外研版英语九年级下册课课练：Module 3 Unit 2 I think life is better today. 第1课时（含答案及部分解析）

Unit 2 第1课时
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1.Look! The man is standing in the 　　　　(寒冷).
2.The girl is fond of the 　　　　(极小的) toy cat.
3.A red traffic 　　　　(电灯) means you must stop.
4.The city must improve its public 　　　　(交通).
5.Yang Mi played a leading 　　　　(角色) in the new film.
Ⅱ.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
electricity, educate, candle, heat, postman
6.Many parents send their children to foreign schools for 　　　　.
7.Mr Li bought a new 　　　　bike yesterday.
8.Lucy blew out all the 　　　　in one go.
9.The sun gives us light and 　　　　every day.
10.—What do your brothers do
—They are 　　　　. They work in a post office.
Ⅲ.单项选择
(　　)11.I can’t walk 　　　　this heat. I am so thirsty!
A.on B.under
C.in D.about
(　　)12.[2020·新疆] —Why don’t the doctors stop 　　　　lunch
—Because they are busy 　　　　a patient.
A.to have; to save B.having; saving
C.to have; saving D.having; to save
(　　)13.Climbing hills 　　　　of great help to our health. Let’s go climbing.
A.was B.were
C.is D.are
(　　)14.There was 　　　　noise outside the door that we couldn’t hear the teacher clearly.
A.so many B.so much C.too much D.too many
(　　)15.I don’t really want to go. Besides, it’s too late now.(选出与画线部分意思相同或相近的一项)
A.However B.What’s more
C.Even though D.What’s worse
Ⅳ.[2020·恩施]任务型阅读
　　There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today”.
A: The life today is quite different from it in the past.On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.But on the other hand, the life in the past brought more happiness to people than it does today.
① However, as the population of the world is getting larger, competition is getting fiercer(更激烈的).If you are not able to do your job well, someone will replace you soon.
B: The life today is much better than it was in the past.② The rice cookers, gas stoves and microwave ovens are of great help to many housewives.The rice cooker is a real time-saver.It is so simple to use that even a child can cook rice with it.There are some other gadgets(小机械) which save the long hours of doing housework for the housewives.
There are many other inventions which can make our life better.For example, the phones help people get in touch with each other more conveniently and the Internet makes people’s life more colourful.
16.从A、B、C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺连贯、合理。
A.There are many new inventions that make our life easy and interesting.
B.The life was simple in the past.
C.The life is becoming richer and richer.
①　　　　②　　　　
(　　)17.What will happen if you can’t do your job well
A.You can change your jobs.
B.You will have no pay.
C.Someone will take the place of you.
D.The boss will be angry with you.
18.请用一个英文短语替换下列句中画线词。
On the one hand, the important technological developments do help humans solve a lot of problems.
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19.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to 　　　　　　.
20.请找出能反映文章主旨的主题句。
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答案
Ⅰ.1.cold　2.tiny　3.light　
4.transport　5.role
Ⅱ.6.education　7.electric
8.candles　9.heat
10.postmen
Ⅲ.11.C　12.C　13.C　14.B
15.B　besides意为“除此之外”,相当于what’s more。
Ⅳ.16.①B　②A
17.C
18.work out
19.the rice cooker
20.There are two kinds of opinions on “the life in the past and the life today”.