牛津译林版9A-英语期中复习专题练习—完形填空.doc

牛津译林版9A 英语期中复习专题练习完形填空（1）Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. 1 he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a 2 future.When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be 3 his job. He wanted a more 4 one, so he left the post office. Two months 5 , he found a new job in a big 6 . Workers in this company 7 traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The 8 thing was that he couldnt make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he 9 the company.He was so 10 at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a 11 shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he 12 reading books. Three years later, he 13 the shop owners daughter. Soon they had their 14 child. In the next ten years, they had another three children and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most 15 thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”（ ）1A. While B. When C. Until D. If（ ）2A. bad B. bright C. coming D. interesting（ ）3A. tired ofB. crazy aboutC. interested inD. afraid of（ ）4A. more boring B. harder C. more exciting D.more important（ ）5A. ago B. before C. later D. afterwards（ ）6A. factoryB. shopC. schoolD. company（ ）7A. hardly B. always C. seldom D. never（ ）8A. worstB. happiestC. bestD. strangest（ ）9A. reachedB. calledC. leftD. started（ ）10A. happy B. energetic C. rich D. poor（ ）11A. clothB. fruit C. book D. dress（ ）12A. enjoyed B. finishedC. beganD. forgot（ ）13A. married B. knew C. met D. visited（ ）14A. first B. the other C. only D. second（ ）15A. difficult B. importantC. amazingD. boring （2）About a year ago, a couple with 3 children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always 1 them, in a frightening way. We met often in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only 2 I ever got was a hello from the 4-year-old girl. I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I returned ,they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for others. I stayed in the car doing unnecessary things as I wasnt in a 3 . The parents were telling her to get into the car immediately. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for 4 . As a disabled man, I cant hurry at 5 , but I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling like a lovely angel. I was so 6 by her small act of kindness. That afternoon I was shopping and I saw a white bear. I thought of the 7 and said to myself. “I believe she would like that” so I bought it. The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her parents. She was so 8 of her bear and thanked me as if I had never been thanked before. The mother and father 9 thanked me. Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a friendly manner I might add. As time passes, I dont hear that shouting as often. 10 , hardly at all. Last night we had about four inches of 11 . I looked out at my car and wondered 12 I was going to keep my doctors appointment(约会). When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow cleaned. I cant express how I felt at that moment. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, 13 when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the good man that cleaned my snow. He said 14 . He wanted to but his wife said she wanted to do it. Isnt it amazing that a 4-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel(守护天使) says that good things usually come from 15 . ( )1A. worrying about B. shouting atC. playing withD. laughing at ( )2A. presentB. soundC. actD. answer( )3A. hurry B. mess C. mood D. surprise( )4A. meB. others C. her parentsD. her( )5A. everything B. anythingC. somethingD. nothing( )6A. worriedB. surprisedC. movedD. enjoyed( )7A. apartment B. door C. parents D. girl ( )8A. proud B. afraidC. shortD. full( )9A. allB. every C. eitherD. both( )10A. In all B. After all C. In fact D. For example ( )11A. rainB. cloudsC. snowD. earth( )12A. why B. thatC. whereD. how( )13A. but B. soC. orD. yet( )14A. Of course B. No C. Thanks D. Yes( )15A. little children B. nice presents C. small acts D. good neighbors（3） “I cant believe what Im hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Students Union. My best friend Tony come to me and said, “Im 1 , Mike. I really thought you should be 2 .” Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “ 3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine. “Im, er, Im just wondering 4 you would consider（考虑）coming to work on my team,” he said 5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.” “I dont think so,” I answered, feeling uncertain.