九年级英语暑假阅读训练20

1、九年级英语暑假阅读训练20ClassName一、完形填空(共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Myearliestmemoriesofwritingareonlyschoolhomework,nothingofanycreativity.Allthat1oneday,whenMrs.Kumaraskedustowrite“Anautolbiogiaphyofpencil".Forme,itwasjustanotherpieceofhomework,2Mrs.Kumarreached(表

2、现)verydifferently.Maybeshewasjustbeing3,ormaybeshereallylikedthework.Whateverher4,shereaditouttotheclassasanexampleof“finewriting".Afewyearslater,Iwentbacktomyoldschool.Iwaswalkingthroughthe5corridors(走廊)whenIpassedbyMrs.Kumar,whowasstillteachingherclass.ShelookedupasIpassedandI6,notwantingtodi

3、sturbher.Seeingme,Shewentoutandinvitedmeintoherclass."ThisgirlisoneofhissIsesibolhasseen,"shesaid."Shewroteawonderfulautobiographyofapencil.Ihopesomeofyoucanlearntowritelikeher.Evenafteralltheseyears,Icanstillclearlyrememberthatmoment.Myfaceshineswith8wheneverItellsomeonethisexperienc

4、e.IamsureIwasnottheonlystudentwhoseschoolhomeworkMrs.Kumar9.Itislikelythatshemadeanefforttomakeeachoneofusfeel10however,Ihadneverhadanybodypraise(表扬)mywritingbeforethat.Itencouragedmetodobettertoherthat11in“Loeklhasurworked.Iamgood,becauseyoubelieveIam.”Today,Iamasuccessfulwriter.ThankstoMrs.Kumar,m

5、y12arenotonlyatool(工具)touse.Theyarealsoasymboloflittlebeginningsandthepowerofateacher?sencouragement.()1.A.startedB.repeatedC.changedD.appeared()2.A.andB.thoughC.soD.but()3.A.kindB.excitedC.satisfiedD.generous()4.A.reasonsB.causesC.effortsD.wishes()5.A.strangeB.endlessC.crowdedD.familiar()6.A.whispe

6、redB.clappedC.wavedD.cheered()7.A.inventorsB.writersC.winnersD.visitors()8.A.courageB.honestyC.prideD.modesty()9.A.rememberedB.checkedC.includedD.marked()10.A.protectedB.specialC.lovedD.necessary()11.A.understandingB.confidenceC.recommendationD.congratulation()12.A.visitsB.writingsC.memoriesD.pencil

7、s二、阅读理解（共13小题;每小题2分,满分26分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHarryisaboywithalearningdisability.Onhisfourthbirthday,hewasgiveapugcalledMillie.Twoweeksafterthedog?sarrival,hewashappierandcalmerandsaidhisfirstwords,"dog"and"mumrJusttwomonthslater,thievesstolethedog,andnowtheheartbrokenli

8、ttleboyisbacktowherehestarted.Hehasrefusedtotalksincelosinghisbestfriend.Hismotherwasworriedandgavehimanotherdog,buthejust“pusheditaway”.Mrs.Hainsworth,hismother,say,"Mysonisverysad.He?llgoovertohercagea>Sjustbeathebars,thereisnowordcomingout,butyoujustknowhe?sscreaming,whereisMillie?inside.

9、Milliewasreallyhisbestfriend.Theywouldplaytogetherhappilyforhours.Noneofhistoyshaseverheldhisattentionthatlong.nowhehasjustcompletelyturnedquietagain.”Harrysuffersfromaconditionwhichaffectshisabilitytospeakandmove.Butthedog?sbeingwithhimachievedmoreindaysthanmonthsofspeechtherapyandphysiotherapyhad.

10、Mrs.Hainsworthsay,“mysonwassohappywhenhesawMillie.BeingwithMilliechangedhim,andwithintwoweekshehadsaidhisfirstwordsandwasworkingonsaying,dad?.Justlastweek,histeachersandIweresatinghowmuchMilliehadhelpedhim.Andnowthis!”Mrs.Hainsworthisconsideringbuyinganotherpuginthehopethathersonwillacceptit.Maureen

11、Hennisofthecharity,petsasTherapy,sayshehasseenmanycasesofdogshelpingpeoplewithspeechproblems,“Peoplemaytalktoadogwhentheywouldn?tliketotalktoanotherhumam,”doesn?tcareifwordscomeoutwrong.”()13.BeforegettingMillie,Harry.A.hadneverseenadogB.hadneversaidawordC.hadreceivedlittletreatmentD.hadneverplayedw

12、ithtoys()14.WithMilliegone,Harry.A. istoosadtocontinuelearningtotalkB. oftenquietlywaitsforherbesidethecageC. keepsaskinghismothertogethisanotherpugD. doesnotwanttoplaywithotherchildrenanymore()15.AccordingtoMaureenHennis,MilliewasabletohelpHarrybecauseA. dogsareman?sbestfriendsB. dogsareveryclevera

13、ndhelpfulc.childrendon?thavestresswhentalkingtodogsD.childrenwouldrathertalktodogsthantohumansBOnceatravellercameintoavillagewhichwassufferingfromhunger.Thevillageaskedhimtoleave,fortheyfearedhewantedthemtogivehimfood.Theytoldhimthattherewasnofood.Thetravelerexplainedthathedidn?tneedanyfoodandthat,i

14、nfact,hewasplanningtomakeasouptosharewiththeminstead.Thevillagerswatchedsuspiciouslyashebuiltafireandfilledapotwithwater.Withgreatceremony（仪式）,hepulledastonefromabag,anddroppedthestoneintothepotofwater.Afteramoment,hesmeltthesoupandshoutedwithexcitement,“Howdeliciousthesoupis!”Asbegantoshowinterest,

15、hementionedhowgoodthesoupwouldbewithjustalittlecabbageinit.Avillagerbroughtoutacabbagetoshare.Thisepisode（情节）repeateditselfuntilthesouphadcabbage,carrots,onions,andbeets-indeed,afullpotofsoupthatcouldfeedeveryoneinthevillagewasready.Thisstorydescribeswhentherearenotenoughresources（资源）,humanswillstor

16、ethings.Wedonotwanttoshare.Thestoryofstonesouphelpsusrealizethat,indoingso,weoftenpreventourselvesandeveryoneelsefromhavingafeast（盛宴）.Themeaningofthisstorygoesfarbeyondfood.Wekeeptoourselvesideas,love,andenergy,thinkingwebericher,butinfactwemaketheworld,andhehadtheabilitytoinspire（激发）themtogive.Inth

17、isway,theycreatedalargemealthatnoneofthemcouldhavecreatedalone.Areyoulikeoneofthevillagers?Ifyoucomeforwardandshareyourgifts,youwillinspireotherstodothesame.Therewardisafeastthatcanfeedmany.（）16.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordasuspiciously"mostprobablymean?A.doubtfullyB.excitedlyC.curiouslyD.fearfull

18、y（）17.ThetravelerputastoneintothepotinordertoA. teachthevillagerstocookasoupwithstoneB. inspirethevillagerstobringouttheirownfoodC. provetothevillagersthathedidn?twanttheirfoodD. helpvillagerstosurvivebygivingthemsomefood（）18.ThewritermainlywantstotellusthatA. storingthingsinhardtimesishumannatureB.

19、 agoodleaderisverynecessaryinhardtimesC. skillsareneededtoinspirepeopletosharewithothersD. sharingismoreimportantthankeepingthingstooneselfCGreek（希腊）-Roman（罗马）FestivalFriday,April28thYoucanjoinonegroup.Asamemberofthegroup,youwilltakepartinatleastONEofthefollowingactivities.1 CompeteinanOlympicevent.

20、Rememberthereisonlysmallspaceforeachevent,sodon?tbelate.HerculesThrowThrowafootballthroughahoop（圈）20feetaway.Three-headedRaceThreepeoplelineupwithtouchinglegs.Thentheyrun100metresintheplayground.Toga-BarrowRaceThisislikeawheelbarrowrace（Runnerstakeholdofpartners?feetwhilepartnerswalkonhands）2 MakeGr

21、eekorRomanfood.Mrs.Joneshasalistofrecipes（菜谱）fromancient（古代的）GreeceandRome.YoumaymakeAmericanfood,butbesuretogiveitaspecial,mythological(神话的)name.Forexample,callyourchocolatecake"Zeus?Delight.Thisisagreatwaytopracticeyourskillsinthekitchen.3 Createaworkofartforthemuseum.Besureyourartworkshowsan

22、cientGreekorRomanculture.Artworkmayincludesculptures,paintings,mosaics,ormodels.Themuseumisagreatplacetoshowoffyourartistictalent.4 Performanewshortperformance,songordanceforthetalentshow.RewriteyourfavoriteGreekmyth(神话)byusingmodernlanguage,orwordsofapopularsongtotellaGreekorRomanstory.Sendyourcrea

23、tiveideastoyourEnglishteacherforagreement.Youmustfirstperformforagroupofteachers.TheteacherschoosetheBESTperformancegroupsforthetalentshow,sobesureyourgrouphaspreparedforit.Thistimetablewillhelpgroupsknowwheneacheventwilltakeplaceandwheretogo.GroupNumber1:oo-1:251:30-1:552:00-2:252:30-3:30IOlympics/

