2023-2024学年人教版九年级英语Unit 8【单元测试·提升卷】（原卷版）

Unit81B卷（能力提升）】

一、单项选择

1.Thebook______—beMary's.Wecanseehernameonit.

A.needB.mustC.can'tD.needn't

2.Thereisn'tintheclassroom.AllthestudentsarehavingaPElessonintheplayground.

A.somebodyB.anybodyC.nobodyD.everybody

3.Cindyfelt_______inhernewschool,soshejoinedsomeclubstomakenewfriends.

A.lonelyB.sleepyC.coldD.hungry

4.Makesurehasthetextbookswhenthenewtermstarts.

A.nobodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.everybody

5.Frommy______—onthetopoftheTVtower,Icanhaveaperfectviewofourcity.

A.traditionB.conditionC.positionD.situation

6.-Whosephysicsbookisthis?

-ItbeHelen'sbecausehernameisonit.

A.mustn'tB.mustC.mightD.can't

7.一Hey,whosebasketballdoyouthinkthisis?

-ItbelongtoLinda.Shelikesplayingbasketballbestinourclass.

A.mustB.canC.mustn'tD.can't

8.-Jack,tellmehowtothisinformation.

一Allright,Grandma.Youcantypeitonthiskeyboard.

A.deleteB.enterC.collectD.receive

9.—WhoseEnglishbookisthis?

-ItbeLily's,butI'mnotsure.

A.mightB.can'tC.must

10.OnDecember31,2020,theNewYearspeechPresidentXiJinpingmadeencouragedusChineseto

workharderforourmotherland.

A.whoB.whoseC.whichD.what

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Oneday,MiriamgotaletteralongwithawatermelonseedfromUncleEsai.Thelettersaid:

Miriam,

Thisisamagicseedforyou.Plantit,anditwillgrant11threewishes.Remembertobepatient:the

worldhasitsownrhythm.

UncleEsai

Miriamthought,“Amagicseed?MaybeifsUncleEsai's12,butwhynothaveatry?”Sheplantedthe

seedintheyard,andmadeher13wish,“Iwantthewatermelontogrowasbigasamountain!?,

Thenextmorning,Miriamwasvery14toseeahugewatermelonintheyard.Shecouldn'tbelieveit.

“Imust15itatonce!^^Shehurriedtocutthewatermelon,butitwastoohard.Shebecameangry."Thisisa

sillywatermelon!Idon'twantit!”

Immediatelythefruitbecameaseedagain.Miriam16hersecondwishhadbeengranted.t6Humph!

Thisisnotfun!^^shecried.

Afewdayslater,MiriamfoundUncleEsai's17andreaditagain.Shestoppedwhenshesawthe

words"bepatient”.Howcouldsheforgetit?Sherushedoutofthedoorand18rantotheyardtofindthe

seed.Thistime,shepromisedshewouldmakethebestuseofthethirdwish.

Shethoughtforawhile."Ihopemy19couldspendmoretimetogether.^^Butherparentsneededto

work.Howcouldtheseedhelp?Althoughitseemedimpossible,shestilldecidedto20theseedwith

patience.

Miriamgotsomeinformationabout21toplantawatermelon,andthenfollowedthestepscarefully.

Whentheseedturnedintoanormal-sizedwatermelon,she22itwithherfriendsandneighbours.

Everybodylikeditstaste.

Miriam'sfamilygottheseeds23thewatermelonandplantedmoreafterwards.Theywereso

deliciousthattheneighboursofferedtobuysome.Thewatermelonsbroughtextramoney24Miriam's

parentsdidn'thavetobeawayforworkasmuch.Theyhadmorefamilytime.

MiriamfinallyknewwhatUncleEsaimeant-bepatient,andlifewillbeas25asawatermelon!

11.A.meB.youC.himD.her

12.A.ruleB.jokeC.choiceD.example

13.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth

14.A.boredB.afraidC.relaxedD.surprised

15.A.eatB.washC.climbD.draw

16.A.heardB.explainedC.realisedD.imagined

17.A.bookB.postcardC.letterD.newspaper

18.A.calmlyB.carefullyC.politelyD.quickly

19.A.classB・familyC.teachersD.neighbours

20.A.putawayB.talktoC.lookafterD.searchfor

21.A.howB.whyC.whenD.where

22.A.wateredB.protectedC.watchedD.shared

23.A.forB.fromC.behindD.beside

24.A.soB.ifC.butD.unless

25.A.newB.bigC.sweetD.quiet

三、补全对话6选5

阅读以下对话，从六个选项中选择五个填入空白处（其中一项是多余选项），使对话通顺、合理，意思完

整。一空一句。

Ed:Hi,Shelley!26Whafsthematter?

