九年级英语第十二单元

1、九年级英语第12单元诊断性自测题Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. I. 单项填空。( )1. What would you like for breakfast? Id like some milk and pie. A. a; the B. a; / C. /; a D. the; a( )2. Is Mount Tai the highest mountain in Shandong? I think so. It is 1,545 meters sea level. A. under B. above C. past D. along( )3

2、. After being trapped (困住) for 36 days, Strong Pig was still when people found it. It was great news. A. alive B. lively C. lived D. live( )4. Columbus was a man who changed the world. I agree. His of America was one of the greatest events in human history. A. invention B. discovery C. appearance D.

3、 agreement( )5. Is the airport closed because of the bad weather? No. But my flight to Beijing was because of it. A. locked B. booked C. lost D. cancelled( )6. Did Mrs. Smith call you yesterday? Yes. I was about for lunch when the telephone rang. A. going out B. to going out C. to go out D. go out(

4、)7. I want to buy a ticket to the movie. Sorry, we have all the tickets. A. put awayB. given upC. given awayD. sold out( )8. James said he would come to my party, but he didnt . Really? He didnt keep his word again.A. show up B. get up C. set up D. give up ( )9. I must go home. If you must, at least

5、 wait the rain stops. A. sinceB. as C. till D. when( )10. How it was when I fell down in front of so many people. Well, everyone can fall, right? A. embarrass B. embarrassing C. embarrasses D. embarrassed( )11. Do you know who the award will go to? I have no idea. We have to wait until the result .

6、A. announces B. will announce C. will be announced D. is announced( )12. Was it your first visit to the museum? No. I had visited it . But I thought it worth a second visit. A. a day ago B. next week C. the following day D. the day before( )13. You did go to see “The Hunger Games 3” yesterday evenin

7、g? No. I it already. A. see B. had seen C. have seen D. would see( )14. Do you know when you arrived? Five minutes. I missed something exciting. A. how long the show had been on B. how long had the show been on C. how long has the show been on D. how long the show has been on( )15. Barcelona lost th

8、e match last night. It is unbelievable. They always win.A. How come? B. Never mind. C. I cant agree more. D. Thats common.II. 词形转换。用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空,每空格限填一词。1. The noodles that my mother cooks are _ (delicious) in the world. 2. He felt _ (lucky) that day because he lost his money on the train. 3. Ther

9、e are _ (hundred) of people dancing on the square now. 4. The box is _ (fill) of books and letters. 5. I have to eat lunch _ (quick) because they are all waiting for me. 6. My father works at _ (little) ten hours every day. 7. Ten years _ (late), the girl became a college student. 8. The problem _ (

10、unexpected) turned into a good thing. 9. What time do you get _ (dress) every morning? 10. They were _ (real) interested in ping-pong at that time. III. 动词应用。用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词或情态动词。1. If you keep _ (work) hard, you will succeed in the end. 2. When he was about _ (leave) home, he saw a strange

11、r come into the house. 3. Have you finished _ (read) the book? 4. He had a chance _ (learn) French in Paris last year, but he had to give it up because of his illness. 5. The farmer said he would stop _ (grow) apples because they were too cheap. 6. They _ (begin) to work before I arrived there. 7. T

12、he girl said that she _ (finish) her homework before four oclock that afternoon. 8. I dont think what he said is _ (believe). He is a man who often tells lies. 9. I _ (fool) by my best friend on April Fools Day last year. I want to play a joke on her this year. 10. The movie has a bad _ (end), many

13、audiences cried in the theatre. IV. 完成句子。根据所给汉语提示完成英语句子,每空一词。1. 当我起床的时候,父母已经离开家去上班了。_ _ _ I got up, my parents _ _ home to work. 2. 他飞快地穿上衣服跑出门去。He quickly _ _ his clothes and _ _ the door. 3. 对不起,你能捎我一段路程吗？Excuse me, can you _ me _ _? 4. 我们带着怀疑的目光看着黑烟正从燃烧的大楼上方升起来。We stared _ _ at the black smoke _

14、above the burning building. 5. 或许你的坏运气会变成好事呢。Maybe your bad luck will _ _ a good thing. V. 阅读理解。 ATable manners are how to behave when you eat a meal. Different countries have different table manners. Now lets see how to eat in public in the following countries.JapanIt is okay to make some noises wh

15、en you eat noodles in Japan. Unlike making big noises, making some noises is not rude but is a compliment to the chef. The Japanese also say it tastes better if you make some noises.What else to watch: Its important to say “thanks” before and after a meal.FranceIn France, a meal is like a ceremony (

16、典礼). People enjoy it and make it a special event. You should never discuss money or religion (宗教信仰) over dinner, and going Dutch (各自付账) is not very polite. What else to watch: You need to finish everything on your plate.MexicoIn Mexico, whenever you catch the eye of someone whos eating, even a stran

