said.
The first day _38_ the people along the way _39_ the noises of the train _40_ and saw it running quickly to them, they ran back home as quickly as they could and closed their doors tightly, for they thought it a genius. They did not dare to come out until it had passed.

【小题1】

A．very B．a lot C．most D．much

【小题2】made   B. bought   C. introduced   D. did

【小题3】

A．electrical B．atomic C．steam D．beautiful

【小题4】

A．success B．troubles C．people D．pleasure

【小题5】

A．kill B．buy C．interest D．take away

【小题6】

A．smoke B．noise C．driver D．engine

【小题7】

A．pull down B．blow away C．set fire to D．pass

【小题8】

A．most B．few C．only a few D．the rich

【小题9】

A．said B．spoke C．told D．warned

【小题10】 A.reads    B. rivers    C. steam    D rails

【小题11】

A．short of B．full of C．empty of D．without

【小题12】

A．no great danger B．dangerous C．a lot of danger D．few danger

【小题13】

A．easy B．difficult C．pleasant D．light

【小题14】

A．get B．cause C．make D．force

【小题15】

A．sometimes B．some time C．a few times D．sometime

【小题16】

A．was sold B．were driven C．was pulled D．was driven

【小题17】

A．believed B．seemed C．sensed D．proved

【小题18】

A．of B．when C．while D．for

【小题19】

A．caught sight of B．listened to C．heard D．thought

【小题20】

A．nearby B．in the distance C．on the far D．from the distance

某区为了解全区2800名九年级学生英语口语考试成绩的情况，从中随机抽取了部分学生的成绩（满分24分，得分均为整数），制成下表：

分数段（x分）	x≤16	17≤x≤18	19≤x≤20	21≤x≤22	23≤x≤24
人    数	10	15	35	112	128

（1）填空：
①本次抽样调查共抽取了名学生；
②学生成绩的中位数落在分数段；
③若用扇形统计图表示统计结果，则分数段为x≤16的人数所对应扇形的圆心角为°；
（2）如果将21分以上（含21分）定为优秀，请估计该区九年级考生成绩为优秀的人数．

（6分）某区为了解全区2800名九年级学生英语口语考试成绩的情况，从中随机抽取了部分学生的成绩（满分24分，得分均为整数），制成下表：

分数段（x分）	x≤16	17≤x≤18	19≤x≤20	21≤x≤22	23≤x≤24
人    数	10	15	35	112	128

1.（1）填空：

①本次抽样调查共抽取了  ▲  名学生；

②学生成绩的中位数落在  ▲  分数段；

③若用扇形统计图表示统计结果，则分数段为x≤16的人数所对应扇形的圆心角为  ▲  °；

2.（2）如果将21分以上（含21分）定为优秀，请估计该区九年级考生成绩为优秀的人数．