外研版九年级上册Module2 Public holidays Unit2 同步训练 (含解析)

Module 2 Unit2
We have celebrated the festival since the first pioneers arrived in America.
基础知识练
I .根据句意及汉语提示写出所缺单词
1.During the summer holiday , I will have a _______(两周的)work experience activity .
2.The Carter Family was the ___________(先驱者)of American country music.
3.In northern China，__________(谷物)and wheat grow well in the dry weather.
4.Tom has been very popular ______(在。。。之中）the classmates.
5.The party was _______(结束的)and the food and juice were gone.
II用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
After a long day, Tom (lie) down on the bed and went to sleep.
2.As soon as the guest entered the house，the host family (lay)the table.
3.Try reading the (follow)sentences as fast as you can.
4.We should think more of others than (our)．
5.You have to do the ______(dish) before you go .
III．单项选择
1.—Excuse me. Do you know 　　
—Sorry, I don’t know, either.
A.how to check out a book B.when will the concert begin
C.that there is a bank near here D.how long the meeting would last
2.You can improve your English 　　 listening to English songs.
A.by　　 B.with　　 C.for　 D.in
3.A recent study in Australia shows that parents are 　　 the top five world’s hardest jobs.
A.between　　 B.among　　 C.from　　 D.above
4.Mum asked me to _______for dinner.
A.lay the table B . go to sleep C. keep a diary D. take a vacation
5. My cousin is _______heavy because he often eats ______ fast food.
A. too much , too many B. too many , too much
C. much too , too much D. too much , much too
6.The scientist is coming to Peking University to make a ________ for students.
A．talk B．word C．speech D．story
7.Swimming is interesting .But ____we plan to go swimming , being safe must come first.
A though B. unless C . when D. after
8.(2021常州)—My family will go on a trip to Beijing this summer, but we haven’t decided 　　　.
—Why not take the high-speed railway
A.when to leave
B.how to get there
C.which hotel to choose
D.how long to stay there
9.---What’s your plan for the weekend
---I am going to ________it with my grandparents.
spend B. cost C. give D. pay
10 .It’s reported that Chinese ____more than 40 minutes a day reading Wechat.
A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take
IV．用方框中所给的短语的适当形式填空
crowd , It’s a time for ,as well ,give thanks for .at the beginning
1.Today is Earth Day . __________ making our own contribution to environment protection.
2.More and more people have come to live in the town and it has become ．
3.I like dancing and singing ________.
4.People makes short speeches and __________their food .
5._______,he wasn’t interested in math .
V．句型转换
School will end in ten minutes.(改为同义句）
School will ________ __________in ten minutes.
Betty writes emails to her pen friends .She improves English in this way .(合并为一句）
Betty improves his English ________ ________emails to her pen friends.
We made a plan to decide where we should go .(改为同义句）
We made a plan to decide ________ _________ ___________.
They didn’t arrive on time because they got up late.(对画线部分提问）
_______ _______they arrive on time
Dave’s father went to bed after he came back home last night. (改为同义句）
Dave’s father _______go to bed _______he came back home last night.
