牛津沪教版英语九年级上首字母专项练习.doc

牛津沪教版英语九年级上首字母专项练习 九年级上首字母专项训练Exercise 1Do you like to read science books? Reading science is not quite like reading a p_1_ or story. You read to get information. Over the years much of the scientific information that has been c_2_ has been put into books. So we read to learn. We should try to be better readers in science. Books on science often contain many s_3_ new words and much new information. It is important for us to know the m_4_ of every word we read. There are many difficult words in science books and articles. We must understand these words in order to understand the m_5_ the words bring.We must keep our m_6_ on what we are reading. We must know why we are reading. We ask questions before we read. “What is this book about? Why should I read it? Will the title help me find out why I should read it?”If we can keep a record of what we read, that is, write down important words and information, these records help us remember what we have read. We read some books more than once. Often, we read to discover f_7_that we didnt find in our first reading. Exercise 2Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even a_1_ to England, the United States orAustralia. The Chinese believe that themore expensive an education is , the better it is . So the parents will spend a lot ofmoney on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.Though they are not rich, they would rather pay for the education.Parents can see that their childrens skills vary , skilled in some areas while poor in others . But most parents fail to r_2_ that todays children lack self-respect and self-confidence.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents arent teaching them the most important skills that they need. And these skills are important to help them to be confident , happy and c_3_. Parents can a_4_ this by teaching practical skills like cooking , sewing and doing housework .Teaching a child tocook will improve many of the skills that the will need later in life . Cooking demandsp_5_ and time . Its an enjoyable but difficult experiment. A good cook always tries to improve hiscooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually to finish his job s_6_. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.Some old m_7_ , such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your children to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest He will spend hours looking at them , trying to fix them ; your childmight become an engineer when he grows up . These activities arent merely teaching a child to read abook, but rather to think , to use his mind . And that is more important.Exercise 3We cant really say that one language is easier or more difficult than another language. In some ways, English is an easy language to learn. Take the verbs for example, in some languages, you have to make many,many c_1_ to the verbin Latin, for example, there are more than 120 different f_2_ of one verb! In English, there are only five. With verb “go” for example, theres “go”, “goes”, “went”, “going”, and “gone”, but we use them in a lot of different ways！ But the spelling and pronunciation of English are more difficult than in many other languages. We have a lot of s_3_in English, and the spelling isnt very regular. Nobody know e_4_ how many people are learning English in the world today, but its c_5_ more than it was 50 years ago. For example, fifty years ago very few people in China learned English, but now the n_6_ of people learning English in china is bigger than the population of the united states! So there are probably about 300 million people learning English at the m_7_，which is more than any other language, and some experts(专家) say that by the year 2050thats about thirty-five years from nowhalf of the worlds population will speak English. Im not sure, and I think well have to wait and see. Exercise 4Learning is natural. It begins the minute we are born. Our first teachers are our family members. At home we learn to talk and to dress and feed ourselves. Then we go to school. A teacher tells us what to learn and how to learn. Many teachers g_1_ us, and we pass many exams. Then people say we are educated. Are you really educated? Lets think about the real meaning of learning. Knowing facts does not mean being able to solve problems. Solving problems r_2_ creativity, not just a good m_3_. Some people who dont know many facts are good at solving problems. Henry is a good e_4_. He left school at the age of 15. Later when his company could not build cars fast enough, he solved the problem. He thought of the assembly line(装配线).What does a good teacher do? Does he give students facts to remember? Well, yes, we must remember facts. But a good teacher shows how to find answers. He brings us to the stream of k_5_. So we can drink for ourselves. When we are t_6_, we know where to go.True learning combines intake and output. We take information into our brains. Then we use it. Think of a computer: it stores a lot of information, but it cant think. It only o_7_ commands. A person who only remembers facts is not really learned. Learning takes place only when a person can use what he knows. Exercise 5To us students, learning is no doubt(怀疑，疑问)the most important thing, because learning is closely related to our future. All of us have experienced learning from p_1_ to senior high school. We learn knowledge; and furthermore, we also learn to b_2_ a man.Nowadays, with the rapid d_3_ of economy, our society and our country need more and more talents of all kinds to meet different requirements in every f_4_. The more knowledge we learn and master, the better well p_5_ ourselves for the future. What we are learning should be combined with p_6_ and with our future as well. As a famous s_7_ goes, “one is never too old to learn,” lets try hard to learn for the future. Exercise 6High school students in Japan choose the universities they want to go to and apply for before January of their final year. The university e_1_ exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It p_2_ tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some p_3_ ones make use of this exam. But many also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year s_4_ in April. In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the national university of Tokyo, many students a_5_ special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These exra schools can l_6_ for one to two years between high school and university. A_7_ every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study. Exercise 7Test scores make you either happy or sad and your parents pay high attention to your test results. You spend days filling in blanks, trying to make the best answerto question after question. Maybe you tried your hardest or maybe you never tried! What you