初三英语单元测试卷9B Unit 1--2
一、单项选择（共12分，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 1. Christopher Columbus was ______ explorer from ______ European country.
A. a; an
B. an; an
C. a; a
D. an; a
( ) 2. —What are you going to do next Sunday,Jane?
—It’s my birthday next Sunday. I hope _______ to my birthday party.
A. your come
B. you to come
C. you can came
D. you came
( ) 3. —There are several restaurants on _____ side of the street. Which restaurant would you like to go, Mr. White?
—The one next to the supermarkets over there.
A. either
B. both
C. all
D. every
( ) 4. Because of the ________ white light source(白光光源), three Japanese scientists ________ the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics last year.
A. discover; won
B. discovery; won
C. discover; presented
D. discovery; presented
( ) 5. Volunteers team mostly _______ university and middle school students. They will mainly provide language voluntary services.
A. consists of
B. belongs to
C. thinks of
D. leads to
( ) 6. —Did you find your English dictionary yesterday?
—No, I didn’t find ________, but I’ve borrowed ______ from the school library.
A. it; it
B. it; one
C. one; it
D. one; one
( ) 7. —What can I do for you, Madam?
—I’m looking for a table for eight, but i find they have all been _________.
A. made up
B. kept up
C. taken up
D. put up
( ) 8. —Have you had your dinner yet, Mary?
—Yes, I have. My father _______ it for me.
A. was cooking
B. have cooked
C. will cook
D. cooked
( ) 9. When you talk to people, you’d better _____ to show that you are friendly to them.
A. look at them in the eyes
B. put hands on the sides
C. put your hands in your pockets
D. hold down your head
( ) 10. He _____ all his money _____ to charity after he died, and was respected by the people who know him.
A. gave; up
B. gave; in
C. gave; away
D. gave; out
( ) 11. —I want to keep in touch with Lily, but I don’t know ________.
—Sorry. Neither do I.
A. what her name is
B. what her job is
C. what her number is
D. when she left
( ) 12. —I wonder ________ without water on the earth.
—About a week.
A. how long man can live
B. how can man live
C. how soon man can live
D. how often can man love
二、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Cling…Clang…Clank. From inside my flat, I winced (皱起眉头) at the noise my parents were making as they sorted (分类) bottles and cans out on the balcony. I called to my 13
in Chinese, ―How many do you have this time?‖ ―Eight hundred and six pieces, that’s $40.30!‖ she answered. I’d been living in my Los Angeles flat for over
four years when my parents came for a six-month visit from China. I’d
14 n oticed that the bottles and cans they’d collected on t he road
were worth 5 cents (美分) each. When their stay with us ended, I felt
free, though I was a supporter of environmental 15 in fact.
By the time my daughter began school, I was expected to raise
money for the school. I felt very stressed. How could I work out the problem? 16 , a good idea came across my mind: how about uniting (结合) the two —environmental education and raise money? I joined an organization called LACES. It had 17 1,600 students, parents and teachers. If my two elderly parents could 18 $300 in six months from recycling (回收), why couldn’t we multiply (乘以) that number by at least 800? My team organized a day for students and parents to 19 bottles and cans directly to school. We called it the Green for Green program. The first one raised only $145. But we planned more programs. With each one, the numbers started to look 20 : $145…$400 …$481. The more success we had, the more people joined our team.
Today, LACES teachers keep boxes in their classrooms for bottles and cans. Students collect recyclables and 21 them in boxes. Parents collect at their offices. LACES parents have told me that where they used to see litter, they see 22 . Since the LACES Green for Green program started in 2011, we have raised $15,500 for the school and recycled about 75,000 pounds of waste.
I believe that our effort (努力) is followed by the others in the community, and that the result is multiplied. I used to 23 my parents’ recycling project during their visit here. Now I laugh at myself for getting the benefit (益处) from their clever ideas. They may never 24 anyone beyond their family. However, their small effort has led to big change, one that inspires (激励) family, friends, children, and even strangers.
