九年级英语上第一单元测试卷
一、选择题
( )1.--Hurry up, ________ you will be late for school. --OK. I'm coming.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
( )2.Let's go to Kunming for vacation. It's ____ too hot _____ to cold there.
A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and D. not only, but also
( )3--Mike, please turn down the music; ___ Lucy ____ Lily are sleeping.
--Sorry, I'll do it right away.
A. neither, nor B. either, or C. both, and D. not only, but also
( )4.Neither my sister nor I __________ been to America before.
A. have ever B. have never C. has ever D. has never
( )5._____ you ____ your brother can join us. We want one of you.
A. Either, or B. Neither, nor C. Both, and D. Not only, but also
( )6. It’s his brother __________ never been to Australia. You’d better take him with you.
A. that is B. who is C. that have D. who has
( )7. —My cousin is good at all his subjects at school, but he never ________.
—What a ________ boy! We should learn from him.
A. gets off; thoughtful B. takes off; energetic
C. shows off; modest D. puts off; curious
( )8. We all know that we’ll meet all kinds of difficulties in our lives in the future. We should learn to be ________ any challenge!
A. confident enough to take on B. active enough to take up
C. enough careful to take try on D. enough patient to try out
( ) 9. He hates to ____ like ______ else and he tries everything just to be different.
A. /; anyone B. be; anyone C. be; everyone D. /; everyone
( ) 10.—Shen Duo won five Gold Medals in five days in the YOG last month.
—Yes, his work ________ and she has got high _______ from people in our city.
A. improves; money B. stands; prizes D. come up; present; D. shouts; praise
( ) 11. My parents want me to get further study to be ________ an engineer _______ a scientist, ________ I would like to be a famous surgeon doctor.
A. neither; nor; and B. either; or; but
C. not only; but; so D. both; and; or
( ) 12. —It’s necessary and important for them students at school to join the Clean Plate Campaign. It’s good for them to form good habits.
—Sure. We should try to _______ all the food that we’ve ordered.
A. give up B. eat up C. turn up D. show up
( ) 13. —It’s very kind of you to carry the box for me.—__________.
A. I’d love to B. Thank you for saying so
C. It is my pleasure D. It’s my work.
( )14. The little boy is curious the strange rock.
A. of B. about C. in D. on
( )15.--- Where is my food, Tom? --- Sorry, I just it
A. did, eat, up B. has, ate ,up C. Have, eaten, up D. will ,eat ,up
( ) 16. —Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advise, Amy.
— That’s what friends are for.
A. My pleasure B. With pleasure
C. Never mind D. It’s nice of you
( )17.He never ____learning English .That was why he was successful at last.
A. gave in B. gave out C. gave up D. gave away
( )18.If we don’t study hard, we will in our class.
A. take the lead B. fall behind C. be the first D. be successful
( )19.As a student, I can’t afford a new mobile phone.
A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought
( )20.The doctor has devoted most of his time to the patients.
A. look after B. looking after C. looks after D. looked after
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
"It's over! Thank goodness!" school was 1 and I was tired. I 2 at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to 3 the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of talks. I try to listen politely, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth 4 .
"My father's ill ," she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her 5 . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students 6 a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, " what's wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice unusual, she answered, "Heart trouble." Her eyes lowered as she continued. "I've already 7 my mum, so I don't think I can stand losing him." I couldn't answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the 8 thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn't want to anyone to go through that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn't only a bus 9 , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares 10 .www.21-cn-jy.com
I suddenly 11 very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn't have been so selfish and self-centered. 12 people is an art.
( ) 1. A. in B. off C. over D. on
( ) 2. A. ran B. walked C. sat D. stood
( ) 3. A. rest B. break C. close D. open
( ) 4. A. looking at B. agreeing with C. talking to D. listening to
( ) 5. A. eyes B. face C. mouth D. ears
( ) 6. A. with B. within C. without D. for
( ) 7. A. remembered B. forgotten C. lost D. missed
( ) 8. A. seat B. house C. room D. desk
( ) 9. A. Worker B. Driver C. Teacher D. Doctor
( ) 10. A. also B. either C. too D. at all
( ) 11. A. felt B. feel C. thought D. seemed
( ) 12. A. looking at B. understanding C. getting to know D. Watching
三、阅读理解
A
Are you learning English and do you need help with grammar? Do you want to learn new vocabulary or slang (俚语)? Well, you can find help online with these top 5 free English as a Second Language websites.
