9年级英语阅读训练十二

1、9年級英语阅读训练十二一：完形填空（共15题，每题1分，计15分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。years ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. they traveled around the world, collecting 36 works of art by famous artists like picasso, van gogh and monet.when war broke out, the son left to 37

2、 for his country. after a few weeks, the old man received a 38 saying his son had died. the man became very lonely and sad.one day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting 一 it was 39 by his son. the painting was important to the man 40 the world would never think it a great work he to

3、ld his neighbors it was the 41 gift he had ever received.the following spring, the old man died. all of the old man paintings would be 42 atan auction（拍卖）.the auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers' 43 . it was the painting of the old man's son. uwho will open the pr

4、ice at $100?” theauctioneer asked moments passed and no one spoke or 44 their hand someone said: “who cares about that painting? let's get on to the good ones/' more voices followed in 45 “no, we must sell this one first/9 replied the auctionee匚 “now, who will take the picture ofthe son?&quo

5、t;46, a good friend of the old man spoke: "will you take $10 for the painting? thafs alli have.” “will 47 go higher?" called the auctionee匚 after more 48 he said: "going once going twice sold!" the auctioneer looked at the crowd and said that the whole auction was 49 “according t

6、o the father's will, 50 takes the son's picture gets thewhole collection, " the auctioneer said.in the eyes of a father, nothing is more valuable than his son 一 not even paintings of the famous artists are as important as his son's36. a. pricelessb. uselessc- helplessd. careless37.

7、a. trainb. fightc. cheerd. practise38. a. letterb. bookc. diaryd. hag39. a. decoratedb. drawnc. boughtd repaired40. a. beforeb. whenc. untild. though41. a. cheapestb oldestc. greatestd. biggest42. a. donatedb. countedc. soldd. named43. a. listsb. desksc. pocketsd. notebooks44. a. shookb. showedc. ra

8、isedd. touched45 a. agreementb. publicc. troubled. need46. a. slowlyb. suddenlyc. finallyd. luckily47. a. somebodyb.anybodyc. everybodyd. nobody48. a. noiseb. actionc. choiced. silence49. a. outb.offc. ond. over50. a. whateverb. wheneverc. whereverd. whoever二、阅读理解a. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳答案。（

9、共15小题，每 小题2分，计30分）（a）during all this time, i never stopped thinking about leaving. when i travelled across to the other side of the island, i could see the other islands, and i said to myself, "perhaps i can get there with a boat. perhaps i can get back to england one day：so i decided to make m

10、yself a boat. i cut down a big tree, and then began to make a long hole in it. it was hard work, but about six months later, i had a very fine canoe(独木舟).next, i had to get it down to the sea. how silly i was! why didn9t i think carefully before i began to work? of course, the canoe was too heavy. i

11、 couldn't move it! i pulled and pushed and tried everything, but it didnt move i was very unhappy for a long time after that.in my sixth year on the island, i did make myself a smaller canoe, but i did not try to leave in it. the boat was too small for a long journey, and i did not want to die a

12、t sea. the island was my home now, and i was just happy to be alive a year or two later, i made myself a second canoe on the other side of the island. i also built myself a second house there, and so i had two homes.i kept food and tools at both of my houses, and also wild goats there were many goat

13、s on the island, and i made fields with high fences to keep them in. they learned to take food from me, and soon i had goats' milk to drink every day. i also worked hard in my corn fields. and so, many years went by.51. we can infer(扌隹断)from the first paragraph that the writera. was probably fro

14、m englandb. lived happily on the islandc lost his way on the islandd. was born on the island52. the writer was very unhappy because.a. he had cut down a small treeb he had a very fine canoec. he couldn't move the canoed. he had made a small canoe53. which of the following statements is not true

15、according to the passage?a the writer made fields with high fences to keep many wild goats in.b. the writer didift try to leave the island because he had two homes on it.c the writer made himself a smaller canoe in his sixth year on the islandd. the writer knew the canoe was too small for a long jou

16、rney across the sea.54. this story is mainly about how the writera. kept goats in the fieldsb. leave the islandc. built houses by himselfd. survived on the island55. this story is probably a part of a(n)a. telephone message b. advertisementc travel guided. novel(b)the place of the family computer ma

17、y turn into a hot argue as your children get olde匚 whether you have one computer in the house or five, you should think the following things as you make a final decision.there is a certain number of danger if you allow your children to have a computer with internet in their rooms with no parental di

18、rection. they may share improper information and chat with strangers if they know that no one will be watching.this does not mean that you cannot allow your children to have a computer in their rooms. think allowing a computer without internet. this is especially useful for teens who use the compute

19、r for creative projects, playing video games and listening to music. keep in mind, however, that it is possible that your kids are more skilled at computers than you are and may remove any blocks you have in placecomputer usethe way your family computers are used will play a role in deciding where t

