Unit 1 单元话题任务型阅读专项练习-2022-2023学年九年级英语全一册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit 1 How can we become good learners?

单元话题任务型阅读专项练习

（2022·辽宁葫芦岛·二模）根据下面短文，简略回答所提出的问题。

In the past, many students practiced English with their pen friends-they sent letters to people around the world. However, we now send emails to others and chat with people who live quite faraway on the Internet.

Here’s some advice on how to succeed in your online language exchanges（交流）.

How to start a conversation when speaking English online? When you speak to somebody online, start by asking “Yes or No” questions. Use questions such as “Do you like…?” or “Can you…?” or “Have you ever…?”

Remember your goal. You are trying to learn about the other person. Think about things you enjoy and share your own experiences to find that you have similar interests. If you only ask questions, you will sound like a policeman or a policewoman!

How to keep a conversation going? Listen carefully. In that way, you can get to know somebody well. When you know him or her well, you will have more to talk about. Then ask follow-up questions. After you “listen”, use what you “hear” to learn more about that person. Use “open ended（开放性）” questions, such as “What do you think of…?” or “What was the most interesting experience…?”

Besides, remember some basic rules for online language exchanges:

Be patient. Do not try to find a good friend right away.

Be careful. Don’t give any personal information on the Internet, especially your address, telephone number, and even your real name. It’s very dangerous.

1．How many pieces of advice does the writer give us?

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2．Who did many students practice English with in the past?

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3．How can we find that we have similar interests?

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4．Is giving personal information online safe according to the writer?

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5．What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

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（2020·江苏苏州·中考真题）Hi, Tom,

Thanks for your message and I am glad that you wrote to me for ideas.

I remember when I was learning English, I felt uncomfortable about speaking. I could remember lots of words and knew grammar rules, but speaking was difficult. I now feel a lot more confident about speaking, so here are some ideas that I have taken from my own experience.

Don’t worry about making mistakes. Other people will still know your meaning and they probably won’t notice your mistakes.

Use every chance you get to speak. For example, it’s a good idea to use only English in class and not to speak to your classmates in your own language. At home, you should also try practicing new words and grammar learnt in class.

Think about extra speaking practice outside the classroom. You can join a conversation group, such as the chat groups in the study centre. They are free to join.

Practice speaking online. There are lots of websites where you can communicate with someone from all around the world.

I hope this helps you and please come to me if you have other problems.

Best wishes,

Eliza

6．How many suggestions does Eliza offer?

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7．What is Tom’s problem when he is learning English?

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8．If you are Tom，will you take Eliza’s suggestions? Why or why not?

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（2021·湖南·江华县二中一模）It’s lunchtime. Students in Changsha No. 8 Middle School are heading for the school dining hall. Wang Xiaohan is one of them. He has decided to go to his favorite counter(柜台)- the English- only counter.

The English-only counter was set up by Shi Haotian, who works at the school dining hall. He used to study in the USA．After he came back to China, he joined a food company in Changsha, which offers some service to Wang’s school. He hopes that the English-only counter can offer the students more chances to speak English.

Wang usually visits the English-only counter 3 or 4 times a week. He likes to practice English in such a fun

way. Now Wang is an eighth grader and he still remembers how he was surprised when hearing Shi’s wonderful speech at last year’s school opening ceremony(开学典礼). Shi talked about the school dining hall’s plan for the new term in English. The students all got excited when they heard his good English.

Now there’s already a long line in front of the English-only counter. Wang walks faster...

9．Where does Wang Xiaohan study?

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10．Did Shi Haotian use to study in the USA?

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11．What does Shi Haotian hope to do with the English-only counter?

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12．How often does Wang Xiaohan usually visit the English-only counter?

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13．What did Shi Haotian talk about in his English speech?

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（2021·黑龙江·模拟预测）The Story of Braille

Usually, when we talk about reading, we think of using our eyes to see letters written in ink on paper. However, this is not always true. For example, blind people cannot see, but they can still read books.

The man who introduced blind people to reading was Louis Braille（1809-1852）. Braille lost his eyesight at the age of three as a result of an injury. When he was ten, he went to a school for the blind in Paris. In those days, books for blind people used paper pressed against metal wire to form letters. Since the metal wire was heavy, each book weighed as much as 100 pounds. The whole system was not convenient for use. Indeed, the school library only had fourteen such books in it.

In 1821, a soldier visited the school and showed the students a system for passing messages at night during times of battle. His system used paper with small, raised dots that could be felt with the fingers. Each letter of the alphabet was represented by a different pattern which consisted of twelve dots. The soldiers would drag（缓慢地移动）their fingers over the raised dots to read the message.

While the students found the soldier's idea interesting, the system was too difficult to be of practical use. However, young Louis Braille took the idea and worked on it. At the age of fifteen, he created a system with patterns of six raised dots representing each letter. “Braille”, the system for reading used today by blind people around the world, was thus born.