譯林牛津英語九年級中考閱讀訓練卷4完形填空。Kamais

ayoungtigerandmakesfriendswitheveryone,buthislegdisabilitymakesithardtowalk.Sohethinks

1ofhimself.Onebrightmorning,Kamausaw

a(an)2,her

brightcolorssocheerful.Buthenoticedoneofher3wascut.Shestillflew.Justalittlehard.“MynameisJelani”,shesaidasifshecould4hismind.

“IamKamau”,heroared.

Theyspendamomentstudyingeachother.Finally,Jelaniasked,“Doyouknowthe5ofyourname?”Kamauhadwonderedabout

this6manytimes.“Mynamemeansquietwarrior(勇士),butIhavebeengiventhe7name,forIamnowarrior.”“Mynamemeansmighty,8asyoucansee,mywingsarenotfitforit.Iam9flyingfree.

Howfunitwouldbe.Haveyoueverthoughtofrunningthroughtheforest,10inyourface?”Ofcourse,Kamauhadhadthat

dream.Buthesaid,“Thereisnopoint.Wewill11getthatkindofwonderfullife.” Jelaniexpectedthis.So,sheexplained12shedidn’tcareaboutit.“Sometimes,youhavetoletgoof(放開)thethingsyoudon’thaveandmakedowithwhatyou13.Somewhere,someday,atigerwilltalkmorethanaparrot,andaparrotwillbemoreaggressivethanatiger.Youneverknow.”“ButIcan’tbehappybecauseIcando214aboutmybody.”,Kamausaid.“Iunderstandthis,andI’veaskedmyselftoo.Idon’tknowwhatyou’llbe,butyour15tellsyou.It’stellingyouthatyou’reuseless,butifyouaskyourmindtostop,youwillfindyourtrueself!”1.A.low B.highly C.ill D.well2A.swan B.eagle C.crane D.parrot3A.feet B.eyes C.wings D.legs4.A.see B.read C.hear D.find5A.importance B.advantage C.charm D.meaning6.A.problem B.question C.doubt D.answer7.A.funny B.wrong C.wise D.terrible8.A.and B.so C.because D.but9.A.dreamingof B.afraidof C.usedto D.worryingabout10.A.praise B.fear C.pride D.surprise11A.ever B.sometimes C.seldom D.never12.A.how B.why C.when D.what13A.wonder B.need C.have D.lose14.A.anything B.everything C.nothing D.something15A.mind B.heart C.body D.legADCBDBBDACDBCCA閱讀理解。AThelatest

2020WorldAirQualityReport

showsthechanginglevelsofPM2.5aroundtheworldduringtheyear.Let’stakealookatthepartaboutAsia.Keyfindings:※AsCOVID19reducedtravelandproducingaroundtheworld,theairqualityimprovedin84%ofthecountries.※Chinesecitiesmadea11%dropinPM2.5levelsin2020,aftera9%dropin2019.MostpartsofAsiaremainthesame.SouthKoreawasthemostpollutedcountryforPM2.5among

developedcountriesduring2020.Twentytwoofthetop30mostpollutedcitiesareinIndia.

※OpenburninghadalottodowiththeairqualityofcitiesandcountriesaroundAsia,such

asSingapore,Indonesia,KualaLumpur,BangkokandChiangMai.Sandstormsplayedabig

roleinpoorairqualityintheMiddleEastandNorthwestChina.1.WhatisthePM2.5annualmeanofMongoliain2020?A.17.8ug/m3.

B.19.5ug/m3.

C.34.7ug/m3.

D.46.6ug/m3.2.WhichcityhasmadethemostprogressinreducingPM2.5inthelast5years?A.Beijing.

B.Seoul.

C.Delhi.

D.Karachi.3.Whatcanyougetfromthekeyfindings?A.

Indiafacedaseriousairpollutionproblem.B.OpenburningcausedairpollutionintheMiddleEastC.SouthKoreawasthemostpollutedcountryintheworld.D.

