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Unit 2 Literature
Lesson 1分层作业
A组 巩固过关
C组 思维拔高
B组 能力进阶
拓展 链接中考
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词汇
fish v. 捕鱼;钓鱼
stream n. 水流;溪流
empty adj. 空的
necessary adj. 必要的
cheerful adj. 乐观快乐的
unbeaten adj. 永不气馁的
doubt v. 怀疑
faith n. 信念;信心
offer v. 主动提供
句型
1. He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat in the Gulf Stream.
他是一位独自驾小船在墨西哥湾流捕鱼的老人。
2. Everything about him was old except his eyes.
他身上的一切都显得苍老,唯有双眼例外。
3. I know you did not leave me because you doubted.
我知道你不是因为心存疑虑才离开我的。
4. Many of the fishermen made fun of the old man but he was not angry.
不少渔夫取笑老人,可他并不生气。
5. You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.
你现在搭上了一条幸运的船,留在他们那里吧。
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一、单词默写
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1. ______ v. 捕鱼;钓鱼
2. ______ adj. 空的
3. ______ adj. 乐观快乐的
4. ______ n. 信念;信心
5. ______ v. 怀疑
6. ______ adj. 必要的
【答案】fish; empty; cheerful; faith; doubt; necessary
二、词组默写
1. 独自捕鱼 _______________
2. 墨西哥湾流 _______________
3. 取笑;嘲弄 _______________
4. 主动提供某物 _______________
5. 将小船拉上岸 _______________
6. 心存怀疑 _______________
【答案】
1. fish alone
2. the Gulf Stream
3. make fun of
4. offer sth.
5. pull up the boat
6. have doubts
三、根据要求完成句子
1. 这位老人已经八十四天没有捕到一条鱼了。
The old man ________________________ a fish for eighty-four days.
【答案】has not taken
【解析】现在完成时,强调持续的状态。
2. 看到老人每天空船归来,男孩心里很难过。
It made the boy sad ________________________ each day with his boat empty.
【答案】to see the old man come in
【解析】固定句型 It made sb. +adj. to do sth.
3. 除了双眼,他身上所有地方都透着苍老。
Everything about him was old ________________________.
【答案】except his eyes
【解析】except 介词,意为“除……之外”。
4. 男孩提议去露台,请老人喝一杯啤酒。
The boy wanted ________________________ a beer on the Terrace for the old man.
【答案】to offer
【解析】固定结构 want to do sth.
5. 即便不少渔夫取笑他,老人也没有动怒。
The old man was not angry when many fishermen ________________________ him.
【答案】made fun of
【解析】固定短语 make fun of 取笑,使用一般过去时匹配原文时态。
一、语法填空。
(25-26九年级上·山东潍坊·期中)阅读下面短文,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词。
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. The story 1 (set) in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the 2 (nineteen) century. It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures.
Tom, the hero of the book, is a lively and clever boy. He does not like people telling him what 3 (do), so he always gets into trouble. He and his best friend, Huck Finn, run away to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. Tom has more trouble because a bad man 4 (name) Injun Joe is looking for him. Later, Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky. He also finds Injun Joe’s treasure box and takes it away.
My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Huck start their adventures on the island. At first, they are happy. But when they hear that everyone thinks they are 5 (die), they feel very sorry, so they come back home. They hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours 6 (come) to their funeral in the church. Then, they suddenly appear. Everyone is surprised 7 (see) them, but they are pleased to find them alive.
Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876. It describes 8 (people) lives in the southern states of America at that time. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. It 9 (write) in everyday English, and the dialogues sound especially real.
Today, it is still read and loved by people all over the world, and it is thought 10 (be) one of the greatest American stories.