Shelley:Ican'tfindmyschoolbag!Ifsgotallmybooksin!

Ed:Oh,no!27

Shelley:Umm,Iwenttothesportscenterwithmyfriends.Afterthat,wewenttobuyadrink,andthenwewentto

thepark.

Ed:28

Shelley:I'mnotsure.IwasonmywayhomewhenIrealizedIdidn'thaveit.Iwentbacktotheparktolookforit.

29Idon'tknowwhattodo.

Ed:Don'tworry!Perhapsafriendsawitandtookithome.

Shelley:No,Idon'tthinkso.30

Ed:Well,maybeyouleftitintheshop.Lefsgoandaskifit'sthere.

Shelley:OK.Ihopeso!

A.ButIcouldn'tfindit!

B.Soundsinteresting.

C.Wheredidyougoafterschool?

D.Youlookupset.

E.Didyouleaveitinthepark?

F.Noonecalledme.

四、阅读单选

A

阅读下面A、B、C、D四篇短文，根据短文内容，从下列各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出

最佳答案。

Antarcticaisacontinent（大陆）ofice.Thereishardlyanyrainin

Antarctica,sotheAntarcticDesertbecomesthedriestdesertintheworld.Itis

■■Hlalsotheworld'slargestdesertbyarea.

AntarcticaDesert

TheSaharaDesertisthehottestofallthedesertsontheearth.Itcovers

mostpartsofNorthAfricaandissimilarinsizetothelandareaofthe

USA.Theword“Sahara“inArabicmeans"desert”.

SaharaDesert

TheArabianDesertisinAsiaontheArabianpeninsula.Itcoversalmostthe

entireArabianPeninsula.Thesandherehasared-orangecolorandthesurface

oftheArabianDesertiscoveredmainlybysandhills,somegravelplains（砾

ArabianDesert石平原）androckyplains.

婀TheMojaveDesertisintheUSA.ItisthedriestdesertontheNorth

Americancontinent.DeathValley,oneofthehottestareasintheworld,isin

theMojaveDesert.MojavecomesfromtheSpanishwordfor"besidethe

MojaveDesertwater”.

31.Whichisthedriestdesertintheworld?

A.TheAntarcticaDesert.

B.TheSaharaDesert.

C.TheArabianDesert.

D.TheMojaveDesert.

32.WhatistheSahara?

A.Itisthehottestdesertintheworld.

B.Itisthelargestdesertintheworld.

C.Itisthecoldestdesertintheworld.

D.ItisthedriestdesertontheNorthAmericancontinent.

33.WhatcoloristhesandintheArabianDesert?

A.Red.B.Orange.C.Red-orange.D.Red-yellow.

B

TheHorsetailFall（瀑布）isoneofYosemiteNationalPark'smostamazingviews.Aroundthesecondweek

ofFebruary,thesettingsunhitstheHorsetailFallatjusttherightangle（角度）tolighttheupperpartsofthe

waterfall.Andwhenconditionsareright,theHorsetailFallbecomesorangeandredatsunset.Itislikered-hot

lava（熔岩）pouringdownfromthetopoftheElCapitan.So,itgotthenamea4firefair,.

Thefirefallisaperfectmatchoftheweather,thefall,thetimeandthewatchingplace.Itusuallyappearson

dry,warmandcloudlessdays.Theremustbeenoughflowingwatertomakeafirefalltoo.Sotheremustbe

enoughsnowonthemountaintop,anditturnsintowateronwarmafternoons.

ThesungoestothebestplacebeforethefallinlateFebruary.Andthebesttimetowatchthefallis5to15

minutesbeforethesunset.Onlyatthistimecanvisitorsseethefirefall.TheElCapitanPicnicAreaisthebest

placetowatch,becauseitisclosetothefallandisperfecttosetupcamerasandtents.

EveryyearinFebruary,thousandsofphotographerscometowatchthefirefall.Althoughtheviewmay

appearjustminutesbeforesunset,manyofthemhavetocomehoursearliertogetarightplacetosettheir

camerasintime."I'mjustsayingthattheYosemiteFirefallissomethingyoudon'twanttomissduringthewinter;

saysKateMoore,atravellerandtheleadcontentcreatorforParkedInP.

34.Paragraph1mainlytellsus.

A.howthefirefallgotitsnameB.whyit'seasytoseethefirefall

C.whowasthefirsttofindthefirefallD.onwhichdaywecanvisitthefrefall

35.Whatcanweknowaboutthefirefall?

