2017-2018学年沪教牛津版初中英语初三九上下
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九年级上册 Unit 1
One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to a golden crown (1) ________ him.
At first, the king was very happy with it. Later, however, he began to doubt that it was a real golden crown. The king sent it to Archimedes and asked him (2) ________ (find) out the (3) ________ (true).
Archimedes thought that was (4) ________ difficult problem. When he got into the bath filled with water, some water ran over. Then he knew (5) ________ to do with the problem. He put two pots into big bowls and filled both (6) ________ (pot) with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into the other pot. This time, even (7) ________ (much) water ran into the bowl. Therefore, Archimedes could make sure the crown was not completely (8) ________ (make) of gold. The king (9) ________ (trick) and felt very angry.
(10) ________ (final), the crown maker was sent to prison.
Unit 2
Many people consider Albert Einstern (1879-1995) a genius. This story shows that he also had (1) ________sense of humour.
Einstern often received (2) ________ (invite) to explain his theories at different universities. (3) ________ these trips, his driver Hans often said to him, “It’s a pleasure to drive a genius like you, Dr Einstern.”
One evening, Einstein (4) ________ (invite) to give a lecture at a university. He felt tired and wished he could avoid (5) ________ (give) it that night. But he didn’t want to make his audience (6) ________ (disappoint). Hans had listened to his lecture so many times that he had learnt it by heart. Besides, nobody knew Einstern at that university. So Hans advised Einstein (7) ________ (give) the lecture instead of him. Hans gave this lecture without (8) ________ (difficult) and Einstein joined in the applause at the end. However, before Hans left, a man asked him such a difficult question (9) ________ he had no idea what he was talking about. Einstein turned pale and thought they were in trouble. But Hans just laughed and said that question was so easy that even his driver could answer the question (10) ________ (perfect). Hans offered to driver but Einstein said, “It’s a pleasure to driver a genius like you, Hans.”
Unit 3
Paula interviewed two teenagers for a programme on family life. Emily is 15 years old. There are three people in her family, her parents and her. She has got a lot of possessions (1) ________ a big TV, a new computer and a mobile phone. Her parents don’t expect her (2) ________ housework. Sometimes her family go out for dinner, but her father is often abroad on (3) ________ (busy), and her mother works too. They usually do their own (4) ________ (person) things. Her parents don’t usually set rules for her. Since she is a good daughter, she is never (5) ________ (punish). She likes her new flat and it’s much (6) ________ (big) than her last one. However, she feels lonely when her parents are away from home.
Jerry is aged 14. He lives with his parents, his grandma and his sister Rosie. Although the little flat sometimes makes them feel crowed, they don’t mind. He hasn’t got any possessions. He has no interest (7) ________things like fashionable clothes. His grandma thinks new fashions soon go out of date. He helps with the housework, such as (8) ________ (wash) the dishes and ironing his own shirts. Young people should learn to look after (9) ________ (they). His family like doing things together. At home, his family set rules for him. He loves all his family very much. They have (10) ________close
relationship and they always support each other.
Unit 4
The following Internet posts were written by four teenagers to an online newspaper for helping with their problems. Anna: I’m worried about my friend Jolin. She wants to be a model and she’s thin, (1) ________she thinks she’s fat. She’s always on (2) ________ diet. She’s getting too thin. However, whenever I talk to her about this, she gets angry.
Peter: I went out with a group of (3) ________ (friend) yesterday. We saw a lady lying in the street. She looked (4) ________ (bad) ill. My friends laughed at her. Though I wanted to help her, my friends told me not to. It was awful of them (5) ________ (laugh) at het, and I regret not (6) ________ (say) anything. I feel ashamed of (7) ________ (I).
Simon: I’ve just started wearing braces, but I don’t see any advantage in wearing them. My friends all laugh at me and say bad things about me. I feel embarrassed when I smile or open my mouth. The braces hurt my teeth, and it’s difficult (8) ________me to eat.
Julie: I have to share a room with my seven-year-old sister, and she’s driving me mad! She gets used to (9) ________ (play) the piano when I’m studying, and she always takes my things without telling me. I try to keep the room tidy, but she always makes a mess. I love her, but sometimes she’s so (10) ________ (annoy)!
Unit 5
“Five minutes to go,” shouted the director” Is everyone ready?”
Denise said she was glad that she wasn’t one of the contestants because she wasn’t that brave. But Angela would love (1) ________ (be) one.
The three constants were sitting at their desks on the stage and waiting. Suddenly one of (2) ________ passed out and fell across her desk. A cameraman helped the woman off the stage. The director said they needed another contestant. Angela raised her hand and (3) ________ (choose) to be on.
