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九年级期末题型突破 13 阅读理解（C 篇）
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一
Smile Train is a charity (慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the
world, who suffer from a facial defect (缺陷). The defect happens when a baby’s top lip or
mouth doesn’t form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very difficult for these
babies. The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with
it, new hope and a new beginning.
Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their
families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children with this defect are often
abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the
operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and
costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to
perform the operations.
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a
second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and
be happy. Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train.
Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising. One newborn baby girl was found
abandoned on a train. Luckily for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This
lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation
and gave hope to the family. Experienced doctors like me share our skills with local doctors.
In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.”
1．Smile Train is a charity which ______.
A．provides food and medical care for poor children
B．raises money for all the doctors working in the UK
C．offers free medical help to children with the facial defect.
D．gives children without parents new hope and a new beginning.
2．The underlined word “abandoned” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _____.
A．given up B．dressed up C．called up D．brought up
3．What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work?
A．Dangerous. B．Surprising. C．Relaxing. D．Valuable.
4．It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A．children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before
B．more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect
C．fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls
D．doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations
二
When it comes to shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on
what fits me well. To me, if it zips, it fits. My mom, however, usually tells me I need a
bigger size.
When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size made it
impossible. When mom told me something didn’t suit me, or I needed a bigger size, all I
heard was that my body was wrong.
To avoid arguments, we stopped going shopping together. This continued until I got
engaged(订婚) last year and needed to buy some clothes. When I tried on a blouse, my
mother looked at me, and I knew what was coming. “You need a bigger size,” she said.
There was no bigger size. I tried to hold back my tears(眼泪). Maybe I could buy it
alone, of course, but my mom is my favorite person to hang out with. The idea of looking for
a wedding dress without her seemed just as scary as taking her with me.
And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my mom’s eyes.
“You look beautiful!” she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more.
This one didn’t zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size, but my mother
didn’t say that. She just told me how beautiful I looked. In that moment, all the arguments in
the past ended. We didn’t buy a dress that day. We decided to see more.
A few weeks later, we found the perfect dress. We both loved it as soon as I put it on.
And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit for our shopping
relationship.
5．What does the writer want to show in the first two paragraphs?
A．She likes the clothes with zippers while her mother doesn’t agree with her.
B．In mom’s opinion, her body is wrong and she is too fat to wear what she likes.
C．She really wants to dress like her friends, but her mom doesn’t allow her to do so.
D．She and mom always disagree on what clothes fit her because of wrong understanding.
6．How did the writer probably feel after she tried on the simple white dress?
A．Funny and surprised. B．Shocked and sorry.
C．Proud and moved. D．Excited and scary.7．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mainly mean?
A．I couldn’t shop for a wedding dress myself because my mom disagreed.
B．I felt kind of scary when I went shopping with my mother for a wedding dress.
C．I felt like shopping for a wedding dress with mom though she thought it was scary.
D．I wanted to shop for a wedding dress alone but I couldn’t stand shopping without mom.
8．Which is the besl word to describe the perfect fit for their shopping relationship?
A．Missing. B．Embarrassing, C．Understanding. D．Encouraging.
9．What’s the main idea of the text?
A．Praising makes the perfect fit for their shopping relationship.
B．Tears sure the best way to end arguments between family members.
C．Love is everything in good communication between family members.
D．Better communication requires not only love but also a more suitable way.
三
On 18th October 2009, Australian schoolgirl Jessica Watson set off from Sydney
Harbor on an unusual journey. At just sixteen years old, she was trying to become one of the
youngest people ever to sail (航行) around the world all by herself. Her journey on the yacht
(帆船) took 210 days and she completed it without making any stops or receiving any help.
Jessica's journey covered nearly 23,000 nautical miles (海里). It wasn't always smooth—
passing through the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, she had to deal with strong winds,
heavy rain and big waves, as well as loneliness and boredom. Sometimes her yacht got
damaged and she had to make the repairs herself.
When Jessica sailed back into Sydney Harbor, she was greeted by her family and a
crowd of about 75,000 people. Even the Prime Minister of Australia was there to welcome
and congratulate her.
Jessica's achievement has won her the admiration of many. However, when questioned
by reporters she said, "I don't consider myself a hero. I'm an ordinary girl who believed in a
dream."
10．What can we learn about Jessica from Paragraph 1?
A．She was a 16-year-old American schoolgirl.
B．She travelled around the world alone.
C．She accepted lots of help from other people.
11．How does the writer show that Jessica challenged a lot in Paragraph 2?
A．By introducing how deep the oceans are B．By listing the problems she had to dealwith
C．By asking questions about the difficulties. D．By showing some photos of winds and
rain.
12．When did Jessica sail back to Sydney?
A．In December 2009. B．In March 2010.
C．In May 2010. D．In July 2010.
13．What does the underlined word "ordinary" probably mean in the last paragraph?
A．Common. B．Popular.
