Unit1Section A阅读能力提升练习-2025-2026学年人教版（2012）英语九年级全册

Unit1 How can we become good learners?

Section A阅读能力提升练习

一、选词填空

用所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次

finish  visit  make  pronounce  study

1．—          you ever          the history museum，Paul？

—No，I haven’t．

2．I          reading a book and give a report next Monday．

3．We          for our math test，so we can’t play with you．

4．He often          flash cards to study English．

5．He listened to the radio and          the words again and again．

二、完形填空

A

That year I went to the college. On the first day of the term, I was so   6    that an old lady sat next to me. She was very old,   7   she looked very active. “Why are you in  8   at such an age, Rose？” I asked her. “I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have several children and travel，” she answered jokingly. I was   9   in what may have made her take on this challenge at her age. “In fact, I always dreamed of   10   a college education and now I'm getting one！” she told me. Later, we became friends.

At the end of the term, we invited her to give a   11   to our class. I'll never forget what she said. She cleared her throat and   12   ： “We do not stop working because we are young; we grow old because we stop. Do you hope to stay young, be happy, and get   13  ？ Do you have a dream? I had a dream of going to college. It almost took me all my lifetime, but here I am. Never lose your dreams and never   14   .” We were all moved by Rose's words. And I still remember her words in all my life, so I continue my dreams and try    15    best to achieve them.

6．A．tired B．strict C．surprised D．useful

7．A．because B．but C．or D．so

8．A．college B．street C．supermarket D．lab

9．A．interesting B．interested C．interest D．interests

10．A．have B．has C．had D．having

11．A．reason B．survey C．speech D．hand

12．A．begins B．began C．begin D．to begin

13．A．failed B．upset C．sad D．successful

14．A．give up B．give away C．give back D．give out

15．A．our B．his C．her D．my

B

There is an English corner in our school．Every afternoon，many of my classmates come to the corner．My teacher Miss Li comes here，     16     ．At the corner，we all speak English．

The corner started last year．There were only     17     students because many were afraid to speak English．After a few weeks，more and more students came here．At first，some students just     18     to the other students．I was one of them．I was afraid to speak English．I thought someone would     19     me，but I wanted to speak．I always spoke English in my heart．My teacher went on saying，“Don’t be afraid．Open your mouth．”I tried and tried to open my mouth．At last，I said“Hello！”to the teacher．The teacher was very     20     ．She said“Hello！”to me at once．From     21     on，I began to speak English．I work hard at English and I try my best     22     more．I learn     23     my teacher and my classmates at the corner．Now I can speak a little English．Every Sunday afternoon，I come to the corner    24    ．

It’s a good      25      to speak English．Please join us．

16．A．also B．either C．too D．as well

17．A．a lot of B．a little C．a bit of D．a few

18．A．talked B．spoke C．listened D．came

19．A．help B．laugh at C．stop D．fit into

20．A．happy B．interesting C．sad D．afraid

21．A．now B．then C．today D．that

22．A．to speak B．of talk C．saying D．telling

23．A．to B．at C．for D．from

24．A．late B．often C．early D．too

25．A．room B．school C．home D．place

三、阅读理解

Many students think that learning a new language is very hard. Now think how hard it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird's brain! The following is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots are the best known for this. Every December in London，the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood__out among the “talking birds”．She won this prize for twelve times.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Africa. She was sold to Iris Frost in England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died when it was 35 years old.

A different kind of bird named Puck was tested about the English words she knew. She knew more than 1，700 words.

If a bird can do it，anybody can do it.

26．What can African grey parrots do?

A．Speak like a person.

B．Sing like a person.

C．Copy the sounds of language.

D．Have conversations with a person.

27．What does the underlined phrase “stood out” mean in Chinese?

A．随机应变 B．挺身而出

C．站了起来 D．脱颖而出

28．How many times did Prudle win the prize for “talking birds”？

A．6 times. B．12 times.

C．15 times. D．35 times.

29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Prudle knew more than 800 English words.

B．Ms.Frost trained Prudle to learn English words.

C．Puck could speak English as well as a person.