新目标九年级 Unit 6单元自测及答案一、单项选择题（ ）1. The abacus(算盘)was invented _ the sixth century _ Chinese people. A. on; by B. in; by C. at; of D. on; of（ ）2. The number of teachers in our school _ 130 and a number of them _ women teachers. A. is; are B. are; is C. is; is D. are; are（ ）3. Shall we go on working? -Yes, _ I prefer to have a rest. A. when B. if C. because D. although（ ）4. Our English teacher _ us _ ten groups to act out the conversation. A. regarded; as B. provided; with C. divided; into D. compared; with（ ）5. _ is believed that Lily is the most popular student in our class. A. It B. That C. This D. One（ ）6. Hi, Gina. Will you come to join us this weekend? -I wont unless I _. A. invite B. was invited C. invited D. am invited（ ）7. When the others has gone, Joan _ to clean the room. A. gave B. remained C. lived D. continued（ ）8. My mother told me that my homework must _ on time. A. finish B. be finish C. be finished D. finished（ ）9. I have to _ early tomorrow morning. A. rise B. raise C. be risen D. be raised（ ）10. The missing boy was last seen _ near the river. A. playing B. to be playing C. play D. to play二、完型填空Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes. “Ill do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “Ill go anywhere at any time, even if it is 1.” And he told the 2. He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it. He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always 3. “Ill travel for my work, not for 4,” he told her. “You wont enjoy yourself, and I wont have 5 to look after you. Sometimes theres not even anywhere to 6, and I have to sleep outside. I often dont have a good 7 or a bath for days. You wont like it.” “Denny, Im not a child,” his wife didnt 8. “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.” Denny did not say anything, but he 9 about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. Ive got to take photos of wild 10 there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.” His wife was very 11, and at first she had a very enjoyable time. Then Denny went off to 12 some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down on path while he walked down the other. Suddenly, Denny heard her 13. Her ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her. Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and 14 it at his wife and the lion. Then he shouted, “15, woman! I cant get you both in the picture!”（ ）1. A. dangerousB. naturalC. convenientD. impossible（ ）2. A. lieB. reasonC. newsD. truth（ ）3.A. allowedB. refusedC. failedD. joked（ ）4.A. wealthB. prizeC. pleasureD. luck（ ）5.A. moneyB. timeC. interestD. ability（ ）6.A. meetB. workC. shopD. stay（ ）7.A. mealB. picnicC. roomD. party（ ）8.A. agreeB. understandC. replyD. complain（ ）9.A. worriedB. forgotC. askedD. thought（ ）10.A. landB. flowersC. animalsD. people（ ）11.A. confusedB. excitedC. surprisedD. disappointed（ ）12.A. findB. feedC. driveD. shoot（ ）13.A. singingB. cryingC. laughingD. cheering（ ）14.A. threwB. firedC. showedD. pointed（ ）15.A. Hurry upB. Look outC. Slow downD. Go ahead三、阅读理解（A）The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC. In the 700s the worlds first printed newspaper was published. Europe didnt have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany. The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. The first daily English newspaper was The Daily Courant（每日新闻）. It came out in March 1702. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter（波士顿新闻通讯）, the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1800 daily papers in the United States. Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation（发行量）in the world. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the