牛津译林版九年级英语上学期期末专练《阅读理解1》

九年级英语上学期期末专练阅读理解1（1）The death of Steve Jobs provides a chance to take some lessons from his amazing life. Steve Jobs had a passion （激，情）for education. He may be gone, but we still have a chance to learn from his courage and innovation （革新）.Making Mistakes I think that the main reason why we can! find proper ways to improve the education system that no longer serves us well is simply fear- fear of failure, fear of getting it wrong. Teachers fear that innovation could endanger their jobs - Steve had the attitude we heed in education right now. ASometimes when you create something, you make mistakes. It is best to admit （承认）Ihcm and get on with improving your other innovations/1 Thafs the kind of spirit we need to have Motivation （积极性）MattersWe*ve concentrated （注于）so much on results that we dont always reward good motivations But these things are very important. In our schools, wefve cared so much about best results that wcvc lost creativity. Wc dont reward students for their hard work, and we punish failure. As a result, we lost imagination and found no motivation to try something that has a chance of ending in failure What Defines （定义）Failure? The company that Steve Jobs started in 1985 after being forced out of Apple shows us how technology could influence educational innovation. In 1985 he started NeXT. The company was providing computers for educational purposes - NeXT wasnt really financially （在财政方 而）successful. But it may have been ahead of its time Today, we see what the technology brings into the classroom.Changing Our ModelThe company sold around 50 000 computers - But that would be missing the point. It was a NeXT cube workstation that encouraged the first web server. It helped in the development of early Internet technology. Truly, Steve Jobs has taught us that results are not the most important things in life.1 .The article tells us making mistakesA. is always something very badB. will help us become better peopleC. is a part of making something newD. will keep us from reaching our dreams2. We may lose our creativity and imagination if we A. make a lot of mistakesB. fail to have a right modelC. caiVt be financially successfulD. concentrate too much on results3.Steve Jobs might agree that A. a good motivation can lead to a successful resultB. wc shouldn*t be afraid of failure and it can lead to successC - making money is the only way to judge successD. having a passion is the most important thing for success4. According to the article, which word can best describe Steve Jobs spirit?A. Passion B. MotivationC. InnovationD. Creativity(2)Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly but most doctors do notChemists have more chances to read doctors* notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemists can*t read them.One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house The doctor wrote an answer! but he didn*t write clearly and the lady couldnt read it.What shall I do?M she said to her husband. HI dont know whether he is coming or not. I donrt want to give him a telephone call and say I cant read his writing.11Her husband thought for a moment, and then he had an idea “Thank you. Hsaid his wife. Thats a very good idea/1She went to the chemists shop and gave the doctors note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, nCould you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned. carrying a large bottle He gave the bottle to the lady and said. Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.*1. It isn*t for us to read the notes written by most doctors.A. rightB. pleasedC. easyD. difficult2. The underlined word chemist in this passage is a person who A. takes medicineB. studies chemistryC. can read doctors* writing D sells medicine3. The lady wrote to a doctor because A. she wanted to see himB. she wanted to invite him to dinnerC. she wanted to get some medicine for her husbandD. she didnt want to give him a telephone call4. The husband thought A. the chemist could give them an answerB. the letter was for the chemistC. the chemist would give them the right medicineD. the chemist couldnl read, either5. After reading the story, we know .A. the doctor agreed to come to the ladys houseB. the doctor refused to come to the lady*s houseC. the chemist could read the doctors noteD. the chemist could not read the doctors note(3)When he was 12 years old, the boy made a decision: He only- later realized it probably hurt his teacher. He was, after all, a kid. But in time, when he was older and wiser, he wanted to find this teacher and apologize(道歉).Bui the teacher seemed to have disap peared.(Din the past ten years, the boy, Larry Israelson, had often turned to the Internet, typing the teachefs name into search boxes He never found anything. But he never stopped looking for him. Last month-by now nearly 39 years after the event happened-he got a hit.Excited, he started reading a story I had written in The Oregonian about a program that helps kids. He studied a photo and found his teacher, who was a volunteer. He then emailed me and asked me to introduce him to the teachc 匚 James Atteberry.I got in touch with Atteberry. He agreed to talk to his student. Shortly thereafter; I received a package with an envelope in it. I immediately took it to Atteberry.As James Atteberry read the letter, he was brought back to 1973, when he was a history teacher in Huntington Beach. In the letter. Larry said, HI am truly sorry for leaving your seventh grade class during the 1972-1973 school year. I don*t have many memories from school, but at the top of my exercise-book you wrote You will go far in life/ Looking back on my younger self, I was proud to be your student/1When it conies to apologies; no one gets a pass Everyone needs to receive one, and everyone needs to give one I - How long did Larry spend looking for his teacher on the Internet?A. For 39 years.B. For 12 yearsC. For 10 years.D. For 2 years2. What did Larry feel sorry for?A. Not finding the teacher earlier.B. For getting many school things C. Not finishing his homework D. 1 caving the teachefs class 3. Whafsthe writers conclusion in the passage?A. Students should apologize to their teachers B. The earlier you apologize, the better the result is.C. One must apologize for every mistake he has made D. Everyone has to apologize and receive apologies in life (4)I went home one Saturday afternoon in the autumn of 1993 to get some work done in the garden. While sweeping leaves on the ground, my five-year-old son Nick came over and asked me to write something on a piece of paper to make a sign for him.HWhat fbr? I asked nrm going to sell some of my stones/ he answered Nick was fascinated by stones and had collected many stones from all over. Im too busy to do that for you. Go and ask your mom for help/11 said.A short time late I ： Nick returned with a sign, reading Stones OneDollar Each” He took the sign, a small chair and 4 of his best stones and walked to the road in front of our garden - There he put the stones in a line and sat down on the chai I :After half an hour, nobody passed by. I walked to him and asked him to go back, but he didnt.Another half an hour later, a small car came down the road - I watched as Nick stood up. holding his sign up. A woman rolled down a window and read the sign. I couldnt hear their talk, but I saw the woman turn to the driver and the man reach for his pocket.I sat in the yard, as Nick ran to me. Waving the dollar, he shouted, HI told you I could sell one stone for a dollar. If you believe in yourself you can do anything.*11 .Why didift the writer help his son?A. Because his wife is better at making a sign.B. Because he didn*t know what to write C. Because he was busy sweeping leaves D. Because he didnt want his son to sell the stones 2. The underlined words “was fascinated by“ mean M A. was far fromB was afraid ofC. was famous forD. was interested in3. Nick was a boy A. who was kindB. who had a strong mindC. who was honestD. who had many hobbies4. Which is the best title of the story?A. My Sons First SaleB. Lets Collect StonesC. How to Sell a StoneD. A Hobby That Can Make You Rich5. From the passage we know A. the stoij1 happened in springB. the car was driven by a womanC. Nick spent half an hour selling one stoneD. the writer might be moved (感动)by his son(5)Many years ago, a rich man found that someone was taking valuable things from his house. He locked all the doors and all the windows. Still the things went on. It must be one of the servants! How could he catch the servant? He thought of a good plan.Later one evening, when it was dark he called all the servants together. HThere is a thief in the house, but I know how to catch him, H he said.uIn the next room there is a square box In that box there is a chicken which is magic - Each of you must go into the room alone .It is quite dark in the room. You must feel your way to the table and press the first finger of your right hand on the top of the box. If you are not the thief, nothing will happenIf you are the thief, the chicken will make such aloud sound that everyone in the house will hear it. Some of the servants said that they did not want to do this. They were frightened of the magic chickenBut the man said that they must do what he said .If they had done nothing wrong, they had nothing to fear.C. We dont know.So the servants went into the dark room one at a time while the rest listened carefully. Soon everyone had been in the room. But the chicken made no sound Good, “said the man. nNow I know who the thief is!” The seivants looked veiy suiprised.HShow me your right hands! The chicken did not make a sound for a very good reason. There is no chicken in the box at all! But the top of the box was covered with paint. You all have paint on your fingers, except for one person. That person is the thief, and he is afraid to put his finger on the box He pointed to one of the seivants and said, “Your finger is clean! You are the thief!” 1. Did the rich man call all the servants together?A. Yes, he did.B. No, he didnt.C. In the eveningC. He gave up the plan.2 . When did the rich man call all the servants together? A. In the morning B. In the afternoon 3 .Did the rich man catch the thief at last?A. Yes, he didB. No, he didn*t(6)When this story happened, they were working around a very large house Their job was to do the cleaningIt was not a difficult job. but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working Often these workmen dropped something, from the top of the house many meters high to the ground One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette (香烟)behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted; Look out !HBut Joe did not Took outn. He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife fell from the top of the house Luckily the knife missed Joel head, but it cut off one of his ears.At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out rTve lost an ear. Helps Help!11 Jeff ran up to help his friend.“Look for my ear/1 Joe told him. Tt must be on the ground somewhere/*Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground He picked it up and carried it to Joe.“Here you are,H he said. *Tve found it JJoe looked at it. MNo, thatrs not my ear/ he said. HMine had a cigarette behind it.01. .What were Joe and Jeff ?A. Soldiers B. Drivers C. Cleaners D. Teachers.2. How did Joe lose his ear?A. He cut it off by himself.B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.C. A falling knife cut it off.D. A cigarette burned it up. found .3. At the end of the story Jeff B. Joe*s carA. someone else, earC. a long knife D a cigarette4. From the passage, we know Joe was not A. strongB. kindC. cleverD. foolish5. Which is the most suitable title for this passage?A. A Lost EarB. A Busy CleanerC. A Falling KnifeD. A Forgetful Man(7)When Daniel woke up yesterday morning, he found he was a bit late for school, so he started mnning to catch the bus. Moments later he saw a dog. but not its lead. He tripped over the lead and fell down. He jumped up quickly, went on running and got on the bus. After a while an old coach broke down in the middle of the road, and the driver couldnl move it. It was eight oclock, the middle of the rush hour, so it soon created a terrible traffic jam. The bus driver tried to go round the coach. Unfortunately a taxi was coming in the opposite direction.0 The taxi driver tried to stop the taxi, but he couldnl prevent the accident-the taxi crashed into the front of the bus! Luckily nobody was hurt.When Daniel finally got to school out of breath, the Science lesson had been on for five minutes Daniel said sorry to the teacher and sat at his desk He reached out for his school bag-no, it was nowhere to be found “Where is my school bag?uDaniel was puzzled. Suddenly he realized that he had left it on the bus. Bad luck!1. .What does the underlined word HtrippedH mean?A.