Unit 4 Life on Mars单元测试 （含答案）
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(Unit 4, 九年级下册)
听力部分 (共20分)
—、听力 (共20小题, 每小题1分, 计20分) 第一部分 听对话回答问题。
1. What did David do last night
2. What would Nick like to take to Mars
3. When will the documentary begin
4. Where will Kate go tomorrow
5. What does the boy think of life on Mars
A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Hard.
6. How will the speakers probably go to the library
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
7. What is Gina’s dream job
A. An artist. B. An engineer. C. An astronaut.
8. Where are the speakers now most probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a library. C. In a classroom.
9. What will Jack do tomorrow
A. Prepare for an exam. B. Meet an astronaut. C. Give a lecture.
10. What’s wrong with Sally
A. She met some aliens. B. She nearly got killed. C. She had a bad dream.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。
听一段对话, 回答第11-12小题。
11. Who gave the novel The Dark Forest to Emily
A. Her friend. B. Her brother. C. Her sister.
12. When will Emily finish reading the novel
A. On Thursday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Tuesday.
听第一篇短文, 回答第13-15小题。
Wang Yaping’s two trips to space
The first trip The trip lasted ___13___ days. She got the title of “space teacher”.
The second trip She completed many challenging tasks: Took a 6.5-hour ___14___ ; Gave two interesting science lessons. She took exercise in zero-gravity conditions. She returned to the Earth in ___15___ , 2022.
13. A. 11 B. 13 C. 15
14. A. spacewalk B. test C. training course
15. A. March B. April C. May
听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题。
16. When was the company SpaceX started
A. In 2000. B. In 2002. C. In 2010.
17. What did SpaceX do successfully in 2020
A. It sent five artists to the Moon.
B. It sent astronauts to the International Space Station.
C. It sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station.
18. What is SpaceX’s new plan
A. To build cities on Mars and have a large population there.
B. To move all the humans to the Moon.
C. To open special space hotels on Mars.
19. How many people can the rocket Starship carry at a time
A.50. B. 100. C. 150.
20. How soon does Elon Musk think humans will be on Mars
A. In three years. B. In five years. C. In seven years.
笔试部分 (共120分)
二、单项选择 (共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分)
21. —Lucy worked hardest among us and she entered her dream university. —A dream can’t come true ______ hard work.
A. without B. through C. across D. with
22. The factory has achieved a big ______ in production since it bought the new machine.
A. order B. increase C. career D. invention
23. Before she set off for the airport, Mrs White had made a simple but ______ meal for her kids.
A. cheap B. heavy C. tasty D. awful
24. —More than half of the students in our school live at school, right —Yes. About ______ of the students live at school.
A. one-third B. one-thirds C. two-third D. two-thirds
25. I think English is a bridge to ______ China ______ the rest of the world.
A. mistake; for B. translate; into C. connect; to D. separate; from
26. The forest park is ______ beautiful ______ it has become a hot tourist attraction.
A. so; that B. enough; to C. too; to D. such; that
27. Robert is clever and organized. In my opinion, he is the best person to ______ the plan.
A. carry out B. take out C. hand out D. find out
28. If you ______ the two pictures carefully, you will find there are eight differences between them.
A. iron B. test C. divide D. compare
29. To prevent COVID-19 from ______ , the local people were asked to stay at home for four days.
A. spread B. to spread C. spreading D. to be spread
30. After the new railway was put into service, the time on the trip from my city to Shanghai now is much less than ______ in the past.
A. one B. that C. this D. it
31. The educational film has made students ______ of the importance of environmental protection.
A. afraid B. proud C. aware D. careful
32. —Do you think there is life on Mars —I have no idea. And scientists are not sure ______ there is life on the other planets.
A. whether B. why C. when D. how
33. —Do you know the young girl_several books in her hands —Yes, she is my classmate Lily.
A. who hold B. which holds C. she is holding D. with
34. —Sorry, I didn’t win a prize in the speech competition. —Never mind. ______ , you’ve tried your best.
A. Above all B. After all C. In all D. First of all
35. —I’m not good at singing songs. —______ But I like listening to music in my spare time.
A. Me too. B. Bad luck! C. Me neither. D. Never mind.
三、完形填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分)
Project Mercury (水星计划) was America’s first human space flight programme. It was an important ___36___ of the “Space Race”. The “Space Race” was a space ___37___ between the United States and the former Soviet Union. It ___38___ in 1957 when the former Soviet Union sent the first satellite (卫星) into space. The satellite was named Sputnik 1. One year later, the United States sent its first satellite into space. The ___39___ one was named Explorer 1.
The two countries also wanted to send ___40___ into space. The former Soviet Union was the first country to ___41___ it. The first astronaut was sent into space ___42___ in 1961. The astronaut’s name was Yuri Gagarin, and the space flight was called Vostok 1.
The United States worked towards its human space flight goal. Later. seven American astronauts were ___43___ for Project Mercury. They were known as the Mercury Seven. Only military (军队的) pilots were allowed to be astronauts. But at that time, there were no ___44___ military pilots, so all of the astronauts were men. These astronauts ___45___ for their tasks everyday. They practiced how it would feel to be ___46___ into space by powerful rockets. They practiced living without ___47___ . They also practiced how it would feel to be inside the small space capsule (舱).
