新目标（Go for it）版2019-2020学年初中英语九年级上学期期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷

第 1 页 共 20 页 新目标 新目标 GoGo forfor itit 版 版 2019 20202019 2020 学年初中英语九年级上学期期末复习 题型专练 学年初中英语九年级上学期期末复习 题型专练 阅读理解 阅读理解 A A 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 1010 题 共题 共 100100 分分 1 10 分 阅读理解 根据短文内容选择正确答案 Have you ever wondered what goes through your mind when you choose where to sit in a new classroom Or in a waiting room full of strangers Or on a bus Researchers have found out some interesting facts Girls sit by girls and boys sit by boys Adults sit together and young people choose another young person to sit near But it goes further than this We even choose to sit near someone who looks like us People with glasses are more likely to sit near other people with glasses People with long hair sit closer to other people with long hair We seem to believe that people with similar habits or hobbies will share similar experiences and we are more likely to be accepted by people like ourselves or even we think we may be safer with people who look like us Sometimes that s true but it s a pity if we always stay with the same people the same group The danger in always staying in our comfort zone 舒适区 is that we just recycle the same opinions the same tastes and the same ideas We lose the chance to learn something new find out interesting things hear funny stories and discover differences When we always stay with the same people how can we break down the barriers which prevent us from getting to know people with different ideas And how can we avoid the ignorance 无知 If you want to live in a society that opens to changes new things and different opinions be the cat among the pigeons 鸽子 Move out of your comfort zone Go and sit next to someone different And don t just sit there in silence Say hello Ask a question Start a conversation That s how we make friends That s how we learn about people That s how we open our minds to new ideas That s how we live an exciting life 1 From the passage we know that people prefer sitting by someone who 第 2 页 共 20 页 A is like themselves B has a sense of humor C is open minded D lives an exciting life 2 People like staying in their comfort zone because they may A remain comfortable and special B find out more interesting things C be accepted easily and feel safe D discover differences among themselves 3 The sentence Unsurprisingly we prefer to sit closer to people like ourselves should be put at the beginning of A Paragraph 1 B Paragraph 2 C Paragraph 3 D Paragraph 4 4 What does the underlined word barriers mean in Paragraph 4 A 联系 B 隔阂 C 纽带 D 熟悉 5 What is the purpose of the passage 第 3 页 共 20 页 A To tell us not to talk with strangers B To introduce ways to learn about the world C To explain how people communicate with foreigners D To encourage us to get along with different people 2 10 分 阅读理解 One day Mr Smith went to a dinner party He was wearing very old clothes He came into the room But people in the room didn t look at him They didn t ask him to sit at the table He wasn t happy But he said nothing Mr Smith went home quickly and put on 穿上 his best clothes He went back to the party Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him They gave him good food to eat Mr Smith took off his coat and put it on the food and said Eat coat The other people were surprised and asked What are you doing Why do you do that Mr Smith answered I am asking my coat to eat food When I wore old clothes you didn t look at me You didn t ask me to sit down Now I am wearing these nice clothes And you give me good food Now I see you give the food to my coat not to me 1 One day Mr Smith went to A a birthday party B a dinner party C an English party D a movie 2 When he came into the room the people didn t look at him Why A Because the people didn t ask him to come B Because Mr Smith wore old clothes C Because Mr Smith didn t say hello to them first 第 4 页 共 20 页 D Because it was night they didn t see him 3 Why did he go home quickly A Because he didn t want to stay here B Because he went home for his best clothes C Because the people there asked him to leave D Because he didn t like the food there 4 What s the meaning of surprised in Chinese A 高兴的 B 不满的 C 感到奇怪的 D 生气的 5 Which statement is right A A person in good clothes should eat good food B A good coat should eat good food C We can t judge 判断 a man by his clothes D Mr Smith is stupid 愚蠢的 3 10 分 阅读理解 THREE CENTURIES OF HOAXES 骗局 恶作剧 A THINKING MACHINE In 1769 long before computers were invented a man from Hungary 匈牙利 built a wonderful machine that could play chess very well It made people all over Europe happy and beat nearly everyone it played against including famous people like French leader Napoleon Bonaparte and scientist and inventor Yenjamin Franklin For years many people believed that it was truly a 第 5 页 共 20 页 thinking machine There were people who said it was a hoax but could not prove it or explain how it worked About 85 years later the secret was finally found There was a man hiding inside the machine all the time who was very good at playing chess ZOO ESCAPE 逃脱 On November 9 1874 New York newspaper The Herald ran a terrible story on its front page It said that all the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped and were running around the city It said the police were working to save people but 27 people had already been killed and 200 people hurt It warned everyone to stay