2022-2023学年广州深圳牛津版英语九年级上学期专题培优
专题二 完形填空 (答案见最后)
①
This happened many, many summers ago.
There was a young ___1___ in the desert where all was ___2___ and sad looking. She was growing by herself ___3___ every day and saying to the sun “When shall I be grown up ” And the sun would say, “Be ___4___ . Each time I touch you, you grow a little”. And she was so ___5___ because she would have ___6___ to bring beauty to this corner of sand. And this is all she wanted to do—bring a little bit of beauty to this world.
One day a hunter came by and ___7___ on her. She was going to ___8___ and she felt so sad, not because she was dying but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this comer of the desert.
The great spirit saw her, and was listening. “Indeed,” he said, “she should be 9___.” And he ___10___, touched her and gave her life.
And she grew up to be a beautiful flower and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.
1. A. grass B. girl C. flower D. tree
2. A. sick B. poor C. dry D. small
3. A. wandering B. enjoying C. playing D. sleeping
4. A. silent B. patient C. careful D. calm
5. A. disappointed B. scared C. tired D. pleased
6. A. a chance B. the right C. a choice D. the way
7. A. called B. depended C. fed D. rest
8. A. leave B. retire C. die D. rest
9. A. dying B. lying C. caring D. living
10. A. got down B. reached down C. sit down D. calmed down
②
Table manners are very different in every country. For example, when you are in England you must not lift your soup plate to your mouth. This is very impolite. But when you are in Japan this is completely __1__. Lifting your plate to your mouth in Japan is a __2__ way of drinking your soup. And also in Japan you __3__ worry about making a noise when you drink it. It just shows that you really like the food! But it is not the same in Britain, so you shouldn’t make a noise when __4__ there.
In Britain, people don’t put their hands or arms on the table __5__ the meal. But in Mexico, guests keep their hands on the table all the time. In fact, you should watch what your hands do very carefully. In Arab countries, it is impolite when you eat with your __6__, so don’t do it!
In all the cultures it is impolite to __7__ when you are eating.
In Ukraine you should not start eating __8__; you should wait for all the others to start eating with you. You also have to say “please” and “thank you” every time you __9__ and get something.
If you don’t like some food, don’t __10__ and don’t say: “Yuk! I hate that!”
The best way to avoid making mistakes in other countries is to watch the host and try to do as he does.
1. A. true B. normal C. right D. wrong
2. A. useful B. good C. traditional D. special
3. A. don’t have to B. need C. must D. can’t
4. A. drinking B. eating C. playing D. staying
5. A. before B. after C. since D. during
6. A. left hand B. right hand C. left foot D. right foot
7. A. sing B. dance C. speak D. sleep
8. A. later B. soon C. early D. first
9. A. ask for B. give C. take care of D. send
10. A. shout B. be angry C. laugh D. make faces
③
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They 1 that their parents don't understand them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a 2 hand.
Parents often find it 3 to win their children's trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young. For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. It's probably one of their ways to 4 that they have grown up and they can deal with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don't like their plans to be 5 .
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. 6 , they don't want to cause any trouble. They just feel that 7 this way, they can be cut off from the old people's world and want to make a new culture of their own. And 8 their parents don't like their music, clothes or their manner of speech, the young people will feel very happy.
If you plan to control your 9 , you'd better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility (责任感), they will certainly give you the right to do 10 you want to do.
1. A. remember B. hope C. say D. know
2 A. careful B. useful C. free D. strong
3 A. happy B. different C. easy D. difficult
4. A. learn B. see C. find D. show
5. A. changed B. worked C. liked D. needed
6. A. Certainly B. Nearly C. Actually D. Obviously
7. A. for B. across C. at D. in
8. A. if B. but C. or D. because
9. A. life B. work C. study D. health
10. A. how B. what C. when D. where
④
Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.
As the train was moving through a wilderness (荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows quietly.When the train reached a bend (转弯处),it slowed down and then a simple house 1 .It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes 2 open.Some passengers even began a discussion about it.The young man was also attracted by the house.On his return he 3 the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house.Its owner said that he was troubled by the 4 of the train.He wanted to sell the house,but 5 would buy it.
The young man had a final 6 to spend 10,000 dollars on the house.He thought it was a good place for advertisement (广告) 7 it was facing the railway bend.When the train moved slowly past,the 8 passengers would be very interested in the house.
He tried to 9 some big companies and told them his house could be used for advertisement. At last,the Coca Cola Company put up their slogans (口号) on the house.To everyone's surprise,the young man was 10 110,000 dollars for a three year rent.
This is a true story.It tells us that discovery is very important.Many people have got new ideas from it.
