Unit 2 阅读专项天天练 2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

九上Unit 2 阅读专项天天练 Day 1 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 There are many donations in December in the US. So, the December holiday season is a time not only of receiving but of giving. Since the age of eleven, I’ve been lucky enough to experience the joy of _1_. For the past four years, I’ve been giving away _2_ to the Children’s Cancer Wing. The children there are always _3_ to see the gifts. I really enjoy bringing happiness to them. I usually go to stores before the holiday season to talk to the owners about what I am doing. No matter how their _4_ runs, most people are glad to offer me some. So, I can _5_ collect a lot of toys each year. Family of Woodstock is also one of my favorite places to visit. Last year, I _6_ some gift bags for the homeless. In each gift bag there was a hat, a scarf and a pair of gloves. They were quite _7_ to the homeless in winter. We humans cannot live without love. Animals cannot live without love, either. As a dog lover, I _8_ going to the Animals for Adoption dog shelter during the holiday season. The work is very _9_. You can either walk the dogs or play with them indoors. And if you have time, you can adopt one. So far, my family has adopted five dogs from the shelter. Remember, we are human beings and we can always make a _10_ if we want. Now, would you like to join us？ （ ）1.A.spreading B.giving C.sharing （ ）2.A.toys B.clothes C.bags （ ）3.A.afraid B.excited C.surprised （ ）4.A.tradition B.trick C.business （ ）5.A.easily B.mostly C.suddenly （ ）6.A.found B.sold C.prepared （ ）7.A.expensive B.helpful C.natural （ ）8.A.enjoy B.try C.remember （ ）9.A.strange B.necessary C.simple （ ）10.A.wish B.mistake C.difference Day 2 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“A”，错误的填“B”。 Here are some special festivals in the world. Have you heard of them? The Cologne Carnival It is one of Europe’s biggest street festivals. It starts at 11:11 a.m. on November 11 and lasts still February 14 next year. Local people call the time the “crazy” season. During the festival, people put on colorful clothes and play music to celebrate it in the street. Each year, about 1.5 million people take part in it. Red Wednesday in Iran Red Wednesday is a fire jumping festival in Iran. Fires are lit in public places on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. People jump over the fire. They hope that it will drive all the bad things away. Day of the Dead Do you still remember the popular cartoon movie CoCo? It talks about this holiday. It is celebrated in Mexico every year between October 31 and November 2. It’s not a scary day like its name. Instead, it’s a colorful holiday. People believe the spirits of their ancestors will return to the world of the living on that day. They share food and drinks to keep the spirits alive and the spirits can be with them in this way. The Desert Festival in Tunisia Tunisia is a very important country in North Africa. Every year on the last Sunday in December, the Desert Festival is held in Tunisia. As “ships of the desert”, camels are very important in the festival. There are camel racing and camel wresting. （ ）1.Among the four festivals, the Cologne Carnival lasts the longest time. （ ）2.People light fires at home on Red Wednesday in Iran. （ ）3.Day of the Dead is a very scary holiday in Mexico. （ ）4.The Desert Festival in Tunisia falls on the last Sunday of the last month every year. （ ）5.The material mainly talks about four festivals, including their time and activities. Day 3 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 You may have seen many pumpkins in posters and TV shows recently, since Halloween came on Oct. 31. Lanterns made of pumpkins, also known as jack-o’-lanterns, are quite common during Halloween. Many people in the US like to make them and put them in front of their houses. People first need to choose a pumpkin that has at least one smooth side. Cut a hole on the top to make a lid. Next, take out everything inside the pumpkin. Then they carve a fact on one side, and place a candle inside to make the pumpkin glow. The lanterns can funny or scary. This is not the only way in which pumpkins are part of American culture. During the Thanksgiving holiday, pumpkin pie is a common food. It is made from pumpkins and has some delicious spices to give it a nice taste. People often put some cream on top of it before serving it. It is one of my favorite things to eat during Thanksgiving. There is also “pumpkin chucking”. It’s a competition where people build machines to throw pumpkins through the air. The person whose pumpkin flies the farthest wins the competition. The world record for pumpkin chucking was set in Utah in 2010. The distance for that world record was about 1.69 kilometers! Finally, there are also pumpkin growing games. Farmers try to grow the biggest pumpkins they can. The person who has the biggest pumpkin will win first prize. （ ）1.Which is the correct order of steps for making a jack-o’-lantern? a.carve a face b.place it in front of a house c.hollow out d.place a candle inside e.cut a hole on the top. A.a-b-e-c-d B.e-c-a-d-b C.e-c-d-a-b （ ）2.Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined word “chucking”? A.Flying B.Throwing C.Growing （ ）3.How many activities about pumpkins are mentioned in the passage? A.Two B.Three C.Four （ ）4.What is the main purpose of the passage? A.To introduce pumpkin-related culture. B.To explain why people love Halloween. C.To teach people to cook pumpkin food （ ）5.What’s the best title of the passage? A.Let’s play with Pumpkins B.Know about American Culture C.Celebrate Thanksgiving Together Day 4 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从下面三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 This Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals in China. During the Festival, Chinese people have many activities. They paste up Spring Festival couplets, greeting the New Year and saying _1_ to the old year. On the first day of the Spring Festival, people _2_ wearing new clothes. Nowadays, children get _3_ pockets from their parents and their relatives by WeChat. It is a good time for people to visit relatives and friends. More importantly, the Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in _4_ parts of the world. The Spring Festival was _5_ in the UK from 1980. Every year, people also get together and have lots of activities. They sing songs, dance _6_ music, share photos with friends or watch _7_ in the cinema. Additionally, the Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living in the US. They _8_ in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. The Chinese New Year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Thousands of people come to Sydney’s Chinatown. They enjoy fireworks and lion dances. The family dinner on New Year’s Eve is an important tradition for Chinese _9_ they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They usually hold it as _10_ because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. （ ）1.A.yes B.goodbye C.no （ ）2.A.hang up B.hang back C.hang out （ ）3.A.green B.golden C.red （ ）4.A.other B.others C.another （ ）5.A.congratulated B.celebrated C.happened （ ）6.A.on B.in C.to （ ）7.A.TV B.matches C.movie （ ）8.A.put B.join C.live （ ）9.A.if B.since C.whether （ ）10.A.home B.outdoors C.restaurant Day 5 一、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 One Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy afternoon. “Merry Christmas, Uncle!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew. “Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug!” “Christmas is a humbug? Surely you don’t mean that.” Said his nephew. “I do.” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You’re poor.” “OK, then, what reason have you got to be sad? You are rich.” Said his nephew. “What else can I be?” answered Scrooge, “I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas? What’s Christmas to you? It’s time for paying bills without money. It’s a time for finding yourself a year older. Everyone who says ‘Merry Christmas’ should have his tongue cut out.” “Please don’t say that!” said the nephew, “I’ve always thought of Christmas time as a good time. Christmas has never given me any money, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good.” Bob, sitting quietly at his desk, applauded. He realized his mistake, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him. “One more sound, Bob,” said Scrooge, “and you’ll celebrate Christmas by losing your job!’ “Don’t be angry, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.” “No.” “I’m sorry you don’t want to celebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!” “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge. “And a Happy New Year!” said his nephew. “Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again. His nephew left the room. He stopped to wish Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.” （ ）1.In which season did the story take place? A.Spring B.Autumn C.Winter （ ）2.What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish? A.It was simple. B.It was stupid. C.It was necessary. （ ）3.Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob? A.Scrooge was Bob’s uncle. B.Bob worked for Scrooge. C.Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob. （ ）4.What can NOT be inferred from the story? A.No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas. B.Bob as well as Scrooge’s nephew believed in Christmas wish. C.Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas Day. （ ）5.The passage is probably from ______. A.a novel B.a diary C.a note 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$