2023年九年级暑期话题阅读：文学与历史（含解析）

2023年九年级暑期话题阅读：文学与历史 （共6题） 一、阅读理解题（共6题） Once upon a time there lived a king called Minos. He ruled the island of grate. And he also had a terrible monster called the Minotaur. The minotaur lived at the center of a very large maze (迷宫). It had the body of a man but the head of a bull. Minos was a cruel king. Whenever he was bored, he would attack (进攻) a nearby island called Athens. In order to get peace, King Aegeus of Athens made a deal with King Minos. If Minos didn't attack Athens. He would send seven boys and seven girls to Crete every nine years to be eaten by the Minotaur. It was time again to send the children to Crete. Theseus, the son of King Aegeus, could not stand this situation, and decided to go as the seventh boy and kill the Minotaur. He promised his father that if he was successful, he would use white sails instead of black ones to show he was alive. When arriving in Crete, Theseus met King Minos' daughter called Ariadne. She fell in love with him and wanted to help him. So when the children were sent to the Minotaur, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of string and a knife. Theseus left a line of string behind him when he entered the maze. After he killed the monster, he followed the string and got out of the maze. Ariadne was waiting outside. They quickly ran away together before Minos could catch them. However, on the journey home, Theseus was full of joy that he forgot to change the color of the sails. As soon as King Aegeus saw the black sails, he was so upset and jumped into the sea. Since then, the sea has been called the Aegeus Sea in memory of King Aegeus. (1) Where did the Minotaur live (2) How often would King Aegeus send seven girls and seven boys to Grete (3) Who decided to go as the seventh boy and kill the Minotaur (4) What did Theseus leave behind him when he entered the maze (5) Why did King Aegeus feel upset and jump into the sea as soon as he saw the black sails The story is about a young student. She worked very hard at her lessons. She was too busy to have a rest. At last, she became ill, so she couldn't go to sleep. Every night, when she went to bed, she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. But the more she tried, the more she stayed awake. After a while she went to see a doctor, "I just can't go to sleep at night. What should I do " "I have a suggestion," said the doctor. "Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you will be asleep. I'm sure of it." The next day the student returned to the doctor's office. "Well," said the doctor. "How are you today Did you try my suggestion " The student still looked tired. "Yes," she said. "I tried counting one, two, three… up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some coffee so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn't fall asleep." (1) Why couldn't the young student go to sleep A．Because she was worried about her lesson ... ...