Unit 9
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
1．I like ______（悦耳的）music because it can help me relax.
2．In that c_____，you can leave at any time.
3．In my s_____ time I usually read books.
4．All the people around the world are against the wand look for w_____ and to the peace.
5．You can make d_____ with your friends in Eng-lish to practice your English.
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
suppose，shut off，stick to，provide，prefer
1．Martin __________ pop music to folk music when he was young.
2．I __________ that he likes to watch movies that are scary.
3．He __________ the door of his bedroom，so you had better not go in.
4．Lily __________ her dream no matter what difficulties she meets.
5．Plenty of useful information about our trip __________ by the tour guide just now.
三、单项选择
（ ）1. My sister likes playing ________ guitar.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
（ ）2. Drinking coffee can ________ me energetic.
A. make B. let C. have D. take
（ ）3. ________，there are 20 people who have been to Africa.
A. All B. At all C. Total D. In total
（ ）4. She got ________to a teacher.
A. marry B. marries C. married D. marrying
（ ）5. This piece of music sounds like someone ________.
A. cry B. cries C. cried D. crying
（ ）6. Abing is known _____his musical ability.
A. As B. for C. with D. on
（ ）7.Lisa got married ____a policeman twenty years ago.
A. with B. for C. to D. of
（ ）8.-Do you know Yao Ming
-Yes. He is one of _____basketball players in the NBA.
A. popular B. more popular
C. the most popular D. the more popular
（ ）9.Dr.Bethune____working in spite of cutting his hand during an operation.
A. stopped B.continued C.forgot D.enjoyed
（ ）10. Miss Zhang taught us ____in PE class.
A. to dance B.dance C.dancing D. danced
四、完成对话。
A: How is it going, Amy
B: 1. . My math has improved a lot and I got a good mark in the last exam.
A: Good news. 2.
B: I’m reading a passage about Michelle Obama, the US first lady.
A:3.
B: I think she is successful, hard-working and energetic.
A: I think so. Have you heard that she visited China in March
B:4..
A: How did you get the news
B: I got it on the Internet. By the way, you looked so tired. What did you do last night
A: I just stayed at home, watching the 2014 World Cup until the early morning.
B: Sounds great. 5.
A: I like Messi best, one of the most popular football player in the world.
B: He is really amazing! What a pity! I missed last night’s matches.
五、6选5。
The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret there. Scuba-diving(戴水肺潜水) is a new sport today. 1. .
You will find many strange animals in the sea. 2. . Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.
During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. 3. . And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.
The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It’s cold, and it’s dark, too. 4. . About 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is very dark in the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.
5. . Animals must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal.
A.Some are as large as a school bus
B.It can take you into a wonderful undersea world
C.Besides the cold and the darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger-otheranimals
D.However, you can’t dive too deep
E.Diving is becoming more and more popular
F.The deeper it is, the less sunlight there is
六、完形填空。
阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
I started learning to play the violin at the age of six.I half an hour every day, and went to lessons once a week. Like most kids,I always thought practicing was . If my parents weren't there to make me practice,I probably put down my violin and never again. Then Emma came into my life.
I met Emma at a music party when I was 11. Emma the party that night, playing the violin,singing and dancing. She managed to make sure that 5 in the room had a great time.I fell in love with the music she played. Just a few days after that party,I took my lesson with Emma, and I continued taking lessons with Emma during my middle school life.
When I played the violin with Emma, playing music became something that I . She introduced me to so many of music, from country music to pop music, to rock and roll. To my excitement,Emma taught me to play the guitar. She was patient with me I learnt to play two musical instruments well. Soon we started performing together and were shocked to discover that people wanted to hear us!When I began to play the violin,practicing was something that I did at home in my living room, but with Emma ’s , it quickly became something that I did everywhere.I played on street corners,at festivals and in my friends’kitchens.
Emma took the music out of the classroom and brought it life . Her passion(激情)was not only for playing music, but also for it. My time with Emma allowed me to grow both musically and personally. Emma is the most important person in my musical development.
（ ）1. A. pointed B. protected C. practiced D. passed
（ ）2. A. interesting B. encouraging C. relaxing D. boring
（ ）3.A. looked it up B. fixed it up C. picked it up D. turned it up
（ ）4. A. hosted B. depended C. explained D. included
（ ）5. A. something B. everything C. Somebody D. everybody
（ ）6. A. angrily B. nervously C. excitedly D. worriedly
（ ）7. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
（ ）8. A. lost B. loved C. hated D. refused
（ ）9. A. pairs B. sizes C. boxes D. kinds
（ ）10. A. also B. Seldom C. never D. almost
（ ）11. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
（ ）12. A. really B. sadly C. properly D. bravely
（ ）13. A. satisfaction B. influence C. difference D. independence
（ ）14. A. under B. onto C. into D. over
（ ）15. A. sharing B. spending C. saving D. solving
七、阅读理解。
A
One day，two teenagers met on the way to college.One had some records under his arm.They began talking about music.Later，at a club，a guitarist asked them to join his band.They found a place to practise，and started playing and attracting fans.Then they made an album（专辑）.In five years，they became very famous.
This is the story of the British rock band-the Rolling Stones，but it's also the story of many other bands.Music-making has always been a popular activity in the UK.
Musical cities
Groups are proud of where they come from.Cities often have a special sound or style.Liverpool in the1960s had the Cavern Club，where many groups played.The famous band Beatles finished their first show in this club.Manchester created its own place in the 1980s at the Hacienda Club.
Innovation（创新）
Several musical styles started in the UK.Punk（朋克摇滚乐）gave people the idea that anyone could start a band-musical ability wasn't important.
Places to play，places to listen
There are many places for live music shows in the UK.Brixton Academy is an old-style concert hall.King Tut's in Glasgow only has room for 300 people.But there are also many big places with modern seating and sound effects.
Music festivals
In summer，the best places for live music are festivals.Glastonbury Festival is one of the oldest music festivals and it started in 1970.It attracts big stars for five days every June.There are plenty of free events too，like the Strawberry Fair in Cambridge，which welcomes families.
( )1. The writer starts this passage by
A.telling a story B.asking a question
C.giving an opinionD.explaining a problem
( )2.Where did the Beatles first play？
A.At the Cavern Club.B.At the Hacienda Club.
C.At the Strawberry Fair.D.At the Brixton Academy.
( )3.Punk music expressed the idea that is not important.
A.musical style B.musical feeling
C.musical ability D.musical festival
( )4.How long has Glastontury Festival been held？
A.Nearly 40 years. B.About 50 years.
C.Nearly 60 years. D.Over 70 years.
( )5.What is the best title of this passage？
A.Land of Music in the UK B.Styles of Bands
C.Places for Music Shows D.Popular Activities in the UK
B
Walking down the street, you notice the plain, boring walls on either side. As you continue walkingthe wall begins to look more colorful, and feels more alive. A black line of paint runs on the wall,suddenly turning into a colorful smiling cat-the line was the tail. This is a good example of graffiti(涂鸦) art.
Graffiti art is drawings and writings that have been painted onto walls, usually in public spaces.Because it's simple to do, graffiti has been around for centuries, with drawings being found on ancientbuildings.
But modern graffiti was born out of the 1980s hip-hop culture, mainly in New York. With itsgrowth throughout the years, it has now entered popular culture. Graffiti can be seen in galleries aroundthe world, next to other artworks. Modern graffiti has young roots, and so attracts young artists and fans.
However, there are laws on graffiti in most countries. You must have permission from the owner ofthe wall before painting on it. If not, you may face a big fine (罚款). Instead, some cities have graffitiwalls, or zones, where people can express their artistic vision freely.
Berlin, Germany, is home to a lot of graffiti. It's often called the graffiti capital of the world.Writings and drawings decorate the old city wall like an outdoor art gallery.
( )6. We can tell from the first paragraph that .
boring walls bring out graffiti
B. graffiti makes walls colorful and alive
C. graffiti is all about smiling cats
D. graffiti makes the city dirtier and older
( )7. Modern graffiti has a history of .
many centuriesB. thousands of years
C. less than 10 yearsD. more than 30 years
( )8. Graffiti can be seen in galleries around the world, which means .
A. it was born out of hip-hop cultureB. it hasn't grown very much
C. it has entered popular cultureD. it attracts young people
( )9. We can tell from the passage that .
people can paint on any wall freely
B. graffiti is not allowed in Germany
C. there's a graffiti zone along the Great Wall
D. Berlin looks like an outdoor art gallery
( )10. Which of the titles below can be the best one for the passage
The history of graffiti
B. Graffiti: the art that brings color to the city
C. Welcome to Berlin- the home to graffiti
D. Graffiti: the stories painted on the wall
C
Margaret Porter is a violinist and music teacher. According to her, the best age to start learning the violin is between three and six. She says, “It's the time when you are learning about the world.” Margaret, who lives in London, likes to take pupils at three and four. However, she has made lots of exceptions for five year olds. She started teaching the violin in 1972 and she taught her children's five year old school friends at first.
Margaret's pupils have group lessons. Each group has about twelve pupils and each lesson takes an hour, once half a month. Each pupil also has one individual(个人的) lesson a week with her. Parents have to attend the classes. It is important that the parents take an interest in the lessons.
In Margaret's opinion, it's important for one to know why music sounds the way it does. Without knowing it, one can't become a great musician at all. So from the earliest lessons, pupils in her class learn to play by ear. They do not even try to read music until they have been playing for several years. Margaret says that her method is not meant to produce great violinists. She always suggests that pupils who perform very well should leave and study the violin using more traditional methods.
( )11.Margaret's first pupils were ________．
A．her friends B．six year olds
C．her children's friends D．three and four year olds
( )12.How many group lessons do the pupils have a month
A．1. B．2. C．3. D．4.
13.What does Margaret think of the excellent pupils in her class
A．They should practice harder.
B．They should go somewhere else to learn.
C．They will become music teachers like her.
D．They will become great violinists using her method.
( )14.What will Margaret probably say when she introduces her classes to parents
A．There are group violin lessons for your children—no more than 5 in each group.
B．Learn to play the violin with your children—2 lessons a week.
C．You will have to watch your children learn to play the violin.
D．I'll look after your children while you learn the violin.
( )15.What does the passage mainly talk about
A．When children should learn the violin.
B．What Margaret's teaching method is.
C．Why it is important to read music.
D．How Margaret learned the violin.
八、任务型阅读
Bollywood: the Hollywood of India
You might be surprised to learn that India produces about 800 movies a year, and that number continues to grow. Just as the movie capital of the United States is Hollywood, the movie capital of India is Bombay(孟买), but it is usually called “Bollywood”， a combination(结合) of the words Bombay and Hollywood.
No Bollywood movie is thought complete without a few songs or dances. In fact, music is an important part of Bollywood movies. Even a bad movie can still do well if the music is good. Music directors are sometimes more popular than the film stars. A Bollywood movie has five to six songs with at least three songs to show what the dances mean.
Bollywood may be different from Hollywood in music, but it is very like Hollywood in several ways. If Tom Cruise can hold a gun, so can the Bollywood hero Shahrukh Khan. Bollywood stars are followed by news reporters just as often as Hollywood stars. The personal lives of actors and actresses catch the headlines(头版头条), just as they do in the United States.
The Oscars are a very exciting time of the year for actors and actresses in America. Bollywood has its own form of the Oscars, and they are also very exciting.
根据短文内容，补全下列句子。
1. The name Bollywood comes from the words_____________________________.
2. Bollywood is a place where many ________ are made each year.
3. In India，the film stars are sometimes________ popular than music directors.
4. Every complete Bollywood movie has a few ________________ in it.
5. The Oscars in India are as________ as those in America though they are different.
