牛津译林版九年级英语上册阅读理解专题练习
Day one
No odds are too big
阅读难度★★★
It’
运动员 ), especially when you
s difficult to be a star athlete (
don’t even have arms. But Tim Bannon,14, a student at Proviso West
High School in Chicago, US , is trying his best.
Bannon has gotten popular online thanks to a workout video that shows him overcoming his disability while exercising. He is t to take part in the Chicago Triathlon soon. He plans to run about 2 km, swim 200 meters and bike 7 km during the race.
He knows the physical difficulties of the triathlon. What if he fall get up? Keri Serota, the co-founder of a community人生如若初见
and isn’t able to
charity (慈善 ) group, said Bannon is very capable (
有能力的) of
completing the event. He us a special three-wheeled bike and gets buoyancy (浮力) while swimming by using a “dead man’s float”.
“By kicking (
踢) his legs and then moving his body from his
平的)
shoulders to his hips, he’s able to roll and then roll back down flat ( onto his stomach and move himlf forward,” Serota said.
Besides the triathlon, Bannon also plans to try out for the Panthers football t
eam as a kicker. Many people doubt he’ll be able to do it, but h
被开
wants to try anyway. “ I’m not worried. I don’t care if I get sacked 除). I want to be a kicker,” he said.
输入法切换快捷键For Bannon, it’s a simple goal: Just live normally and be like one the guys.
( ) 1. What do we know about Tim Bannon?
A. He likes recording videos.
B. He does not have arms.
C. He is a soccer player.
D. He has won many medals.
( ) 2. To take part in the triathlon, Bannon _____.
A. runs 2 km every day
B. asked Serota to teach him how to swim
C. exercis with some special help
D. learned new swimming styles
( ) 3. How does Serota feel about Bannon taking part in the triathlo
A. Doubtful.
B. Surprid.
C. Curious.
D.
( ) 4. What can we infer about Bannon from the story?
A. He is a member of Serota’s charity group.
B. He prefers playing soccer over swimming.
C. He does not easily give up.
D. He doesn’t get along with others.
Words in u
Fill in the blanks:
克服) the difficulties.
1. Find a way to __________ (
伤残) prevents him from holding a job.
2. His ___________ (
完成) within a year.
3. The project should be ____________ (
参考答案：
1. B。从文中第一段第一句It’s difficult to be a star athlete , especially when you don’t even have arms.
成为明星运动员很难，尤其当你甚至
没有手臂的时候。可以得知Bannon是没有手臂的。故答案选B。
2. C。由文章第三段最后一句He us a special three-wheeled bike and
gets buoyancy while swimming by using a “dead man’s float”.
可以得知
为了参加三项全能运动会，Bannon使用一种特殊的三轮车，游泳时
采用头朝下浮在水面的方式浮起来进行训练。故答案为C。
3. D。从文章第三段第二句Keri Serota, the co-founder of a community
可以
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charity group, said Bannon is very capable of completing the event.
得知Serota认为Bannon很有能力参加这项比赛，对他是有信心的。
故答案为D。
get sacked . I
4. C。从文章的第五段“I’m not worried. I don’t care if I
可知，他无惧失败，只要认定的就会去
立可以组什么词
want to be a kicker,” he said.
尝试和争取。因此，他不是会因为有困难就轻易放弃的人。故答案
为C。
Word in u
1.overcome
2. disability
3. completed
Day Two
Standing as a powerful symbol
阅读难度★★★Many of you may know that Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. But this win change soon.
宣布) that the country will move Last month, Indonesia announced (
its capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, the BBC
reported. This is big news for Indonesia, as any
country’s capital is天气的词语有哪些
obviously very important.
The word capital comes from the Latin word caput, meaning “head”.
It is no doubt
the “head” of a country. The central government is located
机构 ), such as legislative(
立法 )
there, as well as important institutions(
司法 ) bodies . The leaders of a country usually work and
and judicial (
live in the capital as well.
language news reports, when you read “relations between In English-
Beijing and Moscow”,it actually means “relations between China and
ow important the capital is- it is a symbol of a country, Russia”. That’s h
壮阳极品showing its national power.
Therfore,it is important to choo a good spot
for one’s capital. In
many countries, the capital is the richest city. This is becau when a
becomes a major business eenter,it takes on a more important place on the world stage. London, for example, has been the economic (
经济的)
江苏周庄center of Britain for nearly 2,000 years, so people naturally cho it a
capital.
Sometimes, capitals are chon for safety reasons. For example,
Brazil’s capital ud to be Rio de Janeiro, which is a coastal (
沿海的) city.
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Later the capital moved to the island city of Brasilia, partly becau
攻击) more easily.
coastal cities can be attacked(
In the ca of Indonesia, the new capital was chon in order to
achieve balanced development in different areas. Kalimantan is an
underdeveloped area. By becoming the new capital, it can expect faster
economic growth.
