外研版九年级英语下册单元测试题Module 8

外研版九年级英语下册单元测试题Module 8‎ 限时：60分钟 满分：100分 一、单项选择(每小题1.5分, 共15分)‎ ‎1. —Tomorrow is mum's birthday. Let's buy some flowers for her.‎ ‎— OK.I know she likes ________ best.‎ A. dresses B. rings C. handbags D. roses ‎2. Chinese parents always try their best ________a good education environment for their kids.‎ A. provide B. to provide C. providing D. provides ‎3. The four tools ________ people use for Chinese handwriting are called “Four Treasures of Study”. ‎ A. that B. who C. what D. whom ‎4. —Sam, my iPhone is in my bedroom. Could you ________ it for me?‎ ‎—No problem.‎ A. bring B. fetch C. take D. carry ‎5. —There is little money for Mr. Lee to buy a ticket for today's show, ________?‎ ‎—Exactly.‎ A. are there B. isn't there C. aren't there D is there ‎6. As we know, many successful people never ________ no matter what difficulties they've had.‎ A. stay up B. cheer up C. take up D. give up ‎7. Mom, have you seen my toy bear? I don't know________ I have left it.‎ A. why B. when C. how D. where ‎8. —What time is it?‎ ‎— ________?‎ ‎—I asked what time it was.‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ A. What else B. Really C. Pardon D. OK ‎9. —Excuse me, I want some books, but I can't find a bookshop here.‎ ‎—I know ________ on my way home. Come with me, please.‎ A. this B. one C. it D. that ‎10. —Why do you like watching QJ TV News?‎ ‎—Because I want to know ________ around Qujing.‎ A. what's happening B. why will it happen C. who's happening D. when we will go 二、完形填空 (每小题2分, 共20分) 【2020·黔西南州】‎ When I graduated from university, I decided to make my life a difference. I became a volunteer __________11 and was sent to Ghana (加纳). So, __________12 a group of helpful young volunteers, I went on my journey. I was very __________13 this great chance. ‎ The schools there were quite poor. The students had to walk miles to __________14 their schools. They had lots of work at home. Though they had __________15 days, these children were joyful. ‎ This was my __________16 time living abroad in a different culture. I had to get used to the __________17 conditions. There was no electricity, running water, phone or the Internet. There was no airconditioner (空调) at a place where the __________18 often goes over 38°C! It was too hot to move. Before coming here, I __________19 thought I could live in such an environment. However, I could end each day with a beautiful African sunset. At night, I could __________20 the whole Milky Way (银河). ‎ That is my experience which is unforgetable and worth the time and energy!‎ ‎11. A. professor B. teacher C. student D. foreigner ‎12. A. by B. to C. with D. for ‎13. A. thankful for B. sorry about C. calm about D. angry with ‎14. A. go through B. look for C. live in D. get to ‎15. A. happy B. relaxing C. tiring D. quiet ‎16. A. last B. first C. second D. third 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎17. A. studying B. playing C. travelling D. living ‎18. A. weather B. sky C. sun D. temperature ‎19. A. still B. never C. often D. usually ‎20. A. enjoy B. look C. search D. like 三、阅读理解(每小题2分, 共10分)‎ What might the future be like? Here are some predictions: things to come, things to go.‎ The Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of Chinese. More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult. But in 28 years, the Spring Festival travel may not be a problem at all. China plans to build more than 120, 000 kilometers of railways and a fast transportation network that will serve 90% of the population by 2020.And because most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so it will no longer be a problem.‎ Newspapers will come to an end in 2043.In the future, digital(数字的) newspapers will be sent to personal web tools through the Internet. Readers can discuss topics with journalists and editors. Information will move faster.