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牛津版（深圳广州）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80分)1. （8分）阅读理解 I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the cast of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120, 000. My home town is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat. Cambridge is 80 kilometers from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about; seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2, 000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is.It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. It rains a lot all year round. You will need it most days. （1）Cambridge is . A . in the cast of EnglandB . in the south of EnglandC . on the River ThamesD . far from the River Cam（2）How many examples of famous people are mentioned in the passage? A . One.B . Two.C . Three.D . Four.（3）What can we know about Cambridge and London? A . Cambridge is much busier than London.B . London is 2, 000 kilometers from Cambridge.C . Cambridge has more famous buildings than London.D . London has a much bigger population than Cambridge.（4）Tourists like in the south of England. A . the churchesB . the low mountainsC . the pretty villagesD . the beautiful lakes（5）It is in England. A . very hot in summerB . very cold in winterC . not very cold in winterD . not rainy all year round2. （8分）根据短文，判断对错。 Liu Xiang is a famous runner in the world. He was the winner(获胜者) of the Athens Olympics(雅典奥运会). The Chinese people are proud (自豪) of him. He is a hard-working young man. He is still strong and healthy. Why is he in good health? He usually gets up early in the morning and exercises every day. He likes listening to music and he sings well. He has good eating habits. He never eats junk food and hardly ever smokes and drinks. He goes to bed early and sleeps 8 hours every night. He often says, It is important(重要) for health to have a good lifestyle. （1）Liu Xiang is a singer. （2）He never wins the Olympics. （3）He doesnt have a healthy eating habit. （4）He likes singing and smoking very much. （5）He has enough (足够的) sleep and he is healthy. 3. （8分）Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) Lost Underground is a story about four school children who went on a trip to some caves. These caves were very large and people could go into them only with a guide. However, four children decided to explore on their own. They went in the caves with a group, but left the group and walked down the tunnel. They thought it would be fun to explore the cave alone.Soon they came to a hole in the wall. They climbed through the hole into another part of the cave. Then they decided to turn back, but they could not remember the way. They were lost in the caves. When the guide led the other children out of the caves, he counted them. He discovered that there were four children missing. He had to go back into the caves to try to find the missing children.The children who were lost moved deeper into the caves. The deeper they went, the more lost they became. They were frightened. They started shouting for help, but the guide didnt hear them. How dangerous!Soon they came to an underground river. They guessed that the river must flow out of the caves. The water was very cold and deep, but the children kept on swimming. For a long time, they swam in darkness, then they saw a light ahead of them. The river was flowing out of the caves into a big river and the children were able to leave the caves. They climbed out of the river onto the riverbank. They saw the bus with the other children in the distance.（1）Lost Underground is a story about the school children who_. A . got out of the undergroundB . got on well with each otherC . went out for an outingD . went on a trip to some caves（2）The underlined word “explore” probably means_. A . get lostB . look aroundC . touch a stoneD . make a fire（3）Four children left the group in the caves because_. A . they decided to turn back from the cavesB . they would like to explore the caves aloneC . they wanted to walk down a tunnel through a holeD . they could not remember the way to the caves（4）When the four children moved deeper into the caves, _. A . they could hear the guide speakingB . they saw many big rivers and swam outC . they were too brave to go out by themselvesD . they felt frightened and shouted for help（5）Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A . The guide had to go back into the caves to find the children.B . The children decided to try to swim out of the caves.C . The guide tried his best and found the missing children.D . The children climbed through the hole into another part of the caves.（6）From the passage we know that _. A . four missing children were safe at lastB . its dangerous to go into the caves with a guideC . the guide led four missing children out of the cavesD . someone carried the children out of the bigger river4. （8分）阅读理解。In the world, soccer orfootball is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.To remember 2002 FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called Dream(梦幻) World Cups in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a blue bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have games there.Are you a football fan(迷)? The World Cup makes more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年) like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.（1）If a country wants to take part in the World Cup , she must have_. A . many football fansB . a very good teamC . many football playerD . a big playground（2）The next World Cup will be held in_. A . 2006B . 2007C . 2005D . 2004（3）From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_. A . people playing footballB . pictures of some football starsC . a sunny skyD . flowers（4）In Dream World Cup, the children drew the flags of some countries_. A . to show their love for their own countryB . to tell the people their storiesC . to show their good wishes for the football teamsD . to show their new ideas about football（5）Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because_. A . they are interested in footballB . they are football fansC . they think their favourite players are greatD . all of A, B and C5. （8分）阅读理解 An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London Whats that strange building? asked the visitor. Thats the Tower(塔)of London I see. How long did it take to build it? About 500 years. In my country we can build it in five months. said the visitor. A short time after that they came to St. Pauls Cathedral (大教堂). Very interesting! said the visitor. How long did it take to build it? Nearly forty years, said the Englishman. In my country we can finish it in forty days. said the visitor. This went on all day. They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会大厦)and the visitor asked his usual question. Whats that? The Englishman answered, Ive no idea. It wasnt there last night. （1）he Englishman showed the foreign visitor around A . the Tower of LondonB . St. Pauls CathedralC . some famous buildings in LondonD . the whole city of London（2）The visitor said that in his country it would take them to build St. Pauls Cathedral. A . less than half a yearB . more than a monthC . five hundred yearsD . forty years（3）The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he . A . tried not to let the visitor know itB . tried not to show the visitor around the cityC . had no time to tell the visitor D didnt want to say anything（4）The Englishmans last answer showed he . A . was sorry that he hadnt seen the building beforeB . could say nothing because he didnt know anything about itC . was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answerD . didnt know how to tell the visitor the name of the building（5）The best title(标题)for this passage is . A . English HistoryB . Around LondonC . Whats That Strange Building?D . How Long Did It Take to Build It?6. （8分）阅读短文，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。