九英语阅读理解专练

（i）九英语阅读理解专练

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YouhavebeenworkinghardtolearnEnglish.DoyouknowAmericankidsarctryingto

leamChinese?Morethan60,000AmericanstudentsnowstudyChinese.

“BecausepfChina'sfastdevelopment,Chinesehasbecomemoreuseful,andmoreandmore

Americansbegintolearnit,“saidScottMcGinnis,aWashingtonlanguageexpert氏家).

Forexample,in1999,onlythreeschoolsinChicagohadChineselessons.Thisyearmore

than30schoolstherehaveChineseduringschooldays.LastyearChinagavethem3,000

textbooksbecausetheyhaddoneagoodjob.

AlthoughChineseisbecomingmoreandmorepopular,itisoneofthemostdifficult

languagestolearn.UsuaHv.anEnglishsneakerlakesabnulL32Ohours〔obecomecondat

Chinese.Heneedsonly48。hoursforFrench,SpanishorItalian.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(10分)

)1.AccordingtoScottMcGinnis,moreandmoreAmericansbegintolearnChinese

A.becauseofChina'sfastdevelopment

B.becauseofChina'sinterestingculture

C.becausetheyhavemorefreetime

D.becauseChineseiseasytolearn

)2.Thisyear,schoolsinChicagogivestudentsChineselessons.

A.onlythreeB.thirteen

C.overthirtyD.lessthanthirty

)3.ThestudentsatthoseschoolsinChicagotakeChineselessons.

A.aflerschoolB.alweekends

C.onschoolnightsD.onschooldays

)4.LastyearChinagavetextbookstothoseschoolsinChicago.

A.thirtyB.threehundred

C.threethousandD.thirtythousand

)5.Fromthelasttwosentencesweknowthat.

A.ChineseiseasiertoleamthanFrench,SpanishorItalian

B.ChineseismoredifficulttolearnthanFrench,SpanishorItalian

C.EnglishspeakersliketoleamFrench.SpanishorItalianmorethanChinese

D.EnglishspeakersliketolearnChinesemorethanFrench,SpanishorItalian

B

HerearcsomeprogramsthatkidswouldliketowatchonABCKidsChannel.

TimePrograms

8:Elmo'sWorld

30amDoyouknowthatdifferentkindsofcatsliveindifferentplaces?It's

true!Andthere5salotmoretolearnasElmoandhisfriendstellaboutthecats!

9:PlaySchool

20amJointheplayschoolteamtolearnEnglishwhilesingingsongs,

listeningtostories,andlearntomakethingswithBigTed,Jemimaonthis

children'sshow.

1ABCNews

2:00amNewsfromallovertheworld.

2:FindingNemo

10pmAcartoonmovieabouthowthelittlefishcalledNemotravelsthrough

theseatofindhisfather.

4:TravelAroundtheWorld

00pmDoyouwanttoknowhowpeopleliveindifferentcountries?Doyou

wanttomakefriendswithforeignkids?ComertojoinWubbzy'strip.

()6.willtakeyoutoseehowpeopleliveindifferentcountries.

A.ElmoB.NemoC.WubbzyD.Jemima

()7."ABCNews“beginsat.

A.8:30amB.2:IUpmC.12:00amD.9:2。am

()8.KidswillNOTin“PlaySchool”.

A.singsongs.B.drawpictures

C.listentostoriesD.makethings

()9.Petershouldwatchtheprogram""ifhewantstoknowaboutcats.

A.Elmo'sWorldB.PlaySchool

C.ABCNewsD.TravelAroundtheWorld

()10.ThemovieFindingNemoisabouta.

A.boyB.girlC.fishD.toy

C

Whenyouarelearningalanguage,listening,speakingandwritingareimportant,butreading

canalsobeveryhelpful.WhenyouTead,youcannotonlylearnsomenewwords,butalsolearn

howtousethem.Whenyoureadapassage,itgivesyouagoodexampleforwriting.

Herearesomegoodreadingtins.

Firstly,trytoreadattierightlevel(水平).Readsomething(hatyoucanunderstand.Ifitis

toohardforyou,itisnotinieresting

Secondly,trytounderstandthenewwords.Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapage,

don'tuseadictionary.Instead,trytoguesstheirmeaningsasyouread.Mark(作标记)themwith

apencil.Thenlookthemupinadictionarywhenyoufinishreading,andwritetheminyourown

vocabularybook.Trytorememberthem.

