Module1 Unit 2 The Grand Canyon was not just big 同步练习 2022-2023学年外研版九年级英语上册(含答案)

Module1 Unit2同步精练
一、单项选择
1．—Linda, pass my glasses to me, please. I can _____ read the words in the newspaper.
—OK.
A．clearly B．nearly C．hardly D．almost
2．I ________ like playing basketball. I play it every day after school.
A．easily B．nearly C．really D．well
3．The teacher spoke as ______ as she could to make the class understand her.
A．clear B．clearly C．quick D．quickly
4．—Where does your best friend sit
—He sits next to me.
A．beside B．behind C．after D．before
5．I hit a box in the dark and nearly ________ .
A．fell away B．fell behind C．fell out D．fell over
6．—Excuse me. Where’s the post office
—Go ________ the street, and you can find it.
A．on B．with C．across D．over
7．— I have written to them twice to tell them the problem, but there is no ______ at all.
— Maybe they didn’t get your letters.
A．reply B．call C．information D．news
8．If you are often ________ from classes, you may fail in the final examination.
A．absent B．quiet C．active D．silent
9．Though Mr. Brown has been away from his hometown for about twenty years, he still remembers ________ where he lived in the past.
A．widely B．exactly C．nearly D．hardly
10．She didn’t _________ my question. Instead, she asked me to ________to her letter right now.
A．answer； answer B．answer； reply C．reply； reply D．reply； answer
11．—Did you see that programme about the talent show on TV last night
—No, I’m not ________ interested in it.
A．almost B．nearly C．really D．hardly
12．It ______ heavily when I left the cinema．
A．rains B．will rain
C．is raining D．was raining
13．Cloth shoes became popular during the Ming Dynasty, ________ in Sichuan province.
A．hardly B．nearly C．really D．especially
14．－ will the invitations be sent to our guests
－In three days.
A．How often B．How soon C．How long D．How far
15．Miss Brown, we ______ cleaning our classroom. Can we go home now
A．finish B．finishing
C．are finished D．have finished
16．The debate on whether to keep pets_____forty minutes yesterday afternoon.
A．last B．lasted C．will last D．has lasted
17．—Did Mary win in the chemistry competition
—Yes. Nobody knew the answer to the last question ________ her.
A．except B．beside C．besides D．against
18．—Can you catch what the speaker is saying, Tina
—Sorry. He speaks so fast that I can ________ understand him.
A．nearly B．hardly C．probably D．exactly
19．— _________ will they come back
— In half an hour.
A．How far B．How often C．How long D．How soon
20．— Can you tell me what happened when the boy shouted in the story
—The king didn’t take any notice of the noise in the crowd and ________ with the parade.
A．carried on B．went through C．carried away D．carried out
二、语法选择
Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. The population of Australia is nearly as large as ____21____ of Shanghai.
The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air ____22____ water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean.
Last month we visited Perth, ____23____ city in western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild ____24____ that we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its flowers. In ____25____ spring every year, Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting Perth, we ____26____ the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path ____27____ the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. We ____28____ to pick up all our things by what we saw. We ran back to the car as quickly as we could ____29____ us from the sheep. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.
Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, I wondered ____30____ I was driving in a kingdom of sheep. Sheep, sheep, sheep are everywhere.
21．A．that B．this C．these D．those
22．A．but B．and C．or D．so
23．A．big B．bigger C．biggest D．the biggest
24．A．flower B．flowers C．flower’s D．flowers’
25．A．a B．an C．the D．/
26．A．spend B．spent C．will spend D．have spent
27．A．at B．with C．on D．for
28．A．make B．made C．were made D．will be made
29．A．keep B．kept C．keeps D．to keep
30．A．that B．how C．whether D．what
三、阅读单选
Visiting Xi’an was once Leah’s dream. It came true when she went to China along with her two friends last year.
During her 20 days in Xi’an, Leah got a chance to learn about Chinese culture closely. She visited many old buildings there. Xi’an City Wall was her favourite. In Xi’an, she enjoyed many kinds of food and watched some traditional shows. All of them left a wonderful impression on her. Now, Xi’an is like her second home. Since Leah came back to Spain, she has been missing Xi’an very much.
Leah’s 20-day stay in Xi’an was a great experience. It was a chance to increase her understanding of cultural diversity. Leah said, “The Chinese people are all friendly. The cultures are varied among countries, but we are connected by the bond（纽带） of friendship. The future of nations is hopeful with development and peace. The trip in Xi’an will always be in my memory.”
根据短文内容, 从A、B、C三个选项中, 选出最佳的选项。
31．Visiting Xi’an was once Leah’s ________.
A．job B．habit C．dream
32．In Xi’an, Leah visited many ________ buildings.
A．old B．new C．tall
33．Now, Xi’an is like Leah’s _________ home.
A．first B．second C．third
34．What does the underlined word “diversity” probably mean
A．Environment. B．Background. C．Difference.
35．What can we know about Leah from the passage
A．She thought her stay in Xi’an was an unforgettable experience.
B．She has been missing Xi’an so much that she hopes to go to Xi’an again.
C．The Chinese people are very friendly and she has made two friends in Xi’an.
The tourists on Trip Advisor choose the Top 3 beautiful islands for you. Where: Maui, an island in Hawaii, the US. Size: 1,886 square kilometers. Population: Over 100,000. Best time to visit: All the year round. What you can do: Go swimming under the waterfall. Walk around the white, red and black beach. Climb the 3,000-meter-high volcano（火山). Watch different kinds of sea animals under the sea.
Where: Santorini, an island in Aegean Sea, Greece. Size: 96 square kilometers. Population: Over 13,600. Best time to visit: From May to August. What you can do: Walk around the black beach. Watch the sunrise and the sunset. Have a look at some beautiful paintings. Enjoy the amazing night life in Oia Town.
