牛津譯林版九年級英語中考一模專題練習(xí)-閱讀表達(dá)

牛津譯林版九年級英語中考一模專題練習(xí)—閱讀表達(dá)/牛津譯林版九年級英語中考一模專題練習(xí)—閱讀表達(dá)（1）Asastudent,Iwasmostafraidtoanswerquestionsinclass,andIfoundthatthestudentsaroundwerejustlikeme.Atthebeginningofeachclass,whentheteacheraskedaquestion,IalwaysloweredmyheadbecauseIwasafraidthattheteachersawme.Oneday,inaforeignlanguageclass,Mr.Blackgaveusalesson.Hewantedustobeactiveinclass,soheaskedussomequestions,butnooneanswered."Letmetellyouastoryfirst,"hesaid."WhenIcametotheUnitedStatestostudy,theuniversityofteninvitedfamouspeopletomakespeeches.Beforethebeginningofeveryspeech,Ifoundaninterestingthing.Thestudentsaroundmealwaystookacardboardfolded(折疊的)inhalf,wrotetheirnamesinbold(黑體)withthemosteye-catching(引人注目的)color,andthenplacedthecardboardontheseat.Sowhenthespeakerneededtheanswersfromthestudents,hecouldseeitandcallalistener'snamedirectly.""Icouldn'tunderstandthat.Myclassmatetoldmethespeakerswerealltoppeople,whomeantchances.Whenyouranswerwastohissurprise,itmeanthemightgiveyoumorechances.Infact,Ireallysawafewstudentsgotgreatchancesbecauseofthat."Afterlisteningtothestory,Iunderstoodthatthechancewillnotfindyouitself.Youmustshowyourselfallthetimesothatyoucanfindachanceonthecard.根據(jù)上面短文的內(nèi)容回答問題(每題不超過9個單詞)1.Whydidthewriterlowerhishead?2.WhatdidMr.Blackwantthestudentstodoinhisclass?3.Howdidthespeakergettoknowthestudents'names?4.Whenmightthespeakergiveyoumorechancesaccordingtothepassage?5.Howcanyoufindachanceonthecard?（2）Amousewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthefarmerandhiswifehadamousetrap(老鼠夾)inthehouse.Itfeltsofrightenedthatitrantowarneveryone,"Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!"andwantedtogetsomehelpfromthem.Thehenraiseditsheadandsaid,"MrMouse,thismousetrapisonlyforyou.Iwon'tbeworriedaboutit."Themouseturnedtothepig."Iamsorry,MrMouse,butthemousetraphasnothingtodowithmeeither!"thepigsaid.Thenthemouseturnedtothecow."Itsoundslikeyouhaveaproblem,notme,"thecowsaid.Themousereturnedtothehousewithheaddownanditwasverysad.Thatnightthefarmer'swifeheardaloudsoundandsherushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshecouldnotseethatitwasasnake.Thesnakebit(咬)thefarmer'swife.Thewifecaughtabadfeverandthefarmerthoughtthebestwaytotreatafeverwaschickensoup.Sothefarmerkilledthehenforthesoup.Thewifegotworseandherfriendscametovisither.Thefarmerhadtokillthepigtofeedthem.Butthewifedidn'tgetbetteranddied.Herfriendscameandthefarmerhadtokillthecowtofeedallofthem.1.Howdidthemousefeelwhenitdiscoveredthemousetrap?2.Whywasthemouseverysad?3.Willyouhelpthemouseifitcomestoyou?Whyorwhynot?（3）Kidsaroundtheworldlovestoriesaboutswords,magic,monstersandgods.AndwhenthesecomeonTVscreens,theybecomemoreattractive.JourneytotheWestisaTVseriesthathaskeptthecompany(陪伴)ofmanygenerationsofChinesekids.ItbeganonTVin1986,becomingthefirsteverfantasyTVshowinChina.TheoriginalbookofJourneytotheWestisoneofthefourgreatclassicalnovelsofChineseliterature.Butmoreimportantly,it’sChina’sownfantasymasterpiece,justasTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRingsaretoWesternpeople.However,formanyChinesepeople,itisthroughtheTVseriesthattheygottoknowthestory.AsChinaNationalRadionotes,theshow“forthefirsttimesurprisedChinesepeoplebyshowingthemwhatSunWukong(MonkeyKing),ZhuBajieandthemonsterslooklike”.TheTVseriesintroducedpeopletoaworldwherethemostamazingthingshappen.ThespecialeffectsintheTVseriesareoutdatedtoday,buttheywerequitenewatthattime.WiththemtheaudienceseesSunWukongflytotheHeavenlyPalaceandbreakintothePalaceofTheshownotonlyopensworldsofimaginationforChinesekids,italsohelpsthemfindtheirinnerheroorheroine.TheMonkeyKingissuchabraveandloyalcharacter.HebeatsthemonstersandhelpsTangSengthrough81difficulties.ThegreatactingofLiuXiaoLingTongmakestheroleseemevenmorereal.HowmanyofyouhaveevercalledyourselfQitianDashengafterwatchingtheTVseries?Wheneveryouwatchtheshow,youfeelapassionsharedbyalltheyoungpeople.Thatmightbetheappealofthisfantasyseries.