9上期中1-6基础复习题(1)

2010-2011学年度9年级上期中复习题（1）I. 单项选择:1. -- Memorizing the words of pop songs ______ one of the greatest ways to learn more English. --Yes. And I’ve learned _______that way.A. is; a lot ofB. are; a lot ofC. is; a lotD. are; a lot2. That old man lives _________, but he never feels __________.A. alone, aloneB. alone, lonelyC. lonely, aloneD. lonely, lonely3. ________ the reporter’s help, the old man found a job ________ a gatekeeper.A. Under; asB. With; asC. Under; likeD. With; like4. The price of the MP4 is too __________. I can’t afford __________it.A. expensive; to buyB. expensive; buyingC. high; to buyD. high; buying5. There ______ a pool, but there stands a tall building instead.A. used to haveB. used to beC. used to haveD. used to being6. Beijing is one of the ___________ in the world today.A. busy cityB. busiest cityC. busy citiesD. busiest cities7. – What about your brother? – My brother _______ a lot in the last few years.A. has changedB. have changedC. changedD. is changed8. I have trouble ______ my friends’ telephone number.A. to rememberB. remembersC. rememberingD. remember9. I found _____ very difficult to learn physics well.A. thatB. thisC. oneD. it10. Tom is the _______ of his parents. He never gives up ______.A. pride, studyB. proud, studyingC. pride, studyingD. pride, to study11. We teachers should _______ students ________ us questions in class.A. allow, askB. let, to askC. allow, to askD. encourage, ask12. I would rather _______ at home than ________ to a party.A. staying, goingB. to stay, to goC. stay, to goD. stay, go13. - What happened ____ you yesterday?– I was worried about my PE test because it makes up 10% ___ the final exam.A. /, /B. to, ofC. for, forD. at, in14. This red bike ________ be Jack’s. Because he has a blue one.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. mightn’tD. couldn’t15. The book is ________, and that book belongs to _________.A. mi ne, MaryB. mine, Mary’sC. my, MaryD. my, Mary’s16. They had to put off the football match ______ the heavy rain.A. becauseB. because ofC. sinceD. instead of17. I don’t believe ___________ I hear about aliens on the radio.A. strange somethingB. strange anythingC. nothing strangeD. anything strange18. - How many babies are born every day in the world?–I’m sure. Maybe _____ them.A. two millionB. millionC. millions ofD. million of19. My mother often says to me, “You can’t use others’ things ______.”A. with permissionB. with pleasureC. without permissionD. without pressure20. Bill said they would have ________ holiday.A. a two-monthB. two monthsC. two-monthsD. two month’sII. 综合填空:A.用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. We had our photos ____________ in an ocean of flowers.2. Teenagers should _____________ to do something they like.3. He had a lot of experience ______________ the problems of teenagers.4. Finally, the doctors _____________ in saving the boy in danger.5. Everyone should work hard _______________ their dreams.6. My father always ______________ some good ideas when I don’t know what to do.7.The apple ___________ down f rom the tree and hit Newton’s head.B. 阅读下面短文，选择恰当的单词填空。

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How do you feel when you have to 1.________ a speech in front of your classmates? Do you get really shy?Shyness means feeling nervous or 2. __________ when you are round other people. Everyone experiences this shyness as they grow up. Most people have red 3. ___________ and talk in broken sentences when they are in front of many people. It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel comfortable again when you go to a new place or meet strangers. Everybody gets 4. ________ shy sometimes. It’s just a matter of how much.Stop feeling 5. ________ about yourself. If shyness doesn’t get in the way of doing something you want, being 6._________ isn’t a very big problem. S ome experts say shy people are not only clever, but also better at 7. ________ with others, because they think 8. _________ and talk less. Some great people in history were shy, too.Light travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times 1 . ________ than that of sound.2. ________ one second, light travels about 300,000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 meters. You can get some idea of this difference by3. ________ the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员), you can see smoke4.________ from his gun5.________ the sound reaches your ears.The fast speed of light produces some strange facts. The nearest star is 6. ________ far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years 7. ________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight’s started on 8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born.So, if we want to be honest, we 9. ________ say, “ The stars are shining brightly tonight.” We have to say, “ The stars look nice. They were 10. ________ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth. ”。