2021年牛津英语译林版九年级中考复习英语阅读强化训练 12（含答案）

牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练12

一、完形填空

ChildrenaroundtheworldarefamiliarwithstorieslikeTheLittleMermaid,ThePrincessandthePeaand

TheEmperor'sNewClothes.Thecolourful___1___fromthestoriesmadeuslaughandcrythroughoutour

childhood.

Thestoriesarewrittenby___2___writerHansChristianAndersen.HewasborninapoorfamilyinOdense,

Denmark,onApril2,1805.His___3___wasnoteasy.Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherwasa

washerwoman.He4verylittleeducation.Asachildhewasvery___5___andtall,andwasalways

laughedatforbeingfeminine(女性化的).

In1816,hisfatherdiedandAndersenwas___6___togoouttowork,firstinatailor'sshopandthenata

tobaccofactory.___7___theageof14,AndersenmovedtoCopenhagentostartajobasasingerandactor.He

workedtherefbrseveralyearsuntilhehadtoleavethetheatrewhenhe___8___hisvoicein1822.

___9____,Andersenwenttoagrammarschoolandbegantopublishstories.They___10____inalarge

number.

BecauseAndersenliveda(n)11life,hetriedtomakepeople12inhisstories.Hewrote

becausehedidn'twantchildrentohavea13childhoodashedid.TheworksmadeAndersenwell-known

allovertheworld,buthewasstilla(n)___14___man.Henevermarriedandhisfriendswerethepeoplewhopaid

fbrhiswork.Andersen___15___onAugust4,1875.HishomeinOdenseisnowamuseumandthousandsof

peoplevisititeveryyear.

1.A.partsB.picturesC.heroesD.characters

2.A.DanishB.EnglishC.AmericanD.Australian

3.A.playB.childhoodC.friendD.school

4.A.taughtB.foundC.receivedD.raised

5.A.lovelyB.noisyC.popularD.ugly

6.A.allowedB.forcedC.willingD.used

7.A.ByB.FromC.AtD.Since

8.A.lostB.turnedC.brokeD.operated

9.A.EvensoB.AfterwardsC.FromthenonD.Intheend

10.A.turnedoutB.soldoutC.cameoutD.wentout

11.A.hardB.interestingC.happyD.successful

12.A.cryB.laughC.developD.learn

13.A.sadB.happyC.busyD.strange

14.A.happyB.unhappyC.sadD.lonely

15.A.passedawayB.passedbyC.passedoverD.passedthrough

二、阅读理解

A

MaryisastudentinLondonandCindyisastudentinEdinburgh.Theyarefriends.CindystayedwithMary

andherparentsfbraweekend.Afterthevisit,CindywroteathankyouemailtoMarysparents.

From:cindybates@chatchat.co.uk

To:greenandgreen@gmail.uk

Date:Mon.,April12

DearMrandMrsGreen,

I'dliketothankyousomuchfbrhavingmestayinyourhouselastweekend.Ihadareallylovelytime,and1was

sopleasedtofinallymeetyou,Themealsyoumadeweredelicious.Marytoldmethathermotherwasanexcellentcook

andsheisright.Ialsoenjoyedourwalkthecountrysidenearyourhouseisbeautiful.

ThejourneybackwaslongandIsleptmostoftheway.Itwasverykindofyoutodrivemetothetrainstationso

earlyinthemorning.Thanksalot!

It'sgoodtobebackatmyuniversity.Ihavealotofworktodoatthemomentbeforetheexamsstart.Tmdoing

mybesttoprepareforthem.IknowMaryhasexamstoo,sowecan'tseeeachotheruntiltheendofJunewearejust

toobusy!

I'dlovetovisitagainduringthesummerholiday.Thankyouagainforeverything.

Cindy

1.Fromthematerial,weknowMaryandCindyare.

A.classmatesB.sistersC.teachersD.friends

2.WhatisMary'smothergoodat?

A.Travelling.B.Cooking.C.Walking.D.Driving.

3.Cindywentbacktoheruniversity.

A.bycarB.byplaneC.bytrainD.bybus

4.WhatisCindybusydoingthesedays?

A.Preparingforherexams.B.Preparingforthesummerholiday.

C.Writingathankyouemail.D.Writinganarticleabouttravelling.

5.Accordingtothematerial,wecaninferthatCindy.

