九年级英语Unit 8 It must belong to Carla.能力提升测试卷（word版，含答案）

九年级英语Unit8能力提升测试卷
短文填空。
A
根据短文大意及图示，在每个空上填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
The Great Wall is known as the eighth wonder of the world.
Every year, thousands of people from all over the world come to
(1)_________ it.
The Great Wall of China (2)_________ the longest wall in the
world. It goes from west to (3)_________, over mountains, through valleys（山谷）and finally reaches the sea.
The Great Wall is more than 8,000 kilometers (4)_________, six to seven meters high and four to five meters wide. In most places it is so wide (5)_________ five horses or ten men can walk side by side along the top.
It was very difficult to (6)_________ such a great wall in the old times. Thousands of men(7)_________ when they built it．The Great Wall was made not only of stones,(8)________ millions of lives.
Today, the Great Wall becomes the place of interest not only to the (9)________ people, but also to people all over the world. As a Chinese, I am (10)_________ of the Great Wall.
B
从方框中选择恰当的词，并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺，每词限用一次。
include, popular, same, cook, whether serve, dessert, country, they, come
When you think of pudding (布丁), you probably think of a sweet creamy dish, usually made with milk, eggs, sugar, and flour (面粉). Most people probably think of pudding in the (1)________ way. But there are many kinds of puddings, and not all of (2)________ are sweet.
In England, pudding can refer to (3)________ or side dishes that are eaten with breakfast, lunch or dinner. These puddings are not always sweet. They can (4)________ butter, flour, spices (香料), and even meat. A blood pudding is a salty side dish made with sheep’s or cow’s blood that is (5)________ until it is thick. Yorkshire pudding is almost like bread and is often served with beef. And Christmas pudding is a sweet bread pudding that is (6)________ on Christmas Day. It is not creamy like the milk puddings most of us are used to, though.
Other (7)________ have puddings, too. Rice pudding is a sweet dessert and it is (8)________ with people in India and some parts of the United States. It is made with milk, sugar, rice and spices. Noodle kugel is a side dish that (9)________ from Eastern Europe. It is usually baked (烤) and made with noodles, eggs, butter and cheese.
(10)________ you like a creamy, sweet pudding or a salty pudding, you can travel almost anywhere and find a pudding that fits your tastes.
二、完形填空。
A
Tony and his friends found a strange old box filled 1_____ candies and a treasure map. They thought they 2____ have belonged to Stickybeard, a famous candy-loving pirate (海盗) who 3____ a lot of treasure in a secret place. They were very 4___ and started to look for the treasure.
They 5___ the map and found another small box. In the box, they 6______ a few candies, the letter 7__ and another map. The new map 8_____ them to a big tree where they found another box with some candies, a new map, and a big letter O. They went on and found another 9___ boxes with the letters V and E. However, on the last 10_____ they found that was a puzzle (谜).
They spent a long time arguing about the meaning of the puzzle. 11____ , Alex, one of Tony’s friends, found the answer. “The puzzle wants us to put the letters we have 12____ beside our father and mother.” He added, “ 13____ the answer to the puzzle is ‘love your parents’.”
The great treasure Stickybeard or someone else left them was a great piece of 14___ — love your parents. From then on, Tony and his friends loved their 55______ more than ever.
( )1. A . by B. for C. with D. to
( )2. A. might B. would C. can’t D. mustn’t
( )3. A. made B. took C. hid D. bought
( )4. A. tired B. sad C. excited D. nervous
( )5. A. found B. read C. drew D. Forgot
( )6. A. found B. invented C. looked D. brought
( )7. A. M B. P C. Y D. L
( )8. A. asked B. lay C. led D. told
( )9. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )10. A. book B. map C. pen D. ruler
( )11. A. Recently B. Usually C. Probably D. Finally
( )12. A. written B. created C. collected D. chosen
( )13.. A. If B. So C. Or D. But
( )14. A. paper B. advice C. land D. news
( )15. A. brothers B. parents C. sisters D. cousins
B
A few years ago the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I've always loved jogging, so I was really1. ________ when I found out our flat was next to Central Park. This 2.________that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.
Because a lot of people had told me to be 3.________ of thieves (窃贼) in the park, I didn't usually take anything with me. What could they 4.________ from me if I didn't have anything But one morning my wife asked me to buy some 5.________ on the way home so I took a $10 note out of my wallet.
While I was running through the park, another jogger 6.________ into me. He said sorry and continued running. I thought it was a bit 7.________ so I checked my pocket and found that the money was missing. I started to run after him right away. I 8.________ caught up and caught him by the arm. I started shouting and told him to give me the $10. I'm not usually a 9. ________ person but I really got very angry. This seemed to frighten (惊吓) him and he quickly put his hand into his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got there I began to tell my wife my story. “You won't believe what happened to me, ” I 10.________. She stopped me, “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table. ”
( )1. A. angry B. happy C. guilty D. curious
( )2. A. made B. explained C. meant D. proved
( )3. A. careful B. sure C. proud D. afraid
( )4. A. hide B. borrow C. steal D. receive
( )5. A. coffee B. milk C. fruit D. bread
( )6. A. bumped B. looked C. turned D. moved
( )7. A. crazy B. natural C. strange D. rude
( )8. A. suddenly B. finally C. politely D. slowly
( )9. A. cold hearted B. warm hearted C. cool headed D. hot headed
( )10. A. started B. added C. insisted D. doubted
三、阅读理解。
A
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园) are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. And these gardens are one of the greatest mysteries in the world. They are a large collection of plants that are hung from the walls of a palace in Iraq. Some stories described the Hanging Gardens were hundreds of feet tall, but some historians said that they were really not that high.
