1、Unit 9 Learning单元测试选择题部分一、听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man like reading the most?A. Short stories.B. Poems.C. Dramas.2. How is the weather now?A. Cool.B. Cold.C. Hot.3. What does t
2、he woman want the man to do?A. Stop worrying.B. Write down something.C. Buy a book for her.4. What will the man have?A. Tea.B. Water.C. Coffee.5. Which bus should the woman take first?A. No.5.B. No.8.C. No.11.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或
3、独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Who is using the womans dictionary now?A. David.B. Lisa.C. Tom.7. What is Linda doing now?A. Using her dictionary.B. Talking with someone.C. Memorizing some words.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What time is it now?A. 8:30 pm.B. 9:00 pm. C.
4、11:00 am.9. What will the man probably do next?A. Pay a late fee.B. Go out of town.C. Return a DVD.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who has got the invitation?A. Joan.B. Bill.C. George.11. What will the Marks do tonight?A. Move their furniture into their new house.B. Hold a housewarming party.C. Give out some
5、invitations.12. What day is it today probably?A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.C. Thursday.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How old is the woman now?A. 11 years old.B. 20 years old.C. 21 years old.14. How will the woman probably travel around Europe?A. By plane.B. By train.C. By car.15. Where will the woman visit first
6、 from Spain?A. France.B. Morocco.C. Portugal.16. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends.B. Relatives. C. Schoolmates.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does Mr. Jones do?A. A tour guide.B. A museum clerk.C. A head teacher.18. How long do the students have to work on the projects on a Scienc
7、e Night?A. 3.5 hours.B. 7 hours. C. 10.5 hours.19. What can the students do after breakfast in the morning?A. Enter a competition.B. Watch a film.C. Visit a gallery.20. What does the speaker expect the students to do?A. Listen to his next talk.B. Come to a Science Night.C. Write reports on Facebook.
8、二、阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABlowing our nose, burping (打饱嗝)after dinner and pooping (排便). Unpleasant as they are, these things, according to Live Science, make up “the impolite science of the human body”.Snot (鼻涕)Snots job is to protect our body from ha
9、rmful viruses. Quite often, dirt, ash, or sand fill the air we breathe. But thankfully, snot stops these unhealthy things, which are taken out of our nose when we blow it.Apart from protecting our nose, snot can tell us whether were healthy or not according to its appearance. When its clear and colo
10、rless, thats a sign of good health. If it turns green or yellow, however, it could be a sign that our body is being attacked by a virus.GasFrom drinking fizzy (起泡的) drinks to eating food, we often breathe in gases like carbon dioxide, which end up in our stomach. Naturally, if we take in too much ga
11、s, our stomach will be filled with pressure and we may suffer from pain and cramps (痉挛). To stop this from happening, burping is an effective way to get these gases out of our stomach.Occasional burping benefits our body. However, burping too much isnt a good sign. Thats because it may suggest that
12、were suffering from a digestive disorder.PoopPooping is an extremely important function of the body. Every time we eat the food is passed through our digestive system. Once our body has taken everything it needs from the food, it leaves our body as poop.And though its gross, checking our poop after
13、we go to the bathroom could tell us more about our health.21. What does it suggest if snot is green?A. There might be dirt in it.B. It is protecting our nose.C. You are very healthy.D. Your body might be fighting a virus.22. What do we know about burping from the article?A. Fizzy drinks make people
14、burp more than food does.B. People may suffer from pain or cramps when burping.C. It makes gases like carbon dioxide leave our stomach.D. Burping a lot can make digestive disorders go away.23. What does the underlined word “gross” in the paragraph probably mean?A. Unpleasant.B. Unnecessary.C. Unimpo
