（浙江省）2022-2023学年九年级上学期英语期末专项复习：完形填空（记叙文）

One day, a hunter went hunting with his dog. He saw a rabbit running out of a bush not far in front and 1 raised his gun to shoot. The rabbit was hurt. It ran away 2. The hunter waved to the dog to 3 it. The well-trained dog rushed like an arrow, running very fast and full of 4.

The rabbit ran so desperately(拼命地) that it 5 not to have been hurt at all.

However, the dog was surprisingly left behind. Gradually, the dog was losing sight of (看不见) the rabbit. At last when the dog 6 empty-handed, the hunter was angry and blamed(责备) it, "How 7 ! Unable to catch an injured rabbit! No supper for you."Feeling sad, the dog tried to explain for 8, "Though I didn't catch it, I had done my best."

When the rabbit got home, all the other rabbits were surprised at its 9. They were dying to ask, "How did you 10 to run away when the dog almost caught you?

It's unbelievable! "The frightened rabbit answered, "The dog would only be blamed for not catching me at most, 11 all it did was to do its best.The situation was completely different 12 me. I would surely lose my life 13 I was caught. I had to go all out(竭尽全力)! "

We can learn a lesson for our daily life from the story. Have we ever examined ourselves and asked 14 we did our best or went all out when we looked for a(n) 15for our failure?

It takes Sawang Janpram 27. 08 seconds to run 100 meters. That's not 1, given that(鉴于) he is 102 years old. Sawang is considered as the 2sprinter(短跑运动员) in Thailand. He has taken part in the yearly Thailand Master Athletes Championships four times.

"Getting into 3makes me strong and well. Besides, exercising helps improve my appetite(食欲)so I can4 well too, " Sawang said when asked about the 5of his long life.

Every day, Sawang walks with his 70-year-old daughter, Siripan and does 6jobs around the house like cleaning the fallen leaves in their garden. But to 7this year's championships, the 102-year-old became more active and did more. He8 two times a day for a week at a local sports center with his daughter. "My father is a positive man so he is always in high spirits. As for physical health, he has gotten much   9,"Siripan said.

The training 10. Sawang's time for the 100-meter race this year is a personal best. It is a new 11 for his age group in Thailand. Usain Bolt who12 the world record now ran 100 meters in 9. 58 seconds in 2009.

As the society ages, the number of competitors in the old group has 13. When the Thailand Master Athletes Championships started in 1996, there were 14about 300 competitors. Today, there are over 2000 from 35 to 102 years of age.

"As you can see, everybody who's here to compete has all forgotten about their ages. 15 they forget about their ages, they are happy. "Sawang said.

If your life were a book and you were the writer, how would you let your story go? That's the question that 1my life forever.

At the age of 19, dreaming of snowboarding, I took a(n) 2and moved to a snowy place where I could make money and control my life.

Suddenly, my life took a detour(弯路). One day, I left work 3 because I thought I had a cold. But 24 hours later I was in the 4 on life support with little chance of living. Over three months, I5 both of my legs after several operations.

Out of hospital, I was totally6. The darkest moment was when I first saw my new legs. I tried hard to7 after I put the heavy metal legs on. However, I felt so 8that I had to give up. For months, I just stayed in bed with my new 9 resting by my side. How was l going to snowboard again? I had no answer at all.

10 I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and learn to11the New Amy. I told myself, with those metal legs if I snowboarded again my feet wouldn't get12 in the thick snow. Best of all, I could make my feet the size of all the shoes.

It was that moment that I asked myself the 13. Then I began daydreaming like I did as a little girl. I 14 myself snowboarding down a high mountain again and I could even feel the wind 15 my face in that very moment.

And that is when a new chapter(篇章) in my life began.

One cold winter morning, Jim fell from his father's bike and his legs couldn't move. A doctor1him and said he had to stay in bed for some time. Jim was sad at the doctor's2because Christmas was coming. He wanted to look at the shop windows3Christmas gifts and see them lit up（被照亮） at night.

Jim's younger sister, Mary, Wanted. to4Her brother. Every day, she went to the shop nearby after school to look at the windows5When she got home, she would tell Jim what there were in the windows.

There were Christmas trees in all windows. A big kind Father Christmas was standing in one of the windows,6a long white bear（胡须）. In his pockets were all kinds of toys. How7he seemed to be in his big red coat and fur cap!

Every time Mary described the windows, Jim would8his eyes, imagining himself to be looking at the toys inside the shop.9there was one thing Mary didn't tell Jim. It was a lovely wooden horse. She wanted to give it to Jim as a Christmas10

The day before Christmas Eve, Mary11her pocket money and found that it was not enough. So she asked Dad12he could offer her a job to make some money. By helping her parents clean and decorate the house, Mary got enough money and bought the wooden horse.

On Christmas morning, Jim woke up and saw a wooden horse by his bed. What a big13! How happy he was! Mary was as happy as Jim because she made Jim happy.

Actually, the14people this Christmas were the parents because their daughter learnt to15

There was a young woman who was very proud of her flower garden. When she was young, her grandmother told her to love and1the flowers in the garden. So she bought lots of beautiful flowers from the flower lists and her flower garden was the best.

One day, while she was looking through a flower list she ordered（订购）from, she2a picture of a plant. She had never3blooms（花）on a flower like that before. " I have to have it, "she said to herself, and she4ordered it.

When it arrived, she already had a5prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it, 6 there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it. She tried her best to make it bloom. However, it was not7.

One morning, several weeks later, when standing before the vine（藤）, she felt very8that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to9it down and planting something else in its place.

It was at this point that her neighbour, whose10joined hers, called over to her. "Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have11the blooms of that vine you planted. "The young woman walked12the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was13of blooms.

