21世纪英语报第七期九年级报纸阅读命题

1、时事新闻阅读（七）AMoneycomesindifferentforms.Cashisusedinreallife.Butwhenitcomestoonlinebusiness,someprefervirtualcurrencies（虚拟货币）.Amongthem,bitcoinisthemostfamousone.Createdin2009byaJapaneseprogrammer,bitcoinsareproducedbycomputersandarenotcontrolledbyanygovernmentorbank.Everyonecanbuythemwithrealmoneythro

2、ughonlineexchanges（交易所）.Thetotalnumberofbitcoinsis21million.Theycanbeusedforonlinebusinesslikebuyingproductsincomputergames.InChina,bitcointradehasdevelopedquickly,makingup80percentoftheworld'stotal,accordingtoXinhua.Butrecently,bitcoinscaughtpeople'sattentionforanotherreason:Therewillbenomo

3、rebitcoinexchangesinChinasoon.BTCChina,oneofChina'sbiggestbitcoinexchanges,closeditstradingplatform（平台）inSeptember.Anothertwolargeexchanges,HuobiandOKCoin,saidtheywouldalsostopalltradingbytheendofOctober,reportedTheBeijingNews.ThischangeisbroughtbyanorderfromsevenChinesedepartments,includingtheC

4、entralBankandMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.That'sbecausebitcoinswerealsousedforillegal（非法的）activities,suchasdrug（毒品）sellingandsmuggling（走私）.Forexample,WannaCry,acomputervirus（病毒）,hittensofthousandsofcomputersinMay.Itrequiredthevictims（受害者）topaythehackerslotsofmoneyusingbitcoins,othe

5、rwiseitwoulddestroythefiles（文件）intheircomputers.Payingwithbitcoinsleftnopersonalinformationforthepolicetofindthepeoplebehindtheattacks.1. TheunderlinedwordItrefersto.（指代关系）A.avirusB.bitcoinC.WannacryD.avirus'screator2. WhichofthefollowingisTURE?（细节判断）A. Bitcoinscanbeusedfordownloadingcomputergam

6、es.B. Bitcoinscanbeusedforbuyingproductsinrealshops.C. Bitcoinscanbeusedforbuyingthingsinonlinegames.D. Bitcoinscanbeusedforpayingforbillsasrealmoney.3. WecaninferthereasonwhyChinahasstoppedthetradingofbitcoinsis.（逻辑推理）A. Becausethenumberofbitcoinsistoolarge.B. Becausebitcoinsleadmoreteenagerstoplay

7、games.C. Becausethetradingofbitcoinsdevelopedtooquickly.|D. Becausebitcoinsareusedtodoillegalbusinesses.4. Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?（主旨大意）A.Moneycomesindifferentforms.B.Bitcoinisthemostfamouscurrency.C.Bitcoinscaughtpeople'sattention.D.Saybyetobitcoin.BThreepeopleweresittingaroundatable

8、inarestaurantinBrazil.Howmuchdoyouthinkeachofthemtipped（给小费）?TheBritonasked:"It'scommontotip10percent,right?”TheAmericanwomancried:"Oh,Iwasplanningtoleave20percent!”AndtheChineseasked:"What'satip?"AlthoughitisnotacustomtotipinChina,tippingisabigdealinWesterncountries.When

9、travelingtocountriesliketheUSandCanada,itiscommontotipabout10to15percentofthebill.Usually,peoplegivetipstoawaiterorwaitresswhentheyeatinarestaurant.TheUStopsthelistofthebiggestrestauranttips,withwaitersandwaitressesexpectingtoget10to25percentofthetotalbill.Soifyouorder$100（about662yuan）worthoffood,y

10、ouareexpectedtopayyourwaiteratleast$15,makingyourtotalpayment$115.Butwhyisthis?ManywaitersandwaitressesgetpaidbelowtheUSminimumwage（最低工资）andworkfortipstomakeupforthat.AccordingtotheAmericantravelwebsiteTripAdvisor,somestatespaytheirservers（服务员）only$2.13perhour.Itisnotjustforwaiters,either.Hotelmaids

