Unit 4 Life on Mars 单元检测卷（解析版）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

【答案】C

【详解】句意：许多人在享用一碗鱼翅汤时，并没有意识到他们正在杀死一整条鲨鱼。

考查连词辨析。but但是；although尽管；when当……时候；so因此。根据“Many people do not realize they are killing a whole shark ... they enjoy a bowl of shark’s fin soup.”可知此处表示喝鱼翅汤的时候，就是正在杀死一条鲨鱼，用when引导时间状语从句。故选C。

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

【答案】B

【详解】句意：我想买一所大的现代化的房子。最重要的是，我希望它在一个安静的街区。

考查介词短语。above all最重要的是； after all毕竟；as a result结果；at that moment在那时。根据下文“I hope it's in a quiet neighbourhood.”可知，此处是最重要的是，故选B。

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

【答案】B

【详解】句意：——那个司机出什么事了?——交警把他的驾照拿走了，因为他违反酒后驾驶的交通规则。

考查连词的用法。although虽然，引导让步状语从句；because因为，引导原因状语从句；until直到……才，引导时间状语从句；if如果，引导条件状语从句。根据“he broke the traffic rules of drunk driving”可知，交警拿走那个司机的驾照的原因是他违反了交通规则，故空格处缺少引导原因状语从句的连词。故选B。

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

【答案】C

【详解】句意：我正要离开房间，突然我意识到我把手提包忘在桌子上了。

考查连词辨析。before在……之前；till直到；when表示“当……的时候”，引导时间状语从句，从句中的动词可以用延续性动词，也可以用终止性动词；while当……的时候，引导时间状语从句，从句中的动词常用延续性动词或表示状态的动词。根据题干“I was about to leave the room…suddenly I realized”，可知当“我”意识到手提包忘在桌子上时正要离开房间，空格后引导短暂性动词，用when引导时间状语从句，故选C。

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

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

【答案】A

【详解】句意：多亏了你的帮助，我成功地通过了考试。

考查介词短语辨析。Thanks to幸亏，由于；Instead of而不是；Rather than而不是；After all毕竟。根据“I passed the exam successfully”可知，幸亏有你的帮助，我才能成功通过考试，所以使用thanks to。故选A。

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

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

【答案】C

【详解】句意：你知道怎样去解决这个数学难题吗？
考查动词短语辨析。bring out生产，出版，使显示；carry on进行，继续；solve解决；do with处理。根据题干可知work out解决，与solve同义。故选C。

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

【答案】B

【详解】句意：——吉姆，请你自己收拾一下房间好吗？毕竟，你不再是个孩子了。——好的，我这就打扫。

考查介词短语。first of all首先；after all毕竟；as a result因此；for example例如。空格处位于句子的开头，空格处是为了说明吉姆打扫房间的理由，可知填After all。故选B。

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

【答案】B

【详解】略

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

【答案】A

【详解】句意：-在你的脸上总是带着微笑，你的生活中就没有烦恼吗？-是的，有。但是生活就像一面镜子，当你对它微笑的时候，它也对你微笑。When当…时候；Before在…之前；Until直到…时候；After在…之后。根据句意可知，这里应该是“当…时候”，故应选A。

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

【答案】A

【详解】句意：她讲英语讲得很好。如果她想得到这份工作，那将是她的优势之一。

考查名词辨析。advantages优势；disadvantages劣势；actions行动；discoveries发现。根据 “She can speak English very well她英语说得很好”可推断，那将会成为她的优势之一，用名词advantages。故选A。

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

【答案】

11．B

12．A

13．D

14．B

15．D

16．C

17．A

18．A

19．C

20．D

【分析】

本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍智能机器人，以及一种吸尘器——Roomba。

11．句意：今天，许多科学家和研究人员正在研究越来越像人类的机器人，它们可以理解人类的声音，并根据人类的声音做一些事情，做许多通常由人类做的工作。working out算出，解决；working on致力于；learning学习；busy忙的。分析“many scientists and researchers are…robots”可知，此处表示“致力于……”，故选B。

12．句意：在未来的城市里，很可能会有机器人，通过做我们不喜欢做的家务，让我们的生活变得更容易。

much easier更容易的；easily容易地；easy容易的；more easily更容易地。make sb/sth+adj，此处暗含比较含义，所以用形容词比较级，故选A。

