Unit 1 Know yourself單元話題閱讀理解練習(xí)（含答案解析）

Unit1Knowyourself單元話題閱讀理解練習(xí)（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇蘇州·期中）IfyouarestudyingatauniversityintheUS,thereisnoneedtodecideyourmajor(專業(yè))inthefirstyear,butit’sagoodideatospendtimeearlyonworkingoutwhatsubjectsyouareinterestedin.Todothis,youcantakesometestssuchastheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicatorTest(MBTI職業(yè)性格測(cè)試)andtheEnneagramPersonalityTest(九型人格測(cè)試).Thesetestscanhelptellyouwhatthingsyoumightbegoodat.Theycanhelpyouworkoutwhatsubjectsyou’reinterestedinandtellyouwhatjobsmaysuityoubest.Further,youshouldchooseamajoryouareinterestedin.Afterall,peoplearemostlikelytobesuccessfuliftheyaredoingsomethingtheylove.Yourpassion(熱情)andinterestsareimportant,andtheywillbringyoupleasureandhappiness.Lastly,youshouldlearnaboutthedifferentmajorsavailable.Math,computerscience,informationtechnology,economics,journalismandbusinessmanagement—theyareallverydifferentmajors.Youshouldhaveanunderstandingofwhatkindofjobspeoplewithdifferentdegreescangetaftergraduation.Youcanlookatthewebsitesoffamousuniversitiestofindoutmore.Choosingsubjectsyouareinterestedinisquiteimportant.Astimegoesby,yourinterestsmightchangewhileyouareatuniversity.IntheUS,youcanalwayschangemajorsaslongasyouhavethepassionandabilitytodoso.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsorquestionsaboutyouracademicpath,youcanseekhelpfromyourschool’scounselors(顧問)andacademicadvisors.1．Accordingtothepassage,theMBTITestandEnneagramPersonalityTestcan________.A．helppeoplefindajob B．helppeopleworkoutwhatjobsmaysuitthemC．helpstudentslearnmoreknowledge D．tellyouwhichuniversitysuitsyoubest2．Accordingtothepassage,whydoesfollowingourcuriosityandinterestsmatterinchoosingmajors?

a.Becausepeoplehaveasenseofsuccesswhentheydoworktheylove.b.Becausepeoplecangainmorepleasureandhappiness.c.Becauseitmakespeoplemorelikelytobesuccessful.A．a(chǎn)b B．bc C．a(chǎn)c D．a(chǎn)bc3．Whatisthewriter’ssuggestionforstudentswhenchoosingmajors?A．Learnasmuchknowledgeindifferentsubjectsaspossible.B．Collectinformationfromthewebsite.C．Findoutwhatjobsyoucandowithdifferentmajors.D．Gotothebestuniversitysothatyoucangetmoreknowledge.4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．HowtoapplyforuniversityintheUS. B．Howtofindyourpassionandinterests.C．HowtochoosetherightmajorforyouintheUS. D．Howtochooseyourfavoritesubject.【答案】1．B2．B3．C4．C【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了在美國(guó)的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)如何選擇自己的專業(yè)。1．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Thesetestscanhelptellyouwhatthingsyoumightbegoodat.Theycanhelpyouworkoutwhatsubjectsyou’reinterestedinandtellyouwhatjobsmaysuityoubest.”可知，這兩個(gè)測(cè)試可以幫助人們弄清楚什么工作可能會(huì)最適合自己。故選B。2．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Afterall,peoplearemostlikelytobesuccessfuliftheyaredoingsomethingtheylove.Yourpassion(熱情)andinterestsareimportant,andtheywillbringyoupleasureandhappiness.”可知，熱情和愛好之所以重要是因?yàn)樗鼈兪谷藗兏锌赡艹晒?，并且?huì)給人們帶來快樂和幸福，b和c正確。故選B。3．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Lastly,youshouldlearnaboutthedifferentmajorsavailable.”和“Youshouldhaveanunderstandingofwhatkindofjobspeoplewithdifferentdegreescangetaftergraduation.”可知作者建議學(xué)生們了解不同的專業(yè)，以及不同學(xué)歷的人畢業(yè)后能找到什么樣的工作，C項(xiàng)“弄清楚不同的專業(yè)你可以做什么工作”符合題意。故選C。4．主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要介紹了在美國(guó)的大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)如何選擇自己的專業(yè)。C項(xiàng)“如何在美國(guó)為你選擇合適的專業(yè)”符合題意。故選C。（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇宿遷·期中）Doyouenjoyworkingwithkids?Doyoulikehelpingpeople?Islearningfunforyou?Teachingcouldbethecareerforyou!Teachersneedtograduatefromuniversityandgettheirteachinglicense(許可證).Thisrequirestakingsometestsandworkingwithanotherteacherforafewmonthstomakesuretheyunderstandthebestwaystoworkwithstudents.Teachersneedtobeabletoworkwellwithotherpeople.Theyneedtoworkwithstudents,parents,andotherteachers.Sometimeswhenthestudentsdon’tunderstandthework,teachersneedtoknowhowtohelpthemcalmdownandworkthroughit.Othertimesthestudentsmighthavesomethingunpleasantgoingathome,soteachersneedtobeabletolistenandprovideasafeplaceforthosestudents.Teachersmayplanlessonswithotherteachersinthesamesubjectorgrade,sotheyhavetobeabletoworkwellwithotherteachers.Asmostkidsknow,teachersalsohavetodoalotofgrading.Theygrademathtests,spellingtests,andmanyotherpapers.Butdidyouknowthatalotofteachersalsohavetocreatetheirownlessons,worksheetsprojects,andtests?Mostteachersaretoldwhatinformationtheyhavetoteach,buttheymaygettochoosehowtoteachit.Teachersmayusetechnology,art,books,andexperimentstoteachtheirtopics,amongotherways!Theytakealotoftimetocreatelessonsthatwillhelptheirstudentslearn.Teachershavetocontinuetolearnthroughouttheircareers.Theyattendworkshops(研討會(huì)),takeclasses,readbooks,andresearchteachingtopicsonline.Allkidslearnalittledifferently,sothereisalwaysnewinformationtolearnaboutthebestwaystoteachstudents!Notonlydoteachershavetogetalongwithmanydifferenttypesofpeople,planlessons,andkeeplearning,buttheyalsohavetokeeptrackofhowstudentsaredoingsothattheycanofferextrahelptoanystudentswhoarehavingahardtimelearning.Theywanttomakesurethatstudentsinalloftheschoolsarelearningasmuchastheycan,nomatterwheretheyliveorwhichschooltheyattend.Teachingisagreatcareerforpeoplewholovetohelpothers,wholovetokeeplearning,andwhowanttomaketheworldabetterplace.5．Whatisnotrequiredifyouwanttobeateacher?A．Youshouldgettheteachinglicense.B．Youshouldgraduatefromuniversity.C．Youshouldbetrainedforsometime.D．Youshouldhelpotherstotaketests.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“keeptrackof”inparagraph6mean?A．Takepityon. B．Haveinterestin.C．Takepartin. D．Haveinformationabout.7．Whatistrueaboutteachersaccordingtothepassage?A．Theydon’tneedtoworkwithallkindsofpeople.B．Theyhavetolookforalltheteachingcontents.C．Theyshouldkeeplearningnewthingsthemselves.D．Theymustmakesureallstudentsliveinsafeplaces.8．Whatisthepurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tointroducetheworkofteachers.B．Toaskmorepeopletobeteachers.C．Toexplainhowdifficultteachingis.D．Toencourageteacherstoworkbetter.【答案】5．D6．D7．C8．A【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了教師的工作內(nèi)容及要求。5．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Teachersneedtograduatefromuniversityandgettheirteachinglicense(許可證).Thisrequirestakingsometestsandworkingwithanotherteacherforafewmonthstomakesuretheyunderstandthebestwaystoworkwithstudents.”可知，想成為一名教師，需要大學(xué)畢業(yè)，有教師資格證，還要有一段時(shí)間的培訓(xùn)，沒有提到幫助他人參加考試。故選D。6．詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)“sothattheycanofferextrahelptoanystudentswhoarehavingahardtimelearning.”可知，為了能夠給有學(xué)習(xí)困難的學(xué)生提供額外的幫助，他們需要了解學(xué)生的情況，故劃線單詞表示“了解……的信息”。故選D。7．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Teachershavetocontinuetolearnthroughouttheircareers.”可知，教師要不斷學(xué)習(xí)。故選C。8．主旨大意題。根據(jù)“Doyouenjoyworkingwithkids?Doyoulikehelpingpeople?Islearningfunforyou?Teachingcouldbethecareerforyou!”及全文可知，本文是想給人們敘述教師的工作內(nèi)容和要求。故選A。（2024·江蘇無錫·中考真題）Name:Alicia

Name:RickyJob:Newsreporter

Job:?Alicia:Whattimedoyounormallystartandendyourworkday?Ricky:ThatdependsonthepartoftheprojectI’mworkingon.Beforeandafterfilming.Iusuallywakeupat7a.m.,startworkingsoonafterthat,andstopintheafternoon.Duringfilming,Idon’thavearegularschedule.IusuallywakeupwhenthesuncomesupandIquitwhenthesungoesdown.Alicia:▲Ricky:Thatalsodependsontheproject.IworkfromhomewhenI’mnotfilming.WhileI’mfilming,Iworkallovertheworld.Forexample,whenIwasmakingafilmabouttheHimalayas,Iworkedinavillageinthemountains.Alicia:Whydidyouchoosetodothiskindofwork?Ricky:WhenIwasyoung,Iwatchedalotofmoviesandreadalotofbooks.Theyshowedmedifferentwaysoflivingandthinking.Iwantmyfilmsandphotographstodothisforotherpeople!Alicia:What’sthemostdifficultthingaboutyourjob?Ricky:Thepaperwork.It’sboring,butit’simportant.9．Thisismostprobably________.A．a(chǎn)nintroduction B．a(chǎn)ninterview C．a(chǎn)publicdiscussion D．a(chǎn)privatedialogue10．WhatisRicky’sjob?A．Newsreporter. B．Travelwriter.C．Filmmakerandphotographer. D．Directoranddesigner.11．Whichquestionisthemostsuitablefor________?A．Wheredoyouwork? B．Whendoyoustartwork?C．Howdoyoutravel? D．Whatdoyoudo?【答案】9．B10．C11．A【導(dǎo)語】本文是新聞?dòng)浾逜licia對(duì)Ricky的采訪，主要關(guān)于Ricky的工作。9．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Job:Newsreporter”和后文一問一答的形式可知，這是一篇采訪，故選B。10．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“WhileI’mfilming,Iworkallovertheworld.”和“Iwantmyfilmsandphotographstodothisforotherpeople!”可知，我希望我的電影和照片能為其他人做到這一點(diǎn)，所以Ricky進(jìn)行電影制作和攝影工作，故選C。11．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Thatalsodependsontheproject.IworkfromhomewhenI’mnotfilming.WhileI’mfilming,Iworkallovertheworld.Forexample,whenIwasmakingafilmabouttheHimalayas,Iworkedinavillageinthemountains.”可知，這也取決于項(xiàng)目。我不拍戲的時(shí)候就在家工作。當(dāng)我拍攝的時(shí)候，我在世界各地工作。例如，當(dāng)我拍攝一部關(guān)于喜馬拉雅山的電影時(shí)，我在山區(qū)的一個(gè)村莊工作。此處介紹Ricky工作的地點(diǎn)，故選A。（2024·江蘇南京·一模）Eachyear,twomilliontouristsvisitthebeautifulislandsofftheAustraliancoast.However,mostvisitorsjustvisitforaday.Thetourismofficerswantedmorepeopletostaylonger,sotheydecidedtohireapersontoliveonanislandandwriteaboutthearea.“WearelookingforsomeonetotellthestoriesoftheGreatBarrierReef,andwehavecomeupwithwhatwethinkisthedreamjob,”explainedAnthonyHayes,theChiefExecutiveofTourisminQueensland.Theypostedthejobontheirwebsiteandwaitedforreplies.InEngland,BenSouthallwaslookingonline.Hesawthejobposting.Itsoundedtoogoodtobetrue.Heimmediatelymadeavideoabouthimself.Helovedtotravel.Hedescribedhis40,000-mile(64,374-kilometer)triparoundAfrica.Hewasagoodwriterandanexcellentswimmer,heexplained.Inshort,hewastheperfectjobapplicant.Thenhesubmittedhisapplicationandhopedforthebest.InAustralia,thetourismofficersinQueenslandwereverybusy.Theyreceived35,000applicationsfrompeopleallovertheworld.Theychose15topapplicants—includingSouthall.ThentheyinvitedtheseapplicantstoAustralia.Theinterviewwasunusual:fourdaysofswimming,diving,andwritingblogsabouttheexperience.Attheendofthefourdays,theychosethebestapplicant:BenSouthall.ThiswasthebeginningofSouthall’samazingexperience.Fromhisfirstdayatworktohislast,heexploredtheislands.Heswamintheclear,bluewateranddivedamongthecoralreefs.Hevisitedlocalhotels,andheateatallthebestrestaurants.“Everydaywasadifferentexperience:jetskiing,stayinginfive-starresorts,diving,andthenwritingaboutit.”Meanwhile,peoplewerereadinghisblogsallovertheworld.Itwasn’tallfun,however.Australiaishometomanypoisonous(有毒的)creaturessuchassnakes,spiders,andfish.Formostofthetime,Southallmanagedtoavoidthesecreatures.However,inthelastweek,hisluckcametoanend.Apoisonousjellyfishstunghim.Luckily,herecoveredandwasabletofinishhiswork.Intheend,wasthistheperfectjob?Yes,butSouthalldiscoveredthatitwasextremelyhardwork.Hewasunderalotofpressuretowriteaboutallhisadventures.Hehadtopostvideosandphotoseveryday.Thesevideosandblogsattractedmorepeopletotheisland.So,BenSouthallswam,dived,hadagoodtime,anddidagoodjob.Infact,hehadsuchagoodtimethathedecidedtostayinAustralia.12．WhydidSouthallthinkhewastherightpersonforthejob?A．Hehadexperienceworkingasatourismofficer.B．HealreadytraveledthousandsofmilesacrossAustralia.C．Heknewhowtomakeavideoabouthistravelingexperience.D．Hebelievedhisskillsandexperiencepreparedhimforthejob.13．Theinterviewprocesswasunusualbecause________.A．thetourismofficersreceivedsomanyapplicationsB．thetourismofficerschoseSouthalltotakeupthejobC．theapplicantshadtogotoAustraliafortheinterviewD．theapplicantsmustshowtheycouldswim,diveandwrite14．WhichofthefollowingaremostlikelytobefoundinSouthall’sblog?①Keepawaywhenyoumeetthepoisonouscreatures.②Tryallkindsofdeliciouslocalfoodinlocaltoprestaurants.③Learnskiinganddivinginfive-starresortswithoutpaying.④Swimintheclear,bluewateranddiveamongthecoralreefs.A．①②③ B．②③④ C．①③④ D．①②④15．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSouthall’swork?A．Comfortableandperfect. B．Relaxingbutdifficult.C．Attractivebutdangerous. D．Interestingandwell-paid.【答案】12．D13．D14．D15．C【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹為了讓游客們?cè)谟斡[澳大利亞海岸附近美麗的島嶼的時(shí)候，能夠停留更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間，旅游官員決定雇一個(gè)人住在島上，寫下這個(gè)地區(qū)的情況以及介紹了被雇傭的這個(gè)人的具體的面試以及工作情況。12．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Helovedtotravel.Hedescribedhis40,000-mile(64,374-kilometer)triparoundAfrica.Hewasagoodwriterandanexcellentswimmer,heexplained.Inshort,hewastheperfectjobapplicant.Thenhesubmittedhisapplicationandhopedforthebest.”可知他喜歡旅行，他是一位優(yōu)秀的作家和游泳運(yùn)動(dòng)員，他是個(gè)完美的求職者，因?yàn)樗募寄芎徒?jīng)驗(yàn)完美匹配這個(gè)工作。故選D。13．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Theinterviewwasunusual:fourdaysofswimming,diving,andwritingblogsabouttheexperience”可知這次面試不同尋常：四天的游泳、潛水和寫博客講述這次經(jīng)歷。故選D。14．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Australiaishometomanypoisonous(有毒的)creaturessuchassnakes,spiders,andfish.Formostofthetime,Southallmanagedtoavoidthesecreatures”可知要遠(yuǎn)離有毒的生物；根據(jù)“Hevisitedlocalhotels,andheateatallthebestrestaurants”可知品嘗當(dāng)?shù)夭宛^里的當(dāng)?shù)厥澄?；根?jù)“Heswamintheclear,bluewateranddivedamongthecoralreefs.”可知在清澈湛藍(lán)的海水中游泳，在珊瑚礁間潛水。故選D。15．推理判斷題。根據(jù)“ThiswasthebeginningofSouthall’samazingexperience”以及“However,inthelastweek,hisluckcametoanend.Apoisonousjellyfishstunghim”可知這份工作很吸引人，但是也有點(diǎn)危險(xiǎn)，因?yàn)橛幸恍┯卸镜纳?。故選C。（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇蘇州·階段練習(xí)）Dillonisnowan11-year-oldboyinEngland.OnedayinNovember2021,hewokeupingreatpainandhisrightlegwasswollen(腫脹的).Infact,hisleghurtsomuchthathecouldn’tevenwearsocksortrousers.Formorethanayear,hespentthenightscreaming(尖叫)inpain,evenaskinghisfamilytohavehislegcutoff.Hewentthroughtestaftertest,butnodoctorcouldfindoutwhatwasmakinghislegsopainful.Finally,theydiscoveredDillonhadararecondition(罕見疾病)calledComplexRegionalPainSyndrome(CRPS,復(fù)雜性區(qū)域疼痛綜合征),oneofthemostpainfulillnessesintheworld.Melanie,Dillon’smother,begansearchingfortreatmentforDillon’sillness.Butshequicklydiscoveredthereweren’tmanychoicesintheUK.That’swhenMelaniediscoveredanewmachinecalledtheVECTTORmachinefortreatingpainlikeDillon’s.TheonlytroublewasthatthemachineswereonlyavailableinHouston,Texas.Melaniecouldn’tbooktheplaneticketsanyfaster.Beforelong,DillonmetwithpainmanagementexpertsandtriedtheVECTTORmachineinHouston.Theresultsweregreat.Afterjustonesession(療程),Dillon’spaineasedandhewasabletoputalittleweightonhisleg.Hefeltbetterandcouldevenputonsocks,trousers,andshoesforthefirsttimeinayear.MelanieboughtaVECTTORmachinefor$5,333andbroughtitbackhometoEngland.Dillonnowusesitfor40minuteseveryday,twiceaday.Dillon’swholefamilyishealing(恢復(fù)常態(tài))aftertheiryear-longtrouble.They’rehopefulthathisconditioncontinuestolessenwithtime.Fornow,they’recelebratingthemomentstheyverynearlymissedoutonexperiencing,likeDillon’sfirstdayofhighschool!Thesearethestoriesthatscientistsdreamofhearing!It’sgreatwhattheycandowithtechnologytoday.Andit’sbeautifultoseeitbeingusedtocreatereal-life“wonders”forfamilieslikeDillon’s.16．WhathappenedtoDillononedayinNovember2021?A．Hedidn’twanttowearsocks.B．Hewasscaredandscreamedatnight.C．Hehadtocutoffoneofhislegs.D．Hisrightlegbegantohurtsuddenly.17．AccordingtoParagraph2,thedoctors________atfirst.A．foundoutDillonhadarareillnessB．weren’tsurewhathadcausedDillon’spainC．a(chǎn)dvisedDillontogoabroadfortreatmentD．offeredDillonmanychoicestotreathisillness18．WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?A．Melaniebookedtheairplaneticketsatonce.B．Melaniecouldn’taffordtheairplaneticketsatfirst.C．Melaniewastoonervoustobooktheairplanetickets.D．Melaniedidn’tknowhowtobooktheairplanetickets.19．Whatdoesthewritertrytoexpressinthistext?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．Nothingisbetterthankeepingfit.C．Technologymakesourlifebetter.D．Timeisalwaysthebestmedicine.【答案】16．D17．B18．A19．C【導(dǎo)語】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了11歲的Dillon不幸患上復(fù)雜性區(qū)域疼痛綜合征，在全家人的合力幫助下，戰(zhàn)勝病魔的感人故事。16．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“OnedayinNovember2021,hewokeupingreatpainandhisrightlegwasswollen(腫脹的).Infact,hisleghurtsomuchthathecouldn’tevenwearsocksortrousers.”可知，2021年11月的一天，Dillon醒來時(shí)疼痛萬分，他的右腿腫了。事實(shí)上，他的腿疼得如此厲害以至于他連襪子或褲子都穿不了。由此可知，2021年11月的一天，Dillon的右腿突然疼了起來。故選D。17．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“Hewentthroughtestaftertest,butnodoctorcouldfindoutwhatwasmakinghislegsopainful.”可知，Dillon做了一次又一次的檢查，但沒有醫(yī)生能找出是什么讓他的腿如此疼痛。由此可知，醫(yī)生最初不確定是什么導(dǎo)致了Dillon的疼痛。故選B。18．句意理解題。根據(jù)畫線句上一句“TheonlytroublewasthatthemachineswereonlyavailableinHouston,Texas.”可知，這些機(jī)器只在得克薩斯州的休斯敦可購(gòu)得；再根據(jù)畫線句下一句“Beforelong,DillonmetwithpainmanagementexpertsandtriedtheVECTTORmachineinHouston.”可知，不久之后，Dillon就見到了疼痛管理專家，并在休斯敦試用了VECTTOR機(jī)器。結(jié)合全文語境和常識(shí)可推知，Dillon的媽媽應(yīng)該是立刻訂了去休斯敦的機(jī)票，故A項(xiàng)符合題意。故選A。19．推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，一種名叫VECTTOR的治療機(jī)器最終幫助Dillon重獲新生；再根據(jù)文章最后一段中的“It’sgreatwhattheycandowithtechnologytoday.”可推知，通過Dillon的故事，作者想要告訴我們：科技讓我們的生活更加美好。故選C。（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇蘇州·階段練習(xí)）Ifyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosongintheshower,inthecar,maybeatyourneighbor’skaraokenight—youshouldembraceitwhole-heartedly.Thisancientartnotonlymakesyoufeelgood,butitcanalsoimproveyourwell-being,reduceyourfeelingsofpain,andevenextendyourlife.Usingyourvoicetosing,ratherthansimplycarryingoutaconversation,offersuniquebenefitsbecausesingingaffectsourbodies.Also,studieslinksingingwithalowerheartratedecreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPreston-Roberts,amusictherapist(治療師).Sheusesthesongtohelppatientswhosufferfromavarietyofproblems.Singing,particularlyinagroup,seemstobenefittheelderlyparticularlywell.Aspartofathree-yearstudyexamininghowsingingaffectsthehealthofthosefifty-fiveandolder,aSeniorSingersChoruswasformedbytheLevineSchoolofMusicinWashington,D．C．Theseniorsinvolvedinthechorus,aswellasseniorsintwoseparateartsgroupsaboutwritingandpainting,showedsignificanthealthimprovementscomparedtothoseinthecontrolgroups(控制組).Obviously,theartsgroupsreportedthirtyfewerdoctors’visits,fewereyesightproblems,lessdepression,andlessneedformedication.EvenleadresearcherDr.Gene.D．CohendirectoroftheCenteronagingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniors’artsparticipationhadontheirhealth.Cohensaid,“Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So,ifaneffectweretobeachieved,onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdecline(下降)comparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthattherewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.”Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovementsandtheyreportedfeelingbetterbothindailylifeandwhilesinging.Thepartofthebrainthatworkswithspeechisdifferentfromthepartthatprocessesmusic.“Peopleseemtoenjoydoingsomethingjointlywithotherpeople.Therearealotoffactsthatbeingsociallyinvolvedisgoodforpeoplewithdementia(老年癡呆).”Ballardsaid.Theartsareshowingupasatreatmenttoolinhospitalsacrossthecountry.Ifyouarethinkingofvolunteering,singingatahospitalmaybeagoodchoice—notonlyforthepatients,butalsoforyourself.20．Inthefirstparagraphtheauthor________.A．expressesadesireforsinging B．offerssomeadviceonsingingC．putsforwardhispointofview D．statestheimportanceofhealth21．WhywasCohensurprisedattheresultsofthestudy?A．Thestudywasnotasexpensiveasexpected. B．People’shealthintheartsgroupimprovedgreatly.C．Artsactedasatreatmenttoolinhospitals. D．Theseniorsthemselvesnoticedhealthimprovements.22．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoAvoidGettingDementia B．HowSeniorsLiveaHealthyLifeC．HowtoKeepOurBrainsHealthy D．HowSingingImprovesYourHealth【答案】20．C21．B22．D【導(dǎo)語】本文主要討論了唱歌對(duì)健康的好處，尤其是對(duì)老年人的健康有顯著的積極影響。20．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Ifyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosongintheshower,inthecar,maybeatyourneighbor’skaraokenight—youshouldembraceitwhole-heartedly.Thisancientartnotonlymakesyoufeelgood,butitcanalsoimproveyourwell-being,reduceyourfeelingsofpain,andevenextendyourlife.”可知，第一段主要介紹了唱歌對(duì)健康的好處，并提出了唱歌可以改善健康、減輕疼痛、延長(zhǎng)壽命等觀點(diǎn)。因此作者在第一段中提出了自己的觀點(diǎn)。故選C。21．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Cohensaid,‘Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So,ifaneffectweretobeachieved,onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdecline(下降)comparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthattherewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.’”可知，Cohen對(duì)研究結(jié)果感到驚訝是因?yàn)閰⑴c藝術(shù)活動(dòng)的老年人的健康狀況有了顯著改善，這超出了他的預(yù)期。故選B。22．最佳標(biāo)題題。本文主要討論了唱歌對(duì)健康的好處，尤其是對(duì)老年人的健康有顯著的積極影響。因此，最佳標(biāo)題是“唱歌如何改善你的健康”。故選D。（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇蘇州·階段練習(xí)）Manystudentshavealreadyhadclearideasaboutwhatjobstheywouldliketohaveinthefuture.Webelieveboys’choicesaredifferentfromgirls’.Tofindouthowdifferenttheirchoicesare,wemadeasurveyinMoonlightMiddleSchool.Thefollowingchartshowstheresultsofthesurvey.23．About45%ofthegirlswouldliketobe________inthefuture.A．bankclerks B．reporters C．scientists D．teachers24．Whatdoesthechartshowus?A．Boyslikebeingscientiststheleast.B．Boysarebetteratmanagementthangirls.C．Boys’abilitiesofjobsaredifferentfromgirls’.D．Girls’choicesofjobsarenotthesameasthoseofboys.【答案】23．D24．D【導(dǎo)語】這篇文章屬于調(diào)研報(bào)告類。它通過介紹一項(xiàng)在MoonlightMiddleSchool進(jìn)行的關(guān)于學(xué)生未來職業(yè)選擇的調(diào)查，以及調(diào)查的結(jié)果，來展示男生和女生在職業(yè)選擇上的差異。23．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題目中的描述，我們需要找到女孩在未來職業(yè)選擇上的主要傾向。觀察給出的圖表，我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)“teachers”在女孩的職業(yè)選擇中占據(jù)了最高的比例，約為45%。這個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)直接對(duì)應(yīng)了題目中的選項(xiàng)D，即“teachers”。故選D。24．主旨大意題。題目問的是圖表向我們展示了什么。從圖表中可以看出，男孩和女孩在職業(yè)選擇上存在明顯的差異。女孩更傾向于成為教師和記者，而男孩則更傾向于成為經(jīng)理、科學(xué)家和銀行職員。這種差異直接反映了題目中的D選項(xiàng)，即“女孩的職業(yè)選擇與男孩的不同”。A選項(xiàng)“男孩最不喜歡成為科學(xué)家”在圖表中沒有直接體現(xiàn)，因?yàn)槟泻⒊蔀榭茖W(xué)家的比例并不低；B選項(xiàng)“男孩比女孩更擅長(zhǎng)管理”是一個(gè)主觀判斷，圖表中并未給出這樣的信息；C選項(xiàng)“男孩和女孩的工作能力不同”與圖表內(nèi)容無關(guān)，圖表主要展示的是職業(yè)選擇的差異，而非工作能力的比較。故選D。（23-24九年級(jí)上·江蘇揚(yáng)州·期中）Sometimesthere’snothingbetterthanthe“rush”youfeelwhenyou’regoingathighspeeds.Orthewonderofgoingsomewherenewanddifferent,climbingamountainorenjoyingextremesportslikesnowboarding.Thesearetheadventureswe“thrillseekers(尋找刺激的人)”livefor.Butsometimeswealsoneedtoknowwhentoslowdown.Recently,Iwentquadbiking(摩托車越野),orATVdriving,onatrackinthemountains.Afterabriefinstructionalexerciseandwhatseemedlikelotsofwaiting,weputonourhelmets(頭盔),startedourenginesandgotontothetrack.Thesoundoftheenginewasexciting.AsIgotmoreconfident,Icouldn’thelpovertakingotherdriverswheneverIgotthechance.Finally,thewayforwardopenedupandIwentaheadoftheothers.Iturnedtowardasmallhillandraceddown.AsIsoonfoundout,thiswasabigmistake.MyATVturnedoveratfullspeed.Luckily,IknewitwashappeningandpushedmyselfoutofthewayofthefallingATV.IfIhadnot,IprobablywouldhavebrokenmylegbeneaththeweightoftheATVorevenlostit.Imighthaveevenbrokenmyneck.Itendedupturningoutfine,apartfromsomesoreness(疼痛)inmychestforaweekorso.Thiswasasurpriseformyfriend.Afterseeingtheaccident,hesaidtome,“Dude,Ithoughtyouweredead.”PerhapsIcouldhavedied,ifIhadn’tbeenluckythatday.ThateventwasoneI’llalwaysrememberfortheadventureandthenear-deathexperience.It’sgoodtobeadventurous,butit’sstillreallyimportanttobewiseandcarefultoo.So,goonadventures,butbesmartwhileyou’reonthem!25．Whatdidtheauthordobeforestartinghisquadbikingadventure?A．HecheckedhisATVagainandagain. B．Hesharedhisexperiencewithotherdrivers.C．Hereceivedsomeinstructionandwaited. D．Hemadeapersonalsurveyofthetrack.26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overtaking”inparagraph2mostlikelymean?A．Following. B．Directing. C．Goingpast. D．Talkingwith.27．Whathappenedwhentheauthortriedtoracedownasmallhill?A．Hesloweddown. B．Hehithisfriend’sATV.C．Hebrokehisneckandleg. D．HelostcontrolofhisATV.28．What’sthemainmessagetheauthorwantstoconveyinthetext?A．Accidentsareanaturalpartofadventures. B．Itisfuntoliveanadventurouslife.C．Neverbeafraidoffailureinlife. D．Keepsafetyinmindwhileonanadventure.【答案】25．C26．C27．D28．D【導(dǎo)語】本文主要介紹了作者的一次摩托車越野比賽經(jīng)歷。通過此次經(jīng)歷，作者認(rèn)為勇于冒險(xiǎn)是件好事，但我們要保持謹(jǐn)慎和注意安全。25．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合“Afterabriefinstructionalexerciseandwhatseemedlikelotsofwaiting,weputonourhelmets(頭盔),startedourenginesandgotontothetrack.”可知，比賽前，騎手們接受了指示并等著。故選C。26．詞句猜測(cè)題。結(jié)合“Icouldn’thelpovertakingotherdriverswheneverIgotthechance.Finally,thewayforwardopenedupandIwentaheadoftheothers.”可知，這里是指作者超越其他騎手，跑在了前面，所以劃線單詞“overtaking”的意思與選項(xiàng)C“Goingpast”相近，意為“超越”。故選C。27．推理判斷題。結(jié)合“Iturnedtowardasmallhillandraceddown.AsIsoonfoundout,thiswasabigmistake.MyATVturnedoveratfullspeed.”可知，作者在嘗試快速下坡時(shí)失去了對(duì)摩托車的控制。故選D。28．推理判斷題。結(jié)合“It’sgoodtobeadventurous,butit’sstillreallyimportanttobewiseandcarefultoo.So,goonadventures,butbesmartwhileyou’reonthem!”可知，作者認(rèn)為勇于冒險(xiǎn)是件好事，但我們要保持謹(jǐn)慎和注意安全。故選D。（22-23九年級(jí)上·江蘇南京·期中）What’syourdreamjob?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutit?AgroupofstudentsfromTianjinfoundaverycommonproblemamongyoungteenagers:Mostofthemhavelittleideaabouttheircareerplansasthereistoolittlehelpfromschoolorfamily.Toofferteenagershelpfuladviceoncareer,thestudentsfromTianjinTEDANO.1MiddleSchoolstartedaprojectcalled“DianZhiChengShi(點(diǎn)職成詩(shī))”.“Oursurveyshowsthat