Unit 1 Ancient Greece（选拔卷）-【单元测试】2021-2022学年九年级英语上册尖子生选拔卷（牛津上海版）

Unit 1 Ancient Greece 选拔卷 （考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：100分） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、短文选词填空（每小题1分，共8分） A．born B．another C．noticed D．important E. serious Nidhi Arora used to be the HR manager of a large Indian company. After sitting on lots of job interviews. She 1． a serious problem. Today’s young people are very clever. They do well in exams. However, they know little about current affairs. This is because they almost never read newspapers. In Arora’s opinion, understanding what is happening around the world is 2．. It helps young people know what they need to do: What does the world need? Could I create that? However, there was 3． problem. The newspapers adults read use difficult language. None could be given to a child. Arora decided to make a four-page paper for kids on her own. With encouragement from many mothers, The Children’s Post was 4． in 2017. A．correct B．cartoons C．careless D．variety E. daily The paper covers a wide 5． of topics, including international affairs, environment, technology and history. Readers can also find puzzles, poetry, short stories and 6． in the paper. Arora has managed to put together a team of seven editors. The editors decide the content. Sometimes, they ask their readers what they want to read more of and change accordingly. The completed copy then reaches Arora for further edits. She makes sure the facts and grammar are 7． and that the language is simple. Today, The Children’s Post is the only 8． newspaper for children in India. More than 3, 500 copies are sold every day. Arora is always thinking about improving her paper. She hopes every kid in India could develop the habit of reading newspapers. 【答案】 1．C 2．D 3．B 4．A 5．D 6．B 7．A 8．E 【分析】 本文主要介绍了Arora创办《儿童邮报》的初衷，以及这种报纸包含的内容，她的目的是希望印度的每个孩子都能养成读报纸的习惯。 1． 句意：她注意到一个严重的问题。根据“Today’s young people are very clever…they know little about current affairs”可知，她注意到如今的年轻人对时事了解很少这个问题，备选词noticed“注意到”符合，故选C。 2． 句意：在Arora看来，了解世界各地正在发生的事情很重要。根据“It