《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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On the dark night of 5th May in the year 1110, the Moon slowly disappeared. the stars could be clearly seen, the Moon couldn't be seen until nearly daytime. People their worries about it, but nobody knew what happened. For over 900 years, scientists have been trying to what caused the strange event. However, almost was able to come up with any ideas.
Now scientists have finally found the ______ —the eruption of a volcano(火山爆发). It happened in Japan's Mount Asama, from the beginning of September to the end of October in 1108, which lasted nearly two ______ . As a result, a lot of ash(灰) was produced. It moved ______ towards the sky. At last, the ash ______ people seeing the Moon.
But did scientists discover this? They looked at the ice Greenland and Antarctica. The huge ice was to scientific studies. It could what the climate(气候) was like a long period of time ago and what was in the air at that time. Scientists noticed that there was more volcanic ash in the around 5th May 1110.
Tree rings(树木的年轮) were also in getting the answer. The rings changed with the climate change. Scientists were able to see that the year 1109 was a cold and rainy year and that people to get enough food. This supported the idea that a volcano had erupted.
()1. A. Because
B. Though
C. Unless
D. If
()2. A. hid
B. remained
C. explained
D. expressed
()3. A. find out
B. give out
C. bring out
D. clear out
()4. A. nobody
B. somebody
C. anybody
D. everybody
()5. A. enemy
B. answer
C. position
D. purpose
()6. A. days
B. weeks
C. months
D. years
()7. A. quietly
B. certainly
C. slowly
D. simply
()8. A. prevented
B. suggested
C. kept
D. minded
()9. A. how
B. when
C. where
D. why
()10. A. through
B. into
C. with
D. from
()11. A. useful
B. dangerous
C. strange
D. awful
()12. A. record
B. offer
C. divide
D. show
()13. A. rain
B. snow
C. wind
D. ice
()14. A. meaningless
B. helpful
C. impossible
D. terrible
()15. A. refused
B. decided
C. failed
D. forgot

答案： 1. B 【点拨】前后两句是让步关系，用 though 引导让步状语从句。故选 B。
2. D 【点拨】根据“their worries about it”可知人们表达了他们对此事的担忧。故选 D。
3. A 【点拨】根据“what caused the strange event”可知科学家查明导致这件事情的因素。故选 A。
4. A 【点拨】根据“However，almost 4 was able to come up with any ideas.”可知此处表示“几乎没有人能解释”。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】根据“Now scientists have finally found the”可知科学家找到了这一奇怪事件的答案。故选 B。
6. C 【点拨】根据“from the beginning of September to the end of October”可知此处是大约两个月。故选 C。
7. C 【点拨】根据“It moved 7 towards the sky.”并结合上下文语境可知此处是慢慢地向着天空移动。故选 C。
8. A 【点拨】根据“people seeing the Moon”可知火山灰阻止了人们看到月亮，这就导致月亮消失。故选 A。
9. A 【点拨】根据“did scientists discover this”可知此处是如何发现这一点。故选 A。
10. D 【点拨】根据“the ice 10 Greenland and Antarctica”可知此处是来自格陵兰岛和南极洲的冰层。故选 D。
11. A 【点拨】根据“to scientific studies”可知这些冰层对科学研究有用。故选 A。
12. D 【点拨】根据“what the climate(气候) was like a long period of time ago and what was in the air at that time”可知冰层可以展示之前的气候以及当时的空气。故选 D。
13. D 【点拨】根据“They looked at the ice”可知在冰层中发现了火山灰。故选 D。
14. B 【点拨】根据“in getting the answer”可知年轮有助于得到答案。故选 B。
15. C 【点拨】根据“the year 1109 was a cold and rainy year”可知因为寒冷多雨，所以人们未能得到足够的食物，fail to do sth. 未能成功做某事。故选 C。