Unit 2　【单元测试 · 提高卷】-2023-2024学年九年级英语下册单元速记•巧练（牛津沪教版）

Unit 2 【单元测试 · 提升卷】 一、完形填空。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分 10分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的三个选项A、B、C中，选出最佳选项。 In China, teachers are highly respected and honored. As providers of knowledge, they are seen as playing an important 1 in the development of society（社会）. In the US, teachers are supposedly just as respected. However, I believe salaries for most teachers are far too low. In the US, most teachers can expect to 2 less than $40, 000 (272, 400 yuan) a year when they enter the field（领域）, according to Business Insider. This might 3 all right, but in some parts of the US, it’s not enough to get by（勉强过活）. In addition, teachers spend an average of（平均）$500 out­ of­ pocket to buy classroom supplies（日常用品）every semester（学期）. Some teachers even have to take on a 4 job at night to make a living. Teaching is a(n) 5 job. It’s about much more than simply passing on knowledge. Teachers have to be caregivers, therapists（治疗师）, nurses. In fact, nearly any 6 that a child might face might end up being solved by his or her teacher. Teachers spend years ­and lots of money­ earning an 7 of their own that will prepare them to become educators themselves. It’s not 8 to raise their salaries, either. Countries like Switzerland, South Korea, and Ireland pay their teachers more than the US does. The US is the richest country in the world ­ 9 money can’t buy knowledge. If salaries stay low, fewer people will want to go into teaching ­and society will suffer（遭受损失） 10 it . 1．A．role B．ball C．song 2．A．produce B．lose C．earn 3．A．look B．sound C．taste 4．A．first B．second C．third 5．A．hard B．easy C．interesting 6．A．question B．problem C．project 7．A．money B．respect C．education 8．A．unnecessary B．unimportant C．impossible 9．A．but B．and C．so 10．A．instead of B．because of C．thanks to 二、阅读理解。(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A On a windy day in June, Fourth Class took the train to Chinatown. We had begun to learn Putonghua and