九上英语期末阅读专项巩固练习
一、阅读理解
It was not easy to learn different kinds of musical instruments well at the same time. I still remembered when I took my piano lessons, my mother said worriedly to my father, “Why hasn’t he made any progress with so much practice ” I tried to play the piano better. However, my parents never got a strong feeling of satisfaction (满意) with my piano performance.
From then on, I didn’t play any musical instrument until my old friend Larry invited me to play the violin with him when I was 60. It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again. One day, Larry asked me to take part in a violin performance with him. At first, thinking of my past, I wanted to refuse. I expected to hear his words that I would become more skilled with practice on stage . But he said, “OK, only play if you want to,” I was shocked by the unexpected answer.
In fact, nobody made me do it, so I had to make a choice by myself. I was willing to catch the chance this time. After a long and careful preparation, I played the violin with Larry. Though I didn’t lose all my nervousness, it was enough for me to overcome my fear. Finally, I offered a full performance in front of the audience (观众).
However, happy times always didn’t last long, my friend Larry passed away. It was a hard hit, but his influence stayed. It helped me not only in music, but on all sides of my life. Whenever I paid attention to what I wanted to do, joy usually took the place of fear.
1. The mother was worried about the writer because .
A. he spent little time playing the piano B. he made no progress in the piano
C. his father didn’t like him any more D. she had no time to teach him music
2. From Paragraph 2 we know that the writer .
A. actually wanted to play the violin with Larry B. didn’t want to play any musical instrument again
C. began to learn music at the age of 60 D. refused Larry’s invitation at last
3. The writer felt a little during his violin performance with Larry.
A. angry B. bored C. nervous D. tired
4. The article mainly tells us .
A. not to fear but enjoy the joy of doing something
B. Larry is the writer’s best old friend in his life
C. how to offer a full performance in front of the audience
D. how to help a person both in music and on all sides of life
二、完形填空
A
A little boy kept a caterpillar(蝴蝶幼虫)in a large box. One day the caterpillar climbed up a stick and
started to create a cocoon(茧). His mother told him the caterpillar was going to go through a(n) 1 and become a butterfly.
The little boy watched every day，waiting for the coming out of the butterfly. One day it happened, a small hole 2 in the cocoon and the butterfly started to struggle(挣扎)to come out. At first the boy was 3 ，but soon he became worried. The butterfly was struggling so hard. But it looked like it was making no 4 . Hoping to see it out，the boy decided to help. He cut the cocoon with scissors to make the hole 5 and the butterfly quickly flew out.
To his surprise, the butterfly had an unexpectedly large body and small wings. He 6 to
watch the butterfly， hoping that the wings would be dry and large to support the huge body. But
nothing happened! It was never able to 7 .
The boy tried to 8 what had gone wrong. To help him，his mother took him to talk to a
scientist. He 9 that the butterfly was supposed to struggle. Without the struggle，the butterfly would never fly . The boy's good wish 10 the butterfly.
As you go through school life，keep in mind that struggling is an important part of any experience for growth. It is the struggle that causes us to develop our ability to fly.
1. A. step B. level C. change D. accident
2. A. acted B. formed C. remained D. invented
3. A. tired B. excited C. bored D. sad
4. A. efforts B. mistakes C. progress D. promise
5. A. bigger B. deeper C. smaller D. brighter
6. A. remembered B. happened C. started D. continued
7. A. climb B. survive C. move D. fly
8. A. find out B. try out C. carry out D. break out
9. A. forgot B. guessed C. believed D. learned
10. A. killed B. hurt C. satisfied D. circled
B
Another person’s enthusiasm (热情) was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my 1 .
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 2 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is known for being the 3 boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the 4 . Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are 5 . This is not the worst boy at all, but the 6 one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his
enthusiasm.” That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 7 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She advised my father to go to a dental (牙科) school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 8 and my brother and I could be better 9 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a second-hand 10 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I 11 her for her enthusiasm because I thought it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers. One day I was doing the same kind of 12 when I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. And above all, I wasn’t the 13 beneficiary(受益者). My father became the richest man in our town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 14 has! When that power is there to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 15 strengthened by faith (信念), it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary failure can never match.