11、（女佣），hairdressers（发型）andtaxidriversalsousuallyworkfortips.BesidestheUS,tippingisalsopopularinsomeSoutheastAsiancountries,suchasIndonesiaandThailand.However,inJapanthereisano-tippingcultureandyoumayactuallyoffendthewaiterifyoutrytogivehimmoney.1. FromParagraph1and2,wecanseethewriter'spurposeistos

12、howthat.（段落主旨目的）A.BritishpeopleknowhowmuchtotipB.AmericansaretherichestC.itisacustomtotipinChinaD.tippingamountsdifferfromcountrytocountry2. Ifyouorder$280worthoffoodintheUS,thenit'scommontotip.（查找细节）A.$14B.$42C.$50D.$803. Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph?（推测词义）A.makesomeone

13、angryB.makesomeonehappyC.makesomeonepleasedD.makesomeonesatisfied4. Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?（逻辑推理）A.Tippingispopulararoundtheworld.B.YoushouldalsotipthetaxidriverintheUS.C.Asianpeopleneverhavetotipwaitersinarestaurant.D.ItisOKtotipawaitressinJapan.CThegreatmonarchmigration帝王蝶的生命是一场永不停息的接力赛Whenaut

14、umnarrivesintheUnitedStatesandCanada,youcouldseeoneofnature'sgreatestscenestheyearlymigration（迁徙）ofthemonarchbutterflies（帝王蝶）.NootherbutterflyintheworldmigratesliketheorangeandblackmonarchsofNorthAmerica.Theycannotliveforlongperiodsincoldweather.SoeachautumnaroundOctober,thebutterfliestravelupto

15、3,000kilometerssouthtospendwinterinwarmerlocations.SomeevenflytothemountainsofMexico.Therearesomanyofthemthattheyalmostblockoutthesky.Andyoucanheartheirwingsbeating.ItusuallytakesthebutterfliestwomonthstoreachMexico.Afterfivemonthsofstaying,theyheadbacknorthinthespring.Butnotonebutterflyfinishesthew

16、holeround-trip.Theylayeggsalongthewayanddie.Threegenerations（代）ofbutterflieswillliveanddieduringthespringjourneyalone.Thefourthandfinalgenerationoftheyearisborninearlyautumnandwillreachthenorth.ButthebutterflieshardlygettorestbeforestartingthelongjourneysouthagaintoMexico.Themostamazingthingaboutthe

17、sebutterfliesisthattheyreturntotheverysametreesinMexicothattheirgreat-great-grandparentsusedthewinterbefore.However,thepopulationsofthiscolorfulbutterflyhavedroppedinrecentyears.In2015,theUSFishandWildlifeServicesaidthatnearlyabillionmonarchshavedisappearedfromtheoverwinteringsites（越冬地点）since1990,re

18、portedtheWashingtonPost.Oneofthemainreasons,expertssay,isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides（除草齐U）onmilkweed（马利筋）plants.Themonarchslayeggsalongtherouteoftheirmigration.Theirlarvae（幼虫）liveandfeedonmilkweedplants.Buttheherbicidescankillthem.1. Theunderliedwordcanbereplaceby.（推测词义）A.breakB.blowC.coverD.disap

19、pearfrom2. Whydotheymigratetothesouth?（查找信息）A. Becausetheydon'tlikelivinginthenorth.B. Becausewintersinthesoutharemorebeautiful.C. Becausetheycan'tstandthecoldwinterofthenorth.D. BecausetheirgrandparentsliveinMexico.3. Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat.（细节判断）A. thebutterfliesthatflybacktothen

20、ortharenotthesameonesthatflewsouthB. whenarrivinginthesouth,thebutterflieswillallstayononetreeC. thepopulationofmonarchbutterfliesisincreasingafter2015D. farmershaveplantedlotsofmilkweedplantstoattractthebutterflies4. Wherecanwefindthearticle?（逻辑推理）A.FromTVseries.B.Fromscientificmagazine.C.Frommagaz