【答案】
1.is set 2.nineteenth 3.to do 4.named 5.dead 6.come/coming 7.to see 8.people’s 9.
is written 10.to be
【导语】本文主要介绍了马克·吐温的著名小说《汤姆·索亚历险记》的故事背景、主要内容以及作者对这本书的评价。
1.句意:故事背景设定在十九世纪美国密苏里州的圣彼得堡小镇。set“为(故事等)设置背景”,主语The story与动词set之间是被动关系,且此处客观描述书本内容,应用一般现在时的被动语态“is/am/are+过去分词”。主语是第三人称单数,be动词用is,set的过去分词是set。
2.句意:故事背景设定在十九世纪美国密苏里州的圣彼得堡小镇。此处表示“在十九世纪”,应用序数词修饰名词century。nineteen“十九”的序数词是nineteenth“第十九”。
3.句意:他不喜欢别人告诉他该做什么,所以他总是惹麻烦。此处是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构作telling的直接宾语,what to do意为“做什么”。
4.句意:汤姆遇到了更多的麻烦,因为一个名叫印第安·乔的坏人正在找他。name“命名;说出……的名称”,name与man之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,此处应用name的过去分词named“名叫……的”作后置定语修饰名词man。
5.句意:但是当他们听说大家都以为他们死了的时候,他们感到非常难过,所以他们回了家。此处在be动词are之后,应用die“死亡”的形容词形式dead“死亡的”作表语。
6.句意:当他们看到家人和邻居来教堂参加他们的葬礼时,他们会躲起来看一会儿。see sb do/doing sth“看见某人做某事的全过程/看见某人正在做某事”。此处指看到家人和邻居参加葬礼的场景,用come“来”的原形或现在分词。
7.句意:每个人看到他们都很惊讶,但发现他们还活着又很高兴。be surprised to do sth“对做某事感到惊讶”,此处用动词see“看见”的不定式形式作原因状语。
8.句意:它描述了当时美国南部各州人们的生活。此处修饰名词lives,应用people的名词所有格形式people’s“人们的”。
9.句意:它是用日常英语写成的,对话听起来特别真实。It指代这本书,与动词write“写”之间是被动关系,且描述的是书本的客观特征,应用一般现在时的被动语态“is/am/are+过去分词”。主语是第三人称单数,be动词用is,write的过去分词是written。
10.句意:今天,它仍然被全世界的人们阅读和喜爱,并且被认为是最伟大的美国故事之一。be thought to be …“被认为是……”,此处用be的不定式形式to be。
二、选词填空。
(25-26九年级上·河南南阳·期末)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
day that instead around they write language interest place the
In the rich world of Chinese literature, Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦》) shines brightly. It was 1 by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty. This great book is not only famous in China but also known 2 the world.
The story mainly takes 3 in the Jia family, one of the four powerful families at that time. The Jia family lives a life of luxury (奢华) in a big and beautiful place called the Grand View Garden. The main character, Jia Baoyu, is a special boy. He doesn’t care much about money and power like others in his family. 4 , he enjoys the company of the girls in the garden. Among these girls, his relationship with Lin Daiyu is 5 most touching. Lin Daiyu is a sensitive and talented girl. The love story between 6 is full of sweetness and sadness. They share poems and deep feelings, but in the end, they can’t be together because of the family’s rules and traditions.
The book also shows many other 7 characters like the capable (能干的) Wang Xifeng. She manages the big family, but she can be very strict and sometimes even a bit cruel. There are also many beautiful descriptions of clothes, food and 8 life in the family.
Dream of the Red Chamber is more than just a story. It shows the social life, culture and values of ancient China. It has been translated into many 9 , helping people from different countries understand the beauty of Chinese culture. It is truly a precious literary work 10 will always be loved.
