九下英语培优2

九下英语培优二姓名_____________听下面一段对话，回答下列三个小题。1.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inamuseum. B.Inanon-smokingoffice. C.Inaschool.2.Howlonghasthemansmoked?A.For18years. B.For20years. C.For23years.3.Whatwillthemandointheend?A.Hewillsmokeintheoffice.B.Hewillgiveupsmoking.C.Hewillsmokeoutside.听下面一段独白，回答下列三个小题。4.WhydotheEnglishgooutwithanumbrellaoraraincoat?

A.Becauseit’salwaysrainy.

B.Becausetheweatherchangesquickly.

C.Becauseit’salwayssunny.

5.What’stheweatherinspringlike?

A.Rainy,windyandcold.

B.Sunny,windyandwarm.

C.Rainy,windybutwarm.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?A.Parks,gardensareverygreeninMay.B.Itisnotpleasanttobeoutsideinautumn.C.InJulyandAugust,peoplecanmeetthewarmestweather.II.易错词1机会n.11仔细思考vt.2变化v.12起因n./vt.3选择vt.13世纪n.4衣服n.14危险的adj.5儿童n.(复)15日记n.6队长n.16下决定v.7化学n.17决定/决心n.8音乐会n.18不同的a.9学院n.19勇气n.10教练n./v.20创造v.III.完形填空Therewasonceahardworkingfarmerwhohadafineoliveorchard(橄榄果园).Buthisthreesons__1___farmwork.Whenthefarmerwas___2__,hecalledthethreesonstohimandsaid,“Mysons,thereisa__3___ofgoldhiddenintheoliveorchard.__4___forit,ifyouwantit.”Thesonstriedtogethimtotelltheminwhatpartoftheorchardthegoldwashidden;buthewouldtellthem__5___more.Afterthefarmerwasdead,thesonswenttoworktofindthepotofgold.__6___theydidnotknowwherethehiding-placewas,theyagreedtobeginina(n)__7___,atoneendoftheorchard,andtodiguntiloneofthemshouldfindthemoney.Theyduguntiltheyhad___8__thesoil(土)fromoneendoftheorchardtotheother.Butnopotofgoldwastobefound.Thethreesonswerevery__9___tohavedonealltheirworkfornothing.Thenextoliveseason,theolivetreesintheorchardboremorefruitthantheyhadevergiven.Whenitwas__10___,itgavethesonsawholepotofgold.Whentheysawhowmuchmoneyhadcomefromtheorchard,theysuddenlyunderstoodwhatthewisefatherhadmeant.

1.A.enjoyed B.hated C.cared D.minded

2.A.sick B.lonely C.dead D.dying

3.A.box B.bag C.pot D.bucket

4.A.Wait B.Look C.Care D.Dig

5.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

6.A.Since B.And C.So D.But

7.A.circle B.line C.point D.order

8.A.turnedup B.turnedon C.turneddown D.turnedaround

9.A.uncomfortable B.disappointed C.angry D.worried

10.A.picked B.collected C.sold D.foundIV.回答问题.IntheUnitedStates,ababyshoweristhecustomofcelebratingthepending(即将发生的)birthofababybygivinggiftstothemother-to-be(ortheparentstogether)ataparty.Theoriginsofthebabyshowerlieintheancientworld.InancientGreece,peoplewhotookcareofthemother’schildbirthmadeabignoiseoneitherthefifthorseventhdayafterthebabywasborntowelcomethebabyintothefamily,whilethefatherwouldwalkaroundthehearth(火炉)severaltimesandonthetenthdaythemotherwouldreturntoherplaceinsociety,markedbyamealwithfriendsandfamily.Andmotherswouldalsooffergiftstothebirth-goddess.ThebabyshowerasweknowittodaystartedattheendofWorldWarIIandmaybearesultoftheBabyBoom(婴儿潮).Traditionally,onlyfemalefriendsofthemother-to-bewereinvited.Theywereexpectedtosharetheirknowledgeandexperienceofchildbirthwiththenewmother.Becauseitwasmainlyaboutgivinggifts,thebabyshowerwasusuallyplannedandhostedbyaclosefriendratherthanafamilymemberasitwasthoughttobebadmannerstoaskforgiftsasacloserelative.Nowthebabyshowerisoftenheldathome.Asmallmealistraditional.Thepartyhostmustknowthelikesanddislikesofthemother-to-beandmakesurethatsheiscomfortablewithboththechosengamesandthethemeoftheparty.Thebabyshowercontinuestobeamuch-lovedtraditionintheUnitedStatesandisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.1.Whatisthebabyshowerheldfor?____________________________________________________________________________________________2.InancientGreece,10daysafterthebabywasborn,whatwouldthemotherdo?____________________________________________________________________________________________3.AfterWorldWarII,whowouldusuallyhostababyshower?____________________________________________________________________________________________4.Whymustthepartyhostknowthelikesanddislikesofthemother-to-be?____________________________________________________________________________________________5.Generally,domalefriendstakepartinbabyshowers?____________________________________________________________________________________________V.单项选择（代词）1.Therearemanytallbuildingson_________sidesofthestreet.A.either B.allC.both2.Wherearethetwins?_______ofthemisinthebedroom.A.None B.Neither C.Either3.---Is_______here？---No.Maryhasaskedforleave. A.everybody B.somebody C.anybody4．Hethought_________easytofoolthecoach,butitturnedoutthathewastotallywrong. A.it B.that C.him5.----Howmanystudentscangototheconcert?----________.Theyhavetotakeabigexam. A.Noone B.None C.Either6.Therewereplentyofpeoplewaitingoutside.Someweretalking,______weresmoking. A.others B.theother C.theothers7.Onlyfiveofthestudentsareintheclassroom.Whatabout__________？A.theother B.others C.theothers 8.Ifyouwanttobookaround-tripticket,you’llhavetopay________$30. A.another B.other C.theother9.Forabetterenvironment,weshoulduse______plasticbagsandcreate_____airpollution.A.less,less B.less,fewer C.fewer,less10．MissSmith,anAmericanlady,hastaught_______Englishforthreeyears. A．they B．their C．them VI.语篇翻译Ayoungmantoldoff(责备)akidforeatingonthesubwayinHongKong.Thekid’smothergotangryabouttheyoungman’sattitudeandtheystartedtoarguewitheachother.1.Thishappenedlastyearandhascausedahugeargumentontheinternet.Somepeoplethink,2.这个小孩的行为是不对的，因为在香港的地铁上吃东西是不被允许的。Otherssaythat,becausethere’snosuchruleinmanyothercities,it’sreasonablethatthetouristsdidn’tknowaboutit.JamesTien,chairmanoftheHongKongTourismBoard,askedbothsidestocalmdown.3.“Bothpartiesshouldlearntoseethingsfromtheotherside,”hesaid.“HongKongcitizensshouldbemorepoliteandexplainlocalrulestotourists.”Healsothinksthattravelersshouldimprovetheirmanners.“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.Socialcustomsaredifferentindifferentcountriesandcities.Travelersshouldobeythelocalrules.”4.随着生活水平的提升，越来越多的中国人在国外旅游。ButtherearestillanumberofChineselackingin(缺乏)asenseofpublicmanners.5.Developingcivilized(文明的)behavioramongChinesetravelersisbecomingimportant.TheNationalTourismAdministrationhasreleasedalistoftourists’worstbehaviors,includinglittering,spitting(吐痰),snatching(抢夺)busseats,line-jumping,takingoffshoesandsocksinpublic,speakingloudlyandsmokinginnon-smokingareas.“Wearegoingtoimprovetheinnerbeing(内在)ofeveryChinesecitizen.Travelissuesareaturningpoint,”saidanofficialfromtheCentralSpiritualCivilizationOffice(中央精神文明办公室).1.____________________________________________________________________________________________VII.语篇补全John:UncleSmith,thisisJohnspeaking.I’msorrytocallupsolate,butmayIspeaktoJim?

Smith:Jimisout._________?

John:OK,please.JimandIappliedtogoinanadventure(冒险)tourcompetitionontheInternetaweekago.TodayIwastoldthatwewereaccepted.Smith:Oh,thatmustbedangerous.?

John:Becausewewanttodosportsandsomethingexciting.

Smith:3._________________________.Wewillworryaboutyou.

John:UncleSmith,don’tworry.Wecantakegoodcareofourselves.

Smith:4.________________________________?

John:Yes.Wearereadyforit.

Smith:Goodluck.5.__________________________________?

John:Thankyou,Uncle.VIII.阅读理解Whatisyourzodiac(生肖)animal?AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar(农历),12animalsmark12differentyears.ItisthebasisoftheChinesezodiac.Nowadays,Chinesezodiacanimalshaveworldwidefameandareincreasinglypopularamongwesternpeople.ThezodiacisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Peoplebelievethatthecharacteristicsofazodiacanimalinfluencethepersonalityofeverypersonborninthatyear.Forexample,peoplebornintheYearoftheTigerareconsideredpowerfulandbrave.Zodiacanimalsalsohavesomesocialfunctions.Whenpeoplethinkitisnotpropertoask:“Howoldareyou”,theymaychangetheirquestionto“Whatisyourzodiacanimal?”Withthisquestion,youcanfigureoutroughlywhichyearsomeonewasbornandtheperson’sage.ZodiacanimalsarenotspecialtoChina.ManycountriesshareasimilarzodiacculturewithChina.Forexample,intheJapanesezodiac,awildboar(野猪)takestheplaceofapigandtheVietnamese(越南的)zodiachasacatinsteadofarabbit.Buthaveyoueverwonderedhowthese12animalswerechosentorepresenteachyear?Accordingtolegend,theJadeEmperor(玉皇大帝)invitedalltheanimalstojoinhimforChineseNewYear.Only12animalswenttoseehim.Asarewardhenamedayearaftereachoneintheordertheyarrived.Theoxwouldhavebeenthefirsttoarrive,buttheratsatonhisbackandjumpedoffjustbeforetheyarrivedtocomeinfirstplace.1.The_____ofeverypersonborninthatyearmaybeinfluencedbythecharacteristicsofthezodiacanimal.

A.appearance B.personality C.luck

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“roughly”meaninChinese?A.粗糙的 B.大概的 C.精确的3.TheJapanesezodiacdoesnotincludethe_____asazodiacanimal.A.wildboar B.rabbit C.pig

4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,weknowthat_____wasthefirstanimaltoarrive.

A.theox B.therat C.thedog

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFalse?A.MoreandmorepeopleworldwidebecomefamiliarwithChinesezodiacanimals.B.InJapan,thekindsofzodiacanimalsarethesameasthoseinVietnam.C.InChina,theJadeEmperorchosethe12animalsbecausetheyjoinedhimtocelebratetheNewYear.6.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_____.A.ThestoryofChineseNewYearB.Thestoryofpeople’sbirthdaysC.Thestoryofzodiacanimals附听力原文。听下面一段对话，回答下列三个小题。M:Excuseme,wouldyoumindmysmokinghere?W:I’msorry,butit’snotallowedtosmokehere.M:WouldyoumindifIsmokeinthenextroom?W:Sorry.Alltheofficesarenon-smokingones.Infact,sir,you’dbettergiveupsmoking,becauseit’snotgoodforyourhealth.M:Iknow,