《2025年学习之友九年级英语上册人教版》

Ⅲ. 阅读理解。
A
Have you ever heard of Weifang, Shandong Province? What is it known for? There is an international kite festival every April in Weifang. People from all over the world compete in the kite flying. There are also competitions for the best kites. The kites in the competition are all made by hand.
Most people have flown a kite. It makes people happy. It's easy to make it. It's made of bamboo and paper. But not so many people know that kites were first made in China thousands of years ago. The ancient Chinese made and flew kites even before they could write.
A long time ago, the Chinese made kites to use in wars. They would fly these war kites in the dark. The kites were fixed and they made strange sounds in wind. Men who were at war against them would hear these sounds and run away. They thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky. The ancient Chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops (庄稼) grow rich and tall.
People use sticks, string and paper to make their kites. Some of them look like animals or trees and others look like houses.
(B)1. The main idea of the first paragraph is “______ ”.
A. the province Shandong
B. the international kite festival
C. how to make a kite
D. how to fly a kite
(C)2. Chinese made and flew kites ____.
A. two thousand years ago
B. three thousand years ago
C. before they could write
D. after they write
(D)3. In ancient China kites could not be used to ______.
A. help people in war
B. help crops
C. bring good luck
D. help people fly
(C)4. The ancient Chinese used kites in wars because the kites ______.
A. could bring good luck
B. looked like animals
C. could make strange sounds and help them in a war
D. could brought light in the dark for them
(A)5. ______ are used for making kites by people.
A. Sticks, string and paper
B. String and paper
C. Paper and plastic
D. String and plastic

答案： 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. A