牛津英語譯林版九年級英語閱讀強化訓練14

一、完形填空

IwillneverforgetawonderRilmemorythatastrangereverimpressedmeinOrlando,Florida.

Threeyearsago,Ihadaseriousdiseaseandhadtostayina___1___forsometime.Luckily,afterbeing

carefullytreated,Igotmuchbetter.Thedoctorssuggestedthataholidayshouldbegoodfbrmy___2___.Just

thenIreceivedaninvitationaskingmetoattenda___3___inOrlando,wherethefamousDisneylandwaslocated.

Myfamilyencouragedmetoattendit.SoIstartedfbrOrlando.

OnarrivinginSunshineState,Itookataxitothe___4___wherethemeetingwasheldandcheckedin.The

nextmorning,1tookanothertaxitodosomeshopping.Thecostoftakingtaxiswasso___5___thatIregrettedI

hadn'tborrowedacaratfirst.Later,Iwenttoacafetohave___6___.However,itwassobusythatIcouldn't

findanemptyseat.JustasIwaswonderingwhethertoleave,afriendlyvoicecamefrombehind,"Youcanshare

my___7___."Iturnedaroundandfoundanoldladysmilingatme.

Withmanythanks,Isatdownandwehadahappylunchtogether.Neartheendofthemealthe___8___

askedmewhyIcamehereandhowlongIwouldstay.Icouldn'thelp___9___thatIwouldn'tstaylongbecauseI

couldn'taffordtotravelbytaxi.

“You___10___takeataxianymore,“shesaidkindly.uYousee,Ijusthappenedtoretirefrommywork.

NowI'm___11___allday.I'dbepleasedtodriveyouanywhereyouwanttogo.”

Feelingmuchsurprisedanddoubted,Isaid,“Thanks,madam,butthatwouldbemuch___12___toyou.”

ButsheinsistedandIacceptedherkindnessatlast.

Thenextmorning,thekindlady___13___atthehotelandthentookmetotheDisneylandbeforesheleft.At

theendoftheday,shereturnedtotakemebacktothehotelagain.BeforeIgotoff,Iofferedhersomemoneybut

shejustpolitely14.

Thankstoher___15___,IhadawonderfulholidayinFlorida.Andthatsweetmemorywillbekeptinmy

mindfbrlong!

1.A.hospitalB.schoolC.hotelD.restaurant

2.A.friendsB.healthC.familyD.job

3.A.partyB.showC.matchD.meeting

4.A.parkB.supermarketC.hotelD.hospital

5.A.muchB.littleC.highD.low

6.A.breakfastB.lunchC.supperD.dinner

7.A.timeB.tableC.foodD.seat

8.A.waiterB.driverC.ladyD.owner

9.A.composingB.complainingC.contactingD.connecting

10.A.needn'tB.can'tC.shouldD.may

11.A.busyB.freeC.excitedD.bored

12.A.happinessB.kindnessC.troubleD.worry

13.A.turnedupB.wokeupC.tookupD.putup

14.A.tookB.keptC.refusedD.remembered

15.A.kindnessB.patienceC.businessD.confidence

二、閱讀理解

A

Burns

Bumsfromfireorothersourcesofheatrangefrommildtolifethreatening.Somebumscanbetreatedat

home,whileothersneedemergency（緊急情況）medicalcare.

Whattodoifyougetburned

First,decideifyoucantakecareofthebumyourself.Gotohospitalimmediatelyiftheburnisserious.

Ifyoucan'tgettoahospitalrightawayormustwaitfbranambulance（救護車），followthesesteps:

1.Removeclothingfromtheburnedarea.Donotremoveclothingthatisstucktotheskinanddon'tbreak

anyblisters（水泡）.

2.Runcool（notcold）waterovertheburnuntilthepaingetsbetter.Donotputbutter,oil,oriceonburns.

3.Lightlyplaceabandageoverthebum.

4.Removejewellerythatisclosetothebum.

Askforemergencymedicalcareif:

1.Theburnisserious.

