新人教版九年级英语第八单元检测试题

Unit8ItmustbelongtoCarla.

一.单项选择（共20小题；共20分）1.

Linlinisofteninaredskirt.She

likeredverymuch.A.mustB.canC.wouldD.will2.

IsthatMr.Green?Impossible.HehasgonetoAmerica.It

behim.A.couldB.mustC.can'tD.might3.

TheCDs

beBill's.Helikesmusic.A.mustB.can'tC.couldn'tD.could4.

Hownicethebuildingis!Whatisitfor?It

beahotel.ButI'mnotsure.A.mustB.havetoC.mightD.can5.

Theydidmanythingsto

thestormfromdestroyingtheirhouses.A.makeB.getC.preventD.take6.

I

astrangegiftyesterday,andIstilldon'tknowwhoitwasfrom.A.tookB.acceptedC.receivedD.bought7.

Hehassometrouble

himselfinEnglish.Heshoulddomorepractice.A.explainingB.expressingC.expectingD.exchanging8.

Dad,mustIpractisethepianotoday?No,you

.Youmaydoittomorrow.A.needn'tB.mustn'tC.shouldn'tD.can't9.

Allpassengers

gothroughsafetycheckbeforetheytakeaplane.A.canB.mayC.mustD.ought10.

It'sraininghardoutside,sowe

stayintheclassroom.A.mustB.canC.havetoD.might11.

Whosenotebookisthis?It

beTom's.Ithashisnameonit.A.mustB.mayC.mightD.can't12.

Thewinneroftheraceisatallandthinboywithglasses.Thenit

bemyfriend,Mike,wholooksveryfat.A.mightB.can'tC.couldD.must13.

itbetruethatAlbertpassedthetestingeography?A.MayB.ShouldC.CouldD.Would14.

Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend,Laura?I

gotoseethemovie

ComingHome,butI'mnotsure.A.mustB.needC.might15.

Iwas

fromgoingtoMike'sbirthdaypartybytheheavyrain.Really?Whatapity!A.causedB.allowedC.orderedD.prevented16.

Today,whenweuseQQorMSN,we

messagesacrossthousandsofmilesinafewseconds.A.speakandtalkB.useandacceptC.sendandreceiveD.askandanswer17.

Iamgreatlyinterestedinthispainting.It

thepainter'sdeeplovefornature.A.expressesB.discussesC.expectsD.imagines18.

MayItakethemagazineoutofthereadingroom?No,youcan't.You

readithere.It'stherule.A.mustB.wouldC.mayD.might19.

We

becarefulwhenwe'rewalkingacrosstheroad.There'retoomanycarsnow.A.canB.mayC.mustD.could20.

Bequiet,Mr.Smithiscoming.Don'tworry.It

behim.Mr.Smithismuchtaller.A.mustn'tB.mustC.can't二.单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共10小题；共10分）21.Isitnecessarytoa

themeeting?22.Canyouoffermesomeadvice?Theywillbethemostv

.23.Helendidn'tgotobeduntil11:30lastnight.Shefeelss

now.24.Obamaisthel

ofAmerica.25.Thep

ofthemeetingistoraisesomemoneyforthesickgirl.26.Theboyisfullofe

andneverfeelstired.27.Weshoulde

ourthankstootherswhentheyhelpus.28.Thebedusedtobeinthisp

.Nowitisn'there.29.Theirbasketballteamhadagreatv

lastmonth.30.Whoismoreh

atschool?Areyoubothlazy?三.单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共10小题；共10分）31.Lucywithherparents

(出席)animportantmeetingeveryweekend.32.Theyshouldget

(医疗的)helpimmediately.33.Thebirthdaypresenthesentmeisvery

(有价值的).C.MatthewwassittinginhisclassroomD.J.C.wasoneofthestudentsdiedlastnight62.WhatdidC.J.thinkofhispet'sdeath?A.Hethoughthehadkilledhispet.B.Someotheranimalskilledhispet.C.Hispetwastoooldtoliveanylonger.D.Hethoughthehadnothingtodowithhispet'sdeath.63.Theunderlinedwords"Mr.Whiskers"referto

.A.oneoftheteachersB.oneofthestudentsC.apetcalledMr.WhiskersD.anoldmanfromanotherschool64.WhydidtheotherstudentsfollowtheboystoMrs.Kim?A.Becausetheywantedtoseethepet.B.Becausetheydidn'twanttohavetheirlessons.C.Becausetheywenttohaveaclass.D.BecausetheywantedtoaskMrs.Kimforhelp.65.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat

.A.infactthepetdidn'tdieB.thebadporkkilledthepetC.nooneknewwhythepetdieD.Mrs.KimhatedC.J.verymuchBSaturday,5thJuneDearEstelle,Ihopeyou'rewellandnotworkingtoohard!I'vebeenpreparingformyexamsnowforthelasttwoweeks.That'swhyIhaven'twrittenforsuchalongtime.Sincethebeginningofthisyearwe'vebeendoingaprojectcalled"WorldClass".Haveyouheardofit?Noteveryoneintheclasscouldtakepart,butluckilyIcould.Theschoolchosea"twinschool"Inadifferentareaoftheworld.OurheadteacherchoseaschoolinUganda,acountryinAfrica.Theygaveussomeonetowritetofromthatschool.Forthreemonths,I'vewrittentoagirlcalledLouisa,whoisthesameageasme.It'sbeensointerestingtohearaboutherlife.She'stoldmeallaboutherschoolanddescribedherdailylife.Ican'tbelievethatherschooldoesn'thaveanyelectricity.Shegoestoschoolfromeighto'clockinthemorninguntilsixo'clockintheevening.Ican'tbelievehowluckywearehere!Iloveitbecauseit'sthefirsttimeI'vethoughtaboutwhatlifemustbelikesomewhereelse.Ican'tbelievepeoplemissclassesherewheneverythingissoeasyforus.Ithinkmorepeopleshouldhelpoutwithprojectslikethis.Attheweekendwe'regoingtohaveasportsdaytohelpraisemoneytosendtotheschool.PerhapsonedayI'llbeabletogotoUgandaandmeetLouisamyself—whoknows?Lotsoflove,

Suzanne

66.Suzannehasn'twrittentoEstelleforlongbecausesheis

.A.writingtoagirlB.preparingforherexamsC.busydoingaprojectD.choosinga"twinschool"67.Suzannefelt

totakepartintheProject"WorldClass".A.strangeB.surprisedC.thankfulD.lucky68.Suzanneandherclassmateswill

tohelptheirtwinschoolthisweekend.A.writelettersB.sendclothesC.raisemoneyD.gotoAfricaCDubaiisacityofbigbusiness,expensivehotels,skyscrapers(摩天楼),andshoppingmalls.Intheearly20thcentury,Dubaiwasasuccessfultradingport.PeoplefromtheworldstoppedinDubaitodobusiness.Butitwasstillasmallcity,andmostpeoplelivedasfishermenandbusinessmen.Thenin1966,oilwasdiscovered.Thisbroughtalotofmoneyintothearea,andsoonDubaibegantochange.TodayDubaiisoneoftheworld'smostimportantbusinesscenters.Infact,eachyearthecitygetsitsmoneymainlyfrombusiness,notoil.

RecentlyDubaihasattractedmoreandmorevisitorsfromabroad.Theycometorelaxonitsbeaches,andeveryyear,millionsvisitjusttogoshopping!Dubaiisalsooneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingcities.Manytallbuildingsarebuiltinmonths.Thecityalsohasmanyman-madeislands.Oneofthese,thePalmJumeirah,islikeapalmtree(棕桐树)andisverybeautiful.Thecityisstillanamazingmix(混合体)ofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Thepeoplefrom150countriesliveandworkinDubai,andforeignersnow

outnumber

Dubainatives(本地人)byeighttoone!Manypeoplewelcomethecity'sgrowth.ButanincreasingnumberofDubainativesworryaboutthespeedofchange.AsaDubainativesays,"Wemustalwaysrememberwherewecamefrom.

