九年级英语Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry. A3版阅读限时练（含答案）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 九年级英语Unit11阅读限时练 一、完形填空。（限时8分钟） When I was eleven years old, my life changed forever when I got a serious disease. My life was 1 with operations and treatments. I felt stressed because I was really uncertain 2 everything that was happening. One day, I was receiving my thirteenth operation in the hospital. Being away from my friends and school was causing me almost as much 3 as the operation itself. During that hospital stay, I received a card from a volunteer. That simple 4 meant much to me and gave me hope again during my time of need. I'll never 5 the feeling I got after that small act of kindness. I started creating an organization called Cards for Hospitalized (住院的)Kids. The charity began with a simple dream ofgiving6joy and magic to those kids.It later 7 a national organization that sent cards to over 5, 000 sick kids at more than 50 hospitals across the country. It is hard to believe that an act as simple as a card can do so much good, 8 it does.Seeing a picture of a child 9 one of our cards with a huge smile makes us keep this wonderful charity alive. 10 might provide medicine for these sick kids, but we provide that little bit of hope and magic that'll go a long way. ( )1.A.lighted B. matched C. filled D.painted ( )2.A. about B.with C.over D.towards ( )3.A.fun B. pain C. value D.danger ( )4.A. act B.job C.game D.lesson ( )5.A.mind B.lead C.forget D.risk ( )6.A.hope B.fear C.shock D.pressure ( )7. A. looked up B. gave up C. broke into D. turned into ( )8.A.nor B.but C.for D.or ( )9.A.selling B.printing C.holding D.cleaning ( )10.A.Teachers B.Friends C.Patients D. Doctors 二、阅读理解。(限时8分钟) Everyone laughs-even babies. Laughter is natural, but what do we know about it Laughing can help our bodies. When we laugh, our heart rate goes up, sending oxygen to our blood, muscles, brains and lungs. Chemicals called endorphins(内啡肽) are given off in our brains. This lowers stress and makes us feelgood. Scientists believe laughter helps people have a close relationship. We're 30 times more likely to laugh with others than to be alone. Just seeing people laughing can make us laugh,even if nothing very "funny" was said. Do you want to laugh more Spend time with your family and friends! Do you know nervous laughter Have you ever found yourself laughing when you're"not supposed to" do so Laughing is one way we let go of tension. When we're nervous, our body may respond with laughter. We decide not to laugh-it just happens. So just let nature take its course. Do animals have a sense of humor Your dog won't be angry at your knock-knock jokes. But scientists have found that at least two animals-apes and rats-make "play"sounds when they're tickled(挠). Apes make breathing sounds and rats shout in a low voice. Maybe we are wondering why something is funny. What we find funny depends a lot on our age,personality(性格)，and the place where we live.But here are some of the more general reasons why p ... ...