Unit 4【单元测试 · 提高卷】-2023-2024学年九年级英语上册单元速记•巧练（牛津沪教版）

Unit4【单元测试·提升卷】一、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Mywife,Megan,andIwentouttodinnerwithanoldfriendwhowehadnotseeninawhile.TherehadbeensometalkofCOVID-19inthenews,butitwasearlyintheoutbreakandpeoplewerestillgoingabouttheirdailyroutines.Eventhougheveryoneinourgroupfeltperfectly1,wetookprecautions(预防措施):Wewashedourhandswithhandsanitizer(洗手液),didnot2food,andhadnoclosecontact.Afewdayslater,ourfriendcalledandtoldusthatshehad3positive(阳性)forthecoronavirus.Shehadfeltsomesymptoms(症状)foradayorso4thedinnerandwasabletobetestedbecausesheisadoctor.5wetookprecautionsthatnight,theviruswasalsopassedtomeandanotherfriendwhohadjoinedus.MeganandIquarantined(隔离)ourselvesatoncewhenweheardthatourfriendhadtestedpositive.Wealso6everyonewehadbeenincontactwithtoletthemknowthatIhadtestedpositive.Itwasthe7thingtodo.Itishardtotellpeoplewemighthavegiventhemavirus,butnottellinganyoneanythingwouldhavebeencowardly(懦弱)andirresponsible.Itwasn’ta(n)8forus.anditshouldn’tbeanoptionforanyoneinoursituation.Whilewehavenotbeenoutofourhouseinoversixdaysandwillbehereforanothereightornineatleast,wehavefeltsuchloveand9fromthosearoundus.Ourkidswatchmoviesonlinewiththeirfriends,andmyofficehasdailyvideocallstokeepeveryone10.We’vemadeanefforttospendtimetogetherasafamily,too.AlthoughMeganandthekidsandIcan’tbeinthesameroom,thefourofusstillplayonlinegamestogether.1．A．fine B．brave C．happy D．proud2．A．eat B．share C．buy D．order3．A．tested B．tried C．developed D．encouraged4．A．during B．at C．after D．before5．A．Since B．Although C．Because D．If6．A．met B．visited C．called D．shout7．A．happy B．responsible C．unlucky D．annoyed8．A．option B．chance C．opportunity D．reason9．A．anger B．doubt C．concern D．patience10．A．separated B．connected C．safe D．scared二、阅读理解。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ANowadays,manypeopleareundergreatpressurebecauseoftheheatedcompetitionfromthesociety.Asweknow,everycoinhastwosides.Pressurecanbethepowerthatpushesustomoveonbutsometimesitcanalsobeharmfulifwejustletourselvessufferfromittoomuch.It’simportanttofindsomewaystoreleasethepressure.Timemanagementisnecessary.Youshouldhavealistthatincludesallthethingsyouneedtodoforthedayandhavetoknowthetimethateachofthemwillcostyou.Putthemostimportantthingtothefirstplace.Youneedtofinishtheessential(重要的)workwithmoreenergyandamoreconcentratedmind.Youwillfeellessstressfulwhenyoucompletethetaskaheadofthedeadline.Regularexerciseisimportant.Wewillfeeltiredandnervousasourbodyhavetostayinoneconditionforalongtimewhileweareworking.Doingexercisecancausethehormonethatmakesusfeelhappy,sotrytokeepdoingexerciseforatleasthalfanhoureveryday.Don’tspendtoomuchtimeondigitalproducts.Digitalproductsarereallyconvenientbutitseemsthatwerelyonthemtoomuch.FromtheresultofasurveyinBritain,29%oftheBritishwillchecktheircellphonesbeforesleepingand18%oftheBritishwillusetheircellphonesfirstwhentheywakeup.Iftheydon’tgettheirphoneswhentheyneed,theywillfeelnervous.Itisobviousthatdigitalproductshavealreadycausedsomeproblemsforpeoplelikereducingtheabilityofself-managementandthechanceofcommunicatingwithothers.Wereallyshouldusethemproperly.Toavoidthebadeffectofpressure,trytokeepatimetableandthehabitofexercise,learntousedigitalproductswell,andyouwillseethechangeofyourlife.11．________ishelpfultofinishyourworkintime.A．Havingatimetable B．ExercisingmoreC．Gettingenoughsleep D．Eatinghealthyfood12．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．PressurecouldbemorepowerfulthanharmfulB．Missingdeadlineswillmakepeoplelessstressed.C．Wewillfeellesstiredifwemovearoundmoreoften.D．Digitalproductscausepeopleunabletosleepwell.13．Theunderlinedword“concentrated”isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．relaxing B．important C．easy D．focused14．Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthearticlegiveonreducingpressure?A．two B．three C．four D．five15．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．HowtoBecomeHealthB．YouShouldnotUseDigitalProductsC．YouShouldHaveaPlanforYourDayD．HowtoReleasePressureBIt’slunchtime.You’rehungryandwanttogetyourfavoritemealintherestaurant,buttherearealotofpeoplewaitingatthedoor.Don’tworry－incyberworld(网络世界),youcangetyourmealjustontheInternet.“Shoppinghasneverbeensoeasy.Withjustasingleclick(点击)onyourmouse,anythingthatyouorderedonlinecanbetakentoyourdoorquickly,”saidBianJing,atwenty-year-oldgirl.“Idon’twanttospendtoomuchtimeshopping,soIlikedoingshoppingonlinebetterthaninausualstore,”saidaboyfromamiddleschool.“It’seasytofindthethingsyouwantonline.”Iftheshoppersbuysomethingonline,theycanfindlowerpricesandwiderchoicesofthings.Butmanyteachersandparentsareworriedthatshoppingonlineisbecomingtoopopular.“It’snotagoodwayformiddleschoolstudentstospendtheirmonеу,”saidateacher.“Idon’twantthemtoshoponline.”“It’salsodangeroustolosemoneyatonlinestores,becausesomeofthemjustwanttocheatshoppers,”anotherteachersaid.MostparentsarenotwillingtopaythemoneytheirchildrenspendontheInternet.16．BianJingthinksshoppingonlineis________.A．easy B．hard C．dangerous D．safe17．Theboyinthepassageprefersto________.A．wastetime B．shopinausualstore C．savemoney D．shoponline18．Welearnparentsmay________shoppingonline.A．beexcitedabout B．beagainst C．notmind D．takeinterestin19．What’sthedisadvantageofshoppingonline?A．Findingsomethingcheaper. B．Havingwiderchoices.C．Beingcheatedsometimes. D．Savingtime.20．Themainideaofthepassageis_________.A．howtoshoponline B．differentopinionsaboutshoppingonlineC．shoppingonlineispopular D．mostparentsareworriedaboutshoppingonlineCAllResidents:RulesforLivinginParkriseFlatsWeallwanttolivecomfortablyandsafelyhere,sohereareafewsimpleruleswhichwethinkallresidentsshouldfollow.Rubbish

