Module 3 Life now and then 选词填空（含解析）外研版九年级下册英语题型专项集训
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次。
except seldom rabbit praise lively
1．Taizhou is a city with a long history.
2．Thanks to my two tiny , I never felt lonely when I was a child.
3．Jerry is so hard-working that he by the teachers all the time.
4．Cindy ate vegetables in the past but now she eats healthily.
5．In France, you shouldn’t eat anything with your hands bread.
根据句意用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。
treat, spider, light, dress up as, play a trick
6．Would you please turn off the I can’t sleep with them on.
7．—I will you to a big meal tomorrow.
—Oh, come on! You cannot be serious.
8．Yesterday they angels(天使) to visit sick kids in the hospital.
9．Zhuge Liang on Cao Cao and succeeded in getting the arrows(箭).
10．Some webs(网) weigh almost nothing, but they are among the world’s strongest.
根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的词或词组填空。
quick when build a play to live person she memory
Our country has developed 11 during the last forty years. Because of it, many Chinese people’s lives have changed a lot.
Yang Xiuping, who has turned 40, is from 12 village in Tongren, Guizhou. She spent her childhood 13 in the green mountains and helping her parents with farm work every day. She had many sweet childhood 14 , but life was not easy for her family at that time.
In 1993, Yang left 15 village and went to Shenzhen, Guangdong. In Shenzhen, Yang worked in a factory. About seven years ago, she returmed 16 her hometown and set up her first company. Yang has gone from “a village girl” to “a boss”.
Chen Shu, 43, is a teacher from a school in Shanghai’s Pudong district. 17 she started teaching at the school, there were only farmlands around the school. Nowadays, a subway line has 18 and there are many shopping centers there.
Chen said, “People used to 19 in old and crowded houses, sharing kitchens and toilets. They had little 20 space. At that time, I never thought I would have such a different life.”
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
even much they like watch activity meet in people or
Changing Leisure(休闲的) Activities
Leisure activities are the kinds of things people like to do to relax and enjoy 21 when they are not working or going to school. Leisure activities play an important part in 22 lives, In the past, there were few leisure activities. Children often got together to play hide-and-seek. People 23 to play cards or chess in the street. Few people had chances to travel. 24 operas and listening to the radio were the main activities 25 their spare time.
As time goes by, Chinese people now have 26 time to spend on different kinds of leisure activities than before. A lot of people love both to play and to watch team sports 27 basketball or football. Many people stay at home having a rest, reading books and watching TV. Young people like to play games on computers 28 chat on the Internet. In recent years, more and more people love to travel during vacation. They go to visit some places of interest, and some people 29 make a tour abroad to see the world. Chinese people now have the time and chance to do more kinds of leisure 30 .
用所给词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
divide, cry, master, perform, spare
31．I’ll be free in an hour. I you a few minutes then.
32．The earth into seven continents (大洲).
33．Although Mary had never appeared on TV before, she well.
34．The baby . I think it’s time to feed him.
35．So far, the little girl three foreign languages.
请你根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置，方框中有两个词为多余项。
certain than see because west in old boring change some here same
Changes happen anywhere at any time. Without changes, our lives would be very 36 . It would be like listening to the 37 song on your MP4 player over and over again. Some people don’t like changes. When something 38 , it makes them feel uncomfortable. However, changing is a big part of life and we all change 39 small ways every day. The young get stronger and the 40 get weaker. We meet new friends or we get new hobbies. We’ll go through many changes in our life. In some 41 countries, some people change jobs over ten times during their lives. Some change their homes many times. They like changing 42 they think it can improve their lives.
China 43 many changes in recent years and most of them are very good. People are becoming richer and healthier 44 they used to be. Children are growing taller and they can get a better education. Changes have been good for China and they’ll be 45 good for you.
用方框中所给单调的适当形式填空使短文通顺、连贯每个单词限用一次。
attention, university, wide, change, easy, after, everywhere, and, develop, an, with, surprise
Recently, a very simple sentence, “Amazing China” has become 46 known in China. As we know, China has 47 quickly these years and it has become one of the most important countries in the world. Foreigners pay more 48 to this ancient eastern country — China.
Lily, an Australian girl, has lived in China since three years ago. She is studying in a 49 in Nanjing now. Great changes make her amazed. “I think finding jobs is 50 in China than that in Australia. I will work here 51 I finish my school work in Nanjing”, Lily said.
