九年級英語閱讀訓(xùn)練(中等難度)九年級英語閱讀訓(xùn)練(中等難度)九年級英語閱讀訓(xùn)練(中等難度)九年級英語閱讀訓(xùn)練(中等難度)編制僅供參考審核批準(zhǔn)生效日期地址：電話：傳真:郵編:九年級英語閱讀訓(xùn)練時間：60分鐘分數(shù)：60分完形填空。（每小題1分，共15分）Longlongago,therewasaswan（天鵝）withgoldenfeathers（金羽毛）.Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhouse_41_thelakewithhertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,_42_still,theylivedahardlifeandsometimestheyevendidn’thaveenough_43_tobuyfood.Theswanwas_44_toseethat.Shesaidtoherself,“I’llgiveoneofmy_45_tothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers.”Thatevening,she_46_tothepoorwoman’shouseandleftagoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsaying_47.Fromthenon,theswamcameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappybecausetheirlifewasmuch_48thanbefore.Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy（貪婪）.Shesaidtoher_49_.”Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeall_50feathersshenshecomesnexttime.”“Oh,no,Mom!”criedthedaughters,“Thiswill_51_theswan.Shehelpsusalot!”Butthemotherwouldn’tlisten.Whenthe_52_cameasusual,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeathers_53_chickenfeathers.Then,theGoldenSwansaid,“PoorMother,Icameto54_you,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwill_55_comeback.Neverbegreedy!”Withthesewords,theswanflewaway.41.A.above B.over C.near D.under42.A.and B.but C.so D.or43.A.money B.time C.room D.energy44.A.happy B.surprised C.sad D.scared45.A.presents B.goldencoins C.feathers D.collections46.A.flew B.ran C.climbed D.walked47.A.something B.everything C.nothing D.anything48.A.duller B.better C.busier D.harder49.A.brothers B.sisters C.sons D.daughters50.A.his B.her C.their D.our51.A.hurt B.save C.protect D.refuse52.A.woman B.daughter C.chicken D.swan53.A.heardof B.changedinto C.lookedfor D.camefrom54.A.trouble B.help C.teach D.invite55.A.sometimes B.always C.usually D.never二、閱讀理解。（每小題1.5分，共30分）A

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed(窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom(習(xí)慣)ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.

Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding(點頭)yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.

Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenough,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.

InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.Doingthisin56TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen_________.

A.wereforeignersB.didn'thavetickets

C.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus57.Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshould_________.

A.learnthelanguageofthecountry

B.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountry

C.haveenoughtimeandmoney

D.makefriendswiththepeoplethere58InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.

A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable.

B.topassfoodwiththelefthand.

C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.

D.tohelpyourselfattable.59.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.

A.acommon(平常的)habitB.animportantmanner

C.aserious(嚴(yán)重的)troubleD.abadmanner60.Thebesttitle(題目)forthisarticleis________.

A.People'sEverydayLifeB.MindYourManners

C.ShakingandNoddingHeadD.TakingaBusinEnglandBBritain’ssmallestschoolwascloseddownbecauseitsonlypupilfailedtoturnupforclass,afamousBritishnewspaperreportedinMay.Thenewspapersaidthesix-year-oldgirl’sparentswereunhappywithateacherwhojustgotthenewjobtoteachtheonlypupil.Theschoolhadbeenclosedforthelastninemonthsafteritsformer(前任的)teacherretired（退休）andtheonlyotherpupilmovedontoasecondaryschool.Thenewteacher,MsPuckey,wastostartteachingthegirlandreopentheschool.Butthegirl’smotheriskeepingherdaughterathome.“Iwasnotpleasedwiththenewteacher,”themothersaid,“IhadtoldtheoldteacherasfarbackaslastSeptemberthatifMsPuckeygotthejob,mychildrenwouldnotbegoingtoschool.”TheschoolliesonanislandoffthenortheastcoastofScotland.Althoughtherewasonlyonepupil,theschoolisverygoodinmanywaysandhasaheadmaster,threecomputers,atelevisionandanartroomaswellasaschoolhousewiththreebedrooms.61.Thereadingisabout_________.A.thesmallestschoolthatwascloseddown

B.theonlypupilinthesmallestschoolC.thenewteacherandherteaching

D.theoldteacherwhojustretired62.“turnup”inthereadingmeans_________.A.passanexam

B.gotoschool

C.paymoney

D.handinhomework63.Fromthereadingwecanknowthattheschool_____.A.istoofarforthestudents

B.doesnothaveenoughteachersC.doesnothavemanypupils

D.isnewbutsmall64.Beforetheschoolwascloseddown_________.A.thegirl’smotherwantedtoteachherdaughterathomeB.theonlypupilhadtomovetoasecondaryschoolC.afamousnewspaperhadwrittensomethingaboutitD.thegirl’smotherhadatalktotheformerteacher65.Thereadingdoesn’tsaybutwecaninfer(推斷)that_______.A.thegirl’smotherhadonlyonechild

B.thenewteacherwasnotkindtothegirlC.theoldteacherwasfittoteachthegirl

D.theparentswereunhappywiththeschoolCMyfriendMattandIarrivedattheActivityCentreonFridayevening.Theaccommodationwasn'twonderful，butwehadeverythingweneeded(beds，blankets，food)，andwewerepleasedtobeoutofthecityandinthefreshair.

OnSaturdaymorningwemettheothertenmembersofourgroup.Cameronhadcomealongwithtwofriends，KevinandSimon，whilesistersCaroleandLynnhadcomewithAmanda.ThereweresomeothermembersIdidn'tknow.Wehadcomefromdifferentplacesandnoneofusknewthearea.

