Unit 2 Great People单元闯关双测卷（测能力）（含解析）

Unit 2 Great People（测能力）——2023-2024学年冀教版英语九年级全一册单元闯关双测卷
满分：100分
一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.The boy is _____ my sister, so he sits in front of her in the classroom.
A.as tall as B.taller than C.not as tall as D.the tallest
2.Mr. Jobs together with others started the company Apple Inc. in 1976 and made it a technology ______.
A.inventor B.engineer C.pioneer D.fighter
3.We all miss Wu Mengchao ______ saved thousands of lives in his medical work.
A.which B.what C.who D.whom
4.That was the last time I saw my father before he ______.
A.passed by B.passed away C.turned down D.gave away
5.It is helpful to _______ a good habit of reading in language learning.
A. take B. show C. develop D. match
6.—Could you please tell me _____ "The Readers" a TV programme hosted by Dong Qing
—Well, it is fun and teaches us a lot of knowledge.
A. how do people like B. how people liked
C. why do many people like D. why many people like
7.Stop _____ about the traffic. Just think about what we can do to improve it.
A. complain B. to complain C. complaining D. complained
8.Try to _____. Do not depend on your dictionary all the time.
A. know B. achieve C. help D. guess
9.Though Li Tao often makes mistakes, his teacher doesn't want _____.
A. give up him B. give him up C. to give up him D. to give him up
10.—Mr. Black has been in China _____ 2003.
—So he has been in China _____ about 18 years.
A. since; for B. for; since C. since; since D. for; for
11.Guilin is famous _____ its water and mountains.
A. as B. for C. with D. in
12.—Did Kate do best in the final exam
—No, but of all the students she did _____.
A. the most careful B. more careful
C. the most carefully D. more carefully
13.The young men all shouted "Happy New Year" _____ it was twelve o'clock.
A. after B. as soon as C. if D. though
14.I hope my father _____ ask me about my marks, for I did very badly in the exam.
A. not B. not to C. won't D. don't
15.—Have you ever seen the show America's Got Talent
—Yes, I think it is as _____ as Star Avenue.
A. interesting B. more interesting
C. the most interesting D. much interesting
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
A video of an 18-year-old blind girl playing Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata in an international youth piano competition in Shanghai went viral online.
Xiong Linghao, a visually impaired girl, started learning the piano at the age of 6.Her idol is Beethoven, who began to suffer from hearing problems in his 20s and later went completely 1 . Their physical challenges led both of them to build a 2 with the world through music.
Xiong lost her eyesight due to a medical accident when she was a baby. Her mother discovered her daughter had a 3 in music early in her childhood. At the age of 3, she could play children's songs on a small electric piano at home. "The piano is my best friend, " said Xiong. "The piano has accompanied me all the time. It brings so much pleasure into my life and gives me huge courage."
Learning to play the piano is not 4 for blind people. At first, her teacher helped her place her hands and fingers 5 . "Repeated practice is the key 6 I need muscle memory to find the right keys, " she explained. "I 7 each small step in each phrase and need to control my hands, wrists and fingers in exact places."
She has created several songs, including one 8 Little Dog in Dream. Lyrics like "blue skies and rainbow slides" were used by the girl, who said she could " 9 "the world through music. Her dream is to enter a university in Beijing and major in music performance or music production.
"If I had vision for three days, "Xiong said, "I'd see how I look, 10 a big meal for my parents and take a walk in the places I've been to hundreds of times. Also, I'd like to see with my eyes what the piano that has accompanied me for more than ten years looks like, "she said.
1.A.deaf B.red C.blind D.perfect
2.A.website B.connection C.examination D.company
3.A.hobby B.service C.talent D.performance
4.A.difficult B.lucky C.safe D.easy
5.A.truly B.properly C.politely D.quickly
6.A.unless B.because C.though D.while
7.A.keep up with B.get along with C.look forward to D.pay attention to
8.A.pointed B.caught C.called D.thrown
9.A.see B.hear C.touch D.smell
10.A.cook B.eat C.lay D.order
三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A
An 11-year-old boy got a task to save his father's life in a special way — by eating as much as possible. Mr. Zhang has reported him on a newspaper. The boy‘s action really moved many Chinese a lot. He is Lu Zikuan, the oldest son in his family.
