牛津9A阅读理解专项训练

1、九年级英语专项检测阅读理解( 每小题 2 分, 满分 120 分)班级 姓名 ADavid worked in a shoe factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. His wifelooked in the n ewspaper and said,“ One of the banks wan(t保安gua”I m going to go theretomorrow, ” David said, “I want that job, the guard s job. ” A man gave him a pi

2、ece of papewere a lot of questions on it.“Please write your answers under the questions.” he saiof the questions was,“ Haveer yboeuenevin prison (监狱 )? ” David smiled and wrote“ No. ” Then helooked at the next question. It was“Why?” He thought for a long time and then he wrote,the police have never

3、caught me.”() 1. David lost his job because .A. he was ill badlyB. he wasn t goodC. he didn t like the joDb. his factory was too far away ( )2.How did he know one of the banks needed a guard?A. His wife saw it in the newspaper.B. His wife worked in that bank.C. His wife saw it on the computer.D. His

4、 friend told him the information.() 3. David went to the bank to .A. deposit ( 储蓄 ) money B. draw moneyC. ask for that jobD. work hard() 4. The man asked David to .A. write his answers under the questionsB. clean the bankC. show how strong he wasD. give himself up ( 投案自首 )() 5. From the text we know

5、 David is .A. clever B. foolish C. old D. tallBA young passenger (乘客) was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punch ( 剪) the ticket. He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trousers. What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he h

6、ad the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man. When the con ductor moved on, all the other passe ngers could n忍不住)iaUglpr(g. One of them said tohim at last,“ I m sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there looking

7、 everywhere for your ticket whenit was right in your mouth all the time. ”“ Foolish? ” answered the passenger, I 嚼asthheWtegoff.”() 6. From the story we know that the young passenger .A. really lost his ticketB. was looking for a lost ticketC. didn t buy a ticket for the tripD. didn t remember where

8、 he had put his ticket( ) 7. The other passengers laughed because .A. the young passenger lost his ticketB. the young passenger gave his ticket to another passenger C. they saw the ticket was just in the passenger s mhoutD. the conductor moved away without questioning the passenger( ) 8. It is clear

9、 that the conductor .A. knew the young man had no money for a ticketB. didn t know the young man had lost his ticketC. knew why the young man had the ticket in his mouthD. didn t know why the young man was looking for his ticket( ) 9. Which of the following is true about the conductor?A. He thought

10、the young man wastoo lazy.B. He thought the young man was forgetful.C. He knew why the young man put the ticket in his mouthD. He knew the young man would get off at the next station.( ) 10. The best title ( 标题 ) for this story is .A. A Ticket without DateB. A Foolish PassengerC. Eating a TicketD. A

11、 Clever conductorCA man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the head waiter rushed over to his table and said, “ I amfraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners (礼貌 ) to do it in such a nice restaurant.”“Now, listen

12、, ” said the man.y“ouI kwnilol wle that the Queen ( 女王) of England gave mepermission ( 许可 ) to take off my jacket here.”“ The Queen of England? ” said the waiter in great surprise.“ Sure. ” replied the man,“ When I was in England alafsritemndonotfhm, ine took me to see thes permissionQueen. It was v

13、ery hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, that in the United States, but you may not do it here! So I got the Queen( ) 11. We can be sure that the story happened in .A. AmericaB. the Queen s palaceC. England D. an small restaurant( ) 12. When the head waiter asked the ma

14、n not to take off his jacket, the man .A. took his advice at onceB. left the restaurant angrilyC. refused to listen to himD. wanted to see the manager( ) 13. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because .A. the weather was very hotB. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA

15、.C. he was very richD. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere( ) 14. What did the Queen really mean?A. People in the USA were less polite.B. She let him take off his jacket in America.C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.D. He shouldn et toafkf his coat on such a for

16、mal occasion ( 正式场合 ) in England.( ) 15. From the story we can see that .A. the man went to have dinner with his friendB. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurantDNew York, London,

17、Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things all over the world.But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It s expensive to live there, and th

18、ere arepeople in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Some people enjoy livin

19、g in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.( ) 16. In big cities people can .A. go to different kinds of museumsB. see all kinds of plays and filmsC. buy things all over the worldD. A, B and C( ) 17. Which of the following is

20、true?A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.D. All people like to live in big cities.( ) 18. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people .A. to move to big cities.B

