牛津9A閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

1、九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)專(zhuān)項(xiàng)檢測(cè)閱讀理解( 每小題 2 分, 滿(mǎn)分 120 分)班級(jí) _姓名 _ADavid workedin a shoe factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. Hiswifelooked in the newspaper and said,“ One of the banks wants(保a安guard).” “ I m going to go theretomorrow,” David said,“ I want that job, the guard s job. ” A man gave h

2、im a piece of papewere a lot of questions on it.“ Please write your answers under the questions.” he saiof the questions was,“ Haveer youbeenevin prison ( 監(jiān)獄 )? ” David smiled and wrote“ No. ” Then helooked at the next question. It was“ Why?” He thought for a long time and then he wrote,the police h

3、ave never caught me.”() 1. David lost his job because _.A. he was ill badlyB. he wasn t goodC. he didn t like the jobD. his factory was too far away()2.How did he know one of the banks needed a guard?A. His wife saw it in the newspaper.B. His wife worked in that bank.C. His wife saw it on the comput

4、er.D. His friend told him the information.() 3. David went to the bank to _.A. deposit ( 儲(chǔ)蓄 ) moneyB. draw moneyC. ask for that jobD. work hard() 4. The man asked David to _.A. write his answers under the questionsB. clean the bankC. show how strong he wasD. give himself up ( 投案自首 )() 5. From the te

5、xt we know David is _.A. cleverB. foolishC. oldD. tallBA young passenger ( 乘客 ) was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was comingto punch ( 剪) the ticket. He was looking forit in all the pockets ofhis coats and trousers. Whatsurprised the other passengers most was that they foun

6、d he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductorquickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man. When theconductor moved on, all the other passengers couldn忍不住)laughingthelp(. One of them said tohim at last,“ I m sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there l

7、ooking everywhere for your ticket whenit was right in your mouthall the time.”“ Foolish?” answered the passenger,“ I 嚼was)thechewingdateoff(.”() 6. From the story we know that the young passenger _.A. really lost his ticketB. was looking for a lost ticketC. didn t buy a ticket for the tripD. didn t

8、remember where he had put his ticket() 7. The other passengers laughed because _.A. the young passenger lost his ticketB. the young passenger gave his ticket to another passengerC. they saw the ticket was just in thepassenger s mouthD. the conductor moved away without questioning the passenger() 8.

9、It is clear that the conductor _.A. knew the young man had no money for a ticketB. didn t know the young man had lost his ticketC. knew why the young man had the ticket in his mouthD. didn t know why the young man was looking for his ticket() 9. Which of the following is true about the conductor?A.

10、He thought the young man wastoo lazy.B. He thought the young man was forgetful.C. He knew why the young man put the ticket in his mouthD. He knew the young man would get off at the next station.() 10. The best title ( 標(biāo)題 ) for this story is _.A. A Ticket without DateB. A Foolish PassengerC. Eating a

11、 TicketD. A Clever conductorCA man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he saw this, the headwaiter rushed over to his table and said, “ I afraidmI mustask youto keep your jacket on, sir,because it is not good manners (禮貌 ) to do it in such a nice restaurant.”“ Now,

12、 listen,” said the man.you“I knowwillletthat the Queen (女王 ) of England gave mepermission (許可 ) to take off my jacket here.”“ The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise.“ Sure. ” replied the man,“ When I was in England lastfriendmonth,ofmine took me to see theQueen. It was very hot. I

13、started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said,that in the United States, but you may not do it here! So I got the Queen s permission() 11. We can be sure that the story happened in _.A. AmericaB. the Queen s palaceC. EnglandD. an small restaurant() 12. When the head waiter asked the man

14、 not to take off his jacket, the man _.A. took his advice at onceB. left the restaurant angrilyC. refused to listen to himD. wanted to see the manager() 13. The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because _.A. the weather was very hotB. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA

15、.C. he was very richD. he was free to take off his clothes anywhere() 14. What did the Queen really mean?A. People in the USA were less polite.B. She let him take off his jacket in America.C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.D. He shouldnet takoff his coat on such a forma

16、l occasion ( 正式場(chǎng)合 ) in England.() 15. From the story we can see that _.A. the man went to have dinner with his friendB. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.C. the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurantDNew York, London, Pa

17、ris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buythings all over the world.But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It s expensive to live there, and there

18、 arepeople in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to studyat good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Some people enjoy living in

19、 big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they shouldthink about the problems of living there.() 16. In big cities people can _.A. go to different kinds of museumsB. see all kinds of plays and filmsC. buy things all over the worldD. A, B and C() 17. Which of the following is true?A

20、. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.C. People can always have many chances to find work to do.D. All people like to live in big cities.() 18. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people _.A. to move to big cities.B. not

21、to move to big cities.C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems.D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.() 19. This passage doesn t tell us that _.A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in.B. big cities have a lot of serious problems

22、.C. big cities are all very dirty.D. usually people can get very dirty.() 20. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Big CitiesB. Interesting Things in Big CitiesC. Good School in Big CitiesD. New York, London and Paris(E)When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Th

23、eir job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the house w

24、ith a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,

25、 "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "He

26、re you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."()21. What were Joe and Jeff?A. Soldiers.B. Drivers.C. Farmers.D. Cleaners.()22. How did Joe lose his ear?A. He cut it off by himself

27、.B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.C. A falling knife cut it off.D. A cigarette burned it up.()23. At the end of the story Jeff found _.A. someone else's earB. Joe's earC. a long knifeD. a cigarette()24. From the passage, we know Joewas not _.A. strongB. kindC. foolishD. clever()25. Which is t

