外研社九年级上册英语单元达标期中检测题

九年级上册英语单元达标期中检测题一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）()1.It’s______usefuladvice,isn’tit?–Yes,what______goodadvice!A.a;aB.the;theC.a;/D.the;/()2.Abbreviations“gr8”and“ICQ”are______usedine-mailEnglish.Peopleusethemtochatonline.A.carefullyB.finallyC.hardlyD.normally()3.Ourteachertoldusthatlight_______fasterthansoundyesterdaymorning.A.travelB.travelsC.istravellingD.hastravelled()4.Smokingdoesharm_____hishealth,sohehastogiveitup.A.forB.withC.toD.on()5.Usuallybeforeexams,students___twominutestowritedowntheirnames.

A.aregivenB.weregivenC.gaveD.give()6.Inmanycountries,teenagersunder18shouldn’t___toenterInternetbars.A.allowB.beallowedC.isallowingD.areallowed()7.Lotsoffastfoodrestaurantsusethecolorred_____makecustomers______.

A.to,eatingfasterB.wantto,eatfastC.to,eatfasterD.to,toeatfast()8.___Rita_____hermotherknowmyaddress.Theyoftendropbymyhome.A.Not,butB.Both,andC.Either,orD.Notonly,butalso()9.I’llreadabookathome_______goingtoseeaboringmovie.A.ratherthanB.sothatC.insteadofD.becauseof()10.Ipreferstayingathometo_______football.A.playingB.toplayC.playedD.play()11.Thisbookis_____forasix-year-oldchildtoread.A.enougheasyB.enougheasilyC.easyenoughD.easilyenough()12.-Doyouhave_____elsetosayforyourmistake?-___________.A.anything,SomethingB.something,EverythingC.something,AnythingD.anything,Nothing()13.Hedidn’thelpme.______,helaughedatme.A.InsteadB.ButC.SoD.Then()14.Manypeoplepreferclothesmade_______tothosemade_______.A.inabroad,inChinaB.abroad,fromChinaC.inabroad,ChinaD.abroad,inChina()15.Theyallwantedtoknow_______.A.whatwashappentoTomB.whathappenedtoTomC.what’swrongwithTomD.what’shappeningtoTom二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbyUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in1955toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureof

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.ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.OnthatdayintheUK,millionsofstudentscanbuy

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ofspecialprice,muchlowerthanusualinanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyear

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1998.WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.PremierWenJiabaodoeslotsofreading

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he’sverybusy.OnWorldBookDay2009,he

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peopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading.“Bookscan’tchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychanging

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throughreading,”hesaid.Readingcanbenefit(有益于)people

inmanyways.Readinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Readinghelpsustofollowthe

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developmentsofscienceandtechnology.Reading

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uswithinformationaboutothercultureandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythings

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areunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Themoreweknow,the25

webecome.Readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguage

like

English.Weallknowthatwecan’tlearneverythingatschool,forexample,thewaysEnglishpeoplearespeakingandwritingtoday.“Readingmakesafullman.”Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelptoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Therefore,itisnecessaryforustoformthehabitofreadingeveryday.()16.A.listening

B.speaking

C.reading

D.writing

()17.A.clothes

B.dictionaries

C.computers

D.books()18.A.since

B.in

C.from

D.by()19.A.because

B.though

C.through

D.when()20.A.allowed

B.ordered

C.calledon

D.introduced(21.A.ourselves

B.yourselves

C.themselves

D.itself()22.38.A.earlier

B.later

C.latest

D.last()23.A.shares

B.gets

C.opens

D.provides()24.A.those

B.that

C.where

D.how()25.A.outstandingB.prettierC.smarterD.outgoing三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）ADifferentgestures(手势)meandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.Sometimesagesturethatispoliteinonecountryisnotpoliteinanotheranshouldnotbeused.Differentmeaningsofgesturescanalsocauseproblemsinunderstandingwhatanotherpersonistryingtosay.Agesturethatmanypeopledonotunderstandisonethatusesthethumb.Mostwesternerswillsometimesshowthattheylikesomethingbyholdingoutaclosedhandwiththethumbliftingintheair.Thisiscalledgivesomeoneorsomething“thethumbup”.Often,onlyonethumbisused,soitshouldbe“thethumbup”.