The United States did many test fights to ___48___ the astronauts would be safe. Even a monkey and two chimpanzees (黑猩猩) were sent into space on some of the test flights. All of the ___49___ returned from space safely. American astronaut Alan Shepard made the first Mercury spaceflight on May 5, 1961. It was very ___50___ , which only lasted for 15 minutes. But it was a major step for American space exploration.
36. A. result B. rule C. part D. role
37. A. achievement B. agreement C. competition D. direction
38. A. began B. succeeded C. ended D. completed
39. A. Russian B. German C. Chinese D. American
40. A. plants B. humans C. birds D. pets
41. A. test B. accept C. achieve D. continue
42. A. completely B. successfully C. properly D. specially
43. A. charged B. reported C. received D. chosen
44. A. famous B. female C. brave D. excellent
45. A. trained B. studied C. arrested D. mistook
46. A. turned B. ironed C. sent D. divided
47. A. sunshine B. wind C. water D. gravity
48. A. make sure B. find out C. turn out D. show off
49. A. doctors B. animals C. astronauts D. scientists
50. A. interesting B. giant C. challenging D. short
四、阅读理解 (共15小题, 每小题2分, 计30分)
A
Since humans sent the first satellite (卫星) to space in the 1950s, scientists have been studying an important topic: how to grow food in space if humans live there one day. Here are some examples.
1982
Researchers from the Soviet Union grew Arabidopsis is thaliana (拟南芥) on the Salyut 7 space station. They were the first plants that produced seeds (种子) in space.
1995
The USA and Russia worked together to grow wheat in space. From August 12 to November 9, wheat plants grew in the greenhouse called Svet on Russia’s Mir spaces tation.
2014
American engineers developed Veggie, a greenhouse which could help plants grow on the International Space Station (ISS). In it, researchers grew a few lettuces (生菜) that were perfectly safe to eat.
2022
China successfully grew rice on its space station! The seeds arrived there on July 28. Now the plants are growing well in the Wentian lab. They are expected to finish the whole life cycle there.
51. What do we know about Svet
A. It was a greenhouse in space. B. Only vegetables were grown in it.
C. The first space plant was grown in it. D. It was developed by American engineers.
52. What did American researchers grow on ISS in 2014
A. Arabidopsis thaliana. B. Wheat. C. Lettuces. D. Rice.
53. What can we learn from the reading
A. Americans first grew plants in space. B. Wheat was first grown in space in 2014.
C. Veggie has stayed in space for more than twenty years. D. China’s rice plants in space are kept in the Wentian lab.
B
Wall-E is an interesting and educational film. The story starts on the earth about 800 years in the future.
There are no humans on the planet. They all left in spaceships in the 22nd century when terrible pollution made it impossible to stay. They left behind lots of robots to clean the earth. However, the pollution was so bad that they couldn’t come back.
Now 700 years later, all the robots stop working but one called Wall-E. He spends most of his time picking up rubbish. Then one day, another robot named Eve arrives. Humans in a spaceship sent her to see if there is any sign of life on the earth. Wall-E falls in love with Eve. When a spaceship comes to pick up Eve, Wall-E decides to follow her into space.
Wali-E and Eve go to a large spaceship. There are many humans and robots. These humans are quite different. They spend their time in chairs, and become so fat that they cannot even stand without the help of the robots. With the help of Wall-E and Eve, the captain (船长) finally brings all the humans back to the earth successfully.
The film shows what might happen to our planet if we don’t take care of it.
54. Why did the humans leave the earth
A. Because there were too many people. B. Because there was terrible pollution.
C. Because there was not enough food. D. Because they wanted to take a trip in space.
55. What is Wall-E’s job
A. To clean the earth. B. To find humans. C. To find other robots. D. To find a green planet.
56. How are the humans different from us
A. They have special food. B. They are much smarter. C. They are much taller. D. They can’t stand up.
C
More than 60 years have passed since the first human space flight. Most people are willing to experience space travel. Will it be a reality It already is.
In April 2001, American businessman Dan Tito paid Space Adventures$20 million for going to the International Space Station (ISS). The journey lasted ten days and Tito spent eight days at the station. In the summer of 202i, private companies Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin sent their first tourists into space. In September 2021, SpaceX sent four tourists to stay on the Crew Dragon ship for three days. In December 2021, the Russian Soyuz MS 20delivered Japanese businessman Yusaka Maezawa and his assistant (助手) to the ISS. This marked an important milestone for space travel in the future.
Private companies continue developing space travel technology in order to reduce the cost and improve the quality. Scientists believe future space travel technology will take the place of long air flights. In 2020, SpaceX announced its Starship would be able to take up to 100 passengers on board and deliver them from one continent (洲) to another in less than an hour. A 15-hour flight from New York to Shanghai would take only 40minutes on Starship.
No doubt only few people can afford such trips today. It is not easy for everyone to pay $20 million for 8 days in space. But once space travel becomes popular, it will have a positive (积极的) influence on job creation, development of new energy, etc. This will finally make space travel affordable for citizens.
