九年级英语五选五阅读（较难）（含答案解析）

九年级英语五选五阅读（较难）

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

Doessomeoneinyourfamilydrive?Doesheorshehaveroadrage（路怒症）?1

Peopleareturningintomonsterswhentheygetbehindthewheelofacar.2Theycutin

frontofothers,runredlights,driveabovespeedlimitsanddon*tconsiderotherdrivers.These

kindsofbehaviorscanleadtoanaccidentwhichmayresultinseriousinjuryorevendeath.

3Herearesometipsthatyoucansharewiththosewhodriveinyourfamily.

Keepyourdrivingenvironmentcalm.Makingyourcarahappyandpeacefulplacewillhelp

keepyourroadangeratbay.4Creatingapositivedrivingenvironmentwillhelpaidyou

inignoringtheroadrageofothers.

Allowyourselfplentyoftime.Beinglatewillmakeyouanxiousandimpatient,soyou'llbemore

likelytogetangryatotherdriversormakingirresponsibledrivingdecisionsthatwillmakethem

angryatyou.5根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选

项，使短文意思通

顺，内容完整，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。

A.Sohowcanweavoidroadrage?

B.Roadrageisaproblemthatisgettingworseallovertheworld.

C.Theythinktheroadbelongstothem.

D.Listentomusicthatmakesyouhappyorthatcalmsyoudown.

E.Leavingyourselfplentyoftimewillhelpyoustayrelaxed.

Wanttosavetheearth?Plantatree!

Whafscausingglobal（全球的）warming?Isitman-made?Oraretemperaturessimply

changingnaturally?Whateverthecase,wecanatleasttrytoslowthingsdown.Buthow?

TheWildernessProjecthasanidea.6.Iftheearthhasmoretrees,greenhousegases

willbereduced,andthiswillhelpstopglobalwarming.7andimproveairquality（质量）.

8.InBelgium,theOrganizationforForestsworkedwithfarmerstohelpthemplant

moretrees.InSpain,theCanopyProjectplantsonetreeforeverySpaniard（西班牙人）inorderto

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improvetheenvironment.InGermany,ateenagernamedFelixFinkbeinerhasbeenleadinga

globalmovementtoplantmoretrees.9.

Now,lotsofpeopleallovertheworldhavealreadybeenplantingmoretrees.Infact,if

everyoneplantsonetree,justone,itwilldogreatgoodtoourenvironment.

Sowhatcanyoudotohelp?10,althoughyouneedtogetadviceonhowtolook

afterit.Oryoucanjoinatreeplantingprojectsuchastheonesmentionedabovetohelpsavethe

earth.

So,goon,plantatree...andsavetheearth!

A.Maybeyoucanbuyayoungtreetogrow

B•Theysuggestthatweshouldplantmoretrees

C.Manycountriesarecallingonpeopletoplantmoretrees

D.Whafsmore,theyimprovehumanhealthbyproducingoxygen（氧气）

E.Hewasninewhenhecameupwiththeideaofplantingtreesaroundtheworld

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WhenyouarelearningEnglish,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant.Butreadingcan

alsobeveryhelpful.Whenyouread,youcanbothlearnsomenewwordsandlearnhowtouse

them.

12

Readsomethingthatyoucanmoreorlessunderstand.Youneedtostopeverythreewordstolook

upadictionary;itisnotrightforyou.

13

Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapage,trytoguesstheirmeanings.Thenlookthemupina

dictionaryafterreadingandwritethemonyournotebook.Trytorememberthem.

14

Reading15minuteseverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Fixatimetoread,for

example,youcouldread15minutesbeforeyougotobedoratlunchtime.

15

Chooseabookoramagazineaboutasubjectthatyoulike.Youcanalsoreadnewspapers,for

example,ChinaDaily.Thereisalwayssomethinginterestinginit.

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根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的适当标题，使短文意思通顺、

内容完整。

A.ReadWhatInterestsYou

B•ReadingIsVeryUsefulforLearningEnglish

C.TrytoReadRegularly

D.ReadSomethingatYourRightLevel

E.TrytoIncreasetheNumberofYourWords

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，

内容完整，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。

ListeningtosongsisagreatwaytolearnEnglish.Hereareafewreasons.

16Andwhenyouareenjoyingyourself,youlearnwithoutevenrealizingit.Thebest

thingisthattherearesomanygoodsongsinEnglishandtherearesomanykindsofmusic,

includingpop,country,RB,rock,soulandsoon.LetDavidBowie,Madonna,TheBeatles,

AliciaKeys...beyourteachers!

