2023—2024年人教版英语九年级Unit 4—语法填空专练（精编word版 带答案）

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2023—2024学年人教版英语九年级Unit 4—语法填空专练
Name___________ Grade___________
第一节 语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A
Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old house. The house was 1.________(buy) by her husband almost fifty years ago. Her son asks her to sell the house and buy a new one in the town for safety(安全). But she doesn’t agree. She says 2.________ she has to look after her husband’s old house. But recently she often hears that unknown people tried 3.________(steal) things around here.
That 4.________(be) a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o’clock in the afternoon. Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at(敲) 5.________door. She heard the sound but didn’t move.
Who could it be She was a bit afraid. She 6.________(dare) not to answer but kept waiting.
Another minute, another minute and yet another minute. Nothing happened and no more knocked. She walked 7.________(quiet) to the door, and listened. She heard 8.________ (something) but the wind outside. She slowly opened the door a little and watched. To her surprise, she saw a tall and beautiful Christmas 9. ________! In the tree stood a Christmas card 10.________these words: Merry Christmas to you!
B
In some countries, dogs and cats are commonly regarded 11 pets, while chickens, ducks and 12 (pig) are food. However, in some other countries, dogs and cats are food, and the food animals are pets. People divide animals 13 several kinds to their own needs. For example, you may have friends who keep rabbits as pets. Some people cook rabbits as dishes. People treat a rabbit as a pet because it 14 (bring)them pleasure. They eat it, for they think it is a kind of meat. They kill it because they believe it is 15 (harm) to plants or people. People also treat animals 16 (different)based on their own cultures. Most of us have dogs as pets. Dogs live in our house, like 17 member of the family. However, in some cultures, dogs are 18 (consider)unclean. People 19 (hard) ever keep them as pets. In some parts of Southeast Asia, dogs are on the menu. 20 (million)of dogs are killed every year.
C
Jane: Boy, it really makes me tired. I didn’t know that cross-country skiing could be such hard work.
Paul: Yeah, but just think of how much exercise you’re getting. And with cross-country skiing you don’t have to fight the crowds. That 21.________I like it. I hate fighting the crowds and waiting for lifts.
Jane: Well, I agree 22.________you there. And the price has really gone up for ski lift tickets. At least we can save lots of money by 23._________(do) cross-country skiing. But I’m still tired. How much 24.________(far)to the wooden house
Paul: We should be there in about an hour.
Jane: Good. I can make 25.________. It’d be nice to have a place to rest. Who did you say own the house
Paul: It’s one of the wooden 26._________(house) owned by the government. They’re for summer hikers or winter skiers. I 27.__________(buy) it a month ago.
Jane:Why were they 28.__________(build)
Paul: In the very beginning, some were for fire lookouts and some as shelter(避难处) for forest service workers. But now the government doesn’t use them anymore. We’re 29.__________(luck) there is one near here for us to use.
Jane:What I’d love is a hot fire 30.__________some soup on the stove.
Paul: You’re dreaming. The house is for shelter only.
D
Getting to places can sometimes be difficult, especially when you are going to a place for the (31) (one)time.
In big cities, many people take buses, taxis or subways to get from one place to (32) (other). Taking buses is a popular (33) of transportation. If you are using a bus, you need to know (34) bus to take and where you can get on. You (35) need to be able to read the timetable, so you can take the right bus and get to your place on (36) (time). At last, you need to know (37) to get off and to tell the driver the name of the station.
In the countryside, transportation can be much (38) (simple). In some places, people get to school or work (39) boat. Some children ride in long (40) (boat) on the river to the school. In other places, students walk to the school.
E
Once upon a time, there was a man called Yue Yangzi in Henan who had a 41.　　　　 (kindly)wife. One day, Yue picked up a piece of gold. Gladly, he rushed back home to show it to his wife. 42.　　　　, his wife said, “I hear that a good man doesn't drink the water of Dao Spring(盗泉) and wouldn't pick up the things others lost. He would rather die 43.　　　　 eat food given by the people who disrespect him.” Yue was very ashamed after hearing his wife's words and 44.　　　　(throw) the gold off into the fields and went to study in a far place.
One year later, Yue came back home. His wife asked him the 45.　　　　(reason) for his return. Yue said, “I am homesick and miss you very much.”