Rapid technology development can no longer be stopped. In another 5 to 10 years, spending a vacation on the Moon will become as common as ordering a taxi or a hotel room today.
57. The underlined word "This’’ refers to
A. Soyuz MS 20 from Japan sending tourists into space B. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ship staying in space for 3 days
C. Blue Origin sending tourists into space D. Yusaka and his assistant’s space travel
58. According to Paragraph 3, future space travel technology will
A. take the place of all planes B. make space travel more expensive
C. make space travel less comfortable D. help cut short the time of long air flights
59. Which of the following questions can be answered in Paragraph 4
A. What progress have private companies made B. What will space travel be like in the future
C. Will space travel be affordable in the future D. Why do people show interest in space travel
60. The writer is about the future of space travel.
A. hopeful B. unsure C. worried D. angry
D
Jack tied one end of the sheets (床单) to the foot of his bed and threw the other end out of the window. Then he put on his jacket and woolly hat and climbed over the edge (边缘) of the window. It was a long way down. But he wasn’t scared. He held the sheet and worked his way down very slowly.
“It’s just like doing sports at school,” he thought, but he wasn’t convinced.
Everything was going smoothly until he reached the second sheet. Then he saw the knot come apart and he fell to the grass with a loud sound. Cat Nemo was frightened away. Jack sat on the ground, still holding the sheet. He couldn’t get back to his room now.
“I can worry about that later,” he thought. He got up and ran down the road as fast as he could.
The Westbourne Fair was full of noise and colour. But Jack soon realized that it wasn’t as good as before. Yes, there were the bright lights, the exciting rides, the screams and laughter. There was the Big Wheel, the Dodgems and the Ghost Train. ___▲___ But Jack wasn’t a part of it. He was on his own.
And there were other problems. First, Jack didn’t have enough money to go on any of the rides. Second, he couldn’t see his friends. He didn’t want to get them into trouble. Third, he was in very big trouble. So he pulled his woolly hat down as far as his eyes and hoped that nobody recognized him.
Jack saw Grace, Holly and Zadie buying tickets for the Dodgems. He rushed past them and nearly bumped into the headmaster (校长)! He couldn’t believe his eyes. The headmaster went to the fair. He had a wife. And he was smiling!
Jack was surprised. Smiling But there was no mistake. The headmaster was laughing. This was new for Jack. He couldn’t believe that the headmaster had a normal (正常的) life outside the school. While he was thinking about this, the headmaster suddenly looked at him. Jack turned away at once and walked quickly into the crowd (人群).
“What’s wrong, darling ” the headmaster’s wife asked.
“Oh, nothing,” said the headmaster, a bit confused (困惑的). “I thought I saw one of the boys from school. He’s a nice guy, but he’s always getting into trouble.”
—Taken from Jack and the Westbourne Fair
61. What do the first three paragraphs mainly talk about
A. Why Jack ran away from his school. B. How Jack got out of his bedroom.
C. When Jack ran away from his school. D. What Jack’s plan for his coming vacation was.
62. Which of the following sentence can be put in ___▲___
A. Jack got bored with them. B. There were hundreds of people having fun.
C. Jack couldn’t wait to play games with his friends. D. They were not as interesting as they were before.
63. The underlined word “recognized” can be replaced (替换) by ______ .
A. knew B. contacted C. believed D. thanked
64. What can we infer (推断) from the story about Jack’s headmaster
A. He got married three months ago. B. He didn’t think Jack was a good boy.
C. He seldom smiled or laughed when he was at school. D. He couldn’t live a normal life at school.
65. What is the correct order of what happened in the story
a. Jack saw his friends. b. Jack ran into the crowd.
c. Jack ran to the Westbourne Fair. d. Jack’s headmaster noticed him.
A. b-a-d-c B. c-d-b-a C. b-d-a-c D. c-a-d-b
五、任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每小题2分, 计20分)
(一) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Mick Miners is a farmer in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. He owns a sheep paddock (牧场) in the Snowy Mountains.
One day, Mr Miners and his family heard a loud sound from the paddock. (66) ______ Then Mr Miners decided to go out and have a look. On the land of his paddock, he discovered a big object. (67) ______ But then he learned that it was part of a spacecraft. The 3-metre-long space junk travelled at about 25,000 km per hour back to the earth from space. Luckily, the junk landed away from his house. (68) ______
Australian National University space expert Dr. Brad Tucker was asked to check the space junk. He said the spacecraft was planned to break apart and land in the ocean. (69) ______ Actually, besides landing in the ocean or on land, a lot of space junk ends up staying in space. It is dangerous to planets and other spaceships. To solve the problem, some companies have already started to look for ways to collect the space junk. (70) ______ So who pays for these “waste collection’’ projects is a difficult problem to deal with.
A. No one was hurt by it.
B. It looked like a tree far away.
C. They had no idea what had happened.
D. Clearly things didn't work as planned.
E. It is necessary but difficult to clear the space junk.
F. However, even though it is possible technically, it costs a lot.
(二) 阅读并回答问题, 每题答案不超过6个词。
Now, more and more astronauts are sent into space. When astronauts stay in space, one of their important tasks is to get out of the spaceship or the space station and take spacewalks.
