九年级上学期Unit 8单元综合能力检测题premiums
一、语法选择 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和 上下文连贯的要求，从1–15各题所给的A、B、C 和D项中选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time, a father and his son went travelling. They were walking from one town to __1__. On the way, they happened to pass by a river. They were tired and stopped__ 2__. Then the father asked his son to get him some water from the river.
The son walked to the riverside __3__ and he saw some women washing clothes there. Right at that moment, a bullock cart(2011高考试卷牛车) __4__ started crossing the river made the water become very dirty. “I can't take the dirty water __5__ my father,” he thought. So he came back and said. “Look, Father. A bullock cart __6__ the river now, so the water is dirty and it can’t be drunk.” Father said nothing.
After a while, the son __7__ to get some water again by his father. The water was still dirty, __8__ he didn’t go back. He thought, “My father is so thirsty. I __9__ take back clean water
this time, even though it will take me a long time.” Then he sat there, waiting __10__ the water was clean. He collected some in bowl and took it back.
“Oh, you are back at last. I __12__ for you for almost half an hour.” Father said. After __13__ the water, he looked up at his son and said, “Now, think about __14__ made the water clean. You let it be and the water became clean on its own. It is also the same with __15__ mind. When it is disturbed (打扰), just let it be, and it will calm down on its own.”globalwarming
The son thought for a while and said, “Thank you, Father. I will remember this forever.”
1. A. the other B. another C. others D. other
2. A. to rest B. rest C. rested D. resting
3. A. quick B. quicker C. quickly D. quickness
4. A. who B. what C. which D. where
5. A. for B. at C. in D. to
6. A. crosd B. is crossing C. was crossing D. cross
7. A. asked B. was asked C. was asking D. asks
8. A. and B. so C. as D. but
9. must B. may C. can D. ought
10. A. after B. until C. when D. before
11. A. waited B. wait C. will wait D. have waited
12. A. waited B. wait C. will wait D. have waitedbloomfield
13. A. what B. why C. that D. when
13. A. you B. yours C. yourlf D. your
二、完形填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16–25 各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项 。
Once there was a king and his daughter. The king asked his daughter how much she loved him. She said that she loved him as much as she loved __16__. Her answer made the king very happy. Salt is a simple thing, but it is very important. So the king thought his daughter __17__him very much.
Salt has many __18__. Our bodies need salt. If we don t have enough, our bodies can’t work properly. We put salt on icy roads to make them __19__. We also u salt to produce other products, like paper and glass. But for many years, salts most important job was to __20__ food. Like other living things, most bacteria (细菌) need water to live. Salt takes in plenty of water, so most bacteria can’t live in a salty __21__. As a result, salt protects food and many other things. For much of human history, this ability has made salt __22__. Every ancient culture from Egypt to China depended on salt. Even today, the hard-working and uful people are __23__ as “the salt of the earth”.
For centuries, salt was also hard to __24__. Its ufulness, together with rarity(稀有havedinner) made it very expensive. Salt could even be ud like __25__. In fact, the word salary(薪水) comes from the word salt.
Today, salt is ud more widely and it still plays an important role in our life.
16. A. salt B. air C. gold D. sugar
17. A. heard about B. worried about C. talked about D. cared about
18. A. forms B. crets C. us D. skills
19. A. wide B. safe C. special D. thick
20. A. protect B. provide C. produce D. prepare
21. A. environment B. space C. a D. body
22. A. hopeful B. comfortable C. valuable D. successful
23. A. saved B. dreamed C. invited D. described宝贝的英文单词
24. A. ll B. get C. take D. keep
25. A. money B. medicine C. earth D. food
三、阅读 (共两节;满分中考作文开头45分)
第一节 阅读理解 (共20小题;每小题2分， 满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从26–45各题所给的A、B、 C和D项中选出最佳选项。
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shizh>cosplay化妆A man wanted to make money. Then he had an idea. “Why don't I plant a small mango tree and enjoy the benefits when it grows into a big one?” So he went to the market, bought a small tree and took it home. He planted it in the centre of his garden.
He read every morning, watered it, supplied it with manure (), and took good care of its leaves by taking away tho that withered.
Many times he sat and watched the beauty of the growing tree. He happily dreamed about the tasty mangoes His mind was always filled with the wish to taste the first fruit of the tree.
Years went by, he had a big tree finally. Then one day he noticed a small bud (), which in a couple of days grew into a beautiful flower. Now he could hardly wait for the fruit. So he started to increa his care. Then one day the tree bore its first product ---- a small green fruit. The man was so happy.
He waited for a few more weeks until the fruit grew in size. The day came when he decided to taste the first fruit of the tree. He climbed the tree, picked the fruit and then came his disappointment. The fruit was not like what he expected. It was hard, big and round. He was sad.
