人教版八年级英语第九单元检测题及答案

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人教版八年级英语第九单元检测题及答案

八年级英语Unit9单元检测题

1. 单项选择题（15分）

I. Sam was ill yesterday, so he ___ his homework.

A. did n't

B.not did

C.did n't do

D.did n't did

2. Hawaii is famous ___ its beautiful beaches.

A. for

B.in

C. of

D.with

3. Mr Turner taught En glish in a middle school ___ 1998.

A. for

B.at

C.in

D.si nee

4.1 was born ___ Noverber 25,a nd my birthdayis comin gso on.

A. for

B.at

C.in

D.on

5. The coat was __ expe nsive that I did n't buy it.

A.very

B.so

C.much

D.too

6. What did your father do whe n he was in En gla nd?

He ____ in a car factory.

A.work

B.worked C .is working D. will work.

7. Do you thi nk Jim will pass the Chin ese exam?

Sure. He ___ a lot of time on it .

A. took

B. cost

C.paid

D. spe nt

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8. How do you go to work every day?

I ____on my bike.

A .ride B.drive C. take D.walk

9. Whe n did he come to our city? ____ .

A.Two years before

B.Two years ago

C.For two years

D.After two years

10. He stopped ___ whe n he was ill.

A.to smoke B .smoke C. smoking D.to smoking

II. You are n ever too _ to start doing thi ngs.

A.busy

B.free

C.you ng

D.brave

12. He bega n to play the piano __ four.

A.at age of

B.aged of

C.at the age of

D.whe n he is

13. He is ___ u n usual pia no player.

A.a

B.a n

C./ D .of

14.1 can hear a girl ____ the violin in the n ext room.

A.play

B.playi ng

C.to play

D.are playi ng

15.Did you _____ the sports meet ing last week?

A.join

B.take part in

C.joi ned

D.took part in

11. 完形填空。（10分）

But his

” I 'm going into the army. “ Mike always love ships. When he was 16 , he said,

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eyes were not 17 , and he could not get in it .

Then he said, "I'm going to buy a small 18 , and I'm going to go round the world. ” But

boats 19 very expe nsive , and Mike did not have 20 mon ey.

But last summer Mike found a swim ming club n ear 21 house. The less ons did not

cost very much, and Mike bega n going to the club at the weekeds and 22 . Now he is a good swimmer. Last week a little boy said to him, “ You are a very good swimmer . How did you lear n to swim 23 ? ” Mike

There smiled and he said , “ Wherever I'm in the water , I say to 24 , '

are dan gerous fish in this area! ' Then I'm very 25 , and I try to swim fast . ”

III. 阅读理解。(20分)

A

Bill Clinton took office on January 20,1993 and became the 42nd U.S. president.He

was also one of the you ngest of all U.S. preside nts. Cli nton was born in a poor family .Three mon ths before he was born ,his father, William Blats, died. When he was small, his mother remarried Norget Clinton ,so the boy's family name was changed.

In the summer of 1963, Clinton was asked to visit the city of Washington.During his

visit , he met Preside nt Kenn edy in the White House . At that time ,he wan ted to become a preside nt. And some years later his dream came true!

()26.Cli nto n became the 42 nd U.S. preside nt _____ .

A. before his father

B. on January 20,1993

C. in the summer of 1963

D. whe n he was twenty

()27.Cli nton's father died _______ .

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A. after Cli nton became the 42nd U.S. preside nt

B. before Cli nto n was born

C. before World War II

D. when Clinton was you ng

()28.Why was the boy's n ame changed? _____ .

A. Because he became a preside nt

B. Because his family was very poor

C. Because his father was dead

D. Because his mother remarried Norget Cli nton

()29.In 1963 Cli nto n came to the city of Washington ______ .

A. to take part in an exam

B. for his holidays

C. for a visit

D. to have a meet ing with Kenn edy

()30. Which one of the followi ng is NOT right ? _____ .

A. Everybody can visit the preside nt in the White House

B. All the U.S.preside nts work in the White House

C. Cli nton wan ted to became a preside nt after he saw Preside nt Kenn edy

D. The White House is in the city of Wash ington

B

Mark Twain was a great American writer, and he was also a famous speaker.He liked

to tell funny stories to make people laugh. He also liked to play jokes on his friends.

Once Mark Twain was travelling with a friend of his. His frieng lost his money, so he asked Mark Twain to