（10）Unit 2 Great people—2023-2024学年九年级英语牛津译林版寒假巧练习
一、单项选择
从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
1.Lily saw three thieves _____ the van.
A. steping off B. stepping off C. stepped off D. step
2.Gilbert _____ electricity and Edison _____ the light bulb.
A. discovered; invented B. discovered; discovered
C. invented; invented D. invented; discovered
3.Our country has made great progress in the fight _______ blue skies and clear waters.
A. in B. for C. against D. between
4.—Can you tell me ________ to London
—Sure. Next month.
A. when you will travel B. when you travelled
C. when will you travel D. when did you travel
5.Intelligent house furnishings (智能家居) are _____ used in people's homes these days.
A. widely B. luckily C. softly D. loudly
6.I saw Bob in the garden. He ______ flowers there.
A. waters B. has watered C. is watering D. was watering
7.Lang Ping is a symbol of courage and success, and we ______ her.
A.come from B.stand for C.take pride in D.get ready for
8.—It's found that drinking carbonated drinks（碳酸饮料）_____ the risk of cancer.
—No wonder more and more people prefer tea and juice now.
A.increase B.increases C.increased D.is increased
9.—Have you ever heard “A thousand mile journey begins with the first _______”
—Yes. It's a famous Chinese saying by Laozi.
A. class B. step C. break D. exam
10.Everyone should make a contribution ______ our environment.
A.to protect B.in protecting C.to protecting D.for protecting
二、阅读理解
阅读下列文本，选出最佳选项。
They say that "travel is the best teacher" and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming Dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake(1587—1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake, not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography.
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu's father died and so, it seemed, did his travelling dreams. He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.
But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year, when there was less farm work.
So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well. He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years. During this time, he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary. This diary, which once had over 500,000 words, would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were to hard-to-reach mountain areas, and through wild forests where few people lived. His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however. Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick, robbed and beaten during his journeys.
Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the southwest of China. He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. Although incomplete, it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world.
1.What is the passage mainly about
A. The general details of Xu Xiake's life story.
B. The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels.
C. The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake.
D. The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
2.Which of the following best describes Xu's mother
A. Strict but interesting. B. Kind but uneducated.
C. Helpful and hardworking. D. Supportive and open-minded.
3.Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels
A. It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people.
B. It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time.
C. It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail.
D. It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in.
4.What is ture about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake
A. It was only made public after Xu died.
B. It made Xu very famous during his lifetime.
C. It was the first travel book ever written in China,
D. It was mainly about the different people of China.
5.What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's life
a. He went on his first journey.
b. His book was finally printed.
c. He returned to his hometown for the last time.
d. He developed an interest in books about other places.
e. He started managing the family farm after his father died.
A. a-e-d-c-b B. d-e-a-c-b C. d-e-a-b-c D. e-d-a-b-c
三、完形填空
阅读下面的文章，从每小题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the 1 pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life, he wrote 2 300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangdong, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with his mother. He began learning to play 3 violin when he was 13 years old. In the beginning, his violin was so cheap and badly that he 4 not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop 5 and soon showed his talent. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school’s best student and won several prizes for 6 talent(天赋).
