Unit 1 How can we become good learners?短文选词填空专练（含答案）

2024--2025人教版九年级英语Unit1短文选词填空 专练
一、选词填空-短文：本大题共10小题，共100分。
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I had a learning disability from an early age, so it wasn't easy for me to learn English. Before five, I could hardly speak full (1) . My learning problems (2) the result of my mother taking medicine. When she was pregnant (怀孕的) with me, she got sick, and she (3) some medicine. After I was (4) , the medicine influenced (影响) my brain a little.
At the age of 13, I found I had an interest in English. I developed a habit of (5) English newspapers, listening to English programs, and taking notes in English. In order to improve my speaking (6) , I often told my friends many stories in English. I stuck to learning, and realized that no matter how hard my situation was, I enjoyed my life and I kept working hard. After studying English for ten years, I (7) passed the TOEFL and decided to go to America for further education. And now I'm an English teacher.
I encourage people not to give up when they meet difficulties. Give (8) one more chance to achieve your goal. Success has less to do with IQ and (9) to do with hard work, faith (信心) and persistence (坚持). No matter what you're (10) in, you just need to set a goal and keep working towards it. Have faith and never give up, and your hard work will pay off.
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Winston Churchill was born in a famous family. His father was a successful leader. However, as a schoolboy, Churchill was considered to be a slow (1) .
Churchill was born with a stuttering (结巴) problem. He even had difficulty in (2) "Dad" and "Mom" well. He didn't like school life, and it was hard for him to pay (3) to what the teacher said. Once one of his teachers said angrily, "If you don't study hard, you will make no achievement in the future." But little Churchill said calmly (平静地), "No, I'm going to be a speech maker, and I..." Before half this was said, his classmates burst into (爆发) (4) . They thought that it was (5) for Churchill to make his dream come true.
Little Churchill didn't lose heart, however. From that day on, he often looked at himself in the mirror and kept practicing day after day. He wasn't (6) of making mistakes at all. At school, he became (7) in class. He even volunteered to read the texts and often stood up to express his ideas. Some students still laughed at him, but he didn't care.
Hard work (8) paid off. Little Churchill made great progress in speaking. He even (9) an interest in speaking to the public. Several years later, the stuttering boy became an important person in the (10) of the UK. His speeches during World War II encouraged thousands of people. They are still read by many people today.
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Richard Simcott can learn languages well. He comes from the UK and can speak 16 languages fluently (流利地). Besides, he has also (1) more than 40 languages. Richard was (2) with the talent for languages. He could speak French at an early age. Later he picked up Welsh. When his family moved to Thailand, he learned Thai and could speak (3) fluently.
Actually Richard uses several languages in his family life. When he is (4) his wife, he speaks Macedonian. With his daughter, he speaks French. He helps her with her homework in English. During play time, the family have (5) in German or Spanish.
Richard (6) studying languages every day. He also likes to visit the country where he can use the language he is learning at the time, (7) he believes immersion (沉浸) is really important in language learning.
Richard (8) that his greatest difficulty with language learning is finding the time to study. He needs to look after his child, go to work and study, so he feels there will (9) be enough time to learn all he wants in life. However, he says he will continue with his language learning until his (10) can no longer take (承受) it.
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Do you want to be one of the top students in your class If so, here are some ways to help you.
(1) , a top student must study hard. Remember, if you don t do anything, you will learn nothing. Never be (2) to ask questions in class if you do not understand something. Also, try to be (3) in all the subjects you learn at school and work hard on them. (4) seems that hard-working students can get success more easily.
Second, good study habits are very useful. For example, you must listen to the teacher carefully and at the same time take (5) by writing down key words in class. At the end of the day, you should (6) what you have learnt and prepare the lessons you ll learn the next day.
Don t forget to try asking your parents (7) help if you cannot come up with answers by yourself. They can (8) you with your studies in many ways.
Lastly, never give (9) . It doesn t matter if you fail (失败), because you can learn something from the failure and you will surely make progress after each failure. As we know, (10) a lot of famous people once failed, they never lost heart and tried their best to succeed.
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Wu Zeyin, 11, comes from Hubei, China. He (1) to Botswana with his family seven years ago. "I can see only a few kinds of fruit and vegetables at supermarkets here. They don t look good, (2) their prices are high," Wu said.
It is hot and dry in Botswana, so it is (3) for farmers there to grow fruit and vegetables. Botswana has to buy lots of fruit and vegetables from other (4) , such as South Africa.
Botswana has been working with China to (5) this problem. In July last year, Botswana started a program to grow China s water-saving rice. Knowing it, Wu wanted to help the farmers in his way. "I dreamed of (6) an app to help local (当地的) farmers," Wu said.
Wu has a good (7) and he has made his dream come true by developing a new app called Farm Assistant. The app can teach farmers how to grow vegetables (8) potatoes, onions, carrots and cabbages. Farmers can use the app to see (9) seed (种子) price, watering needs, selling price, etc. After the farmers plant the seeds, the app can remind them what they need to do at different times. Wu hopes his app can make the (10) work a lot easier.
