Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. 单元测试题 2023-2024学年人教版九年级英语全册
Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. 单元测试题
( )1. —Why did he _______ your invitation that day?
—Because he had an important meeting.
A. turn down B. put away C. tum up D. cut down
( )2. When they opened the door, I ______ go out to have a walk.
A. am about to B. was about to C. went to
( )3. —Does Mary only have an apple for breakfast?
—Yes. She eats like a bird ______.
A. to wake up B. to be strong C. to lose weight D. to fall asleep
( )4. —Why did you miss the English class?
—Because my alarm clock didn’t _______.
A. go off B. put off C. take off D. fall off
( )5. Ruby was too tired. She didn’t wake up until the alarm clock ________.
A. went off B. went out C. went away D. went over
( )6. —What's up, Dale?
—I waited for Frank ________ 6:00 p.m., which made me very unhappy.
A. since B. as C. till D. when
( )7. —Is Mount Tai the highest mountain in Shandong?
—I think so. It is 1,545 meters_______ sea level.
A. under B. above C. past D. along
( )8. —Was it your first visit to the museum?
—No. I had visited it ______. But I thought it worth a second visit.
A. a day ago B. next week C. the day before
( )9. There are _______ flowers in her garden. That is, her garden is _______ flowers.
A. thousands of; full with B. thousand of; filled of
C. thousands of; filled with D. thousand of; full of
( )10. —Do you have Jay’s CDs?
—Sorry, they are _______. But we’ll get some more next week because they ________.
A. sold well; are on sale B. sold out; sell well C. selling well; sell well D. for sale; sell well
二、完形填空
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was asking (12)________ broke the mother’s heart. “I’m sorry, honey, but we have no money to buy it.”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(耙) leaves in our garden to (13)________ himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the (14)________, he ran to the candy counter and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran out after the little girl and her mother, and gave them the (15)________ . He came back and told me what he told them, “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you (16)_______.”
I was so excited (17)_______ I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he (18)________, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t (19)________ get anything, but when you do get something you should be very (20)_________.”
( )11. A. in order B. in line C. in place D. in control
( )12. A. almost B. hardly C. seldom D. never
( )13. A. buy B. pay C. provide D. raise
( )14. A. store B. house C. mall D. centre
( )15. A. money B. box C. leaves D. bike
( )16. A. happy B. smart C. sweet D. lovely
( )17. A. and B. as C. that D. but
( )18. A. replied B. told C. lied D. talked
( )19. A. answer to B. apply to C. expect to D. turn to
( )20. A. hopeful B. wonderful C. thankful D. helpful
三、阅读理解
April Fool’s Day started in the sixteenth century in Europe. Before that time, New Year’s Day was celebrated on April 1st. If they were teased, they were called fools.
Nowadays we play jokes on people on April 1st. For example, someone might put salt in the sugar bottle so another person could put it in his coffee “by accident”. Or someone might change the time on another person’s alarm clock so that person would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned. Or maybe a person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.
After we play the trick, we say “April Fool”. Then the poor person realized he was fooled. It is 
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generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn’t cause any real harm(伤害) to anyone. Do you have any great jokes to play on anyone today? Try it out. Just don’t forget to say “April Fool” when the other person begins looking a little confused.
( )21. Before the sixteenth century, New Year’s Day was ________.
A. April 1st B. January 1st C. October 1st D. February 1st
( )22. Which of the following situations doesn’t make you “April Fool”?
A. Someone might put salt in the sugar bottle, then you could put it in your coffee “by accident”.
B. A man might take your bag by mistake, then he could say sorry to you.
C. Someone might change the time on your alarm clock, then you would unknowingly wake up earlier or later than planned.
D. A person would tell a lie to make someone else shocked.
( )23. Sometimes people lie to shock someone on ________.
A. New Year’s Day B. Christmas Day C. April Fool’s Day D. Thanksgiving Day
( )24. In the 2nd paragraph, the closest meaning of the underlined word “teased” is ________ in English.
A. hit B. criticized C. laughed at D. shocked
( )25. What should be the right attitude(态度) towards “April Fool”?
A. It is generally done in the spirit of fun and doesn’t cause any real harm to anyone.
B. It is done for the real fools.
C. We needn’t say “April Fool” when we play jokes on people on April 1st.
D. Don’t play jokes on people.
四、用所给单词的适当形式填空
26. We ________(paint) the house before we ________(move) in.
27. Oh, my God. Everybody ________(oversleep) yesterday.
28. They were surprised at the _______(discover) of this new kind of metal.
29. She felt very _______(embarrass) when they asked her age.
30. I ________(turn off) all the lights before I ________(go) to bed.
五、根据汉语提示完成单词
31. His father is an ________(军官).
32. The temperature is ________(在……上面) zero.
33. The plane _______(消失) behind a large black cloud. We couldn’t see it.
34. The sports meeting was ________(取消) because of the terrible weather.
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