2021年牛津英语译林版九年级中考复习英语阅读强化训练 2（含答案）

牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练2

一、完形填空

WhenIwas12yearsold,Iworkedasanewspaperdeliveryboy.Anoldladywhowasmycustomergaveme

animportant___1___thatIwouldneverforget.

___2___awinterafternoon,afriendandIwereplayingagame-throwingstonesontotheroofofahouse.

___3___,astonedroppedfrommyhandasIletitgo.Itheadedstraighttowardawindowinsteadoftheroof.

Whenhearingthesoundofthebrokenglass,weknewwewerein___4___・Weranawayasfastaswecould.

However,afewdayslater,Istartedtofeel___5___forthis.Thewindow'sowner,theoldlady,stillgreetedme

withasmileeachday___6___Igaveherthenewspaper.ButIwasnolongerableto___7___comfortablewhenI

sawher.ImadeupmymindthatIwould___8___mynewspaperdeliverymoney.Threeweekslater,Ihadseven

dollars.Iputthe9_inanenvelopewithanote.IexplainedthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowand

hopedthesevendollarswouldcoverthecostof___10___it.

Thenextday,whenIwaspassingtheoldladyhernewspaper,Ireceivedthe11smilefromher.She

thankedmeforthenewspaperandgavemeabagofcookiesshehadmade12.Ithankedherandbeganto

___13___thecookiesasIcontinuedmywork.

Aftereatingseveralcookies,Ifounda(n)___14___andpulleditoutofthebag.WhenIopenedtheenvelope,

Iwassurprised.Insideweresevendollarsandashortnotethatsaid,'Tm___15___ofyou,boy!”

1.A.methodB.resultC.lessonD.joke

2.A.OnB.InC.AtD.From

3.A.DeeplyB.HardlyC.UnluckilyD.Happily

4.A.dangerB.troubleC.commonD.surprise

5.A.angryB.thankfulC.afraidD.sorry

6.A.howB.whyC.whenD.until

7.A.reviewB.feelC.decideD.fill

8.A.makeB.SaveC.borrowD.lend

9.A.moneyB.pictureC.ticketD.newspaper

10.A.buyingB.repairingC.buildingD.closing

11.A.upsetB.famousC.necessaryD.warm

12.A.herselfB.himselfC.myselfD.themselves

13.A.meetB.laughC.eatD.sell

14.A.noteB.diaryC.envelopeD.cookie

15.A.usefulB.proudC.patientD.confident

二、阅读理解

A

Readthefollowinginformation:

CatherineCornwell

CatherineCornwell

1000W.SpringGardenSt

Greensboro.N.C.27412-5001

Phone:(555)555-5555

CareerObjective俅职目标)

ToteachGrades4~12inapublicschoolaboutmusic.Otherinterestsincludejazzeducation,themarchingband,

piano,violinandcommunitymusicprogrammes.

EducationalBackground

2017B.M.E.UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro

2013(summer)UniversityofArizona——Tucson,Arizona

2012Diploma(文凭)，CentralHighSchool一Tucson,Arizona

TeachingExperience

2017EastDavidsonHighSchool:StudentTeacher

(Duty:Teachingclassicalmusictheory)

2015-2016PearsonMusicCompany:PrivateMusicInstructor

(Maintainingahighlysuccessfulprivatestudioof8〜15studentsaged10-17)

RelatedWorkExperience

2015-2017UniversityofNorthCarolinaatGreensboro:SummerMusicCamp(RehearsalInstructor)

1.WhatdoesCatherinewanttobe?

A.Amemberofaband.B.Amusicinstructor.

C.Auniversityteacher.D.Acommunitymusicprogrammehostess.

2.WhendidCatherinestudyinahighschool?

A.In2012.B.In2013.C.In2014.D.In2015.

3.In2017,Catherine.

A.joinedinawintermusiccampinUniversityofNorthCarolina

B.taughtclassicalmusictheoryinEastDavidsonHighSchool

C.maintainedaprivatestudioinPearsonMusicCompany

D.workedinUniversityofArizona

4.CatherineisprobablyNOTgoodat.

