【期中单元检测】（人教版）2023-2024学年九年级英语全册Unit2检测卷（提升卷)

Unit 2 【B卷（能力提升）】

1．Why not come over at the weekend? My family _______seeing you again.

A．enjoyed B．would enjoy

C．will enjoy D．have enjoyed

2．When I looked into the room,  I found Philip himself ________ in bed.

A．lies B．lie C．lay D．lying

3．The teacher told Mike ________ too much time playing computer games.

A．don’t spend B．not to spend C．doesn’t spend D．not spend

4．— What do you think of the film you saw yesterday?

— Oh! It’s one of ________ films I’ve ever seen.

A．interesting B．more interesting C．most interesting D．the most interesting

5．________ wonderful concert they are putting on in the city square!

A．How B．What C．What a D．How a

6．Jeremy Lin __________ an unknown basketball player in New York Knicks for quite a long time.

A．used to be B．used to being C．is used to be D．was used to be

7．________ a player, I’m looking forward ________ the 2016 Olympic Games.

A．For, at B．As, to C．With, for D．Of, in

8．It’s ________ having to work late every night.

A．not fun B．no fun C．a fun D．few fun

9． clever the boy is!

A．How B．What C．How a D．What a

10． Not only my friends but also I   interested in football and Messi is our favorite star.

A．are B．be C．is D．am

11．— Please tell me ________ the scarf?      

— She bought it online.

A．if Alice liked B．when Alice bought C．where Alice bought D．how much did Alice pay for

12．—You look sad. What happened to you?

—Everyone __________ us to win the match, but we lost.

A．expects B．expected C．hopes D．hoped

13．Edward, you have grown up. You should learn to make your own room _____ .

A．empty B．noisy C．dirty D．tidy

14．As we all know, in western countries ________ is the most important festival, just like Spring Festival in China.

A．Christmas Day B．Mother’s Day C．Thanksgiving Day D．Children’s Day

15．Betty will ring me up when she ________ in Beijing.

A．arrive B．arrives C．arrived D．will arrive

根据对话内容，将符合对话情境的选项填写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）

A: Hi, Ding Li!    16  

B: I like Spring Festival best.

A:    17  

B: Because I can get hongbao during the festival.

A: Oh, I see.    18  

B: I have a big dinner with my family to celebrate it.

A: What special food do you eat during the festival?

B:    19  

A: What do you think about jiaozi?

B:    20    I love them so much!

A．We eat jiaozi.

B．They’re very delicious.

C．Why do you like it best?

D．How do you celebrate it?

E．When is Spring Festival?

F．What’s your favorite festival?

G．We have a seven-day holiday.

When I was little,one of my favorite holiday traditions was making a wish list for Santa Claus.Every year,my father helped me    21    all that I wanted.Often,I put food on the list：chocolates,candies …One year,I even asked for my favorite    22   !

As I grew older,I no longer wrote to Santa Claus，but I never    23    making a list of the things that I most liked or wanted.

One year,I went to China to work in a    24   .In China,most people don't celebrate Christmas.   25    ,they celebrate Chinese New Year.In my classes,I asked my students to make lists for Santa Claus.But they    26    me.“We get lucky money at Chinese New Year,” one girl told me.“That's better than gift from Santa Claus!” I nodded.Maybe she was    27   !

On Christmas Eve,my friends and I went walking in the city.    28    Christmas isn't a holiday in China,many people were out in the streets and having fun.They    29    Santa hats，ate candies and said “Merry Christmas” to us in English.They knew we were     30    .

After a few hours，my friends and I were     31     and a bit cold.“One Christmas when I was small,I wished for soup from Santa Claus,” I told my friends.They laughed.

We went into a restaurant and sat at a table.    32    ,my friends cried out.“Look,Beth，your     33     is coming true!”

I turned around.“Santa Claus” stood     34     me.Well,it was the waiter,but he was dressed in a red－and－white Santa Claus suit!

“Merry Christmas.What can I get you?”     35     asked.

“Soup!” we said in chorus(齐声).

21．A．fix B．hide C．list D．name

22．A．soup B．coffee C．milk D．tea

23．A．enjoyed B．suggested C．stopped D．remembered

24．A．restaurant B．school C．bank D．store

25．A．Instead B．Next C．Also D．Anyway

26．A．depended on B．cared for C．worried about D．laughed at

27．A．polite B．right C．serious D．careful

28．A．When B．Though C．Because D．If

29．A．sold B．made C．wore D．washed

30．A．foreigners B．reporters C．passengers D．neighbors

31．A．nervous B．quiet C．sleepy D．hungry

32．A．Suddenly B．Finally C．Luckily D．Naturally

33．A．plan B．wish C．promise D．fear

34．A．against B．below C．above D．behind

35．A．it B．he C．I D．she

As a university student, I decided to learn German, but I was not very good at learning it. The grammar     36     me a lot and even drove me crazy. My only advantage（优点）was     37     —I got an A on every word test I took. After two years of study, I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in     38     German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree. It was the     39     term I would ever have.

When I arrived in Germany, I felt like I was starting from the beginning. The German I’d learned in university wasn’t practical for everyday conversation. I was often     40     at school and worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I’d understand their questions. I only     41     a little around my eight roommates, who tried to speak German slowly to me and didn’t seem to mind my     42    .

I chose to study three courses-reading & writing, grammar and history. All were in German and difficult, but the history class was the worst. The teacher spoke so     43     that almost everything he said flew right over my head. I sat in the front, took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class, but     44     helped. I had no idea what the class was really about...

Years have passed, but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at     45     another language. I think my failure that term taught me just as much as success.

36．A．gave B．helped C．troubled D．taught

37．A．listening B．spelling C．speaking D．reading

38．A．perfect B．broken C．beautiful D．normal

39．A．hardest B．easiest C．happiest D．saddest

40．A．excited B．peaceful C．nervous D．free

41．A．relaxed B．feared C．wondered D．surprised

42．A．ideas B．progress C．results D．mistakes

43．A．slowly B．quickly C．clearly D．politely

44．A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something

45．A．creating B．teaching C．learning D．guessing

A

March 2 is Old Stuff(物品) Day. You must have some old stuff around. And today is all about enjoying it. Because what’s better than finding something really great from days gone by?

It’s so easy to forget things you have. And that’s not just the things in your home—in the age of new information, we can have so many things easily. Today is all about remembering the things we sometimes leave behind.

We’ve learned to value(重视) what age can bring to things. Wines, for example, are more valuable and tastier as they grow older. It’s certain that old things still have their uses or charm(魅力). People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.

You can really get into the charm of old things by visiting a junk shop(旧货店). Another person’s old stuff could be your new stuff! Old stuff could become a great gift for someone else, or you could always send your old things to a charity(慈善) shop. If you’re free, you could turn your old things like old clothes into new ones with just a little change.

Today could be a good day to visit your older family. You could ask your grandparents to tell you stories about family history, their childhood and their youth. Learn about what was going on in the world when they were growing up.

Most of all, remember that today’s new stuff will one day be old stuff.

46．What is Old Stuff Day for?

A．It’s to tell people to stop buying. B．It’s to throw away old things.

C．It’s to protect the traditional arts. D．It’s to enjoy and reuse old things.

47．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A．Old things take too much room at home. B．Old things are still valuable and useful.

C．We may forget things that we have easily. D．People always clean up their houses.

48．According to the writer, which is NOT a proper way to deal with old things?

A．Turning old things into new ones. B．Sending them to a charity shop.

C．Cutting them into small pieces. D．Giving them to someone else as gifts.

49．The purpose of writing this passage is to make readers ________.

A．realize the value of old things B．find out the importance of study

C．remember family history D．get on well with neighbors

50．Where can we find this passage?

A．In a newspaper. B．In a novel. C．In a history book. D．In a science magazine.

B

To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a sunshade(遮阳伞).

Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the Chinese were the first to use it, back in the 11th century BC．

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing that connected with its use: it was a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in the upper class or by royal people such as kings or queens.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the Middle Ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late 16th century. And again it became a symbol of power.

The umbrella has not changed much in style during all the time, though it has become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the 20th century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

51．Ancient people first used umbrellas as ________.

A．a symbol of honor B．protection against the sun

C．a symbol of power D．protection against the rain

52．According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ________.

A．Egypt B．Babylon C．Rome D．China

53．The underlined word “royal” might mean “________” in Chinese.

A．王室的 B．富裕的 C．中产的 D．平民的

54．This passage is mainly about ________.

A．the sales of the umbrella B．the differences among umbrellas

C．the invention of the umbrella D．the history and use of the umbrella

C

Almost all cultures celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of another in some way. Different cultures celebrate the beginning of a new year in different ways, and at different times on the calendar.

 In Western countries, people usually celebrate New Year at midnight on December 31st-January 1st. People may go to parties, sometimes dressed in formal (正式的) clothes, and they may drink champagne (香槟) at midnight. During the first minutes of the new year, people cheer and wish each other happiness for the year ahead. But some cultures prefer to celebrate the new year by waking up early to watch the sun rise. They welcome the new wear with the first light of the sunrise.

Many cultures also do special things to get rid of (摆脱) bad luck at the beginning of a new year. For example, in Ecuador, families make a big doll from old clothes. The doll is filled with old newspapers and firecrackers. At midnight, these dolls are burned to show the bad things from the past year are gone and the new year can start afresh (重新). Other common traditions to keep away bad luck in a new year include throwing things into rivers or the ocean, or saying special things on the first day of the new year.

Other New Year traditions are followed to bring good luck in the new year. One widespread Spanish tradition for good luck is to eat grapes on New Year’s Day. The more grapes a person eats, the more good luck the person will have in the year. In France, people eat pancakes for good luck at New Year. In the United States, some people eat black-eyed peas for good luck—but to get good luck for a whole year you have to eat 365 of them!

55．The reading is mainly about________.

A．the meaning of "Happy New Year!"

B．several different New Year traditions

C．what to eat on New Year’s Day

D．why people dress up nicely on New Year’s Day

56．It’s clear that________ .

A．some cultures celebrate New Year in the morning

B．the Western people celebrate New Year only on New Year’s Day

C．people in Ecuador go to parties on December 31st-January 1st

D．no cultures do special things to celebrate New Year

57．In some cultures, people throw things into rivers or oceans to________.

A．bring good luck B．keep away bad luck

C．forget everything D．plan for the next year

58．To have a happy new year,________ .

A．friends talk to each other in special ways

B．families make big dolls filled with old clothes

C．some people get up early to watch the sunrise

D．Europeans eat 365 grapes on New Year’s Day

59．When eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, people think________.

A．one pea brings one day of luck

B．black-eyed peas are the best medicine

C．the peas are too black and taste bad

D．the peas are helpful to count numbers

There are many holidays and festivals. Dads have Father’s Day Mums have Mother’s Day But do our grandparents have a special festival? Yes, they do!

The Double Ninth Festival is a special day for older people in China. It started long ago. The festival is on lunar September 9th. On this day, people show love and respect to their grandparents.

There are many ways in which Chinese people express their respect. When an older person enters a room, everyone stands. People are introduced from the oldest to the youngest. When we present a book to an older person, two hands are used. Young people always offer their seats to older people on a crowded subway or bus.

Respecting older people is a tradition in China. That’s because the Chinese know that older people have knowledge and experience that young people can learn. Chinese people are proud of being old.

In Western countries, however, older people seldom think they are old. They are called “seniors” instead of “old people”. They’d rather do everything themselves. Even after retirement (退休) they take up hobbies, part-time jobs and new activities to keep their bodies working well.

Westerners respect their older people, too. Usually, seniors don’t have to buy tickets for trains and buses. They are given discounts (打折) in stores and restaurants.

But Western seniors don’t often live with their children—they live alone. For holidays, the family usually gather at the grandparents’home, and a great smile and a warm hug for their parents are enough for grown children to show their respect.

阅读短文，回答下列问题。

60．When is the double ninth Festival?

61．How many ways in which Chinese people express their respect are mentioned?

62．What can the young learn from older people?

63．Can seniors in Western countries take the trains for free?

64．How do Western grown children show their respect?

The Lantern Festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month. It has a Chinese name: Yuanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao comes from the f   65    that people call the first lunar month the Yuan Month and night Xiao. The night of the 15th day of the first lunar month m   66    the beginning of the first full moon. On the Lantern Festival, the Chinese people have the custom（习俗）of e   67    lanterns and eating glutinous（黏的）rice dumplings. There is a common saying that “Playing on the Lantern Festival.”

The custom started during the Han Dynasty, and has a h   68    of more than 2,000 years. As night f   69   , people go in crowds to the sea of lanterns: palace lanterns, figure lanterns, flower lanterns, and animal lanterns, of all types and c   70   . Some lanterns have riddles on them, which encourage people to try to be the f   71    to find the answer.

It is also a t   72    to eat glutinous rice dumplings at this time. As early as the Song Dynasty, there was such a kind of food, a round ball m   73    of glutinous rice flour with a filling of sugar and kernels. Since it is eaten on the Lantern Festival, people call it yuanxiao. The Chinese people hope that e    74     is satisfactory, and to eat glutinous rice dumplings on the first night with a full moon in a year is to wish that family members will keep united and happy.

75．B．大作文：根据要求完成下面内容，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。

最近，某英文报刊正在举办征文活动，主题是“弘扬中华传统文化，畅谈中国传统佳节”。请你以“My Favorite Chinese Festival”为题，写一篇英语作文，为本次活动投稿。

1.    内容提示：（1）简单介绍你最喜欢的传统节日：名称及时间等；

（2）讲述该节日有哪些主要庆祝方式：食物及活动等；

（3）说说你对这个节日的感受及喜爱它的原因。

2.    写作要求：

（1）内容包含以上要点；

（2）语言表达准确，语意通顺、连贯，词数：60~80词；

（3）书写工整、规范, 文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名。

My Favorite Chinese Festival