初中英语九选八.docx

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初中英语九选八

英语选词专项练习一

A.forB.HitsC.reallyD.chanceE.seeing

F.announcedG.asH.famousI.quite

Thelong-runningboybandWestlifewilltakeatouraroundtheworldforits“Greatest____1____Tour.”

Fromshyteenagerstoworld____2____popstars,Westlifegrewupinthespotlightinfrontofmillionsoffans.Butafter14years,14numberonesinglesand44millionalbumsales,thetopboyband____3____theyweretosplitafterafinalfarewelltourthisyear.

“Weseethefarewelltour____4____aperfectwaytocelebrateourincrediblecareerwithourfans.Weare____5____lookingforwardtogettingoutonthetourand____6____ourfansonelasttime,”saidallmembersofWestlife.

WestlifewillcometoShanghai____7____theirfarewellshowonFebruary25th.Theyaregoingtoperformalloftheir14U.K.numberonesingles.

Ifyoulikethemandwanttoheartheirwonderfulsongs,it’syourlast____8____toseetheminconcert!

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

A.packageB.chanceC.insteadofD.ancientE.when

F.severalG.neighboringH.duringI.assoonas

PeopleinXinzhuangvillageinYunnanusedtohateLongDemao.Now,theylovehim.Theyusedtobelievethe36-yearoldsoldouttheirhistory____1____hemovedoutthevillagein2006andrevealed（泄露）tooutsidersthelocalpapermakingsecretshandeddownsincetheMingDynasty（1368--1644）.

“IbelievedIhadbetterinsight（见解）thanmyfellowvillages.Now,I’veprovenit–theyadmireme____2____despising（鄙视，看不起）me.It’snotthatI’mthebestpapermaker,butthatIopenedmymindtotheoutsideworldearlierthanothers.”

WhenHeshun,Xinzhuang’s____3____town,decidedtodeveloptourismin2006,thegovernmentcouldn’tfindanyoneinthetowntoshowthepapermakingprocesstotourists.Longtookthe____4____.

“It’snotaneasydecisiontomake.SomebelievedIwasjustgivingawaythesecretwe’vekeptfromstrangersforcenturies,”Longsaid.Hehassincethenshowedthepapermakingprocessandsoldpapertovisitorsforfiveyears.Hehasevenhired____5____villagestohelphim.Now,heisoneoftherichestmeninhisvillage.

MorethanhalfofXinzhuang’s680householdsmakepaper____6____thefarmingoff-season.Theirpaperispreferredbecauseitcontainsfewerharmfulchemicals.Teafactoriesoftenbuyitto____7____theirpu’ertea.

Thepeopleinmyvillageusedtotakenoprideintheirpapermakingskills;theyadmiredthemodernpapermakingindustry.Butnowtheyareproudtobeapartofthe____8____papermakingculture,andtheyarewillingtolettheworldknowaboutit,”Longsaid.

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

英语选词专项练习二

A.traditionB.decidedtoC.manyD.angryE.Other

F.AnotherG.forcingH.whenI.during

ThepeopleofancientEgyptbegantheirnewyearinsummer.Thatis____1____theNileRiverfloodeditsbanks,bringingwaterandfertility（肥沃）totheland.

Today,mostpeoplecelebrateNewYear’sDayonJanuary1st.PeopleobservetheNewYear’sholidayin____2____differentways.

TheancientBabylonianscelebratedby____3____theirkingtogiveuphiscrownandroyalclothing.Theymadehimgetdownonhiskneesandadmitallthemistakeshehadmade____4____thepastyears.

MakingNewYear’sresolutionsisacommonAmerican____5____.Today,popularresolutionsmightincludethepromisetoloseweight,stopsmoking,orbemoreproductive（多产的）atwork.

PeopleofferNewYear’sresolutionsoftheirown.Forexample,oneperson____6____getacat.Anotherpromisedtostoptellingstoriesaboutotherpeople.

____7____peopleuseNewYear’sresolutionstomakemajorchangesintheirlives.Onesuchresolutionmightbeto“stopandsmelltheflowers”.Thismeanstotaketimetoenjoysimplepleasures.

Anotherresolutionmightbe“don’tsweatthesmallstuff”.Thismeansnottoworryorget____8____aboutunimportantproblems.Anotherresolutionmightbetoforgetaboutbadthingsthathappenedinthepast.

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

A.reallyB.neverC.giveoffD.evenmoreE.Afterall

F.clearG.whyH.becauseI.burning

Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?

Alot!

Ona____1____nightyoucanseetheMoon,someplanets,andthousandsofstars.

