21世纪英语报第八期九年级报纸阅读命题.docx

1、21世纪英语报第八期九年级报纸阅读命题21世纪英语报第八期-九年级报纸阅读命题AThe Forbidden City, or the Palace Museum, has long been considered a great old-fashioned museum. However, in recent years, the museum has been working hard to promote Chinese cultural heritage (遗产) among young people with its cultural and creative products (文创

2、产品). Since 2007, the museum has come up with more than 9,600 products, including notebooks with covers based on embroidery (刺绣) and dolls of emperors and empresses (皇后). They brought in about 1 billion yuan in sales in 2016, reported China Youth Daily. Besides the products, the museum also created a

3、n app called A Day of an Emperor (皇帝的一天). Users will be guided to learn about a day of life and work of a Qing Dynasty (清朝) emperor. Last year, a documentary titled Masters in the Forbidden City (我在故宫修文物) became popular online. It inspired (激励) a great number of young people to work at the museum. “

4、The old ways must be improved to help people take the museum home,” Shan Jixiang, director of the museum, told China Daily. “People want the stories behind the antiques (文物).” Inspired by the Palace Museum, other museums across the country, such as the National Museum of China, have begun similar pr

5、ojects, too. The recent developments follow what President Xi Jinping said in 2013: “We should . let cultural relics (文化遗产) in forbidden palaces be displayed (展示) across the country, and let characters written in the ancient books come alive,” reported China Daily.1. the Palace Museum doesnt make _

6、. (细节判断) A. notebooks with embroidery covers B. an app named A Day of an Emperor C. dolls of emperors and empresses D. a book called Masters in the Forbidden Cityscary. The characters have colorful hair, such as purple and green. Characters in English textbooks always have long noses and spotted (有斑

7、点的) faces. They live in a house with only a piece of furniture. _.Xu Youyou, 15, GuangdongI agree with the idea that pictures in textbooks should be improved. Sometimes, I cant get the meaning behind certain pictures. Sometimes they are not related (相关的) to the texts. I also found out that nearly al

8、l the pictures in textbooks show the same boys and girls. It makes the textbooks look dull.1. The underlined word reminded can be replaced by _. (指代关系) A. madethink of B. madeforget C. maderegret D. madework out2.Which of the following statements is TRUE? (细节判断) A. Zhong Yunfei agrees all the pictur

9、es in textbooks cant help to understand the knowledge. B. Wang Keding is against the opinion that pictures in the new textbooks are close to our life. C. Ma Jingwen doesnt like the illustrations in the textbooks because some are strange or scary. D. Xu Youyou doesnt agree with the opinion that pictu

10、res in textbooks should be improved.3. which of the following can be put in _?（逻辑推理） A. All these pictures will give us a deep understanding of life B. All these pictures will give us an excellent understanding of life C. All these pictures will give us a true understanding of life D. All these pict

11、ures will give us a wrong understanding of life4. Whats the main idea of the passage? (文章主旨和拟标题) A. Pictures in the textbooks are educational B. Disadvantages of pictures in the textbooks C. Knowing more about pictures in the textbooks D. Opinions on pictures in the textbooksCIt is probably no exagg

12、eration (夸张) to say that, these days, anyone who uses WeChat or QQ also uses memes. Memes, or biaoqingbao in pinyin, have become an important part of online chatting among Chinese.Memes are usually pictures or GIFs (动图) of famous people, TV and film scenes or animated images. They are often paired w

13、ith a line of text explaining the picture.You must have seen the meme of singer Huang Zitao with his famous line, “I will not easily go die.” Huangs memes are one of the users favorites.Others include TV hostess Dee Hsu (徐熙娣) rolling her eyes, actor Zhou Jie shouting with anger and basketball player

14、 Yao Ming laughing but looking like he is crying.If there is something in common with these people, it is probably that they all have exaggerated facial expressions. Users make memes of them for fun.On the other hand, memes make online messaging closer to chatting in real life than just sending text

15、 messages. They give people information in a simple, funny way.For some people, especially youth, they can chat online only using memes without typing a single word. Sometimes this turns into a kind of competition to see who has the most or the funniest memes.If they are tired of using the popular o

16、nes, then they can make their own memes using meme apps. Do you want to have a try, too?1. Which phrase can replace the underlined phrase in common with? (指代关系) A. similar in B. different from C. interesting about D. boring about2.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? (细节判断)A. Memes is an i

17、mportant part of online chatting among Chinese.B. Many users like to use the meme of singer Huang Zitao with his famous line.C. Online messaging now is closer to chatting in real life by using memes. D. Youth always chat online just using memes without typing any words.3. We can conclude from the pa

18、ssage that _（逻辑推理）A.Young people like to use memes with exaggerated facial expressionsB.Its a must that WeChat or QQ users use memes in online chatting. C.The meme of actor Dee Hsu shouting with anger is one of the users favorites.D.If people are tired of the popular memes, they can draw their own o

19、n the paper.4. What is the best title for the passage?(文章主旨和拟标题)A. Create your own memes.B. The memes of famous people.C. How to make memes famous.D. The popularity of memes.DSelf-driving cars are believed to be the future of driving. Companies including Toyota, Uber and Google are all competing to

20、be the first to bring them to market.However, carmakers need to solve one problem first: How driverless cars communicate with passers-by (行人), bikers and other drivers.Most drivers today use gestures to show their purposes. They wave a car into a lane (车道), or nod at passers-by and cyclists, to let

21、them cross the street.But self-driving cars dont have this ability. What can they do? US carmaker Ford and its partner Virginia Tech think they have the answer, reported Business Insider.The team is testing a method that uses light signals (信号) to show what self-driving cars are doing.For example, i

22、f a driverless car is yielding (让路), it could flash two white lights side to side. A solid white (纯白色) light tells there are no humans in the car. A slow blinking (闪烁的) light shows the car is coming to a stop. A rapidly flashing light tells passers-by that the car is about to speed up.To test the me

23、thod on real roads, the team designed a special suit that looks exactly like a car seat. When a driver wears it, it appears to people that the car is really driverless.The team then successfully got more than 1,500 hours of data (数据) after about 2,900 kilometers of “self-driving” through busy cities

24、. The data recorded how people interacted with a driverless vehicle.Ford says they plan to share the data with 11 other companies, reported . The company wants to work with other carmakers to design a signaling system that would be understood by all.1. Whats the meaning of the underlined word compet

25、ing? （猜测词义）A. working together B. developing C. contesting D. bringing down2. What can driverless cars do to communicate with passers-by?（查找细节）A. Use gestures to show their purposes. B. Show what self-driving cars are doingC. Flash two white lights side to side. D. Use light signals to communicate.4

26、. Where can we read the passage in a magazine? (逻辑推理) A. Nature B. Science C. Culture D. Education4. Whats the writers purpose? (文章主旨和拟标题)A. How driverless cars communicate with passers-by.B. What driverless cars communicate with passers-by.C. How well driverless cars communicate with passers-by.D.

27、When driverless cars communicate with passers-by.DAre you scared if you exchange bodies with another person? Well, Ai Disheng and Ma Xiao do panic in the comedy film Never Say Die (羞羞的铁拳).The film came to theaters on Sept 30. In the first week, it made about 1.5 billion yuan, according to China Dail

28、y. This dark horse of Chinese cinema was the biggest movie in the world that week, according to Forbes.The film is about Ai Disheng, a boxer (拳击手), and Ma Xiao, a reporter, who accidentally exchange bodies. Ma Xiao has to be strong and learn how to fight while Ai Disheng needs to chase (追逐) the news

29、. The two start an unknown and funny journey.What makes the film so popular? The answer may lie behind Mahua Fun Age (开心麻花), one of the countrys most popular comedy groups, writes China Daily. Never Say Die is Mahuas third film that is based on stage shows.Mahua is good at making punchlines (笑点) tha

30、t are close to daily life, according to China Youth Daily. For example, the appearance of kung fu master Zhu Xuyu is fancy when he “flies” from the tall building. But suddenly, he falls to the ground on his knees. He has to pretend to be calm. His embarrassing facial expression makes everyone laugh.

31、Many fans also said that the boxing match in the film is encouraging. In an important match, Ma Xiao is brave. Every time her rival (竞争对手) beats her down, she stands up to fight back. Although she hurts badly and breaks her arm, she keeps fighting.“Its not just a revenge (复仇) to her rival,” a fan KO

32、LONI said on Douban. “Its more about a challenge to herself.”1. Whats the meaning of the underlined word dark horse? （猜测词义）A. a horse that is dark B.the movie which is unexpectedly successful C.a movie that is dark D. the horse which is unexpectedly successful2. What makes the film Never Say Die celebrated?（查找细节）A. Its made by the countrys most popular comedy group. B. Never Say Die is Mahuas third film t