EIM Book 1 Unit 9 Itll never happen单元检测试题

TestforUnit9+Book1PartAChoosetheoneofwhichtheunderlinedpartisdifferentfromtheotherthreesound.(1*5)A.pretty B.predict C.reckon D.preciselyA.chemical B.mechanic C.architect D.machineA.century B.fortune C.doubt D.virtualA.method B.modest C.nonsense D.cottageA.afford B.ordinary C.form D.unforgettableMultipleChoice(I*15)NoneofthemreckonthatAlcompanieswilldisappearinthefuture.(Whichoneisnotright?)A.thinks B.believes C.doubts D.guessesForquitealotofpeople,linesonthepalmscan’tpredictthefuture.It’snonsense.A.meaningful B.useless C.impossible D.meaninglessMostofChinesestudentsfeelliketravelingabroadwhentheygrowup.A.wanttotravel B.liketraveling C.plantotravel D.hatetravelingWecan’tfindouthowmuchtheairweighsaswecan’tseeorfeelitaroundus.A.whatshapetheairis B.howmuchairthereisC.whatsizetheairis D.howheavytheairisThere________severalinterestingtravelarrangementsinnextmonth’sexcursion.A.willhave B.are C.willbe D.wereJessicaarrivedhomeearly,________afterdinneranddroppedalettertoherfriendtheotherday.A.dugtheweeds B.putsupatent C.knittingasweater D.mendthefuseThere’sgoingtobeastronghurricane________150kilometersperhourthisevening.Stayathomeforyoursafety,________?A.on,willwe B.at,don’tyou C.of,willwe D.at,willyouSteve,myalarmclock________.Doyoumind________what’swrongwithitforme?A.brokedown,checking B.brokeout,tocheck C.brokedown,tocheck D.brokeout,checkingTheanswer________thequestiontotallywentwrong.________agreedonthefinalresult.A.to,Everybody B.of,Somebody C.to,Nobody D.of,Everybody________thepollutionoflocalwater,ourgovernmentspendslongyears________thecity’sindustrial(工业的)wastewater.A.Stopping,torecycle B.Tostop,recycling C.Stopped,recycled D.Tostop,recycle—Whatwilltheeducation________in2050?Willrobotsteachstudentseverything?—________,or(否则)alargenumberoftraditionalteacherswilllosetheirjobs.A.belike,Ihopeso B.islike,Ihopenot C.like,Idon’tthinkso D.belike,Ihopenot—Lisa,canyouafford________aflatbyyourselfwhenyougetmarried?—I’mafraidnot.Therisinghousingpricesalwaysscaremealot________Igetreadytodoso.A.tobuy,whether B.buy,when C.buy,although D.tobuy,wheneverAstrologyiscenturiesold.________,noteveryonebelievesit.Forthem,believinginsciencewillbefar________.A.So,morereliable B.However,lessreliableC.However,morereliable D.But,lessreliablePeopleusuallygetannoyedbycrowdedstreetsduringrushhours.Therefore,theyhopethatspecialvehicles(交通工具)canbeinvented________theywon’tworryabouttrafficjam________.A.sothat,anymore B.afterall,nomore C.sothat,nolonger D.whenever,atall________thewaterinthecup,andyouwillfindthetea________positionandshapeatthebottomwilltellyouyourfuture.A.Emptying,leaves’ B.Toempty,leaves’ C.Emptying,leafs D.Empty,leaves’Cloze(1*10)CharlieChaplin’sparentsseparatedayearafterhisbirthin1889.HelivedwithhismotherandelderbrotherinaflatinLondon.Mrs.Chaplinsucceededin__21__herchildrenonherownwiththemoneyshemadeasasinger.__22__,theirfinancialsituation(财务状况)changedwhenshebecameillwithlaryngitis(喉炎)in1894.Insteadofrestinghervoiceuntilitgotbetter,Mrs.Chaplinkeptonsinging.Herlaryngitisgotworseandworse.Shebegantofindit__23__tofindwell-paidwork.OneeveningCharliehappenedtobeinthetheatre__24__hismothersingingonstage(舞台).Suddenly,hervoicebroke.Shetriedtofinishthesong,buttheaudience(观众)begantowhistleandgotangry.Mrs.Chaplincouldnotcontinueany__25__andwalkedoffthestagecrying.Thestagemanagerknewhehadtodosomethingsoonto__26__theembarrassingsituation.HerememberedCharlieoncesangataparty.He__27__tookCharliebythehandtothestage.Afterabriefintroduction,heleftCharlietopleasetheaudience.Charliebegantosinganddanceinfrontofhundredsofpeople.Theaudienceenjoyedthe__28__verymuchandbegantothrowmoney.WhenCharliesawthis,heimmediatelystoppedsingingandannouncedtotheaudiencethatfirsthewould__29__themoneyandthenhewouldfinishthesong.Theaudiencefoundthisannouncementespeciallyfunnyandstartedtothrowevenmoremoneyontothestage.Charliefeltperfectlyathomeonstage.Hedidnotfeelshyatallanddancedandsangmoresongstotheaudience.Tohis30__,therewasmorelaughterandmoremoneythrowing.ThatnightwasCharlie’sfirstpublicperformanceonthestageandhismother’slast.A.supporting B.leaving C.having D.facingA.Fortunately B.Actually C.Unfortunately D.GenerallyA.easy B.difficult C.interesting D.boringA.feeling B.keeping C.stopping D.watchingA.better B.worse C.longer D.sadderA.create B.save C.keep D.explainA.quickly B.slowly C.sadly D.excitedlyA.thought B.description C.speech D.performanceA.takeout B.throwaway C.putdown D.pickupA.sadness B.amazement C.anger D.relaxationComprehension(1*10)AJoewasanoldman.The75-year-oldlivedveryhappilyinavillageandhadabeautifulfamily.Joehadfourgrandchildren,andtheyvisitedhimduringtheirholidays.Oneday,afterhefinishedcleaninghomeandpreparingfoodforkids,herealizedhelosthisfavoritewatch,agiftfromhisdeceasedwifeJane,Joelovedthewatchverymuch,becauseitwasthelastthingJaneleftintheworld.Hewasveryupsetaboutit.Assoonashisgrandchildrencame,theypromisedhimtheywouldfindthewatch.Onegranddaughterasked:“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyousawthewatchlastbeforeitwentmissing?”“IguesswhenIwascleaningthebarn(谷仓)!”Joereplied.ThechildrenlookedformorethantwohourswithJoe,buttheycouldnotfindit.Thekidswerenowalsosad,buttheytriedtocomfort(安慰)theirgrandfather.Onegrandsonwentbacktothebamtosearchagain.Joeaskedwhyhewasgoingthereasecondtime.Butthelittleboyjustaskedtheothersnottofollowhimandtoremainsilent.Hewasthereforaboutfifteenminutesandthenrushedtohisgrandfather.HefoundthewatchandhappilygaveittoJoe.Joewassurprisedandaskedhowhewasabletofindit.Thelittleboyreplied:“Isattherewithoutmakinganoise,andthebamwassosilent.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthe‘tick,tick’soundandfoundthewatch.”Joehuggedandthankedthelittleboy.Joelosthiswatch__________thegrandchildrencametohim.A.alongtimebefore B.ashorttimebefore C.alongtimeafter D.ashorttimeafterInParagraph2,theunderlinedworddeceasedmeans“__________”.A.new B.old C.dead D.beautiful__________foundthewatch.A.Grandpa B.Grandma C.Onegrandson D.OnegranddaughterHowdidoneofthegrandchildrenfindthewatch?A.Heaskedotherchildrenforhelp.B.Hecleanedthebarncarefullyagain.C.Hesearchedthebarncarefullyfortwohours.D.Hemadenonoiseandfollowedthetickingsound.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Joelookedforwardtohisgrand-children’svisits.B.Theboykeptquietinthebarntolookforthewatch.C.Oneofthechildrenwassointelligentthathefoundthewatch.D.Togetherwithchildren,Joelookedforthewatchfor15minutes.BRiversareoneofourmostimportantnaturalresources(自然资源).Manyoftheworld’sgreatcitiesarelocatedalongrivers,andalmosteverycountryhasatleastoneriverflowingthroughitthatplaysanimportantpartinthelivesofitspeople.Sincethebeginningofhistory,peoplehaveusedriversfortransportation.ThelongestoneintheUnitedStatesistheMississipi.ThelifelineofEgyptisNile.TothepeopleofIndia,theGangesisgreat,butitisalsoimportantfortransportation;shipscantravelalongitforathousandmiles.OthergreatriversaretheCongoinAfricaandtheMekonginSoutheastAsia.Thegreatestofallfornavigation(航海),however,istheAmazoninBrazil.Itissowideandsodeepthatlargeshipscangoabouttwothousandmilesuponit.Besidestransportation,riversgivefoodtoeat,watertodrink