Unit 2 阅读理解 2022-2023学年人教版英语九年级全册(含答案)

Unit2阅读理解专练2022—2023人教版英语九年级

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第一节短文理解。

根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

“Didyougoskatingalotlastyear?”Iasked.Jenshookherheadandlookedatme.Finally

shesaid,“OnThanksgiving,MomandIalwayswenttovisitsomefriendswholivedonafarm.

Iespeciallylovedseeingtheirbigturkeys.^^

Untilthen,Ididn*tthinkabouthowJenfelt.Shehadanewstepfather(继父)and

stepbrother,andhadanewtownandhome,too.Jenandhermomusedtolivenearalakewhere

DadandIwenteverysummer,andshehadtomoveupnorthwithus.Shehadmorechanges

thanme.

Jenseemedsad,soIwasbusythinkingofsomewaystocheerheruponThanksgiving.I

toldhermyplanandshewasexcited.Firstwemadeahugesnowball,andthenasmallsnowball.

Thenwebuiltawallbehindthebigsnowballasatail.Jenmixedsomefoodcoloringwithwater,

saying,“Wecanspray(喷)colorsonthetail."Oursnowturkeyhadared,blue,green,and

yellowtail.Weweresobusythatwedidn'tnoticeourparentscomeoutside.Dadfoundahatfor

thesnowturkey,andMomwrappedherscarfarounditsneck.

“ThanksforcheeringJenupJMomsaid."You'reagoodbrother,andyoualwayscomeup

withgreatideas."Ahappyfeelingspreadthroughme.Ibegantounderstandhowmuchshe

caredabouteveryoneinournewfamily.

()1.WhatdidJendoonThanksgivinginthepast?

A.Shewentskatingwithherfriends.

B.Shewenttothefarmwithhermother.

C.Shestayedathomewithhermother.

D.Shemadesnowturkeyswithhermother.

()2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Jenlivednearalakeinthepast.B.ThewriterwasJen*sstepfather.

C.Jenmovedupnorthforstudying.D.Thewriterjustmovedoutofhisoldhouse.

）3.HowmanypeoplearethereinJen'snewfamily?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

（）4.WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorder?

①madeasmallsnowball②foundahat③madeahugesnowball

©sprayedcolorsonthetail⑤wrappedascarfaroundtheneck

⑥builtawallbehindthebigsnowball

A.①③⑥④②⑤B.①②③④⑤⑥C.③①⑥④②⑤D.③①⑥②④⑤

（）5.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?

A.Jen'smotherwasnotfriendlytothewriter.

B.Jendidn'tfeelhappyaftermovinghere.

C.Jen'smotherdidalottomakeJenhappy.

D.Thewriterfelthappybecausehisstepmotherlikedhim.

B

MotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia（南斯拉夫）in1910anddiedonSeptember5,1997.

Whenshewasyoung,MotherTeresastudiedreligionandbecameanun（修女）in1937.

ShetaughtgeographyinIndiaforsometime.Althoughshelovedteaching,in1946Mother

TeresalefttheschoolandwenttoworkinthepoorpartsofCalcutta.Latershetrainedto

becomeanurseinPatna,andthenbeganherworkhelpingthepoorandcomfortingthedyingin

thestreetsofthecity.

In1952,MotherTeresastartedtheKalighatHomeforthedying（卡利盖临终关怀院）.She

andothernunssearchedforpeoplewhoweresickordyingonthestreetsinCalcutta,India.

TheyhelpedandcaredforthemattheHome.Later,everyoneofhercenterswasplacedunder

anorganizationcalledtheMissionariesofCharity.Thecentershelpedtotreatblindpeople,the

dying,thedisabled,andtheold.MotherTeresaalsostartedschoolsforthepoor.By1990,there

werecentersin25countries.MotherTeresawontheNobelPeacePrizein1979.Shegaveallof

themoneyshegotfromherawardstothecentersshesetup.EventhoughMotherTeresaisnot

withusonearthheretoday,sheisstillwithus,inourhearts.

()6.Atfirst,MotherTeresawenttoIndiato.

A.teachgeographyB.helpthesickpeople

C.trainthenursesD.helpthepoorchildren

()7.MotherTeresagaveupteachingbecauseshewantedto.

