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13 阅读理解（C篇）阅读单选（C篇）一 Smile Train is a charity (慈善团体) that helps the millions of children around the world, who suffer from a facial defect (缺陷). The defect happens when a babys top lip or mouth doesnt form properly before birth. Eating and drinking is very
2、 difficult for these babies. The charity provides free operations, which give these children a new smile, and with it, new hope and a new beginning.Children with the defect need all the help. Although many sufferers are accepted by their families, sadly, others are not. In some countries, children w
3、ith this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations. The good news is that the operation is not difficult. It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing. The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to p
4、erform the operations.A Smile Train doctor from the UK said, “Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at life. After years of staying at home, the children can finally go to school and be happy. Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train. Some of t
5、he stories I have heard are quite surprising. One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train. Luckily for her, she was found and adopted (收养) by a passenger. This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital. I did the operation and gave hope to the family. Experience
6、d doctors like me share our skills with local doctors. In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available.”1Smile Train is a charity which _.Aprovides food and medical care for poor childrenBraises money for all the doctors working in the UKCoffers free medical help to children
7、with the facial defect.Dgives children without parents new hope and a new beginning.2The underlined word “abandoned” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.Agiven upBdressed upCcalled upDbrought up3What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work?ADangerous.BSurprising.CRelaxing.DValua
8、ble.4It can be inferred from the passage that _.Achildren with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than beforeBmore doctors are trained to help children with the facial defectCfewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girlsDdoctors in Smile Train are always well paid for do
9、ing the operations 二 When it comes to shopping for clothes, my mother and I have always disagreed on what fits me well. To me, if it zips, it fits. My mom, however, usually tells me I need a bigger size.When I was a teenager, I wanted to dress like my friends, but my body size made it impossible. Wh
10、en mom told me something didnt suit me, or I needed a bigger size, all I heard was that my body was wrong.To avoid arguments, we stopped going shopping together. This continued until I got engaged(订婚) last year and needed to buy some clothes. When I tried on a blouse, my mother looked at me, and I k
11、new what was coming. “You need a bigger size,” she said.There was no bigger size. I tried to hold back my tears(眼泪). Maybe I could buy it alone, of course, but my mom is my favorite person to hang out with. The idea of looking for a wedding dress without her seemed just as scary as taking her with m
12、e.And so the day came. As I tried on a simple white dress, I saw tears in my moms eyes. “You look beautiful!” she told me. Nothing could have shocked me more.This one didnt zip up at the back and I did actually need a bigger size, but my mother didnt say that. She just told me how beautiful I looked
13、. In that moment, all the arguments in the past ended. We didnt buy a dress that day. We decided to see more.A few weeks later, we found the perfect dress. We both loved it as soon as I put it on.And during those few weeks, mom and I also found the perfect fit for our shopping relationship.5What doe
14、s the writer want to show in the first two paragraphs?AShe likes the clothes with zippers while her mother doesnt agree with her.BIn moms opinion, her body is wrong and she is too fat to wear what she likes.CShe really wants to dress like her friends, but her mom doesnt allow her to do so.DShe and m
15、om always disagree on what clothes fit her because of wrong understanding.6How did the writer probably feel after she tried on the simple white dress?AFunny and surprised.BShocked and sorry.CProud and moved.DExcited and scary.7What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mainly mean?AI couldnt s
16、hop for a wedding dress myself because my mom disagreed.BI felt kind of scary when I went shopping with my mother for a wedding dress.CI felt like shopping for a wedding dress with mom though she thought it was scary.DI wanted to shop for a wedding dress alone but I couldnt stand shopping without mo
17、m.8Which is the besl word to describe the perfect fit for their shopping relationship?AMissing.BEmbarrassing,CUnderstanding.DEncouraging.9Whats the main idea of the text?APraising makes the perfect fit for their shopping relationship.BTears sure the best way to end arguments between family members.C
18、Love is everything in good communication between family members.DBetter communication requires not only love but also a more suitable way. 三 On 18th October 2009, Australian schoolgirl Jessica Watson set off from Sydney Harbor on an unusual journey. At just sixteen years old, she was trying to becom
19、e one of the youngest people ever to sail (航行) around the world all by herself. Her journey on the yacht (帆船) took 210 days and she completed it without making any stops or receiving any help.Jessicas journey covered nearly 23,000 nautical miles (海里). It wasnt always smoothpassing through the Pacifi
20、c, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, she had to deal with strong winds, heavy rain and big waves, as well as loneliness and boredom. Sometimes her yacht got damaged and she had to make the repairs herself. When Jessica sailed back into Sydney Harbor, she was greeted by her family and a crowd of about 75,0
21、00 people. Even the Prime Minister of Australia was there to welcome and congratulate her. Jessicas achievement has won her the admiration of many. However, when questioned by reporters she said, I dont consider myself a hero. Im an ordinary girl who believed in a dream.10What can we learn about Jes
22、sica from Paragraph 1?AShe was a 16-year-old American schoolgirl.BShe travelled around the world alone.CShe accepted lots of help from other people.11How does the writer show that Jessica challenged a lot in Paragraph 2?ABy introducing how deep the oceans areBBy listing the problems she had to deal
23、withCBy asking questions about the difficulties.DBy showing some photos of winds and rain.12When did Jessica sail back to Sydney?AIn December 2009.BIn March 2010.CIn May 2010.DIn July 2010.13What does the underlined word ordinary probably mean in the last paragraph?ACommon.BPopular.CTalented.DFriend
24、ly. 四 When we look at animals, we know that they are not humans. But how do our closest friends dogs see us? Do they know that we are humans? Or do they actually think that we are just strange- looking dogs?You may be surprised to know that many kinds of animals do not notice such differences very m
25、uch at all. For example, the cuckoo (布谷鸟) lays its eggs in the nest of another bird. These birds will feed the baby cuckoos, even though they look nothing like their real babies. This is because the birds feed in an instinctive (本能的) ways.Other animals, it seems, will simply separate the world into
26、animals they eat, and animals that eat them. When it comes to dogs, though, there is no simple answer to this question.Sheepdogs leave their mothers when they are born. They grow up with sheep, and come to see them as their family. For this reason, they never attack the sheep, and help protect them,
27、 they probably think the sheep are dogs too, but we cant be certain.Similarly, if you keep a dog from birth, the way it sees the world will be different to a dog that grows up with other dogs. It will probably think it is the same kind of animal as you. This can even be true of humans. A Russian boy
28、 called Ivan Mishukov, born in 1998, was raised by dogs for two years and came to believe that he was a dog himself.14What can we know in Paragraph 2?AThe cuckoo is a stupid bird.BBirds are different from other animals.CIts natural for birds to feed other birds baby.DBirds cant find any differences
29、among themselves.15What do some animals usually see other animals as?AFood or enemies.BFriends or enemies.CNeighbors and relatives.DFriends and neighbors.16Why do sheepdogs protect the sheep?AThey are afraid of being punished.BThey regard the sheep as their family.CThey think of the sheep as their o
30、wners.DThey think sheep are a kind of dogs.17What can we learn from the last paragraph?ADogs can give humans a lot of help.BDifferent dogs see the world similarly.CPeople should see the world from a dogs view.DEnvironment influences how a person sees himself.18Which of the following is TRUE?ADogs se
31、e other animals as dogs too.BThe cuckoo prefers feeding other animals babies.CAnimals dont know they are different from others.DDogs raised by humans may regard themselves as humans. 五 A young man came across a spring of delicious water while wandering in the desert. The water was very sweet. He filled his leather canteen (皮革水壶)so he could bring some back to an old man in his village who had been his teacher.After a four-day journey, he gave the water to the old man. The old man took a deep drink, smiled warmly and thanked his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his hom