Seconds later, Lester Li ran onto the stage and the quiz show began. Although Angela was not (4) ________ (prepare), she seemed relaxed and did (5) ________ (real) well. She answered the questions (6) ________no problems and was soon ahead of (7) ________other two contestants. Twenty- five minutes later, Angela just had to answer six more questions to win. Denise was so excited (8) ________she could hardly keep still. Though the questions were getting more and more difficult, Angela kept (9) ________ (get) them right.
For the last question, Angela answered perfectly and became the lucky (10) ________ (win). She won the prize---a trip for two to the lovely city of Paris!
Unit 6
Doris and Samuel are having dinner in a restaurant.
Samuel wants to have a hamburger, some chocolate and a large cola. (1) ________sounds terrible to Doris. She plans (2) ________ (order) a chicken sandwich, an apple and a glass of lemon tea. She has decided to stay away (3) ________fried food and soft drinks since she (4) ________ (have) her medical examination. The doctor said she needed to lose a bit of weight by (5) ________ (avoid) fat, oil and sugar. It is necessary for her (6) ________ (have) a more balanced diet. It means having different kinds of healthy food (7) ________ (day). Samuel believes his diet is balanced. For example, today he had fried eggs and a large cup of coffee with a lot of milk and sugar for breakfast, some ice cream for a snack. For lunch, he had six chicken wings and a cola. But Doris says all of these different kinds of food are not (8) ________ (health) for him. (9) ________ (final), Samuel says he (10) ________ (change) his diet tomorrow.
Unit 7
Miss Liu wanted to encourage her students to read famous books, so she showed them this humorous story from a novel (1) ________ (call) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.
(2) ________Saturday morning, all the boys in town were happy except Tom Sawyer. Because Tom (3) ________ (give) a task of (4) ________ (paint) the fence by his aunt. The fence was 30 yards long and 3 yards high. He painted one board and surveyed his progress, and then he sat down to have (5) ________ rest. He began to think of the games that he wanted to play. He knew the boys who were free would soon come along make fun (6) ________ him. Just then, he thought of an idea. He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Ben Rogers came along the road. He was singing (7) ________ (happy) and carrying an apple. He said it was a pity that Tom couldn’t go swimming with him because of the work. However, Tom said this wasn’t work. He was enjoying (8) ________ (he). No boy got a chance to paint a fence like this every day. More importantly, he was the only person (9) ________ could do it right. Then he went on painting. Ben became more and more (10) ________ (interest). He asked Tom to let him do some painting and he gave Tom the complete apple. Soon quite a few boys came to paint. At the same time, Tom got a lot of toys. In the end, the fence got three coats of paint.
Aunt Polly was so pleased that she gave Tom a big apple.
Unit 8
The next day would be Christmas but Della had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents. She couldn’t afford (1) ________gift, so she sat down and cried.
Jim and Della had two possessions which they were both proud (2) ________. One was Jim’s gold watch that was (3) ________ his father and his grandfather. The other was Della’s beautiful hair. (4) ________ fell about her, and reached below her knee.
Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. She needed (5) ________ (buy) a gift (6) ________ her husband. She stopped at a store. At the store, she sold her hair and bought a watch chain.
At seven o’clock, the coffee (7) ________ (make) and dinner was ready. Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs. Jim opened the door and walked in. His eyes were fixed on Della. He found something (8) ________ (usual) and Della told him the (9) ________ (true). She sold her hair to buy him a Christmas gift---a watch chain. Then Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table. There lay (10) ________ set of combs that she had always wanted. Della smiled and went to help Jim put the watch chain on. Jim said he had sold the watch to get the money to buy the combs.
九年级下册 Unit 1
Zheng He was a famous Chinese explorer. In 1405, he set off from China on the first of seven great voyages. This was nearly a century before Christopher Columbus first set sail on his journey of (1) _________ (discover) to America. His travels were so important (2) _________they are still studied today.
Zheng He was born in Yunnan in 1371. He rose to become a (3) _________ (trust) official of the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. (4) _________ (set) up trade routes and develop relations with foreign countries, the emperor ordered Zheng He (5) _________ (visit) and explore the lands outside China. From 1405 (6) _________1433, Zheng He went on seven trips and visited South-East Asia, the Middle East and even the east coast of Africa. Besides (7) _________ (develop) trade, the voyages also encouraged the exchange of cultures and technologies. They helped the (8) _________ (develop) of those countries and regions.
Zheng He died in 1433 during his last voyage. However, he is still remembered (9) ________a pioneer in (10) _________ (open) up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world.
Unit 2
Brad Li is a junior high school student in China. He visited the US on (1) ________ international exchange last year, and the following is something about his experience.
