Unit 2 Inspiring People 单元检测试题 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Unit 2 Inspiring People 单元检测试题 2026-2027学年上学期初中英语人教版（新教材）九年级上册 一、单项选择 1．Yuan Longping is a great scientist, and people all over the world ________ him for his work on rice. A．look for B．look after C．look up to D．look down on 2．It was very ________ of Zhong Yang to brave the cold weather and great heights in Xizang. A．brave B．important C．necessary D．difficult 3．It is important ________ us to learn from inspiring people and their stories. A．of B．for C．with D．to 4．It was amazing ________ Michael Faraday did scientific research in physics and chemistry without a formal education. A．what B．how C．which D．that 5．Zhong Yang is a great ________ to many young people. They all want to be like him. A．inspiration B．instruction C．invitation D．introduction 6．Wang Yaping is full of ________ and wisdom, and she is China's first woman to walk in space. A．balance B．courage C．calendar D．pyramid 7．As a ________ of the Silk Road, Zhang Qian opened up the road between China and the West. A．pioneer B．professor C．pilot D．patient 8．Amelia Earhart worked hard to make her dream of flying ________. A．come out B．come up C．come on D．come true 9．My parents always ________ me to be myself and never give up. A．expect B．encourage C．excuse D．explain 10．Mozi spent his life trying to bring peace, and his ideas still ________ today. A．put on B．get on C．live on D．turn on 11．It was ________ of Confucius to say that we should treat our elders with respect. A．wisdom B．wise C．wiser D．wisely 12．Marie Curie made many important discoveries in physics and ________. A．chemistry B．history C．geography D．biology 13．A person who studies living things is called a ________. A．physicist B．chemist C．historian D．biologist 14．When he was young, Zhong Yang showed a deep ________ for the things he studied. A．courage B．balance C．curiosity D．pyramid 15．—Who do you admire the most? —________. He developed a new kind of rice and helped reduce hunger. A．Yuan Longping B．Mozi C．Galileo D．I. M. Pei 二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Yuan Longping is known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice". He is one of the greatest scientists in China, and people all over the world 16 him. Yuan was born in 1930. When he was young, he saw many people go 17 . So he made up his mind to develop a new kind of rice. It was not 18 for him to do the research, but he never 19 . He spent years working in the fields. It was very 20 of Yuan to work in such difficult conditions. He had great 21 and never stopped trying. Finally, his dream 22 . He developed a new kind of rice that helped 23 hunger and saved millions of lives. Yuan was not only a great scientist but also a great teacher. He trained many young people to do research on farming. He always 24 them to dream big and work hard. Yuan left us in 2021, but his spirit 25 . He is a great inspiration to us all. 16．A．look up to B．look down on C．look for D．look after 17．A．thirsty B．tired C．hungry D．sick 18．A．hard B．lucky C．late D．easy 19．A．gave in B．gave up C．gave out D．gave away 20．A．important B．brave C．necessary D．difficult 21．A．balance B．wisdom C．curiosity D．courage 22．A．came out B．came up C．came true D．