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【暑假自练】Unit 2 Great minds（含听力音频 答案）九年级英语上册 牛津版（深圳 广州）
一、听句子选答语
1．
A．No problem. B．Well done. C．By taking exercise.
2．
A．Best wishes. B．Nice to meet you. C．Thanks a lot.
3．
A．For half an hour. B．Ten minutes’ walk. C．No hurry.
4．Which festival is the speaker talking about
A． B． C．
5．
A．Yes, it’s a big trouble. B．Not at all. C．I’m having a bad cold.
二、听长对话选答案
听材料，回答下列各小题。
6．How much is the blouse
A．168 yuan. B．198 yuan. C．189 yuan.
7．Who does the man want to buy a blouse for
A．His grandma. B．His sister. C．His mother.
三、听短文选答案
听一段独白，回答下列5小题。
8．Mark Twain was not only a great writer but also good at________.
A．traveling B．drawing C．making speech
9．Mark Twain went to another town to_________.
A．give a speech B．enjoy the views C．have a lecture
10．The town was ________and Mark Twain enjoyed it.
A．lovely B．beautiful C．clean
11．Mark Twain met a waiter _________
A．on the way to another town B．in a coffee shop C．in the lecture hall
12．The waiter didn’t have ticket because _________.
A．the tickets were sold out
B．he didn’t have enough money
C．he knew Mark Twain had listened to it
四、完形填空
Early in the 16th century, it was difficult for people to live without enough food. So lots of people tried hard 13 Asia to gain wealth. In order to find Asia, they had to find a way to pass South Africa based on 14 they had known about all the routes. The man 15 finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.
Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519, 16 five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after 17 the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel（海峡）which is now called Magellan Straits. In November, 1520, after many months of 18 from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships seemed to come close to the success. They sailed into the ocean from the other side of South America 19 .
They then 20 , hoping to reach Asia. But they couldn't see any land 21 they reached the islands
off the coast of Asia. What's worse, before they arrived at 22 islands, which was later known as Philippines, most of them had already died of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan 23 in a battle.
The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail around Africa. After 24 difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan's expedition(探险队),which was one of 25 expeditions in the world.
The adventure of Magellan's expedition told us that when facing difficulties, we 26 not give up easily. Instead, we need to be confident of 27 and tried our best to fight against them.
13．A．reach B．reached C．to reach D．reaches
14．A．how B．what C．where D．which
15．A．who B．whom C．whose D．which
16．A．for B．with C．without D．by
17．A．spend B．spending C．spent D．to spend
18．A．dangers B．dangerous C．dangerously D．danger
19．A．success B．successful C．successfully D．succeed
20．A．continues B．was continuing C．continued D．has continued
21．A．while B．after C．since D．until
22．A．a B．an C．the D．/
23．A．killed B．was killed C．killing D．had killed
24．A．many B．any C．few D．little
25．A．great B．the greatest C．greater D．most greatest
26．A．would B．should C．might D．need
27．A．our B．us C．ourselves D．we
五、阅读单选
“The world’s oceans are slowly getting more acidic,” say scientists. The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
The lowering of the water’s PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report their concerns in the journal Nature.
Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbed by seawater. Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that the oceans have already become slightly more acidic over the last century.
These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate change. “This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere,” said Dr. Caldeira. “And we predict the amount of future acidity will exceed (超过) anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare disastrous events such as asteroid impacts.”
However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life. Most organisms live near the surface, where the greatest PH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes. Coral reefs and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate (小行星) may be particularly affected if the water’s acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower PH.
In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr. Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-considered. “Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing--because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO2, is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming.”
28．According to Dr. Caldeira, ________.
A．ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing
B．more oil fuels will be used in the near future
C．scientists may predict climate changes with computer models
D．the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious
29．If the water’s acidity level keeps rising, ________.
A．ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected
B．the waters’ PH value will become higher and higher
C．organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to pH changes
D．some disastrous events will occur more often than before
30．What does the underlined word “acidic” probably mean
A．污染的 B．酸的 C．复杂的 D．温暖的
31．The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A．show people the findings of a research team
B．inform people of how acid the ocean is now
C．introduce Dr. Caldeira and his team’s research
D．warn people of the higher level of CO2
One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp (黄蜂) nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.”
Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again—to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. And immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike (话筒), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock (休克). Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasped him before he hit the ground. “You made it,” he thought.
32．Allen didn’t know that if stung by wasps again, he would ________.
A．have no after-effects B．suffer from sharper pain
C．lose his life D．become much weaker
33．Which of the following is NOT true according the story
A．Allen drove to the fire station because he knew there was a rescue team there.
B．Allen managed to make his request of help clear though he had difficulty talking by then.
C．The mini-bus centre did help in that they got the rescue team ready before Allen arrived.
D．Allen shouldn’t have looked at the wasps when he helped Mrs. Carey.
34．Which would be the best title for the passage
A．Allen, A Helpless Driver B．Wasps, Bloody Killers
C．A Race against Death D．War against Wasps
参考答案：
1．C
【原文】略
2．B
【原文】Let me introduce myself. I’m Bill.
3．B
【原文】略
4．B
【原文】What do you like best about the Mid-Auturnm Festival
5．C
【原文】What seems to be the trouble
6．B 7．C
【原文】略
8．C 9．A 10．B 11．B 12．A
【原文】
Mark Twain was a famous American writer. He was also good at making speeches. So he was often invited to give lectures all over the country. Once he went to a town to give a lecture and got there a day earlier. The town was very beautiful so he walked around to enjoy the views.
