福建省武平县实验中学九年级英语下学期练习4（保送生无答案） 湘教版.doc

九年级英语保送生练习姓名：_(a篇) english is now the first language of about 400 million people, the mother language of 12 countries and the official language of thirty-three more countries. that means one in every seven people in the world speaks english.english has become the new latin of the century. one must know english is a part of the twenty-first century. in italy, for example, english is a must for many technical jobs. in china, english is the most important foreign language learned at school.now no other language on the earth is better suited to play the role of the world language. because english is easier to learn than any other language, and it easily borrows local words and phrases from other countries to expand(丰富，扩大) its vocabulary.english is so widely used that it has become the standard language for all kinds of international communication. now 75% of the worlds mail is in english. 60% of the worlds telephone calls are made in english. 60% of the worlds radio stations are broadcast(广播) in english and over half of the worlds books and magazines are written in english. in a word, english is now the worlds first language.( )1._ countries speak english as their mother language.a.11b.12c.33d.45( )2.“english has become the new latin of the century” means _.a.english has a long historyb.english is as important as latinc.english has borrowed lots of words from latind.english is as difficult to learn as latin( )3.if you want to ask for a technical job in italy, you must be able to _.a.speak latinb.speak frenchc.speak englishd.speak italian( )4._ of the worlds magazines are written in english.a.more than 50%b.75%c.60%d.less than 50%( )5.the writer thinks english is now _.a.a native languageb.the world languagec.an official languaged.the latin language(b篇)when i was 16 years old, i made my first visit to the united states. it wasnt the first time i had been abroad. like most english children, i learnt french at school and i had often been to france, so i was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand english. but when i went to america i was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.how wrong i was! the misunderstanding began at the airport. i was looking for a public telephone to give my american friend danny a ring and tell her that i had arrived. a friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.“yes,”i said.“i want to give my friend a ring.”“well, thats nice,”he exclaimed (惊呼).“are you getting married? but arent you a bit young？”“who is talking about marriage?” i replied. “i just want to give my friend a ring to tell her ive arrived. can you tell me where theres a phone box?”“oh!”he said.“theres a phone downstairs.”when at last we did meet up, danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“dont worry,” she said to me.“i had many difficulties at first. there are lots of words which the americans use differently in meaning from us british. youll soon get used to all the funny things they say. but most of the time british and american people can understand each other!”( )6.which sentence is right according to the passage?a.this was the first time for the writer to go abroad.b.the writer could speak french and english.c.he thought he would have some difficulties in understanding the americans.d.the writer had been to the u.s.a. many times.( )7.when the writer arrived at the airport, he wanted to _.a.buy a ring for his friendb.ask the way to his friendsc.telephone his friendd.call a taxi( )8.the old man thought _.a.the writer wanted to find a phone box b.the writer was old enough to get marriedc.the writer didnt know the way d.the writer wanted to find his girlfriend( )9.at last, the old man _.a.understood what the writer wanted to do b.couldnt understand the writerc.bought a ring for the writer d.took the writer to the phone box by himself( )10.which sentence is wrong according to the passage?a.the writers friend, danny had a lot of difficulties in the u.s.a. at first.b.there are some differences between american and british english.c.british people cant understand the americans most of the time.d.british and american people can understand each other most of the time. (c篇) english words dont stay the same. people need new words for new ideas and new inventions. different words come into use, or old words are used in a new way.english can be changed by borrowing words from other languages. the word “tomato” was borrowed from mexico and“tea”came from china and so on. now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too. new words are formed by adding two words together. “countryside” and “earthquake” are made up of two parts. sometimes new words are shorter forms of old words. the word “photo” was made from “photograph” by cutting off the end of the longer word. “plane” was made by cutting off the front part of “airplane”. the names of people and products can become new words, too. our “sandwich” was named after a man called sandwich and “sello tape”(透明胶带) was a name given by the company that first made the product.( )11.new english words are needed because _.a.people use old words in a new way b.the population is bigger nowc.the old words are not enough d.new ideas and new inventions appear all the time( )12.which of the following words was taken to english from another country?a.plane.b.sandwich.c.tomato.d.countryside.( )13.which of the following words came from china?a.tea.b.earthquake.c.airplane.d.sello tape.( )14.how many ways of developing english words does the passage tell us?a.three.b.four.c.five.d.six.( )15.the main idea of this passage is _.a.that the english language is always changingb.that there are new ideas in england todayc.how people name new products and inventionsd.how people use old words in a new way(d篇)being shy keeps many chinese people from getting to know westerners. you may feel nervous about making language mistakes in front of a native english speaker.but remember, westerners living in asia know how it feels to try to communicate in a foreign language. they have made many mistakes when speaking chinese!so dont worry about speaking imperfect english. the important thing is just to communicate. start talking, and make some foreign friends!many westerners value(注重) their privacy(隐私). dont be surprised if your new friend doesnt want to include you in everything he does. this may seem strange to chinese who worry about that their friends will get lonely.chinese people often expect their good friends to give advice and take care of them in many ways. if you expect this kind of care from westerners, you may be disappointed. why? because most westerners value independence. they feel insulted(侮辱的) if others think they cant take care of themselves. they will assume(假设) you feel the same way.of course, these tips(小提示) are just rules of thumb(经验之谈) and may not apply(适用) to all westerners. each person you meet will have his or her own ideas about friendship. when you get confused(不明白), dont be shy and worry to ask questions. your new western friends may also have many questions about chinese culture, and they may be hesitant(犹豫) to ask. so encourage them to ask questions, too.be honest and open to your friends. respect each others differences. the friendships you make can be lifelong treasure both for you and your new friends.( )16.why do many chinese people feel worried to speak to the foreigners?a.being shy.b.making a lot of language mistakes.c.nothing to say.d.cant speak a foreign language.( )17.what is the important thing to speak perfect english?a.starting talking.b.meeting foreigners. c.communicating.d.studying english.( )18.what do you think the foreigners may not be insulted with?a.giving advice.b.taking care of themselves.c.getting care from good friends.d.getting help.( )19.what does the underlined word “independence” mean?a.独立自主b.依靠c.失落感d.伤心( )20.what may help you to make lifelong friends?a.be honest.b.open to your friends.c.respect each other.d.all of the above. (e篇)have you ever had problems in your life and dont know how to be happy? if so, you will find being a happy teenager written by an australian writer andrew matthews.in his book, matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.there are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and should forgive(宽恕). the book tells us some useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into pictures