九年级上首字母填空专项练习
A
At one time, making a film was an expensive activity for only for a small group of people and film companies. Not only were the tools and machines expensive but also the cost of film was also f 1 greater than most people could afford. However, modern technology has c 2 all that.
New technology has really o 3 up the world of film making for film fans. Now a camera does not cost m 4 and most young people are certainly able to pay for it. So all you need is to get one for yourself. W 5 that, you may start your own film-making.
However, film-making is t___6___ work. You probably need many other people to help you. For example, the performance of actors and actresses is very important in your film. Of course, these actors and actresses may be your schoolmates, friends or family members. You don’t even need to pay them a cent while they are glad to be p___7___ of your job. Besides, you need to m__8___ up a story. Can you write your own one If you have good imagination, you can create an attractive story easily . Many w__9___ film maker and producers are also good story-writers. If not, perhaps you need someone else to write it for you. An excellent story is the key to making a s 10 film. Good scripts make good films.
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B
“Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box, c___1___ wrapped(包装) in brown paper. Opening the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside – a very old one with a beautifully carved handle. A___2___ he had not seen it for more than 20 years, he recognized it immediately.
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the u___3___ umbrella. He had gone to a c__4__ to listen to music with his grandparents, as they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its beauty, Oscar felt a strong desire to find its o___5___.
With the manager’s help, Oscar found it b___6____ to Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar and his grandparents went to Mrs. O’Brien’s house on their way home. When he rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman a____7____. “May I help you ” she asked.
“I’d like to r___8___ it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, holding out the umbrella as if presenting a gift that had long been wished for.
“Why, yes! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a wide smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much ! May I offer you a reward for your k___9___ ”
“No, ma’am,” he said, “My grandmother says a good deed is its own reward.”
Years later, Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how old it was. Why had it a_10__here today
As if in answer, a note fell from the paper. It read: Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to accept this umbrella as a present for a kind, unselfish gesture long ago.
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It’s not easy for us to forgive (原谅) someone who has ever hurt you or made you disappointed. However, several new studies say that it could be good for your health. When you think of forgiveness, you p___1___ don’t think of it as a healthy or medical problem. On the other hand, studies p____2____ that something like anger can change your well-being (身心状况).
When cartoon c____3____ like the Incredible Hulk get angry, they change colors and often get special power. In the real world, anger is less obvious. Scientists say anger can be h___4___ to your physical and mental health. Two new studies seem to show the s____5____ idea. The studies find that people who are able to forgive feel less s___6___, less back pain, and less depression.
They also have fewer headaches, l___7_____ blood pressure (血压), and fewer problems on sleeping. So it doesn’t m___8_____ if your anger is caused by the traffic or other things. Learning to let it go is important. Ways such as d____9____ breath can help you a lot, or just ask yourself if it’s worth hurting yourself by staying angry with someone else. Forgiveness does not m__10__ that you simply accept what happened and say it’s OK. Instead, it’s a way of making peace with yourself about what happened in the past.
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D
The written word is one of the most powerful forms of expression. Classic literature (经典文学)written many years ago still has the p___1____ to educate people. Many people find it difficult to read the classics. In fact, reading the classics can be fun especially as you grow up and d___2____ a deeper understanding of the world.
Read for enjoyment. Classic literature should be read for enjoyment as well as e___3____. Look for the works by authors you are familiar with or have heard about through movies or TV. Choose the t__4____ of classic literature that you enjoy reading from past experience.
Keep a dictionary on hand. Use the Oxford English Dictionary as a reference for the words you don’t know or to find out some certain words that have changed in meaning over time. Start slowly and work on reading 30 minutes a day to get into the h___5____.
Get to read its biographical information(生平). This is because it i___6_____ the background of the story and author. To have a better understanding of the story, find out more about the time in which a work has created and the background of its author.
Do r____7____ on the Internet. Large numbers of websites, like , provide information for the study of classical literature.
Understand how the story takes place. Classic literature is often hard to understand and i_______ difficult character development. Don’t give up reading till you finish the w______ story and take notes if necessary.
Understand the use of footnotes(脚注) in literature. Classic literature is full of references to social and culture information of the past. Footnotes may be used to explain these references c________ and make the material easier to understand.