,waterforcrops,andchancesforfunandrecreationforthepeoplewholivealongtheirbanks.Inordertoincreasethesupplyofwaterforcrops,engineerssometimesbuildadam(大坝)acrossariverandletalakeformbehindthedam.Thenpeoplecanusethewaternotonlytoirrigatetheirfieldsbutalsotomakeelectricityfortheirhomesandindustries.However,largecitiesandindustriesthatarelocateduponriversoftenmakeproblems.Asthecitiesgrowinsizeandindustriesincreaseinnumber,thewaterintheriversbecomespollutedwithchemicalsandothermaterials,Peoplearelearningtheimportanceofprotectingtheriversandthereremainsalottodotokeeptheirriverscleaniftheywanttoenjoythebenefits(利益)ofthisnaturalresource.ThegreatestriverfornavigationintheUSAis__________.A.theAmazon B.theNile C.theMekong D.theMississippiWhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.NileisthelongestriverandalsothelifelineinIndia. B.Almosteverycountryhasatleastoneimportantriver.C.Manygreatcitiesintheworldarelocatedalongrivers.D.RiversplayanimportantpartinthelivesofpeopleFromadam,peoplecanusethewaterfor__________.A.keepingtheriversclean B.onlymakingelectricityC.washingclothes D.irrigatingandmakingelectricityThewaterintheriverispollutedbecauseof__________.A.people’sdrinkingwatertomuch B.people’sswimmingintherivertoomuchC.chemicalsandothermaterials D.people’sbuildingadamacrossariverThebesttitleofthepassageis__________.A.RiversinCities B.TheImportanceofRiversC.Transportation D.NaturalResources(资源)PartBWordtransformation(1*10)Thankstothosehard-working__________contributions(贡献)wecanliveamoreconvenientandcomfortablelife.(science)Ittookusalotof__________toguesswhatthepredictorreallymeant.(imagine)Inmyopinion,peoplewithdifferent__________alwayshavedifferentadvantages(优势)atwork.(person)Danaaswellasthreeotherpeople__________sweatersathergrandma’stheweekafternext.(knit)Asoneofthebusiestcar__________,hehastorepairquiteafewcarseveryday.(machine)Theawfulhurricanesoundedmuch__________toallofthekidstonight.(scary)Theexperts__________theearthquakeoftendoalotofresearchdayandnight.(prediction)Yearsago,anumberofpeoplethoughtshoppingonlinewas__________ofalltheshoppingways,becausetheywereafraidofthefrauds(诈骗)ontheinternet.(rely)Themangotachancetostudyabroad,but__________,hecouldn’tspeakEnglishatall.(luck)Thesephotographsshowhowthischemicalfactory__________theriverofthetowneveryday.Thelocalpeopleareshockedafterseeingthem.(pollution)patternshift(1*5)Wewillnomorehavebadstormsandhurricanes.=We__________havebadstormsandhurricanes____________________.TheheadofWarnerBrothersFilmCompanythoughtactorscouldn’ttalkinfilms.=TheheadofWarnerBrothersFilmCompanythoughtactors________________________________________infilms.LittleTomwillnotenjoyhissummerholidayifhedoesn’ttraveltoaforeigncountry.=LittleTomwillnotenjoyhissummerholiday______________________________.We’llbeabletoownsomerobotsandvirtualtoysathome.(Changeitintonegativesentence)_______________________________________________________________________________________LisaandIareflyingtoLondoninaboutfivedays’time.(Raiseaquestiontotheunderlinedsentence)_______________________________________________________________________________________Errorcorrection.(1*10)Sandstormshavebeenamaindisaster(灾难)formanyAsiancountryforcenturies. 16.__________Theyareoftensothickthatyoucan’tseethesun,andthewindwasstrongenough 17.__________tomovesandhills.Fourmainplacesintheworldaresufferingfromsandstorms,includeCentralAsia,NorthAmerica,CentralAfricaandAustralia.Whenthe 18.__________sandstormcomes,wewillhaveaterriblyexperience.There’snothingforustodo, 19.__________anditismostfrighteningsituationwe’veeverbeenin.Itseemsthatpeopleare 20.