九年级英语阅读理解训练题及答案五(一) Snow fell on the mountain. It snowed and snowed. The snow did not melt（融化）. It became deep and heavy. The snow on the bottom pressed （挤压） together., it became ice. The ice was very wide and thick. It began to move down the mountain. It was like a river of ice. It was a glacier（冰河） . Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches（英寸） each day. As it moved, it took rocks and dirt with it. It changed the land. In some places, it left hills. In some places, when the glacier melted, it made rivers and lakes. A million years ago, there were many big glaciers. Glaciers covered many parts of the world. The glaciers changed the land. Glaciers are still at work today. A glacier in the north of Canada is cutting a new path （路）down the side of a mountain. This glacier will change the land, too. 1. The snow that fell on the mountain A. became snowman B. melted C. became ice D. turned to rain 2. The word in the story that means a river of ice is _. 3. The story says, “The snow did not melt. It became deep and heavy”. The word it means _. 4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? A. There are not as many glaciers as there used to be B. Glaciers do not change the land as they move over it. C. Glaciers are found only in warm places. 5. How fast did the glacier move? (Which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) A. Sometimes the glacier moved only once a year. B. Sometimes the glacier moved over ten miles each day. C. Sometimes the glacier moved only a few inches each day. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that _. A. snow is heavy B. the high land never changes C. glaciers changed the land 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 7 页（二）Long ago, people in Rome （罗马） talked to one another in Latin （拉丁文）. Pupils in school learned to read and write in Latin. Books are in Latin. Some Romans （罗马人）went to other parts of the world. They took their language with them. Soon Latin was used in many countries. It became a world language. People in other countries did not talk in Latin the same way. In each land, they changed the language a little. As time went by, they made more changes. At last they did not talk in Latin any more. New languages had come from the old one. People do not talk to one another in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words. You do, too. Street, wall, city, and salt are some of the Latin words we use. You are a pupil in school. Pupil is a Latin word. It means “little doll”.1. Latin was used by people in _. A. Rome B. the United States C. Greece( 希腊) D. Texas 2. The word in the story that means what people speak and write is _ 3. The story says, “People do not talk to each other in Latin today. But they still use many Latin words,” The word they means _.4. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe? A. It is not good to change a language. B. Pupils in schools today play with dolls. C. Not many people can read Latin today. 5. What happened to Latin when it was taken to other countries?(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book?) A. In each land, people talked about each other. B. In each land, they changed the language a little C. In each land, the children had to speak some Latin. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that _. A. Romans did not like to stay home B. people in old Rome talked a lot to each other. C. Latin changed as it moved from land to land. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 7 页Key: 1. A 2. language 3. people 4. C 5. B 6. C （三）A Leg Walking Right Here are some signs + - x, the signs are very different. They mean very different things. When you see them, you know what to do. This sign + means that you will add some numerals. This signmeans that you will take one numeral away from another. You will subtract（减去） . What will you do when you see x and ? Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember. Look at these two signs .The ancient Egyptians used these signs. A picture of a leg walking to the left told them to add some numerals. A picture of a leg walking to the right told them to subtract. In the 1500s people used this printed （印刷的）sign & to add numerals. After a while the sign began to look like this .Later, the sign became +. How much is 2 2?1. What do you do when you see this sign +? A. Walk away B. Write a numeral C. Read a sign D. Add 2. The word in the story that means to take one numeral away from another is _. 3. The story says, “Our signs are easy to read. They are easy signs to remember”. The word they means _. 4. Which of the following does this story lead to believe? A. Egyptians could not add numerals together B. All Egyptians had two left legs. C. Our signs are not hard to understand 5. What did the sign to add numerals begin to look like(which sentence is exactly like the one in your book)? A. After a while, the sign began to look like this .B. After a while, the sign began to look like this +. C. After a while, the sign began to look like this &. 6. The main idea of the whole story is that _. A. the signs for adding and subtracting have changed. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 7 页B. People could not write in the 1500s C. the old signs were good for Egyptians but not for us Key: 1.D 2.substract 3.signs 4.C 5.A 6.A (四) Mexicos neighbours are the United States to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country. Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its specialities. Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌 ) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country. (Words: 161 Minutes: 3 ) 1. Mexico is _the USA. A. on the south of B. on the north of C. a part of D. as large as 2. Mexicans speak_. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 7 页A. English C. French B. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语 ) 3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000. C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population. D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world. 4. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _. A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico 5. The best title (题目) of the passage is _. A. Mexico City B. Mexicos plants C. Mexico D. Mexicos population Key 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C （五）A Trip to the Forest One day Bob took two of his friends in-to the mountains. They put up their tents ( 帐篷) and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 7 页In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp( 营地), it start-ed to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon Bob could hardly see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp? Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would hap-pen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? None of them could tell. John looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents! 1. John and his two friends went to the forest to _. A. build their camp B. find their way home C. enjoy the mountains in the snow D. watch the trees in the forest 2. They could not find their way back be-cause _. A. there was only one road to their camp B. they couldnt decide which of the two roads led to their tents C. there were no roads in the mountains at all 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 7 页D. everything was covered by the white snow 3. It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _. A. Johns house B. the camp C. the forest D. the mountains 4. The horses stopped because_. A. it was getting late B. they were tired after running for a long way C. they knew that they had got to the camp D. they had seen Johns house 5. The story happened _. A. on a cold winter day B. on a dark snowy evening C. in a cold camp far from villages D. at night when nothing could be seen Key 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. A 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 7 页