1、阅读理解专题 新吴区新城中学、梅里中学期中考试 四、阅读理解四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳 选项。 （本大题共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26 分） A Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By J. K. Rowling Paperback, 784 pages Publisher: Arthur a Levine Date：07/07/2009 Reading level: age 912 Price: $16.69 Deceptively Delicious By Jessica Seinfel
2、d Hardcover, 204 pages Publisher: Collins Date：09/01/2007 Reading Level: parents Price: $12.83 Rich Dad, Poor Dad By Robert T. Kiyosaki Paperback, 266 pages Publisher: Business Plus Date: 01/01/2010 Reading Level: age 2025 Price: $5.59 The Road By Cormac McCarthy Paperback, 304 pages Publisher: Vint
3、age Books Date: 09/11/2007 Reading Level: adults Price: $5.50 40. Among the books, there is/are _ written for children. A. one B. two C. three D. four 41. Which of the following books is after 2009 in print? A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. B. Deceptively Delicious. C. Rich Dad, Poor Dad. D.
4、 The Road. 42. If you buy two copies of The Road and one copy of Deceptively Delicious, you should pay _. A. $23.83 B. $18.33 C. $12.83 D. $11 B What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of C
5、alifornia, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colors and peoples understandings of cat personalities. The study found that people do judge (判断)cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述)matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities.
6、People think orange and bi-colored (双色的)cats are friendly, tri-colored (三色的)cats are not generous, and white cats are calm，lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they dont have special personalities. But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have le
7、ss special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck，especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that. Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason：people dont think b
8、lack cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. You cant judge a cat by its color, because its the personality of the cat, not the color, hat will let you know if the cat is right for you,Cathy Marden, a scientist said. 43. Many people in Western co
9、untries may think black cats are _. A. lovely animals B. a sign of bad luck C. a sign of good luck D. unfriendly animals 44. According to the study, people think that _. A. black cats have special personalities B. orange and bi-colored cats are generous C. cats with three colors are friendly D. whit
10、e cats are calm, lazy and shy 45. People dont like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT _. A. black cats often appear in TV shows B. black cats bring bad luck to people C. black cats have bad reputations D. they dont think black cats are beautiful C Dear MrExpert, I grew up in an abusive (虐待的
11、) home. I always promised myself that Id get out as soon as possible. Now, at age 20, I have a good job and a nice house of my own, and Im really proud. Here s the problem: some of my friends who still live with their parents spend the weekends with me. But now they make mine theirs. They bring boy
12、friends over, talk on the phone, etc. I enjoy having my friends here sometimesit makes the place feel comfortable and warm, but this is my home, not a party house, what shall I do? Joan Dear Joan, If your family didn t pay attention to your needs when you were a child, you probably have trouble lett
13、ing others know your needs now. And if youve gathered your friends around you to rebuild a happy family, you may fear that saying no will bring back the kind of conflict that you grew up in. You need to understand that in true friendship it s okay to put your own needs first from time to time. Be cl
14、ear about the message you want to send. For example, I really love you, but I also need some personal space. So please call before you come over. Edward 46. We can infer (推断) from the first letter that _ . AJoan considers her friends more important than her personal space BJoans friends visit her mo
15、re often than she can accept CJoan doesnt like the parties at all DJoan dislikes the boyfriends that her friends bring over 47. According to Mr. Expert, why can t Joan tell her friends her feeling? AShe is afraid of hurting her friends. BShe does not understand true friendship. CHer family experienc
16、e stops her doing so. DShe does not put her needs first. 48. The underlined wordconflictin the second letter means _ . Afree life Bangry fight Cbad manners Dsad feeling D More and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities around the world now. Some have climbed the highest mount
17、ains, travelled into unknown parts of the world and others have sailed in small boats across the greatest seas. I would think bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的)
18、 rope tied to your feet. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that over 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other dangerous activities like jumping from tall buildings and jumping into the water from the to
19、p of high places. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some scientists think that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, peoples lives were often poor. They had to go out and hunt for food, illnesses could not easily be cured, and life was h
20、arder than that of the present days. Nowadays, to many people, life gives little excitement. They live and work safely; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as b
21、ungee jumping. 49. How many people have now tried bungee jumping? A. Less than two million. B. More than two million. C. About two million. D. Two million. 50. In bungee jumping, you _. A. jump as high as you can B. fall at up to 150 miles an hour C. tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground D.
