Unit8
一. 单项选择 （15分）
选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )1. — We’ll have a holiday. What about going to Tibet?
— Sounds great.
A. ten days B. ten-day
C. ten-days D. ten day’s
( )2. Tiantian is similar her mother in many ways. For example, they are both tall and thin.
A. from B. with
C. to D. as
( )3. Fred often helps me when I am in trouble. So I really appreciate it.
A. out B. off
C. up D. after
( )4. The man in black can’t see your picture at all because he is .
A. deaf B. lazy
C. thin D. blind
( )5. The building has been designed to provide easy access (通道) for people in wheelchairs.
A. clearly B. specially
C. simply D. actually
( )6. did Li Hui and Wu Fei visit the old people’s home, I visited it yesterday.
A. Either; or B. Both; and
C. Neither; nor D. Not only; but
( )7. — Vincent has just won first prize in our school’s sports meeting.
— It’s hard to a boy with only one arm can play ping-pong so well.
A. imagine B. realize
C. know D. find
( )8. — Where is the chair?
— It’s in the garden. Please it in.
A. take B. fetch
C. hand D. send
( )9. The farmers are planning to a sign by the lakeside which says “No fishing”.
A. get up B. make up
C. put up D. use up
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( )10. — Bob, could you please help me these test papers?
— Sure.
A. give out B. give up
C. give in D. give off
( )11. My computer broke down just now. I’ll get it this afternoon.
A. repairs B. repairing
C. repaired D. to repair
( )12. — What’s your plan?
— I a Chinese History Club.
A. will start B. start
C. started D. have started
( )13. — There is such a crowd at the underground station. What happened?
— The sudden rain made for the workers to work outside.
A. that possible B. that impossible
C. it possible D. it impossible
( )14. — I’d like to join the school volunteer project, but I’m not sure .
— How about volunteering in an animal hospital?
A. what should I do
B. what I should do
C. how I should do
D. how should I do
( )15. — Could you please write down your advice for us?
— .
A. Thank you
B. That’s all right
C. With pleasure
D. It doesn’t matter
二. 完形填空（15分）
阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
How important is music? Students, teachers and parents usually answer that music is nice, but not very 16 . It is often only thought to be entertainment (娱乐的), but not the 17 choice for education. This opinion is wrong. In fact, music education is necessary for 18 students.
Music tells us who we are. Music 19 the musicians’ thinking and values, and the social environment it was 20 in. For example, just as Mozart music represents (代表) a lifestyle, rock music 21 represents a lifestyle. George Gershwin’s music is another 22
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He introduced jazz influence into his music. The influence was of course part of American lifestyle and culture 23 it came from American musical traditions.
Music provides a kind of ability to know the world in a different 24 . Science explains how the sun rises and sets. Music works to explore (探索) emotive (情绪的) meanings. All people in the world 25 every possible way to learn about our world.
Music is a form of thought. We can “ 26 ” to each other in this amazing way. 27 the language we express our feelings, discoveries, ideas and hopes. All of these can be 28 with others. When we do not let our children 29 good music education, we take 30
away from the meanings that music expresses. So music education is much more necessary than people generally think.
( )16. A. interesting B. exciting C. important D. boring
( )17. A. last B. third C. first D. only
( )18. A. some B. any C. few D. all
( )19. A. reflects B. w rites C. sounds D. thinks
( )20. A. born B. played C. sung D. showed
( )21. A. never B. seldom C. hardly D. also
( )22. A. lesson B. story C. result D. example
( )23. A. though B. while C. because D. if
( )24. A. time B. way C. place D. person
( )25. A. take B. need C. refuse D. remember
( )26. A. talk B. sing C. write D. smile
( )27. A. Without B. Through C. Across D. Along
( )28. A. worked B. shared C. collected D. allowed
( )29. A. receive B. give C. offer D. explain
( )30. A. him B. her C. them D. it
三. 阅读理解 （30分）
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Tina did a survey about volunteer work on a social networking site. Some volunteers gave their own information about this on the site.
I have been a volunteer as a French teacher for three months and it was a great experience to teach French. I really enjoyed it and I also improved my French.
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Torlin
Freedom
During my college days, I joined a group called ROS (Reaching Out Society). We provide children and older people with food. It feels great to help other people. And now, I often give food to the homeless people in the street.