__________goingtoappearunderthesand.Thedustmakespeoplefeelillandit’squitedifficult 21.__________forpeopletobreathe.Sowhenthesandstormcomes,weshouldnotwearamaskto 22.__________protectyourselffromit.Tostopitbecomingworseandworse,scientistshavetried 23.__________wayssolvethisprobleminChina.Thegovernmenthasalreadyplantedmore 24.__________than30billionstreesandplanstocontinueplantingforthenextfiveyears. 25.__________Completethepassageaccordingtothetextwelearned(1*15)Peopleindifferenttimesalllovelookingintothefuture,someoftheirp_____26_____sometimesaren’tprecise,though.Forexample,in1949,awriterthoughtthew_____27_____offuturecomputerswouldbeabout1.5tons.Onthecontrary(相反),therearealsoimaginativeandpositiveones.Acarmechanicexpectsthathecanimmediatelyfindoutthem_____28_____problemswithacarthroughanX-raymachinewhenthecarb_____29_____down.Ateacherthinksitwouldbesadforherstudentstoplaywithv_____30_____toysinthefuture.Astudentpredictsthatrichpeoplecanownp_____31_____rocketstotraveltothespace.Afishermanreckonsthattherewon’tbebadstormsorh_____32_____anymorebecauseofthetechnologydevelopment.Moreover,ahousewifeandmotherthinkseveryonecana_____33_____householdrobots.Theseideasaresohelpfulthatonedaytheymayallcometrue.Apartfromimagingwhatourfutureworldwillbelike,peoplearealsocuriousabouttheirdestiny(命运).Theyhaveuseddifferentm_____34_____oftellingthefortuneforalongtime.OneoftheexamplesiscalledAstrology,theideaofwhichisthatthestars’positioni_____35_____people’spersonality.AnotherexampleisPalmistry,whichmeansthelinesonyourpalmcantellyousomethingaboutyourfuture,butdoctorsbelieveitcanonlyshowifyou’reh_____36_____ornot.Palmistryisespeciallyp_____37_____inmainlandChina.Thethirdoneisaboutcookieswithapieceofpaperineach.Thew_____38_____sayingwithsomeluckynumbersonthepapertellsyouaboutthefuture.Thelastonehassomethingtodowiththetea.Somepeoplebelievethes_____39_____ofrealeavesatthebottomofateacupcantellyousomething.Althoughmanypeoplethinktheycan’tt_____40_____.thefortunetelling,somestillgoforatry.Onethingisforsure:everybodywantstoknowabouthisfuture,afterall.Choose5fromthe6sentencesprovidedIntheboxtocompletethepassage(2*5)Whatcanbebothredorgreen,roundorsharp,bigorsmall,andmoreimportantly,lovedorhatedbysomeone?______41______ManypeopleinChinaenjoyaddingchilies(辣椒)toourfood.______42.A34-year-oldUSmanrecentlyendedinhospitalaftereatingthespiciestchilipeoplehaveknownsofar.Aftereatingjustone,themanhadseriousheadachesfordays.Infact,eatingspicyfoodreallycancausestomachachesandheadaches.Butifchiliesarebadforus,whydopeopleliketoeatthisvegetable?Andwhatmakespeoplelovechiliessomuch?______43____________44______Scientistshavefoundthatthedeathrateofthosewhoeatspicyfoodonceortwiceaweekis10%lowerthanthosewhoeatitlessthanonceaweek.Ifpeopleeatspicyfoodsixtoseventimesaweek,thedeathratewillbe14%lower.______45______.So,don’tworryifyoulikespicyfood.Itseemsthatchiliesaregoodforus.Ifyoulovespicyfood,justenjoyit!A.Butdidyouknowthatthisvegetablecouldalsobedangerous?B.BecauseweliketoaddchiliestoalmostallkindsofdishesC.Thisencouragespeopletoeatmorespicyfoodtoimprovehealthandbringlessdeathriskatanearlyage.D.Somenaturalchemicalinchiliescanmakeadifferencetothehumanbody,producing“asenseofhappiness.”E.Andchiliesdogoodtopeopleinanotherway.F.Yes,theanswerischilies.Writing.(10)Nowadays,greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourlifeduetothefastdevelopmentofmodemtechnology.Canyouimaginewhatyourlifewillbelikein20years?Pleasewriteanarticleaboutthistopic.Thefollowingpointsshouldbeincluded:1.Apropertitle.2.Whatwilllifebelike20