Unit 12 单元检测卷2022-2023学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit12Lifeisfulloftheunexpected.单元检测卷thenwenttoOxfordUniversityin1959.Therehewantedtostudymaths,butmathswasnot

available（可得至lj的）atuniversity.Sohestudiedphysics（物理）.In1988,Stephen'sgreatestwork（著

一.完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）作）ABrief.HistoryofTimewaspublished（出版）.Andthepeopleallovertheworldbegantoknow

thegreatestphysics-StephenWilliamHawking.

11.StephenWilliamHawkingwasbornLnin1942.

Haveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doestheskyrsometimesseemdarktoyou?AreA.NewYorkB.London

yourlessonssometimesnotsuccessful?Well,friends,cheerupand1allthetime.IfyouseetheC.St.AlbansD.Oxford,England

worldwithyourwarmheart,you'll2thewholeworldsmilingtoyou.12.Stephen'sfatherwasbuthjsmotherdidn'thaveajobr.

Onasunnyrmorning,youplantohaveawalk3vourself.Justbeforeyougoout,itsuddenlyA.agoodteacherB.notadoctor

startstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysadandstarttocomplainabouttheweather.ButdearC.notateacherD.agooddoctor

friends,why4sitdownandlistentothefreeconcertthatthenaturebringsyou?Andwiththe13.Stephen'sfamilymovedtoandhewenttoschoolwhenhewas.

timelyrain,crops（庄稼）in「thefieldswillgrowbetterandfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest（收成）.A.St.Albans,eightyearsoldB.St.Blbans,tenyearsold

Everyonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,5life「isn'tabedofroses.lt'sveryC.Oxford,eightyearsoldD.Oxford,tenyearsold

commontomeetdifficultiesonthewav6success.lnfact,difficultyisn'tterrible.Therealterrible14.StephenwenttoSt.AlbansSchoolwhenhewasyearsold.

thingisthatweareafraidofit.Difficultyislikespring（弹簧）.Ifyou,are7itwillbe

A.tenB.elevenC.ninerD.twelve

strong.Attitude（态度）decides8.Withanoptimistic（乐观的）attitude,lifeiseasyand9.So15.StephenbecameafamouspersonforhisbookABriefhistoryofTime.

whenyoumeetdifficulties,don'tgiveup.lnstead,youshouldfacethemwithasmile.RememberA.in1942B.in1950C.in1959D.in1988

thesefiverules：Freeyourheartfromhate;Freeyourmindfromworries;Liveaneasylife;Givemore;

B

Expect10.

1.A.happyB.unhappyC.smileD.cryItis40meterslongand6meterswide.Thismustbethebiggestbusyouhaveeverseen.Itcan

2.A.lookB.lookforC.findD.findout

carry1,200toL,400people.

3.A.enjoyingB.torelaxC.relaxD.enjoy

4.A.don'tB.didn'tC.haven'tD.notItisChina'snewSuperBus.ItisgoingforatestruninBeijingattheendofthisyear.Someother

5.A.butB.andC.orD.so

citiesarealsointerestedinrunningtheSuperBus.Theyhopeitcansolvetrafficproblems.

6.A.ofB.toC.aboutD.for

7.A.energeticB.powerfulC.confidentD.weakTheSuperBusrunsalongfixedtracks.Thebussitsontopoftwo2.2-meter-talllegs.Thelegs

8.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingDr.nothing

havewheelsatoneend.Smallcarscandriveunderthebus,sotheSuperBusdoesnottakeuproad

9.A.pleaseB.pleasureC.pleasedD.pleasant

10.A.littleB.fewC.lessD.fewerspace.Thebusrunsonelectricityandsolarpower.Itcantravelupto60kmeveryhour.Itscreator;

SongYouzhou,saysitcanreducealotoftrafficjams.

二.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）TheSuperBuscandotheworkof40buses.Inthatway,itcanreducealotoftrafficjams.

AAnditcansave860tonsoffueleveryyear;accordingtoSong.

“TobuildaSuperBusanditstrackcostslessthanbuildingsubways.Subwaysarenearlytentimes

In1942,StephenWilliamHawkingwasborninOxford,England.Hisparents'housewasn'tin

moreexpensivetobuild.MSongsaid.

Oxford.ltwasinthenorthofLondon.Butatthattime,peoplethoughtOxfordwasasaferplaceto

havebabiesbecauseoftheSecondWorldWar（第二次世界大战）.Stephen'sfatherwasagoodSomepeopleworrythattheSuperBusmaynotbesafe.However,Songsaysthere'snoneedto

doctor.Hismotherdidn'twork.ln1950,whenHawkingwaseightyearsold,hisfamilymovedto

worry.TheSuperBushaslaserscanners（激光扫描仪）betweenitslegs.Thescannersmakesurethe

St.Albans,atownabout20milesnorthofLondon.Atekeven,StephenwenttoSt.AlbansSchool,and

carskeepasafedistance.A.Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplewanttoliveabetterlife.

16.TheSuperBuscancarrypeople.B.Havingagoalforlifeisimportant.

C.Doyouhaveagoalforlife?

A.1,300B.1,500C.1,700D.lt900

I).Thejobwasgoodandhedidn'thavetoworkforextrahours.

17.AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesoftheSuperBusEXCEPTthat.E.Ifoneispoor.oneslifegoalwillbetoearnmoremoney.

A.thebusdoesn'ttakeuproadspaceB.thebuscandotheworkof40busesF.SohegaveuphisjobandwenttoBeijinginFebruary.2010.

G.Hewasn'tinterestedinthisjobatall.