A.wasveryexcitedonherwaybacktoheruniversityB.visitedMrandMrsGreenfromApril10to11

C.helpedMrandMrsGreendosomefannworkD.andMarywillseeeachotheragaininMay

B

Inthesummerof2019,SashaOlsentookaboattripwithherfamilytoAsia.Theten-year-oldgirlwasvery

excitedbeforesettingoff.However,whenshesawseriousplasticpollutionintheoceanandmanydyingsee

animals,shefeltsad.

OlsenbecameevenmoreupsetafterreturninghometoSouthFlorida.Somelocalbeacheshadbeenclosed

becauseofplasticpollution.Thegirldecideditwastimetodosomething.Shejoinedforceswithhercousin,

NarminaAliyev,andstartedthe“IWantMyOceanBack"movement.

Themovementstartedsmall.Thetwo,togetherwiththeirfriends,cleaneduplocalbeaches.Later,they

hostedeventstoraisemoneyforbeachclean-ups.Olsenhasencouragedmanyotherkidsinhercitytojoinhe匚

Lastsummer,sheorganized“KidsHealtheOceans”.Thegirlspokeabouthowtostoppollution.Afterthat,her

guestsmadeartoutoftheplasticsthathadbeengatheredfromtheirbeachclean-ups.

OlsenandheryoungersisterMiahavebeenworkingonabookabouttheocean.Theywanttoshowhow

pollutionintheoceansaffectschildren.wantmysistertocareabouttheoceanasmuchasIdoJsaidOlsen."I

wanttosetanexamplenotonlytomygenerationbutalsotothegenerationsafterme.”

OlsenandAliyevnowhopetoextendtheirmovementtootherseasidecities.Olsenhassetupachannelon

thevideosharingplatformYouTube.Shepostsvideosfromevents.Andforher“TableTalks“interviews,she

chatswithpeoplefromdifferentprofessionsabouttheocean.Aftertheinterview,sheandherguestwillcreatea

painting.Afterhavingbeensignedbytheguest,thepaintingwillbesoldtoraisemoneyforenvironmental

organizations.

“Tobringbackcleanoceans,weneedeverybodyseffort,“saidOlsen."Dosomething,orwewillallhaveto

swiminoceanswithlotsofwaste,insteadofwithbeautifulseaanimals!”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“upset“inParagraph2mean?

A.Sad.B.Bored.C.Tired.D.Happy.

2.Whywerethelocalbeachesclosed?

A.Becauseofbadweather.B.Becauseofplasticpollution.

C.Becauseoftoomanytourists.D.Becauseoflackofmoney.

3.WhydoOlsenandMiaworkonabookabouttheocean?

A.Tomakemoneyfortheevent.B.Toshowhowtomakeartoutofplastics.

C.Tosetanexampletoherguests.D.Toshowhowoceanpollutionaffectskids.

4.WhichistheCORRECTorderoftheeventsbelow?

a.Olsenorganized^KidsHealtheOceans”.b.OlsensetupachannelonYouTube.

c.Olsendecidedtodosomething.d.Olsenfoundlocalbeachesclosed.

e.Olsenandhercousinstartedamovement.

A.e-d-c-b-aB.d-e-a-c-bC.d-c-e-a-bD.c-d-e-a-b

5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.IwantmyoceanbackB.Anunforgettablejourney

C.CleanupthebeachD.Reduceplasticpollution

C

About11milliondeathsayeararelinkedtopoordietsaroundtheworld.

Whafsdrivingthis?Thereasonisthatwedon'teatenoughhealthyfoodssuchasfruitsandvegetables,

Instead,wehavetoomanysugarydrinks,toomuchsaltandtoomuchprocessedmeat.

InanewstudypublishedinTheLancet（《柳叶刀》）,ahighlyrespectedmedicaljournal,researchersstudied

thedietsofpeoplein195countries.Thentheyestimatedtheimpactofpoordietsontheriskofdeathfrom

diseasesincludingheartdiseaseandcertaincancers.Theyalsostudiedthenumberofdeathsrelatedtootherrisk

factors,suchassmoking,atthegloballevel.

“Thisstudyshowsthatthepoordietistheleadingriskfactorfordeathsinthemajorityofthecountriesofthe

world,“saysstudyauthorAshkanAfshinattheUniversityofWashington.Unhealthydietsarealarger

determinant（决定因素）ofillhealththaneithertobaccoorhighbloodpressure.

