1、Unit 9 单元检测 一、完形填空(30 分) My parents always told me that I couldnt dance, because it was a girls sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning from books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents support, that _1_ seemed all but impossible to rea
2、ch. One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _2_ parents for permission(允许) to take her to the lessons. What a _3_ chance to learn dancing! One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room when Maggie walked _4_ “Whats the matter, Maggie？” I stopped _
3、5_ “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me？” “What is it？” I wondered. “Therell be a dancing performance in my school, _6_ the boys think Im slow, and none of them wants to be my partner. _7_ you dance with me for it？” She looked at me anxiously. “You can be a good dancer！” I encouraged her.
4、“Lets show those people that they have been _8_ all along.” In the following months, we _9_ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and _10_ Maggie improved a lot. Finally came the big day.I became _11_ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the
5、_12_ began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had _13_ My heart was beating wildly when I saw my _14_ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder.“Well done, Son. Though it is hard for me to admit
6、it, you really looked like you _15_ this stage(舞台)Go for it and make us proud.” Id been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasnt going to be easy, but I wouldnt give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance. ( )1.A.line BDream Canswer Dmessage ( )2.A.my Byour Chis
7、Dher ( )3.A.similar BFunny Cgood Dstrange ( )4.A.out Baway Cthrough Din ( )5.A.drawing BDancing Csinging Dwriting ( )6.A.but Bor Cso Dif ( )7.A.Need BMust CCould DShould ( )8.A.sad BLazy Csorry Dwrong ( )9.A.chatted BRested Cslept Dpracticed ( )10.A.first BSoon Cnever Dseldom ( )11.A.shy Bbored Cner
8、vous Dangry ( )12.A.music Blesson Cmeeting Dparty ( )13.A.arrived BFinished Csucceeded Dregretted ( )14.A.father BMother Csister Dclassmate ( )15.A.took away Bpaid for Cfell into Dbelonged to 二、阅读理解(20 分) Do you like listening to music? Do you often turn up the music when youre using earphones? If s
9、o, your hearing may have been damaged(损坏). The World Health Organization(WHO) is worried that 1.1 billion children and young people are damaging their hearing by listening to loud music. Nearly half the young people in developed countries may lose their hearing because of the “unsafe use” of music p
10、layers, including smartphones. Loud music in nightclubs, parties and at sports also make it worse. The WHO advises young people to listen to music for just one hour a day. Dr.Etienne Krug told BBC， “What were trying to do is to draw peoples attention to a problem that is not talked about enough.” He
11、 said its easy to solve this problem. Dr. Krug said keeping the music down and limiting(限制) the listening time to less than one hour a day would save a lot of peoples hearing. However, he also said， “Even an hour can be too much if the music is too loud.” Ralph Holme, a researcher, explained how lou
12、d noise can damage ears. He said，“Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells(细胞) in the inner ear. The cells can tell different sounds through vibration(振动). But they are very fragilethey get damaged easily and even die if they vibrate too much because of loud soun
13、ds for too long.” He warned， “The bigger problem is: They dont grow back and the ear can no longer get sound.” No one wants to lose their hearing! Therefore, next time when you listen to music, make sure its not too loud and to only listen for less than an hour. You can enjoy your music much better
14、in this way. ( )16.How are the children and young people damaging their hearing? ABy using smartphones. BBy going to the parties. CBy listening to loud music. DBy talking with friends. ( )17.How long does WHO advise young people to listen to music a day? AFor a long time. BFor just one hour. CFor ha
15、lf of the day. DFor more than one hour. ( )18.What does the word “fragile” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? AWeak. BClever. CSmall. DStrong. ( )19.What can little hair cells be used for? AKilling off other cells. BDamaging peoples hearing. CTelling sounds through vibration. DMaking loud sounds. ( )20.F
16、rom the passage we can learn that _ Akeeping the music down would save young peoples hearing Bthe damaged cells can grow back and that the ear can get sound Cyoung people lose their hearing because of going to the nightclubs Dthe problem of young peoples hearing damage is talked about enough 三、用方框中所
17、给单词的适当形式填空(10 分) prefer praise reflect stick music 21The sunlight was _ from the water. 22He _ to dance when he was young. 23He _ to the task until it was finished. 24Lang Lang is known for his _ abilities. 25The teacher _ his students for their good behavior. 四、根据中文提示完成短文(20 分) Do you love music? I
18、 cant remember when I began to listen to music in my 26_(空 闲的) time. Maybe it happened when I was feeling 27_(悲哀的；沮丧的) long ago. Its hard for me to tell how music makes me feel better. But while listening to music, especially 28_(悦耳的；平滑的) music, I feel calm and 29_(和平的；安宁的). Now I am listening to a
19、song named “Moon River”. It is really a 30_(极好的；了不起的) song. I didnt like this song at the beginning, but later I found its slow melody and beautiful 31_(歌词) deeply touching. “Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker. Wherever youre going, Im going your way. Two drifters, off to see the world. Theres such
20、a lot of world to see.” Yes. Although there is a long way to go for the drifters and maybe there are many troubles ahead, they 32_(好像；似乎) afraid of nothing. I like music. Music 33_(提醒； 使想起) me that human beings have a lot in common even if we come from different countries or 34_(背景), because we all
21、have the same 35_(感觉；感触) or understandings of melodies and words. 五、语法填空(20 分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Have you heard of Swan Lake(天鹅湖)? It is such a famous ballet(芭蕾舞剧) that it was once made into a drama film by a Russian director. Because of its quiet and smooth music, Swan Lake is 36
22、_(consider) to be one of the greatest classical ballets. It was the Russian master of classical music, Tchaikovsky, who created it. He created 11 operas 37_ total in his lifetime. In 1871, he wrote a little ballet about swans for his relatives. During the time, Tchaikovsky created Swan Lake, he used
23、 some music from it for Swan Lake once in 38_ while. The story of the ballet is based on(根据) a German fairy tale which is full of 39_(sad). Its about a prince 40_(name) Siegfried. He falls in love with the Swan princess, Odette. However, Odette feels very upset about it, because she is a swan by day
24、 but a young woman at night. She is under a magic spell(咒语) that can be only broken by a man who will make a promise to love her forever. 41_(lucky), Siegfried makes the promise. And he also sticks 42_ it. How moving it is! But 43_ is a pity that their love story doesnt have a good ending. The 44_(p
25、ain) ending of the ballet is the deaths of Siegfried and Odette. The ballet was first performed on March 4, 1877 in Moscow, Russia. In 1895, some changes were made to the ballet. It was then performed in St. Petersburg, Russia. Most 45_(perform) today are based on the latter version(版本) 参考答案参考答案 一、1
26、5.BACDB 610.ACDDB 1115.CACAD 二、1620.CBACA 三、21.reflected 22.preferred 23.stuck 24.musical 25.praised 四、26.spare/free 27.down/sad/upset 28.smooth 29.peaceful 30.fantastic 31.lyrics 32.seem 33.reminds 34.backgrounds 35.feelings 五、36.considered 37.in 38.a 39.sadness 40.named 41.Luckily 42.to 43.it 44.painful 45.performances