At first America was a big culture shock for him. Many things (2) ________ the languages, the food and even the school were strange to him. He stayed with a host family in small town. His host parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hurst, were very kind. They organized many (3) ________ (activity) for him so that he wouldn’t miss home (4) ________ feel lonely. However, life in the US was hard for him to get used (5) ________ in a way. The main problem was with the language. Another (6) ________ (different) was the food. Besides, school was a big shock. Students don’t need (7) ________ (wear) uniform and some students have strange hairstyles as well.
Anyway, he has many great memories of that year, especially playing in the snow in winter, and (8) ________ (play) baseball. It was an (9) ________ (excite) year, and it was a valuable education for him. Now he understands a lot (10) ________ (much) about America culture.
Unit 3
Our world is in danger. We are facing many problems.
The atmosphere around the Earth is necessary for all (1) ________ (live) things. It is like the glass of a greenhouse, letting sunlight in and keeping heat (2) ________ getting out. Without it, the Earth would be the same as the Moon---cold and (3) ________ (life). However, we produce too much carbon dioxide and this causes the atmosphere to keep in too much heat. The greenhouse effect causes sea level to rise, and in the future may cause cities (4) ________ (appear).
Every year, we destroy nature by (5) ________ (cut) down huge areas of forests. This makes the greenhouse effect even (6) ________ (bad) and results in floods.
What’s more, many of our habits cause (7) ________ (pollute). For example, we use things once and then throw (8) ________ away, or leave them on the ground as litter. This creates mountains of rubbish and pollutes out land and seas.
In order (9) ________ (protect) the environment, we need to take proper action. We should be green consumers. If we just learn to live in new and different ways, we can make (10) ________ difference.
Unit 4 If all the ice in the North and South Poles melted, sea level around the world would rise, and many cities would be flooded and (1) ________ (appear). Would anyone remain alive?
Last night, I dreamt about (2) ________ great flood:
It was nine o’clock in the morning. My bedroom floor was a pool of water. I looked out of the window. Water was everywhere. Large objects, such (3) ________ coaches and boats, passed by my window. They were floating in the water. I had to do something. I tried to call my dad, but the lines were (4) ________ (die). My computer was still working, so I sent him an email for help. (5) ________he said he had no time to worry about the flood. Then I emailed my best friend. He was busy (6) ________ (play) computer games. (7) ________seemed that they did not want to leave. Computer was (8) ________ (important) than the flood. Very soon, the water came into people’s rooms. In surprise, people (9) ________ (final) started to notice the flood, but it was too late.
Then I awoke. There was no water. It was not (10) ________ (danger) ---for now.
Unit 5
Last year my parents took me a very special holiday.
My dream was (1) ________ (see) some real snow, so during the Christmas holiday, we took our passports and flew over the Pacific to Calgary, Canada. We took a bus to a ski resort in the Canadian Rockies. On the way, I saw the thick snow on the trees and I was (2) ________ (die) to get out and play with (3) ________. At last, we reached the resort. Then we checked in at the hotel. We could see ski slope opposite the hotel. We could not wait to get out and ski.
The next day, we put on our ski suits and (4) ________ (glove), took out ski and went outside onto the snow. To tell the (5) ________ (true), the first lesson was not (6) ________ great success. I fell over many times, and I had to hold on to a rope to keep my balance. However, the next day, I only fell over a few times, and I succeeded in (7) ________ (do) a few rapid runs. I did much (8) ________ (well). Although it was very cold, I spent most of my holiday (9) ________ (ski). I had a wonderful time.
I hope (10) _____ my parents would take me back for another wonderful skiing holiday this year.
Unit 6
Many students suffer from stress in their daily lives. They are under stress because their lives are not balanced. They focus too much (1) ________ studying, dealing with peer pressure and worrying about (2) ________ others think, and not enough on other things. (3) ________ (actual), stress is (4) ________ serious matter. You should realize that stress is a risk to your health. You need to begin to guard against stress from a young age if you want to live a long and (5) ________ (health) life.
Here are some ways to deal with stress and bring balance to your life. First, you should always look on the bright side of life, and imagine that you will have a happy and (6) ________ (success) future. Second, you can learn (7) ________ (relax) by taking a walk, reading a book, going to a concert or seeing a film, or just sitting in a private place and being silent for a moment. Third, you can take up a hobby. When you are busy (8) ________ a hobby, you leave all your worries behind. Fourth, you should take care of your body. Last but not (9) ________ (little), sometimes laughter is the best medicine for stress. Many things like (10) ________ (see) a funny film or telling jokes will cheer you up.