九年级英语全册Unit 8单元测试题Ⅰ. 单项填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)( )1. —The man fishing near the river ________ be my uncle, but I'm not sure.—That ________ be him. I saw him at the store just now.A. might; mustB. can't; mightC. must; can'tD. might; can't( )2. I guess there must be someone ________ outside the house. Let's stop to listen.A. speaksB. speakingC. speakD. spoke( )3. The house is ________ cold for us ________ live in.A. so; thatB. such; thatC. so; soD. too; to( )4. —________ is that pink scarf on the table?—Oh, it belongs to me. I like it very much and wear it to school every day.A. WhatB. WhoseC. How muchD. What color( )5. The baby is sleeping. Don't make so much ________.A. smellB. voiceC. soundD. noise( )6. I didn't find________ in my neighborhood last night.A. something unusualB. anything unusualC. unusual somethingD. unusual anything( )7. —Why is your brother so ________ in class this morning?—He stayed up late and watched a football game last night.A. hungryB. thirstyC. excitedD. sleepy( )8. The ________ from the sun and wind is very cheap and it will never run out.A. energyB. noiseC. heatD. light( )9. Last Saturday morning, my sister ________ a gift from one of her friends, but she didn't ________ it.A. received; acceptB. received; receiveC. accepted; receiveD. accepted; accept( )10. —Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?—Something ________ to him.A. must happenB. should have happenedC. could have happenedD. must have happenedⅡ. 完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)Tony and his friends found a strange old box filled with candies and a treasure map. They thought they __11__ be Stickybeard's. He was a famous candy­loving pirate(海盗) who __12__ a lot of treasure in a secret place. They were very __13__ and started to look for the treasure.They __14__ the map and found another small box. In the box, they found a few candies, the letter “__15__” and another map. The new map led them to a big tree where they found another box with some candies, a new map, and a big letter “O”. They went on and found another __16__ boxes with the letters “V” and “E”. However, on the last map they found that was a puzzle(谜).They spent a long time arguing about the meaning of the puzzle. __17__，Alex, one of Tony's friends, found the answer. “The puzzle wants us to put the letters we have __18__ beside our father and mother. ” He added, “__19__ the answer to the puzzle is ‘Love your parents’. ”The great treasure Stickybeard or someone else left was a great piece of __20__—Love your parents. From then on, Tony and his friends loved their parents more than ever.( )11. A. might B. would C. can't D. mustn't( )12. A. made B. took C. hid D. bought( )13. A. tired B. sad C. excited D. nervous( )14. A. found B. read C. drew D. forgot( )15. A. M B. P C. Y D. L( )16. A. two B. three C. four D. five( )17. A. Recently B. Usually C. Probably D. Finally( )18. A. written B. created C. collected D. chosen( )19. A. If B. So C. Or D. But( )20. A. paper B. advice C. land D. newsⅢ. 任务型阅读(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)If you have a chance to visit London, one place you should not miss is Tower Bridge. London's Tower Bridge is one of the most famous bridges in the world. Its Victorian style comes from a law that forced the designers to create a building that would be in harmony(协调) with the nearby Tower of London. Plans for the Tower Bridge were made around 1876 when the east of London became crowded and a bridge across the Thames in that area of the city seemed a necessity.(A)It_took_another_eight_years_and_lots_of_discussions_about_the_design_before_the_government_started_ to_build_the_bridge.The bridge was completed in 1894 and nearly 450 workers worked for this 265­meter­long bridge. It took 11，000 tons of steel to build the bridge. The bridge became one of London's most famous symbols. Tower Bridge is close to the harbor and it is in the direction of the sea, which requires the bridge to allow the passage of large ships. (B)开启大桥的秘密隐藏在两座塔里。

It used to open almost 50 times a day but nowadays it is only raised about 1，000 times a year.(C)Taking_photographs_of_Tower_Bridge_is_a_favorite_London_tourist_activity,_but you can also go inside the bridge, where you'll have a great view over London from the walkway between the two bridge towers. Inside the bridge is a showing area that is around the walkway and the two famous towers where you can visit the Victorian engine room. Visitors can learn about the history of the bridge through photos and films.根据短文内容，完成下列各题。