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14 阅读理解（D篇） 阅读单选（D篇）一Tom Avery is one of the only 41 people ever to have reached both the South and North Poles. He was born in December 1975 and brought up in England, Brazil and France. His passion (强烈爱好) for adventure began when he was just seven years
2、old and first read about the expeditions (探险) of famous explorers. Perhaps this was the start of his plan to put together the ultimate (终极的) journey to the very top of the world, the North Pole, following the route taken by Robert Peary in his 1909 adventure.Both Peary and Avery set off from Cape Co
3、lumbia in Canada. Peary had a larger team and in fact had four support groups. Every 160 kilometers, a group would leave plenty of food and then turn back. The team therefore got smaller the further north they travelled. While Avery didnt have as many on his team, they did have food dropped by plane
4、 for them at four locations.Averys team also had the obvious benefit of modern technology, but Avery doesnt believe this made a big difference. He credits (把归功于) his teams success to the 16 Inuit dogs that pull the sledges (雪橇). “It wouldnt have been possible without them,” he said. “Your speed depe
5、nds on the dogs and how quickly you can get a sledge through the ice.” His team were travelling at the end of winter and this meant that the ice was thinner and could easily break under a persons weight. This was an added danger.Another difference between both mens journeys was that Peary was far mo
6、re experienced than Avery and had already been on several trips to the Arctic.Peary claimed (声称) to have reached the North Pole in 39 days, but some historians argue that this was not possible. Averys team actually beat this time and became the fastest to get there on foot. Avery says, “We told ever
7、yone we could do it and that we wouldnt fail. But it certainly wasnt easy.”1What is the purpose of the text?ATo explain why Avery and Peary travelled to the North Pole.BTo compare Avery and Pearys personalities.CTo describe ways of reaching the North Pole.DTo describe two difficult journeys to the N
8、orth Pole.2How did Pearys North Pole expedition differ from Averys?APearys team was smaller than Averys.BAverys team was offered food by air.CAvery started from a different place.DPeary took a very different route.3Avery believed that having modern technology _.Aslowed his team downBimproved the saf
9、ety for the teamCwasnt of great importanceDhelped his team to travel faster4How did Avery feel about the Inuit dogs?AHe was very thankful to them.BHe would take more dogs next time.CHe was surprised at the speed of the dogs.DHe thought they were well-trained.5What is the best title for the text?AGre
10、at Danger in the Arctic!BRecord-breaking Journey to the North PoleCHow to Lead a Successful TeamDFinding a New Route to the Arctic 二The worlds nights are getting surprisingly brighter. This is bad news for all kinds of creatures, including humans as light pollution is becoming worse, taking away the
11、 darkness of night almost everywhere.Satellite* observations* made by researchers show Earths artificially-lit* outdoor area grew by 2% a year from 2012 to 2016. So did night time brightness. Light pollution was even worse than that, according to the German-led team, because satellites cannot observ
12、e some of the LED lighting, especially blue light.Honestly, I had hoped that with LEDs we were improving the situation, for this new lighting technology has been developed to use less energy. But it turns out quite disappointing. , said Kyba, the lead author of the study.Asia, Africa and South Ameri
13、ca, for the most part, have seen an increase in artificial night lighting. The cities in developing nations are brightening quite rapidly. Other bright places include greenhouses in the Netherlands and areas of agriculture. More and more places are fixing outdoor lighting because of its low cost and
14、 the growth in communities wealth, the scientists said.One of the co-authors, Franz Holker of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Berlin, said things were already in a terrible situation.Many people are using light at night without really thinking about the cost, Holk
15、er said. Not just the economic cost, but also the cost that you have to pay for environmental damage.The effect from the increasing artificial light is obvious, according to the researchers. Peoples sleep can be marred, which in turn can hurt their health. The life of birds, fish, insects and bats c
16、an be harmed. Plants can have longer growing periods. And people may forget about seeing stars or the Milky Way if the light pollution continues.Kyba and his team suggest avoiding bright lights whenever possible and using more useful ways to shine light on places such as parking lots or city streets