Weknewweweregoingtospendtheweekendoutdoors，butnoneofuswassureexactlyhow.Halfofusspentthemorningcavingwhiletheotherswentrock-climbingandthenwechangedatlunchtime.MattandIwenttothecaves(巖洞)first.Climbingoutwasharderthangoingin，butafteragooddealofpushing，wewereoutatlast.Thoughwewerecoveredwithmud，wewerepleasedandexcitedbywhatwe'ddone.66.ThewriterspenttheSaturdaymorning_____.

A.rock-climbingB.sleeping

C.meetingfriendsD.caving

67.Therewere_____membersinallinthewriter'sgroup.

A.6B.8C.l0D.1268.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.

A.someofthegrouphadbeentherebefore

B.thegrouphaddonerock-climbingmanytimes

C.someofthegroupalreadykneweachother

D.groupallcamefromthesamecity69.Thewritethoughtherweekendwas_____.

A.interestingB.relaxing

C.frighteningD.unpleasant70.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.

A.thewriter'sfriendsattheActivityCentre

B.thewriter'sexperienceattheActivityCentre

C.outdoorsportsattheActivityCentre

D.howtogorock-climbingandcavingDWehaveknownforalongtimethatflowersofdifferentplantsopenandcloseatdifferenttimeofday.Thisissofamiliarthatthereseemstobenoneedtoaskthereasonforit.Yetnoonereallyunderstandswhyflowersopenandcloselikethisatparticulartimes.Theprocess(過程)isnotassimpleaswemightthink,asrecentexperimentshaveshown.Inonestudy,flowerswerekeptinconstant(連續(xù)的)darkness.Wemightexpectthattheflowers,withoutanyinformationaboutthetimeofday,didnotopenastheynormallydo.Infact,theycontinuedtoopenattheirusualtime.Thissuggeststhattheyhavesomemysterious(神秘的)wayofknowingthetime.Theirsenseoftimedoesnotdependoninformationfromtheoutsideworld;itis,sotospeak,insidethem,akindof“innerclock”.Thisdiscovery(發(fā)現(xiàn))maynotseemtobeveryimportant.However,itwaslaterfoundthatnotjustplantsbutalsoanimals—includingman—havethis“innerclock”whichcontrolstheworkingoftheirbodiesandinfluences(影響)theiractivities.Men,then,arealsoinfluencedbythismysteriouspower.Whetherwewishitornot,itaffectssuchthingsinourlifeasourneedforsleep,ourneedforfood.Inthepast,thisdidnotmatterverymuchbecausepeoplelivedinnaturalcondition.Inthemodernworld,thingsaredifferent;nowtherearespacemen,airplanepilotsand,inordinarylife,alotofpeoplewhohavetoworkatnight.Itwouldbeveryuseful,then,toknowmoreaboutthe“innerclock”.Suchordinarythingsasflowersmighthelpusunderstandmoreaboutourselves.71.Arecentexperimentshowedthat________________.A.differentflowersopenandcloseatdifferenttimesofdayB.fortheiropeningandclosing,flowersdonotneedinformationfromtheoutsideworldC.flowersareinfluencedbyweaklightevenwhentheyareinadarkroomD.flowerscanbeusedfortellingthetime72.The“innerclock”_________________________.A.isanunimportantdiscoveryB.isonlyfoundinanimalsC.hasnotbeenunderstoodbyfarD.hasaneffectonhumanlife73.Furtherstudyofthe“innerclock”willbeusefulbecause________________.A.itmighthelpusinsomewayB.wedonotyetunderstandplantsandanimalswellenoughC.thenumberofspacemenandairplanepilotsisfastincreasingD.weshouldtrytolivemorenaturallythanwedonow74.Keptinconstantdarkness,flowers________________________.A.willnotopenorcloseasusualB.willnotopenanylongerC.willopenastheydoinnaturalconditionsD.willalwaysremaininfullblossom(開花)75.________________haveamysteriouspowerofknowingtimewithoutinformationfromtheoutsideworld.A.AnimalsincludingmanaswellasplantsB.AlllivingthingsexceptmanC.FlowersaretheonlythingsintheworldthatD.Neitheranimalsnorplants三、任務(wù)型閱讀。（每小題2分。共10分）Therearethreegirlsinmyfamily.Anneissixyearsolderthanme.Ourfamilyusedtobeverypoor,andourmotherworkedatafactoryintheevenings.Becauseourmotherwassobusy,Annetookcareofmeandmyyoungersister.Duringmyteenageyears,Annewasalwaysthereforme,notonlyasabigsister,butasamotherandbestfriend.WhenIwasseventeen,Ithoughtaboutwinningacollegescholarship(大學(xué)獎學(xué)金).Inordertowinit,Ihadtogoforanimportantinterview.AtthattimeAnnewasbusyworkinginarestaurant.Itoldherofmyinterviewandaskedheradviceonwhattowear.Ishowedhermybestclothesandmyshoes.Therewasahole(洞)inoneoftheshoes.Annesuggestedthatwegoshopping,andwetookthebustoashoestore.Wefoundabeautifulpairofshoesonsale.Shetoldmetotrythemon.“But…”Isaid. “Thisinterviewisimportant.Iwanttoseeyougetthatscholarship.”Isaidnothing.However,Iknewthiswasalotofmoneyforher.Shewouldprobablyhavetoeatnothingbuthamburgersforatleastamonth.Iwenttotheinterviewwithmybeautifulnewshoes.IwonthescholarshipandyearslaterIbecameanengineer.Althoughtheywereniceeverydayshoes,Ididn’twearthemmuchwhenIwasincollege.Theshoesmeantalottome.Now,twentyyearshavepassed,Istillhavethatpairofshoeswithme,andIjustwearthemonimportantoccasions(場合).根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。91.Whotookcareofthewriterwhenshewasateenager?_______________________________________________________92.Howoldwasthewriterwhenshewentf