人教版9年级全册单元练习题及答案：Unit 9试题 8页

Unit 9‎ Ⅰ. 单项选择（15分）‎ ‎ 选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。‎ ‎( ) 1. The students at this school always take active part in volunteer work during summer vacation.‎ ‎ A. a B. an C. the D. /‎ ‎( ) 2. My dad doesn’t like the sour in the slightest.‎ ‎ A. sound B. smell C. taste D. sight ‎( ) 3. The water is not enough. Add some more sugar, please.‎ A. crispy B. sweet C. salty D. sour ‎( ) 4. — What do you think of this football match?‎ ‎ — I’ve no idea. But is believed that Spanish team will win.‎ ‎ A. that B. this C. which D. it ‎( ) 5. Mr Zhang left for America in 1998, and he didn’t return home 2002.‎ ‎ A. unless B. when C. until D. since ‎( ) 6.—What do you think of our plan?‎ ‎—I think it’s reasonable. But _____ Bob, what we did is a waste of time.‎ ‎ A. thanks to B. instead of ‎ C. according to D. because of ‎( ) 7. They are made ___________ for 14 hours a day.‎ A. work B. to work C. worked D. working ‎( ) 8. The number of teachers in our school _____ 60 and a number of them ______ male teachers. ‎ A. is; are B. are; is C. are; are D. is; is ‎ ‎( ) 9. —What kind of potato chips do you like?‎ ‎— I like _______ ones because they are hard, dry and easily broken.‎ A. crispy　　 B. sweet　　 C. soft　　 D. sour ‎ ‎( ) 10. Mum added lots of _______ on the food but it still wasn’t _______.‎ ‎ A. salt; enough salt B. salt; salty enough C. salty; enough salt D. salty; salt enough ‎( ) 11. — I often notice Wang Fang to the old people’s home.‎ ‎— I hear she often helps the old people there.‎ A. come B. comes C. came D. to come ‎( ) 12. The camera _______ in 1827 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce.‎ A. invented B. is invented ‎ C. was invented D. is inventing ‎( ) 13. Tom, you can go out to play football after your homework .‎ A. will finish B. is finished ‎ C. was finished D. finished ‎( ) 14. I think the task ______ on time if we put our time to good use.‎ ‎ A. was done B. will do C. can do D. can be done ‎( ) 15. — Do you know ? ‎ ‎ — In the 6th century.‎ A. who is the abacus invented B. when the abacus is invented C. when was the abacus invented D. when the abacus was invented Ⅱ. 完形填空（10分） ‎ 阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ‎ The 50-year-old farmer (农民), Wu Yulu is quite different from the others at his village. He is the 16 of 38 handmade robots. He has been 17 to show his robots at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo. ‎ Born in a 18 family, he did not have the opportunity to go to school. But even as a child, he knew he wanted to make machines. “I think 19 machines is a talent I was born with,” he said.‎ In 1987, he finally finished his 20 robot that could walk like a man. He named it “Wu No. 1.”‎ ‎ 21 , his experiments (实验) have not been without danger. One of his fingers was injured in 1989. And in 1999, his house was 22 by fire. ‎ In 2003, Wu and his robots were invited to perform in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and in 2009, his robots were on 23 along with the Chinese Shenzhou spaceships.‎ Wu’s latest dream is to invent robots 24 can help people in daily life. He will invent robots to help the disabled or look 25 children. ‎ ‎( ) 16. A. farmer B. coach C. inventor D. discoverer ‎ ‎( ) 17. A. refused B. invited C. collected D. developed ‎( ) 18. A. poor B. rich C. small D. warm ‎ ‎( ) 19. A. selling B. repairing C. cleaning D. making ‎ ‎( ) 20. A. first B. second C. best D. worst ‎ ‎( ) 21. A. However B. Until C. Instead D. So ‎ ‎( ) 22. A. cut B. built C. destroyed D. made ‎ ‎( ) 23. A. sale B. display C. time D. vacation ‎ ‎( ) 24. A. what B. when C. where D. that ‎( ) 25. A. up B. for C. after D. into ‎ Ⅲ. 阅读理解（30分）‎ A ‎ Since a training course opened in November, 2008 at the Science Palace in Harbin, children have made more than 16 small inventions. Here are three of them.‎ A boy demonstrated his invention, a pen with a reading glass, in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang‎ ‎Province, Jan. 20, 2009. ‎ A boy demonstrated his invention, a musical alarm clock, in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Jan. 20, 2009. ‎ A boy demonstrated his invention which could cut an apple into pieces in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, Jan. 20, 2009. ‎ 根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）‎ ‎( ) 26. The training course opened in _______ at the Science Palace in Harbin.