Unit1 课外拓展阅读 2024-2025学年牛津译林版九年级英语上册

九上 Unit1 课外拓展阅读 完型填空 阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was sitting with my study group when I received an email from my landlord. “Your apartment has lost power.” This was my first spring in Montreal. I’m from Saskatoon – so no stranger to cold weather – but the damage (破坏) an ice storm could cause wasn’t    1    I was used to. A dozen    2    raced through my head. With no Wi-Fi or heat, how would I cook dinner or finish my homework for school? “You can come and stay with me.” My new friend Kanika’s voice    3    the noise of my thoughts. I hesitated (犹豫)    4    I didn’t want to trouble her with a house guest at such short notice. But she insisted (坚持). An hour later, I stood at her doorstep with my suitcase, wet all over. Then, sitting with a warm bowl of soup, I watched in    5    as the friend I had met only six months ago quickly and generously (大方地) prepared her own room for me to use. As the    6    continued to be off, this turned into a magical period of time – six days marked by laughter and deep conversations. Our time together turned into a    7     adventure. One night, we made two different kinds of chickpea curry (鹰嘴豆咖喱), the next we had spaghetti in butter chicken sauce and another night pizza and potato parathas (抛饼). We chatted a lot, too. Our night conversations continued into the morning, from what we wanted to do after our graduate studies to our favorite childhood cartoon characters. During my stay, never once did Kanika ask how much    8    I was going to be at her place. Rather, she always told me that I was welcome to stay for as long as I needed. When my power finally came back, we were both    9    that our adventure together had come to an end, but thankful that we had made so many memories. Kanika’s kindness showed me how much a neighborly gesture can    10    to the person you help. It turned what I feared would be a stressful, lonely week into one of friendship and fond memories. And I’ll remember that kindness when I see someone else in need. 1. A. anything           B. everything           C. something  D. nothing 2. A. memories       B. dreams                 C. plans  D. thoughts 3. A. broke through B. cut through         C. looked through D. lived through 4. A. as if B. even though            C. unless D. because 5. A. surprise B. pain                      C. danger D. anger 6. A. storm B. power                     C. space D. damage 7. A. food B. drink                      C. game D. travel 8. A. often B. faster                      C. soon D. longer 9. A. thankful B. sad                         C. excited D. lucky 10. A. mean B. lead                    C. cause D. influence 阅读理解 第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Hyde Park  hours and parking information Every day: 8:30 am – 6:30 pm Monday – Saturday: £2.40 per hour for parking Sunday and public holidays: £1.40 per hour for parking (35p per 15 minutes, no maximum stay) Parking on double yellow lines is not allowed at any time. (Fine: £80; 50% reduction for payment within 14 days) * In case of difficulties ring     08433 571 557 Monday – Friday during office hours or 07793 697 584 outside these times. * To pay fines, call 0845 270 4591, Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. 1. How long is the park open each day?  A. 6.5 hours.                B. 8 hours. C. 8.5 hours.                D. 10 hours. 2. How much should a person pay for 3-hour parking during public holidays? A. £1.05           B. £1.4 C. £4.2            D. £7.2 3. What should a person do if he/she has a problem with parking at 7:00 pm on Friday?  A. Call at 08433 571 557. B. Call at 07793 697 584. C. Call at 0845 270 4591. D. Ask for help from the information center. 4. How much should a driver pay 15 days after he/she parked on double yellow lines? A. £1200                      B. £600 C. £80                          D. £40 B  When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was confused about how these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break the rope at any time, but for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didn’t have a try at getting away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free.” The man was _____. These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were. How many of us go through life like the elephants – holding onto the idea that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before? Failure is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesn’t mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we meet failures in life. 5. The first paragraph is written to _____. A. introduce us a story about elephants B. show that elephants are people’s friends C. tell us that it’s wrong to control animals D. make us wonder how smart elephants are 6. The elephants never tried to break the rope after they grew