17JusttakeyourMP3playerwithyourfavoritetracksandpress"play”.Andyoucan

listentothemwheneverandwhateveryouwant,soyoucanlearnEnglishwhileyou'rewalking,

driving,doingsportsorrelaxingonthesofa.

18Whileyou'relisteningtosongs,youareraisingyourawarenessoflanguage

structures.Andyou*reseeinghowthestructuresareformedandused.

19Andaftersingingalongtothesongsseveraltimes,allthosephrasesand

expressionswillbecomefirmlyfixedinyourlong-termmemory.Thenlateryou'llfindthatyou

usethemnaturallywhenyou'respeakingorwriting.

20Forexample,thesongAmericanPieisaboutthe1959planecrashthatkilled

BuddyHolly,RitchieValensandtheTheBigBapper,whichwasanimportanteventinUShistory.

So,loadupyourMP3player,putonyourheadphonesandpress"play"!

A.LearningEnglishbylisteningtomusiciseasy,too.

B.Songscanalsoteachyouabouthistory,cultureandtraditions.

C.Songsarefullofusefullanguagethatyoucanusewhenyou*respeakingandwriting.

D.SongsaregoodfordevelopingyourunderstandingofEnglishgrammar.

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E.Listeningtomusicisfun.

In1997,LottieWilliamswaswalkingthroughaparkinOklahoma,USA,withherfriends.

21Shepickedtheobjectup.Itwasaboutasheavyasatennisball.Later,scientiststoldher

itwasapieceofaDeltallrocketthathadbeenusedtolaunchasatellite（发射卫星）.

22WeusesatellitestosendandreceiveTVandradiosignals（信号）.toreportthe

weatherandformanyotherthings.Butwhentheybecomeoldorbreakdown,wejustleavethem

there.Theybecomespacejunk.

Scientiststhinkthereareabout16.000objectslargerthan10centimeterswideflyingaround

theEarth,andtensofmillionsofsmallerobjectstoo.23Thafsfast!Andifstheir

speedthatmakesthesepiecesofspacejunkreallydangerous.Ifonesmallpieceofspacejunkhits

somethingathighspeed,itcandoalotofharm.24Butin2009,anoldRussian

satellitehitanAmericansatelliteandcreated2,000piecesofspacejunk!

PiecesofspacejunkentertheEarth'satmosphere（大气层）.again.LottieWilliamsisperhaps

theonlypersonwhohasbeenhit.Mostspacejunkbumsupanddoesn'treachtheEarth'ssurface.

25Itmadeaholeintheground30centimetersdeepandover3.3meterswide.Lottiewas

luckyshewasn'thitbyit!

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内

容完整。

A.Luckily,thathardlyeverhappens.

B.Theytravelataround7kilometersasecond（秒）.

C.Manycountriesaroundtheworldhavesentsatellitesintospace.

D.Suddenlysomethingfellonhershoulderandthentotheground.

E.Butin2011,a35-centimeter-widemetalballfelltotheEarthinNamibia,Africa.

IfTombSweepingDay（清明节）givesyouaholidaytogooutdoors,Springbreakiswhat

teenagersintheUSlookforwardto.

Unlikeoursemester,whichstartsinlateFebruaryorearlyMarchthisyear,26Soin

lateMarchandApril,mostAmericanschools,rangingfromkindergartenstocolleges,give

studentsonetotwoweeksoffschool.

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Whatdostudentsdoduringthetime?27buttheyallbeatstudying!

Somekidstaketripswiththeirparents,visitinganewstateorevenanewcountry.Thereis

oneplaceintheUSthatallkidsdreamaboutgoingontheirSpringBreak-DisneyWorldin

Florida.Forsomekidsthatdreamwillcometrue.28

Formany,Springbreakmeansrelaxingorfamilyreunions.Theymaystayhome,readand

watchmovies,ortheymaygotovisitfriends.Othersmaytraveltovisitfamilymemberswholive

faraway.

29.Onaten-daytrip,forexample,studentsmaygoonatourthroughSpain,France,

andItaly.Thesetripsareoftenexpensive,buttheygivestudentsagreatchancetoseeotherparts

oftheworld.

StudentsintheUSdon'thavetheirSpringbreakatthesametime.30Sowhile

studentsfromonetownareonvacation,theirneighborsinthenexttownmayhaveclassesas

usual.

A.They'llgettomeetMickeyMouse

B.Sometimesteachersleadoverseastripsforgroupsofstudents

C.AmericanschoolsbeginasearlyasJanuary

D.Itdependsonwheretheylive

E.Theyliketodomanythings

OnApril15,Xi'ancarriedoutanewroundofnucleicacidtest（核酸检测）.Afterthe

nucleicacidtestwascompleted,thestickerwereceivedwas“HuoQubing”,asasignbeforethe

testresultscameout.

ThefirststickersofnucleicacidtestinXi'anaremadeupofpandas,monkeys,antelopes

（羚羊）andcrestedibis（朱鹘）.31JiaHan,thedesignerofthesticker,saidtheFour

TreasuresoftheQinlingMountainsstandforthehistory,cultureandnaturalecology（生态）of

Shaanxi.32

AccordingtoChinaNewsService,Xi'an,astheancientcapitalofthirteendynasties,has

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theBigWildGoosePagoda,theTerracottaWarriorsandHorses,theBellandDrumTower,and

theMingCityWall.33Thedeephistoricalandculturaleffectby"Zhou,Qin,Hanand

TangDynasties“hasalsobecomeoneofthereasonstomakethenucleicacidtestingstickers

popular.

Manypeoplehavejoinedthet6fancystickercompetition^^.Stickerswithlocalcharacteristics

arenotonlythepicturesforcitizenstocompletenucleicacidtests,butshowmoreefficientand

warmpreventionmeasures.

34StartingfromApril20,tworoundsofnucleicacidtestsareheldinsomeareas

ofJinan.Manypeoplethereshowedthe"auspiciousthreetreasures（吉祥三宝）"stickers,

namely"XinQiji,BianQueandQinQiong”.

Zhucheng,ShandongProvince,whichisfamousforitsdinosaurs（恐龙），carriedout

nucleicacidtests.35Whodoesn'tlovesuchcutelittlestickers?

A.Thefouranimalsarealsoknownas"zero”.

B.Thestickerswerealsocalled"GoldenDinosaurs^^and“FireDinosaurs^^.

C.Manyplacesofinterestandhistoricsitesarefamousathomeandabroad.

D.BesidesXi'an,specialstickershavealsoappearedinShandongProvince.

E.HealsosaidthesenseofthedesignwasfromXi'an,theancientcapitalwherehelived.

Howimportantismusic?Whentheyareaskedthisquestion,studentsandparentsusually

answerthatmusicisnice,butnotveryimportant.Itisoftenconsideredonlyasentertainment（娱

乐），butnotthefirstchoiceforeducation.36Infact,musiceducationisnecessaryand

importantforallstudents.

Musictellsuswhoweare.Musicshowsthecreators,thinkingandvalued,aswellasthe

socialenvironmentitcamefrom.37Rockmusicalsostandsforalifestyle.Thejazz

influencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisclearly

Americanbe-causeitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.

38Itexplored（探索）themotive（情感的）meanings.Scienceexplainshowthesun

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risesandsets.Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandanswertoourworldbecausenoone

waycangetitall.

Musicisaform（形式）ofthought,aspowerfulasscience.39Throughthelanguage

weexpressourfeelings,ourideas,ourimaginationandourhopessothattheycanbesharedwith

others.Whenwedonotletourchildrenreceivegoodmusiceducation,wetakeawayfromthem

themeaningsthatmusicexpresses.40Musicdoes.

Somusiceducationismuchmorenecessarythanpeoplerealize.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内

容完整，并将其标号写在下面题号后的横线上。

A.JustasMozartmusicstandsforalifestyle.

B.Thisopinionisshortsighted（目光短浅的）.

C.Itisawaywehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.

D.Sciencedoesnottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.

E.Musicprovidedakindofabilitytoknowtheworldinadifferentway.

Howtobehappybeingyourself

It'seasytowishyoulookedlikeoractedlikesomeoneelse.41Thefollowingcan

helpyouachievethat.

Lovewhoyouare

Findwhatmakesyouunique（独一无二的）andwonderful.Startbymakingalistofallofthe

thingsyouloveaboutyourself.Andappreciate（欣赏）them.Perhapsyouspeakfourlanguages,

canwalkonyourhands,oryoucaneasilymakenewfriends.42

Practicegivingthanksinyourdailylife

Activelygivingthankshelpsyouknowthewonderfulpeople,thingsandchancesinyourlife.

