2021年牛津英语译林版九年级中考复习英语阅读强化训练 5（含答案）

牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练5

一、完形填空

Ilookedcarefullyatthefaceofmy23-year-oldson,Daniel.Inafewhourshewouldbe___1___toFrance.

Hewouldbestayingtherefbratleastayeartolearnanotherlanguageandexperienceanotherstyleof2in

adifferentcountryfarawayfromtheUSA.

Itwasa(n)___3___periodinDaniePslife,astepfromcollegeintotheadultworld.Iwantedto___4___him

somemeaningfulwords.But___5___cameoutofmylips.Istoodquietly,lookingintothesearchingeyesofmy

son's.

Itwas___6___tosaysomethingtomyson.IknewthiswasnotthefirsttimeIhadletsuchamoment

___7.Whenhewasfive,Itookhimtothebusstoponhisfirstdayofkindergarten.Ifelthewasvery

___8asthebusturnedthecomer.Isawhisfaceturnredasthebus9.Helookedatmeashedidnow.

MyfatherandIlovedeachother.Yet,Ialwaysregretted(后'悔)neverhearinghimputhisfeelingsintowords

and___10___havingthememoryofthatmoment.Whywasitsohardtotellhis___11___somethingfromhis

heart?Mymouthturneddry,andIknewIwouldbeabletosayonlyafewwords___12___.

“Daniel,“Isaid,“ifIcouldhavepickedsomeone,Iwouldhavepickedyou.^^Iwasn'tsurewhetherhe

understood___13___Imeantornot,Thenhecametowardsmeandthrewhis____14___aroundme.Fora

moment,theworldandalltheotherpeople___15___,andtherewasjustDanielandmeinourhomebythesea.

1.A.flyingB.shippingC.ridingD.driving

2.A.studyB.lifeC.artD.fashion

3.A.easyB.comfortableC.boringD.important

4.A.recordB.leaveC.takeD.write

5.A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.anything

6.A.difficultB.easyC.surprisedD.rare

7.A.rememberB.passC.forgetD.get

8.A.gentleB.famousC.happyD.nervous

9.A.stoppedB.openedC.shookD.drove

10.A.alwaysB.seldomC.usuallyD.never

11.A.fatherB.motherC.daughterD.son

12.A.hardlyB.hardC.clearlyD.clear

13.A.whatB.whichC.whereD.that

14.A.legsB.handsC.armsD.feet

15.A.cheeredB.disappearedC.laughedD.cried

二、阅读理解

A

TheMuseumofChineseinAmerica(MOCA)isverypopularwithpeople.

MOCAHours

Tuesday,Wednesday,Friday,Saturday&Sunday11a.m.-6p.m.

Thursday11a.m.-9p.m.

ThemuseumisclosedtothepubliconlyonMonday,inadditiontothespecialdates.

MOCAHolidaysin2021

NewYear'sDayFriday,1/1ThanksgivingThursday,11/25ChristmasDaySaturday,12/25

Admission

Generaladmission$10

Seniors(65+w/ID)andstudents(w/schoolID)$5

Childrenunder12ingroupsoflessthan10free

MOCAmembersfree

FirstSundayofthemonth(startingfromJan.3,2021)free

1.IfTomwantstovisittheMOCAonFriday,hecanvisititat.

A.6:00a.m.B.9:00a.m.C.11:00a.m.D.9:00p.m.

2.IfMrGreenvisitstheMOCAwithhiswifeandeight-year-oldson,hewillspend.

A.$10B.$15C.$20D.$25

3.Thanksgivingin2021ison.

A.January1stB.November25thC.December25thD.December26th

4.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplecan'tvisitthemuseumonMonday.

B.ChristmasDayin2021isonSaturday.

C.DavidisaMOCAmember,soheneedn'tspendmoneyvisitingthemuseum.

D.MrGreenwenttovisitMOCAonNewYear'sDayin2021,andhepaidtendollars.

