Unit 4阅读培优题 学年牛津译林版九年级英语上册

9±U4阅读培优题完形填空1ArcyoustilllisteningtoWestlifeorTakeThat?Youarcoutofdate.Oneof（he1popstarsinBritainrightnowis16-ycar-oldDeclanGalbraith.Whilemostboysatenjoyingplayingcomputergamesandsports,heistouringtheworld2infrontofthousandsofpeople.LastmonthGalbraitharrivedinChina.HeheldaconcertonMay24thtoperformforhisChinese3Galbraithhasanamazing4Tiiemusichesingsisdiverse（多变的）andunusualforsomeoneathisage.AswellassingingpopularsongsincludingI'llbeThereandAngels,Galbraith5perfonnstraditionalsongssuchasDannyBoy.6Galbraithfirstappearedinalocalplay,hewasonlyattheageofseven.After7hehadatalentforsinging,hebeganenteringtalentcompetitionsandwon15ofthem.Soonafter,recordingcompaniesknockedathisdoorandattheageof9hesignedhis8recordconiracM合同）for£1million.Hisfirstalbum（专辑）.the9ofsongs,becameabig10In2003,Galbraithevenhelpedto11theworldrecord,forthemostpeopletakingpartinasing-along.HesangTellMeWhy12wilh10,000childrenandwasalsolinkedbyradioandsatellite,withmorethan80,000childrenintheirschoolsallover13At14heisjustenjoyingthemomentbecauseheknowsthatitSimonwasamiddle-agedleatherbusinessman.Healwaysfailedinhiscareer,whichmadehimadepressed（沮丧的）man.Soheoftenwillnotlastforever."Ijustfeelhonoredtohavebeengiventhechance",hesays."Mygreatestwishis15musicpeopleenjoy."1.A.hottestB.coldestC.strongestD.oldest2.A.singingB.dancingC.interviewingD.cheering3.A.studentsB.performersC.fansD.stars4.A.hobbyB.voiceC.chanceD.experience5.A.alwaysB.seldomC.againD.also6.A.WhenB.SinceC.AfterD.If7.A.hopingB.realizingC.rememberingD.dreaming8.A.firstB.lastC.newestD.cheapest9.A.competitionB.collectionC.contractD.programme10.A.successB.concertC.mistakeD.trouble11.A.keepB.forgetC.breakD.write12.A.aloneB.lonelyC.aliveD.live13.A.ChinaB.BritainC.AmericaD.Canada14.A.onceB.timesC.lastD.present15.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.possibly2D.simplythathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewassodisappointedwiththecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheofaweekend.WhenSimonandhiswifewerebusilytidyinguptheirnewhome,thelightsuddenlywentout.Theyhad（o18work.Simonwasregretfultohaveforgotten（obringalongcandlesandhadtowail19inalowmood.Justthenheheardslight,hesitant（犹豫不决的）knockonhisdoorthatsounded20inthequietnight.“Who'sit?"hewondered,sinceSimonknewinthiscity.Andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobedisturbed,sohewenttothedoorandopenedit.Atthedoorwasalittlegirl,shylyasking.4tSir,doyouhavecandles?I'myour23.”“No,”answeredSimonquicklyandshutthedoorin24.“Whatanuisance（讨厌鬼）!”Hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.“Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthansomebodycameto25things.''Afterawhile,thedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfound（hesamegirloutside.26thistimeshewasholdingtwocandles,saying,'*1liveupstairs.Mygrandmatoldmeyoumightneedcandles.Shesentmeheretogiveyouthese.**Simonwasvery27bywhathesaw.Whenhebecamefullyaware,hesaid,“Thankyouandyourgrandmother.Godblessyou!”Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis28inlife.Itwashislonelinesswithotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewasactuallynobodyelsebut29,forhislifehadbeendarkenedbyhiscold30.16.A.hopedB.toldC.complainedD.advised17.A.momingB.afternoonC.eveningD.noon18.A.changeB.stopC.talkaboutD.thinkabout19.A.helplesslyB.worthlesslyC.fearlesslyD.cheerlessly20.A.noisyB.clearC.terribleD.strange21.A.somebodyB.nobodyC.somethingD.nothing22.A.surprisinglyB.impatientlyC.slowlyD.willingly23.A.friendB.relativeC.studentD.neighbor24.A.fearB.dangerC.angerD.silence25.