Unit 3 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语全一册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are? 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2023·全国·九年级专题练习）【语篇来自二十一世纪学生英文报·试题原创】 Tell me, where are we? 告诉我，我们在哪里？ George and Harry set out in a hot air balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean. “Harry, we’d better get closer to the ground so we can see where we are,” says George after 37 hours in the air. Harry turns down the heat, and the balloon drops to below the cloud cover. “I still can’t tell where we are. Get closer,” says George. So Harry turns down the heat on the balloon even more until they are flying just above the roofs of city buildings. “I don’t know what this town is,” says George. “Get lower so that I can ask someone where we are.” Harry turns off the engine and the balloon floats quietly until they are just 5 meters above the ground. “Hey, could you tell us where we are?” Harry yells down to a man. “You’re in a balloon, 5 meters up in the air,” the man yells back. 1．Why did George want to get closer to the ground? A．Because the balloon was too hot. B．Because he wanted a better view. C．Because he wanted to land the balloon. D．Because he wanted to get out of the balloon. 2．What did Harry do when George asked him to get closer to the ground? A．He turned up the heat. B．He turned down the heat. C．He turned on the engine. D．He turned off the engine. 3．What did Harry do when George wanted to ask someone for directions? A．He turned up the heat. B．He turned down the heat. C．He turned on the engine. D．He turned off the engine. 4．It can be inferred from the passage that the man on the ground is ________. A．an experienced traveler B．an expert on hot air balloons C．trying to be funny D．unhelpful 5．What is the main idea of this passage? A．George and Harry are lost in a hot air balloon. B．Harry knows how to operate a hot air balloon. C．George and Harry fly over a city. D．The man on the ground gives George and Harry directions. （2022秋·湖北荆州·九年级统考阶段练习）Asking for directions is the first thing we do when we arrive in a new place, or even when w