A.jazzB.thepianoC.R&BD.themusictheory

5.Thematerialprobablycomesfrom.

A.aschoolcompositionB.atextbookC.aguidebookD.ajobwebsite

B

2021istheYearoftheOxaccordingtotheChinesezodiac.ThisisaYearoftheMetalOx,startingfromFeb,

12,2021(ChineseNewYear)andlastingtoJan,31,2022.Oxisthesecondinthe12yearcycleoftheChinese

zodiacsigns.InChina,youwillfindvariousoxfiguresmadeofgold,wood,plastic,paper,shellandstoneonsale

instoresandonstreetstocelebratethereturn.

Butwhywastheoxchosentobeoneofthe12Chinesezodiacsigns?

Centuriesago,mostpeopleearnedtheirlivingthroughfarming.Theoxwasusedtohelpplow,cultivateland

andcarryheavygoods.

TheoxhaslonghadasignificantplaceinChineseculture.AncientChinesepoetsandwritersoftendescribed

theoxinliterature.InTheBookofSongs,theoldestexistingcollectionofChinesepoetry,theanimalwas

mentionedinnineoutofthe305pieces.

TheoxisconsideredasymbolofdiligenceandearnestnessinChineseculture.Tothisday,thephrase”the

spiritoftheox“stillreferstodealingwithanythingthatmaypresentitselfasanobstaclesuccessfully.Thespiritis

highlypraisedandmanypeoplefollowitastheirworkethic.Whensomeonehasagreatachievementthrough

hardwork,peopleoftenuse"niu”,meaning"awesome”,todescribehimorher.

Oxenseldomfrightenorhurttheweakorfearthestrong.Theyworkhardandmakesacrifices.

ThisisreflectedinacoupletfromapoembyLuXun(1881-1936):"Fierce-browed,Icoollydefyathousand

pointingfingers;Headbowed,likeawillingoxIservethechildren"，whichfullyexpressesthepoefsloyaltyto

thepeople.

Sonaturally,thosewhowerebornintheYearoftheOxareoftenexpectedtobehard-working,dependable

andloyal.Theynevertrytobethecentreofattentionanddonotlookforpraise.

I.Accordingtothepassage,whyaredifferentkindsofoxfiguressoldinstoresandonthestreet?

A.BecauseOxisthemostimportantzodiac.B.TocelebratethearrivaloftheYearoftheOx.

C.BecausethecomingnewyearstartsinFebruary.D.Toshowpeople'slovefortheanimal.

2.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Ninepoetswerefamousfordescribingtheox.B.305poetsincludedtheoxintheirworks.

TheoxhasanimportantplaceinChineseculture.D.Theoxonlyexistedinancientculture.

3.Whatdoes^thespiritoftheox^standfbr?

A.Diligence,earnestnessandsacrifices.B.Pride,independenceandloyalty.

C.Hardwork,povertyandobstacles.D.Contribution,fameanddiligence.

4.WhydoesthewritertakeLuXunasanexample?

A.Becausehewasgoodatraisingoxen.B.Becausehehadthespiritoftheox.

C.BecausehewasbomintheYearoftheOx.D.Becausehewasagreatwriter.

5.Fromthepassage,whatcanweinferaboutthosewhowerebomintheYearoftheOx?

A.Theymightknowancientculturewell.B.Theymightbegoodatwritingpoems.

C.Theymightbehardworkingandloyal.D.Theymightbethecentreofattention.

C

Inafarawaycountiythereweretwooutstandingcarpenterswhowerebothsoexpertinskillsthatnoone

couldtellwhowasbetter.

Oneday,awhimcameintotheking'smind:Whowasonearththebestcarpenter?Whynothaveamatchand

thenentitlethewinnertheNationalFirstCarpenter?

Sothekingsentfo〉thetwocarpentersandhadamatchforthem.Withinthethreedayslimited,theonewho

carvedthemorevividmousewouldbetheNationalFirstCarpenter.Thewinnercouldnotonlygetlotsofgranted

giftsbutalsothegrantedtitle.

