新目标英语九年级Unit 8单元要点检测题

一、选择填空。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

（ ）1. —How do experts think about the war between the two countries？

—The ______ idea among them is that the governments of the two countries couldn’t deal with some important events.

A. direct B. true C. popular D. special

（ ）2. —English seems very difficult to me， Dad.

—Oh， don’t ______ it. It may be difficult， but it is very useful.

A. drop B. fall C. go D. stop

（ ）3. —Must we tell them ______ about our purpose of this activity first？

—Yes， you have to do this before you start.

A. deeply B. greatly C. directly D. only

（ ）4. —Is James as shy as before？

—Not at all. He is now an outgoing man with a wide ______ of friends.

A. line B. number C. group D. circle

（ ）5. —You have to learn to be independent now. Don’t expect me to ______ you all your life. —Don’t worry， Dad. We can take care of ourselves.

A. run after B. take up C. ask about D. look around

（ ）6. —Vincent has just won first prize in our school’s sports meeting.

—It’s hard to ______ a boy with only one arm can play ping-pong so well.

A. imagine B. realize C. know D. find

（ ）7. —What did Dr. Zhang say in his speech？

—He talked about health and he ______ that exercise was the most important to people’s health.

A. left out B. worked out C. pointed out D. handed out

（ ）8. —It’s said that Dragon Boat Festival started in Korea.

—That can’t be ______. It has a longer history in China.

A. strange B. long C. impossible D. true

（ ）9. —Mona is going to ______ Mother’s Day this Sunday.

—She’s a good girl. Let’s also do something for our mothers.

A. spend B. celebrate C. waste D. spare

（ ）10. —There is an old pot on show in the case.

—It’s really old. But I can’t guess what it ______ in the past.

A. was used for B. was filled with C. was made up D. was turn into

二、完形填空。（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

I remember as a small child people would often ask me， “What are you going to be when you grow up？”

Well， it started out being a cowboy or some super hero. Later it was a fireman， a policeman， a lawyer... As I grew older， my dreams for the future 1 . When， at last， I was in college， I had my 2 set on becoming a preacher （牧师） like my father. So I studied and prepared for that life. I reached the 3 in the end and I was preaching nearly full-time for much of my adult life.

However， for many， there is a “thief” that goes around stealing our 4 . Sometimes， the thief will come as a parent， a relative， or a friend， but the 5 thief is usually ourselves.

We find ourselves just about reaching the top， and a “small” 6 inside says， “You’ll never 7 it.” “You can’t possibly do this.” On and on the “small” voice 8 our failure. Failure， though， is exactly how dreams are 9 . It is one of the most important tools we have， because it teaches us valuable 10 . When we learn these lessons well， we are 11 for success.

The message I always gave my children was that you are able to do anything that your heart desires. Remember the saying， “Nothing is 12 to a willing heart.” There are no “overnight” successes， but with determination， they will 13 . Imagine yourself in the life you dream of 14 . Then in your heart， believe it will happen to you. Then work， work， work. You’ll get the picture.

So， be true to your dream， and don’t let anyone 15 it from you—especially yourself.

（ ）1. A. changed B. failed C. planned D. left

（ ）2. A. eyes B. heart C. brain D. experience

（ ）3. A. agreement B. decision C. aim D. position

（ ）4. A. money B. plan C. friends D. dreams

（ ）5. A. greatest B. tallest C. poorest D. oldest

（ ）6. A. sound B. voice C. noise D. speech

（ ）7. A. make B. find C. know D. forget

（ ）8. A. expects B. predicts C. answers D. needs

（ ）9. A. met B. protected C. understood D. realized

（ ）10. A. stages B. suggestions C. lessons D. choices

（ ）11. A. famous B. ready C. late D. happy

（ ）12. A. interesting B. important C. necessary D. impossible

（ ）13. A. work B. change C. meet D. come

（ ）14. A. spending B. living C. planning D. changing

（ ）15. A. buy B. fool C. steal D. borrow

三、阅读理解。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

A

Once upon a time， there is a patient with a very terrible disease for nearly 40 years. He has been lying on the roadside， he said， waiting for people to lead him to the pool edge. But he lay there nearly 40 years， still not to the pool half goal.

One day， God met him and asked， “Sir， do you want your disease to be cured （治疗）？” The patient said， “Of course！People now care about nothing but themselves， they will not help me.”

