《九年级英语上册 阅读理解专项训练(12)(无答案) 外研版 试题.doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《九年级英语上册 阅读理解专项训练(12)(无答案) 外研版 试题.doc（4页珍藏版）》请在taowenge.com淘文阁网|工程机械CAD图纸|机械工程制图|CAD装配图下载|SolidWorks_CaTia_CAD_UG_PROE_设计图分享下载上搜索。
1、阅读理解专项训练（12） A Researchers (研究者) have announced (宣布) the result of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin (阿斯匹林). One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack (心脏病).The study offered two new results from earlier findin
2、gs. It said taking one aspirin pill every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty. It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels.Earlier in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It in
3、cluded 22,000 healthy men doctors. All were between the ages of forty and eighty-four. More than 11,000 of the doctors took a harmless pill that contained no drug. The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44% fewer heart attacks than those taking
4、 the harmless pill. 139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Ten of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.The researchers said the doctors study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in health
5、y, older men. They said, however, the result does not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin couldnt help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are fat. The researchers said men who think they would be helped by taking aspirin should talk
6、 with their doctors first.1.The passage tells us that the new use of aspirin is _.A.to treat heart disease B. to reduce pain while one suffers from a heart attackC. to help old people to be more healthy D. to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men2.Aspirin can help those who _.A work as doct
7、ors B. are under 40 years old C. are fat and smoke cigarettes D. are older and healthy B It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot (盲点)on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment (实验) that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.Make a card about the size of a postcard and wr
8、ite two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, youll find the letter L disappear
9、ing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, youll find the letter R disappearing.Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image (影像) of the letter falls on the b
10、lind spot, it wont be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.1.The writer of the passage thinks that _ there is a blind spot on the eye.A. few people know B. no one knows C. most people know D. all the people know2. The word “disappear” in the passage means _ in Chinese.A. 驱散 B. 消散 C. 消失
11、 D. 遗失3. You fail to see the letter L in the experiment because _.A. your eyes are poor B. its image falls on the blind spotD. your left eye is not open C. you move it close to your eye C Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.He usually w
12、ent to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “Ill spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can e
13、njoy horse riding, walking and fishing. Theyll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.But four days later, he returned home.“What was wr
14、ong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didnt you enjoy country life?”“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“Whats wrong with that?” Ed aske
15、d. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!”“You dont understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”“Let me fini
16、sh,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didnt dare (敢)stay for dinner!”1.How did Henry find out about the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement. B. His best friend told him.C. He wrote to the farmer. D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several da
17、ys later because _.A. he didnt like the country life at all B. the farmer wasnt friendly to himC. his holiday was over D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3. “and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means _.A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚4.Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could
18、 eat a different kind of meat every day. B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldnt think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5.Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.C.A short
19、holiday D. Henry and the farmer. D After returning from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me 12 pounds,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office.” You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey
20、 that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me 12 pounds.”Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “Ill just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”The woman and her little girl followed him inside. S
21、he was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldnt have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?
22、”“Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”“Thats fine,” said Harry. “My little girl cant swim a bit yet. Of course, shes only three”“Im four,” the child said proudly. “Ill be four and a half.”Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you
23、 didnt get one for your daughter, did you?”“Er, well” the woman looked at the child. “I meanshe hasnt started school yet, shes only four.”“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A childs return ticket to Jersey costs let me see 13.50 pounds. The law is the law, but since the mistake is min
24、e.”The woman stood up, took the childs hand and left the office.1. The woman was angry because _. A. she couldnt use the ticket for her round tripB. she had to return home a day earlier than she had plannedC. she spent more money than she had expectedD. Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where th
25、ere was no sailing2. Harry was worried _.A.the woman was angry with himB.he had not done his work carefullyC.the Jersey timetable was wrongD.the little girl didnt have a return ticket3. Harry started talking to the little girl _.A.because he was in trouble and did not know what to doB.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girlC.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so niceD.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl