1、更多资料添加微信号：DEM2008 淘宝搜索店铺：优尖升教育 网址： 九年级期末题型突破12 阅读理解（B篇）阅读单选（B篇）一 In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and 14-year-old Zimbabwean (津巴布韦人) Martin became pen friends through their schools. They didnt realize at that time how their handwritten letters would change their lives.It all began as a scho
2、ol task. Everyone in Caitlins class was supposed to choose a pen friend from another country. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic(异国的) and cool.Martin lived with his family in one of Zimbabwes worst slums(贫民窟) where t
3、hey shared one room with another family. And a bed was their only piece of furniture.When Caitlins first letters reached Martin, they were simple and general. The two kids wrote about their favorite music and what they liked to do. But as Martin gradually revealed more about his life and his letters
4、 started arriving written on pieces of trash, Caitlin realized what the living conditions were like for Martin. Without telling her parents, she began sending money with her letters$ 20 at a time. While the money was not much to Caitlin, it meant more food for Martins family and enabled him to pay h
5、is school fees.It lasted six years from their first exchange of letters to Martins arrival in the United States. With the help of the money from Caitlins parents later on, Martin finished his university and got his MBA from Duke University.Today, Caitlin and Martin arent only best friends, but they
6、also share their story in a book called I Will Always Write Back. They want to encourage readers to look beyond their own lives and do something kind for others, which might greatly influence their lives.1 is from Zimbabwe?ADukeBCaitlinCMartinDFrank2What does the underlined word “revealed” mean in C
7、hinese?A索要B透露C回顾D检索3Which is the correct order of the following events? a. They shared their story in a book. b. Caitlins first letters reached Martin. c. Caitlin chose a pen friend from Zimbabwe. d. Martin got his MBA from Duke University.Aa-b-c-dBa-b-d-cCc-b-d-aDc-d-b-a4According to the passage, w
8、hich of the following is not TRUE?ACaitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic and cool.BMartin lived a very hard life in one of the worst slums in Zimbabwe.CMartins family could get more food with Caitlins money in the letters.DThey had kept writing to each other for five years before Ma
9、rtin arrived in the US.5Which would be the best title for this passage?AThe Two Pen FriendsBThe Power of WritingCThe Special School TaskDThe Money in Letters 二 It seems that a cat and a mouse just cant get along well. Cats always like to catch mice. When a mouse meets a cat, the mouse will try to ru
10、n away as fast as possible.Once upon a time, on a sunny fall afternoon, a young mouse ran around for fun under a tall tree by himself. He kicked up a small piece of rock. The rock went up to the air then dropped down hitting a baby cat. The baby cat was only a few weeks old. She looked at the mouse
11、and said to herself, “He must have lots of power because he could kick up a piece of rock to hit me.” She felt scared.It made the young mouse very proud. He told his friends, the other mice, “Everybody says that a mouse is afraid of a cat, but today a cat was afraid of me.” So the mouse said that he
12、 would not run away any more. His friends explained that it was just an accident. The baby cat was too young to know a mouse. When the baby cat grew up to become a big cat, it would be different. So the other mice advised the young mouse that he must still run away when he saw a cat. But the self-im
13、portant mouse would not take the advice.One year later, the baby cat grew up and became a big cat. One day, under the same tall tree, when the big cat showed up, all the mice ran away except the young mouse. He remained staying there without moving.In another minute, the most stupid mouse was killed
14、 by the cat without realizing the reason.6On a sunny fall afternoon, went up to hit a baby cat.Aa tall treeBa piece of rockCa young mouseDa large stone7The young mouse was very proud because .Athe mouse caught the catBthe cat was afraid of himCthe mouse kicked up a rockDthe cat ran away at once8The
15、other mice advised the young mouse to when he saw the cat.Astay thereBshow upCgrow upDrun away9 , the young mouse met the cat again.AOne day laterBOne year laterCIn another minuteDA few weeks later10Which of the following is the best title of this passage?AA Stupid MouseBA Big CatCA Small RockDThe S
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22、in us on a school trip to Cardiff on Saturday December 15th.We will spend the morning in the city center. For lunch, well have a picnic in the park. In the afternoon, we will visit the Science and Technology Museum.Price: $ 20Meet in the school car park at 8：00 a.m. and the school bus leaves 10 minu
23、tes later. Please arrive on time. We will return to the school at 5: 30 p.m.December 7thIMPORTANT: SCHOOL TRIP UPDATE (最新消息) Dear students, We hope you can come on our school trip next weekend. Unluckily, the Science and Technology Museum is closed for building work on Saturday. But we have got tick
24、ets for St Fagans National Museum of History instead. The good news in that entry (进入) is free so the trip will now cost $10 each.Arrival and departure(出发) times are the same.Mr. Stuart NobleHead teacher16Next Saturday afternoon, the students will visit _.Athe parkBthe city centerCa national histori
25、cal museumDa science and technology museum17The school bus will leave at _.A8 ：00 a.m.B8：10 a.m.C9：00 a.m.D10：00 a.m.18When did the school trip update come out?AOne weekend.BOn December 15th.C8 days before the school trip.DAt the end of last month.19Which of the following about the school trip has c
26、hanged?AThe cost.BThe date.CThe arrival time.DThe departure time.20The head teacher writes the letter mainly to _.Asay sorryBexpress thankfulnessCinvite students to attend the school tripDgive further information about the school trip 五 With the COVID-19 epidemic hitting China, many of you might wan
27、t to know more about the virus. The disease is caused by a newly-found type of coronavirus (冠状病毒). Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. The word “corona” comes from Latin and refers to crowns. When people first saw a coronavirus under a microscope (显微镜), they found that its spikes (刺突) made
28、it look like a crown. Thats how the virus family got its name. Some coronaviruses cause disease in humans; others spread illness among animals, including camels, cats and bats.We have found seven types of coronavirus that can infect(传染) humans so far. Four of them are common and cause respiratory (呼
29、吸道的) illnesses such as mild flu. Rarely, animal coronaviruses can evolve (进化) and then spread among people, such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS，中东呼吸综合症) and SARS(非典). The novel coronavirus (新型冠状病毒), which was first found in Wuhan, is the seventh one. 21Why was the virus family named coron
30、avirus?ABecause it didnt exist before.BBecause it was found by a Latin scientist.CBecause coronaviruses have crown-like spikes.DBecause coronaviruses can only be seen under a microscope.22COVID-19 is the seventh coronavirus that _.Ahas ever been found on EarthBcan infect humansCcan spread among animalsDdoesnt harm wild animals23What do we know from the story?AIts easy for animals to spread coronaviruses to humans.BMild flu is the most common illness caused by coronaviruses.CAll coronaviruses cause respiratory illnesses.DMERS was also caused by a type
