Module 2 Public holidays模块测试题及答案

14-15学年外研九年级上学期Module2试题（广东）
Class: 　　 Name: 　　 Marks：　　 （满分100分）
一、 单项填空 （本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
从每小题的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
( )1. — Jenny, do Chinese people celebrate Easter Day
— No. This is the first time I’ve celebrated ______ festival.
A. a B. an
C. the D. /
( )2. — Where is your grandpa, Sara
— Look! He is tell ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing stories ______ a group of children over there.
A. from B. about
C. between D. among
( )3. Jane often he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )lps her mum wash the ______ in the kitchen after dinner.
A. fruit B. dishes
C. clothes D. vegetables
( )4. — I will have a ______ holiday next month.
— You mean you can have ______ off Oh, that’s great!
A. five-day; five days B. five-day; five days’
C. five days’; five-day D. five days; five days
( )5. — Bob, dinner is ready. Could you please ______ the table
— Sure, I’ll do it right now.
A. leave B. lay
C. make D. book
( )6. — It’s already 11 o’clock, but Dan is still asleep.
— Yeah. He drank ______ last night.
A. too much B. a few
C. much too D. too many
( )7. — The film is so boring. I really want to leave.
— It will be ______ soon. Please stay here for five more minutes.
A. on B. over
C. away D. back
( )8. — Where did you go last Sunday, Jerry
— I went to my aunt’s farm and ______ corn with her.
A. ate B. bought
C. grew D. tasted
( )9. — I hear the hospital is more than 30 years old.
— Yeah, the government ______ it in 1980.
A. founded B. will found
C. founds D. is founding
( )10. My cousin mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ved to Canada in 2010 and I haven’t seen him ______.
A. one day B. right now
C. just now D. since then
( )11. — Tony, may I have a talk with you now
— Sure. Oh, it’s noisy here. Let’s go ______.
A. quiet somewhere B. somewhere quiet
C. quiet anywhere D. anywhere quiet
( )12. Many ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) people ______ the road when the traffic lights are red, though it’s wrong.
A. cross B. crossed
C. have crossed D. will cross
( )13. — Where is Hook, Juliet
— I’ve no idea. He ran out ______ he answered a phone call.
A. since B. until
C. before D. as soon as
( )14. — Sarah, y ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ou are going to Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, ______ you
— Yes, I’m going to celebrate it with my cousins.
A. are B. aren’t
C. will D. won’t
( )15. — I am g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )oing to Las Vegas with some friends by plane next week.
— ______
A. Well done! B. Good luck!
C. You’re welcome. D. Have a nice trip!
( )16.— What a 　　　 girl Susan is!
— Yes, she is always 　　　 to be able to help others.
A. pleasant; pleased B. pleased; pleasant
C. pleasant; pleasant D. pleased; pleased
( )17.Sometimes 　　　 wise 　　　 us to forget our problems.
A. that’s; for B. it’s; for
C. that’s; of D. it’s; of
( )18.— I guess you are very busy these days.
— You’re right. I 　　　 a lot of work to do.
　　 A. give B. gave
C. will give D. am given
( )19.— I gained a mark of 59 in the English test.
— 　　　.
A. It’s a pity B. Good luck
C. Nice idea D. Thank you
( )20.— Hi, Luke! You look unhappy. 　　　
— My new watch doesn’t work.
A. Really B. What’s up
C. I’m sorry. D. Don’t worry.
二、完形填空 （本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
The Adventures of ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Huckleberry Finn is a great book by Mark Twain. As its name suggests, it’s an adventure 　21　.
“Huck” Finn (first int ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )roduced as Tom Sawyer’s friend in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) is a young boy in the 1840s. Huck’s 　22　 has a really bad drinking problem, and he always abuses (辱骂) Huck after he has drunk too much. Huck is so 　23　 his father that one day he runs away from home. He 　24　 a runaway slave (奴隶) named Jim, and the 　25　 decide to run away together.
As Huck and J ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )im float (漂泊) down the Mississippi River, 　26　 meet many colourful characters and have many great adventures. The theme of the story, however, is the 　27　 between Huck and Jim. Huck has been taught that helping a runaway slave is 　28　, but
he truly believes that Jim is a good man. With each adventure their friendship grows stronger and deeper.
　29　 Mark Tw ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ain wrote the book a long time ago, it is still very popular today. During the whole story Mark Twain 　30　 everything stay exciting and interesting. Well, I felt like I was on the adventures with Huck and Jim. I just couldn’t stop reading.
( )21. A. film B. trip C. story D. lesson
( )22. A. father B. mother C. uncle D. brother
( )23. A. worried about B. proud of
C. afraid of D. interested in
( )24. A. catches B. buys C. brings D. meets
( )25. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )26. A. we B. they C. you D. I
( )27. A. fight B. distance C. secret D. friendship
( )28. A. wise B. wrong C. kind D. easy
( )29. A. Because B. If C. Although D. As
( )30. A. made B. saw C. heard D. found
三、阅读理解 （本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读A、B两篇短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
Mammoth Cave Nation ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al Park (猛犸洞国家公园) in America is a great park. And Mammoth Cave is the world’s longest cave system.