Theusualexplanation(解释)fortheoriginofthisgestureisnotreallycorrect.ItsaysthatinancientRomantimes,whenpeoplewerepleasedwiththewayagladiator(角斗士)hadfought,theyshowedtheirthumbsup.Whentheywerenotpleased,theygavethethumbsdown.Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsup,theemperorallowedhimtolive.Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsdown,theemperororderedhmetobekilled.

Thetruthis,however,itwastranslatedintoawrongmeaningbymistake.Ifpeoplewantedtosavethegladiator,theyputouttheirhandsandhidtheirthumbsintheirhands.Iftheywantedthegladiatortodie,theypointedtheirthumbsstrightathim.

26.Westernerslifttheirthumbswhenthey__________.

A.wantsomeonetodieB.wanttogotoaplayground

C.likesomethingD.wantsomeonetolive

27.MostpeoplethinkthatinancientRome,“thumbsup”meantthat___________.

A.theemperorcoulddieB.thepeoplewantedthegladiatortolive

C.thefightingcouldcontinueD.thepeoplewerenotpleased

28.Infact,ifpeoplewantedagladiatortolive,they__________.

A.hidtheirthumbsB.pointedtheirthumbsdown

C.liftedtheirthumbsupD.pointedtheirthumbsathim

29.Fromthearticleweknowthat___________.

A.differentgestureshavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcountries

B.afriendlygestureisalwaysthesameindifferentcountries

C.themeaningof“thumbsup”isthesamebothnowandthepast

D.weshouldoftenusethethumbs

30.Themainideaofthisarticleisabout____________.

A.gesturesaroundtheworldB.closedthumbs

C.gesturesinancientRomeD.thethumbs-upgestureBIshookhandswithmyfatherinthetruck,andforalongtimehelookedstraightaheadanddidn’tsayaword.ButIknewhewasgoingtosayalittletome.“Ican’ttellanything,”hefinallysaid.“Ineverwenttocollege,andnoneofyourbrotherswenttocollege.Ican’tsaydon’tdothisanddothat,becauseeverythingisdifferentandIdon’tknowwhatisgoingtocomeup.Ican’thelpmuchwithmoneyeither,butIthinkthingswillworkout.”Hegavemeanewcheck-book（支票簿）.“Ifthingsgetpushing,writeasmallcheck.Butwhenyouwriteone,sendmealetterandletmeknowhowmuch.Therearesomethingswecanalwayssell.”InfouryearsallthechecksIwrotewerelessthanathousanddollars.Mypart-timejobssuchasreadingtotheblindstudentandsittingwiththeteachers’kidsfilledinthefinancialgaps.“Youknowwhatyouwanttobe,andthey’lltellyouwhattotake,”myfatherwenton.“Whenyougetajob,besureit’shonest(诚实的),andworkhard.”IknewthatsoonIwouldbealoneinthebigtown,andIwouldbemissingthecoolwindsandalifewhereyourthinkingwasdoneforyou.Thenmydadreacheddownbesidehisseatandbroughttheold,brokenBiblethathehadreadsooften,theoneheusedwhenhewantedtolooksomethingupinafriendlyquarrelwithoneoftheneighbours.Iknewhewouldmissit.Iknew,though,thatImusttakeit.Hedidn’tsayreadthiseverymorning.Hejustsaid,“Thiscanhelpyouifyouwillletit.”Didithelp?Igotthroughcollegewithoutbeingaburden(负担)onthefamily.Ihavebeenabletomakemoneysince.31.Whatisthewriter’smainpurpose(目的)inwritingthispassage?A.Totellthereadershislifestory.B.

Totellpeoplewhatkindofpersonhisfatherwas.C.

Toletpeopleknowhowpoorhewas.D.

Totellthereaderswhatpresenthegotfromhisfather.32.

