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九年级期末复习限时练习8
一、单项填空
1. If success is a gate, the road ______ it must be made up of difficulties.
A. towards B. against C. opposite
2. —I don’t really like big cities.
—Neither do I. I feel much ______ in the countryside.
A. free B. freer C. freest
3. —The book is popular. ______ you ______ it yet?
—Yes, I have.
A. Are; reading B. Were; reading C. Have; read
4. —______ is the population of China now, Jack?
—Let me think for a moment. It is about ______.
A. How many; 1,400 million B. What; 1,400 million C. What; 40 million
5. —The 5G technology can help doctors treat patients who are hundreds of kilometers away.
—It’s really ______.
A. traditional B. direct C. amazing
6. —It’s already 7:50. If you want to get to the meeting on time, you must ______, Jack.
—I see. I’ll walk quickly.
A. hurry up B. ring up C. stay up
7. —Home is ______ whenever you go.
—East or west, home is the best.
A. warm B. warmer C. the warmest
8. We should try to calm down we are really angry with families.
A. because B. until C. even though
9. Before driving you’d better check your car carefully. While driving it’s necessary to pay attention to the road ______.
A. marks B. conditions C. ideas
10. Tom hasn’t finished his homework. ______, he didn’t write a word at all.
A. Recently B. Clearly C. Actually
二、完形填空
A. takes care of B. at a time C. stay
D. be found E. leave F. has colorful fishes
Mona Island is an amazing place to take a vacation. Some of the animals living there can’t 11. ______ anywhere else in the world. There are fascinating beaches and caves to explore (探险). The sea around the island 12. ______.
Mona Island is very small. The government of Puerto Rico (波多黎各) 13. ______ the island and has made it a natural reserve. That means the island’s animals and plants are protected from being harmed by people. Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live there. Only a few park workers are able to 14. ______.
The park workers’ job is to keep Mona Island safe and wonderful. Rules must be followed on the island. One rule is that only 100 people 15. ______ can visit the island. That way, the park workers can make sure the land and animals remain safe.
三、阅读理解
When you’re feeling down, the right song can make you smile. It can also calm you down when you’re worried. Music may also help make your brain work better. It may even help keep you healthy.
Why does music have these powers? It may be because people’s bodies have natural rhythms (节奏). Different kinds of music can influence you in different ways.
Most stores play soft music, because soft music can make people relaxed and stay longer in a shop. And the longer shoppers stay in a store, the more things they buy in it. So, stores try to play soft music to make people buy more things.
For sick people, music can do more than just help them relax. It may enable (使能够) them to get well again. Doctors believe that music is just as important as medicine in treating patients.
When you’re sick, try to listen to the soft and relaxing music. If you’re upset, play a favorite song and tell someone how it makes you feel. A group of sad teenagers shared their favorite songs with each other. Each teenager explained why he or she liked the song. After talking about it, the teenagers said they felt better.
Many studies have tried to explain how music affects learning. Don Campbell, an expert on the powers of music, believes music can make people, even babies, smarter, healthier and happier.
Campbell wrote the book *The Mozart Effect* in 1997. However, not everyone believes *The Mozart Effect*. And people believe more research is needed to show that music has these effects.
21. Music is able to change how you feel and make your brain work better because ______.
A. music changes the way we think
B. people like listening to music
C. people’s bodies have natural rhythms
22. Most stores play soft music because ______.
A. they want people to buy more things
B. they want people to be happy
C. they want people to be healthy
23. Sally can’t go to a party and feels sad. According to the article, she can ______.
A. try to listen to the soft and relaxing songs to calm down
B. play her favorite song and share the song with others
C. play pop music and talk with her parents
24. We can know from the passage that ______.
A. scientists all agree music affects how we feel
B. doctors will start changing medicine with music when treating a patient
C. more research is needed to prove how music is able to influence us
四、词形转换
用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,每空限填一词。
25. Some ______ in the medical research helped control the terrible illness. (achieve)
26. We should show kindness to doctors who are trying to ______ our lives. (protect)
27. The more you read, the ______ you will be. (fast)
28. Jim has never ______ to Mount Tai in China. (be)
29. Tom is a sunny boy. You can always hear his ______ at any place. (laugh)
30. The road to ______ is to work honestly. (succeed)
31. Many ______ come to visit the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang every year. (tour)
32. With ______ Jane told her teacher all her dreams. (excite)
五、动词应用
根据短文内容,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
Spider-Man is one of the most famous comic book heroes of all time. He 33. ______ (create) by Stan Lee in 1963 and was first introduced to the world in the pages of Marvel comic books.