【答案】
1.written 2.around 3.place 4.Instead 5.the 6.them 7.interesting 8.daily 9.languages 10.that
【导语】本文介绍《红楼梦》的作者、故事背景、主要人物与情节,展现书中内容,说明其被译成多国语言,是珍贵文学作品。
1.句意:它是由曹雪芹在清代所著。根据“It was...by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty.”并结合备选词汇可知,它是“被”曹雪芹在清代所“写”。write“写”,动词,位于was之后,需使用其过去分词written,一起构成被动语态。故填written。
2.句意:这本伟大的著作不仅在中国闻名,而且在全世界都为人所知。根据“This great book...also known...the world.”并结合备选词汇可知,这本伟大的著作也在全世界为人所知。around the world“全世界”,介词短语,固定搭配。故填around。
3.句意:故事主要发生在当时四大家族之一的贾家。根据“The story mainly takes...in the Jia family”并结合备选词汇可知,故事主要“发生”在当时四大家族之一的贾家。take place“发生”,动词短语,固定搭配。故填place。
4.句意:相反,他喜欢和大观园里的女孩子们相伴。根据“He doesn’t care much about money and power like others in his family...he enjoys the company of the girls in the garden.”并结合备选词汇可知,他不像家里其他人那样看重金钱和权力。“相反”,他喜欢和大观园里的女孩子们相伴。instead“作为替代;相反”,副词,和前文“不看重金钱和权利”形成转折,位于句首,首字母大写。故填Instead。
5.句意:在这些女孩子中,他和林黛玉的感情最为动人。根据“Among these girls, his relationship with Lin Daiyu is...most touching.”并结合备选词汇可知,空处需使用定冠词the,和后面的most touching形成最高级。故填the。
6.句意:他们之间的爱情故事充满了甜蜜与悲伤。根据“The love story between...is full of sweetness and sadness.”并结合备选词汇可知,“他们”之间的爱情故事充满了甜蜜与悲伤。they“他们”,主格,位于介词between之后,需使用其宾格形式them。故填them。
7.句意:这本书还塑造了许多其他有趣的角色,比如能干的王熙凤。根据“The book also shows many other...characters like the capable (能干的) Wang Xifeng.”并结合备选词汇可知,这本书还塑造了许多其他“有趣”的角色,比如能干的王熙凤。interest“兴趣”,名词,需使用其表物的形容词interesting,修饰后面的名词characters。故填interesting。
8.句意:书中还有许多关于家族中服饰、饮食和日常生活的优美描写。根据“There are also many beautiful descriptions of clothes, food and...life in the family.”并结合备选词汇可知,衣服和事物等等都属于“日常的”生活。daily“日常的”,形容词,修饰后面的名词life。故填daily。
9.句意:它已被翻译成多种语言,帮助不同国家的人们领略中国文化之美。根据“It has been translated into many..., helping people from different countries understand the beauty of Chinese culture.”并结合备选词汇可知,它已被翻译成多种“语言”,帮助不同国家的人们领略中国文化之美。language“语言”,名词,位于many之后,需使用其复数languages。故填languages。
10.句意:它确实是一部将永远被人们喜爱的珍贵文学作品。根据“It is truly a precious literary work...will always be loved.”并结合备选词汇可知,空处位于名词work之后,引导定语从句,在从句中作主语,指代前面的literary work,指物,所以使用that。故填that。
一、完形填空
(25-26九年级上·辽宁大连·期中)Once upon a time, there was a couple named Sue and John. Both of them were 1 .
In the late autumn, John became bedridden (卧床不起) with serious illness. After the doctor 2 John several times, he told Sue, “His 3 is quite bad. John seems to have lost hope to live. 4 he doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help him.”
Sue tried her best to make John take a(n) 5 in things around him. She sang and danced, she painted their favourite pictures, she told jokes, 6 that didn’t work.
“Five,” he whispered one day, as he looked out of the window. When Sue asked what John meant, he explained 7 ,” There are … only five leaves left on the tree now. When the last leaf 8 , I … shall go with it.” As soon as she heard this, Sue 9 . She went to Mr Smith, who was also an artist. Mr Smith was sad to hear the news of John’s poor health. He wanted his friend to get better.
Over the next few days, although it rained heavily and the wind blew strongly, the last leaf on the tree was still there. Every day, John would look out and see the same lively leaf on the tree.
Then, one day, John said to Sue, “I’ve realized that life is hard. However, I shouldn’t 10 . That leaf has stayed on that tree for so long. It has encouraged me to live!”
“You know that leaf was painted by Mr Smith?” said Sue. That is a leaf from an artist which will never fall.
