【期中真题】（江苏专用）2023-2024学年九年级英语上册 期中真题分类专题汇编 专题09 阅读填表

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（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. once said, “If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.”
Mandela understood that our mother language is a very intimate (亲近的) thing to us. For people who speak an ancient tongue as their mother language, it helps them keep their traditions. Their language is their main connection with their ancestors. And it is also how they imagine the future.
So it’s a serious thing that a language disappears. Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people, like Yagan in Chile. Africa and South Africa are also places where many languages are dying.
Why are we humans speaking fewer languages than we once did? The answer has to do with globalization. With greater trade and communication, the planet has become smaller. It’s become more useful to speak some languages—English is the obvious example—than others. The effect has been to kill certain languages, usually ones spoken by less populous and powerful peoples.
But there are people and organizations all over the world that aren’t prepared to accept a planet with fewer and fewer languages. Through efforts both large and small, they are getting people to speak and read in certain languages, and to pass them on. Each year on Feb 21,The United Nations also holds International Mother Language Day in the hope that the public pay more attention to dying languages.
This work is important. As US writer Rita Mae Brown wrote, “Language is the road map of a culture. It tells where its people come from and where they are going”.
Mother tongue: a path to the 1 & the road map of a culture
Presentation of the problem
The 2 of mother tongue
It 3 people not only to their traditions and ancestors but also to the outlook for the future.
How 4 the problem is
With 5 400 languages having died out, some languages are left to be 6 by fewer and fewer people.
7 of the problem
Globalization makes it 8 useful to speak languages of less influence.
9 to solve the problem
Some people and organizations are working to pass on certain languages spoken by less populous and powerful people;
The UN has set Feb 21st as International Mother Language Day to 10 people’s attention to dying languages.

（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级校联考期中）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Hou Yifan, a 28-year-old girl, is a “queen of chess” in China. People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.  
Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999. At that time, her parents took Hou to try different mind games at a training center. “With the special shapes (形状), I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,” said Hou.
After playing for two years as a hobby, Hou met her coach, a great master Tong Yuanming and began a kind of new training. “Chess is a mind game full of changes. So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,” Hou said.
Luckily, what she did was soon rewarded (回报). At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.
Although she was well-known all over the world, she still wanted to keep improving. Having focused on international chess for a long time, Hou then wanted to study in the college. She went to Peking University in 2012. Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford. “I must know more,” she said. “I would like to open my eyes to see the whole world.”
Now, the 28-year-old lady has become a teacher at Shenzhen University. She hopes to “connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people”.
Becoming a “queen of chess”
Introduction
Hou Yifan is a 28-year-old Chinese lady.
She has 11 the world with the chess.
12 of being  a
“queen of chess”
She started 13 chess when she was five years old.
After seeing the special shapes, she showed an   14 in the chess.
She not only learned skills from other players but also 15 chess in her daily life.
She became the 16 champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.
Her further
17 and job
In 2012, she 18 Peking University.
Several years later, she 19 to study in the University of Oxford.
Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.
Her hope
She wants to build a 20 between China and the West.

（2021秋·江苏扬州·九年级统考期中）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. But I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this challenge to find out.
Every morning since I got a smartphone, I’ve used The Weather Channel App to give me a choice about what to wear. On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but thankfully I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a watch for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. As a result, I was late for picking up friends who had been on the bus for two hours. I was also late for my part-time job. And even worse, I couldn’t call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder, too. I lost my way because I couldn’t use the GPS on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot safer because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while driving with the other.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list. I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I started the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn’t remember my brother’s and my mom’s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I wished to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems, however, I found peace not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was a great learning experience. It surprised me how I’d taken no notice of even the things like remembering phone numbers. We all should take some time to think about how we can depend less on our cell phones.
A learning 21 without smartphones
Disadvantages
Have difficulties in:
▲ 22 clothes to wear: because it’s impossible to use The Weather Channel App. Luckily, by looking out of my window, he 23 guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
▲ knowing the time: there wasn’t a phone to show the time 24 he was late for picking up friends and couldn’t go to work on time.
▲ getting places: he lost his 25 because he couldn’t use the GPS on the phone.
▲ contacting others: because he didn’t 26 to write down any phone numbers.
27
▲ His driving got a lot safer because there was no 28 to check directions on the phone.
▲ He found it 29 not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
Conclusion
We all should depend 30 on our cell phones.

（2021秋·江苏泰州·九年级统考期中）请根据材料内容, 完成表格, 每空一词。
Everyone wants to find happiness. But sometimes looking for happiness can be as hard as looking for lost treasure. Just when you think you nearly reach it, something unexpected happens. This may puzzle you a lot. Here are some tips for helping you find happiness.
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. You can’t be happy if you depend on one thing or one person. You need to make your circle（圈子）of friends and activities larger.
Follow your heart. When we go against our own thoughts, we usually feel sad. Follow your strong feeling and let it guide you toward people and things that will make your life better. Day by day, you will be happier than before.
Organize your ideas. Many people push away happiness when they think too much. Don’t keep everything in head. Try making a list of the things that seem too big to manage on your own. You may find the list isn’t as long as you thought. You can do most of the things by yourself.
Look at your life as a whole. Most of the things that prevent us from feeling happy are just some little things. Remember life is always going on, and whatever the little thing is, it will end.
Remember your values. We all have a value system, a way we have decided to go through life, which makes us feel like a good person. The important thing is to remember your values when life becomes hard. Keeping your values strong will help create happiness.
Happiness can be hard to feel at times, so don’t think there is something wrong with you if you don’t feel it. The ways above will successfully help you to feel more of it.
Ways to Find Happiness
Introduction
Sometimes happiness is 31 to get.
Tips for solving the puzzle
Make more 32 and take part in more activities. It is 33 for you to find happiness if you depend on one thing or one person.
Let your heart guide you toward people and things that will 34 your life. In this way, your 35 will grow.
Write down the things that you seem 36 to manage on your own. You will be happy to find you can do 37 things than you thought.
Look at your life as a whole. Whatever the unhappy things are, most of them will 38 .     
Keep your values strong after you’ve made a 39 on how to spend life.
Being a good person even when life is hard will help create happiness.
Conclusion
You will be 40 in getting happiness with the help of the five tips.

（2021秋·江苏泰州·九年级统考期中）

What do you do when you come across a problem while doing your homework? Andy would take out his smartphone, open an app and search for the problem. Answers would soon appear on the screen.
Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet like Andy. They search for information online, use apps or discuss through social networks like WeChat.
“It’s convenient（方便的）. You don’t have to wait or get a tutor（家庭教师）beside you.” Andy said, “You also learn by seeing how others work out problems.”
“It also improves our abilities.” said John, another student. He said it especially works for new types of homework.
John’s Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers. When it comes to John’s turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations（演示）.
“I’ve become skilled at finding information online and using Microsoft Office.” John said.
However, many students think this trend（趋势）also brings problems. Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.
A head teacher in Andy and John’s school said that knowing how to use the Internet is important. The key is to have good self-control（自制力）.
“No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently（独立地）first, or you won’t make progress. If you don’t have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help.”
Getting Help on Screen
The phenomenon（现象）
Many students do homework with the help of the 41 . They use apps or social networks.
Two 42
※When meeting a problem with homework, Andy would turn to his 43 and search.
※John usually searches for information, 44 certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations when he is asked to give a 45 .
Opinions from students on this phenomenon
※Some think it is convenient and 46 students’ abilities.
※Many think it makes students 47 when they just copy the answers.
Opinions from teachers
※Having good self-control is the 48 .
※No 49 will be made unless students understand the reasons behind the answers.
※If students aren’t 50 about their self-control, they should turn to their parents for help.

