Unit 2 核心考点讲练2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册

该初中英语单元复习讲义围绕“激励人心的人物”主题，通过考点分层梳理构建知识体系，将inspire、admire等核心词汇的词性变形、固定短语及用法以表格形式呈现，搭配经典例题强化理解，清晰呈现重难点分布与内在联系。 讲义亮点在于“考点-例题-综合应用”的递进式练习设计，如通过It句型专项辨析题对比for/of用法，培养学生语言能力与思维品质。基础过关部分含情境填空、语篇补全，阅读提升练结合人物传记文本，帮助不同层次学生巩固基础或拓展能力，为教师实施精准分层教学提供支持。

Unit 2 Inspiring People考点精练 考点一 inspire 用法辨析 inspire v. 鼓舞 激励 启发→ inspired adj. 受鼓舞的 有灵感的 修饰人 inspiring adj. 令人鼓舞的 启发人的 修饰事物 inspiration n . 灵感 鼓舞人心的人或事 二、核心固定短语及用法 1 inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事 2 inspire sb with sth 用某事鼓舞某人 3 be inspired by 受到……的鼓舞 启发 4 get inspiration from 从……中获得灵感 三、经典例题 1 The teacher's words made all the students feel ___________ .(inspire) 2 The moving story is really _____________ . It makes many people work harder.(inspire) 3 Her perseverance gives me lots of ____________for my new project.(inspire) 考点二 admire 用法 admire v. 钦佩 仰慕 欣赏→admirable adj. 令人钦佩的、值得赞赏的→admiration 钦佩 仰慕 二、核心固定短语及用法 1 admire sb 钦佩某人 2 admire sb for sth 因某事钦佩某人 3 admire sb for doing sth 钦佩某人做某事 三、经典例题 1 We all admire her ________ her courage and kindness. 2 I admire him _____________(keep) working hard in difficult situations. 3 His honesty is truly _______________.(admire) 考点三 seem 用法 一、核心词义词性 seem v. 系动词 似乎 好像 看起来 二、核心固定句型 1 seem + 形容词 看起来…… 2 seem to do sth 似乎做某事 3 seem to be + 名词 似乎是…… 4 It seems/seemed that 从句 看起来似乎…… 5 seem like + 名词 看起来像…… 三、经典例题 1 He seems ___________ (be) very tired today. 2 It seems that they _____________(know) the truth already. 3 The sky seems like___________________ (rain). 考点四 It句型专项辨析 一、It is/was +adj.+ of/for sb + to do sth 用法辨析 1 for sb 句型 形容词修饰事情本身 常见形容词 difficult easy hard important dangerous possible 结构 It is + 修饰事的形容词 + for sb to do sth 做某事对某人来说是……的 2 of sb 句型 形容词修饰人的品质性格 常见形容词 kind nice good clever foolish honest careless brave 结构 It is + 修饰人的形容词 + of sb to do sth 某人做某事真是……的 二、It is/was + 形容词 + that从句 用法 固定结构 It is/was + 形容词 + that 从句 ……是……的 常用形容词 clear obvious true strange possible important It 为形式主语 that从句为真正主语 三、经典例题 1 It is very kind _______ you to help me out of trouble. 2 It is difficult ________children to finish the task in ten minutes. 3 It is clear _________ he has made great progress. 考点五 balance 用法 一、词性词义 1 balance n. 平衡 均衡 余额 2 balance v. 使平衡 权衡 3 balanced adj. 平衡的 均衡的 二、核心短语 1 keep balance 保持平衡 2 lose balance 失去平衡 3 keep a balanced diet 保持均衡饮食 4 balance A and B 权衡A和B 三、经典例题 1 You should keep a __________(balance) diet to keep healthy. 2 He nearly lost his ________when he ran down the hill.(balance) 考点六 drop 用法 一、词性词义 1 drop v. 落下 掉落 下降 放弃 2 drop n. 水滴 下落 微量 二、核心短语 1 drop down 落下 倒下 2 drop out 辍学 退出 3 drop by 顺便拜访 4 drop off 减少 下降 睡着 5 drop sth 放弃某事 丢掉某物 三、经典例题 1 The temperature will __________(drop) below zero at night. 2 He had to drop ________ the competition because of illness. 3 I will drop________ your home on my way back.(by/in) 考点七 explore 及 exploration 用法 一、词性词义变形 1 explore v. 探索 探究 考察 2 exploration n. 探索 探险 探究 3 explorer n. 探险家 勘探者 二、核心短语 1 explore the world 探索世界 2 explore new possibilities 探索新的可能 3 space exploration 太空探索 三、经典例题 1 They spent years ________(explore) the unknown forest. 2 Human never stops the ____________ of the nature.(explore) 考点八 invent inventor invention 用法辨析 一、词性词义辨析 1 invent v. 发明 创造 指创造原本不存在的事物 2 inventor n. 发明家 发明者 指人 3 invention n. 发明 发明物 指事物 二、核心短语 1 invent a new machine 发明新机器 2 a great invention 一项伟大的发明 3 famous inventor 著名发明家 三、经典例题 1 Edison is a great ________and he many useful things.(invent) 2 The telephone is one of the greatest __________in the world.(invent) 考点九 wise 用法 一、词性词义变形 1 wise adj. 明智的 聪明的 有智慧的 侧重处事睿智 2 wisely adv. 明智地 聪明地 3 wisdom n. 智慧 才智 二、核心短语及句型 1 wise choice 明智的选择 2 wise decision 明智的决定 3 It is wise of sb to do sth 某人做某事很明智 4 spend money wisely 理性消费 三、经典例题 1 It is wise of him ________(give) up the useless plan. 2 We should learn to use our time ___________(wise). 3 Experience brings people_________ .(wise) Section A Who do we admire? 基础过关 Ⅰ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Our school invited a famous ________(history) to give a lecture last Friday. 2. Some ________(airport) are very large, and you need to walk a long way to reach your boarding (登机) gate. 3. The volunteers provided food and water to help people suffering from ________(hungry) in the area. 4. The scientist's great ________(discover) helps people understand the universe in a better way. 5. We should learn how to give first aid to ________(wound) people in case of (以防万一) unexpected emergencies. 