题型:语法填空(语篇) 题类: 难易度:普通
浙江省金华市2024-2025学年九年级上学期 10 月份英语"独立作业"试卷
Once upon a time, there was an old man who usually went to the seaside to do his writing. He had a habit of walking the beach before he began his writing.
One day, he saw a figure(身影) moving like dance r while walking along the seaside. He smiled to ( he) and thought maybe he could see a dance here. And so, he walked faster.
As he got ( close), he noticed that it was a young woman. She was not dancing at all. Instead, she bent down(弯腰) to pick up something and then she ( throw) it into the sea.
So the old man called out," Good morning! May I ask you are doing?"
The young woman paused, looked up, and answered," I am throwing starfish into the sea."
" really surprised me a lot. Why are you throwing starfish into the sea?" asked the old man.
To this, the young woman ( reply)," The sun is up and the tide is going out. IfI don't throw them in, they' ll die."
Upon hearing this, the old man said," But there are ( mile) of beach and there are starfish all along every mile. You can't possibly make a difference!"
At this, the woman picked up another ( one) and put it into the sea. As it met the water, she said," It made a difference to that one."
My parents usually celebrate a special day by enjoying a special kind of wine called Canadian ice wine.
My mother once told me the story of ice wine. To make it. people must freeze grapes on the vine. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Sometimes. a great new product is invented by accident. And that's exactly how we got ice wine.
In the 1700s in Germany, a man was away from his farm in autumn. The weather suddenly turned cold and his grapes froze when he came back. How terrible! Anyway, the man tasted the grapes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Then, he decided to use these grapes to make some wine. Guess what? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For two centuries, Germany was the only place where ice wine was made.
Then, a Canadian got the idea that this kind of wine could be produced in Canada, After all, the winters are cold in Canada, and that's the main requirement for making ice wine. After hard work, some grap e farmers found the best process. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
The story of ice wine got me thinking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} It's really hard to imagine the world without penicillin and the microwave. Penicillin has saved millions of lives. And the microwave has certainly changed the way we cook.
Life is sometimes like that. When we look for one thing, something even better comes along … if we keep our eyes and minds open.
A. To his surprise, the grapes tasted so sweet. B. People really liked his wine. C. What other inventions came about by accident? D. You might think this is strange, but it is true. E. And soon Canadian ice wine began to be sold all over the world. |
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