外研版英语九年级下册阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案2

外研版英语九年级下册阅读理解、完形填空试题及答案2

If you say the world, “communication”, most people think of words and sentences. Although these are very important, we communicate with more than just spoken and written words. We also use body language.

We use body language when we are introduced to strangers. Europeans and Americans shake hands. They do this with the right hand—the strongest hand for most people. If our right hand is busy greeting someone, it cannot be holding a gun. So the gesture is saying, “I trust you. Look! I’m not carrying a gun.” If you shake hands with someone, you show that you trust them.

In China, when we greet someone, we put the right hand over the left and bow slightly. Indians join their hands and bow their heads in respect. In all of these examples, the hands are busy with the greeting and cannot hold a gun. American youths often greet each other with the

Anthony H., a second grader in Palmdale, learned about Operation Smile on TV. He decided to help children and wrote a passage about his 1 .

In his passage, he wrote, “I can make a difference by helping kids with a cleft palate. I can help them in saving money for medical treatment. I will make money 2 doing a yard sale. I will sell

3 toys and clothes that don’t fit me. And I will ask everyone to donate things that they don’t

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Anthony’s 5 to raise enough money for on e child’s smile impressed several teachers at the school. It 6 became a much bigger project, with a much bigger goal. They 7 together and hoped to raise $1,000 at a yard sale held at the school. The local paper reported the yard sale, 8 many people went to it to buy goods.

Anthony even 9 his Little League baseball game because of the yard sale. His coach was impressed by Anthony and took up a collection at the 10 to add to the money they were donating.

In the end, they raised $1,976.50 —enough money to give eight children new smiles.

“I like it that everybody helped,” said Anthony. “It makes me happy.”

( )1. A. smile B. speech C. plan D. fitness

( )2. A. by B. in C. on D. to

( )3. A. their B. my C. your D. her

( )4. A. accept B. include C. buy D. need

( )5. A. wish B. soon C. always D. menu

( )6. A. usually B. soon C. always D. easily

( )7. A. worked B. behaved C. educated D. lived

( )8. A. though B. or C. but D. so

( )9. A. discussed B. led C. missed D. interested

( )10. A. office B. game C. test D. heaven

American black bears appear in a variety of colours. In the eastern part, most of them are brown, red, or even yellow. In the northern part, the black bear is actually gray or white in color.

Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, changing in leangth from five to six feet, weighing from three hundred to five hundred pounds. Their eye and ears are not as good as their sense of smell.

Like all bears, the black bear is timid, clumsy, and rarely dangerous. But if attacked, most can climb trees at great speeds. When angry or frightened, it is a frightening enemy.

Black bears feed on leaves, herbs, fruit, insects, fish, and even larger animals. One of the most interesting features of the black bear is its winter sleep. It didn’t sleep in witner.

Most black bears live alone, except during the mating season. They prefer to live in caves. Baby bears are born in January or February, and they still stay with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the

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5. insects

Silence isn’t necessarily golden. Sometimes it’s just uncomfortable to find yourself with strangers and nothing to say. Author Debra Fine believes that learning to make “small talk” can be helpful. She explains how to do in her new book, The Fine Art of Small Talk.

She visits The Early Show to talk about it. The following are a few of her words of advice: Greet People Warmly! Use Names

“Be sure to ask if you don’t remember someone’s name,”Fine says. “And, be prepared to introduce people to each other.” It’s also important to smile and be the first to say hello.

Show an Interest! Dig Deeper

Fine would like everybody to avoid asking questions that just lead to closed answers. “How is your day?” is one. You’ll never know how someone’s day is unless you dig deeper. You could say, “what is going on at work today?” This kind of question will bring a more detailed, thoughtful answer, and you can follow up with another question. You have to actually be interested in the other person to have a good conversation.

Prepare for Conversations

“Before going anywhere you need to make sure you have two or three things to talk about,”Fine says, “It only takes a couple of minutes to prepare. The worst time to think of what to say is when you actually have to say something. You can talk about current events or what you already know about the person. But you have to be prepared.”

Stop Being an Advisor

There’s a real temptation in the course of conversation to give someone you advice. Never do that. “No one asks for advice,” Fine says. “They just want to be heard. You don’t have to solve people’s problems in your conversations.”

( )1. The Fine Art of Small Talk is a ___.

A. book

B. talk show

C. movie

D. play

( )2. How many pieces of advice are mentioned in the passage?

A. Five.

B. Two.

C. Three.

D. Four.

( )3. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “closed answer”?