Thirdly,trytoreadforashorttimeonceaday.Fifteenminutesorhalfanhoureverydayis

betterthantwohourseverySunday.Forexample,youcanreadbeforeyougotobed,orafteryou

getuporatlunchtime.

Lastly,readsomethingthatinterestsyou.Chooseanewspaper,abookoramagazineabouta

subjectthatyoulike.Itwillbeeasyenoughforyoutounderstand.

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。(10分)

()11.Theunderlinedwerd"lips"inthepassagemeans""inChinese.

A.末端B小费C.处所D.建议

()12.Howmanyreadingtipsdoesthewritergiveus?

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

()13.Ifyoumeetafewnewwordsonapagewhilereading,youcan.

A.stopreading

B.guessthemeaningsatfirst

C.writethemdownatonce

D.loo*(hemuprighlaway

()14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Readingalotcanhelpyouwritebelter.

B.Itisusefulforyoutoreadforlongonceaweek.

C.Whenyouread,youcanonlylearnsomenewwords.

D.TrytoreadsomethinghardtomakeyourEnglishbetter.

()15.WhichistheBESTtideforthepassage?

A.Howtolookupanewword

B.Howtomakereadingbetter

C.Howtoremembernewwords

D.Howtochoosesomethingtoread

D

DearTommy,

I'mwritingtoyouonyourthirdbirthday.1wanttotellyousomethingaboutyourgrandma's

time.Iwasbomsixty-eightyearsagoinasmallvillage.

Transportationusedtobeabigproblem.Whenwetraveledfromvillagetovillage,weused

towalkorridehorses.

Shoppingwasnotaneasyjob,either.Therewerenosupermarketsintheneighborhood.We

usedtogrowmostofourownfood:riceandvegetables.Wekeptthingscoolinaspecial

undergroundroom.

Thebiggestdifferenceisthatyouhaveelectricity(电).Wedidn'thaveelectricityuntilvetylate

inoursmallvillage.Wedidn'thaveanytelevisionsofcourse.WeusedtoperfbnnourZoea/(地方,的)

musicandenjoyitverymuch.

Lifeusedtobeveryhard,butIwasnotupset.Iwouldlikeyoutoknowabout(heolddaysandbe

happyaboutwhatyouhavewhenyougrowup.Remember,feelinggoodaboutlifeisthekeyto

happiness.

Love,

Yourgrandma

根据书信内容，选搭最佳选项。(10分)

()16.Thisletteriswrittenby.

A.agrandfathertoagrandson

B.agrandmothertoagrandson

C.agrandfathertoagranddaughter

D.agrandmothertoagranddaughter

()17.Tommyiswhentheletteriswritten.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

()18.Thisletterismostlyabout.

A.thewriter'soldlifeexperience

B.thewriter'sfiiturelife

C.whatakidcandoforoldpeople

D.howthewriterhaschanged

()19.WhichisNOTtrueaboutthewriter?

A.Shewasborninthecountryside.

B.Shefeltgoodabout(hevillagelife.

C.Sheusedtogrowvegetablesinthevillage.

D.Sheusedtowalkorridehorsesfromcitytocity.

()20.Whydidthewriterwritethisletter?

A.Shewantedtoshowthatlifenowisreallyhappy.

B.Shewantedtotellothersthatliftwassohardinthepast.

C.Shewantedthekidtobepositiveaboutlifeinthefuture.

D.Shewantedthekidtodrcamabouthisfuturelife.

E

Onthefirstdayofmysixthgrade,1sawonelittlegirlcalledAmyontheschoolbus."Don't

talktoher,“saidLauren,whosatbesideme,“ortheywillmakefiinofyou.”

Amyhadmanyphysicaldifferences—lotsofreasonsforotherkidstomakefunofher.Her

eyesweren'tstraight.Herglasseswereloobig.Andshehadreallyuglyteeth.

Everydayaswedrovetoandfromschool,kidswouldinsultAmy,“God,whatastrangeface!

Stoplookingatmc^^^

Ihadtobeinsilence.Afterall,Ididn'twantthemtotreatmeinthesameway.

ButwhileIwasinsultingher,myheartachedforthegirl.1couldseethatshewasso

ashamed(感至。羞耻的)andalone.ThenIwantedtostandupfbrher.Ijustdidn'tknowhowio

stopmyschoolmatesuntilthenightofourclassskatingparty.

