Module9Lifehistory
Ⅰ.单项选择(每小题1分,共10分)
1.My aunt married D my uncle ten years ago.
A.with B.to C.in D./
2.—Did Bill clean the room last night?
— C He likes making his room clean.
A.Yes,he was. B.No,he wasn’t.
C.Yes,he did. D.No,he didn’t.
3.He could sing many songs B four.
A.at the age B.at the age of
C.at age of D.at age
4.He couldn’t A his bike.He wanted to who took his bike by mistake.
A.find;find out B.find out;find out
C.find out;find D.find;find
5.62434101 C many people at that time,his family was too poor to send him to school.
A.Such as B.Likes C.Like D.As
6.Lu Xun was one of the most famous C in China.
A.actors B.players C.writers D.scientists
7.Han Mei C us in the game at last yesterday.
A.joins B.join
C.joined D.joining
8.Mr Green decided C smoking last week.
A.stopped B.stops
C.to stop D.stop
9.Twenty years ago she was a B singer and had lots of fans around the country.
A.strict B.successful
C.careful D.difficult
10.All my family were very sad because my dog A .
A.died B.dead C.dies D.die
Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)
J.K.Rowling is the writer of HarryPotter,which is now one of the best-sellers in the world.She was
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born in Britain 11. A July 31st,1965.She had one sister who was two years younger than her.Both girls liked 12. C to their father’s bedtime stories.They especially loved stories about magic.Rowling wrote her first story 13. B the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990,an idea came to her.She wanted to write about a boy who had magic 14. A she didn’t know it.In 1992,Rowling began to 15. A the first HarryPotter book for young 16. D .It appeared in June,1997.The book was a great success.And the film came out in November,2001.Now the HarryPotter series(系列)is 17. B with people of all ages and about sixty million books were sold in 200 countries.In this series,Harry is an ordinary boy:polite,friendly,brave and 18. A .So when children read about Harry,they can imagine being like him.That’s 19. C the HarryPotter series has been so popular.
J.K.Rowling is very 20. D with the success.Now she’s really enjoying life.She said she would go on writing children’s books.
11.A.on B.in C.at D.for
12.A.listen B.speak C.listening D.speaking
13.A.in B.at C.for D.to
14.A.but B.so C.and D.or
15.A.write B.read C.sell D.find
16.A.writers B.drivers C.singers D.readers
17.A.good B.popular C.glad D.busy
18.A.clever B.foolish C.naughty D.difficult
19.A.when B.where C.why D.what
20.A.sad B.worried C.unhappy D.happy
Ⅲ.阅读理解(每小题2分,共20分)
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Do you like Jay Chou?He is very famous in Asia.His songs are very popular among the students.
He was born on January 18th,1979 in Taiwan.His mother is a teacher in a middle school.His parents divorced when he was 14.He lived with his mother.His mother was very strict with him.
When he was three years old,his mother found he was good at music.She bought a piano for him.So Jay Chou began to play the piano after school every day.When he was in school,he often liked listening to music alone.Soon he began to write songs.
In 1996,he worked as a waiter after he left school.Four years later,he issued(发行) his first album called Jay.He became very famous.
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21.Jay Chou was born in C .
A.Beijing B.Hong Kong
C.Taiwan D.Guangzhou
22.His mother is a A .
A.teacher B.doctor C.worker D.driver
23.What did he do at first after he left school? B
A.He began to write songs.
B.He worked as a waiter.
C.He became very famous.
D.He bought a piano.
24.Jay Chou issued his first album called Jay in B .
A.1996 B.2000 C.2001 D.1979
25.What’s the meaning of the underlined word? C
A.歌曲 B.演唱会
C.唱片 D.海报
B
Jennifer Lopez is a famous actress(女演员).She is also a singer and a dancer! Jennifer is also called J-Lo.She was born in the Bronx,a poor area in New York.
It is famous for being dangerous at night.A lot of famous actors and singers come from the Bronx.J-Lo’s parents were very strict.They wanted her to be successful in America.She was never allowed to miss even one day of school or church.Her parents worked hard.They wanted her to work hard,too.J-Lo’s parents spoke Spanish.But they made sure that J-Lo could also speak English.J-Lo’s dad said that she was very strong-minded and competitive(好竞争的) as a child.She always wanted to win.She was good at everything she tried to do.She started dance lessons when she was 5.
26.Where does J-Lo come from? B
A.China. B.America.
C.Japan. D.England.
27.It’s C when you go out at night in the Bronx.
A.happy B.safe
C.dangerous D.exciting
28.Why were Jennifer’s parents so strict? D
A.Because they work hard.
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B.Because she was too lazy.
C.Because the Bronx was so dangerous.
D.Because they wanted her to be successful.
29.Jennifer Lopez was C when she was a child.
A.a famous singer
B.a famous dancer
C.strong-minded and competitive
D.successful
30.What is the best title of the passage? D
A.The Bronx in New York
B.The dangers of the Bronx
C.Interests of Jennifer’s parents
D.Jennifer’s abilities and her success
Ⅳ.词语运用(每小题1分,共15分)
A.根据首字母或汉语提示完成句中单词。
31.Do you like the poems by Li Bai?
32.My father likes reading newspapers/novels after supper.
33.—Do you know what the date (日期) is today?
—Sorry,I don’t know.
34.Do you want to be a successful (成功的)woman like Zhang Haidi?
35.We begin school in September(九月)every year.
B.用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
36.June 1st is Children’s (child) Day.
37.My father left(leave) school at the age of ten.
38.He was a successful (success) scientist.
39.Wang Tao didn’twatch (not watch) TV last night.He did his homework.
40.My son finishes reading (read) poems.
Ⅴ.任务型阅读(每小题2分,共10分)
Many young people in China know about Celine Dion,a famous Canadian pop singer.She sang the song “My heart will go on” for Titanic(《泰坦尼克号》).
Celine Dion’s home town was in Montreal Quebec,Canada.She was the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family.Her large family formed(组成) a singing group.They travelled and played folk(民间)
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music.They were famous in their home town.Celine’s mother wrote her first song for her,and she recorded it with her brother when she was twelve years old.Then a local rock manager named Rene Angelil was interested in them.(A)He asked Mrs Dion taking her two children to come to his office. Later he gave strong support(支持) for Celine.(B)In 1994,they were married.
As a singing star,Celine Dion won many prizes(奖) and soon became popular all over the world.She sang at the opening of(在……的开幕式上) the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,the USA.In 1997,she made the whole world hit(使全世界为之一震) with the song “My heart will go on”.
41.根据短文内容用适当的词语补全句子。
(1)Many young Chinese people know about Celine Dion.
(2)Celine’s large family formed a singinggroup.
42.根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)误(F)。
Celine Dion won many prizes and soon became popular in the world.( T )
43.文中(A)处画线部分有无错误,若有请改正。
taking→totake
44.将(B)处句子译成汉语。
他们于1994年结婚了。
45.根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
(1)How many people were there in Celine’s big family?
16./Sixteen.
(2)Who gave Celine Dion strong support?
ReneAngelil.
Ⅵ.短文填空(每空1分,共10分)
用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式完成短文
find,have to,health,on,success,rich,return,find,start,job
Jack London is a famous American writer.He was born 46. on January 12th,1876,in San Francisco,California.His family was very poor,so Jack 47. hadto leave school to make money.He worked very hard in many different 48. jobs .
Later,Jack 49. returned to school,but he didn’t stay there.In 1897,he went to Alaska 50. tofind gold.But he didn’t find any gold.Instead,he 51. found ideas for his books and stories.He returned home and 52. started to write.His works were 53. successful ,and he became 54. rich and famous in his twenties.
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Jack London was not a happy man.For poor 55.health,he took his own life in 1916.He was only 40 years old.
Ⅶ.书面表达(共25分)
贝多芬的音乐闻名全球,深受人们的喜爱。根据下面表格所给的提示,写一篇60词左右的人物简介。
贝多芬
德国伟大的作曲家
1770~1827
自幼爱好音乐,钢琴弹得很好,28岁得了耳病,18年后完全聋了;在此期间他仍继续工作,他的大部分作品都出自这个时期;《第九交响曲》是他一生中最著名的作品之一
参考词汇:贝多芬Beethoven;德国的German;作曲家composer;聋的deaf;继续工作go on working;《第九交响曲》TheNinthSymphony
BeethovenwasagreatGermancomposer.Hewasbornin1770anddiedin1827.Hewasfamousallovertheworld.
Whenhewasyoung,helikedmusicandplayedthepianoverywell.Attheageof28,therewassomethingwrongwithhisears,and18yearslater,hewasdeaf.Duringthetime,hestillwentonworkingandhewrotemostofhisworks.TheNinthSymphonywasoneofhismostfamousworksinhislife.
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