Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Week 4 能力训练 （无答案）人教版英语九年级全册

Week 4
Monday
完型填空。
To many kids, an escalator(电动扶梯) seems like a magical machine. You step onto a moving floor and then it suddenly becomes a 1 stair. At the top of the escalator, you step off and it 2 below your feet. So how do escalators work
Basically, the escalator is a change based on a conveyor belt(传送带). A conveyor belt moves a flat surface. But the chains(链条) in an escalator move a lot of 3 . Each step has two sets of wheels. They run on two different tracks(轨道). On one track, the top wheels are connected to the moving chain that pulls 4 along. The bottom wheels run on the other track to 5 that the steps always keep balance.
The steps are also 6 produced. They form a flat platform at the top and bottom of the escalator. This makes it 7 for riders to get on and off the escalator safely. To make the ride stable(稳定的), escalators also have handrails(扶手). They move at the same 8 as the steps.
Escalators are not technologically difficult. They make getting from one level to 9 in shopping malls and airports much easier.
Compared with elevators(升降电梯), 10 escalators can't take people directly to the floor they want to go to, they can move much larger groups of people in shorter distances. An escalator moving 45 meters a minute can carry about 10,000 people an hour.
1. A. stopping B. moving C. leaving D. flying
2. A. breaks B. repairs C. appears D. disappears
3. A. people B. steps C. machines D. kids
4. A. them B.it C.you D.us
5. A. take after B. make sure C. find out D. work on
6.A.completely B. suddenly C. difficultly D. specially
7. A. easier B. harder C. faster D. slower
8. A. place B. speed C. way D. space
9. A. other B. another C. others D. the other
10. A. because B. when C. though D. if
Tuesday
阅读理解。
Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little and he could see that he was going to lose money.
One night, Mr. Jones sat by the fire and worried about another very bad day. Suddenly, he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote the following notice on it in big letters, “WHAT DO YOU THINK IGIVE AWAY PENCILS AND PAPER AND INK”.
He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night.
The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the first woman what she wanted.
She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he had put them in her hands, she turned to leave the shop.
“That will be thirty cents, please.” he said.
“Why ” she asked in surprise.
“That's the price of the paper and the pencil.”
“But your notice says it is free,” she replied.
“Oh, no,” he said. “How can I make any money if everything is free ”
She took him outside and showed him the notice. “It's wrong, too.” She said. “Where’ s the question mark after the word, THINK ”
“There isn't a question mark,” he said.
“But there should be one.”
“I'm afraid you' ve made a mistake,” Mr. Jones said. “You' ve read my notice in the wrong way.”
“Not at all,” said the woman. “It's quite easy to read. It says, ‘What do you think I give away pencils and paper and ink!”.
“No, “Mr. Jones said. “You should read it like this: And the answer to the question is — Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see.”
1. How did Mr. Jones probably feel when he went to bed that night
A. Confident B. Worried. C. Nervous. D. Sad.
2. When asked to pay, the woman felt surprised because .
A. she thought Mr. Jones would give away the things in his shop
B. the price was too high
C. she had forgotten to bring money with her
D. she had read the notice in the right way
3. Which of the following sentence is the most suitable for the blank in the last paragraph
A. What do you think I give away pencils and paper and ink!
B. What Do you think I give away pencils and paper and ink
C. What do you think I give away Pencils and paper and ink!
D. What do you think I give Away pencils and paper and ink
4. What may happen in the end
A. Mr. Jones agreed to let the shoppers get things for free that day.
B. People in the town considered Mr. Jones a smart and honest man.
C. The woman paid the money unwillingly and left the shop angrily.
D. The people who came to the shop all bought some things.
Wednesday
阅读理解。
Qingming, meaning“clear and bright” in Chinese, is an important traditional festival. The festival can date back to Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). The words“clear” and“bright” describe the weather in this period. The day before Qingming Festival is Cold Food Day when people are not allowed to set fire and only eat cold food. As time went by, the two festivals became one. Some areas in south China still keep the custom.
The main custom of Qingming Festival is tomb sweeping, one way to pay respect to ancestors(祭祖). On that day, people clean the tombs, add some fresh earth, offer flowers, and burn candles along with paper money and some other paper things. Once tomb sweeping finishes, families have a picnic around the tomb and commonly spend the afternoon enjoying outdoor activities.
Spring hiking is also a popular custom for Chinese. It's good for health, and it's an excellent opportunity to go into nature and communicate with families and friends. In the early blooming days of spring, families climb mountains or take a walk into forests and fields, enjoying the“clear and bright” weather. In the past, Chinese called it“Xun Chun”- - looking for spring.
