2023-2024学年广东省东莞市九年级英语上学期期末复习--短文填空（1）

2023-2024学年九年级英语上册期末复习--短文填空1 （1） Many of my friends find it hard to learn English words. So they always ask me about my1______ to remembering English words well. Here are some of my ways to learn new words. First, I learn how to 2____the words clearly by listening to tapes. I read them3_____and keep practicing them over and over again. A good pronunciation is helpful for spelling. Second, 1 try to make a 4____with each new word because it helps me to understand the meaning of the words and the ways to use 5.____Also, I sometimes make a short sentence with each letter(字母) of a word when l try 6______remember the spelling of some difficult words.7_____ example, l use “ Big elephants can always understand small elephants” to memorize the word “because". Third, I make word cards.l put them on the walls of my house so 8_____I can pick up the new words and review them at any time. Fourth, I enjoy learning words by 9_____ English songs. When repeating the songs, l am actually practicing the words of them as10_____. (2) There are many stories about the Spring Festival in Chinese culture. Most agree with the story that Nian, the name of a beast(野兽)which in modern Chinese means “year”， killed people the night before the beginning of a new year. Many people were 2______. People were3____ of it and had to hide in the evening when Nian came out. One day, an old man came to help 4_____. To Nian he said, “I hear that you are very strong, but are you strong 5_____ to beat other beasts on earth instead of people who are weak?" So, it killed many of the beasts from time to time. After that, the old man left. He turned out to be a god. Now that Nian had gone, people began to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left, he had 6____people that they should put up red paper on their windows and doors and set off fireworks(鞭炮)at the end of each year to scare away Nian 7____red is the color the beast feared most. 8____then on, using red color paper and setting off fireworks rema