Whydidthefathernotaskhissonnottodothisanddothat?A.Becausehefeltquiteconfidentofhim.B.Becausehewasbornfromapoorfamily.C.

Becausehewasamanoffewwords.D.

Becausehedidn’twanttobemuchtoostrictwithhim.33.

Whatwouldsomeonelearnfromthispassage?A.

Howtolivebyoneself.B.

Howtostandonone’sownfeet.C.

Whatagoodfathershoulddo.D.Whattheself-importantislike.34.

WhatmaybetheproperChinesefortheunderlinedpartinthepassage?A.

闲暇时光.B.

学费.C.

经济不足.D.

精神空虚.CHere'soneverysimplebutlifechangingadvicethatIfirstheardfromBrianTracy.CutdownontheTVatnightbyjustonehour.Instead,usethathourtoreadbooksthatcouldimproveyourlife.Ifyou'reasalesman,googleforthebestandmostusefulbooksonimprovingyoursales.Thisapplies(适用)toallfields,notjustthework-related(与工作相关的)ones.Maybeyouwanttoimproveyourhealth,becomeamoreenergeticperson.Ormaybeyouwanttoimproveyourstudy,yourrelationsorperhapsdosomepersonaldevelopment.Onehouradayisnotmuch.Butifyoureadforonehouradayonweekdays,that'sabout260hoursayear.That'salargenumberofbooksandalotofusefuladvice.Ifyoufollowtheideas,whoknowswhatgreatthingsandfeelingscouldcomeintoyourlife.Also,allthatinformationandadvicewillstarttoopenupyourmind.Youwillstarttoseemorechancesinyourlife.Now,youmightthinksomethinglikethis:1.Ireallydon'thavethemoney...Answer:Visityourpubliclibraryorsearchthedatabase(数据库).Orlookforbooksthatareusedinplaceslike.2.Ireallydon'thavethetime...Answer:Buyaudiobooksandlistentotheminthecarwhiledrivingtoandfromwork.OrcopythemtoyourMP3-playerandlistenwhileridingyourbike/bustoworkorschool.RecentlysellingaudiobooksthroughMP3-downloadshasbecomepopular...ShutofftheTValittleearlierandstartreading.35.WhatisBrianTracy’slifechangingadviceabout？A.WatchingTV. B.ListeningtoMP3.C.Surfingtheinternet. D.Readinghelpfulbooks.36.WhichisNOTtrueaboutreadinganhouraday？A.Itwillopenupyourmind.B.Youwillhaveabout260hoursayeartoread.C.Youwillreadlotsofbooksandgetmuchusefuladvice.D.Itwillprobablybringgreatthingsandfeelingsintoyourlife.37.Whatisthewriter’sideaaboutaudiobooks?A.Theyaremoreuseful.B.Listeningtoaudiobooksiseasierthanreadingbooks.C.It’sdangeroustolistentoaudiobookswhiledrivingorriding.D.Audiobooksareagoodsolutiontotheproblemofhavingnotimetoread.DMy10-year-oldDonnasaid,“Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Canshecomeovertomorrow?”DonnawasashygirlandIwantedhertomakesomefriendstobringheroutofhershell.“Sure,honey,thatsoundsgreat.”Isaid,thinkingbacktomyownbestfriend,Lillian.WelivedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,Inseniorhighschool,LillianwentonatriptoFlorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfromeachotherforafewdays.“I’llbebacksoon.”shetoldme.Butthreedayslater,Lillian’ssistertoldmethatshehadfallenintoariverandhadn’tcomeoutanymore.Soon,myfamilymovedtoNewJersey.WheneverIthoughtofher,tearscameintomyeyes.ThenextdayDonnabroughthernewfriendhome.“Hi,Mrs.Loggia.”thelittlegirlsaid.Herhairwassoshinyandblackandsheshotmeabigsmile.“MynameisLaura.”Mydaughter’snewfriendwassomuchlikeLillian.Iwasstillpuzzled(迷惑)whenLaura’smomcametopickheruplaterthatafternoon.Iopenedthedoortoletherin.“Judy!”shecried.“It’sme,Lillian’ssister,fromWashingtonHeights38.Theunderlinedwordsinthefirstparagraph“tobringheroutofhershell”mean___________.A.tohelpherbecomelessshy B.tohelpherbecomesmartC.tohelpherlivehappily D.tohelpherwalkoutofherhouse39.Lauralookedfamiliartothewriterbecauseshe____________.A.wasLillian’sniece B.wasasoldasherdaughter C.wasfromWashingtonHeights40.Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethat______.A.LauraisoutgoingB.LaurahelpsDonnaalotC.LauraandDonnaareofthesameageD.JudymovedtoNewJerseybecauseofLillian’sdeath四、词汇应用（每小题1分，共12分）“Hi!John,”Maryrantowardsmewithabrightsmile,1（say）,“I’mgoingtohaveadanceperformancetonight.Ihopeyou’llcome.Hereistheticket.Don’tforget!”Thenshe2_(leave)inahurry.“What?Dance?Isthatpossible?”Iasked3__(I).Marywasnotsuchkindofgirl.Shewasaquiteusualone.Ihadneverseenherwearing4____(color)clothes.Infact,shereallydidnotknowhowtodressup.Whataterriblething!“Ishouldgoto,Imustgoto,”Ithought.Iarrivedatthehallwiththeticket,foundmyseatandsatdown.Herperformancewasthe5_(seven)one.IknewIwouldhaveahardtimebeforeherturn,forIhadnosenseofart,butherperformancewasworth6___(watch),nomatterhowlongIwouldwait.Timewent7___(slow).Itriedmybestnot8___(fall)asleep.Justthen,came9___(word),“Let’swelcomethenextexcitingdance…Latin!”Hearingthis,Iopenedmyeyesaslargeaspossible,fearingtoloseanything.Wearingagoldenandshiningskirt,Maryappeared.Shedancedwithasweetsmile,10__(look)likeaprettybutterfly(蝴蝶)flying…Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes.Afteralltheperformanceended,Iwaitedforheratthegate.“Hi!”Shestoodinfrontofmewithhercrystal(水晶)shoes.“Howdoyoufeel?”“Fantastic!”Ianswered.“Ha,ha.Iknewit11__(be).”Shecouldnothideherexcitement,laughinglikeachild.Atthattime,Irealizedthateverygirl12___(have)apairofspecialshoeswhicharelikethecrystalshoesofCinderella(灰姑娘).1._________2._________3.________4.__________5._________6.__________7._________8._________9.__________10.__________11.__________12.____________五、翻译句子(每小题2分，共8分)1.鲁迅被认为是中国最伟大的作家之一。(oneof------)____________________________________________________________________________.2.你不允许触碰这些展品。(beallowedtodo)_____________________________________________________________________________.3.我们应该独立完成作业。(onone’sown)

