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九年级英语阅读理解专项练习24篇人教新目标版
九年级英语阅读理解专项练习24篇人教新目标版
Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow----evenifitisabadone.WhenweheardthatacomedyshowwouldbeheldatourlocalcinemabytheBirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.Wehadtowaitinqueueforhourstogetinandtheremustbe
severalhundredpeoplepresentjustbeforetheshowbegan.Unluckily,theshowwasoneoftheworstthatwehadeverseen.Thosewhofailedtogetinneedn'tfeeldisappointedbecausemanyoftheartistswhoshouldappeardidn'tcome.Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromthehostatthebeginningoftheprogramme.Hewasobviouslyverynervousandstoodawkwardly(尴尬地)forsomeminutesbeforethemicrophone.Assoonasheopenedhismouth,everyonecouldn'thelplaughing.Weallknowwhatthepoormanwouldsay,butwhatheactuallysaidwas:
"ThisistheSeedBirdCompany.Goodladies,eveningandgentlemen!
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1.Alotofpeoplewenttoseetheshowbecause________.
A.theshowwasveryfunny
B.thereweremanyfamousartistsintheshow
C.theshowwaspresentedbytheBirdSeedCompany
D.theydidn'thavetopayforit.
2.Theaudience(观众)enjoyed________.
A.theperformancebytheartistsB.theshow
C.theadvertisementsD.thehost'sopeningwords
3.Thewriterthoughttheshowwasoneoftheworstbecause________.
A.manypeoplefailedtogetin
B.manyoftheartistswhoshouldappeardidnotcome
C.theadvertiserwasawkward
D.theopeningwordsbythehostwaswrong
4.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatpeople________.
A.likedtoseeashowwithoutfamousartists.
B.likedtoseefreeshows.
C.likedtoseetheshowbytheBirdSeedCompany
D.likedtoseetheshowbytheSeedBirdCompany
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Filmstarsmaycomeandgo.butPaulNewman'scareerislong-lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.
ThefilmiscalledNobody'sfool.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworker(建筑工人)namedSully.
Tosomepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser(失败者).Buthehasalotofcharm.
"I'veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayinNobody'sFoolisclosertomethananyotherroleI'vedone,"saidNewman.
Newmanwas70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.Nobody'sFoolishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscareer.
Newmansucceededinotheraspects(方面)ofhislife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookpartincarracingattheageof40andwonprizes.
Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneytohelpthepoor.
5.Theunderlined(划线的)sentenceinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.
A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenaftertheyhavebecomesuccessful
B.itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharm
C.notallfilmstarscanbefamousforalongtime
D.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen.
6.NewmanlikesthecharacterSullybecause_________.
A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnew
B.helikesplayinganordinary(普通的)person
C.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulrole
D.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully
7.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto_________.
A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanyways
B.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewman
C.criticize(批评)afamousfilmstar,PaulNewman
D.tellusaboutSully,anattractivecharacterinarecentfilm
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Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?
Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprob
ablysingorwhistle(吹口哨)whenyouarehappy.
Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.
Howevertheysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.
Doyouknowwhataterritoryis'?
Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声明)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies(物种)arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandfrightenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.
Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsider(外人)almostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatweca
llabird'ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.
Birdssinglouderinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamate(配偶)andwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.
Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.
8.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebird'ssingingisactually_________.
A.anexpressionofhappinessB.awayofwarning
C.anexpressionofangerD.awayofgreeting
9.Whatdoestheunderlined(划线的)word"territory"mean?
A.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesareliving.
B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.
C.Anareawherebirdsfightagainsteachother.
D.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.
10.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?
A.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.
B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaround.
C.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.
D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.
11.Howdoesthewriterexplainbird'ssinging?
A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeing(人类).B.Byreportingresultsofexperiments
C.Bydescribingbird'sdailylife.D.Bytellingabird'sstory
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Playisthebasic(基本的)businessofchildhood,andinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy(婴儿),everychildneedschancesandrightmaterialsforplay,andthemaintools(工具)ofplayaretoys.Themainfunction(功能)oftoysistosuggest,encourageandplay.Tosucceedin
this,theymustbegoodtoys,whichchildrenwillplaywithoften,andwillcomebackagainandagain.Therefore,itisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstages(阶段)ofachild'sdevelopment.
Inrecentyears,researchonbabydevelopmenthasshownthatthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinherited(遗传的)abilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.Soababy'sabilitytobenefitfromtherightplaymaterialsshouldnotbeunderestimated(低估).Ababywhoisencouraged,talkedtoandshownthingsandplayedwith,hasthebestchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.
Inthenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosity(好奇心)knowsnobounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoysshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortryingout,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability:
Bricksandjigsaws(七巧板)andconstructiontoys;painting,scribbling(涂鸦)andmakingthings;sandandwaterplay;toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay-thefirstsocialgamesforlearningtoplayand
getonwithothers.
Butatthethirdstageofplaydevelopment-fromfivetosevenoreightyearsold-thechildisatschool.Butforafewmoreyearsplayisstillthebestwayoflearning,athomeoratschool.Itiseasiertoseewhichtypeoftoysthechildmostenjoys.
Untiltheageofsevenoreight,playandworkmeanmuchthesametoachild.Butoncereadinghasbeenmastered,thenbook
sbecomethemainsource(来源)oflearning.Toysarestillinterestingandvaluable,whichleaduptonewhobbies,buttheirsignificancehaschangedtoachildofnin
eortenyearsold,toysandgamesmean,astoadults,relaxationandfun.
12.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthefirstparagraph?
A.Childrenshouldchoosetoysbythemselves.
B.Childrenlikeplaying,buttheydon'tneedanytoys.
C.Childrenshouldbegivendifferenttoysastheygrowup.
D.Childrenshouldbegiventhesametoysastheygrowup.
13.Accordingtothepassage,wecangivethechildeverykindoftoys________.
A.whenheistwoB.whenheisaroundfour
C.whenheissixD.whenheiseight
14.Whenachildissevenyearsold,whatisthemainsourceoflearning?
A.Toys.B.Books.C.Jigsaws.D.Paintings.
15.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.
Theimportanceofschooling.B.Thechoiceoftoysforchildren.
C.Theimportanceofpre-schooleducation.D.Theroleofplayinachild'sdevelopment.
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Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?
Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Theymaythinkthate
atinglunchisthecauseofthesleepiness.Or,insummer,theymaythinkitistheheat.However,therealreasonliesinsidetheirbodies.Atthattime—abouteighthoursafteryouwakeup—yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Scientistshavetestedsleephabitsinexperimentswheretherewasnonightorday.Thepeopleintheseexperimentsalmostalwaysfollowedasimilarsleepingpattern(模式).Theysleptforonelongperiodandthenforoneshortperiodabouteighthourslater.
Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenaps(小睡)inthemiddleoftheday.Thisisespeciallytrueinwarmerclimates,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Researchersarenowsayingthatnapsaregoodforeveryoneinanyclimate.Adailynapgivesoneamorerestedbodyandmindandthereforeisgoodforhealthingeneral.Incountrieswherenapsaretraditional,people
oftensufferlessfromproblemssuchasheartdisease.
Manyworkingpeople,unluckily,havenotimetotakenaps.Thoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnaps,employers(雇主)donotallowit!
Ifyoudohavethechance,however,hereareafewtipsaboutmaking