Whichcountriesdobestwhenitcomestodiets?Israel,France,SpainandJapanwereamongthecountries

withthelowestratesofdietrelateddisease.TheUnitedStatesranked43rd,andChinaranked140th.Itshouldbe

notedthat,insomecountries,therewasincompletedataondiet,sosomeestimatescouldbeinexact.

“Generally,thecountriesthathaveadietclosetotheMediterranean（地中海的）diethavethelowestnumber

ofdietrelateddeaths,“Afshinsays.Thiswayofeatinghashigherintakeoffruits,vegetables,nutsandhealthyoils.

Itisoftenlinkedtoareducedriskofheartattacksandmemorydecline（衰退）.

ButtherankingofMexicosurprisedAfshin.Thecountryranked57thonthelist.PeopleinMexicohavealot

ofwholegrainsandwholegrainsarebeneficial.Howdoesthishappen?”ItmightbebecauseMexicohasoneof

thehighestlevelsofintakeofsugarsweeteneddrinks,“Afshinsays.Itshowsaproblemseeninmanycountries:

Theoveralldietneedstobeimproved.

Nowadays,800millionpeoplearoundtheworlddon'tgetenoughtoeat,and1.9billionpeopleweightoo

much.Itisimportanttorememberthathungerandobesity（月巴胖）arebothformsofmalnutrition.

Whenitcomestoendinghungerandimprovinghealth,peopledon'tjustneedfood.Theyneednourishment

（营养）.Ifyouhaveadietofpackagedsnacksandsugarysodas,youmightgetthecaloriesyouneed,butthose

calorieswillputyouonapathtowarddisease.

1.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“estimated"isprobablysimilarto.

A.thoughtB.promisedC.understoodD.imagined

2.Whichcountryofpeoplehasthebestdiet?

A.China.B.America.C.Japan.D.Mexico.

3.Poordietscancauseaccordingtothepassage.

©heartdisease②highbloodpressure©certaincancers©memorydecline

A.①②③B.①③④C,①②④D.②③④

4.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.theriskofdeathspoordietscauseislowerthansmoking

B.peopleofMediterraneancountrieshavepoorerdiets

C.about11millionpeopledieofhungerperyear

D.hungerandobesityarelinkedtopoordiets

5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Theriskofpoordiets.B.Themeaningofpoordiets.

C.Howtobalancediets.D.Howtoavoidhungerandobesity.

D

Whydoyouneedtoplaysports?Youmightsay'Togetexercise”.Andyouareright.Tohavefun?That'strue

too.Butthere9smore.Infact,thereareatleast5morereasons.AccordingtotheWomen'sSportsFoundation,girls

whoplaysportsgetalotmorethanjustfitness.

Girlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschool.Youmightthinkthatathleticswilltakeupallyourstudytime.

Butresearchshowsthatgirlswhoplaysportsdobetterinschoolthanthosewhodon't.Exerciseimproveslearning,

memory,andconcentration,whichcangiveactivegirlsanadvantageintheclassroom.

Girlswhoplaysportslearnteamworkandgoal-settingskills.Sportsteachvaluablelifeskills.Whenyou

workwithcoaches,trainers,andteammatestowingamesandachievegoals,you'relearninghowtobesuccessful.

Thoseskillswillserveyouwellatworkandinfamilylife.

Sportsaregoodforagirl'shealth.Inadditiontobeingfitandkeepingahealthyweight,girlswhoplay

sportsarealsolesslikelytosmoke.Andlaterinlife,girlswhoexercisearelesslikelytogetseriousillnesses.

Playingsportsimproves.Girlswhoplaysportsfeelbetteraboutthemselves.Why?Becauseit

buildsconfidencewhenyouknowyoucanpractise,improve,andachieveyourgoals.Sportsarealsoafeel-good

activitybecausetheyhelpgirlsgetinshape,keepahealthyweight,andmakenewfriends,andyou'llbecome

moreconfident.

Exercisecutsthepressure.Playingsportscanreducestressandhelpyoufeelalittlehappier.How?

Thebrainchemicalsreleasedduringexerciseimproveaperson*smood.Friendsareanothermood-lifter.And

beingonateamcreatesgoodrelationshipsbetweenfriends.Itmakesyoufeelbettertoknowyourteammateswill

supportyou—bothonandoffthefield!

1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheadvantagesofexerciseforgirls?

A.Exerciseimproveslearning.B.Exerciseimprovesmemory.

C.Exerciseimproveshearts.D.Exerciseimprovesconcentration.

2.Theword"9,shouldbeputintheblank.

A.self-confidenceB.dreamsC.goalsD.shape

3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword"mood"isclosestto.

A.abilityB.feelingC.pressureD.level

4.Howmanyadvantagesaretalkedaboutforgirlswhoplaysportsinthepassage?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.D.Seven.

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.howgirlsplaysportsB.whygirlsneedtoplaysports

C.thestepsfbrgirlstokeepbeautifulD.theimportanceforgirlstokeephealthy

三、任务型阅读

A

Howimportantismusic?Whentheyareaskedthequestion,studentsandparentsusuallyanswerthatmusic

isnice,butnotveryimportant.Itisoftenconsideredasentertainment,butnotthefirstchoiceforeducation.The

opinionisshort-sighted.Infact,musiceducationisnecessaryandimportanttoall.

Musictellsuswhoweare.Musicreflectsthecreators,thinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironment

itcamefrom.Forexample,justasMozarfsmusicrepresentsalifestyle,rockmusicrepresentsalifestyletoo.The

jazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmerican

becauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.

Musicprovidesakindofabilityforpeopletoknowtheworldinadifferentway.Scienceexplainshowthe

sunrisesandsets.Musicexplorestheemotive（激起情感的）meanings.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscover

andrespondtoourworldbecausenowaycangetitall.

Musicisaformofthought,aspowerfulasscience.Itisawaywehumanbeings"talk"tooneanother.

Throughthelanguageweexpressourfeelings,ourdiscoveries,ourideas,ourimaginationandourhopessothat

theycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotletourchildrenreceivegoodmusiceducation,wetakeawaythe

meaningsthatmusicexpresses.Sciencedoesnottelluswhatitmeanstobehumans.Musicdoes.Somusic

educationismuchmorenecessarythanpeoplegenerallyrealize.

根据短文内容，完成表格。（每空词）

Musiceducationisofgreat1.______

OutlineDetailedinformation

Ashortsightedopinion:Musicisawayof2.______,notthefirstchoicefbreducation.

Introduction

3.______:Musiceducationisimportanttoall.

To4.______uswhoMusicnotonlyreflectsthesocialenvironmentitcamefrombutalso

weareexpressespeople'sthinkingand5.______.

Musiccanprovideakindof6.______fbrustoknowtheworld.

Toknowtheworld

MainbodyMusicexplorestheemotive7.______.

To8.Weusemusictoexpressourfeelings,discoveries,ideas,imaginationand

communicatewithhopes.

eachotherMusic,9.______fromscience,tellsuswhatitmeanstobehumans.

ConclusionMusiceducationisbothimportantand10.______.

B

Asage（智者）waspassingthroughthecapitalofafamouskingdom.Whilehewaswalking,henoticedacoin

ontheroadandpickeditup.Becausehewassatisfiedwithhissimpleliving,hethoughthehadnouseofthatcoin.

Heplannedtodonateittotheonewhowasinneedofit.Hestrolled（漫步）aroundthestreetsthroughouttheday

butdidn'tfindsuchaperson.

Thenextmorning,thekingwasgoingforhisinvasionofanotherstatewithhisarmy.Whenhesawthesage

standingontheroad,hecametothesageandsaid,“Oh,greatsage,Iamgoingtofightwithanotherstate.Bless

metobevictorious.^^

Afterthinking,thesagegavethecointotheking.Thekingwasconfusedandannoyedaboutthis.Hethought

whatusehehadacoinforwhilehewasalreadyoneoftherichestkings!Hecuriouslyaskedthesage,"What'sthe

meaningofthiscoin?,,

Thesageexplained,4COh,greatking!Ifoundthiscoinyesterdaywhilestrollingaroundthestreetsofyour

capital.ButIhadnouseofit,soIdecidedthatIwoulddonateittosomeoneneedy.Istrolledaroundtillthe

eveninginyourcapital,butfoundnooneneededit.Everyoneislivingahappylife.Itseemsthattheyaresatisfied

withwhattheyhave.SoIfoundnoonetogivethiscointo.Buttoday,thekingofthisstate,stillhasthedesireto

gainmoreandisn'tsatisfiedwithwhathealreadyhas.SoI