阅读和作文培尖练习 牛津译林版九年级英语上册

年级上学期阅读和作文综合培尖练习完形填空AIsharedoneofthelifeboatswiththechiefengineer,TomFenton.Idon’t___1___theexactcircumstances,butthestormcontinuedintothesecondnight.Insome___2___,wewereabletoavoidbeingthrownintothe___3___.Then,asquicklyasithadcome,the___4___passed.Thewinddieddownandthestormyseabecame___5___;thecloudsdriftedaway,andthe___6___cameoutintheclearskyabove.Wedidn’tknowwherewewereorwhatwouldhappentous—butitwasamarvelous(不可思议的)feeling,justbeing___7___.Allnightthelittleboat___8___intheopenseawhileTomandI___9___soundly.Wewerebothexhausted.Thenextmorning,Iwasawakenedbybrilliantsunshine.___10___thebrightsunmadeitimpossibletosee,butasmy___11___becameusedtothelight,Iwasabletolookaround.Therewasnothingbutthedeepblue___12___ofthePacificinalldirections.Theotherlifeboatsweregone.___13___thedangerofthestormwasover,Ibeganto___14___ourotherproblems.Alloursupplieswere___15___.Wehadnofood,nofreshwater,andweweresomewhereintheSouthPacific,___16___hundredsofmilesfromland.Perhapswewoulddrifthereinthequiet___17___forweeks.Itwasafrighteningthought.My___18___wasstillsleeping.Iwasaboutto___19___himupwhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.___20___awayfromthesuntowardthewest,IthoughtIsawtheblueshapeoflandinthedistance.1.A.rememberB.affectC.puzzleD.see2.A.distanceB.wayC.troubleD.shape3.A.dreamB.deckC.seaD.lifeboat4.A.seaB.excitementC.earthquakeD.storm5.A.quietB.unusualC.roughD.helpful6.A.sunB.starsC.planesD.captain7.A.familiarB.puzzledC.meaningfulD.alive8.A.sankB.rescuedC.driftedD.repay9.A.sleptB.talkedC.workedD.ate10.A.EversinceB.StepbystepC.AtfirstD.Upanddown11.A.companionsB.shoulderC.waistD.eyes12.A.shapeB.waterC.lifeboatsD.sky13.A.NowthatB.HoweverC.AsifD.Whether14.A.dealwithB.worryaboutC.throwoffD.takeback15.A.importantB.hopefulC.goneD.advanced16.A.possiblyB.badlyC.furtherD.most17.A.oceanB.islandC.forestD.river18.A.wifeB.doctorC.patientD.companion19.A.wakeB.sendC.takeD.fix20.A.KeepingB.RunningC.GettingD.LookingBIstronglybelievetherightwordsatjustrighttimecouldchangesomeone'slife.WhenIwas3yearsold,myparents1.Iwastotallydeaf.Butfromthethirdgrade,theydecidedtoputmeinamainstreamschoolwhereallofmyclassmateshad2.hearing.SoIwastheonlydeafchildatBlueCreekElementarySchool.Fromthefirstdaythere,theotherkidsoften3.meandcalledmenamesmainlybecauseofmyhearingaidandthewayItalked.Iwas4.throughoutelementaryschool.Besidestheproblemsoffittinginwiththeotherstudents,Ialsohad5.withmostofmyschoolwork.Onemorning,MrsJordan,myfifth-gradeteacher,asked6.aquestioninhermathclass.Shewasalargewomanwitha7.thatboundedoffthewallsofhertinyclassroom,anditcouldevenspreadtothehallway.I8.herlipsandimmediatelyraisedmyhand.ForonceIknewtheanswer!9.Iwasafraidwhenshecalledonme.ThenIansweredherquestion10..Iwillneverforgetwhathappenednext.MrsJordanpointeddirectlyatme.Withsparkling(闪光的)eyesandawide11.,shecried,THAT'SRIGH,STEPHEN!Forthefirsttimeinmyyounglife,Ibecameashiningstar.Ihad12.beensoexcitedbefore！RightthenandthereImadea13.thatIwouldmakeaplaceformyselfinthisworld.NomatterhowmanydifficultiesImight14.inlife,IknewIcouldovercomethem.Asimplethree-wordphrasehadtotally15.myyounglife,THAT'SRIGHT,STEPHEN!1.A.explainedB.heardC.discoveredD.agreed2.A.normalB.poorC.strangeD.special3.A.thoughtofB.laughedatC.heardofD.lookedafter4.A.excitedB.pleasedC.surprisedD.worried5.A.practiceB.experienceC.progressD.trouble6.A.usB.themC.meD.her7.A.bodyB.mouthC.voiceD.look8.A.foundB.readC.followedD.touched9.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Or10.A.happilyB.quietlyC.luckilyD.nervously11.A.smileB.heartC.mindD.interest12.A.oftenB.alwaysC.neverD.ever13.A.decisionB.storyC.ruleD.difference14.A.understandB.rememberC.imagineD.meet15.A.protectedB.changedC.controlledD.startedCOneafternoon，GrandpawantedtobetmeabigbagofpopcornthatIdidn'thaveasmanytruefriendsasIthought．I_____1____thebethappily．However，1wasn'tsure_____2____

