2024-2025学年下学期初中英语牛津译林版九年级同步经典题精练之阅读理解.docx

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2024-2025学年下学期初中英语牛津译林版九年级同步经典题精练之阅读理解

一．阅读理解（共15小题）

1．（2023秋?海安市期末）Zhuangzi（369BC～286BC），wasagreatthinker，philosopher，andwriteroftheWarringStatesPeriod.Xiaoyaoyouisoneofhisrepresentativeworks.Herearetwostoriesfromit.

Longtimeago，therewasabirdcalledPeng.ItsbackwasastallasMountTai.Whenitflew，itswingscoveredtheskylikeablanketofclouds.

Oneday，thebirdquicklyrosehighintotheskyandflewtowardstheSouthSea.Whenitswingshitthesurfaceofthewater，thewaterwentupthreethousandli.Whenitswingsflapped，theymadeastormthatwentninetythousandli.ItwouldflyforhalfayearbeforeitreachedtheSouthSea.

Somelittlebirdssawit.Theycouldntunderstandandevenlaughedatit.Theysaid，Whatdoesitthinkitisdoing？Whenweflyup，wecanonlygoafewmetersbeforewecomedownagain.Howisitpossibletocoveradistanceofninetythousandli？

Aswecansee，apersonsunderstandingisoftenlimitedbyhisorherability.

HuiShiwasafriendofZhuangzi.AfterhebecamePrimeMinister（宰相）ofWei，Zhuangziwantedtopayhimavisit.SomeonetoldHuiShi，ZhuangziiscomingtoWeibecausehewantstotakeyourplaceasPrimeMinister.HuiShiwasveryafraid.HewantedtostopZhuangziandsearchedforhimforthreedays.

Soon，Zhuangzicame.HaveyouheardofabirdcalledYuanChuinthesouth？heaskedHuiShi.Everytimeitflies，itwillrestonlyonthewutongtrees，eatonlythebamboofruits，anddrinkonlythespringwaterassweetasfinewine.Once，anowlcaughtarotten（腐烂的）mouse.WhenYuanChuflewpast，theowllookedupandsaid，Noway!Now，areyoutellingmenowaybecauseyouthinkIwanttobePrimeMinisterofWei？

（1）Accordingtothestory，whatcanwelearnaboutthebirdPeng？

A.Itcouldflyveryhighinthesky.

B.ItlivedonthetopofMountTai.

C.Itcouldswimveryfastinthesea.

D.Itlookedlikeblanketinthesky.

（2）Whensomeli