Unit 1 单元话题短文填空练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元重难点易错题精练（仁爱科普版）

Unit 1 The Changing World

单元话题短文填空练习

（2022·福建福州·福建省福州延安中学校考三模）阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的单词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

It was a warm spring day in 2021. Chen Beier, a TV host from Hong Kong, was on her way to Atule’er in Sichuan. She set out to make a documentary No Poverty Land. The    1    /smɔːl/ village sits a top an 800-meter-high cliff（悬崖）. People could only get up to it by    2    (climb) a 2,556-step steel ladder（钢制的梯子) . The    3    /ˈdeɪndʒər/ was obvious.

The trip turned out to be hard. When she was halfway up the ladder to Atule’er,    4    example, Chen felt so tired that she could hardly go any further. She was also afraid of heights. But she gritted her    5    (tooth) and continued her climb. This steel ladder, in fact, was only six years old. Before it was built, the villagers had to face even    6    (big) danger and use a rattan（藤条制成的）ladder. The government has also built houses for the villagers at    7    foot of the mountain. Through No Poverty Land, people can    8    (easy) see how life in rural（农村的）China has been improved.

China has changed a lot,    9    some people just find this hard to believe. Now, Chen has      10      /ʃəʊn/ us what can be done about that: Don’t just tell people about the good causes; show them when you can.

 

（2023·福建三明·统考模拟预测）阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确，形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

In a village, a teenage boy lived with his wise grandfather. He was a runner, and for him,     11     [sək'ses] was winning every race.

There was going to be a sporting event in his village. He prepared himself     12     the running competition. On the day of the event, most people in the village went to watch it. His grandfather also arrived.

People were all     13     (wait) to see the boy race. Then the 200-meter race began, and all the boys were running fast. The boy finished first in the race. He felt proud, but his grandfather looked calm. Later, the 100-meter race began. The boy finished it first again. All people cheered, but his grandfather     14     (remain) calm.

The boy asked for another race. He was sure that he would beat anyone in the race. But this time, he had two special challengers, a blind girl and     15     aged man. The race started. The boy ran fast and finished the race, while the other two were still standing at the starting line. With joy, the boy waved his hands to the crowd. But they kept     16     ['saɪlənt].

He asked his grandfather, “Why don’t they cheer for me like before?” The grandfather replied, “Start the race again with them. Remember, all three should     17     [krɒs] the finishing line.”

The boy stood in the middle     18     held the hands of the other two. They     19     (slow) walked and reached the finishing line at the same time. The people around all cheered. The boy asked his grandfather, “For whom are they cheering?”

Grandfather said, “They didn’t cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you three finished the race. It is the     20     ( good) race you have ever run in your life.”

 

（2023·福建·统考一模）阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Last Monday I went to West Hollywood for a business trip. Upon my arrival, I looked     21     somewhere to park my car and then found a new parking garage there.

After I stopped my car in front of the parking garage, I was told that I didn’t have to park my car     22     (me). Instead, all I had to do was leave my car there as a robot would take care of everything. I was doubtful, so I did not leave     23     [ɪˈmiːdɪɪtlɪ]. I watched there. Soon a machine came, which lifted my car and transport (运送) it somewhere in the parking garage. When I     24     [rɪ'tɜːnd] later that day, the robot found my car, got it back and returned it to me. After I came back from West Hollywood, I searched about the parking garage online and learned better about it. The parking garage is now     25     only one of its kind in the world. The robots     26     are used to transport cars there are controlled by computers.

The robots can leave     27     (car) within centimeters of each other without any mistakes. I was amazed after     28     (learn) about the parking garage. I hope more such garages will be     29     (build) in the nation. This way, parking cars will become much     30     (easy).

 

（2022春·福建宁德·九年级校联考期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Long ago, in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers, Harry and Peter. Harry was very hardworking    31    [waɪl] Peter was lazy. Every day Harry got up    32    and came home late, but Peter walked around for

fun.

One summer there was no rain and the crops(庄稼) were    33    (die). Harry said to himself, “I must do something to save these crops, or they shall die.” With this    34    [θɔ:t] in mind, he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠) to his field. He walked on and on, feeling tired and    35    (thirst). After a long search, he found a river    36    of blue water. He was very happy. He started to dig a canal to his field. When it was noon, his wife sent their    37    ['dɔːtə] to bring Harry home for lunch. But Harry did not go. He did not want to leave his work unfinished. He completed his work late at night. He was very tired. He went home, had a good meal and fell into a sound sleep.

Peter did the same. But he was not at all determined(有决心的). He also started    38    (dig) a canal to his field but he did not have his work completed. His field did not get enough water and all his crops died.

Harry’s field would be    39    (water) when needed. He had a good     40     ['hɑːvɪst] because of his hard work.

 

（2022春·福建厦门·八年级厦门市第十一中学校考期中）根据语境或具体提示填空，每空一词。

The most unforgettable time in my life was when one day I was traveling by train. Only a few     41     (passenger) were in the car(车厢). Soon, all of them got     42    . And then I was completely alone.

After a while, a woman walked into the car and     43     (sit) next to me. She had a good plan to rob(打劫) me. She told me she would report to the railway police that I robbed her     44     I did not give her my money. I was     45     [ʃɒkt] when I heard that but I didn’t know what to do. I decided to save myself. I pretended(假装) to be a disabled boy who couldn’t hear or speak. I asked her to write what she wanted to say on a     46     [pi:s] of paper. She     47     (write) her need happily on the paper and gave it to me.

Just at that time, the railway policeman came. He asked what was the matter. The woman cried     48     (loud) and said I robbed her. The policeman seemed to believe her at first, but when I gave the piece of paper to him, he found what the     49     [tru:θ] was. Then the woman sat there     50     silence and was caught red-handed(当场被抓).

 

（2021秋·福建福州·九年级福州三牧中学校考期中）阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。

Lou Ottens is the father of cassette tape (盒式磁带). Besides, he played a key role in the     51     (develop) of the first CD．

Ottens has been interested in science     52     he was born. He built a     53    [‘reɪdiəʊ] so that he