1、九年級英語閱讀理解專項檢測閱讀理解（ 每小題 2 分, 滿分 120 分 ）班級 姓名 ADavid worked in a shoe factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. His wife looked in the newspaper and said,“One of the banks wants a guard（ 保安 ） . ”“ I m going to go there tomorrow, ” David said, “ I want that job, the guard s job. ”

2、 A man gave him a piece of paper. There were a lot of questions on it. “Please write your answers under the questions. ” he said to David. One of the questions was,“ Have yo uever been in prison （ 監獄 ） ” David smiled and wrote “No.” Then he looked at the next question. It was “Why” He thought for a

3、long time and then he wrote, “Because the police have never caught me. ”（ ） 1. David lost his job because .A. he was ill bad ly B. he wasn t goodC. he didn t like the job D. his factory was too far away（ ） did he know one of the banks needed a guardA. His wife saw it in the newspaper.B. His wife wor

4、ked in that bank.C. His wife saw it on the computer.D. His friend told him the information.E. ） 3. David went to the bank to .A. deposit （ 儲蓄 ） money B. draw money C. ask for that job D. work hard（ ） 4. The man asked David to .A. write his answers under the questionsB. clean the bankC. show how stro

5、ng he wasD. give himself up （ 投案自首 ）E. ） 5. From the text we know David is .A. clever B. foolish C. old D. tallBA young passenger （ 乘客 ） was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punch （ 剪 ） the ticket. He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trouser

6、s. What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man. Whenthe conductor moved on, all the other passengers couldn t help （ 忍不住 ） laughing. One of them sai

7、d to him at last,“ I m sure you feltfoolish just now, sitting there looking everywhere for your ticket when it was right in your mouth all the time. ”“ Foolish ” answered the passenger, “ I was chewing （ 嚼） the date off. ”（ ） 6. From the story we know that the young passenger .A. really lost his tic

8、ketB. was looking for a lost ticketC. didn t buy a ticket for the tripD. didn t remember where he had put his ticket( ) 7. The other passengers laughed because .A. the young passenger lost his ticketB. the young passenger gave his ticket to another passenger C. they saw the ticket was just in the pa

9、ssenger s mouthD. the conductor moved away without questioning the passenger( ) 8. It is clear that the conductor .A. knew the young man had no money for a ticketB. didn t know the young man had lost his ticketC. knew why the young man had the ticket in his mouthD. didn t know why the young man was

10、looking for his ticketE. )9. Which of the following is true about the conductor A. He thought the youngman was too lazy.F. He thought the young man was forgetful.G. He knew why the young man put the ticket in his mouthH. He knew the young man would get off at the next station.I. ) 10. The best title

11、 (標題 ) for this story is .A. A Ticket without Date B. A Foolish PassengerC. Eating a Ticket D. A Clever conductorCA man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket. As soon as he sawthis, the head waiter rushed over to his table and said,“ I m afraid I must ask youto keep your jacket

12、on, sir, because it is not good manners (禮貌 ) to do it in such anice restaurant. ”“ Now, listen, ” said the man. “ I will let you know that the Queen ( 女王 ) of England gave me permission ( 許可 ) to take off my jacket here. ”“ The Queen of England ” said the waiter in great surprise.“Sure. ” replied t

13、he man, “When I was in England last month, a frien d of mine took me to see the Queen. It was very hot. I started taking my coat off. The Queen looked over and said, You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here! So I gotthe Queen s permission, right ”( ) 11. We can be sure that t

14、he story happened in .A. America B. the Queen s palaceC. England D. an small restaurant( )12. When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man .A. took his advice at once B. left the restaurant angrilyC. refused to listen to him D. wanted to see the manager( ) 13. The man told

15、the waiter that he could take off his jacket because .A. the weather was very hotB. the Queen of England let him do so in the USA.C. he was very richD. he was free to take off his clothes anywhereE. ) 14. What did the Queen really meanA. People in the USA were less polite.B. She let him take off his

16、 jacket in America.C. The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life.D. He shouldn t take off his coat on such a formal occasion ( 正式場合 ) in England.E. ) 15. From the story we can see that .A. the man went to have dinner with his friendB. the head waiter was afraid of the Queen.C. the

17、man went to see the Queen of England with his friend.D. the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurantDNew York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films.

