初中英语人教版九年级上册期中短文填空专项练习（附参考答案）

九年级英语上册期中短文填空练习

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（一）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

McDull is a talking piglet(小猪).He has   1   heart of gold although he isn’t very smart.McDull lives with his mother Mrs Mak in Hong Kong.Before his birth, his father  2  (appear).Mrs.Mak had to raise McDull as a single mother.

Mrs.Mak tries her best to make a good life for McDull.She makes several jobs to make more money: house agent(房产中介),   3   (cook) and cleaner.She makes   4   (taste) food for McDull with just rice, dried fish and cabbage.However, when McDull grows up, he and his mother are not close as before.Can they go back to how they used to be?

5    you want to find the answer, you can watch the movie McDull: Me &My Mom, which will open in Chinese cinemas   6    Oct 1.

The movie is the    7    (five) in the McDull series.Created in 1995, McDull became a popular cartoon character because of his spirit (精神) of never   8    (give) up.The funny piglet has many dreams but fails every time he tries.He is sad but keeps trying, and explores other dreams.

Mrs.Mak doesn’t appear very often in the previous (以前的) McDull movies.  9    in McDull: Me &My Mom, she is a main character.Brian Tse,    10    (direct) of the movie said the film is about mother’s love.

（二）

Two months after beginning the new work hours，good results___1___（report） in Jinan.New work hour starts at 9 in the morning，an hour later than before.But people still go back home at 6 in the afternoon.“With one more hour’s sleep every day，I feel much better，”said a worker there.

Now people still work as long as before，but not from 8:00 to 6:00.They _____2___（go） to work an hour later，but have a shorter lunch break.In the past they had two hours for lunch，but now they have only one.Many people welcome the new work hours.“Why3____________ we _______（have） to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning？”

Two months ago，many people got up at 6:30 a.m.every workday and left home at 7:00 a.m.It usually ___4_______（take） them about an hour to get to the office from home.Morning time was always like a battle（战斗）.People went to work in a hurry， ______5___（feel） very tire

D.Sleep is needed for good health.Doctors say that eight hours’ sleep is good for people，but few people_____6____（sleep） that long.

The use of the new work hours has just begun.Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”，it’s important____7____（follow） the office hours in the worl

D.Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours.If we __8______（not change），there will be problems.When Chinese start working at 8 a.m, foreigners ___9_______（not begin）business yet.But when they are busy____10____（work） at noon，Chinese are still on break.So some people think that it is the right time to change.

（三）

用下列所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次）

speak,    word,    look, frighten,  good,    own,  even,  give,    feel,  example

At school, it can be 1  when you are asked to make a speech.But learning from great speakers can help you to become a better 2. You could start by 3. at Emma Watson, the 24-year- old Harry Potter star.Earlier this summer, the actress was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador(大使).She  4.a speech in New York on September20th.

First of all, she knew her audience.She also made her speech personal.Good speakers know how to use their 5. stories.In her speech, there are numbers and  6..Remember, 7. nervous during a speech is natural.8.Watson admitted to her own nervousness toward the enD.But she hid it 9.enough that people only notice her powerful  10.   .

（四）

根据下面短文内容，从下列选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。

first，use，is，another，bought，open，whenever，talking，brother，without

“Thank you” is widely    1     in a modern society.It is a very good manner.You should say “Thank you”     2     others help you or say something kind to you.For example, when someone   3    the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have    4   a nice shirt, or your city    5    very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”.It is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children,    6   and sisters, husbands and wives.

“Excuse me” is    7    short polite usage.We use it the same as “Thank you”.When you hear someone says so behind you, you’ll get to know that somebody wants to walk past    8    touching you.It is not polite to interrupt(打断) others while they are    9   .If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me”    10   , and then begin to talk.You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.Let’s say “Thank you” and “Excuse me” on the right situation.

（五）

Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first 1._______ (drink) about 5,000 years ago.It is said that Shen Nong was the2._______ (one) to discover tea as a drink.One day Shen Nong was 3._______ (boil) drinking water over an open fire.Some 4._____ (leaf) form a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time.It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water.It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s’ favorite 5.______ (drink) was inventeD.

A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing.The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea.It also discusses where the 6._______ (fine) tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were useD.

It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries.In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in 7.______ (little) than 100 years, it had become the 8.______ (nation) drink.The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century.This helped to spread the 9.______ (popular) of tea and the tea plant to more places around the worlD.Even though many people know about tea culture, the Chinese are 10.______ (with) doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.

（六）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置上。

In recent years, learning Chinese _____1_____ (become) popular among people around the worlD.Last month, I r____2____ an email from my cousin Jack in Canada.He said he was enthusiastic about Chinese, and asked me to find him some books ____3____  (read) for Chinese beginners.I was very ____4____(please) to do him a favor.So I went from one bookstore to ____5____, hoping to find something suitable for him.____6_____, I selected a set of Chinese textbooks among a variety of similar ones.Then I went to a post office to have them _____7______ (send) by air without delay.Several days later, I got Jack’s email.It ___8_____(say) that he really appreciated the books.I’m very glad that Jack is beginning to learn Chinese just like many other f____9_____ abroad, ____10____(尽管) I know it may be an enjoyable challenge for him.