能力提升练
VI 选词填空 ( 有两个词多余）
among sound band sing off
look juice over until tradition parade tour
Spain is famous for its tomato festival，La Tomatina．There are all kinds of activities during the festival，but 1.　 　them the most exciting part is the tomato fight．People are encouraged to throw tomatoes in the fight．Now there are many stories about how this2.　 　festival began．One of the stories goes that in the 1940s，some friends started a tomato fight，while another story is about a local
3.　 　．Anyway，everyone in Bunol seems to have a different story．
Before the tomato fight，there are 4.　　，shows，street parties and so on．
On the day of the fight，many shopkeepers will have one day5.　　in order to keep away from the tomato fight．Thousands of 6.　　and local people come to the town square together．Then the trucks full of tomatoes arrive．From the back of a truck，a group of people start to throw tomatoes at others．Then other people fight back，throwing tomatoes at anything and anyone．Soon the streets are in the sea of red tomato 7.　　 ．
Everyone must follow one rule﹣you must squash（压烂）the tomato before throwing it and you are allowed to throw nothing but tomatoes．
The festival is usually 8.　 　 in an hour．People won't go home 9.　　hey wash themselves．Does it 10　 　like fun？
VII．阅读理解
The meaning of many different customs during Easter Sunday has been buried with time．Their origins lies in religions （宗教）．All in some way or another are a "salute （致敬）to spring" marking rebirth． The word "Easter" is named after Easter， the Anglo﹣Saxon goddess（女神） of spring．A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox （春分）．
People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations（教派）． Christians（基督教徒）commemorate（纪念）Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that he was reborn．
Today on Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny（兔子）has left them baskets of candy． He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week． Children hunt for the eggs all around the house． Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts，and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize．
The Easter Bunny is a rabbit﹣spirit.Long ago，he was called the "Easter Hare．" Hares and rabbits have quickly multiple（多个的）births so they became a symbol of fertility． The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass． Christians（基督教徒） consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the reborn of Jesus Christ．
Why we color or decorate eggs is not certain．In ancient Egypt,Greece，Rome and Persia eggs were colored for spring festivals． In medieval（中世纪的）Europe， beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts．
（1）The name "Easter" first had something to do with　 　．
A． seasons B． religion C． animals D． eggs
（2）What can you infer from the second paragraph？　　
A． Easter is celebrated in spring
B． Christians believe Jesus Christ was reborn 3 days after he died．
C． Easter is also called Good Friday by Christians．
D． Only Christians celebrate Easter．
（3）On Easter Sunday，children do many things except　 　．
A．enjoying candies B． coloring the eggs
C．hunting for eggs D． entering Easter egg hunts contest
（4）The word "fertility" means　　 in the passage．
A． 肥沃；B． 生产力C． 繁殖力 D． 长寿
（5）Why do people color or decorate eggs？　　
A． Because in ancient Egypt， Greece， Rome and Persia eggs were coloured for spring festivals．
B． Because in medieval Europe， beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts．
C． Because people think colored eggs can easily be found．
D． We are not sure of the reason．
Module2 Unit2答案
基础知识练
I. 1.two-week 2 pioneer 3.corn 4.between 5 following 6.over 7.vacation
II.1.lay 2 laid 3. following 4. ourselves 5. dishes
III. 1-5 AABAC 6-10 CCBAA
IV.1. plenty of 2 crowded 3 as well 4 give thanks for . 5 At the beginning
V. 1.be over 2 by writing 3 where to go 4 Why didn’t 5 didn’t until
能力提升练
VI .（1）among （2）traditional （3）band （4）parades
（5）off （6）tourists （7）juice （8）over （9）until
（10）sound
VII . （1）B．细节理解题．根据The meaning of many different customs during Easter Sunday has been buried with time． Their origins lies in religions （宗教）．复活节期间许多不同风俗的含义随着时间的推移而被埋没． 它们的起源在于宗教．故选B．
（2）B．推断题．根据Christians（基督教徒）commemorate（纪念）Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that he was reborn．克里斯蒂安（基督教徒）纪念耶稣周五受难日作为耶稣基督去世的那一天和周日复活节作为他重生的日子．可推知基督徒相信耶稣基督在他去世3天后重生了．故选B．
（3）B．细节理解题．根据Today on Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny（兔子） has left them baskets of candy…Children hunt for the eggs all around the house． Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts， and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize．今天复活节星期天，孩子们醒来发现复活节兔子给他们留下了一篮子糖果…孩子们在房子周围寻找鸡蛋． 社区和组织举行寻找复活节彩蛋，获得最多鸡蛋的孩子获奖．故选B．
（4）C．词意推断题．根据Hares and rabbits have quickly multiple（多个的）births so they became a symbol of fertility．野兔和兔子很快就就有了多个新生，因此它们成了fertility的象征．可推知是繁殖力的意思．故选C．
（5）D．细节理解题．根据Why we color or decorate eggs is not certain．为什么我们对鸡蛋进行着色或装饰尚不确定．故选D．