5.Thepassagemaybe.

A.anadvertisementB.astoryC.anovelD.areport

B

Doesthishappentoyou?Ybuareinthemiddleofaconversation.Suddenly,yougetstuckonaparticular

word.It'srightthere...ifyoucouldjustremember.

Youmoveon.Hourslater,thewordcomestoyou.However,younolongerneedit-thatconversationis

over.

Whathappened?

Youhavejustexperiencedatip-of-the-tonguemoment.Well,youdon'tneedtofeelnervousaboutit.Such

momentsaresimplypartofthewaywecommunicate.

LiseAbramsisapsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofFlorida.Hehasstudiedtip-of-the-tongue

momentsformorethantwentyyears.Accordingtohisresearch,anybody,inanyculture,anylanguageandany

agegroup,experiencestip-of-thetonguemoments.

Wearemorelikelytogetstuckonwordsweuselessfrequently.Besides,propernamesleadto

tip-of-the-tonguemomentsmoreoften.Thereasonmightbethatapropernounmayrefertodifferentpeopleor

thingsthatjusthavethesamename.

Hereisanexample.Thinkofthenameoftheherointhelastnovelyouread.Nowthinkofthehand-held

devicewithnumberedbuttonsyouusetodocalculations.Whichwordcomestoyourmindfirst?”Calculator!”

youwillsay.That'sbecauseeverycalculatorsharesthosesamefeatures.Asaresult,youhavemore"hints”when

youtrytoremembertheword.Ontheotherhand,dozens-ifnothundreds-ofnovelshaveaTom.Theyareall

verydifferentfromeachother.

Canwedosomethingtoavoidtip-of-thetonguemoments?Well,accordingtoAbrams,onewayistouse

certainwordsornamesmoreoften.Say,ifyoucanneverseemtorememberthenameofthatsingeryour

classmatesoftentalkabout,trysayinghisorhernameoutloudwheneveryoucan.Itcouldsaveyoufrom

embarrassmentsomeday.

1.Atip-of-the-tonguemomentreferstothemomentthat.

A.youcan'texpressyourselfproperlyinaconversation

B.thewordisinmemory,butyoujustcan'tspeakitout

C.youforgetthenameofapropernameduringaconversation

D.youcomeacrossanewwordinthemiddleofaconversation

2.Accordingtothearticle,wearcmorelikelytogetstuckonwordslike“royal“thanwordslike"bike"because

A.fewpeopleknowwordslike“royal"B.wordslike“royal"aren'tusedoften

C.wordslike"bike"arepropernamesD.wordslike"royal“aretoolongtoremember

3.WhatdoestheauthorwanttodobyusingtheexampleinParagraph7?

A.Toexplainwhatatip-of-thetonguemomentislikeinaconversation.

B.Toshowthatwearelesslikelytogetstuckoncommonnouns.

C.Totellushowtoavoidtipof-thetonguemomentsduringaconversation.

D.Tohelpusunderstandthedifferencesbetweenpropernounsandcommonnouns.

4.Theunderlinedword“hints“inthepassageprobablymeans.

A.suggestionsB.objectsC.ChancesD.instructions

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Asianpeoplearemorelikelytoexperiencetipof-thetonguemomentsthanWesterners.

B.LiseAbramsistheonlyresearcherintheworldwhostudiestip-of-thetonguemoments.

C."Calculator"isnotapropername,whilethenameoftheherointhenovelJaneEyreis.

D.Weneedtobenervousifwefrequentlyexperiencetip-of-thetonguemoments.

C

Being“young“isconnectedwithallthegoodthingsinlife——beauty,hope,energyandpower.Butyouthalso

hasnegativeconnections—impulsiveness,troublemaking,lazinessandirresponsibility.Thisnegativesideseems

tobewhatsocietyfocusesonmore,whichiswhyyoungpeoplehavemostlybeendescribedaslazyanddifficult.

