外研版英语九年级阅读理解试题及答案.doc

外研版英语九年级阅读理解试题及答案

Scientists have worked for twelve years to develop what they call Green Super Rice. The “green” in Green Super Rice means environmentally friendly. “Super” means the rice can grow well in bad soil conditions and keep away insects and diseases. Researchers say it will produce at least as much grain as other rice plants but with fewer inputs.

Modern rice plants produce two to three times more grain than that was possible before the 1960s. but they also require large amounts of water and chemical fertilizers. In the 1960s, scientists created crops that produced bigger harvests in what became known as the Green Revolution. It helped many people to get rid of hunger. But modern rice plants require too much water and too much use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides that can hurt the environment. And farmers may be too poor to buy these things to grow modern rice plants.

The developers of Green Super Rice do not use genetic engineering. In that way they avoid the high costs as well as the problems connecting with getting permission to plant genetic crops. Anna McClung leads a rice-breeding center for the United States Agriculture Department. She praises the researchers working on Green Super Rice. But she also says that combining many different genes into one plant without genetic engineering requires a lot of plant breeding.

The research is still going on. The researchers on the Green Super Rice project continue to help farmers produce more with less.

( )1. When did the scientists begin to work on Green Super Rice?

A. In the late 19th century.

B. In the early 20th century.

C. In the late 20th century.

D. In the early 21st century.

( )2. What does the second paragraph tell us?

A. The beginning of modern ricde.

B. The advantages and disadvantages of modern rice.

C. The ways of creating and growing modern rice.

D. Modern rice and our everyday life.

( )3. Why isn’t genetic engineering used to develop Green Super Rice?

A. Because doing so can reduce the costs.

B. Because scientists don’t want to do so.

C. Because the technology isn’t perfect.

D. Because this kind of rice doesn’t need it.

( )4. What does Anna McClung think of Green Super Rice?

A. She thinks the researchers should use genetic engineering.

B. She thinks different greens should be combined into more than one plant.

C. She thinks we needn’t develop Green Super Rice.

D. She thinks it is not easy to develop Green Super Rice.

( )5. What is the main difference between modern rice and Green Super Rice?

A. Modern rice is better for the environment.

B. Green Super Rice is better for the environment.

C. Modern rice is much more important than Green Super Rice.

D. Green Super Rice doesn’t taste delicious.

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1. 请闭上眼睛无五分钟，好好休息一下。

Please your eyes for five minutes, and a good rest. 2.学习团队精神对青少年很重要.

We find _______ important for us teenagers ________ learn team spirit.

3. 如果你们有什么问题，请随时举手。

If you have any questions, feel free to your hands .

4. 飞机半个小时后就要起飞了,咱们做好准备吧．

The plane will ________ _________in half an hour. Let’s get ready．

5.千里之行始于足下。

A journey always _______ ________ the first step.

1.keep, closed, have

2. it, to

3. put up

4. take off

5. begins with

One day in 1924, five men who were camping in the Cascade Mountains of Washington saw a group of huge apelike creatures coming out of the woods. They hurried back to their cabin and locked themselves inside. While they were in, the creatures attacked them by throwing rocks against the walls of the cabin. After several hours, these strange hairy giants went back into the woods.

After this incident the men returned to the town and told the people of their adventure. However, only a few people accepted their story. These were the people who remembered hearing tales about footprints of an animal that walked like a human being.

The five men, however, were not the first people to have seen these creatures called Bigfoot. Long before their experience, local Native Americans were certain that a race of apelike animals had been living in the neighboring mountain for centuries. They called these creatures Sasquatch. In 1958, workmen, who were building a road through the jungles of Northern California often found huge footprints in the earth around their camp.

Then in 1967, Roger Patterson, a man who was interested in finding Bigfoot went into the northern California jungles with a friend. While riding, they were suddenly thrown off from their horses. Patterson saw a tall apelike animal standing not far away. He managed to shoot seven rolls of film of the hairy creature before the animal disappeared in the hushes. when Patterson's film was shown to the public, not many people believed his story.

In another incident, Richard Brown, a music teacher and also an experience hunter spotted a similar creature. He saw the animal clearly through the telescopic lens of his rifle. He said the creature looked more like a human than an animal.

Later many other people also found deep footprints in the same area. In spite of regular reports of sightings and footprints, most experts still do not believe that Bigfoot really exists. ( )1. What did the five campers do when they saw a group of apelike creatures?

A. They attacked the creatures by throwing rocks at them.

B. They ran into the woods and hid there for several hours.

C. They threw rocks against the walls of their cabin to frighten the creatures away.

D. They quickly ran back into their cabin and locked the cabin door.

( )2. Did the town people believe the story of the five men about their meeting with Bigfoot ?

A. No, not everyone believed their story.

B. All the people believed what they said.

C. Some said the five men were making up their own story.

D. Only those who had heard the same tale the second time believed them.

( )3. Who were the first people to have seen these apelike creatures before the five campers?

