Unit5
一单项选择（20分）
1. English is my favorite subject, and I am good ______ it. A. for B. to C. at D. of 2. Did you know that the Garth is home to ______ animals?
A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of
3. The family had to stay at the hotel, ______ it was raining hard.
A. because B. although C. until D. unless.
4. Life is ______ dictionary. We should learn directly from it.
A. we B. us C. our D. ours
5. Traveling to space is no longer just a dream. Russia ___ the first hotel in space in the near future. A. builds B. will build C. built D. has built
6. Many students come from poor families and they ______ afford school lunches, so the government is trying to help them. A. needn’t B. shouldn't C. can’t D. mustn’t
7. China plans to let tourists ______ the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea this year.
A. visit B. visits C. visiting D. visited
8. I asked two people the way to the station, but ______ of them could help me. A. both B. neither C. either D. all
9. It ______ Mi Green an hour to fix up his bicycle yesterday. A. cost B. paid C. spent D. took
10. Breakfast is ______ meal of the day. It provides us with energy after a long night without food.
A. important B. more important C. the most important D. very important
11. If you love what you are doing and work hard, you will ______ anything difficult
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and succeed.
A. get to B. get over C. get on D. get up
12. — ______ have you lived with your grandparents? —About three years.
A. How long B. How many C. How much D. How often
13. Every year, more than 70,000,000 sharks ______ for their fins (鱼翅). A. were killed B. have killed C. are killed D. will kill
14. I wonder _______ on April 23, World Book Day. Did you find some interesting books to read?
A. what did you do B. what you did C. what do you do D. what you do
15. — We are going on a school trip tomorrow. — ______.
A. Excuse me B. I’m sorry to hear that C. You’re welcome D. Have a good time.
16. I’ll go to visit you I’m free.
A. no matter B. whenever C. no matter what D. whatever 17. Be careful and you’ll avoid some mistakes. A. to make B. make C. making D. makes 18. Personal Tailor is well-known most Chinese. A. for B. as C. in D. to
19. Paper is made wood. A. of B. from C. by D. in 20. 2014 Brazil World Cup in June.
A. will be held B. was held C. be held D. is holding 二 阅读理解（30分）
How do you get to school every day? By bike, bus or car? In Chongqing, there will be 3,000 new school buses on the street by the end of this year. These school buses look just like tlic American school buses: yellow with a big nose.
In February 2010, the Chinese government announced the first standards (标淮）for school bus safety. Since then, more yellow school buses can be seen on the street.
In China, besides the bus driver, there should be an adult on the school bus to watch the students. If there are more than 40 students, two adults are needed. The students usually rest or read books on the school bus.
In America, yellow school buses are very popular. There are about 480,000 school
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buses in the country. The older kids sit in the back of the bus. The younger kids sit in the front. They usually listen to music, talk on their phones or just sleep. The only adult on the bus is the driver.
The school bus is important in students’ everyday lives. It can keep children safe. Usually a child is much safer going to school by school bus than any other way. It can also help the environment. A school bus saves a lot of gas (汽油）because it can carry a lot of people.
根据短文内容回答下列问题
31. What color are the new school buses in Chongqing?
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32. When did the Chinese government announce the first standards for school bus safety?
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33. Mow many adults are needed on a Chinese school bus if 45 kids are on it besides the driver?
_________________________________________________________________ 34. What do American kids usually do on their school buses?
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35. Why is the school bus important in students’ everyday lives?
三 词形转换（8分）
36. Li Ma is an outstanding tennis ___________ (play). 37. Be __________ (care) when you cross the street. 38. October is the ___________ (ten) month of the year.
39. Recently, scientists have found that dogs are ___________ (smart) than cats.
40. Such an important problem should be discussed __________ (serious). 41. Anna had a fever yesterday, so she was __________ (able) to go to school. 42. Some kites were painted with (color) materials. 43. He is an outgoing and (live) boy.
四 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词. （7分）
The first chocolate was enjoyed by the people in Central and South America hundreds of years ago. In those days, the cocoa bean (可可豆）was used to make a chocolate drink. Much later, it 44 . (bring) to Europe. In 1824, Mr Cadbury opened a small shop in the United Kingdom. He sold chocolate drink. In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink. Mr .Cadbury believed
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that wine was bad and he wanted 45. (encourage) people to drink chocolate instead. A few years later, a man 46. (invent) a way to make chocolate bars (块)，and so people had the chance 47. （eat） chocolate instead of only drinking it.
At first only dark chocolate was made. Milk chocolate came later and it was made by 48. (add) milk to the chocolate. Mr Cadbury made their first milk
chocolate bar in 1897. Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury Milk Bar, was made in 1905. It 49. (be) popular for over 100 years. The Cadbury factory still 50. (make) chocolate in the United Kingdom, and the chocolate is eaten all over the world. Every year, thousands of visitors go to the factory to see how chocolate is made.
五．选词填空 （20分）
根据短文内容，选出适当的单词或短语填空，使句意通顺完整，每项只用一次，有两项剩余。将答案代号写在短文后面的横线上。
A. badly B. good .C. know D. won E. example F. quick G. could H. young I. was J. her K. harder L. taken
Bethany Hamilton, from Hawaii, likes surfing very much. She began to surf at the 51 age. At the age of eight, Bethany took part in her first surf competition and 52 .This started a love for surf competition in her.
On October 31,2003, while she 53 surfing, a big shark came over to Bethany suddenly. The shark got her left arm, and hurt her 54 . Luckily, she tried her best and swam back to the land. Bethany lost over 60% of her blood and was 55 to hospital. The doctor saved her life. The girl was brave and strong-minded. Though she lost her arm, she 56 still surf. Later, Bethany returned to the water. She didn’t give up 57 dream of becoming a surfer, but she had to practice 58 than before. The next year, Bethany got the first in an important surf competition.
As time went by, people all over the world began to 59 about Bethany and her story. In 2011,a movie about her was made. She is one of many good 60 to teenagers through the story of a brave girl with strong mind and hope.
51. _____ 52. __53. ____54. __55. _____
56. ____ 57. ___ 58. ____ 59. ___ 60. ____ 六 书面表达（15分)
写一件你最喜欢的礼物，介绍它的外观，材质，用途等等，要求：表达通畅，体现一定逻辑性，80词左右。
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山东省临沂市临沭县醋庄中学2015-2016学年九年级英语全册 Unit 5 What are the shirts mad
