外研版英语九年级下册期末专项练习3 完形填空（无答案）

专项练习3 完形填空
班级 学号 姓名
(一)
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to watch them silently. But as a girl, I once thought that I could 1 play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball 2 I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one 3 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball. My parents did not 4 me to play basketball at home. Even when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys stared(盯着) at me as if I were 5 .
I was feeling down and had lost hope of playing basketball. 6 something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also 7 playing basketball. One of them told me with a smile,“ Go your own 8 and let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about 9 with me almost every day.
I was encouraged by them. Confidence 10 to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. Basketball has become an important part of my 11 . Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also 12 a lot from others.
I' ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say,“ Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to realize that life is just 13 playing basketball. You should have an aim. After that, just be confident and keep going. Never give up and you' ll 14 it sooner or later.
I love the motto(座右铭) of the NBA. It can 15 my strong feelings for basketball very well,“I love this game!”
( )1. A. ever B. often C. never D. always
( )2. A. when B. before C. after D. since
( )3. A. loved B. cared C. enjoyed D. joined
( )4. A. help B. agree C. allow D. give
( )5. A. sick B. valuable C. angry D. mad
( )6. A. Luckily B. Naturally C. Gradually D. Clearly
( )7. A. enjoyed B. missed C. trained D. improved
( )8. A. effort B. way C. business D. direction
( )9. A. basketball B. sports C. interests D. dreams
( )10. A. stuck B. left C. turned D. returned
( )11. A. wish B. life C. work D. study
( )12. A. experience B. grow C. learn D. play
( )13. A. for B. like C. from D. with
( )14. A. change B. find C. open D. achieve
( )15. A. increase B. express C. realize D. connect
(二)
People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the past 400 years, there have been so many 1 in both places that now people can easily tell an English person from an American in the 2 he or she talks.
Many old words 3 in England but were kept in America. For example,400 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they 4 either“ aucet”,“ spigot”, or a“ tap”. All these words are still heard in different parts of America, but only“ tap” is 5 in England. Americans often make up new words or change old ones.“ Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 6 in England.
Also, over the last three centuries the English language has 7 thousands of new words for things that weren't 8 before. And often, American and English people used two 9 names for them. A tin can is called“ tin” for short in English, but a“ can” in America. The word“ radio” is 10 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a“ wireless”. And almost anything 11 something to do with cars, railroads, etc. has different 12 in British and American English.
But now American and British English may be 13 closer together. One thing is that British people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in 14 , on television, or from travelers. Because of this, Americans 15 to be influencing the British more and more. So some day, English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.
( )1. A. passages B. inventions C. changes D. differences
( )2. A. voice B. place C. language D. way
( )3. A. disappeared B. stayed C. returned D. started
( )4. A. said B. talked C. spoke D. called
( )5. A. necessary B. important C.common D. lively
( )6. A. another B. same C. none D. something
( )7. A. discovered B. added C. improved D. learned
( )8. A. accepted B. known C. introduced D. understood
( )9. A. new B. short C. different D. surprising
( )10. A. produced B. made C. developed D. used
( )11. A. having B. bringing C. getting D. making
( )12. A. types B. names C. degrees D. parts
( )13. A. putting B. staying C. living D. growing
( )14. A. families B. buses C. movies D. newspapers
( )15. A. need B. expect C. seem D. happen
(三)
My neighbour is a doctor. He and his wife are some of the 1 people I have ever met. A few years ago, we started this kind of“ favor war” where one of us would do something kind for the other, such as 2 the driveway or building a shed, and next time the other would 3 to top it with another favor.
Yesterday morning there was about 2 or 3 feet of snow on the ground and I 4 he shoveled(铲) my driveway for me when I was out on a business trip last 5 . So I took out my shovel and took care of both our sidewalks and driveways because it was my turn to do a favor 6 . It took a while but I finished it with another favor.
That night I got a 7 on my door. It was my neighbour. He immediately shook my hand and thanked me for shoveling 8 driveway and sidewalk, so that he was able to get to work earlier and 9 a boy.
“ As soon as I started the car early this morning, a(n) 10 came through that a young boy in our neighbourhood was seriously ill. 11 , my partner and I were only about 2 minutes away, but the closest ambulance(救护车) 10 minutes,” added he.“A young boy got to live his life 12 you did me that favor earlier this morning.”
It wasn't too much 13 to shovel a driveway, but what I did got a young boy to see his family again, go back to school again and live his life again.
14 favor is too small. Even the smallest favor can make the biggest 15 . One favor will always be followed by another.
( )1. A. nicest B. busiest C. richest D. happiest
( )2. A. looking for B. going down C. cleaning up D. walking across
( )3. A. try B. stop C. agree D. refuse
( )4. A. saw B. thought C. expected D. remembered
( )5. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
( )6. A. soon B. back C. again D. first
( )7. A. note B. kick C. gift D. knock
( )8. A. my B. our C. his D. your
( )9. A. met B. saved C. supported D. encouraged
( )10. A. call B. card C. letter D. invitation
( )11. A. Finally B. Actually C. Luckily D. Suddenly
( )12. A. when B. unless C. because D. though
( )13. A. practice B. trouble C. attention D. experience
( )14. A. No B. Any C. Some D. Each
( )15. A. choice B. progress C. decision D. difference
(四)
After school on Friday, I waited at the school gate to walk home with Jemma, as usual. Then I saw 1 talking and laughing happily with some other girls. She glanced(瞥了一眼) at me and left me alone there. I knew right then that I had 2 my best friend.
After dinner, Mom asked,“ Is Jemma coming by tomorrow ”I shrugged(耸肩) and said nothing. The next morning, Mom asked,“ Today is 3 . What are you and Jemma going to do ”I shrugged again.“ 4 is Jemma ” Mom took a look at me. Then she said,“ Will you take these magazines to Grandma, please ” 5 I walked down the street, a new girl in the neighbourhood came towards me, smiling. But I just went 6 her. Grandma welcomed me at the door with a warm hug.
Sitting on the sofa, I noticed a( an) 7 of kids in old- fashioned clothes on the table. Grandma pointed at a girl with short fair hair.“ That’s Beth Lambert,” she said.“ My best friend. Until a week before we took this photo.”I was 8 at that.“ Beth and I were best friends in school. We did everything 9 . Then one day, she made new friends and said she didn't want to hang out with me anymore. Nothing hurt 10 that.”I didn't say anything. I couldn't. I knew I'd start 11 if I opened my mouth.
Grandma hugged me again.“ Simone, sometimes friends grow 12 . It might happen to anyone,” she continued.“ Then, see him ” Grandma's finger 13 to a boy with glasses in the photo.“ He lived near me. When I was walking home by myself 14 this boy was, too, I said‘ hello’. And we became friends.”
“ So if we want to start a new friendship,” she smiled.“ One 15 is all it took.”
As I was heading home, that new girl appeared again. I went towards her and spoke,“ Hello.”
( )1. A. it B. them C. her D. him
( )2. A. lost B. hurt C. forgotten D. beaten
( )3. A. Monday B. Friday C. Saturday D. Sunday
( )4. A. How B. Where C. Which D. Who
( )5. A. As B. Before C. After D. Until
( )6. A. to B. past C. with D. against
( )7. A. card B. photo C. poster D. advertisement
( )8. A. glad B. angry C. satisfied D. surprised
( )9. A. together B. outside C. differently D. quickly
( )10. A. less than B. because of C. more than D. instead of
( )11. A. singing B. laughing C. shouting D. crying
( )12. A. old B. separate C. strong D. close
( )13. A. moved B. connected C. returned D. waved
( )14. A. so B. but C. for D. and
( )15. A. hug B. smile C. word D. question
(五)
Like many parents, I enjoyed reading a bedtime story to my two sons each night before they went to bed. After the story was over, we would turn out the lights, and talked until they fell 1 .
One night after the lights were out, my 3- year- old son, Will, 2 me to tell them a story made up by myself, not one from a book. So I 3 told him a story about the first thing that came into my mind. But to my surprise, he 4 it so much that he asked me to do that the next night.
From then on, a story- telling tradition was 5 in our family. Ever since that night, they seemed not to be able to sleep without hearing one of my 6 stories. Of all the things I do for my 7 , my storytelling is what they love most. It has created a special bond(纽带) between us. And they find that their day isn't 8 without one of my stories, and so do I.
When I see how 9 my storytelling is in their lives, I come to realize how much our television and video- oriented(以视频为导向的) society has 10 to form the personal connections that storytelling brings. Before the 11 of television, computers and smart phones, a family's evening was built around storytelling. This oral tradition was 12 from fathers to sons, and many of the stories we have today came from this tradition until someone finally 13 them down.
Storytelling serves as a creative way to 14 for me. During the storytelling, I forget about all the trouble of the day and enjoy the 15 time I can spend with my children. I hope that other parents can get happiness from storytelling, too.
( )1. A. asleep B. excited C. ill D. silent
( )2. A. warned B. offered C. asked D. allowed
( )3. A. especially B. quickly C. secretly D. carefully
( )4. A. believed B. heard C. loved D. knew
( )5. A. ended B. followed C. born D. finished
( )6. A. returned B. enjoyed C. planted D. invented
( )7. A. children B. parents C. students D. relatives
( )8. A. special B. bad C. sad D.complete
( )9. A. valueless B. important C. helpless D.common
( )10. A. got B. progressed C. found D. lost
( )11. A. introduction B. instruction C. invention D. discussion
( )12. A. laughed at B. passed down C. pointed at D. turned down
( )13. A. wrote B. cut C. slowed D. broke
( )14. A. struggle B. relax C. fight D. escape
( )15. A. unusual B. boring C. valuable D. difficult
(六)
A zero- waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So a zero- waste theme store is about 1 people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero- waste products to help them start on a one- stop, zero- waste life journey.
“ Zero waste” or“ danshari” was first 2 by a French woman Bea Johnson.“ Live a life and try not to create any rubbish; use different methods to protect the earth,” she said.
Yu Yuan, 27, is 3 attracted by this idea.
She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer without thinking a lot 4 she saw a video about“ zero waste”.
The 5 is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar.
After watching the video, Yu wanted to 6 this zero- waste lifestyle with her boyfriend.
Yu says that a zero- waste life 7 the 6R principle— Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot(腐烂).
Over August— October when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both 8 only two cans of rubbish.
Now, the couple have opened a small 9 called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a zero- waste life.
At the store they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace 10 ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero- waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of 11 which are not recyclable can degrade(分解). The store 12 has second- hand books and audio- visual CDS/DVDs.
For used toiletries( things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself) there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it.
Yu says that those who were once not 13 in the zero- waste lifestyle have gradually changed because of curiosity. The zero- waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone.
“ It’s 14 us at our fingertips.” Yu expects some of her friends to 15 her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work.
( )1. A. offering B. providing C. giving D. affording
( )2. A. invented B. found C. discovered D. suggested
( )3. A. hardly B. luckily C. clearly D. deeply
( )4. A. unless B. until C. after D. when
( )5. A. video B. film C. article D. newspaper
( )6. A. experience B. change C. represent D. spend
( )7. A. accepts B. receives C. follows D. believes
( )8. A. saved B. produced C. kept D. wasted
( )9. A. shop B. factory C. hotel D.company
( )10. A. paper B. cloth C. silk D. plastic
( )11. A. it B. them C. their D. its
( )12. A. too B. either C. also D. only
( )13. A. proud B. worried C. amazed D. interested
( )14. A. behind B. around C. ahead D. above
( )15. A. organize B. record C. join D. encourage
(七)
Luke's father is a farmer. Instead of cows, pigs, and horses, there is corn, beans, strawberries and tomatoes around his house.
Luke doesn't mind that there are no 1 . In fact, he likes living on a fruit- and- vegetable farm much better. He feels it's magic al that his dad is able to 2 something in a place where there used to be nothing.
“I'm planting 3 today, son,” Luke's father said.“ They grow best in hot summer heat, 4 I need to plant them early in spring. That way there will be tall, healthy tomato vines(藤) once August arrives.”
“ How do you 5 they grow tall and healthy ” Luke asked.
“ The vines grow strong when you give them care and attention and have a little bit of hope,” his father laughed.
“ Can I help ” Luke begged.
“ Of course!” said his father.
So when Luke was 6 , he helped his father, and Luke learned that a tomato plant does need much 7 . He spent one whole day in the early June sun, hitting wooden sticks into the ground by young tomato plants. After the tomato vines had grown a little taller, Luke 8 the tomato vines to the sticks so that they would not fall over.
“ The tomatoes 9 need a lot of attention!” Luke said one later afternoon.
“ Most 10 things do require a lot of attention, Luke,” replied his father with a smile.
“ What do you mean ” asked Luke.
“ Well,” his father said.“ We should pay close attention to things that make our lives better.”
“ That's 11 you pay attention to Mom ” asked Luke.
“ Yes,” replied his father.“I pay close attention to you and Mom because you both make my 12 better.”
The rest of Luke's work that day went 13 a lot quicker. Taking care of the tomato plants, Luke 14 he was taking care of his mom and dad. With a little bit of 15 magic and a lot of attention. Luke was certain these would be the most beautiful tomatoes he had ever seen once August arrived.
( )1. A. gardens B. pools C. animals D. hills
( )2. A. dig B. build C. create D. throw
( )3. A. beans B. carrots C. potatoes D. tomatoes
( )4. A. so B. but C. as D. or
( )5. A. make sure B. worry about C. turn down D. talk about
( )6. A. strong B. proud C. free D. lucky
( )7. A. sunshine B. care C. water D. warmth
( )8. A. tied B. pushed C. lifted D. added
( )9. A. hardly B. lately C. lastly D. certainly
( )10. A. strange B. delicious C. valuable D. popular
( )11. A. when B. how C. where D. why
( )12. A. work B. life C. decision D. feeling
( )13. A. by B. off C. over D. around
( )14. A. minded B. imagined C. regretted D. questioned
( )15. A. farm B. family C. vegetable D. nature