人教版新目标版初中英语九年级全册Unit 13 Were trying to save the earth单元测试 含答案解析

Unit13We’retryingtosavetheearth!一单项选择(共10小题,计10分)()1.—Therearealotofofbike riding.

—Iagree.It’sgoodfortheenvironmentanditsavesmoney.A.instructions B.instrumentsC.advantages D.products()2.Somepeopledon’tknowtoomuchfruitjuicecanbe tochildren’steeth.

A.close B.polite C.normal D.harmful()3.Iamafraidwecannottotakeataxi.Let’sgobyundergroundinstead.

A.refuse B.afford C.forget D.cost()4.TheTokyoOlympicswasheldfromJuly23toAug8. Chineseathletes(运动员)225events.

A.tookpartin B.tookcareofC.tookpridein D.paidattentionto()5.Accordingtotherules,usedbatteries bedroppedintheredbinforharmfulwastes.

A.may B.needn’t C.must D.can’t()6.Thereadeserthere,butnowithasbecomeaforestthroughour efforts.

A.Is B.has C.usedtobe D.isusedtobeing()7.—Look!Someonetheclassroom!

—Oh!Butitwasn’tme.Ididn’tcleanit.A.iscleaning B.hascleanedC.wascleaning D.willclean()8.—Wegainknowledgefrombooksfromlife.

—Yes,bothareimportant.A.either;or B.neither;norC.notonly;butalso D.not;but()9.Peoplefromtheoldbuildingsthat inourtownmovedtothenewhousesbuiltbythegovernment.

A.waspulleddown B.pulleddownC.hadpulleddown D.werepulleddown()10.—Don’tthrowlitterhere!—.

A.Yes,please B.You’rewelcomeC.Metoo D.Sorry,Iwon’t二完形填空(共10小题,计10分)Myfathertoldmethatthereusedtobeaforestnearourtown.Butthefarmerwhoownedtheforest11treeseveryyearuntiloneyear,therewerenotreesleft.

Oneday,ourteachertookusoutandwehadapicnicinthefield12theforestusedtobe.Whileeatinganddrinking,wetalked13thebeautifulforestweoncehad.Oneofmyclassmatescomesfromatribe(部落)thatlivedinthewestofourcountry.Hetolduswhathethoughtaboutthechange."Itmakesmereally14tolearnthataforesthasdisappeared.Mypeoplehavetaughtmeto15thinksevengenerations(七代人)inthefuture.Thatistosay,whenwedosomethingtotheland,weshouldnever16it.Wemustcareaboutnatureandleaveitgoodenoughforlatergenerations."

Whenweheardwhathesaid,wekept17first."Let’splantsometrees!"saidourteacherafteramoment."Itwillbeagood18!"Sothat’swhatwedid.Fortherestofthespring,weworkedhardandweplantedthousandsoftrees.

Thatwasfiveyearsago.Today,whenIstandinthatfieldwhichwasonceempty,Isee19aboutastallasIam.It’sgreattoseehowwe’ve20thefield.Ittaughtusthepowerofthinkingaboutthefuture.

()11.A.cutup B.cutdown C.lookedfor D.lookedafter()12.A.where B.when C.why D.whose()13.A.to B.with C.into D.about()14.A.tired B.excited C.sad D.hopeful()15.A.sometimes B.always C.seldom D.never()16.A.protect B.hurt C.study D.sell()17.A.thankful B.happy C.silent D.shy()18.A.start B.mistake C.mess D.warning()19.A.trees B.leaves C.grass D.flowers()20.A.broken B.bought C.wasted D.changed三阅读理解(共18小题,计45分)AYoungHeroesforthePlanetNowadays,peoplearoundtheworldareworkingtohelpprotectourplanet.Checkouthowthefouryoungadultsmadeadifference.

SavingPandas

WhenJackwas11,hestartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas.Healsosoldtoypandastoraisemoneytoprotectpandasindanger."Ihopetoencouragemorepeopletocareaboutpandas,"Jacksays.

