九年级英语专题复习八

九年级英语专题复习八初中英语九年级寒假在线课堂专题复习八(阅读理解)(2015南通)ALet'strydoingthefollowingexperiment.Whattodo：Usestringtohangapapercliporothersmallobjectataboutchest(胸部)level.Pickupastick,suchasabroomhandle.Takethreeorfourstepsawayfromthepaperclip.Nowcloseoneeyeandwalktowardthepaperclip.Trytotouchitwiththetipofthestick.Ifyoumiss,tryagain,stillkeepingoneeyeclosed.Nowtryitwithbotheyesopenandseeifit'seasiertodo.Howitworks：Intheexperiment,youhavetojudgehowfarawaythepaperclipis.Yourbrainhasseveralwaysofdoingthis.Onesimplewaydependsonhowmuchyoureyehastofocus(聚焦)itself.Usingonlyoneeye,mostpeoplewillfinditdifficulttotouchthepapercliponthefirsttry,butthebrainstillgetssomeinformationaboutdistance—thoughnotmuch.Yourbraincanjudgedistancemuchbetterwhenyoulookatsomethingwithbotheyes.Infact,yourbrainhasmorethanonewaytousebotheyesinjudgingdistance.Forexample,toA.withoneeyewecanseeanobjectasclearlyasweusetwoeyesB.oureyesturntowardstheinsidewhenwelookatanobjectverynearC.within3or4steps,theneareranobjectis,themoreclearlywecanseeitD.ourbraincanhardlygetanyinformationaboutdistancewhenweuseoneeye(2017台州)BThewaywespendourtimecanbedividedintothree“bottles”.Thesearethenecessarytasksbottle,thevoluntary（自愿的）tasksbottleandthehappinessbottle.Everyday,wespendtimefillingthenecessarytasksbottlewithusefulthings,likemakingmoney,doinghousework,buyingfoodandpayingbills.Wethenfillanotherbottlewithvoluntarytasks.Thesearethingsthatwedoforothers,butwemaynotenjoythem.Thisbottlegetsfilledwithtasksliketakingchildrentoactivities,cookingfamilymeals,anddoinglaundry.Thosebottlesareveryimportant.Ifwedon’tfillthemeachday,ourfamilywon’trunproperly.However,weoftenforgettofillthethirdbottle----thehappinessbottlethatwefillwithactivitiesthatmakeushappy.Isyourhappinessbottlesometimesemptyattheendoftheday?Betweendoingallthenecessaryandvoluntarytasks,timefliesby,andbeforeweknowit,itistimeforbed.Weallhavedayslikethat.Thisiswhyeachdaywehavetomakeanefforttofillourhappinessbottle.Ifillminebygoingtothedancingclass.AndIalwaysleaveclassesmorehappilythanwhenIenter.Thisweek,Ihadthepleasureoftakingpartinaguitarpracticeinmyneighborhood.Weshowourmusicaltalentandpracticemusicforcharity.Itwasatimeoffun,friendshipandmusic-making.Attheendoftheevening,myhappinessbottlewasfilledtotop._____Willyouractivitiesbringjoytoyourlife?Oraretheothertwotaskseatingupallyourtime?Trytofindwaystoachieveabalancebetweenhowyoufillyourthreebottles.Attheendoftheday,hopefullywe’vedoneallwecantomakesurethatourhappinessbottleisfilled.()5.Whichactivitybelongstoanecessarytaskaccordingtothepassage?A.Goingtoworkthoughitisrainingheavily.B.Buyingabirthdaygiftforyourgoodfriend.C.Havingayardsaletoraisemoneyforsickkids.D.SendingyoursontoapianolessononSunday.()6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Werequireenoughtimetofillthenecessarytasksbottle.B.Necessaryandvoluntarytasksarelessimportant.C.Allthethreebottlesarefilledtotopattheendoftheday.D.Weneedtimetodosomethingtomakeourselveshappy.()7.Howdidthewriterfillthehappiness“bottle”thisweek?A.Bycookingmealsforfamily. B.Bygoingtothedanceclass.C.Bypracticingmusicforcharity. D.Bylisteningtosomenicemusic.()8.Whichofthefollowingisthebestfor“”inthelastparagraph?A.Makesuretofillallthethreebottles.B.Soconsiderhowyourtimewillbespent.C.Peoplewillhavemorehappyactivities.D.It’snotenoughtofillthehappinessbottle.(2017南通)C“Ohboys,boys,don’tthrowstonesatthatpoorbird,”saidanoldgray-headedman.“Why,sir,”saidalittleboy,“shemakessuchascream,thatwecan’tbearher.”“Yes,butsheusesthevoicewhichGodgaveher.Anditisprobablyaspleasanttoherfriendsasyoursistothosewholoveyou.Besides,Iamafraidthestonewillrebound（弹回）,andhurtyouaslongasyoulive!”“Rebound!Wedon’tunderstandyou,sir!”“Well,comeandIwilltellyouastory.”“Isitatruestory?”“Yes.Everywordistrue.”“Fiftyyearsago,Iwasaboylikeyou.Iusedtothrowstones,andasIhadnootherboyverynearmetoplaywith,IthrewthemtillIbecameveryaccurate（精确的）inmyaim.“OnedayIwenttoworkforanagedcouplenamedHamilton.Theywereverykindtoeverybodyandeverything.Fewpeoplehadsomanyswallows（燕子）makingtheirnests（鸟巢）underhouses.Fewhadsomanypetsthatseemedtolovethecouple.“Forsevenyearsabirdhadcome.Afterthelongwinter,thebirdbuilthernestinthesameplaceandraisedheryoungonesthere.ShehadjustreturnedonthedaythatIwenttheretowork.“Duringtheday，IthoughtIwouldtrymyskilluponher.Shesatuponasticknearhernest,andlookedatmetrustfully.Ifoundanicestoneandthrewitwithmybestskill.“Itshot（击中）thebirdonthehead,andshedroppeddead!“IwassorryassoonasIsawherfall.Butthedeedwasdone.Alldaylonghermateflewabout,andwassosadthathemademyheartache.WhyhadItakenalifesoinnocent（无辜的）,andhurtthepoormatesodeeply?“Isaidnothingtotheoldcoupleaboutit.But,throughagrandchild,theyfounditout.Thoughtheyneversaidawordtomeonthematter，theymournedthebirdandburied（埋葬）it.Icouldneverlooktheminthefaceafterwards.Oh,IhadtoldthemhowsorryIwas!“Theyhavebeendeadmany,manyyears.Butdon’tyouseehowthatstonereboundedandhitme?Howdeepitmadeuponmymemory!Howdeepuponmyconscience（良知）！Why,mydearboys,howIwanttogiveagreatdealtodayifIcoulddosomethingforthatdeed!“ForfiftyyearsIhavecarrieditinmymemory.Ihaveneverspokenofitbefore.YetifwhatIhavenowsaidshallpreventyoufromthrowingastonethatmayreboundanddeeplyhurtyourconscience.Ishallbeverycheerful.”Theboysatoncedroppedthestonestheyhadintheirhands.()9.Theunderlinedword“mournedthebird”inParagraph10means“______”．A.werenotwillingtothrowthebirdawayB.showedsadnessforthelossofthebirdC.punishedmeforthedeathofthebirdD.tookcareofthebird’sfamilymembers()10.Theoldgray-headedmanfeltsorrybecause________.A.hehadtoworkfortheagedcoupleB.heshotthebirdtodeathbyhernestC.hecarriedthestoryinhismemoryD.hedidn’ttellthedeedtothecouple()11.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthelastsentencethat________.A.theboysranawayandwouldnotcomebackB.theboyscouldn’tgetnicestonesfromthenonC.thebirdnowhadnomoretroublefromtheboysD.thebirdnowwouldstayinhernestfortherestlife()12.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage？A.TheStoneThatReboundedB.TheDeadBirdC.TheCoupleWhoComplainedD.TheHurtBoy(2017连云港)DImaginehavingaearmadeoutofanapple.Itseemslikeacrazyideafromahorrormovie.Butitcouldhappeninthenearfuture.CanadianbiophysicistAndrewPellingusedanappletogrowahumanear.Hethinkfruitandvegetablescanbeusedtocheaplyrepairhumanbodypartsinthefuture.Scientistshavebeentryingtogroworgans(器官)inlabstoreplaceouroldones.Butitisahardjob.Forexample,livercells(肝细胞)cangrowinalab,buthecellsstillneedthingslikebloodvessels(血管)toactuallywork.Thesethingshavetogrowinsideascaffold(支架).Inthepast,scientistshaveusedman-madematerials,animalspartsandevendeadpeopleasscaffolds.Butthathasprovedtobedifficultandexpensive.Pellingandhisteam,however,foundtheappletobeacheapandeasy-to-usescaffold.Theyfirstcutanappleintotheshapeofanear.Thentheyusedaspecialwaytotakeouttheapple’scellandmakeitascaffold.Theteamthenaddedhumancellstotheapple,andwatcheditgrow.“Youcanimplantthesescaffoldsintothebody,andthebodywillsendincellsandabloodsupplyandactuallykeepthesethingsalive,”PellingsaidduringaTedTalkspeech.Theteamputtheapplescaffoldinsidealivingmouseandthemouse’scellsslowlytookoverthepiecesofapple.NowPellingisthinkingofotherfruit,plantsorvegetablestouse.Hesaysthattheshapeofflowerpetalscouldbeperfectforrepairingskin.Andasparagus(芦笋)couldfixabrokenspine(脊柱).Now,Pellingandhisteamaretryinghardtoputthesecrazyideasintoreality.()13.Pelling’sideaofman-madeearseemscrazybecauseheuse________asscaffolds.A.animalpartsB.deadpeopleC.man-madematerialsD.ordinaryapples()14.Theunderlinedword“implant”inParagraph7probablymeans________.A.pickB.putC.produceD.protect()15.Whichistherightorderofmakinganearoutofanappleaccordingtothepassage?a.puttheapplescaffoldinsideamouseb.addhumancellstotheapplescaffoldc.cutanappleintotheshapeofaneard.maketheappleearascaffolde.takeouttheapple’scellsinaspecialwayA.a-b-c-d-eB.b-c-d-a-eC.c-e-d-b-aD.c-d-a-e-b()16.Fromthelastthreeparagraphs,wecaninferthatPellingwillexperimentwithotherfruit,plantsorvegetables________.A.tomakehumanearsB.torepairburntskinC.tofixabrokenspineD.tomakehumanbodyparts(2016南通)EGlobalizationmeansthatpeople,ideas,technology,money,servicesandmanyotherthingsaremovingbetweencountriesandchangingthewaypeoplethinkandact.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayaboutglobalization.Somepeoplethinkitisbad，andsomepeoplethinkitisgood.Somebelievethatglobalizationhelpsrichpeoplegetricherandmakespoorpeoplepoorer.ThesepeoplesaythatglobalizationhelpsbigcompanieslikeCoca-ColaandMcDonald’sdestroy（破坏）localbusinesses.However，thepeoplewhothinkglobalizationisagoodthingarguethatglobalizationhelpspoorerpeopletobecomericher.Theyalsothinkthatitdoesn’tdestroylocalcultures.Thesepeoplealsobelieveglobalizationhelpspreventwars.Thisisbecausecountrieswitheconomic（经济的）connectionswilltryhardtokeepgoodrelationshipssothattheireconomiesaren'tdestroyed.Whetheryouthinkglobalizationisgoodorbad,itaffectstheworldintwoareas:jobsandcultures.Globalizationhashadaverystronginfluenceonjobsallovertheworld.Forsomeworkers，suchasengineers,lawyersandbankers,globalizationhasbeenagooddevelopment.Theseworkersareabletosuccessfullycompete（竞争）globallyandhaveseenanincreaseintheirpay.Butforthosewhoworkinfactoriesorintheserviceindustry（athotels，shopsandrestaurants）,ithasnotbeengood.Workersfrompoorercountriesaretryingtogetthesetypesofjobs.Theywilldothesamejobforlessmoney.Thisdecreasesthepayforthatjob，sopeoplegetpaidlesstodoit.Cultureshavealsobeenaffectedbyglobalization.FoodssuchasJapanesenoodles，IndiancurryandFrenchcheeseshavespreadaroundtheworld.WecanalsoseeanincreaseintheuseofChinesecharacters（汉字）intattoos（文身）.Somepeoplegetthesetattoosbuttheydon'treallyknowwhatthecharactersmean.Globalizationalsoaffectsthefilmindustry.MostpeoplehaveseenAmericanmovies.Butbecauseofglobalization，Korean.IndianandJapanesemovieshavebecomemoreworldwide.Nooneknowsthefutureofglobalization.Mostexpertsagreethatitwillcontinuetogrowandhaveanincreasinglygreaterinfluenceonpeople’slivesinthefuture.()17.Somepeoplethinkglobalizationisgoodbecauseitmay________.A.changelocalculturesB.helplocalbusinessesdevelopC.makerichpeoplebecomericherD.helpstopwarsamongcountries()18.AccordingtoParagraph4weknow________.A.engineerswillgetalowerpayB.peoplecangetfavouritejobsmoreeasilyC.globalizationgreatlyaffectspeople'sjobsD.workersfromrichcountriesgetpaidless()19.Globalizationhelpspeopleintheworld________.A.knowChinesecharactersverywellB.gotodifferentcountriesformoviesC.ownthesamecultureintheendD.Enjoyfoodsfromdifferentcountries()20.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage？Globalizationissuretodogoodtopeople.B.Globalizationwillbelimitedinthefuture.C.Globalizationmaychangepeople'sinthefuture.D.Globalizationwillbelovedthroughouttheworld.(2017绵阳中考)FAlongtimeago,therelivedaveryoldman.Hewassooldthathecouldnotseeorhearverywell.Healsocouldnotwalkverywell,oreatverywellforhishandshook.Theoldman'ssonanddaughter-in-lawthoughthemightmaketroubleattable.So,theyhadhimeathismealsinthecornerofthekitchenwithoutatable.Theygavehimverylittletoeat.Theoldmanwouldhaveasadlookonhisfaceashelookedathissonanddaughter-in-law’sdinnertable.Onedaytheoldman’shandshooksoterriblythathedroppedhisdishonthefloor.Thedaughter-in-lawbecameangryandshoutedattheoldman.Andafterthat,hismealswereservedinabrokendish.Notlongafterwards,thefamilywassittinghavingtheirdinnerwhilethefour-year-oldgrandsonwassittingonthefloorcarefullycheckingpiecesofwood.Thefatherasked,“Whatareyoudoing?”“Iammakingasmallbowl.”“Whya