牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练13

1、牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练13一、完形填空Leo and Octy were good friends. They spent many happy days1, swimming to the faraway reefs 礁The other fish were always surprised at how such a tiny clownfish 彳、11 鱼like Leo and a huge octopus like Octycould be2But both Octy and Leo never cared about their3. For them just ea

2、ch other &lendship mattered.They usually swam for hours together and4Leo got tired he would get a ride on Octys back. They oftenspent their time playing games like hide and seek 5 the days passed in fun and joy.One day, as usual, they swam to the reefs and were playing hide and seek. It was Leos tur

3、n、but he6find Octy. Leo called out to Octy, but still he didnt find Octy.It was then that Leo heard a low voice not far. He swam fast to the place and to his panic, he saw that Octywas trapped under a huge rock. 7can I save Octy?5 Leo cried. It was so far for Leo to swim back hometo ask for help and

4、8the time he came back it would be too late to help Octy. Leo didnt know what to do.After a few minutes, Leo9to save Octy by himself He entered the bottom of the huge rock and triedto push10hard with all his strength, but the huge rock didnt mov已 at all. While seeing Octy crying in pain,Leo was very

5、11. “ What shall I do? Leo asked himself again and again.I should ask others for help, Leo thought. Just then, he12a shark swimming nearby. Withoutthinking twice, he swam towards him, although he knew he might lose his13. While getting close to theshark, he said.Shark, could you help me14my friend t

6、rapped under the huge rock? OK, the sharksaid. But after that, you should be my lunch.Leo said, without any thought. The shark was touched andthought, Wliat a great15! I should help him without being paid back. Immediately, die shark pushed thehuge rock to save Octy. Finally, they became good friend

7、sLA. aloneB. togetherC. fast2. A. friendsB. enemiesC. neighboursD. brothers3. A. coloursB. namesC. sizesD. kinds4. A. becauseB. althoughC. whenD. unless5. A. ButC. AsD. So6. A. couldntB. mustntC. couldD. must7. A. WhyB. WhereC. WhenD. How& A. inB. atC. byD. for9. A. decidedB. hatedC. agreedD. expect

8、ed10. A. themC. himD. her11.A. happyB. excitedC. worriedD. lucky12. A. SawB. keptC. heardD. watched13. A. workB. moneyD. life14. A. protectB.saveC. findD. catch15. A. surpriseB. mistakeC. friendshipD. difference二、阅读理解AMany teenagers like detective stories They enjoy going behind the scenes with the

9、main character a detective.Here are three of the most popular detective stories for teens Which of them do you want to buy?Nate the Great Book 1 of 28Nate the Great has a new case! His friend Annie has lost an expensive picture She wants Nate to help her find it.Nate must get all the facts, ask the

10、right questions and narrow the list of suspects Join the great detective as he solvesthe mystery, will you?Paperback: $ 5.39 E-book: $ 5.99Buy it on AmazonEncyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Book 1 of 28)Encyclopedia Brown is Idaville neighbourhoods ten-year-old star detective He solves mysteries for

11、 theneighbourhood kids. His dad is the chief of the Idaville Police Department. Every night. Encyclopedia helps him solvehis most difficult cases There are ten cases in each book Not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them. butthe reader is also given all the cluesPaperback: $ 4.99 E-book

12、: $ 2.80Buy it on AmazonThe 100-Year Old Secret: The Sherlock Files (Book 1 of 4)Xena and Xander Holmes have just found theyre the great great grandcluldren of Sherlock Holmes They aregiven Sherlocks unsolved casebook. The two set out to solve the cases. Can two 21st-century kids succeed whereSherlo

13、ck could not?Paperback: $ 7.79E-book: $ 5.67Buy it on Amazon1 How many books are there in the Nate the Great series in all?A. Four.B. Ten.C. Twenty-sixD. Twenty-eight2. In Book 1 of Nate the Great, what does Nates friend Annie ask him to do?A. To show her a list of suspectsB. To find a lost picturc.

14、C. To draw a picture of the suspect.D. To take a picture of her.3. Which of the following statements about Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective is TRUE?A. Il is the most popular of the three detective storiesB. Encyclopedia is a character in real lifeC. The endings are not shown immediately to the read

15、er.D. Encyclopedia s fatlier is a famous detective.4. Who is the main character of The 100-Year-Old Secret: The Sherlock Files?A. Two children,B. Sherlock Holmes.C. A young star detectiveD A boy and his detective father.5. Where can we probably read this passage?A. From a WeChat Moment.B. From an ad

16、vertisement of a bookstoreC. In a storybook for children.D. In a magazine for language teachersBA latest achievement made by a joint research team from Zhejiang Lab and Zhejiang University waspublished in Nature as a cover story titled Self-powered soft robot in the Manana Trench on March 4.The rese

17、arch team created the worlds first soft robot that can be operated 10 000 metres under the oceansurface and conleted die worlds first deep sea swimming test of a soft robot. The Mariana Trench, thedeepest known point m Earth s oceans, is called Jhc fourth pole of the Earth for its high hydrostatic p

