新目标英语九年级期末专项复习--短文填空

新目标英语九年级期末专项复习■•短文填空一1,The oil-paper umbrellahas ahistory ofover000years in China.It used]be防水的a water-proof toolfor dailyuse.There aredifferent2story]about the umbrella in China.The mostpopular oneisrelated toLu Ban.It is3say thatonce he and hisyounger sistervisited the WestLake,it startedraining4sudden.The sistersaid,Lets have a competition.Beforethe sunrises tomorrow,whoever comesup witha way to make it possiblefor people1to visitthe West Lake evenon5rain dayswill bethe winner7Lu Banthought it was easy.He collectedsome toolsand materialsand6spend凉亭the wholenight building10pavilions aroundthat lake.He was proud of them.The nextmorning,7,Lu Banwas surprisedto seesomething unusualin hissistershand.It was a roundshape whileitwasopened.It wasmade8silk and竹条]bamboo stripsand couldbe openedand closedeasily.It waslight,beautiful1and easyto carry.Lu Bansaid/You win.Your/pavilion canprotect9we fromrain,So theumbrella was invented.Later peopleused amuch cheaperpaper to take10place ofsilk.To makethe桐油umbrella water-proof,people brushedtung oilacross thesurface.That washowthe oilpaper umbrellawasinvented.

（二）堡垒.over2,000years ago.The storyis about8use]a kiteto breaka fortA mancouldntfind thewayto get insidethe fort.Then hetied himselfto ahuge kite.He9fly over the wallof thefort andscared thesoldiers!As10color kiteskeep flyingin the sky,the WeifangInternational Kite Festivalis not only a good time to sharekite-making skills,but alsoa wayto developfriendshipbetween people from differentcountries.十二While Sarahwas]study]abroad inEngland,she hearda songfull offeelings aboutreturninghome.It madeher think about herfamily2friends backin the US.Shecame torealize how3she actuallymissed allof them.Ever sincethen,she hasbeen4fan ofAmerican country music.Country is a5tradition kind of musicfrom thesouthernstates ofAmerica.Nashville,Tennessee isthe homeof it.Many6songthese daysare justabout modern life in theUS,such7the importanceof moneyandsuccess,but notabout belongingto a group.However;countrymusicbrings8weback tothe“good olddays whenpeople trusted9first another.It remindsus thatthe10good thingsin lifeare free-laughter;friends,family and the beautyofnature and the countryside.Sarah hopesto goto Nashvilleone day.

（十三）Many teenagershave1hobby.They think they should2allow topractice thethingsthat they want.But theirparents worryabout theirsuccess atschool.Theythink teenagersshould spendmore time3their schoolwork.Liu Yu,afifteen-year-old boyisarunning star.He has always wantedto bea professionalrunnerwhen hegrows up.However;his parentswont allowhim totrain somuch.；〃nTo tell4truth,we wantto seehim achievehis dreams/says Mr.Liu We5support]every one of hisraces formany years.We havenothing against6run]!But wethink heneeds to thinkaboutother possiblejobs.He7get oldernow,so heneedstothinkabout what8[happen ifhe doesntend upasaprofessional runner.Liu Yudoesnt9real agree.He knowshis parentscare abouthim.But hethinks hecandecide for10he.十四Do youlike Chinesefolk musicMaybe youranswer isno,]I likeit verymuch.LastErquannight,a friendof2my tookme to a concertof Chinesefolk music.The pieceYingyuewhichwas playedon theerhu especially3[move]me.It mademe4[feel]sad andpainful5strong].The erhusounded sosad6I almostcried alongwith itasI listened.Abing7was afolk musicianwrote themusic.He couldplay manymusical8instrument withhis fathershelp.By age17,he wasknown9his musicalskills.Erquan YingyueToday,Abings isa piecewhich all the greatestErhu mastersplayand praise.It10become]one of Chinas nationaltreasures.十五减少Hand washingwith soapcan reduceillnesses.One of the easiest][way]to stopthe spreadof illnessis towash yourhands.Butmany childrenhavent2develop theright habitof hand washing.Children donotwash3[they]hands oftenenough orlong enough.Its sucha simplehabit,but thechildrenarent doingit.Issar and his frienddecided4solve theproblem usinga funmethod.Theytried manytimes andcreated atool calledSoapen.It turnedhand washing5a funactivity.As thename suggests,Soapen is6pen which is madeout ofsoap.Thechildren drawon handswith theSoapen and then washthe drawingoff.The colorswillremain on the childrenshands7they dontspend enoughtime washingthemoff.It8help a teacher in the classrooma lot.After all,not allthe teachershave thetimeto makeeach childwash hishands9proper.Children washhands much10long than before nowbecause theylikedrawing on hands.Soapen doeshelp childrenmake a good habitof handwashing/said Issar.

