《2025年实验班提优大考卷九年级英语上册译林版》

六、(2024·盐城中考)阅读理解(15分)
同学们，知道了如何克服记不住台词的困难，那么，你知道如何对待别人的评价并取得成功吗？让我们一起读读杰伊·斯通的故事吧！
It was half past seven on Monday morning: time to get ready for school. Jay Stone rolled out of bed. He did a couple of quick wake - up exercises and then he went over to his mirror(镜子)and looked at himself.
“Not bad, Stone, not bad,” he said to himself and smiled. Maybe he wasn't ready for Hollywood, but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls' heads. He moved closer to the mirror and smiled, checking his teeth.
“Perfect,” he thought. “Good enough for a toothpaste ad.”
As his eyes moved down to his strong arms, he smiled again. The hours he spent in the gym and doing sit - ups have paid off.
But suddenly, the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short. Not just short, but far too short for his body. He had the upper body of a six - footer, but because of his legs he was much less than six feet! Six inches less! Sitting, he was as tall as almost anyone. Standing, he had to look up at most of the boys and even many of the girls.
Why didn't his legs grow with the rest of his body? He was one of the shortest boys in his class. He was the shortest in his own family and he was even shorter than his “little” sister—by three inches! Where did his legs come from?
He certainly didn't get them from his parents. They were both quite tall. Looking through old family photos, he found the answer. It was his grandfather on his mother's side. His short legs were a gift from Grandpa Tuttle.
Thanks a lot, Grandpa!
Of course, the kids at school all noticed Jay's short legs and they had a nickname(外号)for him: Stubs! Almost no one called him by his real name; they all called him Stubs. Stubs Stone. Jay didn't like his nickname, but he had to accept it. He had no choice.
But Jay couldn't see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong. He was the youngest player on the Brewer High football team. He could run faster than anyone else in the team and, like a rabbit, he kept going and going. Even at basketball, where the other players were much taller than him, they were still afraid of him because of his speed.
Jay shook his head. “Stubs, Stubs Stone, the kid with stubby legs. Yeah, that's me,” he said to himself with a little smile. Suddenly, he heard his mother's voice.
“Jay! It's breakfast time!”
(D)1. What did Jay do after he got up on the Monday morning?
A. He did some housework.
B. He took some family photos.
C. He watched TV for some time.
D. He did some wake - up exercises.
(A)2. What can we learn about Jay in Paragraphs 2—4?
A. He was satisfied with his looks.
B. He wanted to be a film actor.
C. He once played a role in an ad.
D. He found it useless to do sit - ups.
(B)3. 中考新考法 词义猜测 What does the underlined word “froze” probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Spread.
B. Stopped.
C. Continued.
D. Returned.
(C)4. 中考新考法 推断人物性格品质 Which of the following best describes Jay?
A. Strict and serious.
B. Clever and helpful.
C. Funny and confident.
D. Patient and hard - working.
(D)5. 中考新考法 主旨归纳 What does the writer mainly want to tell in the passage?
A. Teenagers like to play tricks on each other.
B. Teenagers should have dreams in their hearts.
C. People's legs usually grow with other body parts.
D. People can turn their weak points into advantages.

答案： 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了杰伊·斯通对自己外貌的看法以及他如何利用自己的短腿劣势在体育竞技中表现出色的故事。
1.D [解析]细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He did a couple of quick wake-up exercises and then he went over to his mirror(镜子) and looked at himself.”可知，杰伊在起床后做了一些唤醒锻炼。故选D。
2.A [解析]推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Maybe he wasn’t ready for Hollywood, but with his dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls’ heads.”以及第三段“‘Perfect,’ he thought. ‘Good enough for a toothpaste ad.’”可知，他认为自己的外貌足够吸引女孩的眼球，并且牙齿很完美，足够做牙膏广告了。由此可推知，他很满意自己的外貌。故选A。
3.B [解析]词义猜测题。根据第五段中的“But suddenly, the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were short.”可知，他看到了自己的短腿，因此笑容突然停止了。由此可推知，画线词froze应意为“停止”，与B项意思相近。故选B。
4.C [解析]推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“Even at basketball, where the other players were much taller than him, they were still afraid of him because of his speed.”和倒数第二段中的“Jay shook his head. ‘Stubs, Stubs Stone, the kid with stubby legs. Yeah, that’s me,’ he said to himself with a little smile.”可知，杰伊虽然腿短，但他的速度使他在体育竞技中表现出色，而面对同学们给他起的外号，他又能自我解嘲，这表明他是一个既幽默又自信且能够将自身劣势转化为优势的人。故选C。
5.D [解析]主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了杰伊·斯通是如何将自身的短腿劣势转化为运动场上的优势，并在体育竞技中表现出色的故事。通过杰伊的经历，作者传达了这样一个信息：人们可以将自身的劣势转化为优势。故选D。