‎ ‎ A. January, 2008 B. November, 2008‎ ‎ C. January, 2009 D. November, 2009 ‎ ‎( ) 27. The word “demonstrated” in the passage means “_______”.‎ ‎ A. showed B. drew C. sold D. imagined ‎ ‎( ) 28. The third boy invented something that could help people ______.‎ ‎ A. see words clearly B. wake up every morning ‎ ‎ C. cut apples into pieces D. write something with a reading glass ‎ ‎( ) 29. The reading above is mainly about ______. ‎ ‎ A. students’ school life ‎ B. the training course in Harbin ‎ C. the Science Palace in Harbin ‎ D. several new inventions by children ‎ ‎( ) 30. What can we learn from the reading above?‎ ‎ A. The three boys all come from Heilongjiang. ‎ B. The three inventions were all demonstrated on the same day.‎ C. The invention of the musical alarm clock was the best of the three.‎ ‎ D. There have been only three inventions since the training course opened.‎ B Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not quite successful in his early years. At that time, he was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway (中途退学). ‎ After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and a change in life for the better.‎ Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India. And then, in 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Woziak, he designed the Apple Computer in his garage (车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.‎ His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became ‎ famous all over the world. ‎ ‎( )31. Steven Jobs seemed ________ when he was young.‎ A. to be one of the best students at school ‎ B. not to be a good student at school ‎ C. to be liked by all his teachers ‎ D. to leave the school ‎( )32. Why did Steven Jobs go to India?‎ A. Because he was interested in India. ‎ B. Because he was given a job as a designer there.‎ C. Because he hoped to get some new ideas from the trip.‎ ‎ D. Because he wanted to study there.‎ ‎( )33. Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.‎ A. in India　　　　　 B. with his friend ‎ C. in an apple tree garden　 D. by himself ‎( )34. Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.‎ A. new ideas　　　　 B. apple trees　　 ‎ C. Apple Computer　　 D. video games ‎ ‎( )35. From this passage we can learn that ________.‎ A. Steven Jobs got on well with his schoolmates ‎ B. Steven Jobs was full of new ideas, but only one of them was valuable.‎ ‎　　C. Steven Jobs could only design video games D. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true C Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual one because he wants to be different.‎ People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want the names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. ‎ Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at school. But when staying with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.‎ In many countries, a woman changes her family names to her husband’s after she gets married. But today, many women are keeping their own family names and not using their husbands’.‎ ‎( ) 36. Hanna changed her name to Anne because “Anne” _______.‎ ‎ A. makes her different ‎ B. is easier for people to remember C. is more unusual than “Hanna” ‎ D. makes her prettier ‎ ‎( ) 37. Famous people want their new names to _______.‎ ‎ A. have special sound B. be ordinary C. have no meaning D. be unknown ‎( ) 38. Li Kaiming uses his new name when he _______.‎ ‎ A. stays with his family B. is at school C. is among Chinese friends D. comes back to ‎China ‎( ) 39. The underlined words “gets married” mean _______.‎ ‎ A. 升官 B. 就业 C. 结婚 D. 生育 ‎( ) 40. The passage mainly tells us _______.‎ A. different people have different names B. what names mean C. only film stars and sportsmen have two names D. why some people change their names ‎ Ⅳ. 任务型阅读（10分）‎ During the 1890s, basketball was becoming the most popular gym game in America. But basketball was not a good sport for older people to play, because of much running in the game.‎ So in 1895, William Morgan, a gym teacher in Holyoke, Massachusetts, America, decided to invent a new game that would be good for older persons too. He invented a game which was played with the same kind of ball as basketball, but more like tennis.