新目标九年级英语期末备考首字母填词短文专练+答案

【一】In1995,OseolaMcCartygave$150,000totheuniversityofSouthernMississippi.Shewantedtohelpp__1__students.Herfriendsandneighboursweres___2___whentheyheardthenews.McCartywasagoodwomanandwasalwaysfriendlyandhelpful.Everyoneinhertownknewthatshewasnotr__3___.Infactshewaspoor.

Howdidapoor86-year-oldwomanhavesom__4___money?OseolaMcCartywasbornin1908.Shehadtol___5__schoolwhenshewaseightyearsoldtohelpherfamily.Herjobwaswashingclothes.Shegotonlyafewdollarsaday.Shewashedtheclothesbyhand.Thensheh__6___theclothestodry.Shedidthisfornearly80years.McCartyneverm___7___andshehadnochildren.Herlifewasverysimple.Shewenttoworktochurch.Shehadablack-and–whitetelevision,butshedidnotwatchitveryoften.OseolaMcCartys__8___moneyallherlifeandhadabout$250,000.Atthea___9__of86,sheleftmoneytothechurch,theuniversityandherr___10____.Shejustwantedtohelpothers.Shewasashywoman,butshebecamefamous.

通读全文后，应知这篇文章主要讲述一位老人（洗衣工人）平时省吃俭用，积攒了一笔钱，在她去世前她把她的生平积蓄都捐给了他人。1、poor.她把钱捐给大学主要来帮助那些贫困的大学生。surprised.2、朋友和邻居对此事应感到惊讶（因为她只是个洗衣工，不应该有那么多的钱。3、rich.从表面来看她只是个洗衣工，应该没多少钱，至少不富裕。4、much.很多的钱，money不可数，故只能用much.她靠平时的省吃俭用积攒了那么多的钱。这儿要用save的过去式。5、leav.因为贫穷，她只好离开学校（辍学），这儿不能用过去式，因为是在不定式后。6、hung.读后应知道她在洗完衣服后，把衣服挂起来晾干（晒干）这儿要用hang的过去式hung,不能用hanged（上吊，绞死）7、married.因为她没有小孩，应推测她终生未婚，这儿要用marry的过去式。8、

saved.她靠平时的省吃俭用积攒了那么多的钱。这儿要用save的过去式。9、age.在多少岁时用attheageof10、relatives她把钱捐给了教堂，大学，还把一部分给了她的亲戚。（她虽没有小孩，但是她应有一些亲戚。）这儿要用复数。【二】Itiswell-knownthatmanismuchclevererthananyanimal.Butwhichisthecleveresta___（1）theanimals？Somescientistst__（2）itshouldbeAlex，anAfricangreyparrot.Heisunlikeanyotheranimal.Hecanreallyt___（3）withpeople！Whenhesays“comehere”，hereallyw___（4）someonetocomeuptohim.“Alexisascleverasac____（5）of2or3yearsold，”saysDr.Pepperberg.“Hedoesnotjustrepeatthes___（6）hehasbeentaught.Heu__（7）thewords！”Alexcantellabout50d______（8）things，name7coloursandcountfrom1to6.Istheparrotactuallythinkinginthew_______(9）howmandoes？Nobodycansay.Buttheq____（10）isveryinteresting.文论述了非洲灰色鹦鹉被一些科学家认为是最聪明的动物。1、among.表示最高级的比较范围，意为“在……中”，一般用of或among，等介词，此处已有首字母a，所以是among.2、

think.根据前面的提问有首字母t可知是think，表示“有的科学家认为最聪明的动物应当是Alex”。3、talk.根据下文对他会讲会的描述和空格后的with，可知是talkwithsb（同……谈话）。4、Wants.根据前面的comehere及后文的句式搭配可知是wantsbtodosth（想要某人做某事）。5、child.根据后面的两叁岁可知是小孩。6、sounds.由前文的talk和后文的words可知是重复教他讲话的声音。7、understands.从后文的描述可知，他不但会重复教他的声音而且还明白其意思。8、different.根据things是复数及首字母的提示可知是指不同的（different）事物。9、way.根据句意“他的思维方式是否与的思维方式一样呢？”。搭配：intheway用这种方式。10、question.上文“Istheparrot…？”提出的是一个问题。【三】Bedtimestoriesareoneofthedelights（喜悦）ofearlychildhood.Buta_____（1）toDr.JulieSpreadburyfromQueensland，parentss______（2）notspeedupreadingtotheirchildrenaftertheyenteredprimaryschool.Shesayslisteningto，readingandd_____（3）thestorieshelpchildren'srelaxation.

Mytheory（理论）isthatwhenchildrencanreadt_____（4），mostparentsstopreadingtothem，Dr.Spreadburysays.

ThatmaybeattheendoftheYear1，whichisfartooinformal.

Dr.Spreadburysaysbedtimereadingn_____（5）onlygiveschildrenagoodb_____（6）atschool，butalsobringsparentsandtheirchildrencloser.Thismakesitfunnierforthemtoopenupandtalktoparentsaboutthingsthatareworryingthem，o____（7）thingstheyarereadingintheireverydaylife.1、according.依上下文和句式结构，应用介词，accordingto意指“根据——”。2、should.所缺单词后有谓语动词，填入助动词或情态动词合适，should这里是情态动词，意思是“应该”。3、discussing.空白处应填与前面reading并列的单词。4、themselves.本题有一定的难度。Read后必须接以“t”打头的宾语，能够想到用反身代词的恐怕不多。5、not.后面有butalso，前面与之相对的应该是“noyonly”。6、beginning.good后需填名词，依语意用beginning比较恰当。7、or.后面的句式结构与前面相同，填or，意思是“或者”。【四】BritishMilkmanSteveLeechsavedsomeshopsandflats（公寓）withmilkandwonaNationalBraveryAwaid.

Leech，35yearsold，saidthatwhenhewassendingoutmilkasu____（1）alongPineStreet，hes____（2）heardaloud，strangesoundbehindhimandthenhesawsmokecomingoutofashopinCornwall，southernEngland."Thatmustbeafire，It____（3），"Leechsaid."ThenIquicklyd____（4）todosomething.SoIp____（5）thedoorinandthenIs____（6）forthepeopleinside.ThenIstartedpouringmilke______（7）。"Heused320pintsofmilktostopthefire.Whenfire-fightersr____（8）theshop，thefirewasundercontrol.

Leechhelpedsavethe1____（9）ofeightpeopleintheflatsabovetheshops."Itwashardworko____（10）allthosebottles.Butitwasevenhardertryingtotellmybosswhereallthemilkhadgone，"Leechsaidjokingly.1、usual.asusual.意思是“像往常一样”。2、suddenly.空后是“动宾”结构，此处应用副词，suddenly指事情的突然。3、thought.前面的mustbe表示“推测”，所以用“thought”比较合理。4、decided.依据前面的“thought”和后面的一系列动作。decidetodosth.用于表示“决定做某事”。5、pushed.后面是“door”，又要填一个以“p”打头的词，pushthedoor（推门）搭配合理。6、shouted.里面着了火，进门后“shout”更合情理。7、ever