人教版中考英语九年级英语 语法填空测试题(A)﹙含答案﹚

人教版中考英语九年级英语语法填空测试题（A）﹙含答案﹚
一、英语语法填空汇编
1．语法填空
The British love sending text messages. They________（send）more than 2.5 billion messages every month. And most people now understand the language of text, with its numbers and missing letters. In fact, when a student at a Scottish school wrote the whole article "in txt", his/her teacher________（give）him/her "C+4 f4t"（"C+for effort"）.
Although texting is a cheap way of________in touch with your friends, it can also bring problems. In 2005, a British teenager became the________（one）person in the world to receive treatment for an addiction（沉）to text messaging. In one year, the nineteen-year-old spent about ￡4, 5005________ texts.
For some people, text messaging has ________（change）their lives. For example, James Trusler from Sussex in England travels around the world taking part in texting competitions and TV shows. He's the world's________（fast）texter and recently set a new world record while he________（appear）on Australian TV. He texted, "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serraslmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack humans."________took him 67 seconds. James sends a lot of text messages-about 2, 500 a month. But he doesn't get big bills ________（because）he works for a large mobile phone company！
【答案】 send；gave；staying；first；on；changed；fastest；was appearing；It；because 【解析】【分析】这篇短文讲述的是在英国很多人喜欢发短信，在发短信时使用的一些数字和省略的单词形式，现在很多人也都能看明白了。

发短信是一种比较便宜的方式，但同时也能带来问题，它甚至还改变了一些人的生活。

（1）句意：英国人喜欢发短信。

他们每月发送超过25亿条短信。

根据every month，可知时态是一般现在时，主语是they复数，故谓语是动词原形，故填send。

（2）句意：事实上，当苏格兰学校里的一个学生在整篇文章里写文本语言的时候，他的老师会给他一个C+ for effort（这也是一种文本语言）。

根据when a student at a Scottish school wrote 可知从句时态是一般过去时，give的过去式是gave，故填gave。

（3）句意：虽然发短信是一个和你的朋友们保持联系的比较便宜的方式，但是它也能带来问题。

stay in touch with，固定搭配，与......保持联系，of是介词其后是动名词，故填staying。

（4）句意：句意：在2005年，英国的一个青少年成为了世界上第一个因为沉溺于发短信而接受治疗的人。

根据the定冠词可知此处是序数词，first，第一，是序数词，故填first。

（5）句意：在一年里，一个19岁的青少年在发短信上花费了4,500英镑。

spend +金钱+on sth.，在某事上花费多少钱，故填on。

（6）句意：对于一些人们来说，发短信改变了他们的生活。

change是一个动词根据助动词has，可知时态是是现在完成时，故填changed。

（7）句意：他是世界上发短信最快的人。

根据 the world's 可知是最高级的标志，fastest，最快的，故填fastest。

（8）句意：最近他在参加澳大利亚的一个电视节目的时候，又创造了一个新的世界纪录。

根据while可知用过去进行时表示动作的持续，主语是he，助动词是was，故填was appearing。

（9）句意：只花费了他67秒的时间就发送了一篇短信。

It takes sb. +一段时间+to do sth，花费某人时间做某事，It是一个形式主语，故填It。

（10）句意：但是他不用付大额的账单，因为他在一个大型的手机公司工作。

James是世界上发短信最快的人，他发短信不用付账，这是因为他在手机公司工作，表示的是原因，because，因为，故填because。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

2．阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Sitting at a desk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring. With a bike, the reading class can be ________ （interesting） than before.
The teachers in ________ school in the USA have tried this. The Read and Ride program ________（begin） five years ago. As part of the Read and Ride program, the teachers change the students'________ （desk）into exercise bikes. With this program, one classroom in the school has enough bikes for each student in class. ________ is possible for the students to ride bikes and read books at the same time. Even common classrooms have one bike at the back of them. The students who cannot sit still can use the bike ________ （do） exercise. The exercise bikes are not only good for the students' health but helpful in ________ （improve）the efficiency of the students' study. When students are bored with study, they can relax themselves ________ riding the bikes for a while.
After keeping trying the program for one year, the teachers found that the students ________ took part in the program did much better in reading tests. ________ amazing it is!
【答案】 more interesting；a；began；desks；It；to do；improving；by；who/that；How 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了美国的一所学校采取的一种有趣的教学方法来提高学生们的阅读能力，这种方法是边骑车边阅读。

