《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版盐城专版》

四、根据短文内容及首字母提示完成单词。
When making a promise, why do Chinese people like to hook pinkies(小指)?
In China, children like to make promises and show their t 1 in each other by hooking pinkies with each other. They then say, “A pinkie promise must be k 2 for 100 years. ” Maybe you used to hook pinkies with your buddies, didn't you?
No one is sure how long this h 3 has remained and where it comes from. One theory(学说) is that it has something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese c 4. As we all know, the Chinese character for “finger(指)” has the s 5 pronunciation as a character that means “aim” or “purpose”. Hooking fingers can also be seen a 6 the exchanging of thoughts. And it shows that the two believe in each other.
That might be why fingers play an important part in making promises. Chinese people not only use them to complete a promise, but it is also common for some ancient people to cut fingers w 7 making a blood oath(宣誓). When someone swears(发誓) to heaven, they use their fingers to p 8 to the sky.
Generally speaking, people hook fingers when they are making a serious promise. In some gangster(匪徒) movies, if a person breaks a promise, m 9 he will have his little finger cut off!
Of course, this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in r 10 life. But we can still see how important “pinkie promises” can be.
1. trust 2. kept 3. habit 4. culture 5. same
6. as 7. when/while 8. point 9. maybe 10. real

答案： 1. trust 2. kept 3. habit 4. culture 5. same 6. as 7. when/while 8. point 9. maybe 10. real

1. What is Su Shi?An ancient writer.
2. Why was he demoted to serve in the remote areas?Because of false accusations.
3. What did he call his piece of farmland?Dongpo.
4. Could he get used to living in Danzhou at first?No, he couldn't.
5. What do you think of Su Shi?Optimistic.

答案： 1. An ancient writer. /A famous writer. /A writer.2. Because of false accusations.3. Dongpo. 4. No. /No, he couldn't.5. Open-minded. /Optimistic. /Talented.（答案不唯一，合理即可）