came on 23．A．reduce B．increase C．produce D．improve 24．A．expected B．prevented C．encouraged D．promised 25．A．lives on B．puts on C．gets on D．turns on 三、阅读理解 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 Tu Youyou: A Scientist Who Never Gave Up Tu Youyou is a famous Chinese scientist. She is known for discovering artemisinin (青蒿素), a medicine that has saved millions of lives from malaria (疟疾). Tu Youyou was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in 1930. When she was a child, she was very interested in medicine. She studied hard and became a researcher at the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. In the 1960s, malaria was a serious disease. Tu Youyou and her team began to look for a new medicine. It was very difficult for them to do the research, but they never gave up. Tu Youyou read many old Chinese medical books and got ideas from them. After hundreds of experiments, she and her team finally found artemisinin in 1972. In 2015, Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She was the first Chinese woman to win this prize. Tu Youyou said, "The discovery was the result of the whole team's hard work." Tu Youyou is a great inspiration to us. Her story tells us that we should never give up and always work hard for our dreams. 26．Tu Youyou is famous for ________. A．winning a math prize B．discovering artemisinin C．writing medical books D．teaching at a university 27．Tu Youyou was born in ________. A．1930 B．1960 C．1972 D．2015 28．The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refers to ________. A．old Chinese medical books B．hundreds of experiments C．Tu Youyou and her team D．people with malaria 29．What can we learn from Tu Youyou's story? A．We should never give up and work hard. B．Only scientists can win the Nobel Prize. C．It is easy to discover a new medicine. D．Reading old books is not useful. 30．What is the best title for the passage? A．The History of Malaria B．Tu Youyou: A Scientist Who Never Gave Up C．How to Win the Nobel Prize D．Old Chinese Medical Books Wang Yaping: China's First Woman to Walk in Space Wang Yaping is an inspiring person to many young people in China. She is China's first woman to walk in space, and she is also the first woman to teach a live class from space. Wang Yaping was born in Yantai, Shandong in 1980. She was interested in flying when she was young. In 1997, she became a pilot. She worked very hard and flew many kinds of planes safely. In 2010, Wang Yaping became a taikonaut (中国航天员). It was very difficult for her to pass the training, but she was full of courage and never gave up. In 2013, she went into space for the first time and gave a live science class to students on Earth. In 2021, she went into space again and became the first Chinese woman to walk in space. Wang Yaping is full of wisdom and courage. She shows us that women can do great things too. Many young people look up to her and want to become like her. 31．Wang Yaping is China's first woman to ________. A．fly a plane B．walk in space C．teach at school D．become a pilot 32．Wang Yaping became a pilot in ________. A．1980 B．1997 C．2010 D．2013 33．The word "courage" in Paragraph 3 means ________. A．勇气 B．智慧 C．平衡 D．好奇心 34．In 2013, Wang Yaping ________. A．became a pilot B．