第二十课时九年级下Unit6一、阅读理解（2023信阳商城二模）Intoday’sworldofmodernscienceandmedicine，amoretraditionaltreatmentisonceagainbecomingpopular—animalfriendship.Itisnowwell－knownthatpeoplewithproblemssuchasheartdiseaseorcancerlivelongerandgetbettermorequicklyiftheyhavepets.Keepingpetslowers（降低）bloodpressure（压力）andmakespeoplelessworried.Animalsareincreasinglyimportantintreatingolderpeoplewhohavememorylossandotherbrainproblems.Thesepeopleoftenfeelnervousandupset.Activitieswithanimalshelpthemimprovetheirphysicalconditionandalsogivethemjoy，entertainmentandlovingfriendship.Hereisacasethatshowsthebenefits（好处）ofanimals.Johnwasasixyear－oldmute.Hehadnophysicalproblems.Hejustrefusedtotalk.Hisoldercousin，Ned，hadaparrot（鹦鹉）calledSally，andJohnusedtovisitit.Whenhearrived，Nedusedtosay，“Hi，John！”Weallknowparrotscopywhattheyhear.Afterafewvisits，Sallybegansaying，“Hi，John！”whenJohncameintotheroom.Then，oneday，Johnturnedtotheparrotandreplied，“Hi，Sally！”StayingwiththeparrotencouragedJohntobegintalking.Anotheruseofanimalhelpersisinschools.Insomecases，animalsareusedtohelpchildrenwithphysicalorpersonalproblems.Inothercases，theyareusedtoteachchildrentogetonandsharewithothers，andeventoteachthemaboutanimals.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutanimalhelperprograms，youcangetintouchwithorganizationslikeRidingfortheDisabledordoasearchunder“animaltreatment”ontheInternet.Youdon’thavetobeananimaltraineroradoctortojoinin.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（C）1.WhichisNOTmentionedasanillnessthatanimalscanhelpwith？A.Heartdisease.B.Cancer.C.Fever.D.Bloodpressure.（B）2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mute”probablymean？A.Apersonwhocannothear.B.Apersonwhodoesnotspeak.C.Apersonwhospeaksslowly.D.Apersonwhoenjoysspeaking.（D）3.What’sthepurposeofParagraph3？A.Todiscusstheproblemsofkeepingpets.B.Todescribehowtotrainanimalhelpers.C.Tointroducesomenewmedicalresearch.D.Toshowhowanimalscanhelpwithillnesses.（D）4.Howcananimalshelpschoolchildrenaccordingtothetext？A.Theycanimprovechildren’smemory.B.Theycanmakechildrenmorepopular.C.Theycanincreasechildren’sbloodpressure.D.Theycanteachchildrentosharewitheachother.（D）5.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext？A.BekindtoanimalsB.TalkingtoanimalsC.ThemostdangerousdiseasesD.Gethealthywithanimalhelpers二、完形填空（2023河南省实验中学三模）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。WhenIwastwelve，Ijoinedthebandtolearntoplaytheclarinet（黑管）.AfteraprettygoodbeginningIseemedtofallbehind.Oneday，whenmyteachertoldustoplayinfrontofthepublic，Iwasfilledwith1.Iplayedbadly.“Didyoupracticeyourlesson？”theteachershoutedat2.Iwassoashamed.Afterthat，I3playingtheclarinet.Ievenstartedtoaskforasickleave4therewasaclarinetlesson.AndIthoughtitwasmuch5thanfacingthepainfulreality（现实）.Icontinued6thelessonsuntilmymumaskedaboutit.“Idon’twanttolearnitanymore，”mytearsstartedflowing.“Doyoureallywantto7？Thenwhyareyoucrying？”askedMum.ShehadapointandIrealizedIwantedtostayinband.Allthesedays，Ihadcreatedablack8thatwouldbedifficulttoclimboutof.Idecidedtostandup9tofacemyfears.Thenextday，Imetmyanotherbandteacher.Itoldhermyproblemand10understandwhy.Sheaskedmegentlytoplayforher.Itried，11onlyanunpleasantsoundcameout.Shedidn’tshoutatmeandhandedmeanewreed（簧片）.Iputitinplaceandtriedagain.Tomygreat12，Iplayedwell.Myproblemwassolvedanditwasn’tmyproblematall！MyfearfinallydisappearedandI13alotinclarinetthatyear，Looking14，I’mgladthatIgetovermyfear.Hidingfromfearsonlydigsahole，whichiscertainlynotawayout.Onlybyfacingthemcanwebe15ofthem.Andonlyafterthat，wemayfindlifeeasier.（C）1.A.hopeB.messC.fearD.power（B）2.A.usB.meC.himD.them（A）3.