1、重庆一中初重庆一中初 2023 届九年级英语周四小练习（届九年级英语周四小练习（10）I.单项选择（单项选择（10 分）分）1.I think the air-conditioner is _ useful invention for people to beat the heat.A.a B.an C.the D./2.Common doctors and nurses are _ by many people in this country.A.looked into B.looked up to C.looked up D.looked around 3.How dangerous!Ye
2、ah.The car _ hit that boy just now.A.clearly B.normally C.nearly D.mostly 4.We must stop him _ or he will die soon.A.smoke B.to smoke C.from smoking D.smoked 5._ was tea invented?Oh,by chance.A.When B.Where C.What D.How 6.I bought this coat at a very _ price.It saves me a lot of money and I like it
3、very much.A.cheap B.low C.expensive D.high 7.With everybody _ on the camera in the online classroom,the teachers can know whether the students are listening carefully or not.A.turning B.turn C.to turn D.turns 8._ the photos _ during your last European trip?Yes,they look beautiful,right?A.Are,taken B
4、.Were,taken C.Did,take D.Do,take 9.The number of Lisas fans _ 75 million since she opened her Instagram account(账号).A.has risen to B.has raised to C.have risen to D.have raised 10.Tracy,could you tell me _?I think the reason is that people can play it for fun and exercise.A.when basketball was inven
5、ted B.when was basketball invented C.why basketball is so popular D.why is basketball so popular II.完形填空（完形填空（15 分）分）Bryan Lee is an American high school student.Different from others,this 16-year-old boy loves making bows(弓)by hand and 1 them on the Internet.Bryan shares a common 2 with his parents
6、.They all love hunting and fishing.They often go hunting（打猎）and fishing in their free time.“I wanted a longbow to 3 ,but I didnt have enough money,”Bryan said.“So I had to make 4 by myself.”Bryan said that he was self-taught.He learned how to make bows from the Internet and a few books.Of course,it
7、wasnt for him at first.However,after lots of hard work,he 5 knew how to make bows that look as good as those 6 in stores.Bryan 7 making his first longbow when he was just twelve years old.So far he has made seven fiberglass(玻璃纤维)bows and sold three of them.He has made a lot of money while 8 his hobb
8、y.Bryan said that he dreamed of 9 a bow-making factory in the future.Bryan usually communicates with his customers on the phone or by e-mail.He even has his own 10 :.Are you interested in it?Why not pay a visit to it?()1.A.buying B.selling C.creating D.producing()2.A.style B.fashion C.experience D.i
9、nterest()3.A.hunt B.hunt with C.hunt for D.be hunted()4.A.one B.something C.the one D.the ones()5.A.hardly B.finally C.specially D.usually()6.A.are sold B.sold C.sell D.selling()7.A.refused B.forgot C.began D.allowed()8.A.missing B.changing C.destroying D.enjoying()9.A.setting up B.looking for C.giv
10、ing up D.talking about()10.A.book B.telephone C.e-mail D.website III.阅读理解（阅读理解（20 分）分）A It is often thought that necessity(需要)is the mother of invention.Its true.11-year-old Cameron Roberts has proved(证明)that.One Senator(参议员)said,“Lets show our thanks to the young man who has done so much for the el
11、derly and the disabled.Thank you for inventing the Res-Q Lift,Cameron.”Two years ago,Cameron saw one of his mothers patients fall over at his home with his own eyes.The womans daughter was unable to lift her.After that Cameron came up with the idea for the Res-Q Lift.He says that the Res-Q Lift make
12、s it possible to move the disabled or the injured easily.“People can just slide(滑动)patients onto my invention,”Cameron says.Jerry,the president of Florida International Business Service,which helps inventors turn their ideas for inventions into products,agreed to help Cameron develop his invention.“
13、When people are young,they are usually creative and have lots of dreams.What we need to do is encourage kids.This way,they can invent more things as they grow up,”Jerry says.The Res-Q Lift is designed for nursing homes,hospitals and even homes.It is raised and lowered with the push of a button(按钮).C
14、ameron says the lift moves slowly so as not to scare patients.Until Cameron met with Jerry,he hadnt told anyone about his idea for the invention.“Jerry has helped me a lot.He is basically the best part of what happened today,”Cameron says.Now the 11-year-old boy has already started working on his ne
