初中英语九年级阅读与表达

阅读与表达（1）If you do not use your arms or legs for a long time, they become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. But many people do not know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it a chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame (负责), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever noticed that some people who cant read or write usually have better memories? This is because they cant read or write and they have to remember things with their mind they cant write them down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so they are always exercising their memories. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from those people: practice remembering. 1. Does memory work in the same way as arms and legs? _2. Do your arms and legs become strong or weak when you use them a lot? _3. What does the writer think of the people with poor memories? _4. Why do the people who cant read or write usually have better memories? _5. What is the main idea of the passage? _Keys:1. Yes, it does. / Yes. 2. They/ My arms and legs become strong. / Strong. 3. He thinks it is their own fault. / He thinks the people with poor memories are to blame/ responsible (for it).4. Because they are always exercising/using their memories. /Because they always practice remembering. 5. Our memory works in the same way as our body. It needs exercise if we want to have a good one./ If you want to have a good memory, keep exercising/ using it, because it works in the same way as your body. (2)“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I dont! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!”Today, SMSShort Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express love and friendship.SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found!1. Is SMSShort Message Service very popular in China?_2. How much does one short message cost according to the passage?_3. Which finger plays the most important role (角色) when sending short messages on mobiles?_4. Who like SMS better, the young or the old?_5. The passage is mainly about _Keys:1. Yes / Yes ,it is. 2. Ten fen. 3.Thumb. 4. The young. 5.The ways people use SMS and the joy people can get through it.(3)BASEBALL. Its just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings to mind so many images(印象).Hog dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons have been playing catch with each other on lawns（草坪） for generations in the US. A father s favorite team becomes his sons. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons, about games played long ago.Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In schools, friends trade baseball cards just like they trade lunches. Players are known as “the boys of summers” because the sport is most often played in the warm months. You dont need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You dont have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun. Baseball is not as fast a game as basketball. But when you go to see a game theres time to relax, talk and get to know other people. Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US but it is the most traditional（传统的）. Its not just a game any more, but a key part of American culture, like apple pie and grandmas house.1. Who have been playing catch with each other on lawns fo