His father became badly ill in hospital in December 2011. He was in need of a bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) However. the hospital will only do it if the donor is 45 kilos or more than it. And the heavier the weight is, the better it will work.
Lu Zikuan wants to reach 50kg, as he agreed with his father first. And this was his wish on June 1, 2019. He put on his weight as quickly as possible. He added up to 44kg from 30kg from March to June. He became much fatter than before, so some of his classmates laughed at him. He didn't mind it, and he felt it very proud to help Dad. And then the bone marrow from the boy successfully matched that of his father. Happily, he got Alibaba's Everyday Positive Energy prize at the same time. They will give him much money to help the whole family spend the hard time.
"Even if it hurts, I'll still eat," Lu said. "Our family couldn't stand losing my dad. In my family's eyes, Dad is the sky."
1. What does Mr. Zhang do according to the passage
A. He is a reporter. B. He is a doctor.
C. He is a trader. D. He is a leader.
2. What does the underlined word "donor" means in Chinese
A. 病人 B. 志愿者 C. 捐献者 D. 护工
3. When was Lu's wish of reaching 50 kilos
A. On National Day. B. On Father's Day. C. During Spring Festival. D. On Children's Day.
4. What did Lu's classmates do when he became much fatter
A. They felt very surprised at him. B. They all helped him a lot.
C. They gave much money to him. D. They couldn't understand him well.
5. What can we know from the passage
A. Lu made himself reach 44 kilos in August. B. Lu is a helpful and kind son in his family.
C. Lu didn't get hurt in the way of saving Dad. D. In Lu's eyes, Dad can't help the whole family.
B
Martin Strel is a swimmer. He is known for swimming across the world's big rivers. He was born in 1954.He taught himself to swim when he was six and became a professional（职业的）swimmer in 1978. Martin holds the Guinness World Record for swimming across the Danube River, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River and the Amazon River.
Of all his achievements, the greatest one is that he swam across the Amazon River. The Amazon is known as one of the largest and most dangerous rivers in the world. Several swimmers had tried to swim across it, but all failed. Martin decided to swim across it and make a record. He wanted to show the world that people could achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance（坚持不懈）. On April 7th, 2007, Martin Strel completed his Amazon River all the way from Atalaya, Peru to the Atlantic Ocean at Belem, Brazil. He struggled（奋战）with the river for 66 days and swam 3 274 miles in total. He became a worldwide hero.
Many people still cannot believe what he has done so far, so that is why they sometimes describe him as "Fishman" "Human Fish" or even "the Craziest Man in the World".
In 2009, American filmmakers produced a documentary（纪录片）called Big River Man. And the book, The Man Who Swam the Amazon, has been sold in many countries. It tells us an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work, which has encouraged many people.
Martin doesn't swim for money. Instead, he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.
Martin has always been attempting to challenge the impossible. What is his next
1.How did Martin learn to swim when he was little
A.By watching his partners. B.By learning from a coach.
C.By teaching himself. D.By learning from his parents.
2.What is Martin's greatest achievement so far
A.Swimming across the Yangtze River.
B.Swimming across the Amazon River.
C.Swimming across the Mississippi River.
D.Swimming across the Yellow River.
3.What does the underlined word "inspirational" mean in Paragraph 4
A.鼓舞人心的 B.心灰意冷的 C.栩栩如生的 D.激动人心的
4.According to the text, which is the purpose of Martin swimming across the big rivers
A.To make a lot of money for a good living.
B.To teach people the importance of keeping water clean.
C.To produce exciting documentaries and best-selling books.
D.To show how to swim.
5.What can be the best title of the text
A.Swim for Fun B.Challenge the Impossible
C.Fight for Jobs D.Fight for Illness
四、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Piano Book
World-famous Chinese pianist LangLang released his new album（专辑）Piano Book in New York on Mar 29, 2019. He wants to share his thoughts on piano playing and music education.