这种方法的使用收到了良好的效果。

（1）句意：使用自行车，阅读课比以前更有趣。

根据than，可知应使用形容词的比较级，interesting的比较级为more interesting，故答案是more interesting。

（2）句意：美国一个学校的老师尝试了这一种方法。

school使用的单数形式，而且并没有特指哪一所学校，因此应使用不定冠词，school是以辅音字母开始，因此应使用不定冠词a，故答案是a。

（3）句意：边阅读边骑自行车的项目开始于五年前。

根据five years ago可知应使用过去时，begin的过去式是began，故答案是began。

（4）句意：作为阅读和骑行计划的一部分，老师将学生的课桌变成了自行车。

一个班里的学生不只有一个，因此课桌也就不止一个，因此应使用复数形式desks，故答案是desks。

（5）句意：对于学生来说在同一时间边骑自行车边阅读成为了可能。

固定搭配，it is+形
容词+for sb to do，对于某人来说做某事怎样，故答案是it。

（6）句意：那些不能坐下的学生仍然可以使用自行车做练习。

做练习是使用自行车的目的，因此应使用动词不定式做目的状语，故答案是to do。

（7）句意：运动自行车不仅有利于学生们的健康，而且能够帮助学生们提高他们的学习效率。

in为介词，介词后的动词使用动名词，故答案是improving。

（8）句意：他们可以通过骑一会自行车来放松。

骑自行车是他们放松的方式，一般使用by来引出方式状语，故答案是by。

（9）句意：老师发现那些参加了该项目的学生在阅读考试的时候做的更好。

本句为定语从句，先行词students属于人，而且在从句中做主语，因此关系代词可以使用who或者that，故答案是who/that。

（10）句意：多么令人惊奇啊！根据标点符号可知该句为感叹句，强调的是形容词amazing，因此应使用how，故答案是How。

【点评】考查单词在语境中的运用，需要根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。

3．阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The topic of this programme is environmental protection. We human beings ________（do）a lot of things at the cost of the environment to develop economy quickly in the past few years. I do think it is time for us to understand the ________（important）of protecting the environment and do something about it. And today I would like ________（introduce） some simple but useful ways that we can follow ________（easy）in our daily life. Firstly, turn ________lights if it is unnecessary. Then, go out in environment﹣friendly ways such as by bus, by subway or by bike. We can even walk to work when possible,________it is really helpful for both of our budget and health. Thirdly, try best to ________（use）things like books, paper, magazines and so on. And we can also take a cloth bag when we go ________（shop）. Please don't use plastic ones. Of course the public should raise environmental awareness and realize it is ________（everyone）duty to protect the environment. Last but not least, the government should make laws to guide people's ________（behave）.
【答案】have done；importance；to introduce；easily；off；because；use；shopping；everyone's；behavior
【解析】【分析】文章大意：我们人类在过去的几年里为了快速发展经济，做了很多牺牲环境的事情。

