U9 The wind is blowing巩固提升练习（一）

Exercise 1 for Grammar

Ⅰ. Read and choose the best answer.

(    ) 1. “Maths is ____________ interesting ____________ physics, ” said my sister.

         A. so, as         B. as, as          C. as, like        D. so, like

(    ) 2. Gentle wind makes you ____________.

         A. feel cool      B. feel cooling     C. to feel cool     D. feeling cool     

(    ) 3. Look, my shoes are worn out, what about ____________?

         A. you          B. her            C. his           D. your      

(    ) 4. He’s never won the game, ____________ he?

         A. is            B. has            C. isn’t         D. hasn’t   

(    ) 5. I’d like to play basketball with you, ____________ I have to clean the classroom first.

         A. and           B. but           C. or           D. so    

(    ) 6. Those toys always ____________ their sports skills to the girls.

         A. look for       B. show off       C. get off       D. put on       

(    ) 7. We all know that a taxi doesn’t run as ____________ as an underground train.

         A. fast          B. faster          C. fastest       D. much faster    

(    ) 8. I have tried on three T-shirts, but ____________ of them fits me well.

         A. all           B. none          C. both         D. neither    

(    ) 9. James became ____________ after he went to the party last week.

         A. gently        B. well          C. politely      D. famous   

(    ) 10. ____________ your coat, for it’s a bit hot outside.  

         A. Put on        B. Take off       C. Turn on      D. Turn off    

(    ) 11. Jason is the most hardworking student ____________ all the students.

         A. in           B. on            C. among       D. between   

(    ) 12. Travelling by bus is ____________ nowadays than in the past.

         A. much comfortable    B. a little comfortable    C. more comfortable    D. feeling cool    

(    ) 13. Kitty looked ____________ at her kite. It’s so nice.

         A. happy         B. happily       C. sad          D. sadly    

(    ) 14. When the sun ____________, we need to get up.

         A. raise          B. has raised     C. rise        D. rises

(    ) 15. --- Excuse me, may I take this seat?   --- ____________ The man seated here has left.

         A. That’s right.      B. Of course.      C. Sorry.     D. You are welcome.

 

 

II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

1. How ____________ she is smiling! She must have got a good result in the final exam. (bright)

2. He felt very ____________ when he heard the news. (disappoint)

3. It is not my address. Maybe it’s ____________. (she)

4. I’d rather go to an ____________ library to do some readings. (air-conditioner)

5. Tom plays the violin as ____________ as Maria. However, Lucy plays the violin ____________ than any other student in the school. (good)

6. I think listening to light music after a day’s work is one of ____________ things. (enjoy)

7. He hasn’t got enough ____________ to remove that stone. (strong)

8. This story is ____________ about a competition between a rabbit and a tortoise. (main)

 

III. Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms.

1. Have you finish ____________ your kite? (make)

2. The box is too heavy for me ____________. (carry)

3. First, ____________ some thin sticks to make a frame. (use)

4. Mr and Mrs James ____________ dinner when I rang them. (have)

5. My dad ____________ angry with me because I didn’t listen to him. (become)

6. Let’s ____________ friends forever! (be)

7. I ____________ back soon. (be)

8. Can you tell me where ____________ the letter? (post)

 

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required.

1. Children had an English Corner twice a week under the apple tree. （改为反义疑问句）

   Children had an English Corner twice a week under the apple tree, ____________ ____________?

2. Jane sang the songs happily in front of her neighbours. （对划线部分提问）

   ____________ did Jane ____________ the songs in front of her neighbours?

3. Peter has had a wooden ladder since three days ago. （对划线部分提问）

   ____________ ____________ has Peter had a wooden ladder?

4. Mr Dai isn’t interested in fishing. His daughters aren’t interested in fishing, either.（保持句意基本不变）

   Mr Dai isn’t interested in fishing. ____________ ____________ his daughters.

5. Could you show our headmaster which bus he can take to People’s Square?（保持句意基本不变）

   Could you show our headmaster which bus ____________ ____________ to People’s Square?

 

Exercise for Reading

I. Choose the best answer.

  All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This may be your lucky day!”

