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九年级英语英语阅读练习试题

九年级英语阅读专项练习

阅读下面四篇广告和短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

1. The ad of Simply Sushi tells us the ▲for a meal.

A. address

B. price

C. time

D. advantage

2. If you want to eat Pizza, you can go to Tony’s at ▲.

A. 8 am

B. 10 am

C. 5 pm

D. 12 pm

3. Shirley and Sue paid▲in total for a special lunch at Lotus Chinese yesterday.

A. $4.95

B. $7.50

C. $9.90

D. $15.00

When I was 8 years old, I decided to run away from home after a fight with my mother. With my suitcase(手提箱) and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door.

My mom asked where I was going. “I’m leaving home,” I said.

“What’s that you’re carrying?” she asked.

“Some clothes and food,” I replied.

“If you want to run away, that’s all right,”she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.”

I threw my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor and started for the door again.

“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “You didn’t have any clothes on when you arrived, and I want them back.”

This made me completely mad. I pulled my clothes off---shoes, socks, underwear and all---and shouted, “Can I go now?”

“Yes,” my mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”

I was so angry that I shut the door rudely and stepped out of my home. Then I noticed down the street two neighbor girls walking toward our house. I was terribly shy so I jumped as quickly as possible under the big tree in our yard. You can’t imagine what a real shame it was for me at that moment.

After I was sure the girls had passed by, I ran to the front door and knocked at it loudly.“It’s Billy! Let me in!”

The voice behind the door answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.”

“Mom! I’m sorry, I’m still your son. Let me in!”

The door opened and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your mind about

running away, my dear?” she asked.

“What’s for supper?” I smiled back.

4. When Billy was leaving home, his mother told him to ____.

A. stay at home

B. take some sandwiches

C. check his suitcase carefully

D. leave everything behind

5. Which of the following can best describe Billy’s mom?

A. Serious and proud.

B. Wise but impatient.

C. Kind and helpful.

D. Strict but loving.

6. Why did Billy jump under the tree?

A. To avoid being seen.

B. To find something to wear.

C. To play a joke on the two girls.

D. To get the two girl’s attention.

7. The last sentence “What’s for supper?” mainly shows that Billy ____.

A. felt very hungry at that time

B. changed his plan to leave home

C. wished to eat something before leaving

D. wanted to know what his mother prepared for supper

A group of teenagers: they laugh and talk over each other, dance and make goofy faces---you wouldn’t think they had played the same as famous American singers Kid Cudi and Eminem. These seven kids, all under the age of 20, are members of the band Kids These Days (KTD). Fresh out of high school, the band has already achieved things that most teens couldn’t even imagine. They played at festivals including the recent SXSW in Austin and Lollapalooza in their hometown, Chicago, to a large fan base.

KTD uses a mix of hip-hop, jazz, soul, blues and classic rock to create a sound that is very special.

“Kids These Days simply mix most, if not all of my favorite kinds of music into one big masterpiece,” said Kamia Jones, a Chicago-area high school senior. “I like that they aren’t afraid to be different, and that their music is real and speaks to the soul(灵魂).”

The band formed two years ago in the basement(地下室) of one of the lead singers, Liam Cunningham. Now they are becoming popular around the world. Their Facebook page is filled with supportive posts from fans from California to Portugal.

“It’s really strange to me that people from London, Australia and Russia...They’ve heard of us and they like our music. It’s a really cool feeling,” says Macie Stewart, who plays the keyboard and is a singer for the band.

KTD is a group of normal teenagers and they remain very close to one another. While talking to reporters, they dance and make fun of each other.

When asked what advice they would give to other teen musicians, Greg Landfair Jr, KTD’s drummer, said: “Keep your heart in it. Never lose the music and what you’re doing, because that’s what you’re here for. Let the music always be first.”

8. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the members of Kids These Days?

A. They are all over the age of 20.

B. They are very unusual teenage students.

C. They hang out with Kid Cudi and Eminem.

D. They have large numbers of fans around the world.

9. KTD’s music is popular among teenagers mainly because _____.

A. it brings teenagers lots of energy and hope

B. it is about the strange but cool lives of teenagers

C. it mixes different kinds of music teenagers love

D. it is played at festivals in their hometown Chicago

10. According to Greg, teen musicians should _____.

A. love the music they are playing

B. always think of what their fans need

C. stay close to their group members

D. make music connect closely to their lives

11. What is the writer’s purpose(意图) in writing this article?

A. To describe a different kind of music.

B. To introduce a successful teenage band

C. To explain the kind of music teenagers love.

D. To encourage young musicians to play their own music

“Millions of young people WILLLOSE their hearing in five years if they listen to MP3 players at a too high voice every day.” EU scientists warn recently．

Another new shocking national study in US has also found that nearly half of teens show some signs of hearing loss because of their experiencing some risky hearing activities, including listening to loud music.

The study compared surveys from nearly 3,000 kids tested in 1990s to nearly 1,800 kids tested over the mid-2000s.The first survey showed that about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years later, that number had risen to nearly 20 percent. And in a recent U.S survey of 500 teenagers aged 13~19, 46 percent of teens are showing some signs of hearing loss. Now what do you think of the news? Do you often listen to MP3 players at a high voice while you are riding? Are you taking risks of hearing loss?

