译林版九年级英语上册阅读理解专项训练附答案（一）

九年级英语上册阅读理解专项训练

Day one

No odds are too big

It’s difficult to be a star athlete ( 运动员 ), especially when you don’t even have arms. But Tim Bannon,14, a student at Proviso West High School in Chicago, US , is trying his best.

Bannon has gotten popular online thanks to a workout video that shows him overcoming his disability while exercising. He is set to take part in the Chicago Triathlon soon. He plans to run about 2 km, swim 200 meters and bike 7 km during the race.

He knows the physical difficulties of the triathlon. What if he falls and isn’t able to get up? Keri Serota, the co-founder of a community charity ( 慈善 ) group, said Bannon is very capable (有能力的) of

completing the event. He uses a special three-wheeled bike and gets buoyancy ( 浮力 ) while swimming by using a “dead man’s float”.

“By kicking (踢) his legs and then moving his body from his shoulders to his hips, he’s able to roll and then roll back down flat (平的) onto his stomach and move himself forward,” Serota said.

Besides the triathlon, Bannon also plans to try out for the Panthers football team as a kicker. Many people doubt he’ll be able to do it, but he wants to try anyway. “ I’m not worrieD、I don’t care if I get sacked ( 被开除). I want to be a kicker,” he said.

For Bannon, it’s a simple goal: Just live normally and be like one of the guys.

(     ) 1、What do we know about Tim Bannon?

A、He likes recording videos.           B、He does not have arms.

C、He is a soccer player.               D、He has won many medals.

(     ) 2、To take part in the triathlon, Bannon _____.

A、runs 2 km every day

B、asked Serota to teach him how to swim

C、exercises with some special help

D、learned new swimming styles

(     ) 3、How does Serota feel about Bannon taking part in the triathlon?

A、Doubtful.          B、SurpriseD、           C、Curious.        D、Confident.

(     ) 4、What can we infer about Bannon from the story?

A、He is a member of Serota’s charity group.

B、He prefers playing soccer over swimming.

C、He does not easily give up.

D、He doesn’t get along with others.

Words in use

Fill in the blanks:

1、Find a way to __________ (克服) these difficulties.

2、His ___________ (伤残) prevents him from holding a job.

3、The project should be ____________ (完成) within a year.

Day Two

Standing as a powerful symbol

Many of you may know that Jakarta is the capital city of IndonesiA、But this win change soon.

Last month, Indonesia announced (宣布) that the country will move its capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on the island of  Borneo, the BBC reporteD、 This is big news for Indonesia, as any country’s capital is obviously very important.

The word capital comes from the Latin word caput, meaning “head”. It is no doubt the “head” of a country. The central government is located there, as well as important institutions( 机构 ), such as legislative( 立法 ) and judicial ( 司法 ) bodies . The leaders of a country usually work and live in the capital as well.

In English-language news reports, when you read “relations between Beijing and Moscow”,it actually means “relations between China and Russia”. That’s how important the capital is- it is a symbol of a country, showing its national power.

Therfore,it is important to choose a good spot for one’s capital. In many countries, the capital is the richest city. This is because when a city becomes a major business eenter,it takes on a more important place on the world stage. London, for example, has been the economic (经济的) center of Britain for nearly 2,000 years, so people naturally chose it as the capital.

Sometimes, capitals are chosen for safety reasons. For example, Brazil’s capital used to be Rio de Janeiro, which is a coastal (沿海的) city. Later the capital moved to the island city of Brasilia, partly because coastal cities can be attacked(攻击) more easily.

In the case of Indonesia, the new capital was chosen in order to achieve balanced development in different areas. Kalimantan is an underdeveloped areA、By becoming the new capital, it can expect faster economic growth.

(     ) 1、Which country is to change its capital?

A、IndonesiA、            B、RussiA、            C、Brazil.         D、The UK.

(     ) 2、What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us?

A、What the word “capital” means in Latin.

B、Where a country’s central government is.

C、How a country’s capital is important.

D、Why leaders usually live in the capital.

(     ) 3、Why was Kalimantan chosen as the new capital?

A、Because it is a beautiful city.

B、Because it is the country’s richest city.

C、Because it is far away from the seA、

D、Because it needs further development.

(     ) 4、What do the last three paragraphs tell us?

A、The reasons for living in a capital.

B、The reasons for choosing a capital.

C、The advantages of becoming the capital.

D、The best-chosen capitals in the world.

Words in use

根据首字母提示完成下列句子：

1、Diet and exercise are o_________ important.

2、We should pay more attention to n________ and international news.

3、Most of us need to lead more b________ lives to be healthy and happy.

Day Three

Barbecue is beloved all over the world

Did you eat any barbecue (烧烤) this summer? No matter where you are from – China, the US, Brazil or the Philippines- people love it. Why?

I think one of the reasons is that it is easy to make.

Every country has its own ways to prepare and eat barbecue. In the southern United States, pulled pork and beef  brisket (胸肉) are the kings of  barbecue. They’re usually eaten on bread with a ketchup-based

barbecue sauce (番茄味烧烤酱), although some places use vinegar or mustard-based sauces ( 芥末味烧烤酱).

But in China and the Philippines, barbecue is very different . People in both countries usually eat barbecued meat on wooden skewers(肉串杆) instead of bread . Lamb( 羊肉 ) is the most popular choice of meat in ChinA、It is usually seasoned (调味) with cumin (孜然) and red pepper powder. In the Philippines, chicken and pork are more popular. They’re seasoned with garlic, soy sauce and banana sauce.

And then there’s South KoreA、Koreans like to place their cooked meat in a lettuce leaf (生菜叶) nt) and add ssamjang, a type of spicy sauce, to it.

Do I have a favourite kind of  barbecue? Not quite.I think all of them are special in their own way. But the one thing they all have in common is that they’re all amazing.

1、How do the people in the Southern United States eat barbecue ?

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2、According to the passage, how is the lamb usually seasoned in China?

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3、Do you like eating barbeuce ? Why or why not?

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