九年级英语上学期选词填空专题训练

1、九年级英语上学期选词填空专题训练Oneread, lucky, others, true, anyone, suddenly, a, we, one, call, please, day, down, lose, againMr. White is the owner of a small newspaper. He always tried to bring his _1_ the latest news. One day he received _2_ important telephone call from _3_ who told him that there was a _4_ f

2、lood(洪水) in a village up _5_ the mountains in the north and several people had _6_. Mr. White wrote it all down. That evening the story was in his newspaper. Mr. Write was _7_ to see that no _8_ paper had caught hold of the news._9_, angry telephone _10_ soon came and he learnt that he had been fool

3、ed. So in the next _11_ paper he wrote, “We were the _12_and only newspaper to report yesterday that the village was in a flood. Today we were proud to tell you that we were _13_ the only newspaper to bring _14_ readers the news that yesterdays story was not _15_.” TWOLook, can, see, run, live, be,

4、name, make, send, laugh, we, at, parent, great, ChaplinAbout the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy _1_ Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance to London cinema. He _2_ thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he k

5、new how 3_ people laugh. But he _4_ get work and therefore walked about the city street. Sometimes he _5_ away to a home for children who had no 6_.But twenty years later this same Chaplin became _7_, best known, and best loved comedian(戏剧演员) in the world. Any visitor to the cinema must 8_ some of C

6、harlie Chaplins films. People everywhere have sat and _9_ at them until the tears _10_ down their face. Even people who dont understand English can enjoy _11_ films because they are most silent. It isnt what he says that makes 12_ laugh. It depends upon (依靠) little actions which mean the same thing

7、to people all over the world. Its a kind of world language.Chaplin 13_ most of his life in American and in Switzerland. There 14_ sadness all over the world 15_ the news of his death.ThreeLarge, it, one, money, do, and, pocket, hard, but, lie, live, if, keep, buy, helpFor a long time the zoo didnt h

8、ave hippopotamus(河马). Tex wanted _1_ very much. But a hippopotamus was _2_ to find.Then a circus(马戏团) closed down. It had to sell all _3_ animals. One of them was Cleo-Cleo the hippopotamus! For a while Cleo _4_ on a farm. Poor Cleo! A hippopotamus cant be let free on a farm, so Cleo had _5_ in a tu

9、b(木盆) of water just _6_ enough to hold her. She couldnt move anything _7_ her head.Tex wanted to _8_ Cleo. But She cost $4000! The zoo didnt have the _9_. Then Tex thought of his friends, the children of Kansas City. 10_ they knew about Cleo, they would 11_. He wrote a story about Cleo and sent it t

10、o a newspaper “Help save Cleo, Children!” the story said. “Send in your 12_money.” The children 13_. They sent in enough money to buy Cleo. 14_ Cleo came to _15_ at the zoo. FourOther, and, but, so, build, one, big, thousand, can, grow, know, work, have, for, smallDo you live in a city? Do you know

11、how city began?Long long ago, the world had only a few 1_ people. They moved from place to place. They hunted animals _2_ food.No one 3_ how and where these people learned about _4_ crops. 5_ when they knew that, the life of these people changed. They 6_ to move house any more. They 7_ stay in one p

12、lace and grow it. People began to live near one 8_. And so the _9_ village grew. Many people came 10_ in the village. These villages grew 11_. Then people had machines, 12_ life in the villages changed again, factories 13_. More and more people came to live near the factories, _14_ the villages grew

13、 into cities.Today some people in cities like to move back to 15_ towns. Do you know why? Fivelet, real, come, they, do, good, yet, be, call, same, carry, look, but, baby, exceptOnce there was a mother swallow（燕子）. She had three dear little 1_. They 2_ Fluffy, Twenty and Nodule. Every day their moth

14、er would go looking for food for 3_. When they saw that, they wanted very much to do the 4_. So one day they asked, “Mother, may we fly, too?”Their mother answered, “No! Your wings are not strong enough 5_. Rest for a while!”So all the baby swallows waited, 6_ Fluffy. He said to his brothers, “I wan

15、t to fly. I hate 7_ in this unpleasant nest(巢). Its no use asking mother 8_ us fly!” Then Fluffy thought out an idea.One day when their mother went out _9_ for food, Fluffy walked out of the nest. When he was out, he tried his 10_ to fly. He nearly succeeded, 11_ he suddenly lost his balance. “Help,

16、 help!” cried poor Fluffy.Suddenly he saw his mother 12_ back. When his mother saw Fluffy, she flew to her baby. Then she 13_ Fluffy home. “Fluffy,” said his mother. “Ive told you not to fly, and you 14_. You didnt listen to me. Dont do that again!”Fluffy nodded and he 15_ meant it.Sixdelicious, ple

