Unit 4 Life on Mars 单元检测卷（原卷版）初中英语牛津译林版九年级下册单元测试卷

Unit 4单元检测卷

一、单项选择

1．Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark ________ they enjoy a bowl of shark’s fin soup.

A．but B．although C．when D．so

2．I'd like to buy a big and modern house. ________, I hope it's in a quiet neighbourhood.

A．After all B．Above all C．As a result D．At that moment

3．—What happened to the driver?

—The traffic policeman took away his license_______he broke the traffic rules of drunk driving.

A．although B．because C．until D．if

4．I was about to leave the room ________ suddenly I realized that I left my handbag on the desk.

A．while B．before C．when D．till

5．________ your help, I passed the exam successfully.

A．Thanks to B．Instead of C．Rather than D．After all

6．Do you know how to work out the difficult math problem?

A．bring out B．carry on C．solve D．do with

7．—Jim, would you please tidy up your room by yourself? ________ , you are no longer a child.

—All right, I’m coming.

A．First of all B．After all C．As a result D．For example

8．The climbers were so tired that they fell asleep as soon as they________ down when they got back to the hotel.

A．lied B．lay C．laid D．lain

9．—There is always a smile on your face. Isn’t there any trouble in your life?

—Yes, there is.  But life is like a mirror.     you smile at it, it will smile back.

A．When B．Before C．Until D．After

10．She can speak English very well. That will be one of her ________ if she wants to get the job.

A．advantages B．disadvantages C．actions D．discoveries

二、完型填空

 Wouldn’t it be nice to have a robot do your housework? Imagine not having to vacuum (吸尘) or clean your room! Today, many scientists and researchers are    11    robots that are becoming more and more human-like, can understand and do something in answer to human voice, and do a lot of work that is normally done by humans. In a city of the future, there may very well be robots that can make our lives    12    by doing chores (讨厌的工作) that we may not like doing.

Today, scientists and researchers are making great progress in the    13    of these “smart” robots. One of the first “smart” robots ever built was named ASIMO, a robot    14    by Honda! A robot who    15    very much like a human, and was built to help people,    16    those who are in wheelchairs or disabled.

A different type of robot, which you may not    17    a “smart” robot, is a popular vacuum cleaner called the “Roomba”. A Roomba is a small, round vacuum cleaner that, once put on the floor, will vacuum the whole floor twice, to    18    it is very clean. It will avoid objects on the way and won’t hit into walls.    19    a Roomba isn’t quite human-like, it is one of the first robots of its kind    20    finish a human task by itself.

11．A．working out B．working on C．learning D．busy

12．A．much easier B．easily C．easy D．more easily

13．A．develop B．developing C．developed D．development

14．A．build B．built C．building D．named

15．A．look B．is looking C．was looked D．looks

16．A．special B．especial C．especially D．actually

17．A．consider as B．treated as C．regarded as D．think of

18．A．make sure B．make C．keep D．be sure of

19．A．But B．If C．Although D．When

20．A．can B．could C．to sure D．to be able to

三、阅读理解

A

 “Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD(公元) 53 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this. You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they live simpler lives.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10 and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave(微波炉), computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(赶时髦的), beer-drinking granny”, to one who cooked things.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

21．The writer uses the quote(引号) at the beginning of the story to ________.

A．tell us a truth about our lives

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．point out what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out some problems we will meet in the life

22．In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions ________.

A．have speeded up our lives B．have improved the quality of our lives

C．may make people feel very happy D．may bring people some trouble

23．The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because ________.

A．they loved to live simple lives

B．they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions

C．they were troubled by modern inventions

D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

24．According to the passage, which is NOT right?________

A．People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.

B．An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.

C．The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.

D．With the improvement of our lives, we often feel stressed and tired.

25．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．problems with technology

B．improvements of our lives with technology

C．changes happening to technology

D．the importance of technology

B

I am Mike Smith, a doctor from London. I really feel that life in China is changing so quickly. Recently I had a business trip to Tianjin. I left my Beijing apartment and walked half a street to the subway station. About twelve stops later, I reached the high-speed rail station. After two minutes of security (安检), I picked up my ticket, which I had bought on my phone while on the subway. Then I walked to the terminal (终点站) and got on the train. Twenty-eight minutes later, I was in the center of a beautiful city—Tianjin. I could enjoy a nice walk along the riverside towards my hotel. It is amazing that the whole experience took no more than a few hours, with no cars, no airports, no credit cards (信用卡) and no long lines, just my smart phone, only a few US dollars and comfortable walking shoes. In most places in the developed world, there is no experience like this. But China is different.

So in my opinion, if we think highly of China’s modern wonders, I believe its high-speed rail system must be one of them. And it's one symbol of a new China and a sign of China’s strength (实力) as well.

26．Mike Smith is from ________.

A．America B．the UK C．Australia D．Canada

27．Mike bought his ticket to Tianjin ________.

A．on his phone B．from the high-speed rail ticket office

C．from the subway ticket office D．with the help of his friend

28．How many traffic tools did Mike use from his apartment to his hotel in Tianjin?________

A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.

29．According to the passage, which of the following isn’t Mike’s ideas about his trip?________

A．Comfortable. B．Fast. C．Cheap. D．Boring.

30．What is Mike’s attitude (态度) to Chinese high-speed rail train?________

A．He looks down upon it. B．He dislikes it. 

C．He thinks highly of it. D．He hates it.

四、完成句子

31．当他正在读书时，电话铃响了。

________ she was reading, the telephone rang。

32．当妈妈叫萨拉停止看电视时她和妈妈顶嘴了。   

Sarah ________ ________ to her mom when Mom told her to stop watching TV.

33．在面对困难时，我们应该挑战自我。

We should ________ ourselves ________ ________ ________ difficulties.

34．不要担心她。毕竟，她是个成年人了。

Don't worry about her.________ ________，she is an adult.

35．最后，当他听到那个人令人伤心的消息忍不住哭了。

_________ __________, he _________ help _________ when he heard the sad news.

36．商店的音乐使我不舒服。

The music in the shop ________ ________ ________.

37．她不开心是因为她上学迟到了。

She was unhappy __________ she was late __________ school.

五、书面表达

38．假如现在是2092年，你是Kate，生活在火星上，你的朋友Jim现在在地球上，他即将来火星生活。请你写一封100词左右的信，向他介绍你在火星上的生活。

注意事项:

1.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数;

2.信中须涉及上述几个方面的内容，可适当增加相关细节，使意思表达更加完整。

Dear Jim，

Now，I'm writing a letter to you on Mars. It's really wonderful to live on Mars.                                                               

Yours,

Kate