（2021秋·江苏扬州·九年级统考期中）阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。(每空一词)
We spend one third of our lives in bed! Everyone needs a relaxing sleeping environment. There is no doubt that the design of your bedroom is really important. But how? Here’re some golden rules to remember if you are decorating your bedroom.
Choose a proper color
Color is the key! Choosing the right color of your bedroom should be the first decision when designing the space. A general rule is to avoid using overly bright colors in it. You might be pleasantly surprised when you try out the colors that bring you peace.
Light it up
It is important to choose the correct lighting when designing a bedroom. Besides practical ceiling lighting, lamps and floor lamps can also make it easy for you to get into a sleepy state in the evening. So don’t forget to introduce smaller pockets of light around the room.
Create space to breathe
A tidy room helps you feel calmer. Please remember to reduce the unnecessary furniture and choose the one with doors to hide away the messy clothing shelves. The less furniture you have, the better your room will be, as you will open up floor space to allow the room to look bigger and less crowded.
Give it a soft touch
The material of bedding can bring you different sleep feelings. Something soft is always the first choice. For example, good quality pillows（枕头）will make you relaxed and suit almost all requirements. A well-chosen duvet（羽绒被）will keep you sleeping through the coldest winter nights, and it won’t be too hot or heavy during the summer.
In a word, the standard of designing your bedroom is to keep it comfortable.
How to make your bedroom 51
Golden 52
Detailed suggestions
Choosing a proper color
53 which color to use when you design the space.
Use the 54 colors instead of the overly bright ones.
Lighting it up
The right lighting is important for your bedroom design.
Smaller pockets of light can help you go to sleep more 55 .
56 space to breathe
Make sure your bedroom is 57 .
Reduce the unnecessary furniture to make 58 space.
Giving it a soft touch
The material of bedding can 59 your sleep.
Good quality pillows can help you relax.
A well-chosen duvet is always suitable in winter or in summer.
The 60 of your bedroom design is to keep it comfortable.

（2021秋·江苏扬州·九年级统考期中）请根据短文内容，完成信息记录表，每空一词。
As more adults hope to get peace from meditation (冥想), more children want to get it too. It can help people deal with stress and find a more peaceful idea of life. The following can help children do meditation exercises.
Look at the sky
On nice days, go to nature, lie down on the grass and look up at the sky. The clouds move through the sky. But the sky stays clear, open and free. This is also how our thoughts work. Thoughts float in and out of our minds just like clouds. Allow your thoughts to come and go. Then you know your mind is clear and free just like the sky.
Mindful bottle
Fill a bottle with water. The bottle of water stands for our minds. Then add red and blue sand to it. Red stands for our thoughts, and blue stands for our feelings and moods. Now shake it up. The water will get cloudy. We need to wait and watch the sand settle, as our thoughts, feelings and moods settle just like the sand.
Mindful listening
Sit in comfort and hold a bell or anything that makes a simple sound in your hands. Just feel and hear its sound as you ring it. Focus on the sound from the very first moment you hear it all the way to the end. When you can’t hear the sound any more, open your eyes or put up your hand.
How to find 61
Introduction
Meditation can help people deal with stress and find more peaceful 62 of life.
63
Looking at the sky
On nice days, go 64 and look up at the sky. The clear, open and free sky helps your thoughts float like clouds.
Mindful bottle
Make a bottle 65 of water and add red and blue sand to it. Red and blue 66 for our thoughts, feelings and moods. Shake it up and watch the sand settle as our thoughts, feelings and moods settle like the sand.
Mindful 67
Sit 68 and hold anything that makes a simple sound. Pay 69 to the sound from the very first to the end as you ring it. When you can’t hear the sound any more, open your eyes or 70 your hand.
（2021秋·江苏无锡·九年级江苏省天一中学校考期中）任务型阅读
When you imagine the “road to success”, what sort of picture do you see in your mind? Do you imagine a long road that eventually(最终) leads you to your desired(渴望的) destination? Today I’d like to share with you a slightly different picture of the road to success. When you understand this picture, you will be much better prepared for your journey.
When you first set out on the road to success, it looks something like this: You can see your goal in the distance and it almost seems within your reach. You are excited about heading down the road and making your dream a reality. However, a strange thing happens as soon as you take your first step down the road to success. Suddenly, a brick wall appears out of nowhere and blocks(阻碍) your progress(前进). Nobody knows where these brick walls come from, but for some reason they always appear.
One of the main reasons people fail to reach their goals in life is that no one has ever told them about the brick walls! Many people are so surprised by the appearance of the wall that they simply stop and give up on their dream.
When you are faced with a brick wall on the road to success, you have two choices:
(1) You can sit down and give up.
(2) You can find a way over, around, under or through the wall.
If you make it past the first wall, you may catch a glimpse(看一眼) of your goal and realize that it is a little closer, but then inevitably(不可避免地), another brick wall appears out of nowhere. No matter what your goal is, it is important to realize that as soon as you begin your journey down the road to success, you will meet a series of brick walls. The trick(诀窍) is to be prepared for the walls to appear and realize that getting past these obstacles(障碍) is just part of the journey. This will help you see the brick walls for what they really are — just temporary (暂时的) obstacles that you need to deal with in order to reach your destination.
So then — here is what the road to success really looks like.
Remember this picture and never let an obstacle stop you from moving forward. Always remember that for every problem you meet, there is a solution — and on the other side of that final wall, your goal is waiting for you.
Title: 71 to success
One picture
·You can see your 72 and it seems you can 73 it.
·You are 74 about heading down the road and making your dream 75 .
·A brick wall 76 .
·Many people are 77 by the wall.
·People stop and give up on their dreams.
Another picture
·You may 78 the wall and realize it was closer.
·You realize that you will meet a series of brick walls, which are just part of the 79 .
·You always move forward and remember that there is a 80 for every problem.
·Your goal is waiting for you.

（2021秋·江苏扬州·九年级统考期中）阅读下列短文, 根据短文中的信息完成文后的表格。（每空一词）
Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do. The reason is that we are all afraid of making mistakes in front of others. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we will be. But forget it now. Public speaking is easy. It’s just a simple talking, Although Pm a shy man, I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned.
Keep your speech simple. Your audience(听众) can’t take all of your main ideas, and they can only remember one or two of them, not ten or twenty. So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well. But if you can’t express what you want to say, then your speech will not be paid attention to. And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.
Organize your speech well. No matter how long or short your speech is, you have to organize your speech—how you are going to open or begin, what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end. A strong close is usually very important and critical(关键的): the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. If not, they will be confused.
Keep your speech not long. The standard(标准的) length of a speech is usually 12 minutes. Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest. If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应), the audience will get bored. Of course, your speech will fail.
Following these suggestions above, you can make a good speech in public, and you will be an excellent speaker, I think.
How to make a 81 speech
Technique
Reasons
Requirements
Keep it simple
You should think about your idea well enough.
82 one or two of your main ideas well.
If you have a 83 idea of what you want to say, your audience will have, too.
84 it well.
You should get your speech well organized.
Know very well about the beginning, main points and 85 of the speech.
Your audience will 86 remember the most important thing you say.
Keep it 87
Your speech should be short enough to catch your audience’s 88 .
Make your speech as short as 89 .
If you don’t, the audience will feel 90 .


（2022秋·江苏南京·九年级南京市科利华中学校考期中）Rivers are the lifeblood of human civilizations. As one of the longest-lasting civilizations, China has a large number of rivers. A total of 45,203 rivers with a drainage area (流域面积) of more than 50 square kilometers run across the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The most famous ones are the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers. As the longest river in Asia and third longest in the world, the Yangtze River has a length of 6,300 kilometers. It originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (高原) and flows through 11 provincial-level administrative regions (省级行政区) before ending in the East China Sea. Second to the Yangtze River is the Yellow River, with a length of 5,464 kilometers as it flows from the west to the east of China.
Apart from its big number of natural rivers, China also has a lot of beautiful man-made rivers. The Grand Canal is one example. With a history of more than 2,500 years, the Grand Canal stretches (延伸) nearly 3,200 kilometers and connects the north and south of China.
Despite their different features, these rivers and canals continue to nourish (滋养) the Chinese people physically and culturally. They bring fertile (肥沃的) soil and enough irrigation (灌溉) water, which makes many areas “a land of fish and rice”. Connecting China as a whole, the water network runs through geographical boundaries (界限) and provides people with convenient transportation, expanding trade and promoting economic growth. These rivers are immortalized (使名垂千古) in Chinese culture, as can be found in Chinese poetry, art, literature, and folklore.
Just as Chinese President Xi Jinping said, “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets (绿水青山就是金山银山).”
To protect these bodies of water, many measures have been taken in recent years. For example, in August the Ministry of Water Resources announced plans to bring back 700,000 hectares (公顷) of degraded natural forest and treat almost 1.4 million hectares of land suffering from desertification (沙漠化) by 2025.
Through these government measures, our rivers have seen many positive changes—birds flying above the wetlands and farmers happily harvesting on irrigated lands.
Life flows through 91
Introduction
China abounds in rivers and there are 45,203 rivers with large drainage areas running across the country in 92 .
Features of different rivers
93 rivers
As one of the longest rivers in the world, the Yangtze River originates from the south-west of China and 94 in the East China Sea.
As the 95 longest river in China, the Yellow River goes from the west to the east of the country.
Man-made rivers
96 the north and south of China, the Grand Canal is famous for its long history and has a length of nearly 3,200 kilometers.
Importance of the waters
The waters help Chinese people develop in different ways.
They turn many areas into “a land of fish and rice” 97 of necessary soil and water they bring for planting.
They provide people with various support for development in China.
People memorize these rivers in different forms, 98 Chinese poetry, art, literature, and folklore.
99 of the waters
The government has taken measures to protect the invaluable assets in different ways. To our relief, our life is getting 100 .