at home to avoid the danger Many people in New York were terrified and did as the paper said If only they had read the final words of the article which said Not one word of it is true Not a single act described has taken place It was just a hoax The story was made up by Thomas Connery aneditor at The Herald who wanted to draw attention to the poor condition of cages in the zoo ROSIE THE RUNNER The first woman to cross the finishing line of the 1980 Boston Marathon 马拉松 was 23 year old Rosie Ruiz However as she climbed the stairs to receive her prize people started to become suspicious 怀疑的 She didn t seem to be tired at all Furthermore none of the other runners remembered seeing her and her picture never appeared in photos or TV broadcasts of the race Later several people said that they had seen her join the race only at the end It turned out she had run only half a mile about 805 meters and taken the train for the rest of the race Her prize was taken away of course 1 Which of the following is mentioned in the passage A The thinking machine used a computer to win games B 200 people were killed by zoo animals in 1874 C Rosie Ruiz wasn t tired at the finishing line D Rosie Ruiz didn t appear in TV broadcasts of the race 2 What is true about all the hoaxes in the passage 第 6 页 共 20 页 A They made people scared B They fooled a lot of people C They made people suspicious D They made people happy 3 The title of the passage shows us that the writer thinks that hoaxes A are not new B are easily avoided C are always interesting D are usually unbelievable 4 10 分 阅读下文 然后从各顺所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 17 year old Brennan Agranoff a colorblind boy started his custom sock business in middle school with a small loan 贷款 he got from his parents Up till now he has sold over 1 million worth of socks online in the last four years Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13 years old He was attending a high school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood Oregon and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks The boy told himself that if these white plain sacks were so popular with kids then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit But the boy didn t tell his parents about the business idea immediately He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan They thought the idea was a little out there Brennan recently told CNN Money but he kept pushing and finally received a 3 000 loan to start his company Then he began to work on his own designs The fact that he was colorblind didn t stop him and he has created aver 200 designs now Business was slow the first year but then Brennan started pushing his HoopSwagg products heavily on the Internet Orders soon started coming in in large numbers and HoopSwagg became a popular brand among custom sock lovers Right now his designs can be found on HoopSwagg website 第 7 页 共 20 页 Amazon and eBay Four years after starting his business Brennan has achieved great success while balancing 平衡 school house chores and his social life And he says he loved every minute of it 1 The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan A designed his custom socks B got his business idea C organized the basketball match D managed his company 2 To start his business Brennan A bought some Nike socks B made a business plan C asked teachers for advice D got money from friends 3 It can be inferred 推断 from the passage that Brennan A got no support from his parents B was too busy to do house chores C stopped designing because of his eyes D enjoyed both his study and business 4 Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage A Honest B Kind C Creative 第 8 页 共 20 页 D Helpful 5 10 分 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中选出最佳选项 On this mini coach tour we will visit the popular sightseeing landmarks and their surrounding areas Windsor Castle Stonehenge the first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old Most children are 第 10 页 共 20 页 seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school High school students take only five or six subjects each term They usually go to the same classes every day and they have homework for every class After class they do a lot of interesting things After high school many students go to colleges They usually have to pay a lot of money So many college students work after class to get money for their studies 1 In America summer holidays begin in A September B July C May D February 2 When a boy is six years old he A has to stay at home B can go to high school C is old enough to go to school D always plays at home 3 In American high school students after class A do the homework B go to work C play basketball D do many interesting things 4 In order to 为了 many American college students work after class A help their parents B get money for their studies 第 11 页 共 20 页 C help others D learn some useful things 5 Which is right A American students usually have a two month holiday B American students have three terms in a year C A ten year old child usually has six subjects at school D American students don t like to go to school 7 10 分 根据短文内容 选择最佳答案 Canada Day Since 1982 July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day Canadians of all ages take part in this festival across the country Canada Day is the year s biggest national party In many towns and cities the government organizes a lot of events often