6. Those ________(pioneer) worked day and night to build roads and bridges in this mountainous area. 7. We visited some old ________(soldier) and listened to their exciting stories of the past. 8. The tradition of eating mooncakes on the Mid‑Autumn Festival ________(spread) to many countries since then. 9. That young ________ spent years doing research to develop new teaching ways of ________.(chemist) 10. Many students ________ the teacher as her patience and kindness are really ________.(admire) Ⅱ. 完成句子：根据各题句意，按照句后括号中的英文提示要求，用单词 (不包含阿拉伯数字) 或短语完成下列英文句子。 11. At an early age,Lily fell in love with looking up at the ________ and reading space stories. ( One word) 12. Because of a sudden family accident, she ________ school to take care of her sick mother. (Three words, including the word “drop”) 13. ________ she couldn't go to class, she borrowed astronomy books from the library every week. (No more than two words) 14. At that time, no one thought this girl without a formal education could ________ ________. ( Three words，including the word “dream”) 15. After ten years of self‑study and practice, she finally helped her hometown ________ a small space science base. ( Two words，including the word “turn”) Ⅲ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 brave balance wisdom courage inspire 16. We need to keep a good ________ between our studies and our hobbies. 17. With the teacher's help, he finally had the ________ to speak English aloud. 18. She is a (n)________ girl who never gives up even when facing difficulties. 19. My grandma always shares her ________ about life when we chat together. 20.. That ________ scientist has become a great ________ for all young students. Ⅳ. 情境题完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。 21. 我们的社区志愿者团队里满是热心肠的人，他们乐于帮助有需要的人。 Our community volunteer team ________ warm‑hearted people who love to help those in need. 22. 我们都很敬佩队长，他已经做了十多年的志愿工作。 We all ________ to the team leader. He has been doing volunteer work for more than ten years. 23. 当志愿工作变得辛苦时，队长会告诉我们永远不要放弃帮助他人。 When volunteer work becomes tiring, the leader tells us never to ________ helping others. 24.. 每位志愿者都对如何让我们的社区变得更宜居怀有强烈的好奇心。 Every volunteer has a great ________ about how to make our community a better place to live. 25. 队长总是要求我们胸怀大志，一起建设一个更有爱心、更友好的社区。 The team leader always asks us to ________ ________ and build a more caring and friendly community together. Ⅴ. 阅读理解。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 The test flight of the 6th‑generation fighter jets (第六代战斗机的试飞) reminds us of Qian Xuesen. _____26____ He is known as “the Father of China's Space Programme”. He is also known as “the King of the Rockets”. Thanks to his research, China's space technology has progressed in a rapid way. Qian was born in Shanghai on 11th December,1911. ___27____ After graduation, he worked in America for a few years. When he heard that the People's Republic of China had been founded, he decided to give up the good working conditions in America. Although the American government tried to stop him from leaving,he succeeded in coming back to China in 1955. ____28____ Then it became the leading organization for China's rocket and air travel. At that time, the conditions in China were too hard. ___29____ On 24th April,1970,China's first man‑made satellite (卫星),“Dongfanghong Ⅰ”, was successfully sent into space. A student of Qian Xuesen,Zhu Yilin,once said, “I learnt professional knowledge and working spirit from Mr Qian. ____30____ When the mother country needed scientists badly, he returned to help in the rocket industry.” A. Qian Xuesen was a great scientist. B. I sensed his deep love for our country too. C. At the age of 24, he went to America to study. D. But Qian and his team still faced the difficulties bravely. E. In 1956, Qian Xuesen suggested starting a special organization. Ⅵ. 语篇填空。 第一节 阅读下面材料，按照句子结构的语法性和语意连贯的要求在各题横线上填入一个适当的单词，使之通顺、完整。 Albert Einstein was one of the most successful scientists in the 20th century. Once a young man asked Albert Einstein what 31.________ secret of success was. The great scientist told him that the first secret of success was hard work. A few days later, the young man came 32.________ ask him the same question again. Einstein felt unhappy and got angry. He turned to write a few words on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. 33.________ was a line written on the paper:A＝Y＋X＋Z. “Could you please tell me 34.________ this means?” asked the young man. “It's the answer you need,” explained the old scientist. “‘A’ means success,‘Y’ stands for hard work, ‘X’ means good ways of doing things,35.________ ‘Z’ means that you should stop talking now and get down to work!” The young man finally understood that success comes not from endless questions,but from taking action. 