【主题阅读+综合能力】九年级英语上册Unit2Colour特色专项训练(含解析)牛津版

Unit 2 Colour特色专项训练

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一.完形填空

A

Colour helps you see things. But man and some monkeys and apes(猿) are the only mammals(哺乳动物) that can see colour. __1__ any other mammals, such as the dog, the world __2__ a black white photo. Dogs hunt mainly by listening and smelling.

Like __3__ animals, dogs see best when things move. The animals they hunt seem to know this. A rabbit or deer will freeze when they find that they are being hunted. Then the dog __4__ see it at all.

Birds can see colour. They need to, because when they fly, they need to find places to land. Colour helps them know __5__ the place is and what it is like so that they are able to catch flying things in the air or to __6__ something they think safe.

Some birds see things even __7__ than you do. The birds that eat bugs(虫子) can see them from far away. And even a very young bird can see a house __8__ the sky. So good eyes and being able to see colours help birds __9__ food and also help them find __10__their enemies are.

( )1. A. For B. With C. As D. To

( )2. A. seem like B. looks like C. likes D. like

( )3. A. other B. the other C. another D. others

( )4. A. may not B. should not C. must not D. need not

( )5. A. how soon B. how long C. how fast D. how far

( )6. A. land B. land on C. land for D. be landed

( )7. A. worse B. nearer C. better D. less

( )8. A. for B. in C. on D. at

( )9. A. to look at B. look at C. find D. found

( )10. A. where B. when C. if D. that

B

We live in a colourful world. In different countries, colours have __1__ meanings. They are used to __2__ different holidays. In ancient Rome, a red flag was a __3__ for battle(战斗). In India, red is the colour of soldiers. In South Africa, red is the colour of mourning(服丧). In China, red is the colour of __4__ and it is often used at __5__. In ancient Greece, green represented victory. In England, people __6__ green as a mark of honour. Green is the national colour of Ireland. In India, yellow is for a businessman or a farmer. In China and Japan, people wear white when very sad things happened. When their relatives __7__, they usually wear white. The ancient Greeks wore white to bed to have pleasant __8__. In ancient Rome, public servants wore blue. Today the police still wear __9__. Colours can also represent different __10__. For example, you will be a leader or an active person who enjoys life if you like yellow, orange or red.

( )1. A. same B. different C. some D. no

( )2. A. represent B. make C. feel D. speak

( )3. A. strength B. decision C. light D. sign