22、fall towards the ground without a rope 51. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because _. A. they have a lot of free time B. they can go to hospital if they are injured C. there is not much excitement in their lives D. they no longer need to hunt for food 52. What is the best titl
23、e of this passage? A. Modern Life is Boring B. Need for Excitement C. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous? D. Dangerous Sports: What and Why? 四、阅读理解 40-42 ACA 43-45 BDA 46-48BCB 49-52BCCD 无锡市东林中学2019-2020 九年级上 期中试卷 四、 阅读理解阅读下面的短文， 然后根据短文内容， 在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选 项 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26
24、 分） A Volunteers Are Needed! We need five people who are strong and can help clean up Peoples Park. We need help to collect rubbish. If you are free for four hours this weekend, come and join us! Tel:0510-87651518 Email: Teach Music! We need three volunteers to work as music teachers in SOS. Childre
25、ns Villages. You need to be good at singing and dancing, and open-minded with a loving heart. If you are free for two hours every weekend, come and join us! Tel:0510-87658518 Email: Help Old People! We need four volunteers to help at Star nursing home. You need to be good with the elderly. Your job
26、is to wash clothes for them. If you can spare three hours on Nov. 9th, come and join us! Tel:0510-87655118 Email: 45. How many volunteers are needed in all according to the poster? A. Five B. Four C. Twelve D. Three 46. Of the following information, which one is True? A. If you can help clean rubbis
27、h, you can call 0510-87655118 B. Music teachers need to work for two hours every Sunday C. You can send an email to homelove 163 . com to help kids. D. A home for the elderly needs volunteers to wash clothes. 47. If someone would like to be a volunteer, how can he/she contact us? A. Come to meet us
28、B. By phone or by email C. By phone D. By email 【答案】CDB 【分析】： 45.C.细节理解题.根据We need five people who are strong and can help clean up peoples park.、We need three volunteers to work as music teachers in SOS Childrens Villages.和We need four volunteers to help at Xinxin nursing home,可知，打扫公园需要 5 名 志愿者，教音乐
29、 需要 3 名志愿者，洗衣服需要 4 名志愿者，总共需要 12 名.故选 C. 46. D 细节理解题.A 改为 Tel:0510-87651518/ B 选项从If you are free for two hours every weekend, come and join us!可知错误，C。应改为 Email: 47. B.细节理解题，三者都出现了电话方式和邮箱地址。 B In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very
30、 rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with the Joneses is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $12
31、5 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very rich neighborhood outside New. York City. When he saw those rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw those rich people had servants(仆人), Momand and h
32、is wife also hired(雇用）a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to a flat in
33、 New York City Momand looked around and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United St
34、ates. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world
35、. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead. 48. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. dont wan
36、t others to know they are rich D. want to be happy 49. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to A. outside New York City B.in the city centre C.in flats D. in tall buildings 50. According to the writer, it is to keep up with the Joneses. A. correct B. interesting. C. impossible D.
37、exciting. 答案：BAC 分析：B,细节理解题，In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is 这句话表明的唯一 目的就是人们想要别人知道自己很富有，选择 B. .A,推理判断题， He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside
38、 New York City 赚钱之后搬到了郊区，这里有很多富人，选择 A. .C,细节理解题，But one must get tired of trying to keeping up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.当你追上了一个人之后， 还会有比他 更优秀的，所以超过所谓的 Jones 是不可能的，选择 C. C America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be clo
39、se and real, yet disappear soon if either of them moves away. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a whilethen no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can
40、be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸）sometimes deeply into both families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will en
41、joy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客） easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although Americans treat their friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of tim
42、e. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. Americans, however, usually express their welcome at homes, but truly can not manag
43、e the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect(期待） us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find
44、 ourselves treated nicely. For Americans, it is often thought more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. So accept their hospitality at home! 51. The writer of this passage must be A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student 52. The
45、underlined words generous with our time in Paragraphs probably mean A. strict in time B. serious about time C. careful with time D. willing to spend time 53. A suitable title for this passage would probably be A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans C. Americans hospitality a
46、t home D. Americans and Chineses views of friendships 答案： BDD 解析：51. B.细节理解题.根据文中This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand,及 Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives,可知作者是一名中国人，故选 B. 52. .D.
47、词义猜测题.根据文中they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.说明当美国人忙的时候他们对自己的时间很苛刻，所以可知中国人对待自己的时间是 慷概的，故选 53. D.主旨大意题.根据文中America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change.及T his can be quite difficult for
48、 us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings,extending(延伸）sometimes deeply into both families.可知本文主要说的是中 美之间对友谊的观点，故选 D D Pride and Prejudice(做慢与偏见）for the Modern Woman Let us imagine how Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austens most famous work, might be updated(更 新）over 200 years later. Austens popularity depends on her wisdom. But today she would certainly hav