Hearing this, his wife took up a pair of scissors and walked to the loom(织布机) saying, “To make cloth, I weave(织) the cloth with one after 46.　　　　(other) silk thread inch by inch. If I cut the cloth with the scissors, all my efforts are 47.　　　　(waste). Studying is also like this. You should get knowledge every day 48.　　　　 stopping.”
Yue Yangzi was 49.　　　　(deep)moved by his wife's words. Then he went back to his studies. This story reminds us 50.　　　　 to give up halfway.
F
I have three good friends. They're Jerry, Dave and Bill. Jerry is an Asian boy. Dave is an African boy. Bill is a 51.　　　　(Europe) boy. When I met them, they were very young. Now they have changed so much. OK, now please listen to the general
52.　　　　(introduce) about their changes.
Jerry used to be shy and 53.　　　　(silence). He was afraid of meeting strangers and he 54.　　　　 talked with them. He told me he took up dancing to deal with his problems. Now this boy is 55.　　　　(outgoing). He dares to dance in front of crowds. And he also dares to give a speech in public.
Dave used to be afraid of 56.　　　　(examination). Now he never worries about his tests. Bill is from London, the UK. So 57.　　　　(exact), he is a British boy. He used to hate school. He was even 58.　　　　 from school from time to time. And sometimes he caused a lot of problems. Since his head teacher talked to him in 59.　　　　(personal), he has changed. Now he doesn't fight with other students. And he always helps others.
My three friends are great and I take 60.　　　　(pride)in them. What about your friends Are you proud of them
G
For as long as human beings have been around , we have been the smartest on the Earth. Monkeys know how to use simple tools. Elephants can__61___(buy) how to count. Even animals like sheep have great memory and other skills. But things like art, music , the Internet and space travel that require much____62_____(create) have only been made possible by intelligent(有 智力的)humans.
And yet, there are some people who believe that we can create machines that can think and feel like us. Artificial intelligence or AI is defined(定义) by Merriam-Webster as “the ability of a machine to imitate (模仿) intelligent human behavior”.
In fact, people _63____(dream) of creating such machines since ancient times . In Greek myths, Talos, a huge robot made of bronze(铜); fought against the enemies(敌人), ____64___ (protect) the island of Crete from being destroyed. Today, intelligent robots and computer systems can be seen in popular movies, TV show, books and games.
But AI is far from only being in the science fiction. In fact , it is around us every day. From the Apple's voice-activated assistant Siri to Xiao ai Tong Xue—a very popular ____65____(produce) made by Xiao mi. AI is very much a part of our loves .
But why do we put so much work into making machine that can think the way we do . For one thing, AI can make our lives much__66___(convenient). Imagine being able to jump in a car, tell it where you are going, and sit back in comfort as the Al-guided self-driving car takes you there.
And of course, there is man's desire(渴望) to develop new technology just because we can. It's the wish to test how much we can achieve by building a ____67__ (complete) new one. What greater achievements could we possibly make
However, as with every new__68___(technology) development, there are risks and dangers. What if we somehow produced an artificial intelligence that was smarter than us What would it do to us These are the kinds of difficult questions that philosophers(哲学家) and AI researchers keep asking __69__(they) all the time.
But it is already clear that AI is here to stay. Only time can tell if it___70___(lead) us into the age of prosperity(繁荣) and peace, or be our very end.
2023—2024学年人教版英语九年级Unit 4—语法填空专练
参 考 答 案
第一节 语法填空。
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.bought 2.that 3.to steal 4.was 5.the
6.dared 7.quietly 8.nothing 9.tree 10.with
11.as 12.pigs 13.into 14.brings 15.harmful
16.differently 17.a 18.considered 19.hardly 20.Millions
21.why 22.with 23.doing 24.farther 25.it
26.houses 27.bought 28.built 29. lucky 30.and
31. first 32. another 33. way 34. which 35. also
36. time 37. where 38. simpler 39. by 40. boats
41.kind　 42.However　 43.than 44.threw　 45.reason　
46.another 47.wasted　 48.without　 49.deeply 50.never
51.European　 52.introduction 53.silent 　54.seldom　 55.outgoing
56.examinations　57.exactly　 58.absent 59.person 　60.pride
61. be taught 62.creativity 63.have dreamed 64.protecting 65. product
66. more convenient pletely 68.technological 69.themselves 70.will lead
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