新目标英语九年级Unit 12

一、选择填空。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

( )1.—Barcelona lost the match last night.

—______It is unbelievable.They always win.

A.How come? B.Never mind.

C.I can’t agree more. D.That’s common.

( )2.—How can you come so quickly?You can’t walk so fast.

—I happened to meet Matt and he gave me a______.

A.message B.lift C.suggestion D.surprise

( )3.—How about my plan?

—Very good.Your plan is______my ideas.

A.in case of B.in front of C.in place of D.in line with

( )4.—Your watch is beautiful.How much is it?

—It doesn’t cost a______.It’s a gift from my uncle.

A.schoolbag B.worker C.bean D.pie

( )5.—I want to make friends with Kim.He seems to be friendly.

—Don’t be______by his appearance.In fact,he is unkind and easy to get angry. A.covered B.played C.shaken D.fooled

( )6.—What’s______outside?

—Two women are quarreling,and they are making loud noises.

A.going on B.starting out C.showing off D.running away

( )7.—I planned to take a vacation with my parents in Australia,but I have to take summer classes.

—Don’t be so sad.Sometimes bad luck can______a good chance for you.

A.take off B.come along C.sound like D.turn into

( )8.—When did you learn to ride bikes?

—When I was six,and now I can do lots of______with it.

A.visits B.treats C.tricks D.housework

( )9.—How was your visit to Mr.Hill?

—We planned to thank him for his help,but it______talking about our future jobs. A.pointed out B.ended up C.went off D.got back

( )10.—Look,two white birds are______on the roof of the house.

—Oh,they are pigeons kept by the owner of the house.

A.falling B.flying C.landing D.answering

二、完形填空。（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

When Amy wrote her first novel in secondary school,she never imagined that she would become a writer one day.Like many other writers on the__1_,the 28-years-old woman got into this online world by 2.

Three years ago,Amy worked in the medical industry.Her job kept her busy for six months and left her almost 3 to do for the rest of the year.To fill the time,she started writing ___4 on the Internet.Her first novel was about her neighbors and their life which she is 5 with.

Amy has been interested in writing 6 she was a child.At first,she just wanted to 7 her novels with people she knew.Then one day an editor of a famous website _8_her,asking her if she would like to sell the electroniccopyright(版权)of one of her novels.She 9_ immediately and the novel was moved to the VIP section of the website.She got$1,500 for that.

Now Amy is a full-time__10__.So far,her eight novels have come out online,and five of them 11.

“The Internet made me famous and brought me 12,”she said.“I earn much more money now—about$60,000 a year.I am 13 with my career,but there is one problem—that my talent might run out after five years and I’ll have to 14 to work in the medical industry.”

“Before that day comes,I’ll keep writing for the readers with my light and close-to-everyday

life writing 15,”said Amy with a smile.

( )1.A.Internet B.desk C.radio D.playground

( )2.A.hand B.accident C.train D.reading

( )3.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

( )4.A.reports B.novels C.diaries D.plays

( )5.A.busy B.familiar C.strict D.angry

( )6.A.when B.while C.since D.until

( )7.A.read B.copy C.borrow D.share

( )8.A.warned B.emailed C.checked D.suggested

( )9.A.agreed B.disagreed C.refused D.left

( )10.A.housewife B.editor C.saleswoman D.writer

( )11.A.will print B.were printing C.printed D.were printed

( )12.A.success B.succeed C.successful D.successfully

( )13.A.unhappy B.angry C.satisfied D.proud

( )14.A.come B.go C.return D.get

( )15.A.habit B.style C.prize D.experience

三、阅读理解。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

A

I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the Toronto CN Tower.It was the second tallest building on the earth.

When we got there,we went around the outside of the tower and there was the hard metal fence connected to the building to protect the visitors.We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a directview(风景)down.As soon as both of us went close to it,we stopped before walking onto it.We found that our legs began to shake.

And then I had a thought in my mind,“It is far harder compared to any other floor in this building.There is no real danger to me—it’s simply anillusion(幻觉).Look at all the people standing on it.And think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to take the step onto the glass floor.But I didn’t look down.

I walked on the floor and looked around and thought about how wonderful the experience was.I even found myself jumping up and down.

I considered how many things in our lives we feared and exactly how most of them were actu ally illusions.I thought about all the things that I was hesitant to do that appeared worrying.I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me,my wish to live a life without regret has a much stronger pull.

( )1.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.We should overcome the fear in our mind and climb higher. B.We should be brave enough to do what we want to do. C.Everything is difficult at the beginning. D.The more beautiful view is always harder to enjoy.

