外研版初中英语九年级上册期末复习(题型专练)：阅读理解A卷

外研版初中英语九年级上册期末复习（题型专练）：阅读理解A卷
姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________
一、阅读理解 (共10题；共100分)
1. （10分）阅读理解
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me.
There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be.
The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered," Please let me buy eight children's tickets and two adults' tickets, so I can take my family to the circus."
The ticket lady told him the price.
The man's wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked," How much did you say?"
The ticket lady again told him the price.
The man obviously didn't have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news?
Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said," Excuse me, sir, you dropped this."
The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad's eyes, and in tears replied." Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family."
Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn't go without.
（1）Why does the writer say" Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean" ( Paragraph 2)?
A . To show the children were well looked after.
B . To show cheap clothes could be popular.
C . To show how hard the mother worked.
D . To show how rich the family were.
（2）Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady?
A . He had lost his money.
B . His children were noisy.
C . The tickets were sold out.
D . The tickets were too expensive.
（3）Who did the $20 note belong to?
A . The poor man
B . The writer's father.
C . The poor man's wife.
D . The ticket lady.
（4）Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story?
A . He found the money he lost.
B . He wanted others to help him.
C . He made his children unhappy.
D . He was thankful for the kindness.
（5）Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage?
A . The poor means saw the circus that night.
B . The two families became close friends.
C . The writer's father earned some money.
D . The writer saw the circs that night.
2. （10分）阅读理解
One evening last autumn, while Marcos Ugarte, 15, did his homework and his father, Eduardo, 47, prepared lesson plans, they heard screaming outside. It was from one of their neighbors, the Ma family. Then Marcos' eye was caught by a glow(火光) from there.
"The house's on fire!" Marcos cried. Wearing only in shorts, the barefoot(光脚的) teen ran out with his dad. When they got there, Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were crying for help. Through the open front door, father Alex Ma was staggering(磕磕绊绊) down the stairs, coughing heavily.
"Anyone else in it?" Eduardo asked.
"My son!" Alex pointed to the second floor.
Eduardo started up the stairs, but smoke and heat forced him to his knees. He crawled (爬) upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, 8, who had locked himself in a bedroom. Eduardo tried hard to open the door. But Cody made no reply, and Eduardo had to make his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling a ladder, shouting: "Cody is at the window!"
Marcos then placed the ladder near the window and climbed up. When Marcos reached the window, he
pushed the screen into the room and managed to coax(哄) Cody out. Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos slowly climbed down the ladder. Cody was quickly sent to a nearby hospital, where he's treated for smoke inhalation(吸人).
"You just don't see a teenager have that kind of braveness," said people around.
（1）The best title for the passage is probably .
A . How a Brave Teen Is Shaped
B . An Unknown Fire Broke Out
C . Work Together with Your Neighbors
D . Barefoot Teen Braves Fire to Save Life
（2）How many people are there in the Ma family?
A . Four.
B . Five.
C . Six.
D . Seven.
（3）Which is the correct order of the following things?
a. Eduardo failed to open the door.
b. Marcos saw a glow outside.
c. Cody was sent to the hospital.
d. The Ma's family gathered crying for help.
e. Marcos placed the ladder near the window.
A . b-d-a-e-c
B . b-d-e-a-c
C . d-b-e-a-c
D . d-b-c-a-e
（4）What can we infer from the passage?
A . Marcos was a hardworking student.
B . Eduardo might be a teacher.
C . Alex often coughed because he smoked a lot.
D . No one was hurt in the fire in the end.
（5）Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A . The cause of the fire.
B . How Marcos saved Cody.
C . Why Cody couldn't get out.
D . People's opinions of Marcos.
3. （10分）阅读理解
What's the best way to remember our happiest moments, like a birthday or festival? I believe you would answer, "Take lots of photos!" Well, here is a great surprise. People who always take photos may actually be not good for their memory, because they're not concentrating on the event itself. That's according to new research by Fairfield University, Connecticut, in the US. They call this the "Photo-taking Effect".
"People so often take out their cameras to catch a moment without thinking, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them, "said Linda Henkel, from the university, to The Daily Telegraph. Henkel and her team decided to perform a test. They wanted to find out if taking photos in a museum weakened（使……变弱） a visitor's memory of what they had seen. So they simply told a group to look around the museum, and cither take photos of the things on display, or try to remember them. The next day, the group was tested.
