專題09 閱讀理解精練精析20篇-2021-2022學年九年級英語上冊期中復習挑戰(zhàn)滿分系列（外研版）

09閱讀理解精練精析20篇01（2021·山東單縣教學研究室）LiZiqihasabout20millionfansonSinaWeiboandsevenmillionfansonYouTube.ManyforeignerssaytheyhavegottoknowtraditionalChineseculturethroughhervideos.ItisthespiritofthecraftsmanbehindherworksthatmakesLi’svideosfascinating.ShestrictlyfollowsthetraditionalstepsinmakingtraditionalChinesefoodandhand-madeworks,suchaspeachflowerwineandbamboobeds.Shecanevenmakepaperbyherself.Also,shetriesherbesttomakesurehervideosareperfect.Sometimesshespendsseveralmonthsproducingoneofhervideos.LihasbeenshowingtraditionalChineseculturetovideowatchersinarathercreativeway.Hervideosneverhaveany“analysis(分析)”thatmakespeoplefeelbored.Theyjustshowdetails(細節(jié))oftraditionalChineseculture,sothepeoplewatchingthevideoscanknowhowChinesepeoplelivetheirbeautifulandpeacefullives.Afterall,manypeoplewanttolivealifelikethat.That’swhyhervideosaresopopular.ThankstoLi’sefforts,manyexamplesofintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))thatwereonlyinmemoriesandwrittenrecordshavenowappearedbeforeoureyes.WiththegrowthoftheChineseeconomy(經(jīng)濟),peopleabroadareshowinggreaterinterestintraditionalChineseculture.Lihasshownhowtosatisfythatinterestinagoodway,namelybyshowingthebestpartsoftraditionalChineseculturewithherheart.TopresentthebeautyofChineseculturetotheworld,weneedmorepeoplelikeLiZiqi.1．LiZiqiisfamousforher________.A．knowledge B．books C．videos2．Theunderlinedword“craftsman”meansinChinese________.A．工匠 B．創(chuàng)新 C．探險3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．PeoplecanseeexamplesofintangibleculturalheritageinLiZiqi’svideos.B．ItjusttakesLiZiqialittletimetomakeavideo.C．PeoplecanlearnalotfromtheanalysisinLiziqi’svideos.4．Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe“________”.A．LiZiqi’sTalentforHand-madeWorksB．ChineseCultureShowntotheWorldC．TheDevelopmentoftheChineseEconomy02（2021·蘇州市平江中學校九年級）Notlongago,Egyptmarkedthe150thanniversaryoftheopeningoftheSuezCanal(蘇伊士運河).ThecanalconnectstheMediterraneanSeatotheRedSeaandtheIndianOcean.IthelpedspeedworldtradebetweentheEastandtheWest.Buttheman-madewaterwayhasalsohelpedspeedtheriseofotherthings,suchasinvasive(入侵的)non-nativespecies.ScientistssaytheinvasivecreatureshavedamagedtheMediterranean’senvironmentandcausednativespeciestodisappear.Thenumberofnon-nativecreatureshasrisensincetheSuezCanalwaswidenedin2015.The“NewSuezCanal”broughtdisagreementfrommanyMediterraneancountries.BelleGalilisanIsraelibiologistwhohasstudiedtheMediterraneanforover30years.Shesaysmuchoftheecologicaldamagecannotberepaired.Shesaidactionisneededtoreducetheinfluenceoftheinvasivefishandothersealife.GalilworksatTelAvivUniversity’sSteinhardtMuseumofNaturalHistory.ShenotedthatthewideninganddeepeningoftheSuezCanalhascreateda“movingaquarium”ofspecies.Thesecreaturescouldmakecoastalwatersalmostunusableforhumanbeings.Galilbelievesthenumberofinvasivespecieshasreached400.Thatistwicethenumber30yearsago.Shesaidthisisa“historicexampleofthedangersofunintendedconsequences”.Israelisnowdealingwithhugenumbersofpoisonousjellyfishthataffectcoastalpowercentersandkeeppeoplefromvisitingtheseashore.Otherpoisonousspecies,suchasthelionfishandsilver-cheekedtoadfish,arealsoappearing.Galilsaidtheproblemsofinvasivespeciescanbecomparedtothoseofclimatechange,pollutionandover-fishing.Sheinsiststhatthenewspecieshavecausedamajor“restructuring”oftheecologicalenvironment.Thishasendangerednativespecies.Someexpertshavesuggestedthatincreasingsaltlevelsinthecanalitselfcouldcreateabarrier(障礙物)thatwouldkeepinvasivespeciesout.5．