1.A.artists B.doctors C.teachers D.workers
2.A.called B.visited C.admired D.invited
3.A.business B.invention C.condition D.direction
4.A.After B.If C.Before D.Until
5.A.part B.walk C.action D.interest
6.A.so B.but C.and D.or
7.A.hardly B.mostly C.slowly D.highly
8.A.breaks B.flows C.grows D.falls
9.A.shouted B.laughed C.cried D.regretted
10.A.give up B.cheer up C.take up D.make up
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.A
【导语】本文改编自经典短篇小说《最后一片常春藤叶》,讲述画家约翰重病失去求生欲,认定树上最后一片叶子掉落时自己就会离世,老画家史密斯深夜冒雨画下永不凋零的树叶,重新点燃约翰活下去的希望。
1.句意:从前有一对夫妇名叫休和约翰,两人都是画家。
结合后文“who was also an artist”,可知夫妇二人同为画家,应选用artists。doctors“医生”、teachers“老师”、workers“工人”均无原文线索支撑。
2.句意:医生多次上门看望约翰后,对休说道。
医生问诊、查房使用visit(看望、出诊),visited符合医生多次上门查看病人的语境。called“呼叫”、admired“欣赏”、invited“邀请”均不符合医患场景。
3.句意:他的状况十分糟糕,约翰似乎已经失去活下去的希望。
此处描述病人身体情况,固定搭配condition表示“身体状况”。business“生意”、invention“发明”、direction“方向”均不用于形容病情。
4.句意:如果他不想活下去,药物也帮不了他。
前后为条件逻辑,If引导条件状语从句,表达“如果”。After“在……之后”、Before“在……之前”、Until“直到”均不符合逻辑关系。
5.句意:休拼尽全力想让约翰对身边的事物产生兴趣。
固定搭配take an interest in表示“对……产生兴趣”,贴合休想唤醒丈夫求生欲的行为。take part“参与”、take a walk“散步”、take action“采取行动”均不符合句意。
6.句意:她唱歌跳舞、画两人喜爱的画、讲笑话,但全都没用。
前文写休做出各种努力,后文“didn’t work”表示努力没有效果,存在转折关系,选用but。so表结果、and表并列、or表选择,均不匹配转折逻辑。
7.句意:当休问约翰是什么意思时,他慢慢解释道:“现在树上只剩下五片叶子了。”
约翰重病虚弱,说话语速缓慢,slowly“缓慢地”符合人物状态。hardly“几乎不”、mostly“主要地”、highly“高度地”均无法修饰说话的状态。
8.句意:当最后一片叶子落下时,我就随它一同离去。
树叶从树上掉落用动词falls。breaks“破碎”、flows“流淌”、grows“生长”均不符合树叶凋零的动作。
9.句意:休一听到这话,哭了出来。
得知丈夫一心求死,休内心悲痛,cried“哭泣”贴合情绪。shouted“大喊”、laughed“大笑”、regretted“后悔”均不符合当下悲伤的氛围。
10.句意:然而,我不该放弃。那片叶子在树上停留了这么久,它鼓舞我活下去。
结合前文约翰重拾求生信念,give up意为“放弃”,符合语境。cheer up“振作”、take up“开始从事”、make up“编造”均与句意相反。
二、阅读理解。
(25-26九年级上·江苏盐城·期中)Gulliver’s Travels is a famous novel by Jonathan Swift. It tells the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship’s doctor who loves sailing and exploring the world. During one of his voyages, his ship meets a terrible storm and is wrecked. Gulliver is the only survivor and swims to a strange island.
When he wakes up, he finds himself tied to the ground by many tiny ropes. He soon discovers he is in the land of Lilliput, where the people are only about six inches tall! The Lilliputians are initially afraid of this “giant,” but they soon realize Gulliver is friendly. He learns their language and helps them in their war against a nearby island by stealing the enemy’s ships.
Later, Gulliver travels to other strange lands. In one place, he meets the Houyhnhnms, who are intelligent horses that can talk. They are the masters of the land, while the ugly, human-like creatures called Yahoos are their servants. The Houyhnhnms live a simple and peaceful life, and they are shocked by Gulliver’s stories about war and human society.
Gulliver’s Travels is more than just an adventure story. Through Gulliver’s eyes, Swift makes fun of the foolishness and bad habits of 18th-century English society. The book makes readers think about human nature and the world we live in.