我认为是时候让我们了解保护环境并采取措施了。

今天我想介绍一些简单但有用的方法。

首先，如果不必要，要关闭灯。

然后，绿色出行，比如坐公共汽车、坐地铁或骑自行车。

如果可能的话，我们甚至可以步行去上班。

第三，尽量使用如书籍、纸张、杂志等这样的东西。

当我们去购物时，我们也可以带一个布袋。

当然，公众应该提高环境意识，认识到保护环境是每个人的责任。

最后，政府应该制定法律来指导人民的行为。

（1）句意：在过去的几年里，为了快速发展经济，我们人类以牺牲环境为代价做了很多事情。

根据 in the past few years，可知现在完成时态，现在完成时的结构是have done。

主语是复数，故答案是have done。

（2）句意：我认为是时候让我们了解保护环境的重要性并采取措施了。

the importance of.，……的重要性，固定搭配，故答案是importance。

（3）句意：今天，我想介绍一些简单但有用的方法，would like to do，想要干某事，固定搭配，故答案是to introduce。

（4）句意：我们可以在日常生活中很容易地遵循。

副词修饰动词，follow是动词，故答案是easily。

（5）句意：首先，如果没有必要的，关闭灯。

关掉，turn off，固定搭配，故答案是off。

（6）句意：如果可能的话，我们甚至可以步行去上班，因为这对我们的预算和健康都很有帮助。

这是一个原因状语从句，能够构成原因状语从句的是because，故答案是because。

（7）句意：第三，尽量使用书籍、纸张、杂志等物品。

try best to do，尽力做某事，固定搭配，故答案是use。

（8）句意：我们也可以在购物时带一个布袋。

go shopping，去购物，固定搭配，故答案是shopping。

（9）句意：当然，公众应该提高环境意识，认识到保护环境是每个人的责任。

duty名词，前面需要所有格，每个人的，故答案是everyone's。

（10）句意：最后，政府应该制定法律来指导人们的行为。

people's是名词所有格，后面加名词，故答案是behavior。

【点评】考查词汇在篇章中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握其大意，然后细读文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素。

最后通读一遍，检查验证。

4．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw some fruit for sale, but most of it was very cheap. The ________ （cheap） thing has a basket of red fruit.
"How much per kilo?" the old man ________ （ask）.
"Two rupees （卢比）," the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing, ________ the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.
However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began ________ （burn）, his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as red ________ the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and ________, screaming: "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
And yet he continued to eat the fruit. Some people who were looking at him shook their ________ （head） and said, "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers （辣椒）!You can't just eat them by the handful!"
The old man said to ________ （he）,"I paid for them, so I must eat them."
This old man seemed pretty stupid. But are we so much smarter? All of us have ________ （spend）money and time on something-maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job-and sometimes, even if we know there's no hope that things will change, we still continue with it. What we can learn ________ the old man is this: if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work, let it go and move on. It's better than continuing to lose.
【答案】cheapest；asked；so；to burn /burning；as；down；heads；himself；spent；from
【解析】【分析】文章大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个人因为贪便宜，买了一些根本不能作为水果的辣椒。

结果因为舍不得自己花的那些钱，坚持把它们吃完的故事。

从而告诉我们放弃某些东西比继续损失要好。

（1）句意：最便宜的东西有一篮子红水果。

cheap，便宜。

根据上文语句but most of it was very cheap. 提示可知，此句应该用最高级，故填cheapest。

（2）句意：“每公斤多少钱？”老人问。

ask，询问，由语句 An old man went to India. 提示可知此句要用一般过去时，故填asked。

（3）句意：所以这位老人买了整整一公斤，开始吃。

语句the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.是Two rupees in India is almost nothing, 的结果，故填so。