WhatlessoncanwelearnfromtheinfluencesoftheSuezCanal?A．Seeingisbelieving. B．Everycoinhastwosides. C．Letnaturetakeitscourse. D．Everyonemakesmistakes.6．What’stheattitudeofmanyMediterraneancountriestowardsthe“NewSuezCanal”?A．Uncaring. B．Unclear. C．Supportive. D．Against.7．Whatistheecologicalenvironmentlikeafterthe“restructuring”?A．Itisfrombadtoworse. B．Itremainsthesame. C．Itimprovesagreatdeal. D．Ithasbecomeacompletelynewone.8．WhydidGalilmentionclimatechange,pollutionandover-fishinginparagraph5?A．Toaddsomebackgroundinformation. B．Tostresstheharmofinvasivespecies.C．Tosolvetheproblemofinvasivespecies. D．Tocomparetheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.03（2021·廣州白云廣雅實驗學校九年級）NEWYORKMUSEUMThelargestspecializinginAmericanhistoryOpen:Mon,toFri9:00a.m.—5:00p.m.Sat9:00a.m.—1:00p.m.Address:1100ChesnutSt.NewYorkTelephone:77364431THECTTYFLOWERSHOW8APRILTO17APRILPrice:￥50foradults￥25forchildrenAddress:112KendalWayChestertonCambridgeCB41LTTelephone:55539561ENGLISHSUMMERCAMPHowwillyouspendyoursummer?EnglishSummerCamp2010atUniversityofToronto,Canada!Ages:13to18ForMoreInformation,CallCEE/CCIEEat6606-2607POPMUSICWEEKBandsfromhomeandabroadwillgiveperformancesinChaoyangpark,Beijing.ChinesesingerslikeZhangLiangyingwillalsosharemusicwithfans.Price:30—50yuan.Time:9:00a.m.—9:00p.m.9．NewYorkMuseumisclosedon_________.A．Monday B．Friday C．Saturday D．Sunday10．Tommyisan8-year-oldboy.HewantstovisitTheCityFlowerShowwithhisparents.Howmuchwilltheypay?A．75yuan B．100yuan C．125yuan D．150yuan11．IfyouwanttogetmoreinformationaboutEnglishSummerCamp,youcan_________.A．gotoCanada B．writetoCEE/CCIEEC．callat6606-2607 D．sendane-mailtoUniversityofToronto12．_________willgiveperformancesinPopMusicWeekinChaoyangPark.A．Bandsandsingers B．Dancers C．foreignsingers D．Bands04（2021·廣州白云廣雅實驗學校九年級）Haveyouevershoutedatyourcomputerbecauseitwasn’tworking?Ofcourse,yourcomputercan’t“shout”back.ButAIresearchersareworkingoncomputersthatcanargueandperhapsevenwindebates(辯論)withhumans.IBMscientistsrecentlypublishedapaperinNatureabouttheirnewAIsystem—ProjectDebater.Itcandebatewithpeopleinfrontofaliveaudience.Afterlisteningtoargumentsfromitsopponent(對手),thesystemcansearcharound400milliononlinearticlesinlessthanfiveminutes.Itlooksforideasthatcansupportitsownargument.Testingonthesystembeganin2019,whenitdebatedwithHarishNatarajan,aprofessionaldebaterwhoholdstheworldrecordforthemostdebatecompetitionvictories.Thetopicwasaboutsubsidizing(資助)preschool—andtheAIarguedinfavorof(贊成)thisidea.AlthoughtheAIlostthedebateintheend,theaudiencesaiditdidverywell.Interestingly,58percentoftheaudiencesaidthatProjectDebaterincreasedtheirknowledgeaboutthetopic—only20percentsaidthesameaboutNatarajan.AccordingtoScientificAmerican,theresultsshowthatthesystemisabletomakelogicalstatements.However,winningadebateisnevertheresearchers’goal.Theirgoalistohelphumansmakebetterdecisions,accordingtoRaintAharanov,manageroftheProjectDebaterteam.“Itcandebatebothsidessoitcanveryquicklyhelpyouunderstandbothsidesoftheproblem,soyouhaveawiderviewoftheproblemandcanmakeabetterdecision,”AharanovsaidforTechXplore.13．HowdoesProjectDebaterwork?