年秋學(xué)期廣州市荔灣區(qū)九年級英語上冊Unit1單元試題卷一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）1. ______usefuldictionaryitis!A.What B.Whata C.Whatan D.How2. Mybrotherhasmadeamodelplanebyhimself.Itismade______wood.A.to B.of C.for D.from3. Sheseemsquite______andlooks______.A.sad;tired B.sad;tiring C.sadly;tired D.sadly;tiring4. Therearetenstudentsinmygroup.Fourofthemareboysand______aregirls.A.other B.another C.theother D.theothers5. HehasneverbeentoShanghai,______?A.hashe B.hasn’the C.doeshe D.doesn’the6. Jimisn’talazyboy,ishe?______.Healwaysfailstofinishhishomeworkontime.A.Yes,heis. B.Yes,heisn’t. C.No,heis. D.No,heisn’t.7. Ididn’tknow______.A.howtodo B.whattodo C.todohow D.todowhat8. ______youranswerbeforeyouhandinyourpaper.A.Check B.Tocheck C.Checked D.Checking9. ______willhecomebackhere?

Intwodays.A.Howfar B.Howlong C.Howsoon D.Howoften10. Tomisahard-workingboy.He______TVuntilhe______hishomework.A.willwatch;finishes B.won’twatch;finishesC.willwatch;willfinish D.won’twatch;willfinish二、語法選擇（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）StephenHawking,aworldfamousBritishphysicist,wroteachildren’sbookwithhisdaughter.Hawkingsaidthebookwas“abitlikeHarryPotter”,___11___withoutthemagic.“Itexplainsthewondersoftheuniverse,”saidHawking,whilehe___12___HongKong.Hawkingwasprobablytheworld’smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Hewas___13___expertonblackholes.Hespenthiswholelife___14___intothestudyoftheuniverse.“Mygoalissimple,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Itisto___15___understandtheuniverse.”Hawkinghadabad___16___thatstoppedhimfrommovingortalking.Foralongtime,hehadnowaytocommunicateexcept___17___blinking（眨眼）.Hemovedtwofingerstocontrolthecomputer’smouse___18___.Heselectedhiswordsfromthescreen,andthenthewords___19___byavoicesynthesizer（音響合成器）.“i___20___thediseaseformostofmylife,”Hawkingoncesaid.“Yetithasnotstoppedmefrombeing___21___atmywork.”AlthoughHawkingwas___22___,hemadegreatachievements.Hehasreceived___23___awardsandprizesforhisworkovertheyears.Thisincludes___24___theAlbertEinsteinAward.Itis___25___achievementintheoreticalphysics.11. A.or B.and C.but D.so12. A.visits B.hasvisited C.hadvisited D.wasvisiting13. A./ B.a C.an D.the14. A.dig B.dug C.todig D.digging15. A.complete B.completed C.completely D.completing16. A.ill B.worse C.worst D.illness17. A.by B.in C.on D.at18. A.communicate B.communicating C.tocommunicate D.communicated19. A.speak B.spoke C.wasspoken D.wasspeaking20. A.have B.havehad C.hadhad D.washaving21. A.success B.succeed C.successful D.successfully22. A.suchadisabledman B.soadisabledmanC.suchdisabledman D.sodisabledman23. A.many B.much C.more D.most24. A.win B.won C.towin D.winning25. A.high B.higher C.highest D.thehighest三、完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Whatdoesthewordecologymean?Itwas___26___byErnstHaeckel,aGermanbiologist.HejoinedtwoGreekwords:oikos,meaning“house”,andlogie,meaning“thestudyof”.Togethertheymean“thestudyofthehouse”.The“house”Haeckelhadinmindisour___27___Earth.Earthishomeforalllivingthings—humans,animals,plants,andeventinymicrobes.Tostudyahouseistolearnhowitsresidents（居民）useit.Anecologistisascientistwhostudiesthe___28___betweenlivingthingsandtheirenvironment.Theenvironmentislivingthings’surroundings.Itmay___29___water,air,rocks,andtemperature.Ecologistsalsostudythebalanceofusingtheenvironmentwhileprotectingit.Anecologistonceaskedaboywhathethoughtitmeantprotectingtheenvironment.Theboysaid,“Yougointotheforestandlookforsomebodywhowantstocutdownatree.Youtakeawayhisaxe.Youtellhimabouthow___30___treesare.Yousaytheyaregoodfornaturalbeauty,savingsoil,andgivingsheltertobirdsandotheranimals.”“Good___31___,”saidtheecologist,“butitmaybe___32___tofindawoodcuttertotalkto.Also,rememberthatsometimesit’s___33___tocutdownatree.Ifwedon’tcutdownanytrees,wewon’tgetanyresources（資源）fromtheforest.Wehavetofindtheright___34___.”“Igetit,”theboysaid.“Weneedtheforest’sresourcesforwoodandpaperorwemightnothavedesksornotebooksforschool.”

