上海市九年级下册英语阅读理解之文化与习俗14篇Word文档下载推荐.docx

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A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowprice

B.hamburgerswereeasytomake

C.beefwasverypopularinAmerica

D.theycouldmakealotofmoney

3.Wendy’smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody_______.

A.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgers

B.byatelevisionadvertisement

C.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinit

D.attheMcDonald’srestaurant

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpression“Where’sthebeef?

”means_______.

A.Thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobe

B.Thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobe

C.Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe

D.Wendy’sisthebiggest

【答案与解析】本文主要讲述‘‘Where’sthebeef?

’’这一表达语是如何产生并流行于美国大众的。

1.A。

细节题。

根据短文内容McDonald（麦当劳）restaurant是由美国商人Ray创办的。

2.D。

判断题。

由于Ray的成功，他成了富豪，其他商家也看到了商机，所以他们也开办快餐店（Hamburgerrestaurants），因为他们认为能赚大钱。

3.B。

根据文章内容可知theexpression“Where’sthebeef?

”是Wendy通过电视广告使大众感知的。

4.C.细节题。

从文章的第一自然段中可找到答案。

Passage2

TheyearlyAcademyAwardsceremonywasonceaprivateaffair.Now,becauseoftelevision,itisverymuchapublicaffair.HundredsofpeoplegatherinHollywoodtoseetheOscarspresentedtooutstanding（杰出的）actors,andothersinvolved（参与）inthemotionpictureindustry.Millionsmorewatchontelevision.

ItallbeganonMay16,1929,when270menandwomensatdowntodinnerattheHollywoodRooseveltHotel.Therewasnosecretaboutthewinners.Thenamesofthewinnershadbeenknownformonths.JanetGaynor,forexample,hadwonasBestActress.DouglasFairbankspresentedherwiththefamousgoldstatue（塑像）.ThelittlestatuewasnotthencalledOscar.Likeanewactor,Oscarwasunknown.Aboutsixyearslater,itsomehowgotthatrenownedname.Anumberofexplanationshavebeenofferedforitsorigin（由来）,butnobodyknowsthetruestoryforcertain.

NowadaystheresultsoftheOscarvotingarekeptsecret.Onlytwopeopleknowthewinnersbeforethenamesareannouncedattheceremony.Thecountingofvotesisnotdonebyonegroupofpeoplebutbydifferentgroups.Nobodyexcepttwomembersofanaccounting（计票）companyseesthefinalresults.

Theinformationisnotkeptinopenfiles（卷宗）.Winners’namesareplacedinclosedenvelopes.Theaccountantseachcarryacompletesetofenvelopestotheceremony.Onesetissimplyasparetobeusedincasesomethinghappenstotheotherone.

1.AsusedinParagraph2,renownedmeans_______.

A.strangeB.wonderfulC.much-dislikedD.famous

2.May16,1929marks_______.

A.DouglasFairbanks’firstwinningofanAcademyAward

B.thefirsttimeOscargotitsname

C.thefirsttimetheAwardswerekeptsecret

D.JanetGaynor’srecognitionasBestActress

3.Twosetsofenvelopesarepreparedfortheceremony_______.

A.oneforNewYork,oneforHollywood

B.inordertobeperfectlysafe

C.onefortheceremony,oneforthenewspapers

D.justbecausethatisthecustom

【答案解析】本文介绍了奥斯卡金奖的由来。

1.D。

词义猜测题。

根据第2段…Likeanewactor,Oscarwasunknown.Aboutsixyearslater,itsomehowgotthatrenownedname可知原来不为人所知，后来变得闻名，故选D。

根据第2段…JanetGaynor,forexample,hadwonasBestActress.可推知答案为D。

根据最后一段…Onesetissimplyasparetobeusedincasesomethinghappenstotheotherone可知两套信封装选票是为安全着想，故答案为B。

Passage3

Mark,ayoungperson,tellsmehewantstobeawriter.Ialwaysencouragesuchpeople,butIalsoexplainthatthere’sabigdifferencebetween“beingawriter”andwriting.Inmostcasesthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfame,notthelonghoursaloneatatypewriter.“You’vegottowanttowrite,”Isaytothem,“notwanttobeawriter.”

Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded（报答）.WhenIlefta20-yearjobintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeawriter,Ihadnohopesatall.WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn’tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtypewriterandfeltlikearealwriter.

1.1.Thepassageismeantto_______.

A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperience

B.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessionalwriter

C.showyoungpeopleit’sunrealisticforwriterstoseekwealthandfame

D.encourageyoungpeopletoseekgoodjobs

2.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.

B.Awriter’ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.

C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinpoverty.

D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall

3.Whydidtheauthorbegintodoubthimselfafterthefirstyearofhiswritingwork?

A.Hewasn’tabletoproduceasinglebook.

B.Hehadn’tseenachangeforthebetter.

C.Hewasn’tabletohavearestforawholeyear.

D.Hefoundhisdreamwouldnevercometrue.

4.“Shadowland”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.

A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamsabout

B.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardto

C.aworldthatexistsonlyinone’simagination

D.thestateofuncertaintybeforeone’sfinalgoalisreached

主旨题。

从第2段第1句话Therealityisthatwritingisalonely,privateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortunetherearethousandsmorewhoselongingisneverrewarded可得到答案。

从文章第2段的第1句可推知答案为D。

语义理解题。

从第3段第2句话Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarelymadeenoughtoeat中便知。

4.D。

从最后一段的最后两句不难猜测出Shadowland指的是最终目标得以实现前的那种半信半疑的状态。

Passage4

InBritaininthe1890stherewasapostcard“craze（热潮）”.Peopleformedclubsandcollectedandexchangedpostcards.EvenQueenVictoriahadherownprivatecollection.

WhenEdwardwastheking,theBritishhadacheapandgoodpostalsystem.Ifanyonewantedtotellafriendthattheywerecomingforteaintheafternoon,theywouldsendapostcardinthemorning.“Dropmeacard”wasascommonthenas“givemearing”asnow.

In1902animportantstepwastaken.Thegovernmentsaidthathalfofthesidethatwasusedfortheaddressonthepostcardcouldbeusedformessages,andthewholeoftheothersidecouldbeusedforapicture.Itwasthenthatthesimplepostcard,asweknownow,wascreated.

1.InBritaininthe1890s,_______.

A.peoplewereinterestedinsendingcards

B.peoplewereinterestedinplayingcards

C.peoplewereinterestedincollectingpostcards

D.peoplewereinterestedinbuyingpostcards

2.“Givemearing”inthepassagemeans_______.

A.sendmeagoldringB.sendmeacard

C.givemeatelephonecallD.givemeabellring

3.WhichstatementisTRUE?

A.Postcardswerenotusedinthe19thcentury.

B.Itwasnotuntil1902thatthesimplepostcardasweknowwascreated.

C.Postcardswereusedonlyforcollectioninthe1890s.

D.Therewasnomessageontheoldpostcard.

4.Choosethebesttitleforthepassage.

A.PostcardsOldandNewB.PostcardClubsinthe1890s

C.CreationofthePresentPostcardD.PostalSysteminBritain

（1—4CCBA）

【答案解析】本文介绍了英国新、旧明信片的历史和由来。

1.C。

根据Peopleformedclubsandcollectedandexchanged（交换）postcards.可推知此题答案为C。

2.C。

givemearing和dropmeacard一样，是用来传递信息的，而现在传递信息最普通的方式就是打电话，故C比较符合情理。

根据Itwasthenthatthesimplepostcard,asweknownow,wascreated.可推知此题答案为B。

4.A。

本文介绍了英国新旧明信片的历史和由来。

故A项最佳。

Passage5

Evenachildknowsthatnodding（点头）theheadmeans“Yes”.ButsomepeoplewillprobablybepuzzledwhentheyfirstcometoIndia.WhentheytalktoanIndian,heoftenshakeshishead.TheymightthinkthattheIndiandoesnotlikewhathesaid,butonthecontraryheisexpressingagreement.

TheIndianshaveahabitofshakingtheirheadsslightlywhentheytalktosomebody.Itdoesn’tmean“No”,but“Yes”.

Ifapersondoesn’tknowthis,itmightcausemisunderstanding.

AtonetimeaforeignerinIndiatoldhisdriverwhowasanIndiantotakehimtohisoffice.Thedrivershookhishead.Theforeignerrepeatedhisrequestandthedrivershookhisheadagain.Atlast,