牛津译林版英语九年级下册中考考前阅读强化练习8（含答案）

译林牛津英语九年级中考考前阅读强化练习8完形填空。IhavebeenlivinginSpainforjustoveramonthnow.Thisweekmy1camefromEnglandtovisitme.TheywereherefromMonday2Friday.Myfatherhiredacarinordertogetaroundtheareaeasily.SowevisitedZaragozafortheday,andwenttoseebeautifulvineyards(葡萄园)andwinefactories.Myfamily3cametotheschoolIworkedinduringthedaytomeetmyteachers.

Wehadsucha4timetogetherandIwassohappyto5mynewlifewiththem.Thetripstonewcitieswerealotoffun.Mysisteractuallyputthereason6thetripshadbeensospecialintowords,“Cindy,Ihavelovedstayinghere7thepeoplewhoyouknowandthepeoplewhowehavemetareallsowelcomingandlovely.Theyhave8thetripssospecial.”

Shewas9,ofcourse.Oneofmybestmemoriesfromthat10wastakingmyfamilytovisitmySpanishfamilyintheirvillage.Thoughmyfamilycouldn’tspeakSpanishandmyhostfamilycouldn’tspeakEnglish,(withmeactingasa11fortwodifferentlanguages)everyoneseemedtogetalongreallywell.Theyevenmanagedtostartmakingfunofme.Anotherfactofhavingthetripsso12waswhenwevisitedthevineyardsinatinyvillage.Oneofmyfriendstoldmethatherparentswouldmeetusthere.TheywouldopentheChurchforustosee.Thiswasafantasticexperiencewewouldn’tbeabletohave13thepeoplehereweren’tsowelcomingandfriendly.

Onfuturetripstonewplaces,Iwillaskpeoplearoundfor14becausetheyalwaysletmehavewonderfulexperiences.Itisthe15onthetripsinourlife.Askingpeoplearoundforadviceandyoucanalwaysgetasurprise.

1.A.cousin B.sister C.friend D.family2.A.on B.in C.to D.at3.A.never B.even C.still D.ever4.A.awful B.lovely C.hard D.busy5.A.play B.take C.share D.live6.A.why B.when C.where D.how7.A.though B.but C.because D.so8.A.mentioned B.taken C.made D.praised9.A.wrong B.silly C.clever D.right10.A.hour B.week C.month D.year11.A.river B.postman C.wall D.bridge12.A.special B.boring C.expensive D.tiring13.A.unless B.whether C.if D.once14.A.money B.help C.ticket D.request15.A.same B.difficult C.old D.happy【答案】DCBBCACCDBDACBA阅读理解。ARupertIsaacsonwasborninAfrica,andgrewupinLondonandintheEnglishcountryside,wherehediscoveredhisloveofhorses.BecausehegrewuphearingsomanyfascinatingmemoriesaboutAfricafromhisparents,hewentthereandlivedwiththepeoplecalledTheBushmenoftheKalahariDesert.Bytheyear2000,Rupertwasalreadyworkingasareporter,writingarticlesandguidebooksaboutAfricaandIndia.HemethiswifeKristininIndia.Today,theylivewiththeirson,Rowan,intheUS.ButRupertfacedthegreatestchallengeofhislifewhen,attheageoftwo,Rowanwasdiagnosed(诊断)withanillnessthatinfluencedhisabilitytocommunicatewithothers.RupertdiscoveredthatspendingtimewithhorsesandridingthemwashelpingRowan.Butunluckily,theBushmenoftheKalaharidonothavehorses.SothefamilysetoutforMongolia,wherehorseshavebeenimportantforlong.RuperthaswrittenaboutthisjourneytohelphissoninhisbookHorseBoy,andhehasproducedadocumentaryofthesamename.Inthefilm,peoplehavethechancestoseethefamilytravellinginMongolia,ridinghorsesandmeetinghealers(治疗师)inordertohelpRowan.BecauseworkingwithhorseshashelpedRowan,RupertsetupTheHorseBoyFoundationonhisfarminTexas.Itisaschoolthatteachespeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing.Besideswritinganotherbook,TheLongRideHome,abouttravellingwithRowantoAfrica,AustraliaandArizonaintheUS,RuperthasalsoproducedthedocumentaryEndangerous,withRowanashost,aboutdangerousanimalsthatareendangered.RupertIsaacsonhasmanagedtodiscoverthesecretofturningonechallengeintomanyachievements.1.WheredidRupertIsaacsondiscoverhisloveofhorses?A.IntheEnglishcountryside. B.InIndia.C.InAfrica. D.InMongolia.2.WhenwasRowandiagnosedwiththeillnessmentionedinthepassage?A.Intheyear2000. B.Attheageoftwo.C.WhenhewasinMongolia. D.WhenhewasinLondon.3WhydidRupert’sfamilygotoMongolia?Because__________there.A.heworkedasareporter B.therewerenohorsesC.therewerelotsofhorses D.hewantedtomeethiswife4.WhatisthepurposeofTheHorseBoyFoundation?A.Toproduceadocumentary. B.Tocommunicatewithothers.C.Tolearnhowtoridehorses. D.Toteachpeoplehowtousehorsesforhealing.5.HowmanydocumentarieshasRupertproducedinthepassage?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.【答案】ABCDABDepression(抑郁症)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(调查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(传播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1.Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A.

mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB.

teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC.

computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD.

magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2.Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A.

mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB.

teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC.

thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD.

TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3.Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A.

watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB.

socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC.

ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD.

itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.

MediauseisharmfultoteenagersB.

Adults,MediauseandDepressionC.

Teens,TelevisionandDepressionD.

Takegreatcareofteenager’sdepression【答案】BDBCCIfyoutravelaroundtheworld,youwillbesurprisedtofindthatsomeforeigncustomscanbesodifferentfromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawouldrememberthatpeopletherethinkitimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandisusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,'whenyouseeamanshakinghishead,youmaythinkheisdisagreeing.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadshowsagreementoracceptance.NoddingyourheadwhenyouareofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtosay"yes'--anodmeans"no".TheArabsarefamousfortheirhospitality(好客).AtamealintheArabiccountries,youwillfindthatanydrinkingvessel(器皿)isfilledagainandagainassoonasyoudrainit.Thewaytoshowthatyouhavehadenoughistotakethecuporglassinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeone,evenatanimportantmeeting.

DoingthiswhenmeetinganimportantpersoninThailand,however,couldmakehimorherunhappy.Itisconsideredtooinformalanattitudeforsuchanoccasion.AlsowheninThailandyouarenotsupposedtotouchtheheadofanadult--it'sjustnotdone.InJapan,itisquiteusualformentoplaneveningentertainmentforthemselvesandleavetheirwivesathome.InEuropesuchattitudesaredisappearing.Customsdifferfromcountrytocountry.Visitorsmaybeatalossastowhattodoinaforeignenvironment.Remembertherule:wheninRome,doastheRomansdo.1.Inwhichcountryaleft-handisnotwelcomed?A.

Thailand.

B.

India.

C.

Japan.

D.

Bulgaria.2.InmanypartsofIndia,ifsomeoneshakeshisheadatanother,itshowsthatheA.

agrees

B.

disagrees

C.

refuses

D.

shocks3WhichofthefollowingisNOTpoliteinEurope?A.

Tocrossyourlegs.B.

Totouchtheheadofanadult.C.

Todraintheglassinyourhand.D.

Menplanningeveningentertainment,leavingtheirwivesathome.4.Ifyoudon~tknowthecustomsinanothercountry,thegoldenruletofollowisA.

todoinyourownway

B.

todonothingC.

tovisithomeonly

D.

todoasthenativesdo【答案】BADD阅读填空。Writingathank-youlettercanbeagreatwaytoexpressthanksforafavor(帮助；恩惠)someonedidforyou.Considerthesefollowingstepswhenwritingyourletter,whichwillhelpmakeyourthank-youlettermoremeaningfulandsincere(真诚的).Beforeyoustart,buysomespecialstationery,suchasnicepaperorblankcards.Thestationerydoesn’thavetobeexpensive,sinceevenone-dollarcardcanbeverynice.Andyoumustdecidewhetheryouprefertotypeyourletterorwriteitbyyourself.Handwritinghasamorepersonalfeeling,whileaprintedthank-youletterlooksmoreprofessional(专业的).Now,youcanstartwriting.Youshouldexpressyourpurposefromthebeginning.Startyourletterbythankingthepersonforthegiftorserviceheorsheprovided.Thenyoushouldexplainhowyouplantousethegiftorservice,orexplainhowthegiftorservicehasalreadybeenused.What’smore,youcanalsoexpressyourfeelingsonthegiftorservicebysayingthat“Itwasawonderfulbirthdaypresent…”Italsohelpstomentionapersonalfeelingsuchas“Iwasjustsohappywiththeparty.”Intheend,youshouldmention