《2026年启东中学作业本九年级英语下册译林版徐州专版》

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In 1299, Marco Polo first translated the Chinese character "long" as "dragon" in his book *The Travels of Marco Polo*. Do you think this is 1 good translation?
Being known 2 (wide) by people, the Chinese dragon and the Western dragon are both animals in mythology(神话). They are similar in some ways. For example, they both have scales and big paws. 3 they also have lots of differences.
The Chinese dragon is made up of parts of some animals, such as a rabbit's eyes and an ox's ears. The dragon is often painted gold. In Chinese mythology, the dragon can fly. It can also spray water from its mouth 4 (create) rain. The Western dragon, on the other hand, has the body of a snake and the big wings of a bat. The dragon stands for evil and is always beaten by heroes. It breathes fire and is mostly painted in dark colours.
Are you in 5 (agree) that "dragon" matches the cultural meaning of "long" in China? I don't think so. This has to do with the cultural differences between China and the West. In Chinese Confucian(儒家的) ideas, kindness and harmony are very important. Western culture, however, 6 (prefer) individual heroism. Whoever beats the bad dragon is called a hero, a real 7 (fight).
Over the years, Chinese people 8 (try) to translate "long" in other ways. Zhejiang's Loong Air, for example, writes "long" as "Loong". No matter how "long" 9 (translate), one thing is for sure: The Chinese dragon is a positive image. Wish you the best luck 10 the Year of the Dragon!
1. a 2. widely 3. But 4. to create 5. agreement
6. prefers 7. fighter 8. have tried 9. is translated 10. in/during

答案： 1. a 2. widely 3. But 4. to create 5. agreement
6. prefers 7. fighter 8. have tried 9. is translated
10. in/during

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Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. The winds blew 1 (strong) and beat against the house. 2 no light outside, it felt like midnight. The news 3 TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the house 4 (be) busy. Dad was putting pieces of wood 5 the windows while Mum was making sure the lights and radio were working. Ben 6 (help) his mum make dinner when the rain began. After dinner, they tried 7 (play) a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious rainstorm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. He finally fell 8 (sleep) when the winds were dying down. When he woke up, the Sun was rising. He went outside with his family and 9 (find) the neighbourhood in a mess. Fallen trees, 10 (break) windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbours to clean up the neighbourhood.
Although the rainstorm broke many things apart, it brought family members and neighbours closer together.
1. strongly 2. With 3. on 4. was 5. over
6. was helping 7. to play 8. asleep 9. found 10. broken

答案： 1. strongly 2. With 3. on 4. was 5. over
6. was helping 7. to play 8. asleep 9. found 10. broken