初三英语专题复习资料.docx
初三英语专题复习资料词语填空11用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。drink, hardly, snow, visit, warm, thick, change, high, wait, happen The strangest thing about Lhasa is the weather, probably because the city lies so _1_ in the mountains. It can _2_suddenly in a very short time, and that has _3_ a few times in the past days. Yesterday when we woke up at 8:00 it was cloudy but dry. Soon after it started to rain a bit at around 10:00 am. In 20 minutes it became _4_, and it was freezing cold outside. Then at around 12:00, when we just finished our_5_ to the Potala, the snow stopped and the clouds became_6_. In an hour the temperature went up to over 20 degrees（度）and it became sunny! Later in the afternoon it became even _7_ and we had _8_ at an open air tea-house in the old town. At night after dinner it suddenly was very cold again and it started raining at 6:30. The whole day there was _9_ any wind, but while we were_10_ for the taxi at 7:00 the wind suddenly picked up. 2no, exciting, so, a, do (not), get, if, say, off, highWhen Ann was watching cartoons on television, she saw 1 advertisement for a competition. The advertisement said, “Answer this question and you can win $ 50,000. Just phone this number 2 you know the answer.” The question was easy, 3 Ann knew the answer. She was very 4 and hoped that she was going to win a lot of money. She asked her mother if she could use the phone and try to win the prize.Mrs. King said, “ 5 waste money. Look at the advertisement again. In small print down the bottom, it 6 that each call will cost you $10. Thats how the advertisers 7 money from thousands of people. If youre lucky, they may send you a voucher (优惠券) to take $50 8 the price of a holiday in South Africa but we dont want to go there, and the price will be very 9 anyway. Take 10 notice of that type of advertisement.” 3. wrong, can, agree, on, poor, million, drive, it, an, colorMy aunt thinks that there are many different kinds of cars in the world because cars are like their drivers. She says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don't 1 with her.My neighbour, Mrs Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only 2 Tuesday and only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometres 3 hour. But her car is new and very large. It 4 go 200 kilometres for each hour! My friend is an artist. He draws beautiful pictures with lots of 5 . But his car is black! Mrs Bates has a very, very old one. There is often something 6 with the car. Does she drive that kind of car because she is 7 ? No, she has four factories and two 8 dollars in the bank. Mrs Green has a very small car, though she 9 to the country with her husband, her two children, her mother and their dog. Now you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my aunt? Maybe you have a car. Does 10 say anything about you? 4.on, easy, polite, both, hand, with, say, be, west, stand Different countries have different cultures and customs. Do you know about them? The following article will tell you a lot. In both China and some 1 countries, the rose is regarded as a symbol of love. People think the rose 2 for love, peace, courage and friendship. In some Asian countries, standing very close to the person you are talking 3 is quite common. However, if you do this in Europe, some people might feel 4 . In China, when someone 5 something good about you, it is polite to answer “No, not at all!” In Britain or America, a person answers “Thank you!” with a big smile. This may not be common in China, but 6 good manners in Britain or America. In Korea, it is 7 to pass something to an older person with both 8 . In Italy, you dont make the OK sign with your fingers. In Thailand(泰国) , you dont touch a child 9 the head. In Britain, its not polite to ask people “How much money do you earn?” and Americans dont mind this so much. But in 10 Britain and America, its not polite to ask people how old they are. In a word, its very helpful and useful to know something about cultures and customs from different countries. 5.mother, all, laugh, my, that, but, ear something who excited Life is not easy, so Id like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was a young boy, I was too shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often 1 at me. I was sad 2 could do nothing. Later, something happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”.I tried my best to remember 3 the speech and practiced it over 100 times. With my 4 great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my 5 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers from the teachers and students. 6 classmates 7 once looked down on me, now all said “Congratulations!” to me. My mother hugged me and cried 8 . Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do 9 , I try to tell 10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country. 6. afraid; they; front; come; for; small; crowd; happy; when; noGet ready, China. The world is 1 ! Every day lots of foreigners come here as business people or tourists. And even more people will come in 2008 2 the Beijing Olympics. When they come to China, we should do something to help them enjoy 3 and like China and the Chinese people. But there are some things they may not like:1. Traffic problems: Cars park on sidewalks. Bus drivers drive so fast that they make people who are trying to cross the street 4 .2. Queue jumping: At the post office , or even at McDonalds, people push to the 5 of the line instead of waiting .3. Bumping:Too many people are 6 onto buses and trains. This makes people feel terrible , and it is not safe, either. On a bus in North America, people try to make themselves 7 and they will say “ Excuse me ” or “Sorry” if they knock into someone. In China, people make themselves bigger with 8 “Sorry” or “Excuse me ”.4. Littering: I notice this everywhere. Some people throw rubbish onto the ground even 9 there is a rubbish bin right next to them.Most Chinese people are just as 10 with these kinds of things as I am. And, certainly, the government has known the problems and is trying to do something about them . 