Spider-Man’s story is the story of Peter Parker, a child who 34______ (lose) his parents and lives with his aunt and uncle. Peter is a shy, quiet boy 35______ (wear) glasses and has few friends. One day, on a high school class trip to a science lab, he gets bitten by a special spider. Soon Peter realizes he has amazing powers; he is as strong and quick as a spider and also has a type of sixth sense. He no longer 36______ (need) his glasses and he can use his super power to fly through the city streets! Remembering something his Uncle Ben 37______ (tell) him before, that “with great power, there must also come great responsibility”, Peter decides to use his powers to fight against enemies who do cruel things to people. And so, Spider-Man is born.
Life is not easy for Peter even though he is a superhero. He is in love with Mary Jane but cannot tell her about his amazing powers. Besides, his best friend Harry 38______ (hate) Spider-Man! Peter is also short of money and time. He has to sell photos of Spider-Man (himself) to a newspaper and he keeps losing his other jobs because he’s so busy 39______ (save) people! Yet he has to fight different kinds of cruel enemies.
六、阅读表达
As we all know, China is the kingdom of bamboo, because it has the most bamboo in the world. There are about 1,200 kinds of bamboo in the world and about 400 kinds are in China.
People in ancient China used bamboo a lot in their daily lives. They used bamboo to make many things. As early as the Shang Dynasty, Chinese people began to use it to make beds, chairs, chopsticks, spoons, baskets and so on. Before paper was invented, people wrote on bamboo. People also used bamboo to make weapons for hunting or fighting. Besides, bamboo shoots were a popular dish, because they were crisp and delicious. It was also easy to find bamboo in Chinese medicine.
Today we can still find bamboo and bamboo products all over China. Bamboo is tall with thick leaves. People like bamboo very much. They often plant it in the yards and in the parks. It can stand the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter. It is a plant that can grow on poor land.
Through the centuries, bamboo has always been a subject of many poems and paintings. People admire it for its purity (纯洁) and elegance (优雅). They compare the qualities (品质) of bamboo to those of man. Undoubtedly, bamboo makes Chinese culture rich and colorful.
40. How many kinds of bamboo are there in China?
___________________________________________________
41. Before paper was invented, where did people write?
___________________________________________________
42. It was easy to find bamboo in Chinese medicine, wasn’t it?
______________________________________________________
43. Where do people often grow bamboo?
______________________________________________________
44. Why has bamboo always been a subject of many poems and paintings?
_____________________________________________________
七、书面表达
研究表明音乐对人们的情绪有着重要的影响,因此人们用不同的音乐来调节心情。请根据以下要求和提示用英语写一篇短文,介绍一下音乐对人们的影响。
要求:1. 短文中不得出现任何真实人名和校名;
2. 不少于60词,开头已给出,不计入总词数。
提示:1. What kind of music do people usually choose to change moods?
2. How will people feel after listening to music?
Research has shown that music has an important effect on one’s moods.
参考答案
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二、11—15 DFACB 16—20 CADFE
三、21—24 CABE
四、25. achievements 26. protect 27. faster 28. been
29. laughter 30. success 31. tourists 32. excitement
五、33. was created 34. loses 35. wearing
36. needs 37. has told 38. hates 39. saving
六、
40. About 400.
41. They wrote on bamboo.
42. Yes, it was.
43. They often grow it in the yards and in the parks.
44. Because people admire it for its purity and elegance.
七、
One possible version:
Research has shown that music has an important effect on one’s moods. So people usually use different kinds of music to change moods.
If you feel stressed and worry a lot, you can listen to pop music. After you listen to it, you will feel relaxed. Some of the students are crazy about computer games and feel over-excited, they can listen to country music. After listening to it, they will feel calm and peaceful. Some people feel tired and sleepy, they can listen to rock music. After they listen to it, they will feel excited. Sometimes I feel lonely and sad, I often listen to disco music. After...
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