专题14 阅读回答问题精练精析15篇-2022-2023学年九年级英语上学期期中考点大串讲（牛津译林版）

专题14阅读回答问题精练精析15篇期中真题+名校模拟（2021·江苏·沛县第三中学九年级期中）阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。Archiewasaboywhohadalotofdreamsatnight.Allhisdreamswerefulloffun.Theykepthimhappyuntilhewokeupinthemorning.Hewassoexcitedthatheoftenbuiltthingswhichappearedinhisdreams.Oneday,Archiedreamedofbuildingthebestandbiggestamusement(娱乐)park.Butwhenhetoldhisfriendsaboutit,theysaid,“Getanormaljob.That’swhatisgoodforyou.”SoArchiefoundajobasapoliceman.Itwasagoodjob,butArchiedidn’tlikeit.Archiethengotanewjobandbecameafireman(消防员).However,hedidn’tlikeit,either.Itwasn’twhathewanted.Archiethoughtabouthisdreamagain.Hisfriendsdidn’tbelievehisdream,buthedecidedtohaveatry.Hethoughtthatnomatterhowdifficulthisdreamwas,heshouldbelieveit.Ittookhimalotoftime.Itwashardtogetitdone,butitwasveryinterestingforArchie.Throughhardwork,heachievedhisdream.Whenalltheworkwasfinished,peoplefromallovertheworldcametovisitit.Theylovedallthefunthingsinthepark.Archiewasreallyhappythathemadeit.Helearnedthatthingscouldbemuchbetterthantheysometimesseemed.Adreamisworthbelievingwhenyoureallylikeit.Evenwhennooneelsebelievesit,youcantryyourbesttomakeitcometrue.You’realwaystheclosesttoyourdreamswhenyoubelieveinyourself.根据上面短文回答下列问题，每题答案不超过6个单词。1．WhatwereArchie’sdreamsfullof?_________________________________2．DidArchiewanttobeafireman?_________________________________3．HowdidArchiemakehisdreamcometrue?_________________________________4．WhocametovisittheparkbuiltbyArchie?_________________________________5．Whenisyourdreamworthbelieving?_________________________________（2021·江苏南通·九年级期中）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Somepeoplesucceed,whileothersmaynot.Thisisbecausesomepeoplehavecertainqualities,whichothersdonot.Thefirstthingyoumustrememberisthatinordertosucceed,youmustbeoptimistic(乐观的).Ifyoudonotexpecttowin,youwillnottryashardasthosewhodoexpecttowin.Youalsoneedtohaveaclearaimandareasonfordoingsomethingbecausemotivation(动力)isakeytoachievesuccess.Ifyoudonothaveapurpose,thenyouwillnotbemotivatedtoworkhardandputyourperformanceunderthemicroscopetomakesurethateverydetailisright.Anotherqualitythathelpspeoplesucceediscreativity(有创造力)—thinkingaboutthingsinadifferentwayandwonderinghowotherswoulddothesamething.Thinkaboutsomesuccessfulpeopleyouknow.Theymightbesuccessfulwithalittlecreativity,butthemostsuccessfulpeoplearethemostcreativeones.Readingisanothertosuccess,asitwillhelpyoulearnabouthowotherpeoplehaveachievedsuccess.Ifyouwanttolearnhowtosetupasuccessfulbusiness,youshouldreadbooksaboutpeoplelikeBillGatesandJerryYang,whohaveachievedamazingsuccessintheirareasofbusiness.Practicingisalsoimportantifyouwanttosucceedbecausepracticemakesperfect.Practiceeverydayatwhatevercareeryouarein,andbydoingso,youwillseeyourself,yourbusinessandyourself-confidencebegintogrow.Ifyoufeelconfidentaboutwhatyoudo,thisconfidencewillmakeotherpeoplebelieveinyouaswell.Yourcolleagues(同事)willbehappytoworkwithyou,andyourbosswillgiveyoumoreresponsibility(职责).Soyousee,confidenceisalsoimportanttohelpyoubeasuccessfulperson.Successisyoursforthetaking!Cheers!6．Howmanycertainqualitiesshouldasuccessfulpersonhaveaccordingtothepassage?_______________________________________7．Whydoweneedtohaveaclearaimandareasonfordoingthings?_______________________________________8．Whatiscreativityaccordingtothepassage?