Some researchers are encouraging teenagers to turn down their music players like MP3 or iPod. “ Loud noise is likely to cause the problems, ” they say.

“Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player. However, there is actually a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ears.” said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. “It doesn’t mean kids can’t listen to mp3 players, but it is really necessary for young kids to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.” Grimes added. “Teenagers really don’t pay attention to it, but even slight (轻微的) hearing loss may influence language development as well as their later life. A teenager with slight hearing loss might miss some sounds such as t, k and s. And they might not be able to hear their mother whispering (低语)‘good night’.”Dr. Gary Curhan of Harvard also worries a lot.

One of Curhan’s patients, 16-year-old Mathew Brady recently has trouble hearing his friends in school cafe. And Curhan believes that Brady’s hearing problem was caused by listening to an iPod turned up too loud and for too long.

“I laugh when they laugh,” Brady said.

Although his hearing returned little by little, it was never the same.

“Do not make your iPod too loud,” Brady said. “It’s only going to hurt your hearing. I learned t his the hard way.”

12. Paragraph 3 mainly shows us that _____.

A. thousands of teenagers volunteered to take part in the test

B. there are different hearing problems in different times in US

C. teens’ hearing problem at the end of last century was very serious

D. the numbers of teens’ hearing loss have increased terribly quickly

13. The opinion of Alison Grimes about hearing loss is that _____.

A. loud noise is the most important reason of hearing loss

B. it is different between what is loud to us and to the ears

C. teenagers should stop listening to music on MP3 player

D. loud music causes most of teenagers to loss their hearing

14. Dr. Gary Curhan has been so worried because _____.

A. few people notice the bad influence of hearing loss

B. teens’ language development is slower and slower

C. so many teenagers can’t hear the sounds like s, t or k

D. kids might miss their Moms’ “Good night” in the future

15. The article was written _____.

A. to explain to us why noise is bad for the ears

B. to warn teens that loud music might be harmful

C. to show how important hearing can be for learning

D. to suggest that teenagers shouldn’t listen to loud music

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下面A 、B 、C 三段文字是青少年摄影大赛评委对三幅作品的点评，请将它们与编号为16～18的作品介绍进行匹配。

16.

17.

18.

16. _____ 17. _____ 18. _____

19. According to the three descriptions above, what do you think the theme (主题) of this

photography competition is?

A. Growth.

B. Seasons.

C. Families.

D. Happiness.

参考答案：1. A 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. A

11.B 12. D 13. B 14. A 15. B

四、任务型阅读

16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D

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Los Angeles Redondo Beach house M2ATK designed this unique container house for an artist. It’s fully equipped with heating and cooling, a kitchen and bathroom. On 1. Compared to traditional houses, container houses are _________. A. easier to maintain C. more comfortable to live in 2. What can be learned about Amsterdam’s Keetwonen complex?

For centuries across the world, moms have been homemakers while dads have been breadwinners (负担家计的人). However, a recent report shows a milestone (里程碑) change in the social roles of mothers and fathers. The new findings, from the US government’s Current Population Survey, show more women in the workplace and fewer stay-at-home mothers in the country. For the first time, American women have passed men in getting college degrees since more women than men went to college in the 1980s, according to the survey. Among adults aged 25 and older, 10.6 million US women have master’s degrees or higher, compared to 10.5 million men. When it comes to finishing college, about 20.1 million American women have bachelor’s degrees. The number for men is nearly 18.7 million. The gap of more than 1.4 million has remained steady in recent years. American women first passed men in bachelor’s degrees in 1996. Women’s educational achievements are giving them greater chances for a wider choice of jobs. This is contributing to a change in traditional gender roles at home and work. The new “Mr. Moms” include Todd Krater, 38, of Lakemoor, Illinois. He has been a stay-at-home dad for the past seven years to his three sons after his wife, who earned a master’s business degree, began to succeed in her career as a software expert. Krater said he found it difficult adjusting at first and got little support from other mothers at school events. In his blog, “A Man among Mommies”, Krater encourages other fathers to take a larger role in child care and says he now feels happy to see more dads at the park, library and school. “What was once an uncommon sight of a dad with the kids during the day is becoming more and more common,” said Krater. “But many still feel the pressure of gender roles and feel if they don’t make money they are somehow less of a man.” Jeremy Adam Smith, author of the 2009 book The Daddy Shift, believes that more stay-at-home dads will appear. “In the long term, the numbers of Mr. Moms are just going to keep going up,” Smith said. 1. Why are there more and more working women according to the article? A. Men are more willing to stay at home to care for kids. B. Better education provides opportunities for women to find better jobs. C. Women are gradually expected to be breadwinners. D. Men are no longer earning a higher salary than women. 2. In Krater’s opinion, what stops men from staying at home? A. The prospect of being laughed at by people. B. The sense of losing position at home. C. The embarrassment of being with moms. D. The feeling of being less of a man. 3. Which of the following statements is WRONG? A. It may be difficult for men to be a home father at first. B. American women didn’t pass men in bachelor’s degrees until 1996. C. It is uncommon to see fathers with their children during the day. D. The gap between men and women has been decreasing in recent years. 4. What is the main point of the article? A. To encourage mothers to work and fathers to stay at home. B. To analyze the causes of a heated social problem. C. To argue the case for mothers earning a higher salary. D. To report on a change in the roles of fathers and mothers.