28、he most possible title for this passage?A. A Lost EarB. A Busy CleanerC. A Falling KnifeD. A forgetful Man(F)Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats wer

29、e very big and they harmed many people.The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all

30、 the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats

31、 in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn tpay any more money.()26. Newtown_.A.was very cleanB. is no longer dirtyC.hadbeen very cleanD.will be very clean()27. The rats in Newtown were _many years ago.(A .as big as catsB.as dangerous as dogsC. very bigD.knocked down by the peopl

32、e there)28. when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people_.A.got some moneyB.were too lazy to kill manyC.helped the city office to make the city cleanD.killed many rats)29. A big hole was dug, because_.A. the rats could come out to attack people at nightB.people could take

33、many ratsC.the rats could not escape quicklyD.people could steal rats for some money)30. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn t_.A. order people to kill ratsB. pay any more moneyC.see any ratsD.look for rats(G)In the 20 th century, advertising has become very popular. Why is it so

34、popular? Because it hasbeen proved that repeated advertising can increase product sales and make the price of products lower.or outside shops and cinemas, printed mails or gifts to make advertisements. Besides, balloons and aeroplanes are also used.An advertisement, however, should be properly desig

35、ned to avoid waste. How is an advertisement made? An advertising firm (公司 ) selected a company designs and makes the advertisement by studying the information about customers and products. The designers put forward their differentplans with pictures or photos. When the advertisement is ready, it is

36、tested in a place to see whether it can make the product popular with customers or not. If it does, it will be used all over the country.Otherwise it should be designed untilit is accepted by customers and market by findingout thereason for the failure.()31. The reason for which advertising is popul

37、ar is that _.A. it can make the price of products higherB. it can increase products salesC. it can make the products have better quality.D. it can lower the cost of products()32. How many ways of advertising are mentioned( 提到 ) in the second paragraph?A.SixB.EightC.TwoD.Four()33. People in the USA u

38、se advertisements to advertise_.A. products onlyB. services onlyC. products and services onlyD. products, services and other things as well()34. The steps of making advertisements include the following except _A. the designers put forward their plansB. the advertising company studies information abo

39、ut customers and productsC. the advertisements are testedD. the advertisements are sold to companies()35. If the advertisement can make a product popular with customers, it proves that _.A. the advertisement is a failureB. the advertisement is a successC.the advertisement will be redesignedD.the adv

40、ertisement will not be accepted（ H ）Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading thepaper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they dontime to read the news carefully andmust be pleased with a quick look at the front pa

41、ge.At othertimes they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines(標(biāo)題 ).There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions( 版面 ) every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only

42、 one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.Most papers have several editions, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusements page, a business page, and so on.()36. Peop

43、le read newspaper to _.A. learn about the most important newsB. learn about everything they wantC. be pleasedD. get some information()37. Reading the headlines, people can know _.A. what the passages are aboutB. the newspapersC. about amusementsD. about sports()38. In big cities newspapers are usual

44、ly printed _.A. every dayB. every weekC. every monthD. every year()39. Most papers have _ on Sundays than usual.A. more typesB. more pagesC. less typesD. less pages()40. If you want to see a film, you d betterinreadnewspaper.A. the business pageB. the front pageC. the sports pageD. the amusements pa

45、ge(I)The summer vacation is over. It s true that timeewalwaysfast. flDuring the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walkin the garden for half an hour. After breakf

46、ast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. These would take me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and I believe I made good progress.I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was full of fun. I would not go home until itwas late at about five or six o

47、clock.Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and wewould spend some hours listening to music.In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a goodswimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.() 41.What does the text mainly( 主要地 )tell us?A. How the

48、writer spent his summer holidays.B. What s the weather like in summer.C. When the writer got up in the summer holidays.D. Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays.() 42.How long did it take the writer to do his homework?A. Half an hour.B. Three hours or more.C. Only one hour.D. Two hours

49、and a half.() 43.The writer spent most of the afternoon.A. listening to musicB. visiting his friends.C. walking in the gardenD. swimming() 44. The writer had very good summer holidays because he.A. worked very hard and made good progressB. learned to swim and did his homework wellC. got up early and

50、 went home lateD liked swimming better than studying() 45. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The writer made progress in his lessons.B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening

51、 to music.May 4May 5May 5（ J）Travel Arrangements( 安排 ) Date: 15 April 2002Leave BejingAir China Flight CA 111Confirmed( 確認(rèn) )Please check-in(辦理手續(xù) )at least two hoursbefore leaving timeArrive in SydneyHotel bus will take you to the hotelHoliday In SydneyConfirmedIn: 5 May 2002Out: 10 May2002 Nights: 5

52、For: Wang Mei10:00a.m.9:30a.m.May 10May 14May 14May 18May 18Own arrangement with host familyLeave Sydney12:30 p.m.Qantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 333Arrive in PerthThe guide will collect you from the airport for four15:30 p.m.daysreturn bus trip to Monkey MiaLeave PerthQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 4441

53、1:00 a.m.ConfirmedRaffles Hotel SingaporeIn: 18May 2002Out: 19 May2002Night: 1May 19Arrive in Beijing16:00 p.m.() 46. How many days will Wang Mei s holiday last?A. 14.B. 16.C. 19.D. 20.() 47. At what time does Wang Mei have to be at the airport for her flight from Beijing?A. 8:00 a.m.B. 9:30 a.m.C. 10:00 a.m.D. 11:00 a.m.()48. When she arrives in Perth, Wang Mei will travel from the airport.A. by taxiB. in a carC. on the travel-busD. with her host family() 4