1、1第 16 课时 九年级上册 Modules 56一、阅读理解A(2018山东德州第二次练兵)Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, “At what age do you rea
2、lly become an adult？” Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy
3、their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence(独立). Tr
4、aditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like. Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many Englishspeaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16
5、 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when yo
6、u are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 yearsso when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to
7、 be independent and responsible(负责任的). Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grownups.1Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?AIndependent grownups.BMarried people. 2CPeople who can drive.DPeo
8、ple in the army.2At what age do Australians really become adults?A17. B18. C20. D21.3What is the writers opinion about the age people become adults? AThe age people become adults depends on whether they can vote or not. BThe age people become adults depends on their own independence and responsibili
9、ty.CThe age people become adults depends on if they are eighteen years old. DThe age people become adults depends on when they get the key to their houses.4Why do people in Australia get the key to the houses when they really become adults?ABecause the law decides it. BBecause they can leave when th
10、ey want.CBecause they can come home when they want. DBecause it is a tradition.5What are adults free to do according to the passage?AThey are free to decide when to celebrate their own birthdays.BThey are free to look after themselves well.CThey are free to make their own decisions.DThey are free to
11、 make time move faster. 二、短文还原阅读短文，从短文下面方框中的六个句子中选择五个还原到短文中，使短文通顺完整、衔接自然。(2015山东德州中考)“Homestay is a form of studyabroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitors language ability. If you wish to learn mo
12、re about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. 1. ” Said a teacher during a school meeting last term. After this meeting, 2. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I
13、had wanted to go since years ago. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family(寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. 33. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too. 4 After breakfast, a local teacher
14、would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sightseeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben, London Bridge, and Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities. The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of
15、 it. 5. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong. AYes, time really flew fast. BI am sure you wont be disappointed. CI always thought about this kind of holiday. DIt took me 8 hours to fly to London. EThey treated me as a daughter of their family. FThe holiday was filled with activiti
16、es every day.三、综合填空阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给 11 个词汇中选择 10 个意义相符的词汇，必要时进行词形变化，填入空白处，每空一词。(2018山东德州齐河第二次练兵)long I success both hill glad possible or each hero who I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately(不幸地) there is a big 1. on the route. He
17、replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be 2. of the extra exercise that the hill provided.My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell 3. the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight an
18、d get fit. It will mean that I live 4. . This hill is my friend. Problems are there to be faced and overcome. The most important to 5. in life is our attitude towards adversity(不幸)From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents, and difficulties. While we cannot choose the adversity, bu
19、t we can choose our attitude towards it.Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had 6. legs cut off following a flying 4accident. He decided to fly again and later became one of 7. . He said, “Dont listen to anyone 8. tells you that you cant do this 9. that. Make up your mind, and youll never use crutc
20、hes(拐杖) or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or 10. .”Great people in history chose their positive attitude. They took on the challenge. They won.四、阅读表达(201
21、9预测)Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude. A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They may have more chances to become successful. But how can we be more confident? Here are some suggestions：Speak louder. When you ar
22、e not confident, its hard to do what you want to do well. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxe
23、d. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you did well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things youve done.Get rid of(消除)
24、 fear. Fear comes along with failure(失败). But its easy to overcome if you understand that failure is part of life. Dont hide in your head just because you said something stupid once. Try to start again and believe you can do better.Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In so
25、me ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.1How can you encourage yourself?2True or false.(“T”代表正确，“F”代表错误)Picking up a hobby can make you outstanding, happy and confident.( )3Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.54What suggestions does the article
26、talk about? (At least 2 suggestion.)5Give a proper title to the passage.五、书面表达(2019预测)假如你班要就“如何为中考作准备”开一个主题班会，请你根据以下内容写一篇发言稿，谈谈你对中考准备过程中要注意的事项以及建议理由：1保持良好情绪。不要焦虑和紧张，否则会没有面对困难的勇气。2制定合适的目标，太低的目标使人懒散，太高的目标使人失去信心。3不要熬夜，以确保上课时精力旺盛，注意力集中。4多与父母、老师、同学交流沟通，以便帮忙走出困境。 5谈谈你自己的一至两个观点。要求：1语言通顺，要点齐全，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范
27、；2文中不得出现真实的姓名和学校名称；380100 词，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：目标 aim v/ n. 信心 confidence n.Boys and girls, the final exams are coming. What should we do in order to prepare well for the exams? Here are some suggestions. With these done, I believe we can be successful in the exams.6参考答案一、ADBDC二、BCEFA三、1.hill 2.
28、glad 3.myself 4.longer5succeed 6.both 7.heroes8who 9.or 10.impossible四、1.Give myself/yourself praise for the good things Ive/youve done.2T3强健的体魄有助于你充满自信。4Speak louder./Encourage yourself./Play sports./Get rid of fear./Pick up a hobby.5How to be more confident？/How can we be more confident？/Suggestio
29、ns to be more confident五、 Boys and girls, the final exams are coming. What should we do in order to prepare well for the exams? Here are some suggestions.Firstly, its very important for us to be in good moods. Dont be nervous or stressed. Otherwise, we will not have the courage to face difficulties.
30、 Secondly, we should have aims. If we aim too low, we may become lazy. If we aim too high, we may lose confidence. Thirdly, dont stay up late so that we can make ourselves energetic in class and pay attention to our study. Fourthly, wed better have more communication with our parents, teachers and classmates. They can help us get out trouble. Finally, a healthy diet is very useful as well.With these done, I believe we can be successful in the exams.