Willows(柳树) always sprout(发芽) in spring. The old Chinese thought it was a symbol of life and people would pick willow branches, and even put them on the doors and the roofs of houses. It is said that willows can help to get off bad luck.
As an important traditional festival, Qingming Festival enjoys great culture value. On the 20th May,2006, it was added to the World Intangible Cultural Heritage(非遗) List.
Qingming Festival is filled with contradictory emotions(矛盾的情绪). Especially for the ancient poets(诗人), it's a day when it is easy to get sad by over missing the passed families. A number of poems about Qingming Festival have been created by them. Do you know the most famous one by Du Mu
1. People in had Qingming Festival the earliest in China.
A. Tang Dynasty B. Qing Dynasty C. Ming Dynasty D. Zhou Dynasty
2. According to the passage, is NOT a custom on Qingming Festival.
A. sweeping tombs B. spring hiking C. planting willows D. eating cold food
3. The underlined word“one” in the last paragraph means .
A. festival B. poem C. poet D. custom
4. From the passage, we can infer that .
A. in order to pay respect to ancestors, Chinese people sweep their tombs on Qingming Festival.
B. when sweeping tombs, candles, paper money, and other paper things will be burned together.
C. more and more foreigners will get to know Qingming Festival and its valuable culture within.
D. the ancient poems about Qingming Festival are all about missing the dead and full of sorrows.
Thursday
任务型阅读。
Erik was born in 1968, and he did make it to the top of Mount Qomolangma, the tallest mountain on the earth, on May 25,2001. But Erik could not see the view from the top, the snow and ice all around him. He could only feel them because he is blind.
Erik was born with an eye disease. He could never see very well. By the time he was 13, the disease had made him blind. It was Erik's father who encouraged him to think about the things he could do. Erik learned that lesson well.
When he was sixteen, Erik went rock climbing for the first time. The experience changed his life. He loved the feel of the wind and the rock under his hands. This encouraged him and made him want to climb more and more.
In 1995, Erik climbed to the top of Denali Peak in Alaska. It was the first of the“Seven Summits” that Erik went on to climb. These mountains are the highest on each of the seven continents. Over the next seven years, Erik climbed them all.
Erik didn't stop at mountain climbing. At one time he is a teacher and a wrestling(摔跤) coach. He is also a skydiver(跳伞者). He runs marathon races. He skis. He does long-distance bike rides. Blindness is never a handicap(障碍) for him.
1. Did Erik climb to the top of Mount Qomolangma
2. What changed Erik's life and encouraged him to do more
3. Why did the writer say“blindness never a handicap of Erik”
4. Do you think Erik had a happy life Why or why not
Friday
短文填空。
“If you agree with me, please Dianzan.” Do you know Dianzan is one of the most popular words on the Internet When you think someone's ideas are right 1 when you think someone's articles are wonderful, you can click(点击) the praise sign. Anyhow, clicking the praise sign 2 that you agree with someone or praise someone. “Dianzan” is a kind of Chinese Internet language. People usually use it when they surf the Internet. There is also a function(功能) of Dianzan in the QQ space. The QQ space has had the function 3 2010. It didn’ t become very popular 4 Sina blog(新浪博客) started the function of Dianzan. In recent years, it has become more and more popular. When the 2015 New Year came, Chinese leader Xi Jinping used the word Dianzan to praise and express his 5 to the great Chinese people for what they had done for this country.
Websites can know how many people support some ideas 6 counting how many people click the praise sign. Experts can know 7 teenagers are caring about through what they click the sign for. That can help them 8 teenager's problems.
Clicking the praise sign is really an easy thing. Have you ever clicked the sign for anybody on Internet
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Weekend
美文赏析。
Time zone
New York is 3 hours ahead of California,
but it does not make California slow.
Someone graduated at the age of 22,
but waited 5 years before securing a good job!
Someone became a CEO at 25,
and died at 50.
While another became a CEO at 50,
and lived to 90 years.
Someone is still single,
while someone else got married.
Obama retires at 55,
but Trump starts at 70.
Absolutely everyone in this world works based on their time zone.
People around you might seem to go ahead of you,
some might seem to be behind you.
But everyone is running their own race, in their own time.
Don't envy them or mock them.
They are in their time zone, and you are in yours!
Life is about waiting for the right moment to act.
So, relax.
You' re not late.
You' re not early.
You are very much on time, and in your time zone Destiny set up for you.