15、xt invention.()1.Camerons mother is probably _.A.an inventor B.a doctor C.a teacher D.a businesswoman()2.Cameron invented the Res-Q Lift because _.A.he was interested in inventing things B.his mother asked him to invent it C.he wanted to make lots of money by inventing it D.he wanted to do something
16、 for disabled people and their families()3.The public knew about Camerons idea for the Res-Q Lift_.A.after Cameron talked with one Senator B.when the woman fell over at Camerons home C.after Cameron met with Jerry D.as soon as Cameron came up with the idea ()4.From the passage,we learn that _.A.the
17、Res-Q Lift was not invented by accident B.without creative ideas,people cant invent anything C.Jerry doesnt agree that kids should spend their time inventing things D.the disabled can move by themselves with the help of the Res-Q Lift ()5.The best title for this passage may be“_”.A.Lets Turn Your Id
18、eas into Products B.The Res-Q Liftan Invention by a Boy C.The Mother of Success D.What can Help the Disabled and Injured B Imagine having a simple App(应用程序)that works like this:When you need help，just open the App,touch the not OK button and a text message will be sent to five pre-selected(预先选定的)peo
19、ple，along with a location(位置)to show where you are.The message reads,Hey,Im not OK.Please call me,text me,or come to find me.US teenagers Hannah Lucas,15,and her brother Charlie,13,have created an App called Not OK.People just need to pay$1.99(12.5 yuan)each month to use it.Hannah was inspired(启发)to
20、 create the App during a dark time in her life last year.She suffered from a disease that caused her to pass out at school.Other kids sometimes bullied(欺凌)her about this.She felt sad and wanted to find an App that would allow her to get help when she wasnt feeling OK.She asked her brother Charlie,wh
21、ose nickname is“Tech Support,to find such an App.When they couldnt find one,they decided to create one themselves.They came up with some designs for the App first.Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the App.Hannah also shared her idea in her summer business class.Som
22、e App developers showed interest and decided to help her.At last,the App came out in the US and Canada on January 31.Hannah is happy that her App is helping others.It makes everything I went through last year worth it,she said.()6.What do the underlined words text me in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A.s
23、end me a report B.send me an e-mail C.send me a message D.send me an exam()7.The main purpose of inventing the App is to allow people _.A.to build a website B.to take classes C.to earn money D.to ask for help()8.The right order of the following statements about the invention of the App is_.a.Hannah
24、suffered from a disease last year.b.Charlie took a programming class last summer.c.The App came out in the US and Canada in January.d.Hannah and Charlie failed to find such a useful App.A.c.d.a.b B.c.d.b.a C.a,d.b.c D.a,d.c.b ()9.The best words to describe the App are_.A.simple and helpful B.pleasan
25、t and dangerous C.expensive and creative D.interesting and pre-selected()10.We can infer that _ according to the passage.A.People can use the App called Not OK for free.B.Some App developers are interested in Hannah and Charlies App.C.The App called Not OK is really useful and able to help many peop
26、le in need.D.Hannah and Charlie got a lot of money by selling their App.IV.任务型阅读（任务型阅读（9 分）分）At a young age,Tang Cheng was crazy about science and dreamed to make it his future job.After he got a doctoral degree(博士学位)in biology in 2018,he worked as a researcher at a university.During the work,he fou
27、nd there was a big gap(隔阂)between the public and the science community.People in the science community communicated with each other using jargon(行话)，which was too difficult for common people to understand.In order to develop peoples interest in science,he began to make-videos with simple words.Later
28、,he gave up his job and became a full-time video creator.However,his family were strongly against it,because they thought it was silly of him to quit a good job like this and go after some“big dreams.But Tang said it was more important to spread science to more people.Tang first started translating
29、science videos from English to Chinese.Later,he decided to make his own videos.After months of preparation,he created“Fun Stuff”on Bilibili,and uploaded his first video in 2019.The show soon became popular,“I couldnt take my eyes off the screen!I used to think that science is too hard for us common
