专题09 阅读理解精练精析20篇 - 九年级英语期中复习挑战满分系列（人教版）

09阅读理解精练精析20篇

01

（苏州市立达中学校九年级）Youhavetriedtoohardbutyoudon'tsucceed;you'vemadeallyour

effortsbutyoudon'tgettheresultsyouwant.Whatshouldyoudo?Giveupandturnoveranewpage.Drop

itlikeit'shot,andrunintheoppositedirectionasfastasyoucan.

Doyoufeelsurprised?Whatiswrongwithgivingup?Ohyes,weallhavebeentrainedandaskedto

workhardtoachieveourdreams,andthatisagoodthing.Theproblemcomesoutwhenalitheseinspirational

quoles（励志名言）siarlconfusingus.

Thesemessagestellpeoplenottogiveup,buttheydon'ttellyouthatitshouldonlyapplylo（适用

于）yourtruedreams.Theytellpeopleto“tryandtryagain“untiltheysucceed,butthatamountofeffort

shouldonlybeputtowardwhatpeoplereallywanlinlifeandtheyshouldnevergiveupnomatterwhatlife

goalstheyhave.Therestisalljusttheretoconfuseyou,distract（使分心）you,giveyouaheadacheand

sadness,sodon'tletithappen.

Ifyouarereallynotgoodatsomething,giveitupandtrytodosomethingyoulike.Onceyoudo

somethingyoulike,youwon'tfeelboredandalsowon'tgiveitup.Youknowclearlywhatyouwanteven

theroadtosuccessishard.Soyouneedtoknowwhatyou'regoodat.Tofindyourtalent,youneedto

observe（观察）thethingsaroundyouandwritedownthethingsyou'reinterestedinonyournotebook.Then

youcansearchthemontheInternetandknowmoreaboutthem.Askingyourparentsorfriendsforhelpis

alsoagoodideabecausetheycanseesomethingyoucan't.Theycanhelpyouknowyourselfclearly.

Trytodiscoveryourtalent,yourabilityandyourskills.Findoutwhatyouaregoodat,whatmakesyou

happyandthenworkonit.Ifyoudo,noonewouldhavetotellyouorinspireyounottogiveupbecause

whenyoulovesomething,youkeeptryinguntilyougetitrightandtheenthusiasmflowsfromwithin.Don't

worryaboutwhatpeoplewillsayorthink.It,syourlife,soyouhavetoloveitandbeyourownboss.

1.Inspirationalquotesaresuitableforthosewho

A.aresuccessfulB.havenolifegoalsC.havetruedreamsD.nevergiveup

2.Onceyoufindsomethingyoulike,youwon't

A.achieveyourdreamsB.feelboredorgiveupC.knowyourselfclearly

D.continueit

3.Whycanyouaskyourparentsforhelptofindyourtalent?

A.Theycanseesomethingyoucan't.B.Theyarcgoodateverything.

C.Theyareolderthanyou.D.Theyknowhowtohelpyou.

4.Theunderlinedword“enthusiasm“inthepassagemeans

A.happinessB.curiosityC.abilityD.warmth

02

（杭州市采荷中学九年级）Everyoneneedshelpsometimes.Peopledependononeanother.That's

whycommunitieshavespecialpeoplereadytolendahelpinghand（oanyonewhoneedsit.

Forexample,whatwouldwedowithoutacommunityfirestation?Ifahomecatchesfire,astheJackson

placedidlastweek,itmightbeburneddownandpeoplegethurtorworse.We'resoluckytohavefiremen

tocometosavepeopleandputoutthefiresafely.Ifthefirestationhadn'tcomesofast,theJacksonsmight

havelosteverything.

Andwhataboutourlocalpolicewhoprotectourfamilies,ourhomesandvaluablethings?”Thepolice

havehelpedsomanyfamiliesthispastyear,especiallysavingpeopleandpetsandprotectingourliousesand

otherthingsaftertheheavyrains.

