2021年牛津英语译林版九年级中考复习英语阅读强化训练 15（含答案）

牛津英语译林版九年级英语阅读强化训练15

一、完形填空

Ineversawmyfathercomehomefromworklateorill,nordidIeverseemyfathertakea“nightoutwith

theboys".Hehadno___1___butjusttookcareofhisfamily.

For22years,sinceIlefthomeforcollege,myfatherhadcalledmeeverySundayat9:00a.m.Hewas

always___2___inmylifehowmyfamilywasgoing.The___3___evencamewhenheandmymotherwerein

Australia,EnglandorFlorida.

Nineyearsago,Iboughtmyfirsthouse.Myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedays,

___4___myhouse.Hewouldnotallowmeto___5___anyoneelsetohaveitdone.Allheaskedwasaglassof

icedtea,andthatIholdapaintbrushforhimandtalktohim.ButIwastoo___6___withwork,andIcouldnot

spendthetimeholdingthepaintbrush,ortalkingtomyfather.

Fiveyearsago,my71-year-oldfather___7___fivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.

Again,allheaskedwasthatIcouldgethimaglassof___8___teaandtalktohim.Butagain,Ihadlaundrytodo

andthehouseto___9___.

ThemorningonSunday,January18,2015,myfathertelephonedmeasusual.Thistimehe___10___tohave

forgottensomethingswehaddiscussedtheweekbefore.Ihadtogettochurch,soIcutthe___11____short.

Thecallcameat4:40a.m.whichsaidmyfatherwassenttohospitalinFlorida.Igotonaplane___12___.I

vowedthatwhenIarrived,Iwould___13___forthelosttime,forIowedhimanicelongtalk.

Ian*ivedinFloridaat1:00a.m.,butmyfatherpassedawayat9:12p.m.Thistimeitwashewhodidnot

havetimeto___14___,ortimetowaitforme.

Intheyears___15___hisdeathIhavelearntmuchaboutmyfather,andevenmoreabouteverysingleday.

1.A.moneyB.sleepC.hobbiesD.freedom

2.A.interestedB.surprisedC.excitedD.confused

3.A.emailsB.callsC.lettersD.messages

4.A.repairingB.keepingC.buildingD.painting

5.A.showB.payC.explainD.teach

6.A.busyB.boredC.pleasedD.angry

7.A.usedB.wastedC.spentD.took

8.A.greenB.hotC.blackD.iced

9.A.cleanB.buildC.repairD.buy

10.A.happenedB.decidedC.provedD.seemed

ILA.introductionB.conversationC.meetingD.interview

12.A.carelesslyB.rarelyC.fluentlyD.immediately

13.A.setupB.hangupC.makeupD.liftup

14.A.callB.meetC.talkD.work

15.A.duringB.sinceC.beforeD.until

二、阅读理解

A

I'mTedSmith,andwelcometomywebpage!

AboutmeFastfacts

I'm15yearsoldandIhaveblackhairandbrownMyfavouritemovie

eyes.I'mquiteshort.MyfriendssayIlookcoolinTheMatrix.IloveactionmoviesandKeanuReeves

sunglasses.ismyfavouriteactor.He'sthegreatest.

MyschoolMyfavouritesport

I'mastudentatBayHighSchoolinFlorida.ItonlyI'mthecaptainofmyschooltennisteam.Lastyear

takesmefiveminutestowalktoschoolbecauseIlivewewonbigcompetition.Clickheretoseethephotos.

nearby.Therearethirtystudentsinmyclass.I'mquiteMyfavouritemusic

goodatGeographyandArt.TmalsogoodatScience.MyIlikeBeyonce.IhaveallherCDs.Sheisoneofthe

worstsubjectisHistory.mostpopularsingersintheUSA.

MyhomeMostembarrassingmoment

Iliveinanapartmentontheseventhfloor.IcanseeTwomonthsagoIwasshoppinginFortLauderdalewith

ariverandsomefieldsfrommybedroomwindow.MyPeterwhenwethoughtwesawBeyonce.Ishoutedand

motheroftengetsangrywithmeshesaysmyroomisranafterher,butwhensheturnedround,itwasn't

alwaysuntidy.Beyonce.Ifeltsostupid!

Myfriends

MybestfriendsarePeterandDavid.Davidisabitshy,

andPeterisveryeasy-going.PeterandIlookthesame.

