Unit 2练习 2024-2025学年牛津上海版（试用本）九年级英语上册

2025学年牛津上海版英语九年级第一学期 Unit 2练习 I. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案） ( ) 1. —I read an interesting advertisement last night. —What was _________ advertisement about? A. / B. a C. an D. the ( ) 2. —Would you like to have _________ piece of cake? —No, thanks. I’ve had two. That’s enough. A. others B. other C. another D. the other ( ) 3. What does your mother usually do ______ Monday mornings? A. in B. on C. at D. for ( ) 4. The day I got my first job was _________day of my life. A. happy B. happier C. happiest D. the happiest ( ) 5. You can buy _________ the computer ______ the digital camera, but you can’t buy both. A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and D. not only, but also ( )6. Most of the students we get here are extremely _________ and keen to learn. A. please B. pleased C. pleasure D. pleasant ( ) 7. —I called you last night, but nobody answered. Where were you then? —Oh, I _________ my pet dog in the park. A. walked B. was walking C. am walking D. will walk ( )8. —_________ have you been in the Football Club? —Since the first month I went to the university. A. How long B. When C. How soon D. How often ( ) 9. Would you please speak louder? I _________ catch what you are talking about. A. can’t B. oughtn’t to C. needn’t D. mustn’t ( ) 10. If we want to catch that train, we’d better _________ for the station right now. A. show off B. put off C. set off D. turn off ( ) 11. Kitty doesn’t like to be interrupted when she is practising _________ the piano. A. to play B. play C. playing D. played ( ) 12. The milk _________ strange. We’d better not drink it. A. tastes B. tasted C. is tasting D. is tasted ( ) 13. Keep a dream in your heart, _________ you’ll achieve what you want. A. and B. or C. so D. but ( ) 14. The government built better roads _________ people could travel more quickly. A. so that B. because C. unless D. although ( ) 15. _________ convenient it is to send and receive e-mails on the cell phone! A. What B. What a C. What an D. How II. Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can be used only once（将下列单词填入空格。每词只能填一次） (A) A. prizes B. wealthy C. occupation D. education E. respect With International Museum Day coming up, today we are asking readers: Should museums be free or should people have to pay for a ticket? Let us know “your view”. Museums are not only there for enjoyment; they are 2. _________. This is why they must be free. While museums need a huge amount of money to operate, let the 1. _________ pay for it. The idea of a person or child interested in art not being able to view it because of cost is wrong. Krista Chen (US), Age 15 Free entry does not attract people or encourage them to appreciate (欣赏) art. Generally people 3. _________ things that are difficult or costly to get. Museums should require regular visitors to pay a fee, but provide free tickets as 4. _________ for high-achieving students who can appreciate them more. Fred Smith (New Zealand), Age 14 (B) A. organize B. simple C. available D. support E. private Museums teach people about their past. This is part of our shared culture that should be 1. _________ to everyone, rich or poor. People should never be asked to pay an entrance fee. Rob Sanchez (Australia), Age 17 There are no 2. _________ answers. Low ticket prices could help museums stay open. But companies and businessmen should also provide museums with more money and other 3. _________. They have a social responsibility, too. Amber White (UK), Age 16 I think museums and art galleries should all be free to the public. I do, however, think twice a year the museums should 4. _________ money-raising events to help pay for the cost of staying open. Li Mishao (China), Age 15 III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词） 1. Lily is good at __________________ stains (污迹) from her clothes. (remove) 2. I bought a new flat and it is on the _______________ floor. (twelve) 3. All the articles are well written, except __________________. (she) 4. I can’t __________________ the life without AI now. (imagination) 5. Janet is keen on making cheese by _______________methods. (tradition) 6. Not many teenagers like to be __________________ when they grow up. (fish) 7. The aircraft was flying at a __________________ of 10,000 metres. (high) 8. “Please let me go to the party,” Ali begged her mother, but she knew it was __________________. (hope) IV. Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。52—57小题，每空格限填一词） 1. The Blacks set off for Hangzhou early yesterday morning. （改为一般疑问句） __________________ the Blacks __________________ off for Hangzhou early yesterday morning? 2. The Greeks succeeded in capturing the city through a trick. （对划线部分提问） __________________ __________________ the Greeks succeed in capturing the city? 3. We still know little about what we can do to protect ourselves from cancer. （改为简单句） We still know little about what __________________ __________________ to protect ourselves from cancer. 4. He studied hard in order to go to college. （保持句意基本不变） He studied hard __________________ __________________ he could go to college. 5. The teacher chose our monitor to take part in the English competition last Friday. （改为被动语态） Our monitor __________________ __________________ to take part in the English competition last Friday. 