九年级英语周测试卷
Unit 6 When was it invented?
班级_________________姓名______________分数___________________
一、单项选择。(共10小题,每题2分,满分20分)
( ) 1. There was____earthquake in Huding county of Sichuan
A. an B. a C. the D. /
( ) 2. The shoes with high heels are in the newest ______. Many girls wear them.
A. brand B. trade C. style D. product
( ) 3. Where do you think________?
----I guess they took it in Suzhou.
A. Was the photo taken B. the photo was taken
C. did the photo take D.the photo took
( ) 4. ______ is said that our history teacher often does volunteer work on weekends.
A. One B. That C. This D. It
( ) 5. —How delicious these bananas are.
—Yeah. They ______ here from Hainan yesterday.
A. are brought B. brought C. were brought D. have brought
( ) 6. ______ students in the classroom ______ twenty. The others are in the library.
A. A number of; is B. A number of; are
C. The number of; are D. The number of; is
( ) 7. Our English teacher encourages us ______ English more after class.
A. to invent B. inventing C. to practice D. practicing
( ) 8. You’re a popular girl, Grace, and a lot of young people ______ you.
A. look after B. look up to C. look up D. look for
( ) 9. —Jim, can you help me with my English homework?
—______. I’m good at English.
A. My pleasure B. Good luck C. Sounds boring D. Thank you
10. Not only my parents but also I ________ interested in the book.
A.are B.is C.am D.were
二、完形填空。(共10小题,每题2分,满分20分)
An Accidental Invention
Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first 1. about 5,000 years ago. It is 2. that a Chinese ruler3 ___ Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong4. boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fall 5._____ the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world's favorite 6. was invented.
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu,“the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also7. ____where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
It is 8. ___ that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn't appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the 9. ____ drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This 10.____spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
11. A. dink B. drank C. drunk D. drinking
12. A. said B. saying C. says D. to say
13. A. to call B. calling C. called D. was calling
14. A. is B. was C. were D. are
15.A. into B. onto C. off D.in
16.A. water B.drinks C.drinking D.to drink
17.A. dicuss B. discusses C. say D. talk
18.A. believed B.believe C.say D. told
19.A.nations B.national C.nationality D.country
20.help B. help to C. helping D. helped
三、 阅读理解。(5分)
读下面的文章,然后回答文章后面的问题,正确的答案写 T,错误的答案写 F。请把 T 或 F 写在答题卡 1-5 题后的横线上。
Do you know when basketball was invented ?
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21,1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin,it became an event at the Olympics.
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, he was asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams and taught them to play his new game. Players on the same team must worked together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.
Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world, with many young people dreaming of becoming famous players. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch. Although America’s NBA games are the most famous, the CBA games are becoming more popular in China. The number of foreign player, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased. There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA. Many young people look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them. These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.
( )21. Basketball is very popular in China.
( )22 .Basketball is played by less than 100 million people in China.
( )23. James Naismith was born in 1861.
( )24 .Basketball became an Olympic event in 1936 in London.
( )25. Few young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.
21._____ 22. _____ 23. _____ 24. _____ 25. _____
四.根据汉语提示或所提供的单词,写出单词的正确形式(每题2分,共计30分)
26.It is belie