Peopleoftenthinkwerebrothers.Lastweekendwewent

totheSeaWorldinOrlando.Itwasamazing.

1.HowdoesTedgotoschool?

A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Bybike.D.Bybus.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTedandPeter?

A.Theyarebrothers.B.Theylookalike.C.Theyareclassmates.D.Theyareboth

3.OnTed'swebpage,wecanseephotosofhis.

A.familyB.roomC.favouritestarsD.tennisteam

4.HowmanyhobbiesarementionedonTedSmith'swebpage?

A.Three.B.Four,oC.Five.D.Six.

5.FromTedSmith'swebpage,weknow.

A.TedisaboywithbrownhairandblueeyesB.Tedlivesinanapartmentatthecitycentre

C.Ted'sroomisalwaysinamessD.Tedlikeshorrormoviesbest

Byconvertingleftovercookingoilintofuelforvehicles,Shanghaihasmadebigstepsindevelopingthe

circulareconomy.

Therecycledwastefuel,calledB5biodiesel,isabiofuelmixtureconsistingof5percentbiodiesel,whichis

madefromthrown-awayoilfromrestaurantsandsewerpipes,and95percentpetroleumdieselfuel.

B5biodieselproduces10percentlessheavymetalsubstancesandfineparticulatematter,and80percent

lessnitricoxideemissionscomparedtotheexhaustfromordinarydiesel.Itfirstenteredthefuelmarketin

ShanghaiinSeptember2013whenbusesfromabuscompanyhittheroadinatrialproject.Anexaminationofthe

vehiclesrunningonB5biodieselconductedbyShanghai'sTongjiUniversityshowedthattheemissionstandards

fromthevehicleshadimprovednotablyandnomalfunctionshadbeenreported.

InMay2019,busesfromShanghaiJiushiofficiallystartedrunningonbiodiesel.Bytheendof2020,thebus

companyhadusedup50.85millionlitresofB5biodiesel.Overthepastyearormore,allbusparkinglotsunder

thebuscompanyhaveadoptedB5biodiesel,usingupmorethan20000tonnesofthefuel.Bytheendof2020,

thequalificationrateofB5biodieselwas100percent,asshowedbyexaminationscarriedoutbynationaland

municipalqualitysupervisiondepartments.

IttookShanghai10yearstofinallyintroducethebiodieselintothemarket.Asamegacity,Shanghai

producesmorethan30000tonnesofdiscardedkitchenoileachyear,whilethereare18recyclingcompaniesin

thecitythatrefinethegutteroilforproductionofB5biodiesel.In2013and2018,thecityissuedmanagement

guidelinestoencouragerecycling,transportationandprocessingofdiscardedcookingoilShanghaidemandedthat

recyclingbusinessespurchasediscardedcookingoilatapriceofnolessthan3600yuanpertonne.Inaddition,it

alsoprovidesasubsidyupto0.24yuanperlitreofB5biodieselforoilcompanies.

Now,thefuelisbeingsoldat5.72yuanperlitrecomparedwith6.02yuanforstandarddiesel.Shanghai's

environmentalsanitationdepartment,forinstance,couldsave100000yuanincostsinayearfrom30sanitary

vehiclesrunningonbiodieselratherthanonstandarddiesel.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesShanghaidoindevelopingthecirculareconomy?

A.Shanghaichangesdiscardedoilintobiodiesel.B.Shanghaicontrolstheuseofleftovercooking

oil.

C.Restaurantsrecycleleftovercookingoil.D.Shanghaireuses95%oftheleftovercookingoil.

2.What'sthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.ItismoredifficulttoproduceB5biodieselthanordinarydiesel.

B.B5biodieseliseasiertoproduceheavymetalsubstancescomparedtoordinarydiesel.

C.B5biodieselisbetterfortheenvironmentthanordinarydiesel.

D.OrdinarydieselisbetterfortheenvironmentthanB5biodiesel.

3.WhydidShanghaiissuemanagementguidelinesin2013and2018?

A.TointroduceB5biodieselintothemarketinashorttime.

B.Toencourageandcarryforwardtheleftoveroilrecyclingproject.

C.InordertosetthestandardsfortheB5biodieselproduction.