Pan Changjiang is short and a little heavy. He has short straight hair. He is an actor and he is really funny. He also sings well.Liu Qian is a little thin and he is of medium height. He is good at magic. Many young people like him. He is very popular.Fei Xiang is tall and of medium build. He has long black hair. He is a famous singer and maybe our parents like his songs. He is handsome.Jackie Chan is a little heavy. He has a big nose. He is an actor and he is often in kung fu movies. He can sing well too.（1）What does Fei Xiang look like? A . He is a little heavy and tall.B . He is short and a little heavy.C . He is tall and of medium build.D . He is a little thin and of medium height.（2）Our parents may like _ songs. A . Pan ChangjiangsB . Fei XiangsC . Jackie ChansD . Liu Qians（3）Jackie Chan is often in _. A . kung fu moviesB . newspapersC . sportsD . magic（4）_ of them can sing well. A . OneB . TwoC . ThreeD . Four7. （8分）阅读理解 A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the mans big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar. Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house. It went to the womans home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal. So she went back to her husbands home. （1）The woman left her new home . A . to visit her own parents in MaiyuwaB . to see if the elephant would follow herC . because she was angry with her husbandD . because she was tired of the large family（2）After the young woman left her husbands home, the elephant . A . returned to the forestB . was sad because it missed herC . went to look for a new homeD . was sick because nobody fed it（3）How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman? A . It waved its trunk and smiled.B . It touched her with its trunk.C . It touched her and cried.D . It waved its trunk and ran around her.（4）The writer wrote the story in order to . A . show that elephants are very cleverB . tell how a woman trained（训练）a wild animalC . show that women care more for animals than men doD . tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again8. （8分）阅读理解 Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive useless or ever wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. It anyone asks me the way somewhere, I would say, Sorry, I am a stranger here.Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I hurried to meet someone at my office and I didnt want to keep him waiting.When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how awkward I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!（1）A man stopped the writer on the way to . A . sell her somethingB . ask for the timeC . borrow some moneyD . ask for the direction（2）When the writer was asked by the man, she said . A . she was lost, tooB . she was new thereC . she could help himD . nothing but went away（3）The word awkward in the last paragraph means . A . excitedB . movedC . embarrassedD . angry（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . The writer is too shy to give others directions.B . The writer has a very poor sense of direction.C . The writer seldom got lost when she was young.D . The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.9. （8分） Sarah is from France. She lives in Paris. She can speak French and English, but she cant speak Chinese. She has a pen pal in the United States. Her name is Jane and she lives in New York. Sarahs favorite sport is basketball and she can play the guitar, too. Janes favorite sport is tennis. She cant play the guitar, but she can play the piano and sing.（1）Sarah comes from _. A . FranceB . Australia C . the United States（2）Jane is _.A . ChineseB . an AmericanC . a Japanese（3）What language does Sarah speak?A . FrenchB . English C . A and B.（4）What is Sarahs favorite sport?A . TennisB . Soccer C . Basketball（5）Which sentence is NOT right?A . Sarah has a pen pal in the USA.B . Sarah can play the piano and Jane can play the guitar.C . Sarah and Jane like different sports10. （8分）Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of childrens books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roalds daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what youve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”In 1983 Roald wona big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. FoxAfter he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.（1）Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) .A . doctorB . teacherC . actorD . writer（2）After Roald went to America, he .A . lost his parents in a plane accidentB . wrote a story about his pilot experienceC . got married with an English film starD . won a big prize for his book Matilda（3）Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?A . they lived a happy lifeB . three terrible things happenedC . he went on writing booksD . he created some unlucky characters（4）What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that .A . being a writer was a popular job at that timeB . one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writerC . Roald loved writing very much and was talented in itD . though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life（5）Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) .A . doctorB . teacherC . actorD . writer（6）After Roald went to America, he .A . lost his parents in a plane accidentB . wrote a story about his pilot experienceC . got married with an English film starD . won a big prize for his book Matilda（7）Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?A . they lived a happy lifeB . three terrible things happenedC . he went on writing booksD . he created some unlucky characters（8）What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that .A . being a writer was a popular job at that timeB . one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writerC . Roald loved writing very much and was talented in itD . though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共10题；共80分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、1-5、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、2-5、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、3-6、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、7-1、7-2、7-3、7-4、8-1、8-2、8-3、8-4、9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、10-1、答案：略10-2、答案：略10-3、答案：略10-4、答案：略10-5、答案：略10-6、答案：略10-7、答案：略10-8、答案：略