新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--短文填空（无答案）

新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--短文填空
（一）
The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1, 000 years in China. It used 1 (be) a water-proof (防水的) tool for daily use.
There are different 2 (story) about the umbrella in China. The most popular one is related to Lu Ban. It is 3 (say) that once he and his younger sister visited the West Lake, it started raining 4 (sudden). The sister said, “Let’s have a competition. Before the sun rises tomorrow, whoever comes up with a way to make it possible for people to visit the West Lake even on 5 (rain) days will be the winner.”
Lu Ban thought it was easy. He collected some tools and materials and 6 (spend) the whole night building 10 pavilions (凉亭) around that lake. He was proud of them.
The next morning, 7 , Lu Ban was surprised to see something unusual in his sister’s hand. It was a round shape while it was opened. It was made 8 silk and bamboo strips (竹条) and could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and easy to carry. Lu Ban said, “You win. Your ‘pavilion’ can protect 9 (we) from rain.” So the umbrella was invented.
Later people used a much cheaper paper to take 10 place of silk. To make the umbrella water-proof, people brushed tung oil (桐油) across the surface. That was how the oil paper umbrella was invented.
（二）
There are many different stories about the history of the umbrella. According 1 an old Chinese story, the umbrella 2 (invent) by Luban’s wife about 3,000 years ago.
Luban was 3 (famous) craftsman (工匠) in ancient China. One day, Luban and his wife was walking by the West lake. They were enjoying the beautiful scene when it suddenly started to rain 4 (heavy). After they returned home, they were all wet.
“Can you make something to keep the rain 5 ” Luban’s wife asked. “I can build some pavilions (亭子) along the West Lake and you can hide under 6 (they) when it rains.” Luban replied.
Luban’s wife shook her head. She thought about this question for a long time. One day, Luban’s wife saw some children 7 (play) in the rain. They were holding up large lotus (荷花) 8 (leaf) to keep out the rain. She got a good idea 9 the children. The next day, she made the 10 (one) umbrella in ancient China.
（三）
Li Wen lives with his grandparents in the countryside. He is 1 14-year-old boy. He 2 (work) hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have many 3 (problem) in school. When he was a little boy, he hardly caused any trouble. But after his parents went to work in the city, they could not look after him 4 (careful). So Li Wen disliked study 5 missed classes. Then his parents decided 6 (send) him to a new school. However, he was a shy boy and couldn’t make friends quickly. One day, he wanted to leave the school. His parents were very worried 7 him and came back to talk with him. After a long talk, Li Wen realized that his parents loved 8 (he) deeply. He 9 (move) by his parents. Now, he is much 10 (happy) than before. It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
（四）
Hand washing with soap can reduce (减少) illnesses.
One of the easiest 1 (way) to stop the spread of illness is to wash your hands. But many children haven’t 2 (develop) the right habit of hand washing. Children do not wash 3 (they) hands often enough or long enough. It’s such a simple habit, but the children aren’t doing it.
Issar and his friend decided 4 (solve) the problem using a fun method. They tried many times and created a tool called Soapen. It turned hand washing 5 a fun activity. As the name suggests, Soapen is 6 pen which is made out of soap. The children draw on hands with the Soapen and then wash the drawing off. The colors will remain on the children’s hands 7 they don’t spend enough time washing them off. It 8 (help) a teacher in the classroom a lot. After all, not all the teachers have the time to make each child wash his hands 9 (proper).
“Children wash hands much 10 (long) than before now because they like drawing on hands. Soapen does help children make a good habit of hand washing,” said Issar.
（五）
There was a boy who was sent to a boarding school. He used to be 1 brightest student in his class. He enjoyed 2 (work) with his classmates in class. But later things changed. His grades began dropping in all 3 (subject). He hated being in a group. He felt no one loved him.
His teacher called his father who was proud 4 the son all the time. Therefore, his dad showed up in school and wanted 5 (have) a talk with him.
They 6 (sit) on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him some questions about his daily life. Then he asked, “Do you know, son, why I am here today ”
The boy said, “To check my grades ”
“No, no,” his dad replied. “I am here to tell you that you are important to me. I hope to see you playing happily. I care 7 (much) about you than your grades. I care about your 8 (happy), too. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
After that, the boy thought he had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone who 9 (care) for him. And there was someone who loved him 10 (deep). He meant everything to someone.
（六）
This is Tammela School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher.
The “teacher” is 1 tiny, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. No matter when students have problems, it helps them very 2 (patient) and never gets bored.
“The robot can make students much 3 (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the 4 (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom,” a teacher told Reuters.
In the past few years, the school 5 (introduce) four robot teachers, one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music. “ 6 is necessary to encourage kids to come up 7 new ways to make use of technology in school life,” the head of the school 8 (add) in the interview.
The robot teachers are used 9 (help) improve learning. This doesn’t mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, 10 they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.
（七）
Dolphins(海豚)are stars in aquariums(水族馆).They bring a lot of happiness to people. Kids always have so much fun watching them. 1 , dolphins are not happy living in aquariums. A study shows that dolphins in aquariums live much 2 (short) lives than those in the sea.
A company(公司）in the USA is there to help these dolphins. The scientists in this company solve this problem very 3 (successful). They have made robot dolphins. The robot dolphins not only look like real ones but also move 4 real ones. During a test a week ago, people 5 (think) they were real dolphins. “The robot dolphins can swim and dive by 6 (they), people can also see something 7 (enjoy) when they watch them.” A worker in the company said.
One robot dolphin costs about $27 million. Now, an aquarium in China is thinking about using them instead of real dolphins.
8 (save) the sea animals, the company will keep on making other different 9 (shape) of robot animals, such as sharks and seahorses in the future.
We look forward to 10 (watch) the shows from robot animals instead of real ones. Thanks to the company, more and more sea animals will go back to nature and live a happy life.
（八）
According to some old Chinese stories, there once was 1 ancient emperor named Shennong. At that time, there was no medicine to treat illnesses. Many sick people could only wait for 2 （die）.
To save his people, Shennong decided 3 （find）and test out different plants. He and his men set out on a journey in search of medicinal plants.
Each time the team found a new plant, Shennong would taste it 4 （he）. Some plants made him feel 5 （sleep）, some caused him to have a stomachache, and some made him tremble（颤抖）all over. After Shennong searched and tested over a long time, he and his men discovered lots of medicinal plants.
As they continued their search, once the team found a strange plant 6 is new to them, it’s a huge plant 7 small yellow flowers. Shennong picked off one piece from the plant as usual. He said, “It looks like a medicinal plant. I have to test it, or some people may misuse it.”
Suddenly, Shennong’s face turned pale and he fell on the ground 8 （heavy）. Even after he 9 （give）the leaves from other medicinal plants, he still lost his life. People covered him with 10 （thousand）of flowers. From then on, they called him “the Emperor of Medicine”.
（九）
I often see empty plastic bottles around. Why do people like drinking water or soft drinks from plastic bottles Some think it’s clean and 1 ( health). Others think it’s easy to take it 2 ( somewhere ) and anytime.
However, if we throw plastic bottles on land and in rivers and seas , they are 3 ( harm) to the environment. How can we deal with them
First of all, use them less. Plastic products come from oil and oil is 4 important kind of energy resource.The fewer plastic bottles we use , the 5 energy we save.
Second, 6 ( sort) and recycle them. Put them into the dustbin with the word “recyclable” on it or collect and then sell them to a waste recycling center. We can save some money as well as 7 ( protect) the environment.
Last, we can reuse them. My mother often uses them to keep rice and different 8 (kind) of beans and peanuts at home. A good-looking plastic bottle can be used as a piggy bank. 9 we cut an empty bottle half, we will have a plant pot. There are many other 10 (way) to reuse plastic bottles.
So, please think over before throwing away an empty bottles. We can make a difference.
（十）
No matter you are Asian, European or 1 (Africa), most of the people in the world cannot imagine modern life 2 social media (社交媒体). We use it almost every day in order to find out the latest information or keep up with 3 is happening in our friends’ lives.
Although it may have a bad influence if we don’t use it properly, social media has done more good than harm (危害). 4 (it) greatest advantage (优点) is that we can connect with people much more easily. 5 some of our friends are far away, we are still able to keep in touch with them. Also, social media is 6 (help) for us to make friends, especially for those who are afraid of making friends face to face.
As social media is used more 7 (wide), it has become a good way to make people heard. Anyone with a voice can express it. Anyone with a talent is free to show it. Many people are 8 (know) for what they do on social media. Some of them give interesting 9 (speech) or show talents. Someone else 10 (interview) people in the street about the hot spots (热点问题). And they draw tons of attention as a result.