D.InordertoaskmorecompaniestorefinegutteroilforB5biodiesel.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^purchase^meaninthepassage?

A.Produce.B.Create.C.Collect.D.Buy.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.TherewillbenoleftoveroilinShanghai.B.B5biodieselishelpfultothecircular

economy.

C.B5biodieselmakesvehiclesrunmuchfaster.D.Gutteroilrecyclingcompaniesearnmore.

C

Haveyoueverheardofcharacteramnesia?Amnesiareferstoaconditionwheresomeonelosesallormostof

hisorhermemory.Thewordmaybetoostrongtouse.Withcharacteramnesia,however,itmeanspeoplehave

forgottentoputthecorrectstroke（笔画）inacharacterorhaveforgottenthecharactercompletely.

Characteramnesiaispartlycausedbythepopularityofelectroniccommunication.Today,mostpeoplewrite

usingcomputersorotherelectronicdevices.Thesedevicesallhaveinputsoftware.Youcaneasilytypeina

characterevenifyoudon'tknowhowtoformit.

Backin2013,CCTVheldaninterestingTVcontest.Contestantsweregivenawordandthenaskedtowrite

itonascreen.Someofthemhadahardtimewritingsuchcommonwordsas"癞蛤蟆"and"打喷嚏”.The

audienceathomewereencouragedtotrywritingthesewordsatthesametime.Thecontestshowedhow

widespreadcharacteramnesiahadbecome.Itledmuchdiscussion.Theaudiencefeltsurprised.Forteachers,

however,itwasjustoldnews.

SuYunshenghastaughtChineseformorethantwentyyears.Shesays,“Inrecentyears,characteramnesia

hasbecomemoreandmorecommonamongstudents.Ioftenseestudentswritewordsincorrectly.Thepopularity

ofelectronicdevicesisamajorreason.Suisnottheonlyonecomplaining.Manyexpertsthinknotbeingableto

writecharacterscorrectlythreatensChina'sculturalheritage（遗产）.

“ItwilltakealotofefforttoprotectourChinesecharacters.Itisthesamewayinwhichtheytrytoprotect

theseoldhutongs/9saidZhuLinfei,aBeijinggraduatestudent,referringtothetraditionalBeijingroads.Zhu,who

wastouringtheoldbookstoresofLiulichangwithherclassmatestobuycalligraphy（书法）books,saidthatshe

hadalreadyforgottenabout20%ofthecharacterssheknewinhighschool."Butit'snotsuchabigproblem,she

said."IfIdon'tknowacharacter,Itakeoutmycellphonetocheck.^^ButZhuLinfeiismistaken.Itisabig

problemthatshecannotwrite20%ofthecharacterssheknewjust5or6yearsearlier.Byrelyingonhercellphone

tocheckthosecharactersshecan'trecall,thatpercentagewillincreasewitheachpassingyear.And,everytime

ZhuLinfeihastostoptotakeouthercellphonetoaskforhelptoremindherselfhowtowriteacharacter,sheis

wastingtime,andthatinitselfisaproblem.

WrittenChineserequiresagoodmemoryandalotofhardwork.ButChinesecharactersareagreatcultural

achievement,Chinesepeopleshouldbeproudofit.Itwillbeapityifwelosethatheritagesomeday.Thethreatis

nothingtosneezeat!

1.Ifyouhavecharacteramnesia,youprobably.

A.cannotwriteanyChinesecharacters

B.havelostallormostofyourmemory

C.havetochecksomecharactersonyourcomputer

D.don'tknowhowtowritesomecharacterscorrectly

2.FromtheinterestingCCTVcontestin2013,wecaninfermanyofus.

A.havecharacteramnesiaB.loseinterestinChinesecharacters

C.relyonelectronicdevicestohelpD.starttostudyhardatChinesecharacters

3.WhichofthefollowingaboutSuYunshengisWRONG?

A.Sheasksherstudentsnottowritebyusingcomputers.

B.ShehasbeenaChineseteacherformorethan20years.

C.Shehasseenmanystudentssufferfromcharacteramnesia.

D.Shethinkscharacteramnesiaismainlycausedbyelectronicdevices.

4.Bywritingthispassage,thewriterprobablywantsto.

