湖北省松滋市涴市镇初级中学九年级英语全册
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湖北省
松滋市
市镇
初级中学
九年级
英语
dark
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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark
(时间:100分钟 满分:120分 得分:________)
一、听力理解(本大题分为A、B、C、D四部分,共25小题,每小题1分,共25分)
A.听句子(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
根据所听句子的内容和所提的问题,选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每小题听一遍。
B.听对话(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
回答每段对话后面的问题,在各题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。
听第一段对话,回答第6小题。
( )6.What did Mike use to do?
A.Arrive at school on time.
B.Go to the class late.
C.Forget his homework.
听第二段对话,回答第7小题。
( )7.What is Li Lei going to be in the future?
A.A player. B.A teacher. C.A singer.
听第三段对话,回答第8小题。
( )8.What time will the school sports meeting begin?
A.On the playground.
B.At 7:30 am.
C.At 8:30 am.
听第四段对话,回答第9小题。
( )9.Who will come to cheer them on?
A.Mr.Green.
B.Miss Green.
C.Mrs.Green.
听第五段对话,回答第10小题。
( )10.What do we know about the woman's old house?
A.Big and quiet.
B.Small and quiet.
C.Big and noisy.
听第六段对话,回答第11—12小题。
( )11.What does Mr.White often do after supper?
A.He goes for a walk.
B.He watches TV.
C.He listens to music.
( )12.What doesn't Mr.White eat for supper?
A.Vegetables. B.Meat. C.Fish.
听第七段对话,回答第13—15小题。
( )13.What are they talking about?
A.The plans for the coming holiday.
B.Water sports.
C.Their studies.
( )14.Where does the woman want to go?
A.To the rivers.
B.To the mountains.
C.To another city.
( )15.What does the man like?
A.All kinds of sports.
B.Water sports.
C.Climbing mountains.
C.听短文(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
请根据所听内容,在每小题给出的三个选项中,选出一个能完成句子的最佳答案。短文听两遍。
( )16.The husband was ________.
A.short and thin
B.large and fat
C.tall and strong
( )17.The husband worked in ________.
A.a big factory
B.a small office
C.a big office
( )18.The man got his pay ________.
A.every month
B.every day
C.every Friday
( )19.His wife was ________ when the man hurried into the living room.
A.listening to the radio and eating apples
B.watching TV and waiting for her husband
C.listening to music and cleaning the room
( )20.The husband got the ten thousand dollars by ________.
A.saving money little by little
B.buying the lottery tickets (彩票)
C.finding the money in his office
D.听填信息(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
你将听到的是一篇有关习惯的短文,请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。
Name
Used to like
Now like
Tom
Collecting 21.________
Doing 22.________
Michael
23.________
Going to the movies
Kate
Reading story books
24.________
Jim
Listening to music
25.________
二、单项填空(本大题有20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
在每小题的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
( )26.They have learned to deal ________ various persons.
A.to B.into
C.at D.with
( )27.Dare you ________ her the truth?
A.tells B.telling
C.tell D.told
( )28.The boy doesn't want to go to Qingdao ________.
A.no more B.longer
C.not D.any more
( )29.No matter what happens, I'll be careful ________ you.
A.so B.but
C.or D.about
( )30.All the students are talking and laughing in the classroom and it's ________.
A.noisy B.lonely
C.quiet D.strict
( )31.My sister has learnt English ________.
A.for twelve years ago
B.since she was four
C.twelve years ago
D.at the age of four
( )32.What he did has been ________ by his father.
A.influenced B.influence
C.affect D.effect
( )33.—Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the Great wall.
—Good job, Charlie.I take pride________ you.
A.at B.in C.on D.of
( )34.John is________ because of his illness.
A.arrival B.absent
C.sick D.happy
( )35.Our teacher advises us ________ a lot of books to improve our study.
A.to read B.reading
C.reads D.read
( )36.—It's a wise ________ to wear the white tie.It matches your shirt well.
—Thank you very much.
A.choice B.support
C.mixture D.honour
( )37.—Have you got anything to do this afternoon, Lucy and Lily?
—Yes.________ of us are going to the home for the elderly.
A.Each B.Either
C.Both D.All
( )38.My family and I had a(n) ________ trip in Taiwan because of the typhoon and rainstorm.