ButwhenitcomestoGenerationZ—thosebornbetween1995and2010-thisstereotypedoesn'tseemto

applyanymore.Theyarestilltheyoungpeoplewithallthegoodthings,butthosenegativeconnectionsseemto

disappear.

InJapan,forexample,GenZersarelesslikelytobuyonimpulse,butthinkmoreaboutaproduct'struevalue.

‘They'relookingatthecompanies,notjusttheproducts,MasahikoUotani,CEOofaJapanesecompany

Shiseido,toldBloomberg."They'reasking,'Aretheyreallydeliveringvaluetosociety?Aretheypromoting

diversityandinclusion?'"

Gen-Zersarealsomoregroundedthanwe'veexpectedthemtobe.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyBankof

America,morethanhalfofyoungadultsagedbetween18and23saidtheywereplanningtobuyahousewithin

fiveyears.Andtheyrenotjustsayingit-theyarewillingtomakeaneffortforit,includinggettingasecondjob

andsavingmoneyfordownpaymentinsteadofspendingitonavacation.

"Despitetheiryoungage,thisgroupispracticalandactivelyplanningfortheirfuture,D.SteveBoland,

headofConsumerLendingatBankofAmerica,toldUSAToday."Theyhaveaclearvisionofhowtheyare

willingtohelpthemselvesinordertomakeithappen.^^

SocialproblemsarealsoatthecentreofGenZers,whoconsiderthemselvesasachangingforceoftheworld.

InIndia,forexample,youngpeoplewhohavejustreachedthevotingageareeagertovoteforanewleaderwho

hastheabilitytosolveproblemsthatmatterthemosttothem,includingpollution,unemploymentandwomen's

rights.

“Women'srightsarethemainproblemforme,“MonikaDalal,20,apsychologystudentinIndia,toldthe

AssociatedPress.ctFvebeentothevillagesandseenhowgirlsaretreated.Theyarenoteducated.Manyofthem

aremadetofarmataveryyoungage.Andeveniftheydogotoschool,theyareforcedtomarryrightafter

completingGrade12.”

AsaGenZeryourself,whatisyourplanforthefuture?

1.WhoisaGen-Zeraccordingtothearticle?

A.Alexwhowasbornin1985.B.Ginawhowillbetwentyyearsoldnextyear.

C.Tonywhohasaclearplanforthefuture.D.Zadywhoissavingmoneyfordownpayment.

2.Accordingtothearticle,whatisastereotypeaboutGen-Zers?

A.Theyareunwillingtolearnnewthings.B.Theyoftenbuythingsimpulsively.

C.Theyspendtoomuchmoneyonclothing.D.Theydon'tliketosocializewithothers.

3.WhatareGen-ZerslikeaccordingtothesurveybyBankofAmerica?

A.Theyfeelhopelessaboutthefuture.B.Theyarewillingtosaveupforavacation.

C.Theywanttobuylargerhousesthantheirparents'.D.Theyhavesomeplansfortheirfuture.

4.WhatissuesworryMonikaDalalthemost?

A.Healthissues.B.Women'srights.C.Financialsafety.D.Jobstability.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GenerationZB.Howtosolvesocialproblems

C.YounggenerationD.Plansforthefuture

D

Eventhoughmygrandfather,whomIcalledGrandpa,wasafarmer,mygrandmawouldironhiswork

clothescarefullyeveryday.Grandmaneverironedmyclothes,andIsuredidn'tseeanyuseindoingitformyself.

Myclotheswereusuallysodirtyby9a.m.thatanysignofironingwouldbelonggone.OnedaywhenIwas

about13,IaskedGrandmaaboutit.Iwantedtoknowwhyshethoughtitnecessarytoinvesttimeandeffortto

pressclothesthatwererarelyseenandwouldbefilthyinjustashorttime.

