《2025年名校课堂九年级英语上册人教版湖南专版》

二、完形填空。
(2024·深圳改编)William grew up in a poor family in Africa. His family lived in a village with no 5. At night, they used oil lamps for light. However, oil was too expensive for his parents to afford.
William wanted to 6 life there but he had no idea how to realize it. One day, he read a book on how to turn wind into electricity with a windmill(风车).
"That is 7!" Though he didn't know what a windmill was, he decided to give it a try.
First he had to 8 all the materials. He dug through the rubbish with his cousin in the villages nearby and 9 working hard toward his goal until he got what he wanted.
Then he started to make the windmill. The moment his farm work finished in the fields, he threw himself into studying the materials, staying 10 till midnight. Finally, he made it after 11 many times. He fixed the windmill on the top of a wood tower to catch wind. The villagers came to look. A long wire was used to connect a bulb to the windmill. The wind blew and the windmill 12. To their amazement, the bulb lit up. The villagers cheered. William threw his hands in the air and jumped 13. To produce more energy, he built another windmill for his village.
Born into poverty, William didn't give up in the face of difficulties. He kept reading, taught himself and lit up the whole 14.
(C)5. A. food B. water C. electricity
(B)6. A. protect B. improve C. create
(A)7. A. amazing B. surprised C. worried
(C)8. A. buy B. invent C. collect
(A)9. A. kept on B. went over C. looked up
(B)10. A. asleep B. awake C. relaxed
(C)11. A. increasing B. requesting C. failing
(C)12. A. fell B. flew C. turned
(A)13. A. excitedly B. politely C. carefully
(C)14. A. team B. club C. village

答案： 5-9 CBACA 10-14 BCCAC

三、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
经典故事(2024·遂宁改编)The oil-paper umbrella has a history of over 1,000 years in China. There are different 15. $$stories$$ (story) about the invention of the umbrella in China. The most popular one has something to do with Lu Ban. It's said that once he and his wife visited the West Lake. It started raining suddenly. His wife said, "Let's have 16. $$a$$ competition. Before sunrise tomorrow, the one who comes up 17. $$with$$ a good way to visit the West Lake even on rainy days will be the winner. " Lu Ban 18. $$thought$$ (think) it was easy. He collected some tools and materials. Then he spent the whole night 19. $$building$$ (build) pavilions(亭子) around the lake. He was quite proud of his work.
The next morning, 20. $$when$$ Lu Ban talked about his achievements and felt proud, his wife held something unusual in her hand. It could be opened into a round shape. Lu Ban was 21. $$surprised$$ (surprise). He found that the object, made of silk and bamboo, could be opened and closed easily. It was light, beautiful and easy 22. $$to carry$$ (carry). Lu Ban said, "You win. Your invention can protect us from rain better. " So the umbrella was 23. $$invented$$ (invent).
Later, people began to use paper, which was 24. $$cheaper$$ (cheap) than silk. To make the umbrella waterproof, people brushed a kind of oil on the surface. So the oil-paper umbrella appeared.

答案： 15. stories 16. a 17. with 18. thought 19. building 20. when 21. surprised 22. to carry 23. invented 24. cheaper