Ourwholeclasswasthere.Amywasthere,too.Amydidn'tknowhowtoskate,butIcould

seehowmuchshewantedtohavefunliketherestofus.SoIskatedovertoherandtookherby

thehand.Shejustsmiled,andwasveryexcited.

ThenextmorningtherewasmuchnewsaboutAmyandmeskatingtogether.Butnobody

laughedatherorme.Andtheydidn'tfbrtherestoftheyear.IneverheardfromAmyagainafter

theschoolyear.ButI'vealwayshopedthatIchangedherlifefbrthebetter.

()21.WhatgradewasthewriterinwhenhefirstmetAmy?

A.GradeI.Br.Grade2.

C.Grade5.D.Grade6.

()22.WhatdidAmylooklike?

A.Shewasbeautiful.

B.Shewasugly.

C.Shewasfat.

D.Shewasserious.

()23.Theunderlinedword"insult”hasthesimilarmeaningto"

A.laughatB.lookafter

C.wakeupD.talkwith

()24.Whatdidhedoontheirclassskatingparty?

A.HetaughtAmytoskate.

B.HeintroducedAmytoothers.

C.HedroveAmyoutoftheparty.

D.HesaidsorrytoAmy.

()25.Whathappenedaftertheparty?

A.KidsbegantoUlkwithAmy.

B.Amylefttheschool.

C.KidsnolongerlaughedatAmy.

D.Amy'slifechangedfbrtheworse.

F

I'mTessa,18yearsoldnow.Iremembermytimeatprimaryschoolwell.Ifeelsomeofitis

reallygood,butsomeofitcanbrin。backbadmemories.

Myfirstday

I'llneverforgetmyfirstdayatprimarysc+iool.IrememberIfeltreallynervousonthatday.

Wcwereinassembly(集合)，andtheheadteacherwasintroducinghimself.Agirlnexttome

startedaskingaboutmyshoes.So,Itoldheraboutmyshoes.Suddenlytheheadteacherlookedat

mewithanangryface."RequietwhenIamspeaking!Goandstandinthecomer,,5hesaidI

rememberIfeltsoterribleatthattime.

Myfirstteacher

IrememberhernamewasMrsSimpson.Shewasreallyprettyandhadalovelysmile.She

hadasoftvoiceandalwaysworethesamesweater.Sheseemedsoniceafterthathorrible(可怕

的)headteacher.

Sportsday

Thesportsdaywasthebestdayofschool!Iusedtopracticefor(hefive-kilometerracsand

oneyearIactuallywon!

Mynickname(绰号)

Everyoneintheclasshadanickname.Someofthenicknameswerefiinnyandsomeweren't

verynice.Therewasathingirlwhoeveryonecalled“spiderlegs”.Iremembertheyusedtocall

me^mushroom(W2S)head^^becausemyhairstuckout(突Hl)oneitherside.1(madealasting

impressiononme.Notagoodone.

根据短文内容，选挎最佳选项。(10分)

()26.Theunderlinedphrase"bringback”means""inChinese.

A.归还B.归来C.恢复D.使想起

()27.WhydidtheheadteachermakeTessastandinthecorner?

A.Becauseshefailedatest.

B.Becauseshewasthetallest.

C.Becauseshetalkedwiththegirlnexttoher.

D.Becauseshedidn'tlistencarefullyinclass.

()28.WhatdidTessathinkofherheadteacher?

A.Nice.B.Impolite.

C.Horrible.D.Funny.

()29.Tessa'sclassmatescalledher“mushroomhead"becauseof.

A.hershoesB.herhairstyle

C.herthinlegsD.herfunnyface

()30.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Tessathinkshernicknameisnotagoodone.

B.Tessa'sfirstteacherwasveryniceandkind.

C.Tessamainlytellsussomethingaboutherprimaryschoolmemories.

D.Tessa'sfirstdayatprimaryschoolwaswondcrftilbecauseshemadeanewfriend.

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TORONTO—AnewreportfromtheVanierInstituteforthefamilysaysthattherearemore

problemchildrentodaythan50yearsago.

YorkUniversityprofessorAnneAnibcrt,thewriterofthereport,saysthatbadinfluenceson

childrencomefromparents,schools,neighbors,themedia(媒体),etc.

Childrentodayhavebadbehavior.Theyarguemorewithothers.Theystopotherswhen

othersaretalking.Theyarelesspoditetoothers.Theychoosetofightraiherthandiscusswhen

theydisagreewitheachother.Whentheyhavedisagreementswiththeirparents,theywanttorun

awayfromhome.Theyt