1、2024-2025学年九年级上册英语单元测试卷Unit 8Detective stories（基础卷）（时间：90分钟，满分：100分）第一部分选择题部分一、单项选择(本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)1The man wearing _untidy coat today was once in _ prison for six months.Athe; the Ban; / Ca; a D/; /2Dont say that again, LisaIts_ just a joke to you, but to me, its not funny at all.Aclearly Bmai
2、nly Cprobably Dcompletely3 Do you know what the young man was charged _? I hear he robbed a woman of her bag.Awith Bof Cfor Dabout4The victims parents have offered a reward _$5, 500 _any information that leads to the arrest of the murderer.Aof; for Bfor; of Cof; of Dfor; for5This is your first time
3、to do this kind of jobBut, to my surprise, it _to be excellent.Aturns out Bworks out Cputs out Dcomes out6He was_ for reporting secrets to the enemy.Aunder arrest Bin a hurry Cin order Dunder discussion7I was asked to_ my telephone booking and address, and then the snack bar agreed to send me the fo
4、od.Atake Bwonder Csuspect Dconfirm8 Roy, what does your uncle do? He is a businessmanHe has gained a lot _of by selling _ .Awealth; jewellery Bwealths; jewelleries Cwealth; jewelleries Dwealths; jewellery9The police believed that the murder_ 9 p.mand 11 p.myesterday.Awas happened atBhappened atCtook
5、 place betweenDwas taken place between10 I will remember the important people_ helped and supported me in my life.Awhich Bwhose Cwhom Dwho11Our house_ last nightLook at the footprints on the floor.Abroke into Bwas breaking into Cbroken into Dwas broken into12 I dont know why he left _without any wor
6、ds this morning. Maybe he had something important to do.Ain a moment Bin a hurry Cin a way Din a sense13A student was killed by his roommate just because of small things in daily lifeIt is important for students to learn how to _each other.Aget on with Bcome over to Cstay away from Dcatch up with14M
7、y aunt is driving on the road on such a snowy dayWere all worried about her _.Alook Bsafety Caction Daccident15 You must be excited about going to England for further study._ , but I am afraid I am not used to the weather and the food there.AIm sorry BCertainly not CNever mind DI suppose so二、完形填空(本大
8、题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)Sherlock Holmes was great at solving crimes (犯罪)No crime was too strange or 16 for him to solveHe could take one look at a crime scene and know what happenedHe used his sharp eyes to look for and look at the 17 detailsHe directed that look at the crime scene as well as everybody an
9、d everythingThen, he used his knowledge and even sharper mind to 18 the answerHolmes never guessedHe also used science to help him collect and examine hard evidence, such as 19 from peoples feet and fingersThat wasnt common for the 12300sHowever, the vast majority of police stations around the world
10、 still use Sherlock Holmes 20 of handling casesWe cant mention Sherlock Holmes without also 21 DrJohn HWatsonHe was a retired army officer, and he 22 the rooms and the rent at 221 B Baker Streel with HolmesOver time, Watson became more than just a flat mate to HolmesIn fact, he played an important r
11、olehe was Holmess partner in solving crimesThey worked well together, and Holmes 23 Watsons help and friendshipWe also wouldnt know much about Holmes without WatsonThe doctor recorded how the private detective solved each crimeAfter that, he wrote 24 about themHe did that because he didnt want the p
12、olice to take all the advantages of Holmess workSo, we should 25 thank DrWatson for bringing us Sherlock Holmes.16AhumorousBdifficultClifelessDsilly17AbrightestBsafestCsmallestDclearest18Acopy downBcare forCfind outDresult in19AsmellsBshoesCcolorsDprints20AexperiencesBstoriesCmethodsDdreams21Atalkin
13、g aboutBasking forCdealing withDagreeing with22AcomparedBsharedCmixedDconnected23Adepended onBapplied forCgave upDturned down24ApostersBnoticesCadvertisementsDstories25AcarefullyBreallyChopefullyDluckily三、阅读选择(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)AMr Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.Story AI rem
14、ember catching a “thief” in a clothes shop onceIt was strangeThe man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coatI thought he had stolen it, so I caught himWe found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated itHe just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn
15、t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.Story BAnother day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth StreetHe wrote on the back of an envelope, “Give me the money! Or Ill kill you.” and gave it to the bank clerkShe gave him $100,000 and the man ran awayThen we received a phone call from the
16、 bank clerkShe told us to go to the mans house in Candy Town and catch himWe caught him as soon as he got out of the elevatorHe couldnt believe that we found him so quicklyWe told him that his name and address were on the front of the envelope he used!26Mr Smith caught the man in the clothes shop _.
