九年级英语unit9测试卷.doc

匡庄中学九年级英语Unit9测试题一、 单词1. There were four famous inventions in a_ China.2. These cars were p_ by the same company.3. Dont t_ stones at the birds.4. Few pears r_ on the trees after the heavy rain.5. I dont like the t_ of the meat6. Most green fruits are _ (酸的). 7. Help yourself to this apple _ (馅饼).8. We call a hundred years a _ (世 纪).9. The students of Class Two had a _ (令人愉快的) trip yesterday.10. Did you _ (注意到) that Catherines brother was very nervous?二. 单项选择 (15分）( )11. Whats this?Its a machine which was invented in _ century in China.A. six B. sixth C. the six D. the sixth( )12. _ is believed that Bell invented the first telephone in 1876.A. This B. That C. It D. One( )13. What are these machines used _? Making things. A. to B. for C. in D. as( )14. There used to be many pandas, but only a few of them _ today. A. remain B. notice C. run D. develop( )15. The floor is so slippery (滑的) that I _.A. fall from B. fall behind C. fall into D. fall down( )16.What do you think of our plan?I think its reasonable. But _ Bob, what we did is a waste of time.A. thanks to B. instead of C. according to D. because of( )17. They are made _ for 14 hours a day.A. work B. to work C. worked D. working( )18. The number of teachers in our school _ 60 and a number of them _ male teachers. A. is; are B. are; is C. are; are D. is; is ( )19. What kind of potato chips do you like? I like _ ones because they are hard, dry and easily broken.A. crispy B. sweet C. soft D. sour ( )20. Mum added lots of _ on the food but it still wasnt _.A. salt; enough saltB. salt; salty enoughC. salty; enough saltD. salty; salt enough( )21.You look tired. Whats wrong with you?Last night I did my homework and didnt go to bed _ 12:00.A. sinceB. whenC. whileD. until( )22. _ you can greatly improve you spoken English in a short time. A. In this wayB. On the wayC. By the way D. In the way( )23. Nick _ a job in a bank, but to our surprise, he didnt take it. A. is offered B. offered C. was offered D. has offered( )24. Look at the sign on the right. Oh, smoking _ here. A. doesnt allow B. isnt allowed C. didnt allow D. hasnt allowed( )25. I think we can write something about it._.A. Thanks B. Good ideaC. What a pity D. Take care三. 完形填空（10分）There was a boy named Ben, who was not doing well in school. Boys in his class laughed at him because he seemed so _36_.His mother _37_ that she would, herself, have to help her son do better in school. She told him to go to the library to read a _38_ a week and write a report about it for her.One day, in Bens _39_, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him _40_. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered. He _41_ said anything; what could he possibly want to say?Well, Ben not only _42_ the rock; he said a lot about it. He even knew _43_ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were _44_. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book reports.Ben later went on to the _45_ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.( )26. A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick( )27. A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard( )28. A. notice B. message C. book D. question( )29. A. class B. room C. office D. lab( )30. A. think B. leave C. sing D. speak( )31. A. alwaysB. even C. quickly D. never( )32. A. found B. played C. knew D. threw( )33. A. whether B. when C. whereD. why( )34. A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy( )35. A. top B. end C. back D. last四、阅读理解Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual one because he wants to be different.People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want the names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at school. But when staying with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.In many countries, a woman changes her family names to her husbands after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family names and not using their husbands.( ) 36. Hanna changed her name to Anne because “Anne” _.A. makes her different B. is easier for people to rememberC. is more unusual than “Hanna”D. makes her prettier( ) 37. Famous people want their new names to _.A. have special soundB. be ordinaryC. have no meaningD. be unknown( ) 38. Li Kaiming uses his new name when he _. A. stays with his familyB. is at schoolC. is among Chinese friendsD. comes back to China( ) 39. The underlined words “gets married” mean _. A. 升官 B. 就业 C. 结婚 D. 生育( ) 40. The passage mainly tells us _.A. different people have different namesB. what names meanC. only film stars and sportsmen have two namesD. why some people change their names 五、中考链接题1. I feel very happy that I _ to be the host. Congratulations! A. choose B. am chosen C. was chosen D. haven chosen 2. Today Chinese _ by more and more people around the world. A. was spoken B. is spoken C. spoke D. speak 3 Your hometown has changed a lot Yes. Take a look at these tall bui