新目标九年级单元测试 unit 3

单元测试 unit 3

— Are you serious _________ learning to be an astronaut?

—Yes, I am.

A. of

B. about

C. with

D. for

— We should _________ the old people. They need our _________.

— You are right.

A. take care, care

B. care about, careful

C. care about, care

D. take care, careful

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They __26__ that their parents don’t understand them. They often think their parents are too strict __27__ them.

Parents often find __28__ difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget __29__ they themselves felt when they were young.

For example, young people like to do things without __30__. It’s one of their ways to __31__ that they grow up and they can __32__ any difficult problems. Older people worry more __33__. Most of them like to plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be known. So when you want your parents to __34__ you do something, you will have better success __35__ you ask before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents __36__ by the clothes they wear, the music they enjoy and something else. But they __37__ to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they w ant to make a new culture __38__ their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their way of speech, the young people feel very sad. Sometimes __39__ going out with their parents, they just want to stay at home alone and do what they like.

If you plan to do something, you’d better win your parents over and get them to understand you. __40__ your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.

26. A. think B. hope C. say D. know

27. A. with B. in C. to D. over

28. A. that B. this C. one D. it

29. A. what B. which C. how D. why

30. A. speaking B. thinking C. seeing D. reading

31. A. study B. design C. regard D. show

32. A. solve B. find C. know D. find out

33. A. hardly B. carefully C. easily D. clearly

34. A. agree B. let C. realize D. reply

35. A. since B. if C. because D. after

36. A. happy B. comfortable C. angry D. importance

37. A. don’t mean B. mean C. don’t like D. like

38. A. at B. to C. over D. of

39. A. instead B. instead of C. besides D. except

40. A. Of B. If not C. If so D. However

In the United States, sixteen, eighteen, and twenty-one are important ages in a person’s life. There are no special celebrations for these birthdays, but each is a time when a person can do new things to mark their transition(转变)into adulthood(成人时期).

After turning sixteen a person can work, get a dri ver’s license and leave home. Many high school students learn to drive and get part-time jobs soon after celebrating their sixteenth birthday.

At the age of eighteen a person in the United States can vote and smoke, but they are prohibited from going into many nightclubs, buying wine or gambling(赌博) until they are twenty-one.

In may Latin(拉丁的)cultures, a young woman’s fifteenth birthday is important. At this age, she is regarded as an adult(成年人). To mark this special day, families with teenage daughters have a celebration called a Quinceanera. The day begins with the young woman and her family going to church. Later, there is a party and many guests are invited.

In Japan, young people became adults at twenty. At this age, they can legally(合法的)vote, drink wine and smoke. The second Monday in January is a national holiday called “Coming of Age Day.” On this day, twenty-year-old celebrate by first going to a church to pray with their families. Later, they listen to speeches given by city and school leaders. Afterward, many celebrate with family or friends late into the night.

In some countries, birthday celebrations continue through adulthood. Some people celebrate their fortieth and fiftieth birthdays, or their retirement(退休)year, with a huge party.

51. In the United States, age sixteen marks the time when you can __________.

A. vote and drive

B. drive and get a job

C. drink wine and smoke

D. go into nightclubs

52. In some cultures, the fifteenth birthday is important for .

A. parents

B. young men

C. both young women and young men

D. young women

53. In Japan, young people are considered adults at age .

A. sixteen

B. eighteen

C. twenty

D. twenty-one

54. Which of the following is not the turning point in a person s life in the USA?

A. The 15th birthday.

B. The 16th birthday.

C. The 18th birthday.

D. The 21st birthday.

55. What is the meaning of the word “prohibit”?

A. 允许

B. 禁止

C. 终止

D. 支持

51 ----- 55 BDCAB

阅读理解填词 (本题共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分.)

先阅读短文, 然后在短文81 ----- 90 小题空白处写出各单词的正确形式, 单词的第一个字母已给出.

I remember that when I was in my teens, I used to refuse to follow many “do’s” and “don’ts” of my parents’. For example, when I p________(56) to sleep with my pet dog, they immediately(立即) said, “No way” b________(57) they thought it