2.Theburnedareaislarge（covertheareawithaclean,softclothoratowel）.

3.Theburncomesfromafire,electricalwireorchemicals.

4.Theburnlooksinfected（被感染的）.

Thinkaboutprevention!

Becarefulwhenusingcandles,heaters,andcurlingirons.Donotallowchildrentoplayinthe

kitchenwhilesomeoneiscooking.Childrencaneasilygetburnedinkitchens.

1.Ifyouareburnedbyacupofhottea,you.

A.cantreattheburnathomeB.havetoaskfbranambulance

C.mustgotohospitalD.needtostayinbedandrest

2.WhichwayoftreatingisRIGHTifyourburnisserious?

A.Takingawayclothingstucktotheskin.B.Placingbutter,oiloriceonthebumquickly.

C.Runningcoldwaterovertheburn.D.Puttingabandageovertheburn.

3.YoushouldaskforemergencymedicalcareEXCEPT.

A.theburnlooksinfectedB.theburnedareaissmall

C.thebumcomesfromchemicalsD.thebumisfromelectricalwire

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Howtopreventthebum.B.Howtousetheelectricequipment.

C.Howtoprotectchildren.D.Howtostopchildrengoingtothekitchen.

5.Thematerialprobablycomesfrom.

A.aguidebookB.astorybookC.ahospitalboardD.aparkboard

B

NiaoJinGongCang,or“toputawaythebowafterthebirdsaregone”,isaChineseexpressionreferringto

thepracticeofkickingouttheassistantswhentheirservicesarenolongerneeded.FanLi,awell-knownofficial

duringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod,wasmaybethefirstpersoninChinesehistorytotrulyunderstandthe

meaningandimportanceofthissaying.

DuringthewarbetweentheStateofWuandtheStateofYue,theKingofYuehadtwotopofficials,FanLi

andWenZhong.SoonaftertheStateofWuwasconquered,FanLisuddenlydisappeared.

Atfirst,theKingofYuewasworried.Butlater,afterFan'sshoesandclotheswerefoundalongwithanote

onthebankoftheTaihuLake,therulerthoughtotherwise.

Inthatnote,FansaidthatsincethenileroftheStateofWukilledhimself,therewereonlytwopersonswho

mightcauseproblemstotheKingofYue:OnewasXiShi,andtheotherwasFanhimself.

XiShimightcauseproblemsbecauseshemighttaketheking'sattentionawayfromstateaffairswithher

beauty,andFan,becausehehastoomuchcloutinthecourtandcouldbecomeathreattotheking'srule.

Thenoteconcludedbysaying,“Now,Ihavehelpedyougetridofbothofthem.”

ThekingthoughtthatFanhadkilledthebeautyanddrownedhimselfinthelake.Afewmonthslater,

however,Fanwasheardfromagain.WenZhongreceivedaletteradvisinghimtoquithispostandleavethecourt

assoonaspossible.

uAfterthebirdsaregone,thebowswillbethrownaway,andaftertheharesarekilled,thehuntingdogswill

becooked,9,Fanwrote.t4TheKingofYueisnotlikelytosharegooddayswithhisexperiencedassistants.^^

WendidnottakeFan'sadviceseriously.Itwasn'ttoolongbeforethekingbegantothinkthatwithFan's

disappearance,Wenwastheonlypersonwhohadtoomuchpowerinthecourtandtherefore,thekingfinally

forcedWentokillhimself.

FanowedhislifetohisdeepunderstandingoftheChineseidiomNiaoJinGongCang.

1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatFanLi.

A.wasafamousofficialintheStateofWuB.kneweverythingabouthuntingbirds

C.helpedtheKingofYueconquertheStateofWuD.wasgoodatChineseexpressions

2.TheKingofYuewasworriedafterthewarbecause.

A.FanLimightbeathreattohisruleB.FanLiknewhimverywell

C.FanLiranawaytoanothercountryD.FanLimightbeintrouble

3.AftertheKingofYuereadthenote,hethought.