C．Talented. D．Friendly.
四
When we look at animals, we know that they are not humans. But how do our closest
friends dogs see us? Do they know that we are humans? Or do they actually think that we are
just strange- looking dogs?
You may be surprised to know that many kinds of animals do not notice such differences
very much at all. For example, the cuckoo (布谷鸟) lays its eggs in the nest of another bird.
These birds will feed the baby cuckoos, even though they look nothing like their real babies.
This is because the birds feed in an instinctive (本能的) ways.
Other animals, it seems, will simply separate the world into animals they eat, and
animals that eat them. When it comes to dogs, though, there is no simple answer to this
question.
Sheepdogs leave their mothers when they are born. They grow up with sheep, and come
to see them as their family. For this reason, they never attack the sheep, and help protect
them, they probably think the sheep are dogs too, but we can’t be certain.
Similarly, if you keep a dog from birth, the way it sees the world will be different to a
dog that grows up with other dogs. It will probably think it is the same kind of animal as you.
This can even be true of humans. A Russian boy called Ivan Mishukov, born in 1998, was
raised by dogs for two years and came to believe that he was a dog himself.
14．What can we know in Paragraph 2?
A．The cuckoo is a stupid bird.
B．Birds are different from other animals.
C．It’s natural for birds to feed other birds’ baby.
D．Birds can’t find any differences among themselves.
15．What do some animals usually see other animals as?A．Food or enemies. B．Friends or enemies.
C．Neighbors and relatives. D．Friends and neighbors.
16．Why do sheepdogs protect the sheep?
A．They are afraid of being punished. B．They regard the sheep as their family.
C．They think of the sheep as their owners. D．They think sheep are a kind of dogs.
17．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．Dogs can give humans a lot of help.
B．Different dogs see the world similarly.
C．People should see the world from a dog’s view.
D．Environment influences how a person sees himself.
18．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Dogs see other animals as dogs too.
B．The cuckoo prefers feeding other animals’ babies.
C．Animals don’t know they are different from others.
D．Dogs raised by humans may regard themselves as humans.
五
A young man came across a spring of delicious water while wandering in the desert.
The water was very sweet. He filled his leather canteen (皮革水壶)so he could bring some
back to an old man in his village who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey, he gave the water to the old man. The old man took a deep
drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to
his home with a happy heart.
Later, the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out (吐出)，saying it was
awful and sour because of the old leather canteen . "
The student asked his teacher, "Master, the water was terrible. Why did you pretend to
like it?"
The teacher replied, "You only tasted the water, I tasted the gift. When my student gave
me the water, it was an act of love and kindness and nothing could be sweeter. "
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive gifts of love from young
children. Whether it's a paper boat or a drawing, the natural and proper response (回应) by is
appreciation (欣赏) and thankfulness because we appreciate the gift.
Gratitude (感激)doesn't always come naturally. Unfortunately, most children and many
adults value only the thing that is given, rather than the thought behind it .We should remindourselves and teach our children about the beauty of expressing gratitude. After all, gifts from
the heart are really gifts of the heart.
19．When the teacher tasted the water, it was ________. Which of the following is not true?
A．sweet B．terrible C．awful D．sour
20．What does the underlined word "spring" mean?
A．春季 B．弾簧 C．发条 D．泉水
21．What does the teacher want to tell us?
A．Don't judge a book by its cover.
B．Be thankful for what you have in life.
C．Pretend (假装) to like a present even if you don't like it.
D．Always appreciate people's thought behind the gift.
22．Where can we read the passage?
A．A guide book. B．A story book. C．A tashion magazine.D．A movie
magazine.
六
Penny was a five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were in a shop,
Penny saw a plastic pearl (珍珠) necklace. What a beautiful necklace! She wanted it very
much, so she begged（乞求 ）her mother to buy it for her. The mother said, “Well, I can buy
you the necklace, but when we get home, we should discuss what you can do to pay for it.
Can we do that?” Penny agreed with much happiness, and she got the necklace.
How much Penny loved the necklace! She wore it everywhere and every minute. Penny
also did part - time jobs to make pocket money. She worked very hard. Soon she succeeded in
paying for the necklace. Penny’s daddy knew how she tried her best to get the necklace. He
also knew how much Penny cared about it. One night, he asked Penny if she loved him.
“Sure, Daddy.” the little girl said. “Then how about giving me your necklace?” “Oh, no,
Daddy! Not my necklace!” Penny cried. “Oh, dear, it’s fine.” her father gave her a kiss.
Several days later, Penny went to her daddy, with her lips(嘴唇) trembling(颤抖).“Here,
Daddy. I love you.” She held out her hand. Inside it was the plastic pearl necklace that she
loved so much. When he saw this, Penny’s father smiled with surprise. He then pulled a cute
box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a real and colorful pearl necklace, which was
waiting for Penny for so long.
