2024-2025人教版英语九年级unit 8 第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check）课时训练（含答案解析）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 Unit 8 It must belong to Carla. 第四课时Section B（3a ~ Self check） 一、完形填空。 One night when I got up for some water, I heard a strange noise. I 1 and saw a big flying saucer(飞碟)near my back door! It had blinking(闪烁的)light and made a loud noise. I woke up my parents. But when we all got to the back door, the flying saucer was gone. Mom and Dad said I 2 have been dreaming. After I was in bed for a while, I heard another strange sound. I jumped up and ran back to the back door. The flying saucer 3 and this time it was making no sound. I saw a strange door with bright light 4 on the side of the flying saucer. Then I saw two bright green eyes moving towards me. It was an alien. The alien was tall and thin. He was not scary 5 friendly. I was not afraid. Then he walked towards the garden. He picked some 6 and planned to take them away. He smelled them and sneezed(打喷嚏) very loud. That woke up my parents and the neighbors. When they came out and saw the alien, they were a little 7 . The alien was happy that they came to see him. Then he turned around and walked towards the flying saucer 8 the flowers. He went into the flying saucer and then it 9 and flew away. Just then my mom saw a strange flower in the garden. It shone in the dark and changed to all the 10 of the rainbow(彩虹). It must have been the special gift that the alien gave to us. ( ) 1. A. looked out B. found out C. took out D. brought out ( ) 2. A. could B. might C. must D. would ( ) 3.A.returned B. left C. landed D. remained ( ) 4.A.close B. open C. turn D. shut ( ) 5.A.or B. and C. so D. but ( ) 6.A.plants B. trees C. flowers D. vegetables ( ) 7.A.afraid B. excited C. touched D. active ( ) 8.A.above B. with C. for D. about ( ) 9.A.turned off B. ran off C. sent off D. took off ( ) 10.A.shapes B. symbols C. colors D. ways 二、阅读理解。 A Most scientists agree the Great Sphinx of Giza (吉萨狮身人面像) was built around 2,500 B.C. But John Anthony West says that it’s much older. If he’s right, “everything anybody has learned about ancient civilizations (文明) would have to be completely revised,” he told a magazine. West, a writer and film-maker, first got interested in ancient history after studying the work of a French researcher. The researcher said Egyptian civilization could have developed as early as 30,000 years ago, rather than 4,500 years ago, as most experts believe. West joined a scientist to do research together. Their research suggested that the Sphinx had been worn down (磨损) over the years by water, rather than by sand and wind. Wait a minute Water How could that be The Sphinx is in the Sahara Desert, which has been dry for 12,000 years! However, before that time, it was very green. If it’s true that water wore down the Sphinx, West thinks that it must have been built centuries earlier. Whether West is right or wrong, it’s important to challenge accepted ideas. That’s how science progresses. West gave some advice for kids: If you ... ...