( )2.When the writer stepped on the glass floor,______. A.he went to the side of it to find a safer place B.he could have a good look at Toronto C.he was afraid though he knew he shouldn’t D.his friend encouraged him not to worry

( )3.In the fourth paragraph,why did the writer think it was a wonderful experience? A.Because he and his friends had never climbed so high before. B.Because he could jump up and down on the glass floor. C.Because they had done something some people couldn’t. D.Because he learned something from the experience.

( )4.The underlined expression“was hesitant to”in the last paragraph means______. A.dared not to B.was sure to C.found boring to D.wasconfidentto

( )5.We can infer that______. A.the glass floor must be on the top part of the tower B.there must be something wrong with the writer’s legs C.most people will have illusion when climbing so high D.few visitors would like to stand on the glass floor

B

I was walking down the road one day when my cell phone rang.A child’s voice on the other end spoke to me,“Dad,please come back soon.I miss you so much!”I thought that it was a wrong number.A short while later,the call came once again,so I replied rudely,“You’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then hung up.

Then one day she kept calling me,though I didn’t answer.Finally I answered the phone and heard a weak voice,“Dad,please come back.I miss you so much!Dad,I’m in so much pain.Mom said you were too busy to take care of me.But,Dad,please kiss me again,OK?”It was difficult to refuse theinnocent(天真的)ask.I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say,“Thank you,Dad,I am so...happy,so...happy...”

Shortly after this,I became curious about who had been on the other end of my phone.So I called back,and a woman answered.“Sorry,sir.I am really sorry to have troubled you.My daughter has had bone cancer since she was born.And her father died in a car accident two weeks ago.I didn’t want to tell her the news.Poor baby.When she couldn’t stand the painfulchemotherapy(化疗),she would cry for her dad because her dad always encouraged her.I really don’t know what to do,so I gave her arandom(随意的)phone number...”

“How is your daughter now?”I couldn’t wait to ask.“She has died.You must have kissed her on the phone,because she died with a smile,tightly holding the cell phone...”Tears filled my eyes...

( )6.When the child called the writer for the second time,______.

A.she was staying with her father

B.she hadn’t seen her father over a month

C.the writer became impatient

D.the write had just come back

( )7.We can infer that______from the passage.

A.the girl knew his father’s phone number

B.the writer had encouraged the girl

C.the girl knew the truth before she died

D.chemotherapy was too painful for the girl to stand

( )8.The writer called back to______.

A.find out who had called him B.thank the girl for her help

C.check if the girl was better D.comfort the girl’s mother

( )9.The underlined phrase“became curious about”in paragraph 3 means______.

A.knew B.wondered C.guessed D.complained

( )10.After the writer knew about the truth,______.

A.the girl was out of danger

B.the writer must feel proud for what he had done

C.the mother expressed her thanks for the writer

D.the writer regretted not kissing the girl

四、阅读理解填词。（共10小题，每小题2分，计20分）

Whenever the house gets quiet,Mrs.Smith knows just where to find her 6-year-old daughter Maria l 1 in the world of stories.

“I like to read very much,”said Maria,a student at Creel Elementary School in Australia.

Maria’s headmaster,Mrs.White,wants each of her 50 students and their families to learn the love of reading this year.She wants reading at home to become an a 2 of choice in every family,even during holiday breaks.“I truly realize reading should be an important p_3_of everyone’s life,and nothing should stop it,”said Mrs.White.

“The aim we want most of all is to help children u 4 they can enjoy reading,as well as practice their skills,”said Hannas,an education researcher.He suggested parents take their children to the library and allow them to p 5 out books that interest them.

Each night,students take home two books to read with their parents or other family m 6. They have to return the books the next day with a signed note from their parents showing that the books were read,and have passing tests that c 7 how well they understand the books.

“We’re trying to get parents into the habit of reading with their kids,”said the headmaster.“Nothing is b 8_than sitting on a sofa with your child and reading and laughing.”

Through books,Mrs.Smith,a parent,said she’s a_9_to give her two daughters more experiences than she could.

“I think reading opens all the doors and creates imaginations in children,”she said.“I think if you read well,you can s 10_in anything in life.”

1.l________ 2.a________ 3.p________ 4.u________ 5.p________

6.m________ 7.c________ 8.b________ 9.a________ 10.s________

五、书面表达。

假如今天你去买电脑，却经历了倒霉的一天。请你根据以下要点提示，用英语写一篇日记。

要点如下：1.到达汽车站后发现没带钱包，于是返回去取；

2.坐上了公交车，但由于交通堵塞而受阻1小时；

3.到达商店发现自己喜欢的那款电脑卖完了，于是又挑了一台。

注意：1.短文开头已经给出，不计入总词数。词数：80词左右；

2.不得逐句翻译，可适当补充一至两点。

July 8,Saturday Cloudy

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