18、ressure,low temperature and complete darknessThe continuous advancing progress of deep diving technologies helped people to find hundreds of animalspecies in the Mariana Trench, including the snailfish an animal that is able to survive a pressure of nearly 100Mpa thanks to its structurebones distrib

19、uted in tiny parts in its soft body.Inspired by the structure of the snailfish, the research centre for intelligent robots of the ZJ Lab and the ZJUkicked off research into deep sea soft robots in May 2021.The self-powered soft robot developed by the joint research team is in the shape of a fish, wi

20、th a length of 22cm and a wingspan of 28 cm. more or less as large as A4 sheets.Hard components, including control circuits and batteries, are distributed across the gel-like body of therobot. The materials and structure of components and the robot body enable the robot to resist hydrostaticpressure

21、 10.000 metres under the ocean surface without any hard shellCompared with traditional high pressure resistant deep diving equipment, the deep-sea soft robot wasdeveloped with new technologies, which is expected to reduce the difficulty and cost of deep sea exploration,said Li Guorui. the first writ

22、er of the article, as well as a senior researcher with the research centre for intelligentrobots of the ZJ Lab. fcOur robot enjoys bright application prospects in harsh and extreme environments such asdeep sea, polar regions, and high-impact scenarios, Li noted.The research team will continue studyi

23、ng the integrated system of energy, drive, and perception of deep-seasoft robots, so as to improve their intelligence while cutting application costs1. Whats special about the soft robot mentioned in the passage?A. Il was published in Nature.B. It was the first soft robot.C. It can work under deep s

24、ea,D. It was made by a joint team2. What can we learn about the Mariana Trench from the passage?A. There are no living things in the Mariana TrenchB. Siuiliglit cant be seen in the Mariana Trench.C. Many large sea animals live in the Mariana Trench.D. It is warm at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.3

25、. Where is the idea for the invention of the soft robot from?A. A kind of fish living in the deep sea,B. A kind of birds living in the North PoleC. A kind of fish with broad bodiesD. A certain kite from ancient times4. What does the underlined word resist5 in the passage mean?A. Be protected from.B.

26、 Be taken away from. C. Be put into.D Be kept away.5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The soft robot looks like traditional diving equipmentB. The soft robot may make deep sea exploration easier.C. The soft robot was successfully invented in 2021D. The soft robot needs a h

27、ard shell while working in deep seaCFrom red apples and yellow lemons to blueberries and green melons, fruits come in many different colours.Why do different kinds of fmits have so many colours?According to Lu Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, fruit colours actually come from their different

28、pigments色素，such as red or yellow carotenoid 类胡萝 卜素and blue or puiple anthocyanin 花青素.Thesepigments appear in different amounts, depending on the fruits environment. Tins causes die fruit to turn a certaincolour.To find out how the environment affects fruit colours. Chinese scientists studied more th

29、an 280 different fruitcolours, including white, red. blue, purple and blackThey found that red fmit tends to grow in cooler places And instead of just growing in one place you canfind them growing in many places around the world. Blue and purple fruit mostly grows in warm places. The fruittends to g

30、row a lot in just one specific area. The scientists also found that the closer the fruit is to the equator 赤道.the darker its colour will be.Animals also have an impact on the evolution of fmit colours. Animals eat fruit and drop the seeds in otherplaces later. This helps the fruit spread and grow in

31、 different places Therefore, in order to attract animals, somefruit develops colours that are easy for animals to seeHowever, animals sec colours in a different way. Fruit needs to develop colours that are suited to animals9visual abilities For example, birds can see red more easily than humans can.

32、 Therefore, there tends to be more redfruit in areas where birds live The lemurs 狐猴of Madagascar are red green colour-blind. Most yellow fruit canbe found in their habitats, as they can easily see this colour.1. How many kinds of fmits are mentioned in the passage?A. One. B. Two, C. Three.D. Four.2.

33、 What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?A. The colours of fmit change as the environment changesB. The colours of the fruit near the equator are lighter than those in other places.C. There are different kinds of fniits in different placesD. It s good to eat fhnt of different colours.3. The meaning of

34、the underlined word evolution is smiilar toA. plan B. beauty C. development4. From the passage, we knowA. 280 different fruit colours arc found nowD. formB. some fruit develops colours to attract animalsC. birds are red green colour blind5. Whats die best title for the passage?A. The use of differen

35、t colours of fruitC. The colours of fruit are related to animalsD. carotenoid is blue or purpleB. Why fruit has lots of different coloursD. The colours of fniit are related to the climateDI have just returned from a visit to my landlord, Mr Heathcliff I am pleased with the house I am renting fromhim

36、 Thrushcross Grange is miles away from any town or village That is good for me And the scenery here inYorkshire is so beautiful!Mr Heathcliff, in fact, is my only neighbour, and I think his character is similar to mine He does not likepeople either.My name is Lockwood： I said, when I met linn at die

37、 gate of liis house. renting Thrushcross Grangefrom you. I just wanted to come and mtroduce myself. He said nothing, but looked kind of unhappy, and did notencourage me to elite匚 After a while, however、he decided to invite me in. Joseph, take Nfr Lockwood s horse!he called. And brmg up some wine &om

