人教版九年级英语上册期中复习阅读专练

人教版九年级英语期中复习阅读专练（A） Hipeople,I’mCOVID-19(2019冠状病毒).Thisismymessagetoyou.Don’tbemadwithmefornottellingyouintime.IknowwhenIwillarrive,inwhatwayandwithwhatpowerIwillhityou.WhyamIhere?Let’ssayI’mherebecauseI’mtiredofseeingyougobackward(向后地)insteadofmovingforward.I’mtiredofthewayyoutreatyourplanet(星球)andeachother.I’mtiredofyourendlesslongingforthebest.IknowI’llbetoughwithyou.Asavirus,Icandosomethingtocostyoulives,manylives,becauseIwantyoutoknowthatyouhavetochange.Foryourowngood.ThemessageIhavetogiveyouis:Youmustknowthattheonlyimportantthingislife.Youmustknowhowimportantitistospendanightoutwithfriends,takearunintheopen...Everythinghastostartalloveragain.YouwillhavenootherchanceifIfindyouagainwithchildrendying,withhomelesspeople...I’llstaywithyouaslongasneeded.Whenyoustarttocelebrate,Imighthavegone.Butremember,don’ttrytobebetterpeopleonlywhenIamherebecauseIwillcomebackstronger.阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。()1.Thepassageisaletterfroma(n)________.A.father B.virus C.doctor D.teacher()2.Theunderlinedword“tough”inParagraph5means________inChinese.A.友善的 B.适宜的 C.必要的 D.无情的()3.TheCoronavirusthinks________isthemostimportant.A.healthyfoodB.enoughsleepC.lifeandloveD.timeandpower()4.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.thevirusjustcametosaveourplanetB.peopleliketohavemorethanneededC.theviruswillbestrongerinthefutureD.peoplepaymoreattentiontonewthings()5.Thestructureofthepassagemaybe_______.(①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph4⑤=Paragraph5)A.①—②—③—④⑤B.①—②③—④—⑤C.①—②③④—⑤D.①—②—③④—⑤(B)Netballisafastgameandneedsgoodteamworkandquickthinking.Thehistoryofnetballdatesbacktothe1890s.Knownasthe“ladies’ball”,itstartedinEnglandandin1901thefirstsetofruleswasmade.NetballisverypopularintheUK,AustraliaandNewZealand.Itisateamsportlikebasketballandhandball.Therearesevenplayersoneachteam.Playersmustthrowtheballtooneanotherandpasstheballtothe‘GoalShooter(射门员)’whocanshoottheballintothenettoscoreagoal.However,thekeyofnetballisthatyoucannothittheballandyoucannotmoveyourfeetwhenyouhavetheball.Thisiscalledthefootworkruleanditcanbequitedifficultforyoungchildrentoplayingthegame!Afullmatchlastsforonehourandinamatchoftenabout100goalsarescored.Whatafastandexcitinggamenetballis!Netballisusuallyplayedbywomenandgirls.However,atmanyuniversities(大学),thereareteamswithbothmanandwomanplayers.IntheUK,therearemanydifferentprogramstotrytoinspire(鼓舞)peopletoplaynetball.So,whynothaveagoforyourself?阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。()1.Thegameofnetball_________.A.hasahistoryofover200years B.isverypopularinAsiancountriesC.needsfourteenplayersononeteam D.wasfirstplayedinEngland()2.Thesecondparagraphismainlyaboutthe________ofnetball.A.rules B.history C.players D.court()3.Weknow__________isapartofthenetballrules.①Playerscanhittheballintothenet ②Playerscanmovearoundwiththeball③Playerscanthrowtheballtoteammates④AgoalshootercanshootandscoreagoalA.①② B.③④C.①③D.②④()4.Netballcanbeafastgamebecause__________.A.itismuchmorepopularnowB.itstartsandendsveryquicklyC.womenplayersmustrunasfastasmenD.playerscanscoreabout100goalsinamatch()5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis__________.A.APopularGame—Netball B.RulesofNetballC.Netball—OnceaLadies’Game D.HowtoPlayNetball(C)Afteralongdayatschool,itistimeto

relax,

andenjoyyour

hobbyhour.Hobbieswillkeepyoubusybetweenschoolworkandfamily,andhavingagoodhobbymaydomuchgoodtoyourhealth,thinkingandconfidence

(信心).

Ahobbydoesn'thavetocostalottobeenjoyable.Activitieslike

flying

andfishingcanbealittleexpensive,but

paper-cuttingneedslittlemorethansomepaper

andapairofscissors

andsoon.

Therearehobbiesforeveryone.

Collecting

items

likecoins,stamps,baseballcards,

orperformingan

outdooractivity

likegoingforlongwalks

orbirdwatching

areoftenpopularhobbies.

Makingsomething

useful

oran

item

fordecorationcanbegreatfun.Acting,playwriting,playingthepiano,collectingmusicCDs,orwritingsongsareallgoodwaystospendaquality(优质)

time.

Boardandcardgameslikechess,poker(扑克牌)

areagreatwayto

makeyoufeelyouarefullofideas

and

helpyoumeetnewpeople.

