九年级下学期英语培优(十二).doc

九年级英语培优练习（十二）一、完形填空Poor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was _1_ to work in a zoo. He was very _2_ and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job. The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months _3_ they could get another one, so they wanted him to take the monkey’s place.As soon as he heard this, Martin got angry and shouted, “You want me to take the place of a monkey! Take this place yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Don’t expect it like that,” said the boss, “I know you don’t look like a monkey, but we’ll _4_ you up.” Martin thought about it for a while. Though he didn’t like the idea, he had to make a living after all. So he __5_ the job in the end.The next day Martin started to work. It wasn’t _6_ . The only thing he didn’t like was the tiger in the cage next to him. But, as there were strong bars(铁栏杆) _7 them, he soon got used to his neighbor.One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars. Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars, but into the tiger’s cage. That great animal was asleep at the time, but the noise of Martin’s fall woke him up. Martin had to _ 8_ the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldn’t move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he _9 the tiger whispered in his ear, “Don’t be __10_ , old man, I’m in the same boat as you.”( )1. A. told B. paid C. wanted D. chosen( )2. A. sad B. worried C. surprised D. happy( )3. A. before B. since C. after D. ago( )4. A. pick B. dress C. bring D. give( )5. A. took B. gave C. loved D. lost( )6. A. good B. clean C. bad D. nice( )7. A. behind B. among C. before D. between( )8. A. climb B. lift C. move D. jump( )9. A. saw B. heard C. made D. thought( )10. A. angry B. sad C. unhappy D. afraid二、阅读AMost dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation and meanings.First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a world. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in an alphabetical order — a,b,c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page, the word “poor”—p,o,o,r comes before “poverty”—p,o,v,e,r,t,y and the word “poverty” comes before “ power”—p,o,w,e,r. The words are always given in an alphabetical order.The second thing, a dictionary will tell you pronunciation. Most give phonetic, or sound, alphabet. The phonetic spelling will tell you how a word is pronounced. There are a few different phonetic alphabets. Many dictionaries use the International Phonetic Alphabet to show pronunciation.The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meaning. For example, in English the common word “get” has over 20 different meanings.( )1. In the passage, which of the following is among the three important things?A. How to write a word well. B. How to use a word.C. How to make a sentence. D. How to read a word correctly.( )2. Of the three words: “remove”, “ remote” and “ remount”, _____ in a dictionary.A. “remote” comes first and “remove” comes last.B. “remove” comes first and “ remote” comes last.C. “remote” comes first and “remount” comes last.D, “remove” comes first and “remount” comes last.( )3. Many words have______________.A. several meanings B. few meanings C. one meaning D. no meaning( )4. A better dictionary can tell you ______________.A. more of the word’s pronunciation. B. more of the word’s meaning.C. more of the word’s spelling D. more of grammar( )5. Phonetic alphabets are used to show _________.A. spelling B. handwriting C. meaning D. pronunciationB(A headmaster is giving a speech about how to perform successfully in an interview to a new school.)Interviews are held so that you can learn about the school and the school can learn about you. 1 . Then you will possibly understand your questions better and get right answers on the day of the interview.First find out information about the school. 2 . Then think about yourself- your strong points and weak ones. Try to find a few examples you could give the interviewers.What else you want to tall the interviewer about yourself? For example, you might want to speak about your interests and hobbies outside school. These tell the interviewer what kind of person you are. 3 .Dress properly on the day. Arrive a few minutes early. When you first meet the interviewer, greet him or her politely. 4 . First impressions are very important. You want the interviewer to think you are confident and friendly.If you g。