A.FanLiandXiShihidintheWestLakeB.FanLiandXiShiwerebothdead

C.nobodymightcauseproblemstohimD.FanLiwasreallyatruefriend

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.FanLiandWenZhonghaddeepunderstandingofNiaoJinGongCang.

B.TheKingofYuewaslikelytosharegooddayswithhisassistants.

C.WenZhongthoughtwhatFanLisaidintheletterwasnotright.

D.WenZhonglosthislifebecausehedidn'tunderstandtheChineseidiom.

5.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThemeaningoftheChineseidiomNiaoJinGongCang.

B.ThewarbetweentheStateofWuandtheStateofYue.

C.HowFanLiandWenZhonghelpedtheKingofYue.

D.WhentousetheChineseidiomNiaoJinGongCang.

C

Whenwetakeaselfiewithourfriend,thetallfriendwillneedtosquatdowntobecaughtbythecamera;but

ashortfriendwillhavetostruggletostayinthepicture.Despitethisoccasionalproblem,humansprettymuchfall

withinanormalheightrangeandeveryoneusuallymanagestogetintheselfie.

Chinesemenare,accordingtoWorldData,onaverage1.7metrestall,whilewomenaretypically1.58metres,

Whatstopsusfromexceedingtheseheights?

AccordingtoastudyfromHarvardUniversity,thehumanheightrangeisaresultofevolution.''Heightisnot

justaboutheight,“TerenceD.Capellini,ahumanevolutionarybiologistatHarvardUniversity,toldPopular

Science."It'sabouttheoverallbiologicalgrowthofanorganism,atleastinhumans.Overmillionsofyears,

naturalselectionhasinfluencedthewayourorgansgrowandthereforethewayourbodiesgrowtoo.”

Ingeneral,thegenesthatareresponsiblefororgangrowtharequiteactiveininfants,causingthemtogrow

quickly.Butaschildrengetolder,thegenesslowdown.Eventually,astheyenterlateadolescence,thegenesturn

offandteenagersreachtheiradultheight.

Accordingtothestudy,thesegrowthgenesaccountfor70to80percentofourheight.Theotherfactorsthat

decideheightaresomeenvironmentalfactorslikepropernutritionandmodemhealthcare.Anexampleofan

environmentalfactoristhatwhenachilddoesn'tgetthenutritionheorsheneeds,thechildislesslikelytoreach

theaverageheight.

Manypeoplewouldliketobetallerthantheyare,butisthatnecessarilygoodfbrthem?Maybenot,Popular

Sciencereported.Asthegrowthgenesmutateandstayactiveeveninlateadolescence,somepeoplewhogrowtall

canhavehealthproblems.

Forexample,beingverytallcancauseexcessivepresssureontheheart.Itcanmeanthattheheartdoesn't

circulatethebloodaroundthebodyinsometallpeople,whichcancauseheartfailure.

Bonediseaseisanothersideeffectverytallpeoplecansufferfrom.Forexample,RobertWadlowfromthe

USA,was2.72metres,oneofthetallestpersonsinhistotyHesufferedfromsuchseriousbonediseasethathe

neededlegbracestohelphimwalk.Hediedattheageof22frominfectionscausedbyhislegbraces.

Forthisreason,researcherssuggestthatgoodnutritionandhealthcarearethebestwaytogrowtoatallbut

healthyheight,notgeneinterventions.

1.AccordingtoWorldData,what'stheaverageheightofChinesemen?

A.1.7metres.B.1.59metres.C.2.72metres.D.1.73metres.

2.Accordingtothearticle,whatmakesmostpeoplestaywithincertainheights?

A.Foodshortages.B.Naturalselection.C.Unhealthylifestyles.D.Excessive

pressure.

3.Accordingtothestudy,whatdecidesmostpartofourheight?

A.Environmentalfactors.B.Growthgenes.

C.Propernutrition.D.Modemhealthcare.

4.AccordingtoPopularScience,whatproblemsareverytallpeoplemorelikelytohave?

