2024-2025學(xué)年人教版九年級(jí)全冊(cè)英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末閱讀理解專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（含答案）

2024-2025學(xué)年人教版九年級(jí)全冊(cè)英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末閱讀理解專題訓(xùn)練

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WhetheryouareteachinganelementarySpanishclassorpassingonSpanishtoyourchildren,itis

importanttoteachchildrengoodmanners.Andthereareculturallyproperbehaviorsthatchildrenneedto

know.

ThesefivebehaviorsareconsideredgoodmannersthroughoutLatinAmerica.Ofcourse,thesearegood

mannersintheUStoo,buttheyarenotgivenasmuchattentionbecausetheoppositebehaviorisnot

consideredparticularlyrude.InSpanish-speakingcountries,however,theoppositebehaviorisnegativeand

canchangetheimpressionpeoplehaveofchildren(andadults)!

Allofthesegoodmannerscanbepracticedbychildrenwithdifferentlanguagelevels.

GoodmannerstoteachkidslearningSpanish.

1Whenyouhandsomethingtosomeone,putitdirectlyintoherhand.Donottossthingsatpeople.

1Keepyourfeetonthefloor.Donotputyourfeetonchairs.

1Whenyoumoveawayfromagroupofpeopleorleavearoom,sayconpermiso.Donotjustwalk

away.

1Ifsomeonesneezes,saysalud,whichmeans"takecare"inEnglish.

1Whenyouarrive,greeteveryone.Whenyouleave,saygoodbyetoeveryone.

TherearelotsofresourcesfbrteachingchildrengoodmannersinSpanish.Manypolitebehaviorsalso

involvelanguage.Hereyouwillfindresourcesforteachingpoliteexpressions,includingbooksandasong.

TherearealsoYouTubevideosthatteachpolitebehaviors.

Inmyexperience,kidsareinterestedinwhatisconsideredpolitebehaviorindifferentcultures,andthey

wanttolearntoactproperly.WeworkhardteachingthemtouseSpanish.Itisimportantthattheyalsoknow

howtointeract(相互影響)sothatothersarecomfortableandtheycanmakethemostofthelanguagethey

havelearned.

1.Thepassageiswrittenfbr.

A.childrenwithdifferentlanguagelevels

B.teacherswhoareteachingintheSpanishclass

C.parentswhocareabouttheirchildren'smanners

D.travelerswhowillgoabroadonholiday

2.Theunderlinedword"toss"inthepassagecanbereplacedby"

A.buyB.makeC.throwD.send

3.Accordingtothepassage,whichisconsideredaproperbehavior?

A.Jimkeepshisfeetonhisfriend*schair.

B.Jimleaveshisclassmate'spartywithoutsayinganything.

C.Jimsneezes,andhisfriendgetsangrywithhim.

D.Jimcomesinandsaysgoodmorningtohisclassmates.

4.WhichisNOToneoftheresourcesforteachingchildrengoodmannersinSpanish?

A.Alanguagebook.B.Asong.

C.Abirthdaygift.D.AYouTubevideo.

5.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.GoodMannersforSpanishLearners

B.SomeWaysofTeachingChildrenSpanish

C.HowtoInteractwithEachOther

D.TheHistoryoftheSpanishLanguage

6.閱讀理解

Therearemanyunusualcustomsaroundtheworld.Ifyoutravelthere,it*simportantfbryoutoknow

aboutthem.

Greece

Ifchildrenarechangingtheirteeth,insteadofsavingtheirteethandplacingthemunderapillow（枕

頭）fbrthetoothfairy《山子）tocollect,Greekchildren'steetharethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.This

unusualtraditionisthoughttobringgoodluckfbrthefamily,aswellasahealthytoothforthechild!

China

Whendiningwithlocalsandtravelingincities,it'simportanttogiveoutgiftsasawayofsaying

thankyou.Butremembertoavoidgivingthemthefollowinggifts:clocks,handkerchiefs（手帕），shoesand

anythingwhiteorblack.Itmayseemlikeagoodwayofsayingthankyoufbrtheirlovelytreat,buttheyare

eachstronglyconnectedwithdeathandfunerals.Apropergifttopassontoshowyourthanksisdelicious

sweetsorfreshtea.