You can communicate the power with anyone who needs it. This is surely the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
1. A. mother B. stepmother C. grandmother D. grandfather
2. A. rushed B. introduced C. carried D. sent
3. A. best B. bravest C. worst D. shyest
4. A. head B. nose C. mouth D. eye
5. A. wrong B. right C. perfect D. impolite
6. A. best B. smartest C. kindest D. friendliest
7. A. decision B. mind C. expectation D. imagination
8. A. helpful B. meaningful C. successful D. useful
9. A. educated B. entertained C. treated D. respected
10. A. camera B. typewriter C. bicycle D. radio
11. A. knew B. doubted C. understood D. thanked
12. A. teaching B. reading C. studying D. writing
13. A. only B. same C. next D. real
14. A. luck B. kindness C. enthusiasm D. confidence
15. A. never B. always C. often D. seldom
三、任务型阅读（每空一词）
Travel sets us thinking and makes us discuss major world problems. Traveling can improve our thinking skills. That’s WHY we travel. What follows is HOW we travel.
CHEAP TRAVEL
The less you spend, the closer you come to the reason you came.
We’re savers by choice when traveling, although we could afford to stay in middle-priced hotels and eat in their restaurants if we cut back on the length of our trips. By spending less we can travel longer and travel better. We meet more locals by using buses rather than taxis and by staying in small family-run hotels and eating in local-style cafes. Spending too much money makes you away from the foreign experience you came to have.
TRAVELERS --- NOT TOURISTS
What’s the difference Travelers are more likely to get deeper into the life of a country than tourists. The way to do this is to do lots of pre-trip reading about the countries we will visit, and try to learn a few words of local languages.
Independent travel is usually far less expensive than packaged tours. We don’t use travel agents because we don’t stay in hotels that charge high, and we can get cheaper tickets on the Internet. We like figuring out where to eat and working out how to get around. This puts us into direct contact with the local people. Independent travel isn’t as comfortable or convenient, but it’s the most meaningful way to travel.
MOVING AROUND
Despite its discomforts, we take public transportation whenever possible. Traveling in a car is easier, but also scarier. In much of the world roads are poor and driving behaviors are not fixed. Luckily, even the less developed countries often have good public transportation systems, riding buses and trains brings us into close contact with the local people.
CARRYING STUFF(东西)
Backpacks work better for long-term travel than the wheeled luggage(轮式行李箱) most middle-aged travelers use. Using luggage is fine with a car, but backpacks are easier for bus and train travel. Best of all, wearing backpacks bridge the gap between age groups --- allowing gray-haired travelers like us to make friends with younger travelers.
1 to travel Travel can make us think and make us in____2___ of major world problems.
__10__ to travel Cheap travel We __3__ to be savers while travelling so that we can travel for a ___4___ time, and get close to the foreign experience.
Being travelers ● Travelers can get a better ___5___ of the life of a country than tourists ● We need to ___6___ in advance(提前) if we want to be independent travelers. ● Although packaged tours can avoid some trouble, independent travel can be more ___7___ .
Moving around Public transportation allows us to communicate with local people 8__ .
Carrying stuff We prepare backpacks to the wheeled luggage for long-term travel because they are easier to carry and can __9 __ the gap between age groups.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
四、缺词填空。
Chinese Go (围棋) is an important traditional Chinese art form. It is considered as the national chess. In a 1 times, Go was also called yi. So when two people play Go together, that is also called dui yi. The rules of Go are b 2 simple and complex (复杂的) at the same time. So it is not only a game of entertainment (娱乐) but a competition of the mind.
A full Go set has 361 pieces, 181 are black and 180 are white, and it is played on a board w 3 a 19 by 19 grid (格子). In a Go game, the two players try not to fight but to coexist (共存). That is, they try to win a larger space while allowing the o 4 side some space. The final purpose of a Go game is to achieve p 5 instead of fights between two sides.
Go carries deep cultural and philosophical connotations (哲学内涵). In the world of black and white pieces, the players use millions of different m 6 to place the pieces. The proper placement of each Go piece is similar to how one might s 7 a difficult problem in real life. The Chinese idiom “luo zi wu hui” exactly explains the life lesson: one should never regret (后悔)for the c 8 he has made. By playing chess, one does not aim to be the w 9 but to develop patience and foresight (前瞻目光). This is very v 10 to the governments across the world when they deal with international relationships.
___________ 2. __________ 3. ___________ 4. __________ 5. ___________
6. ___________ 7. __________ 8. ___________ 9. __________ 10. ___________
五、信息还原
Courage is often thought to be one of the important spirits everyone needs. Then what is courage ___1___. One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential(潜力). Kids build courage as they are growing up.
