《2025年启东中学作业本九年级英语上册译林版徐州专版》

一、根据句子意思,从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。
because because of since as
1. As/Since you are tired, you had better have a rest.
2. —Why do you like English?
—Because it's so interesting.
3. Since/As he is busy, I won't trouble him.
4. The man has become one of the most famous dancers because of a dance programme.
5. Since/As you are wrong, you should say sorry.
6. —Why did you call Sarah last night?
—Because I wanted to invite her to my birthday party this weekend.
7. We didn't attend the meeting yesterday because it was rainy.
8. Because of the heavy rain, we had to stay inside.
9. Since/As it was Saturday, he didn't have to go to school.
10. Since/As the weather is fine, let's go for a picnic.

答案： 1. As/Since 2. Because 3. Since/As 4. because of
5. Since/As 6. Because 7. because 8. Because of
9. Since/As 10. Since/As

(A)1.(2024·江苏镇江一模)—It is said that the famous snack smelly tofu in Changsha tastes strange!
—______ we have been here, why not give it a try?
A.Since
B.When
C.If
D.Though

答案： A 【点拨】since 既然；when 当……时；if 如果；though 虽然。根据“why not give it a try”可知，此处是指既然我们在这里，为什么不去试试，用 since 引导原因状语从句。故选 A。

(D)2.—Why didn't you come back to the meeting?
—______ I didn't think the meeting would be interesting.

A.As
B.Since
C.For
D.Because

答案： D 【点拨】because 意为“因为”，表示动作发生的直接原因，常用来回答 why 引导的特殊疑问句。

(A)3.(2024·江苏连云港)Our school life is more interesting now ______ we can enjoy ourselves in different clubs.
A.because
B.whether
C.unless
D.although

答案： A 【点拨】根据语境可知，学校生活现在更有趣了是因为我们在不同的俱乐部里玩得开心。故选 A。

(A)4.—Why do you have time to look after the homeless dogs?
—______ the “double reduction” policy(“双减”政策), I have more free time.

A.Because of
B.Even though
C.As for
D.Think of

答案： A 【点拨】because of 由于，因为；even though 尽管；as for 至于；think of 认为。故选 A。