RubbishcollectionisonTuesdays.PleasedonotleaverubbishbagsoutbeforeTuesdayasanimalscanbreakintothemwhentheysmell.Washing

Thereisawashinglineforeveryflatinthegardennexttothecarpark.Pleaseonlydryyourwashingontheselines,soitdoesnotdisturbpeopleinthegroundfloorflats.Cleaning

ThemainstairsarecleanedtwiceaweekbytheAssociation,sopleasetrytokeepthemtidyandcleananddonotleavefurnitureorbagsonthestairsorinthehallways.Lights

Themainlightsareonatimerandtheystayonforfiveminuteswhenyoupressthem.PleasetelltheAssociationifanylightsarenotworking.Noise

Residentsareaskedtokeepnoisetoaminimum.Loudmusic,etc.candisturbotherpeopleandtheAssociationwillgetintouchwithyouifyoumaketoomuchnoise.Safety

Makesurethemainoutsidedoorisalwayslockedanddonotletanyoneintothemainbuildingunlessyouknowwhotheyare.Sometimespeopletrytogetintothemainstairsandthenbreakintoflats,sodonotletpeopleinunlesstheyarecomingtoseeyou.ParkingEachflathasonecarparkingspace.Thesearenumberedandareatthebackofthebuilding.Donotuseanotherresidentsspace.Ifyouhavemorethanonecar,youwillhavetoparkitontheroad.Donotparkwhereyoumayblockentrances.Problems

Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestions,pleasecalltheAssociationat08000969000.ParkriseHousingAssociation21．What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．TolisttheservicesofferedbytheAssociation.B．Tomakeanadvertisementfortheflats.C．Toasktheresidentstofollowtherules.D．Towarnpeopleagainstpossibledangers.22．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisdoneonceaweek?A．Rubbishcollection. B．Dryingthewashing.C．Cleaningthemainstairs. D．Changingthelights.23．Peopleshoulddrytheirwashingonthewashinglines_________.A．atthecarpark B．inthegroundfloorflatsC．inthehallways D．inthegarden24．TheAssociationwilltalkwithyouif__________.A．lightsarenotworking B．youmaketoomuchnoiseC．youletstrangepeoplein D．youparkyourcarontheroad25．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Peopleshouldleavethebrokenchairsonthestairs.B．TheAssociationisalwaysreadytohelptheresidents.C．Onecanparkthecaratanynumberedparkingspace.D．Thelightswillbeonwheneveryoupassthemainstairs.DNewresearchsuggeststhatclimatechangehelpeddogsdevelopfromanimalslookinglikecatstothewaytheyaretoday.ScientistsfromBrownUniversityintheUSAbelievethat40millionyearsago,dogsweresmallerandtheylookedlikecats.Theyhid,ranafterandkilledotheranimals.Asclimatechangedintheworld,thephysique(体型)andeatinghabitsofdogsalsochanged.ThickforeststhatoncecoveredNorthAmericastartedtobecomelessthickastheearthbecamecooler.Theappearanceofgrasslandmadedogshavefewerplacestohidetohuntforfood.Togetusedtotheenvironment,theychangedtheirwaysofhuntingandslowlygrewlongerlegs.Thescientistsstudiedhowdogshavechangedthemselvesbylookingattheelbows(肘部)andteethof32differentspeciesthatlivedfrom2millionto40millionyearsago.Thescientistssaidthatthedogs'Bowsgreatlychanged.Dogsfrom40millionyearsagohadelbowsthatweremoresimilartothoseofcats.Thefunctionoftheelbowswastoallowthefrontpaws(爪子)tocatchwhattheycouldgetandholdontoit.Theelbowschangedtoallowdogstobecomegoodrunnersandthentheywereabletorunafterotheranimalsoverlongdistances.Teethindogsalsochangedtobemoreuseful.Theybecamemuchstrongertobeabletoholdontowhattheyget.26．Accordingtotheresearch,dogslookedlike________40millionyearsago.A．cats B．lions C．tigers D．pigs27．Whichistherightorderfordogschanging?①Dogsgrewlongerlegs.②Climatechanged.③Dogschangedwaysofhunting.④Forestsbecamelessthick.A．②④③① B．②①③④ C．③①④② D．③④①②28．Scientistsstudiedhowdogshavechangedthemselvesbylookingatthe________.A．teethandpaws B．elbowsandteeth C．headsandpaws D．teethandheads29．Theunderlinedword“function”inthelastparagraphmeans________inChinese.A．发现 B．基础 C．功能 D．弊病30．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheappearanceofgrasslandmadedogshavemoreplacestohidetohuntforfoodB．Dogsfrom40millionyearsagohadelbowsthatweredifferenttothoseofcats.C．Dogs'pawschangedtoallowthemtobecomegoodrunners.D．Teethindogschangedstrongertobeabletoholdontowhattheyget.三、补全对话6选5（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）补全对话。Completingdialogues.A:Doyoulikeyournewflat?B:Oh,yes.It’snicetoliveinanewflat.A:Nocomplaintsaboutit?B:Well,sometimes31Soit’sdifficulttosleep.A:It’sinPudong,isn’tit?Itisveryfartoyourcompany.B:32A:Isit?B:Yes.33Soit’spossibletogetthereinhalfanhourfromhere.A:Doyouhavegoodsecurity?B:24hoursaday.34A:Whatabouttheenvironment?B:Thereisabigandbeautifulgardenbehindthehigh-risebuildings.A:35A．it’sabitnoisyatnight.B．That’sright,butit’seasytogetto.C．Howaboutcomingtomyhome.D．Howluckyyouare!E．It’snearaNo.2UndergroundStation.F．Soit’ssafetolivethere.四、语法填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）InHebeiProvince36(lie)alargeforestcalledSaihanba.ThisgreenGreatWall,whichatitspeakduringtheQingDynastycoveredthousandsofhectares,hadbythe1950svirtuallydisappeared.Thisallowedsand37(blow)intoBeijingfromthenortherndeserts.SaihanbaisacombinationofChineseandMongolian,meaning“beautifulhighlands”.UntiltheQingDynasty,itwasaroyalhuntinglandbecauseofitscoolsummerweatherandbeautifulsurroundings.38,mostoftheareahadturnedintoadesertbytheendoftheQingDynasty.Infact,56yearsagothere

39(be)onlyonetreeleft.Butwithoutthattree,therewouldbenomiracleofSaihanbatoday.Intheearly1960s,over350foresters40(send)tothisareatofightthedesert.Theywererequired41(rebuild)theforestinSaihanba.Fewpeople,includingtheforestersthemselves,believedtheywouldsucceed.Theirdoubtdisappeared,however,whenthey42(find)the200-year-oldtree,swayingaloneinthewind.Ifonetreecouldsurvivehere,socould

43(million)oftrees,theythought.Afterdecadesofhardwork,threegenerationsoftheforestershaverestoredalmost80%oftheoriginalSaihanbaforest.Recently,theywereawarded44(high)environmentalhonoroftheyearfromtheUnitedNationsfortheirgreat45(contribute)tocreatingagreenerworld.五、电子邮件(15分）46．为了中学生的心理健康，学校英文报开辟了“HEART-TO-HEART”专栏。假如你是李华，你因为最近心情不好，影响到了你的学习和生活，决定给专栏的主编Jane写一封e-mail倾述你的烦恼，并且向她寻求建议。心情不好的原因：1．学习功课多，学习压力大；2．考试不及格，父母责怪你；3．好朋友因为你未能陪她看电影而生气。要求：1．语句通顺，书写工整。2．词数：80词左右。DearJane,

