外研九年级上学期module8试题

外研九年级上学期Module8试题Class:Name:Marks：（满分120分）一.单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。()1.—IsYiJianlianNBAplayer? —Heusedtobe.ButnowheplaysforGuangdongSouthernTigersinCBA. A.a B.an C.the D./()2. —OurclasswillplayClassThree. —Really?Well,you’vegotnochanceofwinningthematch. A.for B.into C.on D.against()3. —Amandaledustovictory. —Really?Youmusttakegreatpridein. A.me B.her C.us D.them()4. —Lucy,what’syourfortakingthisafternoonoff? —Well,I’llhavetotakecareofmysickmotherathome. A.point B.decision C.excuse D.action()5. —Thismorning,webrokeMrsWhite’swindowwhenwewereplayingfootball. —Nowondersheiswithyou. A.mad B.pleased C.strict D.patient()6.WhenIgottothesquare,anumberofpeopledancingthere. A.is B.are C.was D.were()7.TheBrownslovetheirsonsomuchthattheyalwayswanttostophimfromintotrouble. A.gets B.toget C.getting D.willget()8. —IhopeLindawon’tgotoAmerica. —thetruth.Shehasbookedtheplaneticket. A.Face B.Avoid C.Like D.Refuse()9.Lukeonthelegbyabadman.Nowheisinhospital. A.kicks B.kicked C.iskicked D.waskicked()10. —DoyouthinkDancanpassthetest? —Sure,hehasthetofinishthework. A.time B.ability C.luck D.symbol()11. —therecordagain? —Yes,Tobyisreallyagoodrunner. A.Does;break B.Did;break C.Was;broken D.Have;broken()12.—Mygrandmafeelsterriblebecausesheisheadaches. —Whydon’tyoutakehertoseeadoctor? A.lookingfor B.sufferingfrom C.dyingof D.takingup()13.—Ihavegotusedtolivinginthiscity.ButIstillmissmyoldfriends________. —Oldfriendsarebest,right? A.intime B.atthesametime C.fromtimetotimeD.ontime()14.Jimmylostthegame,heisstillasymbolofcourageinmyheart. A.If B.Although C.Since D.Because()15.—Mom,isitOKformetowatchTVforawhile? —Sorry.WhynotwatchTVafteryourhomework? A.completes B.completed C.hascompleted D.iscompleted()16.InTerry’sopinion,isnotfairtogiveMariatheprize. A.it B.that C.one D.this()17.—Lookattheschoolbag.Whoseitbe? —ItbeJudy’s,butIamnotquitesure. A.can;must B.can;might C.must;must D.must;might()18.—Thisplaceusedtobefulloftrees,it? —Yes.Butnowithasturnedintobuildings. A.did B.didn’t C.was D.wasn’t()19. —Iwanttolearnaforeignlanguage.Canyougivemesomeadvice? —Sure.,youshouldchoosealanguagewhichyouareinterestedin. A.Atlast B.Bytheway C.Firstofall D.Foratime()20.—DoyouthinkTimwillapologisetome? —.Heneversayssorrytoanybody. A.Noway B.Nicework C.Goodluck D.Ithinkso二.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。ATherewasonceaboywhowouldnevergetdressedwhenhisparentstoldhimto.Hetodressinamuchstrangermanner,butaboveall,helikedtotakehistime.Hisparentswereinahurry,andwantedhimtobealotquicker,theboydidn’tlikethis,andhewouldslowdownevenmore.Oneday,hisparentswereintheirusualhurry,andtheygotsowhenhedidn’tmind(介意)thisatall.Sotheywentout.Whiletheboywasstandingnakedoutsidehishouse,waitingforhisparentstothecar,thelocalpigfarmercamealong.Thepigfarmerwashardofhearingandhadpooreyesight.Notonlythat,buthe’dalsoforgottentoputhisonthatday.Whenhesawthelittleboy’spinkskin,hethoughtitwasoneofhispigs.Withabitofshoutingandpushing,thefarmertogettheboysafelybacktoapigsty.Hewasthereforthewholeday,livingthepigsandsharingtheirfoodandhome.Finally,though,hisparentsfoundhim.Theboyhadhadsuchadaythatneveragaindidhewanttobemistakenforanythingexceptahumanbeing.Nowadayshe’sthefirsttogetdressed,andlookperfectlyneatandtidy.()21. A.stoppedB.remembered C.agreed D.preferred()22. A.always B.hardly C.nearly D.still()23. A.so B.but C.because D.or()24. A.angry B.surprised C.sad D.excited()25. A.mother B.boy C.father D.parents()26. A.find B.sell C.drive D.bring()27. A.clothes B.hat C.glasses D.shoes()28. A.tried B.decided C.helped D.managed()29. A.except B.without C.among D.beside()30. A.terrible B.relaxing C.amazing D.tiringBMyfirstmemoryofbeinginphotographywasseeingabeautifulpictureinamagazinewhenIwas9yearsold.IwassoattractedthepicturethatIcutitoutandputitinmybooks.Inhighschool,inordertoowna,Ifoundapart-timejobduringmysummervacation.Withmycamera,Icantakepicturesanywhereandatanytime.Gradually,photographybecameahobbyforme.,Istillhadnoconcept(概念)ofphotographerorartoranythinglikethat.Ijustthoughtitwastotakepictures.Butwasphotographymyprofession?Iwouldsayitwasasdistant(遥远的)assaying,“IwanttobearockstarwhenIgrowup.”andIbegantothatmanypeopletheirlivingbytakingpictures.Theygoallovertheworldandtakeallkindsofpictures.Itthatitisahardjob,butit’ssointerestingforme.Now,Igraduallyunderstandaphotographeris.