Unit 14 Dinosaurs’Death同步检测及答案 （北京课改版九年级）

Unit 14 Dinosaurs’Deaths
一、单项选择
1. —How does your father learn Chinese, Jim
— He learns it _______ listening to the radio.
A. on B. from C. by D. over
2. My brother is really _____________. He often works in his office far into the night.
A. outgoing B. hard-working C. friendly D. quiet
3. Jenny used to _____________or chat with her grandmother.
A. watched TV B. watching TV C. watch TV D. watches TV
4. It’s a rule in our school that the classroom _________ every day.
A. should clean B. should be cleaned C. should cleaned D. should be cleaning
5. —In my opinion he shouldn’t wear that silly earring.
— ___________. I like it very much. It looks cool.
A. Me, too B. I disagree C. I agree D. Maybe
6. His father was in poor health and had to give up _____.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. to smoking D. smoking
7. If you can’t read the new words, you may ________ in the dictionary.
A. look it up B. look up it C. look them up D. look up them
8. My mother spent about 2,000 dollars ________ the piano.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
9. —I usually go to school on foot, and you
— __________________.
A. So do I B. So I have C. Nor do I D. Neither have I
10. You did really well on the last English test, ___________
A. do you B. don’t you C. did you D. didn’t you
11. Now I am enjoying learning English _________ I got an A this term.
A. and B. but C. or D. if
12. What makes you ______ it’s going to rain tomorrow
A. to think B. thought C. think D. thinking
13. —I feel tired and sleepy.
—Why not stop __________
A. to relax B. breaking C. resting D. to work
14. —Your grandmother looks quite ________ today, doesn’t she
—Yes. She told me she slept much ________ last night.
A. good, well B. well, good C. well, better D. good, better
15. You have to be a fairly good speaker to _________ listeners’ interest for over an hour.
A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive
16. —Shall we go out for a walk
—Sorry. This is not the right ____ to invite me. I am too tired to walk.
A. moment B. situation C. place D. chance
17. —When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon
— , I’ll be in all day.
A. Each B. Both C. Neither D. Either
18. —I really apologize for not being able to join in your birthday party.
—________. We’ll get together later.
A. Go ahead B. Not to worry C. That's right D. Don't mention it
19. He _____ football regularly for many years when he was young.
A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had played
20. The last time we had great fun was _____ we were visiting the Water Park.
A. where B. how C. when D. why

二、完形填空
“I’ve been writing a book, John. Do you think anyone would be interested in 21 it ” said the old lady.
John took over the papers from her shaking hand and 22 her in chair. He remembered her rich 23 in the early days of the Old West. He looked through the papers. “It’s good, Grandma,” he said gently. Then realizing that she 24 hear him, he shouted into her ears, “I think it’s very good. I’ll 25 it to a publisher.”
Ten days later, he reported that the publisher had had time to read only a few 26 . But he was so impressed that he had sent $ 100 for an option（版权）. 27 money would be given as an advance. Every month John 28 $100 for her with a letter from the publisher telling about the progress of the book.
One morning, three months after her 100th birthday, Grandma didn’t get up. The doctor told her that she couldn’t 29 more than a few days. She was ready to go, but she first wanted her book to be in print. John promised that she could get it very soon.
Grandma held on until the day the book came into her hands with the title and her name on the cover. Though she couldn’t see it, she could touch it . She proudly traced（探查）her name with her fingers, tears in her eyes. Two hours later, she died peacefully, 30 holding her book.
Her granddaughter took up the book and opened it. “Why, it’s just blank pages!” she cried in ____31 . John’s face turned 32 . Then the girl understood. There never was a book. Grandma couldn’t hear the little bell when the typewriter came to the 33 of the line. She would keep on working, not 34 the whole sentences and sometimes the paragraphs were missing. John did not tell her, for he couldn’t take away her only hope. It was John himself who had written the letters and sold his car to pay the advance.
21. A. buying B. publishing C. reading D. lending
22. A. sat B. put C. placed D. seated
23. A. sufferings B. experiences C. thoughts D. family
24. A. couldn’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. doesn’t
25. A. throw B. put C. send D. lift
26. A. words B. sentences C. pages D. books
27. A. Some B. Much C. Enough D. More
28. A. brought B. took C. gave D. carried
29. A. die B. stay C. last D. remain
30. A. still B. yet C. always D. then
31. A. anger B. joy C. surprise D. tears
32. A. white B. red C. gray D. pale
33. A. middle B. last C. end D. beginning
34. A. writing B. knowing C. thinking D. wanting

