九年级英语质量检测阅读短文回答问题练习题.docx

九年级英语质量检测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。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 （人口稠密的）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 （视里子）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.71. How old is Sydney?72. How is the climate of Sydney?After Tom finished his middle school, he went to work in a post office. He was glad 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 （令他原奇的是），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. Tan 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 when he arrived at the house? He a big.4. Did the dog make any trouble on Tom?, it5. What did the dog come to Tom to do? It came to the letter.12 .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 example 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 ni曲t, 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.13 .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. Mainlanders have shown great interest in te 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?14 .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 一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?15 .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 近士也）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?16 . 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 gel a letter every day while he was al the canip 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 I was there. z，(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?17 .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 (北极)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, “ he said, uThen, things got better.''71. What happened to Mela two years ago?72. Why did Polish newspapers report the travel to the North Pole?73. How does Mela walk after the accident?74. Where did Kaminski go eight years ago?75. Why did Mela make the travel?18 .根据短文内容，回答问题。Different people have different color skin. Some have black skin, some have yellow skin, and some have white skin. Once there was a woman in Alaska. Her skin was an orange color. It was almost the color of orange juice. How did the woman become orange? She ate lots of tomatoes, carrots and squashes. She ate so many orange things. This was why her skin turned orange.Why did she eat so many orange things? She thought she needed more sun. So she ate sunny things.The woman didn，t want to be orange. She went to the doctor. The doctor said, “Stop eating orange things . Try some green things. "The woman did so. And she wasn，t orange any more.1. What color was the woman's skin color in Alaska?2. Why did her skin turn orange?3. Why did she go to the doctor?4. What did the doctor advise her to do?5. If you can choose your skin，s color, what color would you like? Why?19 .根据短文内容，回答问题。After supper Mr. Jackson turned on the television. He tried to find a football game on it. At that time the telephone rang and he went to answer it.“Hello, " he said, “7465487872135.“It” s Betty speaking, “ said a woman. uHenry is ill. And 1 have to take him to the hospital. But Lucy is too young .”“Don” t worry. I" 11 go and look after her. But where” s James?”“He” s gone to London. He" 11 be back at two tomorrow morning. ”Mrs. Jackson was on duty in the hospital that night and Mr. Jackson had to go to help his sister. Lucy was only four. She began to cry when her mother left. Mr. Jackson told her some stories, taught her a song and showed her some nice pictures. He didn” t stop until the little girl went to sleep.Mr. Jackson went home after James came back. He was asleep soon after he went to bed. His wife came into the bedroom and it woke him up. He had a look at the clock on the wal 1 and found it was half past eight. He jumped off the bed and ran to the garage with his bag. His wife tried to say something, but he called back, “I was never late for work, you know. But I” m late this morning. ”“No, you aren” t, “ said Mrs. Jackson. "It" s Saturday.”21. Why did Betty telephone Mr. Jackson?22. What did Mr. Jackson do to make Lucy stop crying?23. Why did Mr. Jackson run to the garage when he woke up?24. On what day did Betty call Mr. Jackson?25. How many people have been mentioned （提至U） in this passage?20.根据短文内容，回答问题。Last year, I went to France for summer holidays. After I left a small village called Farmland of France, I drove on to the next village. On the way to it a young man asked for a lift （搭便车）.When he got into my car, I said good morning to him in French and he answered in the same language. I knew a little French.So we didn' t speak after that. When we reached the village, the young man asked me very slowly, “Do you speak English?” I knew at once that he is also an Englishman. How disappointed I felt! Why not talk to him in English?Answer the following questions:86. What' s the name of the first village?87. Why did the writer go to France?88. Is the young man English?89. They talked a lot on the way, didn' t they?90. Why did the writer feel disappointed?21 .根据短文内容，回答问题。The large wolf （牙良）ran, and the six wolves in the group followed. She heard the sound of a big bird. She was trying to take the group to the safety of the trees across the field.Soon the wolf could not run anymore, and she fell to the ground. She did not know about the dart （镖，箭）in her side. It was filled with medicine to make her sleep.When the wolf awoke, she was confused （困惑）by the strange sounds and the darkness. Suddenly, She saw another wolf. It was her grown daughter! The two wolves were happy to see each other.For a long, long time, the two wolves lay together in this dark place. The ground was rocking under them. The rocking stopped and suddenly sunlight appeared. Two strange people were standing before them. The wolves had never seen people before. The large wolf showed her teeth and shouted at them.For a short time the two wolves lived inside a fenced （栅栏）area. Meat was brought for them to eat, and they had each other for company. From inside the fence the wolves saw trees and snow. Soon they got used to this new place.One spring day the strangers arrived to open the gate. The large wolf carefully went near the opening and then rushed out. She called, and her daughter followed. They ran like the wind. They were free!May they have long and happy lives here in Yellowstone National Park!” said the hopeful voice of the park ranger.1. How many wolves were caught by people?2. What did the strangers do with the wolves?3. How did the wolves feel when they first see the strange people?4. What did the wolves see from the fence?5. Why did the park ranger open the gate?22 .根据短文内容，回答问题。Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life.For example, they can help people to save much time do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can' t do easily. Our country asks everyone to lean to use computers before the twenty-first century, except the old people.Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope computers can help them improve their studies in school. Yet, many of their children use computers to play games, to watch videos or to sing karaoke, instead of studying. So, many teachers and parents complain that computers can not help children to study but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.In some other countries, even some scientists also hate compute