【江苏专用】 2022-2023学年外研版九年级下册英语期末专练13（时文阅读+完型填空）（含解析）

【江苏专用】 2022-2023学年外研版九年级下册英语期末专练（时文阅读+完型填空） 一、阅读理解题 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。 With the fast development of China, is Putonghua becoming the preferred language Not anytime soon, says EF Education. First, a company that works on English language training. Instead, English will keep its dominance (绝对优势). The British council (国会) reports that by 2020, two billion people will be studying English. That study result is good news for English speakers like me, who have tried to learn a foreign language. It is reported that only 10% of native (本土的) Americans can speak a second language, compared (与…比较) to 56% of European Union citizens. At present English still seems to be the most basic language for global business success. In fact, as many as 100,000 native English speakers are teaching in China at present.Here are some findings of EF's study, which may have some implications (启示) for future global development. First, women speak better English than men. More and more women are going to colleges, and they often perform better in literacy classes than men. Second, international companies use English more than local ones. People there usually speak English at work. At last, people in European countries speak great English, Asian countries are in the middle, and everyone else falls behind. Scandinavians and the Dutch are the English-as-a-second-language superstars; as you move south through Europe, people's English language ability goes down but is still good. Asian countries, led by Singapore and Malaysia, are at the middle level. And if you're planning to visit Panama, Thailand or Libya, make sure you have your dictionary with you. (1) Where does the author probably come from A．An Asian country. B．A native English-speaking country. C．A European country. D．Middle Eastern country. (2) What does the underlined sentence mean A．More Chinese people study English now than before. B．The EF Company has sent the most teachers to China. C．Chinese people have the ability to speak a second language. D．Chinese people learn English mainly through language training. (3) The purpose of listing the results of EF's study is to _____. A．improve English language teaching B．show which country's people speak English best C．give implications for future global development D．find out which kind of company uses English most (4) Which is the right order, from high to low, when we talk about English speaking level A．Singaporeans—Libyans—The Dutch. B．Libyans—The Dutch—Singaporeans. C．Libyans—Singaporeans—The Dutch. D．The Dutch—Singaporeans—Libyans. 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。 You may have many dreams. Those dreams can be very big like getting a Nobel Prize (诺贝尔奖), or very small like just becoming a top student in your class. What do you do with your dream Do you try your best to make it come true Follow Your Heart is a bo ... ...