Alexei Leonov became the first person to go on a spacewalk on March 18th, 1965. Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese space walker, and he took a spacewalk on September 27th, 2008. On November 7th, 2021, he went on a spacewalk again.
Why do astronauts go on spacewalks That’s because they need to work outside the spaceship or the space station. For example, they carryout science experiments (实验) and sometimes they have to repair things. When there is something wrong with the outside of the spaceship or the space station, astronauts need to go on spacewalks to repair it. Because of the special environment in space, astronauts may face many challenges during the spacewalk, such as weightlessness, low temperature and strong radiation (辐射). In order not to float away, they also need a special rope to protect themselves.
There are some ways for astronauts to train for spacewalks. One way is to go for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. It’s more difficult than moving the body on land. Another way is to use virtual reality (VR). They wear a helmet with a video screen inside. The screen can show a video of what they will see during the spacewalk. At the same time, they wear special gloves so that they can feel like they are taking a spacewalk.
71. Who is the first Chinese astronaut to take a spacewalk
72. How do astronauts prevent themselves from floating away during the spacewalk
73. is floating in space similar to floating in water
74. What is the last paragraph mainly about
75. What do you think of the task of taking a spacewalk
六、词汇 (共20小题, 每小题1分, 计20分)
(一) 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词, 完成句子。
76. The bad weather increased the ________ (风险) of their exploration in the mountains.
77. According to the news report, none of the ________ (乘客) got hurt in the bus accident.
78. With Mr Li’s help, Tony made ________ (迅速的) progress in physics.
79. David has been interested in ________ (电子的) music since he watched a show at the age of 6.
80. The book about safety is ________ (专门地) written for children.
(二) 根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。
81. The noisy environment made Alice ________ (comfortable), so she left the party early.
82. My parents always tell me not to talk to ________ (strange) when I am alone.
83. You can’t find any fish in the river because it is seriously ________ (pollute).
84. They will start the work at once as soon as the managers reach an ________ (agree).
85. Is there any ________ (possible) that you will take a trip during the holidays
(三) 根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使其意思完整。
Are we there yet The (86) q ________ drives people mad during a trip. If you’ve ever driven to a far place for a vacation, you know that long trips in the car can get boring. If you’re (87) b ________ with long trips, you might not want to be an astronaut. Travelling to outer space (88) r ________ much more patience.
The US has sent astronauts to the Moon. Many space enthusiasts (狂热爱好者) (89) d ________ of the day when there will be a manned (载人的) flight to Mars.
The Earth is sometimes referred to the “third rock from the Sun”, which would make Mars the (90) f ________ rock from the Sun. Though it’s the next (91) p ________ over, it’s still a long way away.
Like the Earth, Mars (92) c ________ around the Sun. Every 26 months, Mars reaches a point which is called opposition (冲日). At opposition, Mars gets (93) c ________ to the Earth. So, if you want to travel to Mars, it would be not so far at opposition.
If you want to take the first manned flight to Mars, be (94) p ________ for a long trip. Scientists say a trip to Mars and back would take 400-450 days. Would you be (95) w ________ to spend over a year in a spacecraft You would say “Are we there yet ” for months!
七、书面表达 (共1题, 计20分)
近年来, 中国航天取得了举世瞩目的成就, “天问”登火、“羲和”探日、“银河”巡天、“天宫”览胜......随着科学技术的不断发展, 人类移居另一个星球或将成为可能。请你发挥想象力, 根据下面的提示, 以“Life on ________ ” 为题, 用英语写一篇短文介绍未来在新的星球上的生活
1. On which planet will people live
2. What will people wear or eat
3. Where will people live
4. How will people get around
5. ...
要求:
1. 短文须包含所给提示信息, 可适当发挥;
2. 90词左右 (开头已给出, 但不计入总词数) 。
Life on ________
With the development of science and technology, I think people will live on in the future.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
能力提升(Unit 4，九年级下册)参考答案
1-5 BACCA
6-10 ACBAC
11-15 CACAB
16-20 BBABC
21-25 ABCDC
26-30 AADCB
31-35 CADBC
36-40 CCADB
41-45 CBDBA
46-50 CDABD
51-53 ACD
54-56 BAD
57-60 DDCA
61-65 BBACD
66-70 CBADF
71. Zhai Zhigang.
72. By using a special rope.
73. Yes, it is.
74. How astronauts train for spacewalks.
75. Important, challenging and dangerous.
76. risk
77. passengers
78. rapid
79. electronic
80. specially
81. uncomfortable
82. strangers
83. polluted
84. agreement
85. possibility
86. question
87. bored
88. requires
89. dream
90. fourth
91. planet
92. circles
93. close
94. prepared
95. willing
One possible version:
Life on Mars
With the development of science and technology, I think people will live on Mars in the future.
People will wear spacesuits on Mars，which can protect them from cold or hot weather. These kinds of clothes will be designed in different colours and styles, and people can change them easily. Plants will be grown to produce food, water，and oxygen on Mars. People will live in beautiful and comfortable houses. Each family will have a home robot to help with housework. Students will no longer go to school. Instead, they can attend classes online at home. In the future, people can get around by driving their flying pared with normal cars and buses, this means of transport will produce less pollution or noise.