_______________________________________9．Whatmaybetheresultofpracticingeveryday?_______________________________________10．Howwillyouachievesuccessinyoureverydaylife?(自拟一句话作答)_______________________________________（2021·广东·佛山市南海区石门实验学校九年级期中）请阅读以下短文,根据所提供的信息,回答问题。把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。Doyouunderstandyourparents?Itisdifficultformanyteenagerstounderstandthemanddealwiththerelationshipswiththeirparents.Herearegoodwaystoimproveyourrelationshipwithyourparents,maybetheycanhelpyou.Thefirstisrespect（尊重）.Itisimportanttoshowrespecttoyourparents.Youhaven’texperiencedyourparents’lives,soyoudon’tknowthattheyareundergreatstress（压力）intheirwork.Second,itistrust.Youshouldtrustyourparentsastheytrustyou.Ifyoulearnhowtotrust,yourlifewillbemucheasier.Third,itiscommunication.Whenyouhavedisagreementwithyourparents,youshouldcommunicatewiththem.Bydoingthis,youcanshowthemthatyouhavetherighttodecidewhattodo.Finally,itiscompany（陪伴）.Justaskidsneedtheirparents’company,parentsalsoneedcompany.Doyoutrytocomfort（安慰）yourparentswhentheyfeeldown?Companyisagoodwaytodriveawaytheblackcloudshangingoveryourfamily.Yourparentsgivealltheirlovetoyou.Whynottryyourbesttocareabouteachotherintherightway?11．Whatisthefirstwaytoimprovetherelationshipwithparents?_______________________________________________________12．Whydon’tweknowthatourparentsareundergreatstressintheirwork?_______________________________________________________13．Whenwehavedisagreementwithourparents,whatshouldwedo?_______________________________________________________14．Whoneedscompanyaccordingtothepassage?_______________________________________________________15．Howmanygoodwaysarementionedinthepassage?_______________________________________________________（2022·山东青岛·九年级期中）China’sShenzhouXIIIspaceshiphassuccessfullydocked(对接)withtheradialportofthespacestationcoremodule(核心舱)Tianhe.ManypeoplewanttoknowthedifferencesbetweenmaleandfemaleastronautsduringChina’ssix-monthjourneyinspace.WangYaping,a41-year-oldfemaleastronautfromShandongprovinceinEastChina,becamethefirstChinesewomantoenterChina’sspacestation.Youmaythinkthatitisnotconvenientforwomentotakepartinthelong-timespaceflights,butinfactfemaleastronautshavemanyadvantagesoverthemaleastronauts.Womenareusuallymorecareful,andnormallyarebetteratcommunicating.Theseareusefulinthelongflights.Thetrainingforbothmaleandfemaleastronautsisthesame,becausespaceflightmissions(任务)aredifficult.WangwillalsobecomeChina’sfirstfemalespacewalker.Thisisnotonlyanhonor,butalsoachanceforustoresearchtheadvantagesfemaleastronautshavewhenwalkingoutside.Theirsmallersizeisanadvantage,asthey’llbeabletocontroltheirweightbetterandthenperformbetter.WangYapingplanstostudyspacemedicineandspacelifetopreparefuturefemaleastronautsforlong-termstaysinspace.InJune2013,WangtookpartintheShenzhouXmission,whichlastednearly15days,andgaveChina’sfirstspace-basedlecturetoChinesestudentsfrominsidetheTiangonglexperimentalmodule.Aspartofhermission,sheisexpectingtogivehersecondspace-basedlectureduringherstay.根据短文内容回答下面各小题。16．HowlongwillChina’sShenzhouXIIIspaceshipstayinspace?_________________________________________________________________17．Femaleastronautsdon’thaveadvantagesoverthemaleastronauts,dothey?_________________________________________________________________18．Isthetrainingforbothmaleandfemaleastronautsthesame?_________________________________________________________________19．