九年级阅读理解
（一）
People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. They mean that the home is very important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in hous rather than flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint them, and change them in any way they like. Most hou have a garden, even if it is a very small one, and the garden is usually loved. The hou and the garden are the private（私人的）space of the individual.
绍的组词People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? have you marked the space around yourlf as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or small bag on the at beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a ction for four people and there was
a table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefca! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯)his space! A few minutes later I took my papers off his ca in order to read them. He immediately moved his ca to his side of the table. Of cour, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don’t have any private space. Hotel rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces with other people. You e the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and “outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don’t know about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside 心理成长报告them so that they will enjoy being inside even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps you .Haven’t you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
新的一年开始精美语句( )1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London becau______.
A.he had no place to sit
B.someone had invaded his “space”
C.too many people shared a ction with him
D.some other people talked about things he didn’t know about
( )2. “… you feel lonely and ‘outside’” in paragraph 4 means that_______.
A.you are alone outside the hou
B.you feel lonely becau you travel on your own
艺术课程C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun
D.you feel lonely and you don’t belong to that place or that group of people
( )3.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them’ refers to（所指） “___________”.
A.public spaces B.private spaces C.local people D.other countries
( )4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.British people dislike marking their space.
B.You always feel at home in another country. 关于信念的名言
C.Most British people prefer living in hous to flats.
D.You can’t mark your private space in a foreign country.
( )5.Tha main purpo of the passage is to tell readers to _______.
A.own private spaces by living in hous
B.have one corner of their own in public places
C.realize the importance of “space” in communication
D.create their private spaces by talking with local people
答案:BDCCC
(二)
Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy pork, beef, chicken, fruits and many other things. And they often make a special kind of food—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festival，parents buy new clothes for their children. Children also buy prents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eve（除夕）all the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time.
fn是什么力( )6. Which is the most important festival in China?
A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. B.The Spring Festival. C.Children’s Day.
( )7. When is the Chine Spring Festival usually celebrated?
鲁班七号最强出装A. In March or April. B. In May or June. C. In January or February.
( )8. 公益文案 is the special kind of food for the Spring Festival in China.
A. Chicken B. Dumpling C. Fish
( )9. What’s the meaning of the food “dumplings” for Chine people in the Spring Festival?
A. Look up. B. Help yourlf. C. Come together.
( )10. The family when they are having dinner together on the Spring Festival Eve.
A. give each other the best wishes
B. buy each other prents
C. sing， dance and play cards
【答案】6—10 BCBCA
(三)
More and more people like bicycling and it is no surpri. It is fun, healthy and good for the environment. Maybe that’s why there are 1.4 billion bicycles and only 400 million cars on roads