21、ineofnature.D.Fromradioprogrammes.DAt9amonSept21,afullyloadedhigh-speedtrainleftBeijingforShanghai.Secondslaterwhenthescreenshowedaspeedof350km/h,excitedpassengers（乘客）helduptheircamerasandcellphonestotakephotos.ThetrainisChina'snewesthigh-speedtrain,Fuxing.It'snowthefastesttrainintheworld,re

22、portedXinhua.Therewere2,595high-speedtrainsrunningacrossChinaby2016,makingup60percentoftheworld'stotalhigh-speedtrains,accordingtoXinhua.Chinesecompanieshavealsobuiltmorethan10high-speedrailwaysinEurope,SoutheastAsiaandSouthAmerica.Overseas（在国外）,thehigh-speedtrainhasbecomeanewnamecardforChina.Be

23、sidesthehigh-speedtrain,manyotherinnovations（创新）havealsochangedpeople'slivesinChina.Bikesharing（共享单车）,forexample,isnotnewitself.ButChinahasmadeitmuchmorestreetandstoptobuyabottleofconvenientandpopular.Monthsago,theChinesebike-sharingcompaniesMobikeandOfowenttoSingaporeandBritain.Userstherewereex

24、citedandpostedphotosofthemselvesridingthebikesonsocialmedia.Butthat'snotall.Supposeyouareridingabikeonthewater.Whenyoureachintoyourpocket,youfindthatyouhaveleftyourwalletathome.Don'tworry.It'snotaproblemifyou'reinChina.Youcouldjustpaywithyourcellphonebyscanningaquickrespondcode（QR,二维

25、码）fromtheseller.Cashlesspayment（无现金支付）hasbecomealifestylechoiceinChina.Evenastreetstall（摊位）sellingfruithasQRcodes.ThomasDerksen,fromGermany,spentanentiredayinHangzhouwithoutanycashorbankcardslastyear.InJulyhetoldChinaDailyitwassomethinghecouldnotimaginedoingbackhomeinEurope.ItseemsthatChinaisreallyl

26、eadinginsomeways.Andwehaveeveryreasontobelieveinanevenbrighterfuture.1. Chinahasbuilthigh-speedtrainsinareas.（查找细节）A.2B.3C.4D.52. Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwords?（推测词义）A.symbolB.successC.productD.invention3. Thepassageismainlytalkingabout.（主旨大意）A. Chinahasbuiltthefastesthigh-speedtra

27、inintheworld.B. UsersinSingaporeandBritainaresatisfiedwithChinesesharingbikes.C. CashlesspaymentiseverywhereinChina.D. Chinaisleadingtheworldwithsomeinnovations.4. HowdoesthewriterfeelaboutChina'sfuture?（逻辑推理）A. proudB.confidentC.nothingD.bothAandBEOnedayayoungmanGarywenttoseeawiseoldman.Hewante

28、dtoknowwhyhewasn'tabletoreachallofhisgoalsinhislife.Hefoundtheoldmanreadinginasmallhousebytheriver.Withasmile,thewisemanlistenedtoGary'sstoryandtoldhim,“Firstcomehelpmeboilakettle（水壶）ofwater!"Garysawabigkettlestandinginthecornernexttoasmallstove（火炉），buthedidn'tfindanywood.Sohewentou

29、ttosearchforsome.Hecamebackwithsomedrywood,filledupthekettlewithwaterandputitonthestove.Thenheputsomewoodinthestoveandstartedafire.Butbecausethekettlewastoolarge,whenthewoodburnedup,thewaterdidnotboil.Soheranofftogetmore.Whenhereturned,thewaterhadnearlyturnedcold.Thistimehelearnedhislessonandpreparedmorewoodinadvance.Thistimethewaterboiledveryquickly.“Ifthereisnotenoughwood,howwouldyouboilthewater?”thewisemanasked.Garythoughtforamomentbutdidn'tknowtheanswer,soheshookhishead.“Well,thenjustpouroutsomewaterfromthekettle!”theoldmansaid.Garynoddedthoughtfull