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九年级9 A Unit1 单元检测一、单项选择: 15%( ) 1. _ useful information it is!A. What aB. What anC. WhatD. How( ) 2. He is clever and creative. He can often _ new ideas.A. think overB. come upC. come up withD. come up of( ) 3. Mr. Ma thinks that he has some problems _ his health.A. in B. onC. toD. with( ) 4. Who is the first scientist _ an animal _?A. clone, successfulB. cloned, successfullyC. cloning, successD. to clone, successfully( ) 5. Our teachers often make their classes _.A. livelyB. liveC. livingD. lives( ) 6. Its wise _ you _ some advice.A. for, to askB. of, to ask forC. for, askingD. of, asking for( ) 7. My cousin is never afraid _ in front of a large group of people.A. of making speechB. of make speeches C. to make a speech D. to making speeches( ) 8. Its _ dry in some parts of Africa because there isnt _ rain there.A. too much, too muchB. much too, much tooC. too much, much tooD. much too, too much( ) 9. All the students will _ finish this project within two weeks. A. able toB. canC. be able toD. can be able to( ) 10. The maths problem is tough enough for us_. A. work it outB. work out C. to work out D. to work it out( ) 11. -Do you mind his being late for school again?-_. A. I dont mindB. I mindC. Of course notD. Better not( ) 12. Is it important _ him _ the Music Club?A. to; to joinB. for; to joinC. of; to joinD. for; joining.( ) 13. The twins have been used _ hot food. A. to eatingB. to eatC. eatD. eaten( ) 14. The TV play was _ make me fall asleep. A. enough boring toB. boring enough to C. boring enough thatD. enough boring that( ) 15. How long has the baby_? A. waked upB. woken upC. been awakenD. been awake二、完形填空: 10%People born under different star signs show different work characteristics. Aries 1 happy if they have to work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. They dont like regular jobs 2 you give them much money. If Aries are asked to work in this way, they will be 3 and careless with details. They want new and challenging (有挑战性的) tasks. So youd better 4 work on their own or let them lead other workers. Taurus are the best workers. They are loyal (忠诚的) and 5 . They like working according to schedule (时刻表). Because they are so careful, some may appear to work 6 slowly, but they will always finish the work.Taurus 7 to be asked to do dirty work, but they need to get paid. Gemini have a quick 8 and love to talk. You will find them walking from desk to desk and 9 news in the office. They can be powerful to change others ideas and make others 10 with them. Dont get into any arguments with Gemini because they will surely win.( ) 1. A. areB. arentC. will beD. wont be( ) 2. A. whenB. ifC. even if即便D. after( ) 3. A. happyB. happilyC. angryD. angrily( ) 4. A. let them toB. lettingC. to let themD. let them( ) 5. A. hard-workingB. lazyC. impatientD. selfish( ) 6. A. soB. suchC. a bitD. a lot( ) 7. A. will be happyB. are happyC. will be sadD. are sad( ) 8. A. mindB. timeC. stepD. way( ) 9. A. talk aboutB. talking aboutC. talk withD. talking with( )10. A. to agreeB. agreeingC. agreedD. agree三、阅读理解: 30% (A)Long March（长征）Exhibit The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All of the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20. Time: 10: a.m. -4:00 p.m. Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreignersThai elephants Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument(乐器). The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November15. Address: 189 Daduhe Road Ticket: 30-40Dancing dolphins Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium(水族馆) in Peace Park, which interests children greatly. Hours: 10:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children( ) 1. Where can we see the Long March exhibition?A. In Shanghai History Museum B. In Changfeng ParkC. In Peace Park D. On 189 Dahude Road( ) 2. How many shows do the Thailand elephants give at weekends? A. One. B. Two C. Three D. Four( ) 3. What may interest children very much in Peace Park?A. Elephants playing basketball. B. Dolphins dancing to music.C. Seals riding bikes. D. Sea lions blowing instruments.( )4. How much should a child pay to go into Peace Park? A. Five yuan. B. Fifteen yuan C. Ten yuan D. Twenty yuan( )5. Which of the following is true?A. The Long March exhibition is explained in English.B. The sea animals can work out difficult math problemsC. Thai elephants shows can only be seen in the day.D. The sea animals perform three times a day. (B)Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everythingtutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centersin short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school. After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening. Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?”Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ”“Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?”Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they werent joking. ”( )1. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school?A. Because he could eat well there. B. Because he could learn more about nuns. C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math. D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math any more. ( ) 2. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son _. A. was still the same as usual B. ate so much at dinnerC. kissed her hello after school D. worked hard but said little( ) 3. “Hitting the books” means “_” in Chinese. A. 用功 B. 捶书 C. 发泄 D. 振作( ) 4. The last sentence in the passage shows that _. A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail B. Tommy was afraid of being nailedC. Tommy didnt like the plus sign D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others( ) 5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _. A. teachers should be strict with their studentsB. mistaking (误解) might do good sometimesC. a catholic school is much better than other onesD. nuns are good at helping children with their math (C)Its not just women who wear skirts. Men can wear them ,too. In Scotland(苏格兰)，men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition. A kilt is a coloured skirt reaching down to the knee(膝盖). It has checks(格子) on it with different colours, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colours.How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into a shorter skirt.Today most Scotsmen see kilts as formal dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.Scots also wear kilts in parades when they play their traditional musical instrument: bagpipes(风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform, but they no longer wear them to fight.( ) 1. A kilt is _. A. hat B. shirt C. skirt D. trousers( ) 2. In Scotland, different families have different_. A. colous B. checks C. rules D. shapes( ) 3. What does “got in the way of” in the third paragraph mean? A.到达 B.得到 C.在路上 D.妨碍( ) 4. When do Scotsmen wear kilts?A. At weddings. B. At big dinners. C. In parades. D. All of the above.( ) 5. The story mainly tell us_.A. things about Scotsmens traditional kilts B. how to wear kiltsC. Scotsmens important tradition D. when to wear kilts四、词汇: 10%1. Most of my friends have _ (相似的) views of life. 2. Mr. Lee is interested in doing different _ (实验) in his laboratory. 3. What an _ (精力充沛的) person he is!4. She is _ (active) in this discussion because she isnt interested in the topic.5. Ive got a bad toothache and I have to go to the _(dentist). 6. Dont you think its much _ (silly) to say so? 7. He always tries his best to do everything _(different). 8. My grandfather is a _ (humour) person and we all like him. 9. Its_(fair) that some players use drugs（兴奋剂）. 10. Who will be the _ (suitable) person of this charity walk in our class?五、动词填空: 10%1. David has all the qualities _ (be) the chairperson of the Students Union.2. All my friends _(wait) for me when I got to the station. 3. The rest of the class _ (discuss) where to have a school trip at the moment. 4. If she_(give) some money, she will spend it wisely. 5. He has little success_ (get) full marks in English tests. 6. -_ his brother _ (forgive) him for his mistakes? -Not yet.7. More attention should _ (pay) to in class. 8. Listen! How beautiful the music _(sound)! 9. A car hit him on the Eve of Chrismas. Luckily, he _ (save) three hours later.10. I didnt understand the problem until he_(explain) it a third time.六、完成句子: