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牛津译林版九年级英语下册Unit4LifeonMars单元测试题
Unit4 LifeonMars
Ⅰ.单项选择(10分)
1.—Doyouhave________QQnumber?
—No.Canyoutellmehowtoget________?
A.a;itB.the;itC.a;oneD./;one
2.MrsYangoftenmakes________cakesandbiscuitsforkidsandkidslikethemverymuch.
A.strangeB.tastyC.awfulD.polluted
3.About________oftheEarth________coveredwithwater.
A.threefourths;is
B.threefourth;is
C.thirdfourths;are
D.threefourths;are
4.—Whataheavyrain!
—Soitis.Iprefer________athome________onsucharainyday.
A.watchTV;togoout
B.watchTV;goout
C.watchingTV;togoingout
D.towatchTV;goingout
5.Ilikethesephotosandtheycan________me________thelifelivinginthecountryside.
A.think;ofB.remind;ofC.let;downD.wake;up
6.Hewill________hisnewplannomatterwhatotherssay.
A.carryoutB.lookoutC.putoutD.comeout
7.—Thepictureis,Ihavetosay,notabitbeautiful.
—Why?
It's________thananyotherpictureIhaveeverseen.
A.farmorebeautiful
B.muchlessbeautiful
C.nomorebeautiful
D.anylessbeautiful
8.Yesterdaythefunnyshortplaymadeeveryaudienceinthetheatre________.
A.laughB.tolaughC.laughingD.laughed
9.—Isyourfather________thedateoftheparents'meeting?
—Iamafraidnot.Heissometimesforgetful.
A.crazyaboutB.surprisedat
C.awareofD.interestedin
10.—WhataboutsettingupaHelpKidsGrouptoraisemoney?
—________Thenwewillhavemoneytohelpkidsinneed.
A.That'sOK.
B.Thatsoundsgreat.
C.Idon'tthinkso.
D.Sure.I'dloveto.
Ⅱ.完形填空(30分)
Wheneverwehearabout“thehomeless”,mostofusthinkoftheDevelopingWorld.Butthetruthisthathomelessnessiseverywhere.Forexample,howmanyofuswouldexpecttoseepeoplelivingonthestreetsofadevelopedcountrylikeGermany?
KurtMullerandhis__11__RitaMullerhavespentelevenyearsmakingmealsforthehomelessofBerlin,Germany'scapital.__12__firstbegantodothatinahotsummerwhenmostGermanswereawayonholiday.Kurtandhiswifestayedat__13__,madesandwiches,setupatableonthestreetandgave__14__tothehomeless.
TheMullerssoonrealizedthatfoodandclothingweren't__15__.“Whatthesepeoplealso__16__iswarmthandcaring,”saysRita.TheMullersgavetheirphonenumbertothestreetpeople__17__thinkingandtoldthemtophoneanytime.Ritamadesuretherewas__18__athometoanswerthephoneandtheirhomewas__19__opentoanyonewhocouldn'tfaceanothernightonthestreet.
Thecoupleweresoon__20__alltheirtimeandmoney,soKurtvisitedfoodandclothingcompaniesto__21__donations.Today,overthirtycompaniesregularlydonatefoodandothergoodstothecauseandvolunteers__22__togivethemawaytothehomeless.Thepublicalsogiveclothesandmoneyandashoeproducerdonatesnewshoes.
KurtandRitareceivenopaymentfortheirhardwork.“Wefeellike__23__,”saysRita,“andparents__24__expectmoneyforhelpingtheirchildren.Thelovethatwegetonthestreetsisoursalary.”__25__Ritaadmitssheoftengetstired,shewillgoonwithherworkbecauseshelikesthefeelingofhavingmadeadifferenceintheworld.
11.A.friendB.wifeC.sisterD.mother
12.A.TheyB.HeC.SheD.We
13.A.schoolB.hospitalC.homeD.factory
14.A.foodB.moneyC.booksD.shoes
15.A.enoughB.necessaryC.cheapD.expensive
16.A.hateB.loveC.getD.need
17.A.withoutB.withC.beforeD.for
18.A.nobodyB.anybodyC.somebodyD.everybody
19.A.neverB.alwaysC.sometimesD.hardly
20.A.spendingB.losingC.savingD.lending
21.A.payforB.askforC.waitforD.fightfor
22.A.letB.makeC.helpD.get
23.A.teachersB.parentsC.brothersD.doctors
24.A.mustn'tB.can'tC.maynotD.shouldn't
25.A.AndB.ThoughC.ButD.So
Ⅲ.阅读理解(20分)
A
Whatwouldtheworldbelikeifcarscoulddrivethemselves?
Imagineseeinganemptycarpassingbyonitswaytopickupitsowner,oracarfullofpassengerswhoarereading,listeningtomusicorevensleeping.Butnoneofthemareworriedabouttheroadahead.
Well,allofthiscouldbethefutureofdriving.Thereareseveralcompanies,includingGoogle,workingondriverlesscars.Sofar,noGoogleselfdrivencarhasgottenatrafficticket,butsomeofthemhavebeeninaccidentswhenothercarshitthem.
Thesearenowstillinthetestingstages.But,ifthetestsaresuccessful,theseelectricselfdrivencarscouldbeputintouseverysoon.
