九年级英语上学期Unit 2测试题
一 词汇运用（20%）
Martin________(过去) to be a “problem child”. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s _______(死), Martin’s life became much more difficult. His mother couldn’t _____(负担) his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as ____ (好)as she could. ________(不幸地) ,Martin still ______(造成) problems for himself and his family. He was not _________(感兴趣) in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very_________(耐心), and didn’t give up ________(帮助)him. In the end, she made a difficult__________ (决定): to send him to a boys’ boarding school. But Martin hated it very much. One day, he told his ________teacher(班主任) he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that he was________(浪费) his time.
The head teacher said it was ________(必须的)for Martin to talk with his mother. So Martin called his mother. To his ________(惊讶), this phone call ________(改变) his life.
“It was really what I needed, ”he said..“My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was watching me, and he would always take ________(骄傲) in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that since my father ________(死), I’ve been afraid of being _______(单独), and I’ve tried to make my mother pay more ___________(注意) to me.”
Martin has really changed, And he is now one of the best _______(学生) in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped him to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
二 Choice
（ ）1. He ______ up early. But now he doesn’t get up early.
A. is used to get B. used to get C. was used to get D. used getting
（ ）2. I always go to sleep ___________ the light on.
A. in B. with C. to D. and
（ ）3. He usually spends much time ______ his lessons.
A. doing B. to do C. does D. did
（ ）4. It ______ a lot since I left the city.
A. is changing B. changes C. changed D. has changed
( ）5. He ________ many books in the last few years.
A. wrote B. has written C. was writing D. was written.
（ ）6. ___________ work in Microsoft ?
A. Did you used to B. Did you use to C. Do you used to D. Do you use to
（ ）7. I __________ frustrated when I wasn’t sure of the right answer.
A. may be B. used to C. used to be D. use to be
（ ）8. He is afraid of ___________ strangers.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. seen
（ ）9. ______ you have passed your exam
,you should study hard .
A. Even though B. Because C. When D.If
（ ）10. Don’t ________
about things so much. It will make you stressed out.
A. afraid B. terrify C. terrified D. worry
（ ）11.
When I was a child, I used to ___________ chocolate.
A. liking B. like C. liked D. likes
（ ）12. My mother ________me some funny stories when I was a child.
A. was used to tell B. is used to telling C. used to tell D. used to speaking
（ ）13. Where __________ _ live before you came here?
A. did you used to B. did you use to C. use he to D. he used to
（ ）14. Mr. Johnson has given up ________.
A. smoke B. smoked C. to smoke D. smoking
（ ）15. I am ___________ of spiders.
A. terrify B. terror C. terrifying D. terrified
（ ）16. It ___________ that he has been ill for a long time.
A. seems B. looks C. looks as if D. seems as if
（ ）17 . There ________ a clean river around the school. But now it’s very dirty.
A. used to have B. used to be C. is used to be D used to being
（ ）18. He isn’t here. He has moved to ______ city.
A. other B. another C. the other D. others
（ ）19. There was _______ woman in the room,sitting and looking at me in the dark..
A. a 80-year-old B. an 80-year-old C. a 80-years-old D. an 80-years-old
（ ）20. My brother ________ works in that
factory,he has become a bus driver.
A.not longer B. not any longer C .no longer D. not any more
三、选词填空: 选择正确的词组，用其适当的形式填空。
| turn off, love, used to, get to sleep, spend… doing not …anymore, pay for , miss, be afraid of, speak, |
1. When he was a child, he ___ swim in the river.
2. I used to hate gym, but now I _________gym .
3. He usually __ half an hour ___ his housework.
4. Don’t waste electricity(电). __ the lights when you go out.
5. I found it difficult to last night. It was too noisy.
6.When I lived alone in London, I really _________ my parents and my friends .
7.Say that again, please. I wasn’t you.
8. Her family was very poor, so he couldn’t _____ his education.
9. I’ve been a thief(贼) ___ since I was out of prison（监狱）
10.The girl is shy ,she’s afraid of in front of the class..
四 完形填空：15%
Football may be the most__1__ of the games. People in many__2__ around the world like playing it. In the 19th century(世纪)__3__ in England first played this kind of balls. The players moved the ball__4__ .The first international(国际的) football game was between England and Scotland in 1872.
Football is played by__5__ with eleven men on each team. Each team has one way to__6__. It must score more goals(进球)__7__ the other team. Each__8__ in games is one point(分). Football is a round ball. Players may kick(踢) it and__9__ it by any part of the body except the__10__. Only one player on the team can use his hands. This player is the goal keeper.
A football game usually__11__ for ninety minutes.The teams play for forty-five minutes, and then take a short rest. After this halftime rest, they play again for__12__ forty-five minutes.
