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Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry 阅读理解和短文综合填空
强化练 2025-2026学年下学期初中英语人教版九年级全册
一、阅读理解
A few young people are talking about something special on WeChat.
Peter: I hardly ever complain (抱怨) about life. So I’m living a simple and happy life. A smile from a stranger or some easy words from a close friend may make me really happy. Helping others makes me get a feeling of satisfaction, too.
Sally: My parents are used to being hard on me. They always expect me to get better grades. I know they do everything for me, but that makes me upset. I’d rather be a happy person than be a machine for studying. After all, there is something more important than grades.
Jason: Sometimes life is kind of boring. So I try to do something fun to make myself happy. Travelling always makes me pleased. When I take a trip, I can make some new friends, taste good food, and open my eyes by learning a lot. The only problem is that sometimes I don’t have enough money.
Maria: We can’t remember everyone in life. However, I’ll never forget my uncle. Five years ago, he lost his life when he saved a girl from the river. That made me rather sad because that girl was just me! He was a funny, smart and brave man. But he left us so early!
1.What are these young people talking about
A.Some painful experiences. B.Someone who makes them upset.
C.Something that makes them pleased or sad. D.The most important people in their lives.
2.Who was saved from a river five years ago
A.Peter. B.Sally. C.Jason. D.Maria.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A.Sally thinks grades are more important than anything else.
B.Sally thinks her parents put so much pressure on her.
C.Sally enjoys studying all day.
D.Sally gets a feeling of satisfaction by helping others.
4.Why does Maria always remember her uncle
A.Because he used to help her a lot. B.Because he onced saved her life.
C.Because he used to take trips with her. D.Because he always made her feel pleased.
5.What can we know from the passage
A.Peter is always unhappy with his life. B.Sally thinks what her parents did is useless.
C.Travelling can help Jason a lot in many ways. D.Maria’s uncle used to tell her funny stories.
配对阅读。左栏是五个人物的信息介绍,右栏是七个建议。请从右栏中为每个人选择合适的建议。选项中有两项为多余项。
6 . Martha thinks it’s not fair. Her brother goes to bed at nine o’clock, but she has to go at eight. Mom says that he’s older than her, so of course he could go to bed later. 7 . The homework looks really difficult for Jamie. He keeps looking at it and he doesn’t know how to do it. He’s so worried. 8 . The teacher read out the names for the school basketball team. Jordan didn’t believe he wasn’t in the team. He might as well give up. 9 . Rio’s dad is working away from home. He has to travel to where the work is. Rio often complains why Dad can’t work here, like everyone else’s parents. 10 . Annie’s moved here from the USA.She is worried everyone will laugh at her when she speaks because she speaks differently to everyone else. A.Don’t rush. If you slow down, maybe that will help. It’s hard to stay calm when you’re in a rush. But you had really better get going! B.Why don’t you go and speak to the teacher and tell him how much you like basketball Maybe he will tell you the reason or how to achieve it. C. You sound e and meet your deskmate first, and then other classmates. Don’t worry. They’ll love your way of pronouncing. D.Don’t worry. You can look at the homework with your classmate together. It might not be as difficult as you think. E. Have you asked your mom and dad about it They both love you. They might even be able to make you feel better with some answers. F. You may keep yourself busy. You could swim, run, read, hang out with friends, or play the guitar. Try not to be too sad while your father is away. G. If you can think of something good about being the elder one, then you might feel happier.
Anger isn’t a good feeling. Anger may make us feel uncomfortable, but it’s also normal. Unluckily, many of us have been used to keeping our feelings hidden. Research suggests that this can have long-term bad influence on our health.
Is it better to cry or break things whenever something makes us angry The research points out that when we show our anger in this way, we probably can’t get on well with our friends and our family. The more time we keep being angry, the worse result we’ll get. So how can we deal with our angry feelings in a right way
First, know what makes us angry. Anger is often caused by feelings of fear, disappointment and so on. Second, pay more attention to those everyday things that will make us angry.
