九年级英语Unit10练习题.doc

向家初中初三年英语练习卷 UNIT 10 I、选择填空：( ) 1. I ______ all the exercises before our teacher collected the exercise books. A. have finished B. finished C. had finished D. finish( ) 2. The people heard the bad news that the hero ______ several hours ago. A. had died B. has died C. died D. dies( ) 3. He ________ a composition before he attended the meeting. A. had written B. has written C. wrote D. writes( ) 4. By the time he was fourteen, he ________ up a small chemistry lab. A. had set B. has set C. set D. sets( ) 5. He ________ English for 6 years before he went to college. A. has learned B. had learned C. learned D. learns( ) 6. By the time I got to the airport, the plane ________. A. took off B. has taken off C. had taken off D. takes off( ) 7. The teacher hopes the students come to school _________. A. on time B. in time C. on the time D. in the time( ) 8. The bad traffic accident happened ______ the little boy. What a pity. A. to B. on C. with D. at( ) 9. Don’t ________all night, or you’ll be very tired next morning. A. stand up B. stay up C. stay in bed D. get up ( ) 10. _______ people fled from their homes because of the earthquake. A. Thousand of B. Two thousands of C. Two thousand of D. Thousands of( ) 11. Last summer a friend of mine invited me ________ his family. A. visited B. visits C. visiting D. to visit( ) 12. I realized that I _______ my purse in that bus. A. forgot B. lost C. missed D. left( ) 13. I am rather ________ because I did much farm work yesterday. A. exhausted B. embarrassing C. thrilling D. thrilled( ) 14. A lot of people are fooled _____ April Fool’s Day. A. in B. at C. on D. with( ) 15. Yesterday I was late _____ school because the traffic was heavy.A. on B. to C. to D. for( ) 16. The mountain was ____ steep ____ few people in our city reached the top. A. so; as B. so; that C. as; as D. too; to( ) 17. The old man asked the children _______ in the street. A. not playing B. to not play C. not to play D. not play( ) 18. The bad news spreads around _______ village quickly. A. the whole B. whole the C. the all D. whole ( ) 19. All the students stopped ________ when the teacher came in. A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked ( ) 20. I am so hungry. So go to a supermarket to buy some _________. A. spaghetti B. coffee C. cola D. drink II\阅读理解。

There are few families in the United States that do not have either a radio or television set. Both of them have become a necessary part of our daily life, keeping us filled with the news of the day, teaching us in many fields of interest, and making us happy with singing, dancing and acting.Marconl, the Italian inventor, who gave us the radio, probably didn’t know how much his great invention would have done for the world in the years to come. Radio had, perhaps done as much as any other communication tool. Things of the world can be reported to people everywhere a few seconds after they happen. Travelers in out- of – the – way places, ships at sea even astronauts round the earth are able to keep in touch with each other by radio.Television is another important invention. It lets us see as well as hear the actor. Since its appearance, TV has done a great deal in the daily life of people everywhere. Many programs are now televised in color.Perhaps the most modern invention is “Telstar”, a “star” moving round the earth. It makes it possible for the people all over the world to be closer than ever before. Now a family in Chicago can watch on TV a motor – car race in Italy, a table tennis competition in Beijing or a volleyball match in Japan as these events are actually happening!( ) 1. The passage tells us that ______ in the U.S.A. have no radio or television set. A. a large number of homes B. all the families C. a small number of families D. quite a few homes( ) 2. Why does the passage say radio and TV have become a necessary part of our daily life? A. Because they have touched nearly everything in our life. B. Because men would not live happily without them. C. Because they are the only ways to spread information. D. Because no communication means no life.( ) 3. What is the use of a “Telstar” according to the passage? A. To receive and store information only. B. To move around the earth just like the moon. C. To give light onto the earth at night. D. To help broadcast radio or TV information to 。