A. The workers who built the road in the jungles of Northern California.

B. Roger Patterson and his friend.

C. The local Native Americans.

D. Richard Brown, a music teacher and a hunter.

( )4. The word neighboring would BEST be replaced with____

A. far-off

B. nearby

C. remote

D. far-away

( )5. Who called the apelike creatures 'Sasquatch'?

A. The five campers.

B. The local Native Americans

C. Roger Patterson.

D. Richard Brown

( )6. The BEST title for this passage would be___

A. The adventures of the five campers.

B. The experts and the existence of Bigfoot.

C. The creature called Bigfoot.

D. The adventures of Bigfoot.

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The Asian elephant is another type of elephant found in the world, besides the African elephant. They share some similarities. Elephants are social creatures and live in herds. Asian elephants are normally found in countries like India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar. An adult Asian elephant stands at two to three meters and weighs approximately 5000 kilograms. At birth, it stands at around one meter and weighs approximately 100 kilograms. Like most humans, they give birth to a single baby at a time but the foetus stays much longer in the mother's womb compared to the human baby; 23 months ! An Asian elephant has a life span of about 60 years. The diet of an Asian elephant is somewhat similar to African elephants. They feed mainly on vegetation, bark, fruits and flowers.

Living in a herd means that the baby elephant has a large group of adults to look after it, besides its own mother. An orphan elephant is often adopted by another female elephant. As the largest land animal in the world, an elephant requires about 150 kilograms of food and 75-95 liters of water a day.

1.

There are ______ types of elephants in the world.

(A) one

(B) two

(C) three

(D) many

2. The Asian elephant can be found in ______.

(A) Indonesia

(B) America

(C) Australia

(D) Holland

3.

How is the elephant similar to humans in terms of giving birth ?

(A) The elephant gives birth to many young at a time.

(B) The elephant gives birth to one young at a time.

(C) The elephant's foetus stays the same amount of time in the mother's womb as the human baby.

(D) The baby elephant is only looked after by its mother.

4. What are the similarities between the African and Asian elephants ?

(A) They come from the same countries

(B) They live in herds

(C) They have the same diet.

(D) They live in herds and have the same diet.

5. What happens to an orphan elephant ?

(A) It is looked after by another female elephant

(B) It is looked after by the whole herd

(C) It is abandoned

(D) It is killed

Answers : 1B 2A 3B 4D 5A

Tommy was in a rush. Grabbing his school bag and file, he kissed his mother goodbye and headed straight for the door. His father looked up from the newspaper and said, "Better bring an umbrella with you. It says here there's going to be showers in the afternoon."

Tommy looked at the sky. It was clear blue with no clouds in sight." "Not today," he thought to himself. He went straight out without heeding his father's words. He had a good day in school. He managed to finish all his school work which wasn't normally the case. He had a good game of football during recess. So, by dismissal time, he was in a good mood.

On the way home, the sky started to darken and thunder rumbled. Without warning, heavy drops of rain fell and totally drenched him. He tried to make a dash for it and ran all the way home. By the time he reached his doorstep, he was soaked to his skin. His mother looked at him

and said, "You should have listened to your father."

1.

Tommy was going to ______.

(A) school

(B) play football

(C) play in the rain

(D) tuition class

2. His father knew it was going to rain because ______.

(A) he heard it on the radio

(B) he saw the forecast on television

(C) the sky was dark outside

(D) he read it in the newspaper

3.

Tommy did not think it was going to rain because ______.

(A) the sky was cloudless

(B) the sky was full of light clouds

(C) the sky was dark

(D) he did not listen to his father

4. Tommy was in a good mood because ______.

(A) he finished all his homework

(B) he scored a goal during football

(C) he finished all his work and had a good football game

(D) it was dismissal time

5. "soaked to his skin' means ______.

(A) his skin got thoroughly wet

(B) water is getting into his skin

(C) his skin is soaked in water

(D) his whole body is soaked in water

Answers : 1A 2D 3A 4C 5A.

The banners and tents were all up. Everything was set for our annual Sports Day. That afternoon, all the pupils came to school to cheer on their classmates and friends. The tent for visitors was also filling up with parents and guests from our neighboring schools.

The event kicked off with the singing of the national anthem and our school song. After a few words of encouragement from our principal and guest of honor, the Sports Day started. First event was the class games across levels. It was fun watching the lower primary pupils running and passing balls and bean bags to each other. Each game had four groups of participants and no one went home empty-handed.

Eventually, the more anticipated races started. Inter-class races fro the upper primary classes were always hotly contested. Each pupil who took part wanted to bring glory to his class and help it to win the champion class award. This year, the award went to Primary Five C. A loud roar of cheers and a long applause came from the spectators when the Sports Day ended. We all looked forward to the same event next year.

1.

The tents were set up for ______.

(A) the visitors

(B) the participants

(C) the whole school and visitors

(D) the parents

2. The ______ participated in the class games.

(A) whole school

(B) the lower primary classes only

(C) the upper primary classes only

(D) the champion class

3.

To not go home 'empty-handed' means ______.

(A) everyone goes home with a prize

(B) no one goes home with a prize

(C) only winning teams go home with a prize

(D) there are no prizes awarded

4. Each participant in the upper primary races wanted to ______.

(A) win a prize for himself only