Unit 12 Section B 2a～2e同步练习 -2025-2026学年人教版（2012）英语九年级全册

Unit 12 Life is full of the unexpected. Section B (2a~2e)   一、用单词的正确形式填空。 1. April Fool's Day is a celebration that __________ (take) place in different countries around the world. 2. Many people ran to their local supermarkets __________ (buy) as much spaghetti as they could. 3. By the time people realized the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti __________ (sell) out. 4. More than 10,000 people __________ (phone) the TV station by the end of the day. 5. Welles made it sound so real that hundreds of people __________ (believe) the story. 二、根据首字母或句意提示写出单词。 1. April Fool's Day h__________ on April 1st every year. 2. A reporter in England a__________ that there would be no more spaghetti. 3. By the time people realized the story was a h__________, all the spaghetti had been sold out. 4. The special water would help people lose w__________. 5. Welles described where the a__________ from Mars had landed. 三、单项选择。 ( ) 1. April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place ______ different countries around the world. A. on  B. in  C. at ( ) 2. It happens ______ April 1st every year. A. in  B. on  C. at ( ) 3. Many people ran to their local supermarkets ______ as much spaghetti as they could. A. buy  B. to buy  C. buying ( ) 4. By the time people realized the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti ______ been sold out. A. has  B. have  C. had ( ) 5. They said this water would help people ______ weight. A. lose  B. lost  C. losing ( ) 6. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people ______ the TV station. A. phoned  B. had phoned  C. have phoned ( ) 7. The TV star ______ his girlfriend and his show was canceled. A. lose  B. lost  C. had lost ( ) 8. One of the world's most famous tricks happened in October ______ in April. A. rather than  B. instead  C. but ( ) 9. Welles made it sound ______ real that hundreds of people believed the story. A. so  B. such  C. too ( ) 10. By the time police officers announced the story was a hoax, thousands of people ______ their homes. A. left  B. had left  C. have left 四、选词填空（二选一）。 1. April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different __________ (counties / countries). 2. By the time people realized the story was a __________ (hoax / joke), all the spaghetti had been sold out. 3. The special water would help people __________ (lose / loose) weight. 4. The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was __________ (cancelled / celebrated). 5. Welles described where the aliens had landed and told how they were __________ (moving / removing) across the United States. 五、根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. 愚人节是在每年4月1日。 April Fool's Day __________ on April 1st every year. 2. 到人们意识到这个故事是个骗局时，全国所有的意大利面都卖光了。 By the time people __________ the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country __________ been sold out. 3. 这种水会帮助人们减肥。 This water would help people __________ __________. 4. 到那天结束时，超过一万人给电视台打了电话。 By the __________ of the day, more than 10,000 people had __________ the TV station. 5. 韦尔斯让它听起来如此真实，以至于数百人相信了这个故事。 Welles made it __________ so real that hundreds of people __________ the story. 六、阅读还原（七选五）。 根据短文内容，从方框中的七个选项中选出五个合适的选项填入空白处，使短文意思通顺、连贯。 April Fool's Day is a celebration that takes place in different countries around the world. 1.__________ It is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no more spaghetti. 2.__________ Many people ran to their local supermarkets to buy as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people realized that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick, a TV show reported the discovery of special water. 3.__________ By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people had phoned the TV station to find out how to get this water. Not all April Fool's jokes are funny. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show and asked her to marry him. 4.__________ However, when she said yes, he replied, "April Fool!" The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. One of the world's most famous tricks happened in October 1938. Actor Orson Welles announced on his radio program that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. 5.________by the time police officers announced that the story was a hoax, thousands of people had left their homes. A. The lady was so happy because she really wanted to get married. B. He described where they had landed and told how they were moving across the United States. C. It happens on April 1st every year. D. They said this water would help people lose weight. E. Many people were scared and didn't know what to do. F. The spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped growing spaghetti. G. People were very happy to hear the news. 七、语法填空。 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或使用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。 April Fool's Day is a celebration 1.__________ takes place in different countries around the world. It happens 2.__________ April 1st every year and is a day when many people play all kinds of tricks and jokes on each other. One April Fool's Day, a reporter in England announced that there would be no 3.__________ (many) spaghetti because the spaghetti farmers in Italy had stopped 4.__________ (grow) spaghetti. Many people ran to their local supermarkets 5.__________ (buy) as much spaghetti as they could. By the time people 6.__________ (realize) that the story was a hoax, all of the spaghetti across the country had been sold out. In another famous trick, a TV show in England reported the 7.__________ (discover) of special water. They said this water would help people lose weight. By the end of the day, more than 10,000 people 8.__________ (phone) the TV station to find out how to get this water. A famous TV star once invited his girlfriend onto his show on April Fool's Day. He asked her 9.__________ (marry) him. The lady was so happy. However, when she said yes, he replied, "April Fool!" That little joke didn't have a very happy 10.__________ (end). The TV star lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. 八、阅读理解。 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。 April Fool's Day is celebrated on April 1st every year. On this day, people play tricks and jokes on each other. Some jokes are funny, but some can have bad results. One famous trick happened in England. A reporter announced that there would be no more spaghetti because Italian farmers had stopped growing it. Many people believed the story and rushed to supermarkets to buy spaghetti. By the time they realized it was a hoax, all the spaghetti had been sold out. Another trick involved a TV show that reported the discovery of special water that could help people lose weight. By the end of the day, thousands of people had called the TV station to ask about the water. Not all jokes have happy endings. A TV star invited his girlfriend to his show and asked her to marry him. She was very happy and said yes. But then he said, "April Fool!" She was heartbroken, and he lost her. His show was later canceled. One of the most famous tricks happened in 1938. Orson Welles announced on the radio that aliens from Mars had landed on the earth. He described it so realistically that many people believed it and panicked. Thousands left their homes before police announced it was a hoax. ( ) 1. What did the reporter in England announce on April Fool's Day? A. Spaghetti was on sale. B. There would be no more spaghetti. C. Italian farmers had discovered new spaghetti. ( ) 2. What happened after the spaghetti story was announced? A. People stopped eating spaghetti. B. People rushed to buy spaghetti. C. Farmers grew more spaghetti. ( ) 3. What did the special water claimed to do? A. Make people smarter.  B. Help people lose weight.  C. Make people younger. ( ) 4. Why did the TV star's joke have a bad ending? A. He lost his girlfriend and his show was canceled. B. His girlfriend was angry but stayed with him. C. The audience didn't like the joke. ( ) 5. Why did thousands of people leave their homes in 1938? A. Because of an earthquake. B. Because they believed aliens had landed. C. Because they were going on vacation. 参考答案 一、单词正确形式填空 1. takes 2. to buy 3. had been sold 4. had phoned 5. believed 二、首字母或句意提示 1. happens 2. announced 3. hoax 4. weight 5. aliens 三、单项选择 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. B 四、选词填空 1. countries 2. hoax 3. lose 4. canceled 5. moving 五、完成句子 1. happens 2. realized, had 3. lose weight 4. end, phoned/called 5. sound, believed 六、阅读还原 1. C 2. F 3. D 4. A 5. B 七、语法填空 1. that/which 2. on 3. more 4. growing 5. to buy 6. realized 7. discovery 8. had phoned 9. to marry 10. ending 八、阅读理解 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. B 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $