九年级英语下册Unit4LifeonMars检测卷(新版)牛津版

1、unit 4 检测卷一、单项选择（共 15 小题, 每小题 1 分, 计 15 分）( )1. many people believe _ students can study, do their homework and take exams at online schools.a. whether b. if c. how d. that( )2. - could i use your car? - no, you _.a. couldnt b. cant c. may not d. mustnt( )3. i cant understand _ apples ipad 2.a. why

2、are they so mad about b. why they are so mad aboutc. how are they so mad about d. how they are so mad about( )4. could you tell us _ around the earth?a. if does the moon go b. if the moon goesc. that the moon went d. that does the moon go( )5. jack asked his friend _.a. where was he from b. that the

3、 earth is bigger than the moonc. when did he come back d. not to be so angry( )6. i dont know _ she studies hard or not. _she does, she will get good marks. a. if; if b. whether; whether c. whether; if d. if; whether( )7. - must i finish my homework today?- no, you _. you _ finish it tomorrow.a. can

4、t; may b. mustnt; must c. neednt; may d. mustnt; can( )8. _ doctor in that hospital _ kind and friendly.a. each of; is b. each; are c. every; is d. every; are( )9. - i seem to be lost. could you tell me _?- sure. you can take the no.3 bus to get there.a. where is the nearest hospital b. how long it

5、will take me to the airportc. how far is my trip to the olympic village d. how i can get to the national museum ( )10.- where is lily? - she _ shanghai for five months.a. has gone to b. has been to c. has been in d. has come to( )11.the piece of music is worth_.a. listening to b. listening c. to lis

6、ten d. listen to( )12.our teacher told us _.a. what life on mars is like b. how life on mars is likec. what life on mars was like d. how life on mars was like( )13.-_life on mars? -i like it.a .what do you think of b. how do you thinkc. what do you like d. how do you think of( )14.-could i go shoppi

7、ng with you tomorrow? yes, you_.a. could b. may c. can d. must( )15.they are afraid of _on the island alone because they think some dangerous animals may do harm _them.a. live; for b. living; for c. living; to d. live; to二、完型填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，计 15 分）man has 16 four kinds of satellites. the first ki

8、nd of satellites studies the 17 ofthe earth. they are used to make maps. they also help countries to see 18 they can find oil or gold.the second kind of satellites is used to guide 19 and planes. a ship or a plane can 20 a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out where it is. the thi

9、rd kind of satellites studies the 21 . these satellites watch clouds and strong winds 22 across the earth. they warn countries to make preparations when very 23 weather is coming. they take photos of the earth from miles above it and send the photos to weather 24 on the ground.the last kind is used

10、for 25 . telephone calls 26 countries can be sent by these satellites. some can carry hundreds of 27 at one time. the call is sent to the satellite and then the satellite send it to the station in the country 28 is being phoned. these satellites also carry 29 , they can send about eight programs 30

11、.( )16. a. discovered b. found c. invented d. seen( )17. a. chemistry b. physics c. biology d. geography( )18. a. what b. which c. where d. who( )19. a. ships b. planes c. buses d. trains( )20. a. bring b. take c. write d. send( )21. a. history b. medicine c. weather d. whether( )22. a. moved b. mov

12、ing c. to move d. movement( )23. a. bad b. good c. fine d. well( )24. a. stations b. shop c. report d. studio( )25. a. sports b. communication c. shopping d. hearing( )26. a. of b. from c. between d. among( )27. a. notes b. signs c. messages d. calls( )28. a. which b. what c. who d. where( )29. a. l

13、anguages b. films c. pictures d. plays( )30. a. in time b. on time c. at a time d. over time三、阅读理解a. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳选项。（计 30 分）awhen man began to search theskies, he saw alot of things. in the universe,the earth seemed to be just a small bit of dust. it is only a small planet, and tr

14、avels around the sun. the sun together with its planets, travels in the milky way（银河）, our galaxy（星系）. the milky way has about thirty billion stars like our sun, and is one of about a hundred million galaxies in the universe. because the space is so great, it is difficult to work out how far away a

15、star is. instead of kilometers, we have light years. a light year means the distance light travels in one year. our nearest neighbour galaxy is more than 9,000,000 light years away from the earth. ( )31. a galaxy is the name of _ .a. the sun b. a large group of starsc. the universe d. planets like t

16、he earth( )32. there are about 100,000,000 _ in the universe.a. skies b. galaxies c. planets d. stars like suns( )33. a light year is a unit of _ .a. time b. distance c. length d. width( )34. man has known that _ .a. other galaxies are near ours b. the milky way is the only galaxyc. the earth is a s

17、mall part of the universe d. the sun is a large star in the milky way ( )35. the nearest neighbour galaxy is more than 9 million light years from _ .a. the sun b. the moon c. the earth d. the milky waybjohn went to the planet mars for his holiday. this is his holiday.mondaywe arrived in the mars cit

18、y at 4:30 in the afternoon (mars time) by a space shuttle. we went to the mars hotel (fivestars) for dinner before going to bed. wias very tired after the journey (it takes 72 hours to get there) , but i am looking forward to my holiday very much.tuesdayi didnt sleep well because of the weightlessne

19、ss(), the gravity is only about three-eighths of that on earth. i hit my head on the bedroom ceiling several times. after breakfast we spent the morning on the marsfarm. they dont use earth or chemicalsto grow their food.we had lunch on the farm and then had a hoverbus ride over the mars city. that

