牛津译林版九年级下册Unit 2 Great people阅读理解专题（含答案）
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9B Unit2 Great people
阅读理解专项训练
A
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Oprah was a gifted speaker. When she was in high school she won a speech contest and earned a full scholarship to college.
Getting on the Radio
In 1971, Oprah was encouraged to enter the Miss Teen Fire Prevention pageant (盛会) . Much to her surprise, she won first place. In the interview, Oprah said that her goal was to become a broadcast journalist. After the pageant she was offered a job as a newsreader on the local radio. She loved the job and knew then that her future was going to be in radio and TV.
______
While still attending college, Oprah got a call from the CBS news station in Nashville. They wanted her to be their news anchor (新闻主播) . She took the job and became the first female African American news anchor in the history of Nashville. She was only nineteen at that time.
Becoming a TV Talk Show Host
In 1976, Oprah moved to a TV station in Baltimore, Maryland. At first she worked as a news anchor, but things weren’t working out very well. She was moved to a TV talk show a called People Are Talking. The first day on the job, Oprah knew she had found her calling. She said it was “like breathing”. Soon her show became very popular. She was then recruited (招聘) to host a morning TV show in Chicago called A. M. Chicago. When she, arrived in Chicago, the show was in last place in the ratings. The first place show was the popular Phil Donahue Show. However, in just a few months, A. M. Chicago had taken over first place. A few years later, in 1986, the show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show and was shown all over the country.
With the launch of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah became one of the most famous people in the country.
( )1. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Phil Donahue Show was a morning TV show.
B. Oprah did well in all her lessons when she was in college.
C. While still in high school. Oprah worked as a news anchor in Nashville.
D. Oprah became the first female African-American news anchor in the history of Nashville in 1973.
( )2. ______ was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show.
A. Miss Teen Fire Prevention B. Phil Donahue Show C. A. M. Chicago D. People Are Talking
( )3. Which of the following can be put in the underlined place
A. Acting B. A Nashville News Anchor C. Other Activities D. A Young Speaker
( )4. How is the text organized
A. In order of time. B. In order of characters.
C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance.
B
Mark Zuckerberg, who starts the social network Facebook, often wears jeans and a T-shirt to work, including to important business meetings. Not everyone agrees with him. Some people say he doesn’t look serious this way.
Harvard Business School researcher, Francesca Gino, has a different idea. While most people seem to think that dressing differently from those around you generally has a bad influence, she believes it can actually have a positive (积极的) effect. And she’s done experiments to support her idea. When her researchers, wearing sportswear, visited the expensive shops in Italy, they were usually viewed as wealthier and more important people than those who were well-dressed in designer clothes.
Do people always view less formal (正式的) clothing, more positively Researchers in France took their research out into the street, to the general public. The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well-cut suit and shiny shoes. While walking along the road, he begins to cough badly, stops to catch his breath and falls down. Before he even calls for help, people rush to help him. In another video, the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way. But this time, no one comes to help. What’s the difference He’s wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person. In a situation like this, the clothes you re wearing could mean the difference between life and death.
It seems that our clothing doesn’t only change the way others view us, but also the way we see ourselves. In an experiment testing students’ ability to pay attention to details (细节), the group wearing white lab coats did the best. Why Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors’ coats. The experiment didn’t show whether such influences would last long. More experiments are needed in the future before we decide to make the doctors’ coats a must of fashion.
( )1. Mark Zuckerberg is not considered serious by some people because ______ .
A. he does not listen to others’ advice A B. he sets up a network of video games
C. he wears jeans and a T-shirt to work D. he often plays jokes at business meetings
( )2. Which of the following is Gino’s opinion according to Paragraph 2
A. It is necessary to buy expensive clothes. B. Wearing less formal clothes is in fact good.
C. It is bad to dress differently from people around you. D. Wearing sports clothes makes you look less important.
( )3. In Paragraph 3, the writer proves (证明) his opinion mainly ______ .
