二、短文填空
阅读短文，从方框中选出恰当的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文通顺、意义完整。每空仅填一词，每词仅用一次。
rest the fall in inspire know pioneer research introduce hungry
A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child. In 1. dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut, aiming to solve world 2. . The plant allowed farmers to 3. in its shade. That child was Yuan Longping.
In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university, he came up with an idea for hybrid (杂交的) rice. Then he spent much of his time 4. and developing new varieties. In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded 5. developing hybrid rice. The introduction of this new product helped farmers produce much more rice and made China a leader in rice production. For this, he became 6. as the "father of hybrid rice" and was recognized as a 7. in agricultural science. In 1980, the technology for hybrid rice was 8. to the United States and, later, to many other countries around the world.
“Doing research is like high jumping, ” Dr Yuan once said. “A new height is waiting for you after each jump. You will 9. behind if you give up jumping. ” His words are 10. to many young researchers.

1. the 2. hunger 3. rest 4. researching
5. in 6. known 7. pioneer 8. introduced
9. fall 10. inspiring

【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语篇语境、词性要求及固定搭配，从方框内单词中选取恰当词汇并进行适当变形。首先通读短文，明确语篇主题是介绍袁隆平的事迹，再逐个分析每个空的语义、语法属性，匹配对应单词并调整形式。
【解析】
1. 特指上文提到的“a dream”，需用定冠词the；
2. 句意为“解决世界饥饿”，需用hungry的名词形式hunger；
3. 固定搭配allow sb to do sth，需用动词原形rest；
4. 固定搭配spend time (in) doing sth，需用research的动名词形式researching；
5. 固定搭配succeed in doing sth，需填介词in；
6. 固定搭配be known as，意为“作为……被熟知”，需用know的过去分词known；
7. 句意为“农业科学领域的先驱”，需填名词pioneer；
8. 此处为被动语态，意为“被引入”，需用introduce的过去分词introduced；
9. 固定搭配fall behind，意为“落后”，需填动词原形fall；
10. 固定搭配be inspiring to sb，意为“激励某人”，需用inspire的形容词形式inspiring。
【答案】
1.the 2.hunger 3.rest 4.researching 5.in 6.known 7.pioneer 8.introduced 9.fall 10.inspiring
【知识点】
词汇运用、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕袁隆平的事迹展开，考查学生对词汇在语篇中运用的掌握，需结合语义、语法及固定短语进行判断，难度适中，能有效考查学生的词汇基础与语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

第5课时 Project
写作话题
本单元话题围绕“鼓舞人心的人物”展开，与该话题相关的常见写作任务包括：描述一位你敬佩的人物、讲述一个关于责任与奉献的故事、介绍某人如何激励你树立远大理想等。
写作指导
你校正在举办“Wall of Inspiration”主题活动。假设你是九年级学生李华，你希望向全校同学介绍一位用青春诠释了责任与奉献的榜样——黄文秀。请根据下表信息提示，写一篇不少于80词的短文。

写作要求：
1. 根据上表所给提示，适当发挥；
2. 词数80左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Hello, everyone. I'm Li Hua in Grade 9. Today, I want to tell you about a true hero, Huang Wenxiu, who has deeply inspired me.

She is a village resident cadre and a member of the Communist Party of China. She once gave up the good job chance in the city, and went to the poor village to help local people shake off poverty. Unluckily, she lost her life in a mountain flood while working.
Huang Wenxiu is a selfless person with strong responsibility and a great sense of duty. She makes me fully understand the true meaning of responsibility and dedication. I will learn from her, and use my knowledge and ability to help others and serve the society in the future.

【分析】
本题为人物介绍类英语写作，要求围绕“鼓舞人心的人物”主题介绍黄文秀，开头已给出，需结合表格中的身份、主要事迹、品质、影响等信息，适当补充细节，围绕“责任与奉献”完成符合词数要求的短文。写作思路：先承接开头介绍黄文秀的身份，再讲述她放弃城市工作助力脱贫、因公牺牲的事迹，接着点明她的优秀品质，最后说明她对自己的激励，呼应主题。
【解析】
根据写作要求，结合表格信息按以下步骤写作：
1. 介绍身份：说明黄文秀是驻村干部、共产党员；
2. 叙述事迹：讲述她放弃城市工作机会，到贫困乡村帮助脱贫，在山洪中因公牺牲；
3. 点明品质：指出她无私奉献、有责任感的品质；
4. 阐述影响：说明她让自己理解了责任与奉献的含义，激励自己未来帮助他人、服务社会。
注意语言准确，符合英语表达习惯，适当发挥，确保词数约80词。
【答案】
She is a village resident cadre and a member of the Communist Party of China. She once gave up the good job chance in the city, and went to the poor village to help local people shake off poverty. Unluckily, she lost her life in a mountain flood while working.
Huang Wenxiu is a selfless person with strong responsibility and a great sense of duty. She makes me fully understand the true meaning of responsibility and dedication. I will learn from her, and use my knowledge and ability to help others and serve the society in the future.
【知识点】
英语人物介绍写作
【点评】
本文紧扣“鼓舞人心的人物”主题，完整呈现了黄文秀的身份、事迹、品质及影响，语言流畅自然，符合英语写作规范，传递了责任与奉献的精神，起到了榜样激励的作用。
【难度系数】
0.5