15、rtant.D. Unhealthy.BThere is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have ever taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (优先)
16、 it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities (复杂性) of spelling. Thats why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and
17、 pay attention to content (内容) rather than spelling.If spelling becomes the only focus of his teachers interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language.I was once shocked to read on the
18、bottom of a piece of writing about a personal experience. “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes and your writing is terrible.” It may have been a sharp comment on the pupils spelling in writing, but it was also a sad sign that the teacher had failed to read the composition
19、, which contained some beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the mistakes, but if his priorities had centered on the childs ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the spelling would have given the pupil more encouragement to seek i
20、mprovement.24. Teachers are different in their opinions about _.A. the difficulties in teaching spellingB. the complexities of the basic writing skillsC. the role of spelling in general language development and writing abilityD. the necessity of teaching spelling25. Teachers encourage the use of dic
21、tionaries so that _.A. students will have more confidence in studyingB. students will be able to express their ideas more freelyC. students will have less trouble in correcting mistakesD. students will learn to be independent of teachers26. The author seems to think that the teachers comment on that
22、 piece of writing is _.A. fairB. unreasonableC. amusingD. careless27. The major point discussed in the passage is _.A. the importance of developing writing skillsB. the complexities of spellingC. the relationship between spelling and the content of a compositionD. the correct way of marking composit
23、ionsCThere is a paradox (悖论) improving education in America: The system is failing to prepare many kids for success, but we have spent so much on the system that isnt practical. We have a big influence on teaching and learning within our existing schools: on the playground during recess.Most element
24、ary school headmasters will tell you that recess is the toughest time of the school day. Its when most problems happen, and too often problems from the playground come over into the classroom, creating distractions for students.Americans are usually pretty nostalgic (怀旧的) about recess, but a lot has
25、 changed since we were kids. When I was growing up in Washington, D.C., I had the chance to play outside, every day after school, during weekends and all summer long. The older kids taught the younger kids a lot of rulesfrom how to pick teams to how to quickly end quarrelsand as the younger kids bec
26、ame the older kids, we passed on this culture of play to the generation behind us.But kids dont get to play outside and be unsupervised the way we used to. And so when kids come to school, they dont bring those skills with them. The fights and quarrels that have replaced the recess we remember can b
27、e discouraging for kids and educators.Schools generally put up with the problems on the playground because they dont know how to deal with them, but it turns out that rescuing recess is pretty easy. All it takes is one grownup who has a love for play and the skills in creating an environment where s
28、tudents can play happily.28. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. How can kids enjoy their recessB. Why do kids need recessC. A misunderstanding about improving educationD. Ways to get rid of the problems caused by students in the classroom29. What do most elementary school hea
29、dmasters think about the recess time?A. It will make students too excited in the classroom.B. It will make students do damage to the playground.C. It will make teachers discover their students problems.D. It will make students pay less attention to their lessons.30. In the past, the older kids _.A.
