第17课时九年级(全)Units 34一、完形填空。Chinese people have been celebrating the MidAutumn Festival for centuries.It is _1_ for them to taste mooncakes together.Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the MidAutumn night.They carry peoples wishes to the families they love and miss.Zhong Wei，a 46yearold husband and father has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years by _2_With a hard job in a crayon factory，he doesnt find much _3_ to visit his hometown.“I used to return home at least once a year，_4_ I havent been back for almost three years now.Its a shame，but I just dont have the time.” he says.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great _5_ in how their hometowns have changed.Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have _6_Their hometowns have become better than before.In many places，the government has also built new schools and sent _7_ from the cities to help.“I noticed thats _8_ of my hometown.”adds Zhong Wei.“Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid20th century.But now the buildings are very old.I _9_ theyre going to build a new school there.”Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good，and he also _10_ that his hometown cannot always stay the same.According to Zhong Wei，however，some things will never change.“In my hometown，there was a big old tree _11_ the school.It is _12_ there and has become quite a symbol of the place.Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree，_13_ during the summer holidays.It was such a happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and sweet _14_ in our hearts.” How he wishes that he could _15_ his hometown now.They also want to get together with their families.( B )1.A.difficultBenjoyableCcareful Dhungry( A )2.A.himself BthemselvesCherself Dmyself( D )3.A.culture Bsign Cgift Dtime( C )4.A.and Bso Cbut Dor( B )5.A.hobby Binterest Cidea Dfeeling( A )6.A.appeared BdisappearedCleft Dworked( B )7.A.parents BteachersCcooks Ddoctors( B )8.A.rich Btrue Cpoor Dfree( A )9.A.hear Bsound Clook Dfeel( A )10.A.knows Bbecomes Cdislikes Dchecks( D )11.A.from BduringCacross Dopposite( C )12.A.very BeverCstill Donly( C )13.A.quietly BhappilyCespecially Dbadly( D )14.A.lessons BmodelsCstories Dmemories( B )15.A.ask for Bcome backCfind out Dtake place二、阅读理解。Surprising CameraWatch out! A slingshot(弹弓)is aimed at you.But dont be afraid.Its just a camera.Its called Slingshot Camera.The camera will catch your surprised look.Pull the rubber band(橡皮筋)back and shoot.It takes a picture.Two designers from South Korea made it.Making Use of SmogSmog(雾霾)is annoying.But what if it could be made into a diamond(钻石)? A“Smog Free Tower” will try to do that，although the diamonds will not be as dear as real ones.Black particles(颗粒)in smog and diamonds are mostly carbon.A designer from the Netherlands made the tower.New Flower HomeWhen plants get too big，you have to move them from a small flowerpot to a big one.Now，the special Growth Flowerpot can save your time and energy.Its made of a special material in origami style.It gets bigger and bigger as the plant grows.It is from Belgium.Easy Bike ParkingParking a bike is not easy in big cities.Here comes the bicycleparking tower.You only need to use a card and push a button.Then the tower can hold your bike in an empty place inside it.You dont even need to lock the bike.Solar Charged LightYou can put it in your pocket.But if its inflated(充气)，it turns into a light! This is Lumn AID，a solar light that can be on for 16 hours after recharging(充电)with just seven hours of sunlight.Two US students designed it.( B )1._might be the best gift for Mary，who loves plants but have little time on it. AA Slingshot CamaraBA Growth Flowerpot CA Bicycleparking cardDA Lumn AID( D )2.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to? AMake the diamonds seem dear. BMake the smog become more annoying. CMake the diamonds from the tower. DMake the carbon particles in smog into diamonds.( C )3.Whats the news above mainly about? ASafety.BEntertainment.CInvention.DEnvironment.三、词汇运用。A)从方框选词，并用其正确形式填空。touch，deal，use，possible，pass1He has _dealt_ with many bad habits by learning from others.2Who dares _to_touch_ the ass(屁股) of the tiger?3Im sorry to hear that you failed _to_pass_ the exam again.4My father _used_ to be a teacher.5Could you _possibly_ tell me the way to the dining hall?B)根据汉语提示写词，完成短文。On a very cold winter day，a group of Japanese children traveled a long way and arrived at a small island where 6._nobody_(没有人) lived.After setting up a camp，they caught fish in the sea，and 7._walked_(步行) on the snow to find firewood and fresh water.Then they made 8._fire_(火) to do some cooking.They were not 9._homeless_(无家