Ihaveahardtimethesedays._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes,LiHua参考答案：1．A2．B3．A4．C5．B6．C7．B8．A9．C10．B【导语】短文主要记述了作者被朋友感染新冠病毒，于是立刻打电话给身边接触过的人，让他们知道作者的情况，作者认为这是负责的做法。在隔离期间作者感受到来自周围人的关爱。1．句意：尽管我们一群人中每个人都感觉很好，但我们还是采取了预防措施。fine好的；brave勇敢的；happy高兴的；proud骄傲的。根据“wetookprecautions”可知，此处表示的是让步关系，是“我们感觉很好”，故选A。2．句意：我们用洗手液洗手，不分享食物，也没有亲密接触。eat吃；share分享；buy买；order订购。根据“wetookprecautions(预防措施):Wewashedourhandswithhandsanitizer...”可知，这里在介绍预防措施，所以此处指“没有分享食物”，故选B。3．句意：几天后，我们的朋友打电话告诉我们，她的新冠病毒检测呈阳性。tested测试；tried尝试；developed发展；encouraged鼓励。根据“Shehadfeltsomesymptoms(症状)foraday”可知，她新冠病毒检测呈阳性，故选A。4．句意：因为她是医生，所以在晚饭后她做了检测。during在……期间；at在……；after在……之后；before在……之前。根据“Shehadfeltsomesymptoms(症状)foraday”可知，她一天都感到有些症状，是因为她饭后就做了检测，故选C。5．句意：尽管那天晚上我们采取了预防措施，但病毒还是传染给了我和另一个加入我们的朋友。Since自从……；Although虽然；Because因为；If如果。根据上文“wetookprecautions”及“theviruswasalsopassedtomeandanotherfriendwhohadjoinedus.”可知，此处表示让步关系，故选B。6．句意：我们还打电话给所有接触过的人，让他们知道我的检测呈阳性。met遇到；visited参观；called打电话；shout喊叫。根据上文描述及常识可知，作者检测呈阳性，所以他们只能打电话通知接触过的人，故选C。7．句意：这是一件负责任的事情。happy开心的；responsible负责任的；unlucky不幸的；annoyed恼火的。根据“butnottellinganyoneanythingwouldhavebeencowardly(懦弱)andirresponsible.”可知，打电话告诉他人是负责任的事情，故选B。8．句意：这不是我们的选择。option选择；chance机会；opportunity机会；reason原因。根据“itshouldn’tbeanoptionforanyoneinoursituation.”可知，这不是我们的选择，故选A。9．句意：虽然我们已经有6天多没出门了，而且至少还会在这里待上8到9天，但我们已经感受到了来自周围人的爱和关心。anger愤怒；doubt怀疑；concern关心，关爱；patience耐心。根据“wehavefeltsuchloveand...fromthosearoundus”可知，得到了周围人的爱和关心，故选C。10．句意：我们的孩子和他们的朋友在网上看电影，我的办公室每天都有视频通话，以保持每个人的联系。separated分离的；connected有联系的；safe安全的；scared恐惧的。根据“myofficehasdailyvideocallstokeepeveryone”可知，人们通过视频电话是为了保持联系，故选B。11．A12．C13．D14．B15．D【导语】本文讲述了释放压力的一些方法。11．细节理解题。根据“Timemanagementisnecessary.”可知，时间管理很重要，因此时间表对及时完成工作很有帮助，故选A。12．推理判断题。根据“Doingexercisecancausethehormonethatmakesusfeelhappy,sotrytokeepdoingexerciseforatleasthalfanhoureveryday.”可知，如果运动起来，我们就不会那么累了，故选C。13．词句猜测题。根据“Youneedtofinishtheessential(重要的)workwithmoreenergyandamoreconcentratedmind.”可知，你需要以更充沛的精力和更集中的注意力完成重要的工作，因此“concentrated”与“focused”意思相同，意为“集中的”，故选D。14．细节理解题。根据“Timemanagementisnecessary.”、“Regularexerciseisimportant.”及“Don’tspendtoomuchtimeondigitalproducts.”可知，提出了3个建议，故选B。15．最佳标题题。根据“It’simportanttofindsomewaystoreleasethepressure.”可知，讲述了释放压力的一些方法，故选D。16．A17．D18．B19．C20．B【分析】本文主要介绍了不同的人对网上购物持不同的观点。有的人认为在网上购物方便，快捷，也很便宜，但也有人认为网上购物有一定的风险，容易上当受骗。16．细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“Withjustasingleclick（点击）onyourmouse,anythingthatyouorderedonlinecanbetakentoyourdoorquickly,”可知，汴京认为网上购物方便快捷。故选A。17．