A.Itlastsforhalfanhourbeforethesunset.

B.Itusuallyappearsonwet,warmandcloudydays.

C.Riversprovideenoughflowingwatertomakeafall.

D.ItsbestwatchingplaceistheElCapitanPicnicArea.

36.FromthewordsofKateMoore,wecaninferthat.

A.thefirefallisworthseeingB.it'sdangeroustowatchthefirefall

C.thefirefallbringslittlesurpriseD.it'sawasteoftimetovisitthefirefall

37.Whafsthethemeofthepassage?

A.Art.B.Nature.C.Technology.D.History.

C

Wetlandsareanylandthatisfloodedwithshallowwaterallormostofthetime.Theyareanaturalwater

holdingsystem.

Therearemanytypesofwetlands.Amongthem,bogs,marshesandswampsarethethreemaintypes.The

differenttypesofwetlandshavedifferentkindsofplants.Onlymosses（苔群）andafewotherkindsofplantscan

growinbogs.Grassyplantslikecattails（香蒲）andreeds（芦苇）arethemostcommonplantsinamarsh.Aswamp

isaforestwhosegroundisunderwaterallormostofthetime.Unlikebogsormarshes,aswampisfulloftrees

andbushes.Ifsnotagoodideatogoexploringaswampwithoutaguide.Therearehiddenpoolsofwater,thick

mud,andsometimesbigcrocodiles（鳄鱼）lookingfortheirnextmeal.

Hungrycrocodilesaren'ttheonlyanimalsthatmakethewetlandstheirhome.Otters,turtles,frogs,snakes

andmanyotheranimalsdotoo.Thewaterishometomanykindsoffishandcrabs.Birds,includingducks,geese

andcranes,usewetlandsseasonallyduringtheirlongmigrations.

Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidehabitatsforplantsandanimals.Awetlandsystemcanalso

protectshorelines,makepollutedwatersclean,preventfloods,andrestoreundergroundwatersupplies.

AccordingtoWWF,morethanhalfoftheworld'swetlandshavedisappearedsincethebeginningofthe20th

century.Ifthiscontinues,countlessplantandanimalspecieswillsurelydieout.Withoutwetlands,citieshaveto

spendmoremoneytreatingwater.Don'tfeelhelpless.Trytodoyourparttoprotectthemrightnow.Hereare

someideas.

38.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatcanyouseeinaswamp?

A.Mosses.B.Cattails.C.Reeds.D.Trees.

39.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Wetlandsareaman-madewaterholdingsystem.

B.Therearethreetypesofwetlandsintheworld.

C.Peoplecannotmeetwithbigcrocodilesinwetlands.

D.Wetlandscanprotectshorelinesandpreventfloods.

40.WhatisthewriterprobablygoingtotalkaboutafterParagraph5?

A.Whatarethedifferenttypesofwetlands?

B.Whatwillhappenifwetlandsdisappear?

C.Whatactionscanpeopletaketoprotectwetlands?

D.Whatotherkindsofplantsandanimalsliveinwetlands?

五、阅读回答问题

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答下列各题。

Itwastoolateatnightwhenanoldmancametoasmalltown.Hefoundasmallhotelandwantedtostay

thereforthenight.Afterhewentintohisroom,theownersaidtohiswife,"Lookathisbag.Theremustbemuch

moneyinit.Lefstakeitawaywhenheisasleep,shallwe?”

“No,no."saidthewoman.uHemustlookforhisbagtomorrowmorning.Ifhecan'tfindit,he'lltelephone

thepolice.^^

Theythoughtforafewminutes.Thenthewomanhadanidea.t6Wehaveforgetfulgrass.Whynotputsome

forgetfulgrassintohisfood?Ifhehasthefood,hewillforgettotakehisbagaway.^^

Theoldmanhadthefoodwiththeforgetfulgrassandwenttobed.Thenextmorningwhentheownergotup,

hefoundthedooropenandtheoldmanhadleftwiththebag.Hewasangryandwokehiswifeup,“Whatafool!

Yourforgetfulgrassisn'tusefulatall.^^

“No,Idon'tthinkso.Hemustforgetsomething.^^saidhiswife.a4Oh!Iremembernow!”criedouttheman

suddenly,atHeforgottopayforthenight.^^

41.Whydidtheoldmanwanttostayinthesmallhotel?

42.Whendidtheownerwanttostealtheoldman'sbag?

43.Whodidn'tagreewiththeowner?

44.Whatideadidtheowner'swifecomeupwith?

45.Whatdidtheoldmanreallyforgettodo?

六、短