1、12019中考（人新）英语九全 U9阅读练习及答案A “Am I my brothers keeper?” The question comes from the Bible(圣经). In the Bible, Cain kills his brother Abel. When God asks Cain where Abel is, he replies, “I dont know. Am I my brothers keeper?” by which he means, “Am I responsible (有责任心的) for my brotherhis safety and heal
2、th?” The answer, of course, is “Yes, you are.”This sense of responsibility for others is basic to all good societies. And also it is basic to what we call “civil(文明的) society”. China is now working on building a civil society and the high schools in Shanghai want students to take part in that throug
3、h volunteering. They are supposed to do sixty class hours of volunteer work before graduation. This is something new in China, but it is not new in other countries.In the Canadian province of Ontario, high school students are required to do forty hours of volunteering. In some American states, the v
4、olunteering requirement is one hundred hours. These students spend about an hour a week during the school year and summer vacations, helping the poor, the sick and the old. They also teach young children to read and help to clean up the environment. And studies have shown that this volunteering expe
5、rience influences students a lot after graduation.Some of you may be thinking, “Gee, sixty class hours is a lot. How can I find the time?” In fact, if you finish it in three years, you only need to do the work about three class hours a month. And the time is well spent if it helps you realize that “
6、being your brothers keeper” makes you a better person and makes society a better place for everyone.1 A Shanghai high school student should finish class hours of volunteer work before graduation.A. thirty B. forty C. sixty D. one hundred22The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to “ ”.A. bu
7、ilding a civil society B. reading the BibleC. doing the volunteer work D. playing more sports3According to the writer, “being your brothers keeper” means “ ”.A. being a good school student B. being responsible for othersC. taking good care of your brother D. doing volunteer work with your brother4Th
8、e main purpose of the writing is to .A. tell students where to do volunteer workB. give advice on how to be a good volunteerC. encourage students to do more volunteer workD. introduce volunteer work in different countries【答案】1C 2A 3B 4C【解析】试题分析：这篇短文通过圣经中的问题引出责任感是一个文明社会的基础。作者介绍了上海中学把做六十个小时的义务工作作为毕业之前
9、要做的事情，还介绍了许多其他的国家早就这么做了。作者最后鼓励学生多做义务工作。1C 细节理解题。根据上海中学的规定 They are supposed to do sixty class hours of volunteer work before graduation.他们应该做六十个小时的义务工作在他们毕业之前。根据句意，故选 C。2A 细节理解题。根据第二段 China is now working on building a civil society and the high schools in Shanghai want students to take part in that
10、 through volunteering.可知 that指代 China is now working on building a civil society中国正在建设文明社会这件事。故选 A。3B 推理判断题。题意：根据作者，做弟弟的守护者意思是什么？根据短文第一段 by which he means, “Am I responsible (有责任心的) for my brotherhis safety and health? 及 The answer, of course, is “Yes, you are.” 及 This sense of responsibility for ot
11、hers is basic to all good societies.可知作者认为做弟弟的守护者意思是指要对其他人负责人。故选 B。34C 推理判断题。A. tell students where to do volunteer work 告诉学生在那里做志愿者工作；B. give advice on how to be a good volunteer 给出怎么做好的志愿者的建议。C. encourage students to do more volunteer work 鼓励学生做更多的志愿者工作；D. introduce volunteer work in different cou
12、ntries介绍不同国家的志愿者工作。根据短文描述尤其是最后一段可知作者希望学生努力做志愿者工作，故选 C。【难度】较易BLast month, on Oct. 15, there was a marathon(马拉松赛) in the city of Luoyang, Henan Province. A lot of people in and around the city took part in it.It was Sunday. There were some clouds in the sky in the early morning but the sun was shining
13、 when the race began. Eighteen boys and girls in my class, as well as four of my teachers, gathered on the south side of Luohe River to take part in the marathon. It was the first time that we had been in a marathon. We were excited and had fun running with people. We had to run 10 km. It was not a
14、race, but an event to challenge ourselves. We helped each other during the run. When someone fell behind, others would go to encourage him or her not to give up. Tired but happy, all of us made it in about 90 minutes.The marathon is like life, in which we can choose whether or not to keep going when
15、 we feel tired or meet difficulties. The biggest enemy(敌人) is ourselves, whom we should fight with and defeat(打败). We never know what will happen in the future, but what we can do is to try our best. If we can keep running, success will belong to us, because its impossible to defeat a person who nev
16、er gives up.Challenges make life interesting and meaningful. This very first marathon will always be remembered as an unforgettable event in my life. 1. How many people took part in the race in our school?A.Four. B.Fourteen. C.Eighteen. D.Twenty-two.2. During the race, we . A.encouraged each other B
17、.stopped to have a rest C.never noticed each other D.wanted to defeat others 43. In the writers opinion, we . A.should fight with and defeat the others during the raceB.must try our best to do everythingC.can defeat a person who never gives up D.dont feel tired or meet difficulties in the marathon4.
