《2026年名校金典课堂九年级英语上册人教版成都专版》

一、短文填空。从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确、通顺(每词限用一次)。
appear begin clear deal end general
history introduce sign mark one why
These days grow shorter，the leaves turn yellower，and the weather gets cooler. These are all signs that autumn has arrived. Or is it fall? Have you ever wondered why there are two names for this season?
Historical records show that there actually wasn't any fall. There wasn't actually spring either. The first season was winter. According to livescience.com，the name "winter" came from an unknown root word meaning "wet" and was used over fifteen hundred years ago. Back then，the Anglo-Saxons(盎格鲁-撒克逊人) just used it to mark time.
The word "summer" came next，and for a long time，years were only divided into two seasons. "Spring" was introduced much later. It wasn't until the 17th century that "spring of the leaf"，became the accepted name for the season.
Now let's move on to "autumn" of "fall". According to Merriam-Webster dictionary，"autumn" actually came first，appearing in English writing as far back as the 1300s. It quickly became widespread because the old name，"harvest"，was unclear since it referred to both the season and the actual harvesting of crops(庄稼的收获).
However，over time，the phrase "fall of the leaf" is connected with the season. This was shortened to "fall" in the 1600s. Both of "autumn" and "fall" travelled to America. "Autumn" actually was more popular in America in the ______. "Fall"，as in the season，was not even entered into the English dictionary until 1755.
But today，"autumn" is more commonly used in British English，while "fall" is generally liked in American English.

答案： signs; why; Historical; first; to mark; was introduced; appearing; unclear; beginning; generally

二、补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的A～F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文。
The world is always changing. Sometimes，these changes happen so quietly that we can hardly notice. B A good example of change that is hotly argued is so-called "political(政治的) correctness". It is mainly in the last ten years of the 20th century. Some people tried to change language use in order not to offend(冒犯) groups of people who are discriminated(歧视) against. Strong arguments were made by women，people of ethnic(种族的) groups and disabled people. F For example，a series of wordbooks which came out in the 1960s written by US children's author Richard Scarry have had several small changes made to them over the years. Phrases like "beautiful screaming lady"—which suggests that women should be beautiful and weak and then need to be protected—was changed into "lady in danger".
C Some thought that they went against the natural order of society. For example，some children's books used different words to show that girls don't have to be "traditional" girls，that they are encouraged to follow different careers when they grow up instead of just becoming someone's wife and a mother. D They also thought these changes hurt society.
But no matter if it's right or wrong，arguments over "political correctness" are going on all over the world. A However，a good society is one in which everyone is admired and treated equally.
A. They show no signs of quieting down.
B. At other times，the changes cause argument.
C. However，some people thought that these changes were unnecessary.
D. However，others thought that there should be certain roles for men and women.
E. Even the expressions in children's books were changed in order to be politically correct.
F. If "political correctness" is a change that only brings about a change in language，it might not be proper.

答案： B; F; C; D; A