Unit1能力训练 2024-2025学年人教版英语九年级全册

Unit1 A young girl was walking back home with her grandma. “Could we have a 1 ? It's too hot!” said the young girl. “Let's sit over there under the tree,” said Grandma. Resting under the tree, they 2 a butterfly nearby. “Do butterflies get hot?” asked the young girl. Grandma thought for a while and said, “No,I think they keep very 3 .” “I wish I were a butterfly,” said the young girl. Then she began to flap(挥动) her arms.”“But that takes a lot of work!” “You wish for a lot of things, child.” said Grandma. “Yes,” said the girl, “I wish I had 4 I wanted.” “Do you get all you wish for all the time?” asked Grandma. “No. I wish to get a lot 5 nothing happens,” she said, “How I wish that Johnny would stay home from school!” “What happened to him?” asked Grandma. “Ah, his grandma died...” She stopped suddenly and 6 her grandma when her eyes were filled with tears. “Grandma,” she tried to finish, “I wish that you would never...” Grandma held her. Grandma didn’t say a word 7 the young girl stopped. Then Grandma said with a beautiful smile, “My dear, sometimes wishes don't come true in our life, but it doesn't mean life isn't wonderful. If you want something, work for it and wish for it.” “Then how do I work to keep you around forever?” asked the young girl, “Keep 8 me, and don't waste time wishing.” They hugged each other again and then continued on the road towards 9 . Life is a 10 that always leads home. Love it and work for it. 1. A. walk B. rest C. meal D. shower 2. A. heard B. felt C. smelt D. saw 3. A. cool B. warm C. clod D. hot 4. A. everything B. something C. everyone D. someone 5. A. and B. but C. so D. because 6. A. looked for B. looked after C. looked around D. looked at 7. A before B. after C. when D. if 8. A. leaving B. helping C. loving D. watching 9. A. tree B. home C. garden D. school 10. A. tree B. crossing C. corner D. road Tuesday My Favorite Sweater By Bonnie Highsmith Taylor My favorite sweater grew too small. I love that sweater best of all. My grandma made it when I was three. She made that sweater just for me. I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue. The color of bluebells(风铃花). When I was three I was very small. But now I'm five and much too tall. I have a new jacket now that's green. So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen. Queen just gave birth to kittens in her room. My favorite sweater is now their bed. 1. Who made the sweater? A. Miss Taylor. B. The grandma. C. The Kittens. D. The cat Queen. 2. In the poem“small” rhymes with“tall”. Which of the following rhyme with each other? A. Blue and bluebells.B. All and three. C. Green and Queen. D. Room and bed. 3. The underlined word“kittens” in this poem most probably means . A. baby cats B. a kind of food C. a kind of drink D. beds for babies 4. According to this poem, we can learn that . A. the writer's favorite sweater is green now B. the writer got the sweater at the age of 3 C. the yarn was made from bluebells D. the writer still wore the sweater (江苏无锡改编) Wednesday They say that“travel is the best teacher” and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming Dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography. Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu's father died and so, it seemed important for his travelling dreams. He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required. But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her sons love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year, when there was less farm work. So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years. During this time, he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary. This diary, which once had over500,000 words, would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake. Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were to hard-to-reach mountain areas, and through wild forests where few people lived. His willingness to face hardships came at a cost, however. Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick, robbed and beaten during his journeys. Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the southwest of China. He died in 1641. soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. Although incomplete, it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. The general details of Xu Xiake's life story. B. The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels. C. The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake. D. The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake. 2. Which of the following best describes Xu's mother? A. Strict but interesting. B. Kind but uneducated. C. Helpful and hardworking. D. Supportive and open-minded. 3. Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels? A. It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people. B. It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time. C. It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail. D. It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in. 4. What is true about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake? A. It was only made public after Xu died. B. It made Xu very famous during his lifetime. C. It was the first travel book ever written in China. D. It was mainly about the different people of China. 