A. by giving reasons B. by using pictures C. by comparing facts D. by listing numbers
( )4. What can we learn from the passage
A. What we wear makes a difference.
B. Formal clothing makes a wise man.
C. Our value depends on what we wear.
D. Our clothing influences our characters.
C
Jane Austen ever popular
This summer, the UK will honor its favorite writers, Jane Austen (1775-1817), by making her the face of the new 10 note. In the 200 years since her death, Austen has been getting more and more popular all over the world.
And yet Austen’s works are so English that it’s rather strange she should be so popular all over the world. Her novels are so of their time that it’s strange that she’s still enjoyed in this very different age. Her most famous works including Pride and Prejudice, the one which she, is most known for are about the world of the English gentry (贵族阶层) in the late 18th century.
Most of her works is about young women of that time. Women of the gentry could not work so their chances of happiness or even basic living depended upon finding a husband. This is a very serious subject matter, of course, but the joy of Austen’s stories is her ability to make wonderful, but also touching, comedy out of something so serious.
Take Pride and Prejudice as an example. Elizabeth Bennet is one of six daughters in a family that struggles with money problems. Her mother wants to marry off as many of them as possible. Mrs Bennet is one of the great comic characters of English literature.
The novel is developed by the love-hate relationship between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy. The pleasure of the novel is reading how these obstacles (障碍) are overcome and how the comical and unexpected ending is achieved.
If we think about this story, it’s clear why Jane Austen is still popular 200 years after her death, and why readers can still identify with characters from the long dead world of the 18th century English gentry. Although there have been many changes since that time, it’s still the greatest challenge in life for men and women to find the partner of their dreams.
( )1. From Paragraph 2, we can know that the writer ______ .
A. believes Jane Austen’s works were ahead of their time B. thinks that everyone should read Jane Austen’s books
C. is surprised that Jane Austen’s books are still so famous D. doubts if Jane Austen is still popular all over the world
( )2. According to the passage, Pride and Prejudice ______ .
A. has a sad and unexpected ending
B. deals with a serious social problem in a light-hearted way
C. is mainly about poor people’s struggles in the 18th century
D. tells readers that everyone can succeed through hard work
( )3. According to the passage, Jane Austen remains popular today because ______ .
A. readers enjoy reading love stories about wealthy people
B. her works are developed by the love hate relationship
C. readers can always find something new from her novels
D. her works deal with problems many of today’s readers still face
( )4. The passage is mainly written to ______ .
A. explain why Jane Austen is still popular today B. introduce the story of Pride and Prejudice
C. introduce Jane Austen’s creative writing style D. explain why Jane Austen was chosen to be on the new 10 note
D
When most people think of the word “beautiful”， they think of movie stars. I used to be one of them. But now my view of beauty has completely changed.
I was with my parents and little brothers at the McDonald's. Since there are only tables with four chairs, I'm always the one to sit at a nearby table by myself. Usually, I'm a little unhappy, but not this time.
A woman was sitting at a table, two tables away. She was young and pretty, not the traditional beauty, but a warm one. She had thick dark－brown hair and wore common clothes, but none of these was why she was so beautiful to me.
Her children spread ice cream all over their clothes, but she just kissed their noses, ice cream and that's all. She didn't get angry. The love and warmth this woman generated(产生) completely changed my view of beauty. She generated warmth like the sun, and her children were little planets around her.
She made a difference in her children's lives. Instead of making them feel bad about themselves, she made them feel great about everything. That is true beauty: to make a positive difference to others' lives through warmth and caring.
( )1. Where did the writer meet the mother
A. In a park.
B. In a museum.
C. In a restaurant.
D. In a movie theater.
( )2. How many people were there in the writer's family
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five. D. Six.
( )3. The mother was beautiful to the writer for ________.
A. she was young and friendly
B. she showed great love and warmth
C. she was a traditional beauty
D. she had dark－brown hair and white skin
( )4. What did the writer compare(比作) the mother to
A. The sun. B. The planet.
C. The tree. D. The rose.
( )5. The writer has come to realize that beautiful people are those who ________.
A. are tall and thin with beautiful looks
B. make a great influence to the world
C. are successful in both work and the family
D. make a positive difference to others' lives
E
Many people thought that the USA former President Calvin Coolidge always lived in the White House. However, he sometimes lived in the nearby Willard Hotel.
