九年级英语Unit5单元测试题(笔试部分)---------------------------------------------------------------------一、单项选择( )1.-Who's _____ boy in red, do you know?-Oh. He's _____ friend of my brother's.A. the: aB. an: theC. a: theD. the: an( )2.-What will the weather be like tomorrow?-It _____ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. I'm not sure.A.mustB.shouldC. can'tD. might( )3.-Would you like some green tea?-No, thanks, I _____ drink green ten. It hurts my stomach.A.almostB.seldomC.onlyD .still( )4.-The living conditions in the countryside have been improved greatly in recent years,-The farmers are living a much _____ life than before.A.happyB. happierC. happilyD. happiest( )5.-What do you think of playing yoga?-Not bad, but it may _____ much time of our life.A. take upB. put upC. open upD. make up( )6.-Have you heard of the song Where did the time go?-Yes It often _____ the old days and love of my family when I hear it.A.puts me downB. reminds me ofC. shows me offD. helps me out( ) 7.-Can I ask you some question-Of course. _____.A.Go aheadB. Good for youC. Well donD. With pleasure( )8. I am surprised at the new look of my hometown, for it _____ .a lot over the years.A.changedB.changesC. will changeD. has changed( )9. Tomorrow is the second Sunday of May. It is _____ . I will send a gift to my mother.A. the Spring FestivalB. the Lantern FestivalC. Mother's DayD Children's Day( ) 10.-I'll have a ten-day holiday. But I don’t know _____,-How about Paris?A. what to doB. where to goC. when to goD. how to go二、完形填空Finding Happiness in the LightsLast year, we took a trip to New York City. When we arrived at our 1 it was around 2 a. m. My son，Joseph, looked out at the lights of Times Square and said he wanted to go 2 . I told him it was too 3 to go out, but he kept looking out of the window and said, " Just or two minutes.My wife and I just looked at each other, smiled and said, "Two minutes. We got dressed and walked to the center of Times Square. 4 we got there, my son pointed at the lights and said, " Dad，5 !" And then he started to fall asleep. So we had to go back to the hotel.It took us 20 minutes to 6 for the 20 seconds we spent outside, but it made our son 7 and that meant a lot to us. That night, I learned a lesson about happiness.We sometimes have chances to 8 happy moments in our lives, but we often find 9 to do something else.Because of my son, I learned that I am the biggest enemy to my own happiness.10 happiness is a door that is always open, we are the ones who have to decide if we are going to walk through the door.( )1. A. restaurant B. bank C. supermarket D. hotel( )2. A. inside B. outside C. back D. home( )3. A. hot B. early C. late D. cold( )4. A. If B. Unless C. Because D. When( )5. A. listen B. touch C. look D. smile( )6. A. make rules B. get ready C. do sports D. have dinner ( )7. A. sad B. happy C. bored D. patient ( )8. A. create B. forget C. waste D. avoid( )9. A. a place B. a book C. an excuse D. an order ( )10. A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. As soon as 三、阅读理解AThe Silk Road is the name of different roads that long ago connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. Scientists believe people began to travel the Silk Road about 3 000 years ago. By the time the Chinese silk trade became important in the world, the Silk Road covered almost 6 500 kilometers. It went from Rome to China, which is from the West to the Far East。

Merchants travelled along the Silk Road to carry silk，of course. They also carried and traded other things like spices(香料), cloth, jewels and gold.Along and around these ancient paths, have come many fascinating and mysterious stories.It is said that Roman soldiers who lost a war travelled through central Asia. They decided to live somewhere near the ancient Chinese villages. Some of these Roman married local Chinese women and the legend of the blond aired, blue-eyed tribes of China was started.Some historians believe that the people of Kashmir were taken away from their country Israel. They were prisoners of war almost 2 800 years ago. People say that these people travelled along the Silk Road. They kept their Jewish way of life for a long time.During its busiest period, the Silk Road allowed people from many different cultures and countries to meet each other and mix. The Silk Road allowed the sharing of valuable things and new ideas. It included people and trading goods from different areas. All these peoples travelled the Silk Road, and they shared goods, stores, languages, and cultures.In modern times. the old Silk Road routes(s) are still used,but now they are crossed by trains instead of camels and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. It has over 35, 000 objects from all along the Silk Road. In this way, China protects the history of many countries and peoples.