up because _____. A. the rope was too hard to break B. they believed they could not break it C. there was no need to break it D. they didn’t want to break it 7. What is a suitable word for the blank? A. excited             B. calm C. amazed            D. worried 8. What lesson can we learn from the story? A. Elephants are not smart. B. The elephants should be set free. C. We should often question our beliefs. D. We shouldn’t accept failure easily. C Amazed by traditional Chinese culture, illustrator (插画师) Wan Yue has found a way to give traditional cultural elements (元素) a modern touch with her ability to make objects into beautiful characters. Based on Chinese archaeological artifacts (考古文物), she creates beautiful ancient characters. Her cool art invites people to explore the historical stories of these artifacts. One artwork from her cultural artifact series features a silver incense burner (香炉) with patterns of grapes, flowers and birds. Unearthed in 1970, the relic is now kept at the Shaanxi History Museum in Xi’an. In Wan’s work, a young woman dressed in hanfu is shown to be dancing, with the incense burner flying in the air above her hand. By drawing on various things related to the artifacts, Wan often lets her imagination lead the way. In this way, the artifact she’s drawing seems to have a “spirit of its own”.  “For each painting, I start off with a draft (草图) based on a simple idea of the character ... I try out different possibilities, and then, step by step, present something that in my mind matches with the character,” Wan told China Daily. Known as Yuyuqing online, Wan has won more than 2 million followers. “I feel a sense of responsibility and honor to contribute, in my own way, to the spread of traditional culture,” she told China Daily. 9. Which of the following might be one of Wan Yue’s artworks? A B C D  10. How does Wan’s work show a “spirit of its own”? A. She connects artifacts with modern things. B. She follows her imagination to draw them. C. She changes objects into beautiful characters. D. She learns deeply about artifacts’ backgrounds. 11. What’s the most suitable word to describe Wan’s creative process? A. relaxed                    B. hard C. magical                   D. gradual 12. How does Wan feel about having so many online followers? A. They help her promote her artwork. B. She is unhappy to be so closely watched online. C. She does not deserve so many people’s attention. D. She feels a need to help spread traditional culture. D On May 2, 2023, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) called on its 11,500 members to begin a strike in Hollywood, California, and New York City in the US. It was the first writers’ strike in more than 15 years and made many movie and TV projects stop. One big problem was the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The WGA wanted Hollywood’s studios and producers to control the use of AI on creative projects. They wanted AI to not be allowed to write or rewrite material or be used as source material, reported China Daily. Creative AI programs like ChatGPT can now create human-like written works and art. Companies could use these programs instead of people to create scripts (剧本) for movies and TV shows in the future. The WGA was worried that AI could be used to create scripts based on a previous writer’s work. Another problem was pay. Warren Leight, an executive producer (执行制作人), said that “What AI could do is put out a garbled (混乱不清的) piece of work ... instead of hiring you to do a first draft, studios hire you to do a second draft, which pays less.” This made writers want to “nip that in the bud”. AI is already being used widely in other parts of the entertainment industry, such as de-aging actors and removing swear words (脏话) in post-production, said Fortune magazine. Even the WGA and others are open to using AI “less as a creator and more as a tool”, similar to how writers might refer to research material for their work, said tech news website Gizmodo. Still, although AI is not set to replace human writers just yet, the chance could be there in the future. 13. What is the WGA’s opinion on AI? A. AI does not help much with creative projects. B. Hollywood should limit its use of AI. C. AI should only be used on creative projects. D. Many Hollywood workers lose their jobs due to AI. 14. Warren Leight was worried that _____. A. AI would create better works than human writers B. AI cannot write creative works   C. no writers would work with AI D. the use of AI may influence writers’ pay 15. What does the underlined phrase mean? A. Writers are happy to see the use of AI. B. Writers want to stop it from happening. C. Writers don’t care about it at all. D. Writers think it’s possible to live with AI. 16. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. AI has been used in entertainment. B. AI is not set to replace human writers. C. AI will possibly replace all human jobs. D. AI works as a helpful tool for writers. 