walked in space C．gave a live science class from space D．went to America 35．What does the writer think of Wang Yaping? A．She is inspiring and shows that women can do great things. B．She is lucky to become a taikonaut. C．She is not as good as other taikonauts. D．She should give up flying. The Person I Admire Most Everyone has someone they admire. For me, that person is not a famous star or a great scientist. It is my mother, an ordinary but great woman. My mother is a nurse in a small hospital. She works very hard every day. During the past few years, she has taken care of hundreds of patients. She is always patient and kind to them. She never complains about her busy work. It is really very nice of her to spend her free time helping others. Every weekend, she goes to the community to teach old people how to stay healthy. Many old people look up to her and call her "our good daughter". My mother is not rich, and she has never won any big prize. But she has great courage and wisdom. She teaches me that we don't need to be famous to be admirable. We can be inspiring by being kind and helpful to others. I want to be a person like my mother. She is the person I admire the most. 36．The writer's mother is a ________. A．teacher B．nurse C．doctor D．scientist 37．What does the mother do every weekend? A．She stays at home. B．She teaches old people how to stay healthy. C．She visits famous people. D．She goes shopping. 38．The underlined word "admirable" in Paragraph 4 means ________. A．令人敬佩的 B．令人害怕的 C．令人难过的 D．令人惊讶的 39．Why does the writer admire his mother? A．Because she is rich. B．Because she won a big prize. C．Because she is kind and helpful to others. D．Because she is famous. 40．What is the main idea of the passage? A．We don't need to be famous to be admirable. B．Nurses work very hard every day. C．Everyone should become a doctor. D．Only famous people are inspiring. 四、任务型阅读 Mao Yisheng is known as "the father of modern bridges in China". He was born in 1896 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. When he was a child, he became interested in bridges after a bridge near his home fell down and many people died. Mao Yisheng studied hard and went to America to learn more about building bridges. After he came back, he designed many famous bridges, including the Qiantang River Bridge, the first modern bridge designed and built by Chinese engineers. Mao Yisheng was not only a great engineer but also a great teacher. He shared his knowledge by teaching at universities and writing books. He believed that China needed more young engineers. Mao Yisheng devoted his whole life to bridges and education. He is a great inspiration to Chinese engineers. His spirit of hard work and love for our country will live on forever. 阅读短文，回答下面的问题。 41．When was Mao Yisheng born? 42．Why did Mao Yisheng become interested in bridges? 43．What is the Qiantang River Bridge? 44．How did Mao Yisheng share his knowledge? 45．What can we learn from Mao Yisheng? 五、完成句子 46．Zhong Yang is a great scientist.（改为感叹句） ________ ________ great scientist Zhong Yang is! 47．It was very brave of him to save the child.（改为同义句，用 enough） He was ________ ________ to save the child. 48．My sister wants to become a scientist.