20、was very exciting. in the evening we went shopping in the mars city shopping mall. i bought some souvenirs for my family and my friends.( )36. this is johns _ .a. homework b. message c. diary d. letter( )37. they got to the mars city _ .a. in the afternoon b. in the evening c. at night d. in the mor

21、ning( )38. it took them _ to arrive in the mars city.a. several weeks b. several months c. 24 hours d. several days( )39. john had lunch _ .a. in the restaurant b. on the farmc. in the mars city shopping mall d. in the hotel( )40. john didnt _ because of the weightlessness.a. enjoy himself b. buy an

22、ything c. have breakfast d. sleep wellcamericans love cars. they go everywhere in them. 85% of people in the us go to and form work by car. and most adults have driving licenses. why does this car culture exist?how it startedamericas love of cars started after the war when soldiers returned home fro

23、m world war to rebuild their lives. they borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars which became the symbols of status（地位）. the more money they had, the bigger their cars were.making of roadsduring the war, president eisenhower noticed what good roads germany had. he decided to build

24、new four-lane（四车道）roads in america. he said is something happened suddenly, the two-lane roads wouldnt be able to carry all the cars that would suddenly leave the cities. car and oil companies liked his idea and building started.car loversnot just teenagers are crazy about cars. some americans love

25、their cars so much that they paint their cars beautifully. these are called art cars. every april there is an activity in houston, texas, where they show their cars.pollutioncars have polluted the environment. american president bush refused a worldwide law that is against pollution. many countries

26、were angry about it. bush said he had to think of the american economy（经济）and all the american people that make money from cars. factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. but others say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars.( ) 41. when did americans

27、begin to love cars?a. before the new two-lane roads were built/ b after world war .c. during world war . d.before world war .( ) 42. new four-lane roads were built _.a. in germany b. by car and oil companiesc. in america d. when something suddenly happened( ) 43. the underlined word “building” here

28、means “the building of_”.a. companies b. soldiers lives c. houses d. roads( ) 44. what were other countries feeling about bushs decision?a. they agree with him. b.they showed anger to it.c.they paid no attention to it. d.the passage doesnt tell us.( ) 45. the meaning of the last sentence is: “_”.a.

29、its better to have fewer cars. b.its better to make cars that pollute less.c.its easier to make cars that pollute less. d.its easier to make people have fewer cars.b. 阅读下面的短文, 根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息,每空一词。（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，计 10 分） what is your favourite cartoon? it may be difficult for you to decide. but for

30、 pianist langlang, tom and jerry is the best one.when lang was two years old, he saw tom playing the piano. this was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.his talent at the keyboard has taken him from shenyang to the world.lang became a g

31、ood piano student at three. ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. in 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous american music college.langs performances are energetic. he is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.the road to success has

32、 never been easy. langs father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in shenyang to make money. but lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. he has helped the children in poor areas a lot.personal resume cardabout hispersonal _46_nameyear of birth

33、_ 48_favourite _ 49_the reason for _ 50_poorlang lang_ 47_keyboardtom and jerryhe believes himself lucky andabout hismusical lifechildren should give something back.the _ 51_ for western music in his childhood encourage him to learn piano _ 52_ . with the help of his parents and teachers, he was abl

34、e to 53_ a famous american music college, where his success began.famous for his _ 54_ performances and _ 55_ facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.四、词汇 （共 25 小题，每小题 1 分，计 25 分）a. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子。56. we had a long _ (讨论) about the plan.57. as a student, you should learn how t

35、o face _ (各种各样的) difficulties.58. in the past, many children were not able to study in _ (正规的) schools. 59. we _ (比较) the two watches carefully, but found nothing different.60. - how many _ (行星) are there in the solar system?- eight. and earth is one of them.61. food will be in the form of p_ on mar

36、s.62. the new railway station is about three m_ away my home. wed better take a bus or a taxi.63. the p_ on earth is still increasing quickly.64. can you stand on the s_ of the planet mars without wearing special boots?65. should we be able to d_ plants that can grow on mars?66. lucy doesnt like wea

37、ring the school uniform. she prefers to wear something _ (fashion).67. it is _ (comfortable) to live in such a small low house.68. the shirt is the _ (little) expensive of the three.69. special boots help to prevent _ (float) away into space.70. by 2100, we will spend only a few hours _ (travel) to

38、mars in space shuttles.b. 根据文意及首字母提示补全短文。have you ever thought of living on mars? our earth is becoming more and more c 71 . and at the same time theres terrible p 72 here. if we move to mars, things will probably change. however, it may be d 73 for people to have a conversation there, because sound

39、 doesnt travel very f 74 on mars. the low pressure(气压) makes it so. for example, a s 75 by a human scream on earth can travel a little over a kilometre. but on mars, the sound from that same scream will only move 15 metres at m 76 . besides, the atmosphere on mars is also much t 77 than that on eart

40、h. on earth, our atmosphere is about 3 km t 78 , while it is very thin on mars. also earth has a much higher t 79 than mars. the temperature on mars is -87 to -5, so, are you r 80 to go to mars?五、写作a. 根据所给提示将下列各句译成英语。（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，计 10 分）81. 科学家们正在努力工作来让这个梦想成真。scientists are _ to make this dream _.82. 你认为对宇航员来说什么是最不重要的？what do you think is_ for_?83