（十六）A new film hitChinese screenon Sept.30,the eveofChinasseven-day NationalHomeComing,散离Day holiday.The film,is aboutthe evacuationG of Chinese夕卜peoplefroma warin an]Africa]country.It tellshow twoChinese diplomats交官lead125Chinese peopleto returnto China.The storycomes froma real大使evacuation.It2[happen inLibya in2011,when theChinese embassy馆evacuated morethan30,000Chinese nationalsover12days.Home Comingisdirected byRao Xiaozhi.The main3character]include thefamousactor,Zhang Yi,andthe young star,Wang Junkai.Rao saidhe andhis teamlookedthrough manyreports anddocuments aboutthe evacuationto makeup theHomeComingstory4has bothexciting andtouching moments.is anexcellent work.It shows5Chinese diplomatswork interrible environments.They needto facemanydifficulties andchallenges6protect]oversea Chinesepeople.“The realdiplomats arealso fathers,husbands,and sons,7they needto getto；the frontlineto make a devotion.Their braverydeeply movedme Raosaid atthe首央premiere Bof his newfilmin Beijingon Monday.Rao toldthe reporterhow heandhisteam traveledall overChina tofind properfilminglocations,including Qingdao,Beijing,and Yinchuanbecause they were8able to leave thecountry.The actorsandthe team alsohad toput9they in thereal desertenvironment nearYinchuan toexperience asimilar environmentas ifHomeComingthey werein Africa.is alsofilmed forIMAX,which helpspeople have a10good watchingexperience.Many peoplepraise thefilm andmore peoplewantto watchit.十七Lets learnabout1manner foran Englishtea party.For theHost:•Most2important,theteashould beserved ina friendlyway andthe actionofserving teahas to be well-mannered.•Prepare somemilk andhot water3that theguests canhave theirtea in theway theylike.•Prepare moretea andcakes thatguests willneed,so theywill feelcomfortable,drinking andeating asmuch astheywant.Prepare thefood by4[you]if possible.For theGuest:•If you5ask to ateaparty andwould liketo bringsomething tothe party,some foodthat youhave made by yourselfor flowerswill bethe mostwelcomed.Itmay beagoodidea6discuss itwith the people whohave beeninvited tosuch aparty.•7the party,you maydrink asmuch teaas youwant.However,youneed tofinish thecup oftea before8[pass]it tothe hostfor more.苦的工•If thetea is too strongor bitteryou canuse hotwater to makeita little9weak.•If somesandwiches orcookies areserved,take onlyone at10time,and thenpassthem tothe nextperson.Dont breaka cookieinto smallpieces.十八春联Spring Festivalcouplets arewritten onred papersand stuckon thedoorsduring the Spring Festival.It1stand]for peopleswishes fora happierlife in thecoming year.When I was young,the coupletswere oneof themost important2symbol]ofthe SpringFestival.Sticking coupletswas alwaysin3first placeon theto-do list.Andmy motherwould askmetotake somegifts forpeople4wrote coupletsfor us.Whenthey werewriting,I liketo watchhow peoplecreate thesegreat worksby5usebrushes.Later whenIwasin theeighth grade,my parentsexpected me6learn]how towritecouplets.When learningit,I becameinterested7traditional culture.Everytime ourfamily paidvisits torelatives duringtheSpringFestival,I wouldalwayslook attheir couplets.Nowadays the couplets are8wide]printed bymachines.The traditionalcoupletsgradually becomefewer in the marketsasa result.But thered paperandblack wordswill never9forget.They arenot onlythecouplets,but alsocarry10we lovefor traditionalculture.

（十九）A Chinesedance drama][make]the firstappearance on social mediaplatformsabroad already,causing awave ofdiscussion onthe beautyofChinesecultureamong artlovers worldwide.Li BaiThedance dramais2classic playmadebythe ChinaNational OperaandDance DramaTheater.It hastouched peopleall overthe world3telling thestory of一Tang Dynasty[618AD907AD poetLi Bai.Li Baiwas bornin701AD4died in762AD.Maybe becausehe traveledaroundso muchwhen he was little,he decided5keep travelingaround theland whenhewas25years old.He wantedto learnmore aboutnature andpeople.He expressedhisfeelings throughthe beautifulwords inhis poems.People6real likedhispoems.Even todaypeople stilladmire his poems,not onlyadults,but7child too.Kids startto learnhispoemswhen they are inprimary schools.Li Baiis oneof the8[important poetsinChina.He isjust asimportant asWilliam Shakespeareto theworld.Li BaiLastmonth,the dancedrama9watch]over

5.57million times.And Chinahasonce againcarried Chineseculture forwardin10it ownway.

（二十）Li Wenlives withhis grandparentsin thecountryside.He is]14-year-old boy.He2work hard and does well in school.It ishard to believe thathe usedto havemany3problem]in school.When he was alittle boyhe hardlycaused anytrouble.But afterhis parents wentto workin thecity,they could not look after him4[careful.So LiWendisliked study5missed classes.Then his parents decided6send him toanewschool.However;hewas a shyboy andcouldnt make friends quickly.One dayhewanted toleave the school.His parentswere very worried7him andcame backtotalk with him.After a long talk,Li Wenrealized that hisparents loved8he]deeply.He9move by hisparents.Now,he ismuch10happy]thanbefore.Its veryimportant for parents tobe there fortheir children.There aremany differentstories aboutthe historyof theumbrella.According]an oldChinese story,theumbrella2invent byLubans wifeabout3,000years ago.工匠Luban was3famous craftsmanin ancient China.One day,Luban andhiswife waswalking bytheWestlake.They wereenjoying thebeautiful scenewhen itsuddenlystarted torain4heavy,After theyreturned home,theywereall wet.“Can youmake somethingto keepthe rain5”Lubans wifeasked.can build亭子some pavilionsalong theWestLakeand youcan hideunder6[they]when itrains.Luban replied.Lubans wifeshook herhead.She thoughtabout thisquestion foralongtime.One day,Lubans wifesaw somechildren7play in the rain.They wereholding up荷花]large lotus8leaf tokeep outthe rain.She gotagoodidea9the children.Thenext day,she made the10one]umbrella inancientChina.三Li Wenlives withhis grandparentsinthecountryside.He is]14-year-old boy.He2work]hardanddoeswellinschool.It ishard tobelieve thathe usedto havemany3problem inschool.When hewasalittle boyhe hardlycaused anytrouble.But afterhisparents wentto workinthecity theycouldnotlookafterhim4careful.So LiWendisliked study5missed classes.Then hisparents decided6send himtoanew school.However;hewasa shyboyand couldntmakefriendsquickly.One dayhe wantedtoleavethe school.Hisparents wereveryworried7him andcame backto talkwith him.After along talk,LiWen realizedthathisparentsloved8he deeply.He9[move]byhisparents.Now,he ismuch10happy thanbefore.Its veryimportantforparentstobetherefortheir children.