24、PlaygroundMuseum/LibraryFoodcourt/DiningHallTalentShow/SchoolTheatreIIFoodcourt/DiningHallOlympics/PlaygroundMuseum/LibraryIIIMuseum/LibraryFoodcourt/DiningHallOlympics/Playground()19.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. eachstudentismadetotakepartinatleastoneOlympicevent.B. Greekmythso

25、rthesongsthatwillbeperformedarerewrittenbytheteachersC. GreekorRomannamesmustbeusesforAmericanfoodthestudentsmaycook.D. Artworksshowninthemuseumarecollectedormadebythestudentsthemselves()20.WhatdoGroupIIIdorightafterwatchingtheartworks?A. Watchthetalentshow.B. Prepareforaperformance.C. Tastefoodthat

26、studentsmake.D. CompeteintheOlympicevents.()21.Forwhatpurposeisthefestivalmostprobablyheld?A. Toimprovestudents?artistictalent.B. tomakestudentsmorephysicallystrong.C. tomakestudentsmorecreativeinmakingfoodsorperforming.D.tohelpstudentslearnaboutancientGreekandRomancultures.“TheBritishgovernmentwill

27、offer11,000,000toanyonewhocansolvetheworld?sbiggestproblem-whateveritmightbe,"saidPrimeMin粗eDavidCameronatascienceconference.Inanunusualcompetition,theGovernmentwillaskpeopletofindoutthegreatestchallenge（挑战）today,suchasfindingareplacement（替代）foroil,producinglow-costfoodorcuringAIDS/HIVWhentheto

28、ughestproblemhasbeendecided,thePrimeMinisterwillgiveaway£1,000,000tothepersonwhosuccessfullyworksouttheanswer.ThecompetitionfollowstheexampleoftheLongitudePrizestartedbythegovernmentin1714,whichoffered£20,000（worth£6,000,000today）toanyonewhocoulddiscoverhowfareastorwestshiphadsailed.S

29、ailorscouldworkouttheirlocationnorthandsouth,andwereabletodecidetheirlocaltimefromthesun.however,theyneededtoknowthetimeatareference（参照）pointinordertofindouthowfartheyhadtraveledeastorwest.Manypeoplethoughttheproblemwasimpossibletosolve,buttheprizewasfinallywonbyJohnHarrison,anordinaryworker.Hedidth

30、isbydesigningaclockthatkeptaccurate（准确的）timeatseaandmadeitpossibleforsailorstoworkouttheirlocation.Almostexactly300yearson,Mr.Cameronwillhaveagroupofscientistscollectsuggestionsanddrawupashortlistofproblemsfacingtheworld.Hewillthenstartaracetosolvethemostdifficultproblem.Agovernmentofficersaid,“Wewa

31、ntpeopletothinkbig:whatdoestheworldneedandhowcanweachievethat?Wearelookingforthenextpenicillin（青霉素）,airplaneorWordWideWeb.Somethingthatisgoingtoreallychangewhatwedoandhowweliveourlives-sendingusaheadintheglobalrace.”AccordingtoMr.Cameron,itisimportanttoencouragenewideas“andattractbackthebestandthebr

32、ightest"toBritain.（）22.TheBritishgovernmentpromises£1,000,000toanypersonwhoA. cansolvethebiggestchallengefacingtheworldB. canfindhowthenextpenicillinworksonillnessesC. canthinkofthemostdifficultproblemintheworldD. canhelpthePrimeMinisterrunhisgovernmentbetter（）23.TheLongitudePrizeismention

33、edmainlytoA. explainwhythegovernmentsetuptheprizein1714B. showJohnHarrisonwasagreatsuccessasaninventorC. showthatthegovernmentisverygratefultoJohnHarrisonD. explainwhatgaveMr.Camerontheideaofstartingthecompetition（）24.Wecaninfer（推断）fromParagraphs4and5thatA. shipsnolongergetasseawithHarrison?>inve

34、ntionB. clocksonshipskeptgoodtimebeforeHarrison?sinventionC. sailorsonshipskepttoworkouttheirlocationnorthandsouthD. thesailingindustrywasveryimportantinBritainaroundthe1700s）25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A. JohnHarrisonwassurethathewouldwintheprizeB. Themillion-poundprizewillgotoaB

35、ritishscientist.C. TheBritishgovernmentpaysspecialattentiontothenation?creativity.D. Areplacementforoilisconsideredasthetoughestproblembythescientists.三、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，在表格内的空白处填入合适的答案（每格限填一词）。Inmodernsociety（社会）thereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,fortheybelieve

36、thatithelpfulforsocialprogressandrichness.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad,andthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherandleadstounfriendlinessbetweenpeople.Ihavetrainedmanychildrenwhoheldthebelief（看法）thattheirself-worthcamefromwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathmatters.Sadly,theyforgettodevelopmanyotherhumanqualities.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthestrongwishtosucceed,othersthinkquitetheopposit