周末拓展提高练习九年级英语

2019-2019学年度山东省滕州市张汪中学周

末拓展提高练习

九年级英语（2019年11月29日）

一、完型填空

Mr. and Mrs. Green's house in America is controlled by a computer. The computer has known the couple's ______ well. Every morning the computer ______ the lights at 6：30 which is their rising time. The water in the shower keeps at a right temperature for the couple to __13____ it. If someone gets up in the night，floor lights will come on automatically(自动地)to show the way to the ______.The air conditioner(空调)keeps the house at a comfortable temperature. The fridge keeps a check on the food that is put inside it，and _____ the local supermarket an e－mail when more food is needed. A camera works when a stranger gets ____ to the house but does not work if it is a family member or friend. The microwave(微波炉)is ______ linked(连接)to the Internet. It can cook the food for the right time.

The couple love their home，but they don't like one thing. They sometimes feel that the computer is their ____.“One night，we came home later ______ usual，but the computer had turned on the lights at the regular(固定的)time. We felt like bad kids，and _____ said ‘Sorry！’ to the computer，” said Mrs. Green.

1．, A．problems, B．habits, C．plans, D．friends

2．, A．turns off, B．turns up, C．turns down, D．turns on

3．, A．use, B．warm, C．clean, D．drink

4．, A．door, B．bedroom, C．bathroom, D．window

5．, A．passes, B．sends, C．promises, D．refuses

6．, A．kind, B．friendly, C．helpful, D．close

7．, A．seldom, B．still, C．also, D．just

8．, A．boss, B．friend, C．student, D．grandmother

9．, A．like, B．than, C．as, D．from

10．, A．never, B．nearly, C．completely, D．always

, 二、阅读理解

To us，it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains.But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain.Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽) against the sun. Nobody knows who first invented it，but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the 11th century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade.And there was a strange thing connected with its use：it became a symbol of honor and power.In the Far East in ancient times，the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or

In Europe，the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a

sunshade.The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece，but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans.During the middle ages in Europe，the use of the umbrella almost disappeared.Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century.And again it became a symbol of power.

Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time，though they have become much lighter in weight.It wasn't until the twentieth century the umbrellas for women began to be made，in all kinds of colours.

11．Ancient people first used umbrella as ________.

A．a symbol of honor

B．protection against the sun

C．a symbol of power

D．protection against the rain

12．According to this passage，the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient________.

A．Egypt, B．Babylon

C．Rome, D．China

13．The und erlined word “royal” might mean “________” in Chines e. A．皇室的, B．富裕的

C．中产的, D．平民的