1.What is Lemuel Gulliver’s job?
A.A ship captain. B.A ship’s doctor. C.A language teacher. D.A soldier.
2.How do the Lilliputians first react when they see Gulliver?
A.They welcome him warmly. B.They tie him up because they are scared.
C.They ask him to be their king. D.They run away immediately.
3.What does Gulliver do to help the Lilliputians in their war?
A.He fights the enemy soldiers directly. B.He teaches them how to build ships.
C.He steals the enemy’s ships. D.He acts as a spy for them.
4.In the land of the Houyhnhnms, who are the masters?
A.The ugly Yahoos. B.The intelligent horses.
C.The Lilliputians. D.The human visitors.
5.What is the main purpose of Jonathan Swift in writing Gulliver’s Travels?
A.To teach people how to sail a ship. B.To describe different animals around the world.
C.To tell a true story about his own life. D.To criticize the problems in human society.
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.D
【导语】本文介绍名著《格列佛游记》,讲述主人公格列佛航海遇险,先后游历小人国、慧骃国等地的奇遇,并点明这本书不只是冒险小说,作者借此讽刺当时英国社会的弊病,引发读者思考人性。
1.原文第一段“It tells the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship’s doctor who loves sailing and exploring the world.”,可知格列佛的职业是船上医生。
2.原文第二段“When he wakes up, he finds himself tied to the ground by many tiny ropes...The Lilliputians are initially afraid of this ‘giant’”。小人国居民初见格列佛十分害怕,所以用细绳把他捆住。
3.原文第二段“He learns their language and helps them in their war against a nearby island by stealing the enemy’s ships.”,格列佛通过偷走敌方船只帮助小人国作战。
4.原文第三段“In one place, he meets the Houyhnhnms, who are intelligent horses that can talk. They are the masters of the land”,在慧骃国,有智慧的马是统治者。
5.原文最后一段“Swift makes fun of the foolishness and bad habits of 18th-century English society. The book makes readers think about human nature and the world we live in.”,作者创作本书意在批判人类社会存在的种种问题。
(2026·江苏扬州·中考真题)It was 1912, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Francie Nolan and her younger brother, Neeley, spent Saturday collecting and selling paper, metal, rubber and other junk for money. They spent half of the money and brought half home to their parents. Francie’s home was in a third-floor walk-up flat in the shadow of the hardy ailanthus tree, the “only tree that grew out of cement (水泥),” a tree “that liked poor people.”
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It was two o’clock. Francie walked towards the library.
The library was a little old place. Francie thought that all the books in the world were in that library and she planned to read all the books in the world. She was reading a book a day in alphabetical (按字母表顺序的) order, even the boring ones. She had been reading a book a day for a long time now and she was still in the B’s.
On the librarian’s desk stood a neat row of freshly sharpened pencils and the returned books waiting to be put back. “When I have my own home, I’ll have a desk like this, with pencils, ‘always ready for writing,’ and books...books...books...”
Saturdays were different. She treated herself by reading a book not in the alphabetical order. On that day, she asked the librarian to recommend a book.
“Could you recommend a good book for a girl?”
“How old?” The librarian did not even look up.
“She is eleven.”
The librarian never knew the little girl who took a book out every day and two on Saturday.
Francie hurried home, holding the books close. The story of Francois Villon was more wonderful each time she read it. Sometimes she worried the book would be lost in the library. She had once started copying the book in a two-cent notebook. “When I grow up, I’ll work hard, save money and buy every single book I like.”
Now it was her weekly fire-escape-sitting time. She put glass, candy and book on the windowsill and climbed out on the fire-escape (安全梯). Once out there, she was living in a tree.
Francie breathed the warm air, watched the dancing leaf shadows, ate the candy and drank the cooled water in-between reading. The afternoon passed.
1.What can you learn from the first paragraph?
A.How old Francie Nolan was.
B.What Francie’s parents did for a living.
C.What kind of family Francie came from.
D.How much Francie and her brother made.
2.What is Francie’s favorite thing to do?