Hearing this， God， again， said， “Would you like to be treated？”

“Exactly！But waiting for me to climb over to the pool， the water dried up.”

God listened to the patient， then after a little angry， ask him once more， “You don’t want to be treated in the end？”

He said， “Yes！”

God replied， “Well， you now stand up to go to the pool， do not always find any reason that can not be completed for its own defense.”

Hearing this， the patient was deeply ashamed and immediately stood up and went to the water edge， holding some water with his hands to drink. Just a little of it， his disease troubling him for nearly 40 years came better！

Everyone has the dream， the success of everyone. However， if you have not yet reached the dream， you should ask yourself： How much effort have I paid for my own dream？ You are not supposed to find excuses for a lot of failures. In fact， we should not make excuses for failures， we should find a method for success. As long as the efforts to development， the fate （命运） will always follow you.

（ ）1. The patient lay on the roadside ______.

A. because he was too weak to stand up B. to wait for God to save him

C. to wait others to give him a hand D. because he lost hope to his illness

（ ）2. Why didn’t the patient go to the pool by himself？

A. Because the water in the pool was not his goal.

B. Because 40 years was too long for him.

C. Because the pool was drying fast.

D. Because he didn’t make any efforts.

（ ）3. It seemed that ______.

A. the patient wasn’t willing to accept God’s advice

B. the patient felt ashamed for his illness

C. God succeeded in asking the patient to get to the pool

D. the illness itself was not so serious as it appeared

（ ）4. The patient drank some water and his illness became better， which meant ______.

A. his efforts paid back B. the water could treat any disease

C. God was more clever D. success is always hard to achieve

（ ）5. The writer wants to tell us ______.

A. whether one has a dream or not will always decide his fate

B. even though you’ve tried your best， you may fail in the end

C. no one reach his or her goal without other people’s help

D. if you’ve tried hard enough， your dream can be achieved

B

Several weeks ago， our headmaster， Mr. Gaudi， told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination， and I know a lot of history， so we thought we’d be good choices for the team.

A few days later， Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the show. He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup （替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a competition and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a fair way to decide.

Yesterday， all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up （阵容）. Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours， all the places on the team were set except one. Carla and I competed for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.

Midway through our two-person competition， I was starting to pull ahead. Then I saw the look on Carla’s face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck， Carla wanted it even more. So， starting with my next question， I held back and let Carla win， just by a little bit. Her expression as she realized she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. And since I will go as backup， I’ll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.

（ ）6. Smart Aleck ______.

A. is a game for two people to take part in B. is a show for clever to play

C. interested both the writer and Carla D. has a one-on-one competition

（ ）7. Mr. Gaudi held a meeting to ______.

A. decide on the persons joining in the game

B. find out if there were enough people joining in the game

C. make some rules for the game

D. collect some good ideas from them to win the game

（ ）8. Why did the writer hold back a little？

A. Because she lost her hope to win.

B. Because her friend was pulling ahead then.

C. Because she wanted to secretly help her friend.

D. Because her friend couldn’t answer the next question.

（ ）9. How did the writer feel when her friend won the competition between them？

A. Embarrassed. B. Amazed. C. Sad. D. Happy.

（ ）10. Which of the following is NOT TRUE？

A. The writer thought they were both suitable for the game show.

B. There were about 30 people at the meeting.

C. The writer preferred to be a backup.

D. Her friend became unhappy when the writer began to pull ahead.

四、阅读理解填词。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

When my son， Mark， was in the third grade， he s 1 all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The t 2 Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a n 3 supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to c 4 his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter （柜台） and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there！ There was a h 5 in his pocket， but no money. Mark stood there h 6 his basket， tears falling down his face.

Then a s 7 thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you，” said the woman， “It would be the most w 8 gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up， I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help o 9 ， 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money， d 10 his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

1. s________ 2. t________ 3. n________ 4. c________ 5. h________

6. h________ 7. s________ 8. w________ 9. o________ 10. d________

五、书面表达。

假如你是你们班的英语课代表，在一次分发试卷的时候发现了一张没有署名的试卷，成绩为满分。请分析一下这张试卷会是谁的呢？

要求：1. 设想一下班内同学的情况，适当扩展细节；

2. 词数：80词左右。

参考词汇：full mark 满分；handwriting n. 书写；belong to 属于

We had an exam yesterday and now the papers are being handed out. There’s a paper without a name on it left， but its mark is full. Whom can it belong to？_____________________