outdoors These include parades 游行 concerts festivals firework displays and ceremonies for new Canadian citizens 公民 The celebrations often have apatrioticmood Canada s national flag a symbol for Canada Day can be seen everywhere and a lot of people paint their faces red and white which are Canada s national colors The celebrations in Ottawa Canada s capital city are especially grand and exciting In the province of Quebec many home rentals 租赁 start on July 1st and last for exactly one year and many people in Quebec spend Canada Day moving from one house to another So in Quebec Canada Day is also known as Moving Day Many organizations businesses and stores are closed this day Only some bookstores hospitals 第 12 页 共 20 页 and gas stations may be open Post offices are closed too As Canada Day falls in the Canadian summer holiday period all schools are closed as well In some areas special services are provided for large events The concerts parades and festivals may cause some traffic jams 1 According to the passage which of the following is TRUE A Canada Day falls on the first day of June B Canada Day was celebrated before 1982 C Canada Day is celebrated throughout Canada D Canadians except new citizens celebrate Canada Day 2 The underlined word patriotic means in Chinese A 温馨的 B 爱国的 C 肃穆的 D 紧张的 3 Canada Day is known as Moving Day in Quebec because on this day A people think it lucky to move to new houses B people look for houses from one place to another C people like moving from house to house to visit friends D people move home when new home rentals go into effect 4 From Paragraph 4 we know that on Canada Day A no student goes to school B traffic jams happen everywhere C all Canadians stop working D few businesses and stores are closed 第 13 页 共 20 页 5 Which of the following is NOT mentioned about Canada Day A Background B Symbol C Public life D Events and activities 8 10 分 阅读理解 Dear Mr Wang Someone comes to the office to see you in the morning but you and your wife are out He comes here at 10 a m Because he is very busy he goes away half an hour later He tells me that he is your classmate at college 大学 Now he teaches Chinese in a high school 高中 in this city and he lives near the No 6 Middle School He is a very tall man with short hair He wears a pair of glasses He tells me his telephone number is 33426685 He is often at home at 7 00 p m So you can call him in the evening 1 The author 作者 writes this note 便条 to A Mr Wang B Mr Wang s wife C Mr Wang s classmate D me 2 Mr Wang s classmate is A a teacher B a worker C a farmer D an actor 第 14 页 共 20 页 3 When is Mr Wang s classmate often at home A In the morning B In the afternoon C At 7 00 p m D We don t know 4 How long does Mr Wang s classmate stay in the office A Ten hours B An hour C Two hours D Half an hour 5 Which of the following is TRUE A Mr Wang and his wife are classmates B Mr Wang s classmate is short C Mr Wang goes out with Mrs Wang in the morning D Mr Wang s classmate meets Mr Wang in the morning 9 10 分 阅读理解 Tokyo is Japan s capital and largest city It s also one of the largest cities in the world To has a history of hundreds of years and now it is the main part of a big city area The big city area is called Greater Tokyo It includes 包括 Tokyo and some other cities near it There are over 30 000 000 people living in this area Many streets of Tokyo are very crowded and most of the buildings are very tall and modem But how could such an old city look so modern During World War II over a third of buildings in Tokyo were destroyed 被摧毁 After World War II people began to build the city again That way the city looked different from before 第 15 页 共 20 页 Today Tokyo is a very welcoming city Many people come to visit Tokyo every day The best way to go to the city from other parts of Japan is by train And the Shinkansen the fast trains are famous all over the world Visitors from other countries can enjoy themselves a lot in Tokyo They can learn Japanese culture and try Japanese food There are lots of nice restaurants in Tokyo The city never goes dark at night So walking in Tokyo at night is always an option for most visitors If you come to visit Japan make sure you stop in Tokyo for at least 至少 a few days 1 What can we know from Paragraph 1 A Tokyo was the world s largest city hundreds of years ago B Over 30 000 000 people are living in Tokyo now C Tokyo is the oldest city in Japan D Greater Tokyo is a big city area 2 What happened to Tokyo during World War II A It had to be dark at night B Some tall buildings appeared C People built a new city near it D Many buildings there were destroyed 3 What s the best way to go to Tokyo from other parts of Japan A By bus B By car C By train D By boat 4 What does the underlined word option in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese A 考研 第 16 页 共 20 页 B 选择 C 任务 D 方法 5 The writer thinks Tokyo is A a great city to visit B getting less popular C a fast and expensive city D having fewer problems than before 10 10 分 阅读与回答问题 New rules and behavior standards for middle school students came out in March Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are The best students won t only have high marks They will also be kids who don t dye 染 their hair The following are some of the new rules Tell the truth Have you ever copied someone else s work on an exam Don t do it again That s not something an honest student should do If you have played computer games for two hour