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D
I really like reading and writing short stories. These stories are usually about 6 to 20 pages long which focus on an interesting person, a problem which the person had, and what happened when the person tried to s___1___ the problem. All societies seem to have an oral storytelling tradition in which people met t___2____ to tell each other short stories, and in which parents told their children stories at bedtime. This was certainly true in England, in India, in Kenya, in Mexico and in Japan. Was it true in China too In many countries, oral storytelling is still important, but in most countries now, stories are written down and p___3____ in books. My favorite collection of short stories is a book called The Story Giant by Brian Patten in which a giant knows all the stories in the world e___4____one. If he doesn’t find the last story he’ll die. In the book he gets four children from different parts of the world to tell him stories in the h__5____ that he will find the last story so he can stay a____6___ and pass the world’s stories on forever. Do you think he finds the last story
I also like reading novels. One of my favourite novels is called Life of Pi. It is written by a Canadian called Yann Martel, and is about an Indian boy who spends a long time at sea after a shipwreck (海难) a____7___with nobody but a tiger. What about you Do you have a favourite novel
Not many people read plays these days, but many people still enjoy watching them at the t___8____ or on television. Perhaps the l___9_____ popular form of literature (文学) is poetry. This is because many p__10____are very difficult to understand, and often seem to be written and read by very clever people. I wish I could write poems which anybody can understand.
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Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school If you do, you need to take c__1____ of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to l__2__ friends.
Cary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written a book named My Feelings Are Just Like Wild Animals to help you manage your feelings .The book tells how to stay cool when bad things happen. The book says that getting angry only makes problems w_3___. It can never make them better. “Getting angry is not a n__4____ way to act,” the book says. “It is just a habit, like smoking.’’The book says you can control you feelings easily---all you have to do is to tell y___5____not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry frequently. Here are the top three:
● Keep a r_6___.Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it l__7___ and you will see you get angry so often.
● Ask your friends to s_8___ talking to you when you get angry. L__9___ you alone. This will teach you not to be angry.
● Do something d_10___. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go s_______ else. Try to laugh.
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F
First there were CDs, then we had MP3 music and now we have ringtones (铃声)! People use their mobile phones to play music. You can listen to the radio on your mobile phone, download music onto it and use it like a MP3 player. Some pop groups find that m__1____ people listen to their songs on their mobile phones than they do on CDs.
So many people have mobile phones that sometimes you don’t know when your phone rings. Ringtones are often u___2____ to tell you it’s your phone. C__3_____ sell them to you and they are downloaded on your phone.
At first, there were just different rings. They were like a n____4___ telephone. Then people made them sound like a piece of music. Now you can get all kinds of sounds. N__5____ every pop song can be played on your mobile phone. You can also get a___6____ sounds – there are elephants, cats, dogs, lions and lots of strange bird sounds, too.
You can make your own music. You need s____7___ software to do it. There are also karaoke ringtones. Your voice is recorded with some music and you hear it when someone calls.
Now you can have a different sound for every person you know. Your address book is used to find out w__8____ is calling. Then it plays a different song for each person. If your best friend likes a special song, he can hear it, too!
You have to be c____9____ with the song you choose, though. Some songs can c__10___ trouble. If your family call you, they don’t want to hear a noisy pop song with silly words! You should choose something that sounds nice. Some sounds are very noisy and fast, which make people angry. Ringtones are fun, but they should not make people angry at you!
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There was once a jeweler, famous for many virtues(美德). One day, some Arabs came to him for some diamonds(珠宝) to decorate an important thing for a yearly celebration.
The Arabs told him what they w___1__ , and offered him a fine price for the diamonds. He replied that he could not let them see the jewels at that moment, and r___2___ them to call again.
As they wanted the diamonds without any delay(延迟), and thought that the p___3___ of the jeweler was only to increase the price of the diamonds, the Arabs offered him twice, then three t ___4__ as much as they were worth. But he still r___5____, and they were quite disappointed and went away. Some hours later , he went to the Arabs and placed the diamonds before them, for which they again offered him the last price they had named, but he said, “I will only a__6___ the first price you offered to me this morning.”
“Why, then, did you disagree with us at once ” asked they in s___7____.
“When you came,” replied he, “my father had the key t __8___ the safe(保险箱), in which the diamonds were locked, and as he was a ___9___ , I would have to wake him to get them.”
“At his age, a short hour of sleep is usually good for him; and no business is more important than my father’s single comfort.”
The Arabs were affected by his words. They s__10____ their hand upon the jeweler’s head and showed their satisfying smiles.
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