听力部分 (共20分)
—、听力 (共20小题, 每小题1分, 计20分) 第一部分 听对话回答问题。
1. What did David do last night
2. What would Nick like to take to Mars
3. When will the documentary begin
4. Where will Kate go tomorrow
5. What does the boy think of life on Mars
A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Hard.
6. How will the speakers probably go to the library
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
7. What is Gina’s dream job
A. An artist. B. An engineer. C. An astronaut.
8. Where are the speakers now most probably
A. In a hotel. B. In a library. C. In a classroom.
9. What will Jack do tomorrow
A. Prepare for an exam. B. Meet an astronaut. C. Give a lecture.
10. What’s wrong with Sally
A. She met some aliens. B. She nearly got killed. C. She had a bad dream.
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。
听一段对话, 回答第11-12小题。
11. Who gave the novel The Dark Forest to Emily
A. Her friend. B. Her brother. C. Her sister.
12. When will Emily finish reading the novel
A. On Thursday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Tuesday.
听第一篇短文, 回答第13-15小题。
Wang Yaping’s two trips to space
The first trip The trip lasted ___13___ days. She got the title of “space teacher”.
The second trip She completed many challenging tasks: Took a 6.5-hour ___14___ ; Gave two interesting science lessons. She took exercise in zero-gravity conditions. She returned to the Earth in ___15___ , 2022.
13. A. 11 B. 13 C. 15
14. A. spacewalk B. test C. training course
15. A. March B. April C. May
听第二篇短文, 回答第16-20小题。
16. When was the company SpaceX started
A. In 2000. B. In 2002. C. In 2010.
17. What did SpaceX do successfully in 2020
A. It sent five artists to the Moon.
B. It sent astronauts to the International Space Station.
C. It sent a spacecraft to the International Space Station.
18. What is SpaceX’s new plan
A. To build cities on Mars and have a large population there.
B. To move all the humans to the Moon.
C. To open special space hotels on Mars.
19. How many people can the rocket Starship carry at a time
A.50. B. 100. C. 150.
20. How soon does Elon Musk think humans will be on Mars
A. In three years. B. In five years. C. In seven years.
笔试部分 (共120分)
二、单项选择 (共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分)
21. —Lucy worked hardest among us and she entered her dream university. —A dream can’t come true ______ hard work.
A. without B. through C. across D. with
22. The factory has achieved a big ______ in production since it bought the new machine.
A. order B. increase C. career D. invention
23. Before she set off for the airport, Mrs White had made a simple but ______ meal for her kids.
A. cheap B. heavy C. tasty D. awful
24. —More than half of the students in our school live at school, right —Yes. About ______ of the students live at school.
A. one-third B. one-thirds C. two-third D. two-thirds
25. I think English is a bridge to ______ China ______ the rest of the world.
A. mistake; for B. translate; into C. connect; to D. separate; from
26. The forest park is ______ beautiful ______ it has become a hot tourist attraction.
A. so; that B. enough; to C. too; to D. such; that
27. Robert is clever and organized. In my opinion, he is the best person to ______ the plan.
A. carry out B. take out C. hand out D. find out
28. If you ______ the two pictures carefully, you will find there are eight differences between them.
A. iron B. test C. divide D. compare
29. To prevent COVID-19 from ______ , the local people were asked to stay at home for four days.
A. spread B. to spread C. spreading D. to be spread
30. After the new railway was put into service, the time on the trip from my city to Shanghai now is much less than ______ in the past.
A. one B. that C. this D. it
31. The educational film has made students ______ of the importance of environmental protection.
A. afraid B. proud C. aware D. careful
32. —Do you think there is life on Mars —I have no idea. And scientists are not sure ______ there is life on the other planets.
A. whether B. why C. when D. how
33. —Do you know the young girl_several books in her hands —Yes, she is my classmate Lily.
A. who hold B. which holds C. she is holding D. with
34. —Sorry, I didn’t win a prize in the speech competition. —Never mind. ______ , you’ve tried your best.
A. Above all B. After all C. In all D. First of all
35. —I’m not good at singing songs. —______ But I like listening to music in my spare time.
A. Me too. B. Bad luck! C. Me neither. D. Never mind.
三、完形填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分)
Project Mercury (水星计划) was America’s first human space flight programme. It was an important ___36___ of the “Space Race”. The “Space Race” was a space ___37___ between the United States and the former Soviet Union. It ___38___ in 1957 when the former Soviet Union sent the first satellite (卫星) into space. The satellite was named Sputnik 1. One year later, the United States sent its first satellite into space. The ___39___ one was named Explorer 1.
The two countries also wanted to send ___40___ into space. The former Soviet Union was the first country to ___41___ it. The first astronaut was sent into space ___42___ in 1961. The astronaut’s name was Yuri Gagarin, and the space flight was called Vostok 1.
The United States worked towards its human space flight goal. Later. seven American astronauts were ___43___ for Project Mercury. They were known as the Mercury Seven. Only military (军队的) pilots were allowed to be astronauts. But at that time, there were no ___44___ military pilots, so all of the astronauts were men. These astronauts ___45___ for their tasks everyday. They practiced how it would feel to be ___46___ into space by powerful rockets. They practiced living without ___47___ . They also practiced how it would feel to be inside the small space capsule (舱).