A.Collecting materials for recycling. B.Chatting with the librarian.
C.Reading books. D.Watching leaves.
3.Which of the following is true about Francie’s reading habits?
A.Copying each book she finished reading.
B.Collecting her favorite books in her study.
C.Reading every book in the library from Z through A.
D.Reading a book not in the order of the letters on Saturday.
4.Which of the following can best describe Francie Nolan?
A.Strong-willed and hopeful. B.Brave and fashionable.
C.Hard-working and humorous. D.Curious and creative.
【答案】1.C 2.C 3.D 4.A
【导语】本文节选自《布鲁克林有棵树》,讲述了小女孩弗兰西·诺兰的生活片段,包括她收集废品、在图书馆阅读以及对未来的憧憬。
1.第一段描述了弗兰西的家庭环境:“Francie’s home was in a third-floor walk-up flat...the ‘only tree that grew out of cement,’ a tree ‘that liked poor people.’”,说明她来自贫困家庭。
2.文中多次描写弗兰西去图书馆借书、读书,第三段“She was reading a book a day...”、第四段“When I have my own home, I’ll have a desk like this, with pencils...and books...books...books...”,说明阅读是她最喜欢的事。
3.第五段指出:“Saturdays were different. She treated herself by reading a book not in the alphabetical order.”,说明周六她读不按字母顺序排列的书。
4.弗兰西计划读遍图书馆所有的书,并憧憬未来拥有自己的书桌和书籍,说明她意志坚定且充满希望。
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Lesson 1分层作业
A组 巩固过关
C组 思维拔高
B组 能力进阶
拓展 链接中考
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fish v. 捕鱼;钓鱼
stream n. 水流;溪流
empty adj. 空的
necessary adj. 必要的
cheerful adj. 乐观快乐的
unbeaten adj. 永不气馁的
doubt v. 怀疑
faith n. 信念;信心
offer v. 主动提供
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1. He was an old man who fished alone in a small boat in the Gulf Stream.
他是一位独自驾小船在墨西哥湾流捕鱼的老人。
2. Everything about him was old except his eyes.
他身上的一切都显得苍老,唯有双眼例外。
3. I know you did not leave me because you doubted.
我知道你不是因为心存疑虑才离开我的。
4. Many of the fishermen made fun of the old man but he was not angry.
不少渔夫取笑老人,可他并不生气。
5. You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them.
你现在搭上了一条幸运的船,留在他们那里吧。
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1. ______ v. 捕鱼;钓鱼
2. ______ adj. 空的
3. ______ adj. 乐观快乐的
4. ______ n. 信念;信心
5. ______ v. 怀疑
6. ______ adj. 必要的
二、词组默写
1. 独自捕鱼 _______________
2. 墨西哥湾流 _______________
3. 取笑;嘲弄 _______________
4. 主动提供某物 _______________
5. 将小船拉上岸 _______________
6. 心存怀疑 _______________
三、根据要求完成句子
1. 这位老人已经八十四天没有捕到一条鱼了。
The old man ________________________ a fish for eighty-four days.
2. 看到老人每天空船归来,男孩心里很难过。
It made the boy sad ________________________ each day with his boat empty.
3. 除了双眼,他身上所有地方都透着苍老。
Everything about him was old ________________________.
4. 男孩提议去露台,请老人喝一杯啤酒。
The boy wanted ________________________ a beer on the Terrace for the old man.
5. 即便不少渔夫取笑他,老人也没有动怒。
The old man was not angry when many fishermen ________________________ him.
一、语法填空。
(25-26九年级上·山东潍坊·期中)阅读下面短文,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词。
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. The story 1 (set) in the town of St Petersburg, Missouri, in the US, in the 2 (nineteen) century. It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures.
Tom, the hero of the book, is a lively and clever boy. He does not like people telling him what 3 (do), so he always gets into trouble. He and his best friend, Huck Finn, run away to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. Tom has more trouble because a bad man 4 (name) Injun Joe is looking for him. Later, Tom escapes from a cave with another friend, Becky. He also finds Injun Joe’s treasure box and takes it away.