One way of dealing with anger is to talk about it. The study has shown that if we name our feelings, we can actually calm ourselves down and feel better.
Do some controlled breathing or find some physical activities. Exercise helps with feelings of anger.
If we learn to deal with anger, we will be happier and healthier.
11.If we hide our angry feelings, what may happen to us according to the text
A.Have some health problems. B.Find it hard to solve problems.
C.Be more likely to become angry. D.Lose our friendships with others.
12.Which picture shows the relation between the time of being angry (x) and the bad result of that (y)
A. B. C. D.
13.Which can help deal with the feelings of anger
a. Exercising b. Eating delicious food
c. Talking about the feelings d. Doing some controlled breathing
A.abc B.abd C.acd D.bcd
14.What does the underlined word “calm” mean in Paragraph 4
A.Pull. B.Cool. C.Drive. D.Cheer.
15.What’s the best title for the text
A.What Makes You Angry B.Why Are You Angry
C.How to Deal with Anger D.When to Deal with Anger
二、选词填空
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。方框中有两个词是多余的。
because eat leave like so also in make custom relax for especially
The color red 16 people hungry. Red 17 makes customers eat faster. Many fast food restaurants, therefore, have red furniture or walls. Soft colors 18 pink and light blue make people 19 ,so they spend more time 20 their meals.
Soft lighting makes people look good, but it makes food look bad.
Loud music may be nice at first, but it soon makes people want 21 .
Hard seats also make 22 want to eat quickly and leave.
Many restaurants, 23 fast food restaurants, use this knowledge to makes customers eat faster. Customers only sit 24 20 minutes before them leave. 25 customers don't stay very long , small restaurants can serve many people every day.
选择恰当的单词填空。每词限用一次。(有两个多余的选项)
meaning, lucky, disappoint, when, feel, see, what, friendly, thankful, thinking, and, How
We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money, but most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care 26 I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back, questions like these can make us 27 bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies Sometimes people's words hide real 28 . If we don't really listen, we will miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, “You are a 29 dog.” Is he really on your side If he says, “You are a lucky boy” or “You are a lucky girl”, that's being 30 . But “lucky dog”? There's a bit of envy in the “dog”. He doesn't think you should have such good luck.
“Just think of all the things you have to be 31 for” is another example that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to 32 your problems as part of your life as a whole. But is he He really means that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the poor people in hunger 33 cold in the world when you haven't got a date(约会) for Saturday night.
34 can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks Do his words square with(与……一致) the tone(声调) of his voice His posture(姿势) The look in his eyes Stop and think. The minute you spend 35 about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
从方框中选择恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空。
product,valuable,connect,who,so,officer,trade,thousand,worth,secret
In ancient times,the Silk Road was very important. It 36 Europe with Asia. The Silk Road got its name because businessmen 37 silk along it. Besides silk,there were many other 38 that traveled along the Silk Road.
The Chinese learned to make silk 39 of years ago. For a long time the Chinese were the only ones who knew how to make silk. They kept this 40 carefully. In ancient China,silk was very 41 material. Only the emperor(皇帝),his family and his 42 were allowed to wear clothes made of silk.
The ancient Romans were the first Europeans 43 knew this wonderful material. Indians exchanged silk for wools,gold,and silver with them.
There were deserts and high mountains in the way, 44 the trip along the Silk Road could be very dangerous. For businessmen,it was never easy to travel from China to Rome. But it was 45 it. As the years went by,some cities were built along the Silk Road.