Youcansee____2____withatelescope.Youcanseethatmanystarslooklargerthanothers.Youcanseethatsomestarsthatlookwhiteare____3____redorblue.Withbiggertelescopesyoucanseemorethingsinthesky.

Butscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwewill____4____see.Wewon’tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworld,ontheclearestnightoftheyear.

That’s____5____they’reinvisible.They’rethedeadstarscalledblackholes.

Youmightfindithardtoimaginethatstarsdie.____6____,ourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupinthesky,____7____brightly,givingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn’tseemtobegettingoldorweak.Butstarsburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.

Asastar’sgasesburn,they____8____lightandheat.Butwhenthegasrunsout,thestarstopsburningandbeginstodie.Asthestarcools,theouterlayerofthestarspullintowardthecenter.Thestarschangeintoasmallerandsmallerball.

Sothenexttimeyoulookupatthenightsky,remember:

there’smoreintheskythanmeetstheeye!

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

英语选词专项练习三

A.unknownB.likeaballC.evenD.orE.became

F.usefulG.comingandgoingH.finallyI.famous

Morethanfourhundredyearsago,inItaly,therelivedaboywholovedtheseaverymuch.Heoftenwenttotheseashoreandsatwatchingships____1____.

Hewonderedabouttheplacestheyweresailingto,butmorethananythinghehimselfwantedtogooutontheseaandvisitedthe____2____world.

Theboyobservedthebodiesoftheshipspassoutofthesightfirst,thenthesailsand____3____thetopsofthemasts（桅杆）.Hewasverymuchinterestedinthis.Butnobodytoldhimwhy.

Hethoughtandthoughtuntilatlasthedecidedthattheearthmustberound____4____.

“Howfaroutontheseawillitbesafeforshipstosail?

”Thiswashisnextquestion.

Theboyaskedalot,butnot____5____mancouldhelphimunderstandthethingshewantedsomuchtoknow.

Hehadonlytwo____6____threebookstoreadthen,buttheywerevery____7____tohim.

Thiscleverboylater____8____oneofthegreatestmenintheworld.HisnamewasChristopherColumbus.

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

A.onB.beingtiredC.usingD.causeE.usually

F.becauseG.forH.inyourmindI.with

Therearemanythingsyoucandotoimproveyourmemory,suchas____1____variousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofyourhealth.

Itisimportantthatyouregularlystimulateyourbraintomakeyourmemorymoreefficient.Forexample,youcandoactivitiesthatyoudonot____2____doandchangeyourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsyourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,youshouldfocusyourattentionandconcentrate____3____themostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenteryourmind____4____thiswillloweryourchancesofrememberingthingsaccurately.

Anexcellentwaytohelpmemoryistolinkinformationwithpictures.Trytoseetheimages____5____.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.

Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareessential____6____yourmemorytoworkproperly.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintain（保持）yourmemory.Youmustallowyourbrainstohaveenoughsleepandrest,too.Whenyouareasleep,yourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,____7____willstopyoufrombeingabletoconcentratewell.Caffeineinteaandcoffeeisverygoodpreventingsleepinessandhelpingconcentration,butsomepeoplebelievetheymay____8____problemswithmemory.

Inordertoconcentratewell,youmustberelaxed.Generallykeepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell,andnotjustforimprovingyourmemory.1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

英语选词专项练习四

A.mustB.provenC.atleastD.everydayE.tests

F.neverG.beingsmartH.everydayI.through

Parentsareoftensurprisedattheirchildren’sabilitytohandletechnology.Afive-year-olecanfindfeatures（组件）onamobilephonethathisparents____1____dreamedwerethere.Andaten-year-oldcanmoveup____2____thelevelsofavideogamewithanapparent（显而易见的）easethatconvincesmomanddadthattheirchild____3____beagenius.Well,ifnotagenius,then____4____muchsmarterthantheyare…andtheyareright!

Childrenaresmarterthantheirparentsandithasbeen____5____onIQtestsaroundtheworld.What’smore,these____6____showthatoverthelastonehundredyears,eachnewgenerationissmarterthanthepreviousgeneration.Thatmeansthatyouaresmarterthanyourparents,butitalsomeansyourparentsaresmarterthanyourgrandparents.

But,ofcourse,____7____doesn’tmakeyouwise.Wisdomcomeswithageandexperience,andascoreonacomputergamewillnothelpyousolvethe____8____problemsoflife.Forthat,areallysmartkidwillalwaysturntothewisdomofhisparentsandgrandparents.

1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______7.______8.______

A.includeB.followedC.withD.byplaneE.accordingto

F.70-dayG.ancientH.startedI.arrivein

TheLondonOlympictorchrelaywillcelebrateBritain’smilitaryhistory,____1____thedetailedtorchrelayro