  For several weeks Mrs White hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, however, she never lost heart. Her kitchen was full of things which she did not really need. Her husband tried again and again to let her give it up, but she just wouldn’t listen. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say,“Madam, this is your lucky day. Everything in your basket today is free.”

  One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for it. As she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming up, “Madam,” he said warmly, holding out his hand, “I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer today. Everything you’ve got in your basket is free.”

(    ) 1. All the people went to the new supermarket for ____________.

        A. new arrivals     B. free goods       C. first experience      D. nothing

(    ) 2. In a whole week, ____________ customer(s) can get the luck.

        A. seven          B. five            C. one                D. zero

(    ) 3. Mr White tried to ______________.

        A. help his wife     B. stop his wife     C. buy more things     D. win the chance

(    ) 4. One day, Mrs White rushed back in the supermarket because ___________.

        A. she heard someone calling her                 B. she wanted to put something back

        C. she wanted to pick something else              D. she wanted to talked to the manager

(    ) 5. Which of the following is NOT true?

        A. Mrs White realized her dream.                 B. Mrs White got something free finally.

        C. The manager was kind to Mrs White.            D. Mr White wanted to buy some tea.

(    ) 6. From the ending, we can make sure that Mrs White would feel ____________ in the end.

        A. excited         B. happy          C. disappointed       D. worried

 

 

II. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

  Most children don’t enjoy doing housework. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs Black, has a good and proper method to ________ their children to do housework.

  Here is an example.

  “Mum, have you worked out next week’s housework? Let Jim and me choose the ________. I can’t wait. It’s fun!”

  When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words ________ these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help Mum cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others. Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would ________ them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathrooms, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed, so he picked up his favourite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were ________ to take away all the cards.

  To help the children do housework, their mother ________ hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the housework on the weekends and felt Jim and Robert two days free.

(     ) 7. A. make (     ) 8. A. cards (     ) 9. A. as (     ) 10. A. draw (     ) 11. A. upset (     ) 12. A. played

B. let B. job B. like B. write B. afraid B. thought

C. have C. housework C. with C. hang C. helpful C. worked

D. get D. way D. among D. report D. happy D. found

 

III. Fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letters are given.

  Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year. She decides to realize a c___13___ dream and sail（航行）around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very comfortable, it has no r___14___ water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things, but she plans to take her small CD player, her not water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too u___15___.

  We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass（指南针）. Anyway I’m not afraid of death b___16___ I love the sea --- I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy. In her s___17___ time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing.

  Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and p___18___ life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

IV. Answer the questions.

  Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now? Yes, he is “Brother Coat” Zhu Zhiwen!

  Zhu Zhiwen was born in a village of Shandong in 1969. He liked listening to the radio. When the music played, he sang it along. Every morning, he would get up early and practice singing near a river. He keeps doing it for nearly 30 years. “When I’m working in the fields,” said Zhu Zhiwen, “I often sing for myself, some villagers even think me crazy, but I really love it. I’m not singing for money, I’m singing for ordinary people in China.”

  In March, 2011, he took part in a program called “I’m a Big Star”. He walked out onto the stage in a dark green coat. When the people heard the rich and powerful voice, all of them stood up and cheered. After that, he became a well-known person.

  Mr Sun, a 56-year-old engineer, one of his fans said, “It is surprising, and every time I watch it, I am filled with excitement and his voice is perfect! I am crossing my fingers in hope that he has a bright future.”

1. What is Zhu Zhiwen’s nickname?

   _________________________________________________________________________

2. When and where did Zhu Zhiwen practice singing?

   _________________________________________________________________________

3. Whom did other villagers think of Zhu Zhiwen while he was singing in the field?

   _________________________________________________________________________

4. Whom did Zhu Zhiwen sing songs for?

   _________________________________________________________________________

5. What was Mrs Sun’s reaction（反应）when she watched Zhu Zhiwen’s singing performance?

   _________________________________________________________________________

6. What do you think of Zhu Zhiwen’s future?

   _________________________________________________________________________

 

 

写作训练

II.Write at least 60 words on the topic "When the Wind Blows".

Suggested questions:

1. What happens to flowers and leaves when the wind blows?

2. What happens to clouds when the wind blows?

3. What do you see when the wind blows?

When the Wind Blows

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