第二节 用所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。） be one they admire many safe nation keep race attention At the end of 2023, Hefei held a marathon. Among so many runners,an old couple caught the 36.________ of many people.They 37.________ 86‑year‑old Hu Yingfu and 77‑year‑old Wang Zhangmin. Hu finished the half marathon in 2 hours and 21 minutes, and his wife, Wang, completed it in 2 hours and 23 minutes. In fact,this wasn't the 38.________ time that the couple had taken part in a marathon. In 1997,the couple joined a running club. At first, they started running to 39.________ fit. But over time,they found it was a relaxing sport and became more interested in it. In 2004,they took part in a marathon for the elderly. To 40.________ surprise, Wang won the fourth place. In April 2011,the couple finished their first half marathon41.________ in Yangzhou. In December of the same year, they finished the full marathon in Shanghai. At that time,Hu was 74 years old,and Wang was 65 years old. Since then, the couple have started their “marathon journey”. Over the next ten years, they have taken part in many 42.________ across the country every year. And they have completed 43.________ than 100 marathon events. For years,they have been running 10,000 metres every day. They have covered over 40,000 kilometres and won 203 medals in many 44.________ sports events. The couple are really 45.________, and influenced by them,more and more young people have joined running. Ⅶ. 补全对话。根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。 A: Hi, Wang Lin. 46._____________________________? B: Hi, Lin Tao. My favourite scientist is Yuan Longping. A:47._________________________________? B: Because he succeeded in developing hybrid rice. That has saved many people from hunger. A: Is he your hero? B:48.__________________________. Although he was a successful scientist, he lived a simple life. A:49.____________________________! We Chinese people are really proud of him. B:50.________________________________. I want to be a scientist like him in the future. 单元语法小专题 Grammar Focus (4a~4c) Ⅰ. 根据句意用介词 for 或 of 填空。 1. It's so brave ____ John to take the task of doing the work that others refused. 2. It is hard ____ them to climb such a high mountain. 3. It is really nice ____ you to help me work it out. 4. It is dangerous ____ children to swim in the river. 5. It's helpful ____ Lily to share her notes with us before the exam. Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 6. It is hard‑working of her _________(practise) playing the guitar for two hours every day. 7. It's easy for us _________(solve) this maths problem with the new way. 8. It was __________(amaze) that our class won the school English competition last week. 9. It is harmful for us _________(go) to school without eating breakfast. 10.It was __________(luck) that we took an umbrella and didn't get wet in the rain.1. We can experience different 11. ________(west) cultures by reading novels written by foreign writers. 12.This old song always reminds me of my warm ________(child) and the love from my grandparents. 13. Different ________(region) in our country have different weather conditions and natural views. 14. Those photos taken during our trip are ________（value） to us because they record our happy memories. 15. ________（fortunate）, the famous writer couldn't come to our school and give a speech as he promised. Ⅲ. 微语篇练语法 用所给的短语完成对话。 easy for me impossible for them meaningful for us important for them necessary for volunteers Amy: Why do you want to be a volunteer? Simon: Well,there are lots of people in need,and I believe it's 16.________ to provide help if we can. Charities often raise money for different groups in need,but it's 17.________ to work without the help of volunteers. Amy: What do you do as a volunteer? Simon: I spend my spare time working in a charity for children without parents. Amy:Do you need experience? Simon: No. It's not 18.________ ________ to have any experience, but it's 19.________ ________ to be kind and friendly. Amy: What are your tasks? Simon: I teach the children songs and play games with them to make them happy. It's 20.________ ________ to make friends with them. Ⅳ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 become seed necessary enemy dynasty 21. It is ________ to learn some basic life skills so that we can take care of ourselves. 22. This kind of ________ needs enough sunlight and water to develop into a strong and healthy plant. 23. We can learn about the life of ancient people by studying the art and culture of each ________. 24. The two countries used to be ________, but now they are good partners. 