Thailand

Thisisprobablyoneofthemostunusualcustomstolookoutfbr,butifsalsoalotoffun-especially

foryourkids!EveryNovember,inthetownofLopBuri,thelocalslayoutfreshfruit,cakesandcandieson

topoftablesthatlinethestreets.Butthesemouth-wateringtreatsaren'tfbrthepeople,they*reforthenative

Macaquemonkeystoenjoy.ThisstrangebutwonderfulcelebrationiscalledtheMonkeyBuffetFestival,and

isamust-seeonatriptoThailand.

(1)HowdochildrenoftendealwiththeirchangedteethinGreece?

A.Theyareplacedunderthepillows.

B.Theyaresavedbyafairy.

C.Theyarethrowntotheroofoftheirhomes.

D.Theyaregiventoafairydirectly.

(2)IfyouaregoingtogiveagifttoyourChinesefriend,whichoneofthefollowingCANNOTyou

choose?

A.Redflowers.B.Chocolate.C.Greentea.D.Awhitecup.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"referto?

A.Thelocalswhotreatyouwell.

B.Thepersonswhoaretraveling.

C.Thegiftsthatshouldn'tbegiventofriends.

D.TheunusualcustomsinChina.

(4)WhatcanweseeinThailandeveryNovember?

A.Peopletreatmonkeyswithdeliciousfood.

B.Monkeyshelppeoplemakedeliciousfood

C.Peopleandmonkeysenjoydeliciousfoodtogether.

D.Monkeyshelppeopletreatvisitors.

(5)Wherecanwefindthepassage?

A.Inasciencebook.B.Inaculturemagazine.

C.Inacollectionofnovels.D.Onamovieposter.

閱讀理解。

Therearemanydifferentkindsofmusicintheworld.Nowletsstudysomeofthem.

ClassicalmusicClassicalmusicisaformofmusicwhichneedshighmusicalskills.Ifyouwantto

learnthiskindofmusic,youhavetogothroughpropertraining.

HeavymetalmusicHeavymetalmusiccameoutafterWorldWarII.Themelody(旋律)ofthesong

isheavilyinfluencedbythestructureofit.Itisalsoknownasninfbrmationmusic".Inheavymetalmusic,

songwritingisbasedonaform.

Hip-hopmusicThiskindofmusicalwaysincludestheuseofinstrumentssuchastheguitar,violin,

piano,bass（低音電吉他），drumsandsoon.Inthiskindofmusic,thebassisthemaininstrument.Itwas

firstplayedbyagroupoftravelingsingersandpoetsofWestAfrica.

OperamusicItfirstappearedinItalyinthe1600s.Ithasagreatmixtureoftheatrical（戲居U的）art

andmusicalinventionandisusedintheaters.

JazzmusicThiskindofmusichasstrongandcomplexmelodies.Themainmusicalinstrumentsare

thecomet,trumpetandviolin,whichhelpcarrythemelody.

Besidesthese,therearemanyotherkindsofmusicsuchastheblues,new-agemusic,Celticmusic,

religiousmusic,andchambermusic.

7.musicneedshighmusicalskills.

A.ClassicalB.HeavymetalC.Hip-hopD.Opera

8.Themaininstrumentinhip-hopmusicisthe.

A.guitarB.violinC.pianoD.bass

9.Theisusedinbothhip-hopmusicandjazzmusic.

A.pianoB.violinC.trumpetD.comet

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.HeavymetalmusicappearedafterWorldWarIL

B.Onlyafterpropertrainingcanyoulearnclassicalmusic.

C.OperamusicfirstappearedinItaly.

D?Peoplecalljazzmusicninfbrmationmusic".

11.Whafsthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.DifferentKindsofMusicB.OurFavoriteMusicians

C.WeLoveMusicBestD.WelcometotheMusicClub

12.閱讀理解

Whyismusicsoimportanttochildren?Herearesomeofmythoughtsonthesubject.