38、 the cellar! Joseph was a very old servant, with a special expression onhis face. He looked impolitely up at me as he took my horse. God help us! A visitor厂 he said to hiniself. Perhapsthere were no other servants, I thought. And it seemed that Mr Hcathcliff hardly ever received guestsHis house is c

39、alled Wuthering Heights. The name means a windswept house on a hilT： and it is a very gooddescription. The trees around the house do not grow straight, but are bent by the north wind, which blows over themoors every day of the yea匚 Fortunately, the house is strongly built, and is not damaged even by

40、 the worst winterstorms. The name Earnshaw is cut into a stone over the &ont door.Mr Heathcliff and I entered the huge main room. It could have been any Yorkshire farmhouse kitchen, exceptthat there was no sign of cooking, and no farmer sitting at the table Mr Heathcliff certainly does not look like

41、 afanner. His hair and skin are dark, like a gipsys, but he has the manners of a gentleman He could perhaps takemore care with his appearance, but he is handsome I think he is proud, and also unhappy.We sat down by the fire, in silenceJoseph! shouted Mr Heathcliff No answer came from the cellar, so

42、he dived down there, leaving me alonewith several rather fierce looking dogs Suddenly one of them jumped angrily up at me, and in a moment all theothers were attacking me From every shadowy corner in the great room appeared a growling animal, ready to killme, it seemed.Help! Mr Heathcliff! Help! I s

43、houted, trying to keep the dogs back. My landlord and his servant were in nohurry to help, and could not have climbed the cellar steps more slowly; but luckily a woman, who I supposed wasthe housekeepe匚 rushed into the room to calm the dogsWhat is tlie matter? Nir Heathcliff asked me nidely, when he

44、 finally entered the room.4 Your dogs, sir! I replied. fcYou shouldnt leave a stranger with tliein.They re dangerous.Come, come, Mr Lockwood. Have some wine. We dont often hav已 strangers here, and Im afraid neither Inor my dogs are used to receiving them.I could not feel offended after this, and acc

45、epted the wine. We sat drinking and talking together for a while Isuggested visiting him again tomorrow. He did not seem happy to see me again, but I shall go anyway. I aminterested in hini even if he isnt interested in me.文章节选自?吼叫山庄?Withering Heights1. How is Mr Heathcliffs character?A. Outgoing.B.

46、 Lonely.2. Lockwood agreed thatA. Joscph was a very good servantC. Friendly.D. Active.B. Mr Healhcliff had some servantsC. guests hardly ever visited Mr HeathcliffD. Mr Heathcliff was happy to meet him3. According to Lockwood, what was TRUE about Mr Heathcliff?A. Proud and unhappy,handsome B. Proud

47、and clever.C. Ugly but happy.D.Uglybut4. Who came to save Lockwood when he asked for help?A. Mr Heathcliff.B. Joseph.C. A woman.D. A dog.5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Lockwood fought against Mr HeathcliffB. Mr Heathcliff asked Lockwood to visit again.C. Lock wood left

48、 Mr Heathcliff without drinking.D. Lockwood might visit Mr Heathcliff the next day.三、任务型阅读AIn the economic downturn 经济低迷时期,many people start to look for ways to reduce their householdcosts and save money. Having a thrifty肖俭的lifestyle does not have to mean not spending money. Makingsmall changes will

49、 allow you to save money and still enjoy your favourite treats and activities. Being thrifty canhelp you to save for retirement, pay off your credit card debts faster or even just save money for a dream holiday.To live in a thrifty way, you need to pay attention to your day-to day expenses.Track you

50、r spending for at least two weeks. You won t really know how to have a tliriftier lifestyle until youknow where your money is going. Write down everything when you spend money and take a look at it at the endof the month. You will sec obvious ways to reduce your daily expenses Surf the Internet when

51、 you have to makepurchases, Because it is easy to access such information, you can compare prices from more shops in less time.Check your local shops as well as online providers to find the best priceTurn off the lights and other electrical things in your home when you are not using them. Open the w

52、indowsand let in the natural light instead Leaving electrical things on can use a large amount of extra energy, wastingyour money. Also, remove chargers 充 电器from the wall when you are not using them.Cut back on your cable TV有线电视expenses. You probably dont really need 500 channels. Reduce yourcable p

53、ackage and save a large amount of money every yea匸 If you decide you really can t live without it, callyour cable company and see if there are some discounts availableUse coupons when you do your regular grocery shopping Many websites offer free coupons that you cantake to the grocery shop. Check si

54、tes like Betty Crocker for coupons for different kinds of name brand products.Combuiing producers5 coupons witli shop discounts can lead to major grocery savings.Eating out is usually expensive .If you have to, you can look for available deals and discounts If you oftenhave dinner in restaurants, co

55、nsider buying an entertainment coupon book for local restaurants根据短文内容，完成表格。每空一词How to be thriftyIntroductionLeading a thrifty life, especially in the economic downtum. will do 1.toyour life now and in the futureBeina thriftv does not 2.mean using less money but using nwnev in areasonable way in dai

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