‎ At first Morgan called the game “minonette”. But when he watched players hitting the ball back and forth (向前) with their hands, or “volleying (凌空截球)”, he changed the name to volleyball.‎ Volleyball and basketball, which were both invented in the nineteenth century, have become two of the most popular games. Today, volleyball has more and more players and spectators (观众) around the world.‎ 根据短文内容，将下面表格中的信息补充完整。‎ ‎ Information about volleyball Where was it invented?‎ In (41)___________. ‎ Who invented it?‎ A (42)___________ called William Morgan.‎ What’s the good thing about volleyball game?‎ There isn’t much (43)___________ in the volleyball game, which is (44)___________ for older people.‎ Situation now Volleyball has more (45)__________ and spectators worldwide.‎ Ⅴ. 单词填空（5分）‎ 根据句意和汉语或首字母提示，填写恰当的单词。‎ ‎46. The pretty girl gave me a ________(讨人喜欢的) smile. ‎ ‎47. I can’t stand the terrible smoke that cigarettes _________(产生).‎ ‎48. Very little of the house _________(遗留) after the earthquake.‎ ‎49. Don’t add salt to the dish. It’s s enough.‎ ‎50. The ice will soon change into water if you h__________ it. ‎ Ⅵ. 补全对话（5分） ‎ 从方框中选择恰当的句子补全下列对话，使对话意思完整。（其中有两项多余）‎ A. What’s it used for?‎ B. That sounds interesting.‎ C. It’s very useful.‎ D. How can it fly?‎ E. Who invented it?‎ F. How was it invented?‎ G. It’s used for opening and locking our auto-bike.‎ A: Look at that strange thing, Wei Hua! What’s that?‎ B: It’s a key. 51            ‎ A: Auto-bike? What’s it then? 52           ‎ B: It’s a battery-operated machine and it was invented by my father!‎ A: 53            ‎ B: It’s used for riding or flying.‎ A: Flying? 54            ‎ B: You can just ride it like an auto-bike and it will fly as it goes faster enough.‎ A: 55            I think your father is so great!‎ B: I think so. He has invented many things.‎ Ⅶ. 综合填空（10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从方框中选择合适的单词填空。‎ energy, invent, draw, until, dangerous, create, in, tired, because, country The bicycle is one of the simplest yet most useful inventions in the world. What is the most surprising is that it was not (56)__________ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci had (57) __________ pictures for bicycles and flying machines and some other things. Those things were not produced (58) __________ long after he died.‎ A person riding a bicycle uses very little (59) __________ to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in most developed (60) __________, most people don't go to work by bicycle. It is not (61) __________ the bicycles are expensive or people feel (62) __________ if they ride to work. It's because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger. It certainly becomes more (63) __________ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work (64) __________ their cars. And in this way, the situation is made more serious. Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to (65) __________ paths only for bicycles.‎ Ⅷ. 书面表达（15分）‎ 发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生，假如你梦想当一名发明家，应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to become an inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。‎ 要点提示：‎ ‎1. Get more knowledge.‎ ‎2. Have an interest.‎ ‎3. Be creative.‎ ‎4. Never give up.‎ How to become an inventor As a middle student, I think we need to do the following things to become an inventor.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Key：‎ ‎1-5 BCBDC 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 ACBDD ‎16-20 CBADA 21-25 ACBDC ‎26-30 BACDB 31-35 BCBCD 36-40 BABCD ‎41. America 42. gym teacher 43. running ‎ ‎44. good 45. players ‎ ‎46. pleasant 47. produce 48. remained ‎ ‎49. salty 50. heat ‎51-55 GEADB ‎56. invented 57. drawn 58. until ‎ ‎59. energy 60. countries ‎ ‎61. because 62.tired 63. dangerous ‎ ‎64. in 65. create One possible version:‎ How to become an inventor As a middle student, I think we need to do the following things to become an inventor.‎ First, we must study hard to get more knowledge. It’s impossible for us to invent anything without knowledge. Second, we should have an interest in inventing. When we are interested in something, we can do it well. Third, we need to be creative. We should always come up with new ideas. Most importantly, we should keep on and never give up. ‎