A.lookafterthepoorB.traveltopoorcountries

C.buildhospitalsfbrthepoorD.trainnursestocarefbrthepoor

()8.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.

A.therewereonlysomecentersinIndia

B.MotherTeresastartedschoolsforthepoor

C.MotherTeresawontheNobelPeacePrizein1997

D.MotherTeresastartedtheKalighatHomeforthedisabled

()9.Theunderlinedword"awards“inthepassagemeans"

A.稿酬B.基金C.利润D.奖项

()10.MotherTeresaisnowafamouspersonbecauseshehas.

A.helpedtobringworldmoremoney

B.savedmanypoorpeopleinYugoslavia

C.takencareofmanypoorpeopleinIndia

D.helpedtomakeIndiaamorepeacefulplace

C

WeeksbeforeTomb-SweepingDayonApril4thisyear,hundredsofqingtuanweresold

eachday.Thesnackwasstillamust-haveformanypeople.

InthesouthernpartofChina,eatingqingtuanatthebeginningofspringisakindof

tradition.Chinesepeoplestartedtoeatitmorethan2,000yearsago.Itismadeofstickyrice(糯

米)andredbeanpaste(红豆沙)andisfamousforitssoftness,freshnessandsweetness.The

secretbehinditsmouth-wateringtasteisoneofitsmaterials——mugwortleaves(艾蒿叫)The

plantismainlyfoundintheYangtzeRiverDelta(长江三角洲)whereithasperfectconditionsto

grow.

Peopleinthisareausuallyputqingtuanonthetombs(墓)oftheirdeadfamilymembersto

cherishthepastmemory.Makingqingtuanisalsoachanceforfamilymemberstogettogether

athome.Itreallytakestimeandefforttomakethesnack.

Now,qingtuanhasalreadyspreaditsspecialtastetothenortheiTipartofChina.LiYuan,a

30-year-oldengineerwhogrewupinZhejiangProvince,broughtqingtuanbacktoBeijing

whereheworks."Ittastesdifferentinandoutofmyhometown,hesaid.There'snoplacelike

home.

Qingtuanhasmanydifferenttastesinsideit,suchasapplesandbeanmilk,tomeet

customers1tastes.Thedifferenceofthetasteshowsthatit'sgettingmoreandmorepopular

acrossthewholecountry.

Eventhoughthereiswarmweatherandgreenleavesinspring,theseasonwouldn'tbe

completewithoutatasteofqingtuan.

()11.Tomb-SweepingDayisin.

A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

()12.Yourmouthwaterswhenseeingqingtuanbecauseofthe.

A.stickyriceB.greencolorC.redbeanpasteD.mugwortleaves

()13.Theunderlinedword“cherish“inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans.

A.遗忘B.怀念C.祈求D.清除

()14.WecanknowfromthepassagethatLiYuan.

A.lovesnoplaceB.sellsqingtuan

C.worksasacookD.worksinBeijing

()15.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.GrowingupinBeijingB.PlantingRiceinZhejiang

C.MeetingCustomers*TastesD.MarkingtheStartofSpring

D

Onedollarandeighty-sevencents.Thatwasall.ThreetimesDellacountedit.Onedollar

andeighty-sevencents.AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas.Shecouldnotaffordapresent,so

shesatdownandcried.

JimandDellahadtwopossessions(财产)whichtheywerebothproudof.OnewasJim's

goldwatchthatwasfromhisfatherandhisgrandfather.TheotherwasDella'sbeautifulhair.It

fellabouther,andreachedbelowherknee.

Dellaputonheroldbrownjacketandheroldbrownhat.Thenshewentoutofthedoorand

downthestairstothestreet.

Shestoppedatastore.Thesigninfrontofthestoreread“HairGoods"."Willyoubuymy

hair?”askedDella."Twentydollars/9thewomansaid.

ThenDellasearchedthroughthestoreslookingforapresentforJim.

Shefounditatlast.Itwasawatchchain.Thebillwastwenty-onedollars.Atseveno'clock,

thecoffeewasmadeanddinnerwasready.Jimwasneverlate.Dellaheardhisstepsonthe

stairs.

ThedooropenedandJimwalkedin.Hestoppedinsidethedoor.Hiseyeswerefixedon

Della,andtherewasanexpressioninthemthatshecouldnotread.

