期中Units1-4阅读理解专练2021-2022学年人教新目标英语九年级上册

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Carnival(狂欢节) is ne f the mst imprtant natinal hlidays in Brazil.It is nt held t celebrate a big histrical event, but it is a time f friendship and freedm(自由). Besides this, it's als a time when Brazilians dn't have t wrk. Peple' can chse t hld parties r just have a gd rest instead. Mst peple hld parties, day after day, night after night. There is a frty-day perid called Lent(大斋期) befre Easter. During that perid， Christians(基督教徒)can’t eat meat r take part in any activities.
Carnival is held during the fur days befre the start f Lent. Peple put n their hliday clthes and g ut t enjy themselves. Sme dance schls ften hld activities t shw their dances. Many peple enjy this festival. After Carnival, everything returns t the state, but sme peple dn’t respect its end. They always cntinue their parties. Hwever, sme peple are nt happy with this behavir and they feel it leaves a bad image f the hliday.I like Carnival. It's a time fr peple frm all ver the wrld t get tgether and understand each ther better.It’s a wnderful hliday and I hpe mre peple will respect it.
( )1. Carnival usually starts_______.
A. 4 days after Easter
B. 4 days after Lent
C. 44 days befre Easter
( )2. The underlined wrd "image"in this passage means “_____” in Chinese.
A.表演B.来源C.印象
( )3. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut Carnival?
A.Carnival is a bring hliday in Brazil
B. Peple in Brazl d nt have t wrk during Carnival.
C. Carnival is celebrated t remember a famus persn.
( )4. Frm this passage, we knw that______.
A. sme peple dn’t respect Carnival well enugh
B. the writer ften hlds Carnival parties
C. Carnival isn't traditinal and is liked by few peple
( )5. Which f the fllwing culd be the best title fr the passage?
A. Different Cultures
B. Christians' Lives
C. Carnival in Brazil
B
We spke t three students frm arund the wrld abut different natinal hlidays. There are different custms fr each festival.
Tan Xiadng, 15, Hng Kng, China
“It'll sn be the Chinese New year. Befre it, we'll clean the huse and decrate( 装饰) it fr gd luck. Every shp is ging t be clsed fr a few days and we'll g ut a lt t celebrate in the streets. We might g and see the lin and dragn dances in the city center.I lve this festival.
Wendy, 16, Sydney, Australia
“ Australia Day is n 26th January and it's an imprtant hliday here. We always have a Mnday ff, s we celebrate fr three days. My parents and I g t the cuntryside fr a picnic and ur friends always cme ver. Many peple g t beach parties r street parties and there are lts f music and dancing. What fun!”
Amy, 14, New Yrk, the USA
“ The first Thanksgiving Day was hundreds f years ag when Eurpeans wh came t America thanked Gd fr his help. It's still a very imprtant day fr families t be tgether. This year we're ging t visit my grandparents and we’ll eat a delicius meal f turkey. Thanksgiving
Day is n the furth Thursday in Nvember every year.”
( )1. Hw many festivals are mentined in the passage?
A. Tw. B. Three. C. Fur. D. Five
( )2. During the Chinese New Year, turists might_____ accrding t the passage.
A. d a lt f shpping
B, eat turkey
C. g t beach parties
D. see lin and dragn dances
( )3. On Australia Day, Wendy and her parents ften______.
A. have a picnic in the cuntryside
B. g t a swimming pl
C. have a party at schl
D. clean the huse and dance
( )4. What d yu think“ turkey” is in this passage?
A. A cuntry.
B. A festival.
C. A kind f fd.
D. A kind f drink
( )5. Frm the passage, we can learn that______.
A. Amy is frm Sydney, Australia.
B. different festivals have different custms
C. many peple g ut fr a picnic with friends befre the Chinese New Year
D.Thanksgiving Day is n 26th January in the USA
C
When yu are reading smething in English, yu may ften meet with a new wrd. What's the best way t knw it?
Yu may lk it up in the English-chinese dictinary. It will tell yu a lt abut the wrd: the prnunciatin, the Chinese meaning and hw t use the wrd. But hw can yu knw where the wrd is in thusands f English wrds? Hw t find it in the dictinary bth quickly and crrectly?
First, all the English wrds are arranged(安排) in the letter rder. In the dictinary yu can first see the wrds beginning with letter A, then B, C, D means, if there are tw wrds "desert"and “ pull”, “desert” will be certainly befre"pull". Then if there are tw wrds bth beginning with the same leter, yu may lk at the secnd letter. Then the third, the furth...
Fr example, "pardn” is befre "plugh”, “judge” is befre"just”, etc.
D yu understand hw t lk up wrds in the dictinary? The dictinary will be yur gd friend. I hpe yu'll use it as ften as pssible in yur English study.
( )1. This passage is abut______.
A. different dictinaries
B. new wrds in writing
C. using an English-chinese dictinary
D. the best way f reading
( )2. In the dictinary yu may nt find______.
