九年级阅读理解
（一）
People often say that the Englishman's home is his castle. They mean that the home is very
important and personal to him. Most people in Britain live in houses rather than flats, and many
people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual（个体的）;they can paint
them, and change them in any way they like. Most house have a garden, even if it is a very small
one, and the garden is usually loved. The house and the garden are the private（私人的）space of
the individual.
People usually like to mark their space. Are you sitting now in your home or on a train? have
you marked the space around yourself as your? If you are on the train you may put your coat or
small bag on the seat beside you. If you share a flat you may have one corner or chair which is
your own.
Once I was traveling on a train to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a
table between us .The man on the space on my side of the table at all. I was angry. Maybe he
thought that he owned the whole table. I had read a book about non-verbal communication, so I
took various papers out of my bag and put them on his briefcase! When I did this he stiffened and
his eyes nearly popped(瞪出)out of his head. I had invaded(侵犯)his space! A few minutes later I
took my papers off his case in order to read them. He immediately moved his case to his side of
the table. Of course, it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me!
If you are visiting another country you may feel that you don't have any private space. Hotel
rooms look much the same in every country in the world. All day long ,you share public spaces
with other people. You see the local people in their private spaces and you feel lonely and
“outside”. Local people can create their private spaces by talking about things you don't know
about .And you even feel that they like you to be outside spring怎么读的英语them so that they will enjoy being inside
even more! This is one of the difficulties of being a traveler! But if you understand it then it helps
you .Haven't you enjoyed being part of a group and “owning” a bit of space?
(  )1.The writer was angry as he was traveling on a train to London because______.
A.he had no place to sit
B.someone had invaded his “space”
C.too many people shared a section with him
D.some other people talked about things he didn't know about
(  )2. “… you feel lonely and ‘outside'” in paragraph 4 means that_______.
A.you are alone outside the house
B.you feel lonely because you travel on your own
C.you are alone and therefore you go outside to have some fun
D.you feel lonely and you don't belong to that place or that group of people
(  )3.In Paragraph 4 ,the pronoun “them' refers to（所指） “___________”.
A.public spaces  B.private spaces  C.local her countries
(  )4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.British people dislike marking their space.
B.You always feel at home in another country.
C.Most British people prefer living in houses to flats.
D.You can't mark your private space in a foreign country.
)5.Tha main purpose of the passage is to tell readers to _______.  (
A.own private spaces by living in houses
B.have one corner of their own in public places
C.realize the importance of “space” ate their private spaces by talking with local people
:BDCCC
答案)
(二Every year there is a Spring Festival in China. Usually it is in January or February. It is the
most important festival in China. So before it comes, everyone has to prepare things. They buy
of pork, special kind they And often make a many beef, chicken, fruits and other things.
parents buy new ，—“dumplings”. It means “come together”. On the day before the festivalfoodclothes for their children. Children also buy presents for their parents. On the Spring Festival Eveall the family members come back to their hometown. This is a happy moment. Some （除夕）sing and dance, some play cards and others get the dinner ready. When they enjoy the meal, they
give each other the best wishes for the coming year. They all have a good time. (  )6. Which is the most important festival in China? 
Day.B.The Spring Festival. C.Children's  A. The Mid-Autumn Festival. 
)7. When is the Chinese Spring Festival usually celebrated?( 

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