九年级英语质量监控阅读短文回答问题练习题.docx

九年级英语质量监控阅读短文回答问题练习题学校名称：班级：学号：姓名：1 .根据短文内容，回答问题。Most people in the United States speak English. There are, over 2000 languages spoken all over the world. You know that every language has its own words. When you want to learn a foreign language, you must learn its words. You must know what the words mean, and you must say them in the right way. Words are made up of （组成）sound, and different languages have different sounds. There are thousands of language sounds. When you speak English, you are using only about fifty of them.Some languages are spoken faster than others. English is spoken more slowly than French. Women speak faster than men. In America, women speak about 175 words every rainute. But men speak about only 1 50. How many words do you speak every minute?81. Most people in America speak .82. We often of the sounds when we speak English.83. How many languages are spoken all over the world? . 84. Does Chinese have its own words? .85. In America, who speak faster。 women or men? .2 .根据短文内容，回答问题。Modern Life is impossible without traveling. The fastest way of traveling is by plane. With a modern airliner you can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago. Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but it has its advantages（便利）.You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable. Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other and moving from side to side, Hank decided to drink his coffee there and not to carry it back to his seat. Soon he got talking to another person who happened to be from America, too, They found that they had a lot in common and got on well . There was an announcement（通矢口）in German when the train started moving again. But Hank paid no attention.Finally they said goodbye to each other and Hank started to walk through the carriages when he found he couldn，t go on further. He was in the last carriage!At that moment, his children were enjoying their trip. They looked out of the window and talked happily. They thought their father was on the same train. At about three o' clock Tina decided to see what their dad was up to. But when she went through just a few carriages, she found herself at the front of the train. Finally she discovered the truth. The train had divided（分 开）in the station where they had stopped. The front part was going to Frankfort and the other part was going to Bonn. Then they knew they had lost their dad.At five o' clock their train stopped in Bonn Station. But Hank was not with them. Where was he?61. Where were Hank and his two children travelling to?62. Why did Hank leave his children?63. What did Hank do when he got to the dining car?64. When did the two children realize that they had lost their dad?65. Which part of the train was going to Frankfort?11.根据短文内容，回答问题。Passage 6In the early nineteenth century, people did not usr stamps. They had to pay postage （邮费）when they received letters. Sometimes they didn' t want to receive a letter at all, but they had to pay money for it . They were unhappy about this. The postage was high at that time, because the post offices had to send many people to get the postage.Row land Hill was a school teacher in England. He was the first t think of using stamps in the 1850s. He thought it would be much easier for people to use stamps. They could go to the post office to buy stamps and put them on envelopes （信 封） before they sent the letters. The post office could just put seals（EH己） on the stamps so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.104.Did people use stamps in the early nineteenth century?105> what did the people have to do when they received letters?106. why was the postage high at that time?107. When did Rowland Hill think of using stamps?108. What did the post office put seals on the stamps for?12.根据短文内容，回答问题。Sydney is a young city. Its history goes back just over 200 years. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country，s largest city. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous city of Australia.The climate （气候）of Sydney is very good. It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh （清新的）， birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, "Don't worry."Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them , Centrepoint Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305-metre （80 storeys） tower, you will have a great view （视里予）of the city.Sydney is famous for its deep harbor （港口）. The harbor has many bays （湾）and beautiful surf beaches. Among them , Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.People living in Sydney like to call them selves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.1. How old is Sydney?2. How is the climate of Sydney?3. How tall is Centrepoint Tower?4. What is Sydney famous for?5. What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working?13 .根据短文内容，回答问题。After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad（高兴）to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him. He was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise（令他惊奇的是），the dog didn' t come at him. It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth. The it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to him self, “It does the same work as me. ”1、 Where did Tom work?In a.2、 How did Tom send the letter? the .3、 What did Tom see when he arrived at the house? He a big.4、 Did the dog make any trouble on Tom? , i t .5、 What did the dog come to Tom to do?It came tothe letter.14 .根据短文内容，回答问题。John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him. "He spends the might at the front door in waiting for you to return. ” She said to John.“What an exampl of true love! ” John answered. “I wonder of you would take care of me like that. ”“Of course I would, “ his wife answered, “If you are not at home all the night, and I don' t know where you are, you can be sure I' 11 wait for you at the front door. ”1、 Why was John in hospital?Maybe he was .2、 How did the dog show love for John?He for John to come at the front door.3、 Why didn' t John' s wife stay at the door waiting for him? Because she where John was and need to do that.4、 How long was John in hospital? several .5、 His wife doesn" t love him, does she? , she .15 .根据短文内容，回答问题。After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad （高兴） to get the work, because he could send the letters on his bike. It was easy and interesting. One day he took a letter to a house. When he got to the door, a big dog ran fast to him he was afraid of it very much and quickly threw the letter on the ground. To his surprise （令也勺寇，the dog didn' t come at him It stopped before the letter and picked it up with its mouth Then it carried the letter into the house. Tom said to himself, “ It does the same work as me. ”1. Where did Tom work? In a.2. How did Tom send the letter? the.3. What did Tom see hen he arrived at the house? He a big .4. Did the dog make any trouble on Tom? , it5. What did the dog cane to Tom to do? It came to the letter.16 .