2022-2023学年人教版英语九年级上册短文填空专项练习(1)

My parents have always said that they never felt comfortable travelling by train when they were my age. When they talk about the crowded and airless train compartments(车厢), I just always can't imagine ________ it feels to travel by train like that.
However, train travel today is quite a ________ experience from that in the past, especially when high-speed rail (HSR) service has been widely used in China. HSR means any train service in China with an average(平均) speed of 250 km/h or higher. The environment in the high-speed trains is clean and modern. People find ________ as comfortable to travel by train as by plane. Unlike old trains, smoking is not allowed, whenever you're in the toilet or between carriages(车厢). So ________ the train becomes a best way of getting around China.
In recent years, Chinese people have become famous ________ their speed to develop and make changes. Such speed is famous as “China Speed”. The development of high speed rail has let me really realize what is “China Speed”. However, China Speed means a lot. Tall buildings are rising up almost ________ in the city overnight, like mushrooms growing shortly after rain. And mobile phones with 5G technology and online shopping are playing increasingly important roles in everyone's life. China Speed has _________ a difference to our country and even the world.
But as we enjoyed the good points of China Speed, we should pay attention to the ________ it brings to us, such as air pollution and traffic problems. As a high price is being paid, maybe we should think about what China Speed will bring us in the next 30 years. It is our duty to bring China to a better future. That is what we need to keep in mind.
Mascots （吉祥物）are great ambassadors for sporting events. You may 74 remember the five cute “Fuwa” dolls of the 2008 Beijing Olympics even if you were young at that time. Now, are you 75 to meet two new mascots.
On Sept 17th, two mascots were 76 to people around the world for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic（残奥会）Games. One is a panda with a white helmet. It's huge in size, 77 it's named “Big Dwen Dwen”. The other is a red lantern baby. 78 name is “Shuey Rhon Rhon”.
According to Xinhua News Agency, these two mascots strongly show Chinese culture. The panda is regarded as a Chinese national treasure, and, the red lantern is an important element that Chinese often use to 79 New Year. Meanwhile, the panda's helmet represents（代表）modem society and its white color represents the snow and ice of winter sports.
“The two mascots connect elements （元素）of traditional Chinese culture 80 a modern international style,” an official told Xinhua.
If the images of these mascots show Chinese characteristics, their names express Chinese people's understanding of the Olympic spirit. “Bing” and “Shuey” means “ice” and “snow” in English. “Dwen Dwen” means “robust（敦厚）, lively” and “Rhon Rhon” has the 81 of “integration（融合）”.
“They are designed to express the Olympic spirit, encompassing traits, such as passion（激情）, friendship and mutual understanding, to actively the public,” the official told Xinhua.
Everyone wants to do something for our earth. The new app--Ant Forest designed by Alibaba Group really makes it much easier. Taking public transport, making payments online or just walking around--these daily activities can help ___1___ China’s deserts(沙漠) into forests if you are using Ant Forest.
Ant Forest is in the Alipay mobile payment app. It records users’ low-carbon(低碳的) activities--taking a bus to work instead of driving, for example--and gives users “green energy”. Users can’t depend on___2___else to increase the “green energy” because the app can only be registered(注册) by their own ID number. What’s more, they need to continue their low-carbon(低碳的）activities, or the “green energy” may not be high___3___ to make Ant Forest plant a real tree for them.
Ant Forest recently received the UN’s highest environmental prize, for___4___ people to live greener lifestyles and protect the environment.
___5___it began in August 2016,Ant Forest and its partners have planted some 122 million trees in China’s driest areas, including Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai and Shanxi, reported Xinhua News Agency. The trees cover an area of 112,000 hectares(公顷).
“Alipay Ant Forest shows how successfully technology can change our world____6___ the help of global users.” said Inger Andersen, director of United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP). Seeing China’s success against desertification(沙漠化),the UNEP believes the country is a good ___7___ for others to follow. They also said that China is one of the most successful countries in greening the desert and has lessons to share with the world.
The Kubuqi Desert just shows China’s efforts against desertification. The desert once caused a lot of sandstorms in Beijing. However, thanks to people’s hard work, about one-third of the Kubuqi Desert is now covered with kinds of plants, and sandstorms are ___8___ common now, reported Xinhua.
Most kids learn how to count on their fingers. But many people think finger-counting looked a little silly. As kids grow older, their teachers often tell them not to count _______ using their fingers.
________, these teachers may be wrong. Scientists now believe it is a great idea for children to use their fingers to count. In this way, an abstract(抽象的) idea becomes easy to understand.And then kids ________ it easier to work out difficult math problems.
In fact, there is an area in our brain called the “finger area”. In 2015, a group of US scientists made a ________ about the area. They found the “finger area” became active when students worked on math problems. This is true even when the students don’t use their fingers. It is believed that ________ students are good at finger-counting in their first grade, they will be better at math in the second grade. The ability to count with fingers can decide students’ future grades in math tests. Other studies also showed the finger use is good for math ability. For example, scientists in University College London find that pianists do ________ in math.
Unluckily, school teachers don't think the finger use is important. Just ________ of them ask students to count on their fingers. Maybe it is time for people to have a new understanding of finger-counting. Teachers should ________ students of any age with more chances to develop their “finger area” with the finger use.
You dream. You make goals. You work hard. And you expect the result. But unluckily, usually those ________ may not come true. And you don’t always achieve your goals, ________. Here are several things to do when you aren’t hopeful about anything in your life.
Don’t try to ________ everything.
A lot of unexpected things could happen in your life, so it’s ________ for you to take everything under control. The wish to control every situation is only going to make you really tired. Worrying about things you can’t control isn’t going to help.
Don’t make decisions too quickly.
Because most of the time, things are not as ________ as you think. We always worry about something at first but then find out that the situation is better than we think. So wait ________ you make the final decision. In hopeless moments, you just need to take a step back and rethink (think again) about your thoughts.
Write your thoughts down.
When you’re feeling sad ________ a certain situation not going your way, take out a pen and paper and list the things you can and can’t control. It can give you the time to rethink and make a correct decision to go further.
Don’t lose hope.
Hope is an amazing feeling. It lifts your life and sets the way to more possibilities. When you believe that good things are coming your way, you prepare ________ well for them and work hard for them.
There are many ways to help improve your health like eating healthy food, taking exercise and getting medical help. But the easiest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep eight hours or more every night. The general sleeping rule is that the ________ you are, the longer sleep you need. That's why the babies sleep longer than the old.
What is the problem with sleep?
According to the World Health Organization, over half the people in the world are not sleeping enough. Having less sleep can cause health problems such as high blood pressure. It _____ makes people feel tired and causes accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers _______ at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year.
Why do so many people have less sleep?
One of the ________ may be cultural. In American culture, people put greater importance on work than on sleep. They usually see people who sleep a lot ________ “lazy”. Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly that they don't have much time to sleep. They only sleep four or five hours night. It seems that the less they sleep, the more work they will do.
How do we teach these people to learn the importance of sleep?
Perhaps they may listen to ________ an expert on sleep once said. “Sleep is like a credit card(信用卡). When you sleep less, it’s like you are ________ time from the card. You have to pay it back. The more hours you don’t sleep, the more hours you should sleep to ‘pay back”.”
For those who haven't realized the importance of sleep, they'd better listen to the following words from famous person. “In fact, you won't do less work just ________ you spend time sleeping. That is a silly idea which is held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to do more.
Many of us don’t spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit (使...受益) us later in life. The following tips can be ____84____.
Make good word choices.
When we are not sure which word is the right one for the sentence we are going to write, ____85____ it up in a dictionary can be a good way. Many of us choose words in a ____86____ and don’t take the time to decide if they’re proper. Good word choices are necessary for god writing.
Check facts.
If we want people to believe ____87____ we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable facts.
Rewrite.
A common problem is that we don’t like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, ____88____ grammar and spelling mistakes. Rewriting makes our articles better, though it takes more time and more work.
Read aloud.
