课时十八 九年级Unit 2
一、阅读理解
(2023·河南南阳一模)When the great library of Alexandria was burned, the story goes that one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book, so a poor man bought it.
The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting. It was a thin paper on which was written the secret of the touchstone (试金石)! The touchstone was a small pebble (鹅卵石) that could turn any common metal into gold.
The writing explained that it was lying among thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles were cold.
So the man sold his house, bought a tent, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles. He thought that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and put them down again, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold—throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea. The days turned into months and the months into years.
One day, however, about mid-afternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He was used to throwing each pebble into the sea as soon as he picked it up. So when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.
Unless we are vigilant, it can be easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is at hand.
( )1.Why did the poor man buy the book
A.Because it was not expensive.
B.Because it has great stories.
C.Because there was a secret in the book.
D.Because he wanted to work by the sea.
( )2.What is the second paragraph mainly about
A.Why the book wasn't interesting.
B.How to find the touchstone.
C.What was special about the book.
D.What the touchstone looked like.
( )3.How did the man probably feel when he realized it was the touchstone
A.Tired. B.Moved.
C.Interested. D.Regretted.
( )4.What's the meaning of the underlined word “vigilant” in the last paragraph
A.Brave enough.
B.Kind enough.
C.Careful enough.
D.Strong enough.
( )5.What does the writer want to tell us
A.Opportunity knocks but once.
B.Practice makes perfect.
C.Where there is a will, there is a way.
D.Truth comes from practice.
二、语篇填空
第一节 阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
final it stop but that fill
sky make direction cut
(2023·河南南阳一模)A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was full of joy when he saw the sky 1. with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for him.
The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, he said, “Father, it seems that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we 2. it, the kite will be free and fly much higher. Can we cut it ” The father cut the string. The kite started to go higher. This 3. the little boy happy.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And 4. it fell to the ground.
The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down ”
The father explained, “The string was not 5. the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the 6. . You helped the kite go up in the right 7. by using the string. But when you cut the string, 8. could no longer support the kite.”
Sometimes we may feel like there are certain things 9. are holding us back and stopping us growing. 10. in fact, these might be the things that support us the most.
第二节 阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
(原创)Mr. Knott was a teacher. He taught in a big school in London. He lived far 1. the school, so he was usually quite tired when he got home. At nine o'clock one evening when he was in bed, the telephone rang in the hall, so he went downstairs, picked up the telephone 2. said, “Hello! Who's speaking, please ”
“Watt.” a man answered.
“What's 3. name, please ” said Mr. Knott.
“Watt is my name,” said the man.
“Yes, that was my question.” Mr. Knott said again.
“I told you. Watt is my name.” said the other man, “4. you Jack Smith ”
“No, I'm Knott,” answered Mr. Knott.
Both Mr. Watt and Mr. Knott put their telephones down angrily and thought, “What 5. rude and foolish (愚蠢的) man!”
三、补全对话
(传统文化)
A:Welcome to China, Chris.
B:Thank you very much. 1.
A:I am drinking tea, which is a kind of traditional drink in China. Among the three major drinks, it's drunk by the largest number of people in the world.
B:2.
A:It's said tea was accidentally (偶然) invented by Shennong, also known as Yan Emperor. 3.
B:Yes. Someone told me that tea leaves are produced mainly in the south of China because of the mild climate and rich soil there.
A:You are quite right. For example, Anxi and Hangzhou are widely known for their tea.
B:4.
A:Gradually, tea plants are grown on the sides of mountains. When the leaves are big enough, they are picked by hand and are brought to process. Finally, it's packed and sent to different countries and places to be enjoyed.
B:5. .
A:Yes, as a Chinese saying goes, “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea are necessary to begin a day.” And it's a popular topic in dances, songs, poems and novels.
B:How wonderful!
【参考答案】
一、阅读理解
1~5 ACDCA
【文章大意】 本文讲述的是一个穷人苦苦寻找试金石,但当他捡到真正的试金石时,却习惯性地把它扔进海里。这个故事告诉我们,机会只有一次,不要轻易错过。
【答案与解析】
1.A 细节理解题。根据“But it was not a valuable book, so a poor man bought it.”可知,这个穷人买这本书是因为它不贵。
2.C 主旨大意题。通读第二段可知,第二段介绍的是这本书的特别之处。
3.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知,这个穷人坚持了很久就是为了找到试金石,当他意识到自己扔进大海里的是试金石时,他可能会感到后悔。
4.C 词义猜测题。根据“... it can be easy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is at hand.”可知,如果我们不够仔细就无法意识到机会就在眼前,故推断画线单词的意思是“足够仔细的”。
5.A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章主要告诉我们机会只有一次。
二、语篇填空
第一节
1.filled 2.cut 3.made 4.finally 5.stopping 6.sky 7.direction 8.it 9.that 10.But
第二节
1.from 2.and 3.your 4.Are 5.a
三、补全对话
1.What are you drinking/ What kind of drinks are you having/...
2.Who invented it/Who was it invented by/...
3.Do you know where tea leaves are grown/ Could you tell me where people grow tea leaves/...
4.How is tea produced/ How is tea made/ How do people make tea/...
5.It seems that many people in China love drinking tea/a lot of people like drinking Chinese tea/...
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