人教版九年级英语A Unit 6 主题阅读

8A Unit 6 主题阅读一、语法填空The Trojan warA GREEK king once had a beautiful wife (1)_________(call) Helen. One day, a prince from Troy, called Paris, stole Helen away and brought her to Troy with him.The Greeks sent (2)____________(thousand) of ships to attack Troy. Troy, however, was powerful and well protected. The war lasted (3)_________ many years.The Greeks had a soldier called Achilles (阿喀琉斯). He was the greatest (4)___________(fight) in the world. When he was born, his mother put him in a magic river. Every part of his body that touched the water became immortal (不朽的). But she had to hold his heel (脚后跟), so that part became his great weakness.Achilles killed many (5)____________(enemy). He was strong and cruel. He killed the greatest prince in Troy, called Hector. He then dragged (拖) Hector’s body around the city to mock (嘲笑) the Trojan people.The Greeks had still not won, though. They made a plan. They decided (6)__________(give) a gift to the city of Troy: a giant wooden horse.Late one evening, the Greeks pushed the wooden horse to the gates of Troy. The Trojans, seeing the gift, thought the Greeks had given up.(7)___________(happy), they took in the gift.That night, they celebrated and drank wine. But as they slept, the horse opened up and ropes (绳子) came down. It was a trick –the horse was filled (8)________ Greek soldiers. They opened the gates, (9)__________(burn) the city and killed most of the Trojans as they slept.The Greeks won the war. Achilles, though, was hit by (10)________ arrow (箭) in the final battle. It hit his heel, the one weak part of his body, and he died.二、完型填空Mexico is a country with a long history and many interesting customs. The beautiful views and delicious Mexican food are ___11___ tourists from all over the world.Have you___12___ Mexican chicken wraps (鸡肉卷) at fast food restaurants? They’re like a traditional Mexican food–tacos. Tacos are___13___corn powder (玉米面粉). In fact, corn is not only a kind of food, but a symbol (标志) of___14___for Mexicans. Every year in late July, they come together to sing and dance to ___15___the Corn Festival.Mexicans have great___16__ in music and dance. Their music is always played with Spanish guitars and drums. For Mexico, dancing is a ___17___ part of its colorful culture.Mexico is in North America with the Pacific Ocean (太平洋) to the west. The country is very ___18___ the US. Therefore, a lot of Mexican immigrants (移民) come to live or work in the US. ___19___ 2005 to 2010, about 1.4 million (百万) Mexicans went to the US, the Guardian reported. Most Mexicans also like American culture, ___20___ the culture of young people in the US.( )11. A. attracting B. keeping C. coming( )12. A. heard B. tried C. noticed( )13. A. made in B. made by C. made of( )14. A. life B. customs C. culture( )15. A. spend B. celebrate C. remember( )16. A. interest B. success C. prediction D.( )17. A. key B. small C. simple( )18. A. close to B. far from C. different from( )19. A. Between B. From C. During( )20. A. surely B. usually C. especially三、阅读理解Astory of the fall of Troy is one of the oldest stories in history. It dates back to around 800 BC, to a poem written by a man called Homer. The poem is called The Iliad (《伊利亚特》). Ilium is the Greek name for Troy.神话), but many believe the city of Troy actually existed. Some people have thought it was in modern Turkey. Others have suggested it may have been in central Europe, northern Europe or even England.chilles. His name is used for many things. Since 1744, nine British warships have been named after him, for example. Sayings from the storyA Trojan horse is a saying that now means something that seems friendly, but is actually a trick to hurt you. Some kinds of computer viruses (病毒) are now called Trojans. An Achilles heel means a person’s main weakness. The Achilles tendon (跟腱) is a medical name for part of your heel at the back.( )21. Who wrote the poem of Troy?A. IliadB. Homer .C. Hector.D. Ilium( )22. What’s the meaning of the Underlined word?A. 存在B. 不存在的C.不真实的D. 虚拟的( )23. How many warships have been named after Achilles?A. sevenB. eightC. nineD. ten( )24. Which of the following is False?A. The story of the fall of Troy is the oldest story in historyB. A Trojan horse means something that seems friendly, but is actually a trick to hurt you.C. Some kinds of computer viruses (病毒) are now called Trojans.D. An Achilles heel means a person’s main weakness.