The United States did many test fights to ___48___ the astronauts would be safe. Even a monkey and two chimpanzees (黑猩猩) were sent into space on some of the test flights. All of the ___49___ returned from space safely. American astronaut Alan Shepard made the first Mercury spaceflight on May 5, 1961. It was very ___50___ , which only lasted for 15 minutes. But it was a major step for American space exploration.
36. A. result B. rule C. part D. role
37. A. achievement B. agreement C. competition D. direction
38. A. began B. succeeded C. ended D. completed
39. A. Russian B. German C. Chinese D. American
40. A. plants B. humans C. birds D. pets
41. A. test B. accept C. achieve D. continue
42. A. completely B. successfully C. properly D. specially
43. A. charged B. reported C. received D. chosen
44. A. famous B. female C. brave D. excellent
45. A. trained B. studied C. arrested D. mistook
46. A. turned B. ironed C. sent D. divided
47. A. sunshine B. wind C. water D. gravity
48. A. make sure B. find out C. turn out D. show off
49. A. doctors B. animals C. astronauts D. scientists
50. A. interesting B. giant C. challenging D. short
四、阅读理解 (共15小题, 每小题2分, 计30分)
A
Since humans sent the first satellite (卫星) to space in the 1950s, scientists have been studying an important topic: how to grow food in space if humans live there one day. Here are some examples.
1982
Researchers from the Soviet Union grew Arabidopsis is thaliana (拟南芥) on the Salyut 7 space station. They were the first plants that produced seeds (种子) in space.
1995
The USA and Russia worked together to grow wheat in space. From August 12 to November 9, wheat plants grew in the greenhouse called Svet on Russia’s Mir spaces tation.
2014
American engineers developed Veggie, a greenhouse which could help plants grow on the International Space Station (ISS). In it, researchers grew a few lettuces (生菜) that were perfectly safe to eat.
2022
China successfully grew rice on its space station! The seeds arrived there on July 28. Now the plants are growing well in the Wentian lab. They are expected to finish the whole life cycle there.
51. What do we know about Svet
A. It was a greenhouse in space. B. Only vegetables were grown in it.
C. The first space plant was grown in it. D. It was developed by American engineers.
52. What did American researchers grow on ISS in 2014
A. Arabidopsis thaliana. B. Wheat. C. Lettuces. D. Rice.
53. What can we learn from the reading
A. Americans first grew plants in space. B. Wheat was first grown in space in 2014.
C. Veggie has stayed in space for more than twenty years. D. China’s rice plants in space are kept in the Wentian lab.
B
Wall-E is an interesting and educational film. The story starts on the earth about 800 years in the future.
There are no humans on the planet. They all left in spaceships in the 22nd century when terrible pollution made it impossible to stay. They left behind lots of robots to clean the earth. However, the pollution was so bad that they couldn’t come back.
Now 700 years later, all the robots stop working but one called Wall-E. He spends most of his time picking up rubbish. Then one day, another robot named Eve arrives. Humans in a spaceship sent her to see if there is any sign of life on the earth. Wall-E falls in love with Eve. When a spaceship comes to pick up Eve, Wall-E decides to follow her into space.
Wali-E and Eve go to a large spaceship. There are many humans and robots. These humans are quite different. They spend their time in chairs, and become so fat that they cannot even stand without the help of the robots. With the help of Wall-E and Eve, the captain (船长) finally brings all the humans back to the earth successfully.
The film shows what might happen to our planet if we don’t take care of it.
54. Why did the humans leave the earth
A. Because there were too many people. B. Because there was terrible pollution.
C. Because there was not enough food. D. Because they wanted to take a trip in space.
55. What is Wall-E’s job
A. To clean the earth. B. To find humans. C. To find other robots. D. To find a green planet.
56. How are the humans different from us
A. They have special food. B. They are much smarter. C. They are much taller. D. They can’t stand up.
C
More than 60 years have passed since the first human space flight. Most people are willing to experience space travel. Will it be a reality It already is.
In April 2001, American businessman Dan Tito paid Space Adventures$20 million for going to the International Space Station (ISS). The journey lasted ten days and Tito spent eight days at the station. In the summer of 202i, private companies Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin sent their first tourists into space. In September 2021, SpaceX sent four tourists to stay on the Crew Dragon ship for three days. In December 2021, the Russian Soyuz MS 20delivered Japanese businessman Yusaka Maezawa and his assistant (助手) to the ISS. This marked an important milestone for space travel in the future.
Private companies continue developing space travel technology in order to reduce the cost and improve the quality. Scientists believe future space travel technology will take the place of long air flights. In 2020, SpaceX announced its Starship would be able to take up to 100 passengers on board and deliver them from one continent (洲) to another in less than an hour. A 15-hour flight from New York to Shanghai would take only 40minutes on Starship.
No doubt only few people can afford such trips today. It is not easy for everyone to pay $20 million for 8 days in space. But once space travel becomes popular, it will have a positive (积极的) influence on job creation, development of new energy, etc. This will finally make space travel affordable for citizens.
