牛津版（深圳·广州）2019-2020学年初中英语九年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷.doc

牛津版（深圳广州）2019-2020学年初中英语九年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共84分)1. （8分）阅读理解For years people have enjoyed following the life of Garfield the cat. Garfield is a popular comic book character, known for being lazy and fat. But the cat was back in the news recently for something you might not expect.A man in the United States changed the genderof Garfield to “none” on the cats Wikipedia ( 维 基 百 科 ) page. After that lots of people got angry and keptchanging Garfields Wikipedia page. They argued about whether the cat was a boy,girl or neither.Wikipedia finally locked the page to stop people editing( 编辑) it. Jim Davis, Garfields creator, settled(解决) the argument.“Garfield is male,” he simply told the Washington Post. The 71-year-old artist said he liked working with animals because they didnt have to be old, young, boys or girls. He was angry that some people cared so much about Garfields gender.It seems like quite an unnecessary argument to have. But it is not the only recent example of argument about gender.To celebrate International Womens Day in Australia earlier this year, the city of Melbourne made 10 traffic lights with a figure( 人形) dressed in a skirt. They were designed to celebrate Womens Day and give them more confidence in public.But not everyone thinks the idea is necessary. Some people think it is important for women to be treated fairly in Australia, but that this idea is silly.“Im all for doing anything we can for gender equity(公平), but really?” Melbourne mayor( 市长)Robert Doyle told the Herald Sun. The mayor said this idea is more likely to be laughed at than bring respect to women.（1）What put Garfield the cat back in the news recently? A . The cats lazy character.B . Being included in Wikipedia.C . The cats picture being changed on Wikipedia.D . The cats gender being changed on Wikipedia.（2）What does the underlined word genderin the passage mean? A . 个性B . 性别C . 外貌D . 脾气（3）According to Jim Davis, . A . Wikipedia should lock the page about GarfieldB . Garfield can be a boy or a girl, and young or oldC . artists dont care about animals age or genderD . its unnecessary to take Garfields gender seriously（4）Why did Melbourne make 10 traffic lights with a figure dressed in a skirt? A . To laugh at women in publicB . To celebrate International Womens DayC . To bring more chances to womenD . To treat women fairly in Australia（5）What did Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle think of the traffic light idea? A . It would give women more confidence in public.B . It would help women be treated fairly in Australia.C . It would bring respect to women.D . It was not a good idea for gender equity.2. （8分）阅读理解BMike gets up at half past seven. He has an egg and some milk for breakfast. Then he goes to school. When he is on his way to school, he is thinking, “I told my teacher that my mother w as ill on Monday. I told him my bike didnt work on my way to school on Tuesday. What should I say today? Mike thinks it over, but he doesnt have a good idea.“May I come in?” says Mike at the door.“Oh, my boy,” says Mr. Brown. “Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?” “Its eight ten,” says Mike. Mr. Brown is not happy and says, “You are late for class three times this week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think.” “You are wrong, Mr. Brown,” says Mike. “If I dont have the clock how do I know I am late for school?”（1）What does Mike do?A . A student.B . A teacher.C . A worker.D . A cook.（2）What day is it today?A . Monday.B . Tuesday.C . Wednesday.D . Thursday.（3）The Chinese meaning of the word “use” is “_”.A . 生命B . 价格C . 傻瓜D . 用途（4）How many times is Mike late for class this week?A . Once.B . Twice.C . Three times.D . Four times.3. （8分）判断正误 garden sensor Do you want to help the environment and do yard work at the same time? This machine knows when your grass needs water. It waters your grass, and you dont have to do anything! Save time, save water, and save money! Only $ 124.99.the inflatable chair可充气的 You can take this with you to the beach or on a picnic. No more uncomfortable towels or blankets! It fills with air in five minutes. Feel like you are sitting in your own living room in the great outdoors! Only $ 49.50.soundbook. Whats a party without music? Indoors or outdoors, you can have a good time with this small item on a shelf or in a tree. Turn it down to set the mood, or turn it up to start the dancing! Only $ 299.99.monofin Whats it like to swim like a fish? Now is your chance to find out! Put both feet in, get in the water, and feel how it is to flap instead of kick. If you love to be in the water and dive deep, you need this! Only $ 36.（1）The garden sensor helps the environment and does yard work at the same time. （2）It takes the inflatable chair more than five minutes to fill with air. （3）The soundbook works indoors or outdoors. （4）A person needs two monofins, one for each foot. （5）Soundbook is the most expensive of the four products while the inflatable chair is the cheapest. 4. （8分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。In July, my friend Jim and I are going to have a camping trip. We will travel for four weeks and will tour the United States and part of Canada.We decided to go camping because we didnt have to spend much money in that way.We had to make our plan very carefully. First, the car we are going to drive is very small, so we decided to take only one small suitcase(皮箱) each and as few camping things as possible (尽可能的). We will take some medicine with us to stop insects(昆虫) from hurting us, and also food for outdoor meals. Second, there is a lot to see in the United States and Canada, so we had to decide on which way we wanted to drive before we started.All of this planning took a long time.The date we are leaving is July 2nd. We want to see and do many things on our camping tour. We want to climb the hills and swim in cool rivers and lakes. We want to go sightseeing in many cities and talk to many people. We also want to find a hotel room if it rains at night. We hope to have an exciting and interesting trip.（1）The two friends will travel .A . if they have a good planB . when they have a good timeC . for about thirty daysD . because they can drive（2）What will happen if it rains? They will .A . have to stop climbingB . go sightseeing in citiesC . talk to many peopleD . have to stay in a hotel（3）It is quite clear that .A . the two friends are sure to take some medicine with themB . they will take a lot of food and camping things in their carC . they dont know the way to the United States and CanadaD . they had no time to make the plan for the camping trip（4）What is the best title(题目) for the story?A . An Exciting Trip to CanadaB . Getting Ready for a CampingC . Two Friends and a TripD . Going Camping is Interesting5. （8分）阅读理解In the days before electricity, people dont worry much about sleep. They usually went to bed a couple of hours after sunset (日落) and woke at sunrise. After all, there wasnt much to do in those days after the sun went down. But then came the electric light bulb (电灯泡). And now we have satellite television, the Internet, 24-hour convenience stores, and longer hours at work. How much can we sleep? How much should we sleep?Like it or not, many of us are sleeping less on average (平均). In 1910, most Americans slept 9 hours a night. That dropped to 7.5 hours by 1975. In 2002, a study by the National Sleep Foundation found that the average American got only 6.9 hours. The news is even worse for people who work the night shift. They sleep an average of just 5 hours.Are we sleeping enough? Not if you believe in the old rule of eight hours of rest, eight hours of work, and eight hours of play. On the other hand, Norman Stanley, a British scientist who studies sleep, believes peoples sleep needs are different. Some people need as many as 11 hours, but others need as few as three. How much do you really need? “To find out,” he says, “simply sleep until you wake naturally, without the help of an alarm clock. Thats your sleep need.”Meanwhile, other scientists and researchers are searching for new ways to keep us awake longer. Some are developing chemicals (化学药品) that are safer and more powerful than caffeine, the chemical found in coffee and tea. One experimental drug, CX717, kept laboratory monkeys working happily for 36 hours. Further developments may allow people to safely stay awake for several days straight. One group of researchers is studying a gene (基因) found in some fruit flies that lets them get by on one-third the usual amount of sleep. Another group is even working on an electric switch that immediately wakes up a sleeping brain.The meanings of this research are huge. On the one hand, this could lead to a world where we work longer and longer hours with less and less sleep. On the other hand, if we needed less sleep, we would have more free time to travel, read, volunteer, and spend time with family.（1）How many hours did most Americans sleep a night in 1975? A . 5.B . 6.9.C . 7.5.D . 9.（2）What can we learn from the passage? A . People have got enough sleep.B . People will work longer hours.C . Sleep time will be a big problem.D . Staying awake for long is possible.（3）What is probably the best title of the passage? A . To sleep or Not to sleep?B . How can We Sleep Longer?C . To Work or Not to Work?D . How Much We can Sleep?6. （8分）根据短文内容，完成下列小题。Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changed. They did not have to move houses any more.They could stay in one place and grow it. People began to live near each other, so the first village grew. Many people came to work in the villages, and these villages became larger and larger.Then people had machines, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. So the villages grew into cities. Some of them grew very big.Today, its strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?（1）How many people were there in the world long long ago? (no more than 5 words)（2）What did the villages grow into after people built factories? (no more than 5 words)（3）Why did people move from place to place long long ago? (no more than 5 words)（4）Who knows when people learned about growing food? (no more than 5 words)（5）Why are some people moving back to small villages?7. （8分） Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy but few know how to find happiness. Money and success dont bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness.Some people believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position in the government is happiness. In this way, you have not only money, but also many other things which cant be bought by money. However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness, nor is holding a high position in the government. These people value(重视) their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health. They think these can make them happy.Here are a few ways to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future, for example, getting into college or getting a good job, that we dont enjoy the present. You should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have close friends usually enjoy happier and healthier lives.The second secret of happiness is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something nice for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor, or simply help around the house.Now maybe you know how to find happiness!