Makeadailyhabitofgivingthankstothoseyoulove.Keepadiaryandwriteeverythingthat

you'rethankfulfor.43Ifyou*refeelingupsetordown,tryreadingthroughthediaryto

cheeryouup.

Fillyourlifewithlaughter

Alwaysleavesomeroomforlaughterinyourdailylife.Nomatterhowhardyourlifemay

seematagivenmoment,neverforgettotakeabreaktolaugh.Tellajoke,watchacomedy,laugh

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atyourmistakes,orjustdancearoundlikeafool.Laughterisco〃勿（传染的）！44

Acceptyourfaults

Nobodyisperfectandeveryonehasfaultsandweakness.So,whynotacceptthem?Learnto

（宽恕）yourself.45Butassoonaswerealizethatitwaswrongandunderstandwhy

wedidit,ifstimetoletitgo.

阅读短文，把A〜E五个句子填入文中的空缺处，使短文内容完整。

A.Addonethingtoyourdiaryeveryday.

B.Noteveryonecandothat,butyoucan!

C.Sobearoundpeoplewholovetolaugh.

D.Weallhavedonesomethingwedon'tfeelproudof.

E.Butnomatterwhoyouare,youcanlearntobehappyandsatisfiedwithyourself.

DoyouknowWeibo?DoyouwriteaWeibo?Ifyoudon't.46Weibomeans

microblog.Peoplemayspendmuchtimewritingablog,butittakesalittletimetowritea

microblog.Why?47

MicroblogstartedintheUSA.ItcametoChinain2009andithasdevelopedveryfast.In

2011,thenumberofChinese,micro-bloggersgrewto300million.48Formanymicroblog

user,itisagreatwayoflearningthefreshestnews,talkingwithfriendsandsharingdifferentkinds

ofinformation,includingnews,dailylife,pictures,musicandsoon.Manystarsandfamous

peoplealsowritemicroblogsandsharegoodthingswiththeirfans.

Itiseasyandfasttosendamessageonamicroblog.49Forexample,whenthebig

earthquakeandtsunami（海啸）hitJapaninMarch,2011,messageslike"Saltcanprotectpeople

fromradiation（辐射）“werehotonmicroblogs.50Laterpeoplerealizeditwasjusta

rumor（谣言）.

Inaword,microblogplaysanewroleinthelifeofChinesepeople.

A.Itsooncausedacrazybuyingofsalt.

B.Becauseeverymessageonamicroblogislessthan140words.

C.Nowmoreandmorepeopleareinterestedinwritingmicroblogs.

D.However,thiscanalsoleadtoproblemsandevencausegreatfear.

E.Youare“out”！

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根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、

内容完整。

Whyissettinggoalsimportant?Becausegoalscanhelpyouexperienceeverythingyou

wantinlife.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyou,goalsallowyoutomakeyourlifehappen.

51Ifslifehavingasigntoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitinthisway.

Therearetwodrivers.Onehasaplaceclearlyinmindwhichcanbefoundonamap.Hecandrive

straighttheresurelywithoutanywastedtime.Theotherdriverhasnogoalormap.

52Butshedrivesaimlessly（无目的地）around,nevergettinganywhere,justusingup

oil.Whichdriverdoyouwanttobe?

53Theydecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebysettinggoalsandmaking

plans.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren'tdifficulttoset,andthey

aren'tdifficulttoreach.

54Youaretheonewhomustdecidewhattoachieveandwhatdirectionyouwantto

aimyourlife.

55Theyarehardertoforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinyourownway,you

areabletomakeyourselfrealizesituationsthatwillbringyouclosertoyourgoals.

A.Writtengoalscanbereviewedusually.

B.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplace.

C.It'suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsreallyare.

D.Bysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlife.

E.Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.

Recently,averysimplequestionbecamewidelyspreadonline:WhatChinashouldbeproud

of?56

Lanlan,whoserealnameisNegarKordi,isfromCanada.ShecametoChinafiveyearsago

andisastudentatNingboUniversity.Nowshehas120,000fansontheInternetandthenumberis

stillgrowing.

LanlanlovesChinaandChinese.57Andthafswhysheissowellreceivedamong

Chinesenetfriends.ThefollowingisChinainhereyes.