①formsideasthatcansupportitsownargument②listenstoitsopponent’sarguments③searchesforonlinearticles④debatesitsopponentA．①②③④ B．②③①④ C．③②①④ D．④②①③14．WhiledebatingHarishNatarajan,ProjectDebater_________.A．a(chǎn)rguedinfavorofsubsidizingpreschool B．wonthedebateintheendC．setadebatingworldrecord D．oftenarguedagainstitself15．WhatdidtheaudiencethinkaboutthedebatebetweenNatarajanandtheAIsystem?A．58percentthoughtNatarzjanwasmoreknowledgeablethanthesystem.B．One-fifththoughtthesystemwouldn’twinthedebate.C．Morethanhalfoftheaudiencesaidthesystemincreasedtheirknowledge.D．Thesystemhadsomedisadvantages.16．WithProjectDebater,wemight_________.A．makebetterdecisionswhilesolvingproblemsB．nevermakemistakeswhendealingwithproblemsC．havefewerargumentswhilesolvingproblemsD．learnhowtoformlogicalstatementsinarguments05（2021·長沙麓山國際實驗學校九年級）HaveyoueverboughtGenkiForestsparklingwaterbecauseit’sadvertisedas“sugar-free”?Thecompanyrecentlysaidthattheyweresorryforamisleadingadvertisement.Thecompanysaidthedrinksare“sucrose-free”,butthisisnotthesameas“sugar-free”?Nowthecompanyhaschangedtheword“sugar-free”to“l(fā)owsugar”onthebottle.Infact,therearemanykindsofsugar,Sucroseinjustoneofthem.Otherkindsofsugar,suchasIructoseandsugaralcohol,arestillinGenkiForestdrinks.Thesetypesofsugarareusedassweeteners.Theyofferlittleenergy,butasmallamountofthemcanmakedrinkstastesweet.That’swhylowsugardrinkslikeGenkiForestarepopularwhowanttoloseweight.Theybelievethattheycannotonlyenjoysweetdrinksbutalsoavoidtakingintoomuchsugar.However,studiesfindthatthesweetenersmightmakepeopleeatmore.Whenyoueatsweet-tastingthings,theysendyourbraina“sweetsignal”.Thenyourbraintellsyourbodytoprepareitselftotakeinenergy.Butsincethelow-sugarsoftdrinkhaslittleenergy,thebrainwillnotreceivewhatitisexpecting.Atthistime,youwillfeelhungryandstartgettingenergybyeatingmorefood.AccordingtoChinaDaily,drinkingtoomanylow-sugardrinksmightleadtofatnessandmanyotherdiseases.It’stimeforyoutothinktwicewhenyouwanttokeepupwiththefashion.17．WhydidGenkiForestrecentlysaysorry?A．Fornothavinganysugarinitsdrinks. B．Formakingtoomanyadvertisements. C．Foradvertisingitsdrinksincorrectly.18．WhatdoweknowaboutGenkiForestfromParagraph3?A．Therearesweetenersinitsdrinks. B．Peoplecanloseweightbydrinkingitsdrinks. C．Itsdrinkstastesweeterthanotherdrinks.19．Whatdostudiesshowaboutsweeteners?A．Theyareusedmoreinfoodthandrinks. B．Theymightmakepeoplefeelhungrier. C．Theyprovideenoughenergyforpeople.20．Accordingtothelastparagraph,drinkinglotsoflow-sugardrinkscambe________.A．harmful B．enjoyable C．fashionable21．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．GenkiForest-theMostPopularDrink B．TruthNotThatSweet C．DifferentKindsofSugar06（2021·長沙麓山國際實驗學校九年級）Weallneedcash,inordertoliveourlives.However,somethingcalleddigitalcurrencyisslowlytakingtheplaceofcash.Acurrencyisakindofmoney.Usually,weusecurrencywhenwetalkaboutacountry’smoney.Ifsomethingisdigital,itonlyexistsonacomputer.So“digitalcurrency”meansmoneythatonlyexistsoncomputers.Lotsofpeoplehavedigitalcurrencyaccounts.Theyuseacreditcardtochangetheirrealmoneyintodigitalmoney,andthenthemoneygoesintothedigitalcurrencyaccount.Alotofpeoplewonder,“WhyintheworldshouldIchangemyrealmoneyintodigitalcurrency?”Thisisafairquestion,butthere’sagoodanswer.IfyouwanttobuysomethingontheInternet,thenyouusuallyhavetousedigitalcurrency.Forexample,ifyou’reinChinaandyouwanttobuysomethinginCanada,thenyou’llhavetopaywiththedigitalcurrency.Manypeoplestilldon’ttrustdigitalcurrency.Somepeoplethinkthatiftheycan’tholdtheirmoneyintheirhand,thenitdoesn’tseemreal.Thesepeopledon’tfeelcomfortablewhentheyseenumbersonthecomputerscreen.Thecomputertellsthemthattheirmoneyissafebutthesepeopledon’treallyfeelsafe.Anotherproblemissecurity.Therearehackersallovertheworld.Ahackerisapersonwhostealscomputerinformation.Ifahackergetsthepasswordofyourdigitalcurrencyaccount,heorshecanstealyourmoney.Youhavetodecidewhetherornotyoutrustthisnewinvention.Justrememberonething:ifyouwanttobuysomethingonline,thenyouprobablywon’thaveachoice.You’llhavetousedigitalcurrency.22．Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A．Whatdigitalcurrencyis. B．Howtousedigitalcurrency. C．Whyweallneedcashtolive.23．Whataresomepeople’sopinionstowardsdigitalcurrencyinParagraph3?A．Trustful. B．Doubtful. C．Supportive.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“security”meaninChinese?A．存錢 B．支付 C．安全25．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutdigitalcurrency?A．Digitalcurrencyhastakentheplaceofcash. B．Youprobablycan’tshoponlinewithoutdigitalcurrency. C．DigitalcurrencyisonlyusedinCanada.26．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Twokindsofmoney. B．Currencyaroundtheworld. C．Moneythatyoucan’ttouch.07（2021·河北長安·九年級）CReadintheLibraryWeprovidecomic(漫畫)books,picturebooksandstorybooksforchildrenunder12.E-bookswithmusicandreadingsareofferedaswell.Therearemorethan12,000booksforyoutochoosefrom.Youarenotallowedtoeatordrinkindoorsandshouldkeepquiet.Time:8:30—18:00(Weekdaysonly)Add:26GreenfieldStreetTel:204-942-6302Web:ListentoaConcertItisthebiggestconcertoftheyear.Youcanenjoywonderfulclassical/pop/folk/countrymusicplayedbyfamousbandsfromtwelvecountries.Time:19:30—23:30,October25thTickets:$20(Adultsonly)InfoHotline:204-986-7681Call204-888-4302tobookticketsWeb:DrawaWatercolorIt’sagreatplacetolearnhowtopaint!Youwillhavefunpaintingwatercolorsinafriendlyenvironment.Cost:Adults$10perclassChildren(6-15yearsold)$8perclassTime:Tuesdays6:30p.m.—8:30p.m.Saturday9:30a.m.—11:30a.m.Tel:204-945-5831Web:PlayinaSoccerFieldWearefreeforchildrenover14onweekends.Wearsportswear,please.Coachesteachyouhowtoplaysoccerwell.Andtherearewonderfulmatcheseveryafternoononweekends.Add:226GoldenRoad,CityStadiumTime:Monday—Friday6:30a.m.—11:30a.m.&7:00p.m.—10:00p.m.Web:27．Ifyouareinterestedinreading,whichnumbercanyoucallformoreinformation?A．204-888-4302 B．204-942-6302 C．204-986-7681 D．204-945-583128．What’sspecialabouttheconcert?A．Itisforchildrenonly. B．It’sfree.C．Ithasfamousplayers. D．Itprovidesafriendlyenvironment.29．HowmuchshouldMrs.Rosapayforfivepaintingclasseswithher10-year-olddaughter?A．$18 B．$40 C．$50 D．$9030．Whatismentionedineachpartofthetext?A．Theprice. B．Theaddress. C．Thewebsite. D．Thetelephonenumber.08（2021·河北裕華·石家莊外國語學校九年級開學考試）Therearemillionsofrecipes(菜譜)hiddenintheboxesandheartsofgrandmotherandparents.Thesefamilyrecipesareaspecialpartofourfamilyhistory.Peoplehavepasseddownsomeofthemfromgeneration(一代人)togeneration.