Thecarshavealreadygotmanyfeaturesallowingthemtotaketheplaceofdriversduringcertainsituations.Somefeaturesincludecarsbeingabletoparkthemselves,orslowdownwhentheynoticeobjectscloseby.Theycanalsocontrolthespeediftherearedangerousconditions.
Scientistsandengineersbelieve,withthehelpofwirelesssignals,camerasandGPS,wearenowatastagewherecreatingasafeselfdrivencarmightbepossible.
Thecauseofdeadlyroadaccidentsisusuallycarelessdriversordangerousconditions.Theselfdrivencarmaybeabletopreventthese.However,somepeopledonotliketheidea.AmericanlawyerWhitDrake,forexample,doesn'tbelievethesecarsaresafe.Hethinksthattechnologiescanalsomakemistakes.
26.Whatcanthetestingselfdrivencarsalreadydoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theycanpickuptheirowners.
B.Theycanturnaroundwhengettingnearobjects.
C.Theycanavoidbeinghitbyothervehiclesonroads.
D.Theycancontrolthespeedindangeroussituations.
27.Whatmightmaketheselfdrivencarsrunsafelyaccordingtothepassage?
a.ereadingb.wirelesssignalsc.camerasd.GPS
A.a,b,cB.a,b,d
C.b,c,dD.a,c,d
28.WhatdoesWhitDrakethinkofthesafetyoftheselfdrivencars?
A.Hedoubtsaboutit.
B.Hebelievesitcompletely.
C.Hethinksitstechnologiesarebelievable.
D.Hedoesn'tcareaboutit.
29.Whatcanyouinferfromthispassage?
A.Therewillbenodriversinthefuture.
B.Selfdrivencarsmaycausemoreaccidents.
C.Wecouldseesafeselfdrivencarsonroadssoon.
D.It'salongwayforselfdrivencarstogointouse.
30.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AdvantagesofSelfdrivenCars
B.PossibilitiesofSelfdrivenCars
C.DifferentIdeasonSelfdrivenCars
D.Google'sNewTechnology—SelfdrivenCars
B
Isthereintelligent(有智力的)lifeonotherplanets?
Foryears,scientistssaid“No.”or“Wedon'tknow.”Buttodaythisischanging.SethShostakandAlexandraBarnettareastronomers(天文学家).Theybelieveintelligentlifeexists(存在)somewhereintheuniverse.Theyalsothinkwewillsooncontactthesebeings.
WhydoShostakandBarnettthinkintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets?
Thefirstreasonistime.Scientistsbelievetheuniverseisabout12billionyearsold.“Thisislongenoughforotherplanetstohaveintelligentlife,”sayShostakandBarnett.Thesecondreasonissize—theuniverseishuge.“ToolsliketheHubbleTelescope(哈勃望远镜)haveshownthatthereareatleast100billiongalaxies,”saysShostak.“Andourgalaxy,theMilkyWay,hasatleast100billionstars.SomeplanetsgoingaroundthesestarsmightbesimilartotheEarth.”
Inthepast,itwashardtolookforsignsofintelligentlifeintheuniverse.Butnow,powerfultelescopes(高倍望远镜)allowscientiststodiscoversmallerplanets—thesizeofMarsortheEarth—inothersolarsystems.Theseplanetsmighthaveintelligentlife.
HavebeingsfromspacealreadyvisitedtheEarth?
“Probablynot,”saysShostak.“It'salongwayaway.However,intelligentbeingsmaycontactusinotherways,suchasradiosignals(信号).Infact,theymaybetryingtocommunicatewithusnow,butwedon'thavetherighttoolstoreceivetheirmessages.However,thisischanging.By2025,wecouldmakecontactwithotherlife__formsinouruniverseandwemighthelpeachother.”
31.SethShostakandAlexandraBarnettare________.
A.astronomersB.farmers
C.singersD.drivers
32.WhatisthebesttitleforParagraph2?
A.TheAgeandSizeoftheEarth
B.OurGalaxy—TheMilkyWay
C.WhyIntelligentLifeMightExist
D.TheEarth—TheOnlyPlanetwithIntelligentLife
33.Whywasithardtolookforsignsofintelligentlifeintheuniverseinthepast?
A.Becausetherewerenotanysmallerplanets.
B.Becausetherewerenotanypowerfultelescopes.
C.Becausetheastronomerswerenotinterestedinthem.
D.BecausetheMilkyWaydidn'texistatthattime.
34.Whyhaven'tbeingsfromspacevisitedusyetaccordingtoShostak?
A.Becausethey'reafraidofus.
B.Becauseit'salongwayaway.
C.Becausetheydon'twanttoseeus.
D.Becausetheydon'tknowhowtouseradiosignals.
35.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“lifeforms”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Messages.
B.Tools.
C.Intelligentbeings.
D.Radiosignals.
Ⅳ.任务型阅读(10分)
Itisimportantforeveryonetoenjoyhappiness.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewpeopleknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewwaystohelpyoubehappier.
Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuturesuchasgettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjobthatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife'ssimplepleasure,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavouritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsusuallylivehappierandhealthierlives.
Thesecondsecretistobeactive.Manypeopleexperiencethisbydancingorplayingasport.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems,andonlythinkabouttheactivity.
Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhentheyvolunteertheirtimetodomanymeaningfulthingsforotherpeople.Ifyou