( ) 1.A.appeared B.shared C.divided D.showed
( ) 2.A.proudly B.widely C.highly D.hardly
( ) 3.A.got down B.got up C.got off D.got on
( ) 4.A.sound B.voice C.word D.noise
( ) 5.A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
( ) 6.A.message B.decision C.advice D.regret
( ) 7.A.since B.though C.because D.while
( ) 8.A.happy B.ugly C.full D.tired
( ) 9.A.connect with B.let down C.look up D.ask for
( ) 10.A.took B.offered C.considered D.spent
⑤
An old Spanish proverb states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. How many times have we put off our dreams until ___1___ I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here’s ___2___.
1. Tomorrow is not ___3___.
Nobody likes to talk about death, but the ___4___ is---everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. ___5___, today is all we have. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small, right now.
2. The world is expecting your gift.
You were born into the world with a ___6___ gift, which nobody on this earth can copy. Sure, other people may be able to sing, but they’ll never be able to sing ___7___ like you. Sure, other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same angle (角度) in which you write. Don’t deprive (剥夺) the world of your gift. Thus, it is your responsible to ___8___ exactly what your gift is, and use it to better your own life and the lives of those ___9__ you.
3. You can’t let fear win.
One of the biggest dream ___10__ is fear. Many people could have achieved amazing things if they weren’t afraid. Just think about all the things you’ve wanted to do. Never let fear stop you from achieving your dreams.
1. A. today B. tomorrow C. yesterday D. later
2. A. how B. why C. what D. when
3. A. promised B. made C. treasured D. wasted
4. A. result B. problem C. feature D. fact
5. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Instead D. Besides
6. A. traditional B. valuable C. special D. important
7. A. possibly B. exactly C. correctly D. fluently
8. A. go on B. show off C. figure out D. keep away
9. A. against B. beside C. behind D. around
10. A. killers B. inventors C. protectors D. explorers
⑥
My great﹣grand mother,Winifred Hastings,got rich in a mining(采矿) town out West.But her (1) didn't come from gold or silver,but from soup,steak,apple pie,and good coffee.
In the early 1900s,Winifred arrived in Silver City with her husband.But he got a(n) (2) disease and died.With the little money she had,Winifred decided to open a practical restaurant to (3) all the hungry miners in town.
The restaurant had only wooden boxes for tables,but business very (4) anyway.The miners(5) that Winifred was a great cook,and they ate in her restaurant every day.
One time.Winifred had a small(6) in the restaurant.A fire started in the kitchen and her customers had to put it out.The town mayor walked in while there was still a lot of(7) in the kitchen. "Winifred," he said. "What are you cooking back there?" Everybody (8) .
In 1905,Winifred got married again and moved out of town.On her (9) day in Silver City,a photographer took her picture.The picture is over my desk at home.It shows Winifred with about fifty miners standing in front of the restaurant.At the top of the (10) it say:TO WINIFRED THE BEST COOK IN THE WEST.FROM YOUR BOYS.
(1)A.wealth B.skill C.family D.health
(2)A.similar B.usual C.serious D.light
(3)A.cost B.remember C.warm D.feed
(4)A.busy B.good C.easy D.rich
(5)A.found out B.looked out C.took out D.thought up
(6)A.mistake B.accident C.danger D.trouble
(7)A.money B.food C.smoke D.rain
(8)A.cried B.laughed C.replied D.followed
(9)A.best B.worst C.first D.last
(10)A.photo B.town C.desk D.restaurant
⑦
Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a 1 breath and began to speak. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed character in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a 2 she had never before experienced, the words flowing(流动)smoothly from her.
In fact, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition(选拔试演). She 3 being in front of other people. She was very shy at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 4 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making few friends. She had 5 grades, but she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Roberta’s mother had heard about it and encouraged her to join in.
‘I can’t think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us.”
Her mother wouldn’t let the matter drop. “You’re just a little scared. Everyone get scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look 6 the fear to find the love of what you’re doing.”
So Roberta had made an appointment(预约)with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the idea of speaking such rich words. In 7 she practiced Portia’s part, memorizing(记住)the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard, she loved every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new 8 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she 9 two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 10 was hers, she knew she had made it.
1.A.easy B.polite C.deep D.fresh
2.A.dream B.pain C.habit D.power
3.A.hated B.enjoyed C.appreciated D.regretted
4.A.avoid B.enter C.pay D.catch
5.A.excellent B.poor C.latest D.final
6.A.for B.past C.through D.over
7.A.surprise B.luck C.secrect D.common
8.A.instruction B.opinion C.choice D.understanding
9.A.practiced B.planned C.performed D.posted
10.A.part B.play C.speech D.position
⑧
Every girl dreams, and Lisa is no exception. She once hoped that her dream of becoming a ___1___ would come true one day. She worked hard at her ballet lessons and all her teachers believed that she was a good student.