A.suitable B.unpleasant
C.comfortable D.Impatient
( )39.________ after the explosion happened in a factory in Dehui, Jilin on June 3rd, a lot of firemen rushed to put out the fire.
A.Sadly B.Softly
C.Shortly D.Suddenly
( )40.—“Food Safety” has become one of the hottest topics recently.
—Yeah, it receives ________ Internet hits (点击) a day.
A.thousands B.thousand of
C.thousands of D.ten thousands
( )41.They arrived ________ Shanghai ________ a cold morning.
A.in; in B.in; on
C.at; on D.at; in
( )42.Mo Yan's books have been sold out in many book stores ________ his winning of the Nobel Literature Prize.
A.because B.since C.as D.for
( )43.My father used ________ to work.
A.walks B.to walk
C.walking D.walked
( )44.Sally took a photo of her friends while they ________ computer games.
A.play B.are playing
C.have played D.were playing
( )45.—Do you know ________ this afternoon?
—I'm not sure, but I'll tell you as soon as she ________.
A.how will Betty arrive; starts
B.how Betty will arrive; will start
C.what time will Betty arrive; will start
D.what time Betty will arrive; starts
三、完形填空(本大题有10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
One midnight, a little girl woke up to drink water.She got up by __46__, walked to the bedroom door and __47__ it.She looked outside but walked __48__, because it was so dark in the hall__49__ she feared.
Her mother said, “Don't be afraid, honey.Take courage (勇气)!”
“What's courage?” she asked, running to her mother's bed.
“Courage __50__ the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The little girl held out her cold hands, saying, “Mum, blow (吹) some __51__ your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew some of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists (握拳) __52__, afraid that the “breath of courage” __53__ run away.Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the kitchen with nothing to be afraid.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be__54__if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath' to me.Then I can also hold it in my hands when I feel terrified.”
In a word, the thing that we are terrified of is nothing__55__the fear in our mind.The person who we should defeat is nobody but ourselves.
( )46.A.herself B.ourselves
C.mine D.her
( )47.A.close B.knocked
C.opened D.open
( )48.A.forward B.back
C.out D.further
( )49.A.if B.that
C.whether D.when
( )50.A.are B.does
C.is D.do
( )51.A.of B.with
C.without D.at
( )52.A.nervous B.more nervous
C.much nervously D.nervously
( )53.A.will B.would
C.should D.can
( )54.A.well B.luckily
C.nice D.bad
( )55.A.but B.so
C.and D.because
四、阅读理解(本大题有15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
阅读A、B两篇短文,并做每篇短文后面的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Mike was kind of guy you love to hate.He was always happy and always had something interesting to say.If someone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, “Couldn't be better!” He was really a carefree young man and never felt tired.
Mike used to say, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘Mike, you have two choices (选择) today.You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be upset.’ I choose to be happy.Each time something happens, I am always ready to learn a good lesson.I choose to learn from life.”
I tried to understand what he said.Indeed life is all about choices.Every situation is a choice.The bottom line is: You're living your life and you make it either happy or sad.
Several years later I had a car accident and my legs were seriously injured.When I was lying on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die.I chose to live.
People like to say, “Choose the one you live and love the one you choose.” Why not choose the one we love and live happily?
( )56.What kind of man was Mike?
A.A happy young man.
B.A hardworking man.
C.An ugly bad boy.
D.A kind young man.
( )57.What does “Couldn't be better!” mean?
A.It's bad.
B.It's very good.
C.It isn't bad.
D.It isn't very good.
( )58.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Mike tried to be happy every day.
B.Mike chose to learn from life.
C.The writer learned from Mike.
D.The writer was unhappy every day.
( )59.When the writer got hurt in a car accident, ________.
A.he loved the one people chose
B.people loved the one he chose
C.he chose to live
D.he chose to die
( )60.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.Life Is Difficult
B.Life Is Different
C.Life Is Colorful
D.Life Is Full of Choices
B
A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso (毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?
Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world.She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family's native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport.Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved.It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired.And I missed home.”
Alexandra is a good student.Her studies always come first.She only starts painting after she's done her homework.She works on two or three paintings at a time.The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra's parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter.Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.
Alexandra's father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985.At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of lowpaid jobs.In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America.The family was very poor.Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.
She was drawing for four or five hours a day.Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight.Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television.They now live in a large house with a swimming pool.Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”
( )61.Alexandra became wellknown all over the world for her paintings at the age of ________.
A.18months B.three
C.eight D.ten
( )62.Which country does Alexandra live?
A.America. B.Britain.
C.Romania. D.France.
( )63.Alexandra's painting ________.
A.took her a lot of time at school
B.made her drop out of school
C.didn't influence her studies at school
D.made her fall behind others in studies at school
( )64.When her family arrived in America in 1987, ________.
A.their life was very hard
B.they lived by selling Alexandra's paintings
C.Alexandra began to draw her painting
D.her parents left their jobs and worked for her
( )65.From the passage, we can learn ________.
A.Alexandra was not interested in travelling
B.Alexandra's success changed her family's life
C.Alexandra's parents were good at English
D.Alexandra's stories appeared often on the radio and TV
C
配对阅读 阅读左栏的五段文字,然后在右栏A-G中找出与他们匹配的信息。(有两个多余项)
( )66.Rubbish
( )67.Washing
( )68.Cleaning
( )69.Lights
( )70.Noise
A.Rubbish collection is on Tuesdays.Please do not leave rubbish bags out before Tuesday as birds and animals can break into them and they smell.
B.There is a washing line for every flat in the garden next to the car park.Please only dry your washing on these lines so it does not disturb (干扰) people in the ground floor flats.
C.The main stairs are cleaned twice a week by the Association, so please try to keep them tidy and clean and do not leave furniture or bags on the stairs or in the hallways.
D.The main lights are on a timer and they stay on for five minutes when you press them.Please tell the Association if any lights are not working.
E.Residents are asked to keep noise to a minimum.Loud music, etc.can disturb other people and the Association will get in touch with you if you make too much noise.
F.Now many people like the game Angry Birds.Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birdsthemed activity parks around the world.
G.Only knowledge is not enough, you must be a confident person so that your mind will run quickly and you will get the correct answers faster than the others.So, you see, confidence and knowledge are two important things to lead you to succeed.
五、短文填空(本大题有10小题,每小题1.5分,共15分)
请用适当的词完成这篇短文,每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
It's hard to imagine life without the Internet.How greatly it has changed our lives in the past 15 years since it was widely used.At the same time, however, the Internet has also caused some traditions to fall away (消失).
Email is quicker and cheaper.Getting a handwritten letter 71.________ a friend has become a rare (稀有的) pleasure.
Who would like to pay 60 yuan for 12 songs in a plastic case 72.________ you can find music in the Internet for free?
When almost any fact can be found within seconds through Google 73.________ Baidu, personal memory becomes less important.The Web can remember it for us.
When was the last time you 74.________ the world out of a window? When was the 75.________ time you read a favorite book once again? When was the last time you sat in the cinema with your family? More and more people lose 76.________ in the Internet.They show less interest and spend less time in the outside world.
You've spent the past few years talking with your friends on QQ, or reading about his or her QQ suqare, so meeting 77.________ friend is no longer as important as it once was.
Have you ever found yourself doing homework with one eye on a QQ Space window? A growing 78.________ of people say the Internet is stopping young people from fixing their attention on anything for a long time.
When you surf the Internet, it feels like something you're enjoying and nobody knows it.But when you realize just how many people 79.________ watching your every move, it might just make you mad.Many people have realized their personal information can be found 80.________ in the Internet even they don't want to.
六、读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分,共20分)
A.信息归纳(本题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分)
请阅读下面这篇文章,根据所提供的信息,完成信息卡。
Mary: Oh, Tim, I'm so glad to see you.
Tim: Hi, Mary.You seem upset.
Mary: Well, I am upset.I just don't know what to do.Next week is the awards ceremony (仪式) for our basketball team.
Tim: Yes, I know.Congratulations.You are the best player.If you weren't on the team, we wouldn't have won.The ceremony should be lots of fun.
Mary: I don't know if I should go.
Tim: What! You have to go.You're the team captain—your teammates are expecting you to be there.What are you afraid of?
Mary: What if I have