20、hey should be placed. a machine used only for homework will need to be in a quiet place where there is low traffic one used for chatting online can be in the room where most of the family spend their time. if mom and dad use a computer for work, those needs will also have to be thought.spacespace mu

21、st also be considered in computer placement. the computer will need electricity, plenty of desk space and a spot away from this bright light of windows. you will not want it placed in a room where your kids may be noisy.56. the text is written for.a. teachersb. parentsc studentsd. children57. which

22、of the following might be a danger to children?a. chatting with strangers.b doing their homework.c. playing video games.d. listening to music.58. what might be the best place for family computers used by students?a. beside a windowb. near the door.c. at the corne匚d. in front of a tv set.59. which wo

23、rld can be put in the empty box?a. safety.b. difficulty.c. friendship.d. attention60. what can we learn from the text?a. a child should not be allowed to use a computer.b. a child should not be allowed to get onlinec a computer takes up a lot of desk space.d. many things decide the place of family c

24、omputers(c)in the past, many people depended on horses for transportation(运扌俞)，farming and other kinds of work. nowadays a lot of people still like to ride horses so it is not surprising that many expressions about it are still used by americans todaylong ago, people who were rich or important rode

25、horses that were very tall. today, if a girl is too proud and looks down upon others, you might say she should mget off her high horse.'*last night, i got a telephone call while i was watching my favorite television show. i decided not to answer it because hwild horses could not drag me away&quo

26、t; from the television there was nothing that could stop me from doing what i wanted to do.sometimes you get information "straight from the horse's mouth.n it comes directly from the person who knows most about the subject and is the best source let us say your teacher tells you there is go

27、ing to be a test tomorrow. you could say you got the information "straight from the horse's mouth.m however, you would not want to call your teacher a horse!you may have heard this expression: "you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink/1 that means you can give someo

28、ne advice but you cannot force him to do something he does not want to do.in politics, a mdark-horse candidate11 is someone who is not well known to the public.sometimes, a dark horse unexpectedly wins an election（选举）.another piece of advice is mdo not change horses in midstream.11 you would not wan

29、t to get off one horse and on to another in the middle of a river. or make major changes in an activity that has already begun.61. what does the underlined word "it mean in the first paragraph?a. the horseb. riding horsesc. raising horsesd. horse racing62. the expression “get off her high horse

30、'，is used for a girla. who has a lot of moneyb who is cleverer than othersc who is respected by othersd. who thinks she is better than anyone else63. what can we learn about the news “ straight from the horsed mouth"?a. it is very hard to get the news.b. the news will be true and reliable （

31、可靠的）c the person who gives the news is called a horse.d. the news is a lie and can't be trusted.64. which of the following can describe a person who wins an election unexpectedly?a. do not change horses in midstreamb. wild horses could not drag me awayc. dark-horse candidated. get off her high h

32、orse65. what's the best title of the passage?a. the horse is a kind of useful animal.b. the expressions used by americans.c. some expressions about the horsed. it is popular to use the word “horse".三：任务型阅读。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。a young man traveled by train. as it was

33、 running across a wild land, the passengers looked out of windows without aims.when the train came near a turning, it slowed down and then a simple house came into view. it was the only house the passengers saw on such a long journey everybody on the train admired it with eyes wide open. some passen

34、gers even began a discussion about if.the young man was also impressed by the scene on his return, he got off the train at the nearest station from the house and found his way there. its owner told him he was troubled by the noise of the train and that he wanted to sell the house but nobody would bu

35、y it.soon the young man paid 30,000 dollars for the house, thinking it a wonderful place for advertisement. it faced the railway turning, where the train had to slow down and the bored passengers would cast their eyes at the house to refresh their minds.the young man tried to contact big companies a

36、nd make them realize the place was the perfect for advertisement. finally the coca-cola company put up an advertisement on the house. the young man got 180,000 dollars for three year rent.good chances always hide somewhere around us, waiting for those who are careful and smart enough to find them.（改

37、编于初中英语读本9a）where the railway 66the thinga simple housethe only one the passengers saw on a 67 joume y.the 68the passengerseverybody thought69of it with eyeswide open.some passengers even70it.the ownerhe was71bv the noise of the train.he wanted to sell the house but 72 would buy it.the young manhe go

38、t off the train and found his way there; he 73 the house for 30,000 dollars;he rented the house to coca-cola company for its 74 .the themegood chances always hide somewhere around us, waiting for those who are75and smart enough to find them.四.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。happiness is a feeling that l

39、ights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. everyone wants to be happyas the saying goes: when you smile, the world s 91 with you; when you cry, you cry alone. wearing a smile will help you to w 92 lots of friends.life is full of u 93 and downs. we can't change