6. Where will they grow vegetables? Dick wanted to know. （改为宾语从句） Dick wanted to know __________________ they __________________ grow vegetables. 7. to, really, is, in a foreign country, alone, it, exciting, go sightseeing （连词成句） ___________________________________________________________________________________________________. V. Reading comprehension（阅读理解） A. Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案） Scientists found that people who have fewer friends in real life are happier than those who have plenty of friends. Researchers from the University of Leeds, UK, studied data (数据) from two online surveys of nearly 1,500 people. Those who took the survey gave details about their ages, social interaction (社交), and how satisfied they were with their social lives. The researchers found that those who had a small number of close friends generally were happier than those who had a large number of superficial (关系浅的) friends. “Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” said Bruine de Bruin, one of the researchers. Bruine de Bruin found that older people had smaller social circles than young people, but the people in these circles were closer to them. Younger people, on the other hand, had bigger circles that were made up of “peripheral others”—people who are not true friends, but just people they know. These so-called friends didn’t influence younger people’s happiness. The results of the study showed that the stereotypes (偏见) society had about old people being sad and lonely might not be right. “The research shows that older adults’ smaller networks didn’t have a bad influence on social satisfaction and well-being (幸福). In fact, older adults had a better feeling of well-being than younger adults,” said Bruine de Bruin. Based on these results, the study believes that people should pay more attention to the ties with close friends instead of increasing the number of friends. ( ) 1. What is the topic of the passage? A. Different types of friends. B. Changes in people’s happiness levels. C. Interactions between old and young people. D. The relationship between happiness and the number of friends. ( )2. According to the study, people are likely to be happier when they _________. A. have a small circle of close friends B. are satisfied with their work and lives C. have a lot of followers on social media D. make friends with people who are older ( ) 3. The underlined word “peripheral” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_________” in Chinese. A. 重要的 B. 交际的 C. 次要的 D. 诚实的 ( )4 What do we know from Paragraphs 4 and 5? A. Older people’s happiness has nothing to do with their friends. B. Older people have closer friends than young people. C. Both old and young people find it hard to make friends. D. Young people don’t need to make peripheral friends. ( ) 5. Which word might Bruine de Bruin use to describe older adults? A. Superficial. B. Happy. C. Lonely. D. Sad. ( ) 6. Which of the following statements may Bruine de Bruin probably agree? A. Young people are generally happier than older people because they have more friends. B. Older people have smaller social circles, so they often feel sad and lonely. C. The people that young people just know can affect their happiness. D. People should focus more on deep friendships instead of a large number of friends. B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文） The Amazon rainforest in South America, at seven million km2, is the largest rainforest in the world. The forest is ___1___ for people all over the world, because it produces a lot of oxygen, and also helps to cool the weather. ___2___, large areas of the rainforest are being cut down for wood—55% of the forest could be gone by 2030! The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) is helping to stop some areas of the rainforest from being cut down. At 68,000 km, the Aral Sea was one of the largest lakes in the world before the 1960s. Then rivers were diverted (修改河道) and it has been getting __3__ ever since. By 2007, it was only 10% of its original (起初的) size and had changed into three ___4__ lakes. The villages sit near a big desert where dust storms often happen, and large ships are stranded (困住) in the sand. A dam (水坝) has been built to try to restore higher water levels in the North with some ___5__. In China, about 3,600 km2 of grassland near the Gobi turns into desert every year. There are often storms that blow dust all the way to Beijing. The storms are getting worse each year and have a deep influence on farmers. The goal of the Green Wall Project, started in 1978, is to ___6___ forests in northern China from 5% to 15% in order to stop the desert from growing. The project faces many challenges. However, people must never give up on it. ( )1. A. important B. ordinary C. dangerous D. necessary ( ) 2. A. What’s more B. However C. In conclusion D. Therefore ( ) 3. A. smaller B. deeper C. longer D. wider ( ) 4. A. connected B. natural C. divided D. deep ( ) 5. A. success B. problems C. mistakes D. process ( ) 6. A. reduce B. make C. destroy D. increase C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给） Zhou Pengcheng, 76, has dedicated (献身于) his life to the intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of making writing brushes. Zhou comes from Wengang Town in Jiangxi Province. He has p___1___ this ancient craft for over sixty years. Wengang’s long-standing