1、Unit 9 单元检测 A语言基础扎根练阅读理解提速练语言基础扎根练.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空1They built a platform (站台 ) in the trees from which they could watch the animals unobserved.2You cant appreciate (欣赏) English poetry unless you understand its rhythm.3He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow (不知何故地) he fell behind.4He stu
2、died hard, and in consequence (结果) he passed the exam.5The task will be finished ahead of schedule (进度表) if nothing prevents.6As you know, reading is one of the best ways to build vocabulary (词汇量)7He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood (街坊) of the station.8I wondered whether he had already known th
3、e content (内容) of my telegram.9Such responses, even the tears, are beneficial (benefit) to ones longterm health.10Some patients actually (actual) got worse after receiving the treatment.11Stop feeling embarrassed because you are a sensitive (sense) person and your emotions are close to the surface.1
4、2I am surprised youve got an unfavorable impression (impressive) of him.13He is a reliable (rely) man, and you can rely on him to do what he has promised.14Hopefully (hopeful), Ill be able to stay at home for three weeks this time.15We have provided seats for the convenience_ (convenient) of our cus
5、tomers.单句改错 1Addicting to his work, he forgot to go out to have lunch.AddictingAddicted/Addicting后加 himself2It was not until he came back which we got the news.whichthat3We talked until the early hours, and consequent we overslept.consequentconsequently4We are supposed to form the habit of doing exe
6、rcise, which is beneficial for our health.forto5You can rely on that it will rain this weekend.on 后加 it6Its not easy to work on how much it costs to feed the average family.onout7Joe is proud and stubborn, never admit he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame._admitadmitting8By the ti
7、me he realizes he walked into a trap, itll be too late for him to do anything about it.walked 前加 has9Every year large amounts of water has been wasted in our daily life.hashave10Is it convenient of you to come out this evening？offor.补全句子 1他们又冷又饿地在风雪中度过了七天。They spent seven days in the wind and snow,
8、cold_and_hungry.2你方便四点钟接我并把我送到机场吗？Would_it_be_convenient_for_you to pick me up at four oclock and take me to the airport?3不要指望他做任何事情他只是个空谈家。Dont rely_on_him_to_do/doing_anything he is just a talker.4如果你给我这样一次机会展示才华我将感激不尽。 I_would_appreciate_it_if you could give me such an opportunity to show my tale
9、nt.5无论走到哪里他都能适应新环境。Wherever_he_goes,_he can accommodate himself to new circumstances.6直到上周五他才看完这本书。It_was_not_until_last_Friday_that he finished reading the book.阅读理解提速练A(2018湖南省重点名校联考)The best folk music albums of 2016, regularly updated with picks from Culture Editor Martin Chilton. The albums are
10、 listed purely in order in which they have been reviewed.Songs of Separation Collective: Songs of SeparationJenny Hill has brought 10 female musicians to create songs around the issues of “separation” emotional, political, and social. Literary influences abound, including Robert Frost. Andy Bell cop
11、roduced the album. The harmonies are beautiful and the lyrics are thoughtprovoking. A good start to the year for folk music.Mortal Tides: Light In/Light OutThe musicians that make up Mortal Tides are still teenagers and there is unspoilt musical enthusiasm for their debut (首次推出的) album. Lead singer
12、Noah Bevington gels well with drummer George Brignal. Jed Bevington has a nice tone to his violin playing and Fergus Quill, on bass, helps things hum along.Ciaran Algar: The Final WaltzThere are some really fine tracks on Ciaran Algars debut solo (独唱的) album, especially Popcorn Behaviour and Morriso
13、ns. He has the ability to capture a song and make it sweet. Its good to see Algar growing in musical ambition, and he also plays mandolin, banjo, guitar, bouzouki and percussion.Boreas: Ahoy HoyAhoy Hoy is an attractive musical union of Scotland and Norway, featuring Lori Watson, Britt Pernille Frho
14、lm, Irene Tillung and Rachel Newton. The driving beat of the track showcases Newtons elegant playing. There is fine instrumental playing, Gaelic singing and the pure joy of Happy Set.语篇 解 读 ：本 文 是 一 篇 应 用 文 。文 章 是 四 张 专 辑 的 简 单 评 论 。1Which may a person loving different performing styles on the same
