Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual...

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take you to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a famale elephant called Tara for about 6.000 dollars.

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1,200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day. Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from ______

A. a visit to a zoo

B. an elephant expert from India

C.the photos of elephant

D. an old friend who lived in India

2.The elephant expert told Chris ______

A. when to buy an elephant

B. how to feed an elephant

C.where to sell his elephant

D. how to ride an elephant

3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because ________

A.it is a very interesting place

B. he would be able to sell Tara there easily

C.elephants cannot be sold anywhere else

D. it would take only a short time to get there

4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur,__________

A.he realized that he did not really want to sell Tara

B.he visited some shopkeepers

C.he sold Tara to a national park

D.he decided to take Tara home with him.

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Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

2.The elephant expert told Chris __________.

3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

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六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入第71-74小题的空格处。

Reporter: 71

Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter:72

Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.

Reporter: 73

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: 74

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

1._____

2._____

3._____

4._____

5.Which is the best title for the report?

A. A Sad Journey　　 B. An Unusual Elephant

C. A Fast Journey　　 D. An Unusual Journey

九年级英语任务型阅读困难题查看答案及解析

—The book Journey to the West is very popular.

— Yeah, more than_________ students in our school bought it.

A. three hundred　　　 B. three hundreds　　　 C. hundred of

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任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分；共计5分）

Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容：

Reporter:　　　　　　　

Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic(摄影)exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter:　　　　　　　　

Chris: Not too long, I bought a female(母的)elephant called Tara for about USD 6000.

Reporter:　　　　　　　　

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur was more than 1200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter:　　　　　　　

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious.On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入第1—4四个空格中。

1.　　　　　　　

2.　　　　　　　

3.　　　　　　　　

4.　　　　　　　

A. How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

B. What gave you the idea to travel around India on an elephant?

C. Did you have any problems on your journey?

D. Can you tell me the journey?

5.Which is the best title for the trip?

A. A fast journey　　　　 B. An unusual journey

C. A sad journey　　　　　 D. An unusual elephant

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We wake up very early to go to school， maybe even earlier to meet with a teacher， complete our extracurricular（课程以外的） activities， come home to have a quick dinner， talk for eight minutes with our parents and do homework until we fall asleep． But then we remember． We have to look at the American College Test（ACT） exercises one more time． Half asleep， we run downstairs to get the ACT book， and start studying． After this we finally get to turn off the lights and drift away to sleep． And then six hours later， we do it all over again．

In my health class， my teacher told us that teenagers need at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night． The sad truth is， with so much to do every day， high school students cannot keep to this sleep schedule（安排）．

Let me ask you all a question： Doesn't it seem more humane（人道的） to give a teenager perhaps two hours of homework each night？ This would allow us to have the eight to nine hours of much needed sleep． Or does it seem better to pile students with five hours of work a night？ It leaves us very little time to relax， therefore reducing the time that we can sleep．

In my opinion． the present structure（结构） of the junior year of high school doesn't work well． Junior year of high school is a time for growth． By this time many students have the ability to think creatively， and solve challenging problems． Homework is important for a student's growth． But do we really need to spend countless hours a night doing it？ Too much homework can only lead to too little sleep and too low an ability． I do think it is time to change the structure， so that we sleep at home， and learn at school．

1.In the first paragraph the writer gives　　　　 ．

A. a picture of the present daily life of high school students

B. an example of an ideal daily life of high school students

C. a reason for high school students to live a busy daily school life

D. a suggestion of what high school students should do to pass ACT

2.From the last paragraph we know that the writer thinks　　　　 ．

A. Junior year of high school is the most important growth period

B. challenging problems are needed for a teenager's growth

C. the ability to think has nothing to do with homework

D. the present structure leads to students often sleeping in class

3..Why does the writer write this article？

A. To prove the role of enough sleep in teenagers' growth．

B. To complain about the problems in the system of the ACT．

C. To ask for a change for less homework and more sleep．

D. To discuss the relationship between sleep and homework．

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The journey began this morning almost an hour later than I had planned, although I had completed my packing before eight o’clock. I was quite clear about the fact that once I left, my house would stand empty for the first time since the day it was built. It was a strange feeling and perhaps explains why I was leaving so late. I walked around the house many times over, checking to see that all was in order.

It is hard to explain my feelings once I did finally set off. As I drove further and further from the house, I found everything looked unfamiliar(不熟悉的) to me. I began to have a feeling of nervousness mixed with excitement. I took a turning and found myself on a road circling the edge of a hill. I could sense the steep(陡峭的) drop to my left. I felt a sense of alarm that I was perhaps not on the correct road at all, but speeding off in the wrong direction. It was only the feeling of a moment, but it caused me to slow down. And even when I was sure I was on the right road, I thought I had to stop the car for a moment to think carefully.

I stopped my car and walked out of it. On the one side of the road, small trees grew closely together, while on the other I could now see the countryside far away and a town nearby.

I waked a little way along the roadside, when I heard a voice behind me. Until this point I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise. Sitting on the large stone was a thin, white-haired man. He called to me again and gave me a sign to join him. For a moment, I took him for a homeless man, but then I saw he was just some local man enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine.

1.Why did the writer set off later than planned?

A. Because he checked the house again and again.

B. Because he was feeling sad about leaving the house.

C. Because packing his backpack took longer than expected.

D. Because there was no one to help him get everything ready.

2.What caused the writer to start driving more slowly?

A. He wanted to look at the beautiful hill carefully.

B. He suddenly feared that he might get lost.

C. The road became steeper and steeper.

D. He realized he was driving too fast.

3.What can we infer about the white-haired man?

A. He was surprised to see the writer.　　 B. He greatly enjoyed being alone.

C. He used to be homeless.　　 D. He was a nature lover.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The writer’s purpose in starting the trip.

B. The writer’s courage in traveling alone.

C. The writer’s mixed feelings about his trip.

D. The writer’s experience of driving on the hill.

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Recently, the scientists ________ something unusual in Xinjiang.

A. discovered　　 B. discover　　 C. have discovered　　 D. has discovered

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选词填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

"My dear dad, where are we going?" It has become the most popular question 　 1. . It's a line from the theme song of Hunan TV station's reality show Where Are We Going, Dad?" All of my classmates are big fans," said NingYun, 14, from Guangxi. "

In the show, five 2. of fathers and kids go to strange places and finish interesting tasks. It's all about 　 3.　 up. The kids learn about teamwork and being independent (独立的). But growing up needs courage. In the show, 4-year-old Kimi finds it　 hard to finish his work　 4.　 .

"When I saw Kimi looking for his dad, I cried," said Chen Yufang, 13, from Guangxi. "It 5. me of my first night at the school dormitory (宿舍). I really 　 6.　 the pain of growing up that night. "

When people see the fathers 7. to help their kids, they also think about themselves at the same time. Tian Xiaofeng, 14, from Jiangsu, said his father is 　 8.　 Guo Tao in the program. "He is strict. And I was sad about it," he said. But now he sees it in a different way. "Guo Tao's son looks brave. I think his parenting style works. And I guess my father just 　 9.　 me to be like that," he said.

On the 10. of life, kids learn to grow up and adults learn to be better parents. Maybe we can plan a trip with our parents. Shall we go?

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These days ________ is happening in our town.

A.unusual something B.something unusual

C.unusual anything D.anything unusual

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