1. Dave’s ESL Cafe
This is a complete website that can help you learn and practise English. You can read many stories and do a lot of exercises to test yourself. You can also post questions and answers onto the help centre.
2. About.com
You can get free English courses from About.com and you’ll get regular e-mails that will help you learn English.
3. The Classroom by Voice of America
You can watch videos and listen to news stories to improve your listening and vocabulary skills. You can also hear English words and their meanings.
4. Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English
Do you need to find the definition of a word? Use this online dictionary to find simple and clear definitions, as well as example sentences and idioms (习语). You can also find different cultural facts.
5. Personal English Portal (门户网站) on YouTube
You can watch this series of videos on YouTube to develop your listening skills. You can also do a search for “learn English” on YouTube to find other videos. This is a good way to practise English and have fun.
( )1. If you want to do English exercises and test yourself, you can go to ________
A. About.com B. YouTube
C. Dave’s ESL Cafe D. the Classroom by Voice of America
( )2. You can________ at the help centre on the website Dave’s ESL Cafe.
A. watch videos and pictures B. listen to news and music
C. watch movies and matches D. read questions and answers
( )3. About.com often sends e-mails to its visitors to help them ________.
A. get relaxed B. have fun C. become famous D. learn English
( )4. The underlined word “definition” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 来源 B. 释义 C. 意图 D. 背景
( )5. From Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English, you can
find ________
A. cultural information B. online libraries C. interesting news D. many storybooks
B
According to scientists’ research, the month in which babies are born could affect them in some ways.
Babies born in spring get sick easily. Children born under Aquarius (Jan. 21st—Feb. 19th) may be less clever than those born in other seasons. They may also have shorter lives than those born in autumn. Scientists believe many of the differences can be explained by the mother’s exposure to sunlight in pregnancy (怀孕). Sunlight helps lead to the production of vitamin D in the body. The lack (缺乏) of vitamin D in the first months of life may have a bad effect on health.
Vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin”. It has a good effect on health. A study showed that people born from April to June had slightly shorter lives than those born in October, November or December. Similar studies in the US showed that people born in autumn lived about 160 days longer than those born in spring.
Professor Russell Foster said the conclusions were surprising and interesting. He added, “These are small effects but they are very, very clear. I am not giving voice to star signs and they are just for fun. But it is true that we are affected by our season of birth.”
( )6. A child’s season of birth can affect all the following things EXCEPT ________ according to the first two paragraphs.
A. his health B. his height
C. his length of life D. his quality of being clever
( )7. What does the underlined word “exposure” mean in Chinese?
A. 偏爱 B. 抗拒 C. 过敏 D. 暴露
( )8. What can we know about vitamin D according to the passage?
A. It comes from sunlight. B. It helps people live longer.
C. Sunlight prevents its production. D. It does harm to people’s health.
( )9. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Women should get enough sunlight in pregnancy.
B. Children born under Aquarius are cleverer than those born in autumn.
C. People born in May will live longer than those born in October.
D. Professor Russell Foster is interested in star signs and believes in them.
( )10. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. People can know the length of life by star sign.
B. Women should choose to give birth to children in spring.
C. A child’s season of birth has an effect on him or her.
D. Vitamin D is very important to people’s health.
(C)
Pisces is the twelfth star sign. There is a legend about its name.
Long, long ago, there was a war between gods and a bad monster (怪物). It lasted ten years. One day, the gods were surprised to find that the monster was coming towards them. The goat god Pan shouted a warning and tried to change himself into a fish. One god, Aphrodite, took her little boy Eros and tried to hide among the bushes near Euphrates River. She was the god of love and her son was the god of war. It is said that two fish swam to carry Aphrodite and her child to safety. Some people also believe that Aphrodite and Eros changed into fish themselves and swam away to safety. Later the fish represent Aphrodite and her son Eros.
As they appeared in the sky, the two fish were tied together by a rope (绳子). Some said that Aphrodite tied the little boy to her body so that he would not get lost as they swam away to safety. That’s the story about Pisces.
In Western countries, some people believe people will share similar characteristics if they have the same star sign. So if you’re born between February 19th and March 20th, your star sign is Pisces. It means that you are generous, easy-going and creative.
( ) 11. What does the underlined word ‘legend’ mean in paragraph One?
A. an old story B. a famous person C. a war D. a star
( ) 12. Why were the two fish tied together by a rope according to the some people?
