二0二三年度九年级上册Unit5 What are the shirts made of本课时自测

1、. 完形填空 (10分)阅读下面短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A robot is a special kind of machine. It is a machine that can follow instructions (命令). 1_ it is a machine, it seldom makes mistakes or gets tired. And it 2_ complains (抱怨), unless you tell it to! Robots are around us. Some robots are used to 3_ things. For exampl

2、e, robots can help make cars. Some robots are used to explore (勘察) dangerous places. Some robots can help clean your house. Some robots can even 4_ human languages. They can be used to help answer telephone calls. Some robots look like 5_, but most robots do not. They just look like machines. Long a

3、go, people imagined 6_. Over 2,000 years ago, Homer, a famous poet (诗人), imagined robots. His robots were made of gold, but they were not 7_. Nobody was able to make a real robot at that time. The 8_ real robot was made in 1961. It was called Unimate. In the future, we will have even more robots. Th

4、ey will do things that we cant do, or that we dont want to do, or that are too 9_ for us. For example, robots will help us fight fires and illnesses and 10_ things. They will help make our life better.( )1. A. Although B. If C. Because D. So( )2. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. ever( )3. A. move B

5、. find C. get D. make( )4. A. believe B. understand C. waste D. forget( )5. A. humans B. plants C. cars D. planes( )6. A. god B. space C. robots D. stars( )7 A. strong B. smart C. good D. real( )8. A. next B. other C. first D. last( )9. A. dangerous B. easy C. comfortable D. strange( )10. A. change

6、B. discover . 阅读理解 (30分)阅读下列材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。A( )11. The park zoo is open for_ hours on Saturday in July.A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine( )12. From the reading, we can learn that_.A. the park zoo is closed on Christmas DayB. visitors can take off their shoes in the park zooC. visitors

7、 can throw coins into the waterD. visitors can run in the park zoo( )13. Which of the following signs can you NOT see in the park zoo?( )14. If Jack loses his wallet in the park zoo, he should tell his _ to the lost and found phone number home address e-mail addressA. B. C. D. ( )15. The

8、 above (上述的) reading is a _.A. speech B. story C. diary D. noticeBHarry is a curious (好奇的) boy. He likes asking questions. So, when Harry saw a tree next to the gate, he asked his dad, “What is that tree made of?” Dad gave his answer, “Wood branches (树枝) leaves.” “Whats that rock over there made of?

9、” “Rock,” Dad answered quickly. “How about the car? What is it made of?” Harry asked again. Dad thought for a moment and answered, “Plastic, metal, and glass mostly, and maybe some rubber.” “How about the air?” “Its made of air. Scientists have found many kinds of air and mixtures (混合物) of those kin

10、ds of air. Everything is made of stuff. It is like Moms pantry (食 品储藏室), but were not baking bread or cookies here. Were making stuff. There are about 100 ingredients (成分) called elements (元素) to make everything, but most things have only a few of them.” “Even me?” Harry asked in surprise. “Yes, you

11、re mostly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, but there are other elements in you. Each piece is so small that we cant even see it.” Harry was happy about his fathers answers. And Dad continued reading his newspaper, only to be interrupted a few minutes later with another question, “And the tree

12、s then?”( )16. The first thing that they talked about is_.A. a tree B. a rock C. a car D. the air( )17. Harry was surprised to find that he himself is made of _.A. metal B. wood C. elements D. leaves( )18. What does the underlined word “interrupt” mean in Chinese?A. 打断 B. 增强 C. 取消 D. 引导( )19. Which

13、word do you think can best describe Harry?A. Silly. B. Curious. C. Rude. D. Quiet.( )20. Which of the following can be the BEST title for the passage?A. What is it used for? B. What is it made into?C. What is it used to be? D. What is it made of?CAncient China produced many types of beautiful works

14、of art. Among them, calligraphy (书法), poetry (诗歌) and painting were the most famous. Often they would be put together in art. These became important starting with the Song dynasty.Calligraphy is the art of handwriting. In the old time the Chinese considered writing as an important form of art. Calli

15、graphers (书法家) would practice for years to learn to write perfectly, but with style. Each ofthe over 40,000 characters needed to be written correctly. And each stroke (笔画) in a character had to be written in a certain order. Poetry was also an important form of art. Great poets were famous all over

16、the country, but all educated people were expected to write poetry. During the Tang dynasty poetry was so important that writing poetry was part of the examinations to become a civil servant (文官) and work for the government. Chinese painting was often connected with calligraphy. It is one of the old

17、est artistic traditions in the world. The most traditional way of Chinese painting is known as “national” or “native painting (国画)”, which is quite different from Western painting. People can draw mountains, homes, birds, trees and water on it.( )21. Calligraphers needed to write over _ charactersco

18、rrectly in the old time.A. 10,000 B. 20,000 C. 30,000 D. 40,000( )22. What was part of the civil service examinations during the Tang dynasty?A. Painting. B. Calligraphy. C. Writing poetry. D. Playing music.( )23. The underlined word “It” refers to “_”.A. Calligraphy B. ArtC. Chinese painting D. Wes

19、tern painting( )24. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Calligraphy, poetry and painting were the most famous works of art.B. The strokes of each character could be written in any order.C. Poetry was an important form of art like calligraphy.D. Chinese painting was often c

20、onnected with calligraphy.( )25. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Chinese art. B. Chinese examinations.C. Chinese history. . 任务型阅读 (10分)Reviews on three different productsI had never worn any hiking boots (登山靴) until two weeks ago when I decided to climb Mount Kinabalu. I am glad that I bought thes

21、e boots because they really helped me. Mountain Hikers and Rain Forest Explorers are really comfortable and water resistant. Although Mountain Hikers are more expensive than Rain Forest Explorers, Rain Forest Explorers are lighter. Those who love hiking should buy at least one pair of these boots.Si

22、nce I needed more than one pair of sunglasses, I ordered both Fabulous Ray and Fame Violet. I must say that I love both of them. It is hard to say which one is better because Fabulous Ray sunglasses are stronger while Fame Violet sunglasses are lighter and more fashionable (时髦的). I guess each has it

23、s own advantages. I advise you to buy both if you have to be in the sun often.I needed a new camera very much since my last one broke. I had been searching for new cameras for two weeks until I saw these two and bought them right away. Quickster is very light and cheap compared to other similar kind

24、s of cameras. Snap & Shot has better quality (质量), so it is a little more expensive than Quickster. You would like these two if you are looking for cameras that are easy to use, inexpensive, and safe.根据短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空不多于3个单词。BrandInformationMountain Hikers &Rain Forest ExplorersBoth of them are (26)

25、_ and water resistant.Mountain Hikers are (27)_ and more expensive than Rain Forest Explorers.Fabulous Ray &Fame VioletIf you have to be in the sun often,youd better choose (28)_.Quickster &Snap & ShotSnap & Shot is a little moreexpensive than Quickster, and ithas (29)_.Both of them are inexpensive,

26、safe and (30)_. 填写单词 (5分)根据句意及汉语提示，填写恰当的单词。31. Alice had to go to a_(当地的) school to learn medicine.32. His father has been a _(邮递员) for fifteen years.33. Does your _ (老板) often make you work on weekends?34. The old man began to collect _(硬币) when he was young.35. I want to know how to sell this kind of _(产品) online. 完成句子 (5分)根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。36. 尽管下雨，他还是准时来了。He came on time _ _ it rained.37. 他们上个星期发出了请柬。They _ _ their invitations last week.38. 这条白色的连衣裙是棉制的。The white dress _ _ _ cotton.39. 刚才气球缓缓升到空中。The balloon _ _ the air slowly just now.40.