Thinkaboutalltheotherserviceworkerswehaveinthiscommunity.Wehavepeoplewhocollectwaste

andrubbishandkeepourcommunitysanitary;wehaveroadworkerswhoputupandrepairtrafficsignsand

fixholesinthestreetstoprotectnotjustus,butourcars!Andwherewouldthiscommunitybewithoutthe

teachersinourschool,andthedoctorsandnursesinourcominunityhospitals?

Thinkagainaboutwhatweeateveryday;thinkagainaboutv/hatweweareveryday.Wecannotproduce

them,butwcusethemallthetime.Wcgetalotfromallthesetirelessworkerswhokeepourcommunity

running.Wcneedthesepeopleinthecominunity.Wcdependoneachother.Let'ssupporteachotherandhelp

eachother.Onlyinthiswaycanwemakeourcommunityabetterplace.

5.WhathappenedtotheJacksonslastweek?

A.Theirpetswerelost.B.Theircarwasbadlyburnt.

C.Theirhousecaughtfire.D.Theirvaluablethingswerestolen.

6.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“sanitary"mean?

A.Clean.B.Safe.C.Quiet.D.Busy.

7.Whichquestioncouldbesthelpusfindoutthewriter'spurpose?

A.Didthewritermakeuslaugh?B.Didthewriterwantustodosomething?

C.Didthewritertellusabouthowtobecomeateacher?D.Didthewriterteachuswhattodowhena

firebreaksout?

8.Whatisthebesttideforthepassage?

A.PolicemenSavePeoplesLivesB.PeopleDependonEachOther

C.ServiceWorkersDoImportantJobsD.WorkersKeepCommunityRunning

03

（杭州巾,采荷中学九年级）WhenBobbyarrivedathomeafterschool,hefoundhismomwaitingfor

him."Comeon.Wchavetogotowatchyourbrother'sfootballgame,“momsaid.

“Wehavetogonow?”Bobbyhatedhavingtorusharoundafterschool.Hejustwantedtorelax.

“Nickonlyhastwogamesleft.ThenwecanallhavesomefreetimeonFridaynights.”

“Ipackedablanket（毛毯）inthetrunk.Ithoughtitwouldbemorecomfortablethansiltingonthecold

bleachers（露天看台）

Bobbyhatedthebleachers.Theywereuncomfortableandcoldatnight.Themorehethoughtabout（he

game,thelesshewantedtogo.Hesatinhisseatanddidn'tsayaworduntiltheygottothegame.

“Look,there'sNickJmomsaidwithawave.Bobbycomplainedasheplacedtheblanketontheground.

“CanIstayathomenextweek?”

“AndmissNick'sgame?Whywouldyouwanttodothat?”

*ijustwanttorelaxafterschool.Thisisn'texactlyfiinfbrme,sittingfbrhours,beingcold,1didn'tlike

it.”

“Youknow,IusedtowatchyouruncleScottplayfootballwhenIwasyourage.Ididn'lreallylikeit

either,buthesaidIwashisgoodluckcharm（符）Momsmiled."ThismorningNicktoldmeyouandIare

hisgoodluckcharms.Helikeshavingushere.''

BobbylookedatNickonthefield.Herealizedthatsupportinghisbrotherwastherightthingtodo.He

alsorememberedthatNickhadcometohisschoolconcertlastweek.Bobbywasgladthathisbrotherwas

theretolistentohimsing.Hewantedtoreturnthefavor.

**Go,Nick,go!Getatouchdown!,5BobbycheeredforNickeverytimehetookthefield,andbeforehe

knewit,thegamewasover.

“Hey.”NickranoverandgaveBobbyahighfive."Weplayedprettywell,right?^^

“Youweregreat,“Bobbysaid.'Tmalreadylookingforwardtonextweek.^^

9.What'sthecorrectorderofthefollowing?

①Bobbyknewwhatwastherightthingforhim.

②MomtoldBobbysheusedtowatchherbrotherplayfootball.

@NickcametotheschooltolistentoBobbysing.