Indy
I’m volunteering at an animal shelter (动物收容所)
that’s just for cats. I feed the cats and play with them. It’s very fun. I also volunteered at a hospital for a little more than 2 years. I answered phone calls, looked after patients and helped nurses. I did some cleaning too.
Marian
I did volunteer work to graduate from high school. It was a requirement. I volunteered at a school for disabled kids.
I played basketball and other sports with them and served food and drinks. It was actually pretty cool. If I weren’t so busy now, I’d
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do it again.
根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）
( )31. Torlin has volunteered as a for several months.
A. nurse B. French teacher
C. veterinarian D. P.E. teacher
( )32. The group called ROS provides for children and older people.
A. information B. rooms
C. food D. clothes
( )33. Indy volunteered at a hospital for .
A. three months B. a school year
C. around 2 years D. three years
( )34. One requirement for Marian to graduate from high school was .
A. to do sports
B. to feed animals
C. to pass a French exam
D. to do volunteer work
( )35. From the reading we can learn .
A. Marian is busy now
B. Indy loves dogs very much
C. Torlin isn’t very good at French
D. Freedom isn’t volunteering now
B
Selena Gomez won Favorite Female Singer at 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards on March 29. It’s a very important awards show held every year in America.
Gomez was born on July 22, 1992 in Texas. The 22-year-old girl is an all-round star—she not only acts well but also sings a lot of popular songs. At the age of 7, Gomez first played with a purple dinosaur on the TV show Barney & Friends. In 2007, Gomez acted in Wizards of Waverly Place (《少年魔法师》), which was a big success. After that, she played different roles in many films and became more and more popular.
Gomez made her own band at the age of 17. Fans love her songs because of her beautiful voice. By far, she has released (发行) three albums (专辑). She also has a good sense of fashion. Gomez wore a beautiful dress at the Kids’ Choice Awards. It made her look lovely and she shone the whole night.
Charity is an important part in Gomez’s life. In October 2008, she was named UNICEF’s spokesperson (联合国儿童基金会的发言人) for Trick-or-Treat, which encourages children to
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raise money on Halloween to help poor children around the world. She said that she was excited to encourage other kids to make a difference in the world.
( )36. The underlined word “all-round” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 闻名世界的 B. 受人尊敬的
C. 多才多艺的 D. 能言善辩的
( )37. made Selena Gomez become famous.
A. Barney & Friends B. Wizards of Waverly Place
C. Her three albums D. Her charity activities
( )38. People like her songs because .
A. her voice is beautiful B. she is a movie star
C. she looks pretty D. she is lovely
( )39. We can learn from the last paragraph that Selena Gomez is .
A. fond of Halloween B. helpful to children
C. good at dressing up D. talented in music
( )40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Selena Gomez played a purple dinosaur in Barney & Friends.
B. Selena Gomez started a band at the age of 7.
C. Selena Gomez wore a dress on the night of March 29.
D. Selena Gomez loves to spend Halloween with children.
C
You may be willing to be a part-time volunteer during vacations. An unpaid job can help you learn new skills, and — best of all — you can get some useful guides to the future paid job. The following are some great volunteer ideas for teens.
Hospitals. Interested in medicine? Enjoy helping patients? Then volunteering at your local hospital might be just the thing for you. There are many volunteer opportunities for 14-18-year-old teens. These include bringing medicine to patients, talking to patients and reading to patients.
Nursing homes. Interested in volunteering with older people? Then you can go to nursing homes. Work opportunities include: office work, setting up the dining room, pushing wheelchairs, talking and listening, helping write letters and so on.
Gardening centers. Pay attention to local gardening centers. Opportunities might include planting, watering and looking after plants. You are sure to improve your gardening skills by being a volunteer in a gardening center. Maybe you can become an excellent gardener.
. Do you enjoy going to your local library? About 30 percent of the volunteers in the libraries are between 11 and 17. They offer some help as computer center helpers or children’s program assistants.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。（10分）
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( )41. According to the passage, the greatest advantage that you can get from volunteer work is .
A. traveling to another place
B. learning some new skills
C. meeting many interesting people
D. getting some guides to the future paid job
( )42. If you are interested in medicine and helping patients, you can do volunteer work at .
A. hospitals
B. nursing homes
C. gardening centers
D. old people’s homes
( )43. According to the passage, you can by being a volunteer in a gardening center.
A. enjoy reading
B. develop gardening skills
C. do office work
D. practice talking and listening
( )44. Which can be put in the blank of the last paragraph?