30、had no time to play outsideB. often got involved in quarrels with the younger kidsC. could manage the younger kids successfullyD. passed on this culture of play to their parents第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Heres my own list of positive reasons to homeschool. 31 Most
31、of the homeschooled kids I know have their own particular passions and areas that they can discuss like an expert. Very few of these areasmodern art, Legos and analyzing horror filmsare the kind of things students learn about in school. I know from my own school experience that having an offbeat(不寻常
32、的) interest doesnt win you points from teachers and other students. 32 It teaches kids how to interact with adults. 33 It didnt help that the only adults I saw all day were always looking down on me and telling me what to do. When homeschoolers interact with adults in the community, they learn how c
33、ivil people treat each other in public. Its a kind of socialization most school kids dont experience until theyre ready to go out into the world.It also brings parents and kids closer together.When I was looking into homeschooling for the first time, one of the greatest selling points was heard from
34、 parents of the homeschooled students that their teens never felt the need to push them away. 34 In fact, homeschooled teens are often more ready for adult life than their traditionally schooled peers.It adapts to the familys schedule.No getting up before dawn to take the school bus. No worrying abo
35、ut whether to take a family trip because it means missing classes. 35 And it gives them the freedom to do the important things in their lives, on their own schedule.A. Sure, they develop independence.B. It lets kids show their enthusiasm.C. Kids can do what they want to do at home.D. As a kid, I was
36、 really shy around grownups.E. It is wrong for them to be late for school every day.F. Homeschooling allows families to learn anywhere, even on the road.G. But among homeschoolers, its what makes your friends so interested.三、语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空
37、白处的最佳选项。There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 36 student in his class. He was at the top in every 37 . He was a champion.But the boy 38 after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His 39 started dropping. He hated
38、 being in a group. He was 40 all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like 41 himself. All of this was because he felt 42 and that no one loved him.His 43 started worrying about the boy. But 44 they did not know what was wrong with him. 45 his dad decided to travel to the boar
39、ding school and talk with him.They sat 46 the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him 47 questions about his classes, teachers and 48 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, 49 I am here today?”The boy 50 , “to check my grades?”“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here
40、 to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I dont care about grades. I care about 51 . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY 52 .”These words caused the boys eyes to fill with tears. He 53 his dad. They didnt say anything to each other for a long time.Now
41、the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this 54 who cared for him deeply. He 55 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!36. A. richestB. prettiestC. laziestD. brightest37. A. gameB. schoolC. competit
42、ionD. group38. A. changedB. diedC. arrivedD. regretted39. A. hairB. tearsC. loveD. grades40. A. worriedB. carelessC. lonelyD. busy41. A. teachingB. killingC. helpingD. enjoying42. A. coldB. worthlessC. wellD. sick43. A. parentsB. classmatesC. teachersD. companions44. A. evenB. nowC. yetD. thenA. And
43、B. ButC. OrD. So46. A. towardB. alongC. oppositeD. on47. A. seriousB. casualC. personalD. difficult48. A. workB. studyC. sportsD. education49. A. whenB. whereC. howD. why50. A. turned awayB. answered backC. whispered softlyD. cried out51. A. itB. youC. myselfD. us52. A. LIFEB. ANXIETYC. CARED. NEED5