扔掉B.拣起C绊，绊倒D.跨越2. What is the best title for this passage?A. An Unlucky DayB. A Happy Day OutC. A Traffic AccidentD. A Strict TeacherD. glad3. We can guess that Daniel may feel this day.A. afraidB. unhappyC. fortunate(8)Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet, They are very interested in it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some reasonsFirst, more and more people have their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet. So it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and a lot of time Third, they dont need to go to the snap mcinscivcs Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.On the other hand. some people dont like this new way of shopping: They are worried about the safety of shopping online Customers(顾客)can only see the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they canl enjoy the pleasure of buying things in a large supermarket or a wonderful shopping center. These are the reasons why they do not like itBut I think more and more people will like this new kind of shopping in the future.1. Many people are interested in online A. watching TVB. readingC. studyingD. shopping2. From the first paragraph, we know.A. no one likes buying things onlineB. more and more people dont like shopping through the IntcmnetC. shopping on the Internet is more and more popularD. there are no advantages about shopping on the Internet3. People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can A. save their money and timeB. help them make a lot of moneyC. be very easyD. help them save time4. Some people don*t like shopping on line because they A. have to pay more moneyB. must send their money first onlineC. dont have enough timeD. are worried about the safety of shopping online5. What*sthc best title of this passage?A. Why Dont People Like Going Shopping?B. Shopping Through the Internet Is Very Popular.C. How Do People Shop with Little Money?D. Chinese People Dont Like Shopping on the Internet.（9）It*s cool. It*s hot. And everyone is doing it. People talk about it often, and friends tell other friends how good they look. It sounds like a fashion. It*s a “blog： What is a blog? A blog is a personal online diary. The word Hbloggef means a person who writes diaries online Many bloggers are teens who log （进入）onto websites to discuss anything in their lives - Many of todayrs teenagers are not afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives - Teens complain about their parents and homework They share diaries, post songs from the latest bands （乐队）andshow pictures of theirs. They write their own poems, say something about their girlfriends or boyfriends and complain to each other or offer support. But mostly they just write down what they do every clay.However, many parents are afraid of these young bloggers. Parents see the kids talking about how they got drunk last weekend and how they don*t like studying. They are using language that is surprising to their parents - Besides hearing from their friends, teen bloggers also get messages from strangers. Most of the time, itrs older men asking to meet teenage girls. These strange men are dangerous for my kids. They sometimes teach my kids bad words ； 1 said Cara Cabral, a mother of two.Many teens and young adults know itrs not safe to use blogs on the Internet. They know they are putting information about themselves in a place that can be seen by anyone But teens are unwilling to give up these new communication tools that have become a way of life for many of them.1 A blogger is a person A. who is crazy about the InternetB. who posts songs from the latest bandsC. who is good at writingD. who writes diaries online2. We can learn from the last paragraph that A. itrs popular for many teenagers to use blogs on the InternetB. its safe for many teenagers to put their personal in fonnation on the InternetC. itrs easy for many teenagers to give up blogging on the InternetD. most teenagers arent afraid to openly discuss everything in their lives3. Whafs the best title of this passage?A. Blogging Is PopularB. The Disadvantages of BloggingC. Blogging Is a Way of Life for TeensD. What Is a Blog(10)Have you ever heard of “Survival Holidays*1? It is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities Now about 1.000 companies are allowed to take children into the great outdoors without their parents (i)The reason why people like ASurvival Holidays1* is that they think being close to nature is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all their time watching TV and playing computer games “Survival Holidays* gives them an important change Is Survival Holidays*1 a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own without adults disturbing (干扰)lhcm - Parents care too much about their childrenThey like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled (控制)by adults, which causes many problems Children don*t know what to do when they are in dange I : Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even slight danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned - some have learned to slay calm m dangerous times. Some have learned how to keep safe Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.I What is Survival Holidays1* according to the passage?A. It is summer holidays B. 11 is winter holidays C. It is a kind of holidays to escape from danger.D. Il is a holiday to go into the lonely place for exciting activities.2. Which children may take part in Survival Holidays0?A. Poor children.B. Rich children.C. Children from cities D. Children from the countryside 3. Whafs the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The reason why people dislike HSurvival Holidays11 B. The advantages of Survival Holidays1*.C. The disadvantages of Survival Holidays*1 D. The suggestions of taking