Unit 3（培优卷）——2022-2023学年九年级英语全册（上册 下册）单元卷（仁爱版）（原卷版+解析版）

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Unit 3 English around the world单元测试 （B卷·提升能力）

（时间：60分钟，满分：100分）

一、选择题（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分。）

1．（2022·湖北湖北·中考真题）—Many DIY cards ________ to mothers on Mother’s Day every year.

—How creative!

A．is sending B．are sending C．is sent D．are sent

2．（2022·湖北十堰·中考真题）It is too dark. Why don’t you ________ the light?

A．put on B．get on C．turn on D．keep on

3．（2022·湖北十堰·中考真题）The ________ of oil goes higher and higher because of the war.

A．price B．pride C．progress D．promise

4．（2022·河北·中考真题）—Mmm…Delicious. What is it?

—It ________ zongzi, Tony. It’s a traditional food in China.

A．calls B．is called C．called D．was called

5．（2022·天津·中考真题）A lot of birds ________ in nature parks every year.

A．protect B．is protected C．are protected D．protected

6．（2022·云南保山·九年级期末）— I ________ to Beijing tomorrow.

— Have a good journey!

A．am flying B．fly C．was flying D．flew

7．（2022·湖南·怀化市鹤城区教育教学研究室九年级期末）The match was really fantastic, ________ when Smith scored in the last minute.

A．especially B．exactly                C．mostly

8．（2022·湖南·古丈县教育科学研究所九年级期末）My biggest challenge is learning ________ to behave at the dinner table.

A．how B．what C．where

9．（2022·山东·济南市天桥区教育教学研究中心中学教研科九年级期末）—Don’t get ________. The baby is sleeping.

—Sorry, I won’t.

A．mad B．noisy C．relaxed D．sleepy

10．（2022·河北·曲阳县教育和体育局教研室九年级期末）Keep studying hard and you’ll make great ________ sooner or later.

A．ability B．progress C．service D．survey

二、完形填空

（2022·湖南衡阳·九年级期末）

There are about 200 countries in the world. People live there, and they speak all kinds of languages. ____11____, there are about 7,000 languages and dialects (方言) in the world.

People use those languages to communicate with others. They talk to each other. They learn about and ____12____ new ideas and knowledge. They can do all that in person and on the Internet.

However, there is a(n) ____13____. Not all 7,000 languages and dialects are on the Internet. A lot of them are ____14____. According to a UNESCO study, 98% of the pages on the Internet are in just 12 languages. Also, over 50% of those are in English. That’s ____15____ for English speakers but not for many others.

A part of the problem comes from computer ____16____. They only have letters in English or the other main languages on the Internet. So, it’s ____17____ for the speakers of the missing languages to type their words.

Another part comes from computer programs. They are also in English and the other main languages. So, to ____18____ them, the speakers of the missing languages must have knowledge of the main languages.

People are working to solve this problem. They don’t want to ____19____ any of the world’s languages. They _____20_____ want everyone to be able to use the Internet. Now, Wikipedia has articles in over 300 languages. It’s not much, but it’s a start.

11．A．In fact B．For example C．By chance

12．A．change B．refuse C．share

13．A．idea B．problem C．tradition

14．A．missing B．waiting C．hiding

15．A．boring B．difficult C．great

16．A．screens B．keyboards C．prices

17．A．impossible B．slow C．dangerous

18．A．give B．buy C．use

19．A．spread B．avoid C．lose

20．A．still B．also C．only

三、阅读理解

A

（2022·天津河西·九年级期末）

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions (表达) about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it.

A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged (拖) in describes something in bad condition.

A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.

There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

21．Americans like ________ best as pets.

A．dogs B．pigs C．cats D．mice

22．The canary is a kind of ________.

A．dog B．cat C．fish D．bird

23．If you have much money, we can call you ________.

A．a fat cat B．a happy cat C．a thin cat D．a sad cat

24．If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say ________.

A．he is a lazy cat B．he has dragged in something

C．he plays cat and mouse with someone D．he looks like the cat that ate the canary

25．The passage introduces us ________ expressions (表达) about cat.