Duringthethreedays,thetwocarpentershadbeenworkingawaydayandnight.Onthethirddaythey

presentedthekingwiththecarvedmice.Thekingorderedallhisministerstobethejudgesofthematch.

Themousethefirstcarpentercarvedwasfineandvivid,evenitscirrustwittering.

Thesecondone'scarvedmouseonlyhadthemouse'smien,withoutitsshapeorappearance,barelyenough

likeamousewatchedfromfarawaybutjustthreetenthsalikeseenclosely.Sothekingandhisministersall

agreedthatthefirstcarpenterwasthewinner.

Butthesecondcarpenterwasalittleangry,andhedisagreedonthespot.

Hesaid,“Theking'sjudgmentisunfair.Whetherthecarvedmicearelikerealmiceornotshouldbejudged

bycats.Catslookatmicewithmoresharpeyesthanhumans!”Thekingthoughtitreasonable.Thenhegavean

ordertotakeseveralcatstheretojudgewhichmousewasmorelifelike.Unexpectedly,thecatsalljumpedonthe

lesslifelikemouse,bitingandsnatchingwhilethevividonewastotallyleftalone.

Infrontofthefact,thekinghadtogivethetitleoftheNationalFirstCarpentertothesecondcarpenter.

Later,thekingsentforthesecondcarpenter,andaskedhim,“Howdidyoumakethecatsbelievewhatyou

carvedwasamouse?^^

Thecarpentersaid,"YourMajesty,infact,itissimple.Icarvedthemouseonlywiththefishbone!Whatthe

catscareaboutisnotitssimilaritybutitsdelicacy!^^

Thecontestsoflifealwaysgolikethat:Thewinnersarenotalwaystheoneswiththebestskillsbuttheones

closesttohumanity.Therefore,onlydependingonlogic,onecanmoreagreewiththelawofnatureandsucceed

moreeasily.

1.Thekingheldamatchforthetwocarpentersinorderto.

A.seewhowasonearththebestcarpenterB.showthathecaredabouthispeople

C.findthebestministerinhiscountryD.getlotsofgrantedgiftsfromothers

2.Fromthestoryweknow.

A.themousethefirstcarpentercarvedwasfinerandmorevivid

B.thesecondcarpenter9smousehaditsshapeandappearance

C.thesecondcarpenteragreedthatthefirstcarpenterwasthewinner

D.thefirstcarpenterwastitledtheNationalFirstCarpenteratlast

3.Theunderlinedphrase“sentfbr"means.

A.invitedB.orderedC.mailedD.found

4.Wecanlearnfromthestorythat.

A.thewinnersarenotalwaystheoneswiththebestskills

B.onlydependingonlogic,onecan'tsucceedmoreeasily

C.thecatscareaboutitssimilarityanditsdelicacy

D.thekingandhisministersarenotfairjudges

5.Thebesttitleforthestoryis.

A.TwocarpentersandthekingB.Themousecarvedwiththefishbone

C.TwosillycarpentersD.Anunfairjudgment

D

Oneyounggraduatewenttoapplyforamanagerialpositioninabigcompany.Hepassedthefirstinterview.

Althoughtheyoungman'sperformancewasexcellent,thedirectorstilldecidedtodothelastinterviewsothathe

couldmaketherightdecision.

Thedirectorasked,“Didyougetanyscholarship（奖学金）inschool?^^Theyoungmananswered,

Thedirectorasked,“Wasityourfatherwhopaidyourschoolfees?”Theyoungmananswered,4tMyfather

passedawaywhenIwasoneyearold.Itwasmymotherwhopaidmyschoolfees.v

Thedirectorasked,"Haveyoueverhelpedyourmotherbefore?^^Theyoungmananswered,"Never.My

motheralwayswantedmetostudyandreadmorebooks.^^

Thedirectorsaid,“Ihavearequest.Whenyougobacktoday,cleanyourmother'shands,andthenseeme

tomorrowmorning.”