“Exactly—and___35___isagoodplacetolearnaboutecology,”addedtheecologist.“Thenyouwillknowhowtoprotectthenaturalenvironment.”26. A.proved B.invented C.marked D.accepted27. A.planet B.building C.project D.surface28. A.feeling B.relationships C.distance D.competitions29. A.pollute B.control C.include D.reduce30. A.green B.common C.wealthy D.important31. A.answer B.luck C.excuse D.explanation32. A.easy B.hard C.interesting D.boring33. A.useless B.tiring C.impossible D.necessary34. A.mystery B.temperature C.balance D.symbol35. A.home B.school C.forest D.environment四、閱讀（共兩節(jié)；滿分45分）第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）(A)TuYouyou,pharmacologist,borninDecember1930Tu,winnerofthe2015NobelPrizeforthediscoveryofartemisinin,akindofmedicineusedtofightagainstmalaria（瘧疾）.ShehasdonealotforscientificandtechnologicalinventionsintraditionalChinesemedicineandhumanhealth.ZhangFuqing,warhero,borninDecember1924ZhangservedasaPeople’sLiberation（解放）ArmysoldierintheLiberationWarandwastwicegiventhenameofWarHero.Hevolunteeredin1955toworkinLaifengCounty,HubeiProvince’sremotestcountry,sohecouldgivehislifetothepoorinthemountainousregion.WangYoude,desertfighter,borninSeptember1953Wangledhispartnerstobuildover600,000muofsand-fixationforest（固沙林）andmanagedtocontrolnearlyonemillionmuofquicksand,helpfullypreventingthedevelopmentoftheMaowusuDesert.HisworkofferedvaluableexperiencetosandpreventionandcontrolinChina.YuanLongping,agriculturalist,borninSeptember1930Yuan,theFatherofHybridRice,wasthefirstpersonintheworldtobreedhybridrice,andhisresearchonhigherriceyields（產(chǎn)量）helpedprovideasolutiontoworldwidehungerandstarvation.36. WhichofthefollowingisTuYouyou’sgreatachievement?A.Discoveringartemisinin. B.Servingthepeopleinthepoorregion.C.Preventingandcontrollingsand. D.Breedingahybridrice.37. Whousedtobeasoldierandthenworkedinthepoorregion?A.TuYouyou. B.ZhangFuqing. C.WangYoude. D.YuanLongping.38. WhatdidWangYoudedoforourcountry?A.Hedidaresearchonhigherriceyields.B.Heprotectedtheenvironment.C.Heworkedontheinventionsinhumanhealth.D.Hetriedtohelppoorpeopletoberich.39. WhichistheRIGHTstatement?A.ZhangFuqingisadesertfighter.B.TuYouyouisawarhero.C.WangYoudeisthewinneroftheNobelPrize.D.YuanLongpingistheFatherofHybridRice.40. Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Astorybook. B.Anovel. C.Amagazine. D.Sciencefiction.(B)Theysaythat“travelisthebestteacher”andthereisnobetterexampleofthisideathantheMindDynastytravelwriterandgeographerXuXiake(1587-1641).HisbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiakenotonlyencouragedaloveoftravellingamongChinesepeoplebutprovidedimportantscientificinformationaboutthecountry’slandandgeography.Bornintoawealthyfamily,Xubecameinterestedinbooksaboutdifferentplacesatanearlyageandwantedtotravel.Whenhewas18,however,Xu’sfatherdiedandso,itseemedimpossibleforhistravellingdreams.Henowwasresponsibleforthefamilyfarmandtakingcareofhis60-year-oldmotherastraditionrequired.Buthismotherhaddifferentideas.Understandingherson’sloveoftravelandvaluingtheknowledgehecouldgetfromsuchexperiences,thismodern-thinkingwomanrefusedtokeephersonathome.SheagreedthatXucouldtravelforthreemonthseveryyear,whentherewaslessfarmwork.Soattheageoftwentyandwithhismother’ssupport,Xusetoffforthefirsttime,leavingbehindnotonlyhismotherbuthisnewwifeaswell.Hewouldrepeathisgoodbyeeachyearformostofthenext30years.Duringthistime,hetravelledthroughouttheMingKingdom,carefullystudyingthelandshepassedthroughandrecordinghisexperiencesandmanydiscoveriesinadiary.Thisdiary,whichoncehadover500,000words,wouldeventuallybecomeTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.Althoughrich,Xuavoidedcomfortabletravel,preferringtogoalmosteverywhereonfoot.Thiswayhecouldresearchtheenvironmentindetailandgetatruepictureofthenaturalworld.Manyofhistripsweretohard-to-reachmountainareas,andthroughwildforestswherefewpeoplelived.Hiswillingnesstofacehardshipscameatacost,however.Progresswasslowandtiringandhewasfrequentlysick,robbedandbeatenduringhisjourneys.SadlyXubecameseriouslyillduringhislastandlongestjourney,a4-yeartripthroughtheSouthwestofChina.Hediedin1641,soonafterreturningtohishometownforthelasttime.Whenhisdiarywasfinallyprintedyearsafterhisdeath,muchofithadbeendestroyedorlost.Althoughincomplete,itstillmadeXuatravellinglegendaroundtheworld.41. Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThegeneraldetailsofXuXiake’slifestory.B.ThedifficultiesXuXiakefacedinhistravels.C.TheimportantdiscoveriesmadebyXuXiake.D.TheinfluenceofXu’sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake.42. WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesXu’smother?A.Strictbutinteresting. B.Kindbutuneducated.C.Helpfulandhardworking. D.Supportiveandopen-minded.43. WhydidXupreferwalkingduringhistravels?A.Itgavehimthechancetomeetdifferentkindsofpeople.B.Ithelpedhimtosavemoneyandtravelforalongertime.C.Itallowedhimtoseeandstudytheenvironmentindetail.D.Itwastheonlywaytoreachtheplaceshewasinterestedin.44. WhatistrueaboutXu’sbookTheTravelNotesofXuXiake?A.ItwasonlymadepublicafterXudied.B.ItmadeXuveryfamousduringhislifetime.C.ItwasthefirsttravelbookeverwritteninChina.D.ItwasmainlyaboutthedifferentpeopleofChina.45. WhatisthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromXu’slife?a.Hewentonhisfirstjourney.b.Hisbookwasfinallyprinted.c.Hereturnedtohishometownforthelasttime.d.Hedevelopedaninterestinbooksaboutotherplaces.e.Hestartedmanagingthefamilyfarmafterhisfatherdied.A.a-e-d-c-b B.d-e-a-c-b C.d-e-a-b-c D.e-d-a-b-c(C)TobringtheOlympicspirittodevelopingnationsinthelate1990s,theOlympicCommitteeallowedasmallnumberof“wildcard”athletestojointheGames.Butbecausetheydidn’thavetogothroughanyqualifyingroundstocompete,whentheyarrived,notallofthecompetitorswereprepared.OnesuchathletewasaswimmerfromEquatorialGuineanamedEricMoussambani.WhenEricarrivedatthe2000SydneyGames,he’donlybeentrainingforthe100-meterfreestyleforabouteightmonths.He’dalsoneverbeeninanOlympic-sizepoolandhadneverracedmorethan50meters.However,hewasdeterminedtorepresent（代表）hiscountry.Thethreewildcardathletesweregiventheirownrace,andEricwasnexttotheothertwoswimmersfromNigerandTajikistan.Whentheofficialcalledtheswimmerstobeginthegame,bothofEric’scompetitorsweredisqualified（取消資格）forfalsestarts.Lefttoswimbyhimself,Ericdoveinthedog-paddled,breathingairandmovinghisarmsandlegs.Halfwaythroughtherace.thesituationlookedsoseriousthattheaudienceworriedhewasdrowning.WhenEricfinallypassedthefinishinglineandpulledhimselffromthewater,theapplausethundered.Hisfinaltimewas1:52:72—morethantwicethatofswimmersinthepreviousrace.ButEriccouldn’thavebeenhappier.Hetoldreporters,“I’mgoingtojumpanddanceallnightlongincelebrationofmypersonalsuccess.”EricMoussambani’sexperiencemadehimanOlympiccelebrity（名人）.HekepttrainingforthenextGamesandevengothistimedowntoarespectable57seconds.46. Whatcanwelearnabout“wildcard”athletesinParagraph1?A.Theyarrivedlate. B.Theyarewell-prepared.C.Theyarethebestathletes. D.Theycamefromdevelopingcountries.47. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEricbeforehisfirstGames?A.Hepassedthequalifyingroundstocompete.B.HehadbeenwellpreparedfortheGames.C.HewaswillingtotakepartintheGames.D.Hewasanexperiencedswimmerinhiscountry.48. HowdidEricdointherace?

A.Helostintherace. B.Heswamunskillfully.C.Hefailedatthebeginning. D.Hedisappointedeveryone.49. HowdidEricfeelafterfinishingtherace?A.Excited. B.Sorry. C.Sad. D.Calm.50. WhichwordscanbestdescribeEric?A.Smartandhonest. B.Patientandcareful.C.Braveanddetermined. D.Positiveandmodest.(D)Whatwillastronautseatwhenaspacetriptakesyears?“Lotsoffreshvegetables,”saysDr.JanetWilliams,whoseteamhavespentthelast10yearslearninghowtogrowplantsinaspacestation.Andit’sagoodthingthatshehasalreadystartedherwork,becausespacegardeningcanbereallyhard.Asusual,astronautGeorgeWhitelookedintotheclosedplantroom.HehadplantedDr.William’squick-growingseedlingsinit,butnoneofthestemswereshowing.Heopenedtheroomtocheckandfoundtheproblem.Thestemsweren’tgrowingrootsupwardandtherootsweren’tgrowingdownward.OnEarth,gravity（重力）helpsaplant’sstemsandrootstofind“up”and“down”.However,inthespacestation,therewasalmostnogravity.Dr.Williamssuggestedasolution:givetheplantsmorelight,asplantsalsousesunlighttofindtheirway.Anditworked.Whentheplantshadmorelight,thestemsturnedupandtherootswentdown.NowDr.Williamswasfreetoworryaboutthenextproblem:Wouldherbabyplantslivetoflower?Canwegrowfoodonaspacejourney?Manyplantsdiedinthespacestation.Dr.Williamsthoughtsheknewwhy:thespaceplantswerehungryforair.PlantslivebytakingupCO2fromtheair.Sinceaplantusesitupintheairaround,theplantneedsmovingairtobringmoreCO2closetoitssurface.OnEarth,theairisalwaysmoving.Gravitypullsdowncoldair,andwarmairrises.Andwiththeseairmovements,plantsgetenoughCO2.Manyearlierexperimentswithplantsinspacehadusedclosedrooms.Dr.Williamstriedanewgreenhousethathadafantokeeptheairmove.Theplantslovedit.Theyfloweredandevenproducedmoreseeds.UsingDr.Williams’method,astronautGeorgecompletedthefirstseed-to-seedexperimentinspace,andmovedoneplantclosertoagardeninspace.Andthis,saysDr.Williams,“isgoodnewsforlong-termspacetravel.”51. WhydidDr.William’steamtrytogrowplantsinspace?A.Toproducefreshairforastronauts. B.Tohelpastronautsrelaxthemselves.C.Toprovidefoodforlongspacejourneys. D.Tomakethespacegardenmorebeautiful.52. HowdidlighthelpsolvetheproblemmentionedinParagraph3?A.Itcausedthegravitytochange.B.Itencouragedtheplantstogrowfaster.C.Ithelpedtheplantstogrowintherightdirection.D.Itshowedtheastronautswheretoplantvegetables.53. Whydidmanyplantsdieinthespacestation?A.Thelightwastoostrong. B.TherewastoomuchCO2.C.Therewasnotenoughroomtogrow. D.Theairconditionwasnotgoodenough.54. Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph7refersto______.A.themovingair B.theclosedroom C.thespacejourney D.thespacegarden55. WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Williams’teamfromthepassage?

A.Theymainlyliveonfreshvegetables.B.Theyhavesuccessfullybuiltaspacegarden.C.Theyinventedaspecialfanfortheirgreenhouse.D.Theyhaveworkedonspacegardeningformanyyears.第二節(jié) 閱讀填空（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）Theonlythingbetterthanreadingagoodbookisreadingitwithothers.Inabookclub,agroupofpeoplechooseabookthateveryonewillreadseparatelyandthendiscusstogether.___56___It’salsoalotoffuntotalkaboutwhatyou’rereadingwithfriends.Therearenorulesofstartingabookclub.___57___It’sgoodtothinkaheadabouthowyou’dlikethebookclubtorunandwhenandwhereyou’llmeet.___58___Thinkofeighttotwelvepeoplearoundyourage.Perhapsencourageyourfriendstoinvitepeoplewhotheyknowwellbutyouhaven’tmet.Abookclubcanhelpyoumakefriends.Second,havingasubjectcanmaketheclubreceivemoreattention.Youmightwanttoreadfantasystoriesorsciencefiction.___59___Ifyoutakeitinturnstochoosethebooksyouread,youmightdiscoversomegreatnewbooksandauthorstoo.Finally,makesureyoureadthebookbeforethemeeting.___60___Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Trytostartabookclubofyourown.A. First,invitesomefriendstobeyourmembers.B. Readingisnotonlysomethingyouenjoybyyourself.C. Asubjectmakesiteasiertodecidewhichbookstoread.D. Andthencometothemeetingwithquestionstodiscuss.E. Theplanforitmightwellchange,dependingonthegroup.五、寫作（共三節(jié)，滿分20分）第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）61. Janeissuchacarefulgirlthatsheseldommakesm______inherhomework.62. Ineverd______thatshewillhelpus.S