23．One day, Penny in a department store.A．went to buy a necklace B．got a plastic pearl necklace
C．bought her mother a pearl necklace D．asked her mother to buy something
tasty
24．Why did Penny’s mother ask Penny to pay for the necklace herself?
A．Because she didn’t have enough money.
B．Because she wanted to buy her a real pearl necklace.
C．Because she thought it was not right for little kids to wear a necklace.
D．Because she wanted Penny to know that one should buy and pay for oneself.
25．What do you think of Penny’s father?
A．He is a lazy father.
B．He is greedy and selfish.
C．He is rich enough to afford a real pearl necklace.
D．He shows love to his daughter by a wise way.
26．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Penny worked hard to pay for the plastic necklace.
B．Penny’s father wanted the plastic necklace.
C．Penny knew her father had bought her a real necklace.
D．Penny gave the plastic necklace to her father because she didn’t like it any more.
27．From the passage, we can learn .
A．parents should buy their kids everything
B．kids should love their parents
C．parents shouldn’t ask for anything from their kids
D．how to educate kids in a right way
七
A champion(冠军)bodybuilder in his youth, Toshisuke Kanazawa retired at the age of
34.
He stopped exercising completely and started smoking and eating whatever he liked. He
would often look at himself in the mirror and wondered if that was the body of national
bodybuilder champion. At that time, his wife felt sick and sad. He remembered that she was
always very happy when he won the national championship. In order to make his wife happy
again, he got motivation(动机）to get back on the horse when he was 50. He decided to go
back into the gym.
He had to give up smoking and drinking and adopt（适应)a based diet on rice, soybeansand egg soup but no meat or fish because they were too difficult to digest(消化). In his youth,
he spent six hours training in the gym every day. His training time had to be based on his age.
He cut the daily gym time three hours, and started giving his body one week to recover after
exercising every muscle group.
Kanazawa stared seeing the results of his hard work soon after great lifestyle change, but
here was one effect of ageing--bodybuilding couldn't recover completely-loose(松弛)skin. So
he started using oil obtained from horses, which he still uses today to keep his skin tight. In
2016, at 80, Toshisuke Kannazawa won sixth place in a competition for bodybuilders in the
world over 65, and won a special gold medal as the oldest competitor.
根据上面材料内容选择最佳答案。
28．What does the underlined phrase "get back on the horse "mean?
A．Started bodybuilding again. B．Beginning raising horses again.
C．Return to the family. D．Be the champion again.
29．What's Toshisuke Kanazawa's wife attitude(态度）toward his bodybuilding when he
was young?
A．Just so-so. B．The passage doesn't tell us.
C．She is for it. D．She is against it.
30．What is the use of horse oil according to the text?
A．Relaxing his muscles. B．Stopping skin from becoming loose.
C．Smoothing away wrinkles(皱纹). D．Covering from tiredness.
31．How old was Toshisuke Kanaawa in 2016?
A．Thirty-four. B．Sixty-five. C．Eighteen D．Eighty.
32．What does Toshisuke Kanaawa's story mainly tell us?
A．It's never too old to learn. B．Time and tide wait for no man.
C．There no royal road to learning. D．Where there is a will, there is a way.
八
Why do many Chinese people refuse to cut their hair during the first month of the
lunar year?
This is because people believe that getting a haircut during the first lunar month is not a
good idea. Tradition says that doing so will cause your mother's brothers to die. Although it's
not true, some people still believe it.
So, after a month's wait, people usually flock to cut their hair on Dragon Head-Raising
Day —the second day of the second lunar month. It was once tradition to line up outside ofbarber shops on this day.
Dragon Head-Raising Day falls on Feb 24 this year. It is an important traditional
Chinese holiday. Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall would increase because
the rain-bringing Dragon King would wake up from his winter sleep. So that day is the start
of spring and farming.
A well-known phrase (俗语) goes, “On the second day of the second month, the dragon
lifts his head.” Besides cutting their hair, there are also other ways to celebrate this holiday.
For example, people eat food with “dragon names". People call noodles dragon's beard .
Dumplings are dragon's ears and spring rolls (春卷) are dragon's scales (龙鳞).
33．In ancient times, people believed cutting their hair during the first lunar month ____.
A．would make the Dragon King angry
B．would cause their mothers' brothers to die
C．would bring them bad luck
D．would cost them more than usual
34．The underlined word "flock" probably means ________.
A．gather B．refuse C．forget D．disagree
35．Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly tell us _________.
A．people’s expectations for rainfall in ancient China
B．that dragons stand for good luck in Chinese culture
C．about the relationship between Dragon Head-raising Day and hair cutting
D．the traditional meaning of Dragon Head-raising Day holiday.
36．What do we know about Dragon Head-raising Day from the story?
A．People eat dragons to celebrate the holiday.
B．Young people don't celebrate the holiday
C．People visit their uncles during the holiday.
D．It is seen as the start of spring.
