九年级英语练习八.doc

九年级英语练习八班级 姓名 一、单项选择1. Lisa is _ exchange student from Britain, but she knows a lot about China.A. a B. an C. the D. /2. The Voice of China became one of _ TV shows last year.A. popular B. more popular C. much popularD. the most popular3. I enjoy the street dance “hip-hop”, but _ my father _ my mother likes it.A. both; andB. neither; norC. either; or D. not only; but also4. Sandy didnt tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a _.A. gift B. call C. surprise D. note5. Mom, Bill is coming to dinner this evening.OK. Lets give him _to eat.A. something differentB. different somethingC. anything differentD. different anything6. On March 23, many people took part in “_ Lights” activity to help save energy. A. Turn off B. Show off C. Take off D. Put off7. Some frightening pets _ be kept home so that they wont hurt others.A. canB. mayC. must D. need8. Itll be a great honour if I _ to the charity evening party next week.A. inviteB. am invitedC. will invite D. will be invited9. We can hardly tell what life without the Internet will be like in the future, _?A. can weB. cant weC. will it D. wont it10. A stamp is made_ paper. Do you know what paper is made_?A. of; of B. from; fromC. from; of D. of; from11. Could you tell me _ find another interesting detective story to read?A. where I canB. where can I C. where I couldD. where could I12. The doctor says that you will end up in hospital _ you go on smoking like that. A. unlessB. ifC. becauseD. until13. My headache _ me. I thought it was going away, but now its getting worse.A. killed B. killsC. is killingD. has killed14. Tom doesnt know _ Chinese because he has learned it for only _ weeks.A. much; a fewB. little; a few C. much; a littleD. little; a little15. I think travelling by train is more comfortable than travelling by plane._. In my opinion, travelling by plane is more comfortable. A. I agree with you B. I couldnt agree more C. Youre right D. Im afraid it isnt二、阅读理解 Televisions were among the most talked-about things at CES 2013the 2013 International Consumer Electronic Show (国际消费类电子产品展销会) last week in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were bigger and better with some of the highest technology (技术). Some TVs used a new technology called OLED. They were bigger, thinner and lighter, offered better colour and were brighter than traditional TVs using LED.Ultra High Definition TVs were also popular. Most of the TVs shown on the exhibition used 4k technology. Smart TVs this year were smarter. Many offered technology that users have a more personalized （个性化的）experience. One such TV from TCL can know who is watching with the help of new technology. Then it can offer programmes according to the users usual interest. Another TV from Panasonic offers a similar personalized user experience.Size also played an important part in CES 2013. TVs changed in size from big to bigger, with at least two companies Samsung and Hisense showing TVs that are 110 inches large on the exhibition.The yearly CES is the biggest technology show in North America and one of the biggest in the world.Its a meeting of the brightest minds and the top leaders from many industries and those who want to know about the future.Digital health and fitness inventions were also big at CES 2013. There was even a fork that tells you when you are eating too fast.The show had over 3,200 different companies showing more than 20,000new products in about 26 miles of exhibition space.1. Which difference between OLED and LED is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Weight B. Colour C. Size D. Price2. The writer takes TCL and Panasonic for example to tell us _.A. smart TVs were smarter at CES 2013B. Ultra High Definition TVs were popular at CES 2013C. size played an important part in CES 2013D. digital health and fitness inventions were big at CES 20133. In which kind of the magazine can we probably read this passage?A. Entertainment B. Technology C. Sports D. Health4. From the passage, we can know _.A. CES 2013 has not been held yetB. TVs at CES 2013 were smaller than beforeC. many companies attended CES 2013D. no leaders from industries appeared at CES 2013三、词汇运用KA. 请根据句意或括号中的中文提示、英文释义，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。1. We have a growing (人口) and therefore we need more food.2. We all know that life is not always (平坦的).3. As soon as I had made the final decision, I felt very (calm and not worried).4. How can you (have enough money to buy something) such a large house?5. I like black and red, but my favourite is blue.B. 请根据句意,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。6. Martin helped the little girl out of a car accident, but he was (serious) wounded instead.7. Nowadays blogs are much more helpful than ( tradition) diaries.8. Liu Qian put some coins in a magic box and said “These coins (disappear) soon.”9. My father and I (visit) my grandparents in New York this time last year.10. Googles Street View map service ( win) millions of users since 2007.四、首字母填空Gary has a robot. It is made in the USA. It looks (1) l a real person. On the face of the robot, there are two big(2)e . In fact, they are cameras. The robot (3) u them to take photos of everything it sees. Also the robot has a speaker as its mouth. It can talk to people and (4) a their questions. It is humorous. It can tell a lot of jokes and make people laugh. The robot also has two (5) a connected to its chest. At the end of each arm, there is a (6) h , so the robot can do whatever it is asked to, such as sweeping the floor