Unit8 阅读训练2021-2022学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla阅读专题训练

2021-2022学年人教版英语九年级全册

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Manypeoplesaythattheyareworkingtoomanyhours.Theydon'thaveenoughtimetorelaxor

tostaywiththeirfamily.

Workhoursaredifferentfromonecountrytoanother.InFrance,peoplespendabout1,646hoursa

yearatwork.InJapan,however,peopleworkabout2,159hoursayear.ThatmeansaJapanese

workerworks513morehoursayearthanaFrenchworker.

Whydopeopleworksomanyhours?Somepeopleworkextrahoursbecausetheywanttomake

moremoney.However,manycompaniesdon'tpayovertime.Theirworkersdon'tgetmorepayfor

morework.Somepeoplethinkit'stheirdutytoworkmorehours.Someareafraidoflosingtheir

jobsiftheydon*tworkmorehours.

Manypeoplesaythattheirvacationsaretooshort.InFrance,peoplegetfiveweeksofpaid

vacationayear.InGermany,theygetfourtosixweeks,andintheUnitedStates,twoweeks.One

studyshowsfewerthanhalfofworkersusedalltheirvacationdays.InGreatBritain,thereisa

saying,"AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadull（迟钝的）boy."Ifthatistrue,theremustbealot

ofdullpeopleintheworld.

1.AJapaneseworkerworks_morehoursayearthanaFrenchone.

A.513B.1,646C.2,159D.3,805

2.Theword"extra"inParagraph3means

A.正常的B.额外的C.有用的D.少量的

3.Peoplein________getonlytwoweeksofpaidvacationayear.

A.FranceB.Germany

C.theUnitedStatesD.GreatBritain

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nocompaniesoffervacationstotheirworkers.

B.Manypeoplesaytheyhaveenoughtimetorelax.

C.Notallcompaniespaytheirworkersformorework.

D.Morethanhalfofworkersusealltheirvacationdays.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Manyworkershavetoworklonghours.

B.Manypeoplehavevacationslongenough.

C.Workhoursarethesamearoundtheworld.

D.Therearealotofdullpeopleintheworld.

InEngland,peopleusedtostandontherightofescalators（扶梯）,allowingothersto

walkontheleft.Butthereissomechangetothisrule.Peoplecanstandonbothsidesofescalators

atHolbomstation.AsoneofthebusieststationsofLondonUnderground,Holbomwasthefirst

stationinthecountrytoasktravelerstostandonboththerightandleftsidesofescalators.Atest

wascarriedoutfirst.Thetestwhichlastedforthreeweeksshowedthatstandingonbothsides

actuallyreduced（减少）congestionby30percent—16,220peopleanhourareabletotravelonthe

escalatorduringrushhourscomparedtotheusual12,745whenbothstandingandwalkingare

allowed.

TransportforLondon（TfL）hopesthenewstandingrulewillmakethemostofwastedspace

onlongerescalators,wheremostpeoplechoosetowaitontheright.LondonUnderground

OperationdirectorPeterMcNaughtsaid,Fewcustomerschoosetowalkonlongerescalatorssuch

asatHolbom,somuchoftheleft-handsideisunused.Wehopethatthiscanleadtoreduced

congestionatHolbomandmakejourneyseasierforallofourcustomers.^^

6.InEngland,peopleusedtowalk____

A.ontherightofescalatorsB.ontheleftofescalators

C.inthemiddleofescalatorsD.atthefootofescalators

7..Howlongdidthetestlast?

A.Forthreeweeks.B.Forfourweeks

C.Fortwomonths.D.Foronemonth.

8.LondonUndergroundOperationdirectorPeterMcNaughtencouragedpeopleto.

A.standonbothsidesB.standontheleft

C.stayathomeoftenD.taketheundergroundless

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9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword”congestionnmeaninChinese?

A.事故B.人数C.拥堵D.班次

10.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.ThetrafficinEngland.B.LondonUndergroundOperationdirector.

C.Thenumberofpeopleonescalators.D.NewundergroundescalatorruleinEngland.

In1972,RichardSears,ayoungAmericanbeganlearningChinesebecauseofhisinterestin

traditionalChineseculture.

Drawntotheancientlanguage,hewenttoChinatostudyChineseinthe1990s.

In1994,RichardSearsdecidedtoputtheancientChinesecharactersonline.Then,in2002,

hedidit.ThatisthebeginningoftheChineseEtymology（汉字字源）websileJ'Mywebsitedidnot

getmuchattentionforthenextfewyears.Untilonedayin2011,itsuddenlygotalotofattention.

Igotafewthousandemails,andafewmillionvisitorsandpeoplestartedcallingme'Uncle

Hanzi',"Searssaidwithasmile.HanzimeansChinesecharacters.Hehasputmorethan96,000

ancientChinesecharactersontothewebsite."WhenIstudyeachcharacter,Iwonderwhatthe

ancientChinesethought,"saidSears.

AftervisitingmanyChinesecities,SearslearnedmoreaboutChinaandancientChinese

culture,HesaidwhenhecametoChinainthelastcentury,fewChinesecouldspeakgoodEnglish

“However,youcanhearEnglishinmanyplacesinChinanow.Chineselanguageandculturewere

mysteriousandnotknownbypeopleinmostcountriesthen,butnow,moreandmorepeopleinthe

worldarelearningChinese,evenChinesehistory,traditionalChinesemedicineandsoon,"Sears

added.

Atpresent,the70-year-oldAmericanhasmadehishomeinChina."WhenIdie,Ihopemy

websitewillliveon,andI'mplanningtowriteabookaboutmyresearch.Thiswillbemygiftto

China,*'hesaid.

11.Whatdoes"Drawntotheancientlanguage”meaninParagraphI?

A.SearswasinterestedinancientChinese.B.SearshadtostudyChinesecharacters.

C.SearscoulddrawChinesecharacterswell.D.SearscouldspeakancientChineseverywell.

12.ChineseEtymologywebsitewentonlinein.

A.1972B.1994C.2002D.2011

13.WhatdidSearsputonChineseEtymologywebsite?

A.Chinesehistory.B.AncientChinesecharacters.

C.ThedailylifeofRichardSearsD.TraditionalChinesemedicine.

14.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatSearssetupthewebsiteto.

A.becomefamousB.getthenickname"UncleHanzi"

C.writeabookabouthisresearchD.makemorepeopleknowaboutancient

Chinesecharacters

15.Thebesttitleforthepassagecouldbe.

A.GreatChangesinChinaB.MysteriousChineseLanguageandCulture

C.American"UncleHanzi"D.AYoungAmericanandTraditionalChinese

Culture

“Iwantamobilephone!”saidLisa."I'msureyoudo,“saidherdad.

“No,Dad.Youdon'tunderstand.Ireally,really,reallywantamobile

phone.^^“AndIreally,really,reallywantaboat.It5snotgoingtohappen.^^

Lisaandherdadwerestuckintraffic.Itseemedthatit'salwaysthecase.Whenhetookher

toschoolinthemorning-traffic.Whenhepickedherupintheafternoon-traffic.Gotothe

supermarket,abirthdayparty,andwhatfeltliketenhoursoftrafficwaswhattheygot.

Lisawasbored.Whenshewasbored,shewantedthings.Rightnow,shewantedamobile

phone.Shewasn'tsureifherdadunderstoodthat.Shewouldhavetotellhimagain.

t4IWANTAMOBILE

PHONE.”“NO.”

“WhatifIgotstuckinacave?”

“What?”askedherdad,tryingnottolaugh.

“WhatifIhadadogandthedogranaway,andIhadtorunafterit.Whatifthedogran

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intoacave,andIranafterthedog.Inthecavetherewasabear,andthebeartrappedme,

and…”

“Andthenyouwerestuckinthecave.^^

“Yes.It'samotherbear.ShewilleatmeunlessIhaveamobilephonetocallforhelp.^^

"Ifit'samotherbear,youcanuseherphone.Everyoneknowsmumsalwayscarry

phones.,,Dadwaslaughingashesaidthis.Lisadidn'tthinkitwasveryfunny.Nowshe

wasangry.4tIfIhadamobilephone,Icouldplaygamesonit!”

“IfIhadaboat,Icouldeatbeefonit.Thatdoesn'tmeanI'mgettingone.”

“No,butImeanifIcouldplaygames,Iwouldn'tbesoboredwhenwewereintraffic.I

wouldn'ttroubleyou!,,

"Idon'tmindbeingtroubled.Iliketalkingto

you.”"ThenIwon'tsayanythingatall!,,

Dadsmiledquietlytohimself.'TmgoingtocallMumtoletherknowwe'Hbelate."He

reachedintohispocket.t4Oh!Mybattery'sdead.^^

“Youknow...ifIhadamobilephone,IcouldcallMum,“saidLisa.

“Nicetry.”

Lisasmiled.Shewasn'tgettingaphone,butsheknewshewasright,andthatwasalmost

asgood.

16.WhathappenedtoLisaandherdad?

A.Theylosttheirway.B.Theircarbrokedown.

C.Theywerestuckintraffic.D.Theycouldn'tfindtheirdog.

17.WhydidLisatalkaboutbeingstuckinacave?

A.Shewantedtoplaythere.B.Herdaddidn'tpayattentiontoher.C.She

hadagoodimagination.D.Sheneededamobilephone.

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”referto?

A.amobilephoneB.aboatC.apieceofbeefD.agame

19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyLisawasangry?

A.Dadwasmakingfunofher.

B.Shewouldgethomelatetoday.

C.Daddidn'twanttobuyheramobilephone.

D.ShefailedinmakingDadbuyheramobilephone.

20.HowdidLisafeelattheendofthestory?

A.Calm.B.Worried.C.Excited.D.Bored.

“Lateagain,Mavis!HowmanytimeshaveItoldyoutocomebackintimeandhelpmecook

dinner?^^askedMrs.Muntari.

“ButMummy,Ican'tjustwalkoutinthemiddleofagame!”saidMavis.

“Youshouldn'tbeplayingthegameinthefirstplace.”

“ButIwanttoplayfootball.Whycan'tI?YounevertellAdibeorSenzonottoplayfootball,,,

saidMavis.

“Theyareboys!Boysandgirlsaredifferent.Yourjobistohelpmeathome.Kuluhadto

helpmesinceyouwerenothere.Ievenhadtoaskyourcousinfromnextdoortocomeandhelp

me.”

Atthedinnertable,theboyswereexcitedlytalkingaboutAdibe'sgoalinthesecondhalf.

“ButMavistoldmethatshescored!”Kulujoinedinthediscussion.

“Shescoredinthefirsthalfanditwasapowershotfromhalfwayline,^^saidSenzo.

“Welldone,girl,“DadsaidtoMavis.Mavis'eyeslitupwithjoy.ThenDadtoldtheboysthat

anEnglandfootballscout（物色人材者）wouldvisitGhana.Hewasgoingtolookforplayersof

thefuture.Theboyscheered,44Wow,TmgoingtobelikeEssien!^^

Mavissatquietly.Sheknewthatherparentswouldneverallowhertoplayfoo