人教新目标九年级Unit 9—阅读专练
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第一节 完形填空。
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填人相应空白处的最佳答案。
Music plays an important role in our daily lives. Why is music an important subject that every child should study?
First of all, music helps us when we are unhappy, and gives us __1__ when we are happy.There are many different types of music：slow and fast, __2__ and relaxing.We can choose the music to __3__ our moods(情绪)．And second, music is fun.Everyone enjoys playing the drums and using their __4__.
Scientists say that music helps children with language learning.Music __5__ the ear—and we know that children who have studied music can learn __6__ more easily and pronounce much better.Students __7__ have learned to play music are also better at math.This is not __8__， as music is mathematical, with notes in order.Playing music with other people also helps children to __9__.People who can play musical instruments always have something they can do at a __10__.
( )1.A.sadness B．trouble C．pleasure D．noise
( )2.A.happy B．interesting C．boring D．serious
( )3.A.know B．talk C．find D．fit
( )4.A.energy B．time C．life D．money
( )5.A.closes B．improves C．has D．breaks
( )6.A.languages B．math C．history D．physics
( )7.A.why B．when C．who D．whose
( )8.A.difficult B．surprising C．usual D．necessary
( )9.A.think more B．study harder C．work together D．read more
( )10.A.party B．dinner C．class D．school
B
To be honest，I enjoy music a lot and Annotate music is my favorite. Annotate music was born in Texas. 11 it has influences from Mexico and some other Latin American countries，the main influence is from America.
12 most music around the world, Annotate music mixes many different styles. It combines (结合) folk, country, rock and a bit of the blues.
I 13 to listen to Annotate music because it makes me feel good. I enjoy dancing to it，too.
It's so easy that there is no 14 for my friends who want to join me. Some of my classmates also like Annotate music. It is 15 with young people.
I also love other 16 of music. I listen to rock when I'm happy. My favorite rock band is Creed because they sing a lot about their lives and express 17 they feel in their songs.
They sing about their past experiences，their feelings and the way they want their lives to
18 .I also like heavy metal music. Metallica is my favorite heavy metal band. I 18 listen to their music when I am upset. It tells me that，whatever difficulties I meet in life，I must try hard to get the things I want and I should never 20 .
Music influences us all in different ways. What type of music do you like?
( ) 11. A. When B. After C. Because D. Although
( ) 12. A. As B. Like C. With D. Between
( ) 13. A. prefer B. refuse C. stop D. suggest
( ) 14. A. rule B. cause C. problem D. reason
( ) 15. A. popular B. lucky C. important D. careful
( ) 16. A. pieces B. types C. lists D. parts
( ) 17. A. which B. where C. why D. how
( ) 18. A. change B. treat C. design D. discover
( ) 19. A. exactly B. hardly C. usually D. easily
( ) 20. A. give up B. stay up C. take up D. make up
C
I used to hate scary films. I didn't understand why some people wanted to scare 21 on purpose(故意地).But now I love them. 22 , I have something nearby to hide my face sometimes, but I still enjoy watching them. As a 23 , I have to watch something “happy” afterwards(然后)to take my mind off them.
Watching scary films is like going on a roller coaster(过山车).Many people ride it for the 24 that comes from being scared without actually being in 25 .As I am truly scared of the roller coaster, watching scary films is my way of experiencing this. And it is interesting，especially 26 it is a film you haven't seen before. You can try to 27 what's going to happen. 28 I saw a film called The Strangers by myself. For some reason I had to keep 29
the video and doing something else. It took me five hours to finish seeing the film. Scary films make me 30 but excited. I know I will continue to scare myself.
( ) 21. A. himself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
( ) 22. A. At last B. On the one hand C. To be honest D. By accident
( ) 23. A. boy B. rule C. joke D. job
( ) 24. A. kindness B. excitement C. success D. sadness
( ) 25. A. danger B. fear C. silence D.fun
( ) 26. A. but B. although C. so D. if
( ) 27. A. create B. plan C. guess D. ask
( ) 28. A. Happily B. Shortly C. Finally D. Recently
( ) 29. A. stopping B. imagining C. deciding D. choosing
( ) 30. A. happy B. scared C. bored D. angry
第二节 理解理解。
根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about how to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first cellphone.The 57?year?old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteenth birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.”He also said as a result his child often returned home from school complaining, “All the other kids have it.I'm the only one without it.It's so embarrassing.”
Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters' email and Facebook accounts (账号), Mr Gates has said that he doesn't for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”．
Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates, who live in Lake Medina, have said that they want to raise their children as usually as possible.It is said that their kids have to do housework after school and aren't given much pocket money.
And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down.“ That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society，” he said.
Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart into charity.During the Today interview with host Matt Bauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.
“What you really feel is what you've achieved.If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that's exciting，” he explained.
( )31．How old is Phoebe?
A．Maybe 11 years old. B．Maybe 13 years old.
C．Maybe 15 years old. D．Maybe 17 years old.
( )32．What do Mr Gates' children think of their not having phones?
A．They feel it interesting. B．They don't think it exciting.
C．They feel it embarrassing. D．They think it funny.
