九年级英语上册Unit8Surpriseendings能力训练.docx

1、九年级英语上册Unit8Surpriseendings能力训练完形填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共10小题，每小题1分）Chrissy had only been in heaven for afew days. She was a (n) _21_ angel there. Even though she was the newest angel, Chrissy had been given a very important task (任务). She was in charge of the _22_. Every Monda

2、y and every Thursday, she had to be _23_ that the clouds get together andspread their raindrops all over the world. Everyliving thing on the _24_ needed rain. Treesneeded rain to grow _25_ and strong. Grass neededrain to _26_ green. All the animals had to havewater to _27_ and to take baths in. And

3、ofcourseflowers needed the rain to look lovely and smellwonderful. So making the rain come was a veryimportant _28_! But no one had told Chrissy how tomake it rain, and she didnt know what to do at all. Chrissy asked one of the old angels if he could _29_ her. The angel that had the job before youus

4、ed to tell sad stories to the clouds, and that made themcry, said the old one. But Chrissy was a very _30_ little angel and she didnt know any sad stories. Soshe didnt think that would work.( ) 21. A. unusual B. friendly C. new D. lonely( ) 22. A. wind B. sun C. snow D. rain( ) 23. A. sure B. worrie

5、d C. glad D. surprised( ) 24. A. heaven B. earth C. sea D. grass( ) 25. A. long B. heavy C. tall D. wide( ) 26. A. feel B. keep C. seem D. sound( ) 27. A. drink B. wash C. play D. chat( ) 28. A. day B. lesson C. job D. project( ) 29. A. meet B. help C. protect D. appreciate( ) 30. A. smart B. foolis

6、hC.happy D.curious阅读理解（35分）i阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。（共25小题，每小题1分）A We can find his inventions in many fields. Infact, many of the advanced inventions were based on his ideas. He invented a phonograph (留声机), a film picture camera,a ticket recorder and so on. Edison was not a good student at

7、school. But he loved to do new experiments. When he was still a child,he built his first lab to perform his experiments. An amazing story of Edisons childhood is thathe almost made his servant die. Edison used tothink that birds ate insects and these insects mightmake them fly. So, he collected thes

8、e insects andblended them to make juice. He then let his servantdrink the juice. After drinking the juice, the girl lost her sense. But luckily, she was saved.() 31. Many ofEdisons patents were approved _. A. all over the world B.in EnglandC. in America D. in Germany() 32. The _ is not one of Edison

9、s inventions. A. phonograph B. film picture camera C. ticket recorder D. television( ) 33. Edison made insects juice and let his servant drink because _. A. he wanted to punish his servant for her mistakes B. he wanted to know if the juice could make her fly C. he hated insects and killed them D. hi

10、s servant liked to eat insects and asked Edison to do that( ) 34. At last, the servant _. A. was saved B. lost her sight C. lost her life D.became aninventor( ) 35. Which ofthe following is TURE? A. Edison tried once to make the first light bulb.B. Edison was a very popular student at school and lov

11、ed by his teachers. C. The light bulb is not Edisons invention, but he is remembered for it. D. Edison preformed his first experiment when he grew up.BAn Irish priest (牧师) loved going fishing. It was his favourite hobby. However, the weather was sobad this year that he didnt have a chance to gofishi

12、ng.It was very strange that the weather was goodevery Sunday. But Sunday was the day when hehad to go to work. The coming Sunday was goodagain according to the weather report, so he calledanother priest and told him that he lost his voiceand was in bed with the fever. He asked him totake over his wo

13、rk.The priest drove fifty miles to a river so that noone would find him. An angel in Heaven was keepingwatch and saw what the priest was doing. He reportedit to God. He thought God would do somethingabout it. With the first throw ofus line, a huge fish bitdown the fish food. For over an hour the pri

14、est wasbusy running up and down the river bank to fightthe fish. In the end, he landed the large size fish. It was a world record a Salmon (鲑鱼). The angel did not know what was happening andasked God, “Why did you let him catch that hugefish? I thought you were going to teach him a lesson.God replie

15、d, I did. Who do you think hes goingto tell?( ) 36. The priest didnt go fishing this year because of _. A. his hobby B. the bad weather C. his illness D. his strict wife( ) 37. What did the priest say to another priest onthe phone when he wanted to go fishing? A. He was going fishing with his family

