2021年牛津英語譯林版九年級中考復習英語閱讀強化訓練 8（含答案）

牛津英語譯林版九年級英語閱讀強化訓練8

一、完形填空

Frankwasaverytalkativeboy.Heneversawanewthingwithoutaskingalotofquestionsaboutit.His

motherwasverykindand___1___.Whenitwaspropertoanswerhisquestions,shewoulddoso.

ThefirsttimeFranksawanhourglass,hewasvery___2___,buthedidnotknowwhatitwas.Hismother

_3___,“Anhourglassismadeintheshapeofthefigure'8'.Thesandisputinoneend,and___4___asmall

holeinthemiddle.Thesandputintotheglasswillgothrough___5___anhour.

Frankwatchedthelittlestreamofsand.Hewasimpatient,becauseitwouldnotrunfhstei".”Letme___6_

it,Mum,"hesaid."Itislazy,andwillnevergetthrough.^^

“Ohyes,itwill,myson,,,saidhismother."Thesandmoves___7___,butitmovesallthetime.Whenyou

lookattheclock,youwillfindthesame.___8___youareplaying,thesandisrunning,grainbygrain,andthe

secondhandofthe___9___ismoving,secondbysecond.Atnight,thesandinthehourglasshasrunthrough

twelvetimes.Thehourhandoftheclockhasmovedallaround___10___greatface.Thisisbecausetheykeep

workingevery___11___.Theydonotstoptothinkhowmuchtheyhavetodo,and___12___itwilltakethemto

doit.”

Now,Frank'smotherwantedhimtolearnapoem,buthesaid,“Mum,I___13___Hismothersaid,“Study

allthetime.___14___careaboutthetimeitwilltake.Youwillbeabletounderstanditverysoon.^^

Frankfollowedhismother___15___.Hestudiedlineafterline,andinonehourandahalfheknewthe

poemperfectly.

1.A.strictB.patientC.nervousD.polite

2.ApleasedB.relaxedC.interestedD.bored

3.A.explainedB.repeatedC.thoughtD.added

4.A.runsthroughB.runsalongC.goesoverD.goesacross

5.A.beforeB.forC.afterD.in

6.A.shakeB.getC.takeD.carry

7.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.heavilyD.slowly

8.A.SinceB.UnlessC.BeforeD.While

9.A.boyB.motherC.clockD.hourglass

10.A.hisB.herC.itsD.their

11.A.yearB.monthC.weekD.second

12.A.howfarB.howlongC.howmuchD.howsoon

13.A.canB.can'tC.couldD.couldn't

14.A.OftenB.NeverC.AlwaysD.Sometimes

15.A.ruleB.stepC.adviceD.decision

二、閱讀理解

A

Modelplanecompetition

TheSunshineTownModelPlaneClubinvitesyoutotakepartinourmodelplanecompetition.

Time:10a.m.,26October

Place:SunshinePark

Cost:20yuan

Agegroups:

6andbelow

7-14

15-18

Awards:

Themostinterestingdesign.

Thebest-lookingplane.

Theplaneflyingdiefarthest.

Theplaneflyingthelongesttime.

Rules:

★Yourplanemusthavewingsandabodymadeofwoodand/orpaper.

★Yourplanemustusearubberbandforpower.

★Yourplanemustbeabletotakeofffromthegroundwithoutbeingthrown.

★Yourplanecanbenomorethan30cmlong,andnomorethan200ginweight.

★Youmustmakeityourself(butyoucangethelpfromyourparents).

Totakepartinthiscompetition,pleasefillintheapplicationformandhanditintotheschoolofficebefore

10October,alongwith20yuan.

Welookforwardtoseeingyou!

1.Howmanyawardscanacompetitorwinatmost?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

2.IfJimwantstotakepartinthecompetition,heshould.

A.fillintheapplicationfoi*monOctober26B.makeamodelplaneonhisown

C.askhisparentstocomewithhimD.makeaplaneatleast30cmlong

3.Onemaygetaprizeif.

A.hisplaneweighsjust200gB.hisparentshelphimmaketheplane

C.hehandsin20yuantohisteacherD.hismodelplanelookswonderful

4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.afive-year-oldgirlcan'ttakepartinthecompetition

B.acollegestudentcansurelytakepartinthecompetition

C.parentscangivechildrensomehelpwiththeirdesign

D.childrencanflytheplanesjustlikeflyingkites

5.Thepassageisprobably.

A.aposterB.anewsreportC.amagazineD.astory

B

Whataregoodfriends?Thisisnotaneasyquestion.ButMarkSmithandJarrydHaines,forsure,have

alwaysbeengoodfriends.ThetwoboysfromSydneyhaveknowneachotherformostoftheirlives.Bothofthem

enjoyplayingAustralianfootball.

Afewyearsago,whenMarkwasnine,hedevelopedbraincancer.Thediseasemadetheboylosehis

eyesight,partofhishearingandhisabilitytoplayhisfavouritesport.However,throughouttheyears,Jarryd

remainedhisclosestfriend.TheystillsharetheirloveofAustralianfootball.Andtheystillenjoytalkingaboutthe

SydneySwans,theirfavouriteteam.

Twoweeksago,ItookmyseatatSydneyCricketGroundtowatchtheSwans.Theoldstadiumwasfullof

fans.Shortlyintothesecondquarter,Iheardagreatcammentaryfromaboy.Playbyplay,Jarrydwasbringing

thegametolife.Iturnedandsawhim.Markwassittingnexttohim.

Althoughhecannotseeanymore,MarkstilllovestheSwansverymuch.Usually,hegoestothestadiumand

listenstothecommentaryontheradio.However,inthesecondquarterofthatmatch,theradiosystembrokedown.

ThatwaswhenhisfriendJarrydsteppedin.

IhardlylookedattheSwansandBuddy,theteam'sstarplayer.Instead,IwasfocusingonJarrydandMark.

“What'shappeningnow,mate?^^Markasked."Don'tworry,Mark,“Jarrydreplied.t4Okay.Buddy'sgotit.Willhe

gofbrit?He'sgoingfbrit!It'shistenthgoal!Buddyisonfire!”Marklistenedcarefully.Hewaslostinthemagic

ofAustralianfootballbroughttolifebyhisfriend.

Sportscanbecompetitive.However,theycanalsoallowustosharewonderfulmomentswithothers,and

theymaybeclosefriendsorperfectstrangers.Here,JarrydandMarkhavemovedme,andperhapssomeother

spectators,withtheirpreciousfriendship.

1.ThebraincancermadeMark.

A.completelyunabletoseeB.completelyunabletowalkonhisown

C.completelyunabletohearD.loseinterestinplayingAustralianfootball

2.Jarrydstartedtoprovidecommentary.

A.fromtheverybeginningofthegameB.fromthesecondquarterofthegame

C.aftertheradiosystembrokedownD.afterMarkaskedhimtodoso

3.Theunderlinedword“commentary"means.

A.spokendescriptionB.oraltranslationC.spokeninvitationD.textmessage

4.WecanlearnfromParagraph5that.

A.BuddywasfeelingveryhotB.Buddyplayedperfectlyinthegame

C.BuddywasrunningveryfastD.Buddystartedabigfireinthestadium

5.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat.

A.JarrydgottoknowMarkinahospitalB.thecommentaryontheradiowasexciting

C.MarkandJarrydaregoodfriendsindeedD.allthespectatorsenjoyedthecommentary

C

Therearesomanysingleuseproducts,suchaspapercups,plasticbagsandoldnewspapers,whichwethrow

awayafterusingonlyonce.

Buttheideaofsingleuseisaboutmorethanjustplasticandpaper.AccordingtonewswebsiteQuartz.weare

nowlivingina“throw-awaysociety".Single-usehasbecomeanaturalwayoflifeandcanbeseenalmost

everywhere.

