【冀教版】英语九年级周练二 单元话题阅读

周练二单元话题阅读
Passage 1
(2013襄阳)
Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist (钢琴家) who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need fortune (机会,运气).”His father said,“But 1you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no 2.You will never be a pianist.”As a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly3.He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more.For the next two weeks,he didn’t touch the piano.Wisely,his father didn’t4,but waited.
Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he 5that he could show others that he had talent after all.That day he told his father that he wanted to 6with a new teacher.From that point on everything turned around!
He started 7competitions.In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was announced that Lang Lang had won,he was too 8to hold back his tears.Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever.He had to play on the world stages.In 1997 he 9again,this time to Philadelphia,US.There he spent two years practicing,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to come.After his 10performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,many gigs (特邀演出) ng Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune comes to him,and lets him shine.
( A )1.A.if B.unless
C.when
D.since
( D )2.A.piano B.knowledge
C.fortune
D.talent
( A )3.A.hurt B.ill
C.broken
D.scared
( B )4.A.hear B.push
C.eat
D.sleep
( A )5.A.realized B.explained
C.forgot
D.noticed
( C )6.A.argue B.dance
C.study
D.interview
( A )7.A.winning B.beating
C.watching
D.refusing
( D )8.A.annoyed B.mad
C.tired
D.excited
( C )9.A.stared B.left
C.moved
D.performed
( C )10.A.helpful B.meaningful
C.successful
eful
Passage 2
(2014巴中)
The designer of the Apple Computer,Steve Jobs,was not quite successful in his early years.He was not among the best students at school,and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers.But he was full of new ideas,which few people saw the value of.Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out(退学) halfway.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari.He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India.He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India,he began to live on a farm in California.And then,in 1975,Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer.Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak,he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库).He gave the name “Apple”because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous.But unluckily,he died of illness in 2011.
( B )11.Steve Jobs when he was at school.
A.was an outstanding student
B.wasn’t the best student
C.didn’t learn anything
( B )12.The underlined word “value”means .
A.chance
B.importance
C.hope
( C )13.Steve Jobs .
A.received excellent college education
B.didn’t go to college at all
C.didn’t finish his college education
( B )14.Steve Jobs named his computer “Apple”because .
A.apple was his favorite fruit
B.he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard
C.the computer was designed on the orchard
( C )15.Steve Jobs’would be the most important thing for his lifetime success.
A.stay on the orchard
B.travel in India
C.new ideas
Passage 3
About Li Na
Birthday:February 26,1982
Birthplace:Wuhan,Hubei
Height:172cm
Weight:65kg
“My dream has come true.I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam(大满贯) champion.”These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4,2011.
Miss Li has a tattoo (文身).She has dyed her hair many different colours.And,at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,she told her fans to “shut up”when they got too noisy in their support.
Li Na was born in Wuhan. She started to play tennis at the age of 6.She once recalled:“As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice.After school I had to practice more.I didn’t have time to play.”
Luckily,the strong girl didn’t give up,thus making history for Chinese tennis time after time.
Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title.“When you have one
title,surely you will think about another,”she says,not hiding her ambition (雄心).
“Chinese people are so lacking (缺乏的) in confidence on the tennis court.If there is a person like me who can prove we Chinese can do it,the other young players in China will feel the same,”she said.
( A )16.Li Na was born in the year of .
A.1982
B.1984
C.1986
D.1990
( C )17.The underlined word here means “”in Chinese.
A.焗油
B.洗烫
C.染色
D.梳理
( B )18.When Li Na began to play tennis,she was .
A.happy
B.sad
C.excited
D.bored
( D )19.Which of the following is WRONG about Li Na?
A.Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
B.Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.
C.Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.
D.Li Na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court.
( D )20.The passage mainly tells us .
A.something about the tennis
B.something about how to play tennis
C.the Chinese people and the tennis
D.the Grand Slam champion Li Na。