®Bobbyandmomrushedtothefootballgame.

A.④-①-②-③B.③-④-②-①C.③-①-②-④D.①-④-②-③

10.Theunderlinedword"This”inthepassagerefersto.

A.restingafterschoolB.placingtheblanketC.beingwithmomD.watchingNick'sgame

11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Thestorytookplaceinthebeginningofafootballseason.

B.UncleScottisprobablyafamousfootballplayer.

C.BobbywillgotowatchNickplayfootballnextweek.

D.Nickdidn'tgetthetouchdownandlostthegame.

12.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Youwon'tachievesuccesswithoutworkinghard.

B.Youshouldbesupportiveofyourfamilymembers.

C.Thinktwicebeforeyoumakeanimportantdecision.

D.Watchingsportscanbemorefunthanplayingbyyourself.

04

（长沙麓山国际实验学校九年级）HaveyoueverboughtGenkiForestsparklingwaterbecauseit's

advertisedasllsugar-frccn?Thecompanyrecentlysaidthattheyweresorryfbramisleadingadvertisement.

Thecompanysaidthedrinksare“sucrose-f?ee"，butthisisnotthesameas“sugar-fYee“？Nowthe

companyhaschangedtheword'sugar-free''to"lowsugar”onthebottle.

Infact,therearemanykindsofsugar.Sucroseinjustoneofthem.Otherkindsofsugar,suchasIructose

andsugaralcohol,arcstillinGenkiForestdrinks.Thesetypesofsugararcusedassweeteners.Theyoffer

littleenergy,butasmallamountDfthemcanmakedrinkstastesweet.That'swhylowsugardrinkslikeGenki

Forestarepopularwhowanttoloseweight.Theybelievethattheycannotonlyenjoysweetdrinksbutalso

avoidtakingintoomuchsugar.

However,studiesfindthat(hesweetenersmightmakepeopleeatmore.Whenyoueatsweel-tasling

things,theysendyourbraina"sweelsignal”.Thenyourbrain:ellsyourbodytoprepareitselftotakein

energy.Butsincethelow-sugarsoftdrinkhaslittleenergy,thebrainwillnotreceivewhatitisexpecting.At

thistime,youwillfecihungryandstartgettingenergybyeatingmorefood.

AccordingtoChinaDaily,drinkingtoomanylow-sugardrinksmightleadtofatnessandir.anyother

diseases.It'stimefbryoutothir.ktwicewhenyouwanttokeepupwiththefashion.

13.WhydidGenkiForestrecentlysaysorry?

A.Fornothavinganysugarinitsdrinks.

B.Formakingtoomanyadvertisements.

C.Foradvertisingitsdrinksincorrectly.

14.WhatdowcknowaboutGenkiForestfromParagraph3?

A.Therearesweetenersinitsdrinks.

B.Peoplecanloseweightbydrinkingitsdrinks.

C.Itsdrinkstastesweeterthanotherdrinks.

15.Whatdostudiesshowaboutsweeteners?

A.Theyareusedmoreinfoodthandrinks.

B.Theymightmakepeoplefeelhungrier.

C.Theyprovideenoughenergyforpeople.

16.Accordingtothelastparagraph,drinkinglotsoflow-sugardrinkscambe

A.harmfulB.enjoyableC.fashionable

17.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GenkiForest-theMostPopularDrink

B.TruthNotThatSweet

C.DifferentKindsofSugar

05

（河北长安•九年级）Curiosity（好奇心）ispartofhumannature.Childrenarefamousforwanting

answerstotonsofquestions.BooksandTVshowsoftendependoncuriosity.Peoplekeepreadingor

watchingthembecausetheywanttofindoutwhathappens.Butcuriosityalsoprovidesmanypractical

benefits（益处）

Manyofhistory'sgreatestdiscoveriesweremadebycuriouspeople.Peoplewonderedhowprocesses

workedorhowcertaintaskscouldbedonemorequickly.Thankstotheircuriosity,peoplenowknowfar

moreabouttheworldandhaveusefultechnologytohelpthem.

