1、课时训练(十九)Unit 3(九上)(限时:30分钟).单项选择1.Why do you like orange so much?Because it represents and can make me feel .A.happy; joyB.joy; happyC.happy; happyD.joy; joy2.Can you tell me how many colours in a rainbow?Seven.A.there areB.are thereC.they areD.are they3.The match is so exciting. The opposite team i
2、s really strong.Youre right. But I am sure our team will win!A.thatB.ifC.whetherD.why4.The boy looks nice white and the red sweater looks good the girl.A.on; onB.in; inC.on; inD.in; on5.Jack has some difficulty the task by himself within two days.A.to finishB.finishesC.finishD.finishing6.2023安顺What
3、a heavy rain!So it is. I prefer rather than on such a rainy day.A.to go out; staying at homeB.staying at home; go outC.going out; stay at homeD.to stay at home; go out7.White and blue belong to calm colours. They can help you when you are nervous.A. go downB.calm downC.put downD.look down8.I think n
4、ot difficult reading English every morning.A.that; keepB.its; keep C.that; to keepD.it; to keep 9.The boy felt very and fell as soon as he lay on the bed.A.sleepy; sleepyB.asleep; asleepC.sleepy; asleepD.asleep; sleepy 10.2023福建改编We dont know , but it tells us the importance of friendship.A.what the
5、 story is aboutB.whether the story is trueC.when did the story take placeD.how is the story.阅读理解Many daily American expressions are based on colours.Red is a hot colour. Americans often use it to represent heat. When they say “red-hot”, that means they are very angry about something. Loud music is p
6、opular with many people. Some may say that such music is red-hot.Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say “Im in the pink” when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the 20th century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born
7、 with a nice pink colour that shows that they are in good health.Blue is a cool colour. The old blue music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blue music is slow and sad. Someone who is “blue” is very sad.The colour green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural colo
8、ur for humans. A person who has an upset stomach may say “Im feeling a bit green”. A person on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves can be said “looks very green”. Sometimes a person may be very jealous because he does not have anything as nice as someone has, like a fast new car. That pe
9、rson may say “Im green with envy”. Some people are green with envy when someone else has more dollars or “greenbacks”. Dollars are called greenbacks in American slang because that is the colour of the bottom of their bank notes.The colour black is used often in expressions. People may say “its a bla
10、ck day” when everything goes wrong on that day.In some cases, colours describe a situation.Blackouts were common during the World War . All the lights in a city were turned off at night to make it difficult for enemy planes to find their aims in the dark.11.What does “Im in the pink” mean?A.Im sad.B
11、.Im happy. C.Im healthy.D.Im worried.12.We describe a day on which everything goes wrong as . A.a red dayB.a green dayC.a pink dayD.a black day13.What does the underlined word “Blackouts” mean in Chinese?A.漆黑的夜晚B.穿黑衣服外出C.灯火管制D.去掉黑色14.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?A.People
12、in the USA use the colour black to express heat.B.If you are blue, you are very happy.C.Blue and red are both warm colours.D.If someone is very rich, you may be green with envy.任务型阅读阅读下面短文,根据短文内容填写表格,每空限填一词。Green is an important colour in nature. It is the colour of grass, the leaves on trees and mo
13、st growing plants. Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horn ha
14、d not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today. Someone who has ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early 1990s. A p
15、erson with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains(谷物). The new plants produced much larger crops(庄稼). The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural(农业的) scientists who had green thumbs. Green is also the colour used to de