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“Itistheeasiestcountryinwhichtofindajob.Ifyouarenottoolazy,itisreallyverysimple

tofindajobinChina.Ibelievethere9remorejobchancesherethaninanyothercountryinthe

world.^^

“58About400millionChinesearestudyingEnglish.Iftheycanspeakgood

Englishinthefuture,ChinawillhavethegreatestnumberofEnglishspeakersofanynon-English

speakingcountry.^^

“ThespeedofChinesetrainsisfast.FromNingbotoBeijing,thetrainruns1,365kilometers

forsevenhoursandtheticketfareisonly595yuan.,,

“Itspublicsecurityisgreat.59Ihavetravelledinmanycountries,andIthink

Chinareallyisverysafe.^^

“TherearemuchmorethingsChinashouldbeproudof.ManyChinesepeopleoftencriticize

(评)China.Atfirst,Ibelievedthattheydidn'tlikeChinaorthattheylovedwesterncountries.

Butlater,IrealizedthattheyjustsetaveryhighstandardforChina.60Chinamustbe

muchbetterthanothercountries.

A.Theforeignlanguagelevelissurprising.

B.Thiscountryof1.4billionpeoplemakesmefeelsafe.

C.AforeigngirllivinginChinagaveaverytouchinganswer.

D.Theybelievethatit'snotenoughtobenumberoneintheworld.

E.ShebelievesChinawillbethestrongestcountryintheworldinfuture.

根据短文内容，把下面方框内的选项按顺序还原到原文中，使原文句子通顺，结构完整.

Lotsofpeoplegiveyouadviceonovercomingfear.61However,Iwanttotellyouthata

worldwithoutfearwouldbemoredangerous,lessrewarding.Sowewanttotreatfearasafriend.

Herearethreereasons.

62Thinkaboutit.Doyougetmorenervouswhenyoumeetthegirl(orguy)ofyour

dreams?Whichismorefearful,talkingtothebossofyourcompanyortosomeofyourfriends?_

63Ifyoudidn'thavefeartoguideyou,youmightnotknowthat!Notsobad,right?

Next,fearencouragesustotakeaction.Fearisacalltoaction.Inthepast,ourancestorsdidn'trun

awayinfearwhentheysawatigerrunningtowardthembuttriedtokillitforfood.Now,mostof

usdon'tfaceseriousdangerlikehungrytigerseveryday,butwedofaceseriousbossesorpublic

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speaking.So,whatcanwedo?64

Lastly,fearletsyouknowyouarealive.Whydowelikerollercoasters（过山车）？65

Sameforhorrormovies.

Sofearcanguideyoutowardswhafsimportantforyouandencourageyoutotakeactionto

improveyoursituation.Don'tweallneedthatkindoffriend?

A.Thefirstisthatfearisanexcellentguidetoopportunity.

B.Letfearprovideuswiththeenergytodowhatneedstobedone.

C.Theysayifyoucanovercomefear,youwillbesuccessful.

D.Itfrightensusinamostlysafeway.

E.Fearisshowingyouwhatisimportantandwhatmatterstoyou

ACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForever

WhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.But

fiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsabout

returninghomeontheradio.66Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedall

ofthem.Eversincethen,shehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.

67Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.Manysongsthesedaysare

justaboutmodemlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotabout

belongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays“whenpeople

werekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.68

Sarahhasn'tbeentoNashvilleyet,butitisherdreamtogothereoneday.69She

knowsthatthereistheCountryMusicHallofFameandMuseuminNashville.Therearealso

alwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingers,likeGarthBrooks.

Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.U4Garthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansin

Americanhistory.70Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”

根据短文内容，将下列句子还原到短文中，使短文完整、通顺。

A.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree-laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyof

natureandthecountryside.

B.He'ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.

C.CountryisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.

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D.ItmadeSarahthinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.

E.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.

Inmostsituations,lighthelpsussee.Butnowadayshumansareusingtoomuchofit.

71.

Whenitcomestolookingatthenightsky,toomuchlightmakesitdifficultforustowatch

someoflifb'smostwonderfulsights:stars,planetsandevengalaxies（星系）.72.But

becauseoflightpollution,youcanonlysee200to300starsfromtoday'scountryside,andno

morethantenstarsfromacity.

73.Researchshowsthatlotsofnighttimelightcanharm（危害）wildlife,too.When

birdsflytoanotherplaceovercities,theysometimesgetlostbythebrightnessandflyincircles

untiltheydropfromtiredness.Seatortoisesneeddarkbeachesforlayingeggs,buttheycan'tfind

theiridealplacesbecauseofthosebrightlights.