A．two B．three C．four D．five

B

（2022·河南·濮阳市中小学教育教研室九年级期末）

In the world of gestures, the best suggestion is to remember the two A’s-Ask and Aware(意识到). If you see a gesture that is new or puzzling, ask a local person what it means. Then be aware of the body signs around you. Let’s check out three common hand gestures, the OK-Sign, the Thumb-Up and the V-Sign.

1. The OK-Sign

This gesture was popular in the USA during the early 19th century by the newspapers that were starting using first letters to shorten common phrases. Use the gesture to tell a French person their cooking is wonderful and maybe they’ll throw you out. In Japan, it can mean money. If you travel internationally, the safest rule is to always ask the locals to show you their insult (侮辱) signs to avoid any possible uncomfortable situations.

2. The Thumb-Up

When Europeans count from one to five, they use the Thumb-Up to mean one and the index finger (食指) becomes two; but most English-speaking people count one on the index finger and two on the middle finger, in this case, the Thumb-Up will mean the number five; it’s commonly used by hitch-hikers(搭便车的人) who are thumbing a lift; it is an OK-Sign; and when the thumb is sharply upwards, it becomes an insult.

3. The V-Sign

Winston Churchill popularized the V-for-victory sign during the World War II, but his two-fingered gesture was done with the palm (手掌) facing out. What about the palm faces towards the speaker? It would be an insult.

26．The best suggestion in the world of gestures is ________.

A．to ask a local person what they mean B．to know the body signs around you

C．to check out three common hand gestures D．to remember the two A’s-Ask and Aware

27．When was the OK-Sign gesture popular in the USA?

A．During the early 17th century. B．During the late 18thcentury.

C．During the early 19th century. D．During the late 19th century.

28．How many meanings about the Thumb-Up gesture are mentioned in the passage?

A．2. B．3. C．4. D．5.

29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．When Europeans count from one to five, they use the Thumb-Up to mean one.

B．You can use the OK-Sign gesture to tell a Frenchman their cooking is wonderful.

C．Most English-speaking people use the Thumb-Up to mean the number one.

D．If you do business with Japanese, you can’t use the OK-Sign gesture to mean money.

30．Which gesture did Winston Churchill use during the World War II?

A． B． C． D．

C

（2022·河南南阳·九年级期末）

Kato Lomb was born at an exciting time. It was 1909 in Budapest, and the world that she grew up in was about to see great changes.

After getting her degree（学位）in chemistry, she saw little hope of getting a job in the scientific fields. So she decided to teach English. She just had to learn it first. In her language learning, Kato started reading cheap but exciting novels（小说）, carrying a dictionary with her all the time.

Her way of language learning made sense—if the story is exciting enough, it can keep you going past what you don’t understand. In the end, you can pick up what you need from the context（上下文）. The reading took her further than she could have imagined.

After the end of the Second World War, she began a long and successful career（事业）of Interpretation（口译）and translation. In fact, she was one of the first professional simultaneous interpreters（专业同声传译人员）in the world. Simultaneous interpretation is a job much more difficult than translation as all the work happens in real time. Not stopping at English, she learned French, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese and quite a few other languages that she used to work as a translator.

Kato believed that interest was the most important part of language learning. Grammar could always come later if you were excited about learning and understanding new words in the language. No matter what language she was learning, she was always interested in it and believed she could complete（完成）the task.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

31．Why did Kato Lomb decide to teach English?

A．Because she was good at English.

B．Because she lost interest in chemistry.

C．Because she had difficulty finding a job.

D．Because she could get more respect as a teacher.

32．Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined phrase “pick up”?

A．collect B．receive C．win D．learn

33．What do we know about Kato Lomb?

A．She was the first interpreter in the world.

B．She could use many languages freely.

C．She changed her job during World War II.

D．She worked as an interpreter for a short time.

34．Which can best explain Kato’s success in language learning?

A．Interest is the best teacher. B．Never do things by halves.

C．A good beginning is half done. D．Actions speak louder than words.

35．What is the best title for the text?

A．A Moving Life Story B．A Hard-working Teacher

C．A Great Language Learner D．An Easy Way to Get a Job

D

（2022·河北·青龙满族自治县教师发展中心九年级期末）

Sayings are used every day. You may ask an unhappy friend why she’s “feeling blue”. If you’ve done only a small part of a big job, you might call it “a drop(滴)in the bucket(桶).”   These sayings don’t mean exactly what the words say. But it’s easy to tell why we use them. Blue is a cool, quiet color. So it’s a good word for “sad”. A bucket holds too many drops of water to count. So just one drop is very little.

Other sayings are more difficult to understand. When you are about to go to bed, you are going to “hit the hay(干草)”. This saying does not make much sense unless you know where it came from. It was first used in the 1930s. At that time, many Americans were out of work. Some went from place to place, looking for jobs. At night they were very tired. They often made a bed of hay in a field or barn(谷仓). As soon as their heads “hit the hay”, they fell asleep.

Here is another saying. When you are sick, you might say you are “under the weather”. But why? This saying is more than 200 years old. It began in the days when many people went from place to place by boat. When storm winds rocked the boat, people often felt sick. The boat was sailing(航行)“under the weather”.

Young kids may find old sayings like these hard to understand, and old people may also have difficulty understanding new sayings. That’s why a granny might not know what you mean by saying “give me five”. She might think you’re “off your rocker” which means “out of your mind”.

36．Blue means _________.

A．happy B．sad C．worried D．nervous

37．When you are about to go to bed, you can say “__________ ”.

A．a drop in the bucket B．give me five

C．hit the hay D．off your rocker

38．When did the saying “under the weather” begin to be used?

A．More than 200 years ago. B．More than 300 years ago.

C．More than 100 years ago. D．More than 400 years ago.

39．From the last paragraph, we can know __________.

A．“give me five” is an old saying

B．young people like to use old sayings

C．different sayings should be used correctly

D．new saying is difficult for old people to understand

40．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The History of Sayings B．Why to Use Sayings

C．How to Use Sayings D．Old Sayings and New Sayings

四、短文填空

（2021·山东青岛·九年级期末）

Have you ever heard of “National Smile Month”? It starts on the 14th of May in the UK. During this month, people ____41____ (make) to think about the importance of brushing their teeth, eating less sweet foods and going to see the doctors from time to time.

The British are well-known ____42____ their bad teeth. Even a dictionary has the ____43____ (express) “British Smile”, meaning “Any smile with bad teeth”. However, in America, the “Hollywood Smile” gets ____44____ (it) name because American movie stars are so ____45____ (pride) to show off their beautiful teeth.

But what’s smiling in the UK? Do the British smile a lot, ____46____ do they look sad all the time? It’s said that the British don’t often show their feelings. But actually, it all ____47____ (depend) on the situation. For example, the British aren’t allowed ____48____ (smile) in passport photos. But if you’re at a party, you’ll find everyone smiles ____49____ (happy) and loudly.

So, if you go to the UK, the British will probably greet you with _____50_____ big smile, just like people in other countries.

五、补全对话

（2021·辽宁·建昌县教师进修学校九年级期末）

A: Hi, John. You gave a wonderful English speech just now!

B: ______51______. I’m glad you like it.

A: I remember you used to be bad at English, didn’t you?

B: ______52______. I often got very bad grades in English exams.

A: But now your English is pretty good. _________53_________?

B: Well, reading a lot is a good way to learn it.

A: I want to learn English well, too. But is there any other way? You know, reading is really boring.

B: Yes. Why don’t you   watch English movies?

A: That’s a good idea! I like watching English movies.

B: You’d better (最好) choose the movies you like. ________54________?

A: Comedies.

B: Then choose some comedies and watch them. You’ll find your English improve soon.

A: Thank you.

B: _______55_______.

六、书面表达

（2022·湖南·古丈县教育科学研究所九年级期末）

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