“Well, if you change your 6 , we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to 7 table. All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （选举过程）would give me a 8 to make important changes at our school. I 9 to join them.My fist goal was to 10 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a 11 with Jeffs pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeffs smiling face. My next step was to 12 which activities students would like to have at school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a football team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. Luckily, the headmaster 13 to add these activities to our school program. With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well accepted at school. An eighth grader said, “Itll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.” Hearing these words made me 14 and confident. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeffs team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 15 . The fact that it has made a difference in other peoples lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!（ ）1. A. lucky B. happy C. sorry D. angry（ ）2. A. respected B. chosen C. invited D. trusted （ ）3. A. Good luck B. Help yourself C. see you D. Congratulations（ ）4. A. how B. whether C. when D. that（ ）5. A. seriously B. quickly C. nervously D. shyly（ ）6. A. position B. mind C. mood D. promise（ ）7. A. other B. the other C. another D. others（ ）8. A. choice B. change C. chance D. challenge（ ）9. A. tried B. refused C. failed D. decided（ ）10. A. discover B. invent C. create D. research（ ）11. A. poster B. project C. programme D. performance（ ）12. A. make sure B. look up C. work on D. find out （ ）13. A. agreed B. offered C. failed D. managed （ ）14. A. proud B. loyal C. modest D. curious（ ）15 A. dream B. future C. life D. success（4）Most of us have three meals a day .We take food for granted（想当然）.And we dont think about it. 1 , experts argue a food crisis（危机）is coming.This crisis is going to 2 us change the way we think about food.Food is in great need 3 a growing of world population. By 1960, the population（人口）was three billion. It doubled to six billion by 1999. By 2050, this planet will need to 4 at least nine billion people with food. As a result, the food prices get higher and higher.So,what can a 5 ,crowded world do?One suggestion is to eat 6 meat.Meat uses more natural resources（资源）than grains（谷物） .It requires more 7 to produce one pound of meat than to produce one pound of grain. It also requires between 5 and 10 times more 8 than vegetables. So ,eating less meat will 9 more land to farming, and it will save water.To eats less meat,people will need to change their eating habits. That will be 10 .Americans, for example,have 11 loved meat. In general, They eat twice as much meat as people in other countries.At the same time,in developing countries like China and Brazil,sales （销售）of meat have doubled in the last 20 years. 12 will double again by 2050.Growing need of meat will 13 to put pressure（压力）on natural resources.World population is increasing, resources are becoming fewer,and food prices are rising.Therefore, we need to rethink 14 we eat every day. For meat lovers, we dont need to give up meat 15 .But we need to eat more grains and less meat.（ ）1.A.And B. Or C. However D.Until（ ）2.A. find B. make C.get D.tell（ ）3.A.instead of B.thanks to C.because D.because of（ ）4.A.help B.have C. meet D. provide（ ）5.A.busy B.tired C. hungry D. thirsty（ ）6.A. more B. less C.much D.little（ ）7.A.time B. people C. land D.place（ ）8.A.air B.meat C. water D. money（ ）9. A. produce B. offer C. waste D. need（ ）10. A. important B. hard C. easy D. necessary（ ）11. A. never B. sometimes C. always D. hardly（ ）12. A. They B. It C. We D. That（ ）13. A. stop B. continue C. have D. start（ ）14. A. how B. when C. where D. what（ ）15. A. quickly B. finally C. fully D. especially（5）It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I noticed an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.One day, while I was driving past him with my 1 , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement. 2 , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit surprised. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.“ 3 did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.I told her its just an act of kindness that doesnt 4 anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a stranger, but next time she would try it as well.We lived close to the old man, 5 we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started 6 at everyone who passed by his house.One time, my daughters friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very 7 . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didnt know him, and it felt really good.As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the 8 of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom thats really cool!”Other friends gave similar 9 . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and 10 , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to both the giver and the receiver.（ ）1.A.husband B.sonC.daughterD.friend（ ）2.A.Just now B.On timeC.In the endD.At the beginning（ ）3.A.Why B.HowC.WhenD.Where（ ）4.A.buy B.costC.hideD.guess（ ）5. A.or B.butC.soD.yet（ ）6.A.shouting B.wavingC.laughingD.looking（ ）7.A.angrily B.excitedlyC.loudlyD.carefully（ ）8.A.lesson B.accidentC.newsD.story（ ）9.A.gifts B.notesC.thoughtsD.books（ ）10.A.easy B.funnyC.unusual D.special（6）I sat in my seat，as my new grade six classmates found theirs. “OK, class. Welcome to a new school year. Im Mr. Stevens and Im sure well have a new cooperation（合作）.” He walked around the class，giving out math books. When he was done, he 1 _ to the front of the class and looked at us. We stared（注视）back.“What are you waiting for? Get started！” he said.We looked at him- 2 . Wasnt he going to teach us?“Is there something wrong with your 3 ? Youre not all deaf, are you?” One 4 boy at the back of the class asked what we all wanted to know. Mr. Stevens replied.“Youre smart kids. Open your books and get to it. If you have any 5 ,raise your hands, and Ill help you.” Mr. Stevens helped anyone who was stuck(卡住) in a problem, one after another. 6 when we all had the same question, he would stop us to teach us all. It was a 7 method of teaching, but it was very useful.It was a 8 point in my life. Mr. Stevens made me 9 I was good at math and also able to reach the best of any class I attended. I studied with his help until I left middle school.Ive carried his lessons with me all my life. Whenever I am faced with a new challenge（挑战）,I think of my first day in grade six math. 10 sitting and staring at the challenge, I just get started. Before I know it, the challenge has been solved.（ ）1. A . returned B. pointed C. ran D. waved（ ）2. A . happy B. excited C. surprised D. tired（ ）3. A . ears B. legs C. eyes D. hearts （ ）4. A. clever B. healthy C. lucky D. brave（ ）5.A. promise B. secret C. change D. trouble （ ）6. A. Even B. Still C. Only D. Ever （ ）7. A. popular B. difficult C. strange D. famous （ ）8.A. sad B. boring C. moving D. turning （ ）9. A. decideB. realizeC. wonderD. remember （ ）10.A. BesidesB. By C. Instead of D.Along with （7）A little boy knocked on the door of the old house. He waited, and sweated(出汗) from fear of seeing the owner, who hardly ever came out. As he was ready to 1 , the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man asked. “Uh, sir, Im selling magazines for school and I am 2 if you would like to buy one.” The old man only looked at the boy. 3 , the boy saw many dog figurines(小雕像) inside the house. “Do you 4 dogs?” he asked. “Yes, I have many dog figurines in my house; they are all I have.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed he was very lonely. “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors. It is suitable 5 you. I also have one about dogs since you” The old man started to close the door, saying coldly “No, boy. I dont need any magazines of any kind. Now, goodbye.” The boy was sad for the old man being so lonely. He went home and then had an 6 . He had a little dog figurine which didnt mean(重要) much to him 7 he had a real dog and a large family. The boy headed back. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no 8 .” “Im sorry, sir, but I want to bring you a gift.” The boy 9 him the figurine and the old mans face lit up(大放光彩). “Boy, you have a big heart.” “ 10 are you doing this?” “I think it means more to you.” From that day on, the old man started coming out and talking with neighbours.( )1. A. knock onB. break out C. cut offD. walk away( )2. A. sureB. sorryC. hoping D. wondering ( )3. A. At a timeB. At the same timeC. At any timeD. At all times( )4. A. keepB. hateC. killD. collect( )5. A. toB. with C. forD. on( )6. A. thoughtB. opinionC. ideaD. mind ( )7. A. althoughB. when C. becauseD. so( )8. A. noisesB. trouble C. dogsD. magazines ( )9. A. showedB. lent C. handedD. took( )10. A. How B. WhenC. WhyD. What （8）I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune(不幸)But later I became a single mom 1 no home, a huge debt (债务) and hardly any income 2 , I stopped giving and became very bitter Several years later, things started to 3 . I became rich enough to have a home, and 4 a backyard. And I started to pull myself out of debtOne day we saw a homeless person with a 5 “Will work for food” I passed himMy daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 6 I replied, “ Honey, they just use that money for 7 or other bad things” She didnt answerBut when I said that, it didnt feel right Three days later, I was 8 to pick up my daughter from schoolA man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 9 me to help himSo I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm (热情)He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents” I reached into my ashtray(烟灰缸) an