九年级英语第九单元测试题
一、词汇:（10分）
1. About 5000 cars were p_________ in the factory last month.
2. This class is too large. We shall have to d________ it.
3. The price of oil has r_________ to $100 a bucket.
4. Of the 7 brothers only 4 now r________, the rest are dead.
5. She was wearing a new dress, but he didn’t even n_________ it.
6. After reading the letter, he t_________ it in the waste-paper basket.
7. Please k_________ on the door before entering.
8. I hope we’re not moving t__________ the war again.
9. Xi’an is the city where many a_________ emperors made the capital.
10. Today is so cold. The temperature is b__________ zero.
二.用所给词的适当形式填空。(10)
1.?The students don’t know the _______________ (different).
2.?Knives are used for ______________ (cut) .
3.?English is the most widely__________ (speak) in the world.
4.?English is spoken as the ____________ (one) language by most people in the U. S. A.
5.?He couldn’t get into the house because the door ___________??(lock).
6.?I think English is very ______________ (use), too.
7.?______________ (travel) also use computers.
8.?He spoke very ________________ (clear), so it was easy to follow him .
9. China is one of the _______________ (large) countries in the world .
quarters of the _________________ (world) books are written in English .
三．单项选择 (20)
（）1. Sam, you hair is too long and it looks dirty. You’d better ________ it _______.
A. have, to cut
B. get, cutting
C. have, cut
D. get, cutted
（）2. ---Your dress is so nice. ---Thanks! It ______ by my uncle as a birthday present.
A. gave
B. was given
C. has given
D. will give （）3. The new bridge over the Yuan Shui River______last year.
built built D. is built
（）4 .All the books will _______ to the children who live in the small village.
A. be sent
B. sent
C. be send
D. send
（） language is the most widely ______ in the world
D. spoken .
（）6. When ______ the car ________
A. did, invent
B. was, invented
C. does, invent
D. in, invented （）7. Jack ______ leave _____ his teacher comes back.
A. doesn’t, until
B. /, until
C. won’t, /
D. won’t, until （）8. Keys _______ used for ______ the doors.
A. is, opening
B. is, opened
C. are, opening
D. are opened （）9. My mother told me that my homework must _______ on time.
A. finish
B. be finish
C. be finished
D. finished
（）10. Was a car invented _____ March 4, 1876
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. of
（）11. The man is made _____ some extra hours.
A. work
B. to work
C. worked
D. working
（）12. This is my new pen. It _______me 18 yuan.
A. cost
B. spent
C. paid
D. took
（）13. When __________ the car __________
A. did, invent
B. was, invented
C. does, invent
D. is, invented
（）14. A talk on Chinese history ___________ in the school hall next Tuesday.
A. be given
B. has given
C. will be given
D. will give
（）15. The number of teachers in our school ________ 60 and a number of them ________ male teachers.
A. is; are
B. are; is
C. am; are
D. be; are
（）16. Please take the medicine three times a day, __________ it won’t work well.
A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
（）17. The boy was often seen __________ on the sports ground.
A. to play
B. play
C. played
D. to playing
（）18. Gilbert __________ electricity, but Edison ________ the light bulb.
A. discovered; created
B. invented; discovered
C. found; created
D. discovered; invented
（）19. He found ________ very difficult ___________ the math problem.
A. that; to solve
B. this; solving
C. himself; solve
D. it; to solve
（）20. Now many Chinese farmers like traveling from one place to _________ to enjoy the beautiful views of our country.
A. other
B. others
C. the others
D. another
四、完型填空.( 15分)
Jack was a rich young man. One day, he was ___31___ very happily down a street. Suddenly from his car came a terrible sound. He felt ___32___, so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones in his hand. He jumped ___33___the car and found a dent (凹痕) in the door. He was so ___34___that he caught the boy and shouted at him, "Who are you ___35___ did you throw a stone at my new car"
"Please, sir, please...I'm sorry! But I didn't know what else to do!" said the child. "I threw the stone ___36___ I wanted to get you to notice me. I need your ___37___!”Tears (眼泪) were running down the child's face. He said, "My brother ___38___ out of hiswheelchair (轮椅) and was almost under it. He is hurt and too ___39___ for me. Could you give me ___40___to get him back into his ___41___"
After hearing this, Jack was moved (感动) and ___42___to help him. He lifted the child's brother___43__back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child ___44___his brother towards
their home. Suddenly the child ___45___ and bowed (鞠躬) to him. Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled.
（）1A. walking B. riding C. jogging D. driving
（）2A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. tired
（）3A. into B. across C. over D. out of
（）4A. happy B. sad C. angry D. sorry
（）5A. Why B. How C. When D. Where
（）6A. if B. because C. though D. while
（）7A. money B. car C. help D. phone
（）8A. fell B. got C. climbed D. pulled
（）9A. difficult B. weak C. heavy D. thin
（）10A. a hand B. a touch C. a pull D. a ring
（）11A. car B. wheelchair C. house D. place
（）12A. hurried B. preferred C. wanted D. planned
（）13A. quietly B. gently C. calmly D. tightly
（）14A. carry B. send C. take D. push
（）15. A. cried out B. looked around C. turned around D. got up
五、阅读理解（30分）
(A)
Life in the twenty-first century will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes will take place, but what will the changes be
The population is growing fast. There will be a large number of people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now.
Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then.
People will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our food, too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day. Instead they eat more fruits and vegetables. People will be much healthier.
Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
（）1. There will be _________ in the future.
A. small population
B. few changes
C. more people
D. few people
（）2. In the future more people will _________.
A. go to other countries for holidays
B. study at school
C. will go earlier
D. work for many hours
（）3. People will prefer _________ to _________ in the future.
A. fruits and vegetables; meat
B. meat; fruits and vegetables
C. fruits and meat; vegetables
D. meat and vegetables; fruits （）4. The robots will do _________ in the future.
A. all the work
B. the dangerous work
C. only housework
D. the easy work for people
（）5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE about the computer
A. It will be much bigger, so few people will use it.
B. It will be much smaller and more useful for people
. C. It will be smaller and not many people will use it.
D. It will be bigger and a lot of people will use it.
(B)
An invention in front of your eyes
What is the most important invention of all time Is it the written word that helps us to record information Is it the telephone that lets us talk to people from all over the world Is it the car that lets us travel at great speeds to meet others Umberto Eco, an Italian writer, thinks it is something quite different. He says the most important invention might be right in front of your eyes. He is talking about a simple pair of glasses. Modern eye glasses were invented around 1000 years ago. They were more than just a conventient way to read. Before glasses, writers, scientists or teachers who could not see properly had to memorize everything. After about ten years of poor eyesight, they could not remember well enough and could not work. Glasses meant that people could work into their old age. People who wanted to remember some information could write it down and read it. Eye glasses are one of the world’s greatest inventions and were probably worn by the peopl e who designed the first telephones and cars.
（）6. The invention of the written word is important because________.
A. we need it to listen
B. we need it to record information
C. we just need it to read
（）7. The author thinks _____ is the greatest invention of all time in his passage.
A. the telephone
B. the car
C. simple pair of glasses （）8. Before glasses were invented, writers, scientists and teachers had to ____.
A. memorize everything
B. write down everything
C. read everything （）9. What happened after glasses were invented
A. People could not remember well enough
B. People could not work
C. People could write down some information and read it
（）10. From this passage, we can know______.
A. modern eye glasses were invented 100 years ago
B. people who designed the first telephones and cars probably wore those glasses
C. the author of this article is an American
(C)
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what’s for dinner” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time
and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t fin d the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children an d husbands. What do they do They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.
（）11. From this passage we can see in the United States.
A. women want to work outside the home
B. working wives do most of the housework
C. husbands do as much housework as their wives
D. women do not like to stay at home with their families
（）12. At Mother’s Camp, women can’t .
A. watch TV
B. read newspapers
C. swim in the lake
D. bring their husbands and children
（）13. Why would some mothers like to be alone Because .
A. they don’t like their husbands and chil dren
B. they have to work full-time
C. they are too busy to relax themselves want a new life （）14. _______ is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.
A. Housework
B. Working outside the home
C. When to take a vacation
D. Looking after their children （）’s the best title（标题）for this passage
A. Busy Working Mothers
B. Welcome to Mother’s Camp
C. Mothers Relax Away from Home
D. Mothers in the US
六、按要求完成下列句子(5)
1. People believe that Bell invented the first telephone in 1876.(改为同义句)
_______ ________ ________ that Bell invented the first telephone in 1876.
2. They were invented by Julie Thompson( 对划线部分提问)
________ ________ they invented _________
3. I was asked to play the piano .( 对划线部分提问)
________ _______ you ________to do
4. The water is used for watering the flowers (对划线部分提问)
________ __________the water used for
5. They stayed there until 11 o’clock. (同义句)
They _________ leave there _______11 o’clock.
The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What
is most surprising is that it was not ___1___ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had ___2___ pictures for bicycles and also __3___ flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced ___4___ long after he died.
A person riding a bicycle uses very energy ___5___ the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in __6___ countries, most people don’t travel to work ___7___ bicycle. It is not ___8___ the bicycles are expensive or people feel ___9___ if they ride to work. It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes ___10___, it certainly becomes ___11___ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put ___12___ bikes away and go to work in their cars, and in this way, the situation is made more serious. Perhaps the ___13___ way to make riding safer and more popular is to create paths ___14___ for bicycles, and to make it so difficult and expensive for drivers to take their cars into the city that they ___15___ back to use their bicycles.
八、书面表达（15分）
A) 雨伞也是我国一项古老的发表，请根据右表的内容，用被动语态写出5个句子
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
e. ___________________________
B) 请根据下表的内容，以How was the ball-point pen invented 为题写一篇80词左右
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How was the ball-point pen invented
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