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 war

A 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