44、3. A. forgaveB. hitC. huggedD. begged54. A. sideB. earthC. tripD. day55. A. meantB. owedC. movedD. left非选择题部分三、语言运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。If your childs learning English as a second language, I am 56._ (convince) that there are many things you can do a
45、t home. As long as you can keep these things up, you 57._ (help) him or her. First, it will help if you can read and write English at a higher level than your child.58._ its necessary and possible, take English lessons in order to better focus on your childs learning needs. This will enable you 59._
46、 (sit) down with your child and read, although you may also consider hiring 60._ private, oneonone English tutor. Many nonnative speaking students 61._ (enroll) in English as a Second Language (ESL) programs in their school. Some ESL programs have pullout classes, 62._ means that your child is pulle
47、d out of class for individual or group 63._ (instruct) in English. Talk to your childs teachers and other learning 64._ (expert) to determine what style of education is best for your childs individual learning needs and what you can do to help.Success lies 65._ (actual) in practice. Just encourage y
48、our child to follow these tips and practice.四、写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是高中生李华，今年暑假将到英国游学。你从网上看到英国某中学正在招募暑期的汉语志愿者教师，你希望参加，请用英语写一封申请信。内容包括：1. 介绍自己；2. 申请理由。注意：1.词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Sir/Madam,_Yours,Li Hua第二节 概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Human beings are smart. Ho
49、wever, it seems that people are gradually losing their smartness as smartphones become more and more important assistants in their lives, reported news website Record Japan on Oct.22. As we rely too much on technology instead of our brains, many people have lost three basic abilities, said the websi
50、te.The first skill many people have lost is remembering phone numbers. Because phone numbers are stored in smartphone contacts, there is no need to dial a number or look at it again. And people may also have lost their sense of direction because navigation apps can guide people anywhere they want to
51、 go. These apps can even find shortest routes for you and avoid traffic jams. But the worst lost skills may be social ones, meaning that some people are becoming socially inept (无能的). People often bury themselves in their smartphones. As we are too addicted to whats happening in the virtual world, s
52、ome of us have lost conversational skills and sometimes cant even tell whether a person is happy or not.In August, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied 51 students aged 11 and 12 who had over five hours screen time every day. Their task was to tell the emotions of 48 pic
53、tures of faces that were happy, sad, angry, or scared. The children made an average of 14.02 mistakes at the beginning. But after a fiveday camp without electronic devices (设备), they made only 9.41 mistakes on average. “ If youre not practicing facetoface communication, you could be losing important
54、 social skills,” concluded professor Yalda Uhls from the research.Luckily, people still have a chance to get these abilities back. You should try to keep your parents number in mind for emergencies. You should also pay more attention to street signs and stores, which will help you to draw a mind map
55、 and prevent you from getting lost. And the easiest solution to social skill loss is to take a break from electronic devices because we are social creatures. We need devicefree time._Unit 9 Learning单元测试答案解析一、1.【答案】A2.【答案】C3.【答案】C4.【答案】B5.【答案】B6.【答案】C7.【答案】B8.【答案】A9.【答案】C10.【答案】A11.【答案】A12.【答案】B13.【答
56、案】C14.【答案】B15.【答案】A16.【答案】B17.【答案】C18.【答案】A19.【答案】B20.【答案】B二、21.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If it turns green or yellow.by a virus.”可知，如果鼻涕是绿色的，说明身体受到了病毒侵袭。故选D。22.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，在吃东西或喝饮料的过程中，人体可能会吸入二氧化碳，当吸入的气体很多时，就会引起胃疼，而打嗝就可以将吸入的二氧化碳排出体外。故选C。23.【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据下文可知，上完厕所后检查一下粪便会告诉我们更多关于健康的信息，而
