Test for Unit 1I. Multiple choice1.–Jane, why are you so good at roller skating ?-I____ our school roller skating club for 2 years.A. have been , inB. have joinedC. joined2. ______, you shouldn’t take the risks just to please the unfriendly gorl . You shoulddo what you are really interested inA. So tell meB. To be honestC. Or else3. Thomas Adams______about the experiment when he _____ a piece of rubber intohis mouth.A. thought , tookB. was thinking, tookC. was thinking, was taking4. Amy ! Be quiet , please. You little sister ____. She ‘s better have a long and nicerest.A. has woken upB. is sleepyC. has fallen asleep5. Human beings are now using natural resources 1.75 times faster than they can berenewed . Our government ____ we _____ try our best to green the planet.A. suggests, toB. advises , toC. suggests, /6. The roller skates were invented by an unknown Dutchman _____.A. in the 1700sB. in 1770sC. in the 1700s7. The girl ________beside Jerry has studied French in Paris for nearly three years.A. to sitB. sittingC. sits8. It was in this small village ____ the well-known singer called Cindy Liang grew up.A. whereB. whichC. that9. My mother ______dinner in the kitchen when she ________a strange noise lastnight.A. was cooking , was hearingB. cooked, heardC. was cooking, heard10. My neighbor Cici saw a strange man _____from the window when she passed mygarden, so she called the police.A. climbing into my houseB. to climb into my houseC. climbed into my houseII. closeAFood is important . everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our mind also need a kind of food . This kind of food is __1_____. We begin to get knowledge even when we are young . Small children are __2___in everything around them. When they are getting older they begin to _3____story books , science books , and things like that . When they find something new , they have to ask questions and ___4___ to find out the answers.What is the best _5___to get knowledge ? We ca n’t just get answers from others and don’t ask why , we will never learn well if we don’t learn by ourselves.( ) 1. A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge( ) 2. A. interested B. interesting C. good( )3. A. learn B. write C. read( ) 4. A. try B. have C. think( ) 5. A. place B. school C. wayBEach of us fails from time to time . If we are wise , having enough experience and knowledge , we will regard these failures as a necessary and _______ part of learning . But as often parents and teachers, we don’t _____ this right to our children.Donnie was a third grader in my class . His ____about failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed. He _____answered my queations ---he was afraid of making mistakes.I tried my best to build his self-confidence. But nothing changed _______midterm, when Mary, a new teacher , came . She was young and pretty, and she was loved by every student ______ Donnie. It was her who made a big difference to Donnie later.One morning , they were doing math problems at the blackboard. Donnie had copied the math problems clearly and ___. But he’d missed the fourth problem and began to cry with his head in his terms. I didn’t know what to do . Suddenly , a smile _______on Mary’s face. From the desk she got a box _____pencils . “ look, Donnie ,”She said gently , “ I’ve got something to show you .” She placed the pencils on Donnie’s desk. “See these pencils .” She continued, “they ______ Mrs Landon and me . See how the erasers are worn ? That’s because we make mistakes too. But wee rase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you should learn to do , too.The pencils became Donnie’s prize and gradually he understood the real meaning of making mistakes.( )1. A. similar B. active C. important( )2. A. offer B. pass C. send( ) 3. A. complaint B. worry C. connection( )4. A. always B. usually C. seldom( )5. A. since B. during C. until( ) 6. A. including B. except C. without( ) 7. A. simply B. carefully C. freely( ) 8. A. appeared B. froze C. disappeared( ) 9. A. made of B. covered by C. filled with( ) 10. A. come to B. refer to C. belong toIII. Reading comprehensionAWhen you ‘re 50, what sort of holiday will you want to take ? If you ;re under 30 today, perhaps you will be able to take a holiday in space.A Japanese company , Shimizu, plans to open the first hotel in space within 15years . They want to offer 3-day holidays in a space station . However, holidays in space will be very expensive ! About 90,000 dollars for three days ! Shimizu believes that there are enough people who will be ready to pay for the holiday.Other companies in Japan and the USA plan to open hotels on the moon . Shimizu is quite serious about this, but they can’t start building their space hotel.First , they will have to find a commercial （商业的）reusable shuttle（航天飞机） . There are no such shuttles at the moment . Old American shuttles , such as Atlantis and Columbia, were very expensive to launch（发射） . They have to be launched into orbit with a big rocket that couldn’t ne reused.T omorrow’s shuttle will take off and land on their own , probably like aeroplanes.However, there is no such shuttle at the moment . Americans are working on them , but they will not be ready for some years.However, there are other big difficulties too. How will people live in space ?Today’s astronauts spend months training before going into space . Holidays in space will not be seen tomorrow , but they will come finally.1.When does Shimizu plan to open the first hotel in space ?A.Before 15 yearsB. In 15 yearsC. After 15 years2.Which sentence is wrong according to the passage ?A.The holidays in space are very expensive.B.The holiday’s space station is smaller than the International station.C. It is nearly 30.000 dollars for one day.3.Why can’t Shimizu and his company start building their space hotel ?A.Because there aren’t many shuttles now.B. Because Old American shuttles are very expensiveC.Both A and B4.In the future , what will shuttle