《2025年通城学典课时作业本九年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

Dear Millie,
You asked me about the Chinese dragon—the loong. Now let me tell you something about it.
China is known as the “home of the loong”. The loong is considered to be 1. lucky (luck) and wise. It is 2. a big part of China’s history and culture.
In traditional Chinese culture, the loong has super power. Ancient people 3. believed (believe) it controlled the weather, especially rain. So, if there was a drought(干旱) or a flood, people would pray(祈祷) to the loong 4. to have (have) better weather and live a peaceful life. 5. For this reason, there are lots of activities of praying related to loongs. Dragon-boat racing 6. and the dragon dance are the most common ones.
The loong is also one of the 12 animal signs. It is the 7. fifth (five) animal sign. People born in the Year of the Loong are thought to be natural 8. leaders (lead), full of energy and creativity. Many Chinese parents hope that their children 9. will be (be) successful and powerful in the future, just like a loong. This is shown in the saying “Wang zi cheng long”.
In a word, the loong 10. is loved (love) widely by Chinese people and can be found everywhere in Chinese daily life.
Lots of love,
Wendy

答案： 1. lucky 2. a 3. believed 4. to have 5. For 6. and 7. fifth 8. leaders 9. will be 10. is loved

五、(2024·宿迁)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。〔人与自我——生活与学习〕
An interesting person is very popular. And to be an interesting person will help you live an easy life. But how can you become interesting? 1. D
Try learning new things. An interesting person lives a colourful life. If you take up(从事) new work or new hobbies, you will become open-minded, talented and creative. 2. C So, it is necessary to try learning new things.
Insist on doing sports. Developing a habit of doing sports can help you become interesting. When doing sports such as playing basketball, you will make more friends. 3. E In this way, you will be an interesting person.
Communicate with different people. 4. G When you communicate with different people, it will bring you different advantages. Different people share different ideas. They will enlarge(扩大) your knowledge and enrich your life. They may open up a new world to you. It’s helpful to make you become an interesting person.
5. A Everyone likes talking, but only a few people enjoy listening. In fact, talking too much won’t make you attractive. Instead, listening carefully to others will help you become patient and wise.
To become an interesting person, please take action right now!
A. Learn to be a good listener.
B. Try listening to more music.
C. Your life will be more colourful.
D. Here are some ways to help you.
E. It helps you become friendly and confident.
F. So you have to ask people for more support.
G. Communication plays an important role in life.

答案： 1. D 2. C 3. E 4. G 5. A