GrowingRight

Kathy,14,setupanorganizationtoeducatepeopleaboutgrowingrightplantsinrightplaces.Shealsowroteabooktohelppeoplelearnwhatplantsarenative(本地的)totheirarea.CreatingEnergy

Attheageof12,LindainventedamachinecalledSuperE.Itcollectsheatfromfieldstomakeelectricity(电).Lindasaysherinventionproduceselectricityinawaythatislessharmfultotheenvironment.

CleaningUp

Patrick,13,joinedtheOceanHeroesBootcamplastyear.Hestartedaprojectandpickedupplasticwastearoundnearbylakeswithhisfriends.Thegoaloftheprojectwastofightplasticpollution.()21.Whostartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas?A.Jack. B.Kathy. C.Linda. D.Patrick.()22.HowoldwasLindawhensheinventedSuperE?A.11. B.12. C.13. D.14.()23.WhatwasthegoalofPatrick’sproject?A.Tofightplasticpollution.B.Toprotectpandasindanger.C.Tolearnaboutnativeplants.D.Touseheattomakeelectricity.BWhenlookingatapairofoldchopsticks,mostpeoplewouldseenothingbutwaste.ButFelixBöckwouldseeboxes,tables,shelvesandsoon.In2016,FelixBöck,adoctoralstudentattheUniversityofBritishColumbia,Canada,foundoutpeoplethrewawayabout100,000pairsofchopstickseverydayinVancouveralone.Hefelttheneedtodosomething.SohestartedthecompanyChopValueinthesameyear.Thecompanycollectedusedchopsticksfromrestaurants,schoolsandshoppingcentersinCanadaandtheUSandturnedthemintofurnitureandotherartworks.Nowinitsfifthyear,withtherapidgrowthofthecompany,Böckemploys40people,andusinghisspecialmethodsofsteamandpressmachines,hehasrecycledover32millionpairsofchopsticks.Böcktakesprideinhiswork.AndhehopestheideabehindChopValuewillhelppeoplerethinkwhattheyseeaswaste."Ibelieveeverysmallactioncanhelp,"hesaid,"andIamhappythatmybusinessprovidesanewwayforpeople."HundredsofrestaurantsacrossNorthAmericapayasmallsumofmoneytoBöckfortherecyclingoftheirusedchopsticks.Böckdoesntstopthere.Nowheisbusytakinghisbusinesstomorecountriesandhassetupfactoriesforrecyclinglocalwoodlikechopsticksinmanycountries.()24.WhendidFelixBöckstarthiscompany?A.In2016. B.In2017. C.In2020. D.In2021.()25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thecompanycollectedoldchopstickstomakenewmachines.B.Peoplethrewawayabout100,000pairsofchopsticksinEngland.C.Thecompanyturnedusedchopsticksintofurnitureandotherartworks.D.Thecompanyhasrecycled32billionpairsofchopsticks.()26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"employs"meaninChinese?A.指责 B.雇用 C.奖励 D.忽略()27.WhydomanyrestaurantsinNorthAmericapaymoneytoBöck?A.BecausetheyexpectBöcktocontinuehisbusiness.B.BecausetheywishtobuildsomefactorieswithBöck.C.BecausetheywantBöcktohelprecycletheirusedchopsticks.D.BecausetheywishBöcktothrowawaytheirusedchopsticks.()28.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thecostofcollectingchopsticks.B.Theplanforrecyclinglocalwood.C.Theadviceaboutsettingupacompany.D.Thenewwaytorethinkwaste.CTreesincities"growfastbutdieyoung"comparedtoforestsinthecountryside,warnsanewstudy.It’stimeforustounderstandcitytreesfromanewway.ResearchersfoundthattreesincitiesdiedyoungerthanonesinthecountrysidebecauseofthehigherlevelsofCO2.Citytreessufferalossofcarbonstorage.Thatmeanstreesproducelessenergyfromtheair.Nowresearcherssaymoremustbedonetodealwiththesituation.IanSmith,aPhDstudentofBostonUniversityintheUnitedStates,said,"CitiesareintheimportantpositioninfightingagainstrisingtemperatureandincreasingCO2.Wefindthattreeplantingalonemaynotbeenoughtokeepandincreasecitycanopycover(树冠覆盖).Effortstoimproveandprotecttreehealtharebadlyneededforincreasingcitytreecoverandcanopycover."Theresearchteamusedamodeltowatchchangesamongstreettreesforseveralplantingandmanagementmethods.Researchersalsousedthemodeltowatchtrees’growth,deathandplantingratesbothamongtreesinBostoncityandforestsinthecountrysideinMassachusetts.Itwasdiscoveredthatratesofcarboncyclingandgrowthratesamongcitytreeswerenearlyfourtimesfasterthanthoseinthecountryside.However,thelossofcarbonstorageanddeathratesarealsohigher,especiallydeathrateswhicharemorethandoublethoseincountrysideforests.Thestudy,publishedinPLOSONE,hasremindedscientiststoencouragecommunitiestodomorethansimplyplantingandprotectingtrees.Itisimportanttoincreasecitycanopycoverandcarbonstorage.Researcherssayplantingandprotectingwillbeneededtomakesurecitiescandevelophealthily,butmoreneedstobedonetohaveabetterunderstandingofcitytreeswhichmaybedifferentfromcountrysideforests.()29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Themorecarbonstorageloses,themoreenergythetreesproducefromthe air.B.ThehigherthelevelsofCO2are,theharderitwillbefortheplantsto survive.C.Ifweplantenoughtrees,wearesuretoincreasecitycanopycover.D.Citiesdobetterinfightingagainstrisingtemperaturesandincreasing CO2.()30.Paragraph4mainlytellsus.

