2015九年级英语阅读竞赛题

2015年秋九年级英语阅读竞赛试题一、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共75分）AAlicewasanursewhoworkedinachildren’shospital.Oneeveningtherewasabigdanceatthehospital.Mostofthedoctorsandnurseswouldbethere,butofcoursesomehadtolookafterthechildren,andAlicewasnotlucky.Shelikeddancingverymuch,sowhenshehadtoworkthateveningwhileherfriendsweregettingreadytogotothedance,shefeltverysorryforherself.Shewenttoeachchildoneafteranotherandsaidgood-night,untilshecametoonelittleboywhoshelovedverymuch.HisnamewasDick,andhewaselevenyearsold,buthealreadytalkedlikeanadult(成人).PoorDickwasbadlyill,andnowhewashardlyabletomoveanypartofhisbodyexcepthishands.Aliceknewhewouldnevergetanybetter,buthewasalwayshappyandalwaysthinkingaboutotherpeopleinsteadofhimself.HeknewthatAliceloveddancing,sonowwhenshecametosaygood-nighttohim,hegreetedherwithwords,“I’mverysorrythatyouhavetomissthedance.Butwearegoingtohaveapartyforyou.Ifyoulookinmydesk,you’llfindapieceofbread.Isaveditfrommysuppertoday.Andthere’salsoacointhere,whichmymothergavemelastweek.Youcanbuysomethingtodrinkwiththat.”headded.SuddenlythehospitaldanceseemedveryfarawayandnotatallimportanttoAlice.1.Alicewasnotluckythateveningbecauseshe____________.A.wasanurseB.hadadanceC.workedinahospitalD.hadtowork2.Dick_____________.A.wasaboyofelevenB.wasseriouslyillC.knewmorethanachildofhisageD.A,BandC3.Dickwaslovelybecausehe______________.A.wasaboyB.couldn’tmoveC.wasalwayshappyandthinkingaboutothersD.hadacoin4.Atthepartyarranged(安排)forAlice,Dick______________.A.gotupanddancedwithherB.gavehersomebreadhehadsavedC.boughtsomethingtodrinkD.askedhismothertogivehimacoin5.Dick’spartymadeAlice______________.A.evensadderatheartB.thinkofherparentsC.thinkofthehospitaldanceagainD.forgetallaboutthehospitaldanceBTherearemanydifferentkindsofparrots.Somearequitebig.Othersareverysmall.Manypeoplelikethembecausetheyoftenhavebeautifulcoloursandbecausetheycan“talk”.Nooneknowswhyparrotscantalk,mostbirdscannot.Somepeoplesaythatparrotscantalkbecausetheyhavebig,thick(厚的)tongues(舌头).Butsomeotherbirdsthatcantalkdonothavebig,thicktongues,somebirdsthatcannottalkhavebig,thicktongues.Parrotsdonotusuallyknowwhattheyaresayingwhentheytalk.Theyareonlymakingsounds.However,theyknowwhentosaysomewords,suchas“Hello!”and“Goodbye!”,andtheyusuallyknowandcansaytheirnames.Mostparrotscomefromhotcountries,buttheycanliveanywhere.Thisisonereasonwhysailors（船员）usedtotakeparrotswiththemonlongjourneys.Perhapsanotherreasonwasthattheywantedsomeonetotalkto.6.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.manydifferentkindsofbirdsB.acertainkindofbirdthatcantalkC.sailorswhogoonlongjourneysD.allkindsofbirdswithbig,thicktongues7.Whichoftheseiscorrectaboutthestory?_____________A.Allbirdscantalk.B.Onlyonekindofbirdcantalk.C.Onlyparrotscantalk.D.Parrotsarenottheonlybirdsthatcantalk.8.Peoplelikeparrotsbecausethey______________.A.talktosailorsB.don’tknowwhattheyaresayingC.havethicktonguesD.havebeautifulcoloursandcantalk9.Parrotscanlive____________.A.onlyinhotcountriesB.onlyonshipsC.anywhereD.onlywithotherbirds10.Perhapssailorstookparrotswiththemonlongjourneysbecausethey_____________.A.wantedtoeatthemB.likedtalkingtothemC.didnotknowwhattodowiththemD.wantedtotakethembacktohotcountriesCMakingfriendsisaskill.Beforeyoumakefriends,youhavetodecidewhoyouwanttobeyourfriends.Mostpeopleliketohavefriendswholiketodothesamekindsofthingstheydo.Thequickestwaytomakefriendsistosmile.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlytothemandeasytotalkto.Itmaynotbeeasyatfirsttosmile,butremembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromanangrylookingface.Oneeasywaytostartatalkwithsomeoneistosaysomethingniceabouthim.Thinkabouthowgreatyoufeelwhensomeonesayssomethingnicetoyou.Doesn’titmakeyouwanttokeeptalkingtothatperson?Askyournewfriendsquestionsaboutthemselves.Who’stheirfavouritesinger?Wheredotheylive?Whatdotheydoafterschool?Theseareallgoodquestionstostartatalk.Makesureyouhavesomethingtoaddtothetalk,too.Whensomeoneasksyouaquestion,dohaveananswerforthem.There’snothingthatwillstopatalkquickerthanashrug(耸肩)forananswer.11.Thispassagegivesussomeadviceon______________.A.howtomakefriendsB.howtoaskquestionsC.howtosmileD.theimportance(重要性)ofsmile12.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththepersonwho_____________.A.isalwayssadB.hasthesameinterestsC.likestalkingD.saysbadthingstothem13.Accordingtothepassage,whichisagoodquestiontostartatalk?____________A.Areyoumarried?B.Howoldareyou?C.Whichsingerdoyoulikebest?D.Howmuchisyoursweater?14.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,mostpeopleenjoytalkingtoonewho__________.A.isalwayssmilingB.seemstobefriendlyC.praises(赞赏)themD.keepsquiet15.Theunderlinedpart“ashrugforananswer”inthepassagemeans“____________”.A.beingveryproudB.makingnoanswerC.answeringloudlyD.beingveryhappyDDearEllen,Ihaveneverwrittenalettertoanewspaperbefore.IhavealwaysfeltIwasabletodoeverythingbymyself.ButnowIhavetosayIwaswrong.Sometimesyourreallyneedhelpinthislife,Iguess.Andthat’swhyI’mwritingthislettertoyou.I’mthemotherofthreechildren.Iknowwellhowtobringup(抚养)children,andtwoofthemarealreadyovertwenty.ButnowIhaveaseriousproblem:thetelephoneproblem.Myson’sjustsixteenandIfeelheshoulddolots