新目标英语九年级Units4-6阶段过关测试题

A冤單项选择从A尧B尧C 三个选项中选择最佳答案填空（共10 小题，每小题1 分）

（ ）1. Mr. Li _______ sweet food. But now he _______ salty dishes.

A. used to have; is used to eating

B. is used to eat; used to have

C. used to having; is used to eat

（ ）2. Books are made _______ paper while paper is mainly made _______ wood.

A. of; of B. from; from C. of; from

（ ）3. _______ that she has been married for a year. But no one knows who her

husband is.

A. It is said B. It says C. It believed

（ ）4. We advise parents _______ their children at home alone in order to keep

them away from danger.

A. not leave B. not to leave C. not leaving

（ ）5. When you do your homework， you must work carefully to avoid _______ too

many mistakes.

A. to make B. making C. made

（ ）6. —Rick _______ becoming famous overnight.

—Though he is hard working， it takes time for him to make himself

known to people.

A. depends on B. waits for C. dreams of

（ ）7. —Jim， how do your parents like music？

—_______ my dad _______ my mom likes it. They both like country music.

A. Either; or B. Not only; but also C. Both; and

（ ）8. Mr. Green used to live in Beijing with his daughter， _______？

A. did he B. didnt he C. used he

（ ）9. A familiar face _______ in my mind. Yes， its the boy who has ever helped

me in the train station.

A. appears B. disappears C. show up

（ ）10. —Where are you going， Jenny？

—I am going to listen to Mr. Blacks talk. It will _______ British history

between the wars.

A. relate B. cover C. discuss

B冤完形填空阅读短文掌握其大意从ABC 三个选项中选择最佳答案填空

（共10 小题，每小题1 分）

It takes both rain and sunshine to create a rainbow. Lives are not different.There is happiness and sadness. There is the good and the bad， dark and 11spots. If we can face （逆境） bravely and take right 12 to deal with it，itll end up making us cleverer and more powerful. We cannot control all the eventsthat happen in our lives， but we can decide how we deal with them.

There is a good 13 . Richard wanted to sell Indian tea in St. Louis WorldFair in 1904. It was summer and the weather was very hot， no one wanted to 14his tea and of course no one had interest in this new kind of drink. Richard saw thatall the other iced drinks were doing very good business. He came to 15 that heshould also make his tea into an iced drink， mix in sugar and sell it. He did as hethought and people loved it. His 16 and quick decision made it a verysuccessfulbusiness. And in this way， Richard successfully 17 iced teatothe world.

When things go 18 in our lives， as they sometimes will， we should thinkquickly and act quickly. Human beings are not like an （松果） which hasno 19 . An acorn cannot decide 20 to become a big tree or to become foodfor the （松鼠）. Human beings have choices. If nature gives us a lemon， wehave a choice： Either cry for good luck or make lemonade.

（ ）11. A. light B. small C. bright

（ ）12. A. actions B. tools C. places

（ ）13. A. plan B. secret C. example

（ ）14. A. sell B. taste C. boil

（ ）15. A. say B. fear C. realize

（ ）16. A. stupid B. strange C. correct

（ ）17. A. threw B. introduced C. drink

（ ）18. A. mad B. young C. wrong

（ ）19. A. choice B. time C. value

（ ）20. A. when B. how C. whether

閱读技能

A正误判断阅读短文根据短文内容判断所给句子（共5 小题，每小题2 分）

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of anotherin some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in differentways， and at different times on the calendar.

In Western countries， people usually celebrate New Year at midnight onDecember 31st to January 1st. People may go to parties， sometimes dressed in（正式的） clothes， and they may drink （香槟） at midnight. During the firstminutes of the new year， people cheer and wish each other happiness for the yearahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early towatch the sun rise. They welcome the new year with the first light of the sunrise.

Many cultures also do special things to （摆脱） bad luck at thebeginning of a new year. For example， in Ecuador， families make a big doll from oldclothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight， thesedolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the newyear can start （重新）. Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in anew year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean， or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. Onewidespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Years Day. Themore grapes a person eats， the more good luck the person will have in the year. InFrance， people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States， somepeople eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year youhave to eat 365 of them！

（ ）21. The above material is mainly about several different New Year traditions.

