新目标英语九年级Unit 14同步阅读（含答案）

新目标英语九年级Unit 14同步阅读（含答案）

Unit 14 Have you packed yet?

1

选择适合的词语完成下面的短文。

  People are often killed when they __1__ the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they cannot see __2__ hear very well. Children are often killed because they are not __3__. They forget to look and listen before they cross the road.

  A car, truck or bus cannot stop very __4__. If the car is going very fast, it will travel __5__ meters before it stops. People don’t always understand this. They think a car can stop __6__ a few meters. The faster a car __7__, the longer it takes to __8__. It is very difficult for a person to know how fast a car is traveling.

  The __9__ safe way to cross the road is to look in both directions, right and left. Then __10__ the road is clear, it is safe to cross. The right way to cross the road __11__ to walk quickly. It is not __12__ to run across the road. If people run across the road, they may fall __13__.

(  ) 1. A. over　　　B. across　　　C. cross　　　D. through

(  ) 2. A. and 　　　B. but　　　C. both　　　D. or

(  ) 3. A. care　　　B. careful　　　C. strong　　　D. healthy

(  ) 4. A. shortly　　　B. early　　　C. quickly　　　D. slowly

(  ) 5. A. much　　　B. more　　　C. many　　　D. a lot

(  ) 6. A. during　　　B. among　　　C. between　　　D. in

(  ) 7. A. traveling　　　B. is traveling　　　C. travel　　　D. is to travel

(  ) 8. A. fly　　　B. go　　　C. stop　　　D. move

(  ) 9. A. few　　　B. only　　　C. often　　　D. always

(  ) 10. A. if　　　B. before　　　C. which　　　　D. what

(  ) 11. A. is　　　B. has　　　C. are　　　D. have

(  ) 12. A. hard　　　B. danger　　　C. safe　　　D. dangerous

(  ) 13. A. down　　　B. to　　　C. up　　　D. under

2

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

Mr. King was the owner of a large company. One day, he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and set out for a city.

  He was leaving his office when Bill, a night watchman, came in. Bill just came off work (下班). After saying “Good morning” to Mr. King, Bill told the owner about his bad dream. Last night he dreamed Mr. King’s plane crashed after it took off. Mr. King was surprised to hear this. He decided to go by land.

  Bill’s dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it had taken off. Later Mr. King returned to his office and heard the accident. To express his thanks, Mr. King gave Bill 5,000 dollars with a letter. Mr. King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away. Bill was surprised and asked, “Why?” Mr. King said, “Go home and read the letter, and you’ll know why.”

  Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After he read it, he became very sad. In the letter there was only one sentence. But it was enough to tell the reason. Can you guess why?

(  ) 1. The night watchman _______________.

A. worked very hard　　    B. had a terrible dream     

C. saw a plane crash　　    D. wasn’t kind to Mr. King

(  ) 2. When Bill told Mr. King what he had dreamed, Mr. King was very _______.

A. sad　　　B. worried　　　C. pleased　　　D. surprised

(  ) 3. Mr. King _________________.

A. was lucky not to be on the plane　　　B. still traveled by air

C. was wrong to travel by land　　　　　D. died in the accident

(  ) 4. When Bill opened the letter, he knew _______________.

A. he was lucky to get the money　　B. why Mr. King wanted him to go

C. he had 5,000 dollars　　　　　　D. his dream was really bad

(  ) 5. The sentence in the letter could be “________________”.

A. I don’t want you to work here because you have to saved me

B. I don’t want to see you again because you had the bad dream

C. A night watchman should keep awake the whole night

D. Thanks a lot for telling me your dream

3

阅读短文，选择正确答案。

  Once every 30 seconds there is an earthquake (地震). But don’t worry because most are so weak that they can’t be felt. Only a few hurt people.

  But many earthquakes happen in China, so it is important to know what to do when one hits. Here are the National Earthquake Bureau’s (国家地震局) top tips on how to stay safe in an earthquake:

1)      If you are indoors during an earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.

2)      If you are outdoors, try to move away from buildings and streetlights. These could fall on you.

3)      If you are in a shop and far from the door, do not run outside. Everyone will be doing that and you will find it hard getting out. Hide under a desk. Don’t get into an elevator during an earthquake.