（七）

用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空， 使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

two, say,  we,  tradition,  help, celebration,  ancient,  dumpling, remain,  after

China is a country with many   1   festivals.The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of them.This special day is on the   2   day of the second month in the Chinese lunar calendar.It stands for the start of spring and farming.

The dragon is important in Chinese.We Chinese people call   3   the “descendants （传人）of the dragon”.So people   4   the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragon.On the day in   5   times, people put ashes in the kitchen.This was to “lead the dragon into the house ”.People believed that with the   6   of the dragon ,they could have a good harvest（收获）in autumn.

Also, people eat special foods on that day.The foods are usually named   7   dragon.For example ,people eat “dragon whisker ” noodles and   8   called “dragon teeth ”.

Today ,many customs have disappeareD.But one that has   9   is the cutting of hair.It is

10   that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring luck to the uncles of a family –mother’s brothers.So many people have their hair cut on the Dragon Head Raising Day.

（八）

用下列所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯（每个单词限用一次）。

way   because  hard  we  idea into  feel  quarter  quick  long 

"Dreams may be more important than sleep.We all need to dream," some scientists say.

Dreams take up about one    1    of our sleeping time.People have several dreams each night.Dreams are like short films.They are usually in color.Some are like old films.They come to  2    over and over again.That may be   3    the dreamer is worrying about something.Dreaming may be a    4    of trying to find an answer.

Some people get new    5    about their work from dreams.They may have been thinking about their work all day.These thoughts can be carried over   6   dreams.

Sometimes we wake up with a good    7   from a dream.But often we can't remember the dream.Dreams can disappear    8    from memory.

Too much dreaming can be harmful.The more we sleep, the   9   we dream.The mind is_10   at work when we dream.That is why we may have a long sleep and still wake up tireD.

（九）

Last spring I was walking in a park.In front of me there was a mum and her 3-year-old daughter.The little girl was holding a string (线), which had a   1   at the other end  .

All of a  2    , a light  wind took the balloon from the little girl.I thought she  3     cry.But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon   4   (rise)  to the sky , she cheerfully shouted out, "Wow!" 

That little girl     5    (teach) me something.Later that day, I received a phone call from my friend, he told me an unexpected problem.I felt annoyed  replying with "Oh no, what should we do?" But remembering that little girl, I found    6    ( I )  saying: "Wow, that is interesting! How can I help you?" 

One thing is for sure-life is always going to make us face unexpected problems.However, how to   7   with them is our choice.We can choose to be annoyed or   8    (interest).

No  9  what the situation is, a "Wow!" will always beat   "Oh, no." 

So the next time you meet one of life's unexpected guests , remember that little girl and make it a "Wow!" experience.The "Wow!" always   10      (works) .

（十）

根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Du Fu was a __1__（著名的）Chinese poet(诗人) during the Tang Dynasty(唐朝).He was__2___（出生）in Hunan Province.His grandpa was also a great poet.Du Fu__3___（花费）a lot of time in reading and traveling before he was 35 years old,.Along with Li Bai, he is often called the greatest　Chinese poets.He cared about poor people’s life and often__4___（写） poems about it, so he was deeply loved by people.His life, like the whole country, was poor because of the Anshi Rebelion(安史之乱) of 755, and the last 15 years of his life was a time almost constant unrest(持续的动荡).He and his family wandered ___5__（到处）and he died of illness and poverty.

He began to learn poems at the ＿＿6＿（年龄）of 7.His works had attracted people’s attention___7_（自从）he was 15 years olD.It is said that his works have a huge influence not only on __8__ (都) Chinese culture and Japanese culture, but also on Western culture.When President of __9__（法国）visited China, he came to the place where Du Fu once liveD.He said,“I love Chinese culture, especially＿10＿＿（感兴趣）in Du Fu and his works.”Du Fu has been called the poet-historian by Chinese critics(评论家).

附：参考答案

（一)1.a      2.disappeared     3.cook 

4.tasty     5.If     6.on     7.fifth 

8.giving     9.But     10.director

（二）1、are reported     2、go 

3、do，have     4、took      5、feeling 

6、can sleep     7、to follow

8、don’t change     9、haven’t begun 

10、working

（三）1.frightening      2.speaker

3.looking      4.gave       5.own

6.examples   7.feeling    8.Even 

9.well   10.words

（四）1.used     2.whenever    3.opens 

4.bought     5.is    6.brothers 

7.another     8.without

9.talking      10.first

(五)1.drunk     2.first     3.boiling 

4.leaves     5.drinks    6.finest 

7.less     8.national     9.popularity 

10.without

（六）1.has become    2.received

3.to read    4.pleased

5.another   6.Finally 

7.sent        8.said

9.foreigners   10.although

（七）1.traditional    2.second

3.ourselves    4.celebrate

5.ancient      6.help    7.after 

8.dumplings   9.remained    10.said

（八）1.quarter   2.us    3.because 

4.way    5.ideas    6.into 

7.feeling    8.quickly 

9.longer      10.hard

(九)1.balloon    2.sudden     3.would 

4.rise     5.taught     6.myself 

7.deal     8.interested 

9.matter     10.works

（十）1. happily   2.he/the hunter 

3.dropped   4.pig’s  5.falling 

6.dead   7.so    8.What

9. to taste  10.unluckily