外研版英语九年级上册同步课时练习：Module 1　Unit 2　第（1）课时（WORD版含答案）

Unit 2　The Grand Canyon was not just big.
第一课时
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1．Look! The ________(天空) is very blue.
2．Look at the ________(标志)—No parking.
3．The little girl is sitting ________(在……旁边) her mother.
4．Mrs Green has got several ________(灰色的) rabbits.
5．Some tourists left the top of the mountain, but others would like to________ (逗留) there.
Ⅱ.用所给单词的适当形式填空
6．It's the most ________(wonder) light that I have ever seen.
7．Can you hear me ________(clear)
8．My friend ________(get) here in three days.
9．You should believe in ________(you). Don't give up, and you'll be successful.
Ⅲ.用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
10．2020·青岛Happiness _______ in the doctor's eyes every time she sees a patient get well.
11．Jane felt afraid when she walked in the ________________ valley.
12．There are many trees ________________ of the road.
13．Peter and I looked at ________________．
Ⅳ.单项选择
(　　)14.2020·乐山改编—Jack, can you swim ________ the river
—I don't think I can.It's too wide for me.
A．over B．across C．through D．under
(　　)15.2019·镇江—________ can you get to the airport
—In about 30 minutes. I'm on the way.
A. How soon B．How long C．How much D．How often
(　　)16.The teacher said, “Please ________ my question.”
A. answer to B．reply to
C．answer D．B and C
(　　)17.I stood on the top of Mount Tai and ________ to the small village below me.
A. looked down B．looked over
C．looked across D．looked after
(　　)18.Little Peter can ________ read all the new words in the text, which surprises us.
A. near B．nearby C．nearly D．beside
Ⅴ.2020·抚顺、本溪、辽阳改编用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文，其中有两个词是多余的
other, we, cold, help, low, train, change, however, on, warm, high, they
During May, most places in China are warm. But Mount Qomolangma is still 19.________ and covered with snow. At this time, a group of Chinese climbers are climbing the 20.________ mountain in the world. They are going to measure(测量) the height of the mountain.
In fact, China already measured the height of the mountain in 1975 (8，848.13 metres) and 2005 (8，844.43 metres). But the height can 21.________ as earth's plates(板块) move. As technology improves, people want to get more exact numbers.
22．________， measuring its height is not easy. The temperature there is －29℃， four degrees lower than that in Antarctica(南极洲). The snow there is 4－5 metres thick and strong winds blow all the time. Climbers have to carry scientific instruments to the world's rooftop(屋脊). They collect data(数据) 23.________ the top of the mountain. After that scientists study the data and calculate(计算) the height of the mountain.
To deal with the difficult conditions, team members started 24.________ in January. They have to sleep in 25.________ tents to keep warm. To save fresh water, climbers seldom take a shower or wash faces. As for food, they have three dishes and soup for each meal. It is easy to keep meat fresh in such a 26.________ temperature.
Though there are also some 27.________ difficulties that we cannot think of, the mountain is still worth measuring. An exact measurement can 28.________ to study the plate movement so that scientists can warn people the coming of the earthquakes.
答案
Ⅰ.1.sky　2.sign　3.beside
4．grey　5.remain
Ⅱ.6.wonderful　7.clearly
8．will get/is getting
9．yourself/yourselves
Ⅲ.10.shines　11.silent　12.on both sides　13.each other
Ⅳ.14.B　介词辨析。over意为“在……上方”；across意为“(从表面) 横过”；through意为“(从……内部)穿过”；under意为“在……之下”。由“It's too wide for me.”可知不能从河面游过去，故选B。
15．A　特殊疑问短语辨析。how soon意为“多久”，对“in＋一段时间”提问；how long意为“多长；多长时间”，对物体长度或一段时间提问；how much意为“多少”，对价格或不可数名词的量提问；how often意为“多久一次”，对频率提问。答语“In about 30 minutes.”为“in＋一段时间”，应用how soon进行提问。故选A。
16．D　17.A　18.C
Ⅴ.本文是一则新闻，介绍了中国第三次测量珠峰高度的必要性、难度及意义。
19．cold　20.highest　21.change　
22．However　23.on　24.training/to train
25．their　26.low　27.other　28.help