My favourite part of the book is when Tom and Huck start their adventures on the island. At first, they are happy. But when they hear that everyone thinks they are 5 (die), they feel very sorry, so they come back home. They hide and watch for a time when they see their family and neighbours 6 (come) to their funeral in the church. Then, they suddenly appear. Everyone is surprised 7 (see) them, but they are pleased to find them alive.
Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876. It describes 8 (people) lives in the southern states of America at that time. It tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their actions. It 9 (write) in everyday English, and the dialogues sound especially real.
Today, it is still read and loved by people all over the world, and it is thought 10 (be) one of the greatest American stories.
二、选词填空。
(25-26九年级上·河南南阳·期末)阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
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In the rich world of Chinese literature, Dream of the Red Chamber (《红楼梦》) shines brightly. It was 1 by Cao Xueqin during the Qing Dynasty. This great book is not only famous in China but also known 2 the world.
The story mainly takes 3 in the Jia family, one of the four powerful families at that time. The Jia family lives a life of luxury (奢华) in a big and beautiful place called the Grand View Garden. The main character, Jia Baoyu, is a special boy. He doesn’t care much about money and power like others in his family. 4 , he enjoys the company of the girls in the garden. Among these girls, his relationship with Lin Daiyu is 5 most touching. Lin Daiyu is a sensitive and talented girl. The love story between 6 is full of sweetness and sadness. They share poems and deep feelings, but in the end, they can’t be together because of the family’s rules and traditions.
The book also shows many other 7 characters like the capable (能干的) Wang Xifeng. She manages the big family, but she can be very strict and sometimes even a bit cruel. There are also many beautiful descriptions of clothes, food and 8 life in the family.
Dream of the Red Chamber is more than just a story. It shows the social life, culture and values of ancient China. It has been translated into many 9 , helping people from different countries understand the beauty of Chinese culture. It is truly a precious literary work 10 will always be loved.
一、完形填空
(25-26九年级上·辽宁大连·期中)Once upon a time, there was a couple named Sue and John. Both of them were 1 .
In the late autumn, John became bedridden (卧床不起) with serious illness. After the doctor 2 John several times, he told Sue, “His 3 is quite bad. John seems to have lost hope to live. 4 he doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help him.”
Sue tried her best to make John take a(n) 5 in things around him. She sang and danced, she painted their favourite pictures, she told jokes, 6 that didn’t work.
“Five,” he whispered one day, as he looked out of the window. When Sue asked what John meant, he explained 7 ,” There are … only five leaves left on the tree now. When the last leaf 8 , I … shall go with it.” As soon as she heard this, Sue 9 . She went to Mr Smith, who was also an artist. Mr Smith was sad to hear the news of John’s poor health. He wanted his friend to get better.
Over the next few days, although it rained heavily and the wind blew strongly, the last leaf on the tree was still there. Every day, John would look out and see the same lively leaf on the tree.
Then, one day, John said to Sue, “I’ve realized that life is hard. However, I shouldn’t 10 . That leaf has stayed on that tree for so long. It has encouraged me to live!”
“You know that leaf was painted by Mr Smith?” said Sue. That is a leaf from an artist which will never fall.
1.A.artists B.doctors C.teachers D.workers
2.A.called B.visited C.admired D.invited
3.A.business B.invention C.condition D.direction
4.A.After B.If C.Before D.Until
5.A.part B.walk C.action D.interest
6.A.so B.but C.and D.or
7.A.hardly B.mostly C.slowly D.highly
8.A.breaks B.flows C.grows D.falls
9.A.shouted B.laughed C.cried D.regretted
10.A.give up B.cheer up C.take up D.make up
二、阅读理解。
(25-26九年级上·江苏盐城·期中)Gulliver’s Travels is a famous novel by Jonathan Swift. It tells the adventures of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship’s doctor who loves sailing and exploring the world. During one of his voyages, his ship meets a terrible storm and is wrecked. Gulliver is the only survivor and swims to a strange island.