（改为否定句） My sister ________ ________ to become a scientist. 49．Tu Youyou found artemisinin in 1972.（对划线部分提问） ________ ________ Tu Youyou find artemisinin? 50．It is necessary for us to study hard.（改为一般疑问句） ________ ________ necessary for us to study hard? 六、短文填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Zhong Yang was a well-respected biologist. He 51 (spend) his whole life researching plants and seeds. Over the years, he collected many important seeds 52 China's seed banks. Zhong Yang 53 (bear) in 1964. He entered university 54 the early age of 15. It was important for him 55 (include) many different kinds of seeds in the seed banks. In 2001, Zhong Yang began his travels across Xizang. It was very difficult for him 56 (brave) the cold weather and great heights. But he never gave 57 . Zhong Yang also began a programme to find and train local students. He wanted more young people 58 (become) scientists. Together, they collected more than 40 million seeds. Zhong Yang died in 2017, but his love for his job lives 59 in his students. He is a great 60 (inspire) to us all. 七、书面表达 61．学校英语报正在举办"The Person I Admire Most（我最敬佩的人）"主题征文活动。假设你是李华，请你根据以下提示写一篇短文投稿，介绍你敬佩的人。 提示：1. 你敬佩的人是谁（如科学家、老师、家人等）；2. 他/她的主要事迹和优秀品质（如勇敢、有勇气、从不放弃等）；3. 你从他/她身上学到了什么。 要求：1. 词数80—100；2. 语句通顺、语法正确；3. 包含所有提示要点，可适当发挥。 The person I admire most is _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 参考答案 题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 答案 C A B D A B A D B C 题号 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 答案 B A D C A A C D B B 题号 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 答案 D C A C A B A C A B 题号 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 答案 B B A C A B B A C A 41．In 1896.　42．Because a bridge near his home fell down and many people died.　43．The first modern bridge designed and built by Chinese engineers.　44．By teaching at universities and writing books.　45．His spirit of hard work and love for our country.（答案合理即可） 46．What a　47．brave enough　48．doesn't want　49．When did　50．Is it 51．spent　52．for　53．was born　54．at　55．to include　56．to brave　57．up　58．to become　59．on　60．inspiration 1．C 句意：袁隆平是一位伟大的科学家，全世界的人都因他在水稻方面的贡献而仰慕他。 look for寻找；look after照顾；look up to钦佩、仰慕；look down on看不起。根据"for his work on rice"可知，人们因他的贡献而"仰慕"他，look up to符合语境。 2．A 句意：钟扬在西藏勇敢面对严寒天气和高海拔，真是太勇敢了。 brave勇敢的；important重要的；necessary必要的；difficult困难的。It is/was + adj. + of sb to do sth结构中，形容词描述人的品质，brave"勇敢的"符合钟扬的品质，故选A。 3．B 句意：对我们来说，向鼓舞人心的人学习是很重要的。 of……的；for对……来说；with和……一起；to到。It is + adj. + for sb to do sth表示"对某人来说做某事是……的"，形容词important修饰事，应用for，故选B。 4．D 句意：迈克尔·法拉第没有受过正规教育就在物理和化学方面做了科学研究，这太令人惊讶了。 what什么；how怎样；which哪一个；that（引导从句）。It was amazing that...为固定句型，that引导主语从句，故选D。 5．A 句意：钟扬对许多年轻人来说是一个巨大的鼓舞，他们都想成为像他那样的人。 inspiration鼓舞人心的人（或事物）；instruction指示、说明；invitation邀请；introduction介绍。根据"want to be like him"可知，钟扬是年轻人的"鼓舞"，inspiration符合语境。 6．B 句意：王亚平充满勇气和智慧，她是中国第一位在太空行走的女性。 balance平衡；courage勇气；calendar日历；pyramid金字塔。根据"full of...and wisdom"及王亚平太空行走的事迹可知，此处指"勇气"，courage符合语境。 7．A 句意：作为丝绸之路的先驱，张骞开辟了中国与西方之间的道路。 pioneer先驱、先锋；professor教授；pilot飞行员；patient病人。张骞开辟丝绸之路，是"先驱"，pioneer符合语境。 8．D 句意：阿梅莉亚·埃尔哈特努力让她飞行的梦想成真。 come out出来、出版；come up走近、被提出；come on快点、加油；come true实现、成真。根据"make her dream of flying"可知，梦想"成真"用come true，故选D。 9．B 句意：我的父母总是鼓励我做自己，永不放弃。 