()31.A.excited B.interested C.bored D.worried()32.A.by B.on C.with D.in()33.A.lovely B.favourite C.useful D.familiar()34.A.book B.picture C.camera D.mobilephone()35.A.However B.And C.But D.If()36.A.easy B.fun C.boring D.difficult()37.A.think B.know C.hear D.realise()38.A.grow B.enjoy C.make D.get()39.A.seems B.tells C.says D.reports()40.A.who B.what C.how D.why三.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。A.That’sagoodidea.B.Howwillwegotothepark?C.Wherewillitbeheld?D.IsthereanythingIcando?E.Doesitdependonyourmom?F.Whatareyougoingtodo?G.Whenandwhereshallwemeet?A:Therewillbeacharityshowtomorrow.B:(41)_______A:ItwillbeheldattheCenterPark.B:(42)________A:Ofcourse.Therearemanythingsyoucando.Youcansingtoraisemoneyfortheblind.B:(43)________ButIcan’tsingwell.A:tomorrow.B:OK!(44)________A:I’mgoingtodrawpicturesandsellthemtoraisemoneyfordisabledpeople.B:Soundsgreat!(45)________A:Let’smeetat8:00amtomorrowattheschoolgate.B:OK.Seeyouthen.四.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。AEmojis,oremoticons,arepicture-likecharacterswhichmanypeoplefindnecessaryintheirsocialnetworkingcommunications.Theyallowpeopletolivenuptheirtextswithhundredsofcolourfulimages.Butdoyouoftenfeelthattherearestillnotenoughemojistoexpress(表达)yourselfverywell?LauraUstick,managerofafast-foodrestaurantinIllinois,US,said,“Thereareemojisforicecream,pizzaandsushi,butnotfortheall-Americanhotdog.”That’swhyheandotheremojifansaretakingactiontogetmoreemojis.“Whenwewanttowritesomethingcute,it’sjustnotthere,”UsticktoldTheWallStreetJournal.Otheremojifansaretryingtogetsymbolslikecupcakesandbacon,accordingtothenewspaper.TheBBCalsoreportedonapetition(请愿书)postedonDoScallingonAppletoincreasethediversity(多样性)withinitskeyboard.However,noteveryonecandesign(设计)anemojisymbol.EmojisarelargelycontrolledbytheUnicodeConsortium.Itwasfoundedbysomecomputerprogrammersinthe1980s.Inresponse(答复)totheDoSpetition,anApplespokespersonlastmonthsaid,“WehavebeenworkingcloselywiththeUnicodeConsortium.Wearetryingtomeettheneedsofemojifans.”()46.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthat_______. A.thereareenoughemojis B.there’snoneedforpeopletouseemojis C.someemojisaredangerous D.emojiscanhelppeopleexpressthemselves()47.WhatcanwelearnaboutLauraUstick? A.Heisnotanemojifan. B.Hehopestherewillbemoreemojis. C.Hedoesn’tlikeeatinghotdogs. D.HeworksforTheWallStreetJournal.()48.WhichofthefollowingaboutAppleisTRUE? A.ItpostedthepetitiononDoS. B.Itcannotdesignemojisymbols. C.ItiscontrolledbytheUnicodeConsortium. D.Itwasfoundedinthe1980s.()49.Whowouldbethemostinterestedinthispassage? A.Emojifans. B.Textbookwriters. C.Foodlovers. D.Restaurantmanagers. ()50.Thepassageprobablycomesfroma(n)_______. A.story B.diary C.report D.advertisementBandheacceptsthejobofwatchinghisparrotovertheIt’snowthedaybeforeThanksgiving,andthisguyishavingguestsover!Heshakesthebirdandyells,“STOPIT!!!”This,ofcourse,justmakesthebirdmadandheswearsmorethanever.Thentheguygetsmadand(橱柜).Butthebirdswearsevenlouderthanbefore.Atthatpoint,theguyissomadthathethrowsthebirdintothefreezer(冰柜).Forthefirstfewsecondsthereisaterriblenoise.Thenthebirdsuddenlygetsveryquiet.Atfirsttheguyjustwaits,butthenhestartstothinkthatthebirdmaybehurt.Afteracoupleofminutesofsilence,he’ssoworriedthatheopensupthefreezerdoor.Thebirdclimbsontotheman’sarmandsays,“AwfullysorryaboutthetroubleIgaveyou.Iwilldomybesttoimprovemyvocabularyfromnowon.”Themanisastounded.Hecan’tunderstandthesuddenchangethathascomeovertheparrot.“So,bytheway,”theparrotsays,lookingnervouslybacktowardsthefreezer,“whatdidtheturkeydo?”