21、. not to move to big cities.C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems.D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.( ) 19. This passage doesn t tell us that .A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in.B. big cities have a lot of serious pr

22、oblems.C. big cities are all very dirty.D. usually people can get very dirty.( ) 20. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Big CitiesB. Interesting Things in Big CitiesC. Good School in Big CitiesD. New York, London and Paris(E)When this story happened, they were working around a very large ho

23、use. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the

24、house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, Look out! But Joe did not look out. He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joes head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, Ive lost an ear. Help

25、! Help! Jeff ran up to help his friend. Look for my ear, Joe told him. It must be on the ground somewhere. Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. Here you are, he said, Ive found it. Joe looked at it. No, thats not my

26、 ear. he said, Mine had a cigarette behind it. ( )21. What were Joe and Jeff?A. Soldiers.B. Drivers. C. Farmers. D. Cleaners.( )22. How did Joe lose his ear?A. He cut it off by himself.B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.C. A falling knife cut it off.D. A cigarette burned it up.( )23. At the end of the

27、story Jeff found .A. someone elses earB. Joes earC. a long knifeD. a cigarette( )24. From the passage, we know Joe was not .A. strong B. kindC. foolishD. clever( )25. Which is the most possible title for this passage?A. A Lost EarB. A Busy CleanerC. A Falling KnifeD. A forgetful Man(F)Newtown is a c

28、lean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they di

29、d not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city,

30、 but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn tpay any more money.( )26. Newtown.A.was very cleanB. is no

31、longer dirtyC.had been very cleanD.will be very clean( )27. The rats in Newtown were many years ago.A .as big as catsB.as dangerous as dogsC. very big D.knocked down by the people there ( )28. when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people.A. got some money B.were too lazy t

32、o kill manyC.helped the city office to make the city cleanD.killed many rats( )29. A big hole was dug, because.A. the rats could come out to attack people at nightB. people could take many ratsC. the rats could not escape quicklyD.people could steal rats for some money( )30. Soon there were no more

33、rats, and the city office didn t.A. order people to kill rats B. pay any more moneyC.see any ratsD.look for rats(G)In the 20 th century, advertising has become very popular. Why is it so popular? Because it has been proved that repeated advertising can increase product sales and make the price of pr

34、oducts lower.An advertisement, however, should be properly designed to avoid waste. How is an advertisement made? An advertising firm (公司 ) selected a company designs and makes the advertisement by studying the information about customers and products. The designers put forward their different plans

35、 with pictures or photos. When the advertisement is ready, it is tested in a place to see whether it can make the product popular with customers or not. If it does, it will be used all over the country. Otherwise it should be designed until it is accepted by customers and market by finding out the r

36、eason for the failure.( )31. The reason for which advertising is popular is that .A. it can make the price of products higherB. it can increase products salesC. it can make the products have better quality.D. it can lower the cost of products( )32. How many ways of advertising are mentioned( 提到 ) in

37、 the second paragraph?A.Six B.Eight C.Two D.Four( )33. People in the USA use advertisements to advertise.A. products only B. services onlyC. products and services onlyD. products, services and other things as well( )34. The steps of making advertisements include the following except A. the designers

38、 put forward their plansB. the advertising company studies information about customers and productsC. the advertisements are testedD. the advertisements are sold to companies( )35. If the advertisement can make a product popular with customers, it proves that .A. the advertisement is a failureB. the

39、 advertisement is a successC.the advertisement will be redesignedD.the advertisement will not be accepted ( H )Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they dontime to

40、read the n ews carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines( 标 题).There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several differe nt ed

41、iti ons(版面)every day .In small tow ns there are fewer n ewspapers and perhaps only one editi on each day .In some places the paper is prin ted weekly.Most papers have several editi ons, especially on Sun day whe n the editi on is larger tha n usual. There are, besides the front page with the most im

42、portant news, the sports news, the amusements page, a bus in ess page, and so on.()36. People read n ewspaper to.A. lear n about the most importa nt n ewsB. lear n about everyth ing they wantC. be pleasedD. get some in formati on()37. Readi ng the headli nes, people can know.A. what the passages are

43、 aboutB. the n ewspapersC. about amuseme ntsD. about sports()38. In big cities n ewspapers are usually prin ted.A. every dayB. every weekC. every monthD. every year()39. Most papers haveon Sun days tha n usual.A. more typesB. more pagesC. less typesD. less pages()40. If you want to see a film, you d