Chinahasmade11%dropinPM2.5levelsinthepasttwoyears.DAABWhenwetalkaboutpigs,wehave“Boilingadeadpig","eatinglikeapig"and"Apiglookinginthemirrorisstillapig”.Butthetruthisthatpigsarenotalwayswhatweconsider.Somescientistshavefoundthatpigsaresmarterthandogsandevensomeprimateslikemonkeys.Pigscanplayjoystickcontrolledvideogames,haveabstractthought,usetools,recognizetheirownnames,dreamsandfollowmands.Pigsalsohaveexcellentmemories.Studieshaveshownthatpigscanrememberwherefoodisstoredandplaceswheretheyhavefoundbefore.Theycanalsorememberdirectionsandcanfindtheirwayhomefromgreatdistances.Pigscanevenrecognizeandrememberhumansandupto30otherpigs.Manypeoplehaveamisunderstandingthatpigsaredirtyanimals.Infact,pigsareverycleananimals.Theycanliveindoorslikedogsandcatsaspanionanimals.Pigsliketobathinwater,thoughtheydotakemud*baths.Why?Pigshavenosweat*glandssotheyrollaroundinmudtostaycoolandprotectthemselvesfromthesun.Sothenexttimeyouhearsomeonesayheis"sweatinglikeapig",lethimknowthat'simpossible,becausepigsdon'tsweat.Anothermisunderstandingpeoplehaveaboutpigsisthattheyeatanythingandeverythingandalotofitquickly.Thetruthisquitetheopposite.Giventhefreedom,pigscanbepicky.Theyliketohavetheirmenuchangedup,ratherthangetthesamemealdayafterday.Pigseatslowly,nibblingandenjoyingtheirfood.Pigsdon't"pigout"or"eatlikepigs",whicharemoreinaccuratephrasespeopleuse.1.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________aboutpigs.A.somegoodqualities B.somewonderfulhabitsC.somespecialabilities D.someinterestinghobbies2.Pigstakemudbathsinorderto________________.A.stayhealthy B.keepclean C.beesmart D.remaincool3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"picky"probablymeaninthispassage?A.Crazyaboutfood. B.Afraidoffood.C.Particularaboutfood. D.Satisfiedwithfood.4.Whichoneofthefollowingfactsaboutpigsisright?A.Pigsusuallysweatalot. B.Pigsknowthewayhome.C.Pigsarenotassmartasdogs. D.Pigsarereallydirtyanimals.ADCBCOneday,whilehismotherwasouthunting,thegraycub(幼獸)foundthewayoutofthecave.Atfirst,hewasafraid.Buttheneedtoknowandunderstandwasgreaterthanhisfear,sohewentout.Hesoondiscoveredthattheflooroftheworldwasnotflatlikethefloorofthecave.Andhefell,screaminginfear.Buthesoonsatup,andstartedwalkingandlookingaroundhim.Hemetasquirrel,andawoodpecker,bothofwhichmovedawayfromhim.Sohelearnedthattheworldhadthingsthatstayedinoneplace,andotherthingsthatmoved.Hehadbeginner’sluckwhenhefellintoaptarmigan’snest.Inthenestweresevenchicks.Herealizedthiswasmeat,likehismothergavehim.Soheatethemall.Ashewalkedawayfromthenest,themotherptarmigan(雷鳥)attackedhim.Hefoughtback,bitingherwingwithhissmallteeth.Hewasexcitedandhappy.Hewasfightingformeat,fightingtokill.Itwaswhatwolvesdid.Thenhelefttheptarmiganfreeandrested.Ashewatchedher,somethingrusheddownfromabovehim,pickeduptheptarmiganandflewbackupintothesky.Itwasaneagle.Hewaslearning.Livethingsweremeat,butiftheywerebigenough,livethingscouldalsohurt.Itwasbettertoeatsmalllivethings.Latersomethingsmalljumpedinfrontofhim,soheputhispawonit.Itwasayoungweasel(鼬鼠).Itmadestrangenoises,andsoonthemotherweaselappeared.Shejumpedathisneckandbithimwithsharpteeth.Shewasn’tbig,buthedidn’tknowhowdangerousweaselswere.Suddenlyshejumped,andbitintohisthroat.Hetriedtofight,buttheweaselheldon.Thecubwassuretodie,butluckilyhismother,theshewolf,heardhisfrightenedcallsandcametosavehim.1Thegraycublearnt_____________lessonsinthestory.A.1 B.2 C.3 D.42.Whichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtothegraycub?Hefelldownandfeltquiteafraid.Hemetasquirrel,andawoodpecker.Hewasbitinthethroatandwasdying.Hesawsomethingpickuptheptarmigan.Hehadafightwiththemotherptarmigan.A.abedcB.baefcC.abdefD.acbde3.Whichchartcanbestdescribethegraycub’sfeelingsinthestory?A. B.C. D.4.Thebesttitleforthestoryis____________.TheLawofMeat B.TheGrayCub’sFirstAdventureC.TheGrayCubinDanger D.Mothers’FightsforChildrenCADB閱讀填空、Beyonditsinfluenceonhealth,notgettingenoughsleepcanleadtocaraccidentsorothermistakes.Herearewhatsleepresearchershavefoundabouthowtosleep.*Howmuchsleepdoweactuallyneed?Itisknownthatallofusnaturallyneednolessthaneighthoursofsleeppernight.Whenwesleepbelowsixhoursper24,we’reatanincreasedriskofhealthproblems.Someofusthinkwecanmakeupanyofthosehourslostduringtheweekontheweekends.Sadly,thereisnostorage（儲存）systemforsleepinthebrain.*Canwetrainourselvestoneedlesssleep?Asastudyin1964,a17yearoldboynamedRandyGardenstayedawakefor264hours.Howmanypeoplecoulddoanythingclosetothatwithoutdying?Whenyouarereadingthis,youmightsayyouusuallygetsixhoursofsleepandfeeljustfine.Sleepexpertsoftenparepeoplewithoutenoughsleeptodrunkdrivers:Theydon’tgetbehindthewheelthinkingthey’reprobablygoingtokillsomeone.*Canwedrinkcoffeeinsteadofsleeping?Coffeecankeepusawake.Remember,toomuchcoffeemaythrowoffoursleepandenergycycles.Soreducecoffeeandavoidcaffeineforanhourtosixhoursbeforebedtime.*Doesasenseofpurposeconnecttosleepquality?Anewresearchsuggestsakindofstrongconnectionbetweenpurposeinlifeandsleep.Peoplewhohaveagreatersenseofpurposeusuallyhavebetterphysicalandmentalhealth,whichinturnexplainstheirhigherqualitysleep.Perhapsdevelopingasenseofpurposeinlifecouldbeasusefulatimprovingsleepasthehealthyhabitsab