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.finishedD.practised（B）4.A.whoeverB.wheneverC.whateverD.wherever（A）5.A.easierB.closerC.harderD.politer（D）6.A.teachingB.reviewingC.expectingD.missing（C）7.A.growupB.wakeupC.giveupD.catchup（A）8.A.holeB.pathC.stepD.dream（C）9.A.secretlyB.silentlyC.bravelyD.patiently（D）10.A.needn’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.couldn’t（C）11.A.orB.soC.butD.because（D）12.A.angerB.shameC.regretD.surprise（B）13.A.changedB.improvedC.forgotD.suffered（B）14.AoutB.backC.aroundD.forward（D）15.A.fullB.shortC.afraidD.free三、语篇填空第一节（原创）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。likeneedwewhenleaveyoungrichthingfacewhichGraduationiscoming！Manystudentsare1school.Whataretheytakingwiththem？Alotof2forsure，butthemostimportantthingisfriendship.Weaskedsometeacherstogive3thelastlesson.Thelessonisproverbs（谚语）aboutfriends.Olderpeopleoftenteachproverbsto4people.Everyculturehasproverbs.Theyareshortandeasytoremember.ThereisaGermanproverb5says，“Friendshipisaplantwemustwater.”Itmeansthatweneedtotakecareoffriends6takingcareofagarden.“Onlyyourrealfriendswilltellyouwhenyour7isdirty.”isanotherproverbfromJapan.Itmeansthatonlygoodfriendstellyou8youaremakingamistake.Mygrandfathertoldme，“Nobodyisso9thathecanthrowawayafriend.”Everyone10friends.Begoodtothem.Goodbye，friends！Don’tforgetus！1.leaving2.things3.us4.younger/young5.which6.like7.face8.when9.rich10.needs第二节（原创）阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。WhoisthebestteacherinChinesehistory？ManywouldsayConfucius（孔子）.He11bornin551BCinthestateofLu.Confuciuswasagreatthinker.Hetaughtabout3，000students，andmanyofthembecamegreatthinkerstoo.ChinesepeoplecelebrateConfucius’birthdayeveryyear.Theyreadhisteachings，havedances，andbowtohispicture.Whydopeoplestilllovehimaftersomanyyears？12hisideashelpusinoureverydaylives.Hismostimportantideasare13bekindtoothers，behonest，andhavegoodmanners.Confuciussaidthatbrothersandsistersshouldloveeachother.Everyoneshouldbestrict14themselves，butbekindtoothers.Youngpeopleshouldlookafter15old.TheseideasarepopularinChina.Peopleinmanyotherplacesaroundtheworldwelcomethem.Theybelievethathisideaswillmaketheworldabetterplace.Weshouldlearnfromthegreatthinker.11.was12.Because13.to14.with15.the四、补全对话（2023郑州外国语中学三模）A：Hi，Linda.Doyouwanttobeintheschoolshowthisyear？B：Yes，thatsoundsexciting！1.What’sitabout/What’stheschoolshowabout/…？A：It’samusicalcalledQuYuan.Andguesswhat？I’mgoingtobeQuYuan.B：Wow！2.Congratulations/That’swonderful/Great/Amazing/…！Iknowthatbecomingamusicalactorhasalwaysbeenyourdream.A：Thanksalot.B：Sowhatdoyouwantmetodo？A：3.Weneedsomeonetoplaytheguitar/Wewantyoutoplaytheviolin/….Iknowyouaregoodatseveralmusicalinstruments.Canyoujoinus？B：Sure.I’mhappytotakepartinit.A：Great.Therewillbeameetingaboutitinthehallafterschooltoday.4.Areyoufree/Doyouhavetime/Areyouavailable/Canyoucome（withme）/…？B：Sure.I’llbethereontime.A：Youcanmeettheothermembersandhearallthesongs.B：Great！5.Whenistheschoolshow/Whenisit/…？A：It’sontheDragonBoatFestival.Thereishalfamonthforustopreparewell.B：Gotit！Let’sdoittogether！五、书面表达（2023南阳方城二模改编）学校的读书俱乐部正在征集爱心读书员，希望通过此活动，共赏优美的中国诗词，分享精彩的中国故事，弘扬中国传统文化。假如你是王林，请你根据以下要点和要求，给活动负责人MissChen写一份英语申请书。写作要求：1）说明自己想成为爱心读书员的理由；2）介绍自己打算阅读的内容并阐述原因；3）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称；4）词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。DearMissChen，IamWangLin.I’mwritingtoapplytobeamemberofthereadingclub.MyvoiceisbeautifulandI’mgoodatreading.IfIhavethechancetojoininthisactivity，I’msuretohelpthestudentsfallinlovewiththeChinesetraditionalculture.IprefertoreadsomethingaboutChinesefestivals，suchastheSpringFestival，theDragonBoatFestivalandtheMid－autumnFestival.I’dliketosharethefantasticstoriesbehindthetraditionalfestivalsandhowChinesepeoplecelebratethem.ThereasonfordoingsoisthattheteenagersaroundmearepayinglessattentiontoChinesetraditionalculture.Ithinkit’smydutytospreadtheChinesetraditionalculture.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours，WangLin