Evenifyoudon'tplantobeaninventororaresearchercuriositycanstillhelpyouintheclassroom.If

youdevelopthecuriosityoflearning,classeswillbecomemorefun.Andyou'llbegoodatitbecauseyou

willenjoytheprocessoflearning.Evenifyou'renolongerastudent,curiositywillmakeyouanableworker.

Whatwillyoudoifyou'renotcurious?Luckily,curiosityisaskillthatcanbeimproved.Ifyouactlike

you'recurious,you'llquicklystarttofeelcurious.Often,themoreyoulearnaboutatopic,themore

interestingitbecomes.

Asyoulearnaboutatopic,getinformationfromasmanysources(来源)aspossible.Readallkindsof

books,watchorlistentospeechesandaskquestions.Don'talwaysgetyourinformationfromthesamesource.

Instead,learntounderstand(hefacts(hatdifferentpeopleknowandthedifferentopinionsthattheyexpress.

Don'tassumeyoualreadyknoweverything.Instead,searchforotherpossibilitiesandpointsofview.

Remember,everyoneknowssomethingthatyoudon'tknow.Findoutwhatitis,andaskaboutit.Thislets

youlearnsomethingandmakestheotherpeoplehappybylettingthemshowofftheirknowledge.

18.Whatisthewritertryingtodointhefirstparagraph?

A.Toshowthebenefitsofcuriosity.B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.

C.lbintroducethecharacterofchildren.D.ToshowthepopularityofbooksandTVshows.

19.Whycancuriosityhelpyouintheclassroom?

A.Becauseitcanmakeyouclevererthanbefore.

B.Becauseitcanmaketheclasseseasierforyou.

C.Becauseitcanhelpyouenjoytheprocessoflearning.

D.Becauseitcanhelpyoufeelrelaxedintheclassroom.

20.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assume"inthelastparagraphmean?

A.fbrgctB.worryC.wonderD.expect

21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutcuriosity?

A.Curiosityisinfactaskillbornwithus.B.Curiositycanbeimprovedthroughpractice.

C.Readingbookshelpsusimproveourcuriosity.D.Thegreatinventorsorresearchersareall

curiouspeople.

22.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TrytoBeCuriousB.MakeOthersHappyC.LearntoQuestionD.BeanAbleWorker

06

（河北裕华•石家庄外国语学校九年级开学考试）Therearemillionsofrecipes（菜谱）hiddeninthe

boxesandheartsofgrandmotherandparents.Thesefamilyrecipesarcaspecialpartofourfamilyhistory.

Peoplehavepasseddownsomeofthemfromgeneration（RA）togeneration.

“IrealizedIcouldn'tgohomeeveryweekendfbrmymom'sdeliciousdishesJsaysShreya.Sheisabout

toenteruniversityandhasrecentlystartedfollowinghermotheraroundthekitchen,takingnotesonhowto

makeherspecialtastes.Sheadds,“Iamlookingtothedaywhenmykidswillcometoknowoftheir

grandmothersthroughthedishestheycooked.v

Butmanyofusfinditdifficulttokeepthefoodconnectionwithourbusylife.Evenifwehavetime,

notmanyofustaketheefforttocollectandrecordtherecipesfromourgrandmothersandparents.Weoften

getarecipeonthephoneandtakeitdownquicklyonapieceofpaper.Wejuststickitontothefridgefora

weekortwoandforgetaboutitassoonasthepaperdisappears.

Actually,therearcsimplewaystokeepfamilyrecipes.Scrapbooks（剪贴薄）arceasilyfoundinthe

market.Youcanevenaddphotos（orecordeverydetailofyourmemoriesaboutIherecipe.Youcanalsouse

somepopularappslikeStoryScanstorecordfamilyrecipes.Youjustscan（扫描）therecipesandrecordthe

storybehindeachofthem.Itcanbecomethemostmeaningfulworkyouhaveeverdonewithandforyour

family.