Musichasapositive（積極的）effectonyoungchildren'sdevelopment!

Newresearchshowsthatmusichasagoodinfluenceonyoungchildren'scognitive（認(rèn)知的）

skills,suchasspatialreasoning（空I旬推理）andmemory.Researchalsoshowsthatofferingchildrenan

interestingenvironmentcansupportchildren'shealthygrowthanddevelopment.

Youngchildrenenjoymakingmusicwithothers!

Makingmusicwithothersgiveschildrenawonderfulfeelingofbelongingtothegroup.Children

mighthavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothersbecausetheyareshy,havelimitedlanguageabilityor

specialneeds,buttheycanfreelytakepartinamusicactivity.

Musicmakesyoungchildrenhappy!

Childrenseemtoexperiencemuchpleasureandjoywhenlisteningtomusic,makingmusicand

dancingtomusic.WhethertheyaresingingalongtoaCD,playinganinstrumentordancingtomusicaround

theclassroom,mostchildrenseemtothoroughly(徹底地)enjoyDarticiDatiiicinamusicactivity.How

wonderfulitistoofferchildrenthechancetodosomeactivitiesaboutmusic!

(1)Newresearchshowsthatmusiccanimproveyoungchildren'sskills.

A.cognitiveB.readingC.writingD.speaking

(2)Whichisoneofthereasonsthatchildrenhavedifficultyjoininginactivitieswithothers?

A.Theydon'tknowothers.B.Theywanttoplaygamesalone.

C.Theyareshy.D.Theydon*tlikemusic.

(3)Whichoneofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningas"participatein"?

A.comeintoB.arriveatC.takepartinD.getusedto

(4)Thereareoftheauthor'sthoughtsonthesubject.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

(5)What*sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoMakeMusicwithOthers

B.TheInfluenceofMusiconChildren

C.WhatWonderfulMusic

D.TheImportanceofMusicinEarlyChildhood

閱讀理解。

LaGomeraisoneofafewplacesintheworldwhichhasawhistledlanguage.Wedonotknowhowand

whyitbeganbecausewedonotknowthecompletehistoryoftheisland.Butwecancertainlyimaginethe

reasonsfbrthebeginningofthewhistledlanguage.Therearemanydeepvalleysontheisland.Apersonon

onesideofavalleycannoteasilyshouttoapersonontheotherside.Buthecanwhistleandbeheard.Some

ofthebestwhistlerscanbeheardfromfourmilesawayandtherecordissevenmiles.Thepeoplewholive

ontheislandusuallyhavegoodteeth,andthishelpsthemtowhistlewell.Theymustalsohavegoodearsso

thattheycanheartheotherwhistlers.

Wecanunderstandwhythewhistledlanguagecontinues.Itisveryusefulontheisland,andquiteeasy

tolearn.Whensomebodyishurtorill,thewhistledlanguagetakestheplaceofthetelephone.Ifthesick

personisquitefarawayfromthetown,peoplepassthemessagefromonetoanother.Aboyguardingcattle

onahillsidewhistlestoamanfishingonhisboat.Thelastoneisabletodescribethetroublefullyand

exactlytothedoctorintown.Peoplehelponeanotherinthesamewaywhenacarbreaksdownoracowis

lost.

Thewhistledlanguageishundredsofyearsold,andprobablyitwillcontinuefbrhundredsofyears

more.RadiosandTVsoftenkillthespecialwaysofspeakingindifferentpartsofacountry.ButonLa

Gomerayouarenobodyifyoucannotwhistle.PerhapssoonaftertheTVarrivesattheisland,thepeople

therewillbewhistlingthenewsandotherfactsandopinions.

13.WhydidthewhistledlanguagebegininLaGomera?

A.Thereweremanydeepvalleysontheisland.

B.Thepeopleontheislandhadgoodears.

C.Thepeopleontheislandhadgoodteeth.

D.Thewhistlerscouldbeheardfourmilesaway.