A. hw t use the wrd
B. hw t prnunce the wrd
C. the spelling f the wrd
D. wh used the wrd first
( )3. In the English-chinese dictinary, the last wrd______.
A. begins with A
B. begins with Z
C. is nt ften used
D. is a shrt ne
( )4. Which grup f wrds is in the right rder in an English-chinese dictinary?
A. century, center, business
B. perhaps, prduce, plenty
C. straight, subject, surprise
D. freign, entrance, headache
( )5. In the passage the writer tries t tell us that______.
A. we have t use a dictinary when we read smething in English
B. an English-chinese dictinary can tell us everything abut a wrd
C. an English-chinese dictinary can help us a lt in ur English study
D. all English-chinese dictinaries are the same
D
Nt nly kids f Tiger Mms g t Harvard.
Dawn Lggins f Lawndale, N. C., is n her way t Harvard, ne f the eight wrld-famus universities in the eastern US. Nbdy encuraged her t study r paid fr her special classes. This girl created her wn future.
The teen was abandned by her family last summer, when her parents and tw sisters mved t Tennessee. She fund herself hmeless and had t spend the night n friends’ sfas.
The schl bus driver learned abut Dawn's situatin and invited Dawn t mve in with her family. Sn, Dawn had a jb at Burns High Schl. She wrked frm 6 a m. t 7: 40 a, m. befre the first schl bell rang. She swept flrs and picked up trash again in the afternns, befre diving int her studies in the evenings.
Dawn's hard wrk paid ff. She finished schl with a 3.9 GPA and scred 2, 110 n the SAT.
“There were times when I felt like it wuld be easiest if I gave up, "the 18-year-ld said.“ But it was never in me t give up, because I realized that I wuld never be successful unless I gt educatin.”
Even befre Dawn's family left her, she led a difficult life. Her family was pr and cups f ndles were ften the nly fd. Dawn"studied by candlelight” because her parents culdn't affrd t pay the electricity bill(电费).
Dawn has nw recnnected with her family. They’re prud f her accmplishments(成就) and are attending her high schl graduatin.
( )1. Why didn't Dawn give up her studies?
A. T recnnect with her family
B. T thank thse wh had helped her
C. T get educatin t be successful
D. T realize her dream f ging t Harvard
( )2. Wh helped Dawn when she fund herself hmeless?
A. Her teachers.
B. Her neighbrs
C. A Tiger Mm
D. A schl bus driver
( )3. What des the underlined wrd “abandned” mean in Chinese?
A.宠爱B.抛弃C.鼓励D.虐待
( )4. Which f the fllwing wrds best describes Dawn?
A. Open-minded.
B. Gd-natured
C. Strng-willed
D. Warm-hearted
( )5. What's the best title fr the text?
A. Anther Harvard girl
B. A girl in candlelight
C. Frm hmeless t Harvard
D. The rle f Tiger Mms
E
Sme peple have a very pr sense f directin. Unluckily, I am ne f them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lst there the next time.
When I was a little girl, I never dared t ask strangers the way. S I used t walk rund in circles and hpe that by chance I wuld get t the place I was ging t.
Nw, I am n lnger t shy t ask peple fr directins, but I ften receive wrng infrmatin. S I try t avid giving peple wrng directins. If anyne asks me the way smewhere, I always say, "Srry, I am a stranger here.”
Once n my way t wrk I was stpped by a man. He asked me if I culd tell him the way t the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked n nly a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way t my ffice building. Hwever, I had n time t turn back and lk fr him. I was rushing t meet with smene at my ffice and I didn't want t keep him waiting.
When I just gt t my ffice, the secretary shwed in the man wh had asked me fr directins. Imagine hw embarrassed I was and hw surprised he was when we saw each ther at first sight!
( )1. The writer always refuses t give peple directins because______.
A. she's a stranger t the city
B. she desn't knw the peple
C. she has n time t help thers
D. she’s afraid f giving wrng directins
( )2. A man stpped the writer n the way t______.
A. sell her smething
B. ask fr the time
C. make friends with her
D. ask fr the directin
( )3. The Friendship Building is the place where the writer______.
A. lives B. studies C. wrks D. teaches
( )4. The underlined wrd "embarrassed”,in the last paragraph means“______” in Chinese.
A.尴尬的B.困惑的C.激动的D.拮据的
( )5. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
A. The writer is t shy t give thers directins
B. The writer has a very pr sense f directin.
C. The writer never gt lst when she was yung.
D. The man was quite nervus when he saw the writer
F
When yu begin a letter in English, yu always put "Dear" befre the name f the persn yu are writing t. If it is a friend f yur wn age, yu just put their first name after"Dear", but fr adults yu d nt knw very well, it is mre plite t put Mr.”“Mrs”rMis3 befre their family name.If yu d nt knw whether a wman is married r nt, yu shuld use“Ms.” Instead f“Mrs.”r“Miss”.When yu write an fficial letter t smene whse name yu d nt knw, yu shuld begin with “Dear Sir r Madam”.
