1、第20课时九年级(全)Units 910一、阅读理解AIt can be difficult to make friends when you dont know many people.Over years of experience and studying social skills,I discovered that its possible to make friends without even trying.Here are just a few strategies(策略)that you can use.Be seen without trying to get attent
2、ion.You dont have to say anything witty(诙谐的)or anything interesting to get peoples attention.All you have to do is to place yourself in environments where people will see you.This can be done anywhere you go,such as the supermarket or your yoga studio.Use the power of listening.When you listen to ot
3、her people,theyll keep talking.Listening is a useful tool to build the trust and friendship between people.Just give them good eye contact and show with your body language that you care.Think about what you can give to other people.We always think about what we can get from others when we try to mak
4、e friends,but that thinking needs to be flipped around.Try offering a piece of helpful advice or invite someone you just met to drink a cup of coffee.Always have 3 good stories to tell other people.When you have at least a few stories to share with others,youll never run out of things to talk about.
5、Smile like theres no tomorrow.A smile is one of the most attractive things that you can display when youre meeting new people.Trying to smile when meeting with someone will help you a lot.1.How many strategies for making friends are mentioned in this passage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.2.The underlined part“be
6、flipped around” means“”in Chinese.A.被考虑B.被尝试C.被扭转D.被传播3.If you want to get trust from a person that keeps talking to you, you should.A.smile at himB.let him goC.give something to himD.listen to him4.If a person often says something witty or something interesting,maybe he wants to.A.get peoples atten
7、tionB.help othersC.get something from othersD.tell good stories5.What is the best title for this passage?A.What is the most important thing in making friends?B.Why is it difficult to make friends?C.What can we learn from friends?D.How can you make friends?BAmanda Kitts is one of “tomorrows people”pe
8、ople who have artificial (人工的) body parts. She has a bionic(电子操控的)arm.Now, Kitts runs a day-care center. Children run up to her happily as she comes into the classroom. She bends over to talk with a small girl. As she bends, Kitts puts her hands on her knees. For most people, this would be easy. How
9、ever, just a few years ago, this was impossible for Kitts.In 2006, Kitts was in a car accident. A truck crushed(挤坏) her left arm and the doctor had to cut it off. “I was angry, sad, depressed. I just couldnt accept it,” she says. But then she heard about a new technique that could use the remaining
10、nerves(神经) in her shoulder to control an artificial arm.In a difficult operation, a doctor moved Kittss nerves to different areas of her upper-arm muscles. For months, the nerves grew. Millimeter by millimeter, they moved deeper into their new homes. “At three months I started feeling little tingles
11、 and twitches(刺痛和抽搐),”she said. A month later, she got her first bionic arm. A research engineer worked with Kitts to make the computer programs match her real movements more and more closely.Today, Kittss arm is great, but its not yet perfect. She wants feeling in her hands. For example, she needs
12、to feel whether something is rough or smooth. She also needs feeling to do one of her favorite thingsdrink coffee. “The problem with a paper coffee cup is that my hand will close until it gets a solid grip,” she says. One time at a coffee shop, her hand kept closing until it crushed the cup. But Kit
13、ts says positively, ”One day Ill be able to feel things with it.and clap my hands.to the songs my kids are singing.”6.What is the difference between Kitts and normal people?A.She has a bionic arm.B.She can bend.C.She can put her hands on her knees.7.Kitts got her first bionic arm after the difficult
14、 operation.A.almost three monthsB.over one monthC.more than four months8.Kitts is able to with her bionic hand.A.clap her handsB.hold thingC.feel rough or smooth things9.Kittss attitude toward her new arm is.A.positiveB.angryC.perfect10.Choose the right order of the events.Kitts heard about a new te
15、chnique.Kitts crushed a paper coffee cup.Kitts had two human arms.A truck hit Kittss car.Kitts got her first bionic arm.Doctors moved some of the nerves in Kittss arm.A.-B.-C.-二、任务型阅读(2023河南安阳一模)When watching a soccer game or a basketball match, you might hear people encouraging their favorite team by shouting things like “come on” or “go for it”. 1Recently, “add oil”, a direct translation of “jiayou”, was added to the online Oxford English Dictionary.2 It is believed to have originated(起源于)as a cheer at the Macao Grand Prix during the 1960s.