（ ）22. Its clear that some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning.

（ ）23. In some cultures， people throw things into rivers or oceans to wish for thenext year.

（ ）24. To have a happy new year， some people get up early to watch the sunrise.

（ ）25. When eating black-eyed peas on New Years Day， people think black-eyedpeas are the best medicine.

（ ）26. We may see the advertisement above _______.

A. in a movie magazine B. in a sports newspaper

C. in a history book

（ ）27. _______ can take part in the camp.

A. A 15-year-old girl B. A 27-year-old man C. A 9-year-old boy

（ ）28. If you want to know more about the camp， you can _______.

A. visit WARRIOR.com

B. send an e-mail to Andy

C. call at （01）344-205-6921

（ ）29. A family needs to pay _______ for the camp if their two sons and a daughter

want to take part in it.

A. $50 B. $100 C. $150

（ ）30. We learn about the program from the material that _______.

A. the camp lasts about 4 days

B. the camp begins at 3 p.m. every day

C. children can watch the basketball games in the camp

Everybody makes decisions in daily life. They can be as important as what youwill do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast. Any decisioncould be the turning point of your life.

I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3.

Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act asan adult. I didnt know that only kids want to show themselves as adults.

I didnt listen to my parents and teachers， and my grades became poor. Thencame the high school entrance exam.

At the turning point of my life， my mom wanted to have a conversation with me.I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes， I felt I couldnt refuse.Instead of asking me to study hard， to my surprise， Mom just asked what I wanted todo in the future. Without thinking too much， I just said I would like to study hard.

Mom smiled and asked again，“I asked： What do you WANT to do？”

I never seriously thought about the question. So， I kept silent.

“Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society，”she went on， “it isyour own decision. Your life ought to be decided by you， not by anyone else，including me.”After saying that， she had tears in her eyes.

For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision. I sat in mychair and thought about myself， my life and what kind of person I wanted to become.

It took me what seemed to be ages to make the biggest decision so far in mylife—I wanted to be a man who makes a difference in the world. To achieve that， Ineeded to study hard.

The path to my future became clear to me. I didnt act （叛逆地）any more. With （激情） in my heart， I studied hard.

Now， Im 17 and Im in one of the best schools in my city， in one of the bestclasses at the school and I am one of the best students in the class.

Thanks to that decision， I have become what I am today.

（ ）31. When did the writer make the important decision？

A. When he was 18 years old.

B. When he was in one of the best classes.

C. When he was studying in Junior 3.

（ ）32. What was the writer like before the decision？

A. His grades became poor.

B. He tried too hard not to act as an adult.

C. He was one of the top students in his class.

（ ）33. How did the writer make the decision？

A. It was his second time to make the decision.

B. It was easy for him to make the decision.

C. He made the decision seriously.

（ ）34. What did the writer do after making the decision？

A. He talked with his teacher patiently.

B. He didnt want to act rebelliously any more.

C. He didnt listen to his mother as usual.

（ ）35. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. The writer made the decision that he should work hard.

B. It took the writer several years to make the decision.

C. After hearing his mothers words，the writer had tears in his eyes.

Tea is an important part of Chinese tradition. Tea has very close relationship toChinese culture.

It is said that Chinese tea was discovered by King Shen Nong. People say thathe lived 5，000 years ago. One summer day， while he was visiting a faraway part ofhis country， he felt very thirsty. The servants began to make water hot enough to turninto gas for him to drink. Dried leaves from a near plant fell into the water. The kingdrank some， and found it could make him feel less tired. Also as a scientist， ShenNong was interested in the new drink. And so， tea was created in 2737 BC.

Drinking tea has many advantages. It makes people feel less tired， clears heatinside the human body and helps people lose weight. As you add a cup of tea to yourdaily life， please check the following helpful advice.