C.thebusisveryeasytobuildanddriveD.thebuscansavealotofenergyeveryyear

18.AccordingtoSong,it'ssafetodrivetheSuperBusbecause.三.语法填空

A.thebusistallenoughB.theroadiswideenoughAprilFoorsDayisa1(celebrate)thattakesplaceindifferentcountriesaroundthe

C.therearescannersbetweenitslegsD.thebustravelsat60kmperhourworld.It2(happen)onApril1steveryyearandisaday3manypeopleplay

19.WecanguessthatSong'spurposeforbuildingthebuswasto.allkindsoftricksandjokesoneachother.

A.taketheplaceofsmallcarsB.solvetrafficproblemsOneAprilFool'sDay,areporterinEnglandannouncedthatthere4(be)nomorespaghetti

C.increasethespeedD.reducecaraccidents5thespaghettifarmersinItalyhadstoppedgrowingspaghetti.Manypeople

20.Thispassageismainlyabout.6(run)totheirlocalsupermarkets7(buy)asmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythe

A.thenormalbusB.thesmallcarC.thesubwayD.theSuperBustimepeoplerealizedthatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountry

8(sell)out.Theysaidthiswater9(help)peopleloseweightandthatone

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入短文1〜5小题的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。customerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,morethan

C10,000people10(phone)theTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.

21Doyouwanttobecomeawriter,singerorjustbecomearichperson?四.做笔记

Arecentsurveyshowsthatinmodernsociety,mostpeoplepickuppracticalgoalsfsuchInMay2001,1foundajobinNewYorkattheWorldTradeCenter.OnSeptember11,2001,Iarrived

asz/earningmoneytobuyahouseandacar","toimproveone'slifequality","findingagoodjob".

WangYouworkedinasmallfirminNanjing.22However>hefelttheworkwasnotexcitingatatmybuildingataround8:30a.m.IwasabouttogoupwhenIdecidedtogetacoffeefirst.Iwentto

allandthelifewasboring.23WhenhearrivedinBeijing,hesethisnewgoalasfindingagoodmyfavoritecoffeeplaceeventhoughitwastwoblockseastfrommyoffice.AsIwaswaitinginline

job.

24Thisfactshowsthatthesocietyismakingprogressandpeople'slifegoalshavebecomewithotherofficeworkers,Iheardaloudsound.BeforeIcouldjointheothersoutsidetoseewhat

morepwacticaLOneresearchersays,“Everybodyhashis/herownlifegoal,whichwillbesurelywasgoingon,thefirstplanehadalreadyhitmyofficebuilding.Westaredindisbeliefattheblack

differentfrompeopletopeople.25Ifonedoesn'thaveadiploma,studyinghardtogetadiploma

willbecomehislifegoal;andifonedoesn'thavelove,hislifegoalwillbetolookforit.Butifonehassmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding.Ifeltluckytobealive.

nolifegoal,hewillidleaway(虚度)hislifetime/Almost10yearslater,Iwokeupat10:00a.m.onFebruary21,2011andrealizedthatmyalarmnever

wentoff.Ijumpedoutofbedandwentstraighttotheairport.ButbythetimeIgottotheairport,my

planetoNewZealandhadalreadytakenoff./zThisisthefirstholidayI'vetakeninayear,andI've

2

missedmyplane.Whatbadluck!”Ithoughttomyself.TheotherplaneswerefullsoIhadtowaittillEnglandreportedthediscoveryofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight

thenextday.Thenextmorning,IheardabouttheearthquakeinNewZealandthedaybefore.Mybadandthatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.Bytheendoftheday,

luckhadunexpectedlyturnedintoagoodthing.morethan10,000peoplehadphonedtheTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.

ManyAprilFool'sjokesmayendupbeingnotveryfunny.AfamousTVstaronceinvitedhisgirlfriend

l.Thegeneralideaofthepassageis.

ontohisshowonAprilFool'sDay.Heaskedhertomarryhim.Theladywassohappybecauseshe

2.Thetwoeventsdoesthewritermentionedinthepassageare.

reallywantedtogetmarried.However,whenshesaidyes,hereplied,/zAprilFool!”Thatlittlejoke

3.TheplacewherewasthewriterwhentheplanehittheWorldTradeCenter.

didn'thaveaveryhappyending.TheTVstarlosthisgirlfriendandhisshowwascanceled.

4.Thefeelingthewriterhadwhenhestareattheblacksmokerisingabovetheburningbuilding

Oneoftheworld'smostfamoustricks,however,happenedinOctoberratherthanApril.Inthat

monthin1938,actorOrsonWellesannouncedonhisradioprogramthataliensfromMarshad

S.Thewriteravoidedtheearthquakebecause.

landedontheearth.Hedescribedwheretheyhadlandedandtoldhowtheyweremovingacrossthe

五.完成句子

UnitedStates.Wellesmadeitsoundsorealthathundredsofpeoplebelievedthestory,andfear

1.我的闹钟没有响。

spreadacrossthewholecountry.Bythetimepoliceofficersannouncedthatthestorywasahoax,

Myalarmclockdidn't.

thousandsofpeoplehadlefttheirhomes.

2.我直盯着他，十分震惊，不相信他说的一切。

l.WhyisAprilFool*sDaypopularallovertheworld?(because)

Ihim,andwasshockedatwhathehadsaid.

2.Whydidmanypeoplebuymorespaghettithantheyneed?(becauseof)

3.幸运的是，卡尔的父亲看到了我并捎了我一程。

3.What'stheresultofthisjoke?(so)

Luckily,Carl'sfathersawmeand.

4.Whyhadover10,000peopleaskedtheTVstationhowtogetthespecialwater?(because)

4.你只迟到了五分钟。

5.DidtheTVstarTsjokemakehimlosehisgirl