Now football is one of___13_ played in the Olympics(奥林匹克运动会). Another important international football match is called the World Cup. The World Cup is held__14___ every four years. The__15___ of the World Cup match is the world champion(冠军) football team.
( )1. A. careful B. popular C. dangerous D. difficult
( )2.A. towns B. cities C. villages D. countries
( )3.A. people B. English C. children D. football
( )4.A. with his foot B. by his feet C. with their feet D. by their feet
( )5.A. two teams B. three teams C. one team D. four teams
( )6.A. win B. winning C. won D. winner
( )7.A. as B. like C. than D. in
( )8.A. football B. goal C. ball D. player
( )9.A. move B. use C. carry D. lift
( )10.A. feet B. heads C. hands D. bodies
( )11.A.begins B. lasts C. kicks D. gets
( )12.A. other B. others C. the others D. another
( )13.A. the sport teams B. the sport team
C.the team sports D. the team sport
( )14.A. first B. one C. once D. the first
( )15.A. win B. winning C. won D. winner
五 、阅读理解： A
When Michael Ma died，his three best friends went to his funeral（葬礼）.They stood for a moment，looking down into the grave（坟墓）of their friend．“He was a good friend，”the first person said．“He was generous（慷慨的）and kind．Let's give him some money to use in heaven（天堂）.The other two friends agreed．They thought this was a good idea.
The first friend took his wallet out of his pocket，opened it and took out a ＄100 bill. Then he threw it into the grave． The second friend did not want the other two to think he was stingy，so he also took out his wallet.“ You're right,” he said , “He always helped his friends．He should have everything he needs in his next life．And with these words，he also threw a hundred dollar bill into the grave．
The third man looked at the other two，and thought carefully for several minutes．He did not want them to think he was stingy，but he really did hate spending money．
At last，he bent down（弯腰），took the two hundred dollar bills out of the grave and put them in his pocket. Then he took out his checkbook and wrote a check(支票) for three hundred dollars．He then threw the check into the grave．“ I haven't got any change，” he said，“but that check is for three hundred dollars，so I've given the same as you.”
( )1. Michael Ma's friends went to the grave yard __________．
A．to find out if there was heaven B．because they wanted to meet him
C．to go to his funeral D．because they wanted to pay off their debts（债）
( )2. Two of Michael Ma's friends gave him some money．
A. because he asked them for it B. to pay for his grave
C. to pay for his trip to heaven D. to use in heaven
( )3.The third friend __________．
A．was very generous B. made ＄200 C．gave ＄100 D. gave ＄300
( )4.Which of the following is not true？
A．Michael Ma and his two friends went to a funeral．
B．Michael Ma was well-liked by his friends．
C．The third friend took the ＄200 as the change for his check．
D．The third friend knew that Michael Ma would never cash(兑换) the check．
( )5. The best title for this passage is _________.
A．Three generous friends B．A well-liked person
C．A good-bye gift D．A trip to the heaven
B
Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, “If I have lots of gold（金子）, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”
One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn’t walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold.
He left the bag on the sand and cried, “ What is the use of gold to a hungry man?”
( )6. What did the traveler love best?
A. Food B. Drinks C. Stones D. Gold
( )7.When he lost his ways in the desert(沙漠) of North Africa, __________.
A he had nothing to eat or to drink B. he saw gold around him
C he was happy to find a bag of gold D. he found a bag full of drinks
( )8. “He lost his way” means____________________.
A “he didn’t know who he was.” B “he didn’t know where he came from”
C “he didn’t know how to return home” D. “he lost what he had on the way”
( )9. When he found a bag full of gold he felt______________.
A. happy B. hungry C. thirsty D. sad
( )10. What’s the most useful to a hungry man?______________.
A. Food B. Gold C. Sand D. Stones
六：书面表达（15%）
请就你的现在和以前的兴趣、爱好、性格、学习生活或理想等方面的变化写篇短文。开头已给。（充分发挥想像力，可以写实，也可以虚构,使用used to等其他多种句型，80—100字）
It seems that I have changed a lot, I used to …
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Keys
一 used death afford
Well Unluckily/Unfortunately caused interested patient helping decision head wasting
Necessary surprise changed pride died alone attention students
二
1-5 BBADB 6—10 BCBAD 11—15 BCBDD 16—20 ABBBC
三1 used to 2 love 3 spends doing 4 Turn off 5 get to sleep
6 missed 7 afraid of 8 pay for 9 not anymore 10 speaking
四1---5 BDACA 6—10 ACBAC 11—15 BDCCD
五1---5 CDBAC 6—10 DACDA
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