辽宁省铁岭县莲花第二初级中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期期末检测（二）英语试题

 Unit 4 综合测试卷

一、阅读理解(每小题2分，共40分)

第一节 阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

 Did you use to be weak and unhealthy? If so, what did you do to make yourself healthy again? Could you please give me some advice?

	I was very weak when I was in primary school. Then I started doing sports every day. That really worked! About half a year later,I felt much healthier than before. Now it has been a year since the last time I caught a cold. So just do some sports. I think sports will be good for you!
	I used to be weak and unhealthy. I often stayed up late to play computer games. That did harm to my health. Then I changed the bad habit. And now I go to bed early every day. In my opinion, if you want to be healthy, you should develop a good habit.
Alice	I used to eat too many snacks every day. That made me feel weak and I often got a stomachache. In fact, it is important for us to eat healthy food. Playing sports is also important, of course.

(   )1. How long did it take Jane to become healthier?

A. About two weeks.                     B. About six months.

C. More than a year.                      D. About two years.

(   )2. Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined sentence in the passage?

A. That was bad for my health.

B. That was good for my health.

C. That helped me become healthy soon.

D. That had nothing to do with my health.

(   )3.             made Alice feel weak and have a stomachache.

A. Staying up too late                    B. Doing little exercise

C. Eating too many snacks                D. Playing computer games

(   )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Eric used to go to bed early.

B. Jane, Eric and Alice are cousins.

C. Jane was very strong when she was a pupil.

D. Alice thinks it's important to play sports.

B

 When I was very young, people in our village lived by planting fruit trees. My grandmother always took me to the orchard(果园) on the hill. At that time, they had to carry water from the river at the foot of the hill to halfway up the hill. Even though we worked so hard, the production level of fruit was still low because it was short of water there.

 One day, two young men led a group of workers to our village. They learned about the difficulties we faced, and later, canals(渠) and other projects began to be built in my village.“Who

are they?” I asked. “They are good men from our government,” my grandma replied.

 Shortly afterwards, I moved to another city for my junior high school. The only reason I ever came back to my hometown was my grandmother.

 One day, my family and I made time to return. We were surprised because everything had changed. The canal ran past every orchard so villagers didn't have to go up and down the hill anymore. The river was now so clean that fish swam happily in it. When we arrived home, my grandma took out some fresh pears and apples. She told us that after the water conservation project(水利工程) was completed,a policy was made to encourage more people to increase the fruit production with clean water in the river.

 Thank those good men who have devoted themselves to the development of our countryside.

 Nowadays, people work hard to live in a big city. However, we should not forget our hometowns where we are from.

(   )5. What troubled the villagers most was that          .

A. they had too much work

B. it was not convenient to go up the hill

C. they could only grow fruit trees

D. there wasn't enough water in the orchard

(   )6. The good men came and offered help probably because of       

A. the villagers' suggestions

B. the government's support

C. a school's practical activity

D. a company's engineering plan

(   )7. The underlined phrase “devoted themselves to” is closest in meaning to “       ”.

A. prepared much for                      B. donated money to

C. drawn public attention to                 D. put much effort into

(   )8. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. How Is a Village Improved?

B. Who Are the Good Men?

C. Why Do People Come Back?

D. What Does a Hometown Mean?

C

I was once a very shy child. When I was young,I stood behind my mom whenever I met anyone new. Even as an adult, I find it takes a while for me to be warm to people. However,I have learned how to be“fearless”.

 As everyone knows, as you move through each grade, you have more speaking tasks. Whether it's to answer questions in class, to take part in group discussions, to do speeches in front of class— it never seems to end. And I hate it! Any time I had a presentation(展示) to do, I managed to avoid it.

 This fear influenced my personal life as well. I didn't like to talk to people in groups. I was afraid of being the focus of attention. I realized being afraid of social experiences and public speaking was hurting my ability to enjoy life and achieve goals. I knew that I had to change and take action to force myself to do things I didn't like.

 To feel the fear and do it anyway is by far the best way to overcome something. I changed in many aspects (方面) in my life, from making new friends, going to parties and meeting different people. Public speaking isn't actually something I set out to do. However, when I was known as an engineer, many doors started to open to me when I came to public speaking.

 Recently I spoke in front of 200 people for about an hour. I felt no fear. In fact, I was looking forward to doing the speech.

(   )9. When did the writer take action to change?

A. When he became the focus of attention.

B. When he was very young at school.

C. When he became a famous person.

D. When his life was influenced by the fear.

(   )10. What does the underlined phrase “many doors” probably mean?

A. Chances.            B. Tasks.        C. Challenges.         D. Problems.

(   )11. Which does the writer NOT do to change himself?

A. Making new friends.

B. Going to parties.

C. Traveling around the world.

D. Meeting different people.

(   )12. What can be inferred about the writer from the passage?

A. He is still shy now.

B. He often depends on his mother.

C. He is a businessman now.

D. He has changed a lot.

D

 Many Chinese mothers are afraid that their children will fall behind their classmates, so these mothers are becoming“tiger mothers”. They believe the harder their children study, the happier life they will have in the future. Is it true? Lulu and her sister Sophia may have a say.

 Lulu and Sophia have a“tiger mother”. She pushed them a lot when they were young. For example, they were not allowed to get grades lower than A. They had to practice the piano or violin for several hours a day. There were no games or TV.

 The tiger mother, Amy, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School in the USA. Several years ago, she wrote a book named Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother and shared her strict parenting style(育儿方式) in it.

 Many people don't like Amy's style of parenting. They once worried that her daughters would not be happy. However, the two girls have grown up and they are thankful to their mother. Sophia has just graduated from Yale University. She is hard-working, friendly and helpful. Not long ago. she shared some useful studying tips online. Lulu is also a warm, smart and popular girl in her friends’ eyes. She said tiger mothers believed that a child could succeed by being pushed to go all out.

 Still, not everyone agrees with the tiger mother's parenting style. In fact, there isn't a parenting style that fits everyone. What's the best parenting style for you? Maybe you should work it out together with your parents.

(   )13. According to the passage, “tiger mothers”            .

A. don't mind their children falling behind their classmates

B. don't care about their children's feelings when they grow up

C. believe pushing their children hard can help them succeed

D. believe the more happily the kids study, the harder their life will be

(   )14. What can we know about Amy?

A. She is teaching in China.

B. She loves playing the violin.

C. She is the mother of the two girls.

D. She is liked by many people.

(   )15. In Lulu and Sophia's opinion, their mother is            .

A. great               B. worried           C. humorous            D. hateful

(   )16. Which of the following is probably the title?

A. Lulu And Sophia

B. Do You Want A Tiger Mother?

C. Chinese Mothers

D. How Can You Become A Tiger Mother?