In Nanjing, we can find new buildings 52 . The great changes are much more than before. The achievement is so 53 . China is developing the trade and the friendship 54 other countries. China is playing 55 important role in the world.
仔细阅读下面五个句子, 然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空, 使每个句子在结构, 句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：方框中有两个单词或短语是多余的。）
covered / mean / value / wealth / filled / divided / care for
56．He is and only thinks about himself.
57．I have a lot of , but I’m always worried about losing my money.
58．We the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.
59．Dr.Naismith the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game.
60．Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and with paper.
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
allow take fast go it break by what same service
A library is a place to find almost any books. There are all kinds of books, and there are also pictures, papers, magazines, maps and records in 61 . A library is a source of information. Students go to libraries to study and write homework. There are many different library 62 . In children’s libraries there are many interesting picture books. If you love music, you can listen to your favorite CDs in music libraries.
Long ago, however, a library had only books. And there were so few books in it that no one was 63 to take them out of the library. After the printing machine was invented, books could be made 64 and libraries got more books.
To borrow a book and 65 it home today, a person just needs a library card. The person 66 to the main desk to have a librarian check the book out. The librarian prints the card with the date 67 which the book must be returned to the library. If the book is returned late, the person must usually pay for 68 the rule.
Books in a library are put in a certain order to help people to find 69 they want. In some libraries, all books about animals might be placed together. In other libraries, all books written by the 70 person may be placed together.
阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的词语填空，方框中有两个词语为多余选项。
best, place, saying, development, today’s, society, means, however, to their surprise
Mahedi Hassan Sunny, from Bangladesh, is one of the many international students at Peking University. He always finds something new and surprising when he travels around China. What’s his biggest surprise of all Let’s see what he said in a video. “In China, every 71 where I go, I am always surprised. Living in China, I don’ t need to carry the cash. I can see tall buildings, clean and wide roads everywhere. These are all symbols of the fast speed of 72 ”
Recently, another thing that surprised Mahedi is a reply to their letter from President Xi. The international students of Peking University wrote a letter to President Xi. 73 , President Xi wrote back to them. When the reply was sent back to them, every one of them felt so excited and unbelievable.