‎ Oil is running out faster than expected. But scientists have found something else for oil as fuel(燃料). Coal, natural gas, solar power, nuclear power and even water can take the place of oil as sources of energy(能源). ‎ Schools will go electronic(电子的). Computers will be important and popular among the students. Everything will be in the computer and students will not need to bring books to school. They will find information on the Internet. A computer will be the students' library, schoolbag and connection to the outside world. There will be robot teachers, who will check homework on computers and communicate with the students' parents through email. And school buses will be like spaceships, comfortable and safe.‎ ‎21. More than 2 billion people have a hard time returning home during ________. ‎ A. Christmas Day ‎ B. National Day 9‎ ‎ ‎ C. the Spring Festival ‎ D. the MidAutumn Festival ‎22. The newspapers will disappear ________. ‎ A. in 28 years B. by 2020‎ C. by 2053 D. in 24 years ‎23. ________ is not mentioned in the passage as sources of energy.‎ A. Coal B. Wind C. Nuclear power D. Water ‎24. From the passage we can know ________ in the future.‎ A. the Spring Festival travel may still be a problem B. 90% of the population will live in the city C. robot teachers will check homework D. readers can discuss topics with each other through the Internet ‎25. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?‎ A. Schools will go electronic.‎ B. Computers will be important.‎ C. There will be robot teachers.‎ D. School buses will be like spaceships.‎ 四、综合填空(每小题1.5分, 共15分)‎ 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空 Why Short Stories Are the Best for English Learning?‎ You get more time to focus on words. When a text is short, you can have more time to learn how every single word is used and what importance it has in ________26 text. This is more useful for those ________27 are beginners of English.‎ You can read a whole story at a time. Attention length is very important for learning. And the ability to finish a story gives you more time ________28 (understand) it. Short stories are written to give you ________29 (much) information with less effort.‎ It is much easier to read one story every day than trying to read a big novel that never ________30 (seem) to an end.‎ You can share them easily in a group. Since short stories can ________31 (read)‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ in any place, they are perfect for book clubs and learning circles. Most of the time these groups do not work because members have no time to read. Short stories are the perfect way for them.‎ You can focus more on ideas. Language is less about ________32 (word) but more about the meanings behind them. If you spend all your time ________33 (learn) vocabulary and grammar, you will never be able to speak a language ________34 (smooth) because you will have little to talk about. Short stories give you the chance to understand big ideas in a short text.‎ In a word, short stories will not only improve your English reading comprehension(理解力)________35 also open your mind to the outside world.‎ 五、词汇运用(每小题2分, 共10分)‎ 根据句意及汉语提示拼写单词 ‎36. There are some nice ________ (玫瑰) on the teacher's desk. ‎ ‎37. Do you mind if I open your ________ (手提包)? ‎ ‎38. My mum left a ________ (便条) to me before she went to Beijing for a meeting. ‎ ‎39. She always shows ________ (善意) to children and animals. ‎ ‎40. When I woke up this morning, I saw a beautiful birthday card at my _____ (床头).‎ 六、书面表达(30分)‎ 请你根据下表中所提供的信息以“Learn to express thanks”为题, 用英语写一篇演讲稿。‎ 背景 ‎1.认为上中学时吃好穿好是应该的；‎ ‎2. 走向社会后没有感恩意识。‎ 学会感恩 ‎1.感谢社会给我们提供良好的教育机会；‎ ‎2. 感谢父母抚养我们；‎ ‎3. 感谢老师传授知识；‎ ‎4. 感谢朋友的支持与鼓励。‎ 要求：1.演讲稿应包括所提供的所有内容, 可以适当发挥；‎ ‎2. 演讲稿中不得出现真实的人名、地名及能够透露你个人身份的信息；‎ ‎3. 词数：80—100。‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________‎ 参考答案 一、1.D 解析：考查名词辨析。句意：“明天是妈妈的生日。我们给她买些花吧。”好的。我知道她最喜欢玫瑰。”dresses连衣裙；rings戒指；handbags手提包；roses玫瑰。故选D。‎ ‎2. B ‎3. A 解析：先行词the four tools是物, 关系词用that, 故选A。‎ ‎4. B 解析：take指把东西“从近处带到远处”；bring指把东西“从远处带到近处”；fetch指“去把东西取来”；carry一般指“携带”, 没有方向性。