九级Unit6同步阅读(含答案)

1、新目标英语九年级Unit 6 同步阅读 （含答案）Unit 6 I like music that I can dance to.1选择适合的词语完成下面的短文。Dear pen pal,I m having a great time in Hong Kong, although I have to _1_ and say that I _2_Shanghai. Still, it s a great place to visit and I m _3_ to be here for my six-month English course. Some other students are le

2、arning Japanese. I might like to learn some too. What languages would you like to learn?Theres just _4_to see and do here. Last night I went to a Chinese musical concert. Most ofmy friends like _5_ music that they can dance to. I prefer quite, traditional music _6_the concert suited me just fine. Wh

3、at kinds of music do you like?Before the concert we _7_ Italian food. Do you like it? There are lots of different kinds offood here. I don tknow what to _8_ next. What kinds of food do you prefer?My host family is taking me over to an Indian film festival _9_ weekend.I m not sure whatto expect becau

4、se I ve never seen an Indian film. Have you? Some people say theyre boring,_10_ say theyre great. What kinds of films do you prefer?() 1. A. interestedB. honestC. confidentD. sure() 2. A. ever likeB. don tlikeC. never preferD. prefer() 3. A. luckyB. luckilyC. fortunatelyD. unfortunately() 4. A. a li

5、ttleB. too muchC. so muchD. so many() 5. A. quietB. beautifulC. goodD. loud() 6.A. becauseB. thatC. soD. and() 7.A. went forB. visitedC. searchedD. have() 8.A. likeB. preferC. expectD. try() 9.A. on nextB. nextC. lastD. every() 10. A.the othersB. otherC. othersD. the other2根据短文内容选择最佳答案。In 1826, a Fr

6、enchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguer

7、re, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerretype.1 / 5Soon, other people began to use Daguerre s way. Travelers broug

8、ht back wonderful photos fromall around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of peopleand moving things.That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other ma

9、chines. But thisdid not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous Americanphotographer. He took many pictures of great people.The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19thcen

10、tury. Some photos were notjust copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.() 1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of _.A. his businessB. his houseC. his gardenD. his window( ) 2. The Daguerretype was _.A. a FrenchmanB. a kind of pictureC. a kind of

11、cameraD. a photographer() 3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to_.A. watch lots of filmsB. buy an expensive cameraC. stop in most citiesD. take many films and something else with him( ) 4. Mathew Brandy _.A. was very lifelikeB. was famous for hi

12、s unusual picturesC. was quite strongD. took many pictures of moving people() 5. This passage tells us _.A. how photography was developedB. how to show your ideas and feelings in picturesC. how to take pictures in the worldD. how to use different cameras3阅读短文，选择正确答语回答下列问题。Music is an international l

13、anguage. The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to all people everywhere.Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and pla

14、y the music loudly as they drive on the street.Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio broadcast is music.2 / 5Pop or popular music singers make mu

15、ch money. They make a CD or tape which radio stationsuse in every state. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people will buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes comes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now t

16、he singer has become national star.There are other kinds or music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys who would sing at night and the love between a cou

17、ntry boy and his girl iscalled western or country music.Serious music for theconcert halls is called classical music. Music for instruments is calledorchestra music, such as the symphonies of Beethoven. There is opera for singers. There is ballet for dancers like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yi

18、ngtai in China.( ) 1. Why is music an international language according to the passage?A. Because music is very important to all people everywhere.B. Because all people everywhere don tunderstand each other without music.C. Because the songs thatare sung orplayed byinstrumentsare so beautifulandunder

19、standable that everyone can appreciate.D. Because the songs are so popular that everyone enjoys it very much.( ) 2. When do the students in America listen to popular music?A. They listen to popular music before and after class.B. They listen to popular music atlunch.C. They listen to popular music c

20、lass.D. They listen to popular music in their sparetime.( ) 3. How can a singer become a national star according to the passage?A. When he or she makes much money.B. After he or she makes a CD or a tape.C. Once the singer is heard all over the country on radio.D. After young people meet him or her.(

21、 ) 4. Which sentence is NOT true?A. There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans, such as folkmusic,western or country music and so on.B. Western music was started by the people in the west part of America.C. Folk music tells stories about the common life of Americans.D. Country mu

22、sic is about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl today.( ) 5. How many kinds of music are mentioned in the passage?A. Seven.B. Eight.C. Five.D. Six.4阅读短文，选择正确答案。3 / 5Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shiningdown so strongly

23、, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the seafront towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the people. He had just smiled and waved his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing

24、noise ( “咝”的响声 ) from the camera.“Your photo, sir, in bright color in just one moment if you please,”said the man.Then the buzzing stopped, and the cameraman handed the photo over, and Edgar saw the brightblue of his shirt half filling the picture.“Seven pence, sir,” theman said. “It s the bargain o

25、f your holiday. ”“Seven pence,”Edgar repeated, “For this photo? ”“Theyre normally eighty-five, sir, but for one person I make a cut-price offer. Its the best priceyoull get in Chadwell. ”“Youll have to make a better offer. ”Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His

26、 hat was held high, and he was smiling happily at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had on idea that he was being snapped (快照 ). He thought he was really quite a good-looking man.“Thats as good as any studio (照相馆 ) job that would cost you pounds, ”said the camerama

27、n. “It s better in a way because its so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.”“Ive never paid so much for a photo in my life. Its isntworth that kind of money. Its not as if Ineed the thing. Look, I llgive you twenty-five.“No, I can tdo that, Each of these color photos costs me 50 - thats the price of t

28、he blank frame(相纸 ), so you see ”“No, no, ”Edgar broke in.“You want a profit of forty percent. Well,I llgive you your 50p andthats that.“Let me see, then. ”The man suddenly took the photo out of Edgars hand. “Ican tspend anymore time on it with you. I t s70p or I llkeep it. ”“Keep it, ”Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.( ) 1. Edgar smiled and waved his h