《2025年新课程同步练习册九年级英语上册外研版》

(A)阅读短文，根据汉语、音标或首字母提示填入适当的单词或短语，使短文意思连贯、完整。
Mr Jackson and Betty are 1. discussing(讨论)great writers. Betty explains that in her Internet group, each person reads a favourite book and then writes a 2. review /rɪ'vju:/ of it. Mr Jackson 3. accepts(接受)that Confucius and Shakespeare are great because their 4. works are still read by people today, but he thinks Confucius was more a teacher and 5. thinker than a writer. He says that Confucius was a very 6. wise /waɪz/ man. Mr Jackson thinks that we are still 7. influenced /'ɪnfluənst/ by Confucius's ideas and that Shakespeare's plays still 8. make sense(有意义)to people today.
Mark Twain was the great American writer in the nineteenth century. Betty 9. supposes/thinks(认为)he isn't as 10. well-known /ɪwel 'nəʊn/ as Confucius or Shakespeare. Mr Jackson says that his books are still popular, and one of his books is his favourite, *The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*.

答案： 1.discussing 2.review 3.accepts 4.works 5.thinker 6.wise 7.influenced 8.make sense 9.supposes/thinks 10.well-known

(B)阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式。
*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer* is set in the town of St Petersburg in the US. It tells some exciting stories about a boy who has many adventures. He doesn't like people telling 1. him(he)what to do. So he always 2. gets(get)into trouble. He 3. and his friends run away to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River. Tom has more trouble because a bad man named Injun Joe is looking 4. for him. Later, Tom escapes from a cave and 5. takes(take)away Injun Joe's treasure box. His family and neighbours think he is 6. dead(die)and prepare a funeral for him. 7. When he appears, they are all surprised to see him.
This book tells how young people grow, how people love each other and how bad people pay for their 8. actions(act). It is written 9. in everyday English and the dialogues sound real. It is thought to be one of 10. the greatest American stories.

答案： 1.him 2.gets 3.and 4.for 5.takes 6.dead 7.When 8.actions 9.in 10.the

Ⅱ. 任务型阅读
If you are a fan of adventure stories, a new novel called *Dragon Mountain* will be to your taste¹.
Living in London now, the couple writers, Katie and Kevin Tsang had so much fun writing this book. They were inspired(启发)by classic adventure stories as well as² old Chinese stories, and of course, their love of dragons³.
In the novel *Dragon Mountain*, Billy, a 12-year-old boy, finds out his parents are sending him to a summer camp in China to learn Chinese culture and improve his Chinese. There he makes friends with three other campers—careful Dylan, confident Charlotte and kind - hearted Ling Fei.
The children enter a world of magic⁴ and adventure as they discover four dragons hidden in the mountain behind the camp. The dragons have been trapped(被困)there since a big fight with the Dragon of Death long ago and need the children's help to set them free. The four children and the four dragons must set off⁵ on a dangerous adventure that will take them to the heart of the Dragon Realm. They will fight with the Dragon of Death to save both the human and the dragon worlds.
This book is a must - read for anyone who has an interest in stories of heroes and dragons. Also, it is fit for people who love excitement and action, who love to be surprised and shocked. This book will lead you to a magical, exciting and dangerous world that you don't want to leave. Don't miss it!
【词海拾贝】
①taste n. 口味
②as well as 并且；还
③dragon n. 龙
④magic n. 魔法
⑤set off 动身，出发
【问题探究】
完成句子
1. This book is a must - read for anyone who has an interest in stories of heroes and dragons.
回答问题
2. What inspired Katie and Kevin to write the novel?
Classic adventure stories, old Chinese stories and their love of dragons.
3. Why did Billy's parents send him to China?
Because they want him to learn Chinese culture and improve his Chinese.
4. What is the theme of the passage?
If you are a fan of adventure stories, a new novel called Dragon Mountain will be to your taste.
5. 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
这本书将带你进入一个你不想离开的神奇、刺激和危险的世界。
【素养提升】
What famous novels have you read? What impressed you deeply? Introduce the plot inside and share it with everyone.

答案： 1.heroes and dragons 2.Classic adventure stories, old Chinese stories and their love of dragons. 3.Because they want him to learn Chinese culture and improve his Chinese. 4.If you are a fan of adventure stories, a new novel called Dragon Mountain will be to your taste. 5.这本书将带你进入一个你不想离开的神奇、刺激和危险的世界。