17、Aon purpose Bby chance Cby mistake Dby accident27Why did the man want to return the sweater to the shop?ABecause he wanted his wife to see it.BBecause he hated it.CBecause he liked the sweater.DBecause he liked money.28Bob was caught so quickly because _.Athe police had gunsBhe received a phone call
18、 from the bank clerkCthe police waited for him outside the elevatorDhis address was found on the envelope he usedB狄仁杰Sherlock Holmes may be the worlds most famous fictional detectiveBut in China, someone is able to compete with him in popularityHis name is Di Renjie.Unlike Holmes, who is a fictional
19、 character, Di Renjie (AD 630-700) was a real person in historyHe served twice as prime minister in the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) under Empress Wu ZetianWhen he was the secretary general of the supreme court, he once judged 17,000 cases in a year without complaint.Maybe thats why Di has been describ
20、ed as a smart detective and long been popular in print and on screen.In the 18th century, a crime novel called Dee Goong An was publishedNowadays, there is a popular TV series called Amazing Detective Di Renjie, as well as a series of Detective Dee films.He even became internationally famous when Du
21、tch diplomat Robert van Gulik (1910-1967) began to write and publish a series of detective novels based on him in the 1950s.In Guliks stories, Di is different from the character in Chinese stories like Dee Goong An, in which he is mostly a righteous official, righting wrongs and helping the poor.He
22、is called Judge Dee in Guliks books and is described as a fit man with a well-trimmed beardHe is a kung fu master and his assistants are all former criminals who help him solve cases.Dee often travels alone in clever disguisesSometimes he makes mistakes and takes a while to solve a caseHe believes i
23、n the power of deductive reasoningHe doesnt torture criminals to get confessionsInstead, he tricks them into confessing themselves.Judge Dee is a likeable hero with a human touchHis style is more like a Western detectiveIt is no wonder why he is called the “Chinese Sherlock Holmes” in the West.29Wha
24、ts the main idea of Paragraph 2?AWho Di Renjie was.BHow Di Renjie became famous.CWhy Di Renjie was smart.DWhat Di Renjie did as a judge.30What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to?AHe served twice as prime minister in the Tang Dynasty.BHe once judged 17,000 cases in a year without
25、 complaint.CHe even became internationally famous.DDi has been described as a smart detective and long been popular.31What can we get from Guliks stories?Dee is a great official Dee is called a Judge Dee likes to help the poor.Dee enjoys correcting the wrongsDee makes the former criminals assistants
26、.Dee is a kung fu master.ABCD32What can be the best title for the passage?ASherlock HolmesBA famous TV seriesCChinese Sherlock HolmesDGuliks novelsCIn Paris, one freezing winter evening, I was having dinner with my friend, MrDupin, the famous detectiveWe had just finished our meal, when there was a
27、loud knocking at the doorDupin opened itThere stood MrGermain, the chief of the Paris Police.We welcomed him warmly, for he was an old acquaintance (熟人) whom we hadnt seen for a great time.“I need your assistance,” said Germain“I met a case(案件) that has been giving me a great deal of troubleIt is ve
28、ry simple but very strange.” “Also, please keep this secretIf anyone found out that I told you thisI would certainly lose my job.”“Well, then,” said the Chief, “I have learned that a very important letter has been stolen from the kingWe are sure who stole it and that the letter is in his house.”“But
29、 who would dare do such a thing” I cried“The thief,” said Germain softly, “Hes a man who dares do many dangerous thingsHe is one of the most powerful and important ministers in the governmentHe is Minister Danton.”“Have you searched his house?”“A lot of timesWhile Minister Danton was out, a lot of w
30、ell-trained police officers carefully searched the entire house, room by roomIn fact, we examined everything in the house but found nothing.”A month later, Dupin asked Germain and me to his houseThere he took out a letter and handed it to the ChiefWe were both very surprisedDupin explained, “I know