根據(jù)上面的短文內(nèi)容回答問題。（每題不超過6個單詞）1.WhenwastheTVseriesJourneytotheWestfirstshownonTV?2.ToChinesepeople,whatistheoriginalbookofJourneytotheWest?3.HowdidmanyChinesepeoplegettoknowthestory?4.ArethespecialeffectsintheTVseriesstillnewtoday?5.WhatdoyouthinkofthecharacteroftheMonkeyKing？（4）MicrosoftfounderBillGateshasopenedupaboutbeingaparent.Hethinksthat13isasuitableageforachild’sfirstmobilephone.The57-year-oldfatherofthreechildrensaidontheTVshowTodaythathischildrenJenniferandRorywerenotallowedtousemobilephonesuntiltheirthirteenthbirthdaysandhisyoungestdaughterPhoebewasstillwaitingforone.“We’vechoseninourfamilythatit’s13whereyougetaphone,”theveryrichfathersaid.“Becauseofthis,mychildrenoftenreturnedhomefromschoolcomplaining,‘Alltheotherkidshaveit.I’mtheonlyonewithoutit.Ifeelembarrassed(尷尬的).’’’whenhewasaskedifhekeptpasswords(密碼)tohisson’sanddaughters’e-mails,Mr.Gatessaidthathedidn’tdothatforJennifer,16,whohedescribesas“independent.”Hethinksthatmonitoring(監(jiān)督)onlineactivityisveryhardforparents.Althoughtheyareveryrich,Mr.andMrs.Gates,wholiveinLakeMedina,justoutsideSeattle,Andin2010Mr.Gatessaidthatheplannedtodonatemostofhis61billionfortune(財產(chǎn))tosociety,insteadofgivingittohischildren.“Itwouldbegoodeitherform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Aredflag.5.Becausesomeanimalprotectionorganizationsobjecttothis.（8）Today,wewilltalkaboutthreemenwhohadabiginfluenceonmodernsoundandcommunicationtechnologies.MaxVernonMathewshasbeencalledthefatherofcomputermusic.Hecreatedelectronictoolssothatpeoplecouldusecomputersasmusicalinstruments.Hehadahugeinfluenceonthedevelopmentofelectronicmusicandhowitiswritten,recordedandplayed.In1957,MaxMathewswrotethefirstcomputerprogramthatenabledacomputertocreatesoundandplayitback.Atthetime,hewasworkingasanengineeratBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey.HiscomputerprogramwascalledMusic.NorioOhgawasborninJapanin1930.Hegrewupplayingthepianoandtakingsinginglessons.HestudiedmusicattheTokyoNationalUniversityofFineArtsandMusic.Hewantedtobeanoperasinger.Asayoungman,Ohgareportedlyownedataperecorderthatdidnotworkwell.Hesentaletterdetailingtheproblemstothemanufacturer(制造商).Theownersofthecompanywereamazedbyhisknowledgeaboutmusicandtechnology.Theyaskedhimtoserveasapart-timeadviser.ThecompanylaterbecameknownasSony.In1959,Ohgabeganworkingfull-timewithSony.HubertJosephSchlaflywasanelectricalengineerwhohelpedchangethewayactors,politiciansandotherpeoplespeakontelevision.In1950,heandtwoothermendevelopedtheteleprompter（電子提詞器）.Thefirstteleprompterrequiredapersonwhoturnedalongpieceofpaperprintedwithtallletters.Astheactorreadthelines,anotherpersonwouldmovethepaperaheadonthedevice.Theteleprompterwasfirstusedonatelevisionprogramcalled“TheFirstHundredYears.”Theybelievedthatmanycompanieswouldwanttobuytheteleprompter.So,theylefttheirjobsandcreatedtheTeleprompterCorporationtoselltheirinvention.1.WhathasMaxVernonMathewsbeencalled?2.WhatwasMaxVernonMathewswhenhewasatBellLaboratoriesinNewJersey?