2015新版九年级新目标英语Unit12测试及答案

Unit12 Life is full of the unexpected.

一、单项选择

1. Tom drove by and gave me a _____ on the way home. A. flight B. run C. walk D. lift

2. When I got to the cinema, the movie ___ for five minutes. A. began B. had begun C. had been on D. has been on

3. She will be a nurse ____ she graduates from the school. A. by the time B. at this time C. at that time D. at a time

4. The alarm is ___. There must something wrong with the car. A. going on B. going by C. going off D. going down

5. I ___ this morning and missed the early bus. A. overslept B. slept C. held D. caught

6. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests ______ when he ______ at the party.

A. left; had arrived

B. left; arrived

C. had left; had arrived

D. had left; arrived

7. —I wore sports shoes to the ball yesterday evening by mistake!— Oh, dear, you must be very ____ at the ball!

A. embarrassed

B. satisfied

C. tired

D. surprised

8. Mr.Brown always makes his class____ and keeps his students ____in his class.

A. alive, interesting

B. lively, interesting

C. alive, interested

D. lively; interested

9. Hurry up, Tom! The train is _____ to start. A. about B. with C. for D. at

10. Teachers are often compared to _____ candles. A. burnt B. is burning C. burned D. burning

11. Miss Lee didn’t __ our party because she forgot. A. show up B. come up C. get up D. take up

12. If you must go, at least wait ____ the rain stops. A. unless B. till C. before D. for

13. I don’t like vegetables ___ they are good for my health. A. because B. even though C. after all D. so that

14. Great changes______ in our hometown during the past ten years.

A take place B.have taken place C.have happened D.have been happened

15. I happened _____ him in he park yesterday. A. meet B. meeting C. met D. to meet

16. Have you ever invited a friend ____ your school? A. for B. with C. to D. at

17. What di d you do ______ April Fool’s Day? A. on B. at C. in D. with

18. －The advertisement says there will be a great celebration this Sunday. －Forget it, it’s a ________.

A. fool

B. hoax

C. pleasure

D. risk

19. Johnny announced that he would never _____ before finding a satisfying job.

A. marry

B. married

C. get married

D. get marry

20. After the party, some of the students picked up all the rubbish that _____ on the floor of the ball.

A. has been dropped

B. has been fallen

C. had been dropped

D. had been fallen

21. ---- Did you see Mr Smith when you were in France? ---- No, when I ________ France, he had gone to China.

A. had arrived to

B. arrived to

C. had gone to

D. got to

22.The pop singers ___ when I got to the music hall last night. What a pity! A. have left B. were left C. had left D. left

23. By the time I locked the door, I realized I ____my keys at home.

A. had repaired

B. had changed

C. had forgotten

D. had left

24. Before the boss came back, the workers ___ the car. A. repaired B. has repaired C. will repair D. had repaired

25.You looked very tired. Why ___have a rest .A. not stop B. not to stop C. don’t stop D. not you stop

二. 完形填空

Homesick is a compound (复合的) word that is made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each 26 means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning 27 they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.

Now think for a minute 28 SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the word “homesick” to the word SEA, does the way above of giving the definition 29 SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? No, it doesn’t. It means something quite 30 . . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT(航行) ON THE SEA. When you are 31 , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, 32 you want to be is at sea.

Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s 33 . People are heartsick when they are 34 deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken.

And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and 35 . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.

26. A. word B. phrase C. sentence D. passage 27. A. how B. why C. when D. where

28. A. for B. from C. about D. like 29. A. get B. fit C. read D. have

30. A. right B. wrong C. same D. different 31.. A. homesick B. heartsick C. seasick D. carsick