The album consists of 41 popular pieces, such as Beethoven's Für Elise, Debussy's Clair de Lune, and traditional Chinese music—The Jasmine Flower. The album records Lang's own journey of piano training since childhood.
Piano Book has already become the fastest-selling classical album of 2019.It has become the top classical album in China, the United States, Japan, France and Britain, according to its distributor（经销商）Universal Music Group. Even to Lang's own surprise, the album also entered the top 10 of iTunes's pop charts. How wonderful it was！
"These pieces have been my favourites in the album and they encouraged me to be a pianist, "said Lang Lang at a meeting with the press in Midtown Manhattan. "It felt like dreaming during the past week, " said Lang Lang. "This shows that people appreciate good music regardless of its type. "
Lang also hopes that this album can encourage millions of piano learners around the world. He also hopes it can help improve their skills and make them truly love the piano.
1.The album Piano Book records Lang's own journey of piano training _______.
2.What does Lang Lang want to share his thoughts on
___________________________
3.What makes Lang Lang feel surprised
___________________________
4.找出并写下全文的主题句。
___________________________
5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。
___________________________
五、根据汉语提示写出单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1."If you keep on, your trouble will be _____（解决）, " the teacher often encourages us.
2.We've come to the _____（结论）that he's not the right person for the job.
3.The book lists plants suitable for the British flower garden, among them many new ______（新引进的事物）.
4.People want to know more about the _____ (宇宙).
5.He went on to study physics in _____ (瑞士).
六、补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A: Hi, Alex. ①__________
B: I'm working on a project. It's my English homework.
A: ②__________
B: It is about my great hometown. I'm going to make a poster to introduce it. I hope people will get to know more about it.
A: ③__________!
B: But I don’t know how to make it more creative. ④__________
A: No problem. Please tell me what you are going to talk about in your project.
B: Let me see... history, food, culture and places of interest.
A: Well. Why not go to the library for more information
B: ⑤__________. Would you like to help me
A: Sure. Let's go!
七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
我们都知道美国登山运动员Aron Ralston，他的故事令人感动、激励人心。在我们身边，一定也有那么一些人和事，他们或许平凡，或许渺小，但却总能鼓舞我们，催人奋进。
请以“The Person Encouraging Me”为题，写一篇80词左右的英语短文。
基本情况 年龄、职业、外貌……
品质特征 勇敢、善良、勤奋……（任选其一）
具体事例 ……
对你的影响 ……
要求：
(1)任选一项品质特征，并用具体事例加以阐述；
(2)文中不能出现真实的姓名、校名和地名。
The Person Encouraging Me
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答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：C
解析：根据后半句可知，男孩没有“我”姐姐高，因此用 not as...as...结构。
2.答案：C
解析：inventor意为“发明者”;engineer意为“工程师”；pioneer 意为“先驱”；fighter意为“战士”。根据语境，故选C项。
3.答案：C
解析：设空处引导定语从句，且在从句中作主语，先行词Wu Mengchao指人，因此关系代词应用who 或 that。故选C项。
4.答案：B
