九年级英语上学期第一次大单元作业A
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择（每题一分）
1．I was so tired that I could ________ walk any farther.
A．nearly B．hardly C．really D．mostly
2．—Has your grandpa been better since he fell down the stairs
—A little bit better, but he will have to ________ in hospital for at least two weeks.
A．stand B．wait C．remain D．read
3．The sunshine is shining ________ the window. Everything in the room looks so bright.
A．over B．through C．against D．across
4．—Did you see David He just came back from abroad.
—Yes. But he ________ someone, so I smiled at him and went away.
A．phones B．is phoning C．has phoned D．was phoning
5．—I hear you’ve sent Luck six emails.
—Yeah, but he has never ________ to any of them.
A．replied B．turned C．agreed D．listened
6．—Dina, I forget new words quickly. How can I remember them
—Don’ t worry. It’ s ________ to forget new words! I suggest you read the words and try to use them.
A．rude B．tired C．perfect D．natural
7．The weather is going to be cold here in January. The temperature usually falls ________ zero.
A．on B．under C．above D．below
8．Photos are ________, but they say a lot about our lives.
A．special B．strange C．silent D．sweet
9．—Hi, Tim, what about your summer holiday
—Oh! It _________ some sweet memories in my heart in the past several weeks.
A．has left B．is leaving C．will leave D．leaves
10．My parents always have a ________ holiday in the Spring Festival.
A．seven days B．seven day’s C．seven-day D．seven day
11．English is spoken ________ a second language ________ many people all ________ the world.
A．as; for; over B．as; by; of C．for; by; over D．as; by; over
12．Timmy has been crazy about basketball ________ he was a little boy.
A．since B．when C．until D．as
13．I like reading very much, ________ my sister likes listening to music.
A．before B．after C．while D．until
14．—Susan, do you know if your mother _________ back tomorrow
—Sorry, I don’t know. As soon as she _________ home, I will tell her to call you.
A．comes, gets B．will come , got C．will come, will get D．will come, gets
15．—Mr Zhao, what do Chinese often do at the Mid-Auturmn Festival
—They usually_________the full moon and think of their relatives or friends.
A．show B．warn C．enjoy D．learn
二、完形填空（每题一分）
Sam was very nervous. It was his first day in new 16 , and lunch was only thirty minutes away. For most students, lunch is the best part of the school day. It is time when you talk with your friends, get to know what interesting things everyone is doing, and, of course, 17 . Sam, however, didn't know anyone or anything, like where to sit or with whom to sit at lunch.
Sam's 18 was in the army so his family moved a lot. He had really liked his old school and 19 leaving his two best friends. They still talked to each other through phone calls and emails, but he couldn't see them every day. He wondered if their 20 would continue. He didn't want to lose them, but he knew it would be 21 for them to stay close.
"I know this is hard on you," his mother said as he got ready for school this morning, "and I'm really sorry you have to keep changing schools." Sam could see regret in her eyes, but he didn't want her to feel that way. She had always been ready to defend(保卫) not only the family but also the country. Sam loved her so much. He gave her a smile and told her not to 22 . He had wanted to mean it, but there was still always worry in him when they moved.
The lunch time came quickly. As Sam was walking to the dining room, a voice behind him said. "Excuse me." Sam 23 and saw five friendly faces.
"Would you like to join us " asked one of them.
This 24 invitation was exactly what he needed. Sam nodded yes 25 and joined them. He was sure about his future school life now.
16．A．company B．family C．factory D．school
17．A．eat B．learn C．run D．sleep
18．A．brother B．father C．mother D．sister
19．A．hated B．imagined C．tried D．suggested
20．A．discussion B．dream C．business D．friendship
21．A．safe B．hard C．natural D．terrible
22．A．forget B．move C．return D．worry
23．A．sat down B．got up C．ran away D．turned around
24．A．unexpected B．creative C．funny D．popular
25．A．bravely B．happily C．nervously D．patiently
Full Moon, Full Feelings
Chinese people 26 celebrated the Mid Autumn Festival and enjoyed mooncakes for centuries. Mooncakes are in the shape of 27 full moon on the Mid Autumn night. They carry people's 28 to the families who they love and miss.
There are many 29 folk stories about this festival. 30 ， most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching. Chang'e 31 Hou Yi's beautiful wife. After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave 32 some magic medicine to thank him. Whoever drank this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned 33 it with Chang'e, but a bad man called Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine 34 Hou Yi was not at home. Chang'e refused to give 35 and drank it all. 36 a result, she became very light and 37 to the moon. Hou Yi was 38 sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was very 39 and round, so he could see his wife there. He quickly laid 40 her favourite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Chang'e could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
26．A．have B．has C．had D．did
27．A．a B．an C．the D．/
28．A．hope B．ideas C．wishes D．thoughts
29．A．tradition B．traditional C．modern D．new
30．A．Whenever B．However C．Whatever D．Wherever
31．A．is B．was C．are D．were
32．A．he B．his C．him D．her
33．A．drink B．drinks C．to drink D．drinking
34．A．when B．before C．until D．till
35．A．him to it B．it him C．it to him D．he it
36．A．As B．With C．In D．Of
37．A．fly up B．jump up C．flew up D．jumped up
38．A．very B．so C．too D．such
39．A．brightly B．bright C．brighter D．brightest
40．A．out B．away C．about D．into
三、阅读单选（每题两分）
A
In the town of Lampang in northern Thailand, there is an unusual group of musicians. They play many different kinds of music—from traditional Thai songs to music by Beethoven. Both children and adults love this group. What makes them so popular Is it their music Their looks Yes, it's both of these things, but it's also something else：they're elephants.
These musical elephants are from the Thai Elephant Conservation Center （TECC）in Lampang. The TECC protects elephants. It teaches people to understand and care for these huge, but gentle, animals. And, like many zoos around the world, the TECC encourages elephants to paint.
Richard Lair works with the TECC． He knew that elephants hear better than they see. So he had an idea：if elephants are intelligent and they have good hearing, maybe they can play music. To test his idea, Lair and a friend started the Thai Elephant Orchestra. During a performance, the elephants play a variety of instruments, including the drums and the xylophone. The animals also use their voices and trunks to make sounds.
But can elephants really make music properly Yes, says Lair. they’re very creative. Humans may encourage the animals to play instruments, but the elephants make their own songs；they don't just copy their trainers or other people. There are now CDs of the group's music, which make money for the TECC． And the music these artists create is pretty amazing.
41．What can be the best title for the passage
A．Musical Elephants
B．An Introduction to the TECC
C．Richard Lair's Achievements
42．What does the underlined word "them" refer to in the passage
A．Musicians. B．Children. C．Adults.
43．The writer wrote this passage to _______.
A．ask people to save the elephants
B．invite more people to join the TECC
C．introduce the elephants' special talents to people
44．Where can we most probably read this passage
A．A medical newspaper.
B．An animal magazine
C．A story book
B
Mona Island is an amazing place to take a vacation. Some of the animals living there can’t be found anywhere else in the world. There are beautiful beaches and caves to explore. The sea around the island has colorful fishes.
Why Is Mona Island Unusual
Mona Island is very small. The government of Puerto Rico takes care of the island and has made it a natural reserve. That means the island’s animals and plants are protected from being harmed by people. Mona Island is different from most places because people are not allowed to live there. Only a few park rangers are able to stay.
The park rangers’ job is to keep Mona Island safe and beautiful. They insist that rules be followed. One rule is that only 100 people at a time can visit the island. That way, the park rangers can make sure the land and animals remain safe.
What Is There to See on Mona Island
One thing that most people enjoy is getting to see the Mona Island iguana. This type of reptile (爬行动物) lives only on Mona Island. Almost 2,000 of these iguanas live on Mona Island.
People also come to the island to get a close-up view of many kinds of fish and other sea life. They can swim far below the surface. They use special equipment to be able to breathe underwater. The water is almost transparent. Through the clear water, divers can see the bright colors of the fish.
Visitors can also explore caves. Some of the caves even have paintings and drawings on the walls. This artwork was made by the Arawak and Taíno Indians who lived on the island hundreds of years ago.
After a full day of fun activities, visitors can settle in, listen to the night sounds, and view the stars in the huge sky. Because the island is far away from other places, it is surrounded by darkness, and the stars are easier to see. Visitors say that watching the stars is amazing. It’s the perfect end to a perfect day.
45．What do park rangers on Mona Island do
A．Offer some help to visitors. B．Drive a boat between Puerto Rico and Mona Island.
C．Feed animals on Mona Island. D．Protect the land and animals.
46．Which of the following best explains the word “transparent”
A．so clear that you can see through B．too bright to be seen
C．too deep to be reached D．so difficult that you can’t finish
47．Where can artwork be seen on Mona Island
A．On the beaches. B．In a museum. C．In the caves. D．On the wall of the hotel.
48．Why are the stars easier to see on Mona Island
A．Because Mona Island is very small.
B．Because Mona Island is amazing.
C．Because visitors can settle in after a full day on Mona Island.
D．Because Mona Island is far from other places and darkness is all around it.
C
Should teenagers be allowed to have jobs There are several ways to look at the question. Of course, in some family situations, having a teen’s job may be good. These families usually can’t afford to buy what their children like. If the teenagers want to buy something enspensive, they will have to go out to work.