17、. For example, dim, closely spaced lights can provide better visibility than bright lights that are more spread out.6Why is light pollution becoming worse according to the passage?ABecause LED lighting gives off blue light.BBecause there is increasing artificial lighting.CBecause people can pay for
18、the electricity bill for home.DBecause scientists didnt suggest avoiding artificial lighting.7What can we learn from the passage?AWe can use bright lights in city streets.BLED lighting can help reduce light pollution.CMaybe we cant see the stars because of light pollution.DThe cities in developing n
19、ations dont fix outdoor lighting.8What does the underlined word marred probably mean?ArecordedBcontrolledCimprovedDinfluenced9Whats the best title of the passage?AThe Disadvantages of LEDsBBrighter Nights Are DangerousCWhat Causes Light PollutionDWays to Reduce Light Pollution 三 This painting is cal
20、led The Fighting Temeraire. Temeraire is the name of the big, old sailing ship that you can see on the left of the picture. People chose this picture to be the greatest painting in Britain.J. M. W. Turner painted it in 1839. It shows the old sailing ship, the Temeraire, on the River Thames near Lond
21、on. Theres a small tugboat pulling the old ship. Its in fact taking the Temeraire on its last journey. The old ship is going to the breakers yard. In the background we can see the sun setting.The picture, however, is more than just a painting of two boats in the evening. The artist wanted to show th
22、e end of an era (时代). The time of the beautiful, old sailing ships is coming to an end. Thats why we see this happening at sunset. In the little, brown tugboat we can see the new industrial era starting. The tugboat is small and dark and its making a lot of smoke, but its very strong, because its pu
23、lling the much bigger ship.The painting shows a real event. Turner watched the Temeraire taking its last journey up the Thames, but he changed some of the details. He painted the old ship white and gold so that it looks like a ghost. In fact, the real ship was black and yellow. We also see the sun s
24、etting behind the ship, but in fact, the ship travelled towards the sunset. However, Turner wanted to show the sun setting on the time of the beautiful old sailing ships.Turner painted The Fighting Temeraire when he was quite old, so perhaps he wanted to show the sun setting on his own life, too. He
25、 loved the painting and he never sold it. You can see it today in the National Gallery in London.10The Fighting Temeraire _.Ais the name of a big sailing shipBwas thought the best painting in BritainCshows two nice new shipsDwas painted by a famous young artist11The old ship was pulled to the yard _
26、.Ato be painted newBto be repairedCto be broken upDto be sold12What does the tugboat stand for according to the passage?AThe new industrial era.BThe beautiful old era.CThe painters own life.DThe white and gold ghost.13What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?AThe color of the real sailing ship
27、 was white and gold.BIn the painting the sailing ship was going towards the sunset.CFinally Turner sold this painting because he didnt like it.DToday the painting is kept in the National Gallery in London. 四 Hi, everyone, my name is Isabella and Im an artist and fashion designer. But today, Im not h
28、ere to specially talk to you about art or fashion. Today I want to talk to you about dreams and stories.Did you know that 4-minute mile once thought to be impossible? It was something outside we can consider. But in 1954, a guy named Bannister achieved. 35 In the following two months, two other runn
29、ers broke 4-minute record and in the following three years and 19 runners continued. And now, its common for an experienced runner to be able to run a mile under 4 minutes. Its just that they didnt think it was impossible any more.So we should dream big. I have always to be encouraged to dream big.
30、And I think when youre very little and maybe dont know any better its easier to do because theres fearlessness before you become afraid of something. What did you want to be? A movie star, an actor or an astronaut. Maybe you didnt achieve these dreams, as you got older. Because as you got older, you
31、 became afraid. Its important to hold on your fearlessness just like a child. Because its fearlessness that helps us achieve our dreams.Im a big fan of what I called dream board. Its just a piece of paper. Therere lots of pictures of things I would like to achieve and I put it in a place where I see
32、 it every day and that helps me. I started doing this a few years ago because I read a study in the US showing that people who made dream boards are more likely to achieve them. I know this may not be new or useful to everyone, but for me, the act of making my dream board every year and seeing it every morning really helps me.Ano