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Anna Smith was on an exchange program at a university in 2010. She (1) that there were many free language classes there. Because of her interest in the East, she decided to learn Chinese, and that started her relationship (2) China.
Anna went to Beijing and learned how to teach speakers of other languages Chinese three years (3) . “It is helpful for language learning here. You can always hear students speaking different languages,” says Anna. She is a very (4) learner. She was never too shy to raise her hand and answer (5) in Chinese when having lessons with Chinese students. She also practiced her (6) by talking with Chinese.
Anna is very interested in Chinese characters（汉字）. “I never thought learning Chinese characters was hard. Chinese characters are very beautiful and each of (7) carries a story,” Anna says. “You can also learn a lot about Chinese culture when learning Chinese characters.” Anna has already learned (8) of characters.
Anna s Chinese improved a lot when she was studying in China. Now she (9) as an editor（编辑）in Beijing. She wants to be a Chinese teacher in her country. “I feel good about teaching Chinese at the embassy（大使馆）in China (10) I was a student in 2014. I hope more people from my country know more about Chinese,” Anna says.
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I often hear some students say English is difficult, and they can t learn it well. But English is very (1) for me. I m good at it, and I m very glad to tell you something (2) how to study English.
First, I think interest is important. When I began to learn English at the age of (3) , I often learned it in an active way. For example, I learned to sing English songs. It (4) me learn more new words. And I became interested in English too.
Second, you d better have good learning (5) . For example, you should listen carefully in class and speak English (6) . Then your classmates can hear your pronunciation clearly. I have a good way. That is whenever I have a question, I will ask my (7) for help. They are very kind and often help (8) at any time. Besides, I often read stories and novels which are in English. From them I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. Reading helps me to (9) what I have learned and improve my English a lot.
Of course, (10) you want to get good marks in an exam, you should do more exercises. I hope my suggestions can help you.
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Everyone has something they re good at and something they re not. As for me, I have some difficulties in learning a(n) (1) history.
To learn history well, I went to the library and tried to remember all the history facts and dates. But it was (2) . Just then I found my classmate Maria sitting at a nearby desk. On her desk were some cards and colored pencils. Each card showed a colorful picture. Maria said that she was (3) history. She thought she needed to be creative (4) it was hard to remember so many things. She liked art, and the pictures helped (5) recall the facts.
After thinking for a while, a(n) (6) came to my mind. I had rich experience in organizing big activities. How did I (7) one of them with another at last Mind maps!
And then I divided these history (8) into different kinds. I invited Maria to draw pictures for them (9) their explanations. With the help of the cards, history didn t seem so hard. What we need to do is to (10) what we are good at and make full use of it.
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Language is a bridge that connects people. Here we invite two Chinese (1) to share stories of their study!
Alex Brown, London, UK
At the age of 13, I (2) taking Mandarin（普通话）classes at school. It was a subject that could make the classroom very (3) because it was really difficult to pronounce the words. But when I went to China in 2021, I found that learning the language could be (4) . In Beijing, I lived with local people. I tried to communicate (5) them in Chinese, sharing details about our daily lives. Living in China made it both necessary (6) fun for me to learn the language.
Jennifer Holstein, New York, US
Since I began learning Chinese at the age of 5, the language has been part of my life. After six years of learning, I could still hardly make a(n) (7) . But I never gave up. To improve my Mandarin, I (8) to Beijing in high school for a language program. The school day was eleven-hour long and hard. For a 16-year-old American girl, this was (9) difficult, but I learned Mandarin very well. I found that once I mastered（掌握）the language, many companies（公司）wanted me to work for (10) . At that moment, I knew my hard work was meaningful.

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This passage is going to help you to prepare for speaking exams. Our tips will help you feel more and more confident(自信的) in a speaking exam.
☆ Listening to English more often will help you improve your (1) . When doing this, you must (2) where you have made mistakes and correct them more than twice.
☆ You should speak as (3) English in class as possible. If you often speak English in class, you will (4) that it is easier to speak in an exam. And you can also improve your speaking skills by (5) more English language environments around you like this.
☆ You should pay (6) to your speaking speed. Before you speak, think carefully about what to say and speak a little slower than normal.
☆ You should use language that is correct. Use words and (7) you have used before. If you don't understand the question or the activity, ask the examiner(考官). Say, "Could you (8) that, please "
☆ You should speak (9) so that the examiner can hear you. If you find this difficult, practice with a (10) at home. Stand at opposite ends(相对的两端) of a room and speak to each other in English.
Everyone feels nervous in exams. So, take some deep breaths before the exam and try to relax.
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sentences
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successfully
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yourself
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more
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interested
2.【答案】【小题1】
learner
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pronouncing
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attention
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laughter
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impossible
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studied
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born
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conversations
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aloud/loudly
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