2020-2021学年山东省济宁市嘉祥县九年级上学期期末考试英语试卷（解析版）

2020-2021学年山东省济宁市嘉祥县九年级（上）期末英语试卷

二、阅读理解（共4小题，计30分）阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案．

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1. ????When?winter comes,? most plants lose their leaves． But bamboo（竹子）does not．

????Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants in the world． It can grow 60 cm or more every day． No matter how strong the wind or heavy the snow is in winter,? bamboo stands straight and grows fast． Chinese people see this as bamboo's spirit （精神）． It is about being brave enough to face difficulties． Because of this,? bamboo has been loved by Chinese people for a long time． They call bamboo,? along with the pine tree （松树） and plum blossoms （梅花）,? the "three cold﹣resistant friends of winter （岁寒三友）"．

????Bamboo is a common plant in China． It has many uses in our daily lives． Bamboo is used to make household goods such as chopsticks,? baskets and even furniture （家具）． Its young shoots （笋） are also cooked into all kinds of food． Bamboo is also the main food of the giant panda．

????Bamboo is very useful in art． Because it is naturally hollow （中空的）,? bamboo is a good choice for musical instruments． There are many kinds of bamboo flutes（长笛） all over the world,? such as the dizi and xiao in China．

????You?can see bamboo in many famous movies,? too． For example,? in Crouching Tiger,? Hidden Dragon（卧虎藏龙）,? Zhang Ziyi and Chow Yun﹣fat fly and fight on bamboo branches． And there is also lots of bamboo in the animated movie Kung Fu Panda．

（1）What does bamboo represent（代表） in Chinese culture？________

A. Not being afraid of difficulties． B.Being proud of oneself．

C. Being warm﹣hearted． D. Being the fastest．．

（2）Why are some traditional Chinese music instruments made out of bamboo？________

A. Because it is a common plant in China．

B. Because it is strong．

C. Because it is cheap and easy to find．

D. Because it is hollow．．

（3）What are called "three cold﹣resistant friends of winter"？________

A. Bamboo． B. Pine trees．

C. Plum blossoms． D. All of the above．．

（4）What can we learn from the passage？________