四减少Hand washingwith soapcan reduceillnesses.One ofthe easiest][way]to stopthe spreadof illnessistowash yourhands.Butmany childrenhavent2develop theright habitof handwashing.Children donotwash3[they]hands oftenenough orlong enough.Its sucha simplehabit,but thechildrenarent doingit.Issar andhis frienddecided4solve theproblem usinga funmethod.Theytried manytimes andcreated atool calledSoapen.It turnedhandwashing5a funactivity.As thename suggests,Soapen is6pen whichis madeout ofsoap.Thechildren drawonhandswith theSoapen andthen washthe drawingoff.The colorswillremain onthe childrenshands7they dontspend enoughtime washingthemoff.It8help a teacher inthe classrooma lot.After all,not allthe teachershave thetimeto makeeach childwash hishands9proper.Children washhands much10long thanbefore nowbecause theylikedrawing onhands.Soapen doeshelp childrenmakeagood habitof handwashing/said Issar.五There wasa boywho wassent toa boardingschool.He usedtobe1brighteststudent inhis class.He enjoyed2work withhis classmatesin class.But laterthingschanged.His gradesbegan droppingin all3subject.He hatedbeing inagroup.Hefelt noone lovedhim.His teachercalled hisfather whowasproud4the sonallthetime.Therefore,hisdad showedup inschool andwanted5[have]a talkwithhim.They6[sit]onthebank ofthe lakenear theschool.The fatherstarted askinghimsome questionsabout hisdaily life.Then heasked,“Do you know,son,why Iamhere today”〃The boysaid,To checkmy grades“No,no,his dadreplied.am hereto tellyou thatyou areimportant tome.I hopetosee youplaying happily.I care7much aboutyou thanyour grades.I careabout工your8happy too.YOU AREMY LIFE.After that,the boythought hehad everythinghe wanted.He knewthere wassomeonewho9care forhim.And there was someonewho lovedhim10deep.Hemeant everythingto someone.六This isTammela School,a primaryschool inFinland.The studentsare havingamath classwith theirrobot teacher.The“teacher”is1tiny,blue machineabout25cm high,Reuters reported.Nomatter whenstudents haveproblems,it helpsthem very2[patient andnever getsbored.“The robotcan makestudents much3active inclass thanusual.I seeElias asoneofthe4[tool]togetdifferent kindsof practiceand activitiesinto theclassroom//ateachertold Reuters.In thepast fewyears,theschool5[introduce fourrobot teachers,oneofwhomis alanguage teacherthat canspeak23languages anddance tomusic.“6isnecessary toencourage kidsto comeup7new waysto makeuse oftechnology inschoollife//the headoftheschool8add inthe interview.The robotteachers areused9help improvelearning.This doesntmean thathuman teachers willlose theirjobs.The robotscan teachwell,10they arenot able tokeep classin order.The schoolstill needshumanteachers.七海月豕水族馆Dolphins arestars in aquariums.They bringa lotof happinesstopeople.Kids alwayshave somuch funwatching them.1,dolphins arenothappy livinginaquariums.A studyshows thatdolphins inaquariums livemuch2公司short livesthan thoseinthe sea.A companyintheUSA isthere tohelp thesedolphins.The scientistsin thiscompanysolve thisproblem very3successful,They havemade robotdolphins.Therobot dolphinsnotonlylook likereal onesbut alsomove4real ones.During atest aweekago,people5thinktheywere real dolphins.The robotdolphins canswimand diveby6they,people canalso seesomething7enjoy whenthey watchthem.A workerinthe company said.One robotdolphin costsabout$27million.Now,an aquariuminChinaisthinking aboutusing theminstead ofrealdolphins.8save]theseaanimals,the companywill keepon makingother different9shape]of robot animals,such assharks andseahorses inthe future.We lookforward to10watch theshows fromrobotanimalsinstead ofrealones.Thanks tothecompany,more andmore seaanimals willgo backto natureandlive ahappy life.