1、九年级英语上册期中短文填空练习班级 考号 姓名 总分 （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 has1heart of gold although he isnt 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
2、.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 makes4(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 t
3、o how they used to be?5you want to find the answer, you can watch the movie McDull: Me &My Mom, which will open in Chinese cinemas6Oct 1.The movie is the7(five) in the McDull series.Created in 1995, McDull became a popular cartoon character because of his spirit (精神) of never8(give) up.The funny pig
4、let has many dreams but fails every time he tries.He is sad but keeps trying, and explores other dreams.Mrs.Mak doesnt appear very often in the previous (以前的) McDull movies. 9in McDull: Me &My Mom, she is a main character.Brian Tse,10(direct) of the movie said the film is about mothers love.（二）Two m
5、onths 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 hours sleep every day，I feel much better，”said a worker there.Now people still work as long
6、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 mor
7、ning？”Two months ago，manypeople 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 tireD.Sleep is needed for good health.Doctors say
8、 that eight hours sleep is good for people，but few people_6_（sleep） that long.The useof thenew work hours has just begun.Although we Chinese have long kept “early hours”，its important_7_（follow） the office hours in the worlD.Most foreign countries have “nine to five” work hours.If we _8_（not change）
9、，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,
10、even, give, feel, exampleAt school,it can be1when you are asked to make a speech.But learning from great speakers can help you to become a better2. You could start by3. at Emma Watson, the 24-year- old Harry Potter star.Earlier this summer, the actress was named a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador(大使).Sh
11、e4.a speech in New York on September20th.First of all, sheknew her audience.She also made her speech personal.Good speakers know how to use their5. stories.In her speech, there are numbers and6.Remember,7. nervous during a speech is natural.8.Watson admitted to her own nervousness toward the enD.But
12、 she hid it9.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 widely1in a modern society.It is a very good manner.You should say “Thank you”2others help you or say something kind to
13、 you.For example, when someone 3the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have4a nice shirt, or your city5very beautiful, you should say “Thank you”.It is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children,6and sisters, husbands and wiv
14、es.“Excuseme” is7short polite usage.We use it the same as “Thank you”.When you hear someone says so behind you, youll get to know that somebody wants to walk past8touching you.It is not polite to interrupt(打断) others while they are9.If you want to have a word with one of them, please say “Excuse me”
15、10, and then begin to talk.You should also do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others.Lets 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 th
16、at 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
17、 he tasted the brown water.It was quite delicious, and so, one of the worlds 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
18、 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 6thand 7thcenturies.In England, tea didnt appear until around 1660, but in 7._ (little) than 100 years, it had become the 8._ (nation) drink.The tea trade from Chi
19、na to Western countries took place in the 19thcentury.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
20、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 recentyears, 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 b
21、eginners.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
22、got Jacks email.It _8_(say) that he really appreciated the books.Im 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, ancie
23、nt, dumpling, remain, afterChina is a country with many1festivals.The Dragon Head Raising Day is one of them.This special day is on the2day 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 call3the “d
24、escendants （传人）of the dragon”.So people4the Dragon Head Raising Day with many customs about dragon.On the day in5times, people put ashes in the kitchen.This was to “lead the dragon into the house ”.People believed that with the6of the dragon ,they could have a good harvest（收获）in autumn.Also, people
25、eat special foods on that day.The foods are usually named7dragon.For example ,people eat “dragon whisker ” noodles and8called “dragon teeth ”.Today ,many customs have disappeareD.But one that has9is the cutting of hair.It is10that a haircut during the first lunar month may bring luck to the uncles o
26、f a family mothers 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 ideainto feel quarter quick longDreams may be more important than sleep.We all need to dream, some scientists say.Dreams take up about one1of our
27、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 2over and over again.That may be3the dreamer is worrying about something.Dreaming may be a4of trying to find an answer.Some people get new5about their work f
28、rom dreams.They may have been thinking about their work all day.These thoughts can be carried over6dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good7from a dream.But often we cant remember the dream.Dreams can disappear8from memory.Too much dreaming can be harmful.The more we sleep, the9we dream.The mind is_1
29、0at 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 mumand her 3-year-old daughter.The little girl was holding a string (线), which had a1at the other end.All of a2, a lightwind took the balloon from the
30、 little girl.I thought she3cry.But, no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon4(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 anunexpected problem.I feltannoyed replyingwith Oh no, w
31、hat 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 faceunexpected problems.However, how to7withthem is our choice.We can choose to be annoyed or 8 (interest).No 9what the situat
32、ion is, a Wow! will always beatOh, no.So the next time you meet one of lifes unexpected guests, remember that little girl and make it a Wow! experience.The Wow! always10(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 Hu
33、nan 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 greatestChinese poets.He cared about poor peoples life and often_4_（写） poems about it, so he was deeply loved by people.His life, li
34、ke 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 the6（年龄）of 7.His works had attracted peoples attention
35、_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, especially10（感兴趣）in Du
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38、said9.foreigners 10.although（七）1.traditional 2.second3.ourselves 4.celebrate5.ancient6.help7.after8.dumplings 9.remained 10.said（八）1.quarter 2.us3.because4.way5.ideas6.into7.feeling 8.quickly9.longer 10.hard(九)1.balloon2.sudden3.would4.rise5.taught6.myself7.deal8.interested9.matter10.works（十）1. happily 2.he/the hunter3.dropped 4.pigs 5.falling6.dead 7.so 8.What9. to taste 10.unluckily6