need to remember is that a test is a picture of youre a_1_ from just one day. It consists of some pieces including your health, your personality, your interests, and your motivation. You need to look at all the pieces to get a clear idea of your p_2_. So whether your scores are higher than you thought, or less than you had hoped, try not to think of them as what you will be at last. It probably c_3_ you why your scores have become the focus of your life. The purpose of a test is to c_4_ how much you have learned about a subject. It not only helps make your newly acquired knowledge forever, but also e_5_ you to find out what needs to spend more time improving. If youre p leased with the results, encourage yourself to work for a further aim. If disappointment has overcome you, ask your teacher and your parents to help you set a reasonable goal for improvement. Most exams are about to test your skill in certain subject areas such as math, language and arts. Some c_6_ your skills to other students skills from across the country, o (98) just test whether or not you have mastered a specific skill. These scores can be very puzzlingeven to adults. You should speak to both your teacher and your parents to find out what they mean in your e_7_ journey. It is important to take a correct attitude towards test scores.Exercise 8In American schools, computers have taken over many of the jobs that teachers used to do. Computers ask students questions. If the students give the right answer, the computer will say, “Fantastic!” Some students can do e_1_ and homework on their computers.Both students and teachers are crazy about computers. “With computers, students get help at once,” said one teacher. “But if the students dont have computers, they must w_2_ for me to walk around and get to them.”“I can t_3_ faster than write,” said a student. “Using a computer is easier than using an eraser.”Computers are also very p_4_. A teacher may get angry with a student, but computers are always calm. When a student gives the wrong answer, the computer just say, “Please try a_5_.”Companies that make software for schools have a difficult job. They must make the software as interesting as the p_6_ that students watch on TV. But they are s_7_, because students like computers as much as teachers do.Exercise 9As we know, our school is going to give extra lessons during Labor Holiday. It set off a warm d_1_ among the teachers and the students. So the student union made a s_2_ about it. Here are the results. Almost 90 percent of the teachers are a_3_ giving extra lessons during holiday. They think it is time for relaxation and rest, both for teachers and students. Students should be given enough time and f_4_ to develop their own interest and enjoy outdoor activities. It is good for their study later on. 60 percent of the students have the same idea as the teachers. They say they need more time to relax and get ready for a b_5_ start. On the other side about 40 percent agree to have lessons during the holiday. They want to learn more things. What about the parents? They all agree to it, though they c_6_ about the high price they have to p_7_. They think that having someone take care of their children is better than leaving them alone at home, and also children at school can learn something no matter how little it is. Exercise 10Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test（SAT,学术自能测试）. The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students maths and verbal（词汇的）s_1_. Most universities will not a_2_students without this test. his also used to decide how much financial aid（经济资助）should be given to each student. Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1 600 points. The test is held each year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university application. The a_3_ total score for an American high school student is around 1, 000.A poor SAT 1 score can p_4_ a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of Americas best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1 430 and 1 600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will a_5_ on the students records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a students subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers recommendations. In addition to the SAT 1 some universities r_6_ high school students to take at least three SAT 2s. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example c_7_ or French.Exercise 11Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you want to do your homework right after school, you may want to eat something before getting to work. Always do your homework before you get too t_1_. Dont wait until very late in the evening, or theassignment(作业)will seem much harder than it r_2_ is.O_3_ your time into a few parts if you have more than an hours work, give yourself a b_4_ after an hour. On the other hand, dont break it up so much that you cant get anything done. You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without s_5_.Dont put it off until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework, you will have it on your mind, and you wont enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until right before a test, you will have too much c_6_ up. A little bit each night, enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school, will take the fear at tests and keep you on top of it all.Do your homework at the same time every day. This will help you make it a habitpart of your daily work. It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more e_7_ as well.Exercise 12There are many things you have to do each day. But no matter what youre trying to do, there are three important steps you need to take: Get organized. Stay focused(集中注意力). Get it done!Get organized.For schoolwork, it means having one notebook where you s_1_ all your work. Then you know what you have to do and when. Planning means d_2_ what you will do and when you will do it. Calendars, lists and schedules can help you plan. Making a schedule or a “to-do” list is a good idea. Add new things as you get new assignments and c_3_ off those youve done. Use your list to help you decide which one is the most important thing to do first. Stay focusedTo keep your mind focused, talk to yourself through the work. Ask yourself, “what do I need to do now?” answer your question, then go a_4_ and do it. Sometimes, your mind wanders. Then you might have to change the way youre sitting so youre more comfortable. Take a nice deep b_5_ or get up and stretch.(伸展)Get it doneHang in there until its all done, and dont g_6_ up when youre halfway through. For anything you do, getting it done means finishing what you start, doing a good job and checking your work. Oh, one more important thing: take a moment to admire(欣赏) the work youve done. You have a good rea