Ahobbyisanythingwedojustforenjoyment—

notforwork,notforschool,notformoney.

Nomatterwhat

hobby

youhave,rememberthatthemostimportantthingisyou

havefun

with

it.

阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。(

)1.Agoodhobbyoften__________.

A.makesabusylife

B.

costsalot

ofmoney

C.takestoomuchtime

D.helpsbuildconfidence

(

)2.Theunderlinedword“expensive”inParagraph2means________inChinese.

A.激动的

B.愚蠢的

C.昂贵的

D.危险的(

)3.Marylikesspendingtimeoutdoors;shecanchoose_________asahobby.

A.

collectingcutedolls

B.goingbird-watching

C.writingshortstories

D.keepingapetdog(

)4.Thestructureofthepassageis

_________.

(①=Paragraph1)

A.①/②/③④⑤⑥

B.①②/③④/⑤⑥

C.①/②③④⑤/⑥

D.①②/③④⑤⑥(

)5.Thepassagemainlyanswersthequestion_________.

A.

What

hobbiescanwechoose?

B.

How

canwefindagoodhobby?

C.When

canwetakeuphobbies?

D.Whyshouldwehavehobbies?(D)Speakingabouttea,wecannotforget

teapots

(茶壶).Atthebeginning,peopleusedteapotstostoretea.Butnowthey

havebecomeadecorativeitem.Infact,someofthenewandoldteapotsaresobeautiful

that

peopledon’tevenputteainthem.

Theyarejustfordecoration.

Teastarted

inChina.Sodid

teapots.Thekings(国王)inthepast

used

tokeepteainpotssothattheycoulduseithot,anytimeoftheday.Later,theybegantogiveattentiontowhatkindsofpotstheyuse.Allthesemakes

teapots

anartbyitself.Peoplebegantocollectit.Thenthehistoryofteapot

collectionbegan.

Modernteapotmakingstartedoffinthe1820‘s.Evencenturiesbeforethat,peoplein

China

begancollecting

teapots.Acollectorcanfindteapotsofhisorherchoiceeasily.Lots

ofpeopleintheworldtakeup

teapotcollectionasahobby.Someofthe

old

teapots

cansellverywell.Ifyouareinterestedincollecting,

checktheteapottomakesurethatithasalid(盖子)withit.Itishardtofindlidsforcollectibleteapots.

Another

interestingthing:

Thereisa

teapotmuseum(博物馆)inTennessee,US!Averyfamousteapotcollector,beforehedied,gaveaway

allthiscollectionandthen

startedthemuseum.阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。

(

)1.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthat________.

A.teapotsaremorepopularthantea

B.peopleusedtodecoratetheirteapots

C.teapotsarenotsuitableforkeepingtea

D.peoplenowkeepteapotsfordecoration(

)2.Inthepast,thekingsusedteapots__________.

A.tokeeptheteahot

B.topracticeartoftea

C.fordecoration

D.forcollection(

)3.Forteapotcollectors,oneofthehardestthingsistomakesureit_________.

A.iscenturiesold

B.cansellwell

C.hasalidwithit

D.isaneasychoice(

)4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.modernteapotshaveahistoryof2000

years

B.collectorsoftenfinditdifficulttofindteapots

C.theUScollectorgaveawayhiscollectionafterhedied

D.teapotsbecameanartbecauseofthekingsoftheolddays(

)5.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe________.

A.TheArtofTeapots

B.TeapotCollection

C.TheOnlyTeapotMuseum

D.TeaandTeapots

(E)

“Twinkle,

twinkle,

little

star...”

These

words

are

part

of

a

familiar(熟悉的)

song.Butinfact,

Jane

Taylor,

an

Englishwriter,

wrotethesewordsforapoemcalled“TheStar”.ThewordsofthesongarejustthefirstfewlinesofTaylor’spoem.Therearefourotherpartsofthepoemtakingabouthowthestarslighttheskyatnight.

Some

people

believe

the

famous

composer

Mozart

wrote

the

music

for

“Twinkle,

Twinkle,LittleStar.”

But

that's

onlyastory.

The

factis

that

the

tune

camefromaFrenchchildren’sfolksongwrittenbyanunknownmusician.Mozartheardthisearlyfolksong.Thenheusedthesametunetomakeanewpieceofmusic.Mozart's

musical

piece

was

a

set

of

twelve

variations

(变奏曲)for

the

piano.This

means

that

the

tune

is

repeated

(重复)twelve

times.EachtimeMozart

putmorenotesorplayingnotesatdifferentspeedsinthesong.

People

enjoyed

Mozart's

musical

piece.

Itbecamepopularsoon.Later,thewordsfromJaneTaylor’spoemweresettothetune.

Although

Mozart

did

not

write

the

tune

for

"Twinkle,

Twinkle,

Little

Star,"

he

helped

makethetunefamous.

The

tune

became

so

well-known

that

it

was

used

in

somechildren’ssongs.Youmayknowitwhensinging“The

Alphabet

Song”

or

“Baa,

Baa,

Black

Sheep.”阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。

(

)1.Jane

Taylor’spoem_____