( )1. It is clear that ______.A. the Silk Road was divided into Europe, Africa and AsiaB. Roman soldiers would like to travel along the Silk roadC. people could travel to different countries along the Silk RoadD. people shared only silk on the Silk Road( )2. The underlined word "Merchants" in the passage probably means ______.A. foreignersB. businessmenC. soldiersD. prisoners( )3. According to the passage, ______.A. the Silk Road began with the warsB. the Silk Road covered almost 6 500 kilometers in ChinaC people began to travel the Silk Road about 1000 years agoD. people from Israel were not included among people on the Silk Road( )4. The old Silk Road routes are still used because ______.A. there are many old stories about themB. the historians and scientists think highly of themC. China will make good use of the Silk Road againD. people can keep on traveling and trading along them( )5. The best title for the passage can be ______.A. Stories along the Silk RoadB. Silk Route MuseC. Trade for SilkD. The West and the Far EastBLast summer, Marin and her mother moved from their house in the countryside to a flat building in Chicago, Marin really liked some things about the city, but she missed her house and yard in the countryside. Her mother is good at growing vegetables.Maria was in her flat building when she saw her neighbor, Mrs Garcia, carrying a tool and a bag of soil. She was surprised at it. So Mrs. Garcia took her to the roof(屋顶). When the door opened, Marin saw some flowers and vegetables on the roof.Mrs Garcia told Maria that for a long time the roof was just an empty space. Then me of the people in the building asked the owners to turn it into a community(社区) garden. The building owners liked the idea because the plants not only helped to keep the clean, but also helped to keep the building cooler during warmer weather.I plant flowers in my own place, "Mrs.Garcia said,"but you would be surprised by how different the plants are up here. Some people grow vegetables just like your mom. You can do some of the same things in the city as in the countryside."( )1. What place did they moved to?A.A countryside.B. A flat building in the country.C. A flat building in the city.D. It wasn't mentioned.( )2. What did Maria's mother do well in planting?A. FlowersB. VegetablesC. TreesD. We don't know( )3. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the community garden?A. It used the empty spaceB. It helped keep the air clean.C. I helped keep the building coolerD. It made the balding stronger.( )4. After Maria visited the garden. She would most probably ask her mom to ____.A. go back to the countrysideB. pick flowers from the gardenC. grow vegetables on the roofD. her around the park( )5. What is the best title for this pas-A.A Creative LadB.A Roof GardenC.An Empty RoofD.A Special BuildingCMy interest in cooking started when I was I, partly thanks to my mother. She didn't really like cooking and I didn't like her food. Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this, so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find.During a year, I had produced most of its recipes (食谱) and was ready for a big challenge(挑战). I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family. To my joy, my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen.I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly. Later, my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home. Now as a teen chef (主厨), I have also cooked in top-class restaurants around the country. I am not doing it for the money, but because I love cooking.Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well, your dream will come to you.( )1. The writer is now _____.A. a TV starB. a news reporterC. a well-known booksellerD. a good chef( )2. What made the writer begin to cook?A. His parents' wishB. The customs adviceC. His mother's delicious foodD. The information about cooking on( )3. After producing most of the recipes in the cookbook, the writer wanted to _____.A. taking cooking lessonsB. write his cookbookC. make new dishes of his ownD. open a restaurant( )4. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to (指代) “_____”.A. the bookstoreB. a test kitchenC. a dinner clubD. the country( )5. What is important for the writer?A. Finding a good job.B. Making lots of money.C. Doing what he loves.D. Because famous.四、任务型阅读My cousin Andrew is crazy about DIY. He loves to repair things and decorate (装饰) his house, But when he finishes, the house always looks terrible!He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut. Another time he wanted to put up a picture on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe(管子) and filled the room with water.Last month. he thought the living room in his house was boring, so he painted it blue. His mum said, "Stop it. " But he kept on painting. Now the living room has both blue walls and a blue ceiling. The floor is also blue. Even his cat is blue now!When I wanted a shelf above my bed, he said, "No problem! "He then spent five hours making the shelf on end of the wall. Then I put my books on the shelf. Whoops! They couldn't stay there because one end of the shelf was much higher than the other!I bought some books about DIY for him and I also advised him to have a lesson in DIY. But this just made him angry-he says he already knows everything about it. So, I am reading all the books myself and attending lessons every Saturday. Now I know much more about DIY than my cousin!36-37题完成句子；38题简略回答问题；39题写出主题句；40题将文中画线句子译为汉语。