九年级下英语第一单元测试卷一、选择题( )1. I am writing to you _ Im afraid to talk about it face to face.A. because B. though C. until D. unless( )2. She _ down because she had a headache.A. lay B. lied C. lies D. lie( )3. Tony gets up _ early _ he can be the first one to get to his classroom.A. so; that B. such; that C. too; to D. enough; to( )4. There are _ things in your room. Stop buying anything until you can clean up your room. A. so many B. less C. too much D. so much( )5. You have to be _ and wait until I finish my work.A. patient B. strict C. honest D. active( )6. What do you think of the movie by Zhao Wei? Fantastic. I like _very much. A. it B. him C. her D. you( )7. Who was knocking at the door just now? _was my cousin.A. He B. She C. They D. It( )8.The price of cotton has _a lot. As a result, the factories plan to _the price of their cotton clothes.A. raised /raise B. raised /rise C .risen /raise D. risen/rise( )9. The cave _“the Art Palace of Nature”.A. is thought B. is set C. is praised for D. is praised as( )10. In front of the house _a big tree.A. have B. has C. is D. are( )11.Whats the cost of the dictionary?_ is sixty-three.A. This B. It C. That D. He( )12. _was Mary who picked up the wallet.A. He B. She C. They D. It( )13. Can a plane fly_ the Atlantic Ocean?Yes, but it needs to go_ the clouds for hours.A. across, through B. through, across C. across, across D. through, through( )14. It is _to cycle around Guilin.A. a great fun B. a fun C. great fun D. a great funny( )15. You can park on _side of the road. Look at the sign“No parking”.A. each B. none C. either D. neither( )16. What a long way _is from Beijing to London!A. this B. it C. that D. /( )17.About _of the students in Grade Nine this year were born in the _.A. three-five / 1996 B. three-fifths / 1990sC. third-fifth / 1997 D. third-fifths / 1990s( )18.The museum will not _people today because its being repaired.A. be closed to B. be open to C. be popular to D. be opened to( )19. If you prefer the red evening dress, youll have to pay _30 dollars, because its madeof silk.A. other B. the other C. more D. another( )20.Which hobby do you think _the least time?A. takes up B. puts up C. gives up D. makes up二、完形填空A city without cars would be very strange, right? But Venice is such a city.Venice is 1 the northeast of Italy. It wasnt built 2 , like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more than 110 islands. Seawater is 3 around the city.Even so, travel isnt difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are 117 waterways and more than 400 bridges 4 can guide you where you want to go. People in Venice move 5 by boat. They like to enjoy the scenery and cool summer nights while 6 boat trips. They can talk to other people as they go along.V enice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians 7 from a war over 1,500 years ago, and built homes there.W ater makes the city special, but it is also a big problem. Sometimes tourists will havesuch strange 8 . One moment they walk across the Rialto Bridge, and theres 9 . But when they come back to the bridge an hour later, its underwater and everyone is wearing rain shoes.Once, people used 10 underground water. This made the city get lower 11 .Now the city has gone down by 23 centimeters. Another problem is the 12 seawater.The temperature has risen over the years. This has made the ice of the Arctic Ocean(北冰洋) melt. Every year, high waters hit the city in autumn and winter. When a lot of water 13 ,more than half of the city is underwater.Scientists are trying different ways to stop the city from getting 14 lower. The Italian government has asked some of Italys biggest companies to build the MOST project, which was planned 15 under the seawater to stop the rising water. Anyway, this project is helping solve the problem.( )1. A. on B. in C. of D. to( )2 A. on the land B. in land C. on land D. in the land( )3. A. nowhere B. anywhere C. somewhere D. everywhere( )4. A. who B. those C. that D. when( )5. A. from place to place B. from here to thereC. between place and place D. between here and there( )6. A. take B. taking C. by D. with( )7. A. won B. escaped (逃脱) C. defeated D. wounded( )8. A. experience B. discovery C. experiences D. invention( )9. A. special nothing B.something special C.nothing special D.special something( )10. A. much too B. too many C. so many D. too much( )11. A.shoulder by shoulder B. one by one C. step by step D. little by little( )12. A. raise B. rising C. raising D. rise( )13. A. comes B. will come C. came D. is coming( )14. A. very B. quite C. even D. so( )15. A. to building B. to be building C. to build D. to be built三、阅读理解AMr. and Mrs. Smith had al