13．句意：今天，科学家和研究人员在开发这些“智能”机器人方面取得了很大的进展。develop动词原形；developing动名词/现在分词；developed过去式/过去分词；development名词。make progress in sth，使用名词作宾语，the development of…“……的发展”，故选D。

14．句意：最早的智能”机器人之一是由本田公司制造的机器人ASIMO！build建造，动词原形；built建造，动词过去式/过去分词；building建造，动词过去式/过去分词；named命名，动词过去式/过去分词。根据“One of the first ‘smart’ robots ever built”可知，此处表示“建造”，根据“by Honda”可知，此处表被动，应使用过去分词，故选B。

15．句意：一种看起来很像人类的机器人，用来帮助人们，特别是那些坐轮椅或有残疾的人。look一般现在时；is looking现在进行时；was looked一般过去时的被动语态；looks一般现在时的动词三单。本句时态是一般现在时，主语A robot是第三人称单数，故选D。

16．句意：一种看起来很像人类的机器人，用来帮助人们，特别是那些坐轮椅或有残疾的人。special特殊的；especial特殊的；especially特别，尤其；actually实际上。根据“and was built to help people…those who are in wheelchairs or disabled”可知，此处表示“特别，尤其”，在句中修饰整个句子，故选C。

17．句意：另一种类型的机器人，你可能不认为是“智能”机器人，是一种流行的真空吸尘器，称为“Roomba”。

consider as把……看作，动词原形；treated as把……看作，动词过去式；regarded as把……看作，动词过去式；think of想起。分析“A different type of robot, which you may not…a ‘smart’ robot”可知，此处表示“把……看作”，用于情态动词may后，使用动词原形，故选A。

18．句意：Roomba是一种小型圆形吸尘器，它一旦放在地板上，就会吸整个地板两次，以确保它非常干净。

make sure确保；make制作；keep保持；be sure of对……有把握。根据“A Roomba is a small, round vacuum cleaner that, once put on the floor, will vacuum the whole floor twice, to…it is very clean.”可知，此处表示“确保”，此后是省略引导词的宾语从句，用于不定式结构中，故选A。

19．句意：虽然Roomba不太像人类，但它是同类机器人中最早能够自己完成人类任务的机器人之一。

But但是；If如果；Although虽然；When当……时。分析前后两句，构成让步关系，可用although引导让步状语从句，故选C。

20．句意：虽然Roomba不太像人类，但它是同类机器人中最早能够独立完成人类任务的机器人之一。can能，动词原形；could能，动词过去式；to sure错误表达；to be able to能够，动词不定式。此处构成“it is+n+to do sth”结构，be able to do sth“能够做某事”，故选D。

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

【答案】

21．A

22．D

23．B

24．B

25．A

【分析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了科技给我们的生活带来的问题。

21．推理判断题。根据原文“This may sound like something someone would say today”可知，作者在开头引用这句话是为了告诉我们一个关于生活的真相。故选A。

22．推理判断题。根据原文“Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave up feeling stressed and tired”可知，新发明有时候让我们生活大大提速，但也给我们带来了麻烦。故选D。

23．细节理解题。根据原文“One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today”可知，这个家庭是想体验没有现代新发明的家庭是如何生活的。故选B。

24．推理判断题。根据原文“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell”可知，这位不知名的罗马人写的不是积极的感受，故B选项表述有误，故选B。

25．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了科技给我们的生活带来的问题。故选A。

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.

【答案】

26．B

27．A

28．B

29．D

30．C

【分析】

作者通过自己从北京到天津出差经历，高度赞扬了中国先进的高铁系统。

26．细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句话“I am Mike Smith, a doctor from London.” "可知，Mike Smith来自英国。故选B。

27．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“After two minutes of security (安检), I picked up my ticket, which I had bought on my phone while on the subway.”可知，他是在手机上买的票。故选A。

28．细节理解题。根据第一段内容中“the subway station”和“the high-speed rail station”可知，Mike乘坐了地铁和高铁两种交通工具。故选B。

29．推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It is amazing that the whole experience took no more than a few hours, with no cars... only a few US dollars and comfortable walking shoes.”可知，作者很惊叹整个过程不超过几个小时，没有车，没有机场，没有信用卡没有长长的队伍，只有智能手机，只有几美元，舒适的步行鞋。由此可见，Mike对此次旅行的感受是舒服、方便、便宜，从而判断 D项“无聊”不是Mike 对此次旅行的感受。故选D。

30．观点态度题。根据文章最后一段“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.”可知，在Mike看来，高铁系统是新中国的标志之一。所以，Mike的观点是高度赞扬了中国的高铁。故选C。

四、完成句子

31．当他正在读书时，电话铃响了。

________ she was reading, the telephone rang。

【答案】When/While/As

【详解】根据情境可知，应该填“当……时候”；主句为短动作，从句为长动作，可以使用“when/while/as”，位于句首，首字母应该大写。故填When/While/As。

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.

【答案】talked    back   

【详解】talk back to顶嘴，还口。根据时间状语从句中的谓语动词 told 可知主句的时态也应是一般过去时，主从句的动作都发生在过去。故答案为 talked ； back。

33．在面对困难时，我们应该挑战自我。

We should ________ ourselves ________ ________ ________ difficulties.

【答案】challenge    when    we    face   

【详解】句意：在面对困难时，我们应该挑战自我。根据句意可知此句是when（当…时候）时间状语从句，时态是主句是一般将来时（含有情态动词），从句使用一般现在时。情态动词should后面跟动词原形；短语challenge oneself：挑战自我；face difficulties：面对困难。结合句意和提示可知答案是(1). challenge    (2). when    (3). we    (4). face 。

34．不要担心她。毕竟，她是个成年人了。

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

【答案】After    all   

【详解】after all“别忘了……，”“总之....”“毕竟”，这时的after all一般故在句首，用来提醒对方(听话的人)似乎忘记了一个重要事实，忽略了某个重要的理由或论点。所以答案为：After all。

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.

【答案】At    last    couldn’t    crying   

【详解】根据所给汉语意思可知，应该填的是“最后”和“忍不住哭了”，at last意为“最后”，can't help doing sth“忍不住做某事”，由“heard”可知，时态是一般过去时，所以用couldn’t，cry意为“哭”，首字母大写，故填At；last；couldn't；crying。

36．商店的音乐使我不舒服。

The music in the shop ________ ________ ________.

【答案】makes/made    me    uncomfortable   

【详解】根据所给汉语意思可知，应该填的是“使我不舒服”，make sb+形容词表示“使某人怎么样”，make后面用人称代词宾格，所以用me，uncomfortable“不舒服的”，由语境可知，时态可以是一般现在时也可以是一般过去时，当时态是一般现在时时，主语The music in the shop是第三人称单数，谓语动词用单三makes，当时态是一般过去时时，谓语动词make用过去式made，故填makes/made；me；uncomfortable。

37．她不开心是因为她上学迟到了。

 She was unhappy __________ she was late __________ school.

【答案】because    for   

【详解】第一处表示“因为”，可用连词because引导原因状语从句；第二处构成“be late for”短语，意为“迟到”。故填because；for。

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

【答案】

Dear Jim,

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

I think life on Mars is more comfortable and more interesting than that on the Earth.  We have online schools instead of real ones.   We have lessons, do our homework, take exams and talk to teachers and classmates through the computer connected to the interplanetary network at home. It's not so crowded here so we have more space to live in. Most of our housework is done by robots so that we can have more time for our hobbies.  Mars is very beautiful.  There are green trees and pretty flowers everywhere, and there is no pollution here. We have supermarkets in our neighbourhood. They make our life more convenient.

Yours,

Kate

【解析】

这是一篇图表作文。在写作过程中，首先要将表格内提示信息用英语正确的表达出来，要涵盖表格中提到的所有要点，同时注意理顺要点，防止漏写。然后条理清楚的写出你在火星上的感受，以及学习方面、生活方面、环境方面和生活设施等方面的情况，可适当增加相关细节，使意思表达更完整。这封信需要用一般现在时，人称用第一人称去表达。为了使句子更通顺完整，需要用上适当的连接词。同时注意语句要通顺，词汇书写无误，注意不要出现语法错误。另外，可以用上一些句型、短语，较高级的语言，这样会使文章更出色。