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九年级英语Unit8测试卷
一、语法与情景对话(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
( )1. The students went a picnic last weekend, and they enjoyed themselves
the picnic.
A.at;at B.for; for C.at; for D.for;at
( )2.-What's the of your interview
-To find the secret of his success.
A.purpose B.choice C.society D.position
( )3.-Paul, when do you plan to start for the meeting tomorrow
-Alex, didn't tell you that the meeting had been put off
A.somebody B.anybody C.everybody D.nobody
( )4.Thank you for giving us such suggestions.
A.common B.valuable C.usual D.comfortable
( )5.I wish to my thanks to Mr. Smith for his great help in my study.
A.discuss B.imagine C.express D.expect
( )6.—This red bike be Bob's sister's.
-Yes, hers is blue.
A.must B.might C.can't D.mustn't
( )7. There must be many people at the train station now.
A.wait B.waited C.waiting D.to wait
( )8.Nothing can prevent us our aims.
A.reach B.to reach C. from reaching D.reaches
( )9.— magazine do you think it is
-It must be .She likes reading magazines.
A. Who; Alice's B.Whose; Alice's C. Who; Alice D.Whose; Alice
( )10.-Lisa looks excited.
- She must have bought her favorite CD.She has expected it for a long time.
A.I'm not sure yet B. That's impossible
C. That's up to you D.I guess so
二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Taos is a small town in New Mexico, the USA. Many people come here not to see the beautiful scenes(景色) 1 eat delicious food. They come to listen to a kind of 2 sound-the Taos Hum.
The word "hum"means a low sound that never stops. 3 is the sound strange Firstly, the Taos Hum that people hear is quite 4 .Someone says it sounds like a little bee flying around you.Others think it sounds like a car moving in a faraway place. Secondly, 5 knows where the sound comes from.Joe Mullins, a scientist from the University of New Mexico, is one of the first persons to do 6 on the hum. He put some instruments in places where people could hear the hum, but those instruments couldn't "hear" any hum! Others who wanted to find the hum failed, too.
Many people try to 7 that strange sound. Someone says it is a noise made by insects. Someone believes it must come from some secret projects. Someone says there 8 be an underground UFO base! But no one is sure which is right.
It might be interesting for 9 to listen to the hum, but it is not for people who live in the town.They have to hear the sound 10 .That is really a hard life.
( )1.A.but B.if C.so D.or
( )2.A.terrible B.strange C.sweet D.musical
( )3.A.When B.How C.Why D.What
( )4.A.different B.similar C.low D.high
( )5.A.nobody B.everybody C.anybody D.somebody
( )6.A.discussion B.business C.invention D.research
( )7.A.receive B.produce C.explain D.carry
( )8.A.might B.would C.need D.should
( )9.A.teachers B.friends C.patients D.visitors
( )10.A.another time B.on time C.all the time D.once upon a time
三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
One Sunday morning, Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park. They love to chat there. As usual,they sat under a big tree. Suddenly, they heard a whisper (低语) from the bushes (灌木丛) behind the tree. They turned around but could not see anything unusual. They were afraid.
"Is anybody there " Millie asked. Nobody answered. They listened very carefully and heard the strange noise again. The two girls were very afraid. They ran away quickly. On their way, they met Andy.
"What happened " Andy asked. "There's a ghost in the park. Please help us," Millie cried."Really Tell me more, "Andy said. Millie told Andy everything. Andy went to the park, stood beside the tree and listened carefully. Then he heard the noise! He looked behind the tree and heard another whisper. He was not sure whether the sound came from the bushes. He searched carefully.
"Oh! Here it is, Andy said to the girls. He found a little cat in the bushes. It was very weak.When it miaowed(发出猫叫声),it made a sound like a whisper.
阅读以上材料,根据其内容判读下列句子正误。正确填A,错误填B。
( )1. Millie and Amy went to Sunshine Park on Sunday.
( )2. Millie and Amy weren't afraid when they heard the whisper from the bushes.
( )3. Millie and Amy ran away because there was a bad man in the park.
( )4. Andy, together with Amy and Millie, went to the park again to see what happened.
( )5. Finally, they found the whisper was made by a dog.
B
How to write a secret message
Do you want to write a message that can only be read by a person It is a secret message for that person only. The other people can't see the message on the paper. Only that person knows how to make the message appear. Here's an experiment on how to write such a message.
You'll need
half a lemon a cup four spoons of water
a cotton swab(棉签) white paper a light bulb
What to do
1.Squeeze(挤)some lemon juice into water.Mix the water and juice.