Whentheyoungmanwentback,hehappilyrequestedhismothertolethimcleanherhands.Hismotherfelt

strangeandhappywithmixedfeelings.Sheshowedherhandstothekid.Theyoungmancleanedhismother's

handsslowly.Histearsfellashedidthat.Itwasthefirsttimethathehadnoticedthathismother'shandswereso

wrinkled,andthatthereweresomanywoundsinherhands.Somewoundsweresopainfulthathismothershook

whentheywerecleanedwithwater.

Forthefirsttimetheyoungmanrealizedthatitwasthispairofhandsthatwashedtheclotheseverydayto

paytheschoolfees.Afterfinishingthecleaningofhismother'shands,theyoungmanquietlywashedallthe

remainingclothesforhismother.Thatnight,themotherandthesontalkedforaverylongtime.

Thenextmorning,thedirectornoticedthetearsintheyoungman'seyes,andasked,t6Canyoutellmewhat

youdidandlearnedyesterdayinyourhouse?”Theyoungmananswered,t4Icleanedmymother'shands,andalso

finishedcleaningalltheremainingclothes."Thedirectorsaid,"'Pleasetellmeyourfeelings,Theyoungmansaid,

“Iknownowwithoutmymother,Iwouldnotbesuccessfultoday.Ialsorealizetheimportanceandvalueofthe

familyrelationship.^^

“ThisiswhatIamlookingfortobemymanager,“thedirectorsaid,“Iwanttolookforapersonwhocan

appreciatethehelpofothers,apersonwhoknowsthesufferingsofothers,andapersonwhowouldnotconsider

moneyashisonlygoalinlife.Youarehired.^^Lateron,thisyoungpersonworkedveryhard,andreceivedthe

respectofhisworkmates.Andthecompany'sperformanceimprovedgreatly.

1.ThedirectoraskedtheyoungmaneachofthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.ifhegotanyscholarshipinschoolB.ifhisfatherpaidhisschoolfees

C.ifhehadeverhelpedhismotherbeforeD.ifhealwayscleanedhismother'shands

2.Accordingtothispassage,wecaninferthat.

A.theyoungmanwasfromarichfamilyB.theyoungmanwasveryexcellentinschool

C.theyoungman'smotherwasveryhard-workingD.theyoungman'sfatherdiedinatrafficaccident

3.Howmanythingsdidtheyoungmandoonthatdaywhenhewentbackhome?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

4.Howdidtheyoungman'smotheraffordhisstudy?

A.Byworkingforabigcompany.B.Bywashingclothesforothers.

C.Bywashinghandsforothers.D.Byreceivinghelpfromothers.

5.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaboutthedirector'spurposeofaskingmanyquestions?

A.Tofindapersonwhocomesfromapoorfamily.

B.Tofindapersonwhoknowsthesufferingsofothers.

C.Tofindapersonwhocanappreciatethehelpofothers.

D.Tofindapersonwhowouldn'tconsidermoneyashisonlygoalinlife.

三、任务型阅读

A

TheChineseparentsareverygenerouswhenitcomestotheeducationoftheirchildren.Someparentssend

theirchildrentothebestschoolsoreventoEngland,theUSAorAustralia,althoughitcoststoomuch,Manyalso

wanttheirchildrentolearnamusicalinstrumentorballetthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinese

believethatthemoreexpensivetheeducationis,thebetteritis,soparentsoftenspendalargeamountofmoney

oneducation.Evenpoorcouplesbuycomputersfortheirchildren.

However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebesteducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyvery

cheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren'sskillsvary:theywillusuallybegoodatsomeareaswhilepooratothers.

Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday'schildrendon'tbelieveinthemselves.

Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiplechoicetestsandhowto

studyIeffectively.Theyarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfident,happyand

clever.

Parentscanhelpachievethisbyteachingtheirchildrenpracticalskillslikecooking,sewingandother

housework.

Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingdemands

patienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,so

hewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallycompletehisjobsuccessfully.Theresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgive

achildalotofpleasureandconfidence.

AnoldmachinesuchasabrokenradiooraTVsetthatyougiveyourchildasatoymaymakehimcurious

andinterested.Ifhespendshourslookingatit,andtryingtorepairit,yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhen

hegrowsup.Suchactivitiesdomorethanteachingachildtoreadabook,andtheyteachhimtothink.Thisis

muchmoreimportantthanlearningbyreadingabook.

