(虹口区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试)

VIII. Reading comprehension

A. True or False

According to Forces magazine, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest women in America. She has worked as a news reporter, movie actress, and writer, but she is best known for her popular television talk show, Oprah.

Life has not always been easy for Oprah. When she was young, her parents did not live together and she often moved house. Her family was poor, and Oprah did not have her first pair of shoes until she was six years old. But Oprah was smart, she learned how to read before she started school. And even from her young age, Oprah loved to talk.

After graduating from high school, Oprah got a job as a newsreader at a television station in Baltimore Oprah was very different from other reporters. She laughed when she made mistakes, and cried if the story was sad. Her style ( 格式) was not right for the news reporting, so she lost her job.

Oprah's boss at the television station offered her a job as a co-host of a morning talk show called People Are Talking. She was very popular on that show, and in 1981 Oprah moved to Chicago where she was given a larger studio audience. Five years later, her show Oprah was broadcast nationally for the first time.

Every day, 14 million people watch Oprah in the USA and 130 other countries. She interviews not only famous people but also ordinary people, who she asks to talk about their personal problems. When a guest's story moves her, she cries and opens her arras for a hug. People throughout the USA and around the world feel close to Oprah because of her communication style.

71. Oprah is a popular television talk show of America.

72. Oprah used to be very poor but now she is one of the richest women in the USA.

73. Oprah was quick to learn and she loved to talk after graduating from high school.

74. Oprah lost her job as a news reporter because she often made mistakes.

75. Oprah became popular on a morning talk show called People Are Talking.

76. Oprah shows the personal lives of well-known people and provides good ideas.

77. The passage is mainly about Oprah Winfrey's success story.

B. Choose the best answer.

In the past twenty years, riding bicycles has become increasingly popular among people of all ages. Bicycles have long played an important part in the lives of American youths. But today an even greater number of adults pedal along roadsides and bicycle paths. These new riders are often trying to become fit or lose weight. They have found that bicycling is a pleasant way to stay healthy.

This is certainly good for health. But it has also brought some problems. With all these added people on the road, bicycle safety has become a matter of real importance.

Bicycle safety is mostly a matter of common sense. People should ride only on bicycle paths, where they will not be badly hurt. There are also a number of rules that riders should follow, especially when riding on streets or highways. Bicyclists should never ride against the traffic, nor should they carry other people on their bicycles. It is also wise to ride in single line on busy streets and to walk bicycles across the busy intersections (交叉路口). By following these rules, bicycle riders will not only stay healthy but also be safe.

In one recent year, the National Safely Council reported that 34 thousand bicycle riders were hurt in highway accident. In that same year, another six hundred riders were killed. Since the. introduction of crash helmets (头盔) in 1980, the number of injuries (伤者) and deaths from bicycling accidents had gone down. Today, more and more riders realize the dangers of bicycling. They arc wearing helmets and paying closer attention to cycling rules.

78. In America, ______ played an important part in the lives of young people in the past twenty years.

A) staying healthy B) riding bicycles C) losing weight D) being pleasure

79. The underlined word pedal in the first paragraph means "______"

A) walk B) cycle C) rush D) run

80. Nowadays many adults ride bicycles because they have found it ______.

A) a good way to be fit and fun B) helpful to be good-looking

C) interesting and exciting D) possible to make friends

8I. With added people riding on the road, ______has become the most important matter.

A) the number of bicycles B) a good road and highway

C) bicycle safety D) a traffic rule

82. Bicyclists should not ______when riding on streets.

A) ride in single line B) carry people on their bicycles

C) ride only on bicycle pats D) walk bicycles

83. Since the introduction of crash helmets, ______.

A) 34 thousand bicycle riders have been hurt in highway accident

B) the number of cycling injuries has gone down

C) the new riders have become fit and healthy

D) many adults have found cycling pleasant

84. The writer's main purpose (目的) in this passage is to ______.

A) explain the job of the National Safety Council

B) advise people of all ages to ride bicycles

C) encourage companies to produce more better bicycles

D) make people more concerned with (关心) bicycle safely

答案：

VIII. A. 71-77 TTFFTFT B. 78-84 BBACBBD

E. Answer the questions

Todd was rather looking forward to his first journey by underground in London. He had heard a great deal about it from his friends who had already been to England. They all advised him not to travel alone the first time. But Todd is the kind of person who never listens to anyone's advice.

Todd entered the station shortly after five in the afternoon. This is a bad time to travel in London, by both bus and train, because crowds of people go home from work at this hour. He had to join a long queue (队伍) of people waiting for tickets. When at last his turn came, he had some difficulty making the man understand the name of the station he wanted to go to. The people behind him began to complain impatiently at the delay. However, he got the right ticket in the end and, by asking several people the way, he also found the right platform, which was already packed tight with people. He did not manage to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to .the edge of the platform so as to be in a better position to get on the next one. When later train came, Todd was swept forward onto the train by the rush of the people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off before he was able to get his breath back. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, but he had counted the number of stops so that he knew exactly where to get off. His station was the sixth along the line.

