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九年级(全) Units 11—12
一、词汇运用
阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
Tim, a friend of my father's, is from a poor village. He was once my father's classmate. Their 1.__friendship__(友谊) has been over 20 years.
Ten years ago, to seek for 2.__wealth__(财富), Tim came to the city. He met all kinds of difficulties and used up all his money. He felt like there was a heavy weight on both his 3.__shoulders__(肩膀).
It was 4.__grey__(昏暗的) outside one day. Tim, so tired and hungry, got on a bus quietly. Being short of money drove him crazy. He somehow stole a passenger's money. The whole bus became very noisy and 5.__uncomfortable__(使人不舒服的). Then the driver stopped the bus and turned on the lights. One passenger said, “Turn off the lights and give the thief a chance to take out the money.” Tim was so embarrassed that his face turned 6.__pale__(苍白的). He could feel his heart beating fast, but he didn't have the 7.__courage__(勇气) to face the result and 8.__disappointed__(使失望) the passengers. 9.__Unexpectedly__(出乎意料的是), the lights were turned on again. Later, someone shouted, “Give him the last chance!” All the passengers nodded in 10.__agreement__(同意). Tim felt embarrassed and finally he took out all the money. For many years, Tim has always been grateful to those who gave him the chances.
二、语法填空
[2023·宁波中考改编]One day at school, something strange caught Ann's attention. Lily 1.__quickly__(quick) put a bag in her own desk, making Ann feel unusual. Later, she saw Lily secretly give something 2.__to__ Cindy under the desk. It seemed that they decided 3.__to__do__(do) something without her. Ann thought, “How can my best friend plan something without inviting me?” Even though they were still friendly to 4.__her__(she), she was a little upset.
On the bus ride home, Ann avoided sitting next to Lily on purpose. She noticed Lily giving an envelope to someone else, which made her even 5.__more__upset__(upset).
Later that evening, there was 6.__a__ knock on Ann's door. There stood Cindy from next door, inviting her to Lily's party. 7.__At__ first, Ann didn't want to go and said no to her, explaining that they were no 8.__longer__(long) friends. But Cindy kept asking Ann to come along.
When they arrived at Lily's house, everyone shouted, “Surprise!” Ann hardly 9.__believed__(believe) that. Lily smiled and said, “Tomorrow is your birthday!” Ann was 10.__so__ moved that tears filled her eyes. She said thanks and hugged Lily.
三、完形填空
It happened years ago. When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs(嫩枝) __1__ school to plant. None of them looked very hardy(耐寒的), but with hope for the future, I __2__ them carefully with my daughter somewhere in our backyard that had enough __3__ when it is fine.Over the years,because of the poor soil(土壤), three of them __4__.Only one lived there.
The tree grew crooked(弯曲的) and very slowly. It looked like a fat bush(灌木丛) more than a tree.Later,I noticed that it was starting to die. The __5__ branches(树枝) were becoming yellow and bare. Only the top third of the tree was still __6__ and thick. I got some help from one of my friends who was a farmer. I did my best to save it by __7__ it a lot of fertilizer(肥料), but it didn't work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I was wondering whether it would be better to __8__.It would make the yard look cleaner.As I walked over to take a __9__ look at it, I noticed something moving—within the leaves, it was a robin(知更鸟)__10__ building a nest in the topmost branches. I smiled when I looked at it. I thought maybe this old __11__ was still useful. In my eyes __12__ it might not be really healthy or pretty, it was still giving a bird a home.That's enough for it.
This tree __13__ me that all of our lives have a purpose. It doesn't matter if we are young and __14__ or old and sick. We can help to make this world a better place.Until our last breath, __15__ have things to do, love to give, and joy to share. Maybe that's the true meaning of a life.
( C )1.A.for B.to
C.from D.at
( A )2.A.planted B.brought
C.carried D.dropped
( A )3.A.sunlight B.water
C.rain D.wind
( B )4.A.grew B.died
C.changed D.remained
( D )5.A.younger B.higher
C.older D.lower
( B )6.A.yellow B.green
C.red D.white
( C )7.A.buying B.passing
C.feeding D.bringing
( C )8.A.give it out B.pick it up
C.cut it down D.put it away
( D )9.A.slow B.far
C.fast D.close
( A )10.A.patiently B.carelessly
C.loudly D.properly
( D )11.A.bush B.branch
C.yard D.tree
( C )12.A.since B.and
C.although D.so
( B )13.A.advised B.reminded
C.allowed D.encouraged
( A )14.A.strong B.weak
C.pretty D.ugly
( D )15.A.they B.it
C.you D.we
四、阅读理解
A
May Hot Sale @Mars Bookstore
To celebrate our 50th birthday, we are having a big sale!