“IrealizedIcouldn’tgohomeeveryweekendformymom'sdeliciousdishes,”saysShreya.Sheisabouttoenteruniversityandhasrecentlystartedfollowinghermotheraroundthekitchen,takingnotesonhowtomakeherspecialtastes.Sheadds,“Iamlookingtothedaywhenmykidswillcometoknowoftheirgrandmothersthroughthedishestheycooked.”Butmanyofusfinditdifficulttokeepthefoodconnectionwithourbusylife.Evenifwehavetime,notmanyofustaketheefforttocollectandrecordtherecipesfromourgrandmothersandparents.Weoftengetarecipeonthephoneandtakeitdownquicklyonapieceofpaper.Wejuststickitontothefridgeforaweekortwoandforgetaboutitassoonasthepaperdisappears.Actually,therearesimplewaystokeepfamilyrecipes.Scrapbooks(剪貼薄)areeasilyfoundinthemarket.Youcanevenaddphotostorecordeverydetailofyourmemoriesabouttherecipe.YoucanalsousesomepopularappslikeStoryScanstorecordfamilyrecipes.Youjustscan(掃描)therecipesandrecordthestorybehindeachofthem.Itcanbecomethemostmeaningfulworkyouhaveeverdonewithandforyourfamily.Keepingfamilyrecipesissavingandhonoringourtraditionsothatfuturegenerationscancontinuetomakefamilytiesstronger.Everytimeyourememberyourlovedones,recreateoneofthedishesfromyourcollectionandletthememoriesfromthegoodolddayscomfortyou.Sowhynotgiftyourkidsafamilyrecipebookwhentheyarestartinganewlife?31．WhydoesShreyafollowhermotheraroundthekitchen?A．Tocleanupthekitchen. B．Tonotedownrecipes. C．Topreparefamilydinners. D．Totalkaboutfamilyrules.32．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Waystorecordrecipescanbeeasy. B．Mostpeoplelikewritingrecipebooks.C．Recipeshavebecomepopularwithkids. D．Peopleoftenbuyrecipebooksinthemarket.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"taketheeffort"mean?A．makewishes B．tryourbest C．wouldlike D．thinkofways34．Whichquestioncouldbesthelpusfindoutthewriter'spurpose(目的)?A．Didthewritermakeuspractisecooking? B．Didthewritertellushowtocookwell?C．Didthewriterwantustokeepfamilyrecipes? D．Didthewriterteachushowtochooseagiftforkids?35．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．FamilyRecipes:SecretsofCooking B．FamilyRecipesAreataCrossroadsC．FamilyRecipes:ConnectionstoInterests D．FamilyRecipesAreMoreJustRecipes09（2021·石家莊市第四十中學九年級）Beingateenagercanbechallenging,butitcanalsobeexciting.You’rebecomingmoreindependentandmakingdecisionsforyourself.Youarealsolearningtotakerisksandsolveproblemsbetterthanyoucouldbefore.Andchangesarehappeningthroughoutyourbody,eveninyourbrain.Youcan’tseethechangesinyourbrain,butthey’reaffectinghowyoudevelopintoanadult.Atthistimeinyourlife,thereisaprocessgoingoninsideyourbrainthatmakesitworkfasterandmoreefficiently.Imaginethatthestructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofyourbrainislikeabigroadmap.Therearelotsofroadsleadingtodifferentdestinations(終點).Whenyouwereachild,asyoulearnednewthings,yourbraincreatedmoreandmoreroadsleadingtodifferentdestinations.Bythetimeyoubecomeateenager,themostimportantplacesonthemaphavemanydifferentroadsleadingtothem.Nowyourbrain’sjobistomakethatmapmoreefficient.Itremovestheroadsthatyoudon’tneedandworkstomaketheotherroadsfaster.Asaresult,yourexperiencesasateenageractuallyaffectthewaythatyourbraindevelops.Ifyouspendhoursplayingvideogames,whatskillstoyouuse?Youlearntoseesomethingwithyoureyesandrespond(回應)toitwithyourhands,right?Asyoudevelopthoseskills,yourbrainismakingsurethattheroadsleadingtothemareespeciallyfastandefficient.So,yourvideogameplayingcouldbepreparingyouforacareersuchasafighterpilot,orevenasurgeon(外科醫(yī)生).Thisisagreattimeforyoutopracticenewskillsanddiscoverwhatyou’regoodatandwhatyoulovedoing.Gooutandtrydifferentactivities,andstickwiththemifyouthinkthey’reuseful.Rememberthatwitheverythingyoudo,you’reshapingyourbrainforthefuture.36．