A.Heartdiseases.B.Sleepproblems.C.Blooddiseases.D.Nutritionproblems.

5.Whatisthebestwaytogrowatallheight?

A.Tousegrowthgenestohelpusgrow.B.Tohavehealthyfoodandproperexercise.

C.Towaitfbrourgeneticmutation.D.Todooperationsfbrlongerbones.

D

Beingfitisawayofsayingthatapersoneatswell,getsalotofphysicalactivities,andhasahealthyweight.

Ifyou'refit,yourbodyworkswell,youfeelgood,andyoucandoallthethingsyouwanttodo.Herearefive

rulestokeepfit.

Eatdifferentkindsoffoods

Youmayhaveyourfavouritefood,butthebestchoiceistoeatdifferentkindsoffoods.Ifyoueatdifferent

kindsoffoodsyou'remorelikelytogetthenutrientsyourbodyneeds.Tastenewfoodsandoldonesyouhaven't

triedfbrawhile.Somefoods,suchasgreenveggies,maytastebetter.

Drinkwaterandmilk

Whenyourereallythirsty,wateristhebestthirst-quencher.Andthere'sareasonwhyyourschooldininghall

offersmilk.Kidsneedcalciumtobuildstrongbones,andmilkisfullofthismineral.Howmuchdokidsneed?If

youare4to8yearsold,drink2.5cupsofmilkaday.Ifyou're9orolder,aimfbr3cupsofmilkaday.Avoid

sugarydrinks,likesodas.

Listentoyourbody

Whenyou'reeating,noticehowyourbodyfeelsandwhenyourstomachfeelscomfortablyfull.Sometimes,

peopleeattoomuchbecausetheydon'tnoticewhentheyneedtostopeating.Eatingtoomuchcanmakeyoufeel

uncomfortableandcanleadtounhealthyweightgain.

Limitscreentime

Whafsscreentime?It'stheamountoftimeyouspendwatchingTVorDVDs,playingvideogames,and

usingasmartphone,oracomputer.Themoretimeyouspendonthesesitting-downactivities,thelesstimeyou

havefbractiveactivities,likeplayingbasketball,bikeriding,andswimming.Trytomakeyourscreentimeno

morethan2hoursaday.

Beactive

Onejobyouhaveasakidisthatyougettofindoutwhichactivitiesyoulikebest.Noteveryoneloves

baseballorsoccer.Maybeyourhobbyiskungfii,ordancing.Askyourparentstohelpyoudoyourfavourite

activitiesregularly.Youmightevenwritedownalistoffunthingstodo,soyoucanuseitwhenyourmumordad

saysit'stimetostopwatchingTVorplayingcomputergames!

1.Theunderlinedword“nutrients“meansinChinese.

A.基因B.營養(yǎng)C.素質D.血型

2.Accordingtothispassage,ifBillis6yearsold,howmuchmilkwillheneedeveryday?

A.Twoandahalfcups.B.Threecups.C.Threeandahalfcups.D.Fourcups.

3.ThetimeyouspendisNOTthescreentimeaccordingtothepassage.

A.usingasmartphoneB.watchingTVC.playingvideogamesD.readingabook

4.Howmanyrulesofkeepingfitarementionedinthepassage?

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

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.HowtokeepfitB.HowtostopdiseaseC.HowtoloseweightD.Howtoeathealthily

三、任務型閱讀

A

Oneproblemalotofpeoplehavewithbooksisthattheybuythemandthennevergetaroundtoreadingthem.

Tosolvethisproblem,anArgentinian（阿根廷的）publishercalledEtemaCadenciacameupwithawonderful

idea:HeprintedananthologyofnewLatinAmericanauthorsindisappearinginkthetextofthebookwill

disappearintwomonthsafterthespecialpackageofthebookisopened,encouragingbuyerstogetaroundto

readingitbeforeitgoesaway.Theycallthis“thebookthatcan'twait”.Accordingtoavideopresentedwiththe

story,thebookwasagreatsuccess.Thepublishergaveawaytheentire（全部的）firsteditionatabookshopthe

dayitwasprinted,andreceived“thousandsofrequests（請求）“fbrmorecopiesofthebook.Italsogotalotof

mediareports.Sothepublisherisplanningtopublishotherworksindisappearingink.