（2021秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第 1—2 小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1 个单词。
“If you don’t believe, I’ll call the police.” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. A new psychological（心理学的）study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore suggests that it has a relationship with harmful results when the children become adults.
The research team asked 379 Singaporean young adults whether their parents lied to them when they were children, how much they lie to their parents as adults, and how well they deal with adulthood challenges.
The first questionnaire（问卷）asked these young adults to recall（回忆）if their parents told them lies about eating, leaving or staying, spending money and so on. Some examples of such lies are “If you don’t come with me now, I will leave you here by yourself and “I don’t bring money with me today, we can come back another day”. Most of them filled in “Yes”. The second questionnaire included questions that could show how often they lie to their parents when they become adults. Lastly, these young adults filled in two other questionnaires that asked them about their psychological problems and if they often behave generously and thoughtfully.
Adults who were lied to as children were more likely to lie to their parents when they grow up. They also said it was much more difficult for them when meeting psychological and social challenges.
Lead author Setoh Peipei from NTU Singapore’s School of Social Sciences said, “Parenting by lying can seem to save time, especially when the real reasons behind why parents want children to do something are difficult to explain. When parents tell children that honesty is the best rule, but display dishonesty by lying, such behavior can send wrong messages to their children. Parents’ dishonesty may finally destroy trust and encourage dishonesty in children.”
Our research suggests that parenting by lying is a practice that has negative influence on children when they grow up. Parents should understand these possible risks and think of other ways to replace lying, such as knowing children’s feelings, giving specific information so children know what to expect, offering choices and solving problems together, to encourage children to have good behavior, said lead author Setoh Peipei.
Children can be 101 by parents’ lies negatively
Introduction
Parents’ using lies to make their children behave will 102 to harmful results when their children become adults.
Questionnaires to 379 young adults
Asked them to recall if their parents told them lies.
Asked about the frequency of 103 to their parents when they become adults.
Asked about their psychosocial 104 .
Asked them if they often have 105 and thoughtful behaviour.
Results
It’s highly possible that adults who were lied to as children lied to their parents in 106 .
They faced greater 107 when meeting psychological and social challenges.
Some guests are with the sound proofing（隔音）and the dirty house.
Opinions
It’s hard to explain the reasons why parents lie to their children.
108 dishonest sends wrong messages to children.
109
Parents should understand these possible risks and use correct ways instead of lying during parenting. Otherwise, 110 between them would disappear and children would certainly learn dishonesty from them.

（2021秋·江苏扬州·九年级统考期中）阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格，每空一词。
Using only ten symbols(0—9), we can write any number, small or large. But why do we use these ten symbols? And why is there 10 of them? Strange as it seems to us now, there was a time when numbers, as we know them, simply weren’t used. So, have you ever wondered how numbers first came about? Let’s learn about a brief history of numbers.
Early humans in the Old Stone Age likely counted animals and other objects by carving tally marks(记数符号) on walls, bones or stone. Each tally mark stood for 1 and each fifth mark was scored through to help keep track. This system was only fine for small numbers, but it didn’t really work with large numbers. As the society developed, people came up with different ways of writing down numbers. They created new symbols for each larger number. But many of these systems in different countries were mainly based on tally marks and it was still difficult to write large numbers.
By the seventh century, Indians had perfected the decimal positional(进位) system, which could describe any number with only ten unique(唯一) symbols. A key breakthrough of this system was the number 0. Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish(区分) between 63 and 603, or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand.
But why were the numbers known as “Arabic”(阿拉伯数字) since they were born in India? Here’s an interesting story. Sometime in the year 771, Arab businessmen took some Indian scholars (学者) to Baghdad to help teach them the new set of numbers. After learning the numbers, the Arabs translated them into their own writing system that is Arabic. Sometime later, the Arab traders spread these numerals into Europe. As the world got these numbers from Arabia, these came to be known as Arabic numerals.
The 111 of numbers
What we’ve known about numbers
●We use ten symbols to count.
● There was a time people didn’t use numbers.
How the numbers 112
In the Old Stone Age
●People mainly 113 things by carving tally marks.
● The system worked for only one to five.
● The systems had one problem with writing 114 numbers.
By the 115 century
● Indians perfected the decimal positional system.
● It’s a key breakthrough to create the number 116 , which can tell the 117 between 63 and 603, or 12 and 120.
● It helped everyone understand the numbers more 118 and easily.
Why the numbers are called Arabic numerals
● The numbers were born in India.
● In 771, some Indian scholars went to Baghdad to 119 the new numbers.
● Then the Arabs took the new set of numbers to 120 .
● The world got these numbers known as Arabic numerals.

（2021秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）Family VS Friends
It is Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then have a dinner together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you that it is your aunt’s birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to have a celebration. How can this end without a quarrel?
The tension (紧张情绪) between teenagers and their families mainly comes from how to balance what they want with family hopes. You once spent most of your free time with your parents. When you want to spend more and more time with your friends, your parents’ feelings may get hurt. They might feel that they are losing control (控制) of you during the period. You might feel angry that so many family requirements are placed on you.
Here are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease (缓解) the tension between you and your family.
*Tell your plan to your parents first and ask your parents whether there is anything else planned at that time.
*When your buddy activities come with a family event, try to find out if there is any way you can do both. You can spend a little time with each group. You can go to the family event and ask to be with your friends next time. You can also invite your friends to the family event.
*Suggest something you would really like to do with your family. When your parents know you want to spend time with them, they will feel better.
Sometimes the results cannot always make both pleased. However, the tension can be eased if you think about the feelings of your family as well as those of yourself and your friends.

●    Give 121 about doing what you really want with your family.
Your parents will feel better while knowing you have time for them.
Conclusion
The tension can be eased by 122 about the feelings of both
though sometimes two sides are not pleased with the results.
Family VS Friends
Topic
The tension between teenagers and their family and 123 to ease it.
Example
A scene
You will see a film and have dinner together with your friends while your family are planning to 124 your
aunt’s birthday.
The
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Teenagers try to achieve a 126 between what they want and their family hopes.
Your used to 127 your spare time with your  parents. Your parents may feel hurt because they might think you are out of control.
Your parents 128 you so much that you may feel
angry.
Solutions
Tell your parents your plan first and ask them whether they have already 129 anything else.
Try to find out a way you can do both when you and your family
have different 130 at the same time.

（2021秋·江苏泰州·九年级统考期中）阅读下面短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem, but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. In those days people spelt words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster and James Murray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries.
The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and learned by himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one meter underground. In winter he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening.
Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then others went to work with Murray, and his two daughters were among them. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It included more than 15,000 words in twelve books. And you thought your English dictionary was big!
Notes on James Murray’s life
Murray’s
early life
Born in Scotland. He left school at 14 and 131 himself when he worked in a bank, later became a great teacher.
Murray’s work on OED
* He became the editor of OED in the year 132 .
* His working 133 were bad.
a. He worked in a part-underground place in the garden behind his house;
b. He had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm;
c. He got up early and didn’t have breakfast 134   he worked several hours every morning;
d. He often worked by candle light into the evening.
* The time he spent on OED was much 135 than expected.
* Later others and his two daughters 136 him.
Other information
* OED was finished in the year 1928. It included 137 15,000 words in twelve books. It is the 138 dictionary in the world. Thanks to it, people can 139 in the same way now.
* For Murray, working on a dictionary wasn’t only a 140 but a wonderful journey.

