新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--短文综合填空（无答案）

新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--短文综合填空
阅读下面的短文，根据首字母、音标、语境、中文和所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整。
（一）
People have been making silk, which is known as si in Chinese, into cloth for more than 5, 000 years. The production of silk includes raising silkworms (蚕) and g 1 mulberry trees (桑树). It r 2 a traditional practice till today.
Once upon a time, when spring turned to summer, the Grand Canal, a waterway 3 crossed Beijing and Hangzhou was a busy place. Countless boats used it to ship 4 (value) silk. It took them two months to reach the capital city, where the silk was made 5 cool and lightweight clothes.
Silk has also played an important r 6 in Chinese connections with the rest of the world. The Silk Road was s 7 up during the Han Dynasty and drove the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices. Chinese silk was one of the main goods traded, traveling as f 8 as Rome (罗马).
Silk is produced through looms (织布机), with different skills, 9 (final) resulting in silks of different shapes. Silk connects the 10 (beautiful) of art and technology. It has been an important carrier of Chinese culture since ancient times and remains so today
（二）
Class One was having a meeting. The students were having a 1 (discuss) in the classroom. What were they talking about The topic was the best 2 (invent) in our normal life. Tom thought the clock was the most useful. It could tell the time 3 (exact). Without the clock, we didn’t know when to leave for school. Maria showed us a 4 / kre n/ on the desk. It could be used to draw beautiful pictures. So it was helpful. Peter preferred computers. He said that the world was 5 (connect) together by computers. We could get the information far away in a minute. There were also tiny computers 6 (outside) the patients’ bodies. These computers were used for treating illnesses. Lily was 7 (certainly) that the robots were important. The robots 8 worked in the factories helped people perform different tasks. It’s no 9 that all of above changed our habits, they make us work and live more comfortably. Perhaps in the future we can invent something for 10 (we). I’m sure we have the ability to be a real inventor.
（三）
Class One was having a meeting. The students were having a 1 (discuss) in the classroom. What were they talking about The topic was the best 2 / n ven n / in our normal life.
Tom thought the clock was the most useful. It could tell the time exactly . 3 (with) the clock, we didn’t know when to leave for school. Maria showed us a 4 / 'kre n /on the desk. It could be used to draw beautiful pictures. So it was helpful. Peter preferred computers. He said that the world was 5 (connect) together by computers. We could get the information far away in a minute. There were also tiny computers inside the 6 (患者) bodies. These computers were used for treating illnesses. Lily was c 7 that the robots were important. The robots 8 worked in the factories helped people perform different tasks. It’s no doubt that all of above have 9 (change) our habits, they make us work and live more comfortably. Perhaps in the future we can invent something for 10 (us). I’m sure we have the ability to be a real inventor.
（四）
China celebrated its 70th birthday with a big ceremony on O 1 1st, 2019. There were celebrating activities in the 2 (全部的；整个的) country.
President Xi and other leaders attended the big celebration on Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on that day. Soldiers walked shoulder by shoulder in lines. The big parade named “Chinese Dream”, including workers, nurses and famous actors, danced along the street. They waved their flags excitedly. Planes flew by and left colourful clouds in the s 3 . Since the People’s Republic of China was 4 (成立) in 1949, it was the fifteenth big celebration in Tian’anmen Square. And it was a huge victory.
In Yinchuan, we watched the celebration on TV. It was really impressive and amazing. During the national holiday, some of us took a vacation as 5 (很快) as the holiday began. Some chose to lay the table and cook meals for family and friends. Some went to the cinema to enjoy movies. We are so proud of our country and being Chinese. We do hope that our motherland will be much stronger and better.
（五）
Rock music began in the United States in the 1950s. It first became 1 (受欢迎的) in small clubs and on the radio. Later, with the introduction of rock music programs, people could watch their favorite bands on TV.
Rock music has influenced many music styles since it was born. And it has been influenced 2 different cultures and musical traditions. Although changes in rock music have often taken place in regional centers, s 3 as New York City, Kingston and Liverpool, the influence of rock music is now felt around the world.
Some people may not like rock music for its loudness (高声，吵闹), fast beats or naught (粗俗的) lyrics. But 4 (million) of rock music lovers all over the world are crazy about it because they think this kind of music can 5 (show) their feelings completely.
（六）
Paper is a great invention. Before it was invented, people had to remember lots of information or write it on stone, wood, 1 (leaf), etc. Over 2000 years ago, Cai Lun invented paper. But it was made of 2 (丝绸) and was very expensive at the very beginning. O 3 the emperor and rich people could use it. Later on, Cai Lun improved the papermaking process. The improvement in papermaking 4 (传播) paper far and wide and many different kinds of paper were made. Today nearly everyone in the world uses paper. With paper, we can make books and print newspapers. And sharing information is a lot 5 (easy) with the help of paper.
（七）
There is always a long line waiting for the nucleic acid testing (核酸检测) at nucleic acid testing sites. And the testing workers are always as busy as bees! But now, here is exciting news for them. A “magic box” is invented to 1 /s lv/ this problem.
It was created 2 Xiong Wenhan, who is only 13 years old. When he was waiting in line for the nucleic acid testing, he 3 (find) it took the workers too much time to put in information. So he decided to offer help. After several 4 (day) of hard work, he invented the “magic box”. It can make the process of putting in information much 5 (fast). How does it work In fact, people just need to put their ID cards on the holder (支架). Then their personal information can be easily read by the mobile phone in the box.
The “magic box” is designed 6 smartly that it can be suitable for every kind of mobile phone. In the process of making it, Xiong tested it with different kinds of phones to make sure all of them would work well in the holder. What’s more, the “magic box” can work whenever the light is strong or weak. That’s 7 /b ’k :z/ he put a light shield (遮光罩) and a bulb on the box. The invention was praised highly by the workers in the nucleic acid testing site of Xiong’s community. “With this box, we no longer have to hold the phone all 8 time. And it exactly makes 9 (we) process faster than before,” one of the workers said. Xiong is 10 /pra d/ of himself and will continue making great inventions!
（八）
Sichuan Opera (戏剧) is one of China’s 1 (old) and most popular local operas. It started at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. Different kinds of art forms were 2 (bring) in to mix with the local traditions, music and dances. Today’s Sichuan Opera is 3 new form of art. It’s best to watch a Sichuan opera when you visit Sichuan.
Sichuan Opera that is especially popular in the southwest of China is the most powerful local opera. Face-changing is 4 (it) Top 1 Wonder. It is 5 [sed] that ancient people painted their faces to drive away wild animals. Sichuan Opera takes in this ancient skill and perfects it into an art. Artists in 6 [tr d nl] clothes dance around, shaking their heads up or down and changing the thin painted masks (面具) over their 7 . They do this 8 quickly that you will be left surprised at how they can control the masks so skillfully.
It’s not only a local opera 9 also a show of music, puppetry (木偶) and humor. In short, Sichuan Opera is well worth 10 (watch).
（九）
Every April, there is an important day in China. It is 1 (call) Qingming Festival or Tomb-Sweeping Day. People usually remember and honor their ancestors on the special day.
Qingming is a 2 (tradition) Chinese festival. It has 3 long history. It began over 2,000 years ago. A famous poem written 4 the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu describes the day: “Rains fall 5 (heavy) as Qingming comes, and passers—by（过路行人）with lowered spirits go.”
Tomb-sweeping Day 6 (be) a public holiday in China since 2008. On the day, families bring flowers, food and wine to their 7 (ancestor) tombs. They put food like cakes and fruits in front of the tombs. After that, they sweep the dirt off the tombs and remember their dead family members.
Why do Chinese people do this That’s 8 people think that visiting tombs is to show respect to the dead family members.
However, Tomb-sweeping Day is not only about this. During that time, the weather is becoming 9 (warm) than before. People are also able to garden and enjoy outdoor 10 (activity) like outing or flying kites.
（十）
The brush pen, one of the “Four Treasures of the Study”, was 1 (invent) thousands of years ago. However, the oldest pen was just a stick or a piece of bamboo. It was difficult for people to write well on thin silk.
It is said that Meng Tian, a general of the Kingdom Qin, improved the pen. When Meng had to report the situation to his king in time, But his pen was too hard, so he was thinking of some 2 (way) to improve it.
One day after hunting, Meng made his way home with some 3 [wa ld] rabbits on the horse back. Fat and heavy, one rabbit’s tail left a long trail (痕迹) on the ground when they moved on. Suddenly a good idea came to his mind when he saw it, “ 4 I tie the rabbit’s hair to a stick, would it be easy to write with ”
On arriving home, he tied the rabbit’s hair to a stick and tried writing with it. But the rabbit’s hair was too smooth 5 write well and 6 ['we st d] a lot of silk. Meng was so disappointed that he threw away his “invention” into a stone 7 [h l] in the yard.
However, Meng never gave up and kept 8 (try) all the time. A few rainy days later, he happened to find his “invention” fatter. The brush worked 9 (successful) on silk. It turned out that the special water cleaned the oil from the hair.
Thanks to Meng, the brush pen is playing 10 key role in Chinese culture. Today, students are taught to use the brush pens in school. It makes their life more colorful and helps them better understand Chinese culture.
（十一）
Nowadays, more and more people have chances to travel, study, work or even live abroad. It is necessary for you to keep in mind these general 1 (rule) for polite behavior.
If you are 2 (invite) to an American friend’s home for dinner, first of all, arrive on time, but not too 3 or too late. Americans expect promptness.
If you go to someone’s home for a meal, 4 is polite to bring a small gift. Flowers or candies are always suitable. If you have an attractive item made in your native country, your host or hostess would certainly enjoy 5 (receive) that as a gift.
Wearing proper clothes and a beautiful smile is simply not enough. Table manners are also of great importance. Do not open your mouth to talk, u 6 you have swallowed(咽下) your food. Also, chew(咀嚼) food 7 your mouth closely. When you want to get the food that 8 (be) a little far from you, do not stretch your hands to reach for it. Instead, ask for the food to be passed to you. Don’t leave immediately after dinner, but don’t overstay your welcome, е 9 . When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of conversation, take their behavior as a signal to leave. The next day, call or write 10 thank-you letter to say how much you enjoyed the meeting.
（十二）
The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1, 000 years in China. It was u 1 as a water-proof tool for daily use.
There are different stories about the umbrella in China. The most popular one is related to Lu Ban. He said that once he and his younger sister visited the West Lake. It started raining 2 (sudden). The sister said, “Let’s have a competition, before sunrise tomorrow, who comes up with a way to make it p 3 for people to visit the West Lake even on rainy days will be the winner.” Lu Ban thought it was easy. He collected some tools and 4 (material). Then he spent the whole night 5 (build) 10 pavilions (凉亭) around the lake. He was quite confident about his work.
The next morning, when Lu Ban talked about his achievements and felt p 6 , his sister held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round s 7 . Lu Ban was surprised. He found that the object made 8 silk and bamboo could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and easy to c 9 . Lu Ban said “You win. Your pavilion can protect us from rain.” So the umbrella was invented.
Later when paper was invented, people use much cheaper paper to replace silk, cutting the c 10 of umbrellas. To make the umbrella water-proof, people brushed tung oil (桐油) across the surface. That was how the oil-paper umbrella was invented.
（十三）
In many space-themed films, whenever the earth faces a problem, the solution is always to run away from the planet in spaceships. But a Chinese science fiction movie, The Wandering Earth, o 1 a different idea.
The original novel was 2 (write) by Liu Cixin in 2008. The story takes place in the future when the sun is burning up all the planets in the solar system (太阳系). Engineers try 3 best to stop the earth’s rotation (转动). Finally, they decide 4 (move) the earth out of the solar system. But this process will take 2,500 years. The earth will face one of 5 (serious) challenges ever. Who will save the earth This imaginative story is at the heart of the movie. The film’s 6 (direct) makes a great effort to show a perfect movie to us. In order to make everything look real in the film, the actors’ costumes are just 7 real spacesuits. Actor Wu Jing stars in the film. The spacesuit 8 he wears is 60 kilograms.
For thousands of years, “homeland” has been important in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old saying is “luoyeguigen”, which means returning to one’s homeland at an old age. This special cultural background 9 (true) makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films. The earth goes no matter where humans go, b 10 it’s our home. Love our homeland.
（十四）
How important is music When they are 1 (ask) this question, students and parents usually answer that music is nice, b 2 not very important. It is often only considered 3 (be) fun, but not the first choice for education.
Music tells us who we are. Music 4 (express) the musicians’ thoughts and ideas. For 5 , just as Mozart’s music represents a lifestyle, rock music also represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin’s music is another 6 (choose). He introduced jazz style into his music.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world 7 a different way. Science explains h 8 the sun rises and sets. Music explores emotional meanings. People need every possible way to learn a 9 our world.
We can “talk” to each other in this amazing way. Through the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes s 10 that they can be shared with others.
（十五）
There are many different stories about the history of the umbrella. According to an old Chinese story, the umbrella was 1 (invent) by Luban’s wife about 3, 000 years ago.
Luban was the most 2 [ fe m s] craftsman（工匠）in ancient China. One day, Luban and his wife 3 (go) for a walk by the West Lake. They were enjoying the beautiful lotus（荷花）when it started to rain 4 (heavy). They were wet all over when they returned home.
“It’s terrible to get wet in the rain,” Luban’s wife said, “Can you make 5 [ s mθ ] to keep the rain out ” The craftsman replied, “I can build some pavilions（亭子） along the West Lake. You can hide under them 6 it rains.”
“But pavilions can’t move.” Luban’s wife said. “Is it possible to make a movable pavilion that will always follow people when they walk ” she thought about this question 7 a long time.
One day, Luban’s wife saw some children playing in the rain. They were holding up large lotus 8 (leaf) to keep out the rain. She got a good idea from them. The next day, she made the first umbrella out of 9 [s lk] and bamboos. “ 10 a nice umbrella!” Luban was amazed by it.
