九年级英语上册《Unit 5 Great People》阅读理解练习 冀教版

九年级英语上册Unit 5 Great People阅读理解练习 冀教版Smurfs fifty birthday Do you hear of the lovely and brave Smurfs(蓝精灵)? They are a group of small blue creatures live in the little white-capped mushroom(蘑菇). We will never forget the happy time with them. In 1958, the Belgium cartoonist Peyo introduced the cute cartoon figures in a magazine to the world. It was a big success at once. People especially children loved them very much. (2) The TV series The Smurfs turned out to be a great success and got lots of fans all over the world from 1981 to 1990. Then The Smurfs was translated into more than 25 languages. It was a wonderful present for children in almost every country. But do you know how old Smurfs are? They are 50 years old this year. The toys of Smurfs can be seen everywhere for their birthday. For children, it is fashionable to have toys of Smurfs. This year children will have plenty of cartoons to enjoy. On the birthday, on October 23, the statues (雕像) of smurfs will be sold. And the money from selling will be given to the United Nations Childrens Fund. The little Smurfs can help many children who need help in this way. Nowadays children also watch the Smurfs just like their parents. (4)他们从中懂得了爱与友谊的意义。Perhaps an educational cartoon is important for a child. It can teach him a lot and perhaps influence all his life. 根据短文内容，完成下列各题。1. What are Smurfs? _. 2. 将(2)处划线部分翻译成汉语。 _. 3. When is the Smurfs birthday? _. 4. 将(4)处划线部分翻译成英语。 _. 参考答案: 1. They are a group of small blue creatures live in the little white-capped mushroom. / They are famous cartoon figures. 2. 从1981年到1990年期间，系列片蓝精灵取得了巨大成功，而且在全世界赢得了很多蓝精灵迷。3. It is on October 23.4. They learn the meaning of love and friendship from it.Al Gore还记得阿尔戈尔吗？2000年他竞选总统败于乔治布什以后，就在大众面前消失了。你知道他在哪里吗？ The movie An Inconvenient Truth (不可隐藏的真相) are popular in the world. The leading actor is Al Gore (阿尔戈尔), the former vice president of US. Do you still remember Al Gore? After losing the 2000 US election to George W. Bush, he seemed disappeared. We didnt have any news about him. Where was he? “He went inside, and he stayed away from other people,” said his election helper. But these days, people are talking about him again. It is said that he will run for president again. Because he got the Nobel Peace Prize a few months ago. He won it for his work on climate change. He has been interested in climate change since he was in the university. An expert in the area taught him in Harvard. He went back there after he failed in the election of 2000. He travelled around the world to tell people about the problem of global warming. He ever visited both the North Pole and the South Pole to see the melting of the ice by himself. In fact, many people didnt really believe in climate change. But Al Gore knew it was important for all the people, he would never give up. He worked hard to make people understand the serious situation by talking, movies and books. His movie An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar in return for his hard work. But he says that he wont go back into politics, he thinks that there are many other ways to help people. 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. Al Gore became interested in climate change when he _.A. was in the university B. was very young C. left university D. lost his 2000 election2. Al Gore travelled around the world because he wanted to _.A. run for president B. enjoy the beautiful sights C. tell people about the problem of global warming D. relax himself3. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. Al Gore didnt run for the 2000 US president election because he was busy studying the climate change.B. Al Gore ever studied in Harvard. C. Most people believed in climate change.D. Al Gore would go back to run for president this year.4. The underlined word “melting” means “_” in Chinese.A. 沸腾 B. 冷却 C. 挥发 D. 融化参考答案: 14 ACBDBill Gates微软公司总裁比尔盖茨连续13年被选为世界首富。现在他的资产已经有620亿之多。他是如何支配这些财产的呢？ Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a teacher. When he was thirteen years old, he began to program computers and never stopped. He went to Harvard University, but left the university years later to create Microsoft. He believed that personal computers could be a useful tool on every office desk and in every home, so he decided to create software for personal computers. Microsoft has become the biggest and richest computer software company in the world and has 32,000 people in sixty countries working for it. Bill Gates became successful and has a lot of money now. He and his wife have decided to give ninety percent of their money away before they die. They have already given 300 million dollars toward world health, and more than 300 million dollars to improve education for students. For example, they have given computers to libraries in poor areas in the United States and Canada. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. A great businessmanBill Gates. B. A useful toolpersonal com- puters. C. Microsoft is the richest com-pany in the world. D. Bill Gates is going to give his money away. 2. How did Bill Gates make so much money? A. He went to Harvard. B. He had a rich wife. C. He created software.D. He sold Mic