( ) 13. A. wife B. father C. daughter D. mother
( ) 14. A. seldom B. often C. usually D. always
( ) 15. A. project B. education C. subject D. plan
( ) 16. A. Strongly B. Unluckily C. Suddenly D. Sadly
( ) 17. A. more than B. less than C. better than D. worse than
( ) 18. A. accept B. find C. receive D. raise
( ) 19. A. give B. Bring C. save D. collect
( ) 20. A. brighter B. higher C. stronger D. wider
( ) 21. A. send B. move C. throw D. store (存放) ( ) 22. A. waste B. bottles C. money D. cans
( ) 23. A. agree with B. argue with C. laugh at D. cry at
( ) 24. A. influence B. help C. educate D. love
三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
(A)
To me, the concept(概念) of home changes along with my age all the time.
In my childhood, home was a number of calls. It seems that I had more free time than today’s children. I didn’t have to show up in front of my parents right after school, instead I would go to play with my classmates who lived in the neighborhood. We played like mad until dinner was ready and our parents called “Come back! Come home for supper!” Days
passed by as I grew up in the company of those calls which are still echoing(回响) in my ears even now.
In a short while, my childhood was gone. When a thin layer of hair(胡须) began to grow around the corners of my mouth, home became a place I tried to run away from.
As I read more and more, my world opened up, larger than before me. The bed I used to sleep in became too small, and words of care from my parents began to sound meaningless. How I wished I could have a space of my own someday! Later I was joined the army and put on the green uniform. During my service days, home was the series of letters I received one after another. My most homesick moments were when I read those letters from my family.
When I got a job, I began to get “hurt”, to rise and fall in a sea of people, and to understand that you can’t share all your pains with other people, even with your best friends. So again, another wave of homesickness came over me. When I was badly hurt, I imagined myself flying home on wings. Pushing open the door, I let tears flow down my face. At that moment I felt that as large as the world was, what I needed was only the familiar smell of home and the unchanged view outside the window of my old house…
……
Although I already have much life experience behind me, I know there is still a long way ahead and my concept of home will go on developing. But already I have come to see that home is where we can find the true meaning of all the busy rush life. What makes the concept different is that sometimes it refers to a person’s home and sometimes to the home of many, many people.
( ) 25. What does the underlined word ―company‖ mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 公司
B. 陪伴
C. 友情
D. 氛围
( ) 26. From the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. He misses his life in his childhood.
B. He lives a happy when he studies at school.
C. He enjoys himself during his service days in the army.
D. He can share his feelings--happiness and sadness-- with his buddies.
( ) 27. From the whole passage, what will talk about in the following passage?
A. His marriage
B. Being a parent
C. His job
D. The last years of his life
( ) 28. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Missing my parents and home
B. His home he tries to run away from
C. A changing concept of home
D. A developing home
(B)
The sun has begun to set and I hang up the smile
I’ve worn all day, though I will make sure it is the first
thing I put back on the next morning just in case (以防) it
is “that day.” I want her to see me at my very best.
As usual, I eat dinner, clean the house, write—the
usual daily things. And then I lay down hoping to fall
asleep quickly, so my new day will hurry up and arrive. A
new day with a completely new sun. But as I lay there
and wait for the world to turn half way around, I think
about her. And sometimes I smile, and sometimes that smile will turn into a snicker(窃笑), and then often that snicker will turn into a burst of laughter.
And then there are times I get that lump(肿块) in my throat and that tight feeling in my chest, and sometimes that I can’t stand that feeling and begins to turn into a tear, and often that tear increases greatly itself and I can no longer fight the feeling and I lose the battle. Then somehow through either the joy or the sadness I drift and find myself asleep. Then the dreams begin and keep me company until my new day arrives.
When I am awake it’s with such excitement because I tell myself this could be the day that every other day has led up to and the first day of the rest of my life. I quickly wear my smile because I really want her to see me at my very best. Then I look out the window because, even though I know it’s dawn, I still have to confirm I’ve been given another chance to find her.
And there it is…the sun, even when it’s cloudy; somehow I still see it. And it smiles at me and I say, “Thank you,” and I smile back.
Thank you for the sun, which began my new day. Thank you for feeling confident when I got up this morning that I would find her in this new day. But most of all, thank you for me not having to ever wait on another sunrise because whenever I want to see it, I will look at her and there it shall always be, in her eyes; she will forever hold it for me.
She is my sunrise, my dawn, my new day.
( ) 29. The first thing the writer should do is to ________________ the next morning.
A. wear a smile once again
B. forget what happened the day before
C. eat dinner and clean up the house
D. thank his life for the new day
( ) 30. From the passage, the writer wishes her angel to see him ____________.
A. when he sleeps
B. when he is dreaming
C. when he is at his best
D. when he is greatly excited
( ) 31. When the writer is awake the next morning, he is always _____________.
A. sad
B. disappointed
C. happy
D. excited
( ) 32. Why does the writer say “thank you for the sun” in the last paragraph?
A. Because the sun brings him happiness.
B. Because the sun begins his new day.
C. Because he feels confident about everything.
D. Because he can see his angel in a new day.
(C)
Staring(盯着...) at a computer monitor for hours on end has
become part of the modern workday. Middle and high school
students, as well as upper elementary students, find that most
of their homework should also be completed on the computer.
Add during the school day, our children are spending hours and
hours on the computer or tablet(平板电脑) every week.
Many parents doubts the effect that this computer time has
on their child’s eyesight. In fact, the medical community has called the effect a computer screen has on th e eyes as ―Computer Vision Syndrome(综合症)‖. Computer Vision Syndrome, or CVS, is not one specific eye problem. Instead, CVS is not the eye problem, but a pain experienced by computer users.
CVS symptoms include blurred(模糊的) vision, double(重复的) vision, eye irritation(刺激感), headaches, and back or neck pain. These effects are the same experienced by a person who has watched too much TV, read a book for too long, or played one too many
video games. In fact, most of CVS symptoms can be found in Asian students who study for many hours a night. BBC News reports a ―massive rise in Asian eye damage(亚洲人视力严重下降)‖. The article goes on to say that, ―the "greatly surprising rise" in the problem is being caused by students working very hard in school and missing out on outdo or light…Up to 90% of school leavers in major Asian cities are suffering from myopia -short-sightedness – while in the UK, the average(平均) level of myopia is between 20% and 30%.‖Don’t fear! There are easy, effective ways to control or even reduce the negative effects that technology and reading have on the eyes. Making a few changes to your home/work environment, and how your child interacts(互动) with technology, can help prevent and even improve Computer Vision Syndrome. Here are some easy tips from the medical experts at WebMD:
Reduce the strong light
Change the lighting around you to reduce glare on the computer screen.
Rearrange your desk
Researchers find that the best and most ideal position for your computer monitor is slightly below eye level.
Follow the 20/20 rule
Look away from the screen every 20 minutes or so and either look out of the window or scan the room for about 20 seconds to rest your eyes.
Keep some distance
The human eye has to work much harder at close distances.
Go outside
The final step to keeping ourselves and our children healthy is an easy one- go outside and play!
Technology is the future. Gone are the days of file cabinets and books, pencils and erasers. As adults, it is our job to care for the only pair of eyes we have. As parents, it is our job to be sure our children know how to use technology safely, as technology- and their eyes- will be a part of their lives forever.
( ) 33. What can spending too much time on the computer or TV lead to according to the passage?
A. Headaches, back and neck pain
B. Shortedness, blurred vision and double vision and eye irritation
C. Blurred vision, double vision and eye irritation
D. CVS
( ) 34. What caused CVS according to BBC reports?
A. Working on the computer for long hours with having a rest.
B. Working too hard without outdoor light.
C. Studying on the computer in school.
D. Living on the computer or TV at home.
( ) 35. How many pieces of advice does the writer give us on protecting CVS?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
( ) 36. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?
A. The percentage of of school leavers in Asia is about 60--70% higher than those
in the UK.
B. Students had better read or work poor light.
C. A viewing distance of 17.75 inches is the best for reading.
D. Chinese young adults in cities in East and Southeast Asia have better eyesight
that those living in Australia.
