Unit 1单元练习 2025-2026学年江苏省江阴市初级中学 2025-2026学年译林版（2012）九年级英语上册

姓名              班级             

一、单项选择（12＊1.5＝18分）

1.Mr.Smith is a(n)           artist who has the ability to invent and develop special ideas.

A.creative B.energetic C.curious D.generous

2.He wears his glasses every day. Without his glasses, he is           blind.

A.as long as B.as well as C.as soon as D.as good as

3.He's always trying to          people with his wonderful works.

A.represent B.express C.interest D.impress

4.His wife, Mrs. Smith is not an artist          a teacher.She is popular among her students.

A.but B.or C.and D.so

5.She often recommends books which are        too easy _       too difficult to her students to keep.their reading habits.

A.both;and B.either;or C.neither;nor D.not only;but a1so

6.She encourages her students to be confident enough to          any challenge.

A.put on B.get on C.take on D.depend on

7.Their only son Jack is a middle school student. They often tell him, "As a student,you          be too hardworking."

A.can B.must C.can't D.mustn't

8. Last year, the Smiths and their son came to China for their holiday.But          of them knew Chinese,so they asked their Chinese friend Luke for help.

A.Neither B.Both C.All D.None

9.With Luke's help, they tried lots of delicious Chinese food. They learnt that Chairperson Xi called on ·Chinese people to      all the food each meal.

A.eat up B.use up C.pick up D.cut up

10.One day, they saw a notice in front of a restaurant.It          that people born in the

Year of the Dragon could eat for free.

A.talked B.said C.wrote D.spoke

11.They learnt that in the Chinese lunar calendar, there are 12 animal signs         

A.above all B.first of all C.in all D.after all

12.-It is said that people born in the Year of the Pig are honest.

            .Take my sister as an example, she often tells lies.

1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             That depends . B. That's not the case C. That's not the point D. That's right

 

二、完型填空（10＊2＝20分）

One evening a young woman walked on the beach．She 13 to see the footsteps（足迹）she had left in the sand, but they had already been washed away by the water. When she turned to

continue her walk, she was surprised to see an old woman   14   by a fire.

She walked up to the old woman and asked, "Where did you come from? I didn't see you here a minute ago.”

   15   answering her question, the old woman said, “Sit with me, my child. I have

something to show you.”

As the young woman sat down beside the fire, the old woman handed her a book. She turned the pages of the book one by one and was   16   to discover（发现）they told the

story of her whole life， from the early days of childhood to the  17   .But when she turned to the next page, she found it empty and the rest of the pages in the book were all empty.

"Does this mean my life ends tonight?" she asked.

"No, my child. It means tonight your life 18   ”

At that time the old woman took·the book into her hands and began to tear（撕掉）each of

the pages that had words out of the book. She then threw 19   into the fire until all left

were empty pages. She handed the book of empty pages to the young woman.

"You see," she said, "just as the water washed away your footsteps in the sand, your

past is forever gone. What you 20: have is here and now. Each moment is the beginning of

the rest of your life and you should live it to the fullest, because you won't live that moment a(n)   21   time. For your future, you are free to shape it as you wish,    22 it has not yet been written.”.

13.A.changed B. turned C. expected D. loved

14.A. lying B. sleeping C. standing D. sitting

15.A. Thanks to B. Instead of C. As for D. As well as

16.A.tired B. sad C. amazed D. happy

17.A. present B. past C. future D. adulthood

18.A. ends B. lives C. begins D. continues

19.A.them B.it C. its D. theirs

20. A. recently B. truly C finally D. wisely

21. A. other B. another C. second D. more

22.A. while B. if C. then D. because

 

 

三、阅读理解（5＊2＝10分）

Watson entered Mr. Smith's office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance.

"Watson," said Mr. Smith, "this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to drop that department. It's finished. I'm sorry,        .”“But, sir- if I just had a little  more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School."

“What's that!" said the boss. “Riverside! I didn't know you had a boy there. That's an expensive school for a man with your salary（薪水）.”

“I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ（冠军）there.”

The boss sat seriously still for a long time-a faraway（恍惚的）look in his eyes. Then，suddenly，he said, “We've got to close your department, Watson. But you'll take over a new

job in another department. It means longer hours-maybe more pay. Now get out. You're here

for life.”

Watson got out, with surprise on his face. Then the boss took a letter from the top

drawer of his desk. It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School-written a few days before he died. He had read it over and