Week 2 高阶阅读能力训练-重庆市四川外国语大学附属外国语学校2024-2025学年人教版九年级英语全册

Week 2-重庆市四川外国语大学附属外国语学校 2024-2025学年九年级上英语高阶阅读能力训练 A For his eleventh birthday, Lin was given a gift that would shape his life. On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him. There was just one requirement(要求): Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year. Lin had had many hobbies, but none kept his interest for more than a week or two. This time Lin's parents would let him decide. Lin's eyes moved down the notice board‘that listed all the courses on offer. He stopped at“Photography”. He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera. Although Lin's family weren't poor, they weren't rich either, and a camera cost a lot of money. He continued looking. The next course to catch his eye was“Language Art”. He didn't even know what that meant. His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches. Lin, a shy boy, to him it couldn't be worse. Then he saw it. “Cooking” sounded like something he'd like to do. It was inexpensive and convenient, it could be done alone and it was also creative. Based on Lin's hobby history, his dad had doubts(疑惑), but he agreed. Much to his parents' surprise, Lin kept his promise. He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday and practiced at home, making delicious meals for his family. Everyone looked forward to birthdays, when they could eat his cakes. Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others. The months turned to years but his hobby never became different again. Now Lin is an adult and runs a wonderful restaurant. When customers say they enjoy his meal, he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child, and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago. 1. The underlined expression“catch his eye” in Paragraph 4 means“ ”. A. make him excited B. cause him surprise C. get his attention D. help him see clearly 2. Why did the father have doubts when Lin chose cooking? A. Lin wasn't good at cooking. B. Cooking wasn't very convenient. C. He didn't think Lin would continue. D. Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy. 3. Which of the following answers can be proper according to the structure of the passage? A.①,②③④⑤⑥⑦,⑧ B.①②③,④⑤⑥⑦,⑧ C.①②③,④⑤,⑥⑦⑧ D.①②,③④⑤,⑥⑦⑧ 4. What's the best title for the passage? A. A Strict Father B. The Fun of Cooking C. A Changeable Boy D. The Birthday Gift B: What vegetable can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly, loved or hated by someone? The answer is chilies(辣椒). Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, but did you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34-year-old US man recently ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili people have known so far. After taking just a single bite of one, the man suffered(遭受) from serious headaches in the following days, reported BBC News. In fact, eating spicy food also causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are harmful, why do people like to eat this vegetable? So what makes people love chilies so much? Here are two reasons. One reason is that he human body is influenced by natural chemicals(化学物质) that produce“a sense of happiness”, noted BBC News. The other reason is that chilies do good to people's health. Scientists found that the death rate of those who eat spicy food once or twice a week is 10 percent lower than those who eat it less than once a week. The death rate is 14 percent lower for those who eat spicy food six to seven times a week. This encourages people to eat more spicy food to improve health and bring less death risk at an early age. So, don't worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us. 5. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. Eating chilies can be dangerous. B. The US man died in hospital. C. The US man often had headaches. D. The Chinese enjoy eating chilies. 6. People like to eat chilies because . A. chilies do no harm to people B. the chili is a kind of vegetable C. they can get personal enjoyment D. chemicals in chilies make them mad 7. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The more chilies you eat, the longer you must live. B. Scientists encourage us to add chilies to our food. C. Chilies are actually good for people. D. Proper spicy food may improve our health. 8. The structure of the passage may be . A.12/345/6 B.1/234/56 C.123/4/56 D.1/2345/6 C Have you heard of 5G, the fifth generation(代) of mobile network technology (移动网络技术)? China just issued commercial licenses(发放商用牌照) for 5G on June 6. This means that China's telecom(电信) companies will soon be able to offer 5G networks for mobile phone users. Each mobile network generation is faster and more powerful than the one before it. 1G let us talk to each other.2G let us send messages.3G gave us data(数据) and the internet. And 4G made all of these things faster. What's special about 5G? 5G has a very short delay(延迟) between sending and receiving information. Now,4G takes about 100 to 200 milliseconds (毫秒) to send and receive data. But 5G will get it down to 1 millisecond or less– this is almost real-time. This big change will not only make our mobile internet faster, but also deeply change our lives. Read on to find out how. ● 5G+ entertainment 5G networks are about 100 times faster than 4G. This means you can download(下载)a movie within seconds using 5G. Also, VR games will become more popular with 5G. The short delay of 5G will make the games feel even more real. ❸ 5G+ transportation 5G will also bring us safer self-driving cars. These cars can send signals to each other. They also“talk” to traffic lights and road sensors(传感器). 5G will allow cars to react even faster than human drivers. ⑨ 5G+ smart homes 5G also makes the internet of things (IoT) possible. IoT is a large network that can connect everything to the Internet. Smart homes are part of it. For example, your bread maker could start making breakfast by itself after your alarm rings. And if its sensor feels the air becoming dry, a smart machine could water your plants by itself. ● 5G: Did you know? Chinese tech company Huawei has more` patents (专利) for 5G than any other company in the world. South Korea was the first country to put 5G into commercial use. You will need to buy a new mobile phone to use 5G networks. 5G phones cost about 8,000 yuan right now. But experts say that about one and a half years from now, the price could go down to around 2,000 yuan. 9. According to the passage, 5G may change our lives in aspects. A. two B. three C. four D. nine 10. What does real-time mean in Paragraph③? A. 有时效的 B.真实时间的 C. 定时的 D. 实时的 11. What information can we get after reading? a. 5G mobile network generation is much faster and more powerful than 3G. b. With 5G, smart homes will make life more convenient for people of all ages. c. The internet of things (IoT) hasn't been put into use yet. d. The cost of buying 5G phones has gone down. A. ac B. bc C. ad D. cd 12. Which is the best title for this passage? A. How to use 5G B. A faster generation C. Never say never D. China and 5G D At the end of last month, the US National Academy of Sciences (美国国家科学院) announced its new members. There were 100 native members and 25 foreign associates(院士). Yan Ning, a 41-year-old Chinese professor of molecular biology (分子生物学) at Princeton University, is one of the foreign associates. In fact, this is not Yan's first time making headlines(头条). In 2014, Yan's team, for the first time in the world, worked out the structure(结构) of the human glucose transporter(人源葡萄糖转运蛋白) GLUT1. It is hoped that researchers can find new cancer treatments, as well as cure diabetes(糖尿病). ▲ . She studied at both Tsinghua University and Princeton. Before the age of30, she became the youngest professor at Tsinghua. Last year, she started to teach at Princeton. Her protein studies earned her many honors both in China and abroad. Yan's power of concentration has helped her make these achievements. She said she used to spend 48 hours working in her lab, taking only short breaks to eat and nap. “Doing research is indeed hard and challenging,” Yan told Xinhua. “But the harder it is, the more fun I have.” In her personal life, Yan is not the serious and boring type that we think about scientists. She has a sense of humor and what seems like a young girl's heart. She follows the latest TV shows and has her own favorite celebrities(名人). She often posts on Weibo and uses popular internet slang(俚语) and emojis. But she is also mature (成熟的) and independent. She is not afraid to express her opinion about things she doesn't like. She has called for greater gender(性别) equality, for example. “Bravely be yourself,” she said. 13. The underlined word“concentration” in Paragraph 4 means“ ” in Chinese. A. 道德 B. 马虎 C. 专注 D. 想象 14. Which of the following sentences can be put in the ▲ ? A. Yan is a successful woman with a happy family. B. Yan's life and career appear to be smooth and successful. C. Yan is so young that she is very different from other scientists. D. Yan loves Tsinghua University more than Princeton. 15. According to the passage, Yan Ning is . A. smart and serious B. humorous but childish C. interesting and brave D. girlish but old-fashioned 16. The passage is written in a/ an tone(语气). A. negative B. angry C. positive D. sad 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$