14.WecanprobablylearnfromParagraph2.

A.whatpeoplethinkoftheisland

B.howpeoplepassmessages

C.whomakesthewhistledlanguagecontinue

D.wherepeoplelearnthewhistledlanguage

15.TheunderlinedwordunobodyninParagraph3probablymeans.

A.anunrealpersonB.anunluckyperson

C.anunhappypersonD.anunknownperson

16.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Whistlers,PassersonanIsland

B.LaGomera,aFamousIsland

C.Reasons,theStartofaWhistledLanguage

D.Whistling,aSpecialLanguage

閱讀理解。

TheGreatSphinxofGiza（吉薩獅身人面像）

MostscientistsagreetheGreatSphinxofGizawasbuiltaround2,500B.C.ButJohnAnthonyWest

saysthatit*smucholder.Ifhe*sright,"Everythinganybodyhaslearnedaboutancientcivilizations（文明）

wouldhavetobecompletelyrevised,"hetoldamagazine.

West,awriterandfilm-maker,firstgotinterestedinancienthistoryafterstudyingtheworkofa

Frenchresearcher.TheresearchersaidEgyptiancivilizationcouldhavedevelopedasearlyas30,000years

ago,ratherthan4,500yearsago,asmostexpertsbelieved.

Westjoinedascientisttodoresearchtogether.TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworn

downovertheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.

Waitaminute?Water?Howcouldthatbe?TheSphinxisintheSaharaDesert,whichhasbeendry

fbr12,000years!However,beforethattime,itwasverygreen.IfifstruethatwaterworedowntheSphinx,

Westthinksthatitmusthavebeenbuiltcenturiesearlier.

WhetherWestisrightorwrong,it'simportanttochallengeacceptedideas.That*showscience

progresses.

Westgavesomeadvicetokids:Ifyouareinterestedinatopic,readeverythingyoucanonit.Doyour

ownresearch.Don'talwaysbelieveeverythingyourteacherstellyou.Asklotsofquestions,andfindyour

ownanswers.

17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"revised"inParagraph1mean?

A.Connected.B.Created.C.Changed.D.Controlled.

18.MostscientistsbelievedEgyptiancivilizationdeveloped.

A.4,500yearsagoB.6,000yearsago

C.12,000yearsagoD.30,000yearsago

19.FromWesfsresearch,wecanknowtheSphinxwasworndownby.

A.sandB.waterC.windD.heat

20.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytalkabout?

A.TheplacewhereWestdidhisresearch.

B.TheperiodwhentheSphinxwasbuilt.

C.ThereasonwhyWestholdshisopinion.

D.ThetechnologywhichwasusedtobuildtheSphinx.

21.Whichofthefollowingmaythewriteragreewith?

A.Scienceprogressesthroughgivingdifferentopinions.

B.Egyptiancivilizationshouldbeearlierthanwethought.

C.Oneshoulddosomeresearchbeforegivingtheiropinions.

D.Kidsshouldasklotsofquestionsandbelievewhattheirteacherssay.

閱讀理解

Inyourschool,areyouallowedtochoosethesubjectsyouwanttolearn?Ifyoudon'tlikeasubject,can

youchoosenottotakeit?Ofcourse,theansweris"No"inChina.

InAmericathereisaschooltryingsomethingnew.AtahighschoolinFlorida,studentswillbeableto

choosetheirownclasses.Weallknowthatsomestudentsarebetteratsomesubjectsthanothers.Some

studentsplantogoontocollege,whileotherswillnot.Atthisschoolstudentsareabletofindsubjectsthey

areinterestedin,andpossiblyevenfindthefield（領(lǐng)域）theywouldliketogointoafterschool.Theyare

allowedtochooseasubjectlikebiology,math,aforeignlanguage,orstudyskillslikecomputerorcarrepair.

