2024-2025人教版英语九年级unit 8 第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check）课时训练（含答案解析）

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第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check）
一、完形填空。
One night when I got up for some water, I heard a strange noise. I 1 and saw a big flying saucer(飞碟)near my back door! It had blinking(闪烁的)light and made a loud noise. I woke up my parents. But when we all got to the back door, the flying saucer was gone. Mom and Dad said I 2 have been dreaming. After I was in bed for a while, I heard another strange sound. I jumped up and ran back to the back door. The flying saucer 3 and this time it was making no sound.
I saw a strange door with bright light 4 on the side of the flying saucer. Then I saw two bright green eyes moving towards me. It was an alien. The alien was tall and thin. He was not scary 5 friendly. I was not afraid.
Then he walked towards the garden. He picked some 6 and planned to take them away. He smelled them and sneezed(打喷嚏) very loud. That woke up my parents and the neighbors. When they came out and saw the alien, they were a little 7 . The alien was happy that they came to see him.
Then he turned around and walked towards the flying saucer 8 the flowers. He went into the flying saucer and then it 9 and flew away.
Just then my mom saw a strange flower in the garden. It shone in the dark and changed to all the 10 of the rainbow(彩虹). It must have been the special gift that the alien gave to us.
( ) 1. A. looked out B. found out C. took out D. brought out
( ) 2. A. could B. might C. must D. would
( ) 3.A.returned B. left C. landed D. remained
( ) 4.A.close B. open C. turn D. shut
( ) 5.A.or B. and C. so D. but
( ) 6.A.plants B. trees C. flowers D. vegetables
( ) 7.A.afraid B. excited C. touched D. active
( ) 8.A.above B. with C. for D. about
( ) 9.A.turned off B. ran off C. sent off D. took off
( ) 10.A.shapes B. symbols C. colors D. ways
二、阅读理解。
A
Most scientists agree the Great Sphinx of Giza (吉萨狮身人面像) was built around 2,500 B.C. But John Anthony West says that it’s much older. If he’s right, “everything anybody has learned about ancient civilizations (文明) would have to be completely revised,” he told a magazine.
West, a writer and film-maker, first got interested in ancient history after studying the work of a French researcher. The researcher said Egyptian civilization could have developed as early as 30,000 years ago, rather than 4,500 years ago, as most experts believe.
West joined a scientist to do research together. Their research suggested that the Sphinx had been worn down (磨损) over the years by water, rather than by sand and wind.
Wait a minute Water How could that be The Sphinx is in the Sahara Desert, which has been dry for 12,000 years! However, before that time, it was very green. If it’s true that water wore down the Sphinx, West thinks that it must have been built centuries earlier.
Whether West is right or wrong, it’s important to challenge accepted ideas. That’s how science progresses.
West gave some advice for kids: If you are interested in a topic, read everything you can on it. Do your own research. Don’t always believe everything your teachers tell you. Ask lots of questions, and find your own answers.
( )1.What does the underlined word “revised” in Paragraph 1 mean
A. Connected. B. Created. C. Changed. D. Controlled.
( )2.Most scientists believed Egyptian civilization developed _______.
A. 4,500 years ago B. 6,000 years ago C. 12,000 years ago D. 30,000 years ago
( )3.From West’s research, we can know the Sphinx was worn down by _______.
A. sand B. water C. wind D. heat
( )4.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. The place where West did his research. B. The period when the Sphinx was built.
C. The reason why West holds his opinion.
D. The technology which was used to build the Sphinx.
( )5.Which of the following may the writer agree
Science progresses through giving different opinions.
B. Egyptian civilization should be earlier than we thought.
C. One should do some research before giving their opinions.
D. Kids should ask lots of questions and believe what their teachers say.
B
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood when he was 12. His parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People usually laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tiger. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” she said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” he repeated (重复) the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog!” Tiger raised its ears as if it understood.
“Uhum! Even a dog likes it!” he said, “Well, Tiger, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tiger waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed(种子) of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”
( )6．The boy repeated the words “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” because ________.
A．he was thinking about the words B．he didn’t understand the words
C．he wanted to talk to his dog D．he liked talking to himself
( )7．What made the boy start his new life
A．The people laughing at him. B．The kind words spoken to him.
C．The hard life. D．His lovely dog.
( )8．He was feeling ________ when he whistled to his dog.
A．funny B．sad C．lonely D．excited
( )9．Which of the following is Right according to the passage
A．He never took good care of his friend, Tiger. B．He usually had many friends around him.
C．He helped a young lady when her bag dropped. D．He often washed his dirty face in the lake.
( )10．What’s the best title (题目) of this passage
A．A Dog and a Boy B．A Poor Boy’s Childhood
C．A Businessman and a Boy D．The Power of Kindness
三、短文填空。
When people hear the word “stress”, they usually think of something bad.(1)___________, stress is good for the body and mind sometimes. First, people may feel stressed(2)___________there is something important to do. For example, some(3)___________are stressed before an important exam. The stress might make them feel(4)___________, but this kind of stress can help people work efficiently(高效地) to meet their goals. Second, stress can keep us(5)___________. Scientists find a little stress can make the immune system(免疫系统)even (6)___________. When your body learns to respond(反应) to some stress, it's able to protect you(7)___________illness. (8)___________, stress may help us respond to danger. If you see a car coming around the corner too fast, this stress sends a message warn your brain of danger, allowing your body to respond(9)___________. Without the stress, you may not jump out of the car's way soon enough.
Of course, too much stress is(10)___________to our bodies and minds. But the right amount of stress makes us healthier and safer.
参考答案
**第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check）**
一、完形填空。
1. A. looked out
2. C. must
3. D. remained
4. B. open
5. D. but
6. C. flowers
7. A. afraid
8. B. with
9. D. took off
10. C. colors
二、阅读理解。
A
1. C. Changed.
2. A. 4,500 years ago
3. B. water
4. C. The reason why West holds his opinion.
5. A. Science progresses through giving different opinions.
B
6. B. he didn’t understand the words
7. B. The kind words spoken to him.
8. D. excited
9. C. He helped a young lady when her bag dropped.
10. D. The Power of Kindness
三、短文填空。
1. However
2. when
3. students
4. nervous
5. alert
6. stronger
7. from
8. Moreover
9. quickly
10. bad
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