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Test for Unit 5 Memory (9A)
本卷满分100分,时间60分钟
Part 1 Listening ( 第一部分 听力 )
I. Listen and choose the right picture.(根据你听到的句子,选出相应的图片。)(共6分)
A B C
D E F
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______
II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear.(根据你听到的对话和问句,选出最恰当的答案。) (共7分)
( ) 1. A. Rainy. B. Fine C. Windy. D. Snowy
( ) 2. A. At Miss White ’s. B. At a restaurant C. At Mr. King’ s. D. At Mr. White’s
( ) 3. A. 50 dollars. B. 100 dollars. C. 150 dollars. D. 200 dollars
( ) 4. A. Have a good rest B. Stay at home C. Take some medicine D. Go to see the doctor
( ) 5. A. By taxi B. By bus C. On foot D. By train
( ) 6. A. Watches football games B. Plays football with his friends.
C. Goes to see his friends. D. Does homework at home.
( ) 7. A. 1: 30. B. 2: 00. C. 2: 30. D. 3:00
III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following sentences are true or false. (判断下列句子是否符合你所听到的短文内容,符合的用“T”表示, 不符合的用“F”表示。) (共6分)
1. A woman met three old men named Wealth (财富), Success and Love in her front yard..
2. She invited them to come in and have something to eat, but they refused at first.
3. They were friends of her husband’s.
4. The woman’s daughter invited all of the men to come in.
5. If they invited Wealth, Success and Love would come with him.
6. If a person had love, he would have wealth and success as well.
IV. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.(听短文填空,每空格一词。) (共6分)
1. When the accident happened, Alice was standing outside the bank ____________.
2. A truck was moving slowly along ____________ Road at that time.
3. The truck went through the ______________ lights at 10 miles an hour.
4. The road condition was bad because of the heavy rain and ______________.
5. Just then the truck hit a middle-aged _____________ who was running across the road.
6. The truck with the number ______________ stopped for a moment and ran away quickly.
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分 词汇和语法)
I. Choose the best answer. (选择最恰当的答案。) (共20分)
( ) 1. You seem to have caught a cold. You’d better go to ______ hospital.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
( ) 2. Hardworking students are always strict with ______ in study.
A) they B) them C) their D) themselves
( ) 3. Every time I go to watch a movie, something keeps me from enjoying the film. Some people arrive late, ______ talk loudly.
A) the other B) others C) the others D) another
( ) 4. My best friend, Tom, has _________ to tell me later.
A) special something B) special anything C) something special D) anything special
( ) 5. Xintiandi in Shanghai is now familiar ______ many foreigners.
A) on B) with C) from D) to
( ) 6. The little girl looks as ______ as a Barbie Doll.
A) lovely B) beautifully C) sweetly D) carefully
( ) 7. ----Would you like to swim or hike next Sunday?
---__________. I prefer to read at home.
A) Either B) Both C) None D) Neither
( ) 8. ______ awful weather it is! It’s been raining the whole spring!
A) What B) What a C) What an D) How
( ) 9. You have already tried your best, so you ______ worry about the matter.
A) can’t B) mustn’t C) needn’t D) oughtn’t
( ) 10. You’d better ______ any more. It’s bad for your health.
A) not to smoke B) to smoke C) not smoke D) don’t smoke
( ) 11. I remembered Jefferson’s relatives in Yingxiu Town when I went to Sichuan last month.
A) visiting B) to visit C) visited D) have visited
( ) 12. Our school sports meeting ______ last Friday and some of the students took part in it.
A) was taken place B) has been held C) will be taken place D) was held
( ) 13. It’s not necessary to ______ every new word while reading. You can guess the meaning.
A) look for B) look after C) look at D) look up
( ) 14. Albert, if you ______ carefully, you will understand the report well.
A) listen B) listened C) will listen D) are listening
( ) 15. Mind your steps as you go, ______ you’ll fall down onto the wet ground.
A) and B) but C) or D) so
( ) 16. The fish has gone __________. Throw it away!
A) nice B) nicely C) bad D) badly
( ) 17. You’d better read the map carefully before you go to a new place, ______?
A) do you B) don’t you C) had you D) hadn’t you
( ) 18. Tony is a model student in our class. He does us a favour now and then. The underlined part means ________. A) loses his temper B) goes sight-seeing
C) gives us a hand D) makes much progress
( ) 19. — Would you mind my opening the window?— ______ Go ahead, please.
A) Not at all. B) Of course. C) Thank you. I can manage. D) It’s very nice.
