新目标九年级英语Unit12测试题1

I．单项选择1. France is _______ European country; Japan is_______ Asian country.A. an; theB. a; aC. a; anD. an; an2. Lee all night in order to watch the football match between France and Italy.A. put upB. stayed upC. got upD. showed up3. I am looking for a house. I’d like _______ with a garden.A. oneB. itC. thatD. this4. －When was David born?－He was born June 12，1989.A. AtB. inC. onD. for5. _______ hard work it is!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an6. I prefer to offer more money for a better computer _______ less for this one.A. to payB. not to payC. rather than to payD. rather than pay7. —Why was he late for school yesterday?—He overslept. By the time he got to the bus stop, t he bus _____ already _____.A. was; leavingB. has; leftC. would; leaveD. had; left8. Hurry up! The play _____ for ten minutesA. has begunB. had begunC. has been onD. began9. —What was the weather like yesterday?—It was terrible. It rained so that people could go out.A. hardly; hardlyB. hard; hardlyC. hard; hardD. hardly; hard10. The sports meeting will be held on time ______ it rains.A. ifB. untilC. unlessD. becauseII．完形填空Here’s a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in coll ege. “ 1 I was young, I often met troubles about what to do and what not to do. My grandmother told me not to 2 about those things. I only did 3 once a year or o nce a lifetime. 4 , I should try to do those things well, and I do them every day. 5__ example, I need to eat every day, so I should learn how to 6 . I need to talk to others every day,so I should learn how to work with different people7 know how to speak well. I walk every day, so my 8 should be all right and comfortable. Every night I sleep, so my bed should let me 9 a good rest. Taking care of the everyday things 10 that you do a better job of the one-in-a-lifetime things as well.”1. A. After B. Before C. When D. While2. A. make B. worry C. want D. carry3. A. them B. it C. ones D. one4. A. Well B. YetC. InsteadD. Really5. A. To B. In C. At D. For6. A. water B. cook C. clean D. look7. A. and B. or C. so D. but8 .A. bags B. coats C. shirts D. shoes9. A. give B. make C. have D. do10. A. learns B. means C. says D. hearsIII．阅读理解AJames and his wife went to Beijing Restaurant for dinner at 7:00 pm. On April 1st, 2005, while they were eating, a waitress came to tell them that the two men at the next table were film-makers and that they would like to have a talk with James.James agreed. One man came to sit down next to him and said that they were making a film named “The Magic Gloves.” The story was like “Harry Potter” and they were looking for an actor to play a magician. They would like to invite James to have a try.James was excited, “Many people think I look like Patrick Steward.” However, as he was going to leave China in 3 days, he wanted to try out after dinner. The man agreed.At 9:00 pm, when James asked for the bill so that he could go with the film-makers, the manager of BeijingRestaurant said so rry to him with a smile, “It’s April Fool’s Day joke! Your meal is free. Thank you.”James completely forgot about it but when he found that he was fooled, he didn’t leave at once. The waitress asked him if he needed some help. James said, “I was fooled once. I’m afraid the meal is not free. I am waiting for the bill to see if it is another joke.”1. James came to the restaurant _________.A. to have dinnerB. to meet the film-makersC. to celebrate April Fool’s DayD. to play a magician2. James agreed to act out because .A. he was fullB. he thought he looked like Patrick StewardC. he wanted to make some moneyD. he liked Harry Potter3. The phrase “was fooled” in the last paragraphprobably means .A. was attackedB. was laughed atC. was disturbedD. was played a joke on4. Which of the following is true?A. James stayed at the restaurant for less than two hours.B. The two men sitting next to him were really film-makers.C. James didn’t know it was April Fool’s Day until he was told so.D. James left the restaurant right after dinner.5. When the manager came to tell him the truth, James .A. was angry that he had been fooledB. was pleased that he had been given a free mealC. was still not sure if they were playing another joke on himD. decided to wait for another free mealBA great man married the woman and they had a little lovely girl.When the little girl was growing up, t he man usually hugged her and said, “I love you, little girl.” The little girl would say, “I am not a little girl any more.” Then the man would laugh, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”The little girl later left her home and went into the world. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”One day the little girl received an unexpected phone call. The great man had a stroke. He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug or dance.She went to the side of the great man soon. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around his useless shoulders. Her head on his chest, she thought of many good memories. She felt sad for she couldn’t hear the words of love that had comforted her.And then she heard from within the man, the beat o f heart. The magic happened. She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl.1. The great man ______ when the little girl said, “I’m not a little girl any more.”A. felt sadB. was happyC. was angryD. couldn’t stand2. What did the man do after the little girl left her home?A. He left her wife.B. He learned to sing and dance.C. He left his home and went into the world.D. He would call her and expressed his love to her.3. The little girl went to her father because_______.A. he had a stroke.B. she missed her parentsC. she made a lot of money outsideD. she didn’t get his father’s calls4. What can we learn from what the girl had done after seeing his father?A. She knew his father would die soon.B. She had regretted for leaving his father.C. She loved her father deeply too.D. She was sure his father would recover soon.IV. 选择恰当的单词填空，将答案填写在文章下面的横线上，每词限用一次。

Unit 12测试卷第一部分听力技能（共两节，计20分）第一节听力选择（15小题，计15分）根据你所听到的对话，选择正确的答案回答问题。

听下面5段对话，每听完一个对话后，做一个小题。

（）1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. B. C.（）2. Where does Jane saw Peter?A. B. C.（）3. How did the girl go to work?A. By taxi.B. By bus.C. By car.（）4. Who cooked dinner?A. Peter.B. Danny.C. Danny’s mother. （）5. When was it when the girl got up?A. At 7:50.B. At 8:00.C. At 8:10.听第六段对话，做第6-7小题。

（）6. Where did the boy go before he called Sally?A. The supermarket.B. The school.C. The fruit store. （）7. What will Say buy?A. Some vegetables.B. Some food.C. Some chocolate.听第七段对话，做第8-9小题。

（）8. How often does Maria use her computer?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Twice a month. （）9. What does Maria usually use her computer for?A. Listening music.B. Playing games.C. Chatting with herfriends.听第八段对话，做第10-12小题。

（）10. What’s wrong with Bob?A. He had a toothacheB. He stayed up last night.C. He wa s ill. （）11. What’s the date today?A. March 30th.B. April 1st.C. April 2nd（）12. How is Bob feeling now?A. He wants to sleep.B. He is angry.C. He feels worse.听第九段对话，做第13-15小题。

Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected Ⅰ. 单项选择(20分)()1 By the time I got back to school, the bell ________. A．rang B．has rung C．had rung()2. —You didn't watch the movie? —Yes, but by the time I ________ to the cinema, the movie ________ for several minutes. A．got; has begun B．got; had been onC．got; had begun D．got; has been on()3. —Linda is not coming for the party tonight.—But she ________！A．promises B．promisedC．will promise D．had promised()4.—The town of Huarong ________ a lot in the past five years.—That's true. It's becoming more and more beautiful.A．changed B．has changedC．had changed D．is changing()5.In those old days, the poor lived a hard life and had to stay ________ by eating leaves.A. alive B．aloneC．asleep D．awake()6.—Do you know who made the ________ that bees can communicate with each other?—Sorry, I have no idea.A. trade B．processC．invention D．discovery()7.—It's hardly ________ that this school is more than 100 years old.—So it is. It was built in 1904.A. boring B．believableC．enjoyable D．embarrassing()8.—What's up, Lily?—I waited for Jenny in the classroom ________ 7 p．m., which made me very unhappy.A. since B．as C．till D．when()9.On October 1st, 1949, Chairman Mao ________ to the world that the People's Republic of China was founded.A. announced B．warnedC．explained D．introduced()10.—Alice seems to be upset. ________？—The movie The Wandering Earth will start soon but she hasn't found her ticket.A. What made her excitedB．Why did she think soC．What happened to herD．How did she feelⅡ.完形填空(30分)In mid­January, while exploring the white sands of the beach­side dunes(沙丘) just north of western Australia's Wedge Island, Tonya Illman came across an “interesting”bottle. Little did she know that inside the glass bottle was an invaluable __11__—a 132-year-old note, the oldest message in a bottle discovered to date!Tonya, who is still “shaking”with __12__ at her find by chance, says, “I picked the bottle up, thinking it might look nice on display in my home. When I got back to the car, I handed it to my son's girlfriend Bree.”Bree noticed it had __13__. She turned it upside down and out came a damp piece of paper. It had been __14__ tied with some twine(麻线). Tonya took the wet paper home and placed it in the oven to dry for a few minutes __15__ carefully opening it.Kym, her husband, says, “The first thing that caught my eye was the year field.”Things changed as he continued __16__. It began with the word “aula”. Below that, in German, was a __17__ asking the bottle's finder to write down the date and location of where it was found at the back of the note and return it to the __18__ German Embassy(大使馆). It was confirmed that the bottle had been thrown into the sea on June 12, 1886—the __19__ on the message.As the oldest message in a bottle ever __20__ by The Guinness Book of World Records on March 8, the note lies in its new home in the Western Australian Museum now.()11.A.victory B．project C．address D．treasure()12.A.excitement B．anger C．courage D．agreement()13.A.nothing B．something C．anything D．everything ()14.A.especially B．carefully C．gradually D．normally()15.A.without B．except C．against D．before()16.A.walking B．reading C．talking D．saying()17.A.request B．figure C．custom D．direction()18.A.cleanest B．largest C．furthest D．nearest()19.A.word B．date C．place D．value()20.A.discovered B．reflected C．suggested D．believedⅢ. 阅读理解(20分)Life is full of the unexpected. This is even true to a small pet dog. A dog called Romeo has been pulled out from the rubble(瓦砾) of an earthquake, more than nine days after he was given up.On August 24, 2016, a terrible earthquake happened in Italy. The earthquake made millions of people lose their houses, killing at least 250 people and hurting more than 360 people.Romeo's owners were sleeping on the second floor of their house when the earthquake happened.They managed to get out. But Romeo, who was sleeping on the first floor, was trapped inside. They tried their best to search for Romeo, but failed. After a few hours, they had to leave the village for their own safety.All hope of finding Romeo alive seemed to disappear until Friday evening. That night the couple returned to their home with a group of firemen. Almost as soon as they came into the village, Romeo heard their voices and began barking(吠叫)．The couple couldn't believe their ears. The firemen began digging at once where the barking was coming from and got to the dog. It was lucky that the dog was in pretty good condition. He looked like he had just woken from a short sleep.Appearing completely relaxed, the dog drank his first drops of water in more than 230 hours from a bottle held by one of the firemen.As it became clear he didn't get hurt, the fireman put him down. When Romeo's owners saw him, they couldn't help crying. “We thought we had lost him forever！” said one of Romeo's owners. Then Romeo left happily with his owners who had given up hope of finding him alive.The discovery of Romeo also cheered those firemen. “We believe there must be many more that are still alive. We'll try our best to save them.”()21.What does the underlined word “trapped”mean in Chinese?A. 储存B．压倒C．困住D．追逐()22.Why did Romeo's owners leave the village without him?A. Because they didn't like Romeo. B．Because they forgot Romeo was at home.C．Because they failed to find Romeo. D．Because they thought Romeo had run away.()23.From the sentence “The couple couldn't believe their ears.”we can know that ________．A．the couple didn't want to hear from RomeoB．there was something wrong with the couple's earsC．the couple heard the dog barking in their dreamsD．the couple probably thought Romeo had already died()24.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Millions of people lost their lives in the earthquake in Italy.B．The firemen felt more hopeful after they saved Romeo.C．The couple didn't give up hope to find their dog all the time.D．The firemen saved Romeo on the fifth day after the earthquake.()25.What does the passage mainly tell us?A. What the best dog owners are like.B．How the firemen saved people after the earthquake.C．Something surprising a pet dog experienced.D．How a terrible earthquake influenced people.Ⅳ.书面表达(30分)假如你叫臧宇，你们班将举行以“尴尬的经历”为主题的班会，你将作为代表上台发言，请根据下面提示内容，写一篇发言稿。

be supposed + to infinitives
动词不定式 eg. You are supposed to arrive on time.
Table Manners
There are many table manners around the world. But different countries have different culture. ……
A: We’re supposed to … B: Yes, and it’s rude to …
Read the e-mail message from Wang Kun eand answer the questions. 1. Why was Wang Kun nervous before she arrived in France? 2.Why did she have no reason to be nervous? 3.What differences have occurred in her French? 4.What does she find surprising? 5.What is one particular challenge she is facing?
Number the pictures in the order Satoshi talks about them.
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Listen and match these sentence parts. 1.You aren’t supposed to…
b. to stick your chopsticks into your food.
Check the answers:
1.Because she had no idea of the life in France. 2.Because her host family is really nice. They go out their way to make her feel at home. 3.Her French has improved greatly. She’s very comfortabe speaking French now. 4.“You’re not supposed to put your bread on your plate. You’re supposed to put it on the table.” 5.Her biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table.