牛津译林版九年级上册Unit 4 Growing up单元测试（含答案）

《Unit 4 Growing up》单元测试
第I卷 选择题（共60分）
一、单选题（共15分）
-My?dream?is?to?build?________?university?on?the?moon?some?day．
-It?sounds?like?______?unusual?dream．I?wish?you?could?realize?it．（　　）
A. a；?a B. an；?a C. a；?an D. an；?an
-Is?your?uncle?in?his?____？（　　）
-Yes．His?____birthday?is?coming?next?month．
A. forty；?forty-first B. forties；?forty-first
C. forties；?forty-one D. forty；?forty-first
Kobe?Bryant?is?a?basketball?hero．He?is?admired?____?millions?of?people not?only ___his?achievements?but?also?his?spirit（　　）
A. for；by B. by；for C. by；as D. as；for
---Do?you?know?what?SOHO?means？
---It?means?small?office?and?home?office．More?and?more?people?can?work?________the?Internet?at?home?now．（　　）
A. with B. across C. through D. by
My?grandfather?used?to?build?railways?for?the?Japanese?army?when?he?was?young．He?was____?to?work?hard?from?morning?till?night．（　　）
A. invited B. encouraged C. allowed D. forced
Wars?are?disasters．A?large?number?of?people?will?lose?their?homes?if?a?war____．（　　）
A. breaks?out B. is?broken?out C. breaks?up D. is?broken?up
-When?shall?I?hand?in?my?report？（　　）
-As?soon?as?it?____?tomorrow．
A. completes B. is?completed
C. will?complete D. will?be?completed
China?doesn't?have?a?strong?football?team．Maybe?it?will?be?hundreds?of?years____?the?Chinese?team?wins?the?World?Cup．（　　）
A. before B. since C. after D. when
---When?did?Yao?Ming?enter?the?NBA？
---Well,he_____?a?chance?to?play?for?an?NBA?team?until?he?helped?Shanghai?Sharks?win?the?CBA?champion?in?2002．（　　）
A. was?offered B. wasn't?offered
C. hasn't?offered D. has?offered
-I?wonder?____?if?I?park?my?car?here．（　　）
-Of?course?it?does．You?need?to?find?a?safer?place．
A. when?it?minds B. whether?it?matters
C. how?it?matters D. if?it?works
Poor?thing! Jack________?down?while?he________?on?the?ice．He?got?hurt?badly．（　　）
A. was?falling；?was?skating B. was?falling；?skated
C. fell；?was?skating D. has?fallen；?was?skating
-Has?Nate?Robinson?ever?won?the?Slam?Dunk?Contest？（　　）
-Yes．He?won?it?in?2006，2009 and?2010，____he?is?as?short?as?1.75 meters．
A. as B. since C. however D. although
Mo?Yan's?novel?Frogs____?into?many?languages?since?it?came?out?in?2009．（　　）
A. was?translated B. has?translated
C. has?been?translated D. translated
The?two?girls____?in?a?cave?（洞穴）?and?the?enemies?（敌人）?didn't?find?them．（　　）
A. got?away B. lost?their?lives
C. went?into?hiding D. were?taken?notice
-I?am?afraid?I?have?to?give?up?my?dream?of?being?a?singer．（　　）
-____．No?dream?is?too?big?and?no?dreamer?is?too?small．
A. Don't?lose?heart B. Don't?mention?it
C. That's?unusual D. You?must?be?joking
二、完形填空（共15分）
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house．As they were working，a couple of older boys (16) to watch．
"What are you doing？"asked one of the(17)．
"We plan to dig a hole all the way through Earth!" one of the brothers answered(18)．
The older boys began to laugh，telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through Earth was(19)．
After a long silence，one of the diggers(20) a jar full of spiders，worms and a wide types of insects．He removed the lid （盖子） and(21) the wonderful things to the visitors．
Then he said quietly and(22)，"Even if we don't dig all the way through Earth，look at what we've found along the way!"
Their goal was far too ambitious （有雄心的），but it did cause them(23)．And that is what a goal is(24) to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen．
But not every goal will be fully(25)．Not every job will end(26)．Not every hope will come to pass．Not every love will last．Not every(27) will be realized．
But(28) you fall short of aim（达不到目标），perhaps you can say，"Yes，but look at what I've found along the way! Look at the(29) things which have come into my life because I tried to do something!"
It is in the digging that(30) is lived．And I believe it is joy in the journey，and in the end that truly matters．
?A. went B. ran C. stopped D. followed
?A. visitors B. workers C. brothers D. diggers
?A. angrily B. excitedly C. slowly D. luckily
?A. difficult B. harmful C. useless D. impossible
?A. dealt with B. picked up C. worked out D. showed off
?A. showed B. threw C. gave D. offered
?A. comfortably B. wildly C. normally D. confidently
?A. to dig B. digging C. doing D. to do
?A. against B. for C. with D. at
?A. changed B. achieved C. told D. stated
?A. easily B. obviously C. healthily D. successfully
?A. dream B. mistake C. advice D. step
?A. how B. where C. why D. when
?A. terrible B. sad C. romantic D. wonderful
?A. lie B. life C. Earth D. trouble
三、阅读理解（共30分）
A
In China，more and more villagers have left home to make a living in big cities．As a result，their children have become leftover children and they need more care．The survey below is from some villages in Central China．Three hundred children were chosen to answer the questions．
What they want Love Money Freedom Control Something else
40% 18% 28% 10% 4%
Who to talk with Oneself Family members No one
27% 55% 18%
Communicate （交流） with their parents freely or not Yes A little difficult No
46% 44% 10%
The way they like to live Living with parents Living without parents No idea
58% 14% 28%
What they think of their parents' working in cities Bad Good No idea
20% 39% 41%
Happiest place School Home Friend's home
48% 34% 18%

Of all the four things，the leftover children need ______ most．
A. love B. money C. control D. freedom
______ of the children think it good to live with their parents．
A. 14% B. 28% C. 44% D. 58%
How many children think their happiest place is their school？ ______
A. 48． B. 102． C. 144． D. 156．
During the survey，the children were asked about many things EXCEPT ______ ．
A. pocket money B. places they like
C. their needs D. their parents' working in cities
We can learn that ______ from the survey．
A. most leftover children want more freedom without parents
B. over 40% of the children have difficulty talking to parents freely
C. all the leftover children dream of making money in big cities
D. most villagers prefer living a life in the countryside．
B
Nate Robinson is unlike any other player in the NBA．This player is the shortest in the NBA，but he is one of the most fearless players．He is 1.75m tall．"In NBA，he looks like a fourth-grader among a group of high school students，"according to The Atlantic．
How can he compete （竞争） with them？Robinson makes up for this with his ability to jump．Without moving forwards or backwards，he can jump up to 110cm．However，confidence helps him more．"People talk about my height all the time，but I don't really feel smaller than anyone else，"said Robinson．"I always think I'm on fire（充满激情的）．"No matter who you are or what you've won，he's going to come at you．With that spirit，he has won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest three times．Also，he has made many wonderful blocks （盖帽）．
Chicago Bulls played Miami Heat on May 10，2013．LeBron James，the 2.03-meter-tall player from Miami Heat，went to shoot．But Robinson blocked him．He also blocked Shaquille O'Neal in Cleveland Cavaliers and even Yao Ming in Houston Rockets．
Nate Robinson is a hero．He has given many basketball fans hope．Maybe one day，you can also block big guys like LeBron James!
According to the report，Nate Robinson once played for ______ ．
A. Chicago Bulls B. Miami Heat
C. Houston Rockets D. Cleveland Cavaliers
Paragraph 1of the report mainly talks about ______ ．
A. how great Nate Robinson is
B. how Nate Robinson is unlike any other player
C. how fearless Nate Robinson is
D. who Nate Robinson is
The underlined phrase "makes up" probably means ______ ．
A. 强化 B. 弱化 C. 弥补 D. 构成
Nate Robinson's ______ is the main reason why he can compete with others．
A. ability to jump B. confidence
C. shooting skills D. blocks
Which is TRUE about Nate Robinson？ ______
A. He once blocked Yao Ming from Miami Heat．
B. He won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest more than once．
C. He gives hope to all NBA players．
D. He feels himself smaller than others and he practices hard．
C
Do you have the experience of taking music lessons against your wishes？Perhaps you have complained about it because you thought it took you much playtime．But now you'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training．A recent study suggests music lessons can make children have better memories than their peers （同龄人）．
The Canadian study showed that after one year of musical training，children did better on a memory test than those who didn't take music lessons．
The researchers made the children aged between 4and 6into two groups-one group of children took music lessons outside school，and the other didn't take any musical training．In one year，they took four tests in different times．The results showed brain （大脑） development changes at least every four months．
The children taking music lessons not only did better in musical listening but also made faster progress in other ways，such as reading，writing，Maths and IQ．
People say music is the good medicine for a broken heart．Now it seems music can also help us to improve our memories．We are sure to find more and more in the wonderful world of music．
You'd better thank your parents for their time and money spent on your musical training because ______ ．
A. you get well after you take music lessons
B. you will make faster progress in every way
C. music can help you to improve your memories
D. music lessons have taken up most your free time
The researchers made one group of the children aged 4～6take music lessons for ______ ．
A. six months B. a year C. two years D. four years
The Canadian study showed that brain development changes ______ ．
A. once a week B. twice half a year
C. four times a year D. at least every four months
According to the last paragraph，most people think music can make us ______ ．
A. happy B. worried C. lazy D. confident
What does the passage mainly tell us？ ______
A. How to become cleverer．
B. Music does us much good．
C. What to find in wonderful music．
D. Everyone should receive music training．