Drink it hot. Tea （氧化） quickly， so its suggested that you drink it hot.

Do not drink too much strong tea. It will probably be harmful to your stomachand make you feel sick if you make the tea too strong.

The best time to drink tea is between meals. It may not make you have astrong wish to eat when your stomach is empty， or cause stomachache when yourstomach is full.

Do not drink with medicine. It may change the medical result. You can drinktea two hours after you take medicine.

Green tea is the best choice for office workers. Why？ Because green tea helpsstop the bad result of the computer.

写作技能

综合填空阅读下面短文袁根据语境尧中文尧首字母或所给单词的提示袁在空白处填入一个恰当的词袁要求所填的词意义准确袁形式正确袁使短文意义完整袁行文连贯遥（共5 小题，每小题1 分）

In modern world， most people have at least one time-telling tool with them， suchas mobile phones， MP5 players and mini computers. Since these small machines areso common， will people stop 41. __________ （wear） the 500-year-old watches？Maybe the answer is “yes”. According to a survey， most teenagers say itsunnecessary to wear a watch. They usually use their mobile phones to tell the time.

However， watchmakers say that watches will get 42. p__________ again whenpeople reach their 20s and 30s. By then， they want to 43. __________ money on acreative time-telling tool because they think its not enough if a watch can just keepgood time， so watchmakers are trying their best to create new kinds of watches.Recently， a new kind of watches has been 44. __________ （發明）. It can use differentcolor lights to tell the time. This kind of watches makes people talk more aboutmodern watches again.

Also people want their time-telling tools to be beautiful， fashionable and（ 实用的）， so watches are designed to meet the need of almost anypersonality. Now more and more watches can be used as （指南针），calendars and even USB drives...

All in all ， a watch has become more important than the time it45 . __________ （ tell ） .

补全对话通读对话袁根据上下文补全对话内容遥（共5 小题，每小题2 分）

A： Hi， Linda. Do you want to be in the school show this year？

B： Yes， that sounds exciting！ 46. ____________________

A： Its a musical called Qu Yuan. And guess what？ Im going to be Qu Yuan.

B： Wow！ 47. ____________________ I know that becoming a musical actor hasalways been your dream.

A： Thanks a lot.

B： So what do you want me to do？

A： 48. ____________________ I know you are good at several musical instruments.Can you join us？

B： Sure. Im happy to take part in it.

A： Great. There will be a meeting about it in the hall after school today.

49. ____________________

B： Sure. Ill be there on time.

A： You can meet the other members and hear all the songs.

B： Great！ 50. ____________________

A： Its on the Dragon Boat Festival. There is half a month for us to prepare well.

B： Got it！ Lets do it together！

英汉互译阅读下面短文袁将文中画线的句子译成汉语或英语遥（共5 小题，每小题2 分）

51. The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of thesemaps have survived and they show us the people at that time thought the earth（平的）. As time went by， the pictures became more detailed and maps were morecorrectly made. Later on， ancient （希腊人） used their knowledge of math andscience to make maps. 52. 希腊地图告诉我们希腊人知道世界是圆的。

From simple pictures， mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made by（勘测） land. 53. 在20 世纪，世界各地的人们开始共享信息来制作更好的地图。With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space， maps arenow more exactly made than ever. Since the world is always changing， we will alwaysneed new maps.

54. There are many types of maps， but almost all use words and pictures todescribe what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what thepictures stand for. Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help youknow the distance from one place to another. 55. 其他地图可能会用图片来显示不同地方的温度和人口。

情景作文（15 分）

手机是现代人必备的通讯工具之一。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。

要点提示院

1. 它一般是用塑料和金属制造的，有很多颜色和形状；

2. 不仅可以用来打电话，还可以用来听歌、上网聊天、发邮件等；

3. 几乎所有的学生都有手机，有的还很贵；

4. 补充一至两点个人想法。要求

1. 需包含提示中的相关内容，可适当发挥；

2. 语言表达准确，语意通顺连贯；

3. 80 詞左右。短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Mobile phone has become a necessary part of peoples life.