WhydoesWangYapingplantostudyspacemedicineandspacelife?_________________________________________________________________20．WheredidWangYapinggiveChina’sfirstspace-basedlecturetoChinesestudents?_________________________________________________________________（2021·江苏·滨海县教师发展中心九年级期中）Ladiesandgentlemen,goodevening.I’mYaoMing.Firstofall,Iwouldliketothankyouforgivingmethisgreathonor.ThereisoldsayinginChinathatifthemirrorismadeofbronze,onecandressproperly.Ifthemirrorishistory,onecanpredictupsanddowns.Ifthemirrorispeople,onecanreflect(反射，映现)onone’sownweaknessandstrength.Andnow,Iwouldliketomentionafewmirrorsinmylife.Myparentswerebasketballplayersbackinthe1970s.Iheardsomanygreatstoriesaboutthem,abouthowtheyplayedandhowgoodtheywere.Mydearmumanddad,thegiftIhadfromthemwasnotonlyheight.Itwasmuchmore.Theytaughtmehowtothink,howtomakedecisions.MybasketballjourneybeganonthebackofcoachLiZhangmin’sbicyclewhenhegavemearidetomyveryfirstpracticeonthebasketballcourt.ManypeopleknowthestorythatbeganNBAwhentheRocketschosemein2002.NotmanypeopleknowhowmuchefforttheRocketsputinbeforeIarrivedandthroughoutmycareer.IconsiderHoustonmysecondhome,soIwanttosaysomethingtothepeopleofHouston.Youstoodbymeingoodandbadtimes.Yougavemestrengthtomoveforward.Iwillalwaysconsideryoumyfamily.IamaTexanandaHoustonRocketforlife.Thankyouforthisgreathonor.根据短文内容回答下列问题。（每小题答案不超过6个词）21．Ifthemirrorispeople,whatcanyouseeinthemirror?_______________________________________22．WhatdoesYaoMingthinkismoreimportantgiftfromhisparent?

_______________________________________23．HowdidYaoMinggotothebasketballcourtwithhisfirstcoach?_______________________________________24．HowmanyyearshaspassedsinceYaoMingjoinedtheRockets?_______________________________________25．WhatcanwelearnfromYaoMing?_______________________________________（2021·湖南长沙·九年级期中）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。InChina,moreandmorepeoplehaverealizedtheseriousnessofclimate(气候)change.Manyyoungpeoplehavebeenlivingalow-carbon(低碳)life.ZhengXiyuisoneofthem.Shehasbeentryingtoreducehercarbonfootprint.Everymorning,shetakesabustoheroffice.Ittakesherabout40minutes.ButZhenghasbeenthinkingofchangingthis.Shewantstotryadifferentmodeoftransportation(交通方式)—cycling.Ridingabicycletowork,theladysays,takesaboutthesameamount(量)oftimeastakingabus.“However,cyclingismoreconvenient,”sheadds.“it’sbetterfortheenvironmentandmyhealth.”ProfessorLiLinhasalsobeenleadingalow-carbonlifestyle.Herofficeusesenergy-savinglights.Theselightsareturnedoutautomatically(自动地)whentheyarenotneeded.Thishassavedalargeamountofelectricity.Anotherwaytosaveenergyistodouble-printthepaper.Prof.Lisayssmallactionslikethesemeanalotintermsofprotectingtheenvironment.“Let’ssayyouhavesavedonetonofpaper.Thatmeansyouhavesavedonetonofenergyusedforproducingthepaper.That’sabouttwoandahalftonsofCO2,”Prof.Lisays.LinHuialwayschoosesproductswithalongershelflifewhenheshops.Hesaysthishelpstoreducewaste.Twoyearsago,Linandhisfriendssetanenvironmentwebsite,wheretherearemanytipsonsavingenergyandprotectingtheenvironment.It’seasytochangetoalow-carbonlifestyle.Everybodycandothisandmakeadifference.26．HowlongdoesittakeZhengXiyutogettoworkbybicycle?________________27．InZheng’sopinion,whataretheadvantagesofcyclingtowork?________________28．HowdoesProfessorLileadalow-carbonlifestyle?________________29．WhydoesLinHuiprefersproductswithalongershelflife?