A.askB.destroyC.buyD.borrow26.A.ButB.AndC.SoD.For27.A.frightenedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.surprised28.A.failureB.sadnessC.complaintD.business29.A.itselfB.himselfC.thegirlD.thewife30.A.opinionB.behaviorC.mindD.look3Iwillalwaysappreciatemyfatherandhisfaith.AsIheldmyfather'shandsonenight,Icouldn'thelpbutnoticetheircalluses（老茧）androughness.Hishandstellthestoryofhislifeasa1_,includingallhisstruggles.One2_,Iremember,adroughthitOntario,turningitintoaburningdesert.Ononeof（hosehotmorningsIwaspickingsweetcornwilhmydadtofillthelast3fromthegrocerystore.Fiftydozenwasallweneeded,which4tooktwentyminutes.Thatmorning,however,theprocessdidn'tgoquickly.Afterfortyminutesof5walkinginthefield,we6neededtwentydozen.Iwascompletelyfrustratedandangry.7thebasketheavily,Ideclared.t4ifthestorewantsitslasttwentydozen,theycanpickitthcnisclvcs!''Dadlaughed.4tJustthink,inylittlegirl,only8dozenleftforeachof9andthenwc'rcdonc.^^SuchisDad-iwhateverproblemhe10,henevergivesup._11,thedisastrouseffectsofthedroughtwerefellalloverourcounty.Ilwasachallengingtimeforeveryone,-12Dadremainedoptimistic.He13tobegratefulforotherthingslikegoodhealthandfoodonourplate.OnlythendidItmlybeginto14Dadandhisfaiththatguidedusthroughthehardtimes.Dadisalsoalivingexampleofreal_15.Fromdawntodusk,heworkscountlesshoursto16ourfamily.Healwaysputsourhappiness_17hisown,andneverfailstocheermeonatmysportsgames18hisexhauslion（疲劳）afterlongdays.Hislovingandselflessnaturehasinspiredmetobecomemoresympatheticand19othersfirst.Dad,thelife20Ihavelearnedfromyouwillstaywithmeforever.Youarcmyfather,teacher,friendand.mostimportantly,myhero.1.A.farmerB.grocerC.gardenerD.teacher2.A.springB.summerC.aulumnD.winter3.A.gapB.formC.orderD.position4.A.usuallyB.repeatedlyC.finallyD.really5.A.happilyB.aimlesslyC.easilyD.hardly6.A.yetB.evenC.stillD.nearly7.A.CuttingB.TakingC.PickingD.Dropping8.A.fiveB.tenC.twentyD.fifty9.A.themB.youC.meD.us10.A.bringsupB.meetswithC.worksoutD.thinksabout11.A.ThankfullyB.StrangelyC.HopefullyD.Unfortunately12.A.orB.butC.forD.so13.A.happenedB.stoppedC.aimedD.continued14.A.faceB.examineC.appreciateD.question15.A.loveB.prideC.friendshipD.honesty16.A.settleB.startC.supportD.impress17.A.beforeB.afterC.besideD.underI8.A.intermsofB.incontrolofC.inspiteofD.inplaceof19.A.puttingB.cheeringC.thinkingD.turning20.A.stylesB.waysC.lessonsD.history首字母Asyou'vejustfoundout,openingabookdoesn'trequiremucheffort.However,eventhatwouldbe(l)iifyouspentthenightonthestreets.Afterlyingforhoursoncoldground,withonlyathinsleepingbagtoprotectyoufromrainorice,yourfingerswouldprobablybesonumb(麻木的)thatyoucouldhardly(2)mthem.You'dmostlikelyspendthedaytryingtofindsomethingtocatandsomewheretoshelterfromthefreezingcold.YoumightbesuiprisedtohearthatthenumberofpeoplesleepingroughinLondonhasdoubledinthelastfiveyearsandhas(3)iby30%acrosstherestofthecountryduringthelasttwoyears.Oncewebringahomelesspersonoutofthefreezingcold,weneedyourhelptogivehima(4)wwelcomeatStMungo'sverymuch.WillyoupleasegiveaChristmasgiftof£25,whichcould(5)pahomelesspersonwithaStMungo'swelcomepack?Itcouldhaveatowel,shampoo,soap(月巴皂),soahomelesspersoncanhaveahot(6)s_andapropercleanup.Thedifferenceyoucouldmakewon'tendthere.Yousee,welcomingsomeoneintowarmthandsafetyisjustthe(7)b.Youreallycouldenablesomeonetochangetheirlifeforgood.ForHarvey,itwaslosinghisjobthatledtohimbecominghomeless.SinceHarveywaswelcomedintoStMungo's,hehasreceived(8)tforhishealthandsomuchmore.Afterhetookcoursesinusefullifeskills,herecentlymovedintohisownflat.Withyourgift,youcouldhelpusofferawarmwelcometosomeone(9)1Harveywho'scomeinfromthefreezingstreets.I'msureyou'll(10)a(1)that'sawonderfulpresenttogiveatChristmas.Ihopeyouwillsend£25,orasmuchasyoucan,today.2Howdoweknowthetime?Aclock,awatchoracellphonecanhelpus.Howevermanyyearsagotherewerenoclocksandknowingihetimewasnotsoeasy.OverthecenturiespeoplehavedevelopeddifferentwIoftellingthetime.About5,500yearsago,theEgyptiansi2thesunclock.Thiswasatailstonestructure.Itsshadowshowedthemovementofthes3theywereabletodeterminemidday.About3,50()yearsago,theEgyptiansmadeasundial.Itwassmallerthanthesunclockandcouldmeasurethetimeforhalfaday.Onc4daysoratnightitwasimpossibletotellthetimewithasunclockorasundial.Waterclockswerethef5clocksnottousethesun.Theideaissimple.Waterflowsfromonecontainer(容器)loanother.WhenthewaterreachesacertainI6itmovesalever(控制杆)andthisshowsthehours.TheEgyptiansusedwaterclocksabout3,400yearsago.TheseclockswerepopularintheMiddleEastandChinabuttheyf7tokeepaccurate(精确的)lime.Inthe13thcentury,themechanicalclockwasinvented.Thiswasmoreaccurate,b8wasexpensivetomake.Overihenextfewcenturiesilwasdeveloped.Forexample,springs(发条)wereaddedaround1500.Thisi9accuracyandallowedclockstobesmaller.In1927,thefirstquartzclockwasdeveloped.Clocksbecamecheapertobuildandown.Peoplebegandependingonthemmoreandmoretorunbusinesses,marketsandsoon.Morerecently,in1956,came(hedigitalclock.Andnowadayssatellites(人造卫星)sendourcellphonesthetimetotheexactsecond.Therehasbeenalotofprogressintimekeepingbutsomethingsneverc10.Manofusstillhavetroublegettingoutofbedonlimeandnotmissingappointments.阅读理解Theimmunesysiemisthebody'sdefender.Ilidentifies,tracksdown,anddestroystroublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,forexample,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug,orevenacancercell.Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodics,nutrients.Iftheysucceed,webecomesickor,sometimes,evendie.Ifsthejobofourimmunesystems(odestroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus.Sayyoupickedupafluviruslastweek.Perhapsitenteredyourbodythroughacutfromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe.Ofcourse,youdidn'tfeelit,butthevirusmadeitswayintoyourbloodstream.Assoonasitenteredyourbody,itbegantoreproduce.Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:totakeoveryourcells.Onceinsideyourbody,virusestrytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.Ifleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomanycellsthatyouwouldweaken,orworse,getaseriousillness.Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe.Asitreproducesinyourbloodstream,thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell,thelymphocytes.Thelymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitintheperiodattheendofthissentence.Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion—that's1,000.000,000.000ofthem.orabout3.000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofIhemhavebeencrealedanddeslroyed.Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnut-sizedorgancalledihethymus.Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck.Here,specialhormonesturnlymphocytesintofightingcells,calledTcells.Tcellshaveonelenifictalent:Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe:whatshouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn't.Theydonotaffectthebody'shealthycells.Yettheyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants,andevenourowncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asin(hecaseofcancer.1.Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem?A.Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies'nutrients.Topreventbac