Beingateenagercanbeexcitingbecause________.A．youcanseethechangesinyourbrain B．you’reafraidofmakingbigdecisionsC．youneedn’tlearnnewthings D．youcanlearntosolveproblemsbetterthanbefore37．Whenlearningnewthingsasachild,yourbraincreateslotsofroadsleadingto________.A．samedestinations B．a(chǎn)specificgoal C．differentactivities D．differentdestinations38．Theunderlinedword“efficient”inthepassageprobablymeans“________”.A．easy B．special C．helpful D．hard39．Ifyouplayvideogameswell,youmaybegoodat________inthefuture.A．raisinganimals B．cookingdinners C．flyingplanes D．givingspeeches40．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ShapingYourFuture B．ProtectingYourBrainC．ImprovingLearningSkills D．PlayingVideoGames10（2021·石家莊市第四十中學九年級）Doyouwanttoenjoythebeautifulroseswhilewatchingfashionshows?Doyouwanttopickyourfavoriterosesforthepeopleyoulove?Inaddition,youcanenjoythedeliciouslocalfood!TheRoseFestivaliscomingagain!TimeJuly16th—August30th8:30a.m.—6:00p.m.PlaceIntheWaterParkActivities*Fashionshows*Concerts*Pickroses*EnjoytastyfoodHowtogetthereTakeBusNo.2,6or14andgetoffatthestationoftheWaterPark.ThepriceoftheticketPeopleagedover60:freePeopleagedbetween16and59:100yuanPeopleagedbetween7and15:50yuanChildrenunder6:freeAttention*Ateighto’clockonthemorningofJuly16th:theopeningceremony*Aftertheopeningceremony,it’sthetourtime.Youcanwalkslowlyintheparkandenjoythebeautifulflowers.Ifyouaretired,wehavespecialsightseeingbusesforyou.*Thefirsttwodaysandthelasttwodays:halfprice*Don’tthrowrubbishwhileyou’revisitingthepark.*Onlypicktherosesinspecialareas,oryou’llbefined.*CometovisitwithyourIDcard.41．WhatCAN’TpeopledoontheRoseFestival?A．Enjoyfashionshows. B．Eatdeliciouslocalfood.C．Picksomeroses. D．Makerosecakes.42．Iftwostudentsbothaged14gototheRoseFestivalonJuly20th,howmuchshouldtheypay?A．50yuan. B．100yuan. C．150yuan. D．200yuan.43．Ifyouwanttospendlessmoney,whenshouldyougototheRoseFestival?A．OnJuly17th. B．OnJuly18th. C．OnAugust1st. D．OnAugust28th.44．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．TheRoseFestivallastsforhalfamonth. B．Therearespecialsightseeingbusesinthewaterpark.C．Youcanpickroseseverywhereinthepark. D．YoucanvisittheRoseFestivalwithoutyourIDcard.11（2021·孝感市孝南區(qū)教學研究室九年級）Whilemostteensarebusywithsports,friends,andonlinegames,XiuhtezcatlMartinezisworkingtosavetheplanet.Heisoneofthemostfamousenvironmentalactivists(積極分子)intheworld.Sohowdoesateenagerbecomeawell-knownenvironmentalactivist?“Igrewupinafamilywherepeoplewerealwaysthinkingabouttheenvironment,”saysXiuhtezcatl.WhenXiuhtezcatlwasjust6yearsold,hedecidedhehadtodosomethingaboutclimate(氣候)change—aseriousenvironmentalproblem.Scientistshavebeenstudyingclimatechangeformanyyears.TheyknowthatEarth’sclimatechangesonitsownovertime.Butrightnow,itischangingmoreandmorequicklythanusualbecauseofpollutioncreatedbypeople—bythecars,trucksandplanesweridein,andbythecoalandoilweburnforelectricity.Xiuhtezcatlpointsoutthatclimatechangeisaseriousproblem.“Peoplecanfeelveryhelplessaboutclimatechange,likethereisnothingtheycando,”hesays.Butthatisnottrue.“Humanscausedclimatechange,”Xiuhtezcatlsays.