44、 betteinreianlewspaper.A. the bus in ess pageB. the front pageC. the sports pageD. the amuseme nts page(I)The summer vacation is over. It s true that tinwOawa.ys flDuring the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.As the after noon was hot, I did my work in t

45、he mornin g. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walkin the garde n for half an hour. After breakfast, I bega n readi ng En glish and Chin ese and did some exercises in maths. These would take me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and I believe I made good progress.I spe nt the afternoon outsi

46、de. I went to swim and it was full of fun. I would not go home un til it was late at about five or six o clockSometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spe nd some hours liste ning to music.In this way I spe nt my vacati on happily. And I not only studied well but also became a go

47、od swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.()41. What does the text mainly(主要地)tell us?A. How the writer spe nt his summer holidays.B. What s the weather like in summer.C. When the writer got up in the summer holidays.D. Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays.()42. How long di

48、d it take the writer to do his homework?A. Half an hour.B. Three hours or more.C. Only one hour.D. Two hours and a half.()43. The writer spe nt most of the after noonA. liste ning to musicB. visit ing his frien ds.C. walki ng in the garde nD. swimmi ng()44. The writer had very good summer holidays b

49、ecause he.A. worked very hard and made good progressB. lear ned to swim and did his homework wellC. got up early and went home lateD liked swim ming better tha n study ing()45. Which of the followi ng is NOT true?A. The writer made progress in his less ons.B. The writer took a walk for half an hour

50、before breakfast.C. The writer bega n study ing as soon as he got up.D. The writer spe nt more time swim ming tha n liste ning to music.(J)Travel Arrangements(安排)Date: 15 April 2002For: Wang MeiMay 4Leave BejingAir Chi na Flight CA 111Confirmed(确认)Please check-in(办理手续)at least two hoursbefore leav i

51、ng time10:00a.m.May 5Arrive in SydneyHotel bus will take you to the hotel9:30a.m.May 5Holiday In Syd neyCon firmedIn: 5 May 2002Out: 10 May2002 Nights: 5May 10Own arran geme nt with host familyMay 14Leave SydneyQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 33312:30 p.m.May 14Arrive in PerthThe guide will collect you

52、 from the airport for four daysreturn bus trip to Mon key Mia15:30 p.m.May 18Leave PerthQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 444Con firmed11:00 a.m.May 18Raffles Hotel Sin gaporeIn: 18 May 2002 Out: 19 May2002Night: 1May 19Arrive in Beiji ng16:00 p.m.()46. How many days will Wang Mei s holiday last?A. 14.B.

53、 16.C. 19.D. 20.()47. At what time does Wang Mei have to be at the airport for her flight from Beiji ng?A. 8:00 a.m.B. 9:30 a.m.C. 10:00 a.m. D. 11:00 a.m.()48. When she arrives in Perth, Wang Mei will travel from the airportA. by taxiB. i n a carC. on the travel-busD. with her host family()49. Wher

54、e will Wang Mei be on May 16?A. I n a hotel in PerthB. On her return to SydneyC. On a flight to Singap oreD. On a trip to Monkey Mia()50. In which country will Wang Mei stay before she retur ns to Beiji ng?A. PerthB. Syd neyC. Sin gaporeD. Mo nkey Mia(K)Last year more than 13 Korean TV series were i

55、ntroduced in China. Turn on the TV , and Korean beauties are appearing during peak viewing times (黄金时段).Some of the dramas (戏剧)are being repeated, but audie nces con ti nue to watch them. Why are the South Korea n TV series loved by so many Chin ese people? Cheng Yi-T ing , a stude nt from East Chin

56、a Normal Uni versity, gives us her reasons. She thinks that the good looking actors with cool clothes and the beautiful sight in the dramas are the sell ing poi nts for South Korea n TV dramas. But what attracted the young audie nces most is the pure and moving love stories.And it seems that South K

57、orea n TV series has also won the hearts of middle-aged people. They are touched by the morals (道德)in the shows. These include the importanee of respecting eldersand social order. Though some people think South Korea n TV series are too slow and too long, most of the Chin ese audie nces like them. Maybe we are really tired of Western TV series. Compared (比 较)with that, South Korean TV series are not bad.()51. What does the un derl ined word repeated i