人教版九年级中考英语阅读填空专项训练

，said the man sadly，"but what shall we live on while I (6) （write）it？"，she took out a small box and opened it．There was a large amount of money．"I've always believed you are (7) talented man，"she told him．"I knew that someday you would write a great ．So every week，out of the money you gave me for everyday use，I saved a little bit．Now this money can help (8) （we）through the year．"With her trust and confidence，one of the (9) （great）novels of American literature，The Scarlet Letter（《红字》was born．Some of the famous (10) （story）have followed a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend．The Chogyang Festival is a Chinese traditional festival．It is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month．It's also（81）______ （call）the Double Ninth FestivalThe festival started as（82）______ /ˈɜ：li/as the Warring States Period （475-221BC）．It has a history of more ，700years．Among the numbers from zero to nine，nine is the（83）______ （high）odd number 数）．People believe that two"nines"meeting together stand for a long life．So it is a special holiday（84Chinese people to show love and respect for their elders．They hold many（85）______ （kind）of activities in honor of old people，wishing them good（86）______ /helθ/and a long life．The festival comes during the golden time of（87）______ /fɔ：l/．On the day，people traditionally drink chrysanthemum （菊花）wine，eat Double-Ninth Cakes（88）______ climb mountains．They also carry a kind of plant named dogwood．People in ancient times believed that （89）______ plant could drive away evil spirits and prevent them from（90）______ （catch）an illness in winter．3.At the present time，more and more people love travelling．It's a very good w（1）______ of getting to know newpeople and cultures and acquiring（获得）experiences．It helps travellers g（2）______ a lot．Travel can make our minds become much w（3）______ ．But travel does more than all that．It can also make us more creative．In recent years，some professors have been doing r（4）______ on what many people have already learned from travel experiences．They believe thatspending time a（5）______ has affected people's mind．For example，they found that the students who lived in foreign countries for a longer period were better at s（6）______ problems creatively than those who did not．If you stay in the same place，you can't experience new sights，new smells，new sounds and new cultures．All these can w（7）______ up your mind and make it more active．H（8）______ ，that doesn't mean the more places you've been，the more creative you'll become．Another group of professors have been doing s（9）______research．They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn't have enough time toimmerse（使…沉浸）t（10）______ in a new place and a new culture．They weren't as creative as the people who spent the time really getting to know a place．You have to interact with the places you go to and then you can benefit from it．4.In November 1979，pupils England（66）______ （be）able to watch a new TV program called Monkey．Mostof them were hearing this story for the（67）______ （one）time．However，this story is not new to Chinese children．The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West．The Monkey King is not just any（68）______ （normally）monkey．In fact，he sometimes does not even look like a monkey!This is because Tie can make seventy-two（69）______ （change）to his shape andsize，turning himself into different animals and objects．But unless he can hide his tail，he（70）______ （can）turn himself into a man．To（71）______ （fight）bad people，the Monkey King uses a magicstick．Sometimes（72）______ （him）can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear．（73）______ （at）other times，he is able to make it big and long．The Monkey King（74）______ （excite）children of China for many years．And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30years ago，Western children became interested in（75）______ （read）this story because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help the weak and never gives up．5.America is a mobile society．Friendships between Americans can be close and real，but disappear soon ifsituations change．Neither side gets h （66）______by this．They may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two，perhaps a few letters for a while - then no m （67）______．If the same two people meet again by chance，even years later，they pick up the friendship．This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to u （68）______，because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings，extending（延伸）sometimes deeply into b （69）______families．Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that a （70）______they treat us warmly in their personal everyday lives，they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time．This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be g （71）______with our time．Sometimes，we，as hosts，will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend．We may take days off to act as g （72）______to show our best friends around．