Keepingfamilyrecipesissavingandhonoringourtraditionsothatfuturegenerationscancontinueto

makefamilyticsstronger.Everytimeyourememberyourlovedones,recreateoneofthedishesfromyour

collectionandletthememoriesfromthegoodolddayscomfortyou.Sowhynotgiftyourkidsafamily

recipebookwhen(heyarestarlinganewlife?

23.WhydocsShrcyafollowhermotheraroundthekitchen?

A.Tocleanupthekitchen.B.Tonotedownrecipes.

C.lbpreparefamilydinners.D.Totalkaboutfamilyrules.

24.Whatcanwclearnfromthepassage?

A.Waystorecordrecipescanbeeasy.B.Mostpeoplelikewritingrecipebooks.

C.Recipeshavebecomepopularwithkids.D.Peopleoftenbuyrecipebooksinthemarket

25.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"taketheeffort"mean?

A.makewishesB.tryourbestC.wouldlikeD.thinkofways

26.Whichquestioncouldbesthelpusfindoutthewriter'spurpose（目的）？

A.Didthewritermakeuspractisecooking?B.Didthewritertellushowtocookwell?

C.Didthewriterwantustokeepfamilyrecipes?D.Didthewriterteachushowtochooseagiftfor

kids?

27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbe(hebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FamilyRecipes:SecretsofCookingB.FamilyRecipesArcataCrossroads

C.FamilyRecipes:ConnectionstoInterestsD.FamilyRecipesAreMoreJustRecipes

07

（河北裕华•石家庄外国语学校九年级开学考试）Itisnecessaryforstudentstolearnsome（earnskills

likedevelopingrelationships,communicatingwellwithothersandsolvingproblems.Herearetwofun（earn

activities.

Activity1:WaterRelay（接力赛）

Tools

•Twolargebuckets（水桶）toholdwater.

•Onesmallbucketfbreachteammember.

Instructions

•Fillonelargebucketwithwater.

•Makeholesinthebottomofthesmallbuckets.

•Havetheteammemberslineupbetweenthetwolargebuckets.

•Passthewaterfromonelargebuckettotheother,usingsnailbuckets.Trytokeepasmuchwateras

possible.

WhyIt'sFun

♦It'sfuntoworkoutawaytoloseaslittlewateraspossible.

•It'swater.Isn'titfuntogetyouwetonahotsummerday?

Activity2:TruthandLie

Thisactivitywillallowteammemberstolearnabouteachother.

Instructions

•Haveeachteammemberthinkofthreepiecesofinformationaboutthemselves,andoneofthemisa

•Eachteammembertellsthegroupallthethreepiecesofinformation.Lettheotherteammembers

guesswhichisthelie.

WhyIt'sFun

•Studentslovetalkingaboutthemselvesandthisgivesthemthechancetodoso.

•Memberscanlearnabouteachother.

•Memberswillbesurprisedatwhatothersthinkofthem.

28.HowmanyteamskillsdoesthewritermentioninParagraph1?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

29.InordertowinWaterRelay,theteammembersshould

A.loseaslittlewateraspossible

B.passthewaterasslowlyaspossible

C.getthemselveswet

D.passthelargebuckettotheotherteam

30.ItisfuntoplayTruthandLiebecauseteammemberscan

A.talkaboutthemselves

B.sharelovewitheachother

C.tellliestosurpriseothers

D.learnalltheinformationaboutothers

31.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom

A.atravelguideB.asciencebook

C.anewswebsiteD.aschoolmagazine

08

（山东单县教学研究室九年级期末）4tWithoutmusic,lifewouldbeamistake.^afamousphilosopher

（哲学家）said.Musicisabigpartofourlives.Butinrecentyears,someUSschoolshavecutmusicclasses

tocontrolbudgets（预算）.

