新概念英语第二册 Lesson 9 A cold welcome 巩固练习（无答案）

Lesson9 A cold welcome冷遇 一 课文挖空听力练习 On Wednesday evening, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large____1____of people had____2____under the Town Hall clock. It would____3____twelve in twenty minutes' time. Fifteen minutes____4____and then, at five to twelve, the clock____5____. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited,but nothing____6____._Suddenly someone____7____. 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It was____8____. The big clock____9____to welcome the New Year. At that____10____, everybody began to laugh and sing. 二 、用at/on/in(表示时间)填空 1.There are usually a lot of parties_____New Year's Eve. 2.They have to work_____Sunday evenings. 3.He was out of work_____the moment. 4.We travelled overnight to Paris and arrived at 5 o'clock_____the morning. 5.Are you going away_____the beginning of August or _____the end 三、改写以下句子( PS: not any = no ) 1.I have met no one I know in the new middle where I am going to study. I haven't_____ 2.They know nothing about her past life. We don't know_____ 3.There wasn't anybody in the office at 7 o'clock in the morning . There was_____ 4.My grandmother has been nowhere today. My grandmother hasn't been_____ 5.He goes nowhere and does nothing for the whole week ! He doesn't_____ 6 There is no sugar in my milk tea. There isn't_____ 7 I haven't been anywhere for the whole summer holiday. I've been_____ 8 The children have got nothing to do this afternoon. The children haven't_____ 9. I met no one I know in the town . I didn't_____ 四、单项选择 1.There is_____food in the fridge.I will buy some. A.not B.not any C.some D.no any 2.As the storm drew nearer,black clouds were_____over the sky. A.wondering B.gathering C.picking D.watering 3.It's unkind to_____a person who is poor. A.smile at B.look down C.laugh at D.laugh 4.My brother isn't willing to help others,and he is very_____to people. A.careless B.cold C.cool D.angry 5.I was very busy these days,so I refused_____to Tom's birthday party. A.going B.went C.to go D.goes 6.--Whose advice do you think I should take --_____ A.It's up to you. B.You speak. C.That's it. D.You got it. 7.The clock_____in ten minutes' time. Everyone is excited. A.will strike B.strikes C.would strike D.struck 8.--Dave always cares too much about himself. --Yes.He's never interested in what_____is doing. A.anyone else B.someone else C.no one else D.nobody else 五、阅读理解 Even if you are a good high-jumper,you can jump only about seven feet off the ground.You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard.The pull of the earth is called gravity.You can easily find out the pull of the earth.If you weigh yourself,you will know how much gravity is pulling you. Since there is gravity,water runs down hill.When you throw a ball into the air,it falls back down.Because of gravity,you do not fall off the earth as it whirls(旋转)around. Then,can we get away(逃离)from the earth and go far out into ... ...