( ) 20. Could you please tell me ________________ ?
A) where is the new airport located B) where the new airport is located
C) where was the new airport located D) where the new airport was located
II.Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词,每词只能填一次):(共6分)
A. no B. pay for C. anybody D. seven-page
E. hard F. As G. later
Monty Robert’s father was a horse trainer. 1 a child, he often went to one farm to another with his father. Sometimes they didn’t have enough money to 2 food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a horse farm.
One day Monty’s teacher asked him to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a 3 paper about his dream of having a horse farm one day. He drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper.
Two days 4 , he got his paper back.. on the front page was a large red “F”. The teacher said, “This dream will not come true. Owning a horse farm needs a lot of money. If you change your dream, I will give you a good grade.” After school he thought about it 5 , he decided to hand in the same paper, making 6 changes at all. Many years later, Monsty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream realized.
So don’t let anybody take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (用所给单词的适当形式填空。)(共5分)
1. You should _____________all numbers as fast as possible.(memory)
2. The little girl sang so _________________ that the audience gave her a big hand.(wonder)
3. A few minutes later, the wind became much ___________. (strong)
4. It was not easy for Jack to get the ____________ in the 800-metre race. (four)
5. The ____________ news made all of us surprised.(amaze)
IV. Rewrite the sentences as required. ( 按要求改写句子,每空格限填一词。)(共10分)
1. The man tried his best to remember the order of the playing cards. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ the man_________ his best to remember the order of the playing cards?
2. We handed in all the test papers before the bell. (改为被动语态)
All the test papers __________ ___________ in before the bell.
3. The boy was too excited to sleep well last night. (保持句意基本不变)
The boy was ________ excited that he ________sleep last night.
4. I wonder how I can deal with the trouble .(改为简单句)
I wonder _________ __________ deal with the trouble.
5. We will have no water to drink unless we save water nowadays. (保持句意基本不变)
We will have no water to drink ________we ________save water nowadays.
Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分 阅读和写话)
I. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) (共27分)
A. Choose the best answer. (阅读短文,选择最恰当的答案。) (共6分)
Sandy Li is a successful business leader. And she's only 13. Sandy runs a company that sells all-natural(全天然的) hair products(产品). She got the idea when she was 8 years old. Now, her business is famous. Sandy’s business made $100,000 last year. She was invited to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock market (纳斯达克股票市场) in New York City on October 16. “I couldn’t fall asleep the night before, you know, ” she said later. “It was really great.”
“It started with my grandmother’s hair product,” Sandy explains. “My mom has been using it in my hair since I was 3 years old. As I grew older, everyone asked me what I used in my hair, and I didn't know.” Sandy suggested that her parents sell the product. But the parents didn't think about this seriously(认真地). Sandy wanted to have a try. So she gave out the product to her friends at school. She told them to try it and tell her what they thought of it. Soon the product became popular at school. Sandy began to make money and her parents didn't know why at first.
When Sandy explained what had happened, her family began to discuss how to run a family business. Her grandmother told Sandy her secret of making the product. Now the company sells all-natural hair products.
So how does she have time to be a student and a boss? Her family helps a lot. "I'm very busy, but it's something that I like to do, so I don't mind at all," she says.
Choose the best answer: (6%)
( ) 1. Sandy’s company sells products ____________________.
A) used on the body B) of food
C) used in the hair D) used in the classroom.
( ) 2. Sandy has used her grandmother’s hair product for about ________ years.
A) 13 B) 10 C) 8 D) 3
( ) 3. Sandy must feel _______ to have a chance to ring the opening bell at the NASDAQ stock market.
A) excited B) funny C) angry D) sad
( ) 4. When Sandy suggested her parents sell the product, they ________.
A) took her advice at once B) did some research
C) didn’t accept the suggestion D) thought it was a great idea
( ) 5. From the story, we know that Sandy is a girl who ________.
A) can make different hair products B) likes to work at the stock market
C) is poor at study D) is good at doing business
( ) 6. According to the story, which of the following is true?
A) Sandy got the idea of starting a business at the age of 13.
B) Sandy’s company doesn’t make any money.
C) Sandy enjoys her busy life as a student and a boss.
D) Sandy asked her relatives to try the product for her. (
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B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.(选择最恰当的单词或短语, 完成短文。)(共7分)
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone’s eyes are 1 . So in the future you won’t have to remember a number 2 you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) programme is 3 in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place of all 4 ways of finding out who people are.