________________30．Isithardforyoutolivealow-carbonlifedaily?________________（2022·山东·乳山市教学研究中心九年级期中）根据短文内容简要回答问题。HazeMabry,whohasworkedasaschoolkeeperforthirteenyears,walksintotheschoolbuildingeverydayandemptiesgarbagecans,wipes（擦）downbathroomsandmops（用拖把拖）wetmessesinthehallways（走廊）.LastFriday,afterhearrivedattheschool,hefoundalmost800studentsliningthehallwayswithhandmadecardsandsingingahappybirthdaysongtohim.Itwashis80th.Ashewalkedthelonghallway,somejumpedoutoflinetohughim.Theyhandedhimsomanycardsthattheyfilledseverallargeboxes.Touchedbytheirsincereexpressionofaffection.Mabrythankedthemall.“They’relikemychildren,”Mabrysaid.Onaregularday,studentsattheschoolsometimescomeuptohimtosaythey’renotfeelingwellorothertimestotellhimaboutsomethingthathappenedatbreak.Heknowsmostofthekidsattheschool,butcan’tnameeachone.Someofthemmakehimknowthem.LikeJenny,whooftenforgetsherbackpackinthecafeteria,andLucy,whojustwantsahug.“Hewon’tbrag（夸耀）onhimself,butnomatterwhathe’sdoing,hewillalwaysstopwhathe’sdoingtotakecareofachildifthatchildishavingabadday.Ifachildcomesuptohim,hewillstoptogivethatchildhisattention.He’sthemostlovedoneinthisbuilding,”saidLoriGareth,areadingteacher.Mabryworkscirclesaroundallthestudents,cleaningupmessesthatothersdon’twanttotouch.Hedoesn’texpectalot.Mabrysaidhehadn’tplannedtodomuchforhisbirthday,sohewashappythestudentshadpreparedthesurprisecelebration.Overtheweekend,helookedthroughthehandmadecardsathishouse.Onecardfromastudentstoodouttohim.Itread:“Mr.Haze,youaremysunshine.”31．WhatisMabry’sdailyworkasaschoolkeeper?(nomorethan5words)_________________________________________________________32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affection”inParagraph2probablymean?

(1word)_________________________________________________________33．WhyisMabrythemostlovedpersonattheschool?

(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________34．HowdidMabryfeelforhisbirthdaycelebration?

(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________35．Whoisthe“sunshine”inyourlife?Pleaseexplain.

(nomorethan15words)_________________________________________________________（2021·江苏泰州·九年级期中）Whoinfluencesteenagers?“Teenagers”meanspeoplefrom13to19yearsold.Althoughtheyareyoung,theyhavetomakemanyimportantchoicesbythemselves.Theyneedtothinkaboutquestionslikethese:ShouldIgotocollege?WhatkindofjobdoIwant?However,otherpeoplealsoinfluencetheirchoices.Whoinfluencesteenagers?Teenagerswereaskedthisquestionandhere’swhattheysaid.Itdependsonthekindofchoice.Whenteenagersbuythings,friendsarethemostimportantinfluence.Thisisespeciallytrueforclothesandmusic.TVshows,advertisementsandparentsalsoinfluenceteenagers.Inmọreseriousthings,aseventeen-year-oldboysayshe’s“justacrazyman”.Healsosays,“Parentsarereallyimportantbecausetheycantellyouwhat’srightandwrong.”Butteenagersalsofeeltheyneedtomaketheirownchoices.Asoneteenagegirlsaid,“Ifourparentsdon’tletusmakeourownchoices,maybeinthefuturewedon’tknowhowtodoit.”Andtheyfeelfriendscanoftenbeabighelp(处境)thantheirparentsdo.Doyoudependonparentsorotherswhenyoudecidewhattodoorhowtodoit?Whoeveryoudependon,thecorrectchoiceisthemostimportant.Yourfutureisinyourhand.根据短文内容回答下面五个问题，每题答案不超过9个词。36．Whatdoteenagershavetodoalthoughtheyareyoung?______________________________________.37．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoes“Whoinfluencesteenagers?”dependon?