根据短文内容，回答问题。John was in hospital for a few days, and his wife told him that his dog really missed him. “He spends the night at the front door in waiting for you to return. " She said to John.“What an exanple of true love! ” John answered “I wonder if you would take care of me like that. ”“Of course I would, “ his wife answered, “If you are not at hone all the niit, and I don' t know where you are, you can be sure V 11 wait for you at the front door. ”1、Why was John in hospital? Maybe he was.2、How did the dog show love for John? He for John to come at the front door.3、 Why didn' t John' s wife stay at the door waiting for him?Because she where John was and need to do that.4、 How long was John in hospital?several.5、His wife doesn' t love him, does she?, she.17 .根据短文内容，回答问题。The Taiwan Work office said to the public that it would ease（放松）the restriction（限制）on tourist visits to Taiwan last week.But, because direct （直接的）flights are not in the works, a 10-day trip will cost around 10, 000 yuan. That makes it almost as expensive as a European journey.But the cost could come down over time, because the direct flights would open,experts have said. Mainlandcrs have shown great interest in tc trip after they are to be allowed to travel to Taiwan.The travel restriction ahs been in place for the past 20 years.In 2003,people in Taiwan made 2. 4 million trips to the mailand. In 2004, the number reached 3. 7 million, tha is 35% up from the previous year . But, only 145, 000 mainlanders visited Taiwan for business during the same year.Before any trips begin,there is still a long way to go.71. What did the Taiwan Work office tell th epublic?72. Why is the 10-day trip so expensive?73. What do mainlanders feel about the trip to Taiwan?74. Which year is “the previous year” ?75. How many mainlanders went to Taiwan for business in 2004?18.根据短文内容，回答问题。Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years, he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to live in.For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work mending machines. He also made new ones. The headman liked Edison' s new machines. He was going to give Edison 40, 000 dollars for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop I New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested little. Soon he was making more than forty new things at one time.1. 1. Who was Thomas Edison?2. 2. How was Thomas Edison in New York before he found a job?3. 3. How much money did Edison get for his new machines?4. 4. When did Edison build his own shop?19.根据短文内容，回答问题。How do we choose the clothes we wear? Often we choose clothes that will protect us from the weather. In cold days we wear warm clothes made of wool or animal skins. In hot days we wear light clothes made of cotton. When the weather is very hot, as it is in desert （沙漠）,people wear long, wide clothes. These kinds of clothes give protection from the hot sun and let air in to help the people stay cool.People also choose their clothes for the jobs they do. The police, bus drivers and salesmen wear uniforms （制服）. Workers and miners （矿工）wear clothes that protect them while they do their work.In the past, most people made their own clothes. Women used cloth to make clothes for themselves and their families. Later, people sometimes went to dressmakers” .Most of the time, rich people copied the styles （样式）of kings and queens” （国王和王后）.When kings or queens wore a new style, people copied it. Travelers got ideas for new styles from other groups of people during their visit to some other places.Today, high fashion designs （时装设计）from Europe, and more recently （最 近地）from Japan, are sold internationally （国际化地）.Fashion centers such as New York, Paris produce their own designs. People no longer copy the styles of kings and queens. Now they want to look like their favorite movie stars and singers.Many styles today are international. People in many countries in the world wear blue jeans （牛仔月艮）and T-shirts. Leather jackets and kimonos （和月艮）migrate from one culture to another too. We want to buy new clothes. People will not buy new clothes so often if the styles do not changes so much!The kind of clothes we wear tell people about us. We wear one kind of clothes to work. We wear a different kind of clothes to relax （放松）at home after work or to go to a party. What kind of clothes do you wear?21. What clothes do people prefer to wear in cold weather, woolen or cotton clothes?22. According to the third paragraph, how did people get their clothes?23. Whose styles of clothes were copied by rich people in the past?24. Which cities are fashion centers according to the passage?25. When will people buy clothes according to the passage?20 . 根据短文内容，回答问题。Tom was only seven years old, so when he went to camp (里予营)with a lot of other small boys in summer, his mother thought that he might not be happy and asked his aunts, his grandmother and all his other relatives (亲戚)to write to him. His mother hoped that he would get a letter every day while he was at the camp.Of course, Tom get a letter every day while he was at the camp but he wrote to nobody. A few days later, when he came back home, his mother saw him looking at some papers and asked him what he was doing. 0h, he said, “They are letters. I got these letters while I was at the camp. I did not have time me to look at them when 1 was there. (1) What season did Tom go to the camp?(2) Whom did he go to the camp with?(3) What did his mother hope?(4) Tom didn，t write to anybody, did he?(5) Why didn，t Tom look at these letters?21 .根据短文内容，回答问题。Jan Mela isn” t like most kids. Two years ago, he lost an arm and a leg. But that didn“ t stop him.On Saturday, the 15-year-old boy from Poland （波兰）walked to the North Pole G匕极）without any help.“If I can do it, other people can do great things, too. " Mela said before he went.Polish newspapers said Mela is the youngest person and the first handicapped （残疾的）person to walk to the North Pole.How did Mela lose an arm and a leg? He had an electrical （电的）accident. Now, he walks with the help of a 62, 000 yuan man-made leg.After the accident, Mela felt sad for himself. But he didn” t lose hope. One day, he met Marek Kaminski, a Polish explorer. Eight years ago, Kaminski went to the North Pole and the South Pole in the same year. Mela wanted to see the North Pole, too. So Mela asked Kaminski if they could go together next time. Kaminski said yes!It took Mela 21 days to get to the North Pole. The last three or four days were really hard because of bad weather. But Mela kept going.“I didn” t think we would make it, " hesaid,“Then,things got better.”71. What happe