（2021秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中各小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
The hardest thing in the world is saying yes to the world. Do you say yes to the world? Most of us have a habit of going through our days saying no to the things we don’t like and yes to the things we like. However, everything we face is our life, we won’t say yes to the things we do not like because we are afraid that we will stay with them forever.
But in fact, we can begin to change the way we think by accepting that’s not working for us. When we say yes to the world, we began to believe that whatever our situation is, we can work with it. We express belief in ourselves, and the world, and we also express a willingness to learn from whatever happens to us, rather than running and hiding when we don’t like what we see. Therefore, in one word, saying yes is really good for our life.
The question we might ask ourselves is what it will take to get to the point of saying yes. For some of us, we can’t run away from or refuse something, so we have no choice but to say yes. For others, they might make a decision to say yes to life no matter what happens to them. Saying yes to life might be difficult at first, but if we continue to say yes to life, it will be far less difficult in the end. And we will find the joy of being in a positive（积极的）talk to the world with a very powerful word “yes”. We should accept everything life puts in front of us.
Title
Talk to the 141 with a Yes
Attitudes towards life
Most of us are 142 to saying yes to what we like and saying no to what we don’t like.
The 143 of saying no
We are afraid that we will stay with what we don’t like forever.
Advantages of saying yes
We can begin to change 144 to think by accepting what’s not working for us.
We can 145 with our situation whatever it is.
We can believe in ourselves and our world.We are 146 to learn from whatever happens to us.
Situations of saying yes
Some people have to say yes instead of saying no 147 they can’t run away from or refuse to do something.
Other people might 148 to learn from whatever happens to us.
Conclusion
For us all, it will be much 149 to say yes to life if we keep doing so.
Everything in life should be 150 whether we like it or not.

（2021秋·江苏南京·九年级统考期中） 请认真阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中各小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填 1 个单词。

Albert Einstein was one of the most famous scientists of all time. He developed the special and general theories of relativity (狭义和广义相对论) and made many other important discoveries. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
Albert Einstein was born on March 14. 1879, in Germany. He grew up in a Jewish family. Einstein had one sister, Maja, who was born two years after him. He studied at the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich. He didn’ t like studying there. One teacher even told him that he would never get anywhere. At this time, Einstein became interested in classical music and he learned to play the violin.
In 1896 Einstein entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as teacher in physics and maths. His years in Zurich were some of the happiest years of his life. He became friends with many other students and met his future wife, Mileva Maric, a physics student from Serbia. After graduating from university, Einstein couldn’t find a teaching post. He found work in a Swiss patent ( 专利 ) office. Einstein continued studying physics. In 1903, he married Mileva Maric, but the marriage was not a happy one. They divorced (离婚) in 1919. In 1905, Einstein published four important papers about physics. The famous equation E=mc2 appeared in his fourth paper.
In 1914 Albert Einstein worked as the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm II Institute for physics in Berlin, Germany, and remained there until 1933. In 1916 he published his paper on the general theory of relativity. Later Hitler and his Nazi party started a war against Jewish people. Einstein was Jewish. His life was in danger, so he decided to leave Germany.
After learning of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima (广岛), Einstein became active in trying to stop future use of nuclear weapons. Einstein died in 1955. He was named “Person of the Century” by TIME Magazine.
Albert Einstein—the greatest scientist of all time
Early life
▷ Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany and he had a 151 sister
▷ He didn’ t like studying at the Luitpold Gymnasium and his teacher didn’ t think 152 of him
▷ He showed an 153 in classical music
Life in Swiss
▷ His 154 in Zurich was his happiest years of his life.
▷ He 155 to find a teaching post, so he worked in a Swiss patent office.
▷ He got 156 to Mileva Maric in 1903.
Time in Germany
▷ He 157 to Germany in 1914.
▷ He published the general theory of relativity in 1916.
▷ He decided to leave Germany in 158 of his life in 1933.
159
▷ His 4th paper in 1905 160 the famous equation E=mc2.
▷ He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
▷ He developed the special and general theories of relativity.


参考答案：

1．heart 2．importance 3．connects 4．serious 5．over 6．spoken 7．Cause 8．less 9．How 10．catch/draw

【导语】本文主要讲述了某些语言已经消失，语言的消失是一件很严重的事情，人们正在想办法解决这类问题。
1．根据文中“‘If you talk to a man in his own language, that goes to his heart.’”可知，曼德拉说“如果你用一个人的语言与他交谈，你的话会进入他的心里。”由此说明语言是通往心灵的途径；根据“‘Language is the road map of a culture.’”可知，语言是一种文化的路线图。综上所述，语言既是通往心灵的途径又是文化的路线图。故填heart。
2．通读文章第二段可知，本段主要讲述母语的重要性，即它不仅将人们与他们的传统和祖先联系起来，也将人们与未来的前景联系起来。importance“重要性”，抽象名词，不可数。故填importance。
3．根据“ language is their main connection with their ancestors. And it is also how they imagine the future.”可知，母语不仅将人们与他们的传统和祖先联系起来，也将人们与未来的前景联系起来。connect“联系”，动词；本句描述客观事实，时态为一般现在时，主语it是第三人称单数，谓语动词应使用其第三人称单数connects。故填connects。
4．通读第三段，尤其根据“So it’s a serious thing that a language disappears.”可知，本段主要讲述语言的消失是一件重要的事情。serious“重要的，严肃的”，形容词。故填serious。

5．根据“Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out.”可知，在上个世纪，有400多种语言消失了。more than“多于，超过”，相当于over。故填over。
6．根据“Over the last century, more than 400 languages have died out. Some languages are now spoken only by a few dozen people.”可知，在上个世纪，有400多种语言消失了。有些语言现在只有几十个人说。由此说明有些语言被越来越少的人使用。此处使用spoken，过去分词表被动，表示被人们说。故填spoken。
7．通读第四段，尤其根据“Why are we humans speaking fewer languages than we once did? ”可知，为什么我们人类说的语言比以前少了?本段主要介绍语言消失的原因。cause“原因”，不可数名词；位于句首首字母大写。故填Cause。
8．根据“The effect has been to kill certain languages, usually ones spoken by less populous and powerful peoples.”可知，其结果是扼杀了某些语言，通常是人口较少和强大的民族使用的语言。由此说明全球化使影响力较小的语言变得不太有用了，而不被使用。less useful“不太有用的”。故填less。
9．通读第第五段可知，本段主要介绍如何解决语言消失的方法。how“如何”，副词，位于句首首字母大写。故填How。
10．根据“Each year on Feb 21,The United Nations also holds International Mother Language Day in the hope that the public pay more attention to dying languages.”可知，联合国将2月21日定为国际母语日，以引起人们对濒死语言的关注。catch/draw one’s attention“引起某人的注意力”，to后跟动词原形。故填catch/draw。

11．impressed 12．Experiences 13．playing 14．interest 15．practised/played 16．youngest 17．study 18．entered 19．continued 20．bridge