4)      When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks (余震) may still happen. These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you really think it is safe to get up.

5)      If you are at home and you smell gas, open a window and get out of the building quickly. A gas line in your house may be broken. This could be very dangerous.

6)      Make sure you wear shoes after an earthquake. There may be broken glass on the ground.

(  ) 1. What do we know about earthquakes after reading the passage?

A. Many of them can hurt people.　　B. They happen very often on the earth.

C. Most of them happen in Japan.　　D. They usually last thirty seconds.

(  ) 2. What do the underlined words mean in the passage?

A. Things we want to know.　　　B. What to do at once.

C. Very interesting news.　　　　D. Very important information.

(  ) 3. We mustn’t try to get out if we are in a shop when an earthquake happens because _____________.

A. the door will fall on us　　　　　　B. it’s more dangerous outside

C. people may hurt each other　　　　D. we may lose our way

(  ) 4. When an earthquake ends, we should stay where we are because _________.

A. it is usually followed by some aftershocks　       

B. things become worse after it

C. moving people are hurt more easily　　　　

D. anything moving will bring aftershocks

(  ) 5. On the whole, the most important thing during an earthquake is _________.

A. to be careful with everything we do                

B. to run outside as quickly as possible

C. to keep away from walls and windows             

D. to stay where you are as long as possible

4

阅读短文，选择正确答案。

  Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. I’m not a bad person; I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed.

  My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant bad words are hurting me. If you continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.”

  It’s been a problem at school several times, too, when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tell them off.

  One day in English class I began working on my homework until I heard a class mate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual.

  I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?”

  Nathaniel continued talking to himself. I quickly shouted, “Nathaniel, shut up!”

  For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other.

  “At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you!” I shouted.

  I knew this would bother him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up.

  What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab (抓住) me as he shouted, “That’s it! That’s it!”

　Surprised at his reaction, I sat back in seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before.

  Later on, we were taken to the principal’s (校长) office.

  There, the principal told us to discuss the matter. It wasn’t until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds (伤口) eventually heal. But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away.

  At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel.

  When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying (祈祷). I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I keep praying and asking God to help me, He’ll tell me when to keep my mouth closed.

(  ) 1. When Robert was a child, it was difficult for him to ___________.

A. keep his mouth full　　　　B. say good words to others

C. pass his exams　　　　　　D. help others again and again

(  ) 2. The underlined word “them” means Robert’s ______________.

A. parents　　　B. friends　　　C. teachers　　　D. classmates

(  ) 3. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Robert’s words hurt Nathaniel’s feelings.            

B. Nathaniel often beat Robert in class.

C. Robert felt sorry for talking too much in class.        

D. Nathaniel said sorry to Robert at last.

(  ) 4. In this passage the writer tries to tell us that ____________.

A. when you hurt someone physically, the pain never goes away

B. we should try to understand and help each other in class

C. we should keep praying and asking God to help us

D. words cause more pain than wounds

5

根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。

  Each year there is an increasing number of cars on the roads and streets as millions of new cars and trucks are produced. One out of every six Americans works at putting together the parts of the cars, driving trucks, building roads, or filling with gas.

  Most Americans would find it hard to think what life could look like without a car. However, some have realized the serious problem of the air pollution caused by car. The polluted air becomes poisonous (有毒的) and dangerous to health.

  One way to get rid of (摆脱) the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. That’s what several of the large car factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean air is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

  Another way is to take the place of car engine by something else. Inventors are now working on steam cars as well as electric cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that pleases people.

  To prevent the world from being polluted by car, we’ll have to make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to cut down the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and to go to work by bicycle. Bicycling is thought to help keep the air clean.

  But this change doesn’t come easily --- a large number of workers may find themselves out of job if a car factory closed down. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment (失业).

  Although cars have led us to a better life, they have also brought us new problems.

Keys

1  CDBCC  DBCBA  ACA

2  BDABC

3  BDCAA

4  BCAD

5  1. poisonous and dangerous 

2. does not pollute 

3. take the place of 

4. by bicycle

   5. a large number of workers may find themselves out of job / a large number of workers may lose their jobs