2014九年级英语上册Unit1单元测试题单项选择( )1.Where are Maria and Kangkang?They _ England.A.have been toB.are awayC.have gone toD.had been in( )2._ the Great Green Wall, the land produces (生产出) more crops.A.Thanks forB.Thanks to C.Thank toD.Thank for( )3How do you like Beijing, Miss Read?Ive no idea. I _ there. A.have goneB.have beenC.havent beenD.havent gone( )4he family was _ poor _ they couldnt buy a TV set.A.so; thatB.not; untilC.not; butD.so; but( )5What did you do during your summer holiday?I spent my holiday _ English in Summer Classes.A.improvingB.improvesC.to improveD.improve( 6.They have been to Australia.So _ I.A.doB.have beenC.didD.have( )7( )2.The population of Shanghai is larger than _ of Shenyang.A.thatB.itC.oneD.this( )8_ the population of the U.S.A. in 2005?It _ about 296 million.A.What is; isB.What was; wasC.How many is; wasD.How many was; is( )9.Students today have a lot of pressure(压力) _ they have to learn too much knowledge at school. A.in order toB.unlessC. becauseD.because of( )10 .She has _ this car for nearly ten years.A.buyB.boughtC.haveD.had( )11The supermarket provides customers _ plastic bags for free.A.onB.withC.ofD.in( )12I think its good _ us _ eat healthy food.A.for; toB.for; forC.to; forD.to; to( )13I should do our best to help homeless people live a _ life.A.happilyB.badC.normalD.terrible( )14The traffic in the city _ be terrible, but now it has improved a lot. I think you will _ it soon.A.use to; use toB.get used to; used toC.used to; get used toD.get used to; use to( )15His fther has worked in this factory _ he came here in 1980.A.sinceB.forC.whenD.how long完形填空。（10分）Life in the 21st century will be different from that in the 20th century, because many changes 16 in the new century, 17 what will the changes be?First, the population is growing very fast. There 18 more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be 19 smaller and more useful, and there will be 20 one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the most important 21 in schools.Second, people will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and theyll have more free time for sports, 22 TV and traveling. Traveling will be even cheaper and easier. And more people will go to 23 countries for holidays.Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land 24 new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead, they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier. Last, work in the future will be 25 , too. Robots will do the dangerous and hard work. Because of this, many people wont have enough work to do. This will be a problem.( )16.A.take placeB.take the placeC.will happenD.have taken place( )17.A.butB.andC.soD.or( )18.A.will beB.will haveC.areD.have( )19.A.veryB.quiteC.muchD.too( )20.A.at mostB.at leastC.more thanD.less than( )21.A.classesB.lessonsC.topicsD.subjects( )22.A.watchB.watchingC.seeD.seeing( )23.A.anotherB.the otherC.otherD.others( )24.A.buildB.buildsC.for buildD.to build( )25.A.dangerousB.difficultC.differentD.the same.阅读理解。（40分）(A) When Mencius(孟子) was a little boy, his father died. Mencius and his mother were quite poor. One day Mencius returned home from school and found his mother making some cloth. It was very beautiful and expensive.“How much of the book have you read today?” Mencius mother asked him. “I havent read any of it yet.” Mencius replied, “I played with some friends of mine in the fields.”When his mother heard this, she picked up a pair of scissors and cut the cloth.“Why have you cut your cloth?” Mencius asked, “It was so beautiful but now youve wasted (浪费) it.” “You have wasted your time,” his mother said, “now I have wasted mine. Look at the terrible things we have done.”Mencius learnt a lot from this lesson. After that, he always studied hard.( )26.When did this story happen?A.Not long before liberation(解放).B.More than 2000 years ago.C.About 400 years ago.D.In the 18th century.( )27.What was Mencius doing while his mother was cutting the cloth?A.He was reading his book.B.He was playing in the fields.C.He was trying to help her.D.He was watching strangely.( )28.The mother cut the cloth because _. A.she thought making cloth was wasting timeB.she wanted to give her son a lessonC.she wanted to use more beautiful and expensive clothD.she wanted her