2020-2021學年東莞市虎門外語學校九年級unit8單元測試題一、單項選擇( )1.NotonlythestudentsbutalsotheirteacheritA.likeB.likesC.likingD.tolike( )2.Iwaslookingforabirthdaygiftformymother,butIcouldn'tfindsuitable.A.something B.anything C.nothingD.everything)3.Maryisanicegirlweallwanttohelpher.A.such;that B.too;to C.so;that D.very;that)4.Manyhousesbytheearthquakeandthousandsofpeoplewerelefthomeless.A.damagedB.weredamagedC.weredamagingD.aredamaged)5.—Mike,didn'tyouhearme?-Oh,sorry,Mr.Black.Iwasjusttothinkaboutwhattodotomorrow.A.hopingB.tryingC.rememberingD.liking)6.—Haveyoudecidedwhichhighschooltochoose?—Notyet.IgotoGuangmingHighSchool.A.must B.shouldn'tC.may D.needn'tyourcoat?)7.It'stoohottoday.Whynotyourcoat?A.takeupB.takeawayC.takeoutD.takeoffA.takeupB.takeawayC.takeoutD.takeoff()8.1askedthegirlA.whichoneshelikesbestB.whichonedoesshelikebestA.whichoneshelikesbestB.whichonedoesshelikebestC.whichonedidshelikebestD.whichoneshelikedbestC.whichonedidshelikebestD.whichoneshelikedbest)9.—Hebeintheclassroom,Ithink.—No,hebeintheclassroom.Isawhimgohomeaminuteago.A.can;maynotB.must;maynotC.may;mustn'tD.may;can'tLucy)10.It'stoonoisyoutside.Ican'theartheradioclearly.Let's.A.turnitupB.turnitonC.turnitoffD.turnitdown)11.Shelikesneithersummernorwinter.Theyaretoohottoocold.A.both;andB.either;orC.neither;norD.not;but)12.Pleasetellhimmeacallassoonashehomefromwork.A.togive;comeB.give;comesC.togive;comesD.gives;willcome)13.Theboydidn'tsleepwelllastnightbecauseofthefromthefactory.A.voiceB.noiseC.musicD.song)14.Theyalargead.boardbytheroadsidetointroducetheirproducts.A.putupB.putonC.putoffD.putout)15.-WhataboutgoingtoShanghaiDisneylandParknextmonth,Harry?--!We'llhavealotoffunthere.GoodluckB.NevermindC.SoundsgreatD.Certainlynot二、完形填空CaptainTomMooreusesawalkingaidforsupportwhenhewalks.LikemanypeopleintheUK,hewasthankfultothehealthcareworkerswhorisktheirlivestohelppatientswithCOVID-19(新冠肺炎).CaptainTomdecidedtoraisemoneytosupportthembywalking16aroundhisgarden.Eachlap(圈)isabout25meters.Hisplanwastowalk100lapsandraise1,000pounds.Interestinhiseffortsgrewquicklyaspeople17theproject.Inlessthan24hours,hehadreachedhis—18—.Surprisedbythissuccess,thecaptaindecidedtoraise100,000poundsbyhis100thbirthday,April30.Thefundraiser(籌款)19reached250,000poundsbyApril12th.Bythetimethecaptain20his100thlap,peoplehadgiven14millionpounds.Thingsdidn't21there.CaptainTompromisedtokeepwalkingaslongaspeoplekeptgivingmoney,andpeoplekeptgivingmoney.ThoughhisageisapartofwhathasmadeCaptainTom22,hisactionhasalsobrought 23tomanypeople.24byCaptainTom'sefforts,singerMichaelBallhelpedcreatearecordingofthesong“You'llNeverWalkAlone”.ItbecametheUK'sfastest-sellingsongoftheyearandtheNo.1songintheUK.CaptainTomnowhastwoGuinnessWorldRecords---the25persontohaveaUKNo.1song,andthemostmoneyraisedbyasinglepersonwalking.He'sraised￡29million---andcounting.()16.A.fast()17.A.lookedat( )18.A.garden()19.A.hardly()16.A.fast()17.A.lookedat( )18.A.garden()19.A.hardly()20.A.swept()21.A.end()22.A.rich( )23.A.peace()24.A.Moved( )25.A.nicest三、閱讀理解B.slowlyB.heardfromB.heightB.easilyB.promisedB.lastB.excitedB.doubtBrokenB.oldestC.proudlyC.thoughtofC.goalC.reallyC.finishedC.continueC.comfortableC.dangerC.BeatentallestpolitelyD.learnedaboutD.homeD.especiallyD.travelledD.improveD.successfulD.courageD.SurprisedD.busiest“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning.“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It'scool."Youmaythink,"He'ssocool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer..YoucanuseitinsteadofmanyWeallmaximize(擴大)themeaningof"cool”wordssuchas"new”or"surprising”.Here'saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfalltheyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasJusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt”.YoucanuseitinsteadofmanyButthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords.Without“cool"，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信'性).Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican.AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool.()26.Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad.A.onlyonemeaning B.nomeaningsC.manydifferentmeanings D.thesamemeaning( )27.Inthepassage,theword“express“means"”.A.see B.show C.know D.feel( )28.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scool.”A.interestedin B.angryaboutC.afraidof D.unhappywith( )29.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith( )30.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”.A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsusuallymeanssomethinginterestingcanmakeyourlifecolourfulmaynotbeascoolasitseemsBIwaswokenupbyastrangesound.Isawsomethingmovingbymywindow.Iwasterrifiedandrandownstairs.Ifoundthatmymumwasinthekitchen,gettingmybrotherreadyforschool."Mum,didyouhearanything?I,uh,IthoughtIsawanalien.“Areyouallright?Justadream!vMumanswered.ThenIwentbacktomyroom.AsIwalkedtothewindow,Icried.Isawalittlealien,nomorethanthreefeettall,withbigandblackeyes.Ittriedtorunbetweenmylegsandescapethroughthewindow.AlthoughIwasscared,forsomereason,Isqueezed(擠)mylegstogetherintimetocatchit.Ittookoutsomethingandhurtme.Ifeltaterriblesenseofnothingnessandfainted(暈侄U).ThenIwokeup.Atfirst,Icouldhardlymove.Iwasn'tsurewhetheritwasadreamornot.Ipulledmyselfoutofthebedandwalkeddownstairs.Isawmymuminthekitchen.Shewasreallygettingmybrotherreadyforschool,wearingherpinkclothes.ThenIrealizeditwasjustadreambecauseinmydreamshewaswearingherworkclothes.Fromthenon,Ialwaysdreamtaboutaliensandallthedreamsfeltsoreal.Atthattime,IreallythoughtmaybeIhadsomekindofrelationshipwithaliens.Abouttwomonthslater,Istoppedhavingsuchdreams.LaterIrealizedthatIusedtohavethosedreamsbecauseIalwaysreadbooksorwatchedTVprogramsaboutaliensbeforeIfellasleep!( )31.Whenhesawsomethingmovingbyhiswindow,.A.hewastooscaredtomove.B.heknewitwasadreamandwasn'tafraid.C.hewassoscaredthathefainted.D.hewasscaredandrandownstairs.()32.Theunderlinedword“nothingness“inthepassagemeans""inChinese.A.虛無B.無奈 C.興奮 D.開心( )33.Thewriterfoundthatitwasjustadream.A.assoonashewokeupB.beforehewentdownstairsC.whenhesawhismotherD.whenhewashurtbythealien( )34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE,accordingtothepassage?Thewriterpreparedfoodforhisbrother.Thewriter'smother'sworkclothesmightnotbepink.Thewriter'smotherwasworriedabouthisdream.Whenthewriterhadthedream,hisfamilyweresleeping.( )35.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.Thewriterhadsomekindofrelationshipwithaliens.ThewriterwasterriblyilLThewriteroftenreadsomethingaboutaliensbeforegoingtobed.Thedreamswereallaboutthewriter'srealexperiences.C閱讀配對()36.Alexwillhaveatwo-weekholiday.HeisthinkingabouttravelingtoEnglish-speakingcountries.()37.Mr.andMrsBrownarefreethisweekend.Theywanttohavefunwiththeirkids.()38.Nickisanartstudent.Heenjoysdrinkingtea.Hewantstolearnmoreaboutit( )39.Lindaisan()36.Alexwillhaveatwo-weekholiday.HeisthinkingabouttravelingtoEnglish-speakingcountries.()37.Mr.andMrsBrownarefreethisweekend.Theywanttohavefunwiththeirkids.()38.Nickisanartstudent.Heenjoysdrinkingtea.Hewantstolearnmoreaboutit( )39.LindaisanexchangestudenttoHongKong.ShewantstogoonaDisneyCruise.( )40.LucyandherclassmatesarestudentsofadancinguniversityinBeijing.Theywillgiveaperformanceofmoderndanceatschoolshownextmonth.Theyneedtolearnmorefromothers.BeijingModernDanceCompanywillgiveanamazingperformanceonSaturday.ThedirectorisCuiJian.FamousMusiciansFamousmusicians,XianJinsongandDuTaihang,willgiveaconcertthisSaturday.Theticketsareonsalenow.RainbowAmusementParkExcitingridesanddeliciousfoodfromallovertheworld!Whetheryouareadultsorchildren,youaresuretohavegreatfunhere.Can'twait.SihaiInternationalTravelAgencyA10days'traveltoAmericaandCanadajustcostsyou￥19980.Thehotelserviceisgoodandtheguideisexcellent.NewRoute(航線)ToDisney'sownland.6daysonacruiseshipwithMickeyMouseandDonaldDuck.Time:everydaythisweek.ModernArtMorethan500modernChinesepaintingsbyimportantChineseartistsareonshow.Time:10:00a.m.-6:00p.m.everydayinMayG.GuangdongMuseumTherewillbeateashowfromMay1stto29th.Ontheonehand,differentkindsofancientteasetswillbeontheshow.Ontheotherhand,thereisperformanceofteaartfromtheprofessionals（專業人士）.四、短文填空Afoxwaslookingforsomethingtoeat.Hewasvery41.Hetriedveryhard,butthefoxcouldnotfindany42.Finally,hewenttothesideoftheforestandlookedaroundforfood.Suddenlyhesawabigtreewitha43init.Insidetheholewasabag.Thehungryfoxthoughtthattheremightbefoodinit,andbecamevery44.Hejumpedintothehole.Whenhe45thebag,hesawpiecesofbread,meatandfruitinit!Anoldmanputthefoodinthetreeholebeforehebeganto46downtreesintheforest.Hewasgoingtoeatit47lunch.Thefoxhappilybegantoeat.Afterhefinishedeating,hefeltthirstyanddecidedto48theholeanddrinksomewaterfromanearbyspring.He49hisbest,buthecouldnotgetoutofthehole.Doyouknowwhy?Thefoxate50muchfoodthathebecametoobigtogothroughthehole!.5..0.五、回答問題Basketballisamuch-lovedandactivesportthatisenjoyedbymanyforfunandexercise.Itisover100yearsoldandisplayedbymorethan100millionpeopleinover200countries.ItisbelievedthatthefirstbasketballgameinhistorywasplayedonDecember21,1981.Thenin1936inBerlin,itbecameanevenattheOlympics.BasketballwasinventedbyaCanadiandoctornamedJamesNaismith,whowasbornin1861.Whenhewasacollegeteacher,hiswasaskedtothinkofagamethatcouldbeplayedinthewinter.Dr.Naismithcreatedagametobeplayedinsideonahardfloor.Dr.Naismithdividedthemeninhisclassintotwoteamsandtaughtthemtoplayhisnewgame.Playersonthesameteammustworktogethertogettheballintheotherteam'sbasket.Atthesametime,theyneedtostopthecompetingteamfromgettingtheballintotheirownbasket.Today,thepopularityofbasketballhasrisenaroundtheworld,withmanyyoungpeopledreamingofbecomingfamou