Somepeoplethinkthisisagoodidea,becauseithelpsstudentsthinkaboutwhattheywanttodointhe

future,andtheschoolhelpstogivethemtheknowledgeandskillstheyneedtogetthere.Theysaythat

givingthestudentsthechancetochoosetheirownclassesmakeshighschoolmoreinteresting.Others

disagree.Theythinkitwillmakeitdifficultforstudentstodiscoverdifferentpossibilities摩力）.Theypoint

outthatfburteen-year-oldteenagersaretooyoungtoknowwhattheywillwanttodointhefuture.Howdo

youthink?Wouldyouliketobeabletochooseyourownclasses?Wouldyouliketodecidewhatyoulearn

inschool?Manyusefulchangeshavebeenmadeineducation,butseeingthedifferencesineachstudentis

alsoimportant.Whataretheyinterestedin?Howcanwehelpeachstudentbecomeabetterstudent?

22.StudentsatahighschoolinFloridaareallowedto.

A.learnhowtomakeacomputeroracar

B.goontocollegewithouttakingbigexams

C.findapart-timejobtheywouldliketodo

D.choosesubjectsthattheyareinterestedin

23.Somepeoplethinkallowingstudentstochoosetheirownclasseshelpsthem.

A.preparefortheirfutureB.showhowsmarttheyare

C.knowtheirdutiesinlifeD.knowdifferencesbetweenthem

24.Somepeopledon*tagreestudentsshouldchoosetheirownclassesbecausetheythinkchildren.

A.carelittleabouttheirownfuture

B.aretoonervoustomakearightdecision

C.shouldn'tbearepairworkerinthefuture

D.aren*toldenoughtoknowwhattheywanttodointhefuture

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AllthehighschoolsinFloridagivethestudentsthechancetochoosetheirownclasses.

B.TheschoolinFloridahelpsstudentsbygivingtheknowledgeandskillstheywillneed.

C.Somepeoplethinkallowingstudentstochoosetheirclassescanhelpthemfindtheirown

possibilities.

D.Inthewriter'sopinion,it'snotimportanttoseethedifferencesineachstudentinschooleducation.

26.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.ChineseEducationB.ToChangeOurEducation

C.ANewWayofEducationD.ToImproveLearningSkills

閱讀理解

Fiveyearsago,mymother,gavebirthtoabrotherformewhenIwas8.1havelearnedalotfrom

gettingalongwithhim.

Afterhewasbom,Ialmostbecameababysitter.Ihadtoamusehimafterschool.Iwouldmakefaces

andsingtohimwhenhewascrying.SometimesIevencampedhimeverywhereinouryardtorefreshhim

whilemyparentswerebusy.WhatIlikedtodobestwastofeedhimwhenlookingafterhim.Howcutehe

wasashetastedhisfavoritefood!Myparentsoftenpraisedmehappily/Asanelderbrother,you'vemade

contributionstolookingafteryouryoungerbrother.n

Ihavegothappinessfromsharing.WhenIwasyoung,Iwastheonlychildinmyfamily.Icouldget

whatIwantedfrommyparentsandgetmyparents*wholelove.Iwasa"LittleEmperor".

Butnow,aslongasIgetsomethinggood,Iwillshareitwithhim.Irememberedtheyearwhenhewas

three,hewasfondofRubik's（魔方）.Iboughtoneforhimwithmyluckymoneyasabirthdaypresent

Whenhegotthetoy,hewassohappythathelaughed,huggedmeandsaid,"Brother,Iloveyou!

Thanksfbrspendingtheseyearstogether,withmyfamily.Ithastaughtmewhatresponsibilitymeans,

whatunselfishnessmeansandwhatfriendshipmeans.

NotonlyshouldIlookaftermyself,butalsoIshouldpayattentiontomyfamilyandmyfriends.

27.Theunderlinedword“amuse”inthesecondparagraphmeans"

A.開(kāi)他玩笑B.令他開(kāi)心C.令他生氣D.令他討厭

28.Whenlookingafterhisyoungerbrother,thewriterdidtheflowingEXCEPT.

A.carryinghimeverywhere

B.makingfacesandsingingtohim

C.feedinghim

D.tellingstoriestohim

29.Howoldwasthewinterwhenheboughtthebirthdaypresentfbrhisyoungerbrother?

A.3.B.8.C.11.D.13.

30.Beforehisyoungerbrotherwasbom,thewriter.

A.wasababysitterinhisfamily

B.wasanLittleEmperor"inhisfamily

C.cookedfbrhisfamily

D.boughtaRubik'saubefbrhimself

31.Ifyouhaveabrotherora,sisterinyourfamily,youmightlearnthefromthepassage.

A.responsibleB.selfishC.lonelyD.puzzled

閱讀理解

Childrengrowquickly,especiallytheirfeet.Butmanyfamiliescannotaffordnewshoeseachtime.Asa

result,about300millionchildrenaroundtheworldgobarefoot.Thosechildrenriskpickingupdiseasesand

parasites（寄生蟲(chóng)）fh）mthesoil.

KentonLee,anAmerican,hasasolutionfbrthosebarefootkids——ashoethatgrowswiththechild.He

explainshowtheshoeworksandhowitisabletolastsolong.,n,Itgrowsinthreeplaces:thefront,thesides

withVelcroandthebackwithabuckle（鎖扣）.Itcanlastuptofiveyears.Thebottomismadeofcompressed

rubber（壓縮橡膠），andthetopishigh-qualityleather.Theshoescomeintwosizes:smallsizethatfits

childrenaged4to9andlargesizefbrchildrenaged9to14."

LeesayshegottheideafbrtheshoewhileworkingasavolunteerinKenya."Thereweremanychildren

withtoosmallshoesfbrtheirfeet,buttheyweretoopoortobuynewshoes.Sotheyhadtocutopenthefront

oftheshoestolettheirtoesstickout.Iwantedtodosomethingtohelpthem,so1inventedtheseshoes.n

Uptonow,theyhavesentmorethan50,OOOpairsofshoesto70countries.Apairofshoes,hesays,

givesachildnotonlyprotection,butalsosei住worth.It'sasmallinventionbutreallydoesmakeabig

differencetothesechildren'slife.

32.Whafsthemainreasonforwearingapairofshoesmentionedinthispassage?

A.Forbeauty.B.Forfashion.C.Forhealth.D.Forwealth.

33.Wheredotheshoesgrow?

①Thefront.（2）Thebottom.（3）Thesides.④Thetop.（5）Theback.

A.①③⑤B.①②④C.②③④D.②④⑤

34.Whomayappreciatetheshoesofthiskindaccordingtothepassage?

A.A1-year-oldchild.B.A3-year-oldchild.

C.An11-year-oldchild.D.A15-year-oldchild.

35.WhydidKentonLeeinventtheseshoes?

A.Becausehewantedtobefamous.

B.Becausehewantedtobeadesigner.

C.Becausehewantedtoearnmuchmoney.

D.Becausehewantedtohelpthepoorchildren.

36.Thispassagemostprobablycomesfrom.

A.apoemB.anewspaperC.anadD.aposter

37.閱讀理解

Thebiggestsecretaboutinventionisthatanybodycandoit!Perhapsthissoundscrazy,butifstrue.

Maybeyouhavethewrongideaaboutinvention,soreadontodiscoverthetruth.

Wrongidea1:Aninventionhastobesomethingcompletelynew.

Inventionmeanscreatingsomething"new",buttheideacouldcomefromsomethingthatalready

exists（存在）.TheWrightbrothers,forexample,gottheideaofbuildinga"flyingmachine"fromwatching

birds.

Wrongidea2:Inventorsarebom,notmade.

Therearealotoffactors（因素）thatmakeinventionpossible.TakeMozartfbrexample.Hewas

bomwithatalentfbrmusicalcomposition.Butotherfactorswerealsoimportantfbrhiscreativity.Hisfather

wasamusicteacher,andMozartpracticedforhourseveryday,fromthetimehewasfouryearsold.Thomas

Edisonsaidthatbeinganinventorwas”99%hardworkand1%inspiration0!

Verysuccessfulcreatorsdon'tgiveupwhentheygetsomethingwrong.Asoneinventorsaid,"A

failureistherightanswertothewrongquestion."