There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had14seen. The vine had grown through the crevices （缝隙） and it had not flowered on15side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.

Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't successful.

I will always admire my father and his faith.

As I held my father's hands one night, I couldn't help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a1, including all his struggles.

One summer, a drought(干旱) hit Ontario, turning it into a burning desert. On one of those hot2I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last order from the grocery store(杂货店). Fifty dozen was all we needed, which3took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the work didn't go4. After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we still needed twenty dozen. I was completely impatient and angry. 5the basket heavily, I said, "If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!" Dad laughed. "Just think, my little girl, only6dozen left for each of us and then we're done." Such is Dad—whatever problem he7, he never gives up.

8, the bad effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, but Dad remained optimistic（乐观的）. He9to be thankful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly10 to admire Dad and his confidence that guided us through the hard times.

Dad is also a living example of real11. From morning to evening, he works countless hours to12our family. He always puts our happiness13his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games no matter how tired he is after long days. His love and selfless nature have encouraged me to put14first.

Dad, the life15I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.

An old lady often slept on the sidewalk of the Fifth Street Post Office. I could smell her before I came close. She wore dirty clothes and her mouth was nearly toothless. I1saw her talk with others.2she was not asleep, she talked to herself. I always had pity on her.3poor old lady! She must be desperate and hungry.

It was a cold Thanksgiving night. Sitting with my family around the table on which much delicious food piled, I suddenly4the old lady. She might be still hungry. I couldn't wait to5some of our food and drove to the Fifth Street. I drove slowly along the cold and

6street. There was hardly anyone out. But I knew7she would stay at the same place and I would find her easily.

Then, in front of the post office where she used to sit, I saw her. She was dressed in a dirty and old coat as she always was, sitting8the wall, with her head in her arms. I drove over to her, rolled9the window of the car and said, "I've brought some10for you."

Hearing me, she11her head from her arms. Looking at the food bag in my hand, she smiled and said in a12voice, "Oh, thank you very much, but 13has given me food earlier and I'm quite14now. So just take it to someone else who needs it."

While15back home, I was lost in thought. An old lady who was clearly down on her luck still thought about others. Why don't more of us do that?

Edgar McGregor is a 20-year-old climate activist. He spent 589 days straight picking up litter 1 Eaton Canyon (峡谷). Eaton Canyon is a part of the Angeles National Forest in southern California.

Edgar promised to pick up litter left by visitors while 2 his progress on an online social platform (平台). He has more than 17, 000 followers now!

Edgar started this journey when he learned that LosAngeles would 3 the Olympic Games in 2028. He thought the litter would be a "4 embarrassment" for the United States. He decided to start with 5 Eaton Canyon since he lives closest to it. There are many trails (小径) and waterfalls as well as homeless encampments (营地).

Thanks to his work, Eaton Canyon is now free of 6. Edgar said recently that there was no more rubbish in the canyon. However, his work doesn't 7. He plans to go back to the canyon often to keep its clean 8.

When asked about his 9, Edgar said, "Whether it is hot or 10, it doesn't matter. 11 stayed there for at least an hour every day, cleaning up the canyon. "

All of the recyclable things he picked up were sold and he 12 all the money. Edgar has donated the money to organizations such as World Central Kitchen and some schools in Uganda.

He often 13 everyone to take action in cleaning up online. "If you think my work is inspiring, go outside to clean up the planet and let me see it, " Edgar wrote on the online social platform. "It has nothing to do with your abilities. It's 14 something that everyone could do. "

15 don't always wear capes (披风) like Superman. What can you do for the environment?

Derek Rabelo was born in Brazil in 1992. His father called him Derek after a famous 1star, Derek Ho. Derek's father wanted Derek to become a surfer, too, but there was a 2: unluckily, Derek was born 3 . His father's dream to see his son surf seemed4!

When Derek was 17, his father told him about his5 . From that moment, Derek tried his best to become a surfer. 6 went to the beach every day and started taking surfing 7with a coach(教练). Derek kept trying and 8, he learned to surf!

Derek explains that 9 he can't see, he understands the noises that the waves(海浪)make and he can 10 them when they are coming. He says every part of a wave makes a different noise, 11 he knows which direction to surf in.

In 2012, he flew to Hawaii to surf one of the most challenging and dangerous 12_ in the world. Local surfers were very 13 to see the confident young man surf the huge wave with no problem 14

A film producer decided to make a film about him. Beyond Sight tells Derek's inspirational(鼓舞人心的) story and teaches us that nothing is impossible if you 15yourself !

My class was trying to come up with a way to raise money for homeless children, but we couldn' t agree on anything.

"Let's continue1 lunch, " our teacher, Mr Moony, said. We all agreed but Anthony said he couldn't have lunch with us because he had to go to the2. He had a terrible toothache these days. When he put things into his bag, I saw a picture of a dragon and the words "art show" on the back of his3.

When we finished 4. Mr Moony asked what ideas we had. I shouted, "Art show!"

To my surprise, 5disagreed with it. I felt so good. I didn't say who really had the6at first.

A few days later, our big art show came. My classmates7 many cool paintings. But everyone8that the most wonderful one was Anthony's—a beautiful dragon. That painting made me remember Anthony' s notebook. I'd never told anyone9 the idea of the art show came from. I was feeling so bad about it that I could no longer10 the show.

11I told my classmates the art show wasn't my idea!In fact, Anthony12it.

I ran to Anthony and said sorry to him.

"It's OK, " Anthony laughed. "I was a little13 at first. But then I thought that14 the idea was helpful, it didn't matter whose idea it was. "

I would never forget the15. It taught me to learn to apologize（道歉） and not to copy others' ideas.