There are varius phrases yu can use at the end f a letter befre yu sign yur wn name. Fr friends and relatives yu can put “With lve frm” r Just “Lve”. Fr peple yu knw less well"Best wishes "r"Kindest regards＂ may be mre apprpriate(合适的). At the end f an fficial letter yu use"Yurs sincerely"if yu knw the persn's name and "Yurs faithfully"if yu d nt.
When yu address the envelpe, be sure t include the pstcde, s that the letter will be delivered(递送) as quickly as pssible. Finally, d nt frget t stick a stamp n the frnt！
( )1. Where shuld yu put“Mr.” “Mrs.” r “Miss”?
A. Befre family name.
B. After family name.
C. After given name.
( )2. What shuld yu end up with if yu write t yur uncle?
A. Yurs faithfully. B. With lve frm. C. Yurs sincerely.
( )3. What des the underlined wrd “varius” mean in Chinese?
A.各种各样的 B.相反的 C.相似的
( )4. What dn’t yu need t d n the envelpe?
A. Write dwn the pstcde.
B. Put a stamp n the frnt
C. Write dwn yur wn name
( )5. Which f fllwing sentences is true accrding t the text?
A. At the end f the letter, yu can just write yur name
B. If a wman is married, yu can nly use Mrs. befre her family name
C. Wher yu write an English letter, yu shuld begin with“Dear”
G
Micheal was a gd by. He was hard-wrking but shy, s he had n friends at schl. James was a new student in his class. Other students sn gt n well with him except Micheal.
One day, sme bys put sme mney int Micheal's bag and ne f them pretended( 假装) t have lst his mney. Of curse, they fund the mney in Micheal’s bag at last.
Micheal felt it shameful, but he culd nt say anything abut it. Sn his classmates called him a thief and laughed at him at schl. His teachers als believed he stle the mney and called his parents t the schl. Just then, James std ut and helped Micheal make, everything clear.
Frm that day n, Micheal and James became gd friends. James ften tk Micheal t take part in activities and Micheal became active. Micheal ften helped James with his math. Then Micheal gt mre friends, and he even became the mnitr in his class.
( )1. Micheal had n friends at schl because_______.
A. he was a new student
B. he culdn't get n well with James
C. he was shy
D. he wrked very hard
( )2. The underlined wrd“ shameful” means“______” in Chinese
A.害怕的 B高兴的 C.伤心的 D.可耻的
( )3. At last, Micheal’s classmates knew Micheal was nt a thief with the help f______.
A. James B.sme bys C. his teacher D. his parents
( )4. James may nt be gd at______.
A. music B. math C. science D. English
( )5. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the last paragraph?
A. The classmates were angry with James.
B. Micheal was still very shy.
C. James was a gd mnitr.
D. Finally, Micheal culd get n well with his classmates
H
We have heard abut peple wh have special memries. Recently there has been a reprt abut a wman frm Australla wh can remember almst every detail(细节) f all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrck, 25, is ne f just 80 peple wrldwide wh have been identified ( 确定) as having Highly Superir Autbigraphical Memry (HSAM,超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event-which mst peple wuld frget within days-as if it had happened just minutes ag.
“I remember my mum putting me in the driver’s seat f a car and taking a picture f me when I was 12 days ld”, she said. "That's my earliest memry. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was t yung t understand calendars, but I remember what I did that very day, what the weather was like and s n.”
Rebecca can als re-experience taste. If she’s eating smething that she desn't like, she thinks abut Black Frest cake, her favrite fd, and the memry will be s strng that she can nearly"taste"it.
Hwever， smetimes her memries prve(证明)t be painful. Because they're nt just events that she remembers. “ When I relive(再体验) memries，the feelings return, t,” Rebecca said.“ Fr example，I remember falling ver when I was three at my grandparents’ huse and hurting my left knee. Talking abut it nw, I feel painful in my left knee.”
“At night, I have t sleep with the radi/recrder and a sft light n，” she added. “ If it's t dark r quiet, my mind wuld be filled with all these memries and I can’t sleep.”
( )1. Which is NOT TRUE abut Rebecca?
A. She has special memries.
B. She is frm Australia.
C. She is 25 years ld.
D. She can remember every detail f all the events.
( )2. What happened t Rebecca n the day when she was 3 years ld?
A. She was identified as having HSAM.
B. Her mther put her in a car and tk a picture f her.
C. She started t understand calendars.
D. She hurt her left knee at her grandparents’ huse.
( )3. Whenever she is reliving her memries, _______.
A. she is happy
B. she experiences the feelings again
C. she feels pain in her knees
D. she can taste her favrite fd
( )4. What is the result f having HSAM?
A. She can remember every event in her daily life.
B. She can re-experience taste.
C. She can relive feelings.
D. All the abve.
( )5. Frm the passage， we can infer(推断)that_______.
A. HSAM can d her gd, but it als brings her pain
B. she feels painful if she recalls her experiences
C. she can fall asleep while she is re-experiencing memries
D. HSAM can greatly imprve her living cnditins
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