（浙江）外研版初中英语九年级下册期中复习（题型专练）：选词填...

    Recently, many people have begun to try a new way of doing shopping through the Internet. They are very interested  it. Why is it becoming more and more popular now? There are some . First, more and more people  their own computers and their computers can be joined with the Internet.  it is possible for many of them to do shopping through the Internet. Second, shopping through the Internet can save them some money and  time. Third, they don't need to go to the  themselves. Because of these good facts, few people refuse it.

    On the other hand, some people don't like this new way of . They are very  about the safety of shopping online. Customers can only  the pictures of a product on the Internet. And they can't enjoy the pleasure of getting things at once. These are the reasons why they do not like it.

    But I think more and more people  this new kind of shopping in the future.

    In the United States, headmasters and teachers discipline(惩戒) students in several ways. The teacher often writes or  the student's parents. Sometimes students have to stay at for an extra hour. If a student behaves , the headmaster can suspend (勒令…休学) the student. The student cannot come to school for one, two, or three days, Sometimes, when the headmaster suspends some students, they are . "A three-day vacation!" they thought.

    Mr Lazares, a headmaster, didn't like to suspend students. When the boy who was not behaving well in class was sent to his , Mr Lazares telephoned the boy's parents. "If you come to school with your son, I won't  him having classes," he said. The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every . Other students stared at the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed. After that, he behaved better.  He didn't want his father to come to school . Other students behaved better, too. They thought, "I don't want my to come to school!"

    That year, about 60 parents came to school with children who didn't behave well. The next year, parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better.

    The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Wonders of the Ancient World. It was   more than 4,000 years ago in Egypt. It is so   that millions of tourists from around the world come to visit it every year.

    In Egypt there are over 80 pyramids and the  one is the Great Pyramid. It  on the west bank of the Nile. In fact, all the pyramids along the Nile are on the west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. That is  their dead bodies were buried(埋葬) on the west bank of the Nile.

    You can  imagine how huge the Great Pyramid is. It has over 2 million blocks. Some are as heavy as five school buses. Although they were heavy, workers were  to put a block into the pyramid every three minutes.

    The workers, Egyptian men and women, worked in teams. The teams had different . Some dug up the stones. Others moved them. Another team cut the stones. The last group put the stones into the pyramid. There were so many different teams, but the pyramid is perfect. No stone is in the  position.

    But how did the Egyptians move those heavy stones to the top  any modern machinery (机械) ? No one knows for sure. Many things about the Great Pyramid are still a mystery.

    Hello, everyone! Tomorrow we'll go for a trip in the mountains. Before we start, there are some  and suggestions for you. First, everyone should  sports shoes. Second, when you walk in the mountains, you mustn't walk too  "to the edge of the path. Third, you must keep  or you'll get lost. Fourth, bring some water with you, or you'll be .

    We need to put up a tent to stay at night in the mountains. Be careful of the  when you are in the forest. Although some animals look  they are really dangerous. If you meet animals, don't move suddenly. Just keep still until they . Remember to hang your food in the tree before you go to sleep Hope everyone can have a good trip.

    I'm studying in a middle school. Most of the classes in our school are usually small with just thirty students, but is a bit bigger. There are about fifty students in my class. We need to  school clothes on school days.

    I have in this school for two years. I came to this school, I went to a primary school near my home. I usually  to the school. But now I have to live in the school because it's very  from my home.

    Everyone has to get up at six thirty. I usually get up at six because I like running and I always run for thirty  After that, we go to the classroom and read Chinese or English for thirty minutes. At seven thirty we have breakfast. Lessons at 8:00.

    We have four  in the morning and three in the afternoon. We can do sports .after school. But we can't go home in the evening because we  have two classes. We read or do homework in class. Everyone in my class studies hard.

W: What do you like to do in your free time, John?

M: I'm  in listening to music.

W: Oh, what kind of music do you like best?

M: Well, I like music that helps me relax after work. What about you? What do you usually do on your weekends?

W: I like watching movies. If you are free, would you like to watch a movie with me this weekend? The director is really famous.

M: Hmm, which movie. I only like movies that are funny. I just want to laugh and not think too much. You know what I mean?

W: Oh, in that case, I'll ask someone  likes serious movies.

M: What's the movie about?

W: It's about the environment. I prefer movies that give me something to think about.

M: Sounds great! Have a nice weekend!

    We love robot dogs, but do real dogs like robot people? It  that they do-if the robot does human things  talk and move.

     have found that dogs react（做出反应） socially to robots when the robots do things socially towards them. Looks（外貌） don't seem to be . Even though a robot  nothing like a human and doesn't have a smell, it can catch a dog's if it sounds like a human. Scientists discovered this by  the way dogs reacted to two different robots: one called them by name, and one just made beeping sounds（哗哗声）. The dogs were more likely to react to the talking robot, find the food it , and follow its orders. They more time near the robot or looking at its head when the robot did things socially.

    the dogs probably didn't mistake the robot for a person, they might still help scientists make a more human robot.

Pam: China is famous for tea, right?

Liu Jun: Yes, both in the past and now.

Pam: Where is tea produced in China?

Liu Jun: Well, in many different areas. For example, Anxi and Hangzhou are known for their tea.

Pam: How is tea produced?

Liu Jun: Well, as far as I know, tea plants are grown on of mountains. When the leaves are ready, they are picked by hand and then are sent for .

Pam: What happens next?

Liu Jun: The tea is packed and sent to many different countries and places around China

Pam: It that many people all over the world drink Chinese tea.

Liu Jun: Yes, people say that tea is good for both and business!

    In the past, the people in Wenling lived a poor . The houses were old and small. Pollution was very serious, and there was rubbish everywhere. The traffic was not convenient, so few visitors came here.

    Now great changes have taken place in Wenling. The environment has more beautiful. The rivers have turned and the sky has turned bluer. There are trees, flowers and grass everywhere. There many large and bright buildings. Many people have their own cars. Every year, thousands of people from all the country come to our city.

    We're sure Wenling will become better and better in the future.

    It is said that the story happened in ancient Britain. There was a queen who loved her only son very much. As time went by, the handsome prince had grown up. In order to his 18th birthday, the mum held a ball in the palace. She thought it was also a good to find a girl to be princess for her country. All the girls below 18 were . Many girls came to the ball, dreaming of becoming the British prince's wife, including a princess from France, some beautiful ladies, the most famous actresses and a general's daughter. At the ball, the prince in love with the French princess for thesight. They got married soon and lived a happy life forever. From then on, the relationship between the two countries stayed well for a century.