Once, in the middle of a night, the president woke up to see a thief searching his clothes. Coolidge calmly spoke up from the darkness, "I wish you wouldn't take that watch. "
"Why " asked the shocked man.
Coolidge answered, "Take it near the window and read what is engraved (雕刻) on the back of it. " The man read, "Presented to Calvin Coolidge, Speaker of the House, by the Massachusetts General Court. " He was very surprised! "Are you President Coolidge " he asked. He had never thought he would find the president sleeping in a hotel!
"Yes, I am, " Coolidge said. Then he asked, "Why are you doing this "
The young man explained that he and two friends travelled to Washington D. C. during their college vacation. They spent all of their money and had no money to pay the hotel bill and buy the train tickets back to school. Coolidge added up the cost. It came to$32. "I’ll give you$32asaloan (借款) , " the president said, " and I expect you to pay me back. " The young man thanked him. Coolidge left him with this warning, "You are a nice boy. You are better than what you are acting. You are starting down the wrong road. Just remember who you are. "
It wasn't until after the death of Mr. Coolidge that this story was allowed to come out. I was first published in the newspaper Los Angeles Times. And the most interesting of all is that the president's notes show that the young man was indeed better than his behaviour. He repaid the $32 loan in full.
( )1. How did the young man get to know the president
A. By looking at the back of the watch.
B. By looking at the president's loan.
C. By stealing the president's watch.
D. By selling the president's watch.
( )2. What can we learn about the young man from the passage
A. His family was poor.
B. He did not pay the loan in full.
C. He never got in touch with the president again.
D. He learnt a lesson from this experience.
( )3. How did people first get to know the story
A. From the president himself.
B. From a newspaper.
C. From the young man's notes.
D. From the young man himself.
( )4. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Money can be given up when necessary.
B. People should be forgiven (原谅) for their mistakes.
C. Everyone can become better after an unusual experience.
D. An act of kindness may change a person's life.
答案
DCBA
CBCA
CBDA
CCBAD
ADBD
阅读理解专项训练
A
Oprah Winfrey was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29, 1954. Oprah was a gifted speaker. When she was in high school she won a speech contest and earned a full scholarship to college.
Getting on the Radio
In 1971, Oprah was encouraged to enter the Miss Teen Fire Prevention pageant (盛会) . Much to her surprise, she won first place. In the interview, Oprah said that her goal was to become a broadcast journalist. After the pageant she was offered a job as a newsreader on the local radio. She loved the job and knew then that her future was going to be in radio and TV.
______
While still attending college, Oprah got a call from the CBS news station in Nashville. They wanted her to be their news anchor (新闻主播) . She took the job and became the first female African American news anchor in the history of Nashville. She was only nineteen at that time.
Becoming a TV Talk Show Host
In 1976, Oprah moved to a TV station in Baltimore, Maryland. At first she worked as a news anchor, but things weren’t working out very well. She was moved to a TV talk show a called People Are Talking. The first day on the job, Oprah knew she had found her calling. She said it was “like breathing”. Soon her show became very popular. She was then recruited (招聘) to host a morning TV show in Chicago called A. M. Chicago. When she, arrived in Chicago, the show was in last place in the ratings. The first place show was the popular Phil Donahue Show. However, in just a few months, A. M. Chicago had taken over first place. A few years later, in 1986, the show was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show and was shown all over the country.
With the launch of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah became one of the most famous people in the country.
( )1. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Phil Donahue Show was a morning TV show.
B. Oprah did well in all her lessons when she was in college.
C. While still in high school. Oprah worked as a news anchor in Nashville.
D. Oprah became the first female African-American news anchor in the history of Nashville in 1973.
( )2. ______ was renamed The Oprah Winfrey Show.
A. Miss Teen Fire Prevention B. Phil Donahue Show C. A. M. Chicago D. People Are Talking
( )3. Which of the following can be put in the underlined place
A. Acting B. A Nashville News Anchor C. Other Activities D. A Young Speaker
( )4. How is the text organized
A. In order of time. B. In order of characters.
C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance.
