1、Unit 9Wheels(满分：120分；时间：100分钟).单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)1No，Im afraid he isnt in.This is his secretary speaking.Can I help you?_.AOh，you willBOh，thats a pityCI think soDWell，I look forward to hearing from you2The wheat crop this year is not promising because the _ from frost is too great.AdestroyBredu
2、ctionCdamage Dbreak3I suggest we set up an outofclass club.Great！Thats exactly what I _.Ahave been thinking BthinkChad thought Dwill think4Whatever he promises，you cant _ anything.Arely on Brely on him to doCdepend on Dadvise him to do5What about your headache?Thanks to the medicine，it is becoming l
3、ess _.Afrequent BcommonCregular Dconvenient6(2013安庆高一调研)This September over 500 students from our school _ universities.Aadmitted to Bwere admitting toChave admitted to Dwere admitted into7I would appreciate _ back this afternoon so that we can make an early decision.Ayou to call Byou callCyour call
4、ing Dyoure calling8(2013黄山高一质检)I will write the report as soon as I _ the experiment.Awill finish Bwill have finishedCfinished Dhave finished9The children should be _ for cleaning their own rooms.Awatchful BresponsibleCpresent Dpopular10The Beijing express(特快)had_ on the station when we hurriedly go
5、t to the platform.Apulled on Bpulled outCpulled round Dpulled off11What about the tie your mother bought for you?It _ my suit well.Afits BmatchesCbalances Dsatisfies12In peace，too，the Red Cross is expected to send help _ there is human suffering.Awhoever BhoweverCwhatever Dwherever13(2013安徽高考)_in th
6、e early 20th century，the school keeps on inspiring childrens love of art.ATo found BFoundingCFounded DHaving founded14(2013重庆高考)It was with the help of the local guide_the mountain climber was rescued.Awho BthatCwhen Dhow15The elderly need special care in winter，as they are _ to the sudden change of
7、 weather.Asensitive BflexibleCpositive Dsenseless.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)There have been many great inventions，which have changed the way we live.The first great invention was one that is still very important todaythe _16_.This made it _17_ to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.For hu
8、ndreds of years after that there were _18_inventions that had as much effect as the wheel.Then in the early 1800s the world started to _19_.There was little unknown land _20_ in the world.People didnt have to _21_ much any more.They began to _22_ instead to make life better.In the second half of the
9、 19th century many great inventions were made. _23_ them were the camera，the electric light and the radio.These all became a big _24_ of our life today.The first part of the 20th century _25_ more great inventions：the helicopter in 1909，_26_movies in 1926，the computer in 1928 and jet planes in 1930.
10、This was _27_ a time when a new material was first made.Nylon _28_ out in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people_29_.The middle part of the 20th century brought new ways to help people _30_over diseases.They worked very well.They made people healthier and let them _31_ long lives.By the 1960s mo
11、st people could _32_ to live to be at least 60.By this time most people had a very good life.Of course new inventions _33_ to be made.But man now had a desire to _34_ again.The world is known to man but the stars are not yet.Man began looking for _35_ to go into space.Russia made the first step.Then
12、 the United States took a step.Since then other countries，including China and Japan，have made their steps into space.16A.paper BwheelCcar Dtrain17A.faster BeasierCharder Dslower18A.more BmanyCfew Dsome19A.grow BturnCbecome Dchange20A.left BremainedCstayed Dkept21A.work BexploreChunt Dtravel22A.fish
13、BplayCwork Dstudy23A.In BAmongCBetween DDuring24A.part BchangeCplay Drole25A.made BtookCdid Dsaw26A.sound BnoiseCvoice Dspeech27A.neither BalsoCtoo Deither28A.made BwentCcame Dworked29A.did BmadeCthought Dwore30A.get BcomeCtake Dturn31A.live BkeepCstay Dmake32A.try BlikeCexpect Dseek33A.continued Bh
14、adCsupposed Dwanted34A.work BbegCexplore Dchange35A.chances BwaysCmachines Dplanes.阅读理解(共20小题；每题2分，满分40分)ALast July，my 12yearold car died on Californias Santa Ana Freeway.It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home.I couldnt reach anyone to pick me up，so I decided to take a bus.Not kno
15、wing the routes，I figured Id just head east.A bus pulled up，and I asked the driver how far she was going.“Four more lights，”she said.There was another bus I could take from there.This clearly was going to be a long night.She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.Af
16、ter waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home.Then a bus pulled up.There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃)It was out of service.But the door opened，and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver.“I just cant leave you here，” she said.“This isnt
17、 the nicest place.Ill give you a ride home.”“Youll drive me home in the bus？”I asked，puzzled.“No，Ill take you in my car，”she said.“Its a long way，”I protested.“Come on，”she said.“I have nothing else to do.”As we drove from the station in her car，she began telling me a story.A few days earlier，her br
18、other had run out of gas.A good Samaritan picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his car.“Im just passing the favor along，”she said.When I offered her money as a thankyou，she wouldnt hear of it.“That wouldnt make it a favor，”she said.“Just do something nice for somebody.Pass it
19、 along.”36Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?AHe wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.BNo driver would give him a ride.CHe didnt know the routes.DHe perhaps would have to take a taxi.37Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the
20、route?ANo bus would come at the time.BA taxi ride would be more comfortable.CHe became impatient and a bit worried.DHe knew the driver would never return.38The bus driver drove the writer home later because _.Ashe happened to go in the same directionBshe wanted to do something good for other peopleC
21、her brother told her to do soDshe wanted to earn more money39The bus driver hoped that the writer _.Awould do as she didBwould keep her in memoryCwould give the money to othersDwould do her a favorBAudrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie，Roman Holiday，w
22、hich was released(发行)in 1953.But she is remembered as much for her_aid_work as for her acting.Born in Belgium in 1929，Audreys father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood.During World War ，she lived and studied in the Netherlands.H
23、er mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war.But she realised she wasnt going to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)So she began taking acting parts in stage shows.Later she began to get small parts in movie
24、s.But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America that brought her true fame.In 1951 she played the character“Gigi”in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical(关键的，重要的)praise.Two years later，Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.Audrey made more than 25 movies.Among her most popular r
25、oles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys in 1961.Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.She was married two times and had one son by each husband.In 1989，the UN Childrens Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador(亲善大使，特使)She travelled all over the world in support of UNI
26、CEF projects.The UN agency said she was a tireless worker.She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War .She said she knew what it was like to be starving
27、and to be saved by international aid.She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer(结肠癌)40In Paragraph 1，“her aid work”means_.Awinning an Academy Award as Best ActressBtaking acting parts in stage showsCmaking moviesDacting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF41The reason why
28、 Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that_.Ashe wanted to be a ballerinaBher parents were from BritainCthe education there was excellentDit was safe there42We can infer from the passage that _.AAudreys parents lived in Germany during World War BAudrey lived in America in the 1950sCAudrey
29、 was made to give up dancingDthe character“Gigi”in the Broadway play was her most popular role43_is NOT mentioned in the passage about Audrey Hepburn.AMarriage BIdentityCContribution DReligionCToday almost everyone knows computers and the Internet.If I ask you“What is the most important in your life
30、？”，maybe you will say“Computers and the Internet.”The first computer was made in 1946.It was very big but it worked slowly.Today computers are getting smaller and smaller.But they work faster and faster.What can computers do？A writer has said，“People cant live without computers today.”The Internet c
31、ame a little later than computers.It is about twentyfive years later than computers.But now it can be found almost everywhere.We can use it to read books，write letters，do shopping，play games or make friends.Many students like the Internet very much.They often go into the Internet as soon as they are
32、 free.They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends.They dont know their real names，ages and even sex(性别)They are so interested in making the “unreal friends”that they cant put their hearts into study.Many of them cant catch up with others on many subjects because of
33、 that.We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world.But at the same time，we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.44The Internet can not be used for _.Astudying BshoppingCthinking Dplaying45When the computer was invented，it was _.Alar
34、ge and worked quicklyBsmall and worked slowlyClarge but worked slowlyDsmall but worked quickly46The Internet was born in about_.A1960 B1970C1980 D198547Which of the following is TRUE?AFew students like going into the Internet.BStudents use the Internet to make“real friends”CThese“unreal friends”ofte
35、n meet each other.DStudents dont know the friends on the Internet very well.DBullies(欺凌弱小者)often bully students who are lonely.They do it over and over，but the students usually dont tell anybody they are being bullied because they are afraid of the bullies.These students dont know how to stop the bu
36、llies and are very unhappy.Some dont see a solution and dont want to be bullied any more，so they decide to commit suicide(自杀)On the Internet，there are many stories about bullying victims who killed themselves.Here are three we read about online.A 14yearold girl in Canada was bullied all the time by
37、three girls in her class.The girls even called her on the telephone to bully her.She was afraid to stand_up_to them and never told anyone about the situation.She was miserable and didnt want to be bullied again，so she killed herself.A 14yearold boy in Canada was also bullied a lot.He was miserable，b
38、ut he did not talk to anyone either.Finally，he wrote a note to his parents.He told them that he was scared of the bullies and didnt know what to do.Then he jumped off a bridge.In England，a 13yearold girl was bullied because she was very tall.She was scared of the bullies，but she also never told anyb
39、ody what the bullies was doing.She was so unhappy that she committed suicide.These young students were lonely and unhappy.They did not know how to stop the bullies，so they killed themselves.We need to notice when students are victims(受害者)and desperate.Then we can help them before they decide to comm
40、it suicide.48The reason why victims keep silent about bullying is that_.Athey dont want to take that seriouslyBthey are too shy to say that to othersCbullies may have ordered them not to tell others about thatDthey want to solve the problems by themselves49All of the following are about the reasons
41、why victims kill themselves EXCEPT_.Athey dont know how to solve the problemBthey are worried about thatCdeath means the end of being bulliedDno one dares to help them50The underlined phrase“stand up to”in Paragraph 4 refers to_.Aface bravely BbeatCbully Dmet51What should those who are bullied do in
42、 order to stop being bullied again?AThey should have the bullies beaten by others.BThey should try their best to fight against them.CThey should tell others about the matter and ask them for help.DThey should try to avoid meeting them again.EWhen you are deciding which wheels are right for you，there
43、 are quite a few choices.Here are some tips that may be helpful in choosing a wheel.Steel wheelsoffered mostly for offroad or as a low cost alternative to aluminum(铝)Steel wheels can be improved by making small changes with a spray can or brush if the need ever arises.A chromed steel wheel is likely
44、 to rust and is likely to need repair，especially in areas that use salt on the roads in the winter.They are heavier than aluminum wheels，thus，add some additional stress to suspension and braking(刹车)parts.Another downfall of steel wheels is that they are handbuilt wheels and have lower ability of bea
45、ring in regard to run in，sometimes causing shaking problems on the street.ALWAYS dry your wheels off after going through a car wash.The chemicals used in car washes these days can leave dirty spots that are difficult，if not impossible，to get rid of.ALWAYS wash the road salt off your wheels as soon a
46、s possible.Salt can eat into the last part of a wheel and leave pits and stains that cannot be fixed.ALWAYS check the directions on a cleaner before you use it on your wheels or tyres.Some tyre cleaners will forever discolour wheels and some wheel cleaners contain acids that will eat certain types of wheels.52The passage mainly tells us about_.Ahow to repair and fix wheelsBhow to buy and wash wheelsChow to introduce and