17、ger, its good manners to say “provecho”, which means “enjoy”.What else to watch: Where you sit matters in this country. Before you get seated, look for place cards, or wait until the host seats you. And you must say “enjoy your meal” before you leave the table.根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。( )1. In Japan, while eat

18、ing noodles means you give a compliment to the chef. A. eating quietly B. making some noises C. eating quicklyD. making big noises( )2. In France, people dont talk about during a meal. A. religionB. jobs C. familyD. prices( )3. Youre supposed to eat all the food on your plate in . A. Japan B. Mexico

19、 C. Brazil D. France( )4. In Mexico, youre supposed to before you leave the table. A. say “thanks” B. clean your plateC. say “enjoy your meal” D. go Dutch with the others at table( )5. From the passage, we know .A. Japanese people are serious in restaurants B. people in France like going out for din

20、ner very much C. in Mexico, strangers dont talk to each other in a restaurant D. youre supposed to be friendly to a stranger in a Mexican restaurantBAlthough I was never a thin girl, I was always fit because I played basketball from the 5th grade right through college. But after graduation, I got ma

21、rried and gave up playing basketball. Then I started eating too much. In 10 years, my weight increased from 175 to 245 pounds. What was even worse, my son picked up a bad eating habit. As a four-year-old boy, he liked having French fries because he often saw me put those things into my mouth.I read

22、an article in my husbands health magazine. It said that being too fat can shorten a persons life by five to ten years. That was scary. I didnt want to leave my son because of my poor eating habits. After that, every time I wanted to have French fries. I would think that I could be here a little bit

23、longer if I just ate better.One of my friends told me that an organization was offering a free course to help people lose weight, so I decided to join it. The teacher gave each type of food a certain number of calories, and how many calories we needed to eat a day. After I came home from the first c

24、lass, I calculated (计算) the calories of food in my meal. If I wanted, I could have pizza every night. But when I learned that one piece had a lot of calories, I decided not to eat as many pieces as I wanted.Finally, I succeeded in losing 50 pounds. In February, 2012, I was on the cover of a health m

25、agazine. And my husband always told other people that I looked better than ever.根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。( )6. How many pounds in weight did the writer increase in 10 years?A. 50 pounds.B. 70 pounds.C. 120 pounds.D. 175 pounds.( ) 7. The underlined phrase “picked up” is similar to “” in meaning.A. formed B. wo

26、nC. choseD. collected( )8. According to her husbands health magazine, being too fat can .A. help women give birth to babiesB. shorten a persons life by yearsC. help people live a little bit longer D. be fit for playing some sports( )9. The teacher of the free course told the students .A. to do sport

27、s every dayB. to give up eating pizzaC. how many calories of food they needed a dayD. the types of food they could eat to lose weight( )10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The writers son used to eat French fries every night.B. The writers husband was not happy before she lost weight.C.

28、 The writer was on the cover of a magazine in January, 2012.D. The writer gave up playing basketball after she got married.CA 2-year-old boy is being talked about as a hero after using FaceTime to save his mother after she was badly hurt.According to a report from KGUN, Laura Toone was trying to bre

29、ak up a fight between a foster (收养的) dog and one of her own dogs when the foster dog bit part of her middle finger almost completely off.Toone tried to dial 911 herself, but her hands were too bloody (流血的) to make the call.“I begged my daughters to call 911. Theyre 4, and they were very afraid to ev

30、en touch the phone, because it was covered in my own blood,” Toone told KGUN.The mother continued to lose blood and thought she was going to lose consciousness (知觉) until her 2-year-old son Bentley came with a towel (毛巾) from the kitchen. After wiping some of the blood off his mothers iPhone, Bentle

31、y went on to use FaceTime, a video chat app, to call Toones friend Connie Guerrero.“Something inside of me just told me that I needed to answer this FaceTime. All I could see was his little forehead, and I said Hi Bentley, and it was quiet for a while. And then I heard Laura screaming,” Guerrero tol

32、d KGUN.Guerrero then called 911, and Bentley even unlocked the door to let firefighters into the house. Toone told KGUN she was very thankful for her little hero and had taught all of her children how to dial 911.( )11. Laura was badly hurt when she was .A. opening the door B. cooking in the kitchen

33、 C. making a phone call D. trying to stop two dogs fighting( )12. Lauras daughters were too to call 911 for help.A. afraidB. cold C. carelessD. weak( )13. Through FaceTime learned about the accident and called 911 for help at last.A. Toones son B. Toones daughterC. Toones friend D. Toones husband( )

34、14. The two-year-old boy did some important things EXCEPT . A. clean the blood off the phone B. call 911 C. open the door for the firefighters D. FaceTime a friend of Toones( )15. The passage is most probably taken from . A. a newspaper B. a cartoon book C. a science magazine D. a guidebook. 选词填空。从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其适当形式完成短文。public, price, believe, laugh, do, report, hurry, worry, allow, country “Jack, the headmaster wants you in his office.” When he heard this, Jack began to 1 abou