（4）句意：然而，他一开始吃东西，嘴巴就开始燃烧。

burn，燃烧；固定结构begin to do sth，开始做某事，故填to burn/burning。

（5）句意：整个脸变得像水果一样红。

固定结构as…as，与……一样，故填as。

（6）句意：他跳上跳下，尖叫着：“啊！啊！“啊！”固定短语，jump up and down，跳上跳下，故填down。

（7）句意：有些人看着他，摇摇头说：“你疯了！head，头，因前面some people，要用复数形式，故填heads。

（8）句意：老人自言自语道：“我付了钱，所以我必须吃。

”固定短语，say to oneself，因主语是he，故填himself。

（9）句意：我们所有人都把时间和金钱花在了一些事情上。

spend，花费，动词。

因前面有助动词have，其后要用过去分词，故填spent。

（10）句意：我们可以从这位老人身上学到的是……。

固定短语，learn from sb，向某人学习，故填from。

【点评】考查语法填空。

通读全文理解大意，然后根据上下文或者所给单词的提示对所缺部分进行逐一解答。

5．语法填空
Chen Yujie studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week ________ （get） money from her parents.
It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card, ________ she didn't have to travel so often.
She decided to discuss ________ with her parents during TV time after dinner. "It's usually the most relaxing time for our family," said Chen.
She ________ the right time. After a few turns of lobbying（游说）, her parents ________ agreed with Chen. For most teenagers like Chen, talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying. So they have to choose a right time.
American magazine Highlight recently surveyed 1,521 ________ （kid）aged 6~12 in the country, asking questions like" When you want to talk to your parents about something important, when is ________ best time to do it?". Results show that American kids seem to know
when their parents are most receptive（乐于接受的）. Mealtime is discovered to be their favourite time to talk to their parents. Bedtime comes ________ （two）, followed by time spent in the car.
________ （China）teenagers seem to have a similar tendency（倾向）towards the problem. A newspaper in Zhejiang did a survey ________ it. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose mealtime to talk to their parents.
So do you have anything to talk to your parents? Choose a good time.
【答案】 to get；so；it；chose；finally；kids；the；second；Chinese；of
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了青少年和父母交流的问题，对大多数青少年来说，与父母交谈可能很困难，甚至令人担忧。

所以他们必须选择正确的时间。

（1）句意：她常常每周回到在慈溪的家为了从父母那里取钱。

此处是不定式做目的状语，为了，故填to get。

（2）句意：陈希望她的父母可以把钱打到银行卡上，这样她不用经常回家了。

根据put the money on a bank card和she didn't have to travel so often可知，把钱打到银行卡上的结果是这样她不用经常回家了，故此处是连词表示结果，so是连词，故填so。

（3）句意：她决定晚饭后看电视时和她的父母讨论这件事。

discuss后缺少宾语，it指代把钱打到银行卡上这件事，故用it指代一件事，故填it。

（4）句意：她选择了正确时间。

此处缺少谓语动词，根据下文choose mealtime to talk to their parents选择用餐时间和父母交谈，可知是选择时机，choose是动词，描述过去用一般过去时，choose的过去式是chose，故填chose。

（5）句意：在几次游说下，她的父母终于同意了陈的意见。

副词修饰动词agreed，finally，终于，是副词，故填finally。

（6）句意：美国杂志最近重点调查了该国15216名6-12岁的儿童。

基数词1521后是名词复数，故填kids。

（7）句意：当你想和你的父母谈论重要的事情，最佳时间是什么时候？best是最高级，故此处缺少定冠词the，故填the。

（8）句意：睡觉时间是其次。

根据followed by time接着是时间，可知此处表示顺序，故用序数词，two是基数词，second是序数词，第二，故填second。

（9）句意：中国青少年似乎也有类似的处理问题的倾向。

teenagers是名词其前是形容词，China是名词，中国，Chinese是形容词，中国的，故填Chinese。

（10）句意：浙江的一份报纸，做了一个调查。

a survey of，固定搭配，……的调查，故填of。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

6．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下午连贯要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。

Jason and Andy are twins. They share a lot of things, including room, food and toys.
One Saturday, Jason and Andy went out ________（play）with a toy car. Both of them
wanted to be the owner of the car, so they shouted at each other. ________（They） mother heard the boys arguing. She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car, but the twins wouldn't.
A few days later, Mother brought ________ pet home. "Can't we each have our own pet dog?" asked the boys. They were ________（tire） of sharing everything.
"No! The dog must ________ （share）." Mother said. "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong."
Several days later, the dog got into mother's room ________（secret） and made a mess there. Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes. He quickly went to find Andy and told him ________ the dog had done.
"Oh, no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" ________（cry） Andy. They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly.
"Just think, Jason," said Andy, "what a big mess two ________（dog） would made!"
"I agree ________ you," laughed Jason, "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"
【答案】 to play；Their；a；tired；be shared；secretly；what；cried；dogs；with
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了兄弟两人通过养狗学会了分享。

（1）句意：一个星期六，杰森和安迪带着一辆玩具车出去玩。

go out to do，固定搭配，出去做某事，故填 to play。

（2）句意：他们的母亲听到男孩们在争吵。

mother是名词，其前是形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是their，他们的，故填Their。

（3）句意：几天后，妈妈带了一只宠物回家。

dog是可数名词单数，前面应用冠词限定。

pet以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。

（4）句意：他们厌倦了分享一切。

be tired of doing sth.，固定搭配，厌烦做某事，故填tired。

（5）句意：“不！这只狗必须分享。

”母亲说。

share与dog是被动关系，must是情态动词，故用must be done，故填 be shared。

（6）句意：几天后，这只狗悄悄地进入母亲的房间，把那里弄得一团糟。

副词修饰动词短语got into，secret的副词是secretly，故填 secretly。

（7）句意：他很快去找安迪，并告诉他狗做了什么。

宾语从句中缺少宾语，故用what指代事或物，故填what。

（8）句意：哦，不！收拾烂摊子是我们的责任！”安迪喊道。

描述过去用一般过去时，cry的过去式是cried，故填 cried。

（9）句意：两条狗会弄得多糟啊！dog是可数名词，two修饰可数名词复数，故在dog 后直接加s，故填dogs。

（10）句意：“我同意你，”杰森大笑说，“或许分享不是那么坏。

”agree with sb.，固定搭配，同意某人，故填with。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