16、. B. He was in bed with the fever. C. he would go to see the doctor. D. he would stay at home and do some housework.( )38.Why did the priest drive fifty miles away to go fishing? A. Because there were more fish there.B. Because that was a quieter place. C. Because no one knew him there. D. Because t

17、here were many people fishing there.( ) 39. The underlined word landed means _. A. won C. collected B. dialed D. caught( ) 40. God said he had taught the priest a lesson, because _.A. the priest did not know how to take the huge fish home B. the priest was afraid to see such a huge fish C. the pries

18、t had understood he was wrong D. the priest couldnt tell anyone else that he caught a huge fishCSome American Indians grew corn, sunflowers,beans, and pumpkins in their gardens. To prepare agarden, they first killed trees. Some Indians put a dead fish into the hole where they planted the corn in ord

19、er to provide food for the corn plant. The Indians made little progress (进步) during the thousands ofyears before the Europeans came. One reason for this was that horses, cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens were not found in America. Without horses, the Indians had a hard time digging up the soil, and th

20、ey could only get animal food by hunting. Another reason for their lack of progress was thatthey did not know how to use metals to make tools. Stones and flat bones do not make good tools. Indian hunters would sometimes hunt fordays without finding anything. They learned to follow animal tracks (足迹)

21、. They learned to listen. In order to get close to their prey, the Indians had to move quietly. When they were close enough, they could shoot their arrows. Often, the prey got away. The Mayas were Indians. They were much more civilized (文明的) than American Indians. The Mayas were great builders. They

22、 knew how to write down their words, and some oftheir books still exist.( ) 41. The dead fish in the story was used to _. A. kill trees B. provide food for the corn plant C. frighten animals D. keep the corn fresh ( ) 42. What does the second paragraph tell us? A. Problems the Indians had. B. How po

23、or the Indians were. C. Reasons for the Indians lack ofprogress. D. Indian farming and hunting.( ) 43. The Indians made tools out of _. A. metals B. glass C. the bones ofhorses and cowsD. stones and bones( ) 44. The Indians moved quietly so that they _. A. would get close to their preyB. would not l

24、eave some tracks C. could look at wild animals better D. could follow animal tracks( ) 45. Whats TRUE about the Mayas? A. They couldnt find animals. B. They came to Europe years ago. C. They knew how to write down their words. D. They were less civilized than American Indians.DSammy looked out of th

25、eclassroom window at a bird in a tree. He saw a worm (小虫) in the birds mouth. Wow! he whispered as helooked at the bird eating the worm. Sammy! his teacher Mr Maxwell said loudly.Sammyjumped and knocked his science book off his desk. Everyone in the class laughed and Sammy blushed. This was the thir

26、d time today he had been caught not paying attention to the science lesson. It was just so easy to get distracted (分心的) when people read aloud from the science textbook! It wasnt that Sammy didnt like science. He loved to learn about machines, Earth and animals. He even thought bugs and plants were

27、great. He wanted to go outside and see how a snake lived. He wanted to watch plants growing from the ground as they did last month. He just didnt want to read about these things. Sammy thought Mr Maxwell would surely understand. There was a bird with a worm in its mouth . Sammy began. Then he saw th

28、e furious look on his teachers face. Sammy decided that he had better stop talking before Mr Maxwell became any angrier.( ) 46. The bird was _ when Sammy looked at it. A. eating B. flying C. falling D. thinking( ) 47. Mr Maxwellwas Sammys _. A. English teacher B. science teacher C. uncle D. father(

29、) 48. We can know from the fourth paragraph that _. A. Sammy didnt like science B. Sammy liked to learn from others C. Sammy liked learning science in other ways D. Sammy didnt know about science at all( ) 49. What does the underlined word furious mean? A. Friendly B. Angry C. Special D. Foolish( )

30、50. The writer wrote this passage to _. A. introduce to us a new student B. show us a science class C. introduce to us a beautiful bird D. encourage us to listen carefullyEThe Blacksmith I am a blacksmith. I am important because I make everything that is needed such as shoes for horses and other ani

31、mals. I can also be considered a dentist, because I pullthe tooth out if someones tooth hurts.The Miller (磨坊主) My neighbor is a miller. The mill that he ownsand runs is extremely important. The mill is part of the reason we live here. The miller grinds (磨) grain for farmers. Instead of getting money fromthe farmers, the miller takes a percentage of thegrain for a payment. The Cobbler The cobbler makes my shoes. He is a very busyman because we walk a lot. The