18、What does the writer mainly want to tell us?A.We should face challenges bravely and defeat ourselves.B.Life is meaningful and we should value it.C.Smile to all the challenges in our lives.D.Remember all the wonderful experiences happening in our lives.参考答案：主旨大意 作者首次参加马拉松赛,十分激动。老师和同学们相互鼓励,绝不放弃,最终完成了比
19、赛。通过此次马拉松赛,作者认识到人生最大的敌人是自己,应该勇敢地面对生活中的挑战,永不言弃。1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Eighteen boys and girls in my class, as well as four of my teachers, gathered on the south side of Luohe River to take part in the marathon.”可知,作者所在学校参加马拉松赛的学生有 18人,教师 4人,共计 22人,故选D。2.A 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“When someone fell behind, others
20、 would go to encourage him or her not to give up.”可知,在比赛中老师和同学们相互鼓励,谁也没有放弃,故选 A。3.B 推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第二句“We never know what will happen in the future, but what we can do is to try our best.”及上文可推知,作者认为最大的敌人是自己,我们应该战胜自己,尽最大努力做好每件事,故选 B。4.A 主旨大意题。作者通过参加马拉松赛的经历告诉我们:人生最大的敌人是自己,应该勇敢地面对生活中的挑战,战胜自己,永不言弃,故选 A。C
21、阅读下列短 文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。With long curly blond hair and an amazing voice, Taylor Swift has sto5len the hearts of millions of people around the world.Born on December 13th, 1989, Taylor grew up in Pennsylvania, in the US. Singing seems to be inher blood because she started writing songs an
22、d singing them at the age of ten. At about eleven yearsold she was asked to perform at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. She started to become well-knownfrom then on and gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair at the age of 12. When Taylor was 13years old, she began to work with a famous record com
23、pany, RCA Records. Two years later, she left, because the company wanted her to sing the work of other songwriters, but she wanted to sing her own songs. At 15, Swift signed with Scott Borghetto, who planned to start a new recording company, Big Machine Records. Swifts first song with Big Machine Re
24、cords was Tim McGraw in 2006. Later in the same year she released （发行）her first album, Taylor Swift. The album broke many records and reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album charts. Her second song, Teardrops on My Guitar released in February 2007, reaching Number 2 onBillboard Hot Country So
25、ngs charts. The third song, Our Song, was reached Number 16 on Billboards Hot 100 charts.Her second album, Fearless, released on November 11th, 2008, was well received by6people aroundthe world. The most famous songs from that album were Love Story and Romeo and Juliet. So far, shehas achieved a lot
26、, both as a songwriter and singer. Whats more, she acted in the movie Valentines Day,in 2010.1. How long did Taylor work with RCA Records?A. One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. D. Four years.2. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Taylor is a hard-working girl. B. Ta
27、ylor has a great talent for music.C. Taylor suffers from a strange illness. D. Taylor practises singing every day.3. Why did Taylor leave the company, RCA Records?A. Because she wanted to sing her own songs.B. Because she was too young to write songs.C. Because the company didnt give her very much m
28、oney.D. Because RCA Records was a new recording company.4. Which song is included in Taylors album, Fearless?A. Teardrops on My Guitar. B. Tim McGraw.C. Our Song. D. Love Story.5. In what order did the following take place in Taylors life?a. Released（发行）her first album.b. Signed with Big Machine Rec
29、ords.c. Acted in the movie Valentines Day.d. Gave her first concert at Bloomsbury Fair.e. Performed at the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament.A. b, e, d, c, a B. b, e, c, d, a C. e, b, d, a, c D. e, d, b, a, c7C【详细解析】本文主要讲著名歌手 Taylor Swift 从童年展现音乐天赋，到被伯乐发现，和后来坚持自己，然后大红大紫，获得了大量粉丝的喜爱。1. B 细节题。由第二段第 4,5 句可知。2
30、. B 细节题。由划线句子后面的 because 可找到原因，Taylor10 岁就会唱歌写词，可见在音乐上富有天赋。3. A 细节题。由第二段第 5 句 because 后面的表达可找到原因。4. D 细节题。由最后一段第 1,2 句可知。5. D 排序题。可先确定最后是 c，因为文章最后出现了 Valentines Day，刚看完最后的一句，印象最深刻，排除 A 和 B，然后比较 C 和 D，只需明确 d，b 的先后顺序就可以确定答案，在第二段的表达可以确定是先 d 后 b。D“You have saved my horse,” Queen Olivia told the young bo
31、y standing before her. “Now you shall get a gift for what you did.” Peter nervously ran his finger through his brown hair. That day when he was working in the field, the shocked horse ran past him. Without thinking, he rushed out and controlled it. He didnt know it was the Queens horse and never exp
