2018年秋九年级英语上册（山西）：Unit 2综合能力测试

—The dishes in this restaurant must be very expensive.

—Don't worry. You can enjoy yourself. It's my ______．

A. time　　 B. treat　　 C. task

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Lucy thought ______ the Water Festival in Thailand is fun.

A. that　　 B. whether　　 C. why

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______ crowded the supermarket was during the Spring Festival!

A. What　　 B. What a　　 C. How

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Is the hen old enough to ______ eggs?

A. lie　　 B. put　　 C. lay

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The mooncake is in the ______ of a flower. It is beautiful.

A. color　　 B. size　　 C. shape

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The boy ______ a leaf from the tree with a stone.

A. shot down　　 B. cut down　　 C. took down

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Will your mother ______ you if you do something wrong?

A. praise　　 B. provide　　 C. punish

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On the morning of the Spring Festival, children can’t wait to　　 their new clothes.

A. put on　　 B. put up　　 C. put away

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My parents ______ me to become a doctor in the future.

A. expect　　 B. promise　　 C. tell

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—I went to the Ice and Snow World.The ice lanterns were very beautiful.

—______ I hope to visit there some day.

A. No problem.　　 B. That's true.　　 C. Sounds like fun.

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根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。

A：Glad to meet you! I'm Zhou Wei from China.

B：Glad to meet you, too! I'm Alan. Welcome to America.

A：Thank you.I am interested in Western culture, especially Western festivals. 1.

B：Of course.2. It's a day to play jokes on others to get a good laugh and make one feel like a fool.

A：Well, sounds like fun. 3.

B：Yes. Each country celebrates April Fool's Day differently. 4. The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends' backs. When someone discovers this trick, he cries out “Poisson d'avril！”

A：That sounds interesting. What about other countries?

B：In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. 5.

A：So many names about April fools. I hope to spend April Fool's Day in Western countries.

B：Come to the April Fool's Day this year. There are some other activities we can do together.

A．In France, the April Fools are called “April Fish”．

B．It has another name—a cuckoo bird.

C．Would you mind telling me some traditions about the April Fool's Day?

D．It falls on April 1st every year.

E．In Scotland, April Fool's Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gowk”，

F．If a trick is played on you, you are a “noodle”．

G．There must be many ways to celebrate it.

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阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。

The main activities in the Qingming Festival are tomb sweeping(扫墓), taking a spring outing and flying kites.

Tomb sweeping is the most important ______ in the Qingming Festival. Cleaning the tomb and paying respect to the ______ person with offerings are the two important parts of remembering the past relatives. People often ______ weeds(野草) around the tomb and add fresh soil to show care of the dead. They also take the dead person's favorite food and wine to sacrifice(供奉) to them as well as paper money. They take the food and burn the paper money to hope the dead won't lack(缺少) ______. Kowtowing(叩头) is also necessary.

This tradition of spring outing began in the Tang Dynasty and lasts till today. It is a day ______ remembering the dead and having a good time. During March, trees turn green, flowers blossom(开花), and the sun shines brightly. It is a fine time to go out and ______ the beautiful scenes of nature. So visitors can be seen everywhere during the month of the festival. Spring outings ______ add joy to life but also develop a healthy body and mind.

Flying kites is an activity loved by many people during the Qingming Festival. ______ are flown day and night. Little lanterns are tied to the kite. When the kite is flying in the sky, the lanterns look like twinkling(闪烁的) stars. That adds special scenery to the sky during the night. It is said that this ______ good luck and diseases can be taken away.

______， the Qingming Festival is special because it connects the tears to the dead with the laughter from the spring outing.

1.A. tradition　　 B. culture　　 C. trick

2.A. important　　 B. dead　　 C. useful

3.A. clear away　　 B. wash away　　 C. give away

4.A. clothes and money　　 B. food and drinks　　 C. food and money

5.A. for　　 B. in　　 C. to

6.A. discover　　 B. admire　　 C. treat

7.A. not only　　 B. either　　 C. not

8.A. Clouds　　 B. Birds　　 C. Kites

9.A. brings　　 B. lays　　 C. spreads

10.A. As a result　　 B. In a word　　 C. In my opinion

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根据中国的习俗，人们在元宵节的晚上会进行许多不同的庆祝活动。请将五种活动的介绍与对应的活动图片相匹配。其中有一项为多余项。

A.B.C.

D.E.F.

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阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Major Cold(大寒) begins on Jan. 20 and ends on Feb. 3 in 2018. Major Cold is the last solar term(节气) in winter in a year. Here are some things you should know about Major Cold.

the La Ba Festival

An important day during Major Cold is the La Ba Festival. It was a day of thanks for a good harvest and sacrifice(祭祀) to ancestors. People usually eat La Ba porridge, a porridge with eight kinds of mixed grains and corn. The festival is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and is one of the most important traditional festivals in Chinese culture. It is also a prelude(前奏) to the Chinese Lunar(阴历的)New Year. This year the La Ba Festival falls on Jan. 24.