HerreplywasassweetasentimentasIhaveeverheard.ShetoldmethatGrandpawasthemosthandsome

manintheworld.Shesaidhewasherbestfriendandtheloveofherlife.Shelovedeverychanceshegottoshow

himoffandmaketherestoftheworldjealousthathewashers.Shewentontosay,“Youjustneverknowwhen

Grandpamightrunintosomeone,andIwanthimtolookthepartofthemosthandsomemanGodevermade.”

Laterthatday,IlookedcloselyatGrandpa,aHesuredidn'tlookallthathandsometome.Hewasashort,

skinnymanwitharelativelybigfannycomparedwithhisshoulders.Hishairwasthinontop,andhisfalseteeth

didn'tlineuptoowellwhenhesmiled.Heworehorn-rimmedglassesthatweremuchtoobigforhisfacebecause

allhecaredaboutwasbeingabletosee.Ireallydidn'tseehowanyonecouldconsiderthismanasthemost

handsomeoneGodevermade.

SoIaskedGrandmaaboutitagainafewdayslater.ItoldherthatIhadcloselywatchedElmoBrownand

mostcertainlydidn'tseehimasthemosthandsomemanontheearth.Shegiggledandgavemeagirlishsmile,the

kindyoudon'texpectgrandmotherstobeabletoexpressattheirage.

“Youjustaren'tlookingintherightlight.HeisthemostbeautifulmanGodevermade.Thoseeyewrinkles

haven5talwaysbeenthere.Irememberwhenhehadrealteeth.HehasthemostbeautifulblueeyesIhaveever

seen.Theyareexactlythesamecolourastheskyjustbeforethesungoesdown.Hisentirefacelightsupwhenhe

smiles,andhisvoiceissocalmingandfullthateveryonewantstohearhimtalk.”

Saywhat?MygrandpahadalwaysbeenanoldmanasfarasIwasconcerned,WasGrandmaactually

wantingmetoconsiderthatGrandpausedtobeyoung?Hahaha,noway!Shecontinued,€UIwanthimtofeel

beautiful.Iironhisclotheseverydaybecauseforalltheseyears,hehasmademefeelbeautiful.Heisaman

worthyoflove,Iwanthimtolooktheparteveryday.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.

Iheardwhatshesaidandwaskindofbored.IdecidedtoforgetIhadeverasked.Howcouldthisoldwoman

thinkthatanoldmanwithfalseteethwasbeautiful?Sheesh,Ithought.Oldpeople.

Theyearswenton,andIwatchedGrandmaandGrandpagrowoldtogether.Iwasprobably30whenIknew

whatlovereallywasitwasGrandmaironingGrandpa'spantseveryday.

选自美国著名杂志《读者文摘》(Reader'sDigest)

1.Whatdidthewriterthinkofironingclothes?

A.Itwasimportant.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwasuseless.D.Itwasinteresting.

2.Inthewriter'seyes,Grandpawaskindof.

A.handsomeB.uglyC.cleverD.strong

3.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“giggled”iscloseto.

A.laughedbecausesomethingwasfunnyB.shoutedbecausesomethingwaswrong

C.wonderedbecausesomethingwasstrangeD.criedbecausesomethingwasterrible

4.AccordingtoParagraph6,GrandmaironedGrandpa'sclotheseverydaybecause

A.GrandpawashandsomeB.Grandpaaskedhertodoso

C.Grandpa'sclothesweredirtyD.Grandpamadeherfeelbeautiful

5.Thepassagemainlytellsus

A.whatlovereallywasB.howwecanironclothes

C.howhandsomeGrandpawasD.whatthewriterthoughtofGrandma

三、任务型阅读

A

Asateenager,you'retryingtolearnwhoyouare.You'regoingthroughmentalandphysicalchanges.You're

dealingwithdifferentkindsofstressandtryingtosucceedinschool.

Thegoodnewsisthatthoughtheteenyearsaretough,thereareskillstomakethemaloteasier.

Ifyou'reateenandtryingtomanageyourfeelingsbetter,hereareafewskillsforyoutodealwithyour

feelings.