32、ected to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.Two of the queens men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels(珠宝) shone on top of the mirrors silver frame(框架). The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.“Only one gift can be yours,” the queen said. “Choose wisely.” “Tha
33、ts easy,” Peter said. “Ill take the chicken.” Some of the queens men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice. “And why did you choose the chicken?” the queen asked. “Well, I dont know much about jewels,” Peter answered. “But I do know about chickens. The chicken will pro
34、vide eggs for my family for a long while.”8Queen Olivia smiled. “Then you did make a wise choice,” she said. “That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only coloured glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable.” Peter took the chicken and bowed. “Thank
35、you, your majesty.” “You are a smart child,” the queen added. “ I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?”Peter smiled.“Thank you very much!” he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family wouldnt worry their food any moreall because he
36、 was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!1.The Queen gave Peter a gift because . A.he saved her horse B.he was smartC.she liked him D.he was poor2.From Para. 3-5, we can know that . A.it was difficult for Peter to make the choiceB.all the men thought Peters decision was rig
37、htC.Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his familyD.Peter knew the jewels werent real before he made the choice3.The right order of Peters story is . A.Peter got a well-paid job.B.Peter chose the gift wisely.C.Peter could get a gift for what he did.D.Peter would help his family have a bette
38、r life.A.d c b a B.c b a d C.c b d a D.c a d b4.After reading the passage, we can infer(推断) that . A.Peter only thought of himselfB.Peter couldnt take good care of the Queens horsesC.chickens became the popular gifts in their countryD.it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well参考答案：9主
39、旨大意 本文是一篇记叙文。小男孩彼得无意中制服了 Olivia的一匹受惊吓的马,女王为表示感谢,让彼得从珠宝和一只小鸡这两件礼物中选择其一,彼得出人意料地选择了小鸡,他对自己选择所做的解释,让女王很满意,她让彼得替自己看护皇宫里所有的马,从此彼得一家过上了幸福的生活。文章告诉我们:不要被金钱等表面华丽的东西所迷惑,守住真诚的初心,做出人生正确的选择很重要。1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段的开头可知:女王是因为彼得制服、拯救了她的马,才决定要送给他礼物的。故选 A。2.C 推理判断题。A 项“彼得很难做出选择”,由第三段中的“Thats easy”可知 A项不对;根据第三段最后一句“It was
40、clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.”可知 B项“所有的人都认为彼得的决定是正确的”不对;根据第四段中的“The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”可知 C项说法“彼得认为小鸡对他的家人来说是有用的”正确;根据第四段中的“I dont know much about jewels”可知 D项说法“在彼得做出决定之前,他知道珠宝不是真的”错误。故选 C。3.B 推理判断题。a.彼得得到了一份收入高的工作;b. 彼得机智地选择礼物;c. 彼得为他的
41、行为可以得到一份礼物;d. 彼得可以帮助他的家人过上更好的生活。通读全文可知:正确的顺序应该是:c b a d。故选 B。4.D 推理判断题。由第四段中的“The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while.”可知 A项说法“彼得只考虑他自己”不对;根据最后一段可知:彼得痛快答应女王让他看管马这一职务,以及他的收入很高,说明 B项说法“彼得不能看管好女王的马”不对;通读全文可知 C项说法“在他们国家小鸡成为受欢迎的礼物”并未提到,故该说法是错误的;根据最后一段最后一句“all because he was kind to h
42、elp others and smart enough to make the right choice”可知 D项说法“彼得选择他自己所熟知的东西,实在是明智之举”正确。故选 D。二、短文改错。下面短文的画线部分是错误的，请改正，并将其正确答案写在短文后面相应题号后的横线上。John was a rich 1.America man. One day he went into a shop when he was spending his holiday in London. He wanted very much to buy a nice-looking watch, but the o
43、wner of the shop asked five hundred dollars for it. Suddenly a young man came into the shop, took the watch out of the 2. owner hands and ran out with it. 10It all happened in a few seconds. When the owner ran out into the street, the young man was already 3. losing among the people. John went on. A
44、t the next corner, he saw the young man with the robbed watch in his hand.“Do you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low voice. “Its only a hundred dollars.” “The young man doesnt know I saw him 4.robbed the watch,” he thought. John paid for the watch at once and went back to his hotel wi
45、th the watch. He told his friend Bill about the fine watch. Bill took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are a fool. This watch isnt worth even ten dollars. Im sure the shop owner and the young man 5.planed this together.”1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._参考答案：1.改为 American American 意为“美国人，美国人的”在句中作定语。2.改为 owners 注意 owner是单数形式，变所有格要在后面加s。3.改为 lost be lost 表示“走失，走丢” ，在本句中指“消失在人群里” 。4.改为 robbing 本句考查句式“see sb.doing sth.”含义是 “看见某人正在做某事” 。5.改为 planned 注意 plan变过去式时，要双写 n再加-ed。