Insomeways,theideaisprettyclever.Buthere,wehavesomesuggestions:

First,thebookshouldstartthevanishingprocess（消失過程）afterthereaderfirstopensthebook.Ifthe

vanishinginkbooksbecomeverypopularinthefuture,readerswillneedtoreadoneatatime.Theydon'twant

theirbookstovanishbeforetheyreadthefirstpage.

Second,thebookshouldfindagooduseafterthecontentinitdisappears.Maybeitcanberecycled,or

maybewecanuseitasanotebook.Therewouldbeamoreenvironmentallyfriendlywaytodothis.

根據短文內容，完成表格。（每空一詞）

Thebookthatcan'twait

InventorA1.______fromArgentinacalledEtemaCadencia.

ReasonAlotofpeoplecan't2._____onreadingthebooksaftertheybuythem.

Thetextofthebookwill3.______intwomonthsafterthespecialpackageofthebookis

opened.

Facts

The4.______ofthebookistoencouragebuyerstoreadthebook5.______beforeit

goesaway.

Thebookwasagreatsuccess.Thebookwassold6.______assoonasitwasprintedfbr

thefirsttime.

Presentsituation

And7.______ofpeoplerequestedthepublishertopublishmorecopiesofthebook.

Asa8._____,thepublisherisplanningtopublishotherworksindisappearingink.

First,thebookshouldn'tvanish9.______thereaderfirstopensit.

Suggestions

Second,peoplecan10._____thebook,suchasusingitasanotebook.

B

Doyouknowwhattodowhenthereisanemergency?Bycallingthepolice,youcanprotectyourselfand

thosearoundyou.

Callthepoliceinallofthefollowingemergencies:

?Acrime,suchasatheft,especiallyifitisstillinprogress.

?Acaraccident,especiallyifsomeoneisinjured.

?Domesticviolence,suchasachildbeingmistreated.

?Anythingelsethatseemslikeanemergency.

Youmayalsocallthepolicewhenyouseesomethingsuspiciousinyourneighbourhood:

?Someoneyoudon'tknowisfrequentlywalkingaroundinyourneighbourhood.Thiscouldbeasignthat

thepersonistryingtobreakintoahouse.

?Someoneistryingtoopenthedoorsofacar.Thiscouldbeasignthatthepersonistryingtostealthecar.

Whenyouseesomethingsuspicious,donotsupposesomeoneelsehasalreadycalledthepolice.People

oftenhesitatetocallthepoliceforfearofdanger.However,thepolicewanttohelppreventcrime.

Whatshouldyoudowhenyoucallthepolice?

Dial110(emergencynumberinChina;thenumbervariesfromonecountrytoanother-intheUSA,youdial

911tocallthepolice).Staycalmwhencallingandgiveyourname,addressandphonenumber.Then,tellthe

personwhyyouarecalling(Whathappened?Wheredidithappen?Whendidithappen?Isitstillinprogress?).

Followanyinstructionsyouaregiven.Forexample,thedispatchermightsay“Stayontheline"or"Leavethe

building^^.

Ifyoudialtheemergencynumberbymistake,donothangup.Doingsocouldmakethedispatcherthinkan

emergencyreallyexists.Instead,justtellthepersonthatyoucalledbymistake.Mostpolicedepartmentshavea

communicationcentre.Thecommunicationcentrestaffreachpoliceofficersbyradio.Policeofficerscarry

headsets,likeearphones,tostayintouchwiththecommunicationcentre.

根據短文內容，回答下列問題。每題答案不超過6個詞。

1.Accordingtothepassage,howcanyouprotectyourselfandpeoplearoundyouwhenthereisanemergency?

2.Howmanykindsofemergenciesarementionedinthepassage?

3.Whatmightastrangerdoifheisfrequentlywalkingaroundinyourn