( ) 37. What does the passage mainly talk about？
A. The CVS among the young adults.
B. How to care for the children’s eyes.
C. The causes of the CVS.
D. Reports on CVS all over the world.
四、阅读表达（共5分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读短文内容在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
The moon is always associated (相关的) with gentleness and
brightness in China, expressing the hopes of the Chinese people. This
is especially true during the Mid-Autumn Festival–a holiday for family
members to get together and enjoy the full moon. This year the festival
falls on Sept 8.
In Chinese folklore (民间传说) a beautiful lady named Chang’e,
who lives on the moon with her pet jade (玉的) rabbit, and a neighbor, a
wood cutter named Wu Gang, adds a romantic (浪漫的) touch. But the
moon is also home to many interesting myths and legends (神话传说) in other cultures.
For example, many people in Europe say there is a man in the moon because the surface (表面) of a full moon sometimes looks like the face of a man.
A German legend says that a man was sent to the moon because he refused to stop working on Sunday, a traditional day of rest.
The moon is also a popular romantic symbol. US singer Frank Sinatra’s song Fly Me to the Moon is one of the world’s most famous love songs. The English idiom ―to be over the moon‖, means to be very happy.
There is another famous idiom about the moon. When someone ―asks for the moon‖, he or she is asking for the impossible. But perhaps it will begin to lose its meaning in future. In the coming years, space tourists may be able to ask for the moon and have their wish come true, as long as they have enough money.
Topic: the moon
In China ▲It is always associated with gentleness and brightness.
▲Family members get together and enjoy the full moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival.
▲There is a romantic legend about a beautiful lady named
C hang’e, who lives on the moon with a wood cutter named Wu Gang and her 38 jade rabbit.
In other
39 ▲The moon is also home to many interesting myths and legends.
▲The surface of a full moon sometimes looks like the face of a man, so many people in Europe say there is a man in the moon.
▲In a German legend, a man was sent to the moon because he 40 working on Sunday, a traditional day of rest.
▲The English idiom ―to be over the moon‖, w hich means to be very happy, may come from US singer Frank Sinatra’s song Fly Me to the Moon.
▲The idiom ―to ask for the moon‖ means someone is asking for the 41 .
In the future ▲In the coming years, space 42 may be able to ask for
the moon, as long as they have enough money.
五、词汇（共10分，每小题1分）。
A）根据句子意思，用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空填一词。
43. Last year, I took my first direct _______ (fly) from Shanghai to London.
44. Please devote your more time to ________ (read) English more novels, or you will fail
to really improve your English.
45. Though it is very _______ (tire) to climb the Great Wall step by step, we still want to
have a try and enjoy its magnificence and spectacular(宏伟与壮观).
46. Please take down the two _______ (invent) names so that we can get touch with them
as soon as possible.
47. The hotels in the tourist areas are __________ (comfort), but they are quite expensive. B）根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
48. Peter got his driving _________ (执照）when graduated from university last summer.
49. She told me many ___________ (优势) of living in the city, but the living cost is quite
high, as we know.
50. There are many kinds of __________ (实验室) in the new building for the students.
51. There are two ________ (章节) about how to travel in Beijing, an ancient city in China,
in this book.
52. As an old red army man, he _________ (经历) several fierce and brutal battles.
六、用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空（共6分，每小题1分）。
53. In ancient times, people _____ (use) salt to help them keep fish or meat for a long time.
54. —Jane, I can’t find Mike in the playground.
—Oh. He ______ (play) the piano in the music room.
55. I think it very nice of you _______ (send) my parents your best wishes.
56. She ___________ (serve) in the kitchen when the light went out.
57. But at least now, I ________ (dig) deep enough to have a direction for further research.
58. Frog _______ (write) by the Chinese writer Mo Yan is popular among children.
七、首字母填空。根据所给短文内容以及首字母完成短文（共5分，每小题0.5分）。
Lots of us live with our grandparents or visit them sometimes. But do we r 59 know them? They seem quite slow and do not speak often. But when they were y 60 , they had their own dreams and passions (激情). The stories behind them often teach us a lot.
