牛津9A阅读理解专项训练

九年级英语专项检测阅读理解(每小题2分,满分120分)班级_ 姓名_ ADavid worked in a shoe factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. His wife looked in the newspaper and said, “One of the banks wants a guard (保安).” “Im going to go there tomorrow,” David said, “I want that job, the guards job.” A man gave him a piece of paper. There were a lot of questions on it. “Please write your answers under the questions.” he said to David. One of the questions was, “Have you ever been in prison (监狱)?” David smiled and wrote “No.” Then he looked at the next question. It was “Why?” He thought for a long time and then he wrote, “Because the police have never caught me.”( ) 1. David lost his job because _. A. he was ill badly B. he wasnt goodC. he didnt like the job D. his factory was too far away ( )2.How did he know one of the banks needed a guard?A. His wife saw it in the newspaper. B. His wife worked in that bank. C. His wife saw it on the computer. D. His friend told him the information. ( ) 3. David went to the bank to _. A. deposit (储蓄) money B. draw money C. ask for that job D. work hard ( ) 4. The man asked David to _. A. write his answers under the questions B. clean the bankC. show how strong he was D. give himself up (投案自首)( ) 5. From the text we know David is _. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. tallBA young passenger (乘客) was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punch (剪) the ticket. He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trousers. What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man. When the conductor moved on, all the other passengers couldnt help (忍不住) laughing. One of them said to him at last, “Im sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there looking everywhere for your ticket when it was right in your mouth all the time.”“Foolish?” answered the passenger, “I was chewing (嚼) the date off.”( ) 6. From the story we know that the young passenger _. A. really lost his ticket B. was looking for a lost ticket C. didnt buy a ticket for the trip D. didnt remember where he had put his ticket ( ) 7. The other passengers laughed because _.A. the young passenger lost his ticket B. the young passenger gave his ticket to another passenger C. they saw the ticket was just in the passengers mouth D. the conductor moved away without questioning the passenger ( ) 8. It is clear that the conductor _. A. knew the young man had no money for a ticketB. didnt know the young man had lost his ticket C. knew why the young man had the ticket in his mouth D. didnt know why the young man was looking for his ticket ( ) 9. Which of the following is true about the conductor? A. He thought the young man was too lazy.B. He thought the young man was forgetful. C. He knew why the young man put the ticket in his mouthD. He knew the young man would get off at the next station. ( ) 10. The best title (标题) for this story is _. A. A Ticket without Date B. A Foolish Passenger C. Eating a Ticket D. A Clever conductor CA man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the head waiter rushed over to his table and said, “Im afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners (礼貌) to do it in such a nice restaurant.” “Now, listen,” said the man. “I will let you know that the Queen (女王) of England gave me permission (许可) to take off my jacket here.”“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise. “Sure.” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here! So I got the Queens permission, right?”( ) 11. We can be sure that the story happened in _.A. America B. the Queens palace C. England D. an small restaurant ( ) 12. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man _. A. took his advice at once B. left the restaurant angrily C. refused to listen to him D. wanted to see the manager( ) 13. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because _. A. the weather was very hot B. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA.C. he was very rich D. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere ( ) 14. What did the Queen really mean? A. People in the USA were less polite. B. She let him take off his jacket in America. C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life. D. He shouldnt take off his coat on such a formal occasion (正式场合) in England. ( ) 15. From the story we can see that _. A. the man went to have dinner with his friend B. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen. C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend. D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurantDNew York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things all over the world. But there are serious problems in big cities, too. Its expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there. ( ) 16. In big cities people can _. A. go to different kinds of museums B. see all kinds of plays and films C. buy things all over the world D. A, B and C( ) 17. Which of the following is true?A. Big cities are not clean and safe enough. B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities. C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.D. All people like to live in big cities. ( ) 18. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people _. A. to move to big cities. B. not to move to big cities. C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems. D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there. ( ) 19. This passage doesnt tell us that _. A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in. B. big cities have a lot of serious problems. C. big cities are all very dirty. D. usually people can get very dirty. ( ) 20. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Big Cities B. Interesting Things in Big CitiesC. Good School in Big CitiesD. New York, London and Paris (E)When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It 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 behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, Look out! But Joe did not look out. He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joes head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, Ive lost an ear. Help! Help! Jeff ran up to help his friend. Look for my ear, Joe told him. It 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, he said, Ive found it. Joe looked at it. No, thats not my ear. he said, Mine had a cigarette behind it.()21. What were Joe and Jeff? A. Soldiers.B. Drivers.C. Farmers.D. Cleaners.()22. 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.()23. At the end of the story Jeff found _. A. someone elses ear B. Joes ear C. a long knife D. a cigarette()24. From the passage, we know Joe was not _. A. strongB. kindC. foolish D. clever()25. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. A Lost Ear B. A Busy Cleaner C. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man(F)Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day. After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt pay any more money.()26. Newtown_.A.was very clean B. is no longer dirty C.had been very clean D.will be very clean()27. The rats in Newtown were _many years ago.A .as big as cats B.as dangerous as dogs C. very big D.knocked down by the people there()28. when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people_.A.got some money B.were too lazy to kill many C.helped the city office to make the city clean D.killed many rats()29. A big hole was dug, because_.A. the rats could come out to attack people at nightB.people could take many rats C.the rats could not escape quicklyD.people could steal rats for some money()30. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didnt_.A. order people to kill rats B. pay any more money C.see any rats D.look for rats (G)In the 20th century, advertising has become very popular. Why is it so popular? Because it has been proved that repeated advertising can increase product sales and make the price of products lower. Advertisements can be made in many ways. People in the U.S.A. and Europe use them to advertise all kinds of products, services and other things as well. People use large boards, signs inside or outside shops and cinemas, printed mails or gifts to make advertisements. Besides, balloons and aeroplanes are also used. An advertisement, however, should be properly designed to avoid waste. How is an advertisement made? An advertising firm (公司) selected a company designs and makes the advertisement by studying the information about customers and products. The designers put forward their different plans with pictures or photos. When the advertisement is ready, it is tested in a place to see whether it can make the product popular with customers or not. If it does, it will be used all over the country. Otherwise it should be designed until it is accepted by customers and market by finding out the reason for the failure.()31. The reason for which advertising is popular is that _.A. it can make the price of products higher B. it can increase products sales C. it can make the products have better quality. D. it can lower the cost of products()32. How many ways of advertising are mentioned(提到) in the second paragraph?A.Six B.Eight C.Two D.Four()33. People in the USA use advertisements to advertise_.A. products only B. services only C. products and services only D. products, services and other things as well()34. The steps of making advertisements include the following except _A. the designers put forward their plans B. the advertising company studies information about customers and products C. the advertisements are tested D. the advertisements are sold to companies()35. If the advertisement can make a product popular with customers, it proves that _.A. the advertisement is a failure B. the advertisement is a success C.the advertisement will be redesigned D.the advertisement will not be accepted （H）Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they dont have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(标题). There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions(版面) every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly. Most papers have several editions, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusements page, a business page, and so on.( )36. People read newspaper to _. A. learn about the most important news B. learn about everything they want C. be pleased D. get some information ( )37. Reading the headlines, people can know _. A. what the passages are about B. the newspapers C. about amusements D. about sports ( )38. In big cities newspapers are usually printed _. A. every day B. every week C. every month D. every year ( )39. Most papers have _ on Sundays than usual. A. more types B. more pages C. less types D. less pages ( )40. If you want to see a film, youd better read _ in a newspaper. A. the business page B. the front page C. the sports page D. the amusements page (I)The summer vacation is over. Its true that time always flew fast.During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. These would take me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and I believe I made good progress.I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was full of fun. I would not go home until it was late at about five or six oclock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.( ) 41. What does the text mainly(主要地)tell us?A. How the writer spent his summer holidays.B. Whats the weather like in summer.C. When the writer got up in the summer holidays.D. Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays.( ) 42. How long did it take the writer to do his homework?A. Half an hour.B. Three hours or more.C. Only one hour.D. Two hours and a half.( ) 43. The writer spent most of the afternoon .A. listening to musicB. visiting his friends.C. walking in the gardenD. swimming( ) 44. The writer had very good summer holidays because he .A. worked very hard and made good progressB. learned to swim and did his homework wellC. got up early and went home lateD liked swimming better than studying( ) 45. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer made progress in his lessons.B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.（J）Travel Arrangements(安排)Date: 15 April 2002 For: Wang MeiMay 4Leave BejingAir China Flight CA 111Confirmed(确认)Please check-in(办理手续)at leasttwo hours before leaving time10:00a.m.May 5Arrive in SydneyHotel bus will take you to the hotel9:30a.m.May 5Holiday In Sydney ConfirmedIn: 5 May 2002 Out: 10 May2002 Nights: 5May 10Own arrangement with host familyMay 14Leave SydneyQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 33312:30 p.m.May 14Arrive in PerthThe guide will collect you from the airport for four daysreturn bus trip to Monkey Mia15:30 p.m.May 18Leave PerthQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 444Confirmed11:00 a.m.May 18Raffles Hotel SingaporeIn: 18 May 2002 Out: 19 May2002 Night: 1May 19Arrive in Beijing16:00 p.m.( ) 46. How many days will Wang Meis holiday last?A. 14.B. 16.C. 19.D. 20.( ) 47. At what time does Wang Mei have to be at the airport for her flight from Beijing?A. 8:00 a.m.B. 9:30 a.m.C. 10:00 a.m.D. 11:00 a.m.( )48. When she arrives in Perth, Wang Mei will travel from the airport .A. by taxiB. in a carC. on the travel-busD. with her host family( ) 49. Where will Wang Mei be on May 16?A. In a hotel in PerthB. On her return to SydneyC. On a flight to SingaporeD. On a trip to Monkey Mia ( ) 50. In which country will Wang Mei stay before she returns to Beijing?A. PerthB. SydneyC. SingaporeD. Monkey Mia（K）Last year more than 13 Korean TV series were introduced in China. Turn on the TV, and Korean beauties are appearing during peak viewing times（黄金时段）. Some of the dramas（戏剧）are being repeated, but audiences continue to watch them. Why are the South Korean TV series loved by so many Chinese people? Cheng Yi-Ting , a student from East China Normal University, gives us her reasons. She thinks that the good looking actors with cool clothes and the beautiful sight in the dramas are the selling points for South Korean TV dramas. But what attracted the young audiences most is the pure and moving love stories.And it seems that South Korean TV series has also won the hearts of middle-aged people. They are touched by the morals（道德） in the shows. These include the importance of respecting elders and social order. Though some people think South Korean TV series are too slow and too long, most of the Chinese audiences like them. Maybe we are really tired of Western TV series. Compared（比较）with that, South Korean TV series are not bad.( )51. What does the underlined word repeated in the third line mean?A. 大长今 B.流行 C. 重播 D. 垃圾时段 ( )52. Which of the following is not mentioned about South Korean TV series in the passage ? A. Love B. Morals C. Social order D. the youth self-respect( )53. What is the main reason why South Korean TV series are popular?A. Because they are slow and long B. The actors wear cool clothesC. The stories with morals in them are pure and moving. D. The actors are cool( )54. What do you know about South Korean TV series from the passage? A. Thirteen more South Korean TV series will be introduced to China.班级 姓名 号码 B. Young audiences like South Korean TV series better than middle-ag