A. The answers no one really cares about.

B. No one knows the answers.

C. The answers are the only.

D. The answers are wrong.

( )4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. If you’re the first one to say hello, it can make the other feel warm.

B. “How is your day?” is a good question.

C. You can talk about anything you like in the conversation.

D. Giving the person some advice in the conversation is good.

( )5. The best title for the passage is “____”.

A. Who Is Debra Fine.

B. The Power of Silence.

C. What to Talk About in the Show.

D. How to Make Small Talk.

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What will the world look like in the next 50 years? If you want to understand the future, you must know the past. The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago: food and sleep, and the feeling of being respected and loved.

Now, what has affected most people around the world in everyday life is the telephone, electricity, radio, television, computer, car and the Internet. Since there is still much to do in these areas, we will still have to work on them at least for the next 150 years.

Why should we predict the future? First, because we need to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation. Then because we need to know what decisions we need to make today because they will give results in the future.

What should we do to make the future great? The winner in life is not the one with the most money when he dies; the winner is the person who sleeps best at night. If you cannot do much for new inventions or new technology, you can do something for the basic needs of people. In order to feel good about yourself and the people around you, show them the love and respect that they need. This will help you to sleep and enjoy a bright future.

1. What are the basic needs of humans according to the passage?

Food and sleep, and the feeling of being respected and loved.

2. How long will we have to work on the telephone, electricity, radio, television, computer, car and the Internet?

At least next 150 years.

3. What is the first reason to predict the future?

We need to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation.

4. What is the second reason to predict the future?

We need to know what decisions we need to make today.

5. Who is the winner in life according to the passage?

The person who sleeps best at night.

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Homer was born in Ionia, Greece, in the eighth century, BC. It was said that he was blind, but he was also 1 and the greatest writer in Greece. He was the writer of Homer’s Epic poem, 2 is made up of two parts—The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad was mainly about the Trojan War that broke out 3 Troy and Greece. The prince of Troy, named Paris, went 4 Greece once. He fell in love with the queen of Greece and 5 her away. That was why the Greeks started the war. The Odyssey was mainly about Odysseus. He was the hero during the Trojan War. He thought of the idea of 6 a Trojan horse.

Homer’s Epic mainly recorded the Trojan War and the adventure that happened at sea from the twenty-first century BC to 7 century BC. Most of the stories in Homer’s Epic were oral stories. Homer’s Epic was the greatest written work in Greece. It was the foundation of Greek moral concepts. Some people say Homer’s Epic was mostly about Trojan War, 8 , in fact, only around 60 percent of it 9 about the war. We don’t know why he suddenly stopped writing about the Trojan War, either. We do know that Homer’s Epic has 10 very special meaning for Greek’s people. People call Homer’s Epic the Bible of Greece.

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( )2. A. which B. who C. whom D. that

( )3. A. from B. between C. among D. in

( )4. A. visiting B. visits C. to visit D. visit

( )5. A. take B. takes C. took D. was taking

( )6. A. using B. to use C. use D. useful

( )7. A. eleven B. the eleven C. eleventh D. the eleventh

( )8. A. and B. so C. but D. or

( )9. A. was writing B. was written C. had written D. have written

( )10. A. a B. an C. the D. /

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Traffic lights have made a huge difference in helping to control heavy traffic. It is said that traffic lights have a long and interesting history.

In 1868, the first traffic lights appeared at a crossing in London. The light came from burning a coal gas. Unfortunately, they explored after being used for only 23 days. At that time a man was on duty near the traffic lights and he lost his life in the explosion. Traffic lights weren’t used again until 1914. People started to replace coal gas with electricity.

Nowadays in England, in order to make the traffic smoother and reduce pollution, the government encourages people to travel by bus. In some cities, the bus drivers have special remote controls. When they come to crossings, they can control the traffic lights by themselves. The population in the Repblic of San Marino is only about twenty thousand, but there are five thousand vehicles. To everyone’s surprise, there aren’t any traffic lights there. As a result of good road design and scientific methods of managing traffic, the traffic is quite smooth.

Now, Moscow is getting ready to set up traffic lights that can speak. This will make it easier for people that can’t see to cross the street.

( )1. A. invention B. speech C. meeting D. history

( )2. A. appeared B. disappeared C. produced D. published

( )3. A. lost B. got C. saved D. killed

( )4. A. reply B. face C. replace D. create

( )5. A. represents B. encourages C. allows D. charges

( )6. A. ourselves B. himself C. myself D. themselves

( )7. A. surprise B. invitation C. favor D. knowledge

( )8. A. grow up B. listen up C. set up D. look up

( )9. A. faster B. harder C. slower D. easier

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