A.theresultsofthestudyB.thediscoveriesfromtheresearchersC.themethodsofthestudyD.thesuggestionsfromtheresearchers()31.Whatdoes"those"inParagraph5referto?A.Deathrates.B.Ratesofcarboncycling.C.Growthrates.D.Thelossofcarbonstorage.()32.Thewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.

A.toteachushowtoimproveandprotecttreehealthB.towarnusthattreesincitieslivefastbutdieyoungC.toletushaveabetterunderstandingofcitytreesD.totellustosimplyplantmoretrees()33.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inastory. B.Inasciencereport.C.Inanovel. D.Inanad.DAccordingtoastudybyNASA,since2000,theEarth’sgreenleafareahasincreasedby5percent,orover5millionsquarekilometers.ThesizeisaboutthetotalareaoftheAmazonrainforest.34.Chinaadded25percenttothisincrease,whileIndiaadded6.8percent.

35.In1978,Chinabegananational-levelproject—theThreeNorthShelterbeltForestProgram.Theprogramhasseenmanytreesplantedin13provincesinnorthernChina.Bytheendof2017,theforestcoveragerateamongtheareasoftheprojecthadreached13.57percent,comparedto5.05percent40yearsago.

KubuqiDesert,neartheYellowRiverinInnerMongolia,istheseventhlargestdesertinthecountry.36.Butnow,aboutonethirdoftheKubuqiDesertiscoveredwithtreesandshrubs(灌木),andsandstormsarelesscommon.

Besides,someofyoumusthaveheardofAntForestwhichisagameonAlipay.37.Whentheenergyreachesacertainlevel,someorganizationsandcompanieswillplantarealtreeinadesertareaofChina.Withoutdoubt,suchprogramalsoplaysanimportantroleinmakingagreenerworld.

Theachievementsareadmiredbyothercountries.38."Chinahaslessonstosharewiththeworld.Wecansayitisoneofthemostsuccessfulcountriesingreeningthedesert,"UNEPExecutiveDirectorErikSolheimsaid.

A.Userscollect"energy"tomaketheir"trees"grow.B.Theappisusefulandpeopledon’thavetopayforit.C.Itwasoncethesource(来源)ofsandstormsinBeijing.D.Overthepastyears,Chinahasmadegreateffortstogreentheland.E.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammebelievesChinasetsagoodexample.F.ItalsofoundthatChinaandIndiaweremainlyresponsibleformakingtheEarthgreener.四语篇填空(共15小题,计15分)第一节请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每个词限用一次。butcontinuealwaysuswateractivityslowstopknowthanClimatology(气候学)isthestudyoftheclimate—theweatheroveralongtime.Theclimatedoesn’t39.staythesame.Overhundredsoreventhousandsofyears,itchanges40..Thisslowchangeisanormalpartofourworld,41.today’sclimateischangingveryquickly.Theearth’stemperatureisgettinghigher42.everbefore.

Thereasonforthisfastchangeis43.people.Weareusingalotoffuel(燃料)andcuttingdowntrees.Allofthese44.maketheearthwarmer.

Noone45.exactlywhatisgoingtohappentoourearthinthefuture.LotsofCO2andothergaseswill46.makingtheearthwarmerforhundredsofyears.Thismeansthaticewillbecome47.,sothesealevelwillriseandsomeplaceswillbeunderwater.Theweatherwillbeworse.

Itsoundsverybad,butitispossible48.thesechangestoourclimate.Wecanhelpbywalking,ridingbikesortakingthebus.Wecanalsomakeitbyplantingmoretreesandusinglessenergyathome.

第二节阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。FifteenwildAsianelephantsthatlefttheirhomeinXishuangbannalastyeararecontinuingtomarchnorth,accordingtoChinaDailyonJune4th,2021,whichattractsmuchattention49.thepublic.TheendangeredAsianelephantenjoysClass-AprotectioninChina,50.samelevelasthegiantpandadoes.ThenumberofAsianelephantsinChinahasincreasedfromaround170inthe1970stoabout300nowadays.51.aretheyonthemove?Maybetherearetwomainreasons.First,thegrowingpopulationofelephantsneedsmorespaceandfood52.live.Second,someareaswheretheyliveoftenfacehugepressuretodevelopthelocaleconomy(经济),making53.movetootherareas.Luckily,thegovernmentistakingactiontoleadthemgraduallybacktotheirhome.

五补全对话(共5小题,计5分)请阅读下面对话,根据对话内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处,使对话通顺、合理,意思完整。(MeiandJianaretalkingintheschool.Mei=MJian=J)M:Helpme,Jian.Ihavegottoorganizetheschoolclean-upday,butIdon’tknowwhattodo.J:54.

M:Idon’tknow.J:Well,Mei.55.It’sagoodideatolearnwhatthatpersondid.

M:OK,IwillaskMsRobert.ButIneedtogetstartedtoday.HowshouldItellotherstudentsabouttheevent?J:56.Everyoneseesthat.

M:Greatidea!J:57.Putsignsontherubbishbins(垃圾箱)toremindstudentsnottodroplitter.Icanhelpyouwiththat.

M:That’sclever.Ifwestartkeepingtheschoolclean,there’llbelessworktodoontheclean-upday.J:That’sright!Andonemorething,youmighttrytalkingtoteachers.58.

M:Goodadvice,Jian.Thankyou!A.Youshouldask.B.Whenistheclean-upday?C.Whoorganizeditlastyear?D.Somevolunteerswilldotheclean-up.E.You’dbetterputitontheschoolcalendar.F.Askthemtotelltheirclassesabouttheday.G.Andwhydon’tyougetstudentstocleanbeforetheevent?六书面表达(共1题,计15分)学校校刊向同学们征集以"垃圾分类(littersorting)"为主题的稿件。假如你是李华,请你结合垃圾分类的意义及你的建议用英语写一篇短文向校刊投稿。提示词:减少占地reducelandoccupation;贡献contribution要求:1.语意清晰,表达通顺,行文连贯,书写规范;2.请勿在文中使用真实的姓名和地名;3.词数:80—100(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。DearEditor,Thereisnodoubtthatpeopleproducealargeamountofrubbisheveryday.Yours,LiHua一、单项选择1.C考查名词辨析。instruction指令;instrument仪器;advantage优点,好处;product产品。根据答语中的"对环境好而且省钱"可知两人讨论的是骑自行车的好处,故选C。2.D考查形容词辨析。beharmfulto对……有害,为固定短语,符合语境。故选D。3.B考查动词辨析。句意:恐怕我们乘不起出租车。我们还是乘地铁去吧。refuse拒绝;afford负担得起;forget忘记;cost花费。根据"Let’sgobyundergroundinstead"可知是乘不起出租车。故选B。4.A考查短语辨析。takepartin参加;takecareof照顾;takepridein以……为豪;payattentionto注意。结合语境可知此处是说,中国运动员参加了225项赛事。故选A。5.C考查情态动词。此处是说,根据规章,旧电池必须丢进用于装有害垃圾的红色垃圾箱。结合语境可知此处表示"必须",故用must。6.C根据语境可知此处表示"这里过去是沙漠",usedto"曾经,过去",其后接动词原形,故选C。7.B考查动词时态。结合答语中的"但不是我。我没有打扫教室"可知此处是说有人已经打扫了教室,故用现在完成时。8.C考查连词的用法。either…or…要么……要么……;neither…nor…既不……也不……;notonly…butalso…不仅……而且……;not…but…不是……而是……。根据答句句意"是的,两者都很重要"可知选C。9.D考查被动语态和主谓一致。分析句子结构可知,此处为定语从句,oldbuildings为先行词,关系词that在从句中作主语,是pulldown的承受者,要用被动语态,又buildings为复数,故选D。10.D考查情景交际。根据题干中的"不要在这儿扔垃圾"可知,此处应回答"对不起,我将不会(这样做)了"以表示歉意。故选D。二、完形填空【短文大意】本文讲述了作者和老师、同学们一起为改变一处荒地环境而种树的经历。11.Bcutup切碎;cutdown砍倒;lookfor寻找;lookafter照顾。根据设空后的"直到有一年没有树了"可推断,那位农民每年都"砍"树,故cutdown符合文意。12.A根据上下文可知此处是说,我们在田地里野餐,那里曾是森林的所在地。故所缺的词是where。13.D此处是说,我们谈论我们曾经拥有过的美丽森林。talkabout谈论,符合文意。故所缺的词是about。14.Ctired劳累的;excited兴奋的;sad难过的;hopeful满怀希望。那个男孩说的是"得知森林消失了,我很难过",故所缺的词是sad。15.Bsometimes有时;always总是,始终;seldom很少;never从不。此处表示"我的族人教我要始终想着未来七代人",故所缺的词是always。16.Bprotect保护;hurt伤害;study学习;sell售卖。当我们对土地做些什么的时候,我们决不能"伤害"它,故所缺的词是hurt。17.Cthankful感激;happy快乐的;silent沉默的;shy害羞的。当我们听到他说的话时,起初我们都保持"沉默",故所缺的词是silent。18.Astart开始;mistake错误;mess杂乱;warning警告。老师说的是"种树将会是一个好的开始",故所缺的词是start。19.A当我站在曾经是荒地的那片土地上时,我看到了差不多和我一样高的"树",故所缺的词是trees。20.Dbreak使破碎;buy买;waste浪费;change改变。看到我们是如何"改变"了那片土地,那种感觉真的太好了,故所缺的词是changed。三、阅读理解【A篇短文大意】本文介绍了四个在保护地球方面作出贡献的年轻人。21.A细节理解题。根据SavingPandas描述中的"WhenJackwas11,hestartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas"可知答案为A。22.B细节理解题。根据CreatingEnergy描述中的"Attheageof12,LindainventedamachinecalledSuperE"可知答案为B。23.A细节理解题。根据CleaningUp描述中的"Thegoaloftheprojectwastofightplasticpollution"可知答案为A。【B篇短文大意】FelixBöck成立了一家公司,该公司收集用过的筷子,并把它们制成家具或其他艺术作品。他希望该公司的理念能帮助人们重新思考他们眼中的废品。24.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的"In2016…SohestartedthecompanyChopValueinthesameyear"可知答案为A。25.C正误判断题。根据第二段中的"Thecompanycollectedusedchopsticks…andturnedthemintofurnitureandotherartworks"可知,C项的描述符合文意。26.B词义猜测题。画线的词是employs,它的宾语是40people,根据上下文的描述可知,随着公司的快速发展,Böck"雇用"了40个人。故答案为B。27.C细节理解题。根据第三段中的"HundredsofrestaurantsacrossNorthAmericapayasmallsumofmoneytoBöckfortherecyclingoftheirusedchopsticks"可知答案为C。28.D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了FelixBöck回收利用用过的筷子的故事,文章的最后一段提到了Böck的愿景,这也是他的故事主要向我们传达的信息,故答案为D。【C篇短文大意】一项新的研究报告表明,与农村的树木相比,城市里的树木长得快,但死得早。研究者分析了这种现象产生的原因,并提出了相应的改进措施。29.B推理判断题。根据第二段中的"