In his reply, President Xi said an old 74 , “Seeing is believing.” That 75 it’s better to see once than to hear 100 times. He also welcomed these foreign students to travel around China, see more of 76 China, learn about it and let other people know what they have seen here.
“I think it’s the 77 way to understand China. I have been living in Beijing for 4 years. Beijing is more interesting than I expected,” said Mahedi. “I hope during my next days in China, I’ll get more surprises from China. I think the more places I travel, the broader my vision (视野) will be and the more surprises China will bring to me.”
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
seldom safe although encourage three
Learn from moral models
78．Qian Qihu, an engineer, spent over sixty years making a and stronger China.
79．Children from Malan Village by Deng Xiaolan and stepped out of their hometown.
80．Lu Hong complains about his hard life and catches every chance to help disabled people.
81． Xu Mengtao suffered a lot, she didn’t give up and won her first Olympic gold medal.
82．As a college-graduate village official, Yang Ning started again after failing for the time.
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参考答案：
1．lively 2．rabbits 3．is praised 4．seldom 5．except
【解析】1．句意：台州是一座历史悠久、充满活力的城市。根据句意可知，此处应填形容词，lively“充满活力的”符合题意。故填lively。
2．句意：感谢我的两只小兔子，我小时候从未感到孤独。根据句意可知，此处是感谢小兔子使我不孤独。结合“two”可知，此处用名词复数形式。故填rabbits。
3．句意：杰瑞非常努力，一直受到老师的表扬。根据句意可知，杰瑞很努力，所以被老师表扬。praise“表扬”，结合主语“he”可知，其被动形式为is praised。故填is praised。
4．句意：辛迪过去很少吃蔬菜，但现在她吃得很健康。根据“but now she eats healthily”可知，她过去从不怎么吃蔬菜，seldom“很少”符合题意。故填seldom。
5．句意：在法国，除了面包之外，你不应该用手吃任何东西。根据“you shouldn’t eat anything with your hands”并结合句意可知，此处表示除了吃面包。故填except。
6．lights 7．treat 8．dressed up as 9．played a trick 10．spiders’
【解析】6．句意：你能把灯关掉吗？我开着灯睡不着。根据“trun off”及备选词可知，此处应填入light“灯”，可数名词，由them可知，此处用名词复数lights。故填lights。
7．句意：——明天我要请你吃一顿大餐。——拜托！你不是认真的吧。根据“a big meal”及备选词可知，此处应填入treat“款待”，will后接动词原形。故填treat。
8．句意：昨天他们装扮成天使去医院看望生病的孩子。根据“angels(天使) to visit sick kids”及被窜词可知，此处应填dress up as“打扮成”，根据“Yesterday”可知此句为一般过去时，动词dress用过去式dressed。故填dressed up as。
9．句意：诸葛亮捉弄了曹操，成功地得到了箭。根据“Zhuge Liang ...on Cao Cao ”及备选词可知，此处是play a trick on sb“捉弄某人”的表达，时态是一般过去时，所以动词play用过去式played。故填played a trick。
10．句意：有些蜘蛛网几乎没有重量，但它们是世界上最结实的。根据“webs”及备选可知，此处指蜘蛛网，spider“蜘蛛”，some后接名词复数，spider的复数形式为spiders，webs名词前需用名词所有格作定语，spiders的所有格形式为spiders’。故填spiders’。
11．quickly 12．a 13．playing 14．memories 15．her 16．to 17．When 18．been built 19．live 20．personal
【导语】本文通过两个事例介绍中国人的生活过去40年发生了很大的变化。
11．句意：在过去的四十年里，我们国家发展得很快。由下文“...has changed a lot...”可知，中国的变化很大，此处表示国家发展得快，quick表示“快的”，此处用其副词形式修饰谓语动词“has developed”，故填quickly。
12．句意：现年40岁的杨秀萍来自贵州铜仁的一个村庄。此处是泛指，且village以辅音音素开头，故填a。
13．句意：她的童年在青山里玩耍，每天帮父母干农活。由后文“...had many sweet childhood...”和备选词可知，play符合语境，spend time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”，此处用其动名词形式，故填playing。