When he wakes up, he finds himself tied to the ground by many tiny ropes. He soon discovers he is in the land of Lilliput, where the people are only about six inches tall! The Lilliputians are initially afraid of this “giant,” but they soon realize Gulliver is friendly. He learns their language and helps them in their war against a nearby island by stealing the enemy’s ships.
Later, Gulliver travels to other strange lands. In one place, he meets the Houyhnhnms, who are intelligent horses that can talk. They are the masters of the land, while the ugly, human-like creatures called Yahoos are their servants. The Houyhnhnms live a simple and peaceful life, and they are shocked by Gulliver’s stories about war and human society.
Gulliver’s Travels is more than just an adventure story. Through Gulliver’s eyes, Swift makes fun of the foolishness and bad habits of 18th-century English society. The book makes readers think about human nature and the world we live in.
1.What is Lemuel Gulliver’s job?
A.A ship captain. B.A ship’s doctor. C.A language teacher. D.A soldier.
2.How do the Lilliputians first react when they see Gulliver?
A.They welcome him warmly. B.They tie him up because they are scared.
C.They ask him to be their king. D.They run away immediately.
3.What does Gulliver do to help the Lilliputians in their war?
A.He fights the enemy soldiers directly. B.He teaches them how to build ships.
C.He steals the enemy’s ships. D.He acts as a spy for them.
4.In the land of the Houyhnhnms, who are the masters?
A.The ugly Yahoos. B.The intelligent horses.
C.The Lilliputians. D.The human visitors.
5.What is the main purpose of Jonathan Swift in writing Gulliver’s Travels?
A.To teach people how to sail a ship. B.To describe different animals around the world.
C.To tell a true story about his own life. D.To criticize the problems in human society.
(2026·江苏扬州·中考真题)It was 1912, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Francie Nolan and her younger brother, Neeley, spent Saturday collecting and selling paper, metal, rubber and other junk for money. They spent half of the money and brought half home to their parents. Francie’s home was in a third-floor walk-up flat in the shadow of the hardy ailanthus tree, the “only tree that grew out of cement (水泥),” a tree “that liked poor people.”
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It was two o’clock. Francie walked towards the library.
The library was a little old place. Francie thought that all the books in the world were in that library and she planned to read all the books in the world. She was reading a book a day in alphabetical (按字母表顺序的) order, even the boring ones. She had been reading a book a day for a long time now and she was still in the B’s.
On the librarian’s desk stood a neat row of freshly sharpened pencils and the returned books waiting to be put back. “When I have my own home, I’ll have a desk like this, with pencils, ‘always ready for writing,’ and books...books...books...”
Saturdays were different. She treated herself by reading a book not in the alphabetical order. On that day, she asked the librarian to recommend a book.
“Could you recommend a good book for a girl?”
“How old?” The librarian did not even look up.
“She is eleven.”
The librarian never knew the little girl who took a book out every day and two on Saturday.
Francie hurried home, holding the books close. The story of Francois Villon was more wonderful each time she read it. Sometimes she worried the book would be lost in the library. She had once started copying the book in a two-cent notebook. “When I grow up, I’ll work hard, save money and buy every single book I like.”
Now it was her weekly fire-escape-sitting time. She put glass, candy and book on the windowsill and climbed out on the fire-escape (安全梯). Once out there, she was living in a tree.
Francie breathed the warm air, watched the dancing leaf shadows, ate the candy and drank the cooled water in-between reading. The afternoon passed.
1.What can you learn from the first paragraph?
A.How old Francie Nolan was.
B.What Francie’s parents did for a living.
C.What kind of family Francie came from.
D.How much Francie and her brother made.
2.What is Francie’s favorite thing to do?
A.Collecting materials for recycling. B.Chatting with the librarian.
C.Reading books. D.Watching leaves.
3.Which of the following is true about Francie’s reading habits?
A.Copying each book she finished reading.
B.Collecting her favorite books in her study.
C.Reading every book in the library from Z through A.
D.Reading a book not in the order of the letters on Saturday.
4.Which of the following can best describe Francie Nolan?
A.Strong-willed and hopeful. B.Brave and fashionable.
C.Hard-working and humorous. D.Curious and creative.
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