参考答案
题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 C D B B C E D B F C
题号 11 12 13 14 15
答案 A D C B C
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.B 5.C
【导语】本文主要介绍了几位年轻人在微信上谈论各自生活中令他们开心或难过的事情。
1.主旨大意题。文中Peter讲述了让自己开心的事,Sally表达了因父母期望产生的烦恼,Jason分享了旅行带来的愉悦,Maria回忆了叔叔救自己的悲伤经历,整体是在谈论让他们开心或难过的事。故选C。
2.细节理解题。根据Maria的描述“Five years ago, he lost his life when he saved a girl from the river. That made me rather sad because that girl was just me!”可知,五年前被从河里救下的是Maria。故选D。
3.细节理解题。根据Sally的话“My parents are used to being hard on me. They always expect me to get better grades. I know they do everything for me, but that makes me upset.”可知,Sally认为父母给她施加了很大压力。A选项与“there is something more important than grades”不符;C、D选项并非Sally的情况。故选B。
4.细节理解题。根据Maria的描述“Five years ago, he lost his life when he saved a girl from the river. That made me rather sad because that girl was just me!”可知,Maria一直记得叔叔是因为他救了她的命。故选B。
5.细节理解题。根据Jason的话“Travelling always makes me pleased. When I take a trip, I can make some new friends, taste good food, and open my eyes by learning a lot.”可知,旅行在很多方面对Jason帮助很大。A选项与Peter的描述不符;B选项中Sally并非认为父母的做法无用,只是觉得有压力;D选项文中未提及。故选C。
6.E 7.D 8.B 9.F 10.C
【导语】本文是根据五个人的不同情况为他们匹配合适的建议信息。
6.根据“Martha thinks it’s not fair. Her brother goes to bed at nine o’clock, but she has to go at eight. Mom says that he’s older than her, so of course he could go to bed later.”可知,玛莎觉得不公平,她哥哥九点睡觉,她得八点睡,妈妈说哥哥比她大所以可以晚睡。选项E“你问过爸爸妈妈这件事了吗?他们都爱你。他们甚至可能会用一些答案让你感觉好起来。”与之匹配,建议她询问父母来缓解这种感受。故选E。
7.根据“The homework looks really difficult for Jamie. He keeps looking at it and he doesn’t know how to do it. He’s so worried.”可知,作业对杰米来说看起来很难,他一直看着却不知道怎么做,很担心。选项D“别担心。你可以和同学一起看作业。它可能没有你想象的那么难。”与之匹配,建议他和同学一起看作业。故选D。
8.根据“The teacher read out the names for the school basketball team. Jordan didn’t believe he wasn’t in the team. He might as well give up.”可知,老师宣读了校篮球队的名单,乔丹不相信自己没入选,他甚至想放弃。选项B“你为什么不去和老师谈谈,告诉他你有多喜欢篮球呢?也许他会告诉你原因或者如何实现。”与之匹配,建议他和老师交流。故选B。
9.根据“Rio’s dad is working away from home. He has to travel to where the work is. Rio often complains why Dad can’t work here, like everyone else’s parents.”可知,里奥的爸爸在外地工作,要为了工作去各地,里奥经常抱怨爸爸为什么不能像其他父母一样在这里工作。选项F“你可以让自己忙起来。你可以游泳、跑步、阅读、和朋友出去玩或者弹吉他。爸爸不在的时候尽量不要太难过。”与之匹配,建议他在爸爸不在时让自己忙起来。故选F。
10.根据“Annie’s moved here from the USA. She is worried everyone will laugh at her when she speaks because she speaks differently to everyone else.”可知,安妮从美国搬到这里,她担心自己说话和别人不同会被大家嘲笑。选项C“你听起来很棒。先来认识一下你的同桌,然后再认识其他同学。别担心。他们会喜欢你的发音方式的。”与之匹配,鼓励她不要担心发音问题。故选C。
11.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要讲述了愤怒是一种正常但不好的情绪,隐藏愤怒会对健康有长期不良影响。文章介绍了愤怒产生的原因,并给出了正确处理愤怒情绪的方法,如找出愤怒的原因、谈论愤怒、进行有控制的呼吸和身体活动等,强调学会处理愤怒会让我们更快乐健康。
11.细节理解题。根据第一段“ Unluckily, many of us have been used to keeping our feelings hidden. Research suggests that this can have long-term bad influence on our health.”可知,如果我们隐藏愤怒情绪,可能会对我们的健康有一些不良影响,即出现一些健康问题。故选A。
12.推理判断题。根据第二段“The more time we keep being angry, the worse result we’ll get.”可知,我们生气的时间越长,得到的结果就越糟糕,即生气的时间 (x) 和不良结果 (y) 之间是正相关关系,随着x的增加,y也增加。选项D的图像符合这种关系。故选D。
13.细节理解题。根据第四段“One way of dealing with anger is to talk about it.”、第五段“Do some controlled breathing or find some physical activities. Exercise helps with feelings of anger.”可知,谈论这种情绪、做一些有控制的呼吸、进行体育活动 (锻炼) 都可以帮助处理愤怒情绪,而文中未提及吃美味的食物能帮助处理愤怒情绪。所以a、c、d符合,故选C。
14.词句猜测题。根据第四段“The study has shown that if we name our feelings, we can actually calm ourselves down and feel better.”可知,如果我们说出我们的感受,我们实际上能让自己平静下来,感觉更好,所以“calm”意思是“使平静,使冷静”,与“Cool (冷静)”意思相近。故选B。
15.最佳标题题。文章主要围绕如何处理愤怒情绪展开,介绍了愤怒产生的原因以及正确处理愤怒情绪的方法等,所以“How to Deal with Anger ”作为标题最合适。故选C。
16.makes 17.also 18.like 19.relaxed 20.eating 21.to leave 22.customers 23.especially 24.for 25.Because
【分析】本文主要讲述为什么许多快餐店都有红的家具或墙壁,嘈杂的声音和硬座。
16.句意:红色使人饥饿。本句主语the red第三人称单数,可知谓语动词使用单数。短语make sb./sth. adj.:使某人或某物是什么样子的; 结合句意和所给词可知填makes。
17.句意:红色也能让顾客吃得更快。根据上文“红色使人饥饿。”可知“红色也能让顾客吃得更快。”结合句意和所给词可知填also(也,副词)。
18.句意:粉色和浅蓝色等柔和的颜色使人放松,所以他们花更多的时间吃饭。like:像,列举同类的事物,介词;结合句意和所给词可知填like。
19.句意:粉色和浅蓝色等柔和的颜色使人放松,所以他们花更多的时间吃饭。短语make sb./sth. adj.:使某人或某物是什么样子的;relax:放松,动词,它的形容词有relaxing 和relaxed,relaxing,令人放松的,轻松的,指本身具有的,relaxed:放松的,轻松的,指主观感受到的,一般修饰人,在句子中作表语或宾语补足语;本词修饰人people,作宾语补足语,结合句意和所给词可知填relaxed。
20.句意:粉色和浅蓝色等柔和的颜色使人放松,所以他们花更多的时间吃饭。根据上文“”短语spend st. doing sth.:花费时间做某事;eat meal:吃饭;结合句意和所给词可知填eating。
21.句意:起初大声的音乐也许很好,但很快人们就想离开了。短语want to do sth.:想做某事;leave:离开;结合句意和所给词可知填to leave。
22.句意:硬座也让顾客想很快地吃东西然后离开。短语make sb. do sth.:想让某人做某事;custom:习惯,惯例,海关,关税,经常光顾;customer:顾客,客户,复数customers。可数名词单独需用复数,表示泛指;结合句意和所给词可知填customers 。
23.句意:许多餐馆,尤其是快餐店,利用这些知识让顾客吃得更快。especially:特别;尤其,副词,表示陈述某一事实之后,列举一个具有代表性的例子,作进一步强调,其后可接名词、介词短语、从句等,也可表示“特别地”,用于修饰形容词或副词,强调程度。有时也修饰动词。结合句意和所给词可知填especially。