()51.Thereadingaboveisa_____. A.lovestory B.joke C.filmreview D.diary()52.Thestoryhappenson_____. A.Thanksgiving B.Christmas C.thedaybeforeChristmas D.thedaybeforeThanksgiving()53.Themanlockstheparrotinakitchencabinetbecausethebird_____. A.doesn’tlikehisfriends B.talksalot C.refusestostopswearing D.ismuchtooshy()54. A.veryangry B.verysurprised C.verypleased D.veryworried()55.Whydoestheparrotsuddenlygetveryquiet? A.Becausehedoesn’twanttobehurt. B.Becausethemanwarnstokillhim. C.Becausethebirdgetsverytired. D.Becausetheturkeytellshimto.CWeareverypleasedwiththe2011-2012autumn-semesterstudentphotocompetition.ThethirdprizewenttoAuraTanase,astudentfromtheUniversityofVienna,for“ShootingonEdinburgh”.ThesecondprizewenttoSaraNairn,astudentfromtheUniversityofMelbourne,for“7-LeggedCrawl”.Finally,thefirstprizewenttoEmilyGraham,astudentfromtheUniversityofMelbourne,for“MeattheTopofSnowdonia”!TheprizewinnerswhowerestillinNottinghamwerepresentedwiththeirprizesbyInternationalOfficestaffontheUniversityParkcampus.Nowit’syourturntoenterthisyear’scompetition!Thisyear,thephotocompetitionisopentoallstudents21,Inter-CampusandSocrates-ofNottingham.There$500;and3rdprize-$250inadditiontoaUniversityofNottinghamshirt!May1st,2013.()56.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout? A. B. C. D.()57.Thestudentwhotookthephotonamed______wonthesecondprize. A.“MeattheTopofSnowdonia” B.“7-LeggedCrawl” C.“ShootingonEdinburgh” D.“AutumnSemester”()58.Whatwillonegetifhewinsthe3rdprizeatthe2012-2013photocompetition? A.$250andashirt. B.$250. C.$500andashirt.D.$500.()59.April30th,2013wasa______. A.Sunday B.Monday C.Tuesday D.Wednesday()60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.SaraNairnisastudentfromtheUniversityofVienna. B.Thestudentswhostudyabroadcan’ttakepartinthe2012-2013photocompetition. C.Teacherscanalsoenterthe2012-2013photocompetition. D.IfonesubmitshisphotosafterMay1st,2013,hemaylosethechanceofenteringthe2012-2013photocompetition.DRoryO’Chee,whois14,lovestakingphotos,andhaspractisedhisskillsbytakingshotsonphotooutingswithhisdad,Bill.Roryenjoys“walkingthroughascene”,andtakeshistimewithdifferenttypesofshots.“Heknowswhatheisdoing,”saysBill.Hehasgreatinsight(悟性)andworksthingsoutforhimself.”includingRomaStreetParklands,theStoryBridge,KurilpaBridgeandNewsteadHouse—totakephotos.“It’sreallysatisfyingandheenjoysitalot,”saysBill.Rorysaysheenjoysthecreativitythatistodowithphotography.Hehasenjoyedtakingphotosofthebeach,flowersinparksandofCityHallinBrisbane.“Ilikeallmyphotos,”saysRory.“Theyarealldifferent.”Hehasbeenrecognisedforhisphotos—withhisworkbeingfeaturedinaphotographicexhibitinKingGeorgeSquareaspartofDownSyndromeAwarenessWeekin2011.RoryhasalsohadphotosshownattheEkkainBrisbane,aswellasattheMalenyshowandattheNundahVillageArtFestival.Rorywasverypleasedwhenhehadhisfirstphotoexhibition.BillsaysthatRoryenjoysthefeelingofbeingappreciated(欣赏)byothers.“It’ssomethingspecialthathecangetexcitedabout,”hesays.“It’sgivenhimawholenewwaytothinkaboutthings.He’susingtechnologytofightdisability(缺陷)inhisbody,andthere’ssomethingabouthisphotosthatpeoplefindmoving.”()61.HowhasRoryimprovedhisphotography? A.Bytakingprivatelessons. B.Byjoiningaphotographyclub. C.Bytakingdifferenttypesofshots. D.Bytakingpartinphotocompetitions.()62.AccordingtoBill,Rory______. A.prefersmathstophotography B.isbetterattakingphotosofpeople C.hasawideknowledgeofphotographyD.isquickatlearningphotography()63.Theunderlined“it”inParagraph5refersto(指的是)“______”. A.takingshotsonphotooutings B.NewsteadHouse C.differentplacesaroundBrisbane D.thecreativitythatistodowithphotography()64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage? A. B.Roryhadhisfirstphotoexhibitionin2011. C.Roryisaboywithdisabilityinhisbody. D.Roryhashadsomesuccessinphotography.()65. A.Toadviseustolearnphotography. B.Todescribethelifeofaphotographer. C.Togiveadviceonhowtotakegoodphotos. D.Totellusaboutayoungphotographer.五.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词