Units1-4六选五阅读期中练习-2026-2027学年沪教版英语九年级上册

Units1-4六选五期中练习

Unit1 Great people

Passage1（Qian Xuesen 钱学森）

Qian Xuesen is widely known as the father of China’s space programme. He gave up a comfortable life abroad and returned to China in 1955. 1. ______

At that time, China’s space research was almost empty. Few people believed that our country could develop rockets on its own. Qian kept encouraging his team and never feared difficulties. 2. ______ With his hard work, China launched its first man-made satellite in 1970. It marked a big step for Chinese space science. 3. ______

He once said that his heart belonged to China forever. He did not care much about prizes or fame.

4. ______ Young people can learn a lot from his story. We should remember that great people love their country deeply and stick to their dreams. 5. ______

A. He devoted all his energy to building China’s space industry.

B. He wanted to serve his motherland with his knowledge.

C. It is never easy to make such great achievements.

D. Many foreign experts tried to stop him from coming back.

E. His spirit still influences Chinese scientists today.

F. He spent most of his free time reading science fiction.

 

Passage2（Marie Curie 居里夫人）

Marie Curie was one of the most famous women scientists in history. She was born in Poland and later moved to Paris for further study. Life was hard for her when she was young. 1. ______ She still kept studying and did experiments in a cold, simple lab. She and her husband found radium after years of hard work. 2. ______

However, the radiation was harmful to her health. 3. ______ She was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields. 4. ______ She believed that science should help people, not just bring honour to scientists. 5. ______ Her story tells us that strong will can help us break many limits.

A. She did not give up even when she felt weak.

B. She won the Nobel Prize for this great discovery.

C. Her family was poor and she could not afford expensive books.

D. She refused to make money from her discovery.

E. She spent lots of time travelling around Europe.

F. Many girls look up to her as a role model.

 

Unit2 Great ideas

Passage1（New ideas change city traffic 新理念改变城市交通）

Great ideas are not only from famous scientists. Some simple ideas can change our city life. Many cities used to focus only on building wider roads for cars. 1. ______

Too many cars brought heavy traffic jams and air pollution. Then some planners came up with a new idea: make space for bikes and walkers. 2. ______

They built special bike lanes and green pedestrian streets. 3. ______ More people choose to ride bikes instead of driving cars. This small idea also helps cut down pollution. 4. ______ It shows that we do not need huge money to improve cities. 5. ______ We just need to watch city problems carefully and think differently.

A. Soon the city traffic became much better.

B. At first, few people thought this idea would work.

C. They believed wider roads would solve traffic problems.

D. It is possible for ordinary people to come up with useful ideas.

E. Car sales went down quickly after the change.

F. This idea also encouraged people to take public transport.

Passage2（Develop critical thinking 培养批判性思维）

Critical thinking is a great skill for students to learn. It means you do not accept everything you read or hear blindly.

1. ______ Instead, you ask questions and check facts. Many students only wait for teachers to give answers. 2. ______

Critical thinking helps them form their own opinions. 3. ______

When you meet a new idea, stop and ask yourself: Is there enough evidence? 4. ______