《最新英语阅读周周练》九年级（全国通用）：第十八周最新阅读周周练A、B卷.docVIP

一、完形填空。 通读下面短文，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。 When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too 1 , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father. He listened to me 2 . Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a 3 of what she said and find the 4 that are true.” I did as he told me. To my great 5 , I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change. But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the 6 time, I got a clear 7 of myself. I brought the list back to Dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you.” he said. “You know the truth about 8 better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful.” Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don’t 9 and feel 10 . Listen to them. ( ) 1. A. beautiful B. proud C smart ( ) 2. A. quietly B. happily C. quickly ( ) 3. A. joke B. programme C. list ( ) 4. A. secrets B. points C. lessons ( ) 5. A. surprise B. interest C. fact ( ) 6. A. first B. second C. next ( ) 7. A. book B. picture C. drawing ( ) 8. A. yourselves B. myself C. yourself ( ) 9. A. clean B. open C. close ( ) 10. A. hurt B. safe C. pretty 二、阅读理解。 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。 A Why do plants grow in some places and not in others? Why does some land have so much growing on it, while other land has almost no plants growing on it at all? To grow, plants need several things. One is warmth. In very cold places almost nothing grows. Plants also need water. In very dry parts of the Earth only a few unusual plants can grow. That’s why dry deserts everywhere are almost not covered by trees or grass. Plants must also have a place in which to put down their roots and grow. They find it difficult to grow on har