《2025年新课堂同步学习与探究九年级英语上学期人教版》

七、阅读表达
A
Jeff Gaye, the young American swimmer, is becoming more and more famous. He has his own teacher, driver and even his own cook. Each time people hear him speak on television, they can't believe he's only 13. Jeff's father is an engineer but he is also his son's manager. He says, "I don't make Jeff do anything he doesn't want to do. He chooses which competition to swim in. But he works hard and wins nearly every race. I cut out all the newspaper articles about him and put them in a big box!"
Jeff is very busy every day because people want to write about him or photograph him for magazine. "When I'm at school," Jeff says, "I just want to be like my classmates. That's really important to me." But Jeff doesn't have a normal schoolboy's life. He often has to travel for international races and has little free time. Jeff says, "I go to the pool every day and swim there for at least six hours. When I'm in the pool, I love every minute."
1. Who is Jeff Gaye? (no more than 6 words)
He is a young American swimmer.
2. What does Jeff's father do? (no more than 12 words)
He is an engineer and he is also his son’s manager.
3. How long does Jeff swim in the pool every day? (no more than 5 words)
For at least six hours.
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
我只是想和同学们一样。那对我来说非常重要。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
A Young Famous Swimmer

答案： 1. He is a young American swimmer. 2. He is an engineer and he is also his son’s manager. 3. For at least six hours. 4. 我只是想和同学们一样。那对我来说非常重要。 5. A Young Famous Swimmer

B
"Without music, life would be a mistake," a famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is an important part of our lives. According to him, music is the only way to connect mind, body, and soul. A person finds himself with the help of music.
But in recent years, some U. S. schools have cut music classes to cut down the spending. For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired over 1,000 teachers. Among (A) *them*, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to *The Washington Times*. In fact, this is not just a problem in the U. S. In other countries, such as the U. K., music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That's partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn't tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to (B) *focus on* subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is helpful in many ways. When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of *Music Together*, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and use their fingers to make sounds at the same time. This is an active exercise for the brain indeed.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
1. What is *Music Together*?
An early childhood music development program.
2. 从文中找出(A)处画线单词 *them* 所指代的内容。
Over 1,000 teachers./Fired teachers.
3. 根据短文内容,猜测(B)处画线短语“focus on”的意思。将字母代号填写在横线上。
B
A. 忽视 B. 专注于 C. 脱离
4. 从文中找出与“Also, music has something to do with science.”意思相同或相近的句子。
Music has a special connection with science as well.
5. 根据短文内容填空。每空不超过3个单词。
Music makes us smart. For example, when playing the piano, people see ①music notes and use ②their fingers to make sounds at the same time. This is an active exercise for ③the brain indeed.

答案： 1. An early childhood music development program. 2. Over 1,000 teachers./Fired teachers. 3. B 4. Music has a special connection with science as well. 5. ①music notes ②their fingers ③the brain