九年级英语阅读训练 (中等难度)

1、【精品文档】如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流九年级英语阅读训练 (中等难度).精品文档.九年级英语阅读训练 时间：60分钟 分数：60分一、 完形填空。（每小题1分，共15分）Long long ago,there was a swan（天鹅）with golden feathers（金羽毛）.She lived in a lake.A woman lived in a small house_41 _the lake with her two daughters.They were very poor.They worked hard all year round,_42 _stil

2、l,they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didnt have enough_43 _to buy food.The swan was _44_ to see that.She said to herself, “Ill give one of my_45 _to them each day,then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.”That evening,she _46_to the poor womans house and left a

3、golden feather on the table without saying_47 .From then on,the swam came every day and gave them a feather.The woman was very happy because their life was much_48 than before.But day after day,the woman became greedy（贪婪）.She said to her _49_.”The swan may fly away one day.If so,we will be poor agai

4、n.We should take all_50 feathers shen she comes next time.”“Oh,no,Mom!”cried the daughters, “This will _51 _the swan.She helps us a lot !”But the mother wouldnt listen.When the _52 _came as usual,the mother caught her and took all her feathers.But suddenly,the golden feathers _53 _chicken feathers.T

5、hen ,the Golden Swan said, “Poor Mother,I came to 54 _you,but you wanted to kill me.Now,I am leaving and will _55 _come back.Never be greedy!”With these words,the swan flew away.41.A.aboveB.overC.nearD.under42.A.andB.butC.soD.or43.A.moneyB.timeC.roomD.energy44.A.happyB.surprisedC.sadD.scared45.A.pre

6、sentsB.golden coinsC.feathersD.collections46.A.flewB.ranC.climbedD.walked47.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything48.A.dullerB.betterC.busierD.harder49.A.brothersB.sistersC.sonsD.daughters50.A.hisB.herC.theirD.our51.A.hurtB.saveC.protectD.refuse52.A.womanB.daughterC.chickenD.swan53.A.heard ofB.c

7、hanged intoC.looked forD.came from54.A.troubleB.helpC.teachD.invite55.A.sometimesB.alwaysC.usuallyD.never二、阅读理解。（每小题1.5分，共30分）A  In England recently three foreign gentlemen came to a bus stop and waited . About five minutes later, the bus they wanted came along. They were just going to get on w

8、hen suddenly there was a loud noise behind them. People rushed onto the bus and tried to push them out of the way . Someone shouted at them. The bus conductor came rushing down the stairs to see what all the trouble was about. The three foreigners seem all at sea and looked embarrassed (窘迫的 . No one

9、 had told them about the British custom (习惯)of lining up for a bus that the first person who arrives at the bus stop is the first person to get on the bus .Learning the language of a country isn't enough. If you want to have a pleasant visit, find out as much as possible about the manners and cu

10、stoms of your host country. You will probably be surprised just how different they can be from your own. A visitor to India would do well to remember that people there consider it impolite to use the left hand for passing food at table. The left hand is supposed to be used for washing yourself. Also

11、 in India, you might see a man shaking his head at another to show that he doesn't agree. But in many parts of India a shake of the head means agreement. Nodding (点头) your head when you are given a drink in Bulgaria will most probably leave you thirsty .In that country, you shake your head to me

12、an 'yes' a nod means 'no' . At a meal in countries on the Arabic Peninsula, you will find that your glass is repeated refilled as soon as you drink up . If you think that you have had enough , you should take the cup or glasses in your hand and give it a little shake from side to sid

13、e or place your hand over the top.In Europe it quite usual to cross your legs when you are sitting talking to someone even at an important meeting. Doing this in Thailand, however, could bring about trouble . Also, you should try to avoid (避免)touching the head of an adult (成人) it's just not done

14、 in Thailand .56 The British people tried to push the three gentlemen out of the way, because the gentlemen _ . A. were foreigners B. didn't have tickets C. made a loud noise D. didn't line up for the bus 57. According to the article, if you want to have a pleasant journey in a foreign count

15、ry, you should _. A. learn the language of the country B. understand the manners and customs of the country C. have enough time and money D. make friends with the people there 58 In India it is considered impolite _. A. to use the right hand for passing food at table. B. to pass food with the left h

16、and. C. to eat food with your hands. D. to help yourself at table. 59. To cross one's legs at an important meeting in Europe is _. A. a common (平常的) habit B. an important manner C. a serious (严重的) trouble D. a bad manner 60. The best title (题目) for this article is _. A. People's Everyday Lif

