2018年九年级英语下半期专题练习试卷带解析及答案

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More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also ________many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German(德语). They ______ borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.
As we all know, there are _____ between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. _____, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is _____, they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used to describe a woman that is ____. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for love and _____.
China, a country with the largest population in the world, has _____ more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very ____with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.
Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China _____ in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.
【1】A. taken back B. taken out C. taken off D. taken in
【2】A. even B. also C. perhaps D. probably
【3】A. advantages B. records C. effects D. differences
【4】A. In fact B. In some ways C. For example D. As a result
【5】A. ill B. lazy C. afraid D. selfish
【6】A. kind-hearted B. pretty C. cruel D. helpful
【7】A. sadness B. attraction C. disappointment D. friendship
【8】A. ordered B. encouraged C. told D. taught
【9】A. interested B. tired C. popular D. enjoyed
【10】A. as far as B. as well as C. as much as D. as long as
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Karen has an interesting hobby. She ______ stamps. She spends a lot of time_______ her stamp collection after school hours. She has collected _______ stamps from all over the world. They are all in colour.
Karen likes stamps ______ pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from ______. The school library is big. There are many books in it. She learns many things about them. Sometimes Karen has many stamps of the same kind. She _____ them to her friends. They then give her other stamps in return.
Karen writes to friends in _____ countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Her father also gives her stamps. He _____ them home from his office to her.Many of Karen’s friends collect _____ things. Some collect coins and others collect matchboxes. But all of them say that Karen’s collection is _______ of all.
【1】A. collect B. is going to collect C. collects D. collected
【2】A. in B. on C. at D. of
【3】A. hundred B. hundreds C. hundred of D. hundreds of
【4】A. with B. in C. on D. at
【5】A. his friends B. the city library C. the school library D. the school
【6】A. gives B. takes C. lends D. carries
【7】A. a lot B. much C. any D. many
【8】A. take B. takes C. bring D. brings
【9】A. other B. another C. the other D. others
【10】A. interesting B. interested C. more interesting D. the most interesting
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Here’s a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in college. “_____ I was young, I often met troubles about what to do and what not to do. My grandmother told me not to _____ about those things. I only did _____ once a year or once a lifetime. _____, I should try to do well those things, and I do them every day. ____ example, I need to eat every day, so I should learn how to _____. I need to talk to others every day, so I should learn how to work with different people _____ know how to speak well. I walk every day, so my _____ should be all right and comfortable. Every night I sleep, so my bed should let me ____ a good rest. Taking care of the everyday things ____ that you do a better job of the one in a lifetime things as well.”
【1】A. After B. Before C. When D. While
【2】A. make B. worry C. want D. carry
【3】A. them B. it C. ones D. one
【4】A. Well B. Yet C. Instead D. Really
【5】A. To B. In C. At D. For
【6】A. water B. cook C. clean D. look
【7】A. and B. or C. so D. but
【8】A. bags B. coats C. shirts D. shoes
【9】A. give B. make C. have D. do
【10】A. learns B. means C. says D. hears
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How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the____the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to____passing the ball in the game, he will just do it. You can____yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words____book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you____a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step—thinking in____Listening and repeating is a very useful____to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about____you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the____you learn. After you reach a higher level,____having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
【1】A. practice B. break C. game D. day
【2】A. wait for B. think about C. look at D. give up
【3】A. allow B. train C. tell D. ask
【4】A. in B. about C. like D. from
【5】A. buy B. keep C. borrow D. see
【6】A. sentences B. passages C. lessons D. classes
【7】A. idea B. step C. way D. plan
【8】A. which B. whether C. how D. why
【9】A. harder B. less C. later D. more
【10】A. remember B. stop C. start D. finish
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Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the____Soon he had more money than his friends____his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.
When he was 25 years old, however, he began to____his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months later, he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company____traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling____after a year, he began to hate it. He had to____and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was he couldn’t make any new friends! Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he had to leave the company.
He was____at that time, so he sold his house. He had to accept a part time job in a book shop. He was surprised to find he loved it! He made new friends every day and he enjoyed reading books. Three years later, he____the shop owner’s daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three____and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.
“Life is____,” he told me. “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”
【1】A. factory B. theatre C. bank D. post office
【2】A. because B. because of C. as a result D. while
【3】A. dislike B. love C. like D. enjoy
【4】A. almost B. usually C. seldom D. never
【5】A. So B. And C. But D. Though
【6】A. stay in one place B. move around C. make noise D. make a wish
【7】A. happy B. energetic C. rich D. poor
【8】A. married B. understood C. met D. visited
【9】A. sisters B. brothers C. children D. cousins
【10】A. boring B. important C. necessary D. wonderful