（十六）
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means（方法，手段）. Life today is much easier t 1 it was hundreds of years ago. But it has b 2 new problems.
One of the biggest problems is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been 3 （pollute）the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was 4 （use） up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
A 5 pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more 6 （easy）.
Many countries are m 7 rules to fight pollution. They stop people from 8 （burn）coal. Pollution by SO2 is now the most dangerous kind of pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. We are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will b 9 less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means 10 （keep）the land, water and air clean. And we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.
（十七）
Chinese music is 1 (difference) from music from other parts of the world. To reflect its 2 (beautiful), only Chinese musical instruments can be divided into eight classes by the materials they are made from. There are reeds (芦苇) and gourds (葫芦) 3 sheng, bamboo to make panpipes (排箫), silk to make zithers (筝), metal to make bells and skin to make drums.
There is a piece of music that is 4 (name) High Mountains and Flowing Streams. From this name, you can imagine a harmonious (和谐的) picture with green mountains and clear streams 5 (安静) passing by your feet. The music is played by Chinese zither. High Mountains and Flowing Streams is the 6 (财富) of Chinese music. The music is slow and quiet. It is a song in praise of the life-long friendship 7 the music masters Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi. The message is that it is 8 (not easy) for one to find a true friend who can share everything 9 understand every feeling of the other. With images of imposing (壮观的) mountains and flowing streams, this piece of music 10 (show) strength. It is also a full show of great skills. I hope everyone can enjoy Chinese music.
（十八）
In many space-themed films, whenever the earth faces a problem, the solution is always to run away from the planet in spaceships. But a Chinese science fiction movie, The Wandering Earth, o 1 a different idea.
The original novel was 2 (write) by Liu Cixin in 2008. The story takes place in the future when the sun is burning up all the planets in the solar system(太阳系). Engineers try 3 best to stop the earth’s rotation(转动). Finally, they decide 4 (move) the earth out of the solar system. But this process will take 2,500 years. The earth will face one of 5 (serious) challenges ever. Who will save the earth This imaginative story is at the heart of the movie. The film’s 6 (direct) makes a great effort to show a perfect movie to us. In order to make everything look real in the film, the actors’ costumes are just 7 real spacesuits. Actor Wu Jing stars in the film. The spacesuit w 8 he wears is 60 kilograms.
For thousands of years, “homeland” has been important in the hearts and minds of Chinese people. One old saying is “luoyeguigen”, which means returning to one’s homeland at an old age. This special 9 (culture) background truly makes The Wandering Earth different from Hollywood-style space films. The earth goes no matter where humans go, b 10 it’s our home. Love our homeland.
（十九）
As the world’s third-longest river, the Yangtze River runs through one-fifth of China’s land area. The Yangtze River Economic(经济带) 1 /'k v z/ eleven provinces and cities, making up about forty percent of China’s total population and GDP.
On December 26, China passed the Yangtze River Protection Law, which came into force on March 1, 2021. It is the 2 (one) law to protect a waterway in China.
3 mother river is in great need of protection because something is 4 /r / with it. For example, because of overfishing and water pollution, the river’s Chinese paddlefish has died out there. There’s also desertified (沙漠化) land and soil pollution near the river.
Fishing will not be 5 (allow) in all of the Yangtze’s natural waterways,including its major branches and lakes. Those who are 6 /k :t/ fishing will be fined 50,000 to 500,000 yuan, 7 to Xinhua news agency.
Digging sand will be 8 (strict) limited in the river. Many companies are digging sand along the river. However, this has led to lower water levels on the river, which has caused the river’s water to decline (下降).
Companies and factories along the river will need to focus on the green 9 (develop). They will be moved away 10 their activities do harm to the waterways, the law says.
（二十）
Do you want to learn English in an interesting way If your answer is “yes”, you can try an app 1 (call) Fun Dubbing. Fun Dubbing is an English learning app. When you open the app, you can find lots of short 2 (video). There are the hottest American TV shows, cartoons and songs. Most videos are short and they only go for one or two minutes.
Let me tell you how to use Fun Dubbing. Open the app and find a video you’re 3 in. Then you can download and dub(配音) it. It can bring you much 4 / d / in learning English. At the same time, you can improve your listening as well as your 5 (speak) English.
6 you are dubbing, you may find some new words that you don’t know. Just click the new words, and then the app will 7 / tr ns'le t/ the words. You can also add the new words into your word list. It’s a good way to 8 / n'kri:s/ your dictionary.
Fun Dubbing is popular among English learners, 9 (especial) young people. Some students say that the interesting app is useful and it makes them 10 in love with English.