靖江外国语学校九年级英语限时阅读(一)

The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。

靖江外国语学校九年级英语限时阅读（一）

命题人：王 震 审核人：刘红梅 Class __________ Name___________

一、完型填空（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

Some students cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without 1

the time studying. Other students might feel that they can’t 2 the test without cheating. Even when

there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, it isn’t a good 3 .

A student who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test 4 to talk with the teacher and his or

her parents so they can find some better ways together. Talking about these problems and 5 them out

is much more helpful than cheating.

If a student gets 6 cheating, the teacher may give a “ 7

” on the test, send him or her

to the head teacher’s 8 , and call his or her parents. Worse than the 9 grade may be the

feeling of having disappointed those people, 10 parents and teachers. A parent may worry that you are

not a(n) 11 person and a teacher might watch you more 12 the next time you’re taking a test.

There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn’t cheat, but some students do cheat. If that’s you, it’s 13

too late to stop cheating. Cheating can become a 14 , but a student is always able to act better and

make better 15 . It might help to talk the problem over with a parent, teacher, or friend.

( )1. A. taking B. spending C. costing D. using

( )2. A. fail B. exercise C. pass D. expect

( )3. A. idea B. purpose C. custom D. conclusion

( )4. A. decides B. hopes C. refuses D. needs

( )5. A. breaking B. dreaming C. missing D. working

( )6. A. caught B. offered C. appeared D. suggested

( )7. A. prize B. result C. zero D. treat

( )8. A. office B. school C. seat D. conversation

( )9. A. natural B. dangerous C. anxious D. bad

( )10. A. and B. besides C. like D. among

( )11. A. common B. advantageous C. interesting D. honest

( )12. A. closely B. bravely C. certainly D. hardly

( )13. A. always B. never C. once D. neither

( )14. A. menu B. medicine C. habit D. match

( )15. A. education B. decisions C. challenges D. risks

二、阅读理解（本题共8小题；每小题5分，满分40分）

A

I had the meanest (最刻薄的) mother in the world. While other kids ate

candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal (谷类食物) and eggs. When others had

Coke and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone. My

sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.

My mother knew where we were at all times. She knew who our friends

were.

We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for

days.

We had to be in bed by 9:00 pm and up at 8:00 am. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, our mother gave us work to do. We had to wash dishes, make beds and learn to cook. I believe she lay

awake at night thinking up mean things to do to us.

Through the years, things didn’t improve a bit.We could not lie in bed “sick” like our friends did in order to

miss school.

My mother was the meanest mother. Out of four children, a couple of us went on to higher education. None

of us have ever done bad things. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest people. I am trying to raise

my children like this. I will feel proud when my children call me mean.

Because, you see, I am so thankful I had the meanest mother in the whole world.

( )1. What does the sentence “But at least I wasn’t alone” mean?

A. The writer’s mother was only mean to her.

B. The writer’s mother liked her the best.

C. The writer’s sister and brothers were mean to her as well.

D. The writer’s mother was also mean to her sister and brothers.

( )2. The writer’s mother often asked her children to do the following EXCEPT______.

A. eat as much candy as they wanted B. learn to do housework

C. wear clean clothes D. go to bed and get up at fixed times

( )3. The writer’s mother was mean to her children because she wanted her children _____.

A. to be competitive with each other B. to make more friends easily

C. to drop out from school (退学) early D. to be educated and honest people

( )4. What is the writer’s attitude toward her mother now?

A. Hateful. B. Thankful. C. Worried. D. Angry.

B

For us humans, one of the greatest experiences is to taste all kinds of

delicious food. But for penguins, they cannot get a taste of this happiness. That’s

because penguins can’t actually taste the delicious flavors (味道) of their favorite

food–fish!

Scientists from the University of Michigan examined the genome (基因组) of