1、牛津译林版9BUnit2单元测试卷(常州)初三英语9B 单元测试卷Unit 2一、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.Wendy, do you know about NEIL Armstrong?Yeah, he became _ astronaut in 1962, and in 1966, he went into _ as command pilot. A. a; anB. the; aC. an; /D. /; a( ) 2.Where is your father Jimmy? He _ for informatio
2、n on the Internet. He _ as the head of new productions of his company. A. searches; worksB. is searching; worksC. searches; is workingD. is searching; is working( ) 3.Why didnt you receive my call yesterday evening, Anthony?I _ an email to my best friend Mary. She _ me to give her some suggestions o
3、n further study abroad. A. wrote; askedB. was writing; askedC. wrote; was askingD. was writing; was asking( ) 4.In the past, washing clothes by hands _ a lot of time. With the invention of the washing machine, people _ more time to relax. A. took; have hadB. has taken; hadC. has taken; have hadD, to
4、ok; has( ) 5.When we speak or write, we can use formal or informal language. “_” are formal language while “_” are informal one. A. Hello; have a big mouthB. Wed; esp.C. Dear Mr. White; Lots of loveD. Ladies and gentlemen; yours( ) 6.Because of her excellent achievements in science, Marie Curie _ th
5、e Nobel Prize twice in her life. A. PresentedB. Was presented toC. was present withD. Was presented ( ) 7._ was a Russia, a composer of classical music while _ was was South African, a fighter for the rights of black Africans all his life. A. Christopher Columbus; Qian XuesenB. Thomas Edison; Nelson
6、 MandelaC. Peter Tchaikovsky; Nelson MandelaD. William Shakespeare; Peter Tchaikovsky( ) 8.When a person, especially drunk, drives his car too fast. The car seems to be _ control, and he will be _ danger. A. under; inB. out of; inC. in; out ofD. under; out of( ) 9.Neil Armstrong joined the navy afte
7、r he _. A. became an astronautB. a test pilotC. received his student pilots licenseD. became command pilot of Gemini 8( ) 10._ the help of the modern technologies, China _ great contributions not only to our country but also to the whole world. A. With; has madeB. Under; makesC. In; madeD. Because o
8、f; made( ) 11.What do you think _. Im not sure. I think he will give us a talk on how to work hard and serve for our country in the future. A. Yuan Longping will speak to usB. will Yuan Longping say to usC. Yuan Longping will talk aboutD. Yuan Longpig will give us( ) 12.Do you know anything about mo
9、dern inventions, Millie? Yeah, many _ great difference in our life. Some even _ the way we live. A. have made; have changedB. have done; changedC. did; have madeD. brought; improved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。Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January, 1942.
10、 He went to school in St Albans-a small city near London. 13 he did well, he was never top of his class. 14 leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University, where he studied Physics, and then he went to Cambridge University to study Cosmology (宇宙论). As he himself admitted, he wasnt very seri
11、ous about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still 15 good marks. It was at the age of twenty 16 Hawking first noticed that something went wrong with him. He started to bump into (碰撞) things, and once or twice 17 over for no reason. When he visited his family
12、 at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he made him see a doctor. Hawking was sent to hospital for tests. Finally, the 18 came back. Hawking had motor neuron(运动神经元) disease, an illness which 19 the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was twenty-three. At
13、 first, Hawking became very depressed (沮丧的). After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, Before my illness, I had been very 20 with my life. There had not seemed to be anything 21 doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that the
14、re were a lot of things I could do. Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, and had three children. He also went on 22 some of the most important scientific researches ever carried out.Today, Hawking still works at Cambridge University. He strongly believes that his story shows that no
15、body, 23 their condition is, should lose 24 .Life is not fair. he once said, You just have to do the best you can in your situation.( ) 13.A. Because B. Although C. As D. Unless( ) 14.A. Before B. After C. Until D. While( ) 15.A. forgot B. missed C. achieved D. Wanted( ) 16.A. ThatB. WhenC. WhichD.a
16、lthough( ) 17.A. fell B. came C. got D. took( ) 18.A. news B. results C. doctors D. parents( ) 19.A. helped B. made C. caused D. prevented( ) 20.A. bored B. happy C. satisfied D. Angry( ) 21.A. BusyB. WorthD. ImportantD. afford( ) 22.A. do B. to do C. does D. did( ) 23.A. wherever B. however C. when
17、ever D. whatever( ) 24.A. marks B. games C. hope D. Interest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)Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria (衡量标准，尺度) in hand, the Dallas family looked around th
18、e country visiting half a dozen schools. They looked for a university that offered the teenagers intended major (主修科目), one located near a large city, and a campus (大学校园) where their daughter would be safe. “The safety issue (问题) is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasnt alone
19、 in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns (担心), and the same question was always asked: What about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“Thats not a problem here.” -Mahoney began to feel uneasy.“No crime whatsoever?” comments (评论) Mahoney today.
