人教版初中英语九年级下册Unit 14 练习卷2

She wants to learn more about American history．She is thirsty________such knowledge．

I will congratulate him________winning the singing competition．

Lisa remembered________her mother．But her mother hash’t received the letter．

If you want to study abroad，why not consider________to Australia?

—The little girl________her seat to an old man on the crowded bus．
—How kind she is!

The first question is________harder than the second one．

The firefighters tried their best to________the forest fire．

She can play the piano________than me．

The students are interested in English and they all hope________an English club．

I can’t go to the movies with you．I have to stay at home and________my sick sister．

They are all looking forward________an interview with the action movie star．

There________a magic show last night and we all had great fun．

I________most of my pocket money on snacks and drinks．

I don’t remember________my new glasses yesterday．

I will face the difficulties bravely________hard they are．

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Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public?Are you afraid to make a speech?
Li Jun，a middle school boy，felt shy when he was making a speech the other day．Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of________classmates．
“I was wrong．It was very different and much________than talking to my classmates during playtime．”Li said．“I tried，but it was really difficult to speak．I felt like a mute(哑巴)and wanted to leave the classroom________．”
Li is not alone．Many middle school students now have the same________：they can talk about their ideas freely________their best friends after class，but can’t speak in public．According to Zhou Hong，a teacher from a university，the main reason is that schools in China pay more attention to writing instead of________．
Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their________，such as speech competitions，English corners and class discussions．Students can join in any one they want to．________he also gives some advice to students．“During your free time，you should________more．When you’re speaking in public，take it easy．Just imagine you’re talking to nobody and speak up your ideas clearly．”Zhou said．“That________a fine public speech and you’ll feel confident．”

A．her B．my C．your D．his

A．harder B．easier C．better D．later

A．slowly B．quickly C．sadly D．happily

A．answer B．subject C．problem D．question

A．except B．beside C．from D．with

A．listening B．speaking C．reading D．singing

A．mouths B．eyes C．minds D．hearts

A．But B．So C．And D．Or

A．play B．practice C．write D．watch

A．reports B．keeps C．hears D．makes

阅读理解
A
The high school years are a key period．The things we learn during this time really shape our lives．Liu Changming，principal of Beijing No.4 High School made 18 suggestions for students just starting high school on how to get the best out of high school．Here are ten of them．
1)Read 50 books．But choose them from ten different fields．
2)Help a person．Look for a classmate，an elderly person，in fact anyone who could benefit(获益)from your help．You’ll find you benefit too!
3)Research．Research a particular area，such as science，history or art．
4)Make a foreign friend．Try to befriend someone from a foreign country．It’s an ideal way to learn about a foreign country．
5)Publish(出版)an article．Whether it appears in a newspaper，your school magazine or in your own blog，an article will be something to look back on in pride in later years．
6)Take up a new sport．Choose one you’ve never played before．If you find you like it．you’ll have a hobby for life．
7)Join a club．Working hard in a club or other activities will give you a life outside your studies．
8)Find a part-time job．Try and do the job for at least a month．
9)Find a person to learn from．Choose someone with unusual experience or special talent．Try to learn all you can from him or her．
10)Learn to cook four Chinese dishes．Learning how to cook is not only a practical skill but a way of building a bridge to other people．
According to the passage，by making a foreign friend you can________．

Beside learning a practical skill，another purpose of learning to cook is________．

Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

The principal made the suggestions in order for the students to________．

阅读理解
B
Wang Jiaming from Beijing Chenjinglun High School says he is a lucky boy．He’s happy that he’s sitting the senior high school entrance exam in 2014 instead of 2016．
On October 22，Beijing Municipal Commission of Education announced that，from 2016，the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100．Of the 100 points，the listening scores will increase to 50．Meanwhile，the points for Chinese will increase from 120 to 150．

“The change won’t affect me．I feel so lucky becauseEnglish is my strongest subject，”said Wang．Why such a change?“It places the importance on Chinese in our study and reduces students’pressure，”said Li Yi，a spokesman of the commission．
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English，”said Li．“Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones．”
There isn’t news that other cities will have the same change．But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams．
For example，Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its Gaokao．But，“being tested for less points doesn t mean the subject can be taken lightly，”Bai Ping wrote in China Daily．
English has long been the world’s most commonly used language．Wang Jiaming said he understood the change．
“Chinese，not English，is our mother tongue，”he said．“but still，I think English is both interesting and useful．”
In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016，the English scores will be cut down to________．

Wang Jiaming feels lucky because________．

The sentence“being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly”in the passage means________．

What is the main purpose of the change?