解析：pass by意为“经过”；pass away意为“去世”；turn down 意为“调低"；give away 意为“分发；泄露”。结合语境，故选B项。
5.答案：C
解析：句意为：在语言学习中养成一个好的阅读习惯是很有帮助的。develop a good habit意为"养成一个好习惯"，故选C项。
6.答案：D
解析：——你能告诉我为什么这么多人喜欢董卿主持的电视节目《朗读者》吗 ——嗯,它很有趣.并且教给我们许多知识。宾语从句用陈述语序,排除A、C;再根据主句和答语的时态可知应用一般现在时,故D项正确。
7.答案：C
解析：句意:不要抱怨交通了,还是想想我们能做些什么来改善交通吧。stop to do sth.停下来去做某事; stop doing sth.停止做某事。故选C。
8.答案：D
解析：本题考查动词辨析。句意:尽力去猜。不要总是依赖你的词典。know知道; achieve达到; help帮助; guess猜。根据句意可知,答案为D项。
9.答案：D
解析：want后接动词不定式; give up接代词作宾语时,代词要放在give和up之间,故选D。
10.答案：A
解析：句意:——自从2003年布莱克先生就在中国了。——因此他在中国已经有大约18年了。since表示“自从”,后跟时间点;“18 years”表示时间段,要用for。故选A。
11.答案：B
解析：句意:桂林因其山水而闻名。be famous for因……而闻名,故选B。
12.答案：C
解析：句意:——凯特在期末考试中是表现最好的吗 ——不,但在所有的学生中她做得最认真。修饰动词应该用副词,故排除选项A和B;根据"of all the students"可知要用最高级,故选C。
13.答案：B
解析：考查连词用法。句意:一到12点所有年轻人都大喊“新年快乐”。after在……之后; as soon as一……就……; if如果; though尽管。根据句意可知选B。
14.答案：C
解析：句意:我希望我的父亲不要问我的分数,因为我考得太糟了。没有hope sb.to do sth.这种结构,但hope后可接宾语从句。结合语境可知,从句中描述的是未发生的动作,应用一般将来时,故选C。
15.答案：A
解析：考查形容词比较等级。句意:——你曾看过《美国达人秀》这个节目吗 ——是的,我认为它和《星光大道》一样有趣。本句结构为as +形容词/副词原级+ as,与……一样有趣 as interesting as…。故选A。
二、
1.答案：A
解析：deaf意为“聋的”；red意为“红色的”；throw blind意为“盲的”；perfect意为“极好的”。扔掉由"Her idol is Beethoven, who began to suffer from hearing problems in his 20s..."及常识可知，贝多芬20多岁时开始出现听力问题，之后听力完全丧失。故选A项。
2.答案：B
解析：website意为“网站”；connection意为“联系”;examination意为“考试”;company意为“公司”。根据上下文可知，贝多芬和熊翎好都通过音乐与世界建立了联系。
3.答案：C
解析：hobby意为“业余爱好”；service意为“服务”；talent 意为“才华；天赋”；performance 意为“表演”。由"At the age of 3, she could play children's songs on a small electric piano at home."可知，熊翎好的妈妈发现女儿有音乐天赋。故选C项。
4.答案：D
解析：difficult意为“困难的”；lucky意为“幸运的”；safe意为“安全的”；easy意为“容易的”。由后面的for blind people可知，盲人学习弹钢琴是不容易的。故选D项。
5.答案：B
解析：句意为：起初，她的老师帮助她正确放置手和手指。truly 意为“真正地”；properly 意为“正确地”；politely 意为“有礼貌地”；quickly意为“迅速地”。根据语境，故选B项。
6.答案：B
解析：unless意为“除非”，引导条件状语从句；because意为“因为”，引导原因状语从句；though 意为“尽管；虽然”，引导让步状语从句；while意为“当……时”，引导时间状语从句。后面的I need muscle memory to find the right keys是练习的原因，所以应用because引导原因状语从句。故选B项。
7.答案：D
解析：keep up with 意为“跟上；赶上”；get along with 意为“与……(和睦）相处”；look forward to意为“盼望”；pay attention to意为“注意”。由I need muscle memory to find the right keys可知，熊翎好需要肌肉记忆来找到正确的琴键，所以她很注意每个乐句中的每一个小节拍。
8.答案：C
解析：point意为“指着”；catch意为“抓住”；call意为“叫作”；throw 意为“扔”。后面的Little Dog in Dream是一首曲子的名字，故此处表示“叫作”。故选C项。
9.答案：A
解析：see意为“看到”;hear意为“听到”;touch意为“触摸”；smell意为“闻到”。由上文可知，熊翎好是个盲人，所以她可以通过音乐“看到”世界。故选A项。
10.答案：A
解析：cook 意为“做饭”；eat意为“吃”；lay意为“摆放”；order 意为“预订”。由后面的a big meal for my parents并结合语境可知，此次表示为父母做一顿大餐。故选A项。
三、
A
答案：1-5ACDDB
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Mr. Zhang has reported him on a newspaper"可知,张先生是一名记者。
2.词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知,路子宽想要把自己的骨髓移植给爸爸,但他必须增肥到至少45公斤。由此可推知,donor的意思是“捐献者”。
3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Lu Zikuan wants to reach 50kg, a she agreed with his father first. And this was his wish on June 1, 2019"可知,路子宽想要在2019年的6月1日实现自己的愿望。 再结合常识可知,6月1日是儿童节,故选D。
4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的"He became much fatter than before, so some of his classmates laughed at him"可推知,他的同学们并不理解他这样做的原因,反而嘲笑他,故选D。