B
Mark Zuckerberg, who starts the social network Facebook, often wears jeans and a T-shirt to work, including to important business meetings. Not everyone agrees with him. Some people say he doesn’t look serious this way.
Harvard Business School researcher, Francesca Gino, has a different idea. While most people seem to think that dressing differently from those around you generally has a bad influence, she believes it can actually have a positive (积极的) effect. And she’s done experiments to support her idea. When her researchers, wearing sportswear, visited the expensive shops in Italy, they were usually viewed as wealthier and more important people than those who were well-dressed in designer clothes.
Do people always view less formal (正式的) clothing, more positively Researchers in France took their research out into the street, to the general public. The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well-cut suit and shiny shoes. While walking along the road, he begins to cough badly, stops to catch his breath and falls down. Before he even calls for help, people rush to help him. In another video, the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way. But this time, no one comes to help. What’s the difference He’s wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person. In a situation like this, the clothes you re wearing could mean the difference between life and death.
It seems that our clothing doesn’t only change the way others view us, but also the way we see ourselves. In an experiment testing students’ ability to pay attention to details (细节), the group wearing white lab coats did the best. Why Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors’ coats. The experiment didn’t show whether such influences would last long. More experiments are needed in the future before we decide to make the doctors’ coats a must of fashion.
( )1. Mark Zuckerberg is not considered serious by some people because ______ .
A. he does not listen to others’ advice A B. he sets up a network of video games
C. he wears jeans and a T-shirt to work D. he often plays jokes at business meetings
( )2. Which of the following is Gino’s opinion according to Paragraph 2
A. It is necessary to buy expensive clothes. B. Wearing less formal clothes is in fact good.
C. It is bad to dress differently from people around you. D. Wearing sports clothes makes you look less important.
( )3. In Paragraph 3, the writer proves (证明) his opinion mainly ______ .
A. by giving reasons B. by using pictures C. by comparing facts D. by listing numbers
( )4. What can we learn from the passage
A. What we wear makes a difference.
B. Formal clothing makes a wise man.
C. Our value depends on what we wear.
D. Our clothing influences our characters.
C
Jane Austen ever popular
This summer, the UK will honor its favorite writers, Jane Austen (1775-1817), by making her the face of the new 10 note. In the 200 years since her death, Austen has been getting more and more popular all over the world.
And yet Austen’s works are so English that it’s rather strange she should be so popular all over the world. Her novels are so of their time that it’s strange that she’s still enjoyed in this very different age. Her most famous works including Pride and Prejudice, the one which she, is most known for are about the world of the English gentry (贵族阶层) in the late 18th century.
Most of her works is about young women of that time. Women of the gentry could not work so their chances of happiness or even basic living depended upon finding a husband. This is a very serious subject matter, of course, but the joy of Austen’s stories is her ability to make wonderful, but also touching, comedy out of something so serious.
Take Pride and Prejudice as an example. Elizabeth Bennet is one of six daughters in a family that struggles with money problems. Her mother wants to marry off as many of them as possible. Mrs Bennet is one of the great comic characters of English literature.
The novel is developed by the love-hate relationship between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy. The pleasure of the novel is reading how these obstacles (障碍) are overcome and how the comical and unexpected ending is achieved.
If we think about this story, it’s clear why Jane Austen is still popular 200 years after her death, and why readers can still identify with characters from the long dead world of the 18th century English gentry. Although there have been many changes since that time, it’s still the greatest challenge in life for men and women to find the partner of their dreams.
( )1. From Paragraph 2, we can know that the writer ______ .
A. believes Jane Austen’s works were ahead of their time B. thinks that everyone should read Jane Austen’s books
C. is surprised that Jane Austen’s books are still so famous D. doubts if Jane Austen is still popular all over the world
( )2. According to the passage, Pride and Prejudice ______ .
A. has a sad and unexpected ending
B. deals with a serious social problem in a light-hearted way
C. is mainly about poor people’s struggles in the 18th century
D. tells readers that everyone can succeed through hard work
( )3. According to the passage, Jane Austen remains popular today because ______ .
A. readers enjoy reading love stories about wealthy people
B. her works are developed by the love hate relationship
C. readers can always find something new from her novels
D. her works deal with problems many of today’s readers still face
( )4. The passage is mainly written to ______ .
A. explain why Jane Austen is still popular today B. introduce the story of Pride and Prejudice
C. introduce Jane Austen’s creative writing style D. explain why Jane Austen was chosen to be on the new 10 note
D
When most people think of the word “beautiful”， they think of movie stars. I used to be one of them. But now my view of beauty has completely changed.
I was with my parents and little brothers at the McDonald's. Since there are only tables with four chairs, I'm always the one to sit at a nearby table by myself. Usually, I'm a little unhappy, but not this time.
A woman was sitting at a table, two tables away. She was young and pretty, not the traditional beauty, but a warm one. She had thick dark－brown hair and wore common clothes, but none of these was why she was so beautiful to me.
Her children spread ice cream all over their clothes, but she just kissed their noses, ice cream and that's all. She didn't get angry. The love and warmth this woman generated(产生) completely changed my view of beauty. She generated warmth like the sun, and her children were little planets around her.
She made a difference in her children's lives. Instead of making them feel bad about themselves, she made them feel great about everything. That is true beauty: to make a positive difference to others' lives through warmth and caring.
( )1. Where did the writer meet the mother
A. In a park.
B. In a museum.
C. In a restaurant.
D. In a movie theater.
( )2. How many people were there in the writer's family
A. Three. B. Four.
C. Five. D. Six.
( )3. The mother was beautiful to the writer for ________.
A. she was young and friendly
B. she showed great love and warmth
C. she was a traditional beauty
D. she had dark－brown hair and white skin
( )4. What did the writer compare(比作) the mother to
A. The sun. B. The planet.
C. The tree. D. The rose.
( )5. The writer has come to realize that beautiful people are those who ________.
A. are tall and thin with beautiful looks
B. make a great influence to the world
C. are successful in both work and the family
D. make a positive difference to others' lives
E
Many people thought that the USA former President Calvin Coolidge always lived in the White House. However, he sometimes lived in the nearby Willard Hotel.
Once, in the middle of a night, the president woke up to see a thief searching his clothes. Coolidge calmly spoke up from the darkness, "I wish you wouldn't take that watch. "
"Why " asked the shocked man.
Coolidge answered, "Take it near the window and read what is engraved (雕刻) on the back of it. " The man read, "Presented to Calvin Coolidge, Speaker of the House, by the Massachusetts General Court. " He was very surprised! "Are you President Coolidge " he asked. He had never thought he would find the president sleeping in a hotel!
"Yes, I am, " Coolidge said. Then he asked, "Why are you doing this "
The young man explained that he and two friends travelled to Washington D. C. during their college vacation. They spent all of their money and had no money to pay the hotel bill and buy the train tickets back to school. Coolidge added up the cost. It came to$32. "I’ll give you$32asaloan (借款) , " the president said, " and I expect you to pay me back. " The young man thanked him. Coolidge left him with this warning, "You are a nice boy. You are better than what you are acting. You are starting down the wrong road. Just remember who you are. "
It wasn't until after the death of Mr. Coolidge that this story was allowed to come out. I was first published in the newspaper Los Angeles Times. And the most interesting of all is that the president's notes show that the young man was indeed better than his behaviour. He repaid the $32 loan in full.
( )1. How did the young man get to know the president
A. By looking at the back of the watch.
B. By looking at the president's loan.
C. By stealing the president's watch.
D. By selling the president's watch.
( )2. What can we learn about the young man from the passage
A. His family was poor.
B. He did not pay the loan in full.
C. He never got in touch with the president again.
D. He learnt a lesson from this experience.
( )3. How did people first get to know the story
A. From the president himself.
B. From a newspaper.
C. From the young man's notes.
D. From the young man himself.
( )4. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Money can be given up when necessary.
B. People should be forgiven (原谅) for their mistakes.
C. Everyone can become better after an unusual experience.
D. An act of kindness may change a person's life.
答案
DCBA
CBCA
CBDA
CCBAD
ADBD