第18课时九年级Units11~12一、完形填空(2016·山东枣庄中考改编)HenryBondwasabouttenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfoundit1toprovideforalargefamily.Bygoodmanagement,howevershe2todoso,andalsotosendHenry,theoldest,toschool,andtobuyhim,forthemostpart,suchbooksasheneeded.Atonetime,however,Henrywanteda3,inordertojoinaclass,andhismothercouldnot4himwiththemoneytobuyit.Hewasverymuchtroubledaboutit,andwenttobedwithaheavyheart,thinkingwhatcouldbedone.5hewokeinthemorning,hefoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwindwasblowing6.“Ah,”saidhe,“everyproblembringsanadvantageforsomepeople.”Herose,rantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetoclearapatharoundhishouse.The7wasaccepted.Whenhehadcompletedthiswork,andreceivedhispay,hewentto8placeforthesamepurpose,andthentoanother,untilhehadgottenenoughtobuyagrammar.Whenschoolbegan,Henrywas9hisseat,thehappiestboythere,readytobeginthelessoninhisnewbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordasfail,butalways10inallhetried.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.1.A.successfulB.easyC.difficultD.important2.A.agreedB.managedC.decidedD.tried3.A.seatB.notebookC.schoolbagD.grammar4.A.provideB.protectC.promiseD.produce5.A.BecauseB.IfC.AssoonasD.Until6.A.quicklyB.slowlyC.hardD.hardly7.A.offerB.agreementC.planD.decision8.A.otherB.anotherC.theotherD.some9.A.overB.inC.atD.of10.A.resultedB.arrivedC.failedD.succeeded二、阅读理解(2018·山东济南天桥一模)Haveyoueverseenacarwithoutadriver?Itsoundscrazy,butthesecomputerdrivendriverlesscarshaveappearedontheroadsinShenzhen.CompanieslikeGoogleandTeslahavebeendesigningandtestingthesecars,andthetechnologyisthere.Sohow?Thecarshavesensors(感应器)allaroundwhichcanfindothercarsandobjectsintheroad.Roadsignsarereadbycameras,andsatellitenavigationsystems(卫星导航系统)areusedsothecarknowshowtogetwhereyouwanttogo.Allyouhavetodoistypeintheaddress!Finally,acentralcomputersystemtakesinalltheinformationthatitreceivesfromthesensorsandcamerasandworksoutwhentospeedup,stopandturn.Soundlikeyourideaofheaven?Sittingback,lookingoutofthewindowsandevenwatchingafilmorreadingabookwhile“driving”wouldbepossiblewiththisnewtechnology.Youwouldn'thavetoworryaboutrememberingdirectionstowhereyou'regoing.Inaddition,computerswouldalsodrivemoresafelythanpeople—theywouldobeytherulesandhavequickeractiontimeswhenindangeroussituations.However,therearemanydrawbacksofdriverlesscars.Computerswouldhavedifficultiesmakingethical(道德的)decisions:ifachildranintotheroad,wouldthecomputerchoosetohitthechildorturnsuddenlyandpotentiallykillthecar'spassengers?Moreover,Ipersonallyfinddrivingfun—I'dmissneverdrivingacarmyself.Therewouldalsobemanyotherdecisionstobemade—shouldchildren,ordrunkpeoplebeallowedinadriverlesscarbythemselves?Orwouldthereneedtobeapersonwithadrivinglicenseinthecaratalltimes?I'mnotcertainI'dwantadriverlesscar—butit'sonlyamatteroftimebeforethey'llbecomemoreaffordableandpopularonourroads.1.Whenusingadriverlesscar,youneedonly.A.usesatellitenavigationsystemsB.readroadsignscarefullyC.puttheaddressintothecomputerD.takephotoswithcameras2.FromParagraph3weknowthatdriverlesscars.A.wouldn'tbeseenontheroadsB.wouldbreaktherulesC.drovelesssafelythanpeopleD.havemanyadvantages3.Theunderlinedword“potentially”inParagraph4means.A.possiblyB.politelyC.luckilyD.successfully4.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thewriterthinksfuturedriverlesscarswill.A.causemoreaccidentsB.belessexpensiveC.uselessenergyD.runmuchfaster5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ADriverlessCarB.HowtoDriveACarC.WaystoTypeTheAddressD.I'dWantADriverlessCar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·原创)OneAprilFool'sDay,1.reporterinEnglandannouncedthattherewouldbenomorespaghettibecausethespaghetti2.(farmer)inItalyhadstopped3.(grow)spaghetti.Manypeopleranto4.(they)localsupermarketstobuyasmuchspaghettiastheycould.Bythetimepeople5.(realize)thatthestorywasahoax,allofthespaghettiacrossthecountryhadbeen6.(sell)out.InanotherfamoustrickaTVshowinEnglandreportedthe7.(discover)ofspecialwater.Theysaidthiswaterwouldhelppeopleloseweight8.thatonecustomerhadalreadylostalotofweightinjustfourmonths.9.theendoftheday,morethan10,000people10.(phone)theTVstationtofindouthowtogetthiswater.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1~5小题横线上的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2017·山东枣庄中考)Asweknow,therearedifferencesbetweenWesterncultureandChineseculture.1.Let'slookatsomewordsaboutanimalsandplants.MostexpressionsinChineseaboutthedog,forexample,“ahomelessdog”,“amaddog”,“arunningdog”and“adogcatchingamouse”,havebadmeanings.2.InEnglish,peopleusethedogtodescribegoodactions.Forexample,“youarealuckydog”meansyouarealuckyperson.And“everydoghasitsday”meanseachpersonhasgoodlucksometimes.Todescribeaperson'sseriousillness,theysay“sickasadog”.Theword“dogtired”meansverytired.3.ButinWesternculture,“cat”isoftenusedtodescribeawomanwhoisunkind.Therearemanyotherexamplesofhow“cat”isuseddifferentlyaswell.4.Peoplethinktherosestandsforlove,peace,courageandfriendship.AndtheroseisthenationalflowerofEngland,Americaandmanyothercountries.5.Wecanlearnaboutmanydifferencesinculturesbycomparinghowsomewordsareused.A.However,Chineselo