Where: Jamaica, an island country in Caribbean (加勒比海）. Size: 10,991 square kilometers. Population: Over 2,697,983. Best time to visit: From November to April. What you can do: Watch different kinds of arts. Walk around the long and white beach. Climb the Blue Mountain.
36．Which island is the biggest one A．Maui. B．Santorini. C．Jamaica. D．Oia.
37．Maui is about ________ times larger than Santorini.
A．ten B．fifteen C．twenty D．twenty-five
38．The three places all have ________.
A．a beach B．a mountain
C．beautiful paintings D．a good place to watch the sunrise
39．From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A．the best time to go to Maui is in summer
B．visitors can watch sea animals in Santorini
C．Maui has the biggest population of the three places
D．the beach in Jamaica is long and white
40．The passage is helpful to the people who like ________.
A．arts B．traveling C．swimming D．climbing mountains
四、补全对话7选5
请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整，一空一句。
(John and his friend Kate are talking on the phone. J=John, K=Kate)
J: Hello
K: Hi, John! ___41___ You weren’t at the party last Sunday.
J: I’m on vacation right now.
K: Great! ___42___
J: I’m afraid not. It’s an unusual beach. In my opinion, the fewer people, the better.
K: ___43___
J: That’s true. The sun is shining brightly and the sea is so beautiful.
K: ___44___
J: Nothing much. I just read and rest every day. In fact, I was asleep before your call.
K: Oh, I’m sorry. ___45___
J: Thanks. See you next week.
A．Where are you
B．That sounds nice.
C．Is it a place I know
D．Have a great vacation.
E．Many people at the party
F．What’s the weather like there
G．Did you do anything special there
五、语法填空
阅读下面的短文，在短文空白处填入1个适当的单词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。将所填答案填写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。
What do you know about the Mount Qomolangma During May, most places in China are warm. But Mount Qomolangma is still cold and ____46____ (cover) with snow. At this time, a group of Chinese climbers are climbing ____47____ (high) 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 meters) and 2005(8,844.43 meters). ____48____ the height can change as Earth's plats (板块) move. As technology improves, people want to get ____49____ (many) exact numbers.
However, measuring its height is not easy. ____50____ temperature there is - 29℃, four degrees lower than that in Antarctica(南极). The snow there is 4—5 meters thick and strong winds blow all the time. Climbers have to carry scientific machines to the ____51____ (world) rooftop(屋脊). They collect data(数据)on the top of the mountain.
To deal with the difficult conditions, team members started training in January. They have to sleep in their tents ____52____ (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 ____53____ such a low temperature.
Though there are also some other ____54____ (difficult) that we can not think of, the mountain is still worth measuring. An exact measurement can help to study the plate movement so that scientists can warn people the ____55____ (come) of the earthquakes.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Alice Thompson, together with her friend, made a ride on a long-distance train from Sydney to Alice Springs. They ____56____ (spend) two days and nights on the famous Ghan train.
The train was wonderful and comfortable and the food was great too. They tasted delicious meals ____57____ were cooked by experts! The scenes were very colorful for the first few hundred kilometers of the journey. Then they saw desert and empty farms.
The people on the train were nice. Alice sat quietly and looked ____58____ of the window, enjoying the scenes. Sometimes she talked to other ____59____ (passenger), and sometimes she enjoyed ____60____ (she) with books and music. At night, the night sky was so beautiful with the stars shining like diamonds ____61____ she often watched it for hours.
Why is the train called the Ghan A long time ago, Australians needed a way ____62____ (travel) to the middle of the country, so they brought some camels ____63____ Afghanistan. Ghan is short for Afghanistan. For many years, camels carried food and other supplies, and returned with wool and other products. In the 1920s, a new railway line ____64____ (build) and the camels weren’t needed any more. As ____65____ result, some were shot according to a law made in 1925.
六、短文选词填空
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
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On my recent travels in China, I went from the top to the bottom of the country. I was surprised at ___66___ different the weather was in different cities. So far I have been really cold in Harbin and Chongli, but much ___67___ in Shanghai, Guilin, Qingdao and Yangshuo. Each city has a(n) ___68___ different feeling.
In Harbin, we ___69___ our warmest jackets and saw ice sculptures (雕塑). In Qingdao, we ate seafood and enjoyed ___70___ swimming in the sea. In Chongli, we were ___71___ how to snowboard! In Shanghai, the fine cafes made me think of a city in Europe.
Guilin was a good place to stay during the Spring Festival. The streets were busy with ___72___ people. I visited old ___73___. But Yangshuo, a county (县) in Guilin, has been my favorite place. I couldn’t stop ___74___ photos of the beautiful mountains and the Lijiang River. I rode a bicycle in the warm sun. I drank fresh tea ____75____ the farms in the mountains.
Now I’m back in Beijing. I’m looking forward to my next trip!
七、话题作文
76．我们身边总有很多的人和事让我们的生活充满乐趣。这些乐趣让我们的生活更加精彩。请以 “ _______ Is Fun” 为题写一篇英语短文。
提示词语：
reading, volunteering, doing sports, traveling
提示问题：·
What do you think is fun
Why do you think it is fun
What experience do you want to share with us
________ Is Fun
In our life, a lot of things are fun, but among them all, I think
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76．例文
Travelling Is Fun
In our life, a lot of things are fun, but among them all, I like travelling best.
I think travelling is fun for the following reasons. First, I can appreciate beautiful scenery when we go traveling. Second, I can meet some interesting people on the way. Also, I can try a lot of delicious local food when I visit different places.
I still remember the wonderful time I went to Sanya. It was the first time for me to see the sea. The vastness of the sea amazed me. When I put my feet into the cool sea, I felt all my troubles and worries were washed away by the waves.