Namethefeeling.Whatfeelingareyouexperiencing?Forexample,areyousad,stressed,angry,joyfulor

excited?

Accepthowyou'refeeling.Manypeoplewoirythattheirfeelingswillincrease.Sotheyarenotwillingto

acceptthem,hopingthatthey'lljustgoaway.However,thatsimpossible.Remindyourselfthatit'sOKtofeel

yourfeelings.

Becomefamiliarwithyourfeelings.Tounderstandyourfeelingsbetter,youshouldpayattentiontoyour

feelingsalltheday.Youmayrecordhowyourefeelinginthemorning,afternoonandatnightonapieceofpaper.

Nexttoyourfeeling,alsowritedownwhereyounoticeitinyourbody.

Expressyourfeelings.Expressingafeelingisagoodwaytoreduceit.Forexample,youcanexpressyour

feelingsbycrying,exercising,writingaboutthemortalkingtosomeoneyoutrust.Justbesurethatwhatever

activityyouchoose,itdoesn'thurtyouoranyoneelse.

Atdifferenttimesinyourlife,you'llexperiencedifferentdifficulties.Butbylearningsomehelpfulskills,

you'llbeabletoliveacomfortablelife.

根据短文内容，完成表格。（每空词）

Howto1.______withyourfeelings

MainideaTheteenyearsaretough,2.______youcanlearnsomeskillstomanageyourfeelingsbetter.

Namethefeelingthatyouare4.______.

Bewillingto5.______yourfeelings.

Skillsto3.______Remindyourselfnotto6.______thatthefeelingswillgoaway.

youmanageyourPayattentiontoyourfeelingsthe7.______daybyrecordingthem.

feelingsWritedownwhereyounoticetheminyourbody.

Expressyourfeelings8.______someactivitiestoreducethem.

Don't9.______anyonewhateveractivityyouchoose.

Learnsomehelpfulskills,andyoucanlive10.______eventhoughyoumayhavedifficultiesin

Conclusion

yourlife.

B

Plasticisn'tassimpleasyoumaythink.Therearemanytypesofplastic.Takeyournearestplasticproduct.

Studyitclosely,andonthebackofityouwillfindanumberinsideofarecyclingsymbol.Doyouknowwhatthe

numberstandsfor?

PETEismostlyusedfbrfoodanddrinkpackagingbecauseitisgoodatpreventingoxygen

fromgettingin.However,PETEcontainsantimonytrioxide.Thissubstancecancausecancer.

ThelongeraliquidisleftinaPETEcontainer,thegreaterthepossibilityforthereleaseofthe

F1substancewillbe.

八HDPEismuchstrongerandthickerthanPETE.Itiscommonlyusedtomakeshampoo

bottlesandmedicinebottles.HDPEisconsideredsaferthanPETE.Itcanalsobereusedmore

COtimes.

HOPE

回1

PVCiscommonlyusedintoys,butitisconsideredtobethemostdangeroustypeof

plastic.Itmayreleaseavarietyofharmfulchemicals.Manyofthesechemicalsmaycause

cancer.PVCisalsorarelyacceptedbyrecyclingprogrammes.Soitisbettertoavoiditatall

1costs.

八LDPEisnowthemostcommonlyusedtypeofplastic.Itschemicalstructureisvery

simple,soit'sveryeasyandcheaptomake.LDPEismostlyusedforbags,foodstorage

3containers,containercoversandwirecoverings.Ingeneral,LDPEissafe,butthistypeof

LDPE1plasticisdifficulttorecycle.

八

gSincePPcanwithstandheat,itiswidelyusedfbrholdinghotfood.jPPisgenerallysafe,

butitisn'trecyclable.

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PSistheStyrofoamweuseforpackagingandfoodcontainers.Whenitmeetshotoroily

food,PScouldreleasemanyharmfulchemicals.PSisalsohardtorecycle.

Thenumber7standsfbralltheo