______________________________________.38．Whoarethemostimportantinfluencetoteenagerswhentheybuyclothes?______________________________________.39．WhydoesJamesthinkparentsareveryimportant?______________________________________.40．Whatchoiceisthemostimportant?______________________________________.（2021·江苏·景山中学九年级期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。SuShiisn’tastrangenametous,aswelearnhisciintextbooks.Thisyearmarksthe920thanniversary(周年)ofhisdeath.Suisoneofthemostpopularancientwriters.Hewasgoodatalmostallkindsofwritingsandart,includingpoems,ciandprose(散文)aswellascalligraphyandpainting.ButSuwasnotonlyrespectedforhistalent,butalsoforhisoptimistic(乐观的)attitudetowardlife.Whenhewasyoung,hepassedtheimperialexams(科举考试)andearnedthedegreeofJinshi(进士).Afterthat,hebecameanofficial.Sadly,Suwasdemoted(贬谪)toserveinremote(偏远)areasbecauseoffalseaccusations(诬陷).Buthewasnottoodiscouraged.First,hewenttoHuangzhou,intoday’sHubei.There,hetriedtoenjoylifeinthecountryside.Hefarmedapieceoflandwhichhecalled“Dongpo”.Thisiswhypeoplecallhim“Dongpo”.It’ssaidthathealsoinventedDongpoPork,afamousChinesedish,duringthisperiod.Manyofhisbestpoemswerewrittenthere,too,includingTune:CalmingtheWaves(《定风波》).Itsline“Impervioustowind,rainorshine,I’llhavemywill(归去！也无风雨也无晴)”showedhisopen-mindedattitude.SuwasalsodemotedtoDanzhou,intoday’sHainan.Inthebeginning,hecouldn’tgetusedtothehot,wetweather.Healsocouldn’tunderstandthelocallanguage.Insteadofgettingsad,hesetupschoolsandgotalongwellwiththelocals.Manypeopletraveledfromafartovisithim.回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。41．WhatisSuShi?_____________________________42．Whywashedemotedtoserveintheremoteareas?_____________________________43．Whatdidhecallhispieceoffarmland?_____________________________44．CouldhegetusedtolivinginDanzhouatfirst?_____________________________45．WhatdoyouthinkofSuShi?_____________________________（2021·江苏盐城·九年级期中）InJuly,Chinaintroducedthe“doublereduction(双减)”policy.Ithopestoreducestudents’learningburden(负担)byreducinghomeworkandafter-schoolclasses.Onemonthhaspassedsincethenewsemesterbegan.Howdostudentsfeelaboutthisnewpolicy?“Ourhomeworkisclearlylessthanbefore,”said13-year-oldShenYuzhefromBeijing.“Wearenotencouragedtobuyworkbooksanymore.Theexercisesaremainlyfromthetextbook.”AccordingtoShen,teachersnowteachatamuchslowerpace(节奏).Studentshaveenoughtimetoprocessnewknowledge.“Ourteachersarealsogivingusmorechancestodoexperimentsandlearnfromreallife,”saidShen.“Forexample,wewenttoresearchearthworms(蚯蚓)inafieldduringabiologyclass.Thisisamuchbetterwaytolearnthingsthanjusthittingthebooks.”For13-year-oldZhangHangmingfromTianjin,thebestthingabout“doublereduction”istheincreasedtimeinafter-schoolactivities.“Wecannowspendmoretimetakingpartinclubsandactivities,suchasdancing,volleyballanddrama.Ihavejoinedagroupcalled‘leadershipdevelopment(领导力发展)’whereIcanlearnallkindsofskillsbeyondacademic(学业的)study,”saidZhang.BothShenandZhangfindtherearefewerexamsnow.Buttheythinkit’snotnecessarilyagoodthing.“Examspushmetostudyharder.Besidesmyprogress,moreimportantly,eachexamshowsmyweakpointsaswell,”Zhangsaid.Shenalsopointedoutthatwhenburdenislightened,self-discipline(自律)becomesthekey.“Somestudentsnowspendmoretimehavingfunwhenhomeworkisfinishedearly.Butifyouuseallthefreetimetorelax,youmightfallbehindyourpeers(同龄人),”hesaid.回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。