7 something not tree simply spend you why that they if little go in on protect The Earth needs a helping handThe Earth is getting warmer because of the activities of people. We cut down and burn 1 and send gases into the air with our cars and factories. Can we do anything about it? Sure. We may 2 be leaders or scientists but we can play our part in 3 the planet. Here are two ideas.Bike, dont ride to schoolDo you 4 to school by bus or by bike? If you bike, you are doing 5 for the Earth. Buses, cars, trains and planes produce a lot of carbon dioxide(二氧化碳). If you live near to your school, 6 not bike there on warm spring mornings? Or, you can 7 walk to school to save energy.Wash the green way Do you help your mom and dad wash clothes? Then wash them 8 an energy-saving way. A recent study by Cambridge University found 9 60 percent of the energy used on a piece of clothing is 10 in washing and drying it. Over its lifetime, a T-shirt can send up to 4 kilograms of carbon dioxide into the air. 11 you wash your own clothes, wash them in cold or warm water to save energy, but not hot water. Wash your clothes when 12 fill up the machine. Use the most energy-saving machine you can find. Some new ones use as 13 as one-fourth of the energy of older machines. When theyre clean, dry 14 clothes the natural way, by hanging them 15 a line rather than putting them in a dryer. In all, you can cut the carbon dioxide used in washing by 90 percent. 8bad see body they inside many if thatincrease date but hungry in want so Snake dishes have become popular 26126 recent years. Snake meat is often 26226 in restaurants. It seems that eating snake is now in fashion, and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you're considered “out of 26326”. But I wonder whether all of the trends（趋势）are worth following. Some people may defend（辩解）for26426 by saying that eating snake is good for their health. 26526 these people don't find out that mice and worms are often in snakes' 26626, so there are many parasites（寄生虫）found 26726 snakes. They may be 26826for our health. According to the English newspaper,“Shanghai Star, about 1000 tons of snake are eaten every year in China. In Shenzhen of Guangdong Province, sometimes as 26926 as 10 tons of snake are served on dinner tables in a single day. we still turn a blind eye to this,a vicious circle（恶性循环）will be created：if more snakes are eaten by people, the number of snakes will drop,but the number of mice will, which will result in a decrease of crop output. This will make more people . Who to see such a thing happen? let's not eat snake any moreTo protect the snake is protecting the earth our human beings live on 9little, strange in another or friend like yoube often either real feel even ask Are you afraid to put up your hand in class, 1 when you know the answer? If you 2 , most people would say that you are shy. If you 3 shy, you are not the only shy person. At_4_ , nine out of ten people are a bit shy. But no matter how shy you are , the scientists can show that it isnt 5 mistake. You may have been born that way. How do scientists measure (测) shyness? One way is by watching. They keep a lot of records of peoples action -like how 6 these people speak to others, 7 how long it takes someone to say hello to a 8 . 9 way to measure shyness is to 10 people questions . The test only takes about ten minutes , it asks questions 11 “Do you like going out a lot?” or “Do you have many 12 ?” People must answer 13 yes or no. These questions can tell how people act . When scientists say people are shy, they are exactly examining degrees(程度) of shyness . 14 other words, when the researchers say people are shy, they 15 mean they are more shy than others. 10or what name complain feel gift do parent against hear talk be before grow oftenDo you really care about your parents? 1 this question, most of us may give a quick answer “of course, I do.” But maybe you 2 . It is true that all parents can remember clearly when their childrens birthdays 3 . However, it is a pity that few children know exactly when their 4 birthdays are. Most parents can easily 5 the food their children favor. The other way round, some students dont know 6 their parents like most of all. Sometimes we can hear parents 7 that their children dont talk with them as often as 8 . Children are 9 and the generation gap (代沟) are widening.If you love your parents well, let them 10 your love. Give them a birthday 11 on their special day, help them do some housework as 12 as possible, bear in mind what your parents like 13 dont like. Dont always say things 14 your parents. 15 with them more often and understand them more. that nature quick with disappear enough solve littlemore country leave difference take factory keep11 In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and _1_ resources（资源） seemed to be unlimited. Today, things are _2_. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our resources too _3_, and at the same time we are polluting our environment _4_ dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human beings will no longer be able to live on the earth.Everyone realizes today that if too many fish _5_ from the sea, there will soon be none _6_. Yet, with modern fishing methods（方法）, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will _7_ and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste from _8_, we will die. However, in _9_ countries waste products are still put into the rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know too that if the pollution of all the _10_is to rise at the present rate, in a few years, there will not be_11_ food.What can we do _12_ these problems?If we eat more vegetables and _13_meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land_14_ is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals _15_. 10 call discuss success strong difference hold high learn member improve Nowadays China is much （1）_ than before, so there are a lot of important meetings here. Many countries get together （2）_ the spirit of business among them. China is one of the（3）_ of APEC, along with Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, the United States, Australia and so on. APEC 2001 （4）_ in Shanghai, China. Leaders from （5）_ countries discussed ways how （6）_ the economy around the world. They spoke （7）_ of Shanghai. Mexican President said, “APEC 2001 is very （8）_, as we hope. We （9）_ a lot from China since we came here.” In the meeting, leaders wore special coats （10）_ “Tang Zhuang” that were made of silk. All the leaders were satisfied with the design.