31、Minister Danton very wellHe could not hide the letter in any of the usual hiding placesI realized that he might have left the letter out in the open, right under everyones nose, where no one would search for it.”“Then I visited him with my dark glasses on to help me observe(观察) betterWhile we were c
32、hatting, a dirty, torn letter in the letter holder suddenly caught my eyesunusual for the Minister, who is careful and neat.”“I was sure it was the letter.”“Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again.”“The next morning, I hired a man to fire a gun on the street, while the Mini
33、ster went to see what happened, I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one.” On it Dupin wrote these words:Your plan was good, but mine was betterAs you can see, I took the letter.Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe33The underlined word “assistance” in the third paragraph probably means _
34、.AhobbyBhelpChabitDholiday34Who is the best at solving difficult cases according to the passage?AThe writer.BMrGermain.CMrDupin.DMinister Danton.35Dupin did all the following things to help get the letter back EXCEPT _.Awearing his dark glasses when visiting Dantons houseBleaving his gloves purposel
35、y behind in Dantons houseChiring a man to fire a gun on the street the next morningDwriting some words on the letter he put into the letter holder36From the passage we can infer that _.ADupin and Danton also know each other wellBDupin and the writer are both detectivesCDanton and the writer are new
36、friendsDGermain and Danton are dangerous enemiesDBefore the discovery of DNA information in the 1980s, fingerprints(指纹) were the easiest way to solve serious crimesIts believed that each one of us has our own fingerprintsBut do you know that our fingerprints can show a lot about us?According to The
37、Conversation, fingerprints can show lifestyle and environment, eating habits, possible medical problems and even the job of a person.So how can we work all this out from just a simple fingerprint?Well, a fingerprint is formed when a finger touches a surfaceMost fingerprints cant be seen to the eye a
38、nd require a chemical development process in order to make them shownStuck between the raised lines of a fingerprint are things that can tell a story about who we areThings like sweat, blood and food show a lot of information about us.Besides, its use could be much widerFor example, it may be helpfu
39、l in the future to doctors treating their patientsA fingerprint check may also tell a doctor whether a patient is properly having a medicineIn the treatment of some of the most serious illnesses, having proper medicine is important.In the future, fingerprint science can be used by the police and hel
40、p doctors keep us in the best possible health.37.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?ADNA can be used to solve serious crimes.BFingerprints may show everything about us.CWe didnt begin to use fingerprints until 1980s.DFingerprints are now the easiest way to solve crimes.38.Fingerprints may not show a
41、 persons _.ALifestyle Blooks Ceating habits Dmedical problems39.According to the passage, doctors may know about a patient just through _.Aa physical examBa blood testCa fingerprint checkDa health check40.What will the fingerprints future use be like?AIt will be more widely used BIt will not be prop
42、erly used.CIt will be better than DNA. DIt will not be very helpful.第二部分非选择题部分四、根据首字母提示或括号单词的正确形式填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)41For s_, no one is allowed to smoke on the bus.42Although someone has a lot of w_, it doesnt make him happy.43Its blowing heavily outsidePlease s_ the window.44I s_ he will come i
43、f he is free this evening.45My grandfather is forgetfulHe often forgets to l_ the door when he goes out.46Parents always tell their kids not to speak to _（strange）outside.47After I had _ (lie) down for an hour, my headache was gone.48Grandpa was breathing _ after an hour of climbing without resting(
44、heavy)49Try to _ deeply, and you will feel more calm and peaceful(breath)50This is the _ (tidy) room I have ever seenWhat a mess!五、完成句子（10分）51为案件提供线索的证人将获得1000英镑的奖励。A reward of 1000_ to the witness_ clues to the case.52尽管他们是陌生人，但他们相处得很好。Although they were _, they _ each other.53结果原来是那天闯入银行的人是他的兄弟。It_that the man who _ the bank that day was his brother.54我想知道你是否与绑架那个小男孩有关。I wonder _ kidnapping the little boy.
