2021—2022学年度第一学期第二次学业水平测试九年级英语试题（Units 6-8）第I卷（共60分）一、单项选择。
（每小题1分，共10分）（）1. Edison______ the light bulb（灯泡）and Columbus（哥伦布）______America.A. discovered; inventedB. invented; discoveredC. was discovered; was invented （）2. I met one of my old classmates ________in the street. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.A. by accidentB. by mistakeC. without doubt（）3. —Watching too TV can get _______of your schoolwork, son!—Oh, mom! I’m not a baby!A. on the wayB. by the wayC. in the way（）4. —I think Larry should get his hair_______. It’s too long.—Really? I think it’s really cool!A. cutB. to cutC. cutting（）5. —I don’t think sixteen-year-olds should_______ to drive.—I agree. They aren’t_________.A. allow ; serious enoughB. be allowed; enough seriousC. be allowed; serious enough （）6. —I am afraid that I can’t finish the task successfully.—Don’t worry. You ______ plenty of time t o do it.A. will be givenB. giveC. will give（）7. —The meeting _______ because of the smog in Northern China last week.—Oh, it’s too bad! We should take action to improve the air quality.A. put outB. was put outC. put offD. was put off（）8. Food safety is important. Rules ______ to stop people from food pollution.A. must makeB. must be madeC. can’t makeD. can’t be made （）9. The man is feeling much better now, so you ______ call a doctor.A. needn’tB. can’tC. mustn’tD. shouldn’t（）10. —Listen, Is Tom singing in the classroom?—No, it _______be Tom. He has gone home.A. mustn’tB. couldn’tC. can’t二、完型填空：（每小题1分，共10分）Did you know that potato chips were invented 11._______? They were invented by a12._______ called George Crum in 1853. George worked in a restaurant .One day a13.________came in and ordered a plate of fried potatoes. When the potatoes came, the customer said they 14.________too thick and sent them back to the kitchen. George was 15._______, so hecut the potatoes really, really thin, and he cooked them for a long time until they were 16.________. And he put lots of 17._______on them so they were really salty. He thought the customer would 18._______ them. But after the customer 19.________ the potatoes, he loved them very much and asked for more. He told the other customers about them, and soon everyone was 20._______thinly cut, crispy, salty potato chips. And we are still eating them today.（）11. A. by the way B. by mistake C. without doubt（）12. A. cook B. cooker C. cookor（）13. A. friend B. worker C. customer（）14. A. were cut B. cut C. was cut（）15. A. happy B. angry C. tired（）16. A. crispy B. sour C. salty（）17. A. salt B. sugar C. pepper（辣椒）（）18. A. love B. like C. hate（）19. A. smelt B. tasted C. felt（）20.A. order B. ordered C. ordering三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）ANow a new light bulb is invented in the UK . It can last 25 years or more. It isgreen and environment-friendly（环保的）, and as bright as the old light bulbs,but it costs＄30.Good news for swimmers. Do you want to talk to your friends under thewater? This Water Talky is invented by Rich Pistachio , a ten-year-old boy.This invention can amplify（扩大）voices underwater for up to 15 feet.If you sit in a chair for too long or in a bad position（姿势）, your back maybegin to hurt. Now there is a new chair that can help you avoid that. It wasdeveloped by German scientists. It makes noises to tell users when they needto move.（）21. The new light bulb .A. is brighter than the old onesB. isn’t good for the environmentC. can last at least 25 years（）22. The Water Talky was invented by .A. German scientistsB. a young childC. some swimmers（）23. Water Talky can be used for__________.A. seeing in the waterB. amplify voices in the waterC. sitting in the water （）24. __________can help you avoid hurting your back.A. The new light bulbB. The Water TalkyC. The new chair（）25. What will happen if you sit in the chair for too long?A. Your head will hurt.B. You will be very nervous.C. The chair will warn（警告）you to move.BOur town used to be very quiet. However, these days, something unusual is happening in our town. Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy and everyone has his or her own ideas.Victor said that every night they heard strange noises outside their window. His wife thought it could be an animal, but he thought it must be teenagers having fun. His parents thought it must be the wind because they couldn’t find anything strange.Helen is Victor’s next-door neighbor. She is worried, too. She said that she thought it might be a dog, but she couldn’t see a dog or anything else, either.One woman in the area saw something running away, but it was dark so she is not sure. She thought it was too big to be a dog. Maybe it was a bear or a wolf.There must be something visiting the homes in the neighborhood, but what is it? The noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.（）26. Our town is ___________these days.A. very quietB. very noisyC. as usual（）27.Victor guessed the noise must be made by__________.A. an animalB. teenagersC. the wind（）28.Victor’s parents t hought it must be the wind because they ______________.A. couldn’t find anything strangeB. heard strange noises outside their windowC. couldn’t see a dog or anything else（）29. Helen thought the noise-maker might be__________.A. a dogB. a bearC. a wolf（）30. The noise-maker is ___________a dog.A. smaller thanB. as big asC. bigger thanCLiu Yu is fifteen years old now. He is a running star. He is on his school team and has always w anted to be a professional runner when he grows up. However, his parents won’t allow him to train so much. Of course they want to see Liu Yu achieve his dreams, but they think their son needs to think about other possible jobs. They think Liu Yu is getting older now, so he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t end up as a professional runner. They think Liu Yu needs to spend more time on his homework. After all, it is difficult to become a professional sports star. Liu Yu knows his parents car e about him but he doesn’t really agree. He thinks he should be allowed to decide for himself. He understands how important it is to work hard at school and enter university, but he is serious about running. He thinks he should be allowed to make this choice himself. Only then will he have a chance to achieve his dream.（）31. Liu Yu is on the _______team in his school.A. basketballB. swimmingC. running（）32. Liu Yu’s dream is to be ________when he grows up.A. to be a university studentB. to be a professional runnerC. to decide for himself （）33. Liu Yu’s parents don’t support him _________.A. to spend more time on his homeworkB. to think about other possible jobsC. only to be a professional sports star（）34. Liu Yu is serious about ________.A. his parentsB. his dreamC. his homework（）35. Liu Yu thinks if__________, he will have a chance to achieve his dream.A. he makes the choice himselfB. he spend more time on his homeworkC. he goes to universityA. Do you think it’s too lon g?B. needs time toC. should be allowedD. I kind of like it.E. I disagree with you.Kathy: Look, Molly. Is that Larry?Molly: Yeah, he is. He is working late again?Kathy: I really don’t think sixteen-years-olds 36. work at night. Young people need to sleep!Molly: Oh, 37. . Teenage boys never get tired.Cathy: Well, maybe. But Larry shouldn’t work every night.Molly: That’s true. He 38.do homework.Cathy: And you know, Molly...he should really cut his hair.Molly: Oh, I don’t know. 39.________________Kathy: Yes, I do. It doesn’t look clean. And I think he should stop wearing that silly earring. Molly: Hmm... I disagree. 40. It looks cool!Kathy: Maybe you’re right. Let’s go and say “hello” to him.Molly: OK!五、任务型阅读。
