Unit 2 Reading Plus 主题阅读练2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Unit 2 Reading Plus 主题阅读练2026-2027学年九年级上册人教版

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

「2026 浙江杭州西湖期中改编」

The Dragon Boat Festival is not only celebrated in China, but also winning hearts overseas. In recent years, more and more foreign cities have held their own dragon boat races, turning this 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition into a global event.

In Markham, Canada, the annual dragon boat festival has been held for over 30 years. Every June, hundreds of teams from local schools, companies and communities gather at the lake. "At first, people came just for fun," said Li Wei, a Chinese-Canadian organizer. "But now many locals can tell you the story of Qu Yuan, and some even wrap zongzi by themselves."

Similar scenes can be seen in Australia, the UK and the US. In New York, the dragon boat race on the Hudson River attracts over 30,000 spectators each year. Interestingly, some teams paint their boats with patterns mixing Chinese dragons and local totems（图腾）, creating a special "cross-cultural" style.

However, not everything goes smoothly. Some young Chinese overseas worry that the festival is losing its "taste" — fewer people remember why we hang ai cao（艾草）or drink realgar wine（雄黄酒）. "Racing is cool, but we shouldn't forget the meaning behind it — remembering ancestors and cherishing health," said Chen Meng, a 15-year-old student in London.

To pass on the real spirit, many overseas Chinese communities have added new activities: teaching kids to weave colorful threads, telling the Qu Yuan story in bilingual（双语的）shows, and even holding online zongzi-making classes. "Tradition doesn't have to stay in the past," Li Wei smiled. "It grows wherever Chinese people go."

1. How long has the dragon boat festival been held in Markham, Canada?

A. For about 10 years. B. For over 20 years.

C. For over 30 years. D. For over 50 years.

2. What does the underlined word "spectators" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. 参赛者 B. 观众 C. 组织者 D. 裁判

3. What do some young overseas Chinese worry about?

A. Dragon boat races are too dangerous.

B. The festival is becoming too commercial.

C. Fewer people remember the cultural meaning of the festival.

D. Local people don't like Chinese food.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to Make Zongzi in Foreign Countries

B. The Story of Qu Yuan Abroad

C. Dragon Boat Festival: Racing Across Borders

D. Why Young People Love Dragon Boat Races

Ⅱ. 短文填空

「2026 湖北宜昌西陵期中」

阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。

between	great	he	tradition	influence
different	share	become	know	teach

Do you know the name Lu Yao? He is a 23-year-old inheritor（传承人）of paper-cutting, a(n) 5. _______ Chinese art listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage（非物质文化遗产）.

Lu grew up in a village in Shaanxi. His grandma was a paper-cutting master who often 6. _______ him to cut simple patterns like flowers and animals. At first, Lu thought it was just "grandma's hobby". But when he saw an old pattern called "Full Moon and Rabbits" — made by his grandma for the Mid-Autumn Festival — he was shocked. "It was like a story on red paper," he said.

In 2020, Lu went to university in Xi'an and 7. _______ the first student in his school to hold a paper-cutting exhibition. To make more young people love this art, he tried something 8. _______ — he cut patterns of popular cartoon characters and even made paper-cutting stickers for phones. His works soon went viral（走红）online, and many fans asked 9. _______ to teach them.

Now Lu runs a workshop 10. _______ offline and online. He has 11. _______ over 5,000 students so far. "Paper-cutting used to be only for festivals," Lu said. "But I want to put it into daily life, 12. _______ it with the world."

His story shows that 13. _______ art can be "cool", too, if young people give it new life. And that's exactly what Lu wants to do — let the old scissors cut out a new future.

5. _______ 6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______

9. _______ 10. _______ 11. _______ 12. _______

13. _______

Ⅲ. 阅读表达   阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

On the evening of September 29, 2025, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association（CSSA）at