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2014—2015年度初三英语单元测试卷9A Unit 4

一、单项选择（共12分，每小题1分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( ) 1. —How do you know about the young boy standing over there? —Oh, I heard that he is _________ captain of a football team in_______ university

in our city.

A. the; the B. a; an C. /; a D. /; an

( ) 2. Man’s understanding if mature is developing _________. It never stays at the

same level.

A. at the right time B. at any time C. from time to time D. all the time

( ) 3. —You know there is different weather in different places in China. It’s hotter in

Hunan Province than In Jiangsu Province all the year around.

—Yeah, it’s ______ hotter in Hainan Province than in Henan Province. A. much B. more much C. even more D. quite

( ) 4. He did not made a careful preparation before the interview last week. ______, he

failed to miss the chance to get the job.

A. By the way B. As a result C. Tell the truth D. In fact ( ) 5. —How is your grandpa now? Has he been better since he fell of the wall? —A little bit better, but he will have to _______ in hospital for at least two weeks. A. rest B, wait C. remain D. live

( ) 6. When life gets hard and you want to _______, remember that life is full of ups and

downs (起起落落), and without the downs, the ups would mean nothing.

A. give up B. give off C. give in D. give out

( ) 7. I heard that a great fire _________ when I was in a nightclub in Jintan last night. A. broke down B. broke out C. broke up D. broke in

( ) 8. —I hear a number of girl students got lost or ________ hurt on their ways to

colleges or universities this year.

—Sorry to hear that. But our government _______ much about the school bus

safety management.

A. bad; did B. serious; is doing C. seriously; has done D. badly; will do ( ) 9. —Why didn’t you try your best to get on the subway (地铁)? —I tried to, but it started moving _______ I could get on it. A. before B. while C. as soon as D. after

( ) 10. In England, people often take umbrellas when they go out in the morning because

the weather there is very changeable at this time of year. Now it’s fine, but after a short time it may be rainy. The underlined word “changeable” means ______ in Chinese.

A. 更新的 B. 常变化的 C. 多晴的 D. 多雨的

( ) 11. These days, many graduates(大学毕业生) usually have to have quite a few

interviews to _______ a job that they need to take.

A. try on B. try out for C. try D. have a try on

( ) 12. Although his family _______ not very rich, but quite happy. Look! His whole family

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___________ TV together in the room happily.

A. are; is watching B. are; watch C. is; watches D. is; are watching ( ) 13. I’m sorry hear that quite two people died _______ the earthquake at the beginning,

but later still more died ________ the diseases after the quake in Ya’an last year.

A. of; of B. from; from C. of; from D. from; of ( ) 14. —What interests you most in today’s newspaper? —Two European and American football team will play three games, including one

________ Evergrande Club (恒大足球队) the day after tomorrow.

A. with B. against C. on D. in

( ) 15. —What did Spud Webb do after he was refused to play in the senior school? —He practiced even harder and he got the coach _______ his mind and went on

________ leader of the team.

A. to change; becoming B. changing; becoming C. to change; to become D. changing; to become ( ) 16. — Do you know the result of yesterday’s football game? — Yeah, our team won again and there was _____ excitement just before it ended. A. a large number of B. a great deal of C. very D. quite

( ) 17. —I’m truly sorry to grow too big for my bed, mum? What should i do? —___________. We’re going to make a new one for you. A. That’s all right B. That’s right C. All right D. Not at all ( ) 18. —Could you help me put up the maps on the wall? —______________. I’ll do it for you right away. A. That’s all right B. I hope so C.No problem D. You’re welcome 二、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）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。

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then 19 ? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 20 and won the first prize.

One year, a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something 21 about how he grew it. The farmer offered his seed (种子的) corn to his neighbors.

“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?” the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the 22 with you each year.”

“Why, sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The 23 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow 24 corn, cross-pollination (异化传粉) will influence the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must 25 my neighbors to grow good corn.”

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve 26 his neighbors’ corm doesn’t improve.

As a great man says, “We make a living by what we 27 ; we make a life by what we give.” We can’t live without food, clothes and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 28 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 29 from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to

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find 30 in their life. ( ) 19. A. why B. how C. when D. where ( ) 20. A. cheapest B. prettiest C.best D. shortest ( ) 21. A. popular B. serious C. terrible D. surprising ( ) 22. A. game B. fight C. experiment D. competition ( ) 23. A. wind B. water C. farmer D. neighbor ( ) 24. A. tasty B. bad C. tall D. unusual ( ) 25. A. teach B. remind C. help D. require ( ) 26. A. if B. though C. because D. when ( ) 27. A. do B. own C. get D. grow ( ) 28. A. And B. But C. Or D. So ( ) 29. A. different B. free C. safe D. far ( ) 30. A. hope B. success D. friendship D. happiness

三、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）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。

(A)

It’s normal for parents to disagree and argue from time to time. Parents might disagree about money, housework or how to spend their time. They might even disagree about little things that don’t important at all—like what’s for dinner or what time someone gets home.

So, many times when parents disagree, they argue, an argument is a fight using words.

Most kids worry when their argue. Loud voices and angry

words can make kids feel afraid, sad or upset. Even silent arguments, like parents not talking to each other at all can upset kids.

What does it mean when parents argue? First, just like kids, when parents get upset, they must cry, shot or say things they really don’t mean to. Sometimes an argument might not mean anything. Second, just like kids, parents might argue more if they are not feeling well, or if they have other worries.

If your parents argue more often, you can talk to someone, like relatives, a teacher or any adult you trust. They can help by telling family members to listen to each other and talk about their feelings without shouting. Though it takes some work, time and practice, people in families can always learn to get along better.

No family is perfect. Even in the happiest ones, things happen and people argue from time to time.

Being part of a family means everyone joins in and tries to make life better for each other. When an argument happens at home, like to your parents and use love and understanding to solve the problems that have come up. Families can solve almost any problem.

( ) 31. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “normal” in Chinese in Paragraph I? A. 常见的 B. 令人害怕的 C. 有趣的 D. 没有规矩的 ( ) 32. “There are few happy and healthy families” is the key sentence. Which paragraph does it belong to (属于)? A. Paragraph 2. B. Paragraph 3. C. Paragraph 5. D. Paragraph 6.

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( ) 33. What’s the main topic of this passage? A. Why do parents argue? C. Children often argue C. When do parents argue? D. Try to make life better

(B)

An old English saying goes, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.

Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called “Saturday Review” for a;most forty years. He also wrote and spoke about world peace and anti-nuclear (反核的) and anti-war issues (问题). And he traveled to many different countries to share his ideas.

In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins got sick. He discovered he had a

rare disease, known as ankylosing spondylitis, which caused the joint between his bones to stiff (僵硬的).

In less than a week after he got sick, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his illness and he might never get over (摆脱) it. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to stop hope.

Mr. Cousins thought that illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

He began to experiment on himself while still in that hospital by watching comedy (喜剧) shows on TV. Mr. Quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free (无痛苦的) sleep at night.

Deciding that the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (入住) a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching comedy show on TV, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a holiday to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months, Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to good health.

( ) 34. What is the main topic of the passage? A funny story. B. An interesting cure. C. An amazing life D. Why people laugh.

( ) 35. What is NOT true about the underlined words “ankylosing spondylitis”? A. It is uncommon. B. It makes walking difficult. C. It is easily cured. D. It is painful. ( ) 36. What did the doctors think about Mr. Cousins’ disease? A. It could be cured if he slept more. B. It might be cured. C. It could be cured by taking medicine. D. It would take a week to get over it. ( ) 37. What did Mr. Cousins think cured him? A. Laughter. B. Running on the beach.

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