Wrongidea3:Inventorsarealwaysoldpeople.

Don'tbelievethatyoucan*tinventanythingwhenyouareyoung.Herearetwoexamplesofyoung

inventors:LouisBraillewentblindwhenhewasachild.Whenhewasfifteen,heinventedasystemof

readingandwritingfbrblindpeoplethatisstillusedinmostcountriestoday.

Asayoungman,GeorgeNissenwaswatchingsomeartistsperforminginashow.Hewatchedhow

theyfellintothesafetynetandthenjumpedbackupagain.Thisgavehimanidea,andheinventedthe

trampoline（蹦床）.

C1）gottheideaofbuildinga"flyingmachine"fromwatchingbirds.

A.MozartB.GeorgeNissen

C.LouisBrailleD.TheWrightbrothers

（2）Theunderlinedwordninspiration"probablymeans""inChinese.

A.態(tài)度B.品質(zhì)C.靈感D.能量

（3）ThewriterwantstotellusinWrongidea2.

A.Mozartisatalentedmusician

B?successfulcreatorskeepworkinghard

C.nottogiveupthewrongquestion

D.manysuccessfulexamples

（4）Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?

A.Anybodycandoinventing.

B?Inventorsarebom，notmade.

C.Inventorsarealwaysoldpeople.

D.Aninventionhastobesomethingcompletelyne.

（5）Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe"

A.HowtoperforminashowB.Beacomposer

C.HowtohelpblindpeopleD.Beaninventor

38.閱讀理解

Whoinventedtoys?Ifshardtobelievemillions,maybebillionsofpeoplehaveinventedtoys.Most

ofthesepeoplearekids.Kidsinventtoysfromallkindsofmaterials,suchasstones,sticks,paper,even

clothes.Andthesetoysareindifferentshapes;round,square,andsoon.

Sometimesadultsinventtoys,too,butinmanycases（在許多情況下）,theydon'tactuallyinventthe

toybuttakeatoythathasbeeninventedsomewherebeforeandmakeitpopular.Taketheyo-yoforexample.

Yo-yoshavebeenaroundfbrthousandsofyears.Weknowthisbecauseyo-yoshavebeenfoundinancient

graves（墳?zāi)梗﹊nsomecountries.Thisishowweknowthatstoneyo-yoswereusedbackinancientGreece.

Inthe1800s,theybecameverypopularaschildren'stoys,firstinEnglandandthenintheUnitedStates.

ThenpeoplegottiredofthemfbrawhileuntilDonaldDuncanwentintotheyo-yobusiness.Hehired”yo-yo

men"todemonstrate（示范）andsellyo-yosdoortodoor.Thisway,yo-yosgotpopularlittlebylittle.Today

thenameDuncanstillgoeswithyo-yos,oneofthemostpopulartoysaroundtheworld.

Anotherexampleisteddybears.Teddybears,oneofthemostpopulartoys,werenamedaftera

presidentoftheUnitedStates,althoughhedidn'tinventthem.PresidentTeddyRooseveltwasahunter（獵

人）.Hewasgoodathuntingandononeofhishuntingtripshehadmetabear.Thatledtoeditorial（社論）

cartoonsshowingpicturesofPresidentRooseveltandacutelittlebear.Somehowthatledtocute,sewed（縫

制的）bearsfbrlittlekidstoplaywith.

C1)Accordingtothepassage,mosttoyswereinventedby.

A.mistakeB.accidentC.childrenD.adults

(2)Theunderlinedword"hired"probablymeans"ninChinese.

A.支持B.反對(duì)C.雇傭D.銷售

(3)Fromthesecondparagraphwecanknowyo-yos.

A.werepopularfirstintheUnitedStates

B.weretakentoEnglandfromAmerica

C.werealwayspopularintheUnitedStates

D?werepopularagainbecauseofDuncan

(4)TeddyRoosevelt.

A.wasapresidentoftheUnitedStates

B?inventedteddybears

C.wasacartooneditor

D.tookphotosofa