人教版九年级期末专项复习--补全短文（无答案）

新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--补全短文（六选五）
（一）
Bi Sheng was born in Song Dynasty. He lived in a small village which lies in Huanggang today. He invented the printing around 600 AD (公元). 1 It is about 400 years earlier than the printing in Germany.
The printing is also called the movable type printing (活字印刷). But how did it work in the past First of all, the clay was made into movable types. 2 After that the words were chosen and put in right order in a box according to the text. Next, the workers brushed ink onto the movable types. Finally the types could be used for printing. 3 The movable type printing plays an important role in Chinese culture. 4 At the same time, the movable type printing was widely used in the world at that time. 5
The movable type printing, the compass (指南针), gun powder and the paper-making are called four great inventions of China. They make China own an important and even top position in the history of human civilization (文明).
A．They could be used again and again for different books.
B．Then words were engraved (雕刻) carefully onto the types.
C．With the help of it, Chinese culture spread around the world more quickly.
D．He was the world’s first inventor of the printing.
E．I think Bi Sheng was a great inventor.
F．As a result, more and more culture communication among countries took place.
（二）
Have you ever wondered how blind people read Thanks to a system invented by Louis Braille, blind people can learn to use their fingers to read.
In 1809, Braille was born in a small town in France. 1 Later, his other eye was infected, resulting in complete blindness. His blindness inspired him to become an inventor who made contributions to all blind people.
When Braille was ten years old, his parents sent him to a special school for blind students. Braille learned how to read at this school. He was first taught to read by feeling raised letters on paper. 2 Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.
Then, in 1821, Braille heard about a night-reading code system. It was a 12-dot (12凸点)system that was created for night-time communication between soldiers. However, this system didn’t allow the fingertip to cover a whole letter. The readers had to move their fingers to feel the letters. 3
Three years later, Braille developed a shorter and simpler touch system based on the night-reading code system. He used six raised dots with different combinations (组合) to stand for each letter. 4 Blind people could read much faster and more easily.
Braille died in 1852, but his touch system lives on. 5
A．It allowed a blind person to feel a whole letter without moving his or her finger.
B．Now people call this touch system Braille in honor of Louis Braille.
C．Braille thought that the night-reading code system could be improved for blind people.
D．However, this was slow and difficult.
E．Braille thought that the 12-dot system was a perfect choice for the blind.
F．When he was three, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes when he was playing.
（三）
Driverless cars have long appeared in science fiction movies and books, but with the development of technology, things have changed a lot. 1
The development of the driverless car actually started in the 1920s. But it wasn’t until the 1980s that the first ones were successfully created, one of which was made by Mercedes-Benz. Since then the technology has gone from strength to strength. These days Uber is the latest to show its plan of driverless cars. 2 Google and Tesla already have driverless cars on the road.
But do we really need them 3 Some would argue “yes” to both. If perfected, it could lead to much safer road conditions for all. It would be of great help to the sick and the disabled. They would also allow roads to increase their capacity (容量) between 200-400%. 4 Google’s self-driving car has had 14 small accidents. Even worse, Tesla’s has caused an accident seriously in 2015.
5 And what’s the future Maybe you can imagine a world of flying cars taking us to work. They’re going to allow people to take long rides at 75 to 150 miles every hour where you’d get stuck in heavy traffic now. It’s really, in a not-too-far future, going to be something that is practical. Wouldn’t that be fine
A．And are they really safe
B．Driverless cars are still not perfect right now.
C．They have moved from a dream to a reality recently.
D．It follows Apple and Ford who have showed similar plans.
E．That means they can make the roads safer.
F．Perfection, though, seems to be just out of reach.
（四）
Long ago, as people got older, there was something wrong with their teeth and it would be very painful. 1
Later people learned that cleaning their teeth was important, but they didn’t have toothpaste (牙膏) at that time. 2
About 100 years ago someone finally created a kind of cream to clean teeth. Not long after that, the toothpaste tube was invented, so people could press the toothpaste right onto the toothbrush!
3 The army gave brushes and toothpaste to all the soldiers (士兵), and they learned to brush teeth twice a day. At that time toothpaste tubes were made of metal. 4
Now there are plenty of toothpaste choices: lots of colours and tastes to choose from, and some kinds of toothpaste are made just for children. When you’re choosing a kind of toothpaste, make sure it has fluoride (氟化物). 5 When you brush your teeth, you don’t need a lot of toothpaste: just press out a bit.
A．They used lemon juice, salt or other things to clean their teeth.
B．Tooth brushing became popular during the World War I.