A.explorethecausesofcharacteramnesia

B.advisepeoplenottowritebyusingelectronicdevices

C.askpeopletopayattentiontothethreatofcharacteramnesia

D.tellreadersthedifferencebetweenamnesiaandcharacteramnesia

5.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThebenefitofstudyingChineseB.Thethreatofcharacteramnesia

C.WritingChinesecharacterscorrectlyD.ProtectingChinesecharactersactively

D

CurtisWhitsonknewthewaterfallwascoming.He'drafteddowntheArroyoSeco,ariverincentral

Californiabefore.Hethoughthewouldjumpoutofhisraftintotheshallowwater,raftdowntherocksoneither

sideofthefalls,andcontinueonhisway,ashehadonlasttrip.

Butthisyearwasdifferent.Heavysnowandspringrainshadturnedtheusuallymanageablefallsinto

somethingwild.Whitsonwentraftingwithhisgirlfriend,KrystalRamirez,andhis13year-oldson,Hunter.As

theyreachedthefallslateintheafternoon,Whitsoncouldtellfromtheincreasingwaterthattheywereinserious

trouble.Therewasnowaythey'dbeabletoraftdowntherocksasplanned.

Theycouldwalktotheshore,butwouldanyonefindthemthere?Theyhadnocellservice,andtheyhadn't

seenasinglepersoninthepastthreedays.AndWhitsonknewthatthey'dbesharingthegroundtherewithsnakes

andmountainlions.

Ashethoughtwhattodo,Whitsonhitonabitofluckheheardvoicescomingfromtheothersideofthefalls,

Heshouted,butthesoundoftherushingwaterdrownedhimout.4tWchavetogivethesepeopleamessage,

Whitsonthought.Hegotastickandpulledouthispocketknifetocarve"Help"onit.Thenhetiedaropetoitso

thepeoplewouldknowitwasn9tjustanystick.Hetriedthrowingitoverthefalls,butitfloatedawayinthewrong

direction.

“We'vegottodosomething!^^Whitsonshoutedtohisson."Havewegotanythingelse?”

Thenhesawhisgreenwaterbottle.Whitsontookitandcarved"Help!”onit.Ramirezalsoremindedhim

thathehadapenandpaper,whichshe'dbroughttoplaygameswith,inhisbackpack.

Whitsonknewitwasalongshot,Buthewrote“Wearekepthereatthewaterfall.Helpusplease."andput

thenoteintothebottle.Thistime,histhrowoverthewaterfallwasperfect.

Ittook30minutestogetbackupstreamtothebeachwherethey'dhadlunch.Theymadeafireandsetupa

tent.Theywereafraidthatnobodycouldfindtheirmessageinabottle,sotheyspelledoutSOSinwhiterocks,

whichtheysetonthebluetarp.Astheeveningworeon,theyplacedaheadlampwithaflashinglightonaledge

sothattheSOScouldbeseenfromoverhead.

Byabout10:30p.m.,theydecidedtheyprobablyweren,tgoingtogetrescuedthatnight,sotheypulledout

theirsleepingbags.Beforegettingin,Ramirezmadethefiretokeepthemountainlionsaway.

Then,justaftermidnight,theyheardaplaneflyingabovethem.Whitsonturnedtohissonandstarted

shakinghim."Theyrehere!^^hesaid.Whitsonranovertotheheadlampandstartedflashingitattheplane.He,

Ramirez,andHunterwerewavingandshoutingwhentheyheardthemagicwords,“ThisisSearchandRescue.

Youhavebeenfbund.^^

Atthistime,thethreeknewthattheywerereallyrescued.Itwasamazing!

文章选自美国著名杂志《读者文摘》（Reader'sDigest）

1.Fromthesecondparagraph,wemainlyknowthat.

A.theywereinserioustroubleB.therewasheavysnowandrain

C.thethreepersonswereraftingD.theycouldraftdowntherocks

2.Togetthesepeopleamessage,Whitsonatfirst.

A.putthenoteintothebottleandthrewitoverthefalls

B.threwastickwiththeword^^Hclp^^onitoverthefalls

C.placedaheadlampwithaflashinglightonaledge

D.called911andaskedthemtosavethemwithaplane

3.Theyplacedaheadlampwithaflashinglightonaledge.