relationship with brush pens dates back to 1979. Over forty years, the town has grown into one of the country’s biggest brush pen markets. It a___2___ tens of thousands of buyers from across China. In Chinese culture, writing brushes are among the “four treasures in the study”, and Wengang is known as the “h___3___ of China’s writing brush”. More than 400 writing brush-making companies and over 2,200 writing brush-making workshops are in the town. And almost every family in the town makes their living through the writing brush-making industry. Zhou has been making writing brushes since he was eight years old, and his family has been passing down the t___4___ of practising this ancient craft for nine generations (一代). “In the 1970s, writing brushes made in Jiangxi Province were not so popular with people in China and the rest of the world, which drove me to i___5___ writing brush-making techniques according to the needs of customers,” said Zhou, adding that he f___6___ succeeded after about eight years of hard work. The craft of making writing brushes in Wengang i___7___ 128 steps. The local writing brushes have managed to make a mark in the overseas markets, such as Asia, Europe, and the United States, and particularly in Japan and Korea. 1. _______________2. _______________ 3. _______________4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________7. _______________ D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题） One of my earliest memories is playing “shops” with my granddad when I was 5. After leaving school at 15 I worked in a fruit shop, but I had no ambition (志向) to run my own shop back then. Several years later, I got married. My husband Eric and I heard about a shop for sale in the nearby village. We had a look and bought it. That was January 1974. We were a bit fresh at shopkeeping, so we often hardly knew about what the customers were asking for. But we soon learned. You can tell by the weather how busy it’s going to be. On wet days there are very few people around, and when it’s snowy people want bread and milk, as they’re worried about being snowed in. When it’s hot, everyone buys cold drinks and ice cream. More people shop online nowadays, but they still come here for things missing from their orders. I’ve kept up with technology and have a card reader, but the shop itself hasn’t changed much. Now, as I’m getting older, it’s open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, instead of closing at 8:30 p.m. I open until 2 p.m. at weekends. Eric passed away 16 years ago, but I never consider getting rid of the shop. I love it all— talking to the customers and getting what they want. There are customers who come in two or three times a day, and we see several generations of families. Customers often tell me their problems and I offer advice if I can. It was the 50th anniversary of the shop on January 13 this year. I wanted to do something special, so I held a party and had drinks and nibbles (小吃) with customers. I also wrote a book about my memories in the shop. It’s called Just Ask Jenny as I’m always the first port of call when anyone wants to know anything. This shop has been my life. I never imagined I’d still be here after 50 years, but I love it and the people. That’s what keeps me going. 1 The writer began to think about owning a shop in her childhood, didn’t she? ________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What mainly affected the business of the shop? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What challenge did the couple meet with when they began to run the shop? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Were the writer and her husband good at shopkeeping later? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What will happen if the writer’s shop has to be closed? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How did the shop influence the writer throughout her life? List at least three points. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Keys: I. DCBDA BBAAC CAAAD II. (A) DBEA (B) CBDA III. 1. removing 2. twelfth 3. hers 4. imagine 5. traditional 6. fishermen 7. height 8. hopeless IV. 1. Did, set 2. How did 3. to do 4. so that 5. was chosen 6. where, would 7. It is really exciting to go sightseeing alone in a foreign country. Part 3 V. A. DACBBD B. ABACAD C. 1. practised 2. attracts 3. hometown 4. tradition 5. improve 6. finally 7. includes D. 1. No, she didn’t. 2. The weather. 3. They hardly knew about what the customers were asking for. 4. Yes, they were. Because they found the weather affected the business. / Because they kept with technology and got a card reader to meet the needs of the customers. / Because they treated the customers as friends and often gave advice to their problems. 5. The customers who were familiar with the shop will come to shop and thank the writer for being friendly and helpful. / The writer will feel lost and lonely because of losing a chance to talk with others. 6. The writer gained a high sense of achievement and satisfaction during the years of being a shop owner. She also made friends with a lot of customers and got happiness by helping them solve their problems. When the writer got old, she managed to write a book to record her memories based on her experience in her own shop. (Any reasonable answer is OK.) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$