短文填空  阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整通顺。 Dragon Head-Raising (龙抬头) Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the  1. __________ (two) day of the second lunar (农历的) month. On the day in ancient times, people 2. _________ (lay) paths of ashes (灰) into kitchens and around water vats (缸). This was to “lead the dragon into the house”. Now people 3. __________ (eat) noodles, dumplings and deep-fried pancakes (饼) on this day. All the day’s foods are 4. __________ (name) after dragons. For example, people eat “dragon whisker (龙须)” noodles and dumplings are 5. __________ (call) “dragon teeth”. In some ancient Chinese stories, dragons have power 6. ____________ the wind and rain. They often bring rain to the world on the second day of the second lunar month. It is said that after that day there will 7. __________ (be) more and more rain. This is why the day is often called “Spring Dragon Day (春龙节)”. It was hoped that with the help of the dragon, plowing (耕种) would be 8. __________ (easy) and the autumn would bring a good harvest (收获). It was said that a haircut during the first lunar month brought bad 9. __________ (lucky) to the uncles in a family. This is why you still see many people 10. __________ (get) their hair cut on Dragon Head-Raising Day. 阅读与表达 阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。 You’re in your favorite clothing store. You don’t really need to buy anything, but everything is so cheap and fashionable (时髦的)! Before you know it, you leave the store with bags of new clothes. On the surface, this doesn’t seem so bad. However, there are a lot of hidden costs behind the cheap price put forward by fast fashion brands. To put it simply, the fashion industry is terrible for the planet. Not only does it use up a lot of resources (资源), but it also heavily pollutes the environment with chemicals (化学品), microplastics (微塑料) and unwanted waste. Fashion is one of the least sustainable (可持续发展的) industries on the planet, said Michael Stanley-Jones, a program management officer with the United Nations Environment Program. It doesn’t just take up space at home. It ends up in landfills (垃圾场), too. In fact, three out of every five pieces end up either being burnt or sent to landfills. However, things are changing. People are now examining their own act of buying and what changes they can make to become sustainable. Shopping secondhand, with its typically lower prices and unique finds, has become a very popular and eco-friendly choice. The only truly sustainable way to shop is to not shop at all, Rachel Kibbe, a brand consultant (顾问) told Insider, unless you’re buying clothes that already exist. 1. Does Michael Stanley-Jones support the fashion industry? ______________________________________________________________ 2. Where do unwanted clothes end up at last? ______________________________________________________________ 3. What eco-friendly choice does the passage mention when we shop? ______________________________________________________________ 4. Do you agree with Rachel Kibbe? Why? ______________________________________________________________ 书面表达  为了帮助同学们提高学习效率  (study efficiency)，你们班计划组织一次学习经验分享会，你作为某一方面的优秀学生被邀请上台发言，请结合自身情况写一篇英文发言稿。 注意：(1) 词数80~100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；     (2) 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯；     (3) 作文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称。 Good morning, everyone, I’m honored to be here today to share my experiences on how to improve study efficiency. ______________________________________________________________ 参考答案： 完形填空 1-5 CDBDA   6-10 BADBA 阅读理解 1-4 DCBC 5-8 ABCD   9-12 AB DD        13-16 BDBA   短文填空 1. second  2. laid  3. eat  4. named    5. called      6. over  7. be   8. easier/easy        9. luck    10. get/getting 阅读与表达 1. No, he doesn’t.      2. Most end up being burnt or sent to landfills.       3. Shopping secondhand.       4. Yes, I agree. If we stop shopping, we don’t need to produce new clothes, which deals with the pollution problem at its source. / No, I disagree. Not everyone can completely avoid shopping, and many people will lose their jobs if there is no need for clothes. 书面表达  As a student facing different challenges, I have my own way to stay focused and productive. First, time management has been important for me. I make detailed plans every day. However, it doesn’t mean I don’t take breaks. Instead, taking short breaks helps me stay focused. Second, I’ve found that active learning, such as teaching others and summarizing key points, has improved my understanding and memorization of information. Last, forming a balanced lifestyle, including regular exercise and enough sleep, is very important to keep healthy and energetic. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$