Knowledge changes destiny (命运). That’s what Zhao Chen’s grandpa always tells her. Zhao’s grandpa was b 61 in a village far from the city. At that time, all boys took their fathers’ jobs when they g 62 up. But for Zhao’s grandpa, his d 63 was to study at college and see the world. He read books in the farmland alone, from day to n 64 .
―Afterwards, Grandpa received the offer from college and r 65 his dream,‖ said the 13-year-old from Beijing. ―Knowledge changed his destiny. He is a living example of these words.‖
Other students also learned different life lessons. Li Yaoyi from Shanghai is
a 66 example. In the 1950s, Li’s grandma joined hundreds of young people in digging a river to connect Pudong and Puxi districts. She moved heavy mud every day for about 15 hours. It l 67 for three years.
―All people lived a hard life at that time,‖ Li said. ―But they just contributed as much as they could to society. Now most of us just need to study. We should learn more spirit and study
h 68 .‖
59. ________; 60. _______; 61. _________; 62. _________; 63. ________
64. ________; 65. _______; 66. _________; 67. _________; 68. ________
八、根据所给中文完成句子（共9分，每小题1.5分）。
69. 在阳光明媚的春天，在郊外汽车兜风，我们真的很开心。
We gad great fun _________________________________________________.
70. 他们明天前往韩国旅游三天。
They are ____________________________________ for three days tomorrow.
71. 许多伟大的人物已经改变了我们的生活方式。
Many great people ____________________________________.
72. 在飞机失去控制之前，飞行员收到命令缩短航程。
The pilot ___________________________ before the plane ________________.
73. 爱因斯坦被认为是有史以来最伟大的人之一。
Einstein ________________________________________________.
74. 一般来说，任何事情不能阻止科学家讲真话。
In general, nothing can _____________________________________.
九、书面表达（共一题，计15分）。
阅读对于每个人的成长都有着很大的影响，广泛的阅读有利于开拓视野，调节身心。著名作家Francis Bacon曾说过―Reading makes a full man.‖。请你根据以下提示，结合自己的观点，以―Reading Makes a Full Man‖ 为题写一篇短文，谈谈你对阅读的看法和你的阅读计划。
Why do we read? get knowledge; open the mind; be more intelligent (聪明的); learn a foreign language …
What can we read? read newspapers, magazines, … (自拟) surf the Internet, … (自拟)
How should we read? If we meet with…, … (自拟) To understand the articles better, …(自拟)
What’s your reading plan?every day, … (自拟) in the coming holiday, … (自拟)
注意：1．词数：90词左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
2．句子结构准确，要点齐全，内容合理，篇章结构连贯。
3．表达中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名。
Reading makes a full man
Reading is very important in our life.___________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1—6：DCABAB 7—12：CDACCA
13—18：DABCAD 19—24：BBDCCA
25—28：BABC 29—32：ACDB33—37：DBCAB 38—42：pet; cultures/countries; continued; impossible; tourists
43—47：flight; reading; tiring; inventors’; uncomfortable
48—52：license; advantages; laboratories; passages; experienced
53—58：used; is playing; to sent; was served/ serving; have dug; written
59—68: really; young; born; grew; dream; night; realized; another; lasted; harder
69. We gad great fun riding around the countryside in the sunny spring.
70. They’re leaving for Korea to have a trip for three days/to travel for three days tomorrow.
71. Many great people have changed the way we live/our lifestyle.
72. The pilot received the order to cut the flight short before the plane was out of control.
73. Einstein is considered as one of the greatest persons that / who have ever lived.
74. In general, nothing can prevent / stop scientists from telling the truth.
书面表达：
Reading Makes a Full Man
Reading is very important in our life. We can get knowledge through reading. It can not only open our minds but also make us be more intelligent. Besides, reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
We can read newspapers, magazines and other kinds of reading materials, they can help us grow into an excellent person. We can also surf the Internet, it can help us know more about the outside world.
If we meet with new words when we read, we can guess the meaning according to the article. To understand the articles better, we can pay more attention to the first or the last sentence.
I’ll spend more time reading every day in my high school life. Also I’m planning to read at least 5 books in the coming holiday.
Reading makes a full man! Let’s start reading now.