细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“soIlikedoingshoppingonlinebetterthaninausualstore,”saidaboyfromamiddleschool.可知，短文中的男孩更喜欢网上购物。故选D。18．细节理解题。根据文中MostparentsarenotwillingtopaythemoneytheirchildrenspendontheInternet.可知，父母可能返回在晚上购物。故选B。19．细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“It’salsodangeroustolosemoneyatonlinestores,becausesomeofthemjustwanttocheat（欺骗）shoppers,”anotherteachersaid.可知，在网上购物有时也很危险，容易上当受骗。故选C。20．主旨大意题。短文主要介绍了不同的人对网上购物持不同的观点。故选B【点睛】读理解题通常从细节，文章主旨，推测词组大意几个方面考查学生对文章的理解，做题时注意找到文章出处，做到有理有据。如第2小题，是细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“soIlikedoingshoppingonlinebetterthaninausualstore,”saidaboyfromamiddleschool.可知，短文中的男孩更喜欢网上购物。故选D。21．C22．A23．D24．B25．B【分析】文章大意：这篇文章讲的是为使ParkriseFlats的居民有一个更加舒适和安全的居住环境，居民协会制订了一些简单的规则，希望居民们能遵守。21．主旨大意题。根据sohereareafewsimpleruleswhichwethinkallresidentsshouldfollow.可知，本文的目的是希望所有居民都应该遵守规定，故答案选C。22．细节理解题。根据RubbishcollectionisonTuesdays.可知，垃圾清理是在每周二做的，即每周收一次垃圾，故答案选A。23．细节理解题。根据Thereisawashinglineforeveryflatinthegardennexttothecarpark.可知在停车场旁边的花园里有为每栋公寓准备的晾衣绳，故答案选D。24．细节理解题。根据theAssociationwillgetintouchwithyouifyoumaketoomuchnoise.可知，如果你太吵了，业主委员会会跟你联系，故答案选B。25．理解判断题。根据Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorquestions,pleasecalltheAssociationat08000969000.可推知，居民协会会随时帮助有困难的业主，故答案选B。26．A27．A28．B29．C30．D【分析】文章大意：四千万年前，狗跟猫一样小；随着地球变冷，曾经覆盖北美的茂密森林开始变得不那么茂密，狗改变了捕食的习惯；为了生存，它们前肘变得强壮，牙齿变得锋利。26．细节理解题。根据ScientistsfromBrownUniversityintheUSAbelievethat40millionyearsago,dogsweresmallerandtheylookedlikecats.可知，狗在4000万年前看起来像猫，故答案选A。27．理解排序题。根据文中第一段中Asclimatechanged，以及接下来的ThickforeststhatoncecoveredNorthAmericastartedtobecomelessthick，以及第二段中theychangedtheirwaysofhuntingandslowlygrewlongerlegs.可知，狗的进化过程为A选项的顺序，故答案选A。28．细节理解题。根据Thescientistsstudiedhowdogshavechangedthemselvesbylookingattheelbowsandteethof32differentspeciesthatlivedfrom2millionto40millionyearsago.可知，科学家们通过观察狗的肘部和牙齿来研究狗是如何进化的，故答案选B。29．词义猜测题。根据下文wastoallowthefrontpawstocatchwhattheycouldgetandholdontoit.“使得它们用前爪捕捉并抓牢它们所捕捉到的（猎物）”可知是对狗前肘“功能”的描述，因此function的词义应是“功能”，故答案选C。30．推理判断题。根据Teethindogsalsochangedtobemoreuseful.Theybecamemuchstrongertobeabletoholdontowhattheyget.狗的牙齿也变得更有用了，它们变得更加强大，以便能够抓住它们所得到的东西，由此可知D选项符合题意，故答案选D。31．A32．B33．E34．F35．D【分析】这个对话是A在询问B关于新公寓的问题。31．根据下文Soit’sdifficulttosleep.可知上文是it’sabitnoisyatnight.在晚上有点吵。故选A。32．根据上文Itisveryfartoyourcompany.可知下文是That’sright,butit’seasytogetto.你说的对，但是很容易到。根据题意，故选B。33．根据下文Soit’spossibletogetthereinhalfanhourfromhere.可知上文是It’snearaNo.2UndergroundStation.在地铁二号站附近。故选E。34．根据Doyouhavegoodsecurity?及24hoursaday可知下文是Soi