（1）The underlined word “wealthy” means “” in the article.A . pleasedB . healthyC . excitedD . rich（2）Some people who hold a high position in the government think they can _.A . get money and something they cant buy with moneyB . do what they want to do at any timeC . enjoy health which makes them work hardD . take an active part in all kinds of activities every day（3）The writer thinks the secret of happiness is that people _.A . think about getting a good jobB . think of presents they dont likeC . often spend time with close friendsD . often spend time on entering the college（4）Many people find it happy to _.A . remember the old days and troublesB . do some meaningful things for othersC . go shopping to buy some foodD . make much money and little success（5）The passage mainly tells us _.A . how to find happinessB . how to save happinessC . to do something good for othersD . to value our beliefs or health8. （8分）阅读理解CHICAGO- Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want to rethink that habit from now on. Doing it a lot can lead to “toasted skin syndrome (症状)”, an unusual-looking spotted skin condition caused by long-term heat exposure (暴露), according to medical reports.In one recent case, a 12-year-old boy from California developed a skin discoloration on his left lap after playing computer games a few hours every day for several months. “He recognized that the laptop got hot on the left side; however, he did not change its position,” Swiss researches reported in an article published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.Another similar case is a Virginia law student who needed treatment for the spotted darkening on her leg. Dr. Kimberley Salkey, who treated the young woman, learned the student spent about six hours a day working with her computer placed on her lap. As Dr. Salkey later learnt, the temperature under the laptop could reach 51 degrees. That case, from 2007, is one of 10 laptop-related cases reported in medical journals in the past six years.The condition can also be caused by overuse of heating pads (垫子) and other heat sources that usually arent hot enough to cause burns. Its generally harmless but can also cause such permanent (永久的) skin darkening. In very rare cases, it can cause damage leading to skin cancers, said the Swiss researchers, Drs. Andreas Arnold and Peter Itin from University Hospital Basel. They do not mention any skin cancer cases linked to laptop use, but suggest, to be safe, placing a carrying case under the laptop if you have to hold it on your lap.Dr. Kimberley Salkey said that under the microscope, the affected skin is similar to skin damaged by long-term sun exposure.Major producers including Apple and Dell warn against placing laptops on laps or exposed skin for long periods of time because of the risks for burns. In the past, “toasted skin syndrome” has happened to workers whose jobs require being close to a heat source, including bakers and glass blowers, and in people who gathered near hot stoves to stay warm.Dr. Anthony J. Mancini, chief at Childrens Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said that its unlikely that computer use would lead to cancer since its so easy to avoid close skin contact (接触) with laptops.（1）According to the passage, “toasted skin syndrome” can be caused by all the followingEXCEPT _.A . being close to a heat source or hot stovesB . long period of direct contact to hot laptopC . using ones laptop with a carrying caseD . overuse of heating pad and other heat sources（2）The underlined word “discoloration” in the 2nd paragraph refers to _.A . spotB . darkeningC . sunburnD . heat（3）It can be learnt from the passage that laptop users _.A . should avoid close skin contact with laptopsB . are likely to develop a certain kind of cancerC . have known much about the harm of laptop heatingD . should go to see the doctor at once（4）Some computer producers warn against placing laptops on laps for long periods of timebecause of _.A . the risk for burnsB . the risk of droppingC . the risk of breakingD . the protection of back bone（5）Which of the following might be the best title of the passage? _.A . Laptop is DangerousB . Skin Damage is PossibleC . A Bad HabitD . No laps for Warm Laptops9. （10分）阅读理解 Japanese students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough.As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs(毒品). Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime(犯罪). Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they dont want to go to school any longer.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any ways .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers work to help their children. To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. Child psychologists (儿童心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful (有害的)to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, how to show love for others, even for their parents.（1）Why do the Japanese student feel unhappy? A . Because they dont work hard enoughB . Because their parents give them little pressureC . Because they cant do well in their schoolwork.D . Because their parents want them to do well in school, it give them much pressure.（2）Their parents want them to study hard because _. A . their parents want to have a wonderful lifeB . they want their kids to have a wonderful life in the future.C . they cant do well in their own work.D . the kids wants to have a wonderful life.（3）Why a