20、“I just dont buy it.” Nor should he: In 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime m
21、irrors the rest of the nation.”But getting accurate information isnt easy. Colleges must report crime statistics (统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity (名声), leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be serious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on C
22、ampus, Inc., the nations leading campus safety watchdog (监视) group.To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.( ) 25.The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August_.A. to express th
23、e opinions of many parentsB. to choose a right one for their daughterC. to check the cost of college educationD. to find a right one near a large city( ) 26.It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges_.A. receive too many visitorsB. mirror the rest of the n
24、ationC. hide the truth of campus crime D. have too many watchdog groups( ) 27.The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means “_”.A. mind B. take C. believe D. Expect( ) 28.What is the text mainly about?A. Exact campus crime statistics.B. Crimes on or around campusesC. Effective solutions to
25、campus crime.D. Concerns about kids campus safety. (B)Where in the world can you take an hours train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never bums down? Theres only one place, and thats Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from t
26、he tourist train are film sets (布景) in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA. A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isnt quite the same as it used to be. C
27、osts have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie - makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones. The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people
28、 mostly stay at home to watch series, like Dynasty, which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These soap operas, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle - aged,
29、 like many of the people who watch them.Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film - makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well.
30、 Movie - makers have realized that they dont need Hollywood any more. Modem cameras and other equipments are smaller and lighter. They can be taken to film real streets and real houses instead of making copies expensively in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to t
31、ake the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best known industry.( ) 29.From the passage, we know Universal Studios is _. A. a very large park B. a busy London
32、 street C. a famous movie company D. an old Hollywood movie( ) 30.The movie industry in California isnt as successful as before because_. A. young people dont go to movie theatres any more B. there is strong competition from other states C. its movie companies are in need of young stars D. the state
33、 hasnt put a development plan into action( ) 31.What can we learn about soap operas from the passage? A. They are teenagers favourites. B. They are much more expensive. C. They are less attractive. D. They are cheaper and easier to make.( ) 32.The passage mainly tells us_. A. something about the fil
34、m industry in the USA B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood C. the good old days of Hollywood D. the film business in California(C)In choosing Steven Chu as his energy secretary（能源部长）, Barack Obama has chosen one of the most prominent U.S. scientists of using science to deal with global warm
35、ing（全球变暖）.Steven Chu was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1948. His father was a college teacher. At that time, they were only the third Chinese family to live there. In high school, Chu played tennis and was on the school club. He took his first physics class in his senior year at Garden City High s
36、chool and became interested in it.Steven Chu got his first doctors degree in maths and physics in 1970. Then he went to California for another doctors degree. In 1978, Chu worked in Bell Lab where he developed ways to cool and trap atoms using a laser（用激光冷却和俘获原子）. In 1997, he got the Nobel Prize for
37、 physics for this. He left Stanford in 2004, after he was made head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California. As the head of the national lab, Chu has tried to find scientific ways to climate change and soon become a member of the Climate Council working for a new global climate treaty（气候
38、条约）for 2009.He also insists on the need to end the unnecessary waste of energy. “If I were King of the world, I would spend the next ten years on energy efficiency and conservation（节能和环保）.” he said last year.On December 11th, 2008, Barack Obama made him energy secretary. He would be the first Chines
39、e-American to run the department of Energy and devote himself to sustainable（可持续发展的）energy. ( ) 33.Who is Steven Chu?A. He is a Nobel Prize winner for energy. B. He is a visiting scientist in America.C. He is an American-Chinese. D. He is a Chinese-American.( ) 34.The underlined word “prominent” in
40、the first paragraph means _. A. 参与竞选的 B. 遵守承诺的 C. 才能卓越的 D. 出身显赫的( ) 35.Which of the following statement is NOT true? A. Steven Chu has more than one doctors degree. B. Steven Chu was once good at playing tennis. C. Steven Chu won a Nobel Prize for his work in the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.D. St
41、even Chu thinks energy efficiency and conservation is very important to our world.( ) 36.Which is the right order of the following events about Steven Chu?a. He was chosen by Barack Obama as US energy secretary.b. He got the Nobel Prize for his excellent research work.c. He studied in California for
42、 his second doctors degree.d. He became a member of the Climate Council.e. He acted as the head of the national lab in California. A. b c d e a B. c b e d a C. d a b c e D. a c b d e( ) 37.In the next part of this passage, the writer would most probably tell us the following EXCEPT_A. Obamas reason
43、of choosing Chu as the energy secretary B. Chus plan and work on energy efficiency and conservation C. Obamas new plan to ChineseAmericansD. both Obama and Chus plans and ideas on sustainable energy 四、 阅读表达（共5分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读短文内容在文章后的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems
44、. And unless we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. It can also affect the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems? There are many ways.By learning to forget Most of us have probably been angry
45、 with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didnt like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may be lost.When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us: we can deal with