Children's books
Textbooks
Picture books
Storybooks
35% off
25% off
15% off
30% discount(折扣) on all adults' books
Big activities in our birthday month:
Time & Place
Activities
Speakers
19 May, 4 p.m.
Fanta Center, 3F
Introduction:
Harry Potter
J. K. Rowling
The writer of the book
22 May, 1 p.m.
Jack Hall, 2F
Discussion:
How to improve reading skills
Michael Smith
An English teacher
27 May, 7 p.m.
Winkle Mall, 2F
Lecture(讲座):
The most popular books of the year
Jack Brown
The boss of the bookstore
( A )1.May is the birthday month of ________.
A.Mars Bookstore B.Fanta Center
C.Winkle Mall D.Jack Hall
( B )2.You can get the biggest discount on ________.
A.adults' books
B.children's textbooks
C.children's picture books
D.children's storybooks
( C )3.In which activity will you probably improve your reading skills?
A.The big sale. B.The introduction.
C.The discussion. D.The lecture.
B[2023·丽水中考改编]
There were only 15 minutes until lunch.But everyone in Mrs.Stretch's math class was waiting excitedly for the start of Around the World.
Around the World was Eddie's favorite classroom game.He loved racing against a classmate to solve a math problem.Eddie won and lost.But his friend Michael never lost.He was the champion(冠军) of Around the World. Every week he would go around the classroom winning against everyone.
“Are we all ready?” Mrs.Stretch asked.Everyone nodded.
“Then let's begin,” said Mrs.Stretch.“Talia,you start.”
Talia was new to the class.This would be her first time playing.She jumped up and went over to Eddie's desk. Eddie stood up, too.
“Twelve times two,” said Mrs.Stretch.
“Twentyfour!”Talia called out, a second before Eddie could.
Eddie sat down,disappointed but still happy to know the right answer.
Talia moved on to challenge the next classmate.She seemed unstoppable.Finally,Talia got to Michael.
“Eight times twelve,” Mrs.Stretch said.
“Ninetysix!” shouted Talia first.
The class sat shocked, then everyone cheered for Talia, today's champion.
“Nice job, Talia,” said Mrs.Stretch.“It's time for lunch, everyone. Now line up, please.”
Eddie stood to go to lunch.He noticed Michael had his head down on his desk, his face buried in his arms.Eddie walked to Michael and put his hand on his shoulder.
“It's OK to lose,” Eddie said.“I lose Around the world all the time.You're still great at multiplication.”
“That's not why I'm upset,” Michael said into his arms.“No one likes me.They cheered when I lost.”
“You think they cheered against you?” Eddie asked.
“__▲__” Michael said.
“I think they cheered because they were too surprised,” Eddie said.“You're the champ.Talia had to do her best to beat you.So,people were excited about it.”
“She is really good at math,” Michael agreed.
“And so are you,”said Eddie.“You help us all work harder.Because of you,we probably have the best math class in the whole school.”
“Thanks,” Michael said.He smiled at Eddie,“Do you want to sit together at lunch?”
“Sure,” said Eddie.“You can quiz me on math problems and help me get better.”
Michael stood up. “Challenge accepted!”
( A )4.What is Around the World?
A.A math challenge.
B.A running race.
C.A computer game.
D.A writing competition.
( A )5.What can we know about the characters in the story?
A.Talia was really good at math.
B.Mrs.Stretch liked the champion best.
C.Eddie cared a lot about whether he won or lost.
D.Michael was hardworking but seldom helped others.
( B )6.Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in __▲__ in Paragraph 18?
A.What else? B.Why else?
C.Who else? D.Where else?
( D )7.Which of the following can best express the message(启示) of the story?
A.Once a champion, always a champion.
B.To be a good loser is to learn how to win.
C.The only way to grow is to challenge yourself.
D.Never forget failure is just an event, not a person.
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