新人教版英语九年unit12you’resupposedtoshakehands单元测试

新人教版英语九年unit12you’resupposedtoshakehands单元测试内容摘要：

n learn about many differences in cultures by paring how some words are used. ( )31. The word “dog” in Chinese usually . A. shows peace B. stands for friendship C. has a negative meaning D. has a positive meaning ( )32. “Every dog has its day” means “ ” in English. A. Everybody in the world is lucky B. Each person lives his own way of life C. If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed D. Everybody has a time in life to be lucky ( )33. Western people usually use “cat” to refer to(指代 ) “_______”. A. a tired person B. a brave man C. a homeless person D. an unkind woman ( )34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Words show differences in cultures. B. Chinese people prefer dogs to cats. C. Western people regard cats as good friends. D. Rose is the national flower of all Western countries. ( )35. What’s the BEST title for the passage? A. Negative or Positive? B. Different Countries Have Different Cultures C. Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English D. What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese C That little “a” with a circle around it is most monly used as the “at” symbol. The symbol is usually found in addresses. Surprisingly though, there is no official (官方的 ) name for this symbol, there are lots of strange ways to describe the @ symbol. Before the @ symbol became the popular symbol for , it was used to show the cost of something. For example, if you bought 6 apples, you might write 6 apples @$ each. As is being more and more popular, the @ symbol or the “at” sign is used between a person’s online user name and his mail server address, for example, . The symbol’s use on the Inter made it necessary for people to put this symbol on keyboards in the countries that had never seen or used the symbol before. The actual origin (起源 ) of the @ symbol remains a mystery. According to an ancient western legend, during the Middle Ages before the invention of the printing press (印刷机 ), every letter of a word had to be written by hand for each copy of a book. The monks (僧侣 ) looked for ways to make the letters of mon words less. Although the word “at” was quite short, it was quite a mon word in texts and documents. As a result, they circled around “a” and created @. 根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。 （ 10 分） ( ) 36. What did someone mean by writing 5 pears @$ each in the past? A. He bought 5 pears for free. B. He paid $. C. 5 pears cost $. D. Each pear was $. ( ) 37. Why did the monks in the old times create @ most probably? A. Because @ could be printed very easily and clearly. B. Because they were ordered to invent some symbols. C. Because they didn’t want to write the word “at” again and again. D. Because they wanted to make their texts or documents look special. ( ) 38. Which of the following is NOT true? A. @ is often seen in addresses today. B. The @ symbol has always meant the same in history. C. The Inter makes @ bee more popular. D. The actual origin of @ is still difficult to explain. ( ) 39. What do we know from the passage? A. @ was used before the Middle Ages. B. @ is still always used to show prices of goods now. C. No one had seen @ before it was put on the keyboard. D. There was no @ on keyboards in some countries before. ( ) 40. Which is the BEST title for the passage? A. What is @ B. The secret of @ C. How to use @ D. The actual origin of @ D As we all know British love queues, but there is no real lineup(队列 ) in a bar — and the bar workers do know whose turn it is. But there still are some rules. For example, don’t speak loudly, or s。