A. Clubs B. Books
C. Libraries D. Computers
( )45. The passage mainly tells us .
A. how to get volunteer work
B. how to be a good volunteer
C. where to find good volunteer work
D. some great volunteer ideas for teens
四. 任务型阅读（10分）
Taking kids to the movies sounds like fun. Now we have some suggestions for you.
Choose the right movie and date.
Make sure that you’ve chosen a suitable movie for your children’s ages and that the running time isn’t too long. Avoid opening days, especially with younger children, as too many people can mean long lines and more noise.
Buy the tickets ahead of time and bring your own snacks.
Save yourself time at the ticket box and snack bars. You can buy your tickets online. And bringing snacks from home saves money as well as time. You can bring a box of popcorn (爆米花) to share. Also, bringing small drinks can help to avoid toilet trips.
Let the kids know the rules.
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It’s time to talk about a few rules. Make sure your children know the usual cinema rules about being quiet, staying in their seats and not disturbing (打扰) other people. Ask them to tell you some rules before you go inside the cinema—that’ll make sure they can remember them.
Save the attention span (持续时间) for the movie.
Trying to keep your kids sitting for two hours can be difficult. Make it easy on them by skipping (跳过) the endless previews (预告片) and ads at the start of a movie. Ask about when the movie will start and don’t get into the theatre until then.
根据短文内容，完成表格，每空不超过三个单词。
Suggestions on taking kids to the movies
Choose the right movie and date.
Choose a movie that is suitable for your children’s ages.
Don’t go to the movies (46) .
Buy the tickets ahead of time and bring your own snacks.
Buy tickets online.
Bring snacks from home to save (47) .
Let the kids know the rules.
Talk about the rules with your children and make sure they can (48) by asking them to tell you some rules.
Save the attention span for the movie.
Skip the previews and ads at
(49) the movie. Don’t get into the cinema until
(50) .
五. 填写单词 （5分）
根据句意及汉语或首字母提示，填写恰当的单词。
51. Mr White will (训练) our team for the boat race.
52. Do you put the training course on the (网站)?
53. We’re asked to (装满) one cup with water and the other with cooking oil.
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54. The girl walked quickly in and s the door behind her.
55. The waiter c our drinks to the table and left.
六. 完成句子（5分）
根据汉语句子完成英语句子。每空一词。
56. 我坚持的计划最后以失败告终。
The plan that I ended up with a failure.
57. 我们选择一首可以随着唱的音乐。
We choose a piece of music that we can .
58. 我喜欢听起来很悦耳的音乐，因为它能给我带来平静。
I like music because it can bring peace to me.
59. 我姐姐将要做的第一件事是弹钢琴。
The first thing my sister is going to do play the piano.
60. 陆川导演的《南京，南京》让很多人回想起最深的伤痛和痛苦的经历。
“Nanjing, Nanjing” directed by Lu Chuan makes many people
and painful experiences.
七. 书面表达（20分）
九年级三班每周听一首英语歌曲，歌曲内容由学生推荐，假如你是九年级三班学生Judy，要向同学们推荐Secret Garden演唱的You Raise Me Up (《您鼓舞了我》)，请根据歌曲副歌部分的歌词, 谈谈自己推荐这首歌曲的理由。
You raise me up so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up to more than I can be.
要求：
1. 内容充实，条理清楚，语言流畅；
2. 80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear all,
I think You Raise Me Up would be a nice song.
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参考答案：
1-5 BCADB 6-10 DABCA 11-15 CADBC
16-20 CCDAA 21-25 DDCBB 26-30 ABBAC
31-35 BCCDA 36-40 CBABC 41-45 DABCD
46. on opening days 47. money and time 48. remember them
49. the start of 50. the movie starts
51. coach 52. website 53. fill
54. shut 55. carried
56. stuck to 57. sing along with 58. that sounds smooth
59. that; is to 60. recall the deepest wounds
One possible version:
Dear all,
I think You Raise Me Up would be a nice song.
This song is sung by Secret Garden, which has been many people’s favorite for years. I also like this song because it can often make me full of courage and energy. When I listen to it, I feel myself standing on mountains.
It’s possible for us to meet with problems and failure in life. When that happens, you can listen to the song. It can cheer you up and encourage you to face any trouble bravely. Just as Secret Garden sings, you can be more than you can be.
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