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学年度上学期九年级英语阅读训练
2010-2011学年度上学期九年级期中考试英语阅读训练
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本试卷供本次九年级期中考的模拟阅读训练，附有详细答案及讲解，教师可在周末布置学生这项作业，然后可在课堂上评讲阅读文章中还未学过的一些知识，也算是中考前的一次复习）
第一题
有些人为了要扩张耕地和工地面积，试图把湿地变成农田，变成建筑，可是这是决不行的！
因为湿地对我们人类来说是十分重要的。
Therearemanywetlands（湿地）inChinaandsomeofthemhavebecometheworld‘simportantwetlands.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng，JiangsuProvince.Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.Theworld’slargestMiluDeerNatureReserve（自然保护区）isinthem.Morethan700miludeerlivefreelythere.Therearenotmanyred-crownedcranesintheworld，buteverywinteryoucanseesomeintheRed-crownedCranesNatureReserveintheYellowSeaWetlands.
Thetemperatureinthewetlandsisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine，too.Theyarereallygoodplacesforwildlife（野生生物）。
Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimalsandbirdsisnottheonlyreasonwhyweneedtoprotectwetlands.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.Butsomepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeanstherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlife.
Luckily，moreandmorepeoplearebeginningtorealizetheimportantofwetlandsandwildlife.Everyyear，onFebruary2nd，manyactivitiesareheldtotellpeoplemoreaboutwetlands.
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1.TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareinthe_______ofChina.
A.east B.south
C.west D.north
2.Usuallytheweatherinthewetlandsis_______.
A.hot B.pleasant
C.cold D.dry
3.TheWorldWetlandsDayison_______.
A.April22 B.June25
C.February2 D.March22
4.Wemustprotectwetlandsbecause_______.
A.theyarehomeforwildlife
B.theycanpreventflood
C.theycanofferfoodtotheanimalsandbirds
D.alloftheabove
5.Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.
A.China‘sWetlandsHaveAllEnteredtheWorld’sList
B.Wetlands—HomeforWildlifeandHumanBeings
C.SpecialAnimalsintheChineseYellowSeaWetlands
D.Wetlands—ValuableRecourses（珍贵资源）ofLandontheEarth
「答案与解析」
1.选A.从第1段的句子TheChineseYellowSeaWetlandsareamongthem.TheyareinYancheng，JiangsuProvince.和地理知识可知，江苏省是在中国的东部，故选A.
2.选B.由第2段的句子Thetemperatureinthewetlandisusuallyneithertoohighnortoolow.Thereisalotofrainandsunshine，too.可知，湿地的气温不高也不低，雨量充沛，阳光充足，这样的天气不是很pleasant吗？
3.选C.文章最后一句告诉我们在每年的February2nd，有许多的关于湿地的活动举行，所以这一天就是世界湿地日。
4.选D.短文的第1段讲述了Theyarehomeformanydifferentkindsofbirdsandanimals.（湿地是许多野生动物的家园）；第2段又讲述了湿地Offeringfoodandhomeforsomespecialkindsofanimals以及Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyalsopreventflood.所以答案为D.
5.选B.根据第4题我们就可知道本文列举了湿地的重要性，所以B选项最佳。
第二题
Doyouknowhowtoplayagamecalled“MusicalChairs”？
Itiseasytoplayandmostpeopleenjoyit.Allyouneedaresomechairs，somepeopleandsomewayofmakingmusic.Youmayuseapianooranyothermusicalinstrument，ifsomeonecanplayit.Youmayuseataperecorder.Youcanevenusearadio.
Putthechairsinarow.Thechairsmaybeputintwos，backtoback.Abetterwayistohavethechairsinonerowwitheachchairfacingintheoppositedirectiontothechairnexttoit.
Thegameiseasy.Whenthemusicstarts，theplayerswalkroundthechairs.Everyonegoesinthesamedirection，ofcourse，theyshouldwalkintimetothemusic.Ifthemusicisfasttheyshouldwalkquickly.Ifthemusicisslow，theyshouldwalkslowly.
Thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame.Whenthemusicstops，theplayerstrytositonthechairs.Ifapersoncannotfindachairtositon，hedropsout.Then，beforethemusicstartsagain，onechairmustbetakenaway.Whenthemusicstopsagain，onemoreplayerwillbeout.
Atlast，therewillbetwoplayersandonechair.Theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1.Iftenpeopleareplayingmusicalchairs，youmustbeginwith_______.
A.ninechairs B.tenchairs
C.elevenchairs D.onechair
2.Whichofthefollowingisnotsuitableforplayingmusicalchairs？
_______.
A.Apiano B.Aradio
C.Ataperecorder D.Atelephone
3.Thechairsshouldbeput_______.
A.withthedesks B.beforethewinner
C.allovertheroom D.inaline
4.Whenthemusicstarts,theplayersmust_______.
A.runabouttheroom
B.getdown
C.walkaroundthechairs
D.sitonthechairs
5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue？
A.Thegame“MusicalChairs”isnotdifficulttolearn.
B.Thelastonecansitonthelastchair.
C.Thewinnercansitonthechair.
D.Ifthepersonplaysmusic,hecannotbethewinner.
「答案与解析」
1.选A.因为在第4段有这样一句Ifapersoncannotfindachairtositon，hedropsout.那么肯定是椅子比人数少1，这样才会有人没得坐，故选A.
2.选D.在第1段中提到了A、B、C三种可以播放音乐的器具，而D项没有，因为一般来说电话是不能播放音乐的，所以选D.
3.选D.第2段的Putthechairsinarow就是“把椅子排成一排”这意。
选D.
4.选C.由第3段中的句子Whenthemusicstarts，theplayerswalkroundthechairs.可知答案为C.
5.选B.本题可用排除法，由第1段第2句Itiseasytoplay可知道A项正确；由最后一句Theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.可知C项是正确的；由第4段的句子Thepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegame可知D项也是正确的。
故答案选B.
第三题
Severalyearsago，atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.Onewasaveryrichbanker，anotherownedoneofthelargestcompaniesintheworld，andthethirdownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork.
Thereporterwastalkingtothemaboutbeingimportant.
“Howdoweknowifsomeoneisreallyimportant？
”thereporteraskedthebanker.
Thebankerthoughtforafewmomentsandthensaid，“IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiterHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.”
Thereporterthenturnedtotheowneroftheverylargecompany.“Doyouagreewiththat？
”sheasked.
Themanshookhishead，“No.IthinkthePresidentinvitesalotofpeopletotheWhiteHouse.You‘donlybeimportantifwhileyouwerevisitingthePresident，therewasatelephonecallfromthepresidentofanothercountry，andthePresidentoftheUSsaidhewastoobusytoanswerit.”
Thereporterturnedtothethirdman.“Doyouthinkso？
”
“No，Idon‘t，”hesaid.“Idon’tthinkthatmakesthevisitorimportant.ThatmakesthePresidentimportant.”
“Thenwhatwouldmakethevisitorimportant？
”thereporterandtheothertwomenasked.
“Oh，IthinkifthevisitortotheWhiteHousewastalkingtothePresidentandthephonerang，andthePresidentpickedupthereceiver，listenedandthensaid，‘It’sforyou.‘”
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1.Thisstoryhappenedin_______.
A.England B.America
C.Japan D.Australia
2.Thereare_______inthispassage.
A.twomenandtwowomen
B.threemenandonewoman
C.threewomenandoneman
D.fourwomen
3.Thebankerthought_______.
A.hewasreallyimportantbecausehewasarichbanker
B.thevisitortotheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant
C.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStates
D.thereporterwasreallyimportant
4.Theowneroftheverylargecompanythought_______.
A.shewasreallyimportantbecausesheownedoneofthelargestcompanies
B.thebankerwasreallyimportant
C.theownerofmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYorkwasreallyimportant
D.thevisitorwouldbereallyimportantifwhilehewasvisitingthePresident，thePresidentwouldnotansweranytelephonecall
5.Theownerofmanybuildingsthought_______.
A.hewasreallyimportantbecauseheownedmanybuildingsinthecenterofNewYork
B.theowneroftheverylargecompanywasreallyimportant
C.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceivedatelephonecallforthevisitor
D.thepersonwhoworkedintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant
「答案与解析」
1.选B.从第1段的首句Severalyearsago，atelevisionreporterwastalkingtothreeofthemostimportantpeopleinAmerica.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择B.
2.选B.短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的sheasked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是threemenandonewoman，答案是B.
3.选B.当thereporter问thebanker什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：
IthinkanybodywhoisinvitedtotheWhiteHousetomeetthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisreallyimportant.所以答案选择B.
4.选D.从第6段这位男士的回答我们很容易得出答案是D.
5.选C.从最后一段可以知道theownerofmanybuildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。
所以答案选择C.
第四题
In1995，OseolaMcCartygaveapresentof$150000totheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelppoorstudents.Itwasaverygenerousthingtodo.Butherfriendsandneighborsweresurprised.McCartywasagoodwoman.Shewenttochurch.Shewasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.ButeveryoneinhertownknewthatMcCartywasnotrich.Infact，shewaspoor.
Howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesomuchmoney？
OseolaMcCartywasbornin1908inHattiesburg，Mississippi.Shehadtoleaveschoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Shetookajobwashingclothes.Sheearnedonlyafewdollarsaday.Oseolawashedtheclothesbyhand.Thenshehungtheclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.Inthe1960s，sheboughtanautomaticwasheranddryer.Butshegavethemaway.Shedidnotthinktheygottheclothescleanenough！
Atthattime，manypeoplestartedtobuytheirownwashersanddryers.McCartydidnothavemuchwork，soshestartedtoironclothesinstead.
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