24.句意:顾客离开前只坐20分钟。for+时间段:表示做某事做了多长时间;结合句意和所给词可知填for。
25.句意:因为顾客不会呆很长时间,所以小餐馆可以每天为许多人提供服务。because:因为,表示因果关系,后面跟原因。结合句意可知前后句是因果关系,在根据所给词可知填Because。
26.when 27.feel 28.meaning 29.lucky 30.friendly 31.thankful 32.see 33.and 34.How 35.thinking
【分析】文章主要介绍了在生活交际中,如何理解一些话语中隐藏的含义的问题,告诉我们如何避免这些错误。
26.句意:当我和海伦分手,杰瑞真的关心吗?根据Did Jerry really care 和 I broke up with Helen?之间的关系,以及选词,可知是当---时候;故填when。
27.句意:像这样的问题使我们感觉糟糕。根据句意和选词,可知是感觉feel,根据make sb do sth使某人做某事;故填feel。
28.句意:有时候人们的话暗藏着真正的意思。根据If we don't really listen, we will miss the feeling behind the words.和选词,可知是意思meaning;故填meaning。
29.句意:你是一条幸运狗。根据But “lucky dog”和选词,可知是幸运的lucky;故填lucky。
30.句意:那是友好的。根据But “lucky dog”? There's a bit of envy in the “dog”. He doesn't think you should have such good luck.和选词,可知是友好的;故填friendly。
31.句意:考虑你需要感谢的东西。根据thankful for感谢某事;根据句意和选词;故填thankful。
32.句意:演讲者想让你看见你的问题是整个生活中的一部分。根据句意和选词,可知是看见see;故填see。
33.句意:考虑一下世界上饥饿和寒冷的人们。根据hunger和 cold是并列关系;故填and。
34.句意:你怎么能弄清楚人们背后的含义呢?根据One way is to take a good look at the person talking.和选词,可知是怎么弄清楚;故填How
35.句意:你花几分钟来思考人们的话的真正含义。根据spend +时间+doing sth花时间做某事;根据think about考虑;根据句意和选词;故填thinking
36.connected 37.traded 38.products 39.thousands 40.secret 41.valuable 42.officers 43.who 44.so 45.worth
【分析】本文主要讲述了中国古代的丝绸之路。
36.句意:它连接了欧洲和亚洲。根据第一句中In ancient times可知此文时态是一般过去时。短语connect…with…:把…连接起来;结合句意和所给词(connect连接)可知答案是connected。
37.句意:丝绸之路之所以得名,是因为商人在丝绸之路上买卖丝绸。根据第一句中In ancient times可知此文时态是一般过去时。结合句意和所给词(trade做买卖,交易)可知答案是traded。
38.句意:除了丝绸之外,还有许多其他产品在丝绸之路上运输。many许多,后面跟可数名词复数;结合句意和所给词(product产品,作品)可知答案是products。
39.句意:中国人几千年前就学会了做丝绸。单位数词复数+of:表示模糊数字,许许多多的。thousands of:数以千计的,成千上万的。结合句意和所给词(thousand千)可知答案是thousands。
40.句意:他们小心保守这个秘密。根据this可知使用名词单数。根据上文“很长一段时间以来,中国人是唯一知道如何做丝绸的人。”可知“他们小心保守这个秘密。” 结合句意和所给词(secret秘密)可知答案是secret。
41.句意:在中国古代,丝绸是很珍贵的原料。本句修饰名词material可知使用形容词;very很,后面跟形容词副词原级;结合句意和所给词(valuable珍贵的,贵重的,宝贵的)可知答案是valuable。
42.句意:只有皇帝、他的家人和军官才允许穿丝绸衣服。军官不可能只有一人,所以使用复数形式。结合句意和所给词(officer:官员,军官)可知答案是officers。
43.句意:古罗马人是最早知道这种奇妙材料的欧洲人。本句是定语从句,先行词Europeans是人,所以用who引导此定语从句。结合句意和所给词(who)可知答案是who。
44.句意:路上有沙漠和高山,所以沿着丝绸之路旅行可能非常危险。根据前后句是因果关系,前句是原因,后句是结果;结合句意和所给词(so因此,所以,后面跟结果)可知答案是so。
45.句意:但这是值得的。Be worth(doing) sth.:值得做某事;结合句意和所给词(worth值得的)可知答案是worth。
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