Instead of reading ____89____, sometimes it’s easier to find problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Not only can reading aloud help us to find out our problems, but it helps to ____90____ our writing.
Prepare a list. Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point? Are all the parts of the article included? We always wonder ____91____ we have covered everything. Making a list helps us solve this problem.
It is not easy to become a better writer. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.
Say you’re sitting around with some friends and someone mentions a computer game that happens to be one of your favorites. “Oh, that game is too easy. So it’s a waste of time to play it,” one of your friends says. And the others ________ with him. Although you enjoy the game quite a lot, not wanting to argue with them, you go along with the crowd. You have just experienced peer pressure(同伴压力). Under such peer pressure, you will take a certain type of behavior, dress, or attitude in order to be seen ________ part of the group of your “peers”.
People can have peer pressure at any age. For teens, you may spend more time with your friends and classmates than with your family ________ too many school activities take you away from home most of all the time. As you become more independent, they naturally play a greater role in your life.
According to Dr. Casey from Cornell University, teens often get their decisions right on their own or when they are given enough ________. However, when they make decisions in a hurry or in social situations, their peers can make a difference to the teens’ decisions. In a recent study, teen volunteers played a video driving game. Some of them played the game ________, while the others played with friends around watching. The researchers discovered that the number of the mistakes teens made was larger when their friends were watching. This shows that teens may find it ________ to take actions wisely when their friends are around than without anyone.
Just as peers can lead you to make unwise choices, they can also help you to make good ones. For example, you might join in a volunteer project because your friends are doing it, or try hard to get good grades when you find someone ________ grades are better than yours. In fact, friends often encourage each other to study, or try out for sports.
Although you are always ________ by those around you, the decision to act or not is up to you.So think twice before making a decision.
Since China opened its doors to the world 40 years ago, Chinese people have been able to enjoy more foreign products. During the second China International Import Expo (CIIE), companies from 180 countries and areas did business with China.
Why is China buying so many products from other countries? As Chinese people have earned more money in recent years, they can___74____to buy more international products. So the most important____75____is probably that these imported goods(进口物) will allow them to choose what they want and improve their life. In other words, they can give Chinese people more ____76____and better meet their needs.
Many people think imported goods are expensive. But in fact, China buys some goods and materials from foreign countries ____ 77____ they are cheaper than those made at home. For example, ____78_____of the popular products at this year's CIIE was coffee beans from Tanzania. Importing the beans helps people to enjoy better coffee at _ 79 _prices. As a main maker of the beans, Tanzania can produce them faster, more cheaply and with better quality than China can.
China has also____80____bought many new high-tech products, such as the world's smallest pacemaker(心脏起
搏器). In this way, Chin can improve its high technology ___ 81_____ learning from and competing with foreign countries. The Chinese government said imports can bring competition to Chinese companies, helping them to grow and make changes.
短文填空（10）
Many people dream of traveling into outer space. However, spending too much time in space may cause health problems. That’s why astronauts shouldn’t spend ____89____ than six months on the International Space Station (ISS) at a time.
Music and ____90___ loss
In a weightless environment, astronauts don’t need to use their muscles to support themselves, ____91___ their muscles start shrinking (萎缩). To keep ___92____ muscles strong, astronauts need to exercise about 2 hours each day on the ISS. The weightless environment also causes astronauts’ bones to have less and less minerals, with density (密度) dropping at over 1% per month. The rate of bone loss for elderly people on Earth is 1% to 1.5% per year.
Sleep disorder (混乱)
In space, the sun rises every 90 minutes. It is hard for astronauts to get used _____93____ this light-dark cycle when they sleep. Also, they need to sleep in a sleeping bag that is fixed to a wall. Astronauts now have individual sleeping pods (分离仓) that help shut out some of the ____94___. However, studies have found that most astronauts only ____95____ about six hours each night, even though they should have eight and a half hours.
Brain changes
Scientists have found that the position of the brain changes during spaceflight. It shifts upward within the skull (头骨). This can affect how the brain deals with how we see, stay balanced and move around. That’s why some astronauts can’t control their movement and balance after _____96____ to Earth.
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