C．Fluoride makes your teeth strong and healthy.
D．Today they’re made of soft plastic and are much easier to use!
E．To avoid toothache, they had their teeth pulled out.
F．The use of a toothbrush to keep tartar (牙垢) down is very helpful.
（五）
Sometimes there’s nothing better than going for a bike ride. But bikes weren’t always as good as they are now. A German man named Karl von Drais was the first man to make a two-wheeled riding thing in 1817. It was given the fun name—“hobby horse”. It had no pedals (踏板). 1 But while Drais was known as the father of the bicycle, his invention soon went out of date. Poet John Keats even called it the “nothing of the day”.
2 In the 1860s, French inventors, such as Pierre Lallement and Pierre Michaux, put pedals on the machine. These were the first to be called “bicycles”. 3 In fact, they gave the rider such a bumpy (颠簸的) ride that people called them “boneshakers”. To try and make the bicycle a little safer, inventors, such as British James Starley and French Eugene Meyer, made bikes with really big front wheels. People called these “penny-farthings” and “ordinaries”. 4 In 1884, Englishman Thomas Stevens began a journey on one of these bikes across the world.
But these bikes were still dangerous. 5 The wheels were the same size and it used the chain drive that bikes still use today. Ten years later, brakes and tires (刹车和轮胎) were finally added and the bicycle we know and love today arrived.
A．But they weren’t very comfortable.
B．You had to kick your feet against the ground to make it move.
C．So far, the bicycles have become so perfect that almost everyone can learn to ride easily.
D．So, in 1885, Englishman John Kemp Starley made the “safety bicycle”.
E．However, people in Europe continued to work on the idea to make it better.
F．They became really popular in the 1870s and 1880s and helped give rise to the first bicycle clubs and races.
（六）
Lots of scientists are studying robots today. 1 Some are like big machines, and some are nothing but long arms. However, modern robots are smart. 2
Robots are more and more useful and important in our life. 3 In factories, robots can help people do a lot of work. They work faster and do not need a rest. People will feel bored if they do the same job again and again, but robots will not. They can work in some dangerous places where people cannot.
4 They can help us do some cooking. They can help the blind people read newspapers, help the old people move some heavy things and so on. If we have some other problems, we can also ask them for help.
However, robots are not so clever as people. 5 If we do not “teach” them how to do things first, they can do nothing.
It’s possible that we will have our own robots, and they will help us to do more things in the future.
A．They help us a lot.
B．Some can solve problems on their own.
C．They cannot think like us.
D．Robots are useful in our homes, too.
E．Many robots don’t always look like people.
F．Robots are able to think like humans.
（七）
How to Be a Successful Language Learner
“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are learning a second language would disagree with this statement (陈述). 1 They need hundreds of hours of study and practice.
Language learning is different from other kinds of learning. 2 Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar in many ways.
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They do not depend on the book or the teacher. 3 They try to find the patterns and the rules for themselves. They are good guessers who look for clues (线索). When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Successful language learning is active learning. Successful learners find people who speak the language and they ask these people to correct them when they make a mistake. 4 They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say strange things; they are willing to make mistakes and try again. It is more important for them to learn to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.
Finally, successful language learners are learners with a purpose. They want to learn the language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to communicate with these people and to learn from them. 5 That’s because they want to learn with it.
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A．But what does a successful language learner do
B．They would feel sad learning the language.
C．They discover their own way to learn the language.
D．They find it easy to practice using the language regularly.
E．Learning a language is very difficult for them.
F．They will try anything to communicate.
（八）
Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is the easiest one to see in China.
People call it “China Red”. Chinese people love the color red because it doesn't only make people excited. 1
No other country in the world has ever used a color in the way that China uses red. In the past, red meant dignity (尊严) and mystery (神秘) in Chinese culture.
2 It is easy to find red-colored things in China. We can say that “China Red” is an everlasting (永恒的) theme for China. 3 For example, the walls of ancient (古代的) palaces, the national flag, Chinese knots (结) , lanterns, and even tanghulu are all red.
All in all, in Chinese culture, 4 It stands for luck, health, happiness, peace, wealth and much more. It carries the ancient history and culture of the Chinese nation. 5
A．Even today, Chinese people love the color more than any other people around the world.
B．All traditional red things have played special roles in China.
C．It also means a lot in Chinese culture and history.
D．Come to China and experience the richness of China red!
E．red is more than just a color.
F．What other things can you find in red
（九）
On April 26, 2017, China’s homemade aircraft carrier (航空母舰) hit the water in Dalian, Liaoning. 1 So the whole world has paid much attention to it.