14．句意：她有许多美好的童年回忆，但当时她的家庭生活并不容易。由此句“many”可知，此处应用可数名词复数，memory表示“回忆”，符合语境，此处用其复数形式，故填memories。
15．句意：1993年，杨离开家乡来到广东深圳。此处修饰名词“village”；主语“Yang”是一名女性，因此用she的形容词性物主代词是her，表示“她的”，故填her。
16．句意：大约七年前，她回到家乡，创办了自己的第一家公司。return to sp.表示“回到某地”，此处用to，故填to。
17．句意：当她开始在学校教书时，学校周围只有农田。此处需要一个从属连词引导从句；这里引导的是时间状语从句，when表示“当……时候”符合语境，首字母大写，故填When。
18．句意：如今，一条地铁线路已经建成，那里有许多购物中心。由本句“a subway line”可知，地铁线路被建成，build符合语境；再根据“has”判断时态是现在完成时，故此处要用现在完成时的被动语态，结构为have been done。故填been built。
19．句意：人们过去住在又旧又拥挤的房子里，共用厨房和厕所。live in sp.表示“住在某地”，used to do sth.表示“过去常常做某事”，故填live。
20．句意：他们几乎没有私人空间。此处修饰名词“space”；结合备选词，person符合语境，此处应用形容词personal“私人的”，修饰名词。故填personal。
21．themselves 22．people’s 23．met 24．Watching 25．in 26．more 27．like 28．or 29．even 30．activities
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了休闲活动在人们的生活起到了重要作用，而且现在的人们有更多的时间做各种休闲活动了。
21．句意：休闲活动是人们不工作或不上学的时候喜欢做来放松或愉悦自己的事情。enjoy oneself“玩得开心”，此处指的是people，故填themselves。
22．句意：休闲活动在人们的生活中发挥了重要作用。lives名词前缺少定语，故填people’s。
23．句意：人们在街道上相遇打牌或下象棋。根据“...to play cards or chess in the street.”，可知是在街上相聚，根据“In the past”可知此处要用动词的过去式，故填met。
24．句意：看歌剧和听收音机是他们空闲时间里的重要活动。根据“listening”和and的前后一致性原则可知此处缺少动名词，故填Watching。
25．句意：看歌剧和听收音机是他们空闲时间里的重要活动。in one’s spare time意为“在某人的空闲时间”，故填in。
26．句意：随着时间飞逝，中国人现在比以前在不同种类的空闲时间上花费更多的时间。根据“than before”可知此处要用比较级，故填more。
27．句意：很多人喜欢玩和观看像篮球或足球这样的团队运动。根据“team sports”可知篮球和足球是举的例子，此处缺少介词，like“像”，故填like。
28．句意：年轻人喜欢在电脑上玩游戏或在网上聊天。此处缺少连词，or“或者”符合语境，故填or。
29．句意：他们去参观一些名胜古迹，有些人甚至出国旅行看世界。此处缺少副词，根据空前后文可知此处是指有的人甚至会出国旅行，此处缺少副词，even“甚至”符合语境。故填even。
30．句意：中国人现在有时间和机会做更多种类的休闲活动。根据“more kinds of”可知此处应填可数名词的名词，故填activities。
31．will spare 32．is divided 33．performed 34．is crying 35．has mastered
【解析】31．句意：我一小时后有空。那我就给你几分钟时间。分析句子，根据空后“you”（sb.）和“a few minutes”（some time），可知此处为短语spare sb. some time，表示“腾出时间给某人”；又因为前句“I’ll be free in an hour.”（我一小时后有空。），可知此句时态为一般将来时（will+do）。故填will spare。
32．句意：地球被分为七个大洲。根据常识，可知“地球被分为七个大洲”，短语be divided into，表示“被分为”，为被动语态；主语是“The earth”，句子表示“客观真理”，时态应用一般现在时，故be动词用is。故填is divided。
33．句意：虽然玛丽以前从未上过电视，但她表现得很好。分析句子，可知前半句是although引导的让步状语从句，根据“had never appeared on TV before”（以前从未上过电视），可知空处表示“转折”，即“但她表现得很好”，perform well“表现得好”；从句时态为过去完成时，主语时态应为一般过去时，空处谓语动词应用过去式。故填performed。
34．句意：婴儿正在哭。我想是时候喂他了。根据“I think it’s time to feed him.”（我想是时候喂他了。），结合语境，可知前句表示“婴儿正在哭”，句子应用现在进行时（be+doing），主语是“The baby”，故be动词用is。故填is crying。
35．句意：到目前为止，这个小女孩已经掌握了三门外语。分析句子，根据“So far”（到目前为止），可知句子时态应用现在完成时（have/has+done）；根据句意，可知空处表示“掌握”，英语表达为“master”；主语是“ the little girl ”，故助动词用has。故填has mastered。
36．boring 37．same 38．changes 39．in 40．old 41．western 42．because 43．has seen 44．than 45．certainly
【导语】本文主要介绍了变化无时无刻不在发生，以及变化所带来的影响。
36．句意：如果没有改变，我们的生活将会非常无聊。根据“It would be like listening to the...song on your MP4 player over and over again.”及备选词汇，可知没有变化，我们的生活会很无聊，需填形容词boring“无聊的”作表语。故填boring。
37．句意：这就像在你的MP4播放器上一遍又一遍地听同一首歌。根据“It would be like listening to the...song on your MP4 player over and over again.”及备选词汇，可知是听同一首歌，需要形容词same“同样的”修饰。故填same。
38．句意：当发生什么事情时，会让他们感到不舒服。根据“When something...it makes them feel uncomfortable.”及备选词汇，可知此处应填动词change“改变”，需用一般现在时，动词使用三单形式。故填changes。