People who took photos in the museum were less probable to remember what they had seen. And the in-formation they remembered was less than those who didn't take photos. "These results show how the mind's eye and the camera's eye are not the same." said Henkel.
But don't put your camera down just yet. Other studies have found that looking back at old photos helps us remember an event better than those who just taking a photo and forgetting about it. So next time you're thinking of taking a photo, just think: is it better to look at the beauty around you with your own eyes, or behind the eye of the camera?
（1）We probably read this passage in .
A . a museum
B . a science magazine
C . an instruction of how to use a camera
D . a guidebook on how to take good pictures
（2）When we take photos, we .
A . remember what we have seen
B . can't remember the information
C . fail to concentrate on the event itself
D . are probable to have a poor memory
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the experiment?
A . People who didn't take photos did better in the experiment.
B . They asked a group to take photos of everything in the museum. A
C . People who took photos in the museum could remember more.
D . They wanted to find out what people were interested in at the museum.
（4）According to the passage, we'd better .
A . not use our cameras
B . remember an event by heart
C . see everything with our own eyes
D . remember an event with the help of a camera
4. （10分）根据内容，判断下列句子正误。

On a farm lived a father and a son. The father always got up early and read books by the stove. One morning, the son came up to him and said, "Dad, I read books at night but forget most of them the next morning. What's the good of reading?"
The father didn't reply to his question at once. He passed him a basket that was used to carry coal. He said, "Get some water from the river with the basket and then I'll tell you the answer."
The son felt surprised but he did as his father said. He tried many times but every time the water leaked (漏掉) from the basket.
An hour later, the son came back with the empty basket and told his father it was impossible to hold water with the basket. The father said with a smile. "Yes, you are right, my son. The basket can't hold water. But did you notice the basket was different?" The son found the dirty basket had become clean. The father continued, "Reading is like holding water with the basket. Although we can't remember all we read, we have changed while reading."
（1）The father was used to reading in the morning.
（2）The son wondered if reading was good for him.
（3）The father didn't answer his son's question because he thought it was stupid.
（4）The basket had no difference after the son used it to get water from the river.
（5）From the passage, we know that reading can make a difference to a person.
5. （10分）根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。

The following are four kinds of medicine at home. We should know how to use them. Never make any mistakes.
A . Medicine I.
B . Medicine II.
C . Medicine III
（2）People with should not take Medicine Ⅱ.
A . a stomachache
B . a headache
C . a toothache
（3）Medicine I should not be taken more than 6 pills in .
A . 8 hours
B . 12 hours
C . 24 hours
（4）A girl has a cold. If she is 7 years old, she should take pills of Medicine IⅣ a day.
A . 5
B . 8
C . 10
（5）Which of the following is TRUE?
A . None of them are for children under 6.
B . Three kinds of the medicine should be taken 3 times a day.
C . Usually, you shouldn't forget to take the medicine before sleep.
6. （10分）阅读下面的课程表，选择正确答案
A . four
B . two
C . five
D . six
（2）They have art on ______________.
A . Monday
B . Tuesday
C . Thursday
D . Friday
（3）They do eye exercises at about _________.
A . 9:00
B . 9:50
（4）They study ___________ subjects（科目）.
A . eight
B . seven
C . six
D . five
（5）They don't have _______________ on Wednesday.
A . Chinese
B . history
C . science
D . English
（6）There are ______________ lessons in one day.
A . four
B . two
C . five
D . six
（7）They have art on ______________.
A . Monday
B . Tuesday
C . Thursday
D . Friday
（8）They do eye exercises at about _________.
A . 9:00
B . 9:50
C . 10:30
D . 12:00
（9）They study ___________ subjects（科目）.
A . eight
D . five
（10）They don't have _______________ on Wednesday.
A . Chinese
B . history
C . science
D . English
7. （10分）阅读理解
Bill is a smart boy. He can do all the math problems(问题) in his math book.
One day, on his way to school, he sees a sign of a fruit store. It says: "Apples: Six for five cents(美分)". Bill knows what to do, so he goes into the store.
"How much are the apples？" Bill asks the man.
"Six for five cents."
"But I don't want six apples."
"How many apples do you want？"
"Well, it's not a question of how many apples I want. It's a math problem. If six apples are worth(值) five cents, then five apples are worth four cents, four apples are worth three cents, three apples are worth two cents, two apples are worth one cent and then one apple is worth ZERO! I only want one apple."
Bill chooses(选择) a good apple and starts to eat it. The man is so surprised(惊讶的) that he can't say a word!
（1）How many apples does Bill want?
A . One.
B . Three.
C . Four
D . Six.
（2）How much are three apples according to(根据) Bill?
A . One cent.
B . Two cents.
C . Three cents.
D . Five cents
（3）What do we know about Bill?
A . He likes fruit very much.
B . He doesn't pay for(支付) the apple.
C . He doesn't think this math problem is easy.
D . He chooses two apples.
8. （10分）阅读理解
What is the first thing you want to do when you see someone yawn(打呵欠)? You want to yawn, too! Yawning is contagious.
Scientists have found that all people yawn. Babies start to yawn even before they are born. When a baby is inside its mother, he or she yawns. When young children are about one year old, they start to yawn when they see others yawning. That's why scientists think yawning is contagious.
But why do we yawn? Well, scientists are not really sure. Some think we yawn because we feel bored. Others believe yawning has something to do with breathing(呼吸). When there is too much carbon dioxide( CO2 ) in our bodies, our bodies will tell the brains(大脑) to breathe deeply. That causes a big yawn. In 2007, scientists said people yawned to cool down their brains. These scientists found people yawned more often if they were warmer than others.
Scientists are trying to find out why yawning happens and why it is so contagious. But they are only sure that when one person yawns, everyone else nearby wants to yawn, too.
（1）The underlined word "contagious" in Paragraph 1 means__________.
A . 神秘的
B . 疲倦的
C . 可传染的
D . 有帮助的
（2）According to the passage, scientists are not really sure about ______.
A . when people start to yawn
B . whether all people yawn
C . whether yawning is contagious
D . what makes yawning happen
（3）Which of the following may be the reasons for yawning according to the passage?
①People yawn because they are bored
②People yawn to make them look funny
③People yawn to cool down their brains
④People yawn to cut down carbon dioxide
A . ①③④
B . ②③④
C . ①②③
D . ①②④
（4）We can probably read this passage in a(n)__________.
A . storybook
B . sports news
C . science magazine
D . e-mail
9. （10分）Many people don’t thi nk that the number 13 is a lucky number. Many hotels do not have a 13th floor. The floors go from 12 to 14, and there is no number13. Some people will never sit at a table with 12 other people. They will tell someone to go or ask another person to sit with them.
No one really knows why people do not like the number 13. Perhaps one reason is that when people began to count, they used ten fingers and two hands. This made 12. They could not count more.
Some Christians (基督徒) say that 13 is not lucky because there were 13 people at a meal the day before Jesus (耶稣) was killed (被杀). In a story about the old Greek (希腊的) gods, 12 gods were asked to a meal but one more came. This made 13. It is why the god Balder, who was at the meal, was killed.
（1）Some people will never sit at a table with twelve other people, or _________________.
A . they will never come for dinner together
B . they will ask one of them to leave
C . all of them will leave
D . they will wait for two other people to come
（2）The story is about _____________________.
A . the death of Jesus
B . the person who killed Balder
C . why 13 is not a lucky number
D . the way people count with their fingers
10. （10分）阅读理解
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There are many kinds of food in the world. Scientists learn a lot about them. They say that there are some kinds of food people must eat every day. For example, people must eat some green and yellow vegetables. We shouldn't eat too much meat. People also need to eat some fruits, bread and rice. Of course our bodies need some water and milk.
Scientists say people in different countries and different places eat different kinds of food. They cook food in different ways. Different people eat at different times. In one place, people eat once or twice a day. But in another place, people eat three or four times. The scientists say when to eat and how many times to eat are not important. What we eat is the most important thing.
Nowadays, the world faces two problems. People in some places, for example, in Africa, are not full. Many people are eating junk food. It's bad for people's health. So it's our duty to make everyone full and make everyone healthy.
（1）_______ know about food most according to the passage.
A . Farmers
B . Cooks
C . Scientists
D . Customers
（2）Scientists think the most important thing about food is _______.
A . how to cook
B . when to eat
C . what to eat
D . how often to eat
（3）Which of the following statements(陈述) is NOT true?
A . Every day, we should eat some vegetables.
B . All the people in the world have enough food to eat.
C . Many people are eating unhealthy food.
D . Everyone is needed to help solve the two problems.
（4）_______ is not good for our health.
A . Meat
B . Bread
C . Milk
D . Potato chips
（5）We may read this passage in _______.
A . a letter
B . a story
C . a newspaper
D . a health magazine
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