_____________________________________________________________________________.4.乱丢纸张和金属是浪费的。(throwaway)_____________________________________________________________________________六、阅读表达（每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。Amanwasexploring（探测）somecavesonthebeach.Inoneofthemhefoundabagwithmanyclay（泥）balls.Itseemedthatsomeonehadmadethemandhadleftthemthere.Theyinterestedthemanverymuch,sohetookthebagoutofthecavewithhim.Ashewaswalkingdownthebeach,hethrewoneclayballatatimeintotheseaasfarashecould.Hedidn’tthinkmuchofituntilhedroppedoneoftheballs.Theclayballbroke,andabeautiful,preciousstonecameoutofit.Excited,themanstartedbreakingtheotherclayballs.Hefoundthattheyallhadsimilartreasureinthem.Hefoundtreasurethatisworththousandsofdollarsinthe20leftclayballs.Heregrettedthathehadthrownawayabout50or60oftheclayballsintothesea.Hecouldhavehadalotmoremoney.Thisisjustlikewhathappensinlife.Welookatpeople,maybeevenourselves,onlyfromtheoutside.Theoutsidedoesn’tlookbeautiful,sowepaynoattentiontothemandonlyenvy(羡慕)peoplewhoarebeautifulorfamous.Wedon’tnoticethatwemayhavemissedthetreasure