八According tosome oldChinese stories,there oncewas1ancient emperornamedShennong.At thattime,therewasno medicineto treatillnesses.Many sickpeoplecould onlywait for2die.To savehis people,Shennong decided3find andtest outdifferent plants.Heand his men setout ona journeyin searchof medicinal plants.Each timethe team found anew plant,Shennong wouldtaste it4he.Someplants made him feel5sleep,some causedhimtohaveastomachache,and some颤抖madehimtremble allover.After Shennongsearched andtested overa longtime,heandhismendiscovered lotsof medicinalplants.As theycontinued theirsearch,once theteamfounda strangeplant6isnewtothem,its ahuge plant7small yellowflowers.Shennong pickedoff onepiece fromtheplant asusual.He said,“It lookslike amedicinalplant.I haveto testit,or somepeoplemay misuse it.”Suddenly,Shennongs faceturned paleand hefell onthe ground8heavy.Evenafter he9give theleaves fromother medicinalplants,he stilllost hislife.Peoplecovered himwith10thousand offlowers.From thenon,they calledhim“theEmperor ofMedicine.九I oftensee emptyplastic bottlesaround.Why dopeople likedrinking waterorsoft drinksfrom plastic bottles Somethink itsclean and]health.Others thinkits easytotakeit2somewhereand anytime.However,if wethrow plastic bottles onland andin riversand seas,theyare3harm tothe environment.How canwe dealwith themFirstof all,use themless.Plastic productscome fromoil andoil is4importantkind ofenergy resource.The fewerplasticbottleswe use,the5energy wesave.Second,6sort andrecycle them.Put theminto thedustbin withthe word“recyclable onit orcollect andthen sellthem toa wasterecycling center.We cansavesome moneyas wellas7protect theenvironment.Last,we canreuse them.My motheroften usesthem tokeep riceand different8kindofbeans andpeanuts athome.A good-looking plasticbottle can be usedas apiggybank.9we cutan emptybottle half,we willhaveaplant pot.There aremanyother10way]to reuseplasticbottles.；So pleasethink overbefore throwingaway anempty bottles.We canmake adifference.十No matteryou areAsian,European or1Africa,most ofthepeopleintheworld社交媒体.cannot imaginemodernlife2social mediaWe useit almostevery dayinorder tofind outthe latestinformation orkeep upwith3is happeningin our friendslives.[危害.亡点Although itmay havea badinfluence ifwe dontuseitproperly,social mediahasdone moregood thanharm4[it greatestadvantage isthat wecanconnect withpeople muchmore easily.5some ofourfriendsare faraway,we arestillabletokeep intouch withthem.Also,social media is6help forus tomakefriends,especially forthose whoare afraidof makingfriends faceto face.As socialmediaisused more7wide,it hasbecome agood waytomakepeopleheard.Anyone witha voicecan expressit.Anyone witha talentis freeto showit.Many peopleare8[know]for whatthey doonsocialmedia.Some ofthem giveinteresting9speech]or showtalents.Someone else10interview peopleinthe热点问题.street aboutthe hotspots Andthey drawtons ofattention asaresult.十一The kitesin Weifangnever disappoint.Every year,the WeifangInternational吸弓KiteFestival,whichisknown tall kindsof well-designed kites,attracts Ivisitorsfrom allovertheworld.；A kiteis oneof2oldest toys.Kites comein manysizes3shape]and colors.They are4love bytheyoungandtheold.But doyouknowthat kitescanbebothtoys5tools Kiteswere namedafter thekite birds.The kitebird haswide wingsand6easy flieshigh inthesky.No oneknows whomadethe7one kite.But onefamousChinese storyabout akite waswritten。