On the way he went into a coffee shop to have a rest. A waiter in the shop talked with him and asked where he was from. Mark Twain said he was from another town. But he didn’t tell the waiter who he was.
Then the waiter told him that Mark Twain would give a lecture in the town.
“Have you got a ticket to the lecture ” asked the waiter.
“Not yet,” answered Mark Twain.
“Well, the tickets have been sold out,” said the waiter. “It seems that you will have to stand there if you want to listen to it.”
“Bad luck!” said Mark Twain. “Whenever that man gives a lecture, I will have to stand all the time.”
13．C 14．B 15．A 16．B 17．B 18．A 19．C 20．C 21．D 22．C 23．B 24．A 25．B 26．B 27．C
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了麦哲伦环球航行的故事，同时也鼓励大家不要轻易放弃。
13．句意：很多人努力去亚洲积累财富。
reach到达。根据语境，本题考查try to do sth尽力做某事，故选C。
14．句意：根据他们对所有路线的了解，他们必须找到一条途经南非的路。
how怎么；what什么；where哪里；which哪一个。根据“they had known about all the routes.”可知，本题是指他们所知道的所有信息，用what，故选B。
15．句意：最终找到从大西洋到太平洋之路的人是费迪南德·麦哲伦。
who谁；whom谁，宾格；whose谁的；which哪一个。本题考查定语从句，先行词为man, 在定语从句中作主语，故用who，故选A。
16．句意：1519年8月，麦哲伦带着5艘船和280人从塞维利亚启航。
for为了with和；without没有；by通过。结合句意及选项，本题考查with表伴随，表示带着5艘船和280人，故选B。
17．句意：……在巴塔哥尼亚海岸度过了寒冷的冬天后……。
spend花费。根据“after”是介词，后接动名词形式，故 用 spending，故选B。
18．句意：在经历了几个月的岩石和风暴的危险之后。
dangers危险；dangerous危险的；dangerously危险地；danger危险。根据“of”，介词，后可跟名词；又因为danger可数，此处用复数，故选A。
19．句意：他们成功地从南美洲的另一边驶入海洋。
success成功；successful成功的；successfully成功地；succeed成功。根据语境，本句不缺成分，根据选项可知，此处是副词修饰动词“sailed”，故选C。
20．句意：之后，他们继续航行。
continue继续。根据语境，此处缺乏谓语动词，因故事发生在过去，时态为一般过 去时，故选C。
21．句意：但是，在他们到达亚洲海岸附近的岛屿之前，他们看不到任何陆地。
while当……时候；after在……之后；since自从；until直到。根据语境及“couldn't”可知，本题考查not...until直到……才，故选D。
22．句意：在他们到达岛屿之前。
a/an泛指的一个；the特指。此处的的“islands”是第二次出现，用定冠词，故选C。
23．句意：麦哲伦在战争中被杀死。
kill杀害。根据语境，此处缺乏谓语动词。根据选项可知，麦哲伦是被杀死的，要用被动语态，故选B。
24．句意：在许多困难之后，一艘载着18人的船在离开三年后驶进了塞维利亚。
many许多；any任何；few几乎没有，修饰可数；little几乎没有，修饰不可数。根据“difficulties”可数；再结合文章，他们肯定是经历很多困难，故选A。
25．句意：麦哲伦探险队是世界上最伟大的探险队之一。
great伟大。根据“one of”可知，此处是最高级，表达……之一，故选B。
26．句意：我们不应该轻易放弃。
would将要；should应该；might可能；need需要。根据“not give up easily.”及全文可知，麦哲伦经历很多困难没有放弃，我们也不应该轻易放弃，故选B。
27．句意：我们应该对我们自己有信心。
our我们的；us我们；ourselves我们自己；we我们。根据“we”及选项可知，我们应是对自己本身有信心，用反身代词，故选C。
28．D 29．A 30．B 31．D
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了由于大气中二氧化碳含量过高导致海洋酸性增大的现象。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段“The lowering of the water’s PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn.”可知，目前海水PH值的下降幅度不大，但如果持续下去，可能会对当前的海洋生物造成严重威胁。故选D。
29．细节理解题。根据第五段“Coral reefs and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate (小行星) may be particularly affected if the water’s acidity levels keep going up, the team predict.”可知。如果海水的酸度持续上升，珊瑚礁和其他外壳中含有碳酸钙的生物可能会受到特别的影响。故选A。
30．词义猜测题。根据第二段“The lowering of the water’s PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn.”可知，目前海水PH值的下降幅度不大，所以acidic意为，“酸的”，故选B。
31．主旨大意题。根据第一段“The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.”及全文可知，本文通过列举大气中二氧化碳含量的升高导致海洋水酸性增大的现象，告诫人们要重视这个问题。故选D。
32．C 33．D 34．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Allen护送最后一位乘客回家时，被黄蜂蜇伤后求助最终成功得救的故事。
32．细节理解题。由原文“what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.”可知，Allen不知道第一次蜇伤已经变成定时炸弹，所以他不知道如果再被蜇伤一次，将会失去生命。故选C。
33．推理判断题。由原文“Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting in summer.”可知，黄蜂在夏天更有可能蜇人，所以Allen被蜇的原因不是因为他看了蜂窝。shouldn’t have done表示“本不应该做某事”。故选D。
34．标题归纳题。本文主要讲述Allen被黄蜂蜇伤求助成功后最终得救的故事，故“与死亡赛跑”符合全文大意。故选C。
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