九年级英语阅读理解训练题及答案.

1、九年级英语阅读理解训练题及答案五（一Snow fell on the mou nta in .It sno wed and sno wed. The snow did not me 融化.It becamedeep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed压 together., it became ice.The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river ofice. It was a glacier（冰河.Sometime

2、s the glacier moved only a few inches 英寸 each day. As it moved, it took rocksand dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glaciermelted, it made rivers and lakes.A millio n years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the w

3、orld.The glaciers cha nged the land.Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path 路down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too.1. The snow that fell on the mountainA. became sno wma nB. meltedC. became iceD. tur ned to rain2. The wor

4、d in the story that means a river of ice is_.3. The story says,“ The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavymea ns_ .The word4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to beB. Glaciers do not cha nge the land as they move over it

5、.C. Glaciers are found only in warm places.5. How fast did the glacier move? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year.B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day.C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few in ches each day.6. The m

6、ai n idea of the whole story is that_ .A. snow is heavyB. the high land n ever cha ngesC. glaciers cha nged the landKey: 1.C 2. glacier 3.snow 3.A 4.C 5.C(二Long ago, people in Rome 罗马 talked to one another in Latin 拉丁文.Pupils in schoollearned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin.Some Roma

7、ns 罗马人 went to other parts of the world. They took their Ian guage with them.Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world Ianguage.People in other coun tries did not talk in Lati n the same way .In each land, theychanged the Ianguage a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At

8、last they did not talkin Lat in any more. New Ian guages had come from the old one.People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words.You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Lat in words we use. You are a pupil inschool. Pupil is a Lati n word. It

9、 means“ little doll ”.1. Lati n was used by people in_.A. RomeB. the Uni ted StatesC. Greece 希 腊D. Texas2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is_3. The story says,“ People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still usemany Latin words, ” The word they means_ .

10、4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?A. It is not good to cha nge a Ian guage.B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls.C. Not many people can read Lati n today.5. What happe ned to Lati n whe n it was take n to other coun tries?(which sentence isexactly like the one in you

11、r book?A. In each land, people talked about each other.B. In each land, they cha nged the Ian guage a littleC. In each land, the childre n had to speak some Lati n.6. The mai n idea of the whole story is that_ .A. Roma ns did n ot like to stay homeB. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other.C.

12、Latin changed as it moved from land to land.Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C（三A Leg Walki ng RightHere are some sig ns + x ,the s igns are very differe nt. They mea n very differe nt thin gs.Whe n you see them, you know what to do. This sig n + means that you will add some nu merals.Th

13、is sign- mea ns that you will take one nu meral away from ano ther. You will subtract（减去.What will you do whe n you see x and？Our sig ns are easy to read. They are easy sig ns to remember. Look at these two signs .The ancient Egyptia ns used these sig ns. A picture of a leg walk ing to the left told

14、 them toadd some nu merals. A picture of a leg walki ng to the right told them to subtract.In the 1500s people used this printec 印刷的 sign & to add numerals. After a while the signbegan to look like this.Later, the sign became +.How much is 2 2?1. What do you do whe n you see this sig n +?A. Walk

15、 awayB. Write a nu meralC. Read a sig nD. Add2. The word in the story that means to take one nu meral away from ano ther is_ .3. The story says,“ Our sig ns are easy to read. They are easy sig ns to rememberThe word they means_ .4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe?A. Egyptia ns

16、 could not add nu merals togetherB. All Egyptia ns had two left legs.C. Our sig ns are not hard to un dersta nd5. What did the sig n to add nu merals beg in to look like(which sentence is exactlylike the one in your book?A. After a while, the sig nbega n to look like thisB. After a while, the sig nb

17、ega n to look like this +.C. After a while, the sig nbega n to look like this &.6. The mai n idea of the whole story is that_.A. the sig ns for addi ng and subtract ing have cha nged.B. People could not write in the 1500sC. the old sig ns were good for Egyptia ns but not for usKey: 1.D 2.substra

18、ct 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A(四Mexicos n eighbours are the Un ited States to the n orth and Guatemala and Belize tothe south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more thanninety million people. The Ianguage of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worldslargest Spani

19、 sh-speak ing coun try.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349feet high (2240 metres. This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. Thepopulation, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty millionpeople live there. It ha

20、s more people than any other city in the world, even more thanTokyo.Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods likebea ns, maize, avocados, tomatoes, pea nu ts, chili peppers, van ilia, and chocolate comefrom Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus 仙人掌 p

21、la nts. Mexico has more kinds ofcactus tha n any other coun try.(Words: 161 Minu tes: 31. Mexico is_ the USA.A. on the south ofB. on the n orth ofC. a part ofD. as large as2. Mexica ns speak_ .A. En glish C. FrenchB. Spa nish D. Lati n（拉丁语3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexico City is the c

22、apital of Mexico.B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world. 4. Tomatoes were originally （最初grown in_. A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico 5. The best title （题目 of thepassage is_ . A. Mex

23、ico City B. Mexicos plants C. Mexico D. Mexicos populationKey 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C（五） A Trip to the Forest One day Bob took two of his friends in-tothe mountains. They put up their tents 帐篷 and then rode off to a forest to see how the treeswere grow ing. In the after noon whe n they were about t

24、en kilometres from their camp （营地,itstart-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before hisface. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp,and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. Ho

25、w couldhe take his friends back to the camp?Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen ifthe horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in suchcold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Wherewere they? None of them could tell. Joh n looked around. What was that un der the tree? Itwas one of their ten ts! 1. Joh n and his two frie nds wen