Ourkidsmustknowweworkedvery,veryhardtogetwherewearenow,andthere'salotmoreworktodo."69.WhydidpeoplestopinDubaiintheearly20thcentury?A.Torelax.B.Tobuyoil.C.Togoshopping.D.Todobusiness.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Dubaihascreatedmanyman-madeislands.B.TherearemanyforeignersworkinginDubai.C.ManyinternationalvisitorscometoDubaieveryyear.D.Dubainowgetsmoneymainlyfromsellingoil.71.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"outnumber"mean?A.Tobesmallerinsizethananothergroup.B.Tobemoreinnumberthananothergroup.C.Tobebiggerinareathananothergroup.D.Tobesmallerinareathananothergroup.72.Inthelastparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.WeshouldalwaysvisitDubai.B.Weshouldlearnfromforeigners.C.Wemustalwaysrememberourpast.D.Wemustonlythinkaboutthefuture.73.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Dubaiisgrowingveryfast.B.Dubaiwasabigcitybefore1966.C.Manytallbuildingsarebuiltinmonths.D.ManytouristscometorelaxonDubai'sbeaches.DSadnessandhappinessareoftentalkedaboutbypeopleintheirsparetime.Mostpeoplewantthemselvestobehappyforever,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Otherssayifyouownlotsofmoneyandsuccess,youwillbehappy.However,moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.AfamousGreekthinker,Aristotle,said,"Happinessdependsuponourselves."That'stosay,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture.Forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjob,whichwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive.Manypeoplegodancingorplaysports.Peoplecanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingorhelpoutwithsomethingsaroundthehouseforanelderlyperson.Ifyoudoabove,youwillbehappy.74.Howmanysuggestionsofhappinessarementionedinthispassage?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.75.Ifyouwanttoenjoythesimplethingsinlife,youcan

.A.listentoyourfavoritemusicB.remembersomeproblemsC.thinkaboutgettingintocollegeD.readabadbook76.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringyoulastinghappiness.B.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,youcangoshoppingforanelderlyperson.C.Spendingsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuturecanenjoythepresent.D.Activepersonmayliveahappierlifethaninactiveperson.77.What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Howtoliveahappylife.B.Howtodependuponourselves.C.Howtohelptheoldpeople.D.Howtogetagoodjob.七.短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）Doyouliketotellstories?Doyouliketowrite?Sometimesthosequestionshavetwodifferentanswers.

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However,itcanbehardtowritethemdownonpaper.79.

Evenprofessionalwritersdonotwriteeverythingperfectlythefirsttime.Theyhavetorevise(修正)theirwork.Whenyoureviseyourwriting,youlookforwaystochangeitthatwillmakeitbetter.

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youmakesurethatyouhaveusedcapitals(大写),periodsandotherpunctuationmarksinthebestway.Youlookforwordsthatcanbetakenoutorchangedfordifferent,moreexcitingwords.Youmakesurethatyourwordshelpthereadergetapictureinhismindwhenhereadsthem.Writingisoneofthoseskillsthattakepractice.Thechangesyoumakecanturnboringwordsintoexcitingwords.

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Don'tbeafraidtomakechanges.Thefirsttimeyouwriteonatopic,yougetyourideasdownonpaper.

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It'smakingitreadyforreaderstoenjoy.A.Youcheckyourspelling.B.Revisingyourwritingisimportant.C.Manychildrenlovetotellstoriesoutloud.D.Revisingyourwritingiscleaningitup.E.Itcanmakeyourideascomealive.八.阅读与表达(问答式)（共5小题；共10分）"Everythinghappensforthebest",mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment."Don'tworry.Onedayyourluckwillchange."IfoundMumwasrightafterIfinishedmycollegeeducation.Ihaddecidedtotryforajobinradio.Iwantedtohostasportsprogramoneday.IwenttoChicagoandknockedatthedoorofeverystation.ButIgotturneddowneverytime.Atonestation,akindladysaidmyproblemwasthatIhadn'tenoughexperience."Getsomeworkatasmallstationandworkyourwayup,"shesaid.Iwentbackhome.Icouldn'tgetajobthere,either.Thenmydadsaidabusinessmanhadopenedastoreandneededsomeonetohelphim.Butagain,Ididn'tgetthejob.Ifeltreallydown."Yourluckwillchange,"Mumsaidtome.ItriedanotherradiostationinIowa.Buttheownertoldmehehadalreadyhadsomeone.AsIlefthisoffice,Iasked,"Howcansomeonebeasportsannouncer(播音员)ifhecan'tgetajobinaradiostation?"IwaswaitingfortheliftwhenIheardthemancalled,"Whatdidyoumean?Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?"HeputmeinfrontofamicrophoneandaskedmetotrytoimaginethatIwasgivingmyopiniononafootballgame.Isucceeded.Onmywayhome,Mum'swordscamebacktome,"Onedayyourluckwillchange,son.Andwhenithappens,itwillbedoubly(加倍地)goodbecauseofallthehardworkyou'vedone."AtthatmomentIknewjustwhatshemeant.根据短文内容，完成下列小题。83.Whatdidthewriterwanttobewhenhefinishedhiscollegeeducation?