《2025年教与学课程同步讲练九年级英语全一册人教版》

五、词汇运用
将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
anybody,purpose,at,sleepy,run
In midsummer,David attended an outdoor trip with his friends. The 20. purpose of the trip was to find an alien in a mountain. At night,they were so 21. sleepy and tired,but they didn't go to sleep because they all wanted to see the alien. To prevent cold,they put on their warm clothes.
Just then,they saw rabbits 22. running after a wolf. 23. At the same time,they saw a pink circle moving towards the wolf. After a short period,the wolf,the rabbits and the circle disappeared. "There wasn't 24. anybody else. The circle must be the alien landing there. Great!" David said. "Yes,I think the trip is very wonderful though a little uneasy. We'd better call the police," a friend added.

答案： 20. purpose 21. sleepy 22. running 23. At 24. anybody

Last week,a terrible earthquake happened in Haiti. It made Alice and her friends think much 25. about it. They asked their science teacher,Mr. Guilton,"What makes the earth shake?"
Mr. Guilton explained it as 26. simply (simple) as he could. He said,"Inside of the earth,there are big 27. pieces (piece) of rock that are slowly moving all of the time. When two big ones hit each other,they make the earth shake."
Then,he 28. told (tell) the class that many people all over the world lived in fear of earthquakes. And 29. it was not easy for people to find out the causes of earthquakes. Long ago,people believed earthquakes 30. were caused (cause) by many different things. In India,people believed that four big elephants held up the earth. The elephants stood on an even 31. bigger (big) turtle. The turtle stood on a huge snake. 32. If one of these animals moved,the earth would shake. In Africa,people believed the earth was held up by 33. an ugly giant. When the giant put down the earth 34. to give (give) his wife a hug,the earth would shake,causing an earthquake.
Today,we know the true cause of earthquakes. But that doesn't make them any less scary or dangerous.

答案： 25. about 26. simply 27. pieces 28. told 29. it 30. were caused 31. bigger 32. If 33. an 34. to give