5. What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's life? a. He went on his first journey b. His book was finally printed c. He returned to his hometown for the last time. d. He developed an interest in books about other places. e. He started managing the family farm after his father died. A. a-e-d-c-b B. d-e-a-c-b C. d-e-a-b-c D. e-d-a-b-c Thursday How can you help young children become interested in reading? The following are some important tips. The first way is to read out loud to them. Even if it's just 15 minutes a day, as long as the children listen every day, they can become interested in reading later. Cooking with young children can be also helpful. By reading the menu and the cooking ingredients with them, you can help them learn more words and expressions. When young children are reading, tell them to mark the words that they don't know and then to look them up in a dictionary. Also, tell them to ask questions about what they' re reading. For older children, try to make them pay more attention to the theme of the passage or ask them to write a summary. Finally, make sure there are enough reading materials for young children. If you don't have enough, go to the local library. Help young children find out which writers they like and what kind of books they like. Help them to choose the right books to read. But be sure to allow them to choose what they like by themselves. 1. How many pieces of advice are given in the passage? 2. How can you help young children learn to read by cooking with them? 3. What should you do if your sister doesn't know some words while reading? 4. Should we choose books for young children? Why or why not? Friday When you are at home, you may often help your mum with housework 1 folding the clothes. But can you 2 folding your phone screen? Huawei’ s newest phone, the Mate X, is foldable. You can fold it in half as if you are 3 a book. But what makes the Mate X different is that it is folded from the outside. The Mate X is 4 a phone and a tablet(平板电脑). When folded, it works as a phone. When unfolded, it is a tablet. The phone is very thin. When it is 5 , it is 5.4 mm thick, and when it is closed it is just 11 mm. Another good news is that 5G can also work on Mate X, which 6 users can get a whole movie in just a few seconds. But users can only take selfies(自拍) when the phone is folded. That's 7 the phone doesn't have a front camera(镜头). Huawei, the Mate X maker, says they are going to sell Mate X in June this year, and the price is set at2299 euros, which is much 8 than people expected. Many people think they are too expensive for them to afford, but Huawei is very sure of its popularity. Can you accept that price for changing a phone? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Weekend 美文赏析 We sailed at the first light of day. I was more tired than ever before, but everything was so new and interesting I would not leave the deck. “Let's have a song!” cried one of the men. Long John began to sing that song I knew so well: Fifteen men on the dead man's chest— And the whole crew joined with him: Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Even at that exciting moment, I remembered the old Admiral Benbow, and I seemed to hear the voice of old Bill, the seaman, singing with them. But soon the sails began to fill with wind, and the land and other ships moved past on each side. The Hispaniola had begun her voyage to Treasure Island. I am not going to describe the voyage in detail. The ship was indeed a good ship, the crew were good seamen, and the captain knew his business well. But Mr. Arrow was even worse than the captain had feared. The men did as they pleased with him, and after a day or two at sea, he began to drink too much. Where he got the drink was a mystery, and if we asked him, he would only laugh. Then one wild, dark night with a rough sea, he disappeared and was seen no more. (from Treasure Island) 以下是这些题目的答案及解析： **Monday** 1. B 解析：根据“It's too hot!”以及“Let's sit over there under the tree”可知，女孩想休息，故选 B。 2. D 解析：“resting under the tree”时看到了一只蝴蝶，“saw”表示“看见”，故选 D。 3. A 解析：奶奶认为蝴蝶能保持很凉快，“cool”表示“凉快的”，故选 A。 4. A 解析：女孩希望拥有一切想要的东西，“everything”表示“一切，所有东西”，故选 A。 5. B 解析：“I wish to get a lot”和“nothing happens”之间是转折关系，用“but”，故选 B。 6. D 解析：她突然停下来看着奶奶，“looked at”表示“看着”，故选 D。 7. A 解析：奶奶在女孩停止之前什么都没说，“before”表示“在......之前”，故选 A。 8. C 解析：奶奶说要一直爱她，“loving”表示“爱”，故选 C。 9. B 解析：她们继续朝着家的方向走，“home”表示“家”，故选 B。 10. D 解析：生活是一条总是通向家的路，“road”表示“路”，故选 D。 **Tuesday** 1. B 解析：根据“My grandma made it when I was three.”可知，是奶奶做的毛衣，故选 B。 2. C 解析：“green”和“Queen”押韵，故选 C。 3. A 解析：“kittens”在诗中最可能指的是小猫，故选 A。 4. B 解析：根据“My grandma made it when I was three.”可知，作者在三岁时得到了这件毛衣，故选 B。 **Wednesday** 1. A 解析：文章主要讲述了徐霞客的生平故事，包括他的出生背景、旅行经历、面临的困难以及他的著作等，故选 A。 2. D 解析：徐霞客的母亲理解并支持他的旅行梦想，是一个思想开明的人，故选 D。 3. C 解析：根据“Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world.”可知，他选择步行是为了能详细研究环境，故选 C。 4. A 解析：根据“When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost.”可知，他的书在他死后才出版，故选 A。 5. B 解析：事件的正确顺序是：他对其他地方的书产生兴趣；父亲去世后他开始管理家庭农场；他开始了第一次旅行；他最后一次回到家乡；他的书最终出版，故选 B。 **Thursday** 1. Four. 解析：文章给出了四条建议：大声朗读给孩子听；和孩子一起做饭；指导孩子阅读时的方法；确保有足够的阅读材料。 2. By reading the menu and the cooking ingredients with them. 解析：通过和他们一起读菜单和烹饪食材来帮助孩子学习更多的单词和表达。 3. Tell her to mark the words and look them up in a dictionary. 解析：告诉她标记不认识的单词，然后查字典。 4. No. Because we should allow them to choose what they like by themselves. 解析：不应该。因为应该让孩子们自己选择他们喜欢的书。 **Friday** 1. like 解析：“like”表示“比如”，举例说明在家帮忙做的家务。 2. imagine 解析：“imagine”表示“想象”，意思是能否想象折叠手机屏幕。 3. reading 解析：“as if you are reading a book”表示“就像你在读书”，“read”要用现在分词形式。 4. both 解析：“both...and...”表示“既......又......”，Mate X 既是手机又是平板电脑。 5. open 解析：手机打开时厚度是 5.4 毫米，“open”表示“打开的”。 6. means 解析：这意味着用户可以在几秒钟内下载一部完整的电影，“means”表示“意味着”。 7. because 解析：解释只能在手机折叠时自拍是因为没有前置摄像头，“because”表示“因为”。 8. higher 解析：价格比人们预期的要高得多，“higher”表示“更高”。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$