18、 You can also buy things all over the world.But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It s expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But som

19、etimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Somepeople enjoy living in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.E. ) 16. In big cities people can .A. go to dif

20、ferent kinds of museumsB. see all kinds of plays and filmsC. buy things all over the worldD. A, B and C( ) 17. Which of the following is trueA. Big cities are not clean and safe enough.B. People can easily find good places to live in big cities.C. People can always have many chances to find work to

21、do.D. All people like to live in big cities.E. ) 18. In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people .A. to move to big cities.B. not to move to big cities.C. to move to big cities without thinking of any problems.D. not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living th

22、ere.E. ) 19. This passage doesn t tell us that .A. Paris is an exciting place for people to live in.B. big cities have a lot of serious problems.C. big cities are all very dirty.D. usually people can get very dirty.E. ) 20. Which is the best title for this passageA. Big CitiesB. Interesting Things i

23、n Big CitiesC. Good School in Big CitiesD. New York, London and Paris(E)When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were work

24、ing. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground. One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And

25、 as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!" Jeff ran up tohelp his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground som

26、ewhere."Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind

27、 it."()21. What were Joe and JeffA. Soldiers.B. Drivers. C. Farmers. D. Cleaners.()22. How did Joe lose his earA. He cut it off by himself.B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.C. A falling knife cut it off.D. A cigarette burned it up.()23. At the end of the story Jeff found .A. someone else's ea

28、rB. Joe's earC. a long knifeD. a cigarette()24. From the passage, we know Joe was not .A. strongB. kind C. foolish D. clever()25. Which is the most possible title for this passageA. A Lost Ear B. A Busy CleanerC. A Falling Knife D. A forgetful Man(F)Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago

29、 there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a manor a womanat night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city off

30、ice promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day.After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rat

31、s to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats.He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn t pay any more money.()26. Newtown.very cleanB. is no longer dirtybeen very cleanbe very clean(

32、)27. The rats in Newtown were many years ago.A .as big as catsdangerous as dogs10C. very bigdown by the people there()28. when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most peoplesome moneytoo lazy to kill manythe city office to make the city cleanmany rats()29. A big hole was dug, bec

33、ause.A. the rats could come out to attack people at nightcould take many ratsrats could not escape quickly could steal rats for some money ()30. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn titany ratsIn the 20th century, has been proved thatfor ratsA. order people to kill rats B. pay any

34、more money(G)advertising has become very popular. Whyis it so popular Because repeated advertising can increase product sales and make the priceof products lower.Advertisements can be made in many ways. People in the U.S.A. and Europe use them to advertise all kinds of products, services and other t

35、hings as well. People use large boards, signs inside or outside shops and cinemas, printed mails or gifts to make advertisements. Besides, balloons and aeroplanes are also used.An advertisement, however, should be properly designed to avoid waste. How is an advertisement made An advertising firm ( 公

36、司 ) selected a company designs and makes the advertisement by studying the information about customers and products. The designers put forward their different plans with pictures or photos. Whenthe advertisement is ready, it is tested in a place to see whether it can make the product popular with cu

37、stomers or not. If it does, it will be used all over the country. Otherwise it should be designed until it is accepted by customers and market by finding out the reason for the failure.()31. The reason for which advertising is popular is that .A. it can make the price of products higherB. it can inc

38、rease products salesC. it can make the products have better quality.D. it can lower the cost of productsE. )32. How many ways of advertising are mentioned(提到 ) in the second paragraphF. )33. People in the USA use advertisements to advertise.A. products onlyB. services onlyC. products and services on

39、ly D. products, services and other things as well ()34. The steps of making advertisements include the following except A. the designers put forward their plansB. the advertising company studies information about customers and productsC. the advertisements are testedD. the advertisements are sold to

40、 companiesE. )35. If the advertisement can make a product popular with customers, it provesthat .A. the advertisement is a failure B. the advertisement is a success advertisement will be redesigned advertisement will not be accepted( H)Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Manypeople begi

41、n their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they don t have the time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick

42、 look at the headlines(標題 ).There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types with several different editions( 版面 ) every day. In small towns there are fewer newspapers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.Most papers have se

43、veral editions, especially on Sunday when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusements page, a business page, and so on.( )36. People read newspaper to .A. learn about the most important newsB. learn about everythin

44、g they wantC. be pleasedD. get some information( )37. Reading the headlines, people can know .A. what the passages are aboutB. the newspapersC. about amusementsD. about sports( )38. In big cities newspapers are usually printed .A. every dayB. every weekC. every month D. every year( )39. Most papers

45、have on Sundays than usual.A. more typesB. more pages C. less types D. less pages( )40 . If you want to see a film, you d better read in a newspaper.A. the business pageB. the front pageC. the sports pageD. the amusements page(1)The summer vacation is over. It s true that time always flew fast.Durin

46、g the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths.

47、 These would take methree hours or more. I worked quite hard and I believe I made good progress.I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was full of fun. I would not go home until it was late at about five or six o' clock. Sometimes a friend of mine wouldcome to see me and we would s

48、pend some hours listening to music.In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.()41. What does the text mainly(主要地)tell usA. How the writer spent his summer holidays.B. What' s the weather like in s

49、ummer.C. When the writer got up in the summer holidays.D. Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays.()42. How long did it take the writer to do his homeworkA. Half an hour.B. Three hours or more.C. Only one hour.D. Two hours and a half.()43. The writer spent most of the afternoon . A. list

50、ening to musicB. visiting his friends.C. walking in the gardenD. swimming()44. The writer had very good summer holidays because he . A. worked very hard and made good progressB. learned to swim and did his homework wellC. got up early and went home lateD liked swimming better than studying()45. Whic

51、h of the following is NOT trueA. The writer made progress in his lessons.B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.C. The writer began studying as soon as he got up.D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.(J)Travel Arrangements( 安排)Date: 15 April 2002For: Wan

52、g MeiMay 4Leave BejingAir China Flight CA 111Confirmed(確認)Please check-in(辦理手續)at leasttwo hours before leaving time10:00a.m.May 5Arrive in SydneyHotel bus will take you to the hotel9:30a.m .May 5Holiday In SydneyConfirmedIn: 5 May 2002 Out: 10 May2002 Nights: 5May 10Own arrangement with host family

53、May 14Leave SydneyQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 33312:30 .May 14Arrive in PerthThe guide will collect you from the airport for four days return bus trip to Monkey Mia15:30 .May 18Leave PerthQantas Airline Ltd Flight QF 444Confirmed11:00 a.m.May 18Raffles Hotel SingaporeIn: 18 May 2002 Out: 19 May2002

54、 Night: 1May 19Arrive in Beijing16:00 .()46. How many days will Wang Mei s holiday lastA. 14.B. 16.C. 19.D. 20.()47. At what time does WangMei have to be at the airport for her flightfrom BeijingA. 8:00 a.m.B. 9:30 a.m.C. 10:00 a.m. D. 11:00 a.m.()48. When she arrives in Perth, Wang Mei will travel

55、from the airportA. by taxiB. in a carC. on the travel-busD. with her host family()49. Where will Wang Mei be on May 16A. In a hotel in PerthB. On her return to SydneyC. On a flight to SingaporeD. On a trip to Monkey Mia()50. In which country will Wang Mei stay before she returns to BeijingA. PerthB.

56、 SydneyC. SingaporeD. Monkey Mia(K)Last year more than 13 Korean TV series were introduced in China. Turn on the TV, and Korean beauties are appearing during peak viewing times(黃金時段) .Some of the dramas(戲居 1) are being repeated, but audiences continue to watch them. Whyare the South Korean TV series

57、 loved by so many Chinese people Cheng Yi-Ting , a student from East China Normal University, gives us her reasons. She thinks that the good looking actors with cool clothes and the beautiful sight in the dramas are the selling points for South Korean TV dramas.But what attracted the young audiences

58、 most is the pure and moving love stories.And it seems that South Korean TV series has also won the hearts of middle-aged people. They are touched by the morals(道德)in the shows. These include the importance ofrespecting elders and social order. Though some people think South Korean TV series are too slow and too long, most of the Chinese audiences like them.