In 1935, he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan’an 7 music at a college. Although there were no pianos in Yan’an at that time, Xian still 8 some his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May, 1940, Xian was sent to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. 9 difficult life in the Soviet Union! Xian got sick and later died 10 a lung illness on October 30th, 1945, aged only 40. Xian’s music, however, lives on in the people’s hearts.
1.A. great B. greater C. greatest D. greatly
2.A. near B. nearly C. nearby D. nearer
3.A. the B. an C. a D. /
4.A. will B. may C. should D. could
5.A. practise B. practising C. to practise D. practised
6.A. his B. him C. he D. he's
7.A. teach B. taught C. teaching D. to teach
8.A. write B. is writing C. wrote D. writes
9.A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
10.A. for B. from C. in D. of
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：B
解析：see sb. doing sth.意为“看到某人正在做某事”,see sb.do sth.意为“看到某人做了某事”。此处表示下车，应用step off；step的现在分词形式要双写p再加-ing。故选B。
2.答案：A
解析：句意：吉尔伯特发现了电而爱迪生发明了电灯泡。discover指发现早已存在的事物，invent指发明从未存在过的东西。
3.答案：B
解析：本题考查介词词义辨析。句意: 我们国家在守护碧水蓝天保卫战中取得了巨大的进展。fight for"为……而战, 为……而奋斗", 符合题意。
4.答案：A
解析：句意：—你能告诉我你什么时候去伦敦旅行吗？—当然可以。下个月。考查宾语从句。这里是宾语从句，用陈述语序，排除CD；根据“Sure. Next month.”可知，上文宾语从句用一般将来时，故选A。
5.答案：A
解析：考查副词辨析。句意: 现在智能家居被广泛用于人们的家中。 widely广泛地; luckily幸运地; softly轻柔地; loudly大声地。故选A。
6.答案：D
解析：本题考查动词的时态。句意: 我在花园里看到了鲍勃。他正在那里浇花。根据题干中的"I saw Bob in the garden"可知, 此处描述的是说话人在过去某一时刻看到的情景, 故用过去进行时。
7.答案：C
解析：come from来自;stand for代表;take pride in为……感到骄傲；get ready for为……做好准备。联系上文“郎平是勇气和成功的象征”可知，此处指“我们为她感到骄傲”。故选C。
8.答案：B
解析：根据drinking carbonated drinks“喝碳酸饮料”可知，动名词短语作主语，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式increases,故选B。
9.答案：B
解析：本题主要考查名词辨析。A项，class “班级”。B项，step “步”。C项，break “休息”。D项，exam “考试”。根据 A thousand mile journey begins with the first… 可知，此处表示“千里之行始于足下”。故正确答案为B。
10.答案：C
解析：短语make a contribution to doing sth.“为做某事做出贡献”是固定搭配，这里to是介词，故选C。
二、
答案：1-5 ADCAB
解析：1.主旨大意题。第五段叙述了徐霞客旅游时面临的问难, 第一段叙述了徐霞客的《徐霞客游记》的影响, 故B、D两项不是本文的主要内容; 文章没有详细介绍徐霞客的重要发现, 只是整体概括了他一生中的一些重要细节。故选A。
2.推理判断题。根据第三段中的"Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences, this modem-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home."可以推断出, 徐霞客的妈妈很支持他也很开明。
3.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的"This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world."可知, 徐霞客旅游时更喜欢步行, 这样他就可以对环境进行详细的研究, 从而对自然世界有一个真实的了解, 故选C。
4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"When his diary was finally printed years after his death, much of it had been destroyed or lost. Although incomplete, it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world."可知, 由徐霞客的日记整理成的书籍《徐霞客游记》在他死后几年才出版, 它使徐成为世界各地的旅游传奇, 故选A。
5.推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel."可知, 徐霞客很小的时候就对其他地方的图书感兴趣; 根据第二段中的"When he was 18, however, Xu's father died and so, it seemed, did his travelling dreams. He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required."可知, 徐霞客18岁父亲去世后他开始管理家庭农场; 根据第四段第一句"So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time, leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well."可知, 徐霞客20岁时开始自己的第一次旅行; 根据最后一段中的"He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time."可知, 1641 年徐霞客生前最后一次回到他的故乡; 根据最后一段中的"When his diary was finally printed years after his death..."可知, 徐霞客死后他的书才被印刷。
三、
答案：1-5CBADB 6-10ADCBD
解析：1.句意:他创作了20世纪最伟大的音乐作品之一。great伟大的,形容词原级;greater更伟大的,形容词比较级;greatest最伟大的,形容词最高级;greatly非常地,副词原级。one of+the+形容词最高级+复数名词,表示“最……之一”,故选C。
2.句意:冼星海在短暂的一生中写了将近300首歌和一部歌剧。near附近;nearly作副词,将近,差不多;nearby在附近的;nearer近的(near的比较级 )。根据“he wrote…300 songs”可知,此处指数量上将近300首,故选B。
3.句意:他13岁时开始学习拉小提琴。the定冠词,这(那),专指、特指;an不定冠词,一个,泛指;a 不定冠词,一个,泛指;/不填。演奏西洋乐器,乐器类前加冠词the,故选A。
4.句意:一开始,他的小提琴很便宜,而且很差,以至于他拉不好。will将;may可能;should应该;could能。根据“was”可知,句子是一般过去时,且根据“ not play it well”可知,此处指无法拉好小提琴,故选D。
5.句意:冼星海没有停止练习,很快就展现出了他的才华。practise动词原级;practising动名词;to practise动词不定式; practised动词过去式。stop doing停止做某事(停止正在做的事情);stop to do停下来做某事(to do是要做的事情)。此处指“停止拉小提琴”,强调停止正在做的事情。故选B。
6.句意:在他离开之前,冼成为了学校最优秀的学生,并因他的才华获得了好几项奖项。his他的,物主代词;him他,人称代词宾格;he他,人称代词主格;he’s他是。此空修饰名词talent,要用形容词性物主代词,故选A。
7.句意:后来,他来到延安,在一所大学教音乐。teach动词原形;taught动词过去式;teaching动名词;to teach动词不定式。去延安的目的时为了教英语,用动词不定式作目的状语,故选D。
8.句意:冼仍然在那里创作了一些他最重要的音乐。write动词原形;is writing现在进行时结构;wrote动词过去式;writes动词三单形式。根据“were”可知,句子是一般过去时,故选C。
9.句意:苏联的生活多么艰难啊!what多么;what a多么一个;how多么;how a错误结构。此句是感叹句,中心词life是可数名词的单数形式,用what引导的感叹结构:what+a+形容词+可数名词的单数形式+(主谓),故选B。
10.句意:1945年10月30日,冼星海因肺病去世,年仅40岁。for为了;from从;in在……里;of……的。die from死于(外因);die of死于(内因),疾病属于内因,故选D。
