Unit 1 Star signs

2009—2010学年第二学期九年级英语学案---练习No 34 1 Unit 1 Star signs (满分100) 修订：李红花 审核: 备课组 时间：2010.4.19 姓名:______ 得分：_________ 一.选择填空(15分) ( ) 1. Many fantastic photos __________ during my last visit to Beijing. A. took B. are taken C. were taken D. will be taken ( ) 2. — Excuse me, could you tell me ___________? — There’s an e-shop on the third floor. You can make it there. A. where can I have my MP4 repaired B. where I can have my MP4 repaired C. how can I go to the e-shop D. if there was an e-shop nearby ( ) 3. Your father is sleeping. You’d better ___________.05泰州 A. not to wake him up B. not wake him up C. not wake up him D. not to wake up him ( )4. ---It’s kind ________you to look after my baby. ---It’s my pleasure. But I really think it difficult ______ myself to take good care of a baby alone. A. for , of B. of , for C. of , of D. for , for ( )5. My grandmother often ________，“I’m generous , I like to ______nice presents to my good friends when I visit them.” A. speaks , bring B. tells, carry C. talks , get D. says, take ( )6. The music sounds beautiful. A. subject B. predicate C. object D. predicative ( )7.It’s not easy for trailwalkers to finish walking a _________ trail within 48 hours. A. 100-kilometre B. 100-kilometres C. 100 kilometres D. 100 kilometres’ ( )8. It was ______________ music that I lost myself in it. A. such a beautiful B. so beautiful a C. so beautiful D. such beautiful ( )9.Do you believe some special dogs can do things _________man? A. as good as B. as well as C. as soon as D. as careful as ( )10.This_________ woman has devoted all her life_________ caring for the poor. A. modest; with B. kind; to C. selfish; for D. unfair; at 二、完形填空（15分） One evening, three old men came to a house and knocked at the door. The hostess opened the door. 1 she didn’t know them, she asked them to 2 and have something to eat because she thought they must be 3 . To the woman’s surprise, they were not 4 to come into the house together. One of them explained, “We are called Wealth(财富), Success and Love. You have to choose 5 of us.” “ Go in and discuss with your 6 which of us you want in your home ,” added another old man. The woman told the family 7 had happened. Her husband advised inviting Wealth. He hoped their house would be filled with 8 . But the woman 9 Success. Their daughter was 10 from 2009—2010学年第二学期九年级英语学案---练习No 34 2 one corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion, “It would be 11 if we invited Love. Our house will then be full of love!” “Let’s listen to our daughter.” The husband finally made the 12 . The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest(客人). ” Love 13 and started walking towards the door. The other two 14 . Surprised, the woman asked, “I 15 invited Love, why are you coming in?” The old men replied together, “Wherever Love goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!” ( ) 1.A. Though B. Because C. Before D. When ( ) 2.A. leave B. walk C. enter D. run ( ) 3.A. unhappy B. thirsty C. angry D. hungry ( ) 4.A. able B. willing C. afraid D. sorry ( ) 5.A. some B. three C. two D. one ( ) 6.A. son B. husband C. family D. daughter ( ) 7.A. what B. anything C. it D. that ( ) 8.A. health B. time C. love D. money ( ) 9.A. refused B. preferred C. disliked D. remembered ( ) 10.A. listening B. reading C. playing D. drawing ( ) 11.A. more generous B. more interesting C. better D. safer ( ) 12.A. mistake B. plan C. wish D. decision ( ) 13.A. got up B. gave up C. grew up D. woke up ( ) 14.A. left B. cried C. followed D. argued ( ) 15.A. once B. only C. always D. often 三.阅读短文(10分) October 16 is World Food Day. This day is also the anniversary(纪念日) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)(联合国粮农组织).More than 100 countries are holding special events. All of these aim to celebrate the establishment of the FAO in 1945. The theme chosen for this year’s World Food Day is “Water: Source(资源) of Food Security”. A UN report says that over 6 million people have died from hunger and related diseases so far this year alone. More than 850 million people, or about one in seven, around the world do not get enough food, and the need for food will increase as the world’s population grows. The UN also reports that by year 2030, the world may need 60% more food. Most of that increase will have to come from agriculture supported by water irrigation(灌溉). However, fresh water is already in short supply in many countries. Jacques Diouf, the director of the FAO, says that there are 20 countries that do not have enough water to produce enough food for their populations. Ten nations use more than 40% of their total fresh water for agriculture. He fears that the problem will only become worse as the need for water by people and by industry grows. So water is one of the most