Eating “dispelling(驱散) cold cake”

During Major Cold, People in Beijing have a habit of eating “dispelling cold cake”， a kind of rice cake. Sticky rice(糯米), the cake's main ingredient, has more sugar than rice. It can make people feel warm all over their bodies. In Chinese the word “rice cake” has the same pronunciation with the word “higher in a new year”. It's a symbol of good luck and promotion(提升)．

Buying sesame straw(芝麻秆)

Major Cold always coincides with(与……一致) the end of the year in lunar calendar. In some areas of China, people always look forward to buying sesame straw during this period because of the old saying, “Sesame_in_bloom—rising_steadily”. This saying is used to describe either the rising of living standards or the progress in thought, studies or skills.

1.How long does the Major Cold last in 2018?

A. 10 days.　　 B. 15 days.　　 C. 20 days.

2.What do people eat on the La Ba Festival?

A. La Ba porridge.　　 B. Dispelling cold cake.　　 C. Sesame straw.

3.What's the symbol of “dispelling cold cake”？

A. Good luck and promotion.　　 B. Rick cake.　　 C. Warmth.

4.What does the underlined phrase “Sesame in bloom—rising steadily.” mean in Chinese?

A. 芝麻开花节节高。　　 B. 人往高处走。　　 C. 天上掉馅饼。

5.Which is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. “Dispelling cold cake” and La Ba porridge are traditional food on Major Cold.

B. Major Cold is a time to thank for a good harvest and sacrifice to ancestors.

C. The tradition of buying sesame straw came from a folk legend(传说)．

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺。选项中有一项为多余项。

Chongyang Festival is also called Double Ninth Festival. 1.During the festival, Chongyang cake and chrysanthemum(菊花) wine are the traditional food. Climbing mountains and admiring beautiful chrysanthemums are interesting events.

2. It has two layers(层) with nuts and jujubes(枣) between them. Since cake in Chinese is pronounced “gao” meaning high, people consider climbing a high mountain to be the same as eating cake. They also hope that they can make progress in the following days after eating the cake. 3.

Drinking chrysanthemum wine is a necessary part of the festival. Chrysanthemums have the function of an antitoxin(抗毒素) and can drive the evil(邪恶) away. 4.

It is said that by climbing to a high mountain diseases can be prevented. Many well-known poems were created to describe the scene and feeling of mountain climbing. Now, family relatives or good friends gather to climb mountains to enjoy the beautiful scenery and share happiness of the holiday with each other.5.

A．Chongyang cake is a kind of steamed(蒸的) cake.

B．That is how “Chongyang” created.

C．It is held on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month.

D．People believe that drinking chrysanthemum wine can treat and prevent diseases.

E．Because “high” means that one improves to a higher level.

F．It is a pleasure for people to have a relaxing day in a natural setting.

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阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在下面的表格中填入与文章意思最符合的单词。每空一词。

The Mid Autumn Festival is celebrated in most East Asian countries. The festival takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It is a harvest(收获) festival.

It is the second most important festival in China after Chinese New Year. To the Chinese, the festival means family reunion(团圆) and peace.

Chinese people celebrate the Mid Autumn festival with many traditional and meaningful activities, such as eating dinner with family and admiring the moon.

Mooncakes are a kind of traditional Chinese sweet. Chinese people regard the round shape of mooncakes as a symbol of reunion and happiness. Other foods eaten during the festival are harvest foods, such as crabs(蟹), pumpkins(南瓜), and grapes. People enjoy them at their freshest and most nutritious(有营养的) period of time.

And the custom of admiring the moon started in the Shang Dynasty. Chinese emperors admired the sun and the moon every year to pray for a good harvest. People believed admiring the moon and eating at a round table would bring them good luck and happiness.

In many other countries, the festival is widely celebrated. In Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, celebrations are more than those in China, such as lighting lanterns and dragon dances.In Japan and Vietnam，there are also some new celebrations because Chinese culture has influenced them deeply.

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阅读下面图文，简要回答所给问题。

Are you happy? Perhaps some of you will say “no”. In fact, being a teenager is hard. You may worry about a lot of things in your life.

Do you know what British teenagers worry about most? You can find the answer from the chart below. The research was done by the UK's Department of Health among more than 100，000 teenagers. Here are the results.

Many Chinese teenagers share similar worries with the British teenagers. A recent research shows that many Chinese teenagers suffer from social life, study and emotional problems.

To solve the problems, some schools came up with the idea of happiness education. For example, Tsinghua University High School tried to meet students' needs. It built a skating rink and different laboratories to develop their interest.

While schools take action, students themselves can do something, too. The professor Nadia Lovett from Australia believes students' habits, hobbies and attitude toward life all play a role in their happiness.

1.Which is the biggest worry of British teenagers?

_____________________________________ 。

2.What percent of British teenagers worry about smoking?

_____________________________________ 。

3.How did Tsinghua University High School meet students' needs?

_____________________________________ 。

4.According to Nadia Lovett, what influences students' happiness?

_____________________________________ 。

5.What do you often worry about in your life?

_____________________________________ 。

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书面表达。

复活节是西方国家最重要的节日之一。请你根据下面表格的内容，写一篇90 词左右的英语短文。

Easter

Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday between March 22 and April 25. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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