《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

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In 1299，Marco Polo first translated the Chinese character “long” as “dragon” in his book The Travels of Marco Polo. Do you think this is 1 good translation?
Being known 2 （ ） by people，the Chinese dragon and the Western dragon are both animals in mythology(神话). They are similar in some ways. For example，they both have scales and big paws. 3 they also have lots of differences.
The Chinese dragon is made up of parts of some animals，such as a rabbit’s eyes and an ox’s ears. The dragon is often painted gold. In Chinese mythology，the dragon can fly. It can also spray water from its mouth 4 （ ） rain. The Western dragon，on the other hand，has the body of a snake and the big wings of a bat. The dragon stands for evil and is always beaten by heroes. It breathes fire and is mostly painted in dark colours.
Are you in 5 （ ） that “dragon” matches the cultural meaning of “long” in China? I don’t think so. This has to do with the cultural differences between China and the West. In Chinese Confucian(儒家的) ideas，kindness and harmony are very important. Western culture，however，6 （ ） individual heroism. Whoever beats the bad dragon is called a hero，a real 7 （ ）.
Over the years，Chinese people 8 （ ） to translate “long” in other ways. Zhejiang’s Loong Air，for example，writes “long” as “Loong”. No matter how “long” 9 （ ），one thing is for sure：The Chinese dragon is a positive image. Wish you the best of luck 10 the Year of the Dragon!
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________

答案： 1. a 2. widely 3. But 4. to create 5. agreement
6. prefers 7. fighter 8. have tried 9. is translated
10. in/during

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Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. The winds blew 1 （ ） and beat against the house. 2 no light outside，it felt like midnight. The news 3 TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood 4 （ ） busy. Dad was putting pieces of wood 5 the windows while Mum was making sure the lights and radio were working. Ben 6 （ ） his mum make dinner when the rain began. After dinner，they tried 7 （ ） a card game，but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell 8 （ ） when the wind was dying down. When he woke up，the Sun was rising. He went outside with his family and 9 （ ） the neighbourhood in a mess. Fallen trees，10 （ ） windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbours to clean up the neighbourhood.
Although the storm broke many things apart，it brought family and neighbours closer together.
1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________
6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ____________

答案： 1. strongly 2. With 3. on 4. was 5. over
6. was helping 7. to play 8. asleep 9. found
10. broken