Forexample,Chicagopublicschoolshurtartseducationwhenitfired（解雇）over1000teachers.Among

them,10percentoftheteacherstaughtartormusic,accordingtoTheWashingtonTinies.Infact,thisisnot

justaproblemintheUS.Inothercountries,suchasChinaandUK,musicclassesarenotthoughttobeas

importantasoneslikescience,mathandhistory.That'spartlybecausemusicisnotseenasaveryimportant

lifeskill,anditisn'ttested.Manystudentsarebusywithschoolwork,soparentsandstudentschoosetofocus

onsubjectsthatarctestedmoreoften.

However,learningmusicisbeneficial（有益的）inmanyways.Whenplayingmusic,youneeddifferent

abilitiestoworktogether.Itisnotassimpleasitlooks.Forexample,whenplayingthepiano,peoplesee

musicnotesanddecode（解码）themintheirbrains.Theyalsousetheirfingerstomakesounds.Youneedto

dealwithallthesethingsatthesametime.

Musichasaspecialconnectionwithscienceaswell.Youcanseethatmanyscientistsaregoodatplaying

music:Einsteinplayedtheviolin,andGermanphysicistMaxPlanckwastalentedinplayingthepiano.

32.SomeschoolsintheUScutmusicclassesbecause

A.theyaretoodifficulttolearn

B.theschoolswantedtocontrolbudgets

C.TherewerenotenoughmusicteachersintheUS

33.InChina,musicisn'tthoughttobeasimportantasmathandhistorypartlybecause

A.itneedsdifferentabilitiesB.itcostsalotofmoneyC.itisn'ttested

34.ThemainideaofParagraph3isthat

A.differentabilitiesareneededtoworktogetherwhileweareplayingmusic

B.playingthepianoneedspeopletousefingerstomakesounds

C.decodingmusicnotesisneededwhileweareplayingmusic

35.What'sthewriter'sopinionaccordingtothispassage?

A.Musicisassimpleasitlooks.

B.Musicclassesshouldbecutinsomeschools.

C.Musicisabigpartofourlives.

09

（山东单县教学研究室九年级期末）

LiZiqihasabout20millionfansonSinaWeiboandsevenmillionfansonYouTube.Manyforeigners

saytheyhavegottoknowtraditionalChineseculturethroughhervideos.

ItisthespiritofthecraftsmanbehindherworksthatmakesLi'svideosfascinating.Shestrictlyfollows

thetraditionalstepsinmakingtraditionalChinesefoodandhand-madeworks,suchaspeachflowerwine

andbamboobeds.Shecanevenmakepaperbyherself.Also,shetriesherbesttomakesurehervideosare

perfect.Sometimesshespendsseveralmonthsproducingoneofhervideos.

LihasbeenshowingtraditionalChineseculturetovideowatchersinarathercreativeway.Hervideos

neverhaveany“analysis（分析）”thatmakespeoplefeelbored.Theyjustshowdetails（细节）oftraditional

Chineseculture,sothepeoplewatchingthevideoscanknowhowChinesepeoplelivetheirbeautifuland

peacefullives.Afterall,manypeoplewanttolivealifelikethat.That'swhyhervideosaresopopular.

ThankstoLi'sefforts,manyexamplesofintangibleculturalheritage（非物质文化遗产）thatwereonly

inmemoriesandwrittenrecordshavenowappearedbeforeoureyes.

WiththegrowthoftheChineseeconomy（经济），peopleabroadareshowinggreaterinterestin

traditionalChineseculture.Lihasshownhowtosatisfythatinterestinagoodway,namelybyshowingthe

bestpartsoftraditionalChineseculturewithherheart.

TopresentthebeautyofChineseculturetotheworld,weneedmorepeoplelikeLiZiqi.

36.LiZiqiisfamousforher

A.knowledgeB.booksC.videos

37.Theunderlinedword"craftsman''meansinChinese.

A.工匠B.创新C.探险

38.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.PeoplecanseeexamplesofintangibleculturalheritageinLiZiqi'svideos.

B.ItjusttakesLiZiqialittletimetomakeavideo.

C.PeoplecanlearnalotfromtheanalysisinLiziqi'svideos.

