1、1第 14课时 九年级 Units 34一、完形填空(2019原创)Jimmy was five years old and lived with his parents, the Watsons, in Smithville, in the southern United States. He loved his big black 1 ， Big Boy. Last week, in the early hours of the morning, a strong smell suddenly woke Big Boy up 2 his sleep. The dog got up and
2、walked into the kitchen. There the smell and the heat grew stronger. Big Boy could 3 that something was wrong, very wrong. He barked(吠) and ran up to the second floor. He barked and barked at the door of Jimmys room， 4 there was no answer.Then he ran to Mr. and Mrs. Watsons room. He barked again, mo
3、re loudly, and tried to 5 the door open. Mr. and Mrs. Watson didnt wake up. Big Boy ran back to Jimmys room. He made as much 6 as he could.Finally, Jimmy came to the door and opened it.“Big Boy, whats wrong？” Jimmy said. Big Boy took Jimmys 7 in his mouth and tried to pull him down to the first floo
4、r. “Big Boy, Big Boy, Stop! Stop! What are you 8 ？ Mom, Dad, come quickly! Help! Help！ ” Jimmy shouted loudly.His parents ran out of their room. They understood that there was a fire. They 9 picked Jimmy up and ran out of the house. Big Boy ran after them. Just then, the fire came all the way up to
5、the top of the 10 Big Boy saved the family! Hes a hero today in Smithville.1. Ahat Bboy Cbag Ddog2A.for Bfrom Cinto Dwith3A.feel Bwish Creport Dremember4A.so Bbut Cif Dbecause5A.keep Bturn Cpush Dclose6A.food Bmoney Cnoise Dfriend7A.head Bnose Cneck Dhand8A.doing Bsaying Cwriting Ddrinking9A.quietly
6、 Bslowly Cquickly Dseriously10A.tree Bhouse Cfamily Dmountain2二、阅读理解(2018山东济南历下期末改编)Some of the worlds most famous musicians recently got together in Paris and New Orleans to celebrate the first International Jazz Day. UNESCO(United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) recently
7、 set April 30 as a day to make more people know about jazz music.Though the celebrations are pretty great in the USA, jazz audiences(观众) grow older, and the number of them continues to become smaller. As a result, the music has failed to connect with the young people.Its Jason Morans job to help cha
8、nge that. As the Kennedy Centers artistic adviser for jazz, Moran hopes to encourage more young people to become more interested in jazz, so he tries his best to make the music easier to understand, and keep its history and culture.“It seems jazz is not really a part of the Americans lives nowadays，
9、” Moran tells National Public radios reporter Neal Conan. “What Im hoping to complete is that the younger, even teens start to reconsider and understand that jazz does not only belong to the black anymore. It cannot be left out, and it should step with the times.”Moran says one of the problems with
10、jazz today is that few singers really know how to perform this kind of music as before. “The music cant be shown today in the way as it was in 1908 or 1958. It has to continue to change, because the way the world works is not the same，” says Moran.Last year, Moran worked on a project. He planned a d
11、ance party for Fats Wallers music, “Wallers dance music is full of energy, which can make all the audiences light up quickly，” says Moran. “For me, its the music that can bring back old days. In music, we can realize where our emotions(情感) lie. It gets us into a dialogue about our emotions and our t
12、houghts. Sometimes we have already lost the deepest feeling in our mind, but the music helps to recall it，” says Moran, “So I want to continue those dialogues. Those are the things I want to own.”1UNESCO set April 30 as International Jazz Day to .Aremember the birth of jazz Bprotect American culture
13、Cencourage people to study musicDthink about the value of jazz again32According to Paragraph 3, Jason Moran makes the young people know more about jazz by Aintroducing more jazz singers Bhaving some more jazz concertsCmaking jazz understood easily Dproviding jazz classes online3What can we know abou
14、t Morans opinion on jazz?AIt is the pride of Americans.BIt is Americans oldest traditional culture.CIt should keep up with the times.DIt changes every 50 years.4Many singers cannot use traditional ways to perform jazz because Ateenagers neednt learn to perform jazz music at schoolBfew Americans know
15、 the rise and fall o f jazz music in historyCits difficult for them to play the jazz drum very professionallyDthere have been tons of changes in the world, including the music5Which of the following statements is NOT true?AThe number of jazz audiences is getting smaller and smaller.BMoran continued
16、to have jazz music parties, always as a lead singer.CJazz Day is made for reminding people to keep jazzs history and culture.DJazz music can help Moran recall the deepest feeling in his mind.三、语法填空阅读下面材料，有的答案要填入适当的内容，有的答案要用括号内单词的正确形式，但每个答案不多于 3个单词。(2019预测)For this months Young World magazine, I 1. (
17、interview) a 19yearold Asian pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to be 2. (real) shy and took up 3. (sing) to deal with her shyness. As she got 4. (well), she dared to sing in front of her class, and then for the whole school. I asked Candy 5. life was different after she became famous.
18、 She explained that there 6. (be) many good things, like being able to travel and 7. (meet) new people all the time. “I didnt use to be popular in school, but now I can get tons of attention 4everywhere I go.” 8. ， too much attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appea
19、r to others, and I have to be very careful 9. what I say or do. Hanging out with 10. (friend) is almost impossible for me because there are always guards around me.” 四、阅读理解七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入 15 小题横线上的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 (2019预测)Around four years ago, I received a call from the headmaster of my so
20、ns school. He asked me to speak to a group the next morning. After the call, I became scared. 1. The whole night, I could not sleep well. Many times, I wanted to call the headmaster with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I had some courage. I thought, “If I miss this chance, surely
21、 the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”The next morning, I reached the school on time. 2. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasnt even able to read my paper properly I didnt know where I was standing and what I was rea
22、ding. That was the day when I realized what my biggest weakness wasPublic Speaking.After my speech, I met with the headmaster and explained what happened to me. 3. Even great speakers faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.Around one month later, I was invi
23、ted to give a talk again. 4. My speech was appreciated(赏识) by both the headmaster and the teachers. They praised my efforts a lot. 5 I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step.AHe held my hands but said nothing.BBefore my turn came, my whole body w as shaking
24、 with fear.CThis time I was feeling comfortable.DIt seemed like everyone was encouraging me.EThe time from his call to the next morning seemed like years.FAfter that, I became more confident(有自信心的) when giving speeches.GHe told me that this happened to everyone.5五、短文改错下面短文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一
25、个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在其下面写出该增加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改仅限一词；2只允许修改 10处，多者(从第 11处起)不计分。(2019原创)Li Wen is an 15yearold boy. He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulty in school. When his parents moved to the cit
26、y to work, they could not at home to look after him. So he became less interesting in studying and missed classes. Then his parents decide to send him to a boarding school.One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave for the school. The teacher advised his parents to talk with his son in person. T
27、his conversation changed his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, so they would be pride of everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and much outgoing than he used to be.6参考答案一、15 DBABC 610 CDACB 二、DDCBB三、1.interviewed 2.really 3.singing 4.better5how 6 .are 7.meet 8.However 9.about10friends四、EBGCF五、1.第一句：a 改为 an。2第三句：difficulty 改为 difficulties。3第四句：at 前加 be。 4第五句：interesting 改为 interested。5第六句：decide 改为 decided。6第七句：去掉 for。7第八句：第二个 his改为 their。8第十句：so 改为 and。9第十句：pride 改为 proud。10第十一句：第二个 much改为 more。