第II卷 非选择题（共40分）
四、首字母短文填空（共10分）
阅读下面的短文，根据所给的首字母提示，用合适的单词填空．
Different students have different TV viewing（1）h ______ ．
Daniel is a football fan．He is watching a（2）w ______ round-up of what is happening in
sport．The program（3）c ______ different sports，such as basketball，badminton and baseball．He finds this week's programs a bit （4）b ______ because there won't be any football matches．But there are a（5）n ______ of interviews with some famous football players and a report on the （6）c ______ 2014World Cup in Brazil．
Bob likes watching game shows．He is now watching Stay to the End （《一站到底》） on JSTV．He hopes one day he can （7）t ______ part in it，answer all the questions and win a great （8）p ______ ．
Andy prefers to watch comedies because the actors in them are （9）f ______ and can make him laugh．
Mary is a music （10）l ______ ．She likes watching all kinds of music programs like The Voice of China and Chinese Idol．She thinks they are fun．
五、选词填空-句子（共5分）
从方框中选择合适的词或者词组，并用其正确形式填空．
to one's surprise，medical research，die of，try out for，a great deal of
1. We've spent ______ time searching for the information we need．
2. We all expected the Spanish team to win．But ______ ，they lost their first match in the 2014World Cup．
3. More ______ is needed before scientists find out the right way to cure the disease．
4. I was advised ______ the school basketball team when I entered the school．
5. Sadly，the great writer ______ heart disease at a young age．
六、完成句子（共10分）
1. 根据句意和汉语提示，用正确的单词填空．
Messi ____________（得分）?a?winning?goal?in?the?second?half?of?the?match．
2. 如果战争继续，我们每个人都会担心自己的生命安全．
If?the?war?continues，we?will?all?live_____________．
3. 你认为什么使他改变了主意？
What?do?you?think?made?him____________？
4. 我正要准备去睡觉，这时候电话响了．
I?was?just?going?to?bed____________．
5. 无论何时需要他为慈善做点什么，他都会立刻行动起来．
_____________?for?charity，he?takes?action?at?once．
七、书面表达（共15分）
升入中学已经两年多了，回顾过去的两年，你对谁最感激（grateful）呢？请你以Thank?you，×××为题，写一篇80词左右的短文．短文必须围绕以下提示展开：
1．Who?is?the?person？
2．What?has?he/she?done?for?you？Please?give?one?or?two?examples．
3．What?have?you?learnt?from?him/her？
Thank?you，×××
Dear______．

答案
第I卷（60分）
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B
8. A 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. C
15. A 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. B 21. A
22. D 23. A 24. B 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D
29. D 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B
36. A 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. B 41. C 42. B
43. D 44. A 45. B

第II卷（40分）
1. habits??2. weekly??3. covers??4. boring??5. number??
6. coming??7. take??8. prize??9. funny??10. lover??

1. a great deal of??2. to our surprise??3. medical research??4. to try out for??5. died of??

1. scored??
2. in fear of our lives??
3. change his mind??
4. when the telephone rang??
5. Whenever he is needed to do something??


Dear, Mum，
I'd like to say thank you for what you have done for me．
You not only look after me well but also do whatever you can to help me get out of trouble．When I was in Grade 7，I was weak in English．I felt hopeless．It was you who offered me so much support and made me feel confident．You gave me valuable advice and spent a great deal of time helping me practice English．With your help，I improved my English quickly．What's more，I realized that nothing is impossible for a willing heart．
Thank you，Mum．??