46．WhydidChinesegovernmentintroducethe“doublereduction(双减)”policy?___________________________________________________________47．AccordingtoShen,whichisabetterwaytolearnthings,doingexperimentsorhittingthebooks?___________________________________________________________48．HowdoShenandZhangfindhavingfewerexams?___________________________________________________________49．WhatcanZhanglearnabouteachexam?___________________________________________________________50．Whatseemstobemoreimportantwhenstudentshavelighterburden?___________________________________________________________（2020·江苏·盱眙县教师发展管理中心研训部九年级期中）LuXunwasanexcellentwriterandthinkerofmodernChina.HetookpartintheMayFourthNewCultureMovementof1919.Hecouldbesaidtohavelaidthefoundation(基础)ofmodernliterature(文学)inChina.Youcouldn’tbelievethathealmostbecameadoctor!SohowdidLuXungiveupthestudyofmedicineandtakeupwriting?Whenhewasyoung,hisfatherwasbadlyill,andlittleLuXunboughtmedicineforhim.Butthemedicineboughtfromaquackdoctor(庸医)didhisfathernogoodatall,andhisfatherdied.Withadeepsadnessandgreatanger,LuXunpromisedtostudythemostmodernmedicalskillsandhelppeoplethroughmedicine.Hestudiedhard,andwasacceptedtostudyinSendaiMedicalCollegeinJapan.However,oneeventchangedLuXun’slife.Oneday,theteacherplayedafilmofnewsinclass.Inthefilm,JapanesesoldierswerepreparingtokillaChinesewhilesomeChinesewerewatchingitwithgreatinterest,asifithadnothingtodowiththem.Afterthat,LuXunthoughtheshouldtreatthenumb(麻木的)spiritsofChinese.Forthisreason,hegaveupthestudyofmedicineandmovedtoTokyo.Heproducedamagazinewithsomefriendsthere.Asawriter.LuXunhopedthathecouldsaveChinesepeoplewithhispen.Manyofhisworksweretranslatedintotheleadinglanguages,includingEnglish,Russian,German,FrenchandJapanese.根据上面短文的内容,回答问题。(答案不超过6个单词)51．In1919,whatmovementdidLuXuntakepartin?_________________________________.52．HowdidLuXunfeelafterhisfather’sdeath?_________________________________.53．WheredidLuXunstudymedicine?_________________________________.54．DidLuXunproducethemagazinebyhimself?_________________________________.55．HowmanyleadinglanguageswereLuXun’sworkstranslatedinto?_________________________________.（2021·黑龙江·塔河县第一中学校九年级期中）DearDr.Manners,Myclosefriendseldomsays“please”.Shewillsay“Canyougetmethatbag?”or“Moveitoverhere!”Ihavetoldheralotoftimesthatitispolitetouse“please”and“thankyou”,butshehardlyremembers.Ifeelthatsheisordering(命令)mearoundwithout“please”,andIalwaysgetannoyed.Wehavebeenclosefriendsforover10years.Thishasalwaysbeenthere.ItseemsthatIcan’tstanditanymore.WhatshouldIdo?Canyouhelpme?Sincerely,LindaDearLinda,Whenyourfrienddoesnotusepolitewords,itseemsthatsheisorderingyoutodosomething.Soyouhaveeveryrighttohateherbehaviors.Askherwhyshedoesn’tuse“please”and“thankyou”.Explaintoherthatitmakesyouuncomfortable.Also,youdon’twanttodoanythingforherbecauseshedoesn’tseemkindorpleasantwhensheasksyouto.Yourfriendwasprobablynevertaughthowtouse“please”and“thankyou”innormalconversation.Soyoucantrytoteachherthat.Rememberthatitisdifficulttofindanotherclosefriendifyouloseone.Yours,Dr.Manners根据短文内容，完成下列小题。56．WhydoesLindasayherclosefriendisimpolite?________________________________57．WhendidLindaknowherclosefriend?________________________________58．DoesLindahaveeveryrighttohateherclosefriend’sbehaviors?________________________________59．WhatshouldLindadoifherclosefriendwasnevertaughthowtousepolitewords?________________________________60．DoesDr.MannersadviseLindatobreakup(绝交)withherfriend?Whyorwhynot?________________________________（2021·黑龙江·讷河市教师进修学校九年级期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Jeansaresocommon,andyoumaywanttoknowitshistoryandwhoinventedthem.JeanswereinventedbyaGermannamedLeviStrauss.HewenttotheU.S.in1847andfollowedtheGoldRushtoSanFrancisco.Hecarriedmanykindsoffabric（布料）tosell.Leviquicklybecameasuccessfulbusinessman.Theminers（矿工）inCaliforniahadaproblemwiththeirpants.Whentheyfoundgoldorore（矿石）,theycarrieditintheirpockets.Butthemetalwasheavy,andthepocketsripped（撕开）.In1873,JacobandLevimadethefirstjeans-toughpants.Theminerslovedthem,andthejeansquicklybecamepopular.Atthebeginning,Levi’sjeanswereworkpants.Manyworkersworethemallthetime.Butagentlemanwouldn’tthinkofwearingjeans.Womendidn’twearpantsatall.ButthischangedwhenWesternmoviesbecamepopular.Allthecowboyswereinjeans.Peoplethoughtthecowboyslookedcool.Butjeansstillweren’tproper（正派的）forplaceslikeschoolsandoffices.BackintheU.S.,fashionschanged.Moviestarsworejeansintheirfilms.Teenagerseverywherelovedthem.Someschoolsbanned（禁止）jeansbecauseoftheir“rebel”（叛逆）image.Butcasualclothing,includingjeans,becamepopularformoreandmoreoccasions.Eventually,jeansweresocommonthatitbecameokayforanyonetowearthem.Youcanevenfindpicturesofthepresidentwearingjeans.Today,allkindsofpeoplearoundtheworldwearjeans.Peoplewearthemeverywhere.JeansarepopulartodayforthesamereasonstheywerepopularwhenLeviStraussfirstmadethem.Theylookgood,theylastlong,andtheyarecomfortable.That’sprobablywhyyouownapairortwo,orseven,yourself.61．WerejeansinventedbyanAmerican?__________________________________62．WhendidJacobandLevimakethefirstjeans?__________________________________63．Whatdidpeoplethinkofthecowboysinjeans?__________________________________64．Whyarejeanspopulartoday?__________________________________65．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?__________________________________（2021·湖南·永顺县教育科学研究所九年级期中）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。DoyouknowwhatTEDxis?Itisaprogramthatstartedin2009.Itmainlyholdsmeetingsforpeopletoshareideas.Inthesemeetings,speakersfromaroundtheworldsharefreshideasaboutsomething.Myhometownheldsuchameetinglastmonth.WhenIgottothemeeting,IfoundmanypeoplewalkingaroundinT-shirtsandalwayswithsmilesontheirfaces.Therewerecookiesandsandwichesforustoeatduringbreaks.Ilikedtheeasyatmosphere(气氛).Atthemeeting,eachspeakerhad15minutestosharesomething.Theirspeecheswereinteresting.Theytalkedaboutdailylife,butverydifferently.Adoctorsaidthatweshouldalllearntobegoodatgivingup.Anarchitect(建筑师)saidschoolbuildingsaffect(影响)children’slearning.ItwasthefirsttimethatIhadheardsuchideas.Themeetinggreatlyopenedpeople’seyes.Italsoinspired(激发)ustothinkofproblemsfromdifferentangles(角度).66．WhendidTEDxstart?__________________________________67．WhatdoesTEDxdo?__________________________________68．Didthewriter’shometownholdtheTEDxlastmonth?__________________________________69．Howlongcanthespeakertalkabouthis/herideas?__________________________________70．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthemeeting?__________________________________（2021·湖南·株洲县教学研究室九年级期中）阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容回答问题。Arcticfox(北极狐)isakindofsmallfoxthatlivesintheArctic.Itgrowsabout50cmlong,notincludingitstail,30cmtallandweighsfrom3to7kilos.Th