The reason behind the Hanging Gardens sounds like a fairy tale. A king built the gardens around 600 BC in order to make his wife less homesick(想家的). The king's wife missed her home in Medea where there were great mountains, so the king decided to bring the mountains to his palace. He ordered his men to build a huge hill and planted trees and flowers on it. Later, an earthquake happened in Babylon, destroying a large part of the city, including the Hanging Gardens.
Today, some people think that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon isn't real because Babylonian records never talked about these amazing gardens.
However, the writings of some Greek historians gave lively descriptions of the gardens. Recently, some findings showed that some great gardens existed(存在) in Iraq. But they still need to be further proved(证明).
(　　)1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon lies in ________.
A. Iraq B. Greece C. Italy D. Egypt
(　　)2. Why did the king build the gardens
A. Because he wanted to make his wife love him better.
B. Because he wanted to stop his wife from missing her home.
C. Because he wanted to write a fairy tale through the gardens.
D. Because he wanted to collect all kinds of plants in the gardens.
(　　)3. The underlined word in the second paragraph means “________” in Chinese.
A. 建造 B. 远离 C. 接触 D. 破坏
(　　)4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A. The gardens were built around 700 BC.
B. Some historians thought the gardens weren't as high as the stories described.
C. Some Greek historians thought the gardens didn't really exist.
D. Babylonian records talked a lot about these amazing gardens.
(　　)5. Who gave lively descriptions of the gardens
A. Some Iraqi historians. B. Some Iraqi writers.
C. Some Greek historians. D. Some Greek writers.
B
For ten weeks, in a great house on the island of St Thomas, Dr John C. Lilly tried to teach a six year old dolphin to speak English. Margaret Howe, an experiment(实验) helper, would live day and night with Peter, a dolphin. And they would eat, bathe, sleep and play together from Sunday to Friday, with only Saturdays off for Margaret. She lived her life in swimming clothes—with a coat on colder evenings—and cut her hair short so that she could get on with Peter more easily.
After a few days, Peter was becoming more and more interested in winning her attentions. He threw a ball against her shower towel to get her to play. As time went by, he only wanted to play ball with her and not on his own.
The problem was that, just at the time Peter and Margaret began to get on well just as two best friends, the experiment ended and the lab was closed. After a few weeks, Margaret received the sad news that Peter had killed himself by refusing to breathe, and sinking to the bottom of his pool.
Dolphins may not speak English—but, just like humans, they know all about broken hearts.
( )6．Peter is the name of ________．
A．a doctor B．a dolphin
C．a scientist D．an experiment helper
( )7. Margaret worked ________ days a week during the experiment.
A．four B．five C．six D．seven
( )8．To live with the dolphin, Margaret couldn't ________．
A．cut her hair short
B．have a common life like others
C．wear swimming clothes
D．eat, bathe and play together with him
( )9．The ending of the story was that ________．
A．Margaret didn't leave the lab
B．the lab was closed and the dolphin died
C．the dolphin could speak English at last
D．Dr John C. Lilly was satisfied with the experiment
( )10．From this passage, we can learn that ________．
A．dolphins aren't worth studying
B．dolphins can't be humans' good friends
C．dolphins can't communicate with humans
D．dolphins may have feelings just like humans
C
My grandfather is eighty years old now.He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren't families they used to be.A lot of families have broken up.If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together.And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not more.Everyone is busy working.Mothers used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen.But now the family don't eat home cooked food any more.
And the cars! No one walks any more.More and more people drive.Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter.But nowadays students don't.And in school, children don't have to think any more.In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide (加减乘除) in their heads.Instead, they use calculators.
And people today have TV and computers, and they don't talk to each other any more.They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think.
Life used to be simple, but it isn't any more.
(　　)11.What does my grandfather think of the life now
A．He thinks the life now is very good.
B．He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C．He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
D．He thinks the life now is the same as it used to be.
(　　)12.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese
A．生活 B．工作
C．婚姻 D．家庭
(　　)13.What has happened these years according to the passage
A．Children don't have to think any more in school.
B．Students use calculators in math class.
C．Some children used to walk to school, but now they don't.
D．All of above.
(　　)14.What changes have happened to some families
a．People have TV.
b．People like to eat home cooked food.
c．Lots of families have computers.
d．Lots of couples (夫妇) live apart because of unhappy problems.
A．a b d B．b c d
C．a b c D．a c d
(　　)15.Which is TRUE according to the passage
A．Life now is much simpler.
B．People have too much time to talk with each other now.
C．The writer's grandfather only complains and pays no attention to better life now.
D．Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.
四、补全对话(选项中有两项是多余的)。
A: Hi, Tony. Do you believe in aliens
B:1.
A: But they are really there.
B:2.
A: No, I didn’t. I read a book about it. I believe what it says in the book.
B: It must be a fiction novel.
A:Yes.3.They hope to find a planet that aliens are living.
B: There might be a planet like that. But I won't believe it until I see it.
A:4. It's very interesting.
B: No, thank you. I don't like reading that kind of book.
A:5.
B: I like historical books.
A. Are there UFOs in the world
B. Did you see them
C. No. I don't
D. Scientists are searching the universe.
E. I have many important things to do.
F.Would you like to read the book
G. What kind of book do you like
参考答案
一、A 1. visit 2. is 3. east 4.long 5. that 6. build 7. died 8. but
9. Chinese 10. proud
B 1. same 2. them 3. dessert(s) 4. include 5. cooked 6. served 7. countries 8. popular 9. comes 10. Whether
A 1-5 CACCB 6-10 ADCAB 11-15DCBBB
B 1-5 BCACD 6-10 ACBDA
三、1-5 ABDBC 6-10 BCBBD 11-15 BCDDC
四、1-5 CBDEG