九年级任务型阅读训练题（一）本试卷主要培养学生英语应用拓展能力。（一）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成表格中所缺的信息。Whatmakestheworldbecomesmallerandsmaller?Someinventions.Itbeganinthe11thcentury,butithasdevelopedgreatlyinthelastcentury.Let’stakealookatthefivetopinventions.MovableType（活字印刷）:ByusingMovableType,bookscouldbeprintedcheaplyandeasily.BiShenginventedMovableTypeinChinainthe11thcentury.Telephone:TheinventorAlexanderGrahamBellmadethefirsttelephonecallin1876.“Mr.Watson,comehere.Iwantyou.”hesaidtohisassistantoverthephoneline.Andwiththosefamouswords,theworldwasabouttogetmuchsmaller.Airplane:TheWrightbrothersmadethefirstpoweredflightin1903.Airtravelhasmadethefarawayplacessuddenlybecomealotcloser.Satellites（卫星）:TheSovietUnionsentuptheworld’sfirstsatellitein1957.ThisbegantheSpaceAge.Satelliteshavehelpedscientistsstudytheearth.Muchofourknowledgeoftheworldhascomefromtheinformationrecordedbysatellites.Internet:WhentheInternetwascreatedin1969,onlyafewpeopleknewaboutit.Butmorethan650millionpeopleintheworlduseitnow.TheInternethasmadeinformationaboutanythingeasytoget.Title1.__________ThetopinventionsMovableTypeTelephoneAirplaneSatellitesInternet2.China//TheSovietUnionTheU.S.When3.in1876in1903in1957in1969Howbooksprintedcheaplyandeasilytheworldgotalotsmallermakingthefarawayplacescloser4.;muchinformationrecordedbysatellitesmaking5aboutanythingeasytoget（二）TheSecretofSuccess1.Yourbestchanceofsuccessisbydoingwhatyoureallywanttodo.Askyourself,“Ifmoneywerenotsoimportant,whatkindofworkwouldIdoforfree?”Thenjustdowhatyouliketodo.2Thinkaboutwhatyouaregoingtodo.Youhavetostartsomewhereanditmaybequitearealbeginning.Whetheryouarebeginninginbusinessoryou’redreamingtobeastar,youhavetostartatthebottom.3.Greatambition（目标）isnecessary.AnEnglishstudentcalledRichardBrasonopenedastudentmagazinewhenhewasonly16yearsold.Buthedidn’tstopthere.Healsoopenedarecordbusinesswithmanyshops,andnowhiscompanyhasplanes,trainsandcars.4.Theonlypeoplewhosucceedwithouthardworkarelottery（彩票）winners.Youneeda“cando”attitude（态度）andyoumustworkstepbystep,whichwillhelpyougetwhatyoureallywant.Youareontherightwaytowinthesuccess.5.Ifyoualwayssaysomeoneissuccessful,itdoesn’tmeananythingtoyou.Learnfromthosewhohavealreadysucceededinsomething,especiallywheretheydothesameasyouwanttodo.A.ThinkbigB.StartsmallC.FollowtheleadersD.FindtheworkyouloveE.Bepreparedtoworkhard阅读上面的5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的标题，并将其标号填入下列方框中。12345（三）ThumbsDowntoTexting屈指发短信Doyouhaveamobilephone?Doyousendtextmessagestoyourfriendsandfamily?Textmessagingor“texting”,isbecomingverypopular.But,scientistshavediscoveredthattextingcangiveusproblemswithourhands.Becareful!Toomuchtextingcancauseswelling（肿胀）inourthumbs（拇指）.Ourthumbswerenotmadeforpushingsmallbuttons（按钮）,overandover.ScientistscallhisproblemRSI（重复性紧张劳损）.WespoketoadoctorcalledHarrietWilson,whotreatsmanysickpeoplewithRSI.Shesaysweneedtoseehowmuchtimewearespendingintypingtextmessages.Ifwearespendingmorethan10-15minutesatonce,wecouldhaveproblemsinthefuture.Asmobilephonesdevelop,theyaregettingsmallerwithbuttonsclosertogether.Textingwithasmallerphoneisworsethanusingalargerphonewithbiggerbuttons.Usingacomputerkeyboardandplayingvideogamescancausethesameproblem.SomoreandmorepeoplecouldfindthemselveswithRSI.Amongthem,mostareun...