When the train reached the sixth station, he got off, feeling relieved that his journey had been so easy. But he was surprised to see that he had got off at a station that he had never heard of! He explained his difficulty to a man standing on the platform. With a look of amusement on his face, the man told Todd he had traveled on a train going in the wrong direction.

99. Was Todd's first journey by underground successful?

__________, ________________________

100. Why is it a bad time to travel shortly after five in the afternoon in London?

Because__________________________________.

101. What difficulty did Todd have when he was buying the ticket?

102. How was the train which Todd got on?

It________________________________________.

103. How did Todd know where to get off?

104. The man on the platform looked amused when Todd told his difficulty lo him, didn't he?

105. What do you learn from Todd's experience?

__________, ________________________

答案：

99. No, it wasn’t. 100. Because crowds of people go home from work at this time.

101. He had some difficulty making the man understand the name of the station he wanted to go to. 102. It was crowded. 103. He had counted the number of stops. 104. Yes, he did.

105. When I do something, I should prepare first, and follow others’ advice.

(黄浦区2010学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试)

Ⅷ. Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)：(共56分)

A. True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：(7分)

Nowadays Charles Kao is famous all over the world. In 2009, the Nobel Prize Organization(诺贝尔奖组织)gave him that year’s Nobel Prize in physics. When Charles Kao first talked about his idea of fiber-optic(光纤)communication more than 40 years ago, some scientists laughed at him. Today the technology has made the modern telephone and Internet possible. Because of this technology, people can exchange texts, music and photos around the world within seconds.

Kao was born in Shanghai, China, in 1933. He went to school in Hong Kong when he was young. He worked as an engineer while studying at the University of London. In 1965, he received his doctor’s degree(博士学位)there.

It was hard for him to study on this project. Professor Kao said in 2006: “At that time, I was always late for dinner. I told my angry wife that this could be a world-changing project. She didn’t believe me at all.”

Today the fibers are used throughout the world in computer Cable(电缆)and other cables. The light that flows through them sends texts, music, pictures and videos here and there in the world.

Sir Peter Knight of Imperial College of London said the Kao’s work showed how important science was for improving our everyday life.

71. Charles Kao won the Nobel Prize in physics in 2009.

72. Fiber-optic communication has made modern telephone and Internet possible.

73. Charles Kao was born and grew up in Hong Kong.

74. Charles Kao received his doctor’s degree in China.

75. It was not easy for Charles Kao to study on this project.

76. Charles Kao made a great contribution(贡献)to the world’s peace.

77. Sir Peter Knight praised the Kao’s work.

B. Choose the best answer.(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：(7分)

Early on the morning of December 26th, my friend Eric and I went down to the beach in Sri Lanka for the first time. We noticed that the sea had gone a long way out but this did not mean anything to us. We had been to Mombassa several times and at times the sea had gone right out to the reef(礁). We also knew that it was a full moon and thought it may influence(影响)the sea. We didn’t realize how many more Sri Lankan families would be killed because it was a holiday and they were on the beach.

I left Eric on the beach and went for a walk down by the sea. I must have gone about a quarter of a mile when I met a fisherman. He warned me that there was something wrong with the sea. I told him that I knew the waves were strong and I didn’t want to go swimming. He said, “No, madam, no --- there is something wrong with the sea.” He walked with me until we reached his village. As we reached it a huge surge(波涛汹涌)of water almost knocked me over. He held me fast with one arm and held on to a tree with the other. The villagers were all crying loudly as furniture and other things floated(漂浮)from their houses. They all started running back across the railway lines directly behind.

The fisherman took me back to the railway lines and we stumbled(蹒跚而行)along there until we came up behind Eric. I shouted that there was something wrong but Eric just did not believe me and thought I was out of my mind.

At that point, from my higher point I could see the sea rising in its bed. It just continued to rise and came towards us. Eric moved quickly with great difficulty and we escaped the third and final wave. We heard later that not one tourist at Yale Safari Lodge(小屋)remained alive to tell the story.

Although we were anxious(焦急的)to make our families know that we were OK, leaving Sri Lanka was one of the hardest things we had ever done.

78. The writer and his friend Eric went to Sri Lanka ________.

A. in the evening B. in December C. in the sea D. in September

79. ________may influence the sea.

A. The sun B. Sri Lanka C. A full moon D. the water

80. ________warned him that there was something wrong with the sea.

A. Eric B. Some kind people C. A fisherman D. His friend

81. The villagers were all crying loudly because they were ________.

A. cold B. happy C. excited D. afraid

82. The under lined phrase “ out of my mind” means ________.

A. successful B. crazy C. clever D. tired

83. It was ________for Eric to move quickly when the sea rose in its bed.

A. interesting B. easy C. quite good D. difficult

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

A. Quite a lot of people were killed in that disaster.

B. The villagers were ready for the coming disaster.

C. The write went for a walk with Eric when they arrived at the beach in Sri Lanka.

D. The sea went out when the writer and the fisherman came up behind Eric.

答案：

A. 71. T 72. T 73. F 74. F 75. T 76. F 77. T

B. 78. B 79. C 80. C 81. D 82. B 83. D 84. A