be like ?A.BusesB. MetrosC. Aeroplanes5.What does the writer think of the holidays in space ?A.It can’t come forever.B.It will come tomorrowC.It will come in the end.BThe apple is the fruit of the apple tree. It is one of the most common tree fruits in the world. The original apple tree came from Western Asia , where its ancestor is still found today. There are more than 7,500 kinds of apples cultivated by human . Most of the apples are cultivated for eating fresh , though some are cultivated specifically for cooking or producing apple juice.Apples are an important ingredients in many desserts , such as apple pie, apple crumble, apple crisp and apple cake. They are often eaten baked or stewed. Apples are also made into apple sauce, apple butter or apple jelly. They are also used in meat dishes.Research suggests that apples may lower the risk of several vertain cancers ; they may also help with heart diseases , weight loss and controlling cholesterol . Theproverb “ An apple a day keeps the doctor away” has just vi vidly addressed thehealth effects of the fruit . As well as the delicious taste , the effects of apples have made them the most popular fruit and food on people’s dinner table for centuries.At least 64, 255,520 tons of apples were cultivated worldwide in 2015, with a value of about $12 billion. China produces about two-fifths of this total and has been the biggest producer in the world . United States is the second leading producer , with more than 7.5% of the world production.Though most of apples are cultivated for eating fresh, the apples people eat today may not be as fresh as they imagine because of the development of moderntechnology . For business storage , apples can be stored for several months . The more carbon dioxide(CO2) there is, the longer the apples can be stored . For home storage , most apples can be held for about 2 weeks when kept at the coolest part of therefrigerator (below 5℃) . Some types , including the Granny Smith and Fuji, have a longer shelf life.6.The bold word “cultivated “ in Paragraph One can be best explained by the word ____A.plantedB. inventedC. found7.The proverb (谚语) “ An apple a day keeps the doctor away “ suggests that_______A.Apples are a kind of good medicine.B.Eating apples is goo d for people’s health.C.People don’t need doctors any more if they eat an apple every day.8.Paragraph _____tells us how apples are used in people’s daily life .\A.OneB. TwoC. Three9.From the passage , we can know that _____A.Paragraph 1 is about the long history of apples.B.Paragraph 3 talks about whether apples keep people healthy.C.The last paragraph introduces something about the storage of apples.10.According to the passage , statement ___is TRUE.A.China produces the most apples around the world.B. The wild ancestor still can be found in China now.C.Apples are a kind of traditional Chinese cooking ingredients.IV. Complete the dialogues with only one word on each blankA: Excuse me, are you Miss Chen ?B: Yes, what can I do for you ?A: I like your class very much. But my ________English is very poor. Sometimes people laugh at my strange accent.B: Do you really like English ?A: Yes, I do. But I’m a little ______after two years’ hard work , because I can’t m ake too much progress. I ‘m ______that other people will laugh at me .B: lots of ____ have the same trouble at the beginning . But you know we learn from making mistakes . You won’t know what you can achieve ___ you try.A: OK, I ‘ll ______trying . But wh at can I say when I talk about ____B: You can ask questions that you are interested in and listen carefully to the answers .If you don’t know how to start your conversation , weather is a common ____ to talk about . And don’t forget to pay attention to t heir body language and the ________ on their faces , which will help you understand them better .A: Thanks for your advice. If I see someone abroad next time , I’ll try to talk with him / her.B: That’s great! The first step is Important . A good start will build your ________.And if you believe in yourself you may achieve great success.V. Complete the sentences with the right forms of the given words.1.To become a great inventor , what you have to do is _______ some useful tools forpeople (creativity)2.Rick Hoyt’s success _______ Joe a lot , so he is trying his best to solve the problemsin study (inspiration)3._______is important for human beings because it always brings changes andconvenience to the society (innovate).4.My parents got _____ with me because I’m always lazy.5._________ on the huge machine is extremely difficult, so people who can do that areall well-paid. (operate)6.My brother’s dream is to become an ______ in the future.7.I _____ Thomas Edison since I was in primary school because of inventions .(know)8.Maxim is famous as a successful ______ and he often has piano shows around theworld. (piano)9.As a __________in geography, he is often invited to give talks around .(special)10. I noticed that the cat wanted to run away while I ______ the desk , so I quicklylocked the door. ( wipe)VI. Pattern Shift.1.Ashrita Furman has already broken 203 world records . (emphasize the underlinedpart)________________________________________________________________2.Jacob was looking out of the window when having the math class yesterday morning .(change it into the same meaning )Jacob was looking out of the window when _____ _____ _____ the math classyesterday morning.3.I don’t have any money left after shoppi ng . (change it into the same meaning )______ ______ ______ _____ ______ after shopping.4.Tina hasn’t finished the English project yet. The Twins haven’t finished the EnglishProject , either .Tina hasn’t finished the English project yet. _____ _____ the twins.5.James thought it was dangerous to drive on the highway on snowy days . (raise aquestion to the underlined part)_____________________________________________________________6. The Smiths usually do the housework together . They live in a small village. (jointwo sentences together )= The Smiths _____ _____ _____ _____ ______ usually do the houseworktogether.7.Emily got good grades in the English test. (emphasize the underlined part)_______________________________________________________________8.He has got really great talent for music . (exclamatory sentence )_________________________________________________________________9.The little baby can eat by himself .= The little baby can eat ____ _____ _______10.The shoes are too small for me to put onThe shoes are _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ _______.VII. Complete the texts.Thomas Adams produces the world’s first chewing gum by accident . He meant to p____ rubber to make toys , rain boots and bicycle tyres. The e_____ didn’t work.He put a piece of rubber into his mouth and made a decision to add some flavors to make it taste better.Some people have wrong ideas about inventing , First , an invention doesn’t have to be c_______ new. It can come from something that already e______. Then, notonly talent but also other f______ have an influence on people’s creativity . You can create something no matter how old you are . For example, Lousie Braille went b___ as a child . Such an experience offered him an idea to invent a s______ of reading and writing for those who couldn’t see. He was only 15 at that time .In the 1960s , the cassette recorders became popular . A big step towards modern t_____ was the invention of the first p_____ Walkman, which was invented by the Japanese company Sony . People could listen to their f_____music while they were travelling , doing sports or going for walks.VIII. Answer the questions according to the reading text.Artificial intelligence (AI)（人工智能） is growing rapidly. We are living in a world that depends more and more on AI. AI is a group pf technologies that help machines get , understand and use information to do tasksAI”s recent development have got a lot of social attention . some people have welcomed AI because it makes things possible . For example , AI will have a big influence on areas like medicine and engineering. But this attention has also produced a lot of fear. Especially , many workers are afraid that AI could make them lose their jobs.According to a recent study , nearly five percent of jobs will disappear because of AI. In some industries , AI is already doing the work that people used to do , such as assembling（装配） cars , digging the coal and lifting goods . Self-driving cars and trucks controlled by AI will also take away the driver’s jobs in the future.On the other hand , AI will also create many new jobs for people . More people will be needed to write programmers for AI systems （系统）and they will set up and work on them, too. Meanwhile, jobs that require feelings , excellent communication skills with people will not be replaced（取代） by AI . These include jobs in fields like teaching , nursing, and personal training.AI is here, It is changing how people live and work in many ways . That makes AI important to watch, not to fear.1.What’s AI ?_______________________________________________________________ 2.What influence may AI bring to the drivers ?_____________________________________________________________ 3.What are people’s opinion about AI ?_____________________________________________________________ 4.If people don’t want to be replaced by AI, what jobs are better for them?____________________________________________________________5.Find a sentence which shows the author’s attitude (态度)towards AI._______________________________________________________________IX. Choose ten words from the twelve words and fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words.Do you think the British sense of humor is special?X. Read the following passage and complete it with proper sentences in the box.Hi, Grace,How's it going? Sorry I haven't emailed for a while, but I had so much to do!I had told you about my decision to take up a sport. I knew I wasn't fit and I wanted toget some exercise. But that wasn't the only reason that I decided to do a sport.Students who play sports do better at school. 1 Exercise also helps learning and memory (记忆).2 :First, I tried soccer. I had played a bit of soccer before and I thought itwouldn't be too bad. I knew I couldn't last for very long without feeling tired. On the first day, I was able to run for the first ten minutes, but then I was so tired that Icouldn't even kick the ball!Then, I tried volleyball. 3 :I was able to run for the first twenty minutes andI wasn't the slowest runner in the team! After a few weeks .I could run faster andlonger. I was doing better and feeling better. 4 Maybe I'm not a team sport person after all!Finally, I tried kung fu (功夫). It's a great sport that exercises the body and the mind. You learn to follow instructions carefully and do what you are asked to do. This is the fight sport for me! 5 I feel so confident that l even showed some moves to the class last week! Can you believe it?I hope you're OK! Write and let me know what you've been doing!Bye for now!KristieXI. WritingLooking back at the history of human society , we can easily find out that it was the inventions that made our living standard improved . Among all these inventions , which do you think is the most useful for you ? Write a passage about this . In your writing , the following information should be included :1.What’s the name of the invention and who invented it ?2. How did the inventor get the idea ?3.What’s it used for ?4. Why is it useful ?(at least 2 reasons )答案1-10 ABBCC ABCCA完型填空 1-5 CACAC 1-10 CABCC ABACC阅读 1-5 BBCCC 6-10 ABBCA补全对话 1, spoken/ oral 2. disappointed 3. afraid 4. beginners 5. until 6.keep 7. foreigners 8. Subject 9. expressions 10. Confidence成都实外九年级上English in mind （剑桥青少年版）2 Unit 1考试测试卷（部分答案）12选101, British 2, powerful 3. themselves 4. badly 5. funnier6.winning7. hopeless8.pleasant9. totally 10. To understand1-5 FBDEG11 / 11。