The new ship is China’s second aircraft carrier and it has no name yet. China’s first carrier is Liaoning, which was bought from Ukraine (乌克兰) and later rebuilt by China. The new carrier was designed in China and the building began in 2013. It is about 315 meters long and 75 meters wide. 2 The ship must be completed at sea, which will take several years.
3 It can carry planes and soldiers to war. Planes fly from and land back on it, and soldiers work and live on it. Thanks to carriers, planes can take off and land from anywhere in the ocean around the world.
But an aircraft carrier is very hard and expensive to build. 4 It is said that a basic aircraft carrier is made of 60, 000 tons of steel! It also uses different technologies. Finally, it takes years to build. 5 When the new carrier is finished, China will become the seventh country in the world that can build an aircraft carrier by itself, after the US、Russia、UK、France、Italy and Spain.
There is no doubt that China is becoming much stronger. All Chinese are proud of the progress.
A．That is a little larger than three soccer fields.
B．An aircraft carrier is like an airport on the sea.
C．It is the largest and best ship China has ever built.
D．It costs a lot of money and needs a large amount of steel.
E．Today, not many countries own an aircraft carrier or have the ability to build one.
F．So far, China has built some aircraft carriers.
（十）
There are many great inventions that have changed the way we live. The first great invention was the one that is still very important today—the wheel (轮子). 1
For hundreds of years after that, there were few inventions that had as much effect (影响) as the wheel. Then in the early 1800s, the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore (探测) much anymore. They began to work so as to make life better.
In the second half of the 19th century, many great inventions were made. 2 These all play a big part in our daily life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions such as the helicopter (直升机), movies with sound, and jet planes. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon (尼龙) came in 1935. 3
By this time most people had a very good life. Man has a desire (愿望) to explore again, the world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step. 4 In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. 5 New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never dreamed of.
A．Among them were the camera, the light and the radio.
B．This is certainly just a beginning, though.
C．It changed the kind of clothes people wear.
D．This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.
E．Since then other countries, including China and Japan, have made their steps into space.
F．They made people healthier.
（十一）
For most of the twentieth century, people communicated by telephone or by letter. This is now changing, and e-mail is becoming the preferred way of communication. It’s faster than traditional one. 1 As e-mail is becoming popular, here are some rules we need to know.
Be polite and friendly.
Start your message with a greeting (问候). If you are writing to a friend, you can begin with “Hi Sandra.” If you are writing to your teacher, begin your message with “Dear Mr. Atonso.” 2 Many people just type their names. Others say Bye, Cheers, or use abbreviations (省略语) like BFN (bye for now).
Look good
When someone receives an e-mail message from you, they might not know anything about you. 3 So make yourself look good. Type your message, and then read it again. Sometimes sentences seem clear when you write them, but they don’t make sense when you read them back.
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If you start to use your e-mail several times a week, your message box will soon be filled with e-mails. After a few weeks, you can have a list of 60 or 70 messages. It is easy to delete the message you don’t want any more. 5 If you don’t know how to do that, just ask your friends for help. It only takes a few minutes to learn.
A．If your messages are important, you can save them in folders (文件夹).
B．And it’s cheaper than a phone call.
C．They will judge (评判) you from your e-mail message.
D．You need a closing at the end of your e-mail.
E．Introduce yourself first.
F．Organize your e-mail.
（十二）
For most of the twentieth century, people communicated by telephone or by letter. This is now changing, and e-mail is becoming the preferred way of communication. It’s faster than traditional one. 1 As e-mail is becoming popular, here are some rules we need to know.
Be polite and friendly.
Start your message with a greeting (问候). If you are writing to a friend, you can begin with “Hi Sandra.” If you are writing to your teacher, begin your message with “Dear Mr. Atonso.” 2 Many people just type their names. Others say Bye, Cheers, or use abbreviations (省略语) like BFN (bye for now).
Look good
When someone receives an e-mail message from you, they might not know anything about you. 3 So make yourself look good. Type your message, and then read it again. Sometimes sentences seem clear when you write them, but they don’t make sense when you read them back.
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If you start to use your e-mail several times a week, your message box will soon be filled with e-mails. After a few weeks, you can have a list of 60 or 70 messages. It is easy to delete the message you don’t want any more. 5 If you don’t know how to do that, just ask your friends for help. It only takes a few minutes to learn.
A．If your messages are important, you can save them in folders (文件夹).
B．And it’s cheaper than a phone call.
C．They will judge (评判) you from your e-mail message.
D．You need a closing at the end of your e-mail.