The Americans，however，express their welcome usually at homes，but truly cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine（事务）．in his cupped hands．Then he gathered his friends around．He said，"Let's trick the old woman．I（59）ask）her what I'm holding in my hands．Of course，she'll answer that I have a bird．Then I will ask her if the bird is living or （60）______ ．If she says the bird is dead，I'll open my hands and let the bird fly awaysays the bird is alive，I'll quickly crush it and show her the dead bird．Either way，she'll be （61）______ "All the children enjoyed （62）______ （have）such a good idea．Up the hill they went to the old woman's （小屋）．"Granny，you are （63）______ clever that we all believe you，now we have a question forthey said with a smile．"What's in my hands？"asked the little boy．"Well，it must be a bird，"）______ （reply）the old woman．"But is it living or dead？"The old woman thought for a momentand then answered，"it is as you will，my child．All the children looked at each other in surprise．But the old woman smiled and added，"I （65）______ ）you the right answer already．"Then the old woman disappeared in the hills．Soap is widely used in our lives around the world．Once soap was a dangerous-to-make hair p（76）______ But it is something that it would be difficult to live without today．Soap is everywhere．We use it every day and c（77）______it as something important in our lives．It also has an amazing h（78）______，in Babylon around 2800 B．C．，the e（79）______ known soap was made and used．Ancient Egyptians also made soap．At one time，soap-making was not s（80）______That's because lye（碱液）b（81）______chemical burns or even made people blind in the making process dangerous materials were also m（82）______with animal fats and oils．Later．soap became ）______ in stores and people gradually stopped making it in their homes．Originally （最初），soap was not mainly used for c（84）______Instead，it was used as gel（凝胶）for making hair stay in place or smell good．The Arabs first made the soap that we know today．They created colored，liquid，and hard soaps．They even had soaps which were used for shaving（刮胡子）．Soap became people's f（85）______in the late 1800s．Advertising in Europe and the US helped people understandwatch (7) (it) with your child.For children aged 6 and older, donˈt spend too much time using media. Also, make sure that screen time does not take (8) place of healthy sleep, exercising, doing homework and other activities.Make sure (9) (have) media-free time together as a family, such as dinner or driving. Also make some areas of the home media-free. Turn (10) your children's electronic devices an hour before bedtime.Gao Zhiyu is a thirteen-year-old boy. He lives in (1) small village in Qingdao. Sixty-one students (2) (be) in his class. Forty of them go to school by bike. Twenty of them go to school by bus. (3) about Gao Zhiyu? (4) (ride) a bike is difficult for him because he has no legs. In a car accident in 2012, he lost (5) (he) legs. He was only seven years old then, (6) he wasn't afraid. Now he uses his arms to do everything. His school is far (7) his home, so it takes him a long time to get to school. His mother always (8) (drive) an electric tricycle to take him to school. His classroom is on the first floor, so it's easy for him (9) (get) in. All of his (10) (classmate) would like to help him in the school. Gao Zhiyu likes sports and his dream is to be a player. We hope it can come true.Hello! My name is Nancy. Iˈm (1) American girl. Iˈm 14. Now, I live in Yichangwith my parents, but my grandparents are in America. My father is a teacher. Het (2) English in a middle school. His students like his classes because his class is very i (3) . My mother is a doctor. She is busy, so we canˈt see (4) often. I have two b (5) . They are Tom and Tony. Tom speaks Chinese very w (6) , but Tonyˈs Chinese is not good. Tom and I always help him with his Chinese after school. My father makes breakfast (7) us. We always have milk, eggs and bread for breakfast. I donˈt like milk, (8) Tom and Tony like it. They say it is (9) (健康的). We have lunch at school. My family love China. We (10) (认为) China is great. And we like Yichang food.few leaves（树叶）, and you couldn't see flowers at all.One Friday, one of the (2) (child) looked at the street and decided to do something. (3) next Monday, she brought a bag and (4) (find) some of the old bottles to recycle（回收）. On Tuesday, she spent another ten minutes (5) (pick) up old bottles. And her best friend helped pick up soda cans and put (6) (they) in a different bag. On Wednesday, all the students joined together. The street became much (7) (clean) than before!The street looked better (8) it was still not very beautiful. So the next day the girl brought some seeds（种子）She planted the seeds and watered them. She only had ten minutes a day but that was enough. A few months later, this street became a beautiful garden (9) pretty flowers and green trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to (10) (help) your city?。