One day, she saw a poster saying that a famous ballerina troupe (芭蕾舞团) would be performing in her hometown. Her thoughts ran wild. “I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and ___2___ her my skills!” she said to herself.
When the troupe arrived, Lisa put on her ballet outfit and ___3___ in the troupe’s dressing room. When the leader of the troupe entered the room, she came out and introduced herself. She couldn’t wait to tell the leader about her ___4___.
The leader asked Lisa to dance for her. But halfway through the dance, the leader ___5___ her and said, “I’m sorry. You’re’ not good enough!” Upon hearing this, Lisa ran out of the dressing room. She felt very ___6___ and tears came down her cheeks.
Years ___7___, Lisa had given up dancing. She asked the leader of the troupe to meet with her and explain ___8___ she didn’t think her dancing was good enough. The leader replied, “I say this to all of my students.” Lisa said, “But you ruined my life!” The leader ___9___ that she had been impressed with her bravery when she hid in the dressing room just to show her the dancing skills. “But ___10___ you had treated ballet seriously, you wouldn’t have given up so easily when I told you that you weren’t good enough,” she explained.
1. A. singer B. ballet dancer C. star D. troupe leader
2. A. show B. teach C. tell D. improve
3. A. came B. stayed C. lived D. hid
4. A. lessons B. dream C. school D. skills
5. A. warned B. shouted C. angry D. surprised
6. A. before B. later C. ago D. after
7. A. before B. later C. ago D. after
8. A. where B. how C. what D. why
9. A. carried out B. checked out C. pointed out D. set out
10. A. while B. if C. until D. unless
⑨
I was reading a book in my chair in the living room.And my son was watching a show on TV. Suddenly, I heard someone in the show shout out __1__,“Go to your happy place!” I looked up and saw that my son was __2__.After hearing those words and seeing my son's happy face,I thought of all the happy places I had over the years.
When I was a little boy my happy place was my mother's lap(膝部).I could sit there when we two __3__ a piece of cake.When I was in primary school my happy place was a __4__.I could sit under it and watch the leaves turn golden in the fall.When I was a teenager my happy place was my bedroom.There I could __5__ on my bed and listen to my favorite songs.As a young man my happy place was an old rocking chair(摇椅).There I could __6__ my boy in my arms and rock him to sleep.
As I got older,I realized that the happiest place was deep down in my own heart.It was there that I learned my happiness was in my own _7__.
When you have your own heart as your happy place,then your happy place is wherever you decide to go.When your happy place is in your heart,you can share it __8__ everyone you meet.When your happy place is the life you live,then you make the world around you a happier place as well __9__ your own happy place then.Fill your heart with __10__.Fill your days with joy.
( )1.A.happily B.carefully C.proudly D.sadly
( )2.A.crying B.playing C.laughing D.eating
( )3.A.made B.bought C.looked D.shared
( )4.A.beach B.garden C.hill D.tree
( )5.A.stand B.dream C.lie D.enjoy
( )6.A.watch B.hold C.raise D.throw
( )7.A.room B.eyes C.face D.hands
( )8.A.with B.from C.off D.through
( )9.A.leave B.create C.reach D.choose
( )10.A.chance B.duty C.nature D.love
⑩
About hen year ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays working at a museum. Life was 1._____ for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed. I was wondering 2._____ I would be able to go on with my study the next term.
One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl with a 3._____. As I looked closer at this girl, I found that she had no arms or legs. She was 4._____ a little white dress and she also had a hat on.
As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I turned my 5._____ toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl,who was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I had 6._____.
7._____ her handicap (生理缺陷) was covered and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better 8._____ of what life is all about. She helped me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world of smiles, love and warmth.
I'm now a successful business and whenever I get 9._____ and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the 10._____ lesson about life that she taught me.
( ) 1.A.easy B.hard C.interesting D.wonderful
( ) 2.A.why B.when C.if D.where
( ) 3.A.wheelchair B.stick C.desk D.chair
( ) 4.A.putting on B.dressed C.wearing D.in
( ) 5.A.hand B.head C.ear D.back
( ) 6.A.heard B.seen C.found D.discovered
( ) 7.A.Immediately B.Directly C.Hurriedly D.Frequently
( ) 8.A.knowledge B.expression C.look D.understanding
( ) 9.A.tired B.excited C.down D.bored
( ) 10.A.unforgettable B.unbelievable C.uncountable D.unimportant
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