Everyday,weseenewmemes,storiesandInternetslangonsocialmedia.Forexample,forashortperiodof

time,youmayseeaparticularslangtermeverywhereontheInternet.However,thesetrendytermssoongooutof

style.Withsomanyofthemcomingoutallthetime,thelifeofeachbecomesshort—theybecome“singleuse

onlineproducts".Thisalsomeanssocialmediausersarealwayssearchingforthenextbigthing.

Youmayfeelfrustratedwhentryingtokeepupwiththesememesandslang,butyoujustcannothelpbut

keepscrolling（滾屏）.Thestreamisendless—nomatterwhetherit'sWeChatMoments（朋友圈），SinaWeiboor

Facebook.

Whileyoulookthroughsingle-useproductsonline,youalsoproducethem.Since2017,WeChatMoments

hasalloweduserstomakeonlythelastthreedaysoftheirpostsviewable.Thisencouragespeopletoshare

withoutthinkingtoomuch.

Sinceitdoesn'ttaketoomuchtimeandenergytocommunicateanymore,wenowevenhavedisposable（用

后即扔的）friendships,accordingtoastoryinFastCompany.

Asingle-usewayoflifemaygiveyouquickpleasure.Butwithoutanydeepthoughtbehindit,thepleasure

maynotlastforlong.Itonlykeepsuscomingbackformore.Maybeweneedtoslowdownandenjoyamore

thoughtfulwayoflife.

Ifyouwantamorethoughtfullifestyle,herearesomethingsthatyoucando.

?Tellyourselftoaccepttheideathatgoodthingsinlifetaketimetohappen.

?Staywithpeoplewhoagreewiththisidea.

?Trytoholdasmanyreallifeconversationsaspossible.

1.Wearenowlivingina"throw-awaysociety“because.

A.weareusuallythrowingthingsawayB.theenvironmentisbecomingbad

C.therearemanysingleuseproductsD.Peoplecareforeachotherless

2.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph3refersto.

A.papercups,plasticbagsandoldnewspapersB.memes,storiesandInternetslang

C.socialmediausersD.allthepeople

3.WhendidthemessagesonWeChatMomentsstarttobeviewableonlyforthelastthreedays?

A.Threeyearsago.B.Fouryearsago.C.Fiveyearsago.D.Sixyearsago.

4.Fromtheendofthepassage,weinferthewriterthinksthata"throw-awaysociety^^.

A.shouldbeavoidedB.isacceptableC.isunderstandableD.shouldbepushed

5.Whatcanweknowaccordingtothepassage?

A.Quartzisawebsiteaboutnature.B.ThelifeofInternetslangislong.

C.Weshouldforgetlotsofreal-lifeconversations.D.Friendshipsaredisposablesometimes.

D

Doyouprefertoreadane-bookorapaperbook?Itmightcomeasasurprisetoyou,butformostpeople,

old-fashionedprintonpaperisstilltheclearwinner.

AccordingtotheAssociationofAmericanPublishers,annual（年度的）reportin2018,publishersofbooks

madealmost$26billioninincomeintheUnitedStates,withprintpublishingmakingabout$22.6billionand

e-bookstakinginabout$2.04billion.Thosefiguresincludetradeandeducationalbooks,aswellasfiction.

Whiledigitalmediahaskeptapartotherindustriessuchasnewspublishingandthemusicbusiness,people

stilllovetoownpaperbooks,accordingtoMerylHalls,managingdirectoroftheBooksellers9Associationinthe

UK.

“Ithinkthee-bookbubblehasbeenbrokenalittle.Salesareflatteningoff.Thepaperobjectisveryattractive.

Publishersareproducingverywonderfulbookswithbeautifulcoverdesigns,vshesaid.

"Peoplelovetodisplaytheirbooks,“Hallsadded."Thebookloverslovetohavearecordofwhatthey've

read.It'saboutgivingamessagetotherestoftheworldandaboutdecoratingtheirhome,becausepeoplewantto

havethattoexpresssomethingaboutthemselves."AndfbrHalls,thereisalsoadesiretoescapethescreen.Part

ofthereasonisthatit'shardertohaveanemotionalrelationshipwithwhatyou'rereadingifit'sonane-reader.

Thekindsofbooksthatdowellinprintincludenature,cookeryandchildren'sbooks.Peopleprefertoread

crime,romanticnovelsandthrillersonereaders,accordingtoNielsenBookInternational.

It'smorethantenyearssinceAmazonlaunchedtheKindle.Whilemillennials（千禧一代）aresometimes

blamedforkillingindustries,it'sactuallyyoungerpeoplewhoappeartobepopularizingprint.Sixty-threepercent

ofpaperbooksalesintheUKaretopeopleundertheageof44,while52%ofe-booksalesaretothoseover45,

accordingtoNielsen.It5sasimilarpictureintheUnitedStates.Seventy-fivepercentofpeopleaged18to29said

thattheyhadreadapaperbookin2017,higherthantheaverageof67%,accordingtoPewResearch.

Noteveryauthorisafanofe-books.TheauthorofTheCatcherintheRyeJ.D.Salingercouldn'tstand

digitalmediaandinformationsharedonline.Butlaterhispublishingagencyagreedtopublishhisworksas

e-booksfbrthefirsttime.Salinger'ssonMattsaidaletterfromawomanwithahand-relateddisabilitywhofound

paperbookshardtodealwithhadconvincedhimtomakehisfather^booksavailable.

“Asforthefutureofbooks,allkindswillcontinuetobeindemand,“saysJacksThomas,directorofthe

LondonBookFair.44Peoplealwaysneedknowledgeandpeoplealwaysneedstories,sofromthatpointofview,

thebookindustry,inwhateverkind,hasastrongfuture,Mshesays.

1.Howmuchdidpublishersofbooksmakeine-booksin2018accordingtotheAssociationofAmerican

Publishers*annualreportin2018?

A.About$2.04billion.B.Almost$20.56billion.

C.About$22.6billion.D.Almost$26billion.

2.InHalls'sopinion,whichofthefollowingarethereasonswhypeoplelovepaperbooks?

①Torecordwhatthey'veread.②Todecoratetheirhome.

③Toescapethescreen.④Towritedownsomereviews.

⑤Tohaveanemotionalrelationship.

A.①②③④B.①@③⑤C.②③④⑤D.①③④⑤

3.WhatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinParagraph7?

A.Theamountofpaperbooksandebookspublishedeveryyear.

B.Millennialsareresponsibleforthelossofpaperbookmarket.

C.ThenumberofthepeoplewhoreadintheUKandtheUS.

D.Youngerpeoplelovereadingpaperbooksbetter.

4.AccordingtoJacksThomas,wecaninferinthefuture.

A.paperbookswilldisappear

B.e-bookswillgetmorepopular

C.allkindsofbookswillhavetheirownmarkets

D.thepopularityofpaperbookswillbehigherthanthatofebooks

5.Accordingtothepassage,weknow.

A.peopleundertheageof44lovereadinge-booksintheUK

B.MerylHallsthinkspaperbooksaredesignedverybadlynow

C.paperbooksaboutnature,cookeryandchildrendowell

D.theauthorofTheCatcherintheRyeJ.D.Salingerisafanofe-books

三、任務(wù)型閱讀

A

Nowadays,WeChatisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Nomatterwhereweare,onthelightrail,

inacoffeeshop,evenonthestreet,wealwaysfindpeopleusingWeChataroundus.IOfgotbrOoos.a

Accordingtosomepeople,therearelotsofreasonsforthepopularityofWeChat.Firstofall,itis

easytouse.Youcanloginwithyourphonenumberandstartaconversationbytapping

the^^speak,,

button.Inaddition,WeChatisa

wonderfulplatformforpeopletoshareagreatdealofinformation.

Meanwhile,usingWeChat,youcanalsohavegroupchats,paybills,playonlinegames,sendlucky

moneyorfindnewfriendsnearbytotalkto,whichhelpsmakemanyfriendsandexpressyourfeelingsand

ideasmorefreely.Ontheotherhand,somepeoplearguethatalthoughWeChatbenefitsusalot,ithas

somedrawbacks.WhenusingWeChat,peoplemayforgettimeandsomemayevengetaddicted（上癮的）

toit,whichwillaffecttheirstudyandwork.Atthesametime,spendingtoomuchtimeonthescreen

doesaffecteyehealth,whichmaycausetrouble.Worsestill,peoplemayletouttheirpersonalinformation

whileusingit,whichmayleadtocrimes.

AsfarasIknow,everyoneissupposedtouseWeChatwithinlimits.Asastudent,Ithinkthat

WeChatisnotonlyusefulbutalsodangerous.

Therefore,Iinsistthatweshouldn'tspendtoomuchtime

onit,Weshouldbalancelife'scompetinginterests-inastudent'scase,study,healthandsafety.Andits

ofgreatimportanceforustoprotectourselveswhenweuseit.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成表格。（每空一詞）

WeChat—amostpopularwayof___1___

PassageoutlineSupportingdetails

Introduction__2___yougo,youcanfindpeopleusingWeChataroundyou.

AYoucanuseit___4__.

AYoucanshare___5___ofinformationonthe

Mainbody—3―

platform.

▲Youcanalsohavegroupchats,paybills,play

onlinegames,send___6___moneyandsoon.

Whenpeopleuseit,

Asomemay__7_time;

Disadvantages▲somemayevenlose___8___init;

▲somemayaffecttheir___9___;

▲somemayletouttheirpersonalinformation.

ConclusionIfsvery__10__forustoprotectourselveswhenweuseit.

B

Ifyoudropapieceoffruitonyourcomputerkeyboard,willyouthinkabouteatingitagain?Whatifyou

dropitinthetoilet?Bacteria（細菌）canliveeverywhere,eveninsomeunexpectedplaces.

Ifyoueatinfrontofyourcomputer,sneezeatyourkeyboard,orsitdowntosurftheInternetwithoutfirst

washingyourhands,yourcomputerkeyboardcouldbebadforyourhealth.AccordingtotheUSNational

ResearchCentre,thecomputercarriesanaverageof400timesmorebacteriathanatoiletbowl（抽水馬桶）does.

Couldoneofthedirtiestthingsinyourhomeberightinyourhand?Yes,theTVremotecontrol.Itgets

droppedontheflooranditisoftenputonthesofa.Besides,everyoneinthehouseholdsit.Scientistsfoundthat

abouthalfofthetestedremotecontrolscarrythecoldvirus（感冒病毒）.

Don'tforgetyourtoothbrush.Doyouputitinthebathroom?Studiesshowthatflushingthetoiletreleases（釋

放）bacteriaintheair.Bacteriacanremainintheairforatleasttwohours.Theymaypolluteyourtoothbrush.You

canfindwaystosolvethisproblem.Trytokeepyourtoothbrushfarfromthetoilet.Makesurethatitisinan

uprightpositionaftereachuse.Ifsalsoimportanttochangeyourtoothbrusheverythreemonths.

Herearesomeotherplacestowatchoutfor:

Athome

Thekitchenisoneoftheplaceswiththemostbacteriamorethanthebathroom.Dishclothsandkitchen

sponges（海綿）aregreatplacesforbacteriasincetheyarealwayswetafterbeingused.Trytomakethemdry.

Atschool

Whenyouputyourschoolbagonthefloororinthebus,manybacteriacanliveonthebottom（底部）ofit.

Trytocleanyourschoolbagoften.

Inpublicplaces

Escalatorhandrails（電梯扶手），shoppingcarlhandles（手柄）,publicbooksandmagazinesaretopbacteria

carriers.Thafswhythefirstthingtodowhengettinghomeiswashyourhands.

Yes,bacteriaareeverywhere.Butdon'tbetooafraidtotouchthosethings.Mostbacteriaareharmless.Just

remembertowashyourhandsregularly.Itisthemostusefulwaytoprotectyourselffrombacteriaandviruses.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問題。每題答案不超過7個詞。

1.Wherecanbacterialive?

2.Howmanyofthetestedremotecontrolscarrythecoldvirus?

3.Howoftenshouldyou