三、阅读理解
(A)
Summer School trips are planned every Wednesday afternoon. Some may last to the evening when we will go on a theatre trip. Weekends are planned for all-day trips and activities. All the trips are designed（设计）to introduce students to Scotland’s culture, exciting cities and beautiful scenery（风景）, while giving them a fun-filled break from timetabled classes. On Wednesdays students can choose from: Glamis Castle（城堡）: Visit childhood home of Queen Elizabeth and one of Scotland’s most beautiful castles. Royal（皇家）research ship Discovery: Visit Captain Scott’s famous research ship Discovery. Elie Watersports: Go boating and sailing. Saturday trips：
Edinburgh: Visit Scotland’s beautiful capital. Discover Edinburgh Castle, walk along Princes Street, home to some of Edinburgh’s best shops, discover the city’s past. Glasgow: Experience Scotland’s city of culture and buildings, internationally famous for its Victorian buildings and wonderful museums. Visit Scotland’s best-loved museum. Discover and experience Scotland: the best small country in the world. You will not be disappointed.
35. When will the students have their trips
A. On Sunday. B. On Wednesday morning.
C. On Wednesday and Sunday. D. On Wednesday and Saturday.
36. Where did Queen Elizabeth live when she was young
A. Glasgow. B. Glamis Castle. C. Elie Watersports. D. Edinburgh Castle.
37. If you want to go shopping, the best place to go to is _______.
A. Glasgow B. Edinburgh C. Elie Watersports D. Discovery
38. What you have read is _______________.
A. a travel diary B. a news report
C. an advertisement D. an introduction to Scotland

(B)
In the United States, when you become rich you want people to know about it. And even if you do not become very rich you want people to think that you are. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with the rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seemed to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
39. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they __________.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. don’t want others to know they are rich
D. want to be happy
40. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ___________.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City
C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors
41. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is _________.
A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States
C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name
42. The best title for this passage probably is __________.
A. The secret lives of the rich B. How New Yorkers behave
C. Why being rich is never enough D. The funny side of being rich

(C)
We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively (被动地). We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. If we achieve knowledge by passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.
Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor (谣言).
Did you ever play the game Rumor It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.
That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping（打上标记）it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.
This process is also found among scholars and writers: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it happens to someone to question the facts.
43. According to the passage, passive learning may occur in _______.
A. doing a medical experiment B. solving a math problem
C. visiting an exhibition D. doing scientific reasoning
44. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. active learning
B. knowledge
C. communication
D. passive learning
45. The writer mentions the game Rumor to show that _____.
A. a message may be changed when being passed on
B. a message should be delivered in different ways
C. people may have problems with their sense of hearing
D. people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor
46. What can we infer from the passage
A. Active learning is less important.
B. Passive learning may not be reliable.
C. Active learning happens more often.
D. Passive learning is not found among writers.

四、完成句子
根据中文意思完成句子。
1. 我经常犯语法错误。
I often in grammar.
2. 参加英语俱乐部是学好英语的最好方法。
The best way to __________ English is to __________ an English club.
3. 别为你的数学考试担心了。那会让你压力太大的。
Don’t __________________ your math test. It will make you stressed out.
4. 我害怕海。因为我不会游泳。
I am __________________ the sea. Because I don’t know how to swim.
5. 为什么你不借老师的磁带呢？你可以在家听它们。
__________ don’t you __________ the teacher’s tapes You can listen to them at home.

【试题答案】
一、单项选择
1~5CBCBB 6~10 DCDAD 11~15 ACACA 16~20 ADDBC

二、完形填空
21~25 BDBAC 26~30 CDACA 31~34 CBCB

三、阅读理解
35~38 DBBC 39~42 BABC 43~46 CDAB

四、完成句子
1. make mistakes
2. learn / study, join
3. worry about
4. afraid of / terrified of / frightened of
5. Why, borrow