Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. 单元测试题 2023-2024学年人教版九年级英语全册
Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. 单元测试题
( )1. —________ I swim here?
―I’m sorry. Children ________ swim alone here. It’s very dangerous.
A. Must; can’t B. May; must C. Can; mustn’t D. Can’t; can
( )2. He ______ his thanks for the support we have given him.
A. expressed B. discussed C. expected D. imagined
( )3. Teachers’ Day is coming. Could you please tell me the way to _____ my thanks to my teacher?
A. translate B. express C. repeat D. spread
( )4. It used to be very quiet. ________ ever happened around here.
A. Much nothing B. Nothing much C. Nothing many D. Many nothing
( )5. Tom has ________ many presents from his friends.
A. receive B. receives C. received D. receiving
( )6. —Why did Ruth’s mother _______ her going out to play?
—Because she hasn’t finished her homework.
A. advise B. prevent C. promise D. keep
( )7. The girl sings very well because she has a beautiful _______. She dreams of being a singer.
A. voice B. noise C. sound D. shout
( )8. I won’t throw these books away. For me, they are something _______.
A. useless B. valuable C. cheap D. dirty
( )9. I like the city _______ the people are really kind and friendly.
A. that B. which C. where D. who
A. Both; and B. Either; or C. Not only; but also D. Neither; nor
二、完形填空
Staff at the Moche police station first (12)________ Victor Martin late last month, while checking security cameras. They found a young boy sitting on the sidewalk by (13)________ at night. At first, they thought he was doing something bad, but later they realized he was (14)________ writing something in his notebook, taking advantage of the streetlight overhead. 
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Moved by the boy’s (15)________, the police shared the video on Facebook.
At the time of this writing, Victor’s heartwarming and (16)________ heartbreaking story has spread all over the world. The local TV station (17)________ to find the boy and sat down with his mother to learn why he was doing his homework on the street instead of at home.
It turns out that the 12yearold’s family was so (18)________ that they couldn’t pay for electricity(电), so they just depended on a (19)________ during the night. Unluckily, Victor Martin could (20)________ finish his homework before the sun went down, and recently he couldn’t (21)________ the weak candlelight any more. “One day, my son said ‘(22)________ I continue with the candle, I will be crazy! I’d better go outside to finish my homework,’” Rosa Angulo Cordoba told Panamericana TV. She (23)________ that Victor’s neck would often become hard to move because of tilting(倾斜) his head to let the candlelight through.
Although Victor (24)________ housework and takes care of the family sheep every day, the sixth grader takes (25)________ very seriously and gets good grades.
( )11. A. shared B. taken C. discussed D. praised
( )12. A. met B. interviewed C. noticed D. caught
( )13. A. itself B. yourself C. myself D. himself
( )14. A. shyly B. actually C. carelessly D. certainly
( )15. A. wish B. plan C. spirit D. hobby
( )16. A. by the way B. at least C. at the same time D. in the end
( )17. A. managed B. stopped C. promised D. refused
( )18. A. traditional B. popular C. special D. poor
( )19. A. flash B. candle C. camera D. fire
( )20. A. seldom B. even C. only D. still
( )21. A. change B. stand C. enjoy D. protect
( )22. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Until
( )23. A. added B. warned C. hoped D. lied
( )24. A. puts off B. worries about C. gives up D. helps with
( )25. A. health B. school C. friendship D. safety
三、阅读理解
I’ll never forget that journey. It was a cold November day and I was flying from Portland to Seattle to visit my family. I was busy reading an interesting novel on the plane, so I didn’t speak to the businessman next to me. But I remember him very clearly. He was wearing a smart suit and
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dark sunglasses, and he wasn’t acting strangely or doing anything unusual.
After an hour, he called the flight attendant(乘务员). He talked quietly to her and showed his briefcase to her. Then he stood up and followed the flight attendant to the front of the plane. He didn’t return to his seat for the rest of the trip. Finally, we arrived safely in Seattle, and all the passengers got off the plane.
The next day I learned the truth from the newspaper. The plane didn’t stay in Seattle. __▲__The man in the suit was a hijacker(劫机者). He told the flight attendant he had a bomb(炸弹) in his briefcase, and that he requested $200,000 and four parachutes(降落伞). When the plane landed in Seattle, the man received what he wanted and forced the plane to fly to Mexico. During the trip, he put on his parachute, opened the door of the plane and jumped with all the money in his briefcase!
What happened next? Nobody knows. The man just disappeared into thin air!
( )26. What did Jennifer do when she was on the plane?
A. She listened to some music.
B. She talked with the flight attendant.
C. She read something interesting.
D. She talked with the man nearby.
( )27. Which is the RIGHT picture for “briefcase”?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
( )28. Which of the following sentences can be put in __▲__?
A. Instead it flew back to Portland.
B. Instead it flew down to Mexico.
C. There was something wrong with it.
D. The flight attendant called the police at once.
( )29. When did the hijacker jump off the plane?
A. Before the plane landed in Seattle.
B. When the plane took off in Portland.
C. As soon as he received the parachutes.
D. During the trip from Seattle to Mexico.
( )30. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The story took place on a cold November day.
B. Jennifer arrived in Seattle with her family safely.
C. The hijacker looked very strange and did something unusual.
D. The plane arrived in Mexico and all the passengers got off safely.
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