Eye-recognition is 5 than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you 6 , or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91% of people who had tried it said that they liked the 7 of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will look you in the eye. So smile!
( ) 1. A) the same B) bright C) different D) careful
( ) 2. A) when B) though C) because D) so that
( ) 3. A) changed B) listened C) helped D) used
( ) 4. A) either B) neither C) other D) another
( ) 5. A) bigger B) better C) smaller D) worse
( ) 6. A) get older B) become younger C) look smaller D) grow shorter
( ) 7. A) information B) idea C) advice D) opinion
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (在短文的空格内填入适当
词,使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词, 首字母已给。) ( 7分)
The Winter Olympics in Vancouver ended last month. It was a big success. Many people worked very hard to make it a big success: the sportsmen and the sportswomen, the Olympic organizers and, of course, t 1 of people who came to Vancouver to work as volunteers.
There were 18,5000 volunteers at this Olympics. Most came from countries far away, including China. They helped the visitors by showing them directions and giving them i 2 . They also worked as ushers(引座员) at events to make sure ticket holders got to their proper seats. Some volunteers worked a 3 drivers to make sure VIPs like judges got to events on time.
Many of the volunteers took time off from their jobs to come to Vancouver. They chose to work ten h 4 a day at the Olympics, for free. They didn’t receive any money or get any special gifts for their work. They did, however, get a great f 5 : helping out and of being a part of something big.
It’s a great feeling to know that you have p 6 a part, even a small part, in making a big event a success. At the Shanghai World Expo, you have a chance to know that feeling. Even if you can’t be an official volunteer, you can still b 7 friendly and helpful to foreign visitors. It will be a chance for you to be a part of something big and make Expo a big success.
D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题).(7分)
Can you slice a cucumber with a playing card? Can you make and wear a peacock’s tail made of metal? Well, some people can ,and they have all appeared on the television program, China’s Got Talent (中国达人秀).
The TV program is a big hit in China. Millions of people watch it every week to see ordinary people display their unusual talents. There are many singers and dancers, of course, but also many people who entertain us with their unique abilities. They prove that everyone has a talent, even those of us who can’t sing s note or dance a step.
Many of the contestants have heartwarming stories to tell, like Liuwei, he is the young man who had an accident when he was a child. He lost both of his arms but, despite that, he learned to play the piano with the toes on his feet. He has become an inspiration(鼓舞人的人) for everyone.
A talent is a natural gift or special ability that people have. We all have a talent, it may be big or small; it may even be something unusual, but we all have something unique inside us. What’s your talent? Maybe you can be the next star on China’s Got Talent!
1. Where did the people show their talent?
__________________________________________.
2. How many people watch the program?
__________________________________________.
3. How often is the program on TV?
__________________________________________.
4. Ordinary people all have talent, don’t they?
______, ___________________________________.
5. What happened to Liuwei when he was a child?
He________________________________________.
6. How does Liuwei play the piano?
__________________________________________.
7. What do you think of the program?
__________________________________________.
II. Writing(共7分)
Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “ how to improve my memory”(以“ 如何提高我的记忆” 为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文,标点符号不占格。)
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1、 听力 略。
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Choose the best answer
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. A
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. D
13. D
14. A
15. C
16. C
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. B
II. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box
1. F
2. B
3. D
4. G
5. E
6. A
III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms
1. memorize
2. wonderfully
3. stronger
4. fourth
5. amazing
IV. Rewrite the sentences as required
1. Did; try
2. were handed
3. so; couldn't
4. how to
5. if; don't
Part 3 Reading and Writing
I. Reading Comprehension
A. Choose the best answer
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. C
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. B
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
1. thousands
2. information
3. as
4. hours
5. feeling
6. played
7. be
D. Answer the questions
1. On the television program, China’s Got Talent.
2. Millions of people.
3. Every week.
4. Yes, they do.
5. He had an accident and lost both of his arms.
6. He plays the piano with the toes on his feet.
7. (答案不唯一,合理即可)I think the program is great because it gives ordinary people a chance to show their talents and it can inspire everyone to find their own unique abilities.
II. Writing
How to Improve My Memory
Memory is very important in our daily life and study. Here are some ways to improve it.
Firstly, getting enough sleep is essential. When we are well - rested, our brain can work better and remember things more easily. Secondly, regular exercise helps. It can improve blood circulation to the brain, which is good for memory. Thirdly, making mind maps can be really useful. For example, when learning a subject, we can organize the key points into a mind map.
In conclusion, by following these methods, I believe I can improve my memory gradually and make my study more efficient.
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