Icouldtestwhethermyschoolmatesweretruefriendsornot．

Thenextday，_____3____1wenttoschool，Grandpawalkedtowardsmeanditseemedthathewascarryingsomethinginhishand．ButIcouldsee_____4____there．Grandpasaid，"Takeit．It'sa（n）_____5____

chair．Becauseit'sinvisible（隐形的），itwillbe_____6___foryoutositonit．However，ifyoucansitonit____7____，youcanusethechair'smagicpowertotellwhoyourtruefriendsare．"

ThenItookthestrangeinvisiblechairtoschool．AtbreakI_____8____everyonetostandinacircle，andputmyselfinthemiddle，withthe_____9____．"Look!Somethingamazingiscoming．"Isaid，andthentriedsittingonthechair．Ofcourse，I_____10____andfelltotheground．Everyonehadaverygood_____11____．Ikepttryingtositonthemagicchairagainanagain．_____12_____，Imadeit．Thistimelwashovering（盘旋）inmid-air．ThenIreallyexperiencedthe_____13____

thatGrandpahadevertalkedabout．Lookingaround，IsawGeorge，LucasandDiana_____14____

meup，whilesomeofmyschoolmatesdidnothingbutmakefunofme．

Iwasquite___15___toGrandpa．Itwashewhohelpedmetestwhomytruefriendswere．

Thatevening，wefourtruefriendswenttoseeGrandpaandhadagreattimeeatingpopcorn．1．A．acceptedB．startedC．receivedD．made2．A．whereB．whyC．howD．when3．A．afterB．asC．untilD．before4．A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything5．A．importantB．comfortableC．specialD．expensive6．A．difficultB．funnyC．differentD．dangerous7．A．carefullyB．slowlyC．quicklyD．successfully8．A．warnedB．askedC．refusedD．promised9．A．chanceB．popcornC．friendD．chair10．A．lostB．missedC．rushedD．jumped11．A．laughB．cryC．noiseD．whisper12．A．FinallyB．ImmediatelyC．NextD．Indeed13．A．funB．magicC．pleasureD．trouble14．A．pickingB．givingC．holdingD．cheering15．A．fairB．kindC．helpfulD．grateful阅读理解AEverybodyknowsthatEarthspinsfromwesttoeast.Thatistosay,itappearstobeturningcounterclockwise(逆时针)rapidlywhenviewedfromabovetheNorthPole.ButwhatifEarthstartedspinningtheotherway?ScientistsfromGermanyhavemadeacomputersimulationinwhichEarthspinsintheoppositedirection﹣clockwisewhenviewedfromabovetheNorthPole.ThisshowedthemsomeinterestingthingsabouttheweatherandgeographyonEarth,LiveSciencereported.AsEarthspinsinacounterclockwisedirection,itshapescertainoceancurrents(洋流).Thedirectionofoceancurrents,togetherwithwinds,producesdifferentweathersaroundtheglobe.Butabackwardspinchangestheoceancurrentsandwinds.▲WesternareasofthelandsonEarthcooldownastheeasternpartswarmup.WintersbecomeevencolderinnorthwesternEurope,whileeasternRussiabecomeswarmerthanbefore.Rainnolongerfallsontheplanet'swettestplaces.AnotherresultofabackwardspinisthatEarthbecomesgreener.Scientistsfoundthatglobaldesertareasreducefrom42millionsquarekilometersto31millionsquarekilometers.Thismayhavesomethingtodowiththechangingweather.Therefore,youcanseerichgreenlandscapesfromCentralAfricatotheMiddleEast,whicharemostlycoveredwithdesertsnow.Moresurprisingly,theSaharaDesertbecomesanoasis.However,desertsdon'tdisappear.Theyjustappearinsomeplacesinwhichtheyneverappearedbefore.DesertswouldcoverNorthAmerica,wherecountriesliketheUnitedStatesandCanadalie.SandduneswouldreplacetheAmazonrainforestinSouthAmerica.Abackwardspinwouldkeepthemainfeatures(特征)ofEarth'sgeography,suchasthesize,shapesandpositionsoflandsandoceans.Butitwouldchangetheinteractionsbetweencirculatingair,oceanandgeography,leadscientistFlorianZiementoldLiveScience.1.WhatwouldabackwardspinbringtoEarth?A．Thedirectionofoceancurrentsandwindswouldbedifferent.B．RainwouldnolongerfallonwesternareasofthelandsonEarth.C．Desertswouldbecomelargerandcovertheplanet'swettestplaces.D．Thesize,shapesandpositionsoflandsandoceanswouldbechanged.2.WhichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputintheblankofParagraph3?A．Anyway,desertscovertheplanet.B．Therefore,theweatherisdifferent.C．However,thepositionsofoceanschanges.D．Surprisingly,theareaoflandsislarger.3.Theunderlinedword"oasis"inParagraph4means________inChinese.A．海洋B．绿洲C．戈壁D．高原4.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfromamagazineon________.historyB．cultureC．artD．geographyBJust25yearsago,thetopthreecareerhopesforyoungpeopleinBritainwereteachers,bankersanddoctors.Now,theywanttobesportsstars,popstarsandactors,accordingtoasurveybytheGuardiannewspaper.Rachel,acharacterinthepopularTVshowGlee,maybesaidtospeakforBritishteenagers.“Nowadaysbeingnobodyisworsethanbeingpoor,”hesaid.EmmaBrockes,areporterfromTheGuardian,believesitis“thebadinfluenceofcelebrity(名人)culture”thatistoblame.“Whenchildrenwantedtobeadoctor,itwasn'tbecausetheywerereallymoreinterestedinthefunctionsofhumanorgansthantheyarenow；theygowheretherespectis,”shewrote.Itcouldexplainwhytherehasbeensuchanincreaseinlevelsofanxietyanddepression.DrCarloStrenger,atTelAvivUniversity,studiedthesenseofselfforhisnewbookTheFearofInsignificance.SearchingforMeaninginthe21stCentury.HetoldtheDailyMailthatyoungpeoplenoware“affectedbythecloseconnectiontotheglobalentertainmentnetwork,whichhasturnedrankingandratingpeopleaccordingtowealthandcelebrityintoanobsession(痴迷)”.“Ashumans,wenaturallymeasureourselvestothosearoundus,butnowweliveinaglobalvillage.Wearecomparingourselveswiththemost‘important’peopleintheworldandfindingourselvesunwanted,”hesaid.Today,evenhighachieversconstantlyfearthattheyareinsignificantwhentheycomparethemselvestosuccessstoriesinthemedia.Thewayout?Simplystopmeasuringyourachievementthroughafantasyofwealthandcelebrity.DrStrengersaidthatitisaprocesscalled“activeself-acceptancethroughaconstantsearchforself-knowledgethroughlife”.“Thefearofinsignificancecanonlybeovercomethroughstrongindividualandculturalidentityoverandabovemeasurableachievement,”hesaid.1.AccordingtoEmmaBrockes,whatcausestheincreasinglevelofanxiety?A.Choicesoffuturecareers.B.Accesstotheglobalnetwork.C.Badinfluencesofcelebrities.D.Endlesscomparisonwithothers.2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofDrCarloStrenger?A.Heisanewspaperreporter.B.Heisaspokesmanforteenagers.C.HetellssuccessstoriesonTV.D.Heisagainstrankingpeoplewithwealth.3.DrCarloStrengersuggeststhatyoungpeopleshould.A.seekactiveself-acceptanceB.sticktotheirowndreamsC.makegreatachievementsD.searchforthesecretofwealth4.Thetextismainlywrittento.A.talkaboutjobchoicesB.encouragecelebritycultureC.analyseasocialphenomenonD.introducethreefamouspeopleCTherearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeople,andtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducation,astheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyinatraditionalclassroom.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalot,itisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,therearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleandwillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducation,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommaycomeacrossmanyproblemsattheirschools.Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodidea,butonlyintheory.Inactualfact,itmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudents,butofcoursenotallstudents,wantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecases,theymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.1.Openeducationallowsthestudentsto______.A.growastheeducatedB.beresponsiblefortheirfutureC.developtheirowninterestsD.discoversubjectsoutsideclass2.Openeducationmaybeagoodideaforthestudentswho_____.A.don'tenjoylearningB.worryaboutgradesC.dowellinatraditionalclassroomD.areresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife3.Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause_____.A.therearetoofewrulesB.theyhateactivitiesC.openeducationissimilartothetraditionaleducationD.theyworryabouttherules4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Sometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.B.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.C.Teachersmayhaveproblemsinopenclassrooms.D.Theteacher'sfeelingsandattitudesareimportanttothestudents.5.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.Openeducationisareallycomplexidea.B.Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation.C.Teachersdislikeopeneducation.D.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideainpractice.首字母APoetryistheforgottenchildofliterature.Fewpeoplereaditforpleasure.InWesternhighschools,poetryiss_____1______taughtbecauseitisconsideredtobeoutofdateandhavelittletodowiththelifeoftoday'sstudents.InChina.however.poetryiss______2_______animportantpartofthecurriculum（课程）.Recently,theMinistryofEducationhasi______3_______thenumberofancientChinesepoemsforstudentstomemorizeandrecite,from14to72.Whyisitimportanttolearnpoems?Firstofall,poetryisanecessarypartoflearningtraditionalChinesec______4_______.Itisapathtounderstandingyourhistoryandyoursociety.Itisalsothekeytounderstandingthethoughtsandfeelingsthatarec______5_______toeveryonebutthatwemaybeunabletoexpress-thejoyofLiBaidancingwiththemoon,forexample.Everyonehasfeelingsofjoy,love,loneliness,sadnessandevenanger,andagoodpoemcanputthosefeelingsintow______6_______andbringusself-understanding.Poemscanalsoexpressbeauty.Inafewshortl______7_______,evensomethingcommoncanbecomebeautiful.HereisapoemcalledFogbyCarlSandberg.Thefogcomes/onsilenthaunches（弓腰）/andthenmoveson.Yes,fogdoesmovesmoothly,silentlyandlikeacat,andSandbergc______8_______thatfeelingandimage,andmakesitbeautiful.Ofcourse,toreallyenjoypoetry,ithastobereadaloud.Afterall,apoemisreallyjustasongwithoutmusic.Mosta______9_______poetry,likeHomer'sEpics（《荷马史诗》）andChina'sBookofSongs,wasspokenforhundredsofyearsbeforeitwasw______10_______.thethoughthasfoundwords."Youareluckythatyounowhaveseventy-twopoemstolearn!BMakingapublicspeechisthethingthatmostpeopledon’twanttodo.Thereasonisthatweareallafraidofmakingm_____1________infrontofothers.Themoreimportantthespeechis,themorefrightenedwewillbe.Butforgetitnow.Publicspeakingiseasy.It’sjustasimpletalking,A______2________I’mashyman,I’vebeenmakingspeechesandtalkingonradioandtelevisionformorethan30years.Anybodywhocantalkcanspeakinpublic.HerearesomeofthelessonsIhavel_____3________.Keepyourspeechsimple.Youraudiencecan’ttakeallofyourm______3________ideas,andtheycanonlyrememberoneortwoofthem,nottenortwenty.Soyoushouldprepareoneortwoofyourmainideasverywell.Butifyoucan’te______4_______whatyouwanttosay,thenyourspeechwillnotbepaidattentionto.Andifyoudon’thaveaclearideaofwhatyouwanttosay,youraudiencewon’t,either.Organizeyourspeechwell.Nomatterhowlongorshortyourspeechis,youhavetoorganizeyourspeech—howyouaregoingtoopenorbegin,whatmainp______5________youwanttomakeandhowyou’regoingtocloseorend.Astrongcloseisusuallyveryimportantandcritical(关键的).thelastthingyousayiswhatyouraudiencewillmostl______6________remember.Ifnot,theywillbeconfused.Keepyourspeechnotlong.Thes______7_______lengthofaspeechisusually12minutes.Mostpeoplecan’tputtheirmindsinonethingfortoolongtime,whichwillmakethemtiredandlosetheiri______8______.Ifyoupaynoa______9______toyouraudience’sreaction，theaudiencewillgetbored.Ofcourse,yourspeechwillf______10________.Followingthesesuggestionsabove,youcanmakeagoodspeechinpublic,andyouwillbeanexcellentspeaker,Ithink.CI’msureyouallknow

howimportantrecyclingis.Recyclingiswhenyoucollectoldthi