39．句意：然而，改变是生活的重要组成部分，我们每天都在以微小的方式改变。根据“However, changing is a big part of life and we all change...small ways every day.”及备选词汇，可知此处是短语in...ways“以……的方式”。故填in。
40．句意：年轻人变得更强壮，老年人变得更虚弱。根据“The young get stronger and the...get weaker.”及备选词汇，可知此处是the+形容词，表示一类人，the old“老人”。故填old。
41．句意：在一些西方国家，有些人一生中换了十多次工作。根据“In some...countries, some people change jobs over ten times during their lives.”及备选词汇，可知此处填形容词，表示“西方的”，west的形容词为western。故填western。
42．句意：他们喜欢改变，因为他们认为这可以改善他们的生活。根据“They like changing...they think it can improve their lives.”及备选词汇，可知此处需填连词because“因为”，引导原因状语从句。故填because。
43．句意：中国近年来见证了很多变化，其中大部分都很好。根据“China...many changes in recent years and most of them are very good.”及备选词汇，可知此处是现在完成时，其结构为have/has done，此处主语为三单，用助动词has，另需填动词see“见证”的过去分词seen。故填has seen。
44．句意：人们变得比过去更富有、更健康。根据“People are becoming richer and healthier...they used to be.”可知此处需填than表示“比”。故填than。
45．句意：变化对中国有好处，对你们肯定也有好处。根据“Changes have been good for China and they’ll be...good for you.”及备选词汇，可知此处需填副词，certain的副词是certainly“肯定地”符合语境。故填certainly。
46．widely 47．developed 48．attention 49．university 50．easier 51．after 52．everywhere 53．surprising 54．with 55．an
【导语】本文讲了“美丽中国”这句话在中国广为人知。中国近年来的飞速发展，已成为世界上最重要的国家之一，外国人也更加关注中国。
46．句意：近来，一个非常简单的句子，“美丽中国”这句话在中国广为人知。句中“become known”被认知，是个动词短语。需要副词来修饰，备选词中“wide广泛的”可修饰known，译为“广为人知”。故填widely。
47．句意：众所周知，中国这些年来发展迅速。根据句中“has”可知时态是现在完成时，缺谓语动词，空后的quickly来修饰空处的动词。在根据后半句“ it has become one of the most important countries in the world.”可推测出，中国发展迅速。故备选词中“develop发展”符合。现在完成时结构是have/has+动词过去分词，需用develop的过去分词developed。故填developed。
48．句意：外国人开始更加关注这个古老的东方国家——中国。pay attention to是固定短语，表示“引起注意”。备选词中“attention注意”是短语的一部分。故填attention。
49．句意：她现在正在南京的一所大学学习。句中in a 后需加名词，构成介词短语。表示“在一个……”。备选词中“university”是表示地方的名词。in a university表示“在一所大学里”，故填university。
50．句意：我认为在中国找工作比在澳大利亚更容易。根据“than”可知，此空需填比较级；由“is”可知，此空需填形容词，在句中作表语。再由后句“I will work here”我将在中国工作，可推测，在中国找工作要比在澳大利亚更容易。故备选词“easy容易的”符合，需用其比较级easier。故填easier。
51．句意：我完成我再南京的学业后，我将在这里工作。此空的前半句和后半句发生的事有一个先后顺序，完成学业后，才工作。故备选词“after在……之后”符合这个关系。故填after。
52．句意：在南京，我们能随处找到新大楼。根据空后“The great changes are much more than before.”大的改变比之前更多，可知新大楼很多，到处都是。故需备选词“everywhere到处”。故填everywhere。
53．句意：这些成就是如此的令人吃惊。根据空前一句，可知，中国变化之大，可推测出，这些成就是惊人的。故需备选词“surprise”，因本句主语是“the achievement”表示物，需用surprising。故填surprsing。
54．句意：中国正在和其他国家发展贸易和友谊。“与……”需用介词“with”，with other countries在句中作状语。故填with。
55．句意：中国正在世界上发挥着重要的作用。句中有“play an important role in”表示“在某方面扮演着重要角色”，是固定短语。important是以元音音素开头的单词，需用冠词an。故填an。
56．mean 57．wealth 58．value 59．divided 60．covered
【解析】56．句意：他很自私，只想着自己。根据“only thinks about himself”可知，他很自私，用形容词mean“自私的”作表语。故填mean。
57．句意：我有很多财富，但我总是担心失去我的钱。根据“but I’m always worried about losing my money”可知，我有很多财富，wealth“财富”是不可数名词。故填wealth。
58．句意：在日常生活中，我们珍惜与家人和朋友共度的时光。根据“We...the time we spend with our family and friends in our everyday lives.”可知，此处是指珍惜与家人和朋友共度的时光，主语we是复数，时态为一般现在时，主谓一致。故填value。
59．句意：Naismith博士把他班上的男生分成两队，教他们玩他的新游戏。divide...into...“把……分成……”，固定搭配，根据“taught”可知，时态为一般过去时，divide的过去式是divided。故填divided。
60．句意：孔明灯是用竹子做成的，上面覆盖着纸。根据“Sky lanterns are made of bamboo and...with paper.”可知，孔明灯的上面覆盖着纸，be covered with“被……覆盖”。故填covered。
61．it 62．services 63．allowed 64．faster 65．take 66．goes 67．by
68．having broken 69．what 70．same
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了图书馆的发展和今天的图书馆的规定，摆放等。
61．句意：在它里面有各种各样的书，图片，试卷，杂志，地图和记录。根据“There are all kinds of books, and there are also pictures, papers, magazines, maps and records”可知此处代指前面的图书馆，故填it。
62．句意：有许多不同的图书馆服务。此处应填名词，结合备选词汇可知，service“服务”符合语境，而由many可知此处应用其复数形式，故填services。
63．句意：并且在它里面有如此少的书以至于没有人被允许把它们带出图书馆。根据“ there were so few books in it”并结合备选词汇可知应是因为书少没有人被允许借书，语态为被动语态，其谓语结构为“be+done”，故填allowed。
64．句意：印刷机被发明后，书能被更快地制成并且图书馆得到更多的书。根据“After the printing machine was invented”可知应是印书的速度加快，而由“more books”可知此处应用副词的比较级修饰动词，故填faster。
65．句意：今天为了借一本书带回家，只需一张图书证。此处应填动词和“borrow”并列，结合备选词汇可知，take it home“带它回家”符合语境，故填take。
66．句意：这个人去主桌让图书管理员检查书。此处应填谓语动词，结合备选词汇可知，go to “去”符合语境，而主语the person为第三人称单数，故填goes。
67．句意：图书管理员把“书必须被归还图书馆的截止日期”打印在卡片上。根据“date”和“which”可知此处应填介词，结合备选词汇可知，by“在……之前”符合语境，故填by。
68．句意：如果书被归还晚了，这个人通常必须为违反规定付出代价。根据“pay for”并结合备选词汇可知，break the rule“违反规定”符合语境，违反规定在付出代价之前，所以此处应用现在完成时，其谓语结构为“have+done”，而for为介词，后接动名词作宾语，故填having broken。
69．句意：图书馆的书按照某一顺序摆放去帮助人们找到他们所需要的。此处引导宾语从句，根据“want”并结合备选词汇可知应用what表示“所需要的”，故填what。
70．句意：在其它的图书馆，可能同一个人写的所有的书被放在一起。此处应填定语，根据“be placed together”并结合备选词汇可知，应是同一个作者的作品放在一起，故填same。
71．place 72．development 73．To their surprise 74．saying 75．means 76．today’s 77．best
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在北京大学的国际生Mahedi在中国得到了许多惊喜。
71．句意：在中国在我去的每一个地方我总是感到惊讶。根据“where I go”并结合备选词汇可知应是作者去的每一个地方，故填place。
72．句意：这些都是快速发展的象征。此处应填名词，根据“Living in China, I don’ t need to carry the cash. I can see tall buildings, clean and wide roads everywhere”和“the fast speed”并结合备选词汇可知应是快速发展的象征，故填development。
73．句意：令他们惊喜的是，习78 给他们写了回信。根据“When the reply was sent back to them, every one of them felt so excited and unbelievable.”并结合备选词汇可知，to their surprise“令他们惊喜的是”符合语境，位于句首首字母需要大写，故填To their surprise。
74．句意：在他的答复中，习78 说了一句古老的谚语“眼见为实”。根据“Seeing is believing.”可知应是一句古老的谚语，故填saying。
75．句意：那意味着看见一次胜过听到100次。根据“it’s better to see once than to hear 100 times”可知此处在解释上文中谚语的意思，而主语that为第三人称单数，故填means。
76．句意：他也欢迎这些外国学生到中国各地旅游，看更多的今天的中国，了解它并且让其他人知道他们在这所看到的。此处应填定语，结合备选词汇可知应是多看多了解今天的中国，故填today’s。
77．句意：我认为这是了解中国的最好方法。此处应填定语，结合备选词汇可知，best“最好的”符合语境，故填best。
78．safer 79．were encouraged 80．seldom 81．Although 82．third
【解析】78．句意：钱七虎，一位工程师，花了60多年的时间使以及更强大的中国。根据“...and stronger”及所给词可知，空处填形容词safe比较级，故填safer。
79．句意：马兰村的孩子们在邓小岚的鼓励下走出了家乡。结合语境和所给词可知，此句要用一般过去时的被动语态was/were done；主语Children是复数，故填were encouraged。
80．句意：陆鸿很少抱怨自己的艰苦生活，抓住一切机会帮助残疾人。根据“catches every chance to help disabled people”及所给词可知，他很少抱怨自己的艰苦生活，故填seldom。
81．句意：虽然徐梦桃吃了很多苦，她没有放弃，赢得了她的第一枚奥运金牌。结合语境及所给词可知，此句是让步状语从句应用although，故填Although。
82．句意：作为一名大学毕业的村官，杨宁在第三次失败后重新开始。结合语境及所给词可知，此处考查序数词，杨宁在第三次失败后重新开始。故填third。
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