《2025年拔尖特训九年级英语上册译林版》

The rabbit ranks fourth in Chinese animal 1.signs. Do you know the story behind it?
Speaking of the rabbit as a Chinese animal sign,there is an 2.interestingfolk legend about the "Rabbit-Ox Race".
Once upon a time,the rabbit and the ox were neighbours and they got 3.alongwell with each other.
One day,the Jade Emperor said the zodiac sequence would be 4.decidedby the order in which the animals arrived at his party.
The ox and the rabbit promised each other that they would get up and go to the Heavenly Palace 5.togetherafter the cockcrow.
The next day,the ox got up after the cockcrow but the rabbit had already 6.left. The rabbit ran for a long time and when it almost got there,no other animals were in sight,so it fell asleep for a while. The ox 7.fellbehind,but it never rested and arrived early at the Heavenly Palace.
A burst of rapid footsteps awoke the rabbit. It opened its eyes and found the tiger running 8.quickly. The rabbit was anxious and it ran after the tiger. However,it still couldn't catch up with the tiger. 9.Sincethe rat hid under the ox horn,the rabbit only got the fourth 10.positionafter the rat,the ox,and the tiger.

答案： 1. signs 2. interesting 3. along 4. decided 5. together 6. left 7. fell 8. quickly 9. Since 10. position

六、(2023·重庆 B 卷改编)阅读理解。
It's often believed that only grown-ups can make a difference. Is it true? Teen Vogue interviewed some teenagers across the world. Get ready to be inspired(启发).
Michael started using social media to cheer up teenagers of his age to follow their dreams on his baseball blogs. Michael also wrote about sportspeople and how they would face their challenges.
Lesein first learned about climate change when he was twelve years old. His home country,Kenya,loses about 29,650 acres of forest each year.
With a deep love of soccer,Lesein started Trees for Goals,planting a tree for every goal he scored in a match. Later the school's soccer and basketball teams all followed him. In 2019,almost 1,000 trees in forests outside of Nairobi were planted. Now the government provides trees for them to plant.
Alexis Lewis,a teenage inventor,designed a simple wheelchair with bamboo to help poor people who need to transport children many miles to hospitals. Another invention of hers is a special mask which can be thrown through a window of a smoke-filled building to people inside.
Alexis said,"People are dying because they can't be saved in time. Another reason why I want to invent something is that I love Physics and I use it to improve technologies." Alexis also told our reporter that she wanted children to know that ______.
These young people are certainly shining examples to show you're never too young to make a difference.
1. How did Michael influence other teenagers?
A. By following his dream.
B. By using social media.
C. By talking to teenagers.
D. By playing baseball.
2. Which of the following can be put into "______"?
A. a small dream can make a big change to the whole world
B. inventors can be everybody who's ever tried to solve a problem
C. we all should start planting trees to make the Earth a better place
D. you don't have to be an inventor unless you are good enough
3. What is the best title for this passage?
A. The ways to make a difference
B. Teenagers are the future of the world
C. An interview with teenagers
D. Teenagers can make changes to the world

答案： 1. B 2. B 3. D