九年级下册英语校本练习 九下Unit 4 Integrated skills
一、完型填空
About twenty year ago, I was on a very long flight, during which a voice from the speaker said, “We won’t 1 drinks or the meal because we are facing a storm ahead. Please make your seat belts fastened.”Many passengers became 2 , talking about it with each other. At once it became 3 in the plane.
Soon, lightening lit up the darkening skies, and within moments the 4 was like a boat on waves in the storm. One moment it was lifted up by the storm; the next, it was thrown as if it were to 5 onto the ground. All the passengers were frightened. Some cried. Some prayed (祈祷). The 6 seemed hopeless. I wondered if we could make it through the storm.
Then I noticed the little girl next to me. Surprisingly, the storm seemed to mean 7 to her. She was 8 , looking through a picture book. Sometimes she closed her eyes, then she would __9 again, but she never showed an expression of worry or fear. The little girl wasn’t afraid at all 10 all the adults were scared to death. Finding me watching her, the girl smiled at me and said, “Don’t worry. My 11 is the pilot. He is taking me home. Take it easy. He will take us home 12 .” When the plane was 13 danger, I smiled at the girl and she gave me a big smile in return. “I said my father would take us home safely.”
Many kinds of storms may 14 us “diseases, difficulties.... ” They can easily darken our skies and throw our planes into hard times. Let us 15 : Love is the pilot. It will help us out of trouble. So take it easy.
( )1. A. serve B. like C. get D. buy
( )2. A. happy B. excited C. nervous D. comfortable
( )3. A. noisy B. quiet C. warm D. cold
( )4. A. ship B. plane C. sky D. seat
( )5. A. fly B. jump C. land D. drop
( )6. A. weather B. question C. future D. action
( )7. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
( )8. A. calm B. funny C. sad D. disappointed
( )9. A. talk B. read C. play D. sleep
( )10. A. so B. and C. while D. since
( )11. A. uncle B. father C. brother D. grandpa
( )12. A. carefully B. quickly C. safely D. easily
( )13. A. in B. on C. from D. out of
( )14. A. trouble B.encourage C. help D. stop
( )15. A. wonder B.remember C. explain D. ask
二、选词填空
rapid, agree, compare with, challenge, devote, aware, carry out, possible, control, planet
Stephen Hawking was a great scientist. He ____1____ his life to the study of space. Although he passed away, he left behind a lot of valuable wisdom.
All the time, people are wondering if there are signs of life on other ____2____. So lots of research ____3____ to look for aliens in space. But Hawking warned us not to contact with the aliens so ____4____ if we got an alien signal(信号). He said that the aliens could be invaders(侵略者). Once they find the Earth is rich in resources, there is a ____5____ that they’ll invade the Earth. So we shouldn’t reply to their signals without thinking.
Hawking also mentioned that if we didn’t ____6____ the climate(气候) change, the Earth might become as hot as Venus(金星) and humans would feel very uncomfortable. That would destroy the Earth. However, some scientists aren’t in ____7____ with him. They think the temperature won’t become so high because the Earth is farther away from the Sun ____8____Venus.
But we should be ____9____ that the global warming is becoming more serious. Protecting the Earth is a ____10____ task, but we have to do our best. After all, the Earth is the best place for humans to live in.
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三、信息还原
Do you want to celebrate your birthday in space It would be very different from what you might do on earth. For example, your birthday cake would be flying. The candles could not be lit because astronauts cannot start a fire in the spaceship. 1 .Voices are almost the only things that are not changed by being weightless, which means that everything has almost no weight in space.
Some astronauts feel sick for the first few days in space. Some feel as if they have a cold all the time. That’s because without gravity, the fluids(液体) in their bodies move towards their heads. Their faces look a little fatter. __ 2 .
And because gravity is not pressing on the spine(脊椎). The spine relaxes and stretches(舒展). _3_ .But when they come back on earth, they shrink(收缩) to their regular height.
Since nothing has weight, astronauts can lift heavy objects easily. _4 .However, it is harder to stay still in space than to move around, so the astronauts always hold onto something or tie themselves to something. _5 .
A.There are pieces of Velcro to stick things in order to keep them from floating around.
B.Your friends could still sing Happy Birthday to You.
C.Astronauts grow one or two inches in space. D.In space, bone and muscles get weaker.
E.They can even lift each other.
F.For the same reason, their waists get smaller and their chests get bigger. 答案:
四、首字母填空
Are we there yet The question drives people m____1____ during a trip. If you’ve ever driven to a far place for a vacation, you know that long trips in the car can get boring. If you’re b____2____ with long trips, you might not want to be an astronaut. Travelling to outer space r____3____ much more patience.
The US has sent astronauts to the Moon. Many space enthusiasts(狂热爱好者) dream of the day when there will be a manned(载人的) f____4____ to Mars.
The Earth is sometimes referred to the “third rock from the Sun”, which would make Mars the f ____5____ rock from the Sun. Though it’s the next p____6____ over, it’s still a long way away.
Like the Earth, Mars c____7____ around the Sun. Every 26 months, Mars reaches a point which is called opposition(冲日). At opposition, Mars gets c____8____ to the Earth. So, if you want to travel to Mars, it would be not so far at opposition.
If you want to take the first manned flight to Mars, be p____9____ for a long trip. Scientists say a trip to Mars and back would take 400-450 days. Would you be w____10____ to spend over a year in a spacecraft You would say “Are we there yet ” for months!
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五、阅读回答问题,每题答案不超过6个词
Dear Ms. White,
I used to have a lot of problems and I always tried to fix (修正) them. I used to do badly in English. To fix it, I read English newspapers and went to the school English corner to improve it. Now I’m quite good at it. I used to be weak. To fix it, I ate right and joined a sports club. I’m strong and healthy now. I used to be afraid of speaking in public. To fix it, I took part in all kinds of school activities. Now I’m outgoing and everyone likes making friends with me.
But now I have a problem that I can’t fix. I have the ugliest nose in the whole world. It’s not only fat but also big! I want to have a nose job(鼻子整形), but how can I get my parents to agree
Yours,Anne
1.What did Ann use to do when she had a problem
2.In Ann’s letter, how many problems has she fixed
3.How did Anne fix it when she used to be afraid of speaking in public
4.What is Anne like now
5.What does Anne want to fix her nose