2.Put the cotton swab into the mixture and make it wet. Use the wet cotton swab to write some words on the paper.
3. Let the paper dry. Show it to someone and ask if he or she can see the words on the paper.
4. Hold the paper close to a light bulb to heat it. Ask him or her again.
Let me explain it!
Lemon juice has chemicals that have carbon(碳). The chemicals break down easily when they are heated. And the carbon makes them turn a dark color.
阅读以上材料,根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
( )6. If you want to do this experiment, you need the following things EXCEPT
A.lemon B.water C.paper D.milk
( )7. What will happen when the paper is heated by the bulb
A. The lemon turns into a dark color. B. The cotton is seen.
C. The words on the paper appeared. D. The message is lost.
( )8. What is the next step after using the wet cotton swab to write some words on the paper
A. Mix the water and juice.
B. Squeeze some lemon juice into water.
C. Put the cotton swab into the mixture and make it wet.
D. Let the paper dry.
( )9. What makes the words into a dark color
A. The carbon. B. The paper. C. The cotton. D. The water.
( )10.Where can we read the passage
A. In a letter. B. In a message.
C. In a magazine. D. In a storybook.
C
The monster statues(怪兽雕像) in the Forbidden City(紫禁城) come alive! They can move and talk. They even have their own languages. Li Xiaoyu, an 11-year-old student, joins them on an adventurous(惊险的) journey.
This cartoon story comes from the book series(系列)Monsters in the Forbidden City. There are many special things in the cartoon. It has real actors. Li Xiaoyu becomes a monster and gets into the world of monster statues. There are red walls, yellow roofs(房顶),and water-ink paintings.
The books' writer is Chang Yi. When Chang was a little girl, she often heard stories of monsters in the Forbidden City from older people. She also read about them in some books. Interested in these monsters, she kept reading to find out more about them in ancient books.
As she grew up, she found that many Chinese people knew more about monsters from European and American movies and TV programs. Some loved Japanese monsters, but many of these came from China. Chinese monsters were less well-known. Chang decided to make a change by writing books. The Monsters in the Forbidden City series was born. Each chapter of the books tells the story of a monster statue in the Forbidden City.
阅读以上材料,根据其内容回答其后各个小题。
( )11. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refer to
A. Languages. B. Books. C. Monster statues. D.Older people.
( )12. Which are special in the cartoon
A. Red roofs. B. Real actors. C. Oil paintings. D. Yellow walls.
( )13. How did Chang Yi learn more about the monsters
A. By reading books. B. By playing with them.
C. By drawing pictures. D. By watching cartoons.
( )14. Why did Chang Yi write the book series
A. To make up new stories. B. To develop her interest in writing.
C. To make monsters move and talk. D. To make Chinese monsters more well-known.
( )15. What is the best title for the passage
A. The Forbidden City
B. How Monsters Were Born
C. An Adventurous Journey with Chinese Monsters
D. The Statues in Europe and America
四、任务型完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面的短文,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空,使文意通顺,结构正确。(每个单词限用一次)
prevent, whether, land, have, brave, anybody, value, sound, sudden, leader
There was once a cave(洞穴)near a town. It was called “Cave of Fear”.1. who entered it didn't return. It's said that there might be a monster in the cave. In order to
2. the monster from getting out of the cave, people often left gifts at the mouth of the cave, and these 3. things always disappeared soon.
One day,a young man came to the town. When he heard about the cave,he decided to enter the cave and find out 4. there was a monster. As he went deep into the cave, he heard some strange 5. . So he followed the sounds. 6. , he felt something was pushing his back. He was pushed into a large cave. As he 7. in the cave, he got very surprised. There was a big party. A lot of people were 8. the party. They were all those people who had never returned to the town.
Then he was told that this was the idea of a leader in the town. The 9. wanted to show that if someone wanted to make a change, he should be brave. So the leader created the story of the monster.Only 10. people could enjoy big parties in the cave.
六、任务型阅读理解(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,按要求完成后面的小题。
Fan Jinshi: Daughter of Dunhuang
The Mogao Grottoes are a very special place in China, which stand in Dunhuang, Gansu Province.The Mogao Grottoes are thousands of years old and were listed as a world cultural heritage (遗产) by UNESCO in 1987.
Many people, including archaeologists(考古学家)and researchers, work hard to take care of the Mogao Grottoes and learn more about them. Fan Jinshi is one of them.
Fan was born in Beijing on July 9, 1938. Her father was a graduate of Tsinghua University and had a strong interest in Chinese classical arts and culture.
Influenced by her father, Fan liked visiting museums when she was in middle school. With the great love of Chinese culture, she studied in the archaeology department in Peking University and graduated in 1963. Then she started working at Dunhuang and has worked there ever since. She spends almost 60 years taking care of Dunhuang. People call her the "Daughter of Dunhuang."
On May 4, 2023, "Daughter of Dunhuang" Fan Jinshi returned to Peking University and brought back 10 million RMB donations to set up the Fan Jinshi Education Fund to support the research of Dunhuang Studies at Peking University.
"Money made should be spent in the right way. People cannot only think of themselves, she said."Hopefully the setting of the Fund can help Dunhuang studies at the university, so it can raise cultural confidence and strength."
Who influenced Fan Jinshi to be interested in Chinese culture and decide to study archaeology
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2. Why do people call Fan Jinshi "Daughter of Dunhuang"
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3.列举一条有关 the Mogao Grottoes的事实性信息(fact)。(用英语列举)
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4.根据短文最后一段补全下面句子。
Fan Jinshi hopes the Fund will .
5.填写以下信息卡中所缺的内容(上填写一词)
Name: Fan Jinshi
Birthday: July 9, 1938
Country: China
Profession:archaeologist
Workplace: the Mogao Grottoes
Education Background: graduated from Peking University in 1963
Personality(个性):knowledgeable and 5. .
六、口语交际(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下面的对话,根据上下文,从方框内选择恰当的选项补全对话,使句意完整、符合逻辑。(其中有两项为多余选项)
A: Whose soccer ball is this
B:1. He loves playing soccer.
A: Look! He is running to us.
B: Why do you think he is running
A:2. .
B: I don't think so. 3. .
A: Yes, he might have some trouble.
B:4. .
A: Hi, Andrew.5. .
C: When I got home after exercise, I heard something strange in my house.
B: Let's ask the policemen for help.
A. It can't be Andrew's.
B. What's wrong with you
C. He could be running for exercise.
D. It must be Andrew's.
E. He looks worried.
F. You must be joking.
G. Let's go and ask him.
七、词汇考查(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1.My mother don't allow me to keep the (rabbit), but I think they are so cute.
2.There were 25 ( policeman) on duty in and around the stadium.
3. You'd better listen to your mom, because you're too young (make) your own decision.
4. She was still tired and (sleep)when he woke her up.
5. Many people are used to (receive) e-mails by QQ now.
6. (wolf) have good team work. They usually work as a team when they hunt.
7. The group (lead) is thinking of different ways to make the party more exciting.
8.I saw a UFO (land)in our yard when I walked in.
9. All of them are having fun (dance) at the square in their community.
10. The young couple look (easy) because their son hasn't come back.
八、书面表达(满分20分)
假如你们班下节英语课的讨论话题是“神秘的事”。你的生活中发生过什么神秘的事情吗?请你根据以下要点和要求,并以“The Mystery in My Life”为题写一篇英语短文。
要点:1.你的生活中发生了什么神秘的事情;
2.可能的原因是什么;
3.结果是什么。
要求:1.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
2.词数80左右。
The Mystery in My Life
参考答案
一、1-5 DABBC 6-10 CCCBD
二、1-5 DBCAA 6-10 DCADC
三、1-5 ABBAB 6-10 DCDAC 11-15 CBADC
四、1.Anybody 2. prevent 3. valuable 4. whether 5. sounds 6. Suddenly 7. landed
8. having 9. leader 10. brave
五、 1. Her father. Fan Jinshi's father.
2.Because she spends most of her life taking care of Dunhuang. Because she spends almost 60 years working in the Mogao Grottes.
3.The Mogao Grottoes stand in Dunhuang, Gansu province. The Mogao Grottoes are thousands of years old./ The Mogao Grottoes were listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1987./TheMogao Grottoes are in China.
4.help Dunhuang studies at the university/ help raise cultural confidence and strength/ help Dunhuang studies.
5.kind / great / helpful / kind-hearted /outstanding /admirable
六、1-5 DCEGB
七、1.rabbits 2.policemen 3.to make 4.sleepy 5. receiving 6. Wolves 7. leader
8.landing 9. dancing 10. uneasy
八、 The Mystery in My Life
It was Friday. After school, I came home as usual. When I opened the door, I found my room was a mess. My books were everywhere, and my clothes were under the bed. Even worse, that day was my birthday. I was angry and decided to find out who did this. I guessed it might be a thief, but other rooms were clean and tidy. Then I thought it might be my little brother. He often plays in my room.However, he is too short to open the door. As I wondered, a lovely dog came out from under the bed.At that time, my parents came and told me it was my birthday present. How amazing!
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