1、九年級英語上冊Unit 5 Great People閱讀理解練習 冀教版Smurfs fifty birthday Do you hear of the lovely and brave Smurfs(藍精靈)? They are a group of small blue creatures live in the little white-capped mushroom(蘑菇). We will never forget the happy time with them. In 1958, the Belgium cartoonist Peyo introduced the cute ca

2、rtoon figures in a magazine to the world. It was a big success at once. People especially children loved them very much. (2) The TV series The Smurfs turned out to be a great success and got lots of fans all over the world from 1981 to 1990. Then The Smurfs was translated into more than 25 languages

3、. It was a wonderful present for children in almost every country. But do you know how old Smurfs are? They are 50 years old this year. The toys of Smurfs can be seen everywhere for their birthday. For children, it is fashionable to have toys of Smurfs. This year children will have plenty of cartoon

4、s to enjoy. On the birthday, on October 23, the statues (雕像) of smurfs will be sold. And the money from selling will be given to the United Nations Childrens Fund. The little Smurfs can help many children who need help in this way. Nowadays children also watch the Smurfs just like their parents. (4)

5、他們從中懂得了愛與友誼的意義。Perhaps an educational cartoon is important for a child. It can teach him a lot and perhaps influence all his life. 根據短文內容，完成下列各題。1. What are Smurfs? _. 2. 將(2)處劃線部分翻譯成漢語。 _. 3. When is the Smurfs birthday? _. 4. 將(4)處劃線部分翻譯成英語。 _. 參考答案: 1. They are a group of small blue creatures liv

6、e in the little white-capped mushroom. / They are famous cartoon figures. 2. 從1981年到1990年期間，系列片藍精靈取得了巨大成功，而且在全世界贏得了很多藍精靈迷。3. It is on October 23.4. They learn the meaning of love and friendship from it.Al Gore還記得阿爾·戈爾嗎？2000年他競選總統敗于喬治·布什以后，就在大眾面前消失了。你知道他在哪里嗎？ The movie An Inconvenient Truth

7、 (不可隱藏的真相) are popular in the world. The leading actor is Al Gore (阿爾·戈爾), the former vice president of US. Do you still remember Al Gore? After losing the 2000 US election to George W. Bush, he seemed disappeared. We didnt have any news about him. Where was he? “He went inside, and he stayed a

8、way from other people,” said his election helper. But these days, people are talking about him again. It is said that he will run for president again. Because he got the Nobel Peace Prize a few months ago. He won it for his work on climate change. He has been interested in climate change since he wa

9、s in the university. An expert in the area taught him in Harvard. He went back there after he failed in the election of 2000. He travelled around the world to tell people about the problem of global warming. He ever visited both the North Pole and the South Pole to see the melting of the ice by hims

10、elf. In fact, many people didnt really believe in climate change. But Al Gore knew it was important for all the people, he would never give up. He worked hard to make people understand the serious situation by talking, movies and books. His movie An Inconvenient Truth won an Oscar in return for his

11、hard work. But he says that he wont go back into politics, he thinks that there are many other ways to help people. 根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。1. Al Gore became interested in climate change when he _.A. was in the university B. was very young C. left university D. lost his 2000 election2. Al Gore travelled aroun

12、d the world because he wanted to _.A. run for president B. enjoy the beautiful sights C. tell people about the problem of global warming D. relax himself3. Which of the following is right according to the passage? A. Al Gore didnt run for the 2000 US president election because he was busy studying t

13、he climate change.B. Al Gore ever studied in Harvard. C. Most people believed in climate change.D. Al Gore would go back to run for president this year.4. The underlined word “melting” means “_” in Chinese.A. 沸騰 B. 冷卻 C. 揮發 D. 融化參考答案: 14 ACBDBill Gates微軟公司總裁比爾·蓋茨連續13年被選為世界首富?，F在他的資產已經有620億之多。他是如

14、何支配這些財產的呢？ Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. His father was a lawyer and his mother was a teacher. When he was thirteen years old, he began to program computers and never stopped. He went to Harvard University, but left the university years later to create Micro

15、soft. He believed that personal computers could be a useful tool on every office desk and in every home, so he decided to create software for personal computers. Microsoft has become the biggest and richest computer software company in the world and has 32,000 people in sixty countries working for i

16、t. Bill Gates became successful and has a lot of money now. He and his wife have decided to give ninety percent of their money away before they die. They have already given 300 million dollars toward world health, and more than 300 million dollars to improve education for students. For example, they

17、 have given computers to libraries in poor areas in the United States and Canada. 根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。1. What is the main idea of this passage?A. A great businessmanBill Gates. B. A useful toolpersonal com- puters. C. Microsoft is the richest com-pany in the world. D. Bill Gates is going to give his money away. 2. How did Bill Gates make so much money? A. He went to Harvard. B. He had a rich wife. C. He created software.D. He sold Microsoft. 3