17、e B. Mind Your Manners C. Shaking and Nodding Head D. Taking a Bus in England BBritains smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a famous British newspaper reported in May. The newspaper said the six-year-old girls parents were unhappy with a teacher who ju

18、st got the new job to teach the only pupil.The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired（退休）and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school. But the girls mother is

19、keeping her daughter at home. “I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.” The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although ther

20、e was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.61. The reading is about_.A. the smallest school that was closed down  B. the only pupil in the smallest schoolC. the

21、 new teacher and her teaching        D. the old teacher who just retired62. “turn up” in the reading means_.A. pass an exam         B. go to school         C. pay money  

22、          D. hand in homework63. From the reading we can know that the school_.A. is too far for the students     B. does not have enough teachersC. does not have many pupils       D. is new but small

23、64. Before the school was closed down_.A. the girls mother wanted to teach her daughter at homeB. the only pupil had to move to a secondary schoolC. a famous newspaper had written something about itD. the girls mother had a talk to the former teacher65. The reading doesnt say but we can infer (推断) t

24、hat_.A. the girls mother had only one child               B. the new teacher was not kind to the girlC. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl    D. the parents were unhappy with the school CMy friend M

25、att and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't wonderful，but we had everything we needed (beds，blankets，food)，and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along

26、 with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us sp

27、ent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing， we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what we'

28、;d done.66. The writer spent the Saturday morning _. A. rock-climbing B. sleeping C. meeting friends D. caving 67. There were _ members in all in the writer's group. A. 6 B. 8 C. l0 D. 12 68. We can learn from the passage that _. A. some of the group had been there before B. the group had done r

29、ock-climbing many times C. some of the group already knew each other D. group all came from the same city 69. The write thought her weekend was _. A. interesting B. relaxing C. frightening D. unpleasant 70. This passage mainly talks about _. A. the writer's friends at the Activity Centre B. the

30、writer's experience at the Activity Centre C. outdoor sports at the Activity Centre D. how to go rock-climbing and caving DWe have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. This is so familiar that there seems to be no need to ask the reason

31、for it. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process (过程) is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant (连续的) darkness. We might expect that the flowers, without any information

32、 about the time of day, did not open as they normally do. In fact, they continued to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious (神秘的) way of knowing the time. Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kin

33、d of “inner clock”.This discovery (发现) may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals including man have this “inner clock” which controls the working of their bodies and influences (影响) their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this my

34、sterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.In the past, this did not matter very much because people lived in natural condition. In the modern world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordi

35、nary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very useful, then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such ordinary things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.71. A recent experiment showed that _. A. different flowers open and close at different times of da

36、y B. for their opening and closing, flowers do not need information from the outside world C. flowers are influenced by weak light even when they are in a dark room D. flowers can be used for telling the time72. The “inner clock” _. A. is an unimportant discovery B. is only found in animals C. has n

37、ot been understood by far D. has an effect on human life73. Further study of the “inner clock” will be useful because _. A. it might help us in some way B. we do not yet understand plants and animals well enough C. the number of spacemen and airplane pilots is fast increasing D. we should try to liv

38、e more naturally than we do now74. Kept in constant darkness, flowers _. A. will not open or close as usual B. will not open any longer C. will open as they do in natural conditions D. will always remain in full blossom (开花)75. _ have a mysterious power of knowing time without information from the o

39、utside world. A. Animals including man as well as plants B. All living things except man C. Flowers are the only things in the world that D. Neither animals nor plants三、任务型阅读。（每小题2分。共10分）There are three girls in my family. Anne is six years older than me. Our family used to be very poor, and our mot

40、her worked at a factory in the evenings. Because our mother was so busy, Anne took care of me and my younger sister. During my teenage years, Anne was always there for me, not only as a big sister, but as a mother and best friend.When I was seventeen, I thought about winning a college scholarship (大

41、学奖学金). In order to win it, I had to go for an important interview. At that time Anne was busy working in a restaurant. I told her of my interview and asked her advice on what to wear. I showed her my best clothes and my shoes. There was a hole (洞) in one of the shoes. Anne suggested that we go shopp

42、ing, and we took the bus to a shoe store. We found a beautiful pair of shoes on sale. She told me to try them on. “But” I said. “This interview is important. I want to see you get that scholarship.” I said nothing. However, I knew this was a lot of money for her. She would probably have to eat nothing but hamburgers for at least a month.I went to the interview with my beautiful new shoes. I won the scholarship and years later I became an engineer. Although they were nice everyday shoes, I didnt wear them much when I was in colle