39.Thebesttitlefbrthepassagewouldbe

A.LiZiqi'sTalentforHand-madeWorks

B.ChineseCultureShowntotheWorld

C.TheDevelopmentoftheChineseEconomy

10

（山东单县教学研究室九年级期末）

Therearemanyusefulinventionsintheworld.

Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?AlanKaufmanhasthoughtup

the“Nubrella“，whichmeans“new”+"umbrella”.Ilisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellain(heworld.The

inventorsaysthatitstopsrain,v/indandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry.

“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandthoughtupasolution/saidthe

inventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.Mr.Kaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.

Hebegantolookatpeople'sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasinthe

rightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,

theNubrellawasborn.

OnecoolfeatureoftheNubrellaisthatyoudon'tholditlikeausualumbrella,youwearit.Theshoulder

straps（肩带）oftheNubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththe

Nubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,theNubrellawilneverbe

inverted（颠倒）inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnoshaippoints.

40.“NubreHa”isakindofumbrella.

A.traditionalB.hands-freeC.paper

41.Ilowcanyouusethe“Nubrella”?

A.YoucanweartheshoulderstrapsoftheNubrella.

B.YbucanputtheNubrellaonyourhead.

C.Ybucanuseyourhandstocontrolit.

42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.”Nubrella”means"new"+"umbrella”.

B.Theideaofthenewumbrellacamefromtherainyday.

C.IfyougooutwiththeNubrellaintherain,you'dbetterdrinkahotcupofcoffee.

43.Inwritingthispassage,thewritermainlyintends（意图）to

A.introducethisnewkindofumbrellatopeoplewhoaresellingumbrellas

B.tellthereadersaboutagreatinventornamedAlanKaufman

C.tellthereadersaboutanewinventionthatisveryuseful

11

（扬州市广陵区教师发展中心九年级期末）Here'sasimplequestion—answerithonestly,because

yourreplymightgiveyoumorepleasureindailylife,putoffsomementaldiseases,andevenhelpyoulive

longer:Howmanyhoursdidyouspendreadingbookslastweek?

In2016,researchersattheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthfoundoutthatPeoplewhoreadbooks—fiction

ornonfiction,poetryorprose—foraslittleas30minutesadayoverseveralyearswerelivinganaverageof

twoyearslongerthanpeoplewhodidn'treadanythingatall.

Ifyou'rereadingthis,youmayalreadybefamiliarwithrecentfindingsthatsuggestchildrenasyoung

assixmonthswhoreadbookswiththeirparentsseveraltimesaweekshowstrongerreadingskillsfouryears

laterandhavebetterjobsthannon-readers.Simplyput:Wordpowerincreasesbrainpower.

Readinganythingthatfillsyourmindandexposesyoutonewwords,phrases,andfactsseemstocarry

mentalbenefits.Newresearchindicatesthatalargevocabularymayleadtoabetterabilitytofightagainst

mentaldiseases,especiallyfortheelderly.

Learningforeignwordsalsodogoodtoyourbrain.Polyglotshavebeenshowntobestrongerat

memorizing,andbetteratfocusingonimportantinformationthanspeakerswhospeakonlyonelanguage.

.Luckily,asinglelessoncanpayyoubackwithimmediatesatisfaction.Asurveyconducted

byscientistsfromGermanyandSpainindicatedthatpeoplefeltashappyasenjoyingtheirfavoritefoodafter

guessingtherightmeaningofaforeignwordinasentence.

Allinall,asscienceremindsus,itpaystoincreaseyourwordpower—today,tomorrow,andfortherest

ofyourlife.

44.What'sthepurposeofthelastsentenceinParagraph1?

A.Todrawattention.B.Toentertainthereaders.

C.Togiveinformation.D.Toshowuncertainty.

45.Theunderlinedword”polyglots''inParagraph5canbereplacedby

A.peoplewhoareyoungerB.peoplewhoareolder

C.peoplewhospeakonelanguageD.peoplewhospeaktwoormorelanguages

46.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankatthebeginningofPara