9BUnit2單元測試卷)

1、20142015年度初三英語單元測試卷9B Unit 2一、單項選擇（共12分，每小題1分）從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。( ) 1.Wendy, do you know about NEIL Armstrong?Yeah, he became _ astronaut in 1962, and in 1966, he went into _ as command pilot. A. a; anB. the; aC. an; /D. /; a( ) 2.Where is your father Jimmy? He _ for information on the In

2、ternet. He _ as the head of new productions of his company. A. searches; worksB. is searching; worksC. searches; is workingD. is searching; is working( ) 3.Why didnt you receive my call yesterday evening, Anthony?I _ an email to my best friend Mary. She _ me to give her some suggestions on further s

3、tudy abroad. A. wrote; askedB. was writing; askedC. wrote; was askingD. was writing; was asking( ) 4.In the past, washing clothes by hands _ a lot of time. With the invention of the washing machine, people _ more time to relax. A. took; have hadB. has taken; hadC. has taken; have hadD, took; has( )

4、5.When we speak or write, we can use formal or informal language. “_” are formal language while “_” are informal one. A. Hello; have a big mouthB. Wed; esp.C. Dear Mr. White; Lots of loveD. Ladies and gentlemen; yours( ) 6.Because of her excellent achievements in science, Marie Curie _ the Nobel Pri

5、ze twice in her life. A. PresentedB. Was presented toC. was present withD. Was presented ( ) 7._ was a Russia, a composer of classical music while _ was was South African, a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life. A. Christopher Columbus; Qian XuesenB. Thomas Edison; Nelson MandelaC.

6、Peter Tchaikovsky; Nelson MandelaD. William Shakespeare; Peter Tchaikovsky( ) 8.When a person, especially drunk, drives his car too fast. The car seems to be _ control, and he will be _ danger. A. under; inB. out of; inC. in; out ofD. under; out of( ) 9.Neil Armstrong joined the navy after he _. A.

7、became an astronautB. a test pilotC. received his student pilots licenseD. became command pilot of Gemini 8( ) 10._ the help of the modern technologies, China _ great contributions not only to our country but also to the whole world. A. With; has madeB. Under; makesC. In; madeD. Because of; made( )

8、11.What do you think _. Im not sure. I think he will give us a talk on how to work hard and serve for our country in the future. A. Yuan Longping will speak to usB. will Yuan Longping say to usC. Yuan Longping will talk aboutD. Yuan Longpig will give us( ) 12.Do you know anything about modern invent

9、ions, Millie? Yeah, many _ great difference in our life. Some even _ the way we live. A. have made; have changedB. have done; changedC. did; have madeD. brought; improved二、完形填空（共12分，每小題1分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942. He went to

10、 school in St Albans-a small city near London. 13 he did well, he was never top of his class. 14 leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University, where he studied Physics, and then he went to Cambridge University to study Cosmology (宇宙論). As he himself admitted, he wasn't very serious ab

11、out studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still 15 good marks. It was at the age of twenty 16 Hawking first noticed that something went wrong with him. He started to bump into (碰撞) things, and once or twice 17 over for no reason. When he visited his family at Ch

12、ristmas time, his father was so worried that he made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the 18 came back. Hawking had motor neuron(運動神經(jīng)元) disease, an illness which 19 the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was twenty-three. At first

13、, Hawking became very depressed (沮喪的). After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, "Before my illness, I had been very 20 with my life. There had not seemed to be anything 21 doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that the

14、re were a lot of things I could do." Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on 22 some of the most important scientific researches ever carried out.Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University. He strongly believes that his story shows t

15、hat nobody, 23 their condition is, should lose 24 ."Life is not fair." he once said, "You just have to do the best you can in your situation."( ) 13.A. Because B. Although C. As D. Unless( ) 14.A. Before B. After C. Until D. While( ) 15.A. forgot B. missed C. achieved D. Wanted(

16、) 16.A. ThatB. WhenC. WhichD.although( ) 17.A. fell B. came C. got D. took( ) 18.A. news B. results C. doctors D. parents( ) 19.A. helped B. made C. caused D. prevented( ) 20.A. bored B. happy C. satisfied D. Angry( ) 21.A. BusyB. WorthD. ImportantD. afford( ) 22.A. do B. to do C. does D. did( ) 23.

17、A. wherever B. however C. whenever D. whatever( ) 24.A. marks B. games C. hope D. Interest三、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。(A) Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量標準，尺度) in hand, the

18、 Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenagers intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大學校園) where their daughter would be safe.“The safety issue (問題) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who qui

19、ckly discovered he wasnt alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (擔心), and the same question was always asked: What about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“Thats not a problem here.” -Mahoney began to feel uneasy.“No crime whatsoever?”

20、 comments (評論) Mahoney today. “I just dont buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating

21、a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”But getting accurate information isnt easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (統(tǒng)計數(shù)字)  by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名聲), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” war

22、ns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nations leading campus safety watchdog (監(jiān)視) group.To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.( ) 25.The Mahoneys visited quite a few co

23、lleges last August_.A. to express the opinions of many parentsB. to choose a right one for their daughterC. to check the cost of college educationD. to find a right one near a large city( ) 26.It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_.A. receive too many

24、 visitorsB. mirror the rest of the nationC. hide the truth of campus crimeD. have too many watchdog groups( ) 27.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_”.A. mind             B. take       

25、;    C. believe           D. expect( ) 28.What is the text mainly about?A. Exact campus crime statistics.B. Crimes on or around campuses.C. Effective solutions to campus crime.D. Concerns about kids campus safety. (B)Where in the world

26、 can you take an hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never bums down? There's only one place, and that's Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets (布景) in the Universal Stud

27、ios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA. A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movi

28、e - makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones. The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay at home to watch series, like Dynasty,

29、which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These "soap operas", as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle - aged, like many of the people who watch them.

30、Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film - makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie - makers have realized that they

31、don't need Hollywood any more. Modem cameras and other equipments are smaller and lighter. They can be taken to film real streets and real houses instead of making copies expensively in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from Cal

32、ifornia. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best known industry.( ) 29.From the passage, we know Universal Studios is _. A. a very large park B. a busy London street C. a famous movie company D

33、. an old Hollywood movie( ) 30.The movie industry in California isn't as successful as before because_. A. young people don't go to movie theatres any more B. there is strong competition from other states C. its movie companies are in need of young stars D. the state hasn't put a develop

34、ment plan into action( ) 31.What can we learn about "soap operas" from the passage? A. They are teenagers' favourites. B. They are much more expensive. C. They are less attractive. D. They are cheaper and easier to make.( ) 32.The passage mainly tells us_. A. something about the film i

35、ndustry in the USA B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood C. the good old days of Hollywood D. the film business in California(C)In choosing Steven Chu as his energy secretary（能源部長）, Barack Obama has chosen one of the most prominent U.S. scientists of using science to deal with global warming

36、（全球變暖）.Steven Chu was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1948. His father was a college teacher. At that time, they were only the third Chinese family to live there. In high school, Chu played tennis and was on the school club. He took his first physics class in his senior year at Garden City High scho

37、ol and became interested in it.Steven Chu got his first doctors degree in maths and physics in 1970. Then he went to California for another doctors degree. In 1978, Chu worked in Bell Lab where he developed ways to cool and trap atoms using a laser（用激光冷卻和俘獲原子）. In 1997, he got the Nobel Prize for ph

38、ysics for this. He left Stanford in 2004, after he was made head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California. As the head of the national lab, Chu has tried to find scientific ways to climate change and soon become a member of the Climate Council working for a new global climate treaty（氣候條約）

39、for 2009.He also insists on the need to end the unnecessary waste of energy. “If I were King of the world, I would spend the next ten years on energy efficiency and conservation（節(jié)能和環(huán)保）.” he said last year.On December 11th, 2008, Barack Obama made him energy secretary. He would be the first Chinese-A

40、merican to run the department of Energy and devote himself to sustainable（可持續(xù)發(fā)展的）energy. ( ) 33.Who is Steven Chu?A. He is a Nobel Prize winner for energy. B. He is a visiting scientist in America.C. He is an American-Chinese. D. He is a Chinese-American.( ) 34.The underlined word “prominent” in the

41、 first paragraph means _. A. 參與競選的 B. 遵守承諾的 C. 才能卓越的 D. 出身顯赫的( ) 35.Which of the following statement is NOT true? A. Steven Chu has more than one doctors degree. B. Steven Chu was once good at playing tennis. C. Steven Chu won a Nobel Prize for his work in the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.D. Steve

42、n Chu thinks energy efficiency and conservation is very important to our world.( ) 36.Which is the right order of the following events about Steven Chu?a. He was chosen by Barack Obama as US energy secretary.b. He got the Nobel Prize for his excellent research work.c. He studied in California for hi

43、s second doctors degree.d. He became a member of the Climate Council.e. He acted as the head of the national lab in California. A. b c d e a B. c b e d a C. d a b c e D. a c b d e( ) 37.In the next part of this passage, the writer would most probably tell us the following EXCEPT_A. Obamas reason of

44、choosing Chu as the energy secretary B. Chus plan and work on energy efficiency and conservation C. Obamas new plan to ChineseAmericans D. both Obama and Chus plans and ideas on sustainable energy 4、 閱讀表達（共5分，每小題1分）閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀短文內容在文章后的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems.

45、And unless we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. It can also affect the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems? There are many ways.By learning to forget Most of us have probably been angry w

46、ith our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didnt like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may be lost.When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Perhaps we ha

47、ve seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us: we can deal with a problem by learning to forget.By regarding problems as challenges（把問題看作挑戰(zhàn)）Many student

48、s often complain about school. They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too strict. We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”. Education is an important part of our development. As young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with e

49、ach challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.By thinking of something worseBy comparing yourself with other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, who regards his many physical problems as unimportan

50、t. He cant walk or even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. We are probably quite healthy and smart. Lets not worry about our problems. Lets face the challenges instead.Title: 38 to Deal with Problems39 of us have problems and they affect us. 40 main waysBy learning to forgetDo like

51、 young children if we are angry with others. Just forget it.By regarding problems as challengesDont complain about school. Why not change these problems into challenges?Its young 41 duty to try to deal with each challenge at school.By thinking of something worse Compare ourselves with Stephen Hawkin

52、g and well find we are lucky enough. Lets face the problems instead of worrying bout them.ConclusionWe have problems, but we can 42 them in the right way. 38. _; 39. _; 40. _; 41. _; 42. _五、詞匯（共10分，每小題1分）。A）根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給詞的正確形式填空，每空填一詞。43. The engineer did not go back home after he _ (檢測) all the new

53、 parts of the machine. 44.She has donated a lot of money to our school to new set up physical and chemical _ (實驗室).45.Qian Xuesen, as the _ (先驅者) of Chinas space technology programme, returned to his mother country in 1955. 46.Today, public transport in China has developed more and more quickly. Hig

54、h-speed trains have made _ (旅程) more comfortable. 47.I was reading some _ (章節(jié)) on the website while he was playing computer games. B）根據(jù)句意及漢語提示，寫出各單詞的正確形式，每空填一詞。48. Our road safety record is much better than that of other _ (Europe) countries. 49. The car is one of the _ (Russia). But its made in our

55、 country. 50. You must cut your speech even _ (short), within 300 words because you can have only 5 minutes to talk. 51. I am planning to take _ (far) advantage of this trip to buy the better books we need for our project. 52.Fokine did not change the steps of _ (class) ballet; instead he found new ways of using them. 六、用括號內所給動詞的正確形式填空（共6分，每小題1分）。53.I came to see you yesterday eveni