“Jim,"shecried,"don'tlookatmethatway.IsoldmyhairtobuyyouaChristmas

present.^^Jimdrewaboxfromhispocketandputitonthetable.

Dellaopenedit.Therelaythesetofcombs(梳子)thatshehadalwayswanted.Nowthey

werehers,butherhairwasgone.

ShesmiledandheldoutJim*spresent."Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.Givemeyour

watch.Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit.”

Insteadofobeying(月艮从),Jimsatdown,puthishandsbehindhisheadandsmiled."Della,“

hesaidJTsoldthewatchtogetthemoneytobuyyourcombs.^^

()16.Dellacountedhermoneythreetimesbecause.

A.shewasnotgoodatcountingmoney

B.shehadnothingtodobutcountmoney

C.shegotdifferentnumberseachtimeshecountedit

D.shewishedshecouldhavemoremoney

()17.HowcouldJimfeelwhenhefixedhiseyesonDella?

A.Shocked.B.Excited.C.Embarrassed.D.Angry.

)18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph10referto?

A.Thebox.B.Thewatch.C.Thewatchchain.D.Thesetofcombs.

（）19.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.Theylivedarichlife.

B.Theylovedeachotherdeeply.

C.Delladidn*tlikeherhair.

D.Theymighthaveafightatlast.

（）20.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BeautifulHairB.ChristmasGifts

C.DisappointingChristmasD.AncientPossessions

E

OnDecember24,kidsaroundtheworldwaitedforSantaClaus（圣诞老人）.Theythought

thatthefat,white-beardedmanwouldbringthemgifts.Butdoyouknowthatsomepeoplewould

ratherkeepSantaoutofthedoor?

Lastmonth,10doctoral（博士的）studentsfromTsinghua,PekingandRenminUniversities

saidSantaClauswasn'twelcomeinChina.

"ForeignholidayslikeChristmasarenowverypopularinChina,whilefewerandfewer

peoplecelebratetraditionalChinesefestivalsliketheDragonBoatFestival,saidthestudentsin

apublicletter.

TheyaskedpeopletostopsendingChristmascardsandgivinggiftstotheirchildren.

Instead,theysaid,Chineseshouldspendmoretimeontraditionalfestivals.

Theyhavelotsofsupport.InHunan,severalpeoplewentoutonthestreetonChristmas

Day.TheymadepoemsandwroteChinesecalligraphy（书法）.

“RatherthanspendingmoneyonChristmas,weshouldcaremoreaboutourownculture,

saidoneofthem.

Butothershavedifferentideas."Celebrationsofforeignholidayshelpusknowmoreabout

foreigncultures.ltisgoodforustomakefriends,“saidLiuYang,a14-year-oldboyfrom

Shanghai.

SunLong,13,fromBeijing,seesthecelebrationasawaytomakepeoplehappierand

closer."MyschoolheldabigpartyonChristmasDay.Weplayedgamesandsharedgiftswith

eachother.Ithinkwehavegotcloser,hesaid.

()21.WhydidsomepeoplenotlikeSantaClaus?Because.

A.hewasfatandwhitebearded

B.hewaskind

C.hestoppedsomeChinesefromcaringmoreabouttheirowncultures

D.hehadlotsofpresentsbutusuallystayedoutofthedoor

()22.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.SomecollegestudentswantedChinesepeopletopaymoreattentiontotraditional

Chinesefestivals.

B.A11studentsareinterestedinforeignholidays.

C.MorestudentswanttostopspendingmoretimeonChinesecultures.

D.FewerpeopleliketheDragonBoatFestival.

()23.WhatdidpeopledoinChinaafterthe10students9lettercameout?

A.TheystoppedsendingChristmascardsandgivinggiftstotheirchildren.

B.TheymadepoemsandwroteChinesecalligraphy.

C.Fewofthemcaredmoreabouttheirownculture.

D.Manyofthemsupportedthestudents9idea.

()24.WhatdidastudentcalledSunLongthinkofforeignholidays?

A.Itwasgoodtomakefriends.

B.Itwashelpfultoknowmoreaboutcultures.

C.Itwasahappytimetorelaxandgetcloser.

D.Itwasagoodtimetogetgifts.

()25.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.SantaClausB.APublicLetterC.ForeignHolidaysD.CelebrationofChristmas

F

Awell-knownpoemwrittenbytheTangDynastypoetDuMutellsofasadsceneinearly

Aprik"RainsfallheavilyasQingmingcomes,andpassers-bywithloweredspiritsgo.”

ThisscenetakesplaceonTombSweepingDay,alsoknownasQingmingFestival.Tomb

SweepingDayisatraditionalChinesefestival.ltbeganintheZhoudynasty,over2,500years

ago.Chinesepeoplecelebrateittorememberandhonortheirancestors(祖先).TombSweeping

DaybecameapublicholidayintheChinesemainlandin2008.

Onthisday,familiesbringflowers,foodandwinetothegravesites(墓地)oftheir

ancestors.Theyplacecakes,fruitsinfrontofthegravesandsomemayburnjosspaper,asmoney

forthedead.Afterthat,theysweepthetombsandcherish(怀念)thememoriesoftheirdead

familymembers.

TombSweepingDaygivesusachancetoshowrespecttoourancestorsandfamily

memberswhohavepassedawayandshowthatwemissthem.Thistraditionshowsthatfamily

valuesareanimportantpartofChineseculture.

TombSweepingDayisalsothebeginningofthetimeforgardeningandoutdooractivities

inChina.Familiesoftengettogetherfbroutingsortoflykitesatthistime.

()26.TheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword“passers-by"is.

A.行人B.陌生人C.故人D.古代人

()27.TombSweepingDayiscelebratedforpeopleto.

A.goouttoflykitesB.haveapublicholiday

C.gettogetherwiththeirfamiliesD.rememberandhonortheirancestors

()28.Whatcanpeopletaketothegravesitesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Flowers,food,fruitsandumbrellas.

B.Flowers,food,wineandjosspaper.

C.Food,fruits,josspaperandkites.

D.Flowers,wineandpets.

()29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.TombSweepingDaybecameapublicholidayintheChinesemainlandin2008.

B.TombSweepingDaybeganintheZhoudynasty.

C.PeopleintheworldcelebrateTombSweepingDay.

D.FamilyvaluesplayanimportantroleinChineseculture.

()30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Peoplebringmanythingstothegravesites.

B.DuMuwroteapoemaboutQingming.

C.TombSweepingDayisatraditionalChinesefestival.

D.QingmingFestivalisagoodtimeforoutdooractivities.

G

2019istheYearofthePig.Therearelotsoftypesofgoodsforyoutochoosefrom.Some

looklikepigsandsomehavepicturesofpigsonthem.Herearesomeofthem.Ibelievethatyou

willlikemostofthem,evenallofthem.

StampsdesignedfortheYearoftheArticlesforpersonaladornment(饰物)

¥1.20A$12(r1•Madebyhand

II：

政■

C$4.50Madeofspecialstone丫小

幻ioMBBFFeelsmooth

Looklikeapiggybank

¥15

PigdollsCommemorativecoins侈己念币)Designed

Madeofclothandcotton[fortheYearofthePig

FeelsoftPriceforeachpiece：

¥1。¥2。¥5。J

Looklovely

¥5¥100¥300

)31.Howmanytypesofstampsfromdifferentcountriesarementionedinthematerial?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

)32.Whichofthefollowingaremostprobablymadeofmetal?

A.StampsdesignedfortheYearofthePig.B.Articlesforpersonaladornment.

C.Pigdolls.D.Commemorativecoins.

)33.Whatcanyouseefromthematerialaboutpersonaladornment?

A.Itcosts5.5yuan.B.Itlookslikeapiggybank.

C.Ithasa"300"andtwopigsonit.D.Itlookslikealovelybaby.

()34.Whyarepigdollssafeforbabiestoplaywith?

A.Theyaresoft.B.Theyaresmooth.

C.Theyarehard.D.Theyaremadeofpaper.

()35.IfyouhaveY60,andyouwanttobuythefourtypesofgoods,howmanycanyoubuy

atmost?

A.33.B.30.C.28.D.20.

H

ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.GrainRain(谷雨),

asthelastterminspring,startsonApril19andendsonMay4.

GrainRaincomesfromtheoldsaying,“Rainbringsthegrowthofhundredsofgrains”,

whichshowsthatthisperiodofrainfallisveryimportantforthegrowthofcrops.Here's

somethingthatyoumaynotknowaboutGrainRain.

1.GrainRainfallsbetweentheendofsp