《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版连云港专版》

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I used to procrastinate(拖延).Like many others,when developing and getting used to such
a habit,I never realized how it had been 1 my life.
Several years ago,a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small basement window.I
2 it up then for lack of money,thinking I'd get to it someday.
Over the years,I had meant to upgrade(升级,改造)to 3 windows for the whole house,
15,0 oo ! It was simply 4 reach.In the meantime,the boarded window let in bugs but not
light.
Honestly,the thought of that window 5 me for years.I knew I needed to fix it,but I
had built up the process and the price so much in my mind that I had to 6 .
Then my wife had a job change,and we needed to move.I knew that it was 7 to find a
buyer if there was a broken window.So I pulled off the boards,took the window out and had it
8 in the town.It was a12fix.I could have 9 the problem for12the same day it
happened.But I let it trouble me for five years.
Actually,this isn't really about my window.Many of us,especially those with 10 or
stress,tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years.They are things that
seriously affect our 11 of life.Mend it as soon as possible if you 12 yours..It may turn
out to be 13 than expected..
After I posted this story on Twitter,many 14 their stories with me.One responded,
“ This reminded me of a statement,‘ We suffer(遭受)more in 15 than in reality.""
Step forward and you'll find a solution.
( )1.A.recording B.describing C.shaping D.balancing
( )2.A.boarded B.made C.put D.set
( )3.A.all-time B.energy-saving C.hand-made D.good-looking
( )4.A.beyond B.without C.within D.over
( )5.A.surprised B.touched C.pleased D.troubled
( )6.A.fall behind B.give up C.set off D.calm down
( )7.A.necessary B.important C.impossible D.proper
( )8.A.changed B.repaired C.sold D.painted
( )9.A.explained B.understood C.noticed D.solved
( )10.A.positions B.success C.worries D.wisdom
( )11.A.quality B.way C.sense D.meaning
( )12.A.trust B.experience C.accept D.realize
( )13.A.more difficult B.less challenging
C.more changeable D.less safe
( )14.A.wrote B.told C.shared D.contributed
( )15.A.action B.imagination C.thinking D.performance

答案： 1. C 【点拨】根据“I used to procrastinate（拖延）. Like many others, when developing and getting used to such a habit, I never realized how it had been 1 my life.”可知，此处指的是“我”从未意识到拖延的这个习惯是如何影响“我”的生活的。故选 C。2. A 【点拨】根据下文“In the meantime, the boarded window let in bugs but not light.”可知，作者应是用木板把窗户封了起来。故选 A。3. B 【点拨】根据“I had meant to upgrade（升级，改造）to 3 windows for the whole house, $15,000”可知，作者应是打算花 1.5 万美元将窗户升级到节能窗户。故选 B。4. A 【点拨】根据“Over the years, I had meant to upgrade（升级，改造）to energy - saving windows for the whole house, $15,000!”可知，将窗户升级为节能窗户要花费 1.5 万美元，花费太高应是遥不可及，beyond reach 遥不可及。故选 A。5. D 【点拨】根据前文可知，作者一直想花 1.5 万美元升级窗户，但由于花费高未能实现，因此对窗户的想法应是困扰了作者好多年。故选 D。6. B 【点拨】根据“but I had built up the process and the price so much in my mind that I had to 6”可知，作者已经在脑海中形成了修理它的过程和价格，因此他应是不得不放弃。故选 B。7. C 【点拨】根据“I knew that it was 7 to find a buyer if there was a broken window.”可知，如果窗户破了，应是不可能找到一个买家。故选 C。8. B 【点拨】根据“It was a $12 fix.”可知，作者是请人修理了窗户。故选 B。9. D 【点拨】根据“I could have 9 the problem for $12 the same day it happened.”可知，此处是指解决窗户的问题。故选 D。10. C 【点拨】根据“10 or stress”可知，此处应填 worries“烦恼”。故选 C。11. A 【点拨】根据“They are things that seriously affect our 11 of life.”可知，被它们严重影响的应是生活质量。故选 A。12. D 【点拨】根据“Mend it as soon as possible if you 12 yours.”可知，此处指的应是意识到自己的问题。故选 D。13. B 【点拨】根据上文作者的经历可知，如果一个问题不及时处理，就会长期对生活造成影响，所以作者感悟：它可能没有预期的那么具有挑战性。故选 B。14. C 【点拨】根据“many 14 their stories with me”可知，此处指的是许多人与作者分享了故事，share sth. with sb. 与某人分享某事。故选 C。15. B 【点拨】根据前文可知，作者被一个 12 美元就能处理的问题困扰了多年，是因为他把简单的问题想象得太复杂，因此这里的回应应是：我们在想象中遭受的痛苦比现实中更多。故选 B。