八年级升九年级英语复习七

八年级升九年级英语复习（七）I. Choose the best answers1. Alice is fond of playing ________ piano while Henry is interested in listening to music.A) / B) an C) the D) a2. The students of Junior Three will take an entrance exam of senior high school ________ June.A) at B) on C) by D) in3. ---Which camera do you like better, the home-made or the imported?---________. The home-made is too small while the imported is too expensive.A) Both B) All C) None D) Neither4. Tom can’t buy anything now because he has ________ money on him.A) a little B) little C) few D) a few5. --- Where is your father, Peter? I saw him watching NBA on TV in the room just now.--- He is ________ work in his study now. He said he had an important report to write.A) at B) on C) to D) by6. The fruit salad tasted so ________ that the children enjoyed it and asked for some more.A) nice B) well C) strange D) terribly7. Nowadays the expenses of education of a family are much ________ than before.A) great B) greater C) greatest D) the greatest8. ________ you have made up your mind to lose weight, you’d better eat less in the evening.A) Since B) Although C) Unless D) Until9. Susan did her project on Chinese traditional food ________ I did.A) much carefully than B) as more carefully asC) far more carefully than D) as far carefully as10. Pass my glasses to me, please. I can ________ read the words in the newspaper.A) hardly B) nearly C) clearly D) almost11. Tina failed to catch the last bus to the city centre yesterday, _________ she?A) was B) wasn’t C) did D) didn’t12. When I got up in the morning, the rain _________ already.A) stops B) will stop C) had stopped D) has stopped13. --- Listen! Is Professor John giving a report in the hall?--- No, It ________ be him. He has gone to Japan.A) needn’t B) mustn’t C) may not D) can’t14. ________ sad news it is! We must try our best to help the workers out of danger.A) What a B) What C) How a D) How15. Anne was very sorry for her mistake, but the teacher’s smile made her ________better.A) feel B) felt C) feeling D) feels16. You won’t improve your reading skills ________ you get more practice.A) if B) unless C) because D) after17. Some people are worried that housing prices ________ further in the coming years.A) have risen B) will rise C) rose D) are rising18. Many trees and flowers ________ every year to make our city more beautiful.A) plant B) planted C) have planted D) are planted19. --- Would you like me to move the heavy case away?--- ________A) Yes, I’d love to. B) That’s all right.C) Yes, please. D) No problem.20. --- I am sorry that I have taken too much of your time.--- ________A) You’re welcome. B) Don’t say that.II. Reading comprehensionHow to make your blog attractive like World of Warcraft/WOW(魔兽世界)I am going to show you why WOW features are so attractive and how you can apply thatto your blog.1. Appear popularEvery gamer you know has played WOW and all your friends are talking about it. It makes you feel like you are missing out. People do not like to miss out on popular things.Appearing popular is important if you want people to feel like they need to be a part of the action. It is terrible when you arrive on a blog that looks lifeless and dead. On the other hand, when you arrive on a site that is filled with conversations and energy you just have to get into it.2. Meet people’s need to be in a groupOne of the most attractive things about WOW is the fact that it meets people’s need to feela part of a group. When you play WOW, you join groups of players from around theworld.If you want to make your blog more attractive, you have to meet people’s need to be in a group.3. Lure(诱惑)with the promise of rewards and new featuresPeople spend their entire lives playing WOW mostly because they can level up (升级) .Without new levels, weapons and magic spells, WOW would be dead and gone by now.If you add some kind of nice reward or new level, you are going to attract a lot of interest.So what are you adding to your blog in order to keep it exciting and new?4. Create another world for your readersThe real fans of WOW see it as another world. A world in which they can perform magic, make friends, conquer towns and change.What do your readers want to feel and discover? What makes them happy? These are essential questions to know if you want to create another world for your fans.1. If you want to appear popular, you’d better .A) play WOW with all your friendsB) try to fill your blog with conversations and energyC) stop visiting a blog that looks lifelessD) try to know what your friends are talking about2. When you play WOW, ________.A) you play by yourself B) you fight with the computerC) you should meet people’s need D) you should write a blog3. If you want to create another world for your fans, following questions may be asked EXCEPT________A) What do my readers want to feel? B) What do my readers want to discover?C) What makes my readers happy？D) What makes my readers complain?4. The underlined word ‘conquer’ in the last paragraph but one probably means ________.A) control B) choose C) cross D)cover5. According to this passage, which sentence is NOT TRUE?A) No one likes to miss out on popular things.B) People prefer being alone to working in a group.C) Some kind of nice reward can attract people to your blog.D) It’s important to create another world for your readers to feel and discover.6. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is ________.A) to give facts about World of WarcraftB) to ask people to play World of WarcraftC) to put an advertisement for World of WarcraftD) to tell how to make a blog attractive like World of WarcraftB. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passageShanghai Circus WorldShanghai Circus World, regarded as China's 'No. 1 Circus World' is located in Zhabei District. It has a special architecture with a beautiful golden vault(拱顶) and can seat an __1 _ of 1638. The modern stage facilities, lighting and sound equipment _2___ it to be a nice performance site.Great ProgramsThere are_3___ most famous and popular programs which have regular performances in Shanghai Circus World. They are ERA Intersection of Time(时空之旅) and Happy Circus. ERA Intersection of Time has been performed since 2005. It is unique to Shanghai and similar to the tradition of the Broadway Musical(百老汇音乐剧). It is in fact an amazing acrobatic show combining traditional Chinese arts and __4____ technologies. You can see present Chinese acrobatics, martial arts(武术) and dance perfectly with the music, sound, lighting, and other special effects, which include a water screen. __5____ you are surprised at the excellent skills of the performers, the story of China's revolution(革命) from its ancient past to the future is told. So the title 'Intersection of Time', as the viewpoint of the audience is set in the present between the past and the future. Happy Circus was first _6___ by Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe(上海马戏团) in 2003. Since then it has gained rising popularity among the local people as well as tourists. It is an excellent circus with animal acts, breathtaking acrobatics and humorous clowns.1. A) advertisement B) actor C) audience D) area2. A) invite B) change C) ask D) enable3. A) two B) three C) four D) five4. A) modern B) natural C) interesting D) familiar5. A) If B) When C) Since D) Unless6.A) produced B) provided C) proved D) processed。