Many people talk about connections between courage and fear.___2___. If there is no fear, there is no need for courage. That is to say, courage is the ability to do what makes you feel afraid. Courage doesn't only mean great actions such as saving one’s life or taking a big risk. ___3____.For example, we show courage when we raise our hand to answer a hard question during class or try a new sport.
Courage is in everyday choices we make. Can you be kind to the new kid in your class ____4___.Or can you stand up for someone in need Often, these things don't come with praise, but they need courage.
___5___When we become brave enough to face failure, we’ ll be more willing to try new things and try again after we fail. Courage doesn't always shout. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ ll try again tomorrow.”
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________
六、词汇运用
Being talented is not enough
There is a story in the book History as a Mirror(资治通鉴) by Chinese historian Sima Guang.
Zhi Xuanzi was the head of Zhi, a big family of Jin____1____the late Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). He wanted a man named Zhi Yao to be the head of the family.
However,____2____ man in the family, named Zhi Guo, was against the idea. Zhi Guo said Zhi Yao____3___many things. For example, he was good at riding and shooting. He was decisive and talkative.____4____Zhi Guo pointed out that he made a big moral weakness (道德上的缺点)— he was unkind.
Still, Zhi Xuanzi___5____ . Zhi Yao became the head of the family. He quickly made the Zhi family the strongest in Jin. However, because of his aggressive (咄咄逼人的) style, three other families worked together to___6___the Zhi family. Finally, the Zhi family ___7___ .
Sima Guang used this story to talk about how important virtue(德行) is. Talent is not enough. Excellent people____8___ have not only talent, but also virtue.
If a person has virtue but no talent, he or she might work inefficiently (低效地).If a person has talent but no virtue, he or she might go in the wrong____9___. Having talent and virtue has been a common pursuit (追求) for people in China. Those who have talent and virtue were calledxiancai(贤才) in ancient times. If you ask which one is___10__between the two, it must be virtue. Only if a person has virtue can he or she get on the right way.
1.__________ 2.__________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________
6.__________ 7.__________ 8.__________ 9.__________ 10.__________
七、回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
What can you think of when talking about trains In most people's eyes they are just a means(方式) of transportation and journeys on trains are usually boring. However, a different train has caught lots of attention of netizens(网民) these days. It's the No.5609/5610 train in Southwest China. It is a slow train which runs between Chongqing and Xiushan county(县).
Compared(比较) with common trains, the No. 5609/5610 train has its own study rooms. In some carriages(车厢), some seats have been removed. Instead, many desks and chairs are fixed next to the windows for passengers(乘客) in need. What's more, Chinese characters(汉字)“Yu Yue” can be seen on the train, which mean“travelling and reading happily”.
In fact, there are also some other trains that have been turned into slow trains with study rooms, including Train No. 5619/5620 and Train No. 5633/5634 which run along the Chengdu-Kunming Railway. Students from nearby schools often take the trains between school and home. They consider the trains as their school buses, and many of them use travel time to complete their homework.
Besides trains with study rooms, the No. Z150 train with a book bar has also been welcomed by college students. The train runs between Guiyang and Beijing. There are nearly400 universities and colleges in the cities along the line. Since 2015, the train's dining car has been open for free at night to provide students with a library, free tea and other services(服务). Thanks for these small actions from the railway department(铁路部门), it's really good for passengers in need of a relaxing place to continue their studies.
1. Why is the No.5609/5610 train different from common trains
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2. Where are desks and chairs put on the No.5609/5610 train
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3. How can students on the No.5633/5634 train spend their travel time
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4. Which train provides a library for students
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What do you think of the small actions from the railway department
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参考答案
一、阅读理解
1-5 BACA
二、完形填空
1-5CBBCA 6-10DDADB
1-5BBCDA 6-10BBCAB 11-15 DDACB
三、任务型阅读
1-5 Why discussion choose longer understanding
6-10 prepare meaningful closely bridge/ narrow How
四、缺词填空
1．ancient 2．both 3．with 4．other 5．peace
6．methods 7．solve 8．choice 9. winner 10．valuable
五、信息还原
1-5BCFDE
词汇运用
during 2.another 3.was good at 4.But 5.disagreed
6.fight against 7.was beaten 8.nust 9.direction 10.more important
七、回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. Because it has its study rooms./ It has its (own) study rooms.
/ Because of its(own) study rooms.
2. Next to the windows.
3. They can complete their homework./ By completing their homework.
4. The No. Z150 train.
5. They are warm/ creative/ helpful/....