“Andwecantrytosolveit.”Xiuhtezcatlbeganlookingforsolutions(解決辦法)whenhewasjustalittlekid.HiselderbrothersandsistersrananenvironmentalgroupcalledEarthGuardians,whichwasstartedbytheirmom.Firsthelistenedwhentheyhadmeetings.Soonhewastravelingaroundthecountryandtheworld.Hisgoal?Toeducateandinspirepeopletojointhefightagainstclimatechange.TodayXiuhtezcatlrunsEarthGuardians.Thegroupworkswiththousandsofkidsaroundtheworld.Hespeakstostudentsinclassroomsaboutstepstheycantaketohelptheplanet.Andhewritesandperformship-hopsongsabouttheenvironment.Xiuhtezcatlbelievesthatifmanypeoplechangetheirhabits,wecanreduce(減少)thecausesofclimatechange.45．Xiuhtezcatlbecameanenvironmentalactivistundertheinfluenceofhis________.A．neighbors B．school C．friends D．family46．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”referto?A．Climatechangesallthetime. B．Peoplecausedclimatechange.C．Climatechangeisaseriousproblem. D．Peoplecandonothingaboutclimatechange.47．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEarthGuardians?A．ItwasstartedbyXiuhtezcatl’smom.B．It’sanenvironmentalgroupstartedbyXiuhtezcatl.C．It’sanenvironmentalprogramrunbyaschool.D．Itisaworld-famouship-hopband.48．Xiuhtezcatltraveledaroundtheworldto________.A．findabetterplacetoliveinB．learnwhatcausedclimatechangeC．encouragepeopletofightagainstclimatechangeD．makefriendswithkidsfromdifferentcountries49．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AYoungClimateLeader B．HistoryofEarthGuardiansC．TheCausesofClimateChange D．WaystoDealwithClimateChange12（2021·孝感市孝南區(qū)教學研究室九年級）Nowadays,withthedevelopmentoftheInternet,emojis(表情符號)aremoreandmorepopularamongnetizens(網(wǎng)民).Somepeopleevenfeelitdifficulttotalkonlinewithoutusingemojis.Emojishelpnetizenstocommunicatewitheachothereasilyandvividly(生動地).Yet,notallemojisareproperlyusedonsocialmedia.Sowearegoingtointroducesomecommonbutconfusing(令人困惑的)emojistohelpyouhaveabetterunderstandingofthesesmallsigns.1.Arecentsurveyshows,over53%peopleusetheemojiwhentheyarechattingonline.Somepeoplethinkitmeans“I’mshy,”butothersonlyuseitwhentheyaresurprisedorshocked.Butwhatdoesitreallymean?Itisstillanunsolvedquestion.2.Whatdoyouthinkofthissign?Believeitornot,80%ofnetizensuseitunderthemeaningof“Itisnotfunnyatall,butIhavetosmile.”Isitright?Ofcoursenot!Itactuallymeansthat“Isawwhatyoudid(usuallybadthings)andIwanttogiveyouasinister(奸詐的)smile.”3.Peoplehaveverydifferentopinionsonthisemoji.TheApplecompanyhastoldthatthisemojimeans“highfive(擊掌祝賀).”Butmostpeoplestillusetheincorrectmeaning—“pray(祈禱)”.Somenetizenseventhought,“Ifyouseethisemojiastwopeoplegiveeachotherahighfive,youmustbeabadguy.”4.Accordingtotheofficialguidelines(官方指南),itisusedas“smilethroughtears(破涕為笑).”However,mostyoungnetizensconsiderthisemojias“l(fā)aughtotears”orsimply“LOL”,whichmeans“l(fā)aughoutloud.”Yousee,emojisarealsoakindoflanguage.Anddifferentpeoplehavedifferentunderstandingofthem.50．Afterreadingthepassage,westillcan’tunderstandtheemoji________well.A． B． C． D．51．Youareplayingwithyourmobilephonewhileyouaredoingyourhomework,andyourfathersendsyouthissign,whatshouldyoudo?A．Stopdoingyourhomework.B．Sendthisemojibacktoyourfather.C．Goonplayingwithyourmobilephone.D．Putawayyourmobilephoneanddoyourhomework.52．Whenyourfriendtellsyouonlinethathewonthefirstprizeinthewritingcompetition,whichemojiwillyousendhim?A． B． C． D．53．Theofficialmeaningofthefourthsignis“________”.A．cryoutloud B．smilethroughtears C．laughtotears D．laughoutloud54．Whydoesthewriterintroducethesefouremojis?A．Becausetheyaremoreimportant.B．Becausetheyarenotsocommon.C．Tohelpnetizenscommunicateeasier.D．Tohelpnetizensusethemproperly.13（2021·河北長安·石家莊二十三中九年級開學考試）