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秋英语九年级人教版Unit1阅读与写作
Unit1Howcanwebecomegoodlearners?
阅读与写作
Ⅰ.完形填空
先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
A
“Itisnevertoolateandyouarenevertoooldtostartsomethingnew!
”saidEllenRema.Shebegantolearn 1 attheageoffifty.Injustafewyears,shehasmadealotofprogress.
2 noeveningclasseswereofferedintheareaEllenlivedin,she 3 tostudyonline.ShetookanEnglishcourse(课程)ontheInternet.
Ellenbeganwitheasycoursesandstudiedhard.“Mysonalwayssaid,‘Mom,youareabit 4 ’.Hecouldn’tunderstandwhyIspentsomanyhours 5 ,butIloveit,”shesaid.“MaybeIwantedtodotoomuchinashorttime.I 6 allmycoursesaftertwoyears,butIfoundIstillhaddifficultieswithgrammar.”
Insteadof 7 ,shechosetocontinue.Afteranothertwoyears,she’sstillstudyingintheonlineclassroom.ButnowtomakeherEnglishbetter,shehassetnewgoals(目标)forherself.
“Studyingonlineis 8 boring,soyouneedself-discipline(自律),” saidEllen.“Ifyoureallywanttolearn,nevergiveupwhenyoufacedifficultiesandwhenyouthinkyouhaven’tmadeany 9 .”
EllensaidstudyingEnglishwasn’tallabouthardwork.“Itwasfun.Ihavelearnedsomuch 10 otherculturesandtraditions,”shesaid.
EllenhasbeenabletoputherEnglishtousebyvisitingEnglandfivetimes.“I’mverythankfultotheInternet.Mylifehaschangedalot,”saidEllen.
1.A.painting B.English C.dancing D.computer
2.A.Although B.BeforeC.Because D.Until
3.A.chose B.volunteeredC.advised D.refused
4.A.lazy B.careless C.nervous D.crazy
5.A.discussing B.studying C.traveling D.preparing
6.A.started B.forgot C.finished D.remembered
7.A.givingup B.puttingup C.takingup D.cheeringup
8.A.even B.also C.ever D.never
9.A.reasons B.progress C.business D.decisions
10.A.without B.for C.aboutD.in
B
Filmsprovidemorethanjustfun.Formanypeople,watchingforeignlanguagefilmsisawaytodeveloptheirlanguageskills. 11 somemightmeetwithdifficultieswhenwatchingafilm.Ifyouareoneofthem,I'dliketogiveyousome 12 tohelpyougetthemostfunoutofwatchingafilminEnglish.
Chooseafilmthatyou 13 .
Ifyoulikeactionfilms,watchanactionfilm,forexampleStarWars.Ifyoulikecomedies,watchacomedy—anythingwithHughGrant(aBritishactor)inalwaysprovidesa(n) 14 !
It'ssimpleenough.
Choosesomethingthatyouarefamiliar(熟悉的)with.
It'sbestto 15 withsomethingsimple.Inthisway,youcanunderstandthefilmmore 16 .DisneyfilmssuchasTheLionKingandTangledareclassicexamples.OthercartoonssuchasUpandTheLegoMoviearealsoenjoyable.
Askfriends 17 advice.
PerhapsyourfriendshavealreadyseensomeEnglishfilms.Ifso, 18 maybeabletotellyouwhatfilmsareinteresting.
Ifyouneedto,usethesubtitles(字幕).
Forbeginners,subtitlesarevery 19 .It'sOKtousesubtitlesinyourownlanguage.Butforstrongerlearners,whynot 20 usingEnglishsubtitles?
Inthisway,youcanconnectthemwiththewordsspokenonthescreen,anditcanhelpyoudevelopyourlanguagefurther.
11.A.IfB.ButC.BecauseD.So
12.A.signsB.themesC.adviceD.pressure
13.A.noticeB.playC.enjoyD.mark
14.A.laughB.serviceC.answerD.hope
15.A.shareB.checkC.talkD.start
16.A.fairlyB.patientlyC.luckilyD.easily
17.A.forB.inC.fromD.on
18.A.weB.theyC.heD.she
19.A.hardB.usefulC.naturalD.boring
20.A.imagineB.discussC.considerD.allow
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
GreatBarrierReef
TheGreatBarrierReefisinthenortheasternpartofAustralia.Itisthelargestcoralreefsystem(珊瑚礁系统)intheworld.TheGreatBarrierReefhasover900islandsandover2,900reefs.ItislargerthantheGreatWallofChina.Anditistheonlylivingthingonearththatcanbeseenfromouterspace.
HarborofRiodeJaneiro
TheHarborofRiodeJaneiroisaroundRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.Itisfamousforbeingtheworld’slargestbay(海湾).Theharboris17.4mileslongfromeasttowestand18.6milesfromnorthtosouth.Itwasfirstdiscoveredin1502.
Paricutin
ParicutinisavolcanothatisintheMexicanstateofMichoacán.Itisoneoftheyoungestvolcanoesintheworld.Itlasterupted(爆发)in1952.
VictoriaFalls
VictoriaFallsisawaterfallsystemontheZambeziRiverinsouthernAfrica.Itisneitherthehighestwaterfallnorthewidestwaterfallintheworld,butitisthelargest.Itis1,708meterswideand108metershigh.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.Whichofthefollowingis TRUE abouttheGreatBarrierReef?
A.Itistheoldestcoralreefsystemintheworld.
B.Itismadeupofmillionsofreefs.
C.Wecanseeitfromouterspace.
D.ItisaslongastheGreatWall.
2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheHarborofRiodeJaneiroaccordingtothematerial?
①whenitwasfirstdiscovered
②whofirstdiscoveredit
③whatitisfamousfor
④whereitis
A.①②③ B.①③④ C.①②④ D.②③④
3.WhendidParicutineruptlasttime?
A.In1502. B.In1708. C.63yearsago. D.100yearsago.
4.WhichofthefollowingwordscandescribeVictoriaFalls?
A.Highest. B.Oldest.C.Widest. D.Largest.
5.Whereisthematerialprobablyfrom?
A.Atravelmagazine. B.Sciencefiction.
C.Astorybook. D.Anotice.
B
Asateenager,Ihadalotofanger(愤怒)andwasnotgoodatcommunicatingwithmyparents.
Oneday,whenIwasgettingreadyforschool,mymotherhandedmeaT-shirt.Itwasmyfather’s,notmine.Atthattime,Iwastallerandstrongerthanmyfather,sowhenIputtheT-shirton,IfeltlikeIwasbeingchoked(窒息)init!
Irealizedthatitwasasmallmistakebymymother,butthefeelingofbeingchokedmademeveryangry.Withoutthinking,Itookoutmyangeronmymother.Iripped(撕破)theT-shirt!
Later,mymothertoldmyfatherwhathadhappened,“Seewhatyoursonhasdone.”Insteadof scolding me,myfather askedmymothertorepairtheT-shirt. Hethenworeittoworkthenextday.
Laterwhenmymothertoldmeaboutwhatmyfatherhaddone,Ifeltashamedofmybehavior.HespentthewholedaywearingarippedT-shirt.Atthesametime,Iwasfilledwithgreatadmiration(钦佩)formyfather.HiskindnesstaughtmealifelessonIwouldneverforget.Onthatday,ImadeadecisionthatIwouldneverletangerbeatme.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
6.WhydidthewriterfeelbadintheT-shirt?
A.Becauseitsmeltterrible.
B.Becausehehatedthecolor.
C.Becauseitwastoosmallforhim.
D.Becauseitwasmadeofcheapmaterial.
7.WhatdidthewriterdototheT-shirt?
A.Herippedit. B.Hewashedit.
C.Hethrewitaway. D.Hegaveittohisfather.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scolding”inParagraph3meaninChinese?
A.遗忘 B.责骂 C.提醒 D.同情
9.Whatdidthewriterthinkofhisfather?
A.Hewaskind. B.Hewasstrict.
C.Hedidn’tcareabouthim.D.Hewasnotgoodatcommunicating.
10.Thepassagemainlytellsusthatweshould______.
A.controlouranger B.notmakemistakes
C.careaboutourparentsD.notspendmuchmoneyonclothes
C
ChristineandRyanaregoodfriends.TheybothliveonafarmonanislandnearIreland.
Onemorning,RyancametoChristine'shouse.“Christine,let'sgotothebeach.”
Theywenttothebeachtolookforshells(贝壳)andotherbeautifulthings.SuddenlyChristineshouted,“Look!
There'ssomethinginthatnet(网)overthere.”
Theyranoverandfoundasmallbirdinthenet.Thebirdwasblackandwhite,andithadorangelegs.
“Whatkindofbirdisthat?
”Ryanasked.
“Idon'tknow,”Christineanswered.
TheyranbacktoChristine'shouseandshowedthebeautifulbirdtoChristine'sdad.
“It'sayoungpuffin(海鹦),”hetoldthem.“Puffinscatchfishinthewater.Theycanflyandtheyareverygoodatswimming.Therewerelotsofpuffinsontheisland,butnowtherearen'tmany.”
“Whynot?
”Christineasked.
“Therearen'tmanyfishanymore,”saidherdad.Thechildrenputthesmallpuffininabox.Christine'smomgavethechildrensomefishandtheyfedthepuffin.
RyancameovertoChristine'shouseeverydaytofeedthepuffin.Itgotbiggerandbigger.Onemorningtherewasnopuffininthebox.
“Whereisit?
”Christineaskedhermom.
“I'msurethepuffiniswithitsfriendsoutinthesea.”
Itwasayearlater.Christinewaslookingforshellsonthebeachagain.Suddenly,sheheardRyanshouting,“Comequickly,Christine!
”
Christineranalongthebeachandthenshesawthem.Therewerethreepuffinsonastonenearthefarm.Christinewassurethatoneofthemwastheirpuffin.Shewasveryhappy.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
11.WheredidChristineandRyanfirstfindthepuffin?
A.Inanet.B.Inagarden.C.Onafarm.D.Onastone.
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepuffin?
A.Ithadblackandwhitelegs.B.Itwasoldbutbeautiful.
C.Itwasapoorswimmer.D.Itlivedonfish.
13.Whoseemedtoknowalotaboutpuffins?
A.Christine'sfather.B.Christine'smother.
C.Christine.D.Ryan.
14.WhathappenedtothepuffinwhileitwasinChristine'shouse?
A.Itgothurt.B.Itdied.C.Itgotill.D.Itflewaway.
15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?
A.Shells.B.Puffins.C.Fish.D.Children.
D
Whatwasthemostdangerousengineeringproject?
ItwasthePanamaCanal(巴拿马运河).ItisinCentralAmericaandis50mileslong.ItletsshipspassbetweentheAtlanticandPacificoceans.TheFrenchstartedtheprojectinthe1880s.However,theworkwastoodifficult,andtheystopped.TheUnitedStatescontinuedtheprojectin1904andfinisheditin1914.About56,300peopleworkedonthecanal.
Theareaaroundthecanalwasverydangerous.Itwasveryhotandwet,withabout267cmofraininayear.Theheavyrainof