（十一）
The kites in Weifang never disappoint. Every year, the Weifang International Kite Festival, which is known 1 all kinds of well-designed kites, attracts (吸引) visitors from all over the world.
A kite is one of 2 oldest toys. Kites come in many sizes, 3 (shape) and colors. They are 4 (love) by the young and the old. But do you know that kites can be both toys 5 tools Kites were named after the kite birds. The kite bird has wide wings and 6 (easy) flies high in the sky. No one knows who made the 7 (one) kite. But one famous Chinese story about a kite was written over 2,000 years ago. The story is about 8 (use) a kite to break a fort (堡垒). A man couldn’t find the way to get inside the fort. Then he tied himself to a huge kite. He 9 (fly) over the wall of the fort and scared the soldiers!
As 10 (color) kites keep flying in the sky, the Weifang International Kite Festival is not only a good time to share kite-making skills, but also a way to develop friendship between people from different countries.
（十二）
While Sarah was 1 (study) abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home. It made her think about her family 2 friends back in the US. She came to realize how 3 she actually missed all of them. Ever since then, she has been 4 fan of American country music. Country is a 5 (tradition) kind of music from the southern states of America. Nashville, Tennessee is the home of it. Many 6 (song) these days are just about modern life in the US, such 7 the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group. However, country music brings 8 (we) back to the “good old days” when people trusted 9 (first) another. It reminds us that the 10 (good) things in life are free — laughter, friends, family and the beauty of nature and the countryside. Sarah hopes to go to Nashville one day.
（十三）
Many teenagers have 1 (hobby). They think they should 2 (allow) to practice the things that they want. But their parents worry about their success at school. They think teenagers should spend more time 3 their schoolwork. Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old boy, is a running star. He has always wanted to be a professional runner when he grows up. However, his parents won’t allow him to train so much. “To tell 4 truth, we want to see him achieve his dreams,” says Mr. Liu, “We 5 (support) every one of his races for many years. We have nothing against 6 (run)! But we think he needs to think about other possible jobs. He 7 (get) older now, so he needs to think about what 8 (happen) if he doesn’t end up as a professional runner.” Liu Yu doesn’t 9 (real) agree. He knows his parents care about him. But he thinks he can decide for 10 (he).
（十四）
Do you like Chinese folk music Maybe your answer is no, 1 I like it very much. Last night, a friend of 2 (my) took me to a concert of Chinese folk music. The piece Erquan Yingyue which was played on the erhu especially 3 (move) me. It made me 4 (feel) sad and painful 5 (strong). The erhu sounded so sad 6 I almost cried along with it as I listened. Abing 7 was a folk musician wrote the music. He could play many musical 8 (instrument) with his father’s help. By age 17, he was known 9 his musical skills. Today, Abing’s Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the greatest Erhu masters play and praise. It 10 (become) one of China’s national treasures.
（十五）
Hand washing with soap can reduce (减少) illnesses.
One of the easiest 1 (way) to stop the spread of illness is to wash your hands. But many children haven’t 2 (develop) the right habit of hand washing. Children do not wash 3 (they) hands often enough or long enough. It’s such a simple habit, but the children aren’t doing it.
Issar and his friend decided 4 (solve) the problem using a fun method. They tried many times and created a tool called Soapen. It turned hand washing 5 a fun activity. As the name suggests, Soapen is 6 pen which is made out of soap. The children draw on hands with the Soapen and then wash the drawing off. The colors will remain on the children’s hands 7 they don’t spend enough time washing them off. It 8 (help) a teacher in the classroom a lot. After all, not all the teachers have the time to make each child wash his hands 9 (proper).
“Children wash hands much 10 (long) than before now because they like drawing on hands. Soapen does help children make a good habit of hand washing,” said Issar.
（十六）
A new film hit Chinese screen on Sept. 30, the eve of China’s seven-day National Day holiday. The film, Home Coming, is about the evacuation (撤离) of Chinese people from a war in an 1 (Africa) country. It tells how two Chinese diplomats (外交官) lead 125 Chinese people to return to China. The story comes from a real evacuation. It 2 (happen) in Libya in 2011, when the Chinese embassy (大使馆) evacuated more than 30,000 Chinese nationals over 12 days.
Home Coming is directed by Rao Xiaozhi. The main 3 (character) include the famous actor, Zhang Yi, and the young star, Wang Junkai. Rao said he and his team looked through many reports and documents about the evacuation to make up the story 4 has both exciting and touching moments. Home Coming is an excellent work. It shows 5 Chinese diplomats work in terrible environments. They need to face many difficulties and challenges 6 (protect) oversea Chinese people.
“The real diplomats are also fathers, husbands, and sons, 7 they need to get to the frontline to make a devotion. Their bravery deeply moved me,” Rao said at the premiere (首映) of his new film in Beijing on Monday.
Rao told the reporter how he and his team traveled all over China to find proper filming locations, including Qingdao, Beijing, and Yinchuan because they were 8 (able) to leave the country. The actors and the team also had to put 9 (they) in the real desert environment near Yinchuan to experience a similar environment as if they were in Africa. Home Coming is also filmed for IMAX, which helps people have a 10 (good) watching experience. Many people praise the film and more people want to watch it.
（十七）
Let’s learn about 1 (manner) for an English tea party.
For the Host:
●Most 2 (important), the tea should be served in a friendly way and the action of serving tea has to be well-mannered.
●Prepare some milk and hot water 3 that the guests can have their tea in the way they like.
●Prepare more tea and cakes that guests will need, so they will feel comfortable, drinking and eating as much as they want. Prepare the food by 4 (you) if possible.
For the Guest:
●If you 5 (ask) to a tea party and would like to bring something to the party, some food that you have made by yourself or flowers will be the most welcomed. It may be a good idea 6 (discuss) it with the people who have been invited to such a party.
● 7 the party, you may drink as much tea as you want. However, you need to finish the cup of tea before 8 (pass) it to the host for more.
●If the tea is too strong or bitter(苦的), you can use hot water to make it a little 9 (weak).
●If some sandwiches or cookies are served, take only one at 10 time, and then pass them to the next person. Don’t break a cookie into small pieces.
（十八）
Spring Festival couplets (春联) are written on red papers and stuck on the doors during the Spring Festival. It 1 (stand) for people’s wishes for a happier life in the coming year.
When I was young, the couplets were one of the most important 2 (symbol) of the Spring Festival. Sticking couplets was always in 3 first place on the to-do list. And my mother would ask me to take some gifts for people 4 wrote couplets for us. When they were writing, I like to watch how people create these great works by 5 (use) brushes.
Later when I was in the eighth grade, my parents expected me 6 (learn) how to write couplets. When learning it, I became interested 7 traditional culture. Every time our family paid visits to relatives during the Spring Festival, I would always look at their couplets.
Nowadays the couplets are 8 (wide) printed by machines. The traditional couplets gradually become fewer in the markets as a result. But the red paper and black words will never 9 (forget). They are not only the couplets, but also carry 10 (we) love for traditional culture.
（十九）
A Chinese dance drama 1 (make) the first appearance on social media platforms abroad already, causing a wave of discussion on the beauty of Chinese culture among art lovers worldwide.
The dance drama Li Bai is 2 classic play made by the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater. It has touched people all over the world 3 telling the story of Tang Dynasty (618 AD—907 AD) poet Li Bai.
Li Bai was born in 701 AD 4 died in 762 AD. Maybe because he traveled around so much when he was little, he decided 5 (keep) traveling around the land when he was 25 years old. He wanted to learn more about nature and people. He expressed his feelings through the beautiful words in his poems. People 6 (real) liked his poems. Even today people still admire his poems, not only adults, but 7 (child) too. Kids start to learn his poems when they are in primary schools. Li Bai is one of the 8 (important) poets in China. He is just as important as William Shakespeare to the world.
Last month, the dance drama Li Bai 9 (watch) over 5.57 million times. And China has once again carried Chinese culture forward in 10 (it) own way.
（二十）
Li Wen lives with his grandparents in the countryside. He is 1 14-year-old boy. He 2 (work) hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have many 3 (problem) in school. When he was a little boy, he hardly caused any trouble. But after his parents went to work in the city, they could not look after him 4 (careful). So Li Wen disliked study 5 missed classes. Then his parents decided 6 (send) him to a new school. However, he was a shy boy and couldn’t make friends quickly. One day, he wanted to leave the school. His parents were very worried 7 him and came back to talk with him. After a long talk, Li Wen realized that his parents loved 8 (he) deeply. He 9 (move) by his parents. Now, he is much 10 (happy) than before. It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.