Unit 4 Life is beautiful 单元测试卷2026-2027学年译林版九年级英语上册

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Unit 4 Life is beautiful 单元测试卷

（满分：100分    建议用时：90分钟）

学校：______________    班级：________    姓名：__________    得分：________

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(    )1. __________ is a good way to relax after a busy week.

A. Read    B. Reads    C. Reading    D. To reading

(    )2. My mother expects more __________ me than just good grades.

A. for    B. of    C. with    D. to

(    )3. The boy __________ under the tree is my younger brother.

A. stands    B. stood    C. standing    D. is standing

(    )4. After __________ from university, Fan Jinshi went to Dunhuang and worked there for over 50 years.

A. graduate    B. graduating

C. graduated    D. graduation

(    )5. The little girl was __________ at the __________ news.

A. amazed; amazed    B. amazing; amazed

C. amazed; amazing    D. amazing; amazing

(    )6. Don't __________ others by their looks. We should care about what they are like inside.

A. look    B. watch    C. see    D. judge

(    )7. The peasants __________ the peanuts and put them in the basket.

A. dug up    B. put up    C. set up    D. looked up

(    )8. __________ his brother, who likes flowers, Tom likes cacti because they are easy to keep.

A. Like    B. Dislike    C. As    D. Unlike

(    )9. Yuan Longping devoted all his life __________ helping people grow more rice.

A. to help    B. for helping

C. with helping    D. to helping

(    )10. I heard someone __________ for help when I walked past the river.

A. call    B. called    C. to call    D. calling

(    )11. What a __________! You missed the wonderful show yesterday.

A. pity    B. joy    C. pride    D. fun

(    )12. The museum __________ many old paintings from the Ming Dynasty is very famous.

A. houses    B. housed    C. housing    D. is housing

(    )13. The teacher was __________ with our answers and smiled at us.

A. satisfied    B. angry    C. strict    D. careful

(    )14. __________ by the doctor's words, the sick man decided to fight against his illness.

A. Moving    B. Moved    C. Move    D. To move

(    )15. Doctors and nurses should be patient and ready to __________ the people in need.

A. save    B. serve    C. support    D. supply

二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）

先通读下面短文，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。

In the past, Mary always asked herself, "What is the meaning of life?" She thought good grades were everything, (1)__________ she spent all her time studying. But she didn't feel happy.

One Saturday, her teacher asked the class to do some (2)__________ work in an old people's home. Mary didn't want to go at first. "It's a waste of time," she thought. But she had no (3)__________.

In the old people's home, Mary met an old woman (4)__________ Grandma Li. Grandma Li couldn't walk and (5)__________ most of her time in bed. Mary sat beside her and talked with her. She told Grandma Li interesting things about her school, and Grandma Li told her stories about the old days. When Mary was about to leave, Grandma Li held her hand and said, "Thank you, my dear. You have (6)__________ me a happy day."

At that moment, Mary (7)__________ understood something. A simple visit could bring so much joy to others! From then on, she went to the old people's home every month. She helped clean the rooms, read newspapers to the old people, and (8)__________ sang songs for them.

Now Mary knows the (9)__________ to her question. Life is beautiful not because of what we (10)__________, but because of what we give. Helping others makes our own lives meaningful.

 

(    )1. A. but    B. so    C. because    D. or

(    )2. A. house    B. farm    C. office    D. volunteer

(    )3. A. choice    B. time    C. money    D. idea

(    )4. A. called    B. calling    C. calls    D. to call

(    )5. A. took    B. cost    C. spent    D. paid

(    )6. A. took    B. gave    C. brought    D. made

(    )7. A. hardly    B. suddenly    C. luckily    D. slowly

(    )8. A. never    B. even    C. still    D. just

(    )9. A. answer    B. way    C. key    D. secret

(    )10. A. do    B. study    C. say    D. get

三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共20分）

阅读下面两篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

In China, many plants have special meanings. People often use them to describe good qualities.

The lotus is one of the most loved flowers in China. It grows in the mud at the bottom of a pool, but its flowers are always clean and beautiful. That is why people say the lotus "grows out of the mud but stays clean". It tells us to keep ourselves pure and good, even when we are in a bad environment.

The bamboo is another plant with a special meaning. It grows straight and tall, and it never breaks even in strong wind. It just bends and then stands up again. So people use the bamboo to describe those who are strong but modest. The bamboo is empty inside, and people say this means we should always be ready to learn new things.

The cactus lives in the dry desert where few plants can live. It saves water in its body and can live for a long time without rain. People admire the cactus because it teaches us to be strong in hard conditions.

In Chinese culture, these plants are more than just plants. They are like our teachers. They show us how to be a better person: clean like the lotus, strong and modest like the bamboo, and brave like the cactus.

 

1. Where does the lotus grow?

A. In the desert.    B. In the mud at the bottom of a pool.

C. On the top of a mountain.    D. In the dry sand.

2. Why do people say the bamboo is modest?

A. Because it grows straight.    B. Because it never breaks.

C. Because it is empty inside.    D. Because it bends in the wind.

3. What does the cactus teach us?

A. To be strong in hard conditions.    B. To save water for others.

C. To live a long life.    D. To grow in the desert.

4. What does the underlined word "bends" mean in Paragraph 3?

A. 折断    B. 弯曲    C. 生长    D. 站立

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to grow plants.    B. The history of Chinese plants.

C. Plants and their special meanings in Chinese culture.    D. Where to find these plants.

B

Yang Ming has been a teacher in a small mountain village for thirty years. When he first came to the village in 1995, he was only twenty years old. The school had only one classroom, and there were no desks or chairs. Many teachers came and then left soon, but Yang Ming stayed.