Unit 8 Reading1 校本练习 2024-2025学年牛津译林版九年级英语上册

九年级上册英语校本练习 Unit8 Reading1 一、词汇运用 1. The 37-year-old man is still His parents always worry about him.(单身的) 2. It has been confirmed that he has a number of who hate him very much.(仇家) 3. The engineer was with a knife in his office and bled to death. (使..受伤 4.Learning English well is not as simple as you have .(料想) 5.I want to John to the teacher because he often copies others' homework.(举报) 二、选词填空 she, wait for, week, cover, easy. enter, which. witness, silence, lie down There was a robbery at City Central Bank yesterday afternoon. Two men 1 the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty to give them $ 1.ooo,ooo. The robbers were carrying guns and wearing black masks their faces. The robbers told all the customers in the bank 3 on the floor. Some said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what the robbers told them The teller agreed to give them the money but told them they'd have to wait a few minutes She said the bank manager would have to get the money out of the safety. While the robbers the money, the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按纽) 6 was hidden under the counter It was a 7 alarm, so the robbers didn't realize it had been set off. Just as the manager arrived with the money, ten police officers entered the bank. The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them 8. The robbers are now in custody(拘留), and will appear in court next week. Police praised Miss Alston, the bank teller for □ brave act. The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a 10 vacation to show his thanks 。 8 10 阅读理解 Holmes said. "Somebody sent a letter with five pips(果核) in it from India, and arrived seven weeks later to kill John's uncle. Then they sent five pips from Scotland and arrived three days later to kill John's father. Now they have sent five pips to John from London!" “The letters are all from sea ports(海港). The writer was on a ship when he wrote the letters." Ireplied "Very good, Watson! And John's enemy is in London already!" "Well, I hope they won't kill young John,"I said. But they did. The next morning, we read in the newspaper that a policeman found him die near Waterloo Station. Holmes was yery angry about it "He came to me for help and those men murdered him! I'm going to find them, if it's the last thing I do!" he said to me. and he hurried out of the house At night, when he came back, he was tired. but pleased. He said. "I know the names of John's enemies! And now I'm going to send them a surprise! This will frighten them!" He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope(信封). On it he wrote "S. H. for J.C." "I'm sending the pips to Captain James Calhoun. His ship is called Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia. the USA." "How did you find him. Holmes?" I asked "Ship's papers,"he said, "I've looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times. This morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia. I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren't on the ship last night, so I'm sure they killed John. When they arrive in America, they'll get the pips and then the police will catch them!" )1. The Star left London for B. Australia A.Canada C. India D. America ) )2. Who do you think the underlined letters "J.C." stand for? A. James Calhoun B. James Columbus. C. John Calhoun. D. John Columbus )3. Which order is correct according to the story? ① John came to Holmes for help. ② John received a letter with five pips ③ John was killed ④ Holmes sent five pips to J. C. B.③④①② A.③①④② C.④①③② D.②①③④ _ )4. Where is this story mostly taken from? B.A science fiction A.A detective novel C.World news D.A school story 四、首字母填空 In 1885,a young doctor named Arthur Conan Doyle opened a clinic(诊所)in London. He wanted to be a successful doctor but only a few p 1 came here. To kill the time, he began to write stories and s2 them to the newspaper. Conan Dovle's stories were about a clever d 3 Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London, and people, e 4 some police detectives, same to Sherlock Holmes with their problems for help. He was able to find out the t 5 that the cleverest policemen in England were unable to. Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could s 6 a mystery without leaving his chair. He listened carefully to the information anc gave the answer. At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues w 7 could help him solve cases. Sherlock Holmes t 8 to different cities and countries to solve cases Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature, but p9 many people don't know that he is a fictional(虚构的)character, not a real person. The English post office r 10 that people send mails to Sherlock Holmes at 221B Baker Street, and he gets more than 2.ooo letters every year 6 10 五、阅读回答问题,每个问题答案不超过六个词 Better Safe than Sorry THE BEST WAY to deal with an emergency( 紧急情况) is to avoid one, if you can. Part Four of our ongoing series on crime prevention focuses on protecting your home against burglary (入室偷盗). Sticky Fingers, an experienced burglar now serving a 6-year prison(监狱) sentence. And He agreed to talk to our reporter Keporter: Suicky. wnat do you 1ook 1or Deiore ourglarizing a nouse Fingers: Well. first. I make sure no one is home and no one is watching. I nose around neighborhoods where people don't seem to know each other very well. That way, I won't be noticed. Next, I try to find a house where the people are on holiday and not likely to return soon I do this by looking for houses with no lights on in the evening. Then I look at the doorways They're a sure giveaway(暴露). When newspapers, mail. and deliveries are piled up, I can tell that people have been away from days. I can even count how many days from the number of newspapers Reporter: How do vou break into a house? Fingers: Well, usually it's easy and effortless. Lots of times people leave a window open or doors and windows unlocked. Then I just slip in, when I have to break in, I look for a patio (露台) door on the first floor. They usually have weak locks and you can force them easily.I watch out for dogs, though. If I hear a dog barking, I will go somewhere else 1. How long will Sticky Fingers spend in prison? 2. Where are newspapers, mail and deliveries usually piled up? 3. Why does Sticky look for neighborhoods where people don't seem to know each other very well? 4. How can Sticky know the days that people have been away from? 5. What does he think of breaking into a house, according to Sticky Fingers? 一、词汇运用 1. single:“单身的”常见英文表达为“single”,“The37-year-oldman is still single.His parents alwaysworryabouthim.”意思是这个37岁的男人仍然单身。他的父母总是为他担心。 2.enemies:“仇家”常用“enemy”表示,“anumber of”后接可数名词复数,“enemy” 的复数形式是"enemies”,“lt has been confirmed that he has a number of enemies who hate himverymuch.”即已经证实他有许多非常恨他的仇家。 3.wounded:“使......受伤”这里用“wound”,“be woundedwith”表示“被......所伤”,“The engineer was woundedwith a knife in his office and bled to death." 意为这位工程师在他的 办公室里被刀刺伤,流血而死。 4.supposed:“料想”可以用“suppose”,“as..as”结构中,从句用现在完成时“have+过 去分词”,“suppose”的过去分词是“supposed”,“Learning English well is not as simple as youhave supposed.” 即学好英语并不像你所料想的那么简单。 5. report:“举报”用“report”,“want to do sth.”想要做某事,“1want to report Johnto the teacher because he oftencopies others'homework.”意思是我想向老师举报约翰,因为他 经常抄袭别人的作业。 二、选词填空 1. entered: 根据"Two men 1 the bank at about 4 p.m. and told the bank teller on duty togivethem$1.000,000.”可知,这里表示两个男人进入银行,“enter”表示“进入”,根 据时间“yesterdayafternoon”用一般过去时,“enter”的过去式是“entered”,故填“entered” 2. covering:"The robbers were carrying guns and wearing black masks __2__ their faces." 这里用“covering”作后置定语修饰“masks”,表示“覆盖他们脸部的面具”,故填“covering”。 3. to lie down:"The robbers told all the customers in the bank 3on the floor." "tell sb todosth.”告诉某人做某事,“liedown”表示“躺下”,所以填“toliedown”。 4. witnesses: "Some 4 said that everyone in the bank was very frightened and did what therobberstoldthem.”结合语境可知是一些目击者说银行里的每个人都很害怕,“witness” 表示“目击者”,“some”后接可数名词复数,“witness”的复数是“witnesses”,故填 "witnesses”。 5. were waiting for: "While the robbers 5 the money, the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按纽)6__was hidden under the counter." 表示当抢劫犯在等钱的时候, “waitfor”表示“等待”,根据语境用过去进行时,主语“therobbers”是复数,所以填“were waitingfor"。 6. which:"the teller tried to press an alarm button(按警报按) 6 was hidden under the counter.”这里是定语从句,先行词是“analarmbutton”,指物,在从句中作主语,所以 用“which”引导,故填“which” 7. silent:"It was a_7__ alarm, so the robbers didn' t realize it had been set off." 表示这 是一个无声警报,“silent”表示“无声的”,修饰“alarm”,故填“silent”。 8. easily: "The robbers were very surprised that the officers caught them 8__." 这里用 “easily”修饰“caught”,表示警察很容易就抓住了他们,故填“easily”。 9. her:"Police praised Miss Alston, the bank teller for 9brave act." 这里"Miss Alston" 是女性,“for”是介词,后接“she”的宾格“her”,故填“her”。 10. week' s: “The bank manager said that he would give Miss Alston a 1o vacation to showhisthanks.”表示银行经理会给阿尔斯通小姐一周的假期,“aweek'svacation”表 示“一周的假期”,故填“week's”。 答案依次为:entered、covering、to lie down、witnesses、were waitingfor、which、silent、 easily、her、week's 三、阅读理解 1. D: 根据“l'm sending the pips to Captain James Calhoun. His ship is called Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, the UsA." 以及"How did you find him, Holmes?" “Ship's papers." he said, "l've looked at hundreds of them today. Only one ship, the Star, was in the three ports at the right times. This morning the Star left London to sail back to Georgia." 可知 “Star”号离开伦敦前往美国(Georgia是美国的一个州),所以选D。 2. A: 根据 "l'm sending the pips to Captain James Calhoun. His ship is called Star. He and his men are sailing back to Georgia, the USA."以及"He took five pips from an orange and put them inanenvelope(信封). On it he wrote 'S. H. for J.C.'." 可知“1.C."代表"James Calhoun”, 所以选A。 3. D:根据文章内容,先是“Now they have sent five pips toJohnfrom London!”即约翰收 到了带有五个果核的信;然后“He came to me for help and those men murdered him!" 约 翰来向福尔摩斯求助:接着“But they did. The next morning.we read inthe newspaper thata policeman found him die near Waterloo Station.”约翰被杀害了:最后“He took five pips from an orange and put them in an envelope(信封). On it he wrote 'S. H. for J.C.'." 福尔摩斯给 1.C.寄了五个果核。所以顺序是②①③④,选D。 4.A:文章讲述了福尔摩斯通过线索追踪凶手的故事,福尔摩斯是著名的使探,所以这个 故事最有可能来自一部使探小说,选A。“Adetectivenovel”探小说;“Asciencefiction” 科幻小说:“Worldnews”世界新闻:“Aschoolstory”学校故事 四、首字母填空 1. patients: 根据"He wanted to be a successful doctor but only a few p 1 came here." 可 知他想成为一名成功的医生,但只有几个病人来他的诊所,“patient”表示“病人”,“afew” 后接可数名词复数,“patient”的复数是“patients”,故填“patients”。 2. sent:"To kil the time, he began to write stories and s 2 them to the newspaper." 表示 为了打发时间,他开始写故事并把它们寄给报纸,“sendsth.to..”把某物寄给..c,根据 “began”可知用一般过去时,“send”的过去式是“sent”,故填“sent” 3. detective: 根据“Conan Doyle's stories were about a clever d 3 Sherlock Holmes." 以 及常识可知柯南·道尔的故事是关于一个聪明的愤探夏洛克·福尔摩斯的,“detective”表 示“探”,故填“detective” 4. even: "Conan Doyle wrote that Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street in London, and people, e 4 some police detectives, same to Sherlock Holmes with their problems for help." 表示柯南·道尔写道夏洛克·福尔摩斯住在伦敦贝克街221B号,人们,甚至一些警察负 探,都带着问题向福尔摩斯求助,“even”表示“甚至”,故填“even”。 5. truth: "He was able to find out the t 5 that the cleverest policemen in England were unableto.”表示他能够查明连英国最聪明的警察都无法查明的真相,“truth”表示“真相”, 故填“truth”。 6. solve: "Sometimes Sherlock Holmes could s 6 a mystery without leaving his chair." 示有时夏洛克·福尔摩斯不用离开他的椅子就能解开一个迷团,“solve”表示“解决;解 开”,“could”后接动词原形,故填“solve”。 7. which: "At other times he spent days or weeks looking for clues w. 7 could help him solve cases.”这里是定语从句,先行词是“clues”,指物,在从句中作主语,所以用“which” 引导,故填“which”。 8. travelled:"Sherlock Holmes t 8 to different cities and countries to solve cases." 表示夏 洛克·福尔摩斯前往不同的城市和国家去破案,根据语境用一般过去时,“travel”的过去 式是“travelled”(美式英语也可写作“traveled”),故填“travelled”。 9. perhaps: “Sherlock Holmes is the most famous detective in English literature, but p many people don't know that he is a fictional(虚构的)character,not a real person." 表示夏洛 克·福尔摩斯是英国文学中最著名的探,但也许很多人不知道他是一个虚构的人物,而 不是一个真实的人,“perhaps”表示“也许”,故填“perhaps”。 10. reports:“The English post office r 10 that people send mails to Sherlock Holmes at 221E Baker Street.andhe gets more than 2.ooo letters every year.” 表示英国邮局报道说人们给住 在贝克街221B号的夏洛克·福尔摩斯寄信,他每年收到2000多封信,“report”表示“报 道”,主语“the Englishpost office”是第三人称单数,一般现在时,所以“report”用第三 人称单数形式“reports”,故填“reports” 答案依次为:patients、sent、detective、even、truth、solve、which、travelled、perhaps、 reports 五、阅读回答问题 1. For 6 years: 根据"Sticky Fingers, an experienced burglar now serving a 6-vear prison(监狱 sentence." 可知StickyFingers将在监狱里服刑6年,故答案为“For6years”。 2. At doorways: 根据“When newspapers. mail. and deliveries are piled up. I can tell that people have been away from days. I can even count how many days from the number of newspapers." 以及“Thenllook at the doorways. They're a sure giveaway(暴露).”可知报纸、邮件和快 递通常堆放在门口,故答案为“Atdoorways” 3. Not to be noticed: 根据 "l nose around neighborhoods where people don't seem to know eachother verywell. That way.!won'tbe noticed.”可知他找人们彼此不太熟悉的社区是 为了不被注意到,故答案为“Nottobenoticed”。 4. From newspapers' number: 根据“I can even count how many days from the number of newspapers." 可知他可以从报纸的数量判断人们离开的天数,故答案为“From newspapers'number"。 5. Easy and effortless: 根据"Well. usually it' s easy and effortless. Lots of times people leave awindowopen.ordoors andwindowsunlocked.”可知他认为入室盗窃通常是容易且.不费 力的,故答案为“Easy andeffortless”。