初中英语9年级星级阅读训练 Test 22

Test 22

A

Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used

once (

将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次

)

：

A. ahead

B. course

C. victory

D. earlier

E. quit

Tracy Grant's arms were tired. Could she go any farther? Quickly, Grant told herself that this

was no time to __1__. Only half a mile remained to the finish line. She just had to finish!

The long race, called a marathon, had begun hours __2__. At the sound of the starter's gun,

over a hundred people had started out. Now everyone was stretched out along the twenty-six miles

of the __3__. However, it looked as if almost all of them would finish.

Grant pushed harder. Looking back, she could tell she was getting farther and farther __4__.

Her fist victory in a wheelchair marathon was almost hers!

A. contain

B. frightening

C. made up of

D. properly

E. need

Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you

own. So it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment(

营养

).

The old saying

The

body

needs

fruit

and

vegetables

because

they

__5__

vitamin

C.

Many

people

take

extra

vitamins

in

pill

form,

believing

that

this

will

make

them

healthy.

But

a

good

diet

is

__6__

nourishing

food

and

this

gives

all

the

vitamins

you

need.

The body

does

not

need

or

use

extra

vitamins. So why wasted money on them?

In the modern world, many people are too busy to bother about eating __7__. They throw

anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made

worse by bad eating habits is __8__.

B

Choose the best answer (

根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案

):

It was early Saturday morning and Sue woke up excited thinking about the day ahead. Today

was the day that she was going to learn how to make blueberry muffins(

松饼

).

do

you

think

we

need

to

make

blueberry

muffins,

Sue?

Mon

asked.

Sue

did

not

respond at first; instead, she found and opened a recipe(

食谱

) book to blueberry muffins. Sue read

the

names

of

the

ingredients(

成分

)

and

found

them

with

Mom's

help.

She

also

found

the

utensils(

器皿

)

they

needed, including

mixing

bowls

and

spoons, and

muffin

tin,

and

measuring

cups and spoons. Together, Mon and Sue would measure and mix flour, eggs, sugar, salt, baking

powder, vegetable oil, milk, and blueberries.

Sue carefully followed all of Mom's instructions.

Next, Sue measured and combined the dry ingredients in one bowl. In another bowl, she measured

and

blended

the

wet

ingredients.

Then

she

mixed

both

together

until

she

had

a

soft,

creamy

mixture. After that, she gently folded the blueberries into the mixture.

Sue spooned some of the mixture into each cup of the muffin tin. Then Mom put the muffin

pan in the hot oven. Now, all they had to do was wait for about 20~25 minutes for the muffins to

bake. Through the glass oven door, Sue watched the muffins rise and brown.

After 25 minutes, Mom tested whether the muffins were done by sticking a toothpick in one.

That

morning,

Sue

and

Mom

had

warm

blueberry

muffins

and

milk

for

breakfast.

Sue

especially enjoyed her breakfast because it featured her very own muffins!

1.

Sue __________ first in order to make muffins.

A.

gathered the ingredients

B.

found a recipe

C.

preheated the oven

D.

mixed the dry ingredients

2.

The underlined word

combine< /p>

A.

mix together

B.

bake

C.

take part

D.

separate

3.

Which of these belongs to the dry ingredients?.

A.

Eggs.

B.

Vegetable oil.

C.

Salt.

D.

Milk.

4.

How did Sue's Mom test whether the muffins were done?

A.

She used a thermometer.

B.

She set the timer for baking time.

C.

She used a toothpick to test one.

D.

She broke a muffin open.

5.

Why did Sue especially enjoy her breakfast?

A.

Because breakfast is her favourite meal.

B.

Because Sue likes milk.

C.

Because it was a Saturday morning.

D.

Because Sue made her very own muffins.

6.

What did Sue do after she had a creamy mixture?.

A.

She found a recipe for the muffins.

B.

She gathered the ingredients and utensils.

C.

She gently folded the blue berries into the mixture.

D.

She measured and mixed the dry ingredients.

C

Choose

the

words

or

expressions

and

complete

the

passage

(

选择最恰当的单词 或词语完成短

文

):

The following true story captured our __1__. It happened several years ago in the Paris opera

house.

A famous singer had been contracted(

签合同

) to sing and ticket sales were very successful.