九年级Unit8 课文填空及单词拼写(陈银萍)

一、课文填空Linda: Mom, I’m really ____1____(worry).Mom: Why? What’s ____2_____?Linda: I can’t find my schoolbag.Mom: Well, _____3____ did you last put it?Linda: I can’t remember! I______4_____(attend) a concert yesterday so it might still be in the mu sic hall.Mom: Do you have anything ______5_____(value) in your schoolbag?Linda: No, just my books, my pink hair band and some tennis balls.Mom: _____6_____ it can’t ____7_____(steal).Linda: Oh,wait! I went to a picnic after the concert. I remember I had my schoolbag __8__me atth e picnic.Mom: So could it still be at the park?Linda: Yes. I left early, ___9____the rest of my friends. I think somebody must ____10____(pick) it up.I’ll call them now to check if anybody has it.答案：worried，wrong，where，attended，valuable，so，be stolen，with，before，have pickedWe live in a small town and almost everyone knows each other. It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever happened around here.________, these days, something _______(usual) is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he __________(interview) bythe town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange ____________(noisy)outside our window. My wife thinks that it could be an animal, _______ my friends and I think it must be teenagers_________(have)fun. My parents called the policemen, but they couldn’t find anything strange. They think it might be the wind. I don’tthink so!”Victor’s next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. “At first, I thought that it might be a dog, but I couldn’t see a dog, or anything else, _______. So I guess it_____ be a dog. But then, what couldit be?One woman in the area saw something ______(run)away, but it was dark so she is not sure.“I think it was too big to be a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.” Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must _________something ________(visit)the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We have no idea. Mostpeople ho pe_______this animal or person will_________(simple)go away, but I do not think that is going to happen.The noise-maker is having too much fun ______________(create) fear in the neighborhood.答案：However，unusual，was interviewed，noises，but，having，either，can't，running，be，visiting，that，simply，creatingStonehenge — Can Anyone Explain Why It Is There?Stonehenge, a rock circle, is not only oneof Britain’s most famous historical places, but also one of its greatest __________(mystery). Every year it receives more than 750,000 visitors. ________ (特别） in June,as they want to see the sun ________(rise)on the longest day of the year.For many years, historians believed Stonehenge was a temple_________ ancient leaders tried__________(communicate)with the gods. However, historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true _________Stonehenge was built so many centuries ago. “The leaders arrived in England much __________(late),” he points out.________popular idea is that Stonehenge might be a kind of calendar. The large stones were put together in a certain way. On midsummer’s morning, the sun shines ___________(direct)into the center of the stones.Other people believe the stones have a medical purpose. They think the stones can prevent illness while keeping people ______(health). “As you walk there, you canfeel the energy from your feet climb up your body,”said one visitor.No one is sure ______Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. Some think it might be a_______(bury)place, or a place to honor ancestors. Others think it was built to celebrate a victory over an enemy.Stonehenge was built ________(slow)over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must be almost 5,000 years old. One of the greatest mysteries is ______it was built because the stones are so big and heavy. In 2001, a group of English volunteers tried to build another Stonehenge, but they couldn’t. “We don’t really know who built Stonehenge,”says Paul Stoker.“And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must __________(be)hardworking —and great planners!”答案：mysteries，Especially，rising，where，to communicate，because，later，directly，healthy，what，burial，slowly，how，have been二、单词拼写1. I a________ a concert yesterday so it might still be in the music hall.2.Do you have anything v__________ in your schoolbag?3.However, these days, something unusual is h__________ in our town.4.Every night we hear strange n_________ outside our window.5.They think the stones can p_________ illness while keeping people healthy.6.Others think it was built to celebrate a v__________over an enemy.7.And perhaps we might never know, but we do know they must have beenh________as an good planners.8.Every year it r_________ more than 750,000 visitors.9. No one is sure what Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special p________.10.My parents called the p__________, but they couldn’t find anything strange.答案：attended，valuable，happening，noises，prevent，victory，hardworking，receives，purpose，policemen。