( )33．Mr Gates doesn't keep a password to Jennifer's email because ________.
A．Jennifer doesn't like him to do so
B．Jennifer is already sixteen years old
C．he thinks children should be free
D．parents can't know kids' passwords
( )34．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Bill's children like his idea about a child's first cellphone.
B．Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft.
C．Bill's children have to do housework after school.
D．Bill's children are given much pocket money.
( )35．What's the passage mainly about?
A．Bill Gates' school life.
B．How Bill Gates is working for charity.
C．Bill Gates' work in Microsoft.
D．How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children.
B
Lao She wrote Tea-house in 1957.The play shows audience life in China between 1898 and 1945.It takes place in a tea-house in old Beijing and it tells us the story of Wang Lifa and customers. It asks us to see the tea-house as the centre of the neighborhood. Finally, it says good bye to old Beijing and its people.
The story starts in 1898 during the Qing Dynasty. It continues in 1916, and finally, it brings the audience to the end of the Anti－Japanese War, in 1945.After the war, Wang loses the tea-house and dies.
Lao She was born in Beijing in 1899.His parents sent him to the Teacher's School in Beijing and he learned to teach. From 1924 to 1929 he taught Chinese to the English in London. He wrote many plays, novels and short stories. He was named a “People's Artist” and a “Great Master of Language”. He was one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century.
In Lao She's Tea-house today, waiters bring tea to the customers and sell them delicious Chinese food. If you like Beijing Opera, folk music, acrobatics or magic shows, you can enjoy them in the tea-house. Lao She's Tea-house gives a wonderful welcome to everyone from China and from all over the world.
( ) 36. What's the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Lao She. B. Lao She's Tea-house.
C. The story of the tea-house. D. The play Tea-house.
( ) 37. How many years of life in China is shown in the play Tea-house?
A. 57 years. B. 45 years. C. 98 years. D. 47 years.
( ) 38. When does Wang Lila lose the tea-house?
A. In 1898. B. In 1916. C. Before 1945. D. After 1945.
( ) 39. Lao She was all of the following except ________.
a boss of the tea-house
B. a People's Artist
C. a Great Master of Language
D. one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century
( ) 40. Who are welcome to Lao She's Tea-house today?
A. Only Chinese customers. B. Only foreign customers.
C. Every customer from home and abroad. D. Only Beijing Opera audience.
C
Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16，1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor，and life was difficult in London. Charlie，as he was called，used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old，Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years，he formed his own way of art. He developed the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s，Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times(1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British，he lived in the USA until 1953.But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin，his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old，he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th，1975.
( ) 41. Chaplin used to ________ when his mother was ill.
A. look after her B. do the housework
C. do his mother's job D. do his father's job
( ) 42. From Paragraph 2，we can know that ________.
A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old
B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old
C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman
D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street
( ) 43. ________ Chaplin made his most famous films.
A. From 1889 to 1936 B. From the 1920s to the 1950s
C. From 1953 to 1975 D. From the 1950s to the 1980s
( ) 44. We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of ________.
A. his family B. his work
C. the US government D. the Swiss government
( ) 45. Chaplin won the Oscar for ________ when he was 83 years old.
A. the acting B. the art C. the film D. the music
第三节 补全对话。
根据对话内容，从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话。(其中有两项多余)
A: Do you have any plans for this weekend?
B: No，I don't.46 I suppose I will just stay at home and listen to music.
A: Oh，what kind of music do you like?
B: 47 Smooth music can relax my mind. What about you?
A: I like music that has beautiful lyrics. 48
B: That sounds nice.
A: By the way，if you have spare time this weekend，would you like to watch a movie with
me?
B: 49 What is the movie about?
A: It is a love story and the director is Zhang Yimou. It has a sad ending.
B: I like comedies. I just want to laugh and not think too much.
A: 50
B: Oh, I have to go. Have a good weekend.
A: The same to you.
A. It depends on which movie. B. I just want to have a good rest.
C. A wonderful song is like a poem.
D. I prefer music that is not too loud.
E. In that case，I will ask someone who likes love movies.
F. I don't like music that has great lyrics.
G. You're welcome.
第四节 短文填空。
请用适当的词完成这篇短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Tina is a 15-year-old girl. Every night, she 51 (surf) the Internet and chats with her friends. She said, “I don't meet my friends every day, but I still know 52 they're doing. I also have lots of friends from 53 (another)countries. I always talk with Ann about our favorite subjects 54 school. She is from Japan. Ann told me she likes Chinese best and often gets the 55 (high) marks in Chinese. If there were no Internet, I would have never had the chance 56 (meet) her.”In fact, with the Internet it's getting 57 (easy)for people to share their hobbies, opinions and so on with each other. 58 , not everyone is excited about the Internet. Mrs Lee, a mother of two sons from Nanjing, said it was a bad idea 59 (buy) a computer for her sons.
“They spend every free minute 60 (play) computer games and often chat with their friends online,” she complained. “They hardly ever speak to me these days. I think their friends on the other side of the world probably know more about my sons than I do.”
人教新目标九年级Unit 9—阅读专练
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