A.tokeepsnakesandlionsawayB.toreadsomethingwiththelight

C.tohelpmakeafiretogetwarmD.toletsomeoneseeSOSfromoverhead

4.WhichofthefollowingistheCORRECTorderaccordingtothestory?

a.Hetriedtothrowthestickoverthefalls.b.Heputthenoteintothebottleandthrewit.

c.Theyheardaplanewereflyingabovethem.d.Heheardvoicescomingfromtheotherside.

e.Theygottothebeachwheretheyhadlunch.

A.d-b-a-c-eB.b-a-c-e-dC.d-a-b-e-cD.e-a-c-d-b

5.Whatistheendingofthestory?

A.Thethreepersonsweresaved.B.Theplanedidn'tfindthem.

C.Thethreepersonswentontheirrafting.D.Thethreepersonsdidn'theartheplane.

三、任务型阅读

A

OneofthemostcommonquestionsIamaskediswhether,when,andhowtofollowupafterajobinterview.

Followingupinsomewayisnecessary.Yes,youcangetajobwithoutit,butifyoucompetewithothertop

candidates（彳咦选人），followingupcansometimeshelpyouwhentheothercandidatesdon't.Here'showtofollow

upwell:

Sendathank-younoterightaway.Emailisfineforthisandhastheadvantageofarrivingfaster,but

handwrittennotesarestillenjoyed.Andiftherearemanyinterviews,sendathankyounoteeachtime.

Findouttheirtimeline.Hopefully,youaskedabouttheirtimelineintheinterviewitself,butifyoudidn't,

followupwithinaweektostrengthenyourinterestandpolitelyaskwhattheyexpecttheirtimelineforadecision

tobe.

Bepatient.Commonly,jobseekers（求职者）aretooworriedabouttheresult.Youneedn'tlookworriedto

expressyourinterestinthejoborcheckintoaskaboutthetimeline.

Don'tbenervousifyoudon'therfromthematonce.Thehiringprocess(招聘流程)oftentakeslonger

thanacandidatewouldlike.Maybethedecisionmakersareoutoftown.Ifyoumissthetimetheytoldyoutohear

something,it'sunnecessarytobenervous.Hiringoftenendsuptakinglongerthanexpected.Justpolitelyfollow

up,explainyoureveryinterestedbutunderstandthathiringwilltaketime,andaskiftheyhavethelatesttimeline.

根据短文内容，完成表格。(每空一词)

______tofollowupwellafterajobinterview

2.______offollowingupFollowingupisverynecessaryinsomeway.

SendathankyounoteatEmailscanarrive4.______thanhandwrittennotes.

3.______Theemployersstillenjoy5.______notes.

Followuptostrengthenyour6._____.

Findoutthetimeline.

Politelyaskwhatthey7.______thetimelinetobe.

WaysoffollowingupBepatient.Itis8.______thatjobseekersaretooworried.

Thehiringoftentakesalongertime.

Thedecisionmakersarenot9.______town.

Don'tbenervous.

Ifyoumissthetimeyouweretold,followup10._____and

explainyouareinterestedinthejob.

B

Ayoungladywasdrivingafamilycarhomewithherfatherwhentheywerecaughtinaheavystorm.The

youngladywasalittleafraidandaskedherfather,€tWhatshouldIdo,stoporkeepdriving?^^

Herfathersaid,“Keepdriving.^^

Afterdrivingafewkilometres,thestormwasbecomingheavierandheavier.Theyoungladynoticedthat

somecarsandbigtransporttruckswerepullingoveronthesideoftheroad.Theyoungladyaskedherfather

againiftheyshouldstop.Butherfathersaidnothing.So,shehadtokeepondriving.

Tenminuteslater,thestormstartedtobecomesmallandshecouldseealittlemoreclearly.Afterseveral

kilometres,shedroveoutofthestorm.Moreover,thesuncameoutandtheroadaheadwasdry.

Herfathertoldhertostopandgetoutofthecar."Butwhynow,Father?^^sheaskedinsurprise.

Herfathersaid,“Whenyougetout,youcanlookbackatallthepeopleincarsandbigtrucksthatgaveup

andtheyarestillinthestorm.Now,yourstormisoverbecauseyoudidn'tgiveup.”

Ifyoukeepgoing,soonyour“personalstorms“willbeover.Thesunwillshineonyouagainandtheroad

aheadwillbedryandclear.So,nevergiveupandkeepmoving.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。每题答案