57、检查粪便这件事肯定是很恶心，令人不愉快的。因此推断这个词的意思是令人讨厌的，令人不愉快的。故选A。24.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段There are, however, different plexities （复杂性） of spelling.可知，教师们的分歧在于如何进行单词拼写教学，以及拼写教学与培养学生全面的语言能力和写作能力上哪个更具优先考虑权。故选C。25.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。文章第一段提到Thats why teachers often encourage.rather than spelling.可知，教师鼓励学生用字典是为了让他们在表达自己的想法时
58、不再受拼写的限制。故选B。26.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。从最后一段It may have.beautiful expressions of the childs deep feelings.可知，作者认为老师这么做是不合理的，他没有注意到孩子蕴含着美丽表达的深层情绪。故选B。27.【答案】C【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文可知，整篇文章是围绕拼写和写作内容的关系。故选C。28.【答案】A【解析】标题归纳题。本文讲述了课间休息的重要性以及如何为孩子们创设愉悦的环境从而让他们的课间休息更有意义。故A项做文章标题最恰当。29.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，学生们到操场上玩，会
59、有很多问题发生，并且这些问题在休息时间结束后会延续到课堂上，以至于让学生们分心，影响学业。30.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The older kids taught.quickly end quarrels.”可知，过去，年龄大的孩子们教年龄较小的孩子们许多规则，比如如何选组、如何快速地结束争吵等。由此可以推断出，年龄大的孩子能成功地管理年龄较小的孩子。31.【答案】B【解析】根据空格下一段的内容可推知，此段谈论的内容与孩子的兴趣爱好有关，故B项符合语境。32.【答案】G【解析】根据上文可知，可能老师和其他学生对在家受教育的孩子的特殊爱好不赞成。此处表示转折，故选G项。33
60、.【答案】D【解析】根据本段主旨可知，本段谈到孩子和成人的交流，故D项符合语境。34.【答案】A【解析】由空后的一句可推知，在家接受教育的孩子较为独立，故A项符合语境。35.【答案】F【解析】根据下句内容可推知，孩子在家学习的时间和地点都十分灵活，故F项符合题意。三、36.【答案】D【解析】由下文中的“He was at the top .”和“He was a champion”可知，这个男孩是“最聪明的（brightest）”。37.【答案】C【解析】由“He was a champion”可知这个男孩在每一次竞赛中都拔得头筹。38.【答案】A【解析】紧接着提到他“.started dro
61、pping”“hated being in a group”，这都表明他发生了改变。39.【答案】D【解析】此处指的是变化之一：成绩下降。40.【答案】C【解析】上一句说“他不合群（He hated being in a group）”，因此感到“孤独（lonely）”。41.【答案】B【解析】称得上dark times的是“他想自杀（killing himself）”的时候。42.【答案】B【解析】cold, well和sick都只是身体上的感觉，与“（felt） that no one loved him”同类的感觉是“felt worthless”。43.【答案】A【解析】下文提到男孩的
62、父亲来到学校了解情况，由此可知“开始担心男孩”的是他的父母。44.【答案】A【解析】此处表示递进关系，用even承接上文。45.【答案】D【解析】因为不知道儿子出了什么问题，所以父亲决定去学校和他谈谈。46.【答案】D【解析】父子俩坐在河边聊天。此处用on与bank搭配，符合题意。47.【答案】B【解析】由下文可知，父亲只是问了儿子一些“随意的”问题。48.【答案】C【解析】从父亲后面的话可知，他问儿子的问题并没有涉及学习上的事。关于sports的问题属于“随意的问题”。49.【答案】D【解析】从男孩的答话“to check my grades？”可以判断出父亲问的问题是“why I am h
63、ere today？”。50.【答案】B【解析】男孩的回答用的是疑问语气，由此可判断他只是对父亲的问题进行了询问式的回答。51.【答案】B【解析】父亲说他“不关心成绩，只关心你的幸福，”所以这两句话中间应该是“我只关心你”。52.【答案】A【解析】父亲想看到自己的儿子快乐，所以符合其心境的表达是“YOU ARE MY LIFE”。53.【答案】C【解析】父亲的话令儿子感动，最能表达其感动的举动是“拥抱”父亲。54.【答案】B【解析】on this earth in this world意为“在这个世界上”，符合文意。55.【答案】A【解析】mean意为“意味着”；owe与to连用表示“将归功于
64、”；move意为“移动；感动”；leave意为“留下”。mean the world to someone意为“对某人来说意味着整个世界”，这正是男孩在其父亲心目中的地位，所以符合文意。56.【答案】convinced【解析】be convinced that.“相信”。57.【答案】will help【解析】as long as引导时间状语从句时，句子的时态要“主将从现”。58.【答案】If【解析】根据后面的意思“参加英语课程的学习目的是更好地让你的孩子专注于他/她学习的需要”可知前面是“如果有必要或可能的话”。59.【答案】to sit【解析】enable sb to do sth“使某人
65、能够做某事”。60.【答案】a【解析】根据下文的private, oneonone English tutor可知用不定冠词a。61.【答案】are enrolled【解析】主语Many nonnative speaking students与enroll是被动的关系，应该用被动语态。62.【答案】which【解析】which引导非限制性定语从句，代表前面的那句话。63.【答案】instruction【解析】句中的individual or group修饰后面的词，应该用名词。64.【答案】experts【解析】与前面的teachers并列，用复数形式。65.【答案】actually【解析】用
66、副词修饰动词lie。四、1.【答案】I am Li Hua, a senior three student from China. Im writing to apply for the position as a volunteer teacher to teach Chinese in the coming summer vacation.Ill graduate from senior high school this summer and Ill stay in England from July 7th to the end of August. As you know, Im fr
67、om China and Im perfectly confident of my Chinese level. Whats more, I used to be a volunteer teacher and Im sure my previous volunteering experience will qualify me for the job. More importantly, Im good at English, which will enable me to communicate freely with the Chinese learners.I would be gra
68、teful if you could offer me the chance. Looking forward to your early reply.2. 【答案】With smartphones becoming increasingly important in peoples lives, human beings are gradually losing three basic abilities （要点1）. The abilities include remembering phone numbers, the sense of directions and the social skills. （要点2）A research on students confirms that lacking facetoface communication results in the loss of important social skills. （要点3） Luckily, people can regain these abilities with some effective solutions like keeping a certain distance from electronic devices.（要点4）