But what about the families that are doing all right and don’t need their teens to have a job to get by
Some parents want their teens to work so that they can learn resoponsibility and stay out of trouble after school. Getting their first job also helps teach teens the value of money and how hard it is to earn. In fact, having a job is good for teens in some ways.
Not all teens, however, need the extra money by getting a job. If a teen wants to take part in after school activites such as soprts or games, having job could get in the way of that. Teens only get one chance to be teens and being on school sports teams might be the only chance in their lifetime. Once high school and college are over, it will be very difficult to find such a chance. So parents should think twice before allowing their children to get jobs.
There are of course some teens who really want to work and that is fine. Everyone is different. If a teen wants to work to make extra money, then he or she should be allowed to do it. As teens, they should be allowed to learn about social life.
49．Who might be the main reader of the passage
A．Teenagers B．Parents C．Teachers D．Doctors.
50．Which word might have the same meaning as the word "earn"
A．ask B．make C．spend D．use
51．What does the writer think about teens and their jobs
A．All teens should be asked to go out to work.
B．Poor families must ask their teens to work.
C．A teen’s job can make him or her learn more.
D．Rich families must ask their teens to work.
52．What is the main idea for the passage
A．Having a job is good for teens in all ways.
B．Some great ideas about teens’ jobs.
C．Parents should treat tenns’ having jobs correctly.
D．Children should have jobs.
D
Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a bench（长凳） in the park．The poor man always sat there，looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived．One day，the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man，"Excuse me．I want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning．""Sir，"said the poor man，"I am a failure．I have no money，no family，no home．I sleep on this bench，and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel．"The rich man said，"Tonight your dream will come true．I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you a whole month．"
A few days after，the rich man went into the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself．To his surprise，he found that the man had moved out of the hotel back to his bench．When the rich man asked why，he said，"You see，when I'm sleeping on my bench，I dreamed I am there，in the big hotel．It's a wonderful dream．But when I was there I dreamed I was back to this cold bench．It was a terrible dream，and I couldn't get any sleep at all．"
53．The poor man lived in before he met the rich man．
A．the hotel B．his home C．the park D．the car
54．What did the poor man do every morning
A．He waited for the rich man. B．He looked at the rich man's hotel.
C．He looked at the rich man's car. D．He enjoyed the clean car.
55．Which of the following is TURE according to the passage
A．The poor man dreamed of sleeping in a hotel
B．The poor man dreamed of becoming rich
C．The poor man dreamed of owning that hotel
D．The poor man dreamed of being the rich man's friend
56．Why did the poor man move out of the hotel
A．Because he didn't want to live in such a fine room.
B．Because he didn't like the rich man.
C．Because he couldn't pay for the room.
D．Because he couldn't get any sleep at all there.
57．In the end，the poor man found it to sleep in the hotel．
A．sorry B．nice C．wonderful D．Terrible
四．任务型阅读（每题两分）
Many people from Chongqing and Shanghai are excited about the opening of a new railway line linking China and Laos (老挝).
The line is 1,035 kilometers long. It opened to traffic on December 3, 2021 and it runs between Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, and Vientiane (万象), capital of Laos. According to China State Railway Group, it takes about 10 hours to get from Kunming to Vientiane. This line, with a top speed of 200 kilometers each hour, has 50 stations.
Hang Dianhua, 76, was on the first train on Friday from Kunming to Xishuangbanna. “I’m able to take the first ride because my former (以前的) student took part in this project. It is a proud event for China. I hope to take the train with my daughter and two granddaughters who live in Beijing in the future,” Hang said.
Engineer Ouyang Qiang, who also took part in construction (建设) of the new line, said passengers can enjoy the scenery along the line, “Something unique about the railway is that each station along the line has a special and beautiful view,” he said, adding that Yunnan has pleasant weather in all seasons and the views are spectacular (壮观的) all year round.
58．When did the China-Laos Railway open to traffic
59．How long does it take from Kunming to Vientiane by train now
60．Why did Hang Dianhua take the first train
五、根据首字母填空或汉语提示填空（每题一分）
61．—What’s your favourite s
—Spring, of course. It is sunny and warm.
62．The h of the Mount Qomolangma is 8844.43 meters.
63．Look at the s . It says “No smoking’’.
64．We should look after (我们自己) at school.
65．The Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder in the n (自然的) world.
六、材料作文（15分）
65．元宵节是我国的传统节日，假如你叫李华，请根据以下信息，以“The Lantern Festival”为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍元宵节。
内容包括：
The Lantern Festival
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五、材料作文
65．元宵节是我国的传统节日，假如你叫李华，请根据以下信息，以“The Lantern Festival”为题，用英文写一篇短文，介绍元宵节。
内容包括：
The Lantern Festival
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