Unit 5 What are the shirts made of? 阅读与写作训练（无答案）2024-2025学年人教版九年级英语全册

Unit 5 Reading & Writing
阅读理解 A
A lovely surprise has magical power. That's probably why many people，especially the young, love blind boxes，or mystery boxes. Now a young man in Anhui Province has put a fresh thing into the magic box——healthy vegetables.
A common day for Zheng Tao，34，is spent with vegetables. Each of his "mystery veg boxes " has seven to eight kinds of seasonal vegetables. Zheng offers two types of veg boxes：2 kilos （36.8 yuan） and 4 kilos （72.8 yuan）.All vegetables are planted in the open air without chemicals." The number of each kind of vegetables is just enough for one or two meals to avoid waste，"said Zheng，who left his job in the city to become a new farmer in his hometown.
The idea of the mystery veg box came by accident. In July 2021，Zheng's parents produced more vegetables than the family needed. Then he shared some pictures of the vegetables online and asked if anyone wanted them. After a couple of minutes, he got four to five orders. Two weeks later，Zheng started his veg box business.
His vegetables got very popular. At the peak （高峰期），Zheng sold more than 200 blind boxes daily. That was more than 600 kg of vegetables. To offer vegetables to more customers，the new farmer rented some land in July 2022 and began cooperating（合作） with local villagers.
In the future, Zheng wants to build a place where customers can plant, pick, and even process vegetables by themselves." Many office workers are tired of the stressful life in cities. Here，they can have a break by enjoying the beauty and fun of nature，"Zheng said.
1. What's the mystery of Zheng's veg boxes？ ______
A. What vegetables are provided. B. How heavy the vegetables are.
C. How much the vegetables are. D. Where the vegetables are grown.
2. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ______.
A. the development of Zheng's hometown B. the start of Zheng's veg box business
C. the relationship between Zheng and his parents D. the accidental discovery of some pictures online
3. Zheng sold more than ______ vegetables at the peak every day.
A. 200 kg B. 600 kg C. 2021 kg D. 2022 kg
4. Which of the following is TRUE？ ______
A. Only young people love Zheng's veg boxes. B. Zheng plants vegetables indoors with chemical.
C. Zheng started to work with local villagers in 2022.D. Customers can sell vegetables in Zheng's farm in the future.
5. What does Zheng plan to do next？ ______
A. Find a job in the city. B. Build a farm for his parents.
C. Take a break from his busy life. D. Bring customers better services.
B
China's space station now has the ability to produce more than 90 percent of its drinking water through recycling, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).It means that less than 10 percent is provided from the ground.
The recycling is achieved by the environmental control and life support system in the space station. For the purpose of creating an Earth-like living environment in space, the system controls the air pressure, oxygen content(氧气含量)，wind speed，and temperature inside the space station. It also collects the sweat(汗液)of astronauts and changes it into drinking water.
The system is made up of six subsystems, which have different uses. One of the subsystems is newly set up and tested by the Shenzhou-14 group with help from the ground. The new subsystem can help recycle one more kilogram of water every day. It raises the proportion(比例)of drinking water produced by recycling from 80 percent to more than 90 percent.
As a necessary key technology for China's space task, the environmental control and life support system has protected the safety of astronauts in the space station and helped create a suitable living environment in the station.
At present, Chinese scientists are working on the new recycling technologies to reuse the space station materials as much as possible in the future, said the CMSA.
6. According to paragraph 1-2, which of the following is right _________.
A. China’s space station now produces less than 90 percent of drinking water through recycling.
B. The system can change sweat into drinking water.
C. More than 10 percent of the drinking water is provided from the ground.
D. The system only controls the air pressure, oxygen content and wind speed.
7. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “subsystems” _________.
A. 代码 B. 功能 C. 程序 D. 子系统
8. Without the subsystem which is newly set up, the space station can provide _________percent of drinking water from recycling
A. ten B. twenty C. eighty D. ninety
9. What is the structure of the passage (P=paragraph)
A B C D
10. The passage is probably from __________.
A. Newspaper B. Movie City C. Scientific novel D. Sports World
C
The Chinese pingfeng (folding screen) is an ancient invention and traditional Chinese furniture (家具). Its earliest common use dates from the Han Dynasty. The term pingfeng means protection from wind, showing its purpose at the very beginning.
As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings. On screens usually appears a dragon. It’s a symbol of light, growth and life-giving water. It also stands for nobility and power. The peacock, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too. It’s a symbol of everlasting life. Beautiful flowers, which mean wealth and good luck, are also chosen as a popular design of the pingfeng. All the designs carry people’s beautiful wishes.
Behind the pingfeng lies an interesting story. In the past the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men except her father, brothers or very close male cousins. When an admirer paid a visit however, she might take a secret look at him from a screen behind which she would be completely hidden. Her father would discuss poems with the young man and ask him to create one. If the daughter and her father were satisfied with the young man’s poem and his looks, she might agree to take him as a husband.
Today the pingfeng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical (实际的) use as furniture. Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can be the perfect match (相配) for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them.
The pingfeng is more than beautiful furniture.
9．What was the pingfeng used for at the very beginning
A．Protecting people from wind. B．Dividing a room. C．Making a room beautiful. D．Hiding a person.
10．Which design is a symbol of wealth and good luck
A．The dragon. B．The peacock. C．The water. D．The flowers.
11．How does the writer develop his idea in Paragraph 2
A．By telling a story. B．By giving examples. C．By comparing differences. D．By explaining the result.
12．What is the best title for the passage
A．The Practical Use of the Pingfeng B．A Beautiful Story of the Pingfeng
C．Old Pingfeng in Modem Homes D．The Hidden Beauty of the Pingfeng
二、书面表达
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Chinese Paper Cutting
a long history Over 2000 years
very popular In different parts of China, young and old, be fond of, do well in
different shapes and patterns birds, animals, flowers
Where do people put up Chinese paper cuttings ...
Dear Eric,
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Yours
Li Ming