1、第17课时九年级(全)Units 34一、阅读理解A(2023河南焦作一模)There was a park near my home. But I didnt go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasnt much to see. I walked for some time and found mysel
2、f standing in front of two paths. “Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other. I found that the two paths were different from each other.The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers werent very beautiful, t
3、hey made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didnt look nice. It looked like nobody had cleaned it for months. Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldnt make up my mind. After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path. It wasn
4、t nice, but I didnt want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path.Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park. Many people told me that there was
5、nothing much to see in the park. Now Id like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didnt believe me. They couldnt even remember that pat
6、h because it was so small.My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life. Dont be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!1.Which of the following is true about the park?A.It was big and special.B.It was far from the writers home.C.The writer seldom went t
7、o the park.D.There was a lot to see in the park.2.According to the passage, we know that the left way was .A.wide and cleanB.narrow and dirtyC.wide but dirtyD.strange but nice3.Which path did the writer decide to take at last?A.The long one.B.The clean one.C.The left one.D.The right one.4.How did th
8、e people feel when the writer told them the truth?A.Acceptable.B.Unbelievable.C.Interested.D.Disappointed.5.Whats the best title for the text?A.A Big SurpriseB.Two Different PathsC.The Nicest Part of the ParkD.A Small ParkBI am a writing teacher at a middle school.At the end of a writing class, I as
9、ked the students to share what they had written. We had a new student at the school, Al. He had been with us for only a short while and was still trying to fit in(适应), so I was a little surprised when he volunteered to read. I asked him to read, but inside I wished that the other students would not
10、laugh at him.Al began to read, “If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad.”. He started out loud and clearly. He told how he had never seen his father. He told how he tried to be the only man in the house at such a young age.I took a look at the students. I knew some kids liked to laugh at other
11、s. However, all of my students were listening. They were letting him do this, I thought. They were allowing him to share something.“If I had one wish, it would be to meet my dad, so I wouldnt have to close my eyes every night just wondering what he looks like. ” Al finished. The class stood up and a
12、pplauded(鼓掌).They all ran to Al with hugs. My eyes got wet.This is why I teach. I teach because I can watch kids grow and laugh, and learn and love.6.What does the writer do?A.A student.B.A writing teacher.C.A writer.D.An English teacher.7.Al wasstudent in that school.A.a newB.the bestC.the worstD.t
13、he youngest8. From Als article we knew that.A.Al lost his father when he was a babyB.Al had never seen his fatherC.Al knew what his father looked likeD.Al looked like his father9.What does the underlined word“hugs”mean?A.拥抱B.停靠C.缠紧D.紧靠10.The teacher and all the students wereAl.A.surprised atB.intere
14、sted inC.moved byD.worried about二、任务型阅读Terry was an unsuccessful businessman.So he often complained that he had been fooled by others.One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.So his family moved to another city.1 When Terry and his wife were busy putting the
15、ir things in their new home,the lights suddenly went out and they had to stop working.Terry was sorry to have forgotten to bring along some candles.2“Who is it?”he wondered.Terry knew nobody else in the new city,and this was the moment he especially hated to be troubled.He opened the door.3She asked
16、,“Sir,do you have candles?Im your neighbor.”“No,”answered Terry angrily.He closed the door heavily.After a while, the door was knocked again.4But this time she was holding two candles.She said,“My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”At th