expect期待；encourage鼓励；excuse原谅；explain解释。encourage sb to do sth意为"鼓励某人做某事"，符合语境，故选B。 10．C 句意：墨子毕生致力于带来和平，他的思想至今仍然流传。 put on穿上；get on上车、相处；live on继续存在、流传；turn on打开。根据"his ideas still...today"可知，思想"流传"至今，live on符合语境。 11．B 句意：孔子说我们应该尊敬长辈，真是太睿智了。 wisdom智慧（名词）；wise睿智的（形容词）；wiser更睿智的；wisely睿智地（副词）。It was + adj. + of sb to do sth中需用形容词作表语，描述人的品质，应用wise。 12．A 句意：居里夫人在物理和化学方面有许多重要发现。 chemistry化学；history历史；geography地理；biology生物。居里夫人是物理学家和化学家，教材中明确提到"discoveries in physics and chemistry"，故选A。 13．D 句意：研究生物的人被称为生物学家。 physicist物理学家；chemist化学家；historian历史学家；biologist生物学家。研究"living things（生物）"的人是"生物学家"，biologist符合语境。 14．C 句意：钟扬小时候就对他所学的东西表现出强烈的好奇心。 courage勇气；balance平衡；curiosity好奇心；pyramid金字塔。根据"for the things he studied"可知，对所学东西表现出的是"好奇心"，curiosity符合语境。 15．A 句意：——你最敬佩谁？——袁隆平。他培育了一种新型水稻，帮助减少了饥饿。 Yuan Longping袁隆平；Mozi墨子；Galileo伽利略；I. M. Pei贝聿铭。根据"He developed a new kind of rice and helped reduce hunger"可知是袁隆平，故选A。 16．A　17．C　18．D　19．B　20．B　21．D　22．C　23．A　24．C　25．A 【导语】本文介绍了"杂交水稻之父"袁隆平，他怀揣梦想、勇于坚持，培育出新型水稻帮助减少饥饿，其精神鼓舞着世人。 16．句意：他是中国最伟大的科学家之一，全世界的人都仰慕他。look up to钦佩、仰慕；look down on看不起；look for寻找；look after照顾。根据语境可知人们仰慕袁隆平，故选A。 17．句意：年轻时，他看到许多人挨饿。thirsty口渴的；tired疲惫的；hungry饥饿的；sick生病的。根据后文"develop a new kind of rice"可知，他立志研究水稻是因为人们"挨饿"，go hungry符合语境。 18．句意：做这项研究对他来说并不容易。hard困难的；lucky幸运的；late迟的；easy容易的。根据"but he never..."的转折可知，研究并不"容易"，easy符合语境。 19．句意：但他从未放弃。gave in屈服；gave up放弃；gave out分发；gave away赠送。根据语境可知袁隆平从未"放弃"，gave up符合语境。 20．句意：袁隆平在如此艰难的条件下工作，真是太勇敢了。important重要的；brave勇敢的；necessary必要的；difficult困难的。It was brave of sb to do sth描述人的品质，故选brave。 21．句意：他勇气十足，从未停止尝试。balance平衡；wisdom智慧；curiosity好奇心；courage勇气。根据"never stopped trying"可知，此处指"勇气"，courage符合语境。 22．句意：最终，他的梦想成真了。came out出来；came up走近；came true实现、成真；came on快点。根据语境可知梦想"成真"，came true符合语境。 23．句意：他培育了一种新型水稻，帮助减少了饥饿，拯救了数百万人的生命。reduce减少；increase增加；produce生产；improve改善。根据"hunger"可知是"减少饥饿"，reduce符合语境。 24．句意：他总是鼓励他们胸怀大志、努力学习。expected期待；prevented阻止；encouraged鼓励；promised承诺。encourage sb to do sth意为"鼓励某人做某事"，故选C。 25．句意：袁隆平于2021年离开了我们，但他的精神永存。lives on继续存在；puts on穿上；gets on上车；turns on打开。根据语境可知精神"永存"，lives on符合语境。 26．B　27．A　28．C　29．A　30．B 【导语】本文介绍了科学家屠呦呦发现青蒿素、拯救数百万人生命的事迹，告诉我们要永不放弃、为梦想努力。 26．根据第一段"She is known for discovering artemisinin"可知，屠呦呦因发现青蒿素而闻名，故选B。27．根据第二段"Tu Youyou was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in 1930"可知，她出生于1930年，故选A。28．根据第三段"Tu Youyou and her team began to look for a new medicine"可知，they指代屠呦呦和她的团队，故选C。29．根据最后一段"we should never give up and always work hard for our dreams"可知，我们要永不放弃、努力工作，故选A。30．全文围绕屠呦呦发现青蒿素、永不放弃的故事展开，故选B。 31．B　32．B　33．A　34．C　35．A 【导语】本文介绍了中国首位太空行走的女航天员王亚平，她勇敢、智慧，鼓舞了许多年轻人。 31．根据第一段"She is China's first woman to walk in space"可知，王亚平是中国第一位太空行走的女性，故选B。32．根据第二段"In 1997, she became a pilot"可知，她于1997年成为飞行员，故选B。33．根据第三段"she was full of courage"及上下文可知，courage意为"勇气"，故选A。34．根据第三段"In 2013, she went into space...gave a live science class"可知，2013年她在太空给学生们上了直播科学课，故选C。35．根据最后一段"She shows us that women can do great things too"可知，作者认为她鼓舞人心、展示了女性也能做大事，故选A。 36．B　37．B　38．A　39．C　40．A 【导语】本文作者介绍了自己最敬佩的人——身为护士的母亲，她善良、乐于助人，作者认为平凡的人也可以令人敬佩。 36．根据第二段"My mother is a nurse in a small hospital"可知，作者的母亲是一名护士，故选B。37．根据第三段"she goes to the community to teach old people how to stay healthy"可知，母亲每周末教老人如何保持健康，故选B。38．根据第四段"we don't need to be famous to be admirable"可知，admirable意为"令人敬佩的"，故选A。39．根据第四段"We can be inspiring by being kind and helpful to others"可知，作者敬佩母亲是因为她善良、乐于助人，故选C。40．根据第四段"we don't need to be famous to be admirable"可知，文章主旨是"不必出名也能令人敬佩"，故选A。 41．In 1896.　42．Because a bridge near his home fell down and many people died.　43．The first modern bridge designed and built by Chinese engineers.　44．By teaching at universities and writing books.　45．His spirit of hard work and love for our country. 【导语】本文介绍了"中国现代桥梁之父"茅以升，他一生致力于桥梁和教育工作，其勤奋精神和爱国情怀鼓舞着中国工程师。 41．根据第一段"He was born in 1896"可知，茅以升出生于1896年。42．根据第一段"he became interested in bridges after a bridge near his home fell down and many people died"可知，他家附近的一座桥倒塌、许多人死亡，这使他对桥梁产生了兴趣。43．根据第二段"the Qiantang River Bridge, the first modern bridge designed and built by Chinese engineers"可知，钱塘江大桥是中国人设计和建造的第一座现代桥梁。44．根据第三段"He shared his knowledge by teaching at universities and writing books"可知，他通过在大学任教和著书分享知识。45．根据最后一段"His spirit of hard work and love for our country"可知，我们可以学习他勤奋的精神和爱国情怀。 46．What a 句意：钟扬是一位伟大的科学家！感叹句结构"What a/an + 形容词 + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语"，故填What a。 47．brave enough 句意：他救那个孩子真是太勇敢了。形容词 + enough to do sth意为"足够……做某事"，brave"勇敢的"，故填brave enough。 48．doesn't want 句意：我妹妹想成为一名科学家。一般现在时第三人称单数，改为否定句用doesn't，后接动词原形want，故填doesn't want。 49．When did 句意：屠呦呦在1972年发现了青蒿素。划线部分"in 1972"是时间，对时间提问用when，句首首字母大写，故填When did。 50．Is it 句意：对我们来说努力学习是必要的。含be动词的句子改为一般疑问句，将Is提到句首，故填Is it。 51．spent　52．for　53．was born　54．at　55．to include　56．to brave　57．up　58．to become　59．on　60．inspiration 【导语】本文介绍了生物学家钟扬，他一生研究植物和种子，不畏艰险在西藏采集种子，培养青年学生，是鼓舞人心的人。 51．句意：他一生致力于研究植物和种子。根据语境用一般过去时，spend的过去式是spent。52．句意：多年来，他为中国的种子库收集了许多重要种子。for表示"为了、为……"，故填for。53．句意：钟扬出生于1964年。be born意为"出生"，主语为第三人称单数，过去式用was born。54．句意：他15岁时就上了大学。at the age of为固定短语，意为"在……岁时"。55．句意：对他来说，把许多不同种类的种子纳入种子库是很重要的。It is important for sb to do sth，故填to include。56．句意：对他来说，勇敢面对严寒和高海拔是非常困难的。It is difficult for sb to do sth，brave作动词意为"勇敢面对"，故填to brave。57．句意：但他从未放弃。give up为固定短语，意为"放弃"。58．句意：他希望更多年轻人成为科学家。want sb to do sth意为"想让某人做某事"，故填to become。59．句意：但他对工作的热爱在他的学生身上延续。live on为固定短语，意为"继续存在、延续"。60．句意：对我们所有人来说，他都是一个巨大的鼓舞。a great后面接名词，inspire的名词形式是inspiration。 61．例文： The person I admire most is Yuan Longping, known as the "Father of Hybrid Rice". Yuan Longping was a great scientist. When he was young, he saw many people go hungry, so he decided to develop a new kind of rice. It was very difficult for him to do the research, but he never gave up. He had great courage and spent years working in the fields. Finally, his dream came true. He developed a new kind of rice that helped reduce hunger and saved millions of lives. Yuan Longping is a great inspiration to us. From him, I have learned to dream big, work hard and never give up. I will try my best to be a useful person like him. 【详解】写作步骤 第一步：审题立意。确定文体：记叙文（介绍人物的短文），时态以一般过去时、一般现在时为主；明确要点：①敬佩的人是谁；②主要事迹与优秀品质；③学到的道理；明确人称：第三人称为主，结尾第一人称。 第二步：构思布局。三段式结构：开头引出敬佩的人；主体介绍事迹与品质；结尾总结感悟。 第三步：要点展开。要点一：The person I admire most is...；要点二：He/She had great courage and never gave up. / It was very difficult for him/her to..., but he/she never gave up. / His/Her dream came true at last.；要点三：From him/her, I have learned to... / He/She is a great inspiration to us all. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $