2024年4月10日发(作者：)

9A Unit3-4

一、单项选择(15’)

1. We bought a great deal of _______ in the supermarket.

A. vegetables B. bread C. eggs D. mangoes

2. On Christmas Day, ______ of us was excited because we each ______ a present.

A. every one; was given B. everyone; was given

C. everyone; were given D. everyone; were given

3. All the tourists wonder ______ there will _______ tomorrow.

A. if; be rainy B. whether; have rain C. that; have rain D. whether; be rain

4. ______ do you call this piece of fumiture?

A. How B. Why C. What D. Whom

5. I had no choice _______ his advice though I wasn’t willing to go with him.

A. but accepting B. but accept C. but accepted D. but to accept

6. My father is _______ busy with his work to communicate with me.

A. so too B. very too C. far so D. far too

7. The shirt needs ______ right now.

A. to wash B. washed C. being washing D. to be washed

8. ---Do you know the book One Hundred Years of Solitude(《百年孤独》) has been printed again?

---It is expected to be. ______ unusual novel it is!

A. What B. What a C. How D. What an

9. ______ I am in trouble, my classmates will help me out.

A. Before B. Whenever C. Although D. But

10. The research he had devoted himself ________ a perfect success.

A. to proved B. proved C. to prove D. to proving

11. Would you please not ______ him while he ________?

A. to trouble; works B. to trouble; is working C. trouble; is working D. trouble; working

12. ---When shall we go on our school trip? ---_______.

A. Not until next week B. Till next week C. For next week D. Nearly a week

13. ---She didn’t make _______ much progress, did she?

---______, though she did her best.

A. such; Yes B. so; Yes C. such; No D. so; No

14. Dad forced himself ______ up drinking because of his poor health.

A. to giving B. to give C. give D. giving

15. ---Could you tell me _______? ---No problem.

A. what wrong is with your teeth

B. where have the police caught the thieves

C. what you will do with the difficult problem

D. who would be recommended as the chairperson

二、完形填空(10’)

What do you think of stress? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?

Most of the students think stress can do harm ___16__them in some ways. There's a story

about a teenager in a middle school. He even ____17__ his study because of the stress from

school and family. We also usually ___18___ that someone turns to psychological doctors

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because of heavy working stress. There is no doubt that some people think stress is a dangerous

wolf.

On the other hand, other people argue that stress is not a bad thing. They ___19__ stress

can produce momentum (动力) in the end. For them, right attitude and action can reduce stress

and make it ___20__. When I was a child, my mom always pushed me to study hard. She wished I

could go to an ideal ___21__ for further education. I experienced stress for the first time. Porn to

a poor family, I deeply knew ___22___ was not easy for us, and everything my mom did to me

was just to hope I could live a better life in the future. ___23__ the saying goes, "no pains, no

gains." So I

did what my mom expected because I didn't want to let her down. At last, I did measure up (达到

标准) to my mom's expectation and go to college ___24__. Thanks to my mom's push! Thanks to

the stress! In this way, I don't think stress is a bad thing. Overall, stress is not a bad thing in

___25__. The key is how we deal with it.

( ) 16. A. for

( ) 17. A. began with

( ) 18. A. wonder

( ) 19. A. doubt

( ) 20. A. useful

( ) 21. A. company

( ) 22. A. life

( ) 23. A. Then

( ) 24. A. quietly

( ) 25. A. himself

三、阅读理解(20’)

B. in

B. showed off

B. decide

B. believe

B. difficult

B. college

B. spirit

B. But

B. wildly

B. myself

C. to

C. gave up

C. promise

C. disagree

C. strange

C. factory

C. opinion

C. As

C. specially

C. itself

D. of

D. cheered for

D. hear

D. forget

D. terrible

D. farm

D. silence

D. Or

D. successfully

D. herself

A

College students are facing a difficult time for finding jobs, many companies don’t want have

more workers because of the global financial crisis(全球经济危机). Some famous managers in

Shanghai traveled to a local university recently to give students advice on how to increase(增加)

their chances of finding jobs.

Xu Yi, a student from Grade 3 of East China University said, “It’s very difficult to find a job

now. So I have to think ahead about my future job.” Some managers form many foreign

companies gave reports about the economic(经济的) situation, employment demand(雇佣需求)

and how they choose talent(人才). Many companies have no plans for having more workers, but

the managers said students could still find chances in hard times.

Holly, a manager of Rhodia company in China, said, “Internships(实习) are a good start.

Students should catch every chance for an internship to sow their talent.”

The Chinese Acadamy of Social Sciences gave a report on Tuesday, saying about one million

graduating students in our country cannot find jobs this year. Six million more students will

graduate all over the country next year.

26. What difficulty are college students facing in finding jobs now?

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A. Many companies don’t want to have more workers.

B. None of the companies want to have more workers.

C. They don’t know which company to choose.

D. There are not any companies.

27. What advice did some famous managers in Shanghai give the college students?

A. How to make themselves B. How to work hard

C. How to be a manager D. How to increase their chance of finding jobs

28. Which of the follow is NOT true according to the second paragraph?

A. Many foreign companies don’t have plans for having more workers.

B. The managers said students could still find chances in hard times.

C. The report is good for the college students.

D. The report didn’t include employment demand.

29. What did Holly advise college students?

A. They should work hard.

B. They should catch every chance for an internship.

C. They should respect the employers.

D. Finding a job is a real start.

30. How many graduating students in our country can’t find jobs this year?

A. About one million B. Two million C. Six million D. Three million

B

How much do you know about Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein, born on March 14, 1879 in Germany, was a great scientist in the world. He

was strange because he hated haircuts and new clothes. He believed in peace. All his life, he

hated war. However, his most famous idea, E = mc², helped create the world’s most dangerous

weapon (武器). Many people think he was the smartest person in the world. But Einstein said

that he thought like a child with many questions and unusual ideas.

What did he like?

Einstein liked learning sailing(帆船运动). He sailed in small boats all his life. He

once joked, “Sailing is the sport that takes the least energy!”

When Einstein was a child, his mother made him take violin lessons. At first, he didn’t like

the violin. But then he learned to love music and became a good violinist.

Later, he said, “Love is the best teacher.”

Why is the sky blue?

In 1910, Einstein asked a question which many children often ask, “Why is the sky blue?” After

his careful research, he answered the question like this: “It’s because light is made up of many

colors including blue. When light travels to Earth, gas particles(气体微粒) spread the blue light all

over the sky.” His answer is true in physics.

ing to the passage, Albert Einstein _______ haircuts and new clothes.

A．forgot B．minded C．liked D. disliked

underlined part actually shows Albert Einstein was a/an _______ person.

A．clever B．imaginative C. practical D．childlike

in ________ learning sailing and playing the violin.

A．was interested inB．looked forward to

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