Unit 2 On the money 课时同步练(四) Reading for writing 2026-2027学年外研版英语九年级上册

外研版九年级上册

Unit 2 On the money 课时同步练（四）

Reading for writing

一、根据首字母或中文提示填写单词（共8小题，每小题2分，共16分）

1. The story tells us that love is more important than m______.

2. She wanted to buy a g______ for her husband.

3. The m______ of the story is that love is the greatest treasure.

4. He s______ his watch to buy a gift for his wife.

5. The couple were very p______ though they were poor.

6. The ______ (评论) of the book is very interesting.

7. They ______ (珍视) their friendship more than money.

8. This is a ______ (感人的) story about love and sacrifice.

二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（共6小题，每小题2分，共12分）

1. The story is about a poor couple who love ______ (they) very much.

2. She has beautiful hair, but she sells it ______ (buy) a gift.

3. He sells his watch ______ (get) money for a comb.

4. The gifts are ______ (use) to them, but they show their love.

5. This is one of the ______ (good) stories I have ever read.

6. The more I read, the ______ (much) I understand.

三、单项选择（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）

(    ) 1. The story ______ us that love is more important than money.

A. tells B. says C. speaks D. talks

(    ) 2. She sold her hair ______ she could buy a gift for her husband.

A. so that B. because C. although D. unless

(    ) 3. The gifts were ______, but they showed their love.

A. useful B. useless C. used D. using

(    ) 4. This is one of the most ______ stories I have ever read.

A. moved B. moving C. move D. moves

(    ) 5. ______ they were poor, they loved each other very much.

A. Although B. Because C. If D. So

四、完成句子（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）

根据汉语提示，完成英语句子。每空一词。

1. 这个故事告诉我们，爱比金钱更重要。

The story tells us that love is ______ ______ ______ money.

2. 他们彼此相爱，即使他们很穷。

They love ______ ______, ______ ______ they are poor.

3. 她卖掉头发来给丈夫买礼物。

She sells her hair ______ ______ a gift for her husband.

4. 这对他们来说没有用，但却显示了他们的爱。

It is ______ ______ them, but it shows their love.

5. 这是我读过的最好的故事之一。

This is ______ ______ ______ ______ stories I have ever read.

五、完形填空（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A poor couple lived in a small house. They loved each other very much. The wife had beautiful long hair. The husband had a beautiful watch. It was a gift from his father. Christmas was coming. __1__ wanted to buy a gift for the other. The wife sold her hair to buy a chain for her husband's watch. The husband sold his watch to buy combs for his wife's hair. __2__ they met on Christmas Eve, they found that their gifts were useless. But they __3__ that love was the greatest gift of all. This is a story from O. Henry's famous short story "The Gift of the Magi". It __4__ us that love is more important than money. It is not the __5__ that matters; it is what you do with it.

(    ) 1. A. Both B. All C. Neither D. None

(    ) 2. A. When B. While C. Before D. After

(    ) 3. A. knew B. know C. will know D. have known

(    ) 4. A. tells B. says C. speaks D. talks

(    ) 5. A. price B. number C. size D. colour

六、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题3分，共15分）