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要记述了“棋后”侯逸凡的人生经历。
11．根据第一段中“People around the world are impressed by the great chess player.”可知，侯逸凡因为高超的棋艺，给世界各地的人们留下了深刻的印象，impress表示“给……留下深刻印象”；根据句意和空格前的“has”可知，空格处应填上动词的过去分词。故填impressed。
12．根据右边表格中“She started...champion in China at 13 and in the world at 16.”可知，此处是介绍了侯逸凡下棋的成长经历，名词experience可表示“经历”，符合句意；因为是多段经历，所以要用到名词复数，单词放句首，首字母要大写。故填Experiences。
13．根据第二段中“Hou started to play chess at 5 years old in 1999.”可知，侯逸凡5岁时开始下棋；start后要接doing作宾语，因此空格处要用play的动名词形式playing。故填playing。
14．根据第二段中“‘With the special shapes (形状), I was interested in the chess and wanted to take it up,’ said Hou.”可知，在看到象棋奇怪的形状后，侯逸凡就开始对下棋感兴趣了；根据空格前的“an”可知，空格处应填名词，interest作名词时，可表示“兴趣”，符合句意。故填interest。
15．根据第三段中“‘...So I should learn skills from others and keep practising chess in my daily life,’ Hou said.”可知，除了从其他运动员身上学习技巧之外，侯逸凡还坚持练习下棋，practise表示“练习”，play chess可表示“下棋”，均符合句意；根据语境可知，此句应用一般过去时，所以空格处要填动词的过去式。故填practised/played。
16．根据第四段中“At 13, she became China’s youngest National Women’s Champion and then became the youngest chess champion in the world at 16.”可知，她在13岁的时候成为了中国最年轻的全国女子冠军，所以空格处应表示“最年轻的”。故填youngest。
17．根据右边表格中“In 2012...Now she becomes a teacher at Shenzhen University.”可知，此处主要是介绍她未来的学习和工作安排；根据空格前的“further”和空格后的“and job”可知，空格处应填名词，study可作名词，表示“学习”，符合句意。故填study。
18．根据第五段中“She went to Peking University in 2012.”可知，她于2012年去了北京大学学习；根据句意可知，空格处应填谓语动词，动词enter可表示“进入”，符合句意；根据“In 2012”可知，此句要用一般过去时，enter应用过去式entered。故填entered。
19．根据第五段中“Several years later, she went on to study in the University of Oxford.”可知，几年后，她继续在牛津大学学习；根据句意可知，空格处应填谓语动词，动词continue可表示“继续”，符合句意；根据语境可知，此句要用一般过去时，continue应用过去式continued。故填continued。
20．根据最后一段中“She hopes to ‘connect the methods she learned in China to the West and allow international chess to reach more young Chinese people’.”可知，她希望能够建立起中国和西方间的联系；根据空格前的“a”可知，空格处应填名词，bridge可表示“桥，起联系作用的事物”，符合句意。故填bridge。

21．experience 22．choosing 23．could 24．so 25．way 26．remember 27．Advantages 28．need 29．peaceful 30．less

【导语】本文介绍了作者想知道自己是多么的依赖手机，通过自己的体验，建议我们需要花时间思考怎么才能少使用我们的手机。
21．根据“I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. But I didn’t know how much, so I decided to do this challenge to find out.”可知，文章讲述了作者没有智能手机的经历，故填experience。
22．根据“I’ve used The Weather Channel App to give me a choice about what to wear.”可知，没有智能手机，作者没法根据天气情况选择穿什么，choose“选择”，have difficulties in doing sth“做某事有困难”。故填choosing。
23．根据“but thankfully I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.”可知，作者只能通过观察窗外的天气猜测当天的天气，was able to=could“能”。故填could。
24．根据“I couldn’t tell what time it was. I haven’t worn a watch for more than a year, because my phone showed the time. As a result, I was late for picking up friends who had been on the bus for two hours.”可知，没有手机，看不了时间，结果作者接朋友迟到了，as a result=so“因此”。故填so。
25．根据“I lost my way because I couldn’t use the GPS on my phone.”可知，没有手机GPS导航，作者迷路了，故填way。
26．根据“I forgot to write down my friends’ and family members’ phone numbers before I started the challenge.”可知，作者在开始挑战没有手机之前忘记写下任何人的联系方式，也就是没有记住，remember“记住”。didn’t后跟动词原形。故填remember。
27．根据“My driving, though, got a lot safer because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while driving with the other.”以及右栏的内容展示可知，这里说的是没有手机的优点，故填Advantages。
28．根据“My driving, though, got a lot safer because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while driving with the other.”可知，没有手机作者的驾驶变得更安全了，不用再在开车时一手拿着手机查看方向。need“需要”。故填need。
29．根据“I found peace not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.”可知，作者觉得很平静，不用担心错过短信或电子邮件。空处应填peace的形容词作宾语补足语。故填peaceful。
30．根据“We all should take some time to think about how we can depend less on our cell phones.”可知，我们都应该花点时间思考如何才能减少对手机的依赖，故填less。

31．hard/difficult 32．friends 33．impossible 34．improve 35．happiness/joy 36．unable 37．more 38．end 39．decision 40．successful

【导语】本文主要介绍了几种寻找幸福的方法。
31．根据“But sometimes looking for happiness can be as hard as looking for lost treasure”可知，有时候幸福是很难得到的，hard/difficult“困难的”，形容词作表语。故填hard/difficult。
32．根据“You need to make your circle（圈子）of friends and activities larger.”可知，你需要扩大你的朋友圈和活动范围，make more friends“交更多朋友”。故填friends。
33．根据“You can’t be happy if you depend on one thing or one person.”可知，如果你依赖一件事或一个人，你是不可能找到幸福的。impossible“不可能的”。故填impossible。
34．根据“Follow your strong feeling and let it guide you toward people and things that will make your life better. ”跟随你强烈的感觉，让它指引你去找那些能让你的生活变得更好的人和事，可知，要让你的心引导你去寻找那些能改善你生活的人和事。improve“改善，提高”，will后跟动词原形。故填improve。
35．根据“Day by day, you will be happier than before.”可知，这样一天天过去，你会比以前更快乐，也就是你的快乐会增长，空处应填名词作主语，happiness/joy“快乐”。故填happiness/joy。
36．根据“Try making a list of the things that seem too big to manage on your own. ”可知，试着列一张清单，把那些看起来太大而你自己无法处理的事情列出来，seem后跟形容词作表语，unable“不能”，后跟动词不定式结构。故填unable。
37．根据“You may find the list isn’t as long as you thought. You can do most of the things by yourself.”你可能会发现这个清单并没有你想象的那么长。你可以自己做大部分的事情，也就是你会地发现你能做的事情比你想象的要多。more“更多的”。故填more。
38．根据“Most of the things that prevent us from feeling happy are just some little things. Remember life is always going on, and whatever the little thing is, it will end.”可知，不管不愉快的事情是什么，大部分都会结束，end“结束”，will后跟动词原形。故填end。
39．根据“We all have a value system, a way we have decided to go through life, which makes us feel like a good person. The important thing is to remember your values when life becomes hard. Keeping your values strong will help create happiness.”可知，在你决定如何度过人生之后，要保持坚定的价值观。decide=make a decision“决定”。故填decision。
40．根据“The ways above will successfully help you to feel more of it.”可知，在这五个建议的帮助下，你将会成功获得幸福。be动词后跟形容词作表语，successful“成功的”。故填successful。

41．Internet 42．examples 43．smartphone 44．chooses 45．speech 46．improves 47．lazy 48．key 49．progress 50．confident

【导语】本文主要讲述了学生们遇到作业问题时，会求助于网络，针对这现象，学生和老师们各自说出了自己的看法。
41．根据“Nowadays, many students do homework with the help of the Internet like Andy.”可知，在网络的帮助下做作业。故填Internet。
42．根据全文内容可知，列举了Andy和John两位学生借助因特网学习的例子，example“例子”，结合“Two”，此空需要名词复数，故填examples。
43．根据“Andy would take out his smartphone, open an app and search for the problem”可知，Andy遇到问题时，会拿出智能手机搜索答案，因此是向智能手机求助。故填smartphone。
44．根据“When it comes to John’s turn, he usually searches online, picks out certain stories and makes PowerPoint presentations （演示）.”可知，需要一个词替换“picks out”，choose与其同义，结合主语“John”，动词用三单。故填chooses。
45．根据“John’s Chinese teacher often asks students to give speeches on great writers.”可知，是被要求发表演讲时；再者根据“a”可知，需要名词单数，因此speech符合句意。故填speech。
46．根据“It also improves our abilities”可知，能提高学生的能力，因此improves符合句意。故填improves。
47．根据“make sb. do sth./make sb. adj.”可知，此空需要一个动词原形或者形容词；再者根据“Some students just copy the answers online without thinking. They become lazy.”可知，抄袭答案会让学生变得懒惰，故填lazy。
48．根据“The key is to have good self-control（自制力）.”可知，关键是要有良好的自制力，结合空前的“the”可知，此空需要一个名词，故填key。
49．根据“No matter how difficult the problem is, think about it independently（独立地）first, or you won’t make progress”可知，不管问题有多难，首先独立思考，否则你不会取得进步，结合“No”可知，需要一个名词，故填progress。
50．根据“If you don’t have confidence in your self-control, ask your parents for help.”可知，用be confident about代替“have confidence in”，故填confident。

51．relaxing/comfortable 52．rules 53．Decide/Choose 54．peaceful 55．easily 56．Creating 57．tidy 58．bigger/more/larger 59．influence/affect 60．standard

【分析】本文介绍了装饰卧室的几条黄金法则：1.选择合适的颜色；2.合适的照明；3.创造呼吸的空间；4.给它柔软的触感。
51．根据第一段“Everyone needs a relaxing sleeping environment There is no doubt that the design of your bedroom is really important But how? Here’re some golden rules to remember if you are decorating your bedroom. ”及最后一段“In a word, the standard of designing your bedroom is to keep it comfortable.”可知，本文主要讲了如何营造一个放松的/舒适的睡眠环境，即如何让自己的卧室令人放松/舒适，故填relaxing/comfortable。
52．根据“Here’re some golden rules to remember if you are decorating your bedroom. ”如果你在装饰你的卧室，这里有一些黄金法则需要记住。可知，这里指的是黄金法则，故填rules。
53．根据“Choosing the right color of your bedroom should be the first decision when designing the space. ”可知，选择合适的卧室颜色应该是设计空间的第一个决定，题目中使用同义句，题目为祈使句，用动词原形开头，空处缺少的词义是“选择/决定”。故填Decide/Choose。
54．根据“A general rule is to avoid using overly bright colors in it. You might be pleasantly surprised when you try out the colors that bring you peace.”可知要避免使用明亮的颜色，应该选择能给人带来平静的颜色，题目中使用同义句，即使用平和的颜色，题目中color为名词，用形容词修饰，故填peaceful。
55．根据“Besides practical ceiling lighting, lamps and floor lamps can also make it easy for you to get into a sleepy state in the evening. So don’t forget to introduce smaller pockets of light around the room.”可知更小的灯有助于轻松入睡，题目中使用同义句，go to sleep为动词短语，用副词修饰，因此原文中的easy要变为副词形式，故填easily。
56．根据“Create space to breathe”可知要创造呼吸的空间，题目中用短语，参照左列表格中的”Choosing“，”Lighting“，表达方式用动名词，因此这里动词原形变为动名词形式，故填Creating。
57．根据“A tidy room helps you feel calmer.” 可知要确保你的卧室整洁，故填tidy。
58．根据“The less furniture you have, the better your room will be, as you will open up floor space to allow the room to look bigger and less crowded.”可知家具越少，房子越好，空间更大，更多，这里暗含比较级，用比较级。bigger/larger“更大的”，more“更多的”。故填bigger/more/larger。
59．根据“The material of bedding can bring you different sleep feelings. ”可知床品的材料可以给人带来不同的睡眠体验，因此判断床品影响睡眠，influence/affect都可以表示“影响”，can后跟动词原形，故填influence/affect。
60．根据最后一段“In a word, the standard of designing your bedroom is to keep it comfortable.”可知，设计卧室的标准是让它保持舒适，空处指的是“标准standard”。故填standard。

61．peace 62．ideas 63．Ways/Tips/Advice/Suggestions 64．out/outside 65．full 66．stand 67．listening 68．comfortably 69．attention 70．raise/lift

【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章讲述冥想的好处，以及就如何练习冥想提出了三点建议。
61．动词“find”后缺宾语。根据第一段“get peace from meditation”及“It can help people deal with stress and find a more peaceful idea of life”可知文章主要讲述冥想能帮助处理压力并帮助人们找到和平。用名词“peace”。故填peace。
62．动词“find”后缺宾语。根据第一段“It can help people deal with stress and find a more peaceful idea of life”，可知冥想能帮助人们解决压力，找到更和平的生活理念。根据“more peaceful”可知用复数名词“ideas”。故填ideas。
63．根据文章第一段 “The following can help children do meditation exercises”，可知下文是帮助孩子们做冥想练习的三种方式和建议。是复数概念，可用复数名词“ways”或“tips/advice/suggestions”。单词首字母应大写。故填Ways/Tips/Advice/Suggestions。
64．根据“Look at the sky”中第一句“On nice days, go to nature”在天气晴朗的日子里去大自然，可用短语“go outside”或“go out”表达“走出去”。故填out/outside。
65．根据“Mindful bottle”中的“Fill a bottle with water”用瓶子装满水。“a bottle”后用“full of”作定语，表达“装满”。故填full。
66．句子缺谓语动词，句子是一般现在时。主语“Red and blue”是复数概念。根据“Mindful bottle”中的“Red stands for our thoughts, and blue stands for our feelings and moods”，可知红色和蓝色代表着思想，感情和情绪。用短语“stand for”表达“代表”。故填stand。
67．根据标题“Mindful listening”可知第三个建议为注意听讲，标题为“Mindful listening”。故填listening。
68．根据“Mindful listening”中的“Sit in comfort”，可知表达舒适地坐着。动词“Sit”后用副词修饰。用“comfort”的副词修饰“comfortably”。故填comfortably。
69．根据“Mindful listening”中的“Focus on the sound from the very first moment you hear it all the way to the end”，可知表达注意声音。表达“注意”可用短语“pay attention to”。故填attention。
70．根据“open your eyes or”可知用动词原形并列。根据“Mindful listening”中“open your eyes or put up your hand”，可知表达举起你的手。表达“举起”用动词“raise”或“lift”。故填raise/lift。

71．Road 72．goal 73．reach 74．excited 75．true/real 76．appears 77．surprised 78．pass 79．journey 80．solution

【分析】文章讲述了在通往成功的道路上，会有一道道的障碍，我们要做的就是跨越障碍继续前行，直达目标。
71．根据“When you imagine the “road to success”, what sort of picture do you see in your mind... Today I’d like to share with you a slightly different picture of the road to success.”可知，文章主要是讲述通往成功之路的事情，故填Road。
72．根据“You can see your goal in the distance and it almost seems within your reach.”可知，你可以在远处看到你的目标，故填goal。
73．根据“You can see your goal in the distance and it almost seems within your reach.”可知，你可以在远处看到你的目标，几乎可以实现它，故填reach。
74．根据“You are excited about heading down the road and making your dream a reality.”可知，你对踏上梦想之路、实现梦想感到兴奋，故填excited。
75．根据“You are excited about heading down the road and making your dream a reality.”可知，你对踏上梦想之路、实现梦想感到兴奋，此处是make sth+adj，此处可使用true或real，均可以表示“实现梦想”，故填true/real。
76．根据“Suddenly, a brick wall appears out of nowhere and blocks(阻碍) your progress(前进).”可知，突然一堵砖墙不知从哪里冒出来，挡住了你的前进，主语是单数名词，动词用三单形式，故填appears。
77．根据“Many people are so surprised by the appearance of the wall”可知，许多人对这堵墙的出现感到非常惊讶，故填surprised。
78．根据“If you make it past the first wall, you may catch a glimpse(看一眼) of your goal and realize that it is a little closer”可知，如果你越过了第一堵墙，你可能会看见你的目标，并意识到它离你更近了一点，情态动词may后接动词原形，故填pass。
79．根据“The trick(诀窍) is to be prepared for the walls to appear and realize that getting past these obstacles(障碍) is just part of the journey.”可知，你要意识到越过这些障碍只是旅程的一部分。故填journey。
80．根据“Always remember that for every problem you meet, there is a solution”可知，永远记住，对于你遇到的每一个问题，都有一个解决方案，故填solution。

81．public 82．Prepare 83．clear 84．Organize 85．ending/end 86．probably /likely 87．short 88．attention/interest 89．possible 90．bored

【分析】本文主要讲述了很多人都害怕在公共的场合演讲，作者是一个很有经验的演讲者，他在短文中给我们提了一些建议，一是要让你的演讲简单，二是要好好的组织你的演讲，三是演讲不要太长。
81．根据“Making a public speech is the thing that most people don’t want to do”可知文章说的是如何做公开演讲。故填public。
82．根据“So you should prepare one or two of your main ideas very well”可知是准备好一两个你的主要观点，这里是祈使句，用动词原形，位于句首首字母大写。故填Prepare。
83．根据“ And if you don’t have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience won’t, either.”可知如果你有一个清楚观点的话，你的听众就会知道你想说什么了。故填clear。
84．根据“Organize your speech well”可知是把自己的演讲组织好，在这里是祈使句，位于句首首字母大写。故填Organize。
85．根据“what main points you want to make and how you’re going to close or end”可知你想提出什么要点，以及你将如何结束都是你需要组织好的，在这里要填一个名词，意为“结束”，ending和end都可以意为“结束”。故填ending/end。
86．根据“the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember”可知你说的最后一句话是你的听众最有可能记住的，likely和probably都可以表示“可能”。故填probably/likely。
87．根据“Keep your speech not long.”可知作者建议演讲不要太长，也就是时间要短点，keep+sth.+形容词。故填short。
88．根据“Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time, which will make them tired and lose their interest.”可知你的演讲应该短一点，以吸引听众的注意力和兴趣，所以此处可以填attention或interest。故填attention/interest。
89．根据“ Most people can’t put their minds in one thing for too long time,”可知作者建议演讲时间要尽可能的短，as short as possible“尽可能的短”。故填possible。
90．根据“If you pay no attention to your audience’s reaction(反应), the audience will get bored”可知如果你不这样做，观众会感到无聊，主语是人，故填bored。

91．rivers 92．total 93．Natural 94．ends 95．second 96．Connecting 97．because 98．including 99．Changes 100．better

【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的天然河流和人工河流，并介绍了政府采取措施保护水源。
91．根据“Rivers are the lifeblood of human civilizations.”可知，河流是人类文明的命脉，也就是说“生命流经河流”，故填rivers。
92．根据“A total of 45,203 rivers with a drainage area (流域面积) of more than 50 square kilometers run across the country”可知，全国共有45203条河流，流域面积超过50平方公里，in total“总计”，故填total。


93．根据“Apart from its big number of natural rivers”和“the Yangtze River...the Yellow River ”可知，这里介绍的是天然河流，natural rivers“天然河流”，故填Natural。
94．根据“It originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (高原) and flows through 11 provincial-level administrative regions (省级行政区) before ending in the East China Sea.”可知，它发源于青藏高原，流经11个省级行政区，最后流入东海，end in“以……告终”，空处应填动词的三单形式与originates形成并列关系，故填ends。
95．根据“ Second to the Yangtze River is the Yellow River”可知，仅次于长江的是黄河，second“第二”，表示顺序，故填second。
96．根据“the Grand Canal stretches (延伸) nearly 3,200 kilometers and connects the north and south of China.”可知，大运河绵延近3200公里，连接了中国的南北。connect“连接”，和主语之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语，故填Connecting。
97．根据“They bring fertile (肥沃的) soil and enough irrigation (灌溉) water, which makes many areas “a land of fish and rice”.”可知，因为它们带来了肥沃的土壤和充足的灌溉水，所以使许多地区成为了“鱼米之乡”，because of“因为”，故填because。
98．根据“These rivers are immortalized (使名垂千古) in Chinese culture, as can be found in Chinese poetry, art, literature, and folklore.”可知，人们用不同的方式纪念这些河流，这些方式包括诗歌、艺术、文学和民间传说，including“包括”，介词，故填including。
99．根据右栏中“To protect these bodies of water, many measures have been taken in recent years.”及文中“Through these government measures, our rivers have seen many positive changes”可知，此处是介绍水资源的改变，change“变化”，此处用复数表示泛指，故填Changes。
100．根据“Through these government measures, our rivers have seen many positive changes—birds flying above the wetlands and farmers happily harvesting on irrigated lands.”可知，我们的生活变得越来越好了，better“更好的”，故填better。



101．influenced 102．lead 103．lying 104．problems 105．generous 106．return 107．difficulty 108．Being 109．suggestions 110．trust

【导语】本文主要通过一份心理学的调查研究，讲述了撒谎养育孩子的做法会在孩子长大后对他们产生负面的影响，同时还提出了正确的养育方式。
101．由最后一段句子“Our research suggests that parenting by lying is a practice that has negative influence on children when they grow up.”可知，孩子们会因为父母撒谎受到消极的影响，此句为被动语态，故填influenced。
102．由第一段句子“A new psychological( 心理学的) study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore suggests that it has a relationship with harmful results when the children become adults.”可知，父母用谎言来让他们的孩子听话，当他们的孩子长大后，会导致有害的结果。lead to“导致”，故填lead。
103．由第三段句子“The second questionnaire included questions that could show how often they lie to their parents when they become adults”可知，在379名成年人的问卷中，询问了当他们成年时对父母的撒谎频率，句中“of”为介词，后跟动名词作宾语，在故填lying。
104．由第三段句子“...asked them about their psychological problems”可知，此句是说询问他们的心理问题，故填problems。
105．由第三段句子“if they often behave generously and thoughtfully”可知，此句是说询问他们是否经常表现得慷慨和体贴，故填generous。
106．由第四段句子“Adults who were lied to as children were more likely to lie to their parents when they grow up”可知，很有可能，小时候被欺骗的成年人反过来也欺骗了他们的父母，in return“作为回报”，故填return。
107．由第四段句子“They also said it was much more difficult for them when meeting psychological and social challenges.”可知，他们在面对心理和社会挑战时面临更大的困难，face difficulty“面对困难”，此处用名词，故填difficulty。
108．由第五段句子“such behavior can send wrong messages to their children”可知，不诚实会给孩子们传递错误的信息，句中“dishonest”为形容词，应与be连用，且此处用动名词短语作主语，故填Being。
109．此处主要给父母如何正确教育孩子提供了一些建议，suggestion“建议”，可数名词，此处应用复数形式，故填suggestions。
110．由最后一段句子“Parents’ dishonesty may finally destroy trust and encourage dishonesty in children.”可知，父母如果在养育孩子的过程中不使用正确的方法，而是撒谎，彼此的信任就会消失，故填trust。

111．history 112．develop 113．counted 114．larger/large 115．seventh 116．0/zero 117．difference 118．clearly 119．teach 120．Europe

【导语】本文介绍了数字的历史和发展。
111．根据“Let’s learn about a brief history of numbers.”可知，本文是介绍数字的历史。故填history。
112．根据第二、三段内容和“As the society developed, people came up with different ways of writing down numbers.”可知，第二第三段主要讲述数字是如何发展演变的。故填develop。
113．根据“Early humans in the Old Stone Age likely counted animals and other objects by carving tally marks(记数符号) on walls”可知，人们主要通过雕刻计数符号来计数。故填counted。
114．根据“This system was only fine for small numbers, but it didn’t really work with large numbers.”可知，系统有一个问题，就是写大数字。故填larger/large。
115．根据第三段内容可知，17世纪印度人发明了十进制，故填seventh。
116．根据“Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish(区分) between 63 and 603, or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand.”可知，创造数字0是一个关键的突破，它可以区分63到603或12到120之间的数字。故填0/zero。
117．根据“Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish(区分) between 63 and 603, or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand.”可知，创造数字0是一个关键的突破，它可以区分63到603或12到120之间的数字。故填difference。
118．根据“Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand.”可知，它帮助每个人更清楚、更容易地理解数字。故填clearly。
119．根据“Sometime in the year 771, Arab businessmen took some Indian scholars （学者） to Baghdad to help teach them the new set of numbers.”可知，771年，一些印度学者前往巴格达教授新数字。故填teach。
120．根据“Sometime later, the Arab traders spread these numerals into Europe.”可知，阿拉伯人把新的数字带到了欧洲。故填Europe。

121．suggestions/advice 122．thinking 123．how 124．celebrate 125．problem 126．balance 127．spend
128．require 129．planned 130．events/activities

【导语】本文是一篇议论文。本文论述了青少年面对家人和朋友，与家庭之间紧张关系的主要来源，并就如何改善或减轻这种矛盾提出了三点建议。
121．根据“Suggest something you would really like to do with your family ”可知文章给出了一些你想要你父母做到的，应用名词suggestions/advice“建议”。故填suggestions/advice。
122．根据“the tension can be eased if you think about the feelings of your family”可知紧张情绪可以通过考虑你家人的感受，接在介词by后，应用thinking。故填thinking。
123．根据“Here are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease the tension between you and your family.”可知文章的主题是青少年和家人之间的紧张情绪和如何缓解，用从属连词how“怎么样”。故填how。
124．根据“the whole family is going out to dinner to have a celebration”可知这个场景是你一家人计划去给你阿姨庆生，to后用celebrate“庆祝”。故填celebrate。
125．根据“You might feel angry that so many family requirements are placed on you.”可知这是矛盾导致的问题，应用名词problem“问题”。故填problem。
126．根据“The tension between teenagers and their families mainly comes from how to balance”可知青少年想要达成一个平衡，此处应填名词balance“平衡”。故填balance。
127．根据“You once spent most of your free time with your parents”可知你过去常常和你父母共度闲暇时光，此处接在to后用动词原形spend“花费”。故填spend。
128．根据“You might feel angry that so many family requirements are placed on you.”可知你父母对你要求太多让你感觉生气，此处应填动词require“要求”。故填require。
129．根据“whether there is anything else planned at that time”可知首先问他们是否已经计划了别的事情，此处动词在助动词have后，应用动词plan的过去分词planned“计划”。故填planned。
130．根据“When your buddy activities come with a family event”可知你可以找出一种方式兼顾两边的活动，应填名词复数events/activities“活动”。故填events/activities。

131．taught 132．1879 133．conditions 134．until 135．longer 136．joined/helped 137．over 138．largest/biggest 139．spell 140．job

【导语】本文主要讲述了字典的发展历程和新版《牛津字典》编撰者James Murray辛勤编撰字典的一生。
131．根据“At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and learned by himself while working in a bank.”可知他在工作期间“自学”，自学可以用“learn by oneself”，也可用“teach oneself”，此处是一般过去时，因此用taught。故填taught。
132．根据“The idea for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.”可知1857年的22年后应该是1879年。故填1879。
133．根据“Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work…Often he would work by candle light into the evening.”可知Murray的工作条件很差，因此用condition，而且不止一项条件，因此用复数形式。故填conditions。
134．根据“Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast.”可知Murray在吃早餐前会工作好几个小时，可转换为“直到工作数个小时才吃早餐”，用“not…until”表示。故填until。
135．根据“Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A!”可知Murray花费在《牛津字典》上的时间比他预计的要更长，因此用long的比较级longer。故填longer。
136．根据“Then others went to work with Murray, and his two daughters were among them.”可知后来其他人还有他的两个女儿和他一起工作，因此可用join或help，需变为过去式。故填joined/helped。
137．根据“It included more than 15,000 words in twelve books.”可知字典了包含了15,000多个单词，more than可替换为“over”表示“超过”。故填over。
138．根据“And you thought your English dictionary was big!”可知，这本字典是全世界最大的字典，用“big”的最高级“biggest”或者“large”的最高级“largest”。故填largest/biggest。
139．根据上文“So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same.”可知，多亏有了字典，人们才能拼写得一样。故填spell。
140．根据“After Oxford gave him the job”结合Murray的一生可知，这对于他来说不仅是一份工作，更是一段精彩的旅行。因此此处应填job。故填job。

141．World 142．used 143．reason 144．ways 145．work 146．willing 147．because 148．decide 149．easier 150．accepted

【分析】世界上最难的就是说“是”，本文介绍了一些生活态度，以及说“是”的好处。
141．根据文中“The hardest thing in the world is saying yes to the world. Do you say yes to the world?”可知本文讲述的是一种生活态度，对世界说“是” ，标题中实词首字母要大写，故填World。
142．根据文中“Most of us have a habit of going through our days saying no to the things we don’t like and yes to the things we like.”可知大多数人都有一种习惯，即对喜欢的事物说“是”，对不喜欢的事物说“不”，be used to doing sth.习惯做某事，故填used。
143．根据文中“However, everything we face is our life, we won’t say yes to the things we do not like because we are afraid that we will stay with them forever.”可知我们不会对我们不喜欢的事情说“是”，因为我们害怕我们会永远和他们在一起，这里说的是原因，故填reason。
144．根据文中“But in fact, we can begin to change the way we think by accepting that’s not working for us.”可知我们可以开始改变我们的思维方式，接受对我们不起作用的想法，表示方式，且空前没有冠词，所以用复数形式，故填ways。
145．根据文中“When we say yes to the world, we began to believe that whatever our situation is, we can work with it.”可知当我们对世界说“是”的时候，我们开始相信无论我们的处境如何，我们都能应对，work with应对，故填work。
146．根据文中“We express belief in ourselves, and the world, and we also express a willingness to learn from whatever happens to us, ”可知我们表达了对自己和世界的信仰，我们也表达了从发生在我们身上的任何事情中学习的意愿，be willing to do sth.愿意做某事，故填willing。
147．根据文中“For some of us, we can’t run away from or refuse something, so we have no choice but to say yes.”可知对我们中的一些人来说，我们不能逃避或拒绝某些事情，所以我们别无选择，只能说“是”，空后给出的是原因，故填because。
148．根据文中“For others, they might make a decision to say yes to life no matter what happens to them.”可知对其他人来说，不管发生什么事，他们可能会做出决定，对生活说“是”，空白处表示“决定”，且为动词，故填decide。
149．根据文中“Saying yes to life might be difficult at first, but if we continue to say yes to life, it will be far less difficult in the end.”可知对生活说“是”一开始可能很难，但如果我们继续对生活说“是”，那么最终就不会那么难了，即会变得更容易，故填easier。
150．根据文中“We should accept everything life puts in front of us.”可知我们应该接受生活摆在我们面前的一切，这里是被动语态，生活中的一切被接受，故填accepted。

151．little 152．highly 153．interest 154．years 155．wasn’ t able 156．married 157．moved 158．danger 159．Achievements 160．showed

【分析】本文介绍了科学家阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的生平以及他所取得的成就。
151．根据“Einstein had one sister, Maja, who was born two years after him.”可知，爱因斯坦有一个妹妹，little sister妹妹，故填little。
152．根据“One teacher even told him that he would never get anywhere.”可知，他的老师对他的评价不高，think highly of高度评价，故填highly。
153．根据“At this time, Einstein became interested in classical music and he learned to play the violin.”可知，爱因斯坦对古典音乐感兴趣，show an interest in对……感兴趣，故填interest。
154．根据“His years in Zurich were some of the happiest years of his life.”可知，他在苏黎世的那几年是他一生中最快乐的时光。故填years。
155．根据“After graduating from university, Einstein couldn’t find a teaching post. He found work in a Swiss patent ( 专 利 ) office.”可知，从大学毕业后，爱因斯坦找不到教书的工作，他在瑞士专利局找到了一份工作。be able to能，故填wasn’t able。
156．根据“In 1903, he married Mileva Maric,”可知，1903年，他娶了米列娃·玛丽克，marry=get married to娶，故填married。
157．根据“In 1914 Albert Einstein worked as the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm II Institute for physics in Berlin, Germany, and remained there until 1933.”可知，爱因斯坦在1914年搬到了德国，move调动，时态是一般过去时，故填moved。
158．根据“His life was in danger, so he decided to leave Germany.”可知，因为爱因斯坦的生命处于危险中，因此他离开德国，in danger of处于危险中，故填danger。
159．根据“He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. He developed the special and general theories of relativity.”可知，此处介绍爱因斯坦取得的成就，achievement成就，空处应用复数；故填Achievements。
160．根据“The famous equation E=mc2 appeared in his fourth paper.”可知，他在1905年的第四篇论文中展示了著名的方程E= mc2，show展示，时态是一般过去时。故填showed。