Rapid technology development can no longer be stopped. In another 5 to 10 years, spending a vacation on the Moon will become as common as ordering a taxi or a hotel room today.
57. The underlined word "This’’ refers to
A. Soyuz MS 20 from Japan sending tourists into space B. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon ship staying in space for 3 days
C. Blue Origin sending tourists into space D. Yusaka and his assistant’s space travel
58. According to Paragraph 3, future space travel technology will
A. take the place of all planes B. make space travel more expensive
C. make space travel less comfortable D. help cut short the time of long air flights
59. Which of the following questions can be answered in Paragraph 4
A. What progress have private companies made B. What will space travel be like in the future
C. Will space travel be affordable in the future D. Why do people show interest in space travel
60. The writer is about the future of space travel.
A. hopeful B. unsure C. worried D. angry
D
Jack tied one end of the sheets (床单) to the foot of his bed and threw the other end out of the window. Then he put on his jacket and woolly hat and climbed over the edge (边缘) of the window. It was a long way down. But he wasn’t scared. He held the sheet and worked his way down very slowly.
“It’s just like doing sports at school,” he thought, but he wasn’t convinced.
Everything was going smoothly until he reached the second sheet. Then he saw the knot come apart and he fell to the grass with a loud sound. Cat Nemo was frightened away. Jack sat on the ground, still holding the sheet. He couldn’t get back to his room now.
“I can worry about that later,” he thought. He got up and ran down the road as fast as he could.
The Westbourne Fair was full of noise and colour. But Jack soon realized that it wasn’t as good as before. Yes, there were the bright lights, the exciting rides, the screams and laughter. There was the Big Wheel, the Dodgems and the Ghost Train. ___▲___ But Jack wasn’t a part of it. He was on his own.
And there were other problems. First, Jack didn’t have enough money to go on any of the rides. Second, he couldn’t see his friends. He didn’t want to get them into trouble. Third, he was in very big trouble. So he pulled his woolly hat down as far as his eyes and hoped that nobody recognized him.
Jack saw Grace, Holly and Zadie buying tickets for the Dodgems. He rushed past them and nearly bumped into the headmaster (校长)! He couldn’t believe his eyes. The headmaster went to the fair. He had a wife. And he was smiling!
Jack was surprised. Smiling But there was no mistake. The headmaster was laughing. This was new for Jack. He couldn’t believe that the headmaster had a normal (正常的) life outside the school. While he was thinking about this, the headmaster suddenly looked at him. Jack turned away at once and walked quickly into the crowd (人群).
“What’s wrong, darling ” the headmaster’s wife asked.
“Oh, nothing,” said the headmaster, a bit confused (困惑的). “I thought I saw one of the boys from school. He’s a nice guy, but he’s always getting into trouble.”
—Taken from Jack and the Westbourne Fair
61. What do the first three paragraphs mainly talk about
A. Why Jack ran away from his school. B. How Jack got out of his bedroom.
C. When Jack ran away from his school. D. What Jack’s plan for his coming vacation was.
62. Which of the following sentence can be put in ___▲___
A. Jack got bored with them. B. There were hundreds of people having fun.
C. Jack couldn’t wait to play games with his friends. D. They were not as interesting as they were before.
63. The underlined word “recognized” can be replaced (替换) by ______ .
A. knew B. contacted C. believed D. thanked
64. What can we infer (推断) from the story about Jack’s headmaster
A. He got married three months ago. B. He didn’t think Jack was a good boy.
C. He seldom smiled or laughed when he was at school. D. He couldn’t live a normal life at school.
65. What is the correct order of what happened in the story
a. Jack saw his friends. b. Jack ran into the crowd.
c. Jack ran to the Westbourne Fair. d. Jack’s headmaster noticed him.
A. b-a-d-c B. c-d-b-a C. b-d-a-c D. c-a-d-b
五、任务型阅读 (共10小题, 每小题2分, 计20分)
(一) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Mick Miners is a farmer in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia. He owns a sheep paddock (牧场) in the Snowy Mountains.
One day, Mr Miners and his family heard a loud sound from the paddock. (66) ______ Then Mr Miners decided to go out and have a look. On the land of his paddock, he discovered a big object. (67) ______ But then he learned that it was part of a spacecraft. The 3-metre-long space junk travelled at about 25,000 km per hour back to the earth from space. Luckily, the junk landed away from his house. (68) ______
Australian National University space expert Dr. Brad Tucker was asked to check the space junk. He said the spacecraft was planned to break apart and land in the ocean. (69) ______ Actually, besides landing in the ocean or on land, a lot of space junk ends up staying in space. It is dangerous to planets and other spaceships. To solve the problem, some companies have already started to look for ways to collect the space junk. (70) ______ So who pays for these “waste collection’’ projects is a difficult problem to deal with.
A. No one was hurt by it.
B. It looked like a tree far away.
C. They had no idea what had happened.
D. Clearly things didn't work as planned.
E. It is necessary but difficult to clear the space junk.
F. However, even though it is possible technically, it costs a lot.
(二) 阅读并回答问题, 每题答案不超过6个词。
Now, more and more astronauts are sent into space. When astronauts stay in space, one of their important tasks is to get out of the spaceship or the space station and take spacewalks.