30、people.But your video changed my opinion.”One of the viewers wrote on the comment section(评论区).Guo Chengling,a 16-year-old high school student,talked to her friends after watching it.“I couldnt help laughing while watching the show.You must see it!”For the past several years,“Fun Stuff”has been a gr
31、eat success.It has had about 2.5 million followers on Bilibili.Tang also won the“Bilibili Power Up”award in 2019 and 2020 for the show.Tang says he will stick to promoting(推进)science communication,and help the public have a better understanding of science.1.Did Tang use to work at a university?2.Whe
32、n did Tang begin to upload his own videos?3.Why is Fun Stuff popular with viewers according to their comments?4.Do you think Tang Cheng should give up his job at a university?Why or Why not?_ V.根据根据首字母和首字母和括号内所给词的适当形式填空（括号内所给词的适当形式填空（11 分）分）1.Who was the first _(get)to school today?2.Finally,the gir
33、l _(bring)to America and got married there.3.Anyway,I can teach you _(speak)English.4.The computer is _(wide)used around the world.So we must know how to use it.5.Norman Bethune,a _(Canada)doctor,is remembered by Chinese people forever.6.There are many super _(hero)in Marvels(漫威)movies.7.What _(stea
34、l)from the house yesterday?8.In our _(day)lives,we must pay attention to our mental health.9.There will be 16 _(profession)keepers to take care of the pandas in the park.10.Many stars encourage young people _(study)hard at school instead of leaving their schools too early.11.According to the speed,C
35、hinese trains are d_ into different classes(等级).VI.完成句子（完成句子（14 分分）1.The classroom was cleaned by Bell yesterday.(对划线部分提问)By _ _ the classroom cleaned yesterday?2.Shen Nong invented tea accidentally many years ago.(同义句转换)Shen Nong invented tea _ _ many years ago.3.Do people grow rice in Southern Chi
36、na?(变为被动语态)_ rice _ by people in Southern China?4.People say that China is a country full of dreams.(变为被动语态)_ _ that China is a country full of dreams.5.我把想买的东西都列在了这张纸上。（完成译句）The things that I want to buy _ _ on the paper.6.毋庸置疑，时间不等人。（完成译句）_ _,time waits for no man.7.不好意思我错拿了你的校服。（完成译句）Im sorry tha
37、t I took your school uniform _ _.VII.原文填空原文填空(5 分分)Today,1 around the world,with many young people 2 .In China,you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks,schools and even factories.3 ,but it has also become a popular sport to watch.Although Americas NBA games are the most famous,the CB
38、A games are becoming more popular in China.The number of foreign players,including Chinese players,in the NBA has increased.There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA.Many young people 4 and want to become like them.These stars 5 .VII.短文填空（每空短文填空（每空 2 分，共分，共 16 分）分）Do you think youre a
39、lucky person?Why or why not?Ten years ago,I began my research to study luck.I wanted to know 1 some people are always in the right place at the right time,while others always experience bad luck.Many people volunteered for my research.Over the years,I interviewed them,watched their lives and asked t
40、hem to take part in my experiments(实验).I did a simple experiment to see the differences in their ability to notice opportunities(机会).I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photos were inside.Before the experiment,I had put a 2 in the m
41、iddle of the newspaper.It said:“3 you see this,tell the researcher and you can get$50.”This message covered half of the page,but unlucky people seemed to 4 it and lucky people seemed to notice it.Unlucky people are just more nervous than lucky people.They are busy looking 5 only what they need and t
42、his 6 them from noticing the unexpected.As a result,they miss out on opportunities.At the same time,lucky people seem to be more relaxed and open.7 can see everything that is in front of them instead of just what they need.My research shows that lucky people live by several rules,and here are some of them:Listen to your gut instincts(直觉)they are often right.Be 8 to new experiences and change the old way of thinking.Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well.Consider yourself lucky before an important meeting or phone call.1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._
