2021年牛津译林版英语九年级下册中考考前阅读强化练习9（含答案）.doc

1、译林牛津英语九年级中考考前阅读强化练习9一、 完形填空。No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.I learned this lesson from a(n) 1many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a 2football program.It was a tradition for the school

2、s old team to play 3 the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didnt even practice to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited 4I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed. I couldnt believe I had got into 5a situa

3、tion. Thinking hard about it, I came to 6that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 7 me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential(潜力).I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 8. Most importantly, I began to treat them like 9. Tha

4、t summer, when the other teams enjoyed their 10, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 11. Finally, we faced the number one team on the field. I felt

5、that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasnt what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest 12of my life!From the experience I learnt a lot about 13the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as

6、 losers, I pushed and 14them. I helped them to see themselves 15, and they built themselves into winners.Winners are made, not born.1.A.experimentB.experience C.visitD.show2.A.strongB.normalC.weakD.proper3.A.withB.forC.likeD.against4.A.becauseB.butC.soD.if5.A.soB.quiteC.veryD.such6.A.realizeB.wishC.

7、requireD.share7.A.worrying about B.looking for C.depending onD.caring about8.A.pride B.culture C.luckD.relationship9.A.leadersB.partnersC.winnersD.learners10.A.prizesB.vacationsC.trainingD.victory11.A.relaxB.improveC.watchD.fail12.A.chanceB.excitement C.advantageD.development13.A.whatB.whyC.whenD.ho

8、w14.A.encouragedB.caught C.protectedD.punished15.A.honestlyB.trulyC.carefullyD.differently【答案】BCDAD ACACB BBDAD二、 阅读理解。 A Scene 1(The setting is a room in the palace of the Queen of Sheba. The Queen sits at one end of the room on a chair. Zahrah stands on one side of the chair. Amram is showing some

9、 silks to the Queen.)Amram: Would your Majesty be good enough to feel this silk? See how fine and soft it is!(Amram comes a little closer to the Queen and holds out some purple silk. She feels it.)Queen: Yes, it is. And I like this bright purple color very much. (She turns to Zahrah.) Zahrah, what d

10、o you think of it?Zahrah: I like it very much, and it is a good color for a queen, your Majesty. (She folds up the silk and puts it to one side.)Amram: The king of my own country, the wise King Solomon, likes this bright purple better than any other color.Queen: I have heard many things about your k

11、ing.Amram: He is a good king, your Majesty, and a kind man. All his people love him.Queen: I have also heard that he is very wise. Is it true, Amram, that King Solomon understands what animals say?Amram: It is true, your Majesty.Queen (Smiles): Its very hard to believe.Amram: If I told you what happ

12、ened one time when I was with the king. I think you would believe it.Queen: Id like to hear your story.Amram: Well, one day our king and some men of his palace were riding on horseback to a nearby city. The king was riding ahead of the rest of us. All at once he pulled his horse to stop. He looked d

13、own at the sand in the road.Queen: Go on.Amram: Then the king turned his horse off the road and onto the grass. He kept his horse on the grass a little way before turning back onto the road.Queen: Did he say why he stopped and then turned his horse off the road?Amram: King Solomon told us he had see

14、n some ants hurrying along in the sand of the road. He said he had heard them say they were afraid that the horses would walk on them.Queen (Surprised): And that was why your mighty king turned off the road?Amram (Proud): Yes, your Majesty. The mighty King Solomon stopped to hear what the little ant

15、s in the sand were saying. He turned off the road to save them from being hurt.Queen: Then he must be as wise and as kind as people say he is.Amram: Now you can believe it, cant you?Queen: I wont fully believe it until I see and hear him myself, Amram.Amram: Then why dont you come to our country and

16、 pay him a visit, your Majesty?Queen: Yes, I think I shall do that, Amram. But first I must think of a way to test this wise king. You may go now, Amram.Amram: Good day, your Majesty. (He backs away.)(Curtain)1. Where does this scene take place?A. On the way to a city.B. In a room of a palace.C. In

17、the sand of a road.D. On the grass near a road.2. Amram told the story of his king to show _.A. King Solomon is wise and kindB. King Solomon is afraid of antsC. King Solomon looks after his horse wellD. King Solomon can talk to animals3. King Solomon turned his horse off the road because _.A. there

18、was sand in the wayB. the horse needed to have a restC. he wanted to enjoy the beauty thereD. he wanted to avoid hurting the ants4 Which of the following words is used to help readers know the feeling of the Queen?A. Fine.B. Surprised.C. Proud.D. Afraid.5. What may happen next according to Scene 1?A

19、. Amram will refuse to leave the Queens palace.B. Zahrah will certainly keep the purple silk for herself.C. King Solomon will test whether Amrams story is true.D. The Queen will pay a visit to King Solomons country.【答案】BADBD BWhen he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many y

20、ears in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的) health problems.When he left hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to Medical School in Virginia, USA. But when he was there he did things in a different way. For example, he didnt like the doctors white c

21、oats. He preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didnt like Adams very much because he was too different.But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine. He saw unhappy and lonel

22、y people, and he tried to help them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh.When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospita

23、l, called the Gesundheit Institute, together with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people.Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film(called Patch

24、Adams), Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor whos friend. I enjoyed playing him.1 What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor?A. His interest in medicine.B. His idea to open a hospital.C. His early experience as a te

25、enager.D. His love for the lonely children around.2. How was Hunter different from other doctors?A. He was famous before working in hospital.B. He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day.C. He treated his patients as friends in every way possible.D. He was good at dealing with people who

26、 were mentally ill.3. What does the underlined word clown in paragraph 3 probable mean?A. 木偶B. 小丑C. 外星人D. 蜘蛛侠4. What can we know from Robin Williams words?A. He thought highly of Hunter.B. Every doctor needs a patient friend.C. He became a warm person ever after.D. A good actor makes a successful fi

27、lm.【答案】CCBA CScientists have been experimenting with four-leg robots for years. They want to use robots to carry heavy things over difficult land.But providing enough power for those kinds of robots has been a problem. Now, that has changed. Engineers at MIT have designed a running robot that runs o

28、n batteries. Scientists say their robots will soon be able to run like cheetahs, the fastest land animals on Earth.One difficulty in designing these types of robots continues to be providing power. These machines are still quite heavy and they need a lot of power to run. But the cheetah-like robot d

29、esigned by engineers at MIT is light enough m run on batteries.The robot weighs just 30 kilograms. The robot needs only about 700 watts of power to run. This robot can actually jump 40cm high and it can land very safely and then it can run. The robots limbs and other parts were made in a three-dimen

30、sional or 3D printer. A strong, light-weight material called Kevlar is used to make the robots part stronger.But the development of MITs robot is not without its own set of problems. The robots limbs must support heavy force, and sometimes they break.Scientists say the new technologies used on this

31、robot may be used in the making of limbs for disabled persons and other machines. Some of those machines may help save humans from performing difficult and dangerous jobs.1.What is the challenge in designing the four-leg robots?A.carrying heavy things B.Running fast. C.Being light enough. D.Providin

32、g enough power.2.What can the new technologies on MITs robot be used for?A.For making a 3D printer. B.For making limbs for disabled persons.C.For helping people do housework. D.For helping people live longer.3.From the passage, we know that MITs robot _.A.can carry heavy things B.can jump 30cm highC

33、.is made of Kevlar D.is still very heavy4.Whats the main idea of this passage?A.Scientists have been working on four-leg robots.B.A new robot has been designed by engineers at MIT.C.The robots can help us do difficult and dangerous jobs.D.The difficulty in designing the new robot.【答案】DBCB三、 阅读填空。 We

34、ve probably all met someone who likes to show off about where he or she has been. To some people, traveling is all about how many places one has been to. But luckily, the old “been there, seen that” mode is changing.Last years travel trend (趋势) was “experiential travel”. This is where tourists look

35、for ways to get to know local culture and meet local people so they feel less like an outsider.So what about this year? Can creative tourists get even more out of their traveling experience?Transformative travelTransformative (起改变作用的) travel is much like “experiential travel”, but takes it a step fu

36、rther.It usually goes through three steps you go to a place that has a very different background from where you live, you learn wisdom from the new culture and the people you meet, and finally you go back home and use the knowledge in your own lives. This last step is how the “transformation” is com

37、pleted and what separates transformative travel from experiential travel.Go greenOne way to plan a green trip is to travel a shorter distance, which can reduce your carbon footprint (碳排放量). “One trans-Atlantic flight equals a years worth of driving, so taking a trip in this way can help protect the

38、environment,” suggested Warren, according to US News.Another way to go green in your travel plans is to choose a place that will be helped most from your trip. For example, places like Nepal will enjoy an increase in its local economy (经济) through the trip.Disappearing sightsSome sights at risk of d

39、isappearing are also welcoming an increasing number of tourists.Everett Potter, a USA Today writer, says that the Arctic and Antarctic have attracted (吸引) more and more tourists since they are being greatly influenced by climate (气候) change.Another top sight is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I

40、ts believed that the reef will be seriously harmed in just a few years because of pollution and global warming. Travelers look forward to seeing the coral (珊瑚) “before its gone or completely changed”, Potter told US News.The changing 1 trendsBefore To some people, traveling means the 2 of places the

41、y have been to.Last yearExperiential travelTourists look for ways to better understand the local culture so they can be 3 like local people.This yearTransformative travel Going to a place 4 a different background. Learning wisdom from the new culture and people. 5 home and using the knowledge in you

42、r own lives .Go green One way is to travel 6 to your home. It can reduce your carbon footprint. Another way is to choose a place which will get the most 7 through the trip. 8 sights The Arctic and Antarctic have become more and more 9 because of climate change. Travelers 10 to see the coral before it is gone or completely changed.【答案】1. travel2. number 3. more 4. with 5. Returning 6. closer/close 7. help 8. Disappearing 9. popular/attractive 10. expect/hope