根据句意可知是“去取来”, 故选B。‎ ‎5. D 解析：语法分析法。反意疑问句遵循“前肯后否, 前否后肯”的原则, little“不多的”, 用在句子中, 句子视作否定句, 因此后面的反意疑问句要用肯定形式, 排除B、C；money是不可数名司, be动词用is, 故选D。‎ ‎6. D ‎ ‎7. D 解析：考查宾语从句引导词的辨析。句意：妈妈, 你看见我的玩具熊了吗?我不知道我把它丢在哪儿了。表示“在哪儿”应用引导词where。‎ ‎8. C ‎9. B 解析：this这个；one一个；it它；that那个。此处没有特指哪一个, 只是说有一个书店。故选B。‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎10. A 解析：宾语从句用陈述语序, 可排除选项B；根据句意, 可知选A。‎ 二、文章大意：本文讲述了作者大学毕业后成为一名志愿教师的经历。‎ ‎11. B 解析：句意为“我成为了一名志愿教师, 并被派往加纳”。professor教授; teacher教师; student学生; foreigner外国人。根据下文“The schools there were quite poor. ”以及“The students had to walk miles…”可知, 是成为一名志愿教师, 故选B。‎ ‎12. C 解析：句意为“所以, 和一群乐于助人的年轻志愿者一起, 我踏上了旅程”。by通过; to去, 往; with和; for为了。根据句意指“和一群年轻志愿者”, 故选C。‎ ‎13. A 解析：句意为“我非常感谢这个好机会”。thankful for对……感谢; sorry about对……抱歉; calm about冷静; angry with对……生气。根据句意指“我非常感谢这个好机会”, 对应文章最后一段的unforgettable和worth the time and energy。故选A。‎ ‎14. D 解析：句意为“学生们要走几英里才能到学校”。go through经历; look for寻找; live in住在; get to到达。根据句意指“走几英里才能到学校”, 故选D。‎ ‎15. C 解析：句意为“虽然他们的日子很累, 但他们很快乐”。happy快乐; relaxing令人放松的; tiring令人疲惫的; quiet安静的。根据“They had lots of work at home. ”可知, 他们的日子很累, 故选C。‎ ‎16. B 解析：句意为“这是我第一次在异国文化中生活”。last最后; first第一; second第二; third第三。根据下文“I had to get used to the living conditions. ”我必须要适应这里的生活环境, 说明是第一次在异国他乡生活。故选B。‎ ‎17. D 解析：句意为“我不得不适应那里的生活环境”。studying学习; playing玩; travelling旅行; living居住。下一句提到的没有电、自来水、电话和互联网, 这些都属于生活条件。故选D。‎ ‎18. D 解析：句意为“在一个温度经常超过38摄氏度的地方没有空调！”weather天气; sky天空; sun太阳; temperature温度。根据句中“goes over 38℃”可知, 温度经常超过38℃, 故选D。‎ ‎19. B 解析：句意为“来这里之前, 我从没想过我能在这样的环境中生活”‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎。still仍然; never从不; often经常; usually通常。故选B。‎ ‎20. A 解析：句意为“晚上, 我可以欣赏整个银河”。enjoy欣赏; look看; search搜查; like喜欢。根据句意指“欣赏整个银河”, 故选A。‎ 三、21.C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中More than 2 billion people travel at the same time, making getting travel tickets and the journey difficult.可知选C。‎ ‎22. D 解析：数字计算题。根据第三段中Newspapers will come to an end in 2043.计算可知20432019＝24, 故选D。‎ ‎23. B 解析：细节理解题。根据短文第四段描述, 可知没有提到风能, 故选B。‎ ‎24. C 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中There will be robot teachers, who will check homework on computers..., 可知选C。‎ ‎25. A 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中Schools will go electronic(电子的). 及下文描述, 可知本段主要是说学校将电子化。故选A。‎ 四、26.the 解析：考查冠词的用法。text在文中是第二次出现, 其前应使用定冠词the。‎ ‎27. who 28.to understand ‎29. more ‎30. seems 解析：考查主谓一致。句意：每天读一个故事比读一本似乎永远不结束的受欢迎的小说简单得多。that never...作定语从句, 时态应使用一般现在时, that指代a big novel, 在从句中作主语, seem应使用第三人称单数。‎ ‎31. be read 解析：考查被动语态。句意：由于短篇小说可以在任何地方被阅读……空格处所填动词与主语之间是被动关系。含有情态动词的被动语态的构成：can be ＋动词的过去分词, 故填be read。‎ ‎32. words 解析：考查名词的复数。句意：语言很少是关于词汇的, 更多的是关于词汇背后的含义。words和meanings在句中为并列关系。‎ ‎33. learning 解析：考查非谓语动词的用法。spend time doing sth.“花费时间做某事”, 是固定结构。‎ ‎34. smoothly 解析：考查副词。句意：如果你把所有的时间都花费在学习词汇和语法上, 你将永远不能流利地说一门语言, 因为你将没有什么可讨论的。应使用副词smoothly修饰实义动词speak。‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎ ‎35. but 解析：考查固定短语。not only ...but also ...意为“不仅……而且……”。故填but。‎ 五、36.roses 37.handbag 38.note 39. kindness 40.bedside 六、范文：‎ Learn to express thanks Boys and girls, ‎ The topic of my speech today is “Learn to express thanks”. We find some students want to eat well and wear fashionable clothes at school. When they leave school and enter the society, they don't show any sense of thanks. I think this behavior is not correct. As students, we should① learn to express thanks. The society offers us a chance to② receive good education. And our parents also support us to② go to school. Our teachers teach us much knowledge, so we should① thank them. We should① also thank our friends because they give us courage and support. In the future, we should① never forget the society, our parents, teachers and friends. At present, we should study hard in order to make our world more beautiful. Thank you for your listening!‎ 点评：本文符合发言稿的三个组成部分：称呼、正文和结束语。正文部分运用了“提出话题——分别介绍——致谢”三步法。第一步：提出话题(第1～4句)。第二步：分别介绍(第5～11句)。第三步：致谢(第12句)。‎ 添彩点：①文中多处使用了情态动词should, 体现出应该“学会感恩”, 观点明确。②恰当使用了offer sb. a chance to do, support sb.to do 等短语。‎ 9‎ ‎ ‎