5.推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,路子宽在救爸爸的过程中付出了很多,而且他不在意别人的眼光,坚持自己的做法,由此可推知选B。
B
1.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“He taught himself to swim when he was six...”可知,他是自学游泳的。故选C项。
2.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由第二段中的“Of all his achievements, the greatest one is that he swam across the Amazon River.”可知,他目前最大的成就就是横渡亚马孙河。故选B项。
3.答案：A
解析：词义猜测题。根据 which has encouraged many people 可推断 inspirational 意为“鼓舞人心的”。故选A项。
4.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Instead, he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.”可知，他游泳是为了告诉人们保持水干净的重要性。故选B项。
5.答案：B
解析：主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“Martin has always been attempting to challenge the impossible.”可知，他一直在尝试挑战不可能的事。故选B项。
四、
1.答案：since childhood
解析：根据“The album records Lang's own journey of piano training since childhood.”可知答案。
2.答案： Piano playing and music education.
解析：根据“He wants to share his thoughts on piano playing and music education.”可知答案。
3.答案： The album also entered the top 10 of iTunes's pop charts.
解析：根据“Even to Lang's own surprise, the album also entered the top 10 of iTunes's pop charts.”可知答案。
4.答案： World-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang released his new album Piano Book in New York on Mar 29, 2019.
解析：本文主要介绍了享誉世界的中国钢琴家郎朗在纽约发布的新专辑，因此文章首句为主题句。
5.答案： 他也希望它能帮助提高他们的技能并让他们真正爱上钢琴。
解析：略
五、
1.答案：solved
2.答案：conclusion
3.答案：introductions
4.答案：Universe
5.答案：Switzerland
六、
答案：
①What are you doing
②What's your homework about/What's the project about
③How special your homework is/Sounds interesting/...
④Could you please give me some advice/Can you give me some advice/...
⑤Good idea/Great/...
解析：① 根据下文“I'm working on a project. It's my English homework.”(我正在做一个项目，它是我的英语作业。）可知，应是问你在做什么，故填What are you doing.
② 根据下文的“It is about my great hometown.”(是关于我伟大的家乡的）可知，此处是在询问作业是关于什么的，故填What's your homework about/What's the project about.
③ 根据“It is about my great hometown. I'm going to make a poster to introduce it. I hope people will get to know more about it.”（是关于我伟大的家乡的。我要做一张海报来介绍它。我希望人们能更多地了解它。）可知，空处应是A听了B的项目后对他的作业的评价，结合“But I don't know how to make it more creative.”可知，空处应是正面的评价，故填How special your homework is/Sounds interesting.
④ 根据上文的“But I don't know how to make it more creative.”(但我不知道怎样才能使它更有创意）及下文的“No problem”可知，此处是在寻求对方的建议或帮助，故填Could you please give me some advice/Can you give me some advice.
⑤ 根据上文“Well. Why not go to the library for more information ”(为什么不去图书馆找更多的资料呢？)及下文“Would you like to help me ”(你愿意帮助我吗？)可知B认为A的建议很好，故填Good idea/Great.
七、
答案：
The Person Encouraging Me
My friend Daniel encourages me a lot t in many ways. He is 13 years old. He comes from America and we're classmates. He has a round face and often wears a pair of glasses. He has many good personalities, especially his kindness. He often helps our classmates with the homework, and also helps the old people cross the road. He is willing to help the people in need. So Daniel is the person who encourages me a lot. He encourages me to be kind and helpful.
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