7．语法填空
The Chinese first ________ （make）paper about 2,000 years ago. China still has pieces ________paper which were made as long ago as that. But Chinese paper was not made from the wood of trees. It was made from the hair-like parts of certain plants.
Paper was not made in ________ （south）Europe until about the year 1100. Scandinavia （斯堪的纳维亚半岛）,which now makes a great deal of the ________ （world） paper, did not begin to make it until 1500. It was a German ________ （name） Schaeffer who found out that one could make the best paper from trees. After that, the forest countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the United States ________ （become）the largest paper producers. Today in Finland, which makes the ________ （good） paper in the world, the paper industry is the biggest on the land. New papermaking machines are very big, and ________ （them） make paper very fast. The biggest machines can make a piece of paper that is 300 metres long and 6 metres wide ________ one minute.
When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books, letters, envelopes and writing paper. ________there are many other uses. Only half of the paper that is made is used for books and newspapers, etc.
【答案】 made；of；southern；world's；named；became；best；they；in；But
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了全世界的造纸工艺。

（1）句意：大约2000年前中国制造了第一张纸。

根据2,000 years ago可知2000年前是一般过去时的标志，make的过去式是made，故填made。

（2）句意：中国仍然有在那之前制作的纸。

pieces of，固定搭配，张，故填of。

（3）句意：直到大约1100年，纸才在南欧制造出来。

Europe是名词其前是形容词，south是名词，southern是形容词，故填 southern。

（4）句意：斯堪的纳维亚半岛现在在世界报纸上占有很大份额，直到1500年才开始发行。

paper是名词，此处是所有格，故填 world's。

（5）句意：是一个叫谢弗的德国人发现人们可以用树做最好的纸。

name和German是被动关系，故用过去分词做后置定语，故填 named。

（6）句意：此后，森林国家瑞典、挪威、芬兰和美国成为最大的纸张生产国。

描述过去用一般现在时，become的过去式是became，故填 became。

（7）句意：今天，在世界上造纸最好的是芬兰，造纸工业是世界上最大的。

根据the biggest on the land可知此处是最高级，good的最高级是best，故填 best。

（8）句意：新的造纸机很大，而且造纸很快。

此处缺少主语，故用主格，them是宾格，主格是they，故填 they。

（9）句意：最大的机器可以在一分钟内制造出一张长300米、宽6米的纸。

此处缺少介词表示时间范围，in one minute，在一分钟之内，故填in。

（10）句意：但还有很多其他用途。

此处缺少连词，此处表示前后的对比，故是转折关系连词but，故填But。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

8．阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing—sleeping. Every year, there is a day for people around the world to celebrate the ________ （important）of good and healthy sleep—World Sleep Day.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Healthy sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. People of different ages need different amounts of sleep. It is said that eight hours per night ________ （consider）the average amount of sleep. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. However, last year, the China Youth and Children Research Center ________ （report）that about four ________ （five）of middle school students didn't get enough sleep. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep ________ （worry） about their schoolwork and can't fall ________ （sleep） quickly. A lack （缺乏）of sleep can greatly affect （影响）a person's life. Students who don't get enough sleep may get poor grades. They cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports.
________ （solve） this kind of problem, scientists advise that students should have ________ （little）schoolwork and more time to sleep. There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as ________ （take） a 20-minute nap （午睡） during the day, trying to go to sleep earlier and so on . Good sleeping habits are also ________ （help）. For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during the day.
【答案】importance；is considered；reported；fifths；worrying/worried；asleep；To solve；less；taking；helpful
【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇与睡眠有关的短文，讲述了睡眠与健康的关系，不同年龄的人需要不同的睡眠时间，中国青少年学生的睡眠现状以及解决措施等。

（1）句意：每年，世界各地都有一个节日来庆祝良好健康睡眠的重要性——世界睡眠日。

由前面的定冠词the，可知此处应填入一个名词，important是形容词“重要的”，与其对应的名词是importance“重要”，故答案填importance。

（2）句意：据说每晚8小时的睡眠时间被认为是平均睡眠时间。

由题干可知主语eight hours与动词consider之间存在被动关系，所以应用被动语态，文章时态为一般现在时，时间作主语谓语动词用单数，所以be动词用is，consider的过去分词是considered，故答案填is considered。

（3）句意：然而，去年中国青少年研究中心报道。

由last year可知，动词时态用一般过去时，report的过去式为reported，故答案填reported。

（4）句意：大约五分之四的中学生睡眠不足。

这里考查分数的表达方法，在英语中一般用基数词表示分数的分子，用序数词表示分数的分母；当分子大于1时，分母要用复数形式，所以五分之四的正确书写是four fifths，故答案填fifths。

（5）句意：对于一些学生来说，他们想早点睡觉，但是他们总是担心他们的学业。

keep doing sth.或者keep+形容词，都表示“使…处于某种状态”，worried，是形容词，故答案填worrying/worried。

（6）句意：他们不能很快入睡。

联系上文语境，结合提示词可知此处句意为“他们不能很快入睡。

”“入睡”fall asleep，固定词组，前面有情态动词can't，所以这里用动词原形，故答案填asleep。

（7）句意：为了解决这类问题。

这里应用动词不定式表示目的，故答案填To solve。

（8）句意：科学家建议学生应该少做功课，多睡觉。

根据后面的more time to sleep可知此处应表达的是“作更少的功课”，句中暗含比较级，little的比较级为less，故答案填less。

（9）句意：比如白天小睡20分钟。

such as意思是“比如”，as是介词后接动词ing形式，故答案填taking。

（10）句意：良好的睡眠习惯也很有帮助。

前面有系动词are，后接形容词作表语，help“帮助”，动词，与其对应的形容词是helpful“有帮助的、有益的”，故答案填helpful。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

9．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式（每空最多不超过3个单词）。

Thomas Edison was a great American ________ （invent）.When he was________child, he was always asking questions and trying out new ideas. No matter________ hard it was, he never gave up.
Young Tom was in school for only three ________ （month）. His teacher didn't understand why he had so many strange questions. Most of ________（they） were not about his lessons. The teacher didn't want to teach Tom any more. He asked Tom's mother to take the boy home. Tom's mother taught him ________ （read） and write, and she found him a very good student. He learnt very fast and became very ________（interest） in science.
One day, he saw a little boy ________（play） on the railway tracks （铁轨） at a station. A train was coming near quickly, and the boy was too frightened （恐惧） to move. Edison rushed out and took him away ________ （safe）. The boy's father was so thankful that he taught Edison to send messages ________telegraph （电报）.
【答案】 inventor；a；how；months；them；to read；interested；playing；safely；by 【解析】【分析】这篇短文简要介绍了著名发明家爱迪生的生平，他因为发明了电灯，从而改变了人们的生活。

并且短文详细描述了爱迪生的人格特点。

（1）句意：托马斯·爱迪生是一位伟大的美国发明家。

根据 a great American是形容词，故前后是名词单数，invent是动词，名词是inventor。

故填inventor。

（2）句意：当他还是个孩子的时候，他总是问问题。

child是以辅音音素开头的单数名词，故用不定冠词a表示泛指。

故填a。

（3）句意：无论多么困难，他都不会放弃。

hard是副词，根据语序it was可知，no matter how表示"无论如何"的意思，引导让步状语从句。

故填how。

（4）句意：小汤姆只上了三个月的学。

基数词three后用复试形式months。

故填months。

（5）句意：他问的问题大部分都与他的功课无关。

of是介词，其后应该要用宾格形式，they的宾格是them。

故填them。

（6）句意：汤姆的母亲教他读写。

taught是teach的过去式，教某人做某事teach sb. to do sth.，故填to read。

（7）句意：她妈妈发现他是个很好的学生。

他学得很快，对科学很感兴趣。

对什么感兴。