根据短文内容，完成表格。（每空一词）3

HowChineseparentsshould___1___

Being___2___withmoney.

Sendingtheirchildrentothebestschoolsor___3___.

Somecommonways

Makingthechildrentakesomeextraactivitiestohaveaheadstartinlife.

Spendingmoremoneythantheycan___4___ontheirchildren'seducation.

AbadresultSomechildrenbecomeless__5___.

Teachingchildren___7___skillslikecooking,sewingandotherhousework.

Teachingachildtocook___8___cangivethechildalotofpleasureand

Some___6__waysconfidence.

Playingwitholdmachinessuchasabrokenradiocanmakechildrencuriousand

interested.

ResultsTheymakethechildrenconfidentand___9___.

Theycanenablethemto___10___.

B

Duringtheyearlypoliticalmeetings,environmentalprotectionwassurelyamongthebiggestconcerns.

Actually,itwasalsoaproblemthatancientChinesepaidgreatattentionto.Infact,theworld'searliest

environmentalprotectionidea,departmentandlawwereallborninChina.So,howdidtheancientChinese

protecttheenvironment?

Theworld'searliestideaof“managingstateaffairsthroughenvironmentalprotection”

InearlyancientChina,environmentalprotectionwasraisedtothepoliticallevelXunzi,afamousthinkerin

WarringStatesPeriod,broughtuptheideaof"managingstateaffairsthroughenvironmentalprotection”,He

statedinhisbookthatvegetationshouldnotbedamagedatwill.

GuanZhong,anofficialabout400yearsaheadofXunzi,wasalsoanenvironmentalprotectionexpert.

Duringhistennofoffice,heclaimedthat“akingwhocannotprotecthisvegetationisnotqualifiedtobeaking.”

Theworld'searliest^environmentalprotectiondepartment”

AccordingtoarecordinQingDynasty,theenvironmentalprotectiondepartmentinearlyancientChinawas

called"Yu”,standingbothfbrtheinstitutionandtheofficialtitle.Althoughmostpartofitsfunctionwassimilarto

suchdepartmentstoday,itsmanagementscopewasmuchlarger,includingthemountains,forests,rivers,lakesand

soon.

TheninedepartmentsfoundedbyShun,anancientChineseemperor,alreadyincluded"Yu”,the

environmentalprotectionministry.Thefirst“Yu"officialwasamancalledBoyi,theearliestenvironmental

protectionminister.Recordcanbefoundincertainhistorydocuments.

Boyiwasindeedanenvironmentalprotectionexpert,andagoodminister.HewasaskilledassistanttoDayu,

anancientChinesewatercontrolexpert.Heinventedwells,protectingpeople'sdrinkingwaterfrompollution.He

knewalotaboutanimalsandalsocalledforanimalprotection.TheClassicofMountainsandSeaswasalso

composedbyhim.

Theworld'searliest^environmentalprotectionlaw”

EnvironmentalprotectionlawcanbetracedbacktotherulingperiodofDayu,whichwasmorethan4000

yearsago.Duringhisreign,heissuedaban,forbiddingpeopletocutdownwoodinMarchorcatchfishinJune,

thetimewhentheyweresupposedtoflourish.

Almost3000yearsago,"environmentalprotectionlaw^appearedinitstruesenseinQin,whichwas

recordedinLawofFieldsandregardedasChina'searliest"environmentalprotectionlaw”.

ManyenvironmentalprotectionrulescanbefoundinLawofFields,amongwhichtwointerestingonesstand

out:Firstly,rivercoursesshouldnotbeblocked;secondly,grassandtreesshouldnotbeburnedtobefertilizer

exceptforsummer.Thelastoneisinspiringevenfbrtoday.Itcanhelpavoidairpollutionandreducetheserious

haze.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。每题答案不超过7个词。

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatwaspaidgreatattentiontoduringtheyearlypoliticalmeetings?

2.Whofirstbroughtuptheideaofprotectingvegetation?

3.Whatdid4tYu^^representinearlyancientChina?

4.Whendidthe