Toomuchlightatnightmayevenaffecthumanhealth,butscientistsarenotsureofthat.

74.

Inordertopreventthingsfromgoingworse,governmentsandsomeorganizationsare

workingtoreducelightpollution.75.Lightsareusedonlywhenandwheretheyare

trulyneeded.Theyalsoshinelightsdownatthegroundinsteadofupintothesky.

Hopefully,inthenearfuture,humanscanenjoythebeautifulskyagainandallthewildlife

willliveapeacefullife,too.

请你根据材料内容，选择合适选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，使内容完整正确。

A.Theyarestilllearningmore.

B.It'sinfactakindofpollution.

C.Accordingtoresearch,about2500starscanbeseenbythehumaneyes.

D.Lightpollutionaffects（影响）morethanjustourviewofsky.

E.Manycitieshavetakenactiontocuttheuseoflightsatnight.

Inmanypeople'sminds,itisbadtofail（失败）.Whentheydo,otherswilllookdownon（轻

视）them.76However,failuresdon'thavetomakeuslosers（失败者）.Allofusmay

failsometimes.So,don'tfeelbadaboutyourselfbecauseofyourfailures.77Ifso,you

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willgetbetterandgrow.

Manyfamouspeoplehadfailuresbeforetheybecamesuccessful.Also,theyaren'tafraidto

sharethemwithothers.78ItistheInternationalDayforFailure.

TheInternationalDayforFailureisonOctober13.SomestudentsinFinlandstartedit.The

studentsfoundthatFinlandneededalotofnewjobs,butfewpeoplewantedtogivethematry.

79Thenthestudentscameupwiththeidea-startingtheDayforFailure.

In2010,somestudentsinFinlandcelebratedthefirstDayforFailure.Thenextyear,many

famouspeopleinFinlandjoinedthestudentsandsharedtheirfailurestories.80About

17countriescelebratedit.NowpeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateiteveryOctober.

So,thisOctober13th,jointhemandcelebrateyourfailurewiththeworld.

Itiseveryone'sresponsibilitytomakesurethatyoungpeoplegrowintohealthyadults.

A.Inthethirdyear,thedaybecamemorepopular.

B.Whatyoushoulddoistolearnfromthem.

C.Infact,thereisnowaspecialdayforthat.

D.Becauseofthat,theyareafraidtotrynewthings.

E.Thereason（原因）wasthattheywereafraidtofail.

IfyouwanttolearnEnglishwell,practicingspeakingishelpful.Hereishow:Whenstaying

athomeyoucanpracticelistening,readingandwriting,butyouprobablycan'tpracticespeaking.

Soifyougotoalanguageschool,youshouldtrytospeaktoyourteachersandotherstudents.

81Ifyourteacherasksyoutospeakinpairsorgroupswithotherstudents,trytosayas

muchaspossible.82Justspeak!

83Practicespeakingtothenativepeoplesuchasshopassistantsortaxidrivers.

Evenifyoudon'twanttobuyanything,youcanaskquestionsaboutthingsthatinterestyouina

shop.46Howmuchdoesitcost?^^“CanItryiton?”"Whichdoyouprefer?^^84

Evenifyoudon'tliveinanEnglish-speakingcountry,thereareoftenAmerican,Britishand

Australianrestaurantsinmanylargecities.85

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入空格处的最佳选项。

A.Don'tworryaboutyourmistakes.

B.Ifyoucanfindoneoftheserestaurants,youwillprobablymeetmanypeoplespeakingEnglish

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asafirstorsecondlanguage.

C.Oftenyoucanstartarealconversationanditcostsyounothing!

D.Ifyourteacherasksyouaquestion,trytoanswerit.

E.IfyouarelivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry,youhaveawonderfulchance.

Dr.JackTodisveryinterestedincleaningwater.86Soifsnaturalthatheisto

developasmallandaffordablesystem（系统）tocleanwastewater.87

88Thewastewatergoesintoabigplastictankwherebacteria（细菌）starttobreak

downthewaste.Afewdayslaterafteritisdealtwith,thewaterisbroughtintoagreenhousefilled

withplantsandfish.Withthehelpofsunlight,theplantsandanimalsremove（去掉）more

chemicalsfromthewater,makingitcleaner.

89Itcannotbeusedfordrinkingorcooking,butthewa