E．Introduce yourself first.
F．Organize your e-mail.
（十三）
DNA is the genetic (遗传的) material found in all living things. It’s unique (独一无二的), so it’s usually used to identify (确认) people or animals. 1 Police can take a very small piece of DNA and find out who it is from. Now, a new study shows that criminals could soon be caught, using the DNA from cat’s hair if they are cat owners. Using cat DNA, scientists can now look into one piece of cat hair and identify the cat.
2 It’s because the hair doesn’t have hair roots (发根), it has little DNA. Also, cats’ DNA is very similar. One piece of cat hair can seem like the hair of thousands of different cats.
3 . They found a special piece of DNA from the cat’s hair. It has some parts that make a cat unique. 4 . So the scientists copy the DNA piece and make billions of copies. This way, they have a lot more pieces to look at. It’s now much easier for them to identify a cat just by its hair.
In their study, the scientists said they can also use the same way to identify other pets based on their hair, such as dogs. So it will be easier for the police to catch criminals. 5 Although the “bad guys” try not to leave their DNA behind, it’s difficult for them to clear away all the pet hairs, such as those on their clothes.
A．There is usually pet hair at crime scenes.
B．In the past, scientists couldn’t do that.
C．They find DNA in cats’ hair and make copies of it.
D．Scientist from the University of Leicester, UK, found a new way.
E．However, it’s difficult to see the most unique parts because they are too small.
F．DNA can be found in blood, hair, skin (皮肤) and many other parts of the body.
（十四）
Now students’ English handwriting (书写) gets worse and worse. That makes their teachers feel worried. Is your English handwriting beautiful 1
Use paper with lines
When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines. That will make your handwriting straight. 2 Be sure to fill the lined space completely. And make sure these capital letters (大写字母) are written properly.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little. 3 If you write too quickly, it’s hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily.
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When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better. Some kids press down really hard when they write. That makes the handwriting bad. Try to be relaxed and don’t hold the pencil so hard. Let your writing appear nice and clean. If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit.
Draw more pictures
5 While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control (控制) your pencil better. Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home.
Handwriting is very important. Imagine you are a famous movie star or a well-known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you Give them your autographs (亲笔签名), of course!
A．We will try to learn English well.
B．Hold your pencil right.
C．Drawing can improve your handwriting.
D．If not, here are four steps that really work!
E．Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size.
F．Going slower makes your handwriting clearer.
（十五）
A few years ago, Masaru Ibuka, the head of Sony, 1 Suddenly he had an idea. He stopped the meeting and asked everyone what would happen if Sony took away the recording function (功能) and speakers and sold headphones with a tape player instead. Almost everyone thought he was silly. Still, 2 The result, of course, turned out to be the successful Sony Walkman.
Good ideas often start with a really silly question. Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day. As he stood there making cakes for his son, 3 Later, he tried it and the result was something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today. Still, when he took this idea to several shoe companies, 4 In fact, every single company turned him down. Though rather disappointed, Boverman went on to set up his own company, making NIKE sports shoes.
We know today that each of these ideas caused a successful thing that has changed the way many of us live. 5 Children aren’t afraid to ask such questions, but adults usually are. Think how different the world might be if people never asked “silly” questions!
A．Ibuka kept his idea and worked at it.
B．he was laughed at.
C．Bill kept his idea and worked at it.
D．was at a company planning meeting.
E．he asked himself what would happen if he put rubber into his mold (模具).
F．The best questions are usually open-ended and are often “silly”.
（十六）
Body language is an important form of communication. 1 Instead, it sends messages by facial expression, gestures and so on.
Body language is used differently in different cultures. 2 However, this isn’t common in Eastern culture.
Sometimes, people think they know about the body language customs of certain cultures, but in fact they don’t know enough. 3 In many European culture, women and children are kissed on each cheek by family members or friends when they meet in the street. 4 In the Middle East, you must be careful about your feet. It is not polite to show the bottom of your shoe when you rest (放) one leg on top of the other. 5
So, as we can see, body language is just as important as the spoken language when we communicate with people from other cultures.
A．It is also not polite to touch people with your shoes.
B．Different body language can also mean the same meaning.
C．This kind of language is not communicated by words.
D．Take kissing as an example.
E．But as for two men, they usually shake hands and put their free hand on each other’s shoulders.
F．For example, in some western cultures, people shrug (耸起) their shoulders to show they don’t understand or they don’t care about something.
（十七）
1 Think before you throw away waste. Cut down on how much you throw in the waste. And be sure to take e-waste, like computers, mobile phones and harmful waste to a special recycling waste bin.
2 It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Don’t always heat the water when you do washing with the washing machine. Wash a full load of clothes in cold water.
3 When it comes to your shopping habits, please think of buying products that are better for the environment or that are made from recycled materials, and above all, have less or no packaging.
4 Talk to your friends, family and school teachers. Teach them what you’ve learned and make your house and school as green as possible. Think of ways to educate others.
5 Walk, cycle, take a subway or a bus. Ask your parents to use public transportation as much as possible instead of using cars too often.
A．Deal with waste properly
B．Tell people what you’ve learned
C．Drive cars less
D．Put energy into waste
E．Avoid products with lots of packaging
F．Use less hot water
（十八）
There were many mysteries about the UFO. One of the most detailed (详细的) descriptions of a UFO was given by a nine year-old girl in July 1976. Her name is Gaynor Sunderland. 1 One day on her way home from school, she saw a silver object looking like a saucer (茶碟) in a field not far from her home.
The strange craft (飞行物) was about 30 feet long and 9 feet high. It had yellow window along the side. 2 Although Gaynor was very afraid, she did not run away. Instead, she lay quietly in the long grass and watched the door of the strange craft open. She saw two people wearing silver suits come out of the craft. 3 They used the equipment to check the ground. They were short and had large pink eyes. After about half an hour, the two people went back into the craft. 4
Although Gaynor told her mother what she had seen, her family decided to keep quiet about it. They did not want people to laugh at their daughter. 5 They hypnotized (使……进入睡眠状态) Gaynor so that they could be sure she was telling the truth. She told the whole story! She was also able to draw a picture of what she had seen!
A．They were carrying some kind of equipment (设备).
B．Gaynor lived in a village in North Wales.
C．They went out of their way to run out of the craft.
D．On the top there was a light flashing in a kind of box.
E．However,18 months later, Gaynor told her story to UFO experts.
F．At once there was a loud noise and the UFO took off.
（十九）
Want to save the earth Plant a tree.
What’s causing global (全球的) warming Is it man — made Or are temperatures simply changing naturally Whatever the case, we can at least try to slow things down. But how
The Wilderness Project has an idea. 1 If the earth has more trees, greenhouse gases will be reduced, and this will help stop global warming. 2 They can also improve the air quality.
3 In Belgium, the Organization for Forests worked with farmers to help them plant more trees. In Spain, the Canopy Project plants one tree for every Spaniard (西班牙人) in order to improve the environment. In Germany, a teenager named Felix Finkbeiner has been leading a global movement to plant more trees. 4
Now, lots of people all over the world have already been planting more trees. In fact, if everyone plants one tree, just one, it will do great good to our environment.
So what can you do to help 5 although you need to get advice on how to look after it. Or you can join a tree planting project such as the ones mentioned above to help save the earth.
So, go on, plant a tree, and save the earth!
A．Maybe you can buy a young tree to grow.
B．You can save more water by recycling it.
C．They suggest that we should plant more trees.
D．He was nine when he came up with the idea of planting trees around the world.
E．Many countries are calling on people to plant more trees.
F．What’s more, they improve human health by producing oxygen (氧气).
（二十）
The Silk Road went from China to Eastern Europe. It went along the north of China, India, and Persia and ended up in Eastern Europe near today’s Turkey and the Mediterranean Sea.
It was called Silk Road because one of the major products (产品) traded was silk cloth from China. Chinese silk was soft and of high quality. So people all over the Asia and Europe loved it very much. 1 Even the Romans called China the “land of silk”.
Besides silk, the Chinese also sold tea, salt, sugar and porcelain (陶瓷) . 2 This was because it was a long trip and traders didn’t have a lot of room for goods.
Traders travelled in large caravan (旅行队). They would have many guards with them. 3 Most of the road was through dry land. So camels were popular animals for transport.
Although there was some trade between China and the rest of the world for some time, the silk trade developed quickly during the Han Dynasty which ruled from 206 BC to 220 AD. 4 During this time the Mongols (蒙古) controlled most of the trade road, and Chinese traders travel safely. Also, traders had a higher social position during the Mongol rule.
5 It not only helped to develop trade between different countries, but also helped for ideas, culture and inventions to spread across the world.
A．The Silk Road was important.
B．Most of the goods were expensive.
C．The Chinese sold silk for thousands of years.
D．The Silk Road was full of wealth as well as danger.
E．Traveling in a big group like a caravan helped in protecting themselves.
F．Later, under the rule of the Yuan Dynasty, trade China along the Silk Road was fully developed.