15、topic choose?ASongs of Separation. BLight In/Light Out.CThe Final Waltz. DAhoy Hoy.解析：选 A 细节理解题。从第一张专辑的介绍中可知，它是关于同一主题“separation”的不同风格的演唱的，而且专辑中的歌曲由不同的歌手演唱，所以本题选 A。2What do we know about Mortal Tides?AIt consists of teens and adults.BTherere three members in it.CJed Bevington is the lead singer.DIts
16、 a folk band.解析：选 D 推理判断题。从第二张专辑中的 “The musicians that make up Mortal Tides are still teenagers . Lead singer . drummer .”可以看出， Mortal Tides 应该是一个乐队。再结合文章开头的“The best folk music albums”可知，它是一个民俗乐队。3How is The Final Waltz different from the others?AIt features mainly one singer.BThe players are from
17、different countries.CIt includes some literary elements.DIt shows Ciaran Algars harmony skills.解析：选 A 细节理解题。从该专辑的介绍中的 “There are some really fine tracks on Ciaran Algars debut solo (独唱的 ) album”可以看出，这是一张单人专辑，而其他三张专辑都收录了多个歌手的歌曲，故选 A。4What type of writing is this passage?AAn advertisement for albums.B
18、An album review.CAn introduction to singers.DA musical record.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据全文内容，尤其是第一段中的“The albums are listed purely in order in which they have been reviewed”可知，文章是有关四张专辑的简单评论，故选 B。BThe morning sun was shining on fivefoot waves as old friends McKenzie Clark and Brian Wargo slid their surfboards
19、into the warm water and paddled out to sea.About 400 yards from shore, McKenzies board hit what she thought was a rock.When she looked down, instead she saw the outline of a shark easily twelve feet long.She screamed as she felt the board rising, the sharks body breaking the surface.“I settled on it
20、s head, getting pulled out to sea， ” says McKenzie, 35.Brian, 45, saw the tiger shark.He knew the species was aggressive and paddled anxiously toward his friend.Before Brian reached McKenzie, the shark slipped beneath the water, leaving her on the surfboard, gripping its side with her left hand.Seco
21、nds later, the shark bit into the surfboard, pinning McKenzies hand to the board.As she pulled it free, she fell into the water, still tied to the board by her ankle leash.The shark took off again toward open water, the surfboard still in its mouth.Blood flowed from her left hand as McKenzie removed
22、 the leash from her ankle.“Hes coming back， ” Brian yelled to McKenzie.“Get on your board！”On its way in McKenzies direction, the shark swam underneath Brians board, and when the sharks fin appeared above water, Brian caught it.With his left hand holding onto the fin, Brian hit the shark in the gill
23、s (鱼鳃) with his right fist several times.On the fifth blow, “The shark trembled， ” Brian says, and swam back out toward open water.“Are you OK？” Brian called out.“He bit my fingers off！” McKenzie responded.Two other surfers heard the yelling and swam over to help.Back on dry land, Brian drove Mckenz
24、ie to the hospital, about 25 miles away, where doctors removed part of her left fingers and repaired damage to her hand.McKenzie realizes how lucky she was that her friend was there to help.For his part, Brian says he acted on instinct.“I knew what I had to do to save my friend， ” he says.语篇解读：文章讲述了
25、两个朋友去冲浪，其中一人被鲨鱼袭击，另一人勇敢击退鲨鱼，拯救朋友的故事。5What made McKenzies board rise?AThe pull of the shark. BThe crash into a rock.CThe strong waves. DThe sharks body.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句 “She screamed as she felt the board rising, the sharks body breaking the surface.”可知，鲨鱼的身体冲出水面使得她的冲浪板升了起来。故选 D 项。6What does the
26、 underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AMckenzies left hand. BMcKenzies surfboard.CThe aggressive shark. DThe strong wave.解析：选 A 代词指代题。根据第三段第一句中的 “leaving her on the surfboard, gripping its side with her left hand”和第二句可知，it 指代麦肯齐被鲨鱼咬住的左手。7How did Brian help his friend McKenzie?ABy removing th
27、e leash from her ankle.BBy hitting the shark in its gills.CBy helping her get on her board again.DBy holding the sharks fin back toward open water.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句 “With his left hand holding onto the fin, Brian hit the shark in the gills . On the fifth blow . swam back out toward open water.
28、”可知，布赖恩击打鲨鱼的鳃，使得鲨鱼逃跑，从而救了朋友麦肯齐。8What can we infer from the last paragraph?AMcKenzie had her left hand fingers removed.BThe shark was frightened away by surfers shouts.CBrian didnt think his action a great deal at all.DMcKenzies board was torn into halves by the shark.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “For his part, Brian says he acted on instinct.I knew what I had to do to save my friend， he says.”可知，布赖恩认为自己的救人行为是出于本能，并不觉自己的行为很了不起。