Alexei Leonov became the first person to go on a spacewalk on March 18th, 1965. Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese space walker, and he took a spacewalk on September 27th, 2008. On November 7th, 2021, he went on a spacewalk again.
Why do astronauts go on spacewalks That’s because they need to work outside the spaceship or the space station. For example, they carryout science experiments (实验) and sometimes they have to repair things. When there is something wrong with the outside of the spaceship or the space station, astronauts need to go on spacewalks to repair it. Because of the special environment in space, astronauts may face many challenges during the spacewalk, such as weightlessness, low temperature and strong radiation (辐射). In order not to float away, they also need a special rope to protect themselves.
There are some ways for astronauts to train for spacewalks. One way is to go for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. It’s more difficult than moving the body on land. Another way is to use virtual reality (VR). They wear a helmet with a video screen inside. The screen can show a video of what they will see during the spacewalk. At the same time, they wear special gloves so that they can feel like they are taking a spacewalk.
71. Who is the first Chinese astronaut to take a spacewalk
72. How do astronauts prevent themselves from floating away during the spacewalk
73. is floating in space similar to floating in water
74. What is the last paragraph mainly about
75. What do you think of the task of taking a spacewalk
六、词汇 (共20小题, 每小题1分, 计20分)
(一) 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词, 完成句子。
76. The bad weather increased the ________ (风险) of their exploration in the mountains.
77. According to the news report, none of the ________ (乘客) got hurt in the bus accident.
78. With Mr Li’s help, Tony made ________ (迅速的) progress in physics.
79. David has been interested in ________ (电子的) music since he watched a show at the age of 6.
80. The book about safety is ________ (专门地) written for children.
(二) 根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。
81. The noisy environment made Alice ________ (comfortable), so she left the party early.
82. My parents always tell me not to talk to ________ (strange) when I am alone.
83. You can’t find any fish in the river because it is seriously ________ (pollute).
84. They will start the work at once as soon as the managers reach an ________ (agree).
85. Is there any ________ (possible) that you will take a trip during the holidays
(三) 根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使其意思完整。
Are we there yet The (86) q ________ drives people mad during a trip. If you’ve ever driven to a far place for a vacation, you know that long trips in the car can get boring. If you’re (87) b ________ with long trips, you might not want to be an astronaut. Travelling to outer space (88) r ________ much more patience.
The US has sent astronauts to the Moon. Many space enthusiasts (狂热爱好者) (89) d ________ of the day when there will be a manned (载人的) flight to Mars.
The Earth is sometimes referred to the “third rock from the Sun”, which would make Mars the (90) f ________ rock from the Sun. Though it’s the next (91) p ________ over, it’s still a long way away.
Like the Earth, Mars (92) c ________ around the Sun. Every 26 months, Mars reaches a point which is called opposition (冲日). At opposition, Mars gets (93) c ________ to the Earth. So, if you want to travel to Mars, it would be not so far at opposition.
If you want to take the first manned flight to Mars, be (94) p ________ for a long trip. Scientists say a trip to Mars and back would take 400-450 days. Would you be (95) w ________ to spend over a year in a spacecraft You would say “Are we there yet ” for months!
七、书面表达 (共1题, 计20分)
近年来, 中国航天取得了举世瞩目的成就, “天问”登火、“羲和”探日、“银河”巡天、“天宫”览胜......随着科学技术的不断发展, 人类移居另一个星球或将成为可能。请你发挥想象力, 根据下面的提示, 以“Life on ________ ” 为题, 用英语写一篇短文介绍未来在新的星球上的生活
1. On which planet will people live
2. What will people wear or eat
3. Where will people live
4. How will people get around
5. ...
要求:
1. 短文须包含所给提示信息, 可适当发挥;
2. 90词左右 (开头已给出, 但不计入总词数) 。
Life on ________
With the development of science and technology, I think people will live on in the future.
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能力提升(Unit 4，九年级下册)参考答案
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6-10 ACBAC
11-15 CACAB
16-20 BBABC
21-25 ABCDC
26-30 AADCB
31-35 CADBC
36-40 CCADB
41-45 CBDBA
46-50 CDABD
51-53 ACD
54-56 BAD
57-60 DDCA
61-65 BBACD
66-70 CBADF
71. Zhai Zhigang.
72. By using a special rope.
73. Yes, it is.
74. How astronauts train for spacewalks.
75. Important, challenging and dangerous.
76. risk
77. passengers
78. rapid
79. electronic
80. specially
81. uncomfortable
82. strangers
83. polluted
84. agreement
85. possibility
86. question
87. bored
88. requires
89. dream
90. fourth
91. planet
92. circles
93. close
94. prepared
95. willing
One possible version:
Life on Mars
With the development of science and technology, I think people will live on Mars in the future.
People will wear spacesuits on Mars，which can protect them from cold or hot weather. These kinds of clothes will be designed in different colours and styles, and people can change them easily. Plants will be grown to produce food, water，and oxygen on Mars. People will live in beautiful and comfortable houses. Each family will have a home robot to help with housework. Students will no longer go to school. Instead, they can attend classes online at home. In the future, people can get around by driving their flying pared with normal cars and buses, this means of transport will produce less pollution or noise.