牛津译林版英语九上unit1_课后巩固提升训练

Unit1 课后巩固提升训练

一、短文填空

Do you know anything about animal signs and star signs?

In the Chinese lunar c___1___, there are 12 animal signs in a__2__ Each of them represents a lunar year. They a__3__ in a fixed o__4__and the cycle repeats every 12 years. Some people believe that people born u__5__ the same animal sign have similar personalities.

In W__6__ countries, a year is d__7__ into a cycle of 12 star signs. Your star sign depends on your date of b__8__.

Do animal signs or star signs really tell anything about your personality? No, not really. We can read about them just for f__9__ .It is you who s__10__ your life and your future.

1.______

2._______

3._______

4._______

5.________

6._______

7._______

8._______

9._______ 10._______

二、完形填空

A first grade student whose best friend is fighting against cancer thought that hours of playing and telling jokes was not enough—he wanted to show how he understood the __1__ time his buddy was going through.

Seven-year-old Vincent Butterfield __2__ to cut off his hair in support of his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his hair through chemotherapy (化疗).

Zac is receiving treatment but __3__ goes to Union Central Elementary School in Missouri every day, __4__ that’s where he gets to play on the swings with Vincent. Vincent found out that Zac might __5__ his hair because of the chemo-therapy treatment. So one day, he showed up in the first grade class wearing a __6__ .He said to his teacher Mrs. Koester, “I have a surprise for Zac.” And he pulled off his cap and other __7__ saw that he already had all his hair __8__ off.

“I did it just to make Zac feel he’s not the only one without any __9__,” said Vincent.

Vincent has also been raising money for his best friend after learning how __10__ the chemotherapy treatments are. He asked his mother to make __11__ than

20 scarves and gloves. He and his mother __12__ them at the price of 10 dollars each, raising over 200 dollars for Zac. The encouragement from Vincent seems to be working. Though Zac is receiving treatments, he has __13__ missed any days of school. He knows that Vincent is out on the playground, waiting for him at break.

When asked __14__ friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac, thought for

a ( n) __15__ and replied, “It’s a beautiful thing.”

1. A. hard B. exciting C. unpleasant D. pleasant

2. A. decided B. refused C. agreed D. disliked

3. A. ever B. never C. just D. still

4. A. though B. but C. because D. so

5. A. raise B. add C. lose D. fall

6. A. mask B. scarf C. glove D. cap

7. A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. patients

8. A. pulled B. sent C. cut D. put

9. A. friends B. money C. clothes D. hair

10. A. expensive B. successful C. important D. meaningful

11 .A. fewer B. more C. worse D. better

12. A. made B. donated C. sold D. collected

13. A. already B. always C. nearly D. hardly

14. A. how B. what C. where D. which

15. A. moment B. hour C. morning D. day

三、阅读理解

Most Western people believe 12 star signs and they think that one’s date of birth decides his star sign. They also think that people born under different star signs have different characteristics. In their opinion, if you were born on 16th May, you should be stubborn, hard-working and patient. You do not like change, and never give up easily.

Is it completely right? I don’t think so. A person’s birthday can’t be decided by himself. But his characteristics can be changed by the environment around him. I have a friend. He was born on 15th April and belongs to Aries. According to the