人教版九年级全册Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected.Section A（3a-3c） 课时练习（含答案）

Unit 12 Section A（3a-3c） 课时练习
一　根据语境、 音标或所给单词的提示， 在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词。
1. I had to meet the CEO of the company at the 　 　 / e p t/ this morning.
2. —Mom， let’s jump the queue to buy the tickets earlier.
—Jack， it’s wrong to do that. Everyone should wait in 　 　 to get their own. .
3. —Laura， have you heard of that？ Tom broke his leg again！
—Yes， I am still in （believe） now.
4. He is lucky to be 　 / la v/ after the terrible accident.
5. After this experience， I felt lucky that my bad luck had 　 （expect） turned into a good thing.
二　单项选择。
（　 　）1. He has been ill for several weeks， however， I have just 　　　　 his illness.
A. heard B. heard about C. heard from
（　 　）2. The parrot is still 　　　　 . We should send it to the zoo.
A. alive B. lively C. live
（　 　）3. Hurry up， Tom！ The train is 　　　　 to start.
A. about B. with C. for
（　 　）4. When did the accident 　　　　 ？
A. take off B. take up C. take place
（　 　）5. I don’t like vegetables 　　　　 they are good for my health.
A. so that B. after all C. even though
三、看图写话。
wake， this morning　　 　
by the time， take　　 　
decide， first　　 　
stare， disbelief　　 　
arrive， tomorrow　　 　
四、阅读理解。
There was an old house on a hill. Everyone said it was haunted. The owner of the house died and left it to a close relative Caleb.
A few days later， Caleb came and looked at the house， inside and out. It was a beautiful old house and was in good condition. So he moved in.
One night， Caleb heard the phone ringing. When he answered it， a voice said， “I am the Vinder Viper. I will be there in 2 weeks， on October 31st.”
The caller hung up before Caleb could say anything. Caleb knew vipers were scary snakes， but he knew nothing about the Vinder Viper. He did a search on the Internet， but found nothing.
A week later the phone rang again. “I am the Vinder Viper. I will be there in 1 week！” This made Caleb quite nervous. He asked around but no one had ever heard of that kind of viper. Days later， the phone rang again. “I am the Vinder Viper. I will be there tomorrow， on Halloween！” Caleb was really scared. The next evening the phone rang. “I am the Vinder Viper. I will be there in 1 hour！” Caleb tried to leave， but his car wouldn’t start.
Nearly an hour later， the phone rang again. “I am the Vinder Viper. I will be there in 2 minutes！”
Caleb locked all the windows and doors. Then he called 911. Soon there was a knock at the door. Caleb asked， “Is that the policeman？” “No， I am the Vinder Viper. I come every month to clean your windows.”
（　 　）1. When did the Vinder Viper call Caleb the first time？　　
A. On October 17th. B. On October 21st. C. On October 24th. D. On October 30th.
（　 　）2. Why didn’t Caleb leave the house？
A. He had no place to go. B. He didn’t have enough time.
C. He was afraid to open the door. D. He couldn’t get the car started.
（　 　）3. The Vinder Viper called Caleb 　　　　 times.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
（　 　）4. What did Caleb do after he got the call from the Vinder Viper？
He checked the house. ②He searched online.
③He asked around. ④He called the police.
A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①②④ D. ①③④
（　 　）5. The Vinder Viper was a 　　　　 .
答案
一、 1. airport 2. line 3. disbelief 4. alive 5. unexpectedly 二、 1. B 解析：hear about 听说；hear from 收到......的来信。根据语境，此处是听说他的病情，故选 B。 2. A 解析：alive 活着的；lively 活泼的；live 现场直播的。此处表示鹦鹉还活着，用 alive，故选 A。 3. A 解析：be about to 即将，正要。故选 A。 4. C 解析：take off 起飞；take up 占据；take place 发生。根据语境，问事故什么时候发生，故选 C。 5. C 解析：so that 以便；after all 毕竟；even though 即使。根据语境，不喜欢蔬菜但知道对健康好，用 even though，故选 C。 三、 1. I woke up late this morning. 2. By the time I took a shower, my sister had eaten breakfast. 3. We decided to go there first. 4. He stared at me in disbelief. 5. They will arrive tomorrow. 四、 1. C 解析：第一次打电话说两周后到，即 10 月 31 日，往前推两周是 10 月 17 日。 2. D 解析：Caleb 想离开但是车发动不了。 3. D 解析：一共打了 6 次电话。 4. B 解析：Caleb 上网搜索、四处打听、最后报警。 5. window cleaner 解析：最后说“Vinder Viper 每个月来擦窗户”，可知是擦窗户的人。