17、ase, as, long, before, kill, neighbour, try, she, die, late, sure, happen, surprise, timeMrs. Smith, the wife of a rich man, invited some of her friends to lunch. She 1_a new way to cook fish and she was very 2_ with 3_ when the fish was ready. 4_ the fish was very hot, she put it near the open wind

18、ow to cool for a few minutes. Five minutes_5_, when she came back for it, she 6_ to find the 7_ cat eat the fish. She was in 8_ to stop the cat 9_ it was too late. That afternoon everyone enjoyed the fish, and they thought it was 10_ of all. They talked and laughed until four oclock.After her friend

19、s left, Mrs. Smith felt tired but happy. She was sitting in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbours cat 11_ in her garden. She _12_ the fish was bad. What _13_ to her friends ? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor wanted each friend to meet him. Mrs. Smith was st

20、ill tired but no 14_ happy. Just then the telephone rang. It was her neighbour. “Oh, Mrs. Smith,” he cried, “My cat is dead. She _15_ by someone in a car and put in your garden.” SevenPaper, inside, useful, million, new, cost, by, have, outside, family, weigh, little, find, make, hold upAll over the

21、 world men are searching for new techniques(技术) to provide a great deal of housing, inexpensive and quick, for 1_ of low-and-middle-income 2_, and to meet the urgent(紧急的) housing requirements caused(引起) 3_ flood and earthquakes. A company in Pennsylvania, the U.S. A. believes it 4_ one method, house

22、s made of 5_. About ten years ago the company supplied a number of the 6_ model as urgent housing for thousands of farm workers in California. Today, the paper houses are still 7_ well. The builders now guess that the houses _8_ a useful life of at 9_ 15 or 20 years.The newer paper houses 10_ of a s

23、pecially designed, 5/16-inch-thick, chemically treated kraftboard. When coated on the 11_, the board has a strength of 2,000 pounds per square inch. 12_, the paint on the walls and ceiling can withstand(经受) temperatures up to 1,900 degree F. The kraftboard is water-resistant(防水的).The basic housing u

24、nit, which 13_ about $950, is 20 by 20.5 feet, 14_ about 450 pounds, and can be packed in two large boxes that are easily transported in a truck. Once the base platform has been built, three workers can set up one house in about five hours. The basic design can be extended to any length, or can be b

25、uilt in a wide variety of ways for some special _15_, such as a classroom, meeting hall or library. EightIt, above, play, hundred, instead, weather, can, box, invent, and, how, one, team, tell, foot Basketball is still a young game. It is only a _1_ years old. In the winter of 1891, the 2_ was so co

26、ld that students 3_ not go out to play. One of the teachers _4_ to invent a new game for the students. It was not easy because such a game had to be played indoors 5_ the place was not very large.He thought hard for a few days and 6_ a kind of ball game. It was played between two 7_. The ball had to

27、 be thrown into a basket ten 8_ high _9_ the floor on the wall. At each end there was such a basket. At 10_ the teacher tried to use a box, but it was difficult to find 11_ of the right size, so he had to use fruit baskets _12_. That is 13_ the game got _14_ name. Now this game can also be _15_ outd

28、oors. Nineslow, yet, group, many, go, mother, have, sing, make, kill, if, they, talk, be, hearWhales(鲸) live in the sea, but they 1_ fish. They are mammals(哺乳动物). The baby whales drink milk from the 2_ body. Every spring _3_ of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to have their babies.

29、Each mother whale 4_ to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of 5_ babies. The whales 6_ to each other with a high noise, it sounds(听起来) like 7_. This “talking” can 8_ for 9_ than 300 kilometres.10_people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them 11_ many things. _12_ th

30、em is a modern business. The whales dies very 13_ in great pain. More and more whales are killed by people, even the mothers and babies. 14_ the thing goes on like this, there will be no young whales to grow up and no mother whales to 15_ more babies. TenWatch, feel, be, find, player, hold, from, do

31、, country, we, so, for, interest, take, tenFootball is one of the most popular sports in the world. Interesting and exciting, football is popular among _1_ of millions of people all over the world.I am a football fan. I began _2_ football games when the league football match first _3_ place in China

32、. _4_ then on, I became interested in football. In the match, I enjoy the wonderful goal shootings, the great teamwork between the players. Also the 5_ courage and endurance(勇气和耐力) can 6_ in the match. The _7_ thing is that even until last minute of the match can anyone hardly tell the result, _8_ a

33、nything can happen.The world cup is 9_ every four years. It draws a lot of interest when teams from different 10_ begin to fight for the world cup. In the match, many football fans make friends with one another and know different things of other countries. 11_ football match _12_ simply a match, its

34、 an exchange of culture.(文化交流)To support(支持) your favourite football team on the sport _13_ so good. To support 14_ national team on the spot to fight for the world cup is the hope of all the Chinese football fans. What we_15_ is great, what we will do will be greater. ElevenInvent, cheap, with, mus

35、ic, use, and, be, carry, go, but, watch, many, million, listen, goodRadio and television 1_ very popular in the world today. _2_ of people watch TV. Perhaps much _3_ people listen to the radio.The TV is, of course, 4_ than radio. On the TV you can see and hear what 5_ on in the world.But radio is no

36、t disappearing(消失). It is still _6_ us. And the number of 7_ is becoming larger. One reason(原因) for this is the 8_ of the transistor(晶体管) radio. A transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy 9_. You can put one in your pocket _10_ listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to

37、work. Besides（除此之外） radios are _11_ for blind people. The eyes of many old people are not good enough _12_ TV. Then when people are working, they cant watch TV. _13_ they can listen to the _14_ or the news over the radio. Whats more, radio is much _15_ than TV. Twelvehim, new, one, come, idea, but,

38、do, and, strong, try, he, make, can, ask, sayOne day James Watt was sitting at the fire in _1_ grandmothers home. He was watching the fire _2_thinking about things. A teapot was over the fire. Soon the lid(盖子) began to move up and down.“What makes it move up and down?” the boy asked himself. He look

39、ed under the lid, but he _3_ see anything.“Grandma, whats in the teapot?” he asked. “Water, my child-nothing_4_ water.”“But I know there is something more. And what makes the lid up and down?”His grandmother laughed and _5_. “Oh, thats only steam(蒸汽). You can see it _6_ out of teapot”. “Why my dear,

40、 it comes out of the hot water. The hot water makes it.” The grandmother began to think that the boy _7_ too many questions.“The steam must be very strong _8_ the heavy lid move up and down” said the bright boy to 9_. “Well, if the steam comes from a lot of water it must be much 10_. Why cant we use

41、 steam to work for us?” The _11_ grew with him as he grew up. He tried out his idea and failed, then tried again failed again. But each time he learned something _12_. Some people laughed at him. “_13_ be foolish(愚蠢的)”,they said. But he went on _14_ and at last he reached his goal and gave the world

42、 the _15_ team engine(蒸汽机) Thirteenfeel, she, someone, give, him, drink, long, health, arm, face, a, through, can, die, in A grown-up(成人) person has ten or eleven pints(品脱) of blood(血) inside his or 1_ body. We can lose a pint of blood without 2_ anything, but if we lose a lot of blood, we feel weak

43、 and cold. Our 3_ become pale(苍白的). We may 4_ .This is what often happens when somebody is hurt in 5_ accident, or a soldier（士兵） is hurt in a battle（战斗中）. Many people used to die in this way. But nowadays（现今） they can be taken to hospitals and 6_ more blood. Almost at once they feel better. Their fa

44、ces are no _7_ pale. They do not die.Where does this blood come from? People who are 8_ give some blood so that it can be used in this way. Every three months they go to a place where blood is collected. A special kind of needle（针） is put into the 9_. It does not hurt. The blood runs _10_the needle

45、and through a rubber tube into the bottle. Blood is taken in this way. Then the person who has given the blood _11_ a cup of tea or coffee. He sits down for a few minutes. Then he feels quite well and goes off. Three months later he comes back and gives another pint.A person who gives blood in this

46、way feels happy. He knows that his blood will be used to save _12_ life. Perhaps one day he _13_ will need blood. When you are older, you may decide to give blood 14_ this way. But you _15_ do this until you are eighteen. FourteenSlow, save, hardly, fill, die, when, much, teach, time, because, be, w

47、ork, he, hour, fly The Americans think a lot about time. Even from as a child they learn 1_ time. As children, they 2_ to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. _3_ they are having a good time, they say that time _4_. When a person 5_, they say he is living on borrowed _6_.Time

48、 is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A _7_ American has forty 8_ work a week. This is the working time. In his spare（业余的） time, he also works hard for _9_ money. Even Saturdays and Sundays_10_ with something to do. He enjoys 11_ all the time. In the street you can 12_ see a m

49、an who walks 13_. They walk very fast. Or we may say they are running.They love time 14_ time brings them money, happiness and everything. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they _15_ slaves（奴隶）of the clock. Fifteendead, try, be, travel, have, when, woman, work, during, dad, soldier, v

50、isit, but, do, need Florence Nightingale was born in 1820. At that time, hospitals were not as good as they are now. When she was a little girl, she liked 1_ the poor people near her house and looked after them _2_ they were ill. She wanted very much 3_ a nurse, _4_ her father told her that nursing

51、wasnt the right work for a young madam. “But I 5_”, she said with a smile. As her father had plenty of money, he let Florence _6_ to many other countries. He hoped that she would forget about being a nurse.But Florence _7_ not forget. When she went to France and Germany, she visited hospitals. She w

52、orked in them and learned all she could. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing school of her own for 8_._9_ the war in 1854, many soldiers were wounded and became ill. More nurses 10_. Florence went with thirty-eight nurses to a hospital near the front. When they arrived there, she found the thing was much _11_. She and her nurses _12_ to work hard. Florence her