( )25. Where can you find this article?A. newspaperB. scientific bookC. advertisementsD. NovelBThey are our time machines, taking us back to the days of ancient history. They are both man-made and natural. They include things like the Grand Canyon (峡谷), the Great Wall of China, and the Tango dance of Argentina. We call these things world heritage (遗产).The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO, 联合国教科文组织) began the World Heritage List in 1972 when it passed the World Heritage Convention (《世界遗产公约》). The goal of the Convention is to encourage countries to protect natural and cultural sites of world heritage.What is heritage? Heritage is our word for all the things our past has given to us. Heritage lets us learn about the many lives, civilizations (文明), and earth movements that came before us.UNESCO puts heritage items into three types: natural, cultural and intangible.Natural heritage items are amazing things we find in nature, like the Great Barrier Reef (大堡礁) in Australia or the Amazon in Brazil. The rainforests in the Amazon, for example, have many different types of life in them, including animals that can be found nowhere else.Cultural heritage items are man-made things that show the culture of a country or people. Places like Machu Pichu of ancient Peru and the Palace of Versailles (凡尔赛宫) reflect a particular moment in history. They tell us as much about the past as a history book.Intangible heritage is called “intangible”because it is more difficult to see or touch. It often refers to things people do, not make. For example, the Mediterranean diet (地中海饮食) can teach us many things about civilization, just as the city of Venice can.Whatever form it takes, it is good to know our world heritage is protected for generations to come.( )26. What does “they” mean in the first passage?A. the Grand CanyonB. the Great Wall of ChinaC. the Tango dance of ArgentinaD. world heritage( )27. What can we learn from heritage?A.Many livesB. civilizationsC. earth movementsD. all of above( )28. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “Intangible”?A.非物质的B. 物质的C. 可触的D. 可见的( )29. Which of the following is true?A.The rainforests in the Amazon belongs to Cultural heritageB.Machu Pichu of ancient Peru belongs to natural heritageC.The Mediterranean diet belongs to Intangible heritageD.Our world heritage is protected for ourselves( )30. What is this passage mainly about？A. What is world heritageB. How to protect word heritageC. why should we protect word heritageD. Where you can find word heritageCShaolin kungfu comes from the Shaolin Temple. That's where the name comes from, too. The Shaolin Temple is more than 1,500 years old. It is in the Songshan mountains of Henan.But why do we have Shaolin kungfu? Who made it?How it began?Many stories say that Bodhidharma (菩提达摩), an Indian (印度的) monk, went to the Shaolin temple in the year 527. The monks there were not very strong. Bodhidharma said they studied too much, and they didn't exercise enough. He then taught kungfu to the Shaolin monks to make them stronger.But history says those stories aren't true. Some of the Shaolin monks knew some kungfu before they went to the Shaolin Temple. They taught their kungfu to other monks there. The monks all worked together to make their kungfu better. After many years, their kungfu became Shaolin kungfu.Why is it famous?In the year 621, some Shaolin monks helped Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Shimin win a war. So Li made friends with the monks. He gave a lot of land to the temple. After that, the Shaolin temple and Shaolin kungfu became famous all over China.But not all emperors liked kungfu. Sometime during the Qing Dynasty, people could notstudy Shaolin kungfu. Many monks had to leave the temple. They went to different places and saw many new kinds of kungfu. They studied them and took them back to the Shaolin Temple. All of the new ideas changed Shaolin kungfu a lot.Today, Shaolin kungfu is still the largest and most famous kind of kungfu in China. People say, "All kungfu comes from Shaolin, but Shaolin kungfu is the best."Now, Shaolin monks want people to remember their kungfu. They are asking the United Nations to make Shaolin kungfu a "World Intangible Heritage (世界非物质文化遗产)."( )31. Where does the name “Shaolin kungfu” come from?A.Shaolin templeB. SongshanC. HenanD. India( )32. How many stories about the beginning of Shaolin Kungfu are mentioned in the passage?A.Only oneB. twoC. threeD. None( )33. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “emperors”?A.peopleB. kingsC. monksD. friends( )34. Which of the following is False?A.The Shaolin Temple is the Songshan mountains of Henan.B.The Shaolin temple and Shaolin kungfu became famous all over China in Tang Dynasty.C.Shaolin kungfu is still the largest and most famous kind of kungfu in China.D.Shaolin monks are asking the United Nations to make Shaolin temple a "World IntangibleHeritage( )35. Which is the best title of the passage?A.Shaolin KungfuB. Shaolin templeC. Shaolin monksD. Shaolin storiesKeys:一、语法填空1.called2. thousands3. for4. fighter5. Enemies6. to give7. Happily8. with9. burnt 10. an二、完型填空11-15 ABCCB 16-20 AAABC三、阅读理解21-25 BACAA 26-30 DDACA 31-35 ABBDA。