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Unit 9. 单项选择 （15分）( )1. Thomas Edison was out-standing scientist.A. aB. an C. the D. / ( )2. Do you know when Yao Ming was born? Yes, he was born September 12th, 1980.A. on B. from C. with D. in( )3. Do you like playing the violin? Yes. I want to be a in the future.A. golferB. gymnast C. pianistD. violinist( )4. Bai Ling said her family had a vacation in Europe. A. two month B. two-months C. two-month D. two-months( )5. I didnt see Mr Black for several years. Is he ? No, he isnt. He died years ago.A. alive B. live C. lively D. living ( )6. The students couldnt go back home the heavy rain.A. thoughB. because C. for D. because of( )7. Fu Mingxia the youngest world champion when she was thirteen.A. becomeB. is becoming C. becomes D. became( )8. They asked me to perform a comedy A Trip to Beijing. A. called B. calling C. calls D. is called( )9. Did you see her into the gift shop just now? Yes, I did.A. goB. went C. goesD. to go( )10. Mrs Wang asked us to stop , and we stopped to her at once.A. talking; listening B. talking; to listenC. to talk; to listenD. to talk; listened( )11. My grandmother is old look after herself.A. too; toB. as; as C. so; asD. so; that( )12. did you spend playing the piano this afternoon? Three hours. A. How far B. When C. How long D. How soon( )13. this girl when she started learning English? Three years old.A. How many wasB. How old was C. Where was D. How long was( )14. Is it a boy or a girl? .A. Yes, it isB. It is a boy C. No, it isntD. It is lovely( )15. Do you know ? Yes, he is a great singer.A. how Michael Jackson is B. what Michael Jackson looks likeC. what Michael Jackson is like D. who Michael Jackson is. 完形填空 （10分） Jay Chou was born in Taiwan, China. He grew up (长大) with his mother, and was a 16 and shy kid. He didnt do very well in schoolwork. So people thought he would never be 17 in life.As a small child, Jay took a great 18 in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on 19 . When he was in high school, he 20 play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs.Before Jay became a singer, he worked 21 a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time 22 for singers. Some of them are very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung. Jay released (发行) his first album (专集) in 2000, and soon he became quite popular.Now Jay is one of the most famous 23 in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesnt 24 talk and smile. He doesnt speak clearly when he sings or talks, 25 he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he never follows (仿效) others.( )16. A. outgoingB. wild C. quiet D. athletic( )17. A. successB. succeedC. successfulD. successfully( )18. A. fun B. class C. record D. interest ( )19. A. performingB. practicing C. planning D. putting( )20. A. shouldB. must C. need D. could( )21. A. withB. asC. at D. on ( )22. A. writingB. singingC. playing D. humming( )23. A. writers B. singers C. skaters D. performers ( )24. A. oftenB. hardly C. sometimes D. ever( )25. A. andB. butC. so D. however . 阅读理解 （30分）ANancy Yi Fan is the New York Times bestselling author (畅销书作者) of Swordbird. She was born in 1993 in China. When she was seven years old, she moved with her parents to the United States. She knew the event of 9.11 at the age of eleven. “Well, I want by books to bring a message about the importance of peace (和平) and freedom (自由) in the world to readers, ” Fan said.Fan writes the novel in both English and Chinese. She learns English very well. She shares the secrets of her success with us: You should have a goal. And then, go for it.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。 （10分）( )26. Nancy Yi Fans novel is a very popular book.A. SwordB. BirdC. Swordbird D. New York Times( )27. Nancy Yi Fan was born in 1993 in .A. AmericaB. China C. New YorkD. England( )28. Nancy Yi Fans family moved to the U.S. in .A. 1911B. 1993C. 2000 D. 2004( )29. Readers can get a message about the importance of from her novel.A. care and loveB. dream and success C. English and Chinese D. peace and freedom( )30. According to the passage, which statement is NOT true?A. Nancy Yi Fan loves peace.B. Nancy Yi Fan is very successful in writing.C. Nancy Yi Fan writes the novel only in Chinese.D. Nancy Yi Fan spends part of her childhood in China.BThe Long Hiccupby our medical reporter, Mary LawsonIt all started with Indian food but it ended in hospital.For many people the subject of hiccup is a joke, but for Harry Mendis, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.His hiccup began one Sunday lunchtime and continued(持续) day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harrys parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure(治愈) his hiccups.Harry, who is now back at school, told what happened to him.“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didnt do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath(屏住呼吸) and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didnt work either.” After a week, he went to the hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldnt find anything wrong.“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked and my hiccups stopped.”Harry was very lucky. The world record holder of hiccupping is the American farmer Charles Smith, who hiccupped for more than sixty-nine years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.根据材料信息，选择正确答案。（10 分）( ) 31. Harry hiccupped for .A. a week B. fourteen daysC. three weeks D. one month( ) 32. His hiccups started after he .A. drank a glass of waterB. held his breathC. ate an Indian mealD. finished his homework( ) 33. His parents took him to hospital .A. on Sunday nightB. after giving him a shockC. after doing everything for itD. a week later( ) 34. His hiccups stopped one week after the doctor .A. let him take the medicineB. took an X-ray of his chestC. gave him an examinationD. let him drink cold drinks( ) 35. What does the word “shock” in the passage mean?A. 震惊 B. 休克C. 喷嚏 D. 哈欠CQian Zhongshu, a very famous writer, was born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu. Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929 because of his excellent performance in Chinese and English languages. He met his wife Yang Jiang in Qinghua and married (娶) her in 1935. Yang was also a famous writer.As one of the best students in Tsinghua University, Qian is best known for his book Fortress Besieged (围城). The book was very popular at home and in foreign countries. It was translated (被翻译) into English, French, German, Russian, Japanese and Spanish.Qian passed away on December 19, 1998 in Beijing because of sickness.根据短文内容，补全下列句子。每空词数不限。 （10分）36. Qian Zhongshu and his wife are both .37. Qian Zhongshu died in 1998 at the age of . 38. The underlined phrase “at home” means“ ” in Chinese.39. The book Fortress Besieged was translated into languages according to the passage. 40. Qian Zhongshu went to Tsinghua University because . 词汇 （10分）A. 根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。 （5分）41. My grandparents are very k and loving.42. Ma Li t Beijing when she was thirteen.43. Mrs Liu has three g and two granddaughters.44. Who is the n one womens table tennis singles player in your school? 45. Huang Rong won a g medal at the City Swimming Championships.B. 根据句意，从方框内选择合适的单词或短语，并用其适当形式填空。 （5分）nation, skate, sneeze, take part in, usual46. Peter, lets go ice .47. Mom, you have got a cold. When did you start ?48. Mom gave me an gift on my birthday. 49. Day is coming. What are you doing?50. About 500 students will the sports meet next week. . 句型转换：按要求改写句子，每空一词。（10分）51. My brother is young. He cant write his name. (合并为一句)My brother is young write his name.52. Anna was born in 1982. (对画线部分提问) Anna ?53. I started learning English three years ago.(对画线部分提问) you learning English?54. This old man hiccupped for ten years. (对画线部分提问) did this old man hiccup?55. Children dont like the thriller named Black September. (改为同义句)Children the thriller Black September. . 会话社区：用适当的句子完成下面的对话，使情景完整、通顺。（10分）A: Look! Whos that?B: Oh! Its Zhang Yining, the well-known table tennis player.A: I see. She got the first prize at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens.B: Yes. 56.A: 57?B: She was born in 1982 in Beijing.A: 58?B: At the age of six. And in 1993, she joined the national table tennis team.A: Wow. Its true that children are never too young to start doing things.B: 59.A: Is she still playing table tennis now?B: Yes. She 60last month and won the gold medal in womens singles.A: Great! Congratulations to her!. 书面表达 （15分） 请根据下面表格中的提示信息写一篇短文，简单介绍歌坛当红女星“小甜甜”布兰妮。70词左右。Name: Britney Jean Spears Birthplace: Kentwood，LouisianaBirthday: December 2nd, 1981 Interests: movies, shopping, readingFavorite food:noodles, ice cream, hot dogs favorite color: blueFavorite sports: basketball,