25. Many young people dream of ________ volunteers to help those in need around the world. Ⅴ. 用所给短语的适当形式填空。 come true run away succeed in bring back care about 26. If you keep working hard and never give up，your dream will surely ________. 27.. We should ________ the environment around us and try our best to protect it. 28. The little dog was so scared by the loud thunder that it began to ________ quickly. 29.. My uncle promised to ________ some special snacks for me when he comes back from Beijing. 30.. Our school basketball team ________ winning the final game through teamwork last weekend. Ⅵ. 语篇填空：阅读下面材料，按照句子结构的语法性和语意连贯的要求在各题横线上填入一个适当的单词，使之通顺、完整。 Du Fu (712－770), one of the greatest poets in China，is widely known among us Chinese people. Du was born in Gongyi during the Tang Dynasty. Gongyi lies 31.________ Zhengzhou and Luoyang in Henan Province. At first, he worked in the court（朝廷）. Later，because 32.________ Anlushan Rebellion (叛乱)，he went through lots of ups and downs in his own life. He also saw what people suffered. Chinese people value the recording of history. 33.________ is no person in history who is better at it than Du Fu. That's because historical events are mirrored in his own life. In his poems，he talked about his painful life 34.________ how he cared about the country and common people. Some said that Du's poems give them a closer look at history. That's 35.________ Du's poems have been so popular for a long time. Section B What makes people admirable?基础过关 Ⅰ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. We are proud of China's achievements in space ________(explore) in recent years. 2. The museum has a valuable ________(collect) of ancient Chinese paintings from the Song Dynasty. 3. The ________(science) study of pandas helps us understand their behaviour and protect them better. 4. You can enjoy a better sight by climbing to a greater ********(high). 5. The competition is open to middle school students from all grades，********(include) Grade 7，8，and 9. 6. Mary was a little nervous，but she told ________（she） to be brave when she stood on the stage. 7. As a great ________，he ________ a new tool to help farmers with their work last week.(invent) 8. Xizang opened its first ________（fly） to Hong Kong on 19 February，2025. 9. ________（kind） is one of the most important qualities a person should have. 10. We learnt about the development of ________（social） in our social studies class. Ⅱ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 whole bank forever radio biology 11. ________ study living things like plants and animals in nature. 12. The beautiful memories during the summer camp will stay in my heart ________. 13. The ________ near our school offers a special service for students who want to save pocket money. 14. My grandfather likes to listen to the ________ every morning while he is watering the flowers in the garden. 15. 大美中国 The ________ world admires the beauty of Guilin's mountains and rivers in southern China. Ⅲ. 情境题完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。 16. 张女士在 30 岁时成为一名小学老师。 ________ ________ 30，Ms Zhang became a primary school teacher. 17. 她非常爱她的学生。她从不丢下任何一个需要帮助的学生。 She loves her students very much. She never ________ ________ a single one in need. 18. 数百名学生从她的教学中受益。 ________ students have benefited from her teaching. 19. 上周她的一个学生生病了。她每天放学后都去看望他。 Last week one of her students fell ________. She visited him every day after school. 20. 她的学生们都很感激她。她的善良将永远留在学生们的心中。 Her students are all thankful to her and her kindness will ________ ________ in the students. Ⅳ. 完形填空。阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，使短文连贯完整。 Jack is a kind and friendly boy. When he saw people in trouble，he____21___ tried to help them. At the age of 12，he noticed that many old people could hardly go to the supermarket after heavy snow. The supermarket was a ___22____ one，at the foot of a huge hill. So Jack would __23___ part of a snowy Saturday knocking on his elderly neighbours' doors to ask if they needed anything from the market. He could always __24___to bring back a few things for them every time. His simple ___25___ of helping made the old people so pleased，and he liked it too. Jack's friends asked him what he was doing. After some time，some of them joined in to ___26__him. He never ____27___ money for what he did，but sometimes the old ladies would put some in his pocket without telling him. The next time，he would buy some flowers or cards for them—he knew they ___28____ these little gifts a lot. When Jack went to college，many of these old people would ask his mother about him. But his mother didn't always know who they were，___29____ Jack had never told her about what he did for these people. Later，his mother knew it through the ___30____ with these people. Jack started helping others when he was 12，and it has ___31___ until today. Now he is an excellent ___32___. He often tells his students that kindness is an important social skill，and he teaches them the art of ___33___ kindness. He wants his help to ____34____ people's needs and warm their hearts. At first，he wrote this story in his diary，but his mother told him to ____35___ it to more people around him. He hopes this inspires younger people and older ones as well. ( )21. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. always ( )22. A. local B. special C. lovely D. funny ( )23. A. take B. spend C. cost D. use ( )24. A. count B. learn C. manage D. hope ( )25. A. role B. duty C. idea D. act ( )26. A. watch B. help C. thank D. encourage ( )27. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. searched for ( )28. A. liked B. hated C. kept D. worried ( )29. A. because B. though C. if D. when ( )30. A. meetings B. noises C. conversations D. letters ( )31. A. stopped B. finished C. hidden D. continued ( )32. A. teacher B. doctor C. worker D. dancer ( )33. A. shutting B. training C. showing D. teaching ( )34. A. fill B. meet C. waste D. forget ( )35. A. spread B. protect C. refuse D. end Ⅴ. 语篇填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空限填一个单词。） collection science interest live brave research he bank especial show Zhong Yang was born in 1964. He died in a car accident on 25 September，2017. Zhong Yang was a well‑respected biologist. He spent his whole life 36.________ plants and seeds. Over the years，he collected many important seeds for China's seed 37.________. They protect all kinds of plant seeds，and make sure that important plants don't disappear from the world forever. When Zhong Yang was young，he 38.________ a deep love for and a curiosity about the things he studied. He entered university at the early age of 15，studying radio engineering before becoming 39________ in plants. After becoming a professor at Fudan University，he focused on plant research，40.________ the seeds. When discovering there was a little research on Xizang's seeds，Zhong Yang travelled there to collect seeds 41.________ in 2001. It was very difficult for him to 42.________ the cold weather and great heights. He sometimes fell sick，but he never gave up his work. Understanding the importance of teamwork，Zhong Yang started a programme to find and train local students in field research to become scientists. Together，they collected over 40 million seeds from about 1，000 plants. Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge 43.________ of seeds. His love for his job and research 44.________ on in his students. His students will continue on the road of 45.________ exploration，and the seeds they have collected may grow centuries later. 陕西中考阅读提升练 Ⅰ. 完形填空。阅读下面短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。 （河南中考改编） “I don't want to go，Miss White. I'm frightened (害怕的),very frightened,” Monica told her teacher. Monica was a very 1 girl. She always sat at the back of the classroom，2 or taking notes. Every Monday morning，there would be a special show in her class. And the teacher will 3 a student to make a speech about his or her dream. Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week. But she refused. “I know that it seems 4 for you，but it will help you build up your confidence，” said Miss White. Monica was lost in thought. The next day，Monica came to Miss White's office. Miss White was **5** that she would take the chance. Miss White red‑penciled her manuscript (手稿) of speech，corrected her pronunciation，and even helped with her body language. She advised Monica to practise，to **6** that she was speaking confidently in front of her class. **7** a whole week，Monica practised speaking in front of her imaginary friends and teacher. Behind the locked door of her bedroom，she told them about her **8**. Finally，Monday arrived. **9** Monica was called upon to give her speech，she **10** and walked to the front of the class without any notes，in a show of confidence. Monica's successful performance brought everyone a great **11**. The whole class clapped (鼓掌) for a full **12** when she completed her speech. Miss White **13**. She had known that Monica would make it when she **14** took her first step to overcome (克服) her fear of speaking in public. From that day，Monica's life changed for the better. At the age of 23，she became a news reader. People who see her on television now will find it hard to **15** that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class. ( )1. A. active B. lazy C. quiet D. polite ( )2. A. reading B. singing C. talking D. laughing ( )3. A. warn B. force C. catch D. choose ( )4. A. difficult B. important C. necessary D. interesting ( )5. A. mad B. glad C. bored D. afraid ( ) 6. A. realize B. check C. imagine D. introduce ( )7. A. By B. For C. With D. Along ( )8. A. job B. hobby C. dream D. promise ( )9. A. When B. Until C. Since D. Though ( )10. A. woke up B. looked up C. stood up D. dressed up ( )11. A. secret B. thought C. decision D. surprise ( )12. A. minute B. hour C. day D. week ( )13. A. agreed B. smiled C. answered D. failed ( )14. A. easily B. luckily C. quickly D. bravely ( )15. A. expect B. believe C. discuss D. express Ⅱ. 阅读理解。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。 北外附中校本经典题 Norman Bethune is one of the most famous heroes in China. **16** He came to China to help the Chinese people and died for them. Norman Bethune was born in 1890. He became a doctor in 1916 and went to Spain in 1936 to treat the wounded soldiers during the war there. He soon realized that many people were dying because they did not get to hospital quickly enough. **17** He invented special medical tools to use outside hospitals and close to the fighting areas so that doctors could treat the wounded more quickly. His inventions saved many lives. In 1938，Dr Bethune came to China and helped treat the wounded during the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. **18** His experience of treating people in Spain was useful in China. He developed training courses for local doctors and nurses，and wrote books so that they could learn about how he treated the sick. **19** Once，he even worked for sixty‑nine hours without stopping and managed to save over a hundred lives. One day in 1939，he cut his finger during an operation，but he continued his work without treating it. In the end，he died of his wound. Dr Bethune's work for the Chinese people made him a hero in China. **20** And he is still remembered in both China and Canada today. A. He was a Canadian doctor. B. There are many books and films about him. C. Dr Bethune developed new ways of taking care of the sick. D. He returned to Canada after working in Spain for a few years. E. Dr Bethune often worked very hard without resting or taking care of himself. F. At that time，there were few doctors，so he had to work very hard on his own. 16.________ 17.________ 18.________ 19.________ 20.________ Ⅲ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。 （陕西中考） Professor Chen Lin was a famous Chinese educator of the English language. He did a lot to help English learners in China. On 21 January，2023，he passed away at the age of 101. When he was interviewed in 2006，he talked about an amusing experience with China Daily to express his special love for it:“I must say that over the past 25 years，I have come to like this English title—China Daily—more and more，with my love for the newspaper. One small event in my relationship with China Daily was an amusing and unforgettable one.” “In 1982，China Daily celebrated its first anniversary (周年纪念). At that time，Katherine Flower of the UK and I were helping with the British English‑teaching TV programme ‘Follow Me’.” “Soon after that，the editorial board (编辑部) suggested that Kathy and I could help them with their publicity (宣传) programme. So the two of us appeared in a CCTV ad in which we sat at breakfast table reading China Daily. We raised our heads and said to the audience，smiling:‘Let's read China Daily DAILY.’” “We thought it was very clever and enjoyed it.” From then on，the number of China Daily's readers has been increasing. More and more people，both at home and abroad，fell in love with it. Then at Professor Chen Lin's suggestion，a series of English weekly newspapers for middle school students，such as 21st Century Teens JR and 21st Century Teens SR，came out after China Daily. Now，they are enjoyed by many teachers and students in China. - China Daily is China's official English newspaper. Its Chinese title is《中国日报》. 21. What language did Professor Chen Lin teach? He taught ________________________. 22. When was China Daily started? It was started in ________. 23. Who does the underlined part “the two of us” refer to? It refers to ________________________________. 24. Which English word in the passage means “有乐趣的；有意思的”? It's “________”. 25. What title can you make for this passage in no more than eight words using “Chen Lin，China Daily”? The title can be “________________________________”. 第 一 页 共 11 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $