九年级上册Reading同步练习上英语一课一练5413上海更新中课时Unit

Unit 1 课时3 Reading

基础过关

RED BANK, New Jersey (January 31, 2020). These days, women go to space. They sail around the world. They have all kinds of adventures. This wasn’t true hundreds of years ago. Back then, women were expected to stay home. But that didn’t stop these three women from taking off and doing big things.

Jeanne Baret (1740-1807)： Baret was a French scientist. She studied plants. And she was the first woman to sail around the world. In 1766, Baret wanted to set sail with a group of scientists. But they were all men. Women weren’t allowed to travel on French navy ships. So Baret dressed up like a man. And she sailed away.

Lady Hester Stanhope (1776-1839)： Stanhope was from England. She wanted to travel. She traveled throughout the Middle East by herself And she led an archaeological (考古学的) dig there. She was the first woman to do this.

Nellie Bly (1864--1922)： Bly was a reporter. In 1887, she wrote a story about hidden problems at a hospital. She dressed up like a patient at the hospital. Then she wrote a six-part report. The story made Bly well-known. It also led the way for other women reporters. Two years later, Bly set a world record. She traveled around the world in 72 days!

1．Jeanne Baret was from _______.

A．England B．Italy C．France D．Africa

2．A record traveling around the world in 72 days was set by _______.

A．Red Ban B．Jeanne Baret

C．Lady Hester Stanhope D．Nellie Bly

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Nellie Bly was a patient in the hospital.

B．All of the three women sailed around the world.

C．Lady Hester Stanhope studied archeology in the Middle East alone.

D．Jeanne Baret was the first woman to travel around the world by sea.

4．From the passage, we know the three women are all _______.

A．beautiful B．kindhearted C．adventurous D．popular

5．The passage is probably from the ________ column (栏目) of a magazine.

A．People B．Science C．Health D．News

Yu Boya was a music master who played the qin. He had been learning from nature to create beautiful music.

Once, he took a boat trip to the state of Chu. Along the way, the river water rushed toward the east, leaving the high mountains behind. Inspired by this, Yu took up his qin and began to play. After a while, he noticed a woodcutter standing on the riverbank, enjoying his music quietly.

Yu happily invited the man to the boat. The woodsman introduced himself, “My name is Zhong Ziqi.” After that, Yu would play the qin for Zhong. He played music that described the high mountains. Zhong said “How wonderful it is! I seem to see the great Taishan Mountain.”

He played music that described the flowing water. Zhong said “How wonderful it is. I seem to see the rushing river.”

Yu was surprised by the woodsman’s words “You really understand my music.”

So the musician and the woodsman became good friends. They decided to meet each other again at the same place the following year. When that time came, Yu arrived on time, but did not see Zhong. He visited the village where Zhong lived and heard that his friend had died of an illness.

Yu felt very sad. He took out his qin and once again played the music of the “high mountains and flowing water”.

“My best friend has passed away，” he said, “No one in the world understands my music anymore.”

He then broke his qin and never played it again.

6．How could Yu Boya create beautiful music?

7．What did Zhong Ziqi do for a living?

8．How did Yu Boya feel when he found Zhong Ziqi could understand his music?

9．Why did Yu Boya break his qin?

10．What does “high mountains and flowing water” represent?

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