Last July, my husba ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nd and I took our six children to visit it. The park itself was free to enter. However, one had to buy tickets for cave tours. The Trog Tour was interesting. However, only children between the ages of 8 and 12 could take this tour. So my family took two different tours in the morning. My three kids aged 8-11 took the Trog Tour. And the rest of us took the Historic Tour. In the afternoon, my husband and I took our children
to take the New Entrance Tour. It was really cool.
We loved our visi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t to Mammoth Cave National Park. What a cool place! Next time we visit the park, we really want to take the Violet City Lantern Tour.
( )31. The family visited the park last 　　　.
A. spring B. summer
C. autumn D. winter
( )32. There are 　　　 people in the writer’s family.
A. 3 B. 5
C. 6 D. 8
( )33. Who can take the Trog Tour
A. 9-year-old Mary.
B. 13-year-old Tim.
C. Tom, an old farmer.
D. Mr Lu, a university teacher.
( )34. According to the passage, which is the right order
① bought tickets
② took the New Entrance Tour
③ took the Historic Tour
A. ③②① B. ②③①
C. ①③② D. ①②③
( )35. Which of the following is NOT true
A. The park is in America.
B. The park itself was free to enter.
C. The writer took three tours that day.
D. The writer loved her visit to the park.
Americans celebrate ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Halloween every year. What will they buy and how much money will they spend on Halloween this year
B
Fun fact: 14 perce ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nt of Americans plan to dress up their pets this year. People spent $330 million on pet costumes (服装) last Halloween season.
Fun fact: Halloween ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is the seventh most popular festival for buying cards, following Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation day and Easter. However, it beats out Thanksgiving and St. Patrick’s Day.
Fun fact: 72% o ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )f Americans say chocolate is their favourite treat, followed by candy corn at 12%.
( )36. ______ is the most popular Halloween costume for pets.
A. The witch costume
B. The princess costume
C. The pumpkin costume
D. The Batman costume
( )37. Which is t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he least popular festival of the four for buying cards
A. Halloween. B. Christmas.
C. Mother’s Day. D. St. Patrick’s Day.
( )38. ______ of Americans won’t buy Halloween cards this year.
A. 12% B. 28% C. 64% D. 72%
( )39. For those bu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ying candy, the average (平均的) cost will be ______ this year.
A. $42.65 B. $23.41 C. $10.59 D. $21.03
( )40. Which of the following is TRUE
A. 12% of Americans have decided to dress up their pets this year.
B. Americans paid $330 million for Halloween costumes last year.
C. Americans ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )will spend an average of $42.65 on greeting cards this year.
D. 72% of Americans like chocolate best as a treat.
C
配对阅读。Ⅰ栏是对5个游客感兴趣的内容 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )的描述，Ⅱ栏是对中国九月份7个著名节日的简要介绍。请根据每位游客的兴趣，为他们选择合适的节日。（有两个多余选项）
Ⅰ
( )41. Mrs Lee often v ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )isits modern cities. And she likes taking boat tours very much. ( )42. Coco works ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )for a fashion magazine. She often goes to fashion shows in her free time. ( )43. Jackie is a n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ature lover. He thinks forests are very important and everyone should do their best to protect them. ( )44. Mr Wang i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s interested in the customs of ancient cities. And every time he goes to a different city, he tries the local food. ( )45. Miss White likes wearing clothes made of silk. In her opinion, the best silk is produced in Suzhou.
Ⅱ
A. Dalian Internation ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )al Fashion FestivalDuring the festival, ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) large evening parties, the Chinese Youth Fashion Design Competition and the International Fashion Expo are held. B. Xi’an Ancient Culture and Art Festival It’s a big event ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to publicize (宣传) the customs of the ancient city Xi’an. You can also enjoy yourselves in the famous Local Food Show. C. International Shaolin Martial Arts FestivalDuring the festiva ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l, visitors can enjoy martial arts performances and matches in Shaolin Temple. D. Qufu International Confucius Culture FestivalPeople began to cel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ebrate the festival in the home town of Confucius in 1984. Visitors can enjoy themselves very much in Kong Fu and Kong Miao. E. Zhangjiajie International Forest FestivalIts theme (主题) ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) is “protecting forests”. During the festival, tourists can have a great time at the shows and competitions related to the theme. F. Shanghai Huangpu Tourist FestivalLots of touri ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )sts come to visit this modern city every year. The tourist activities include an evening boat trip on the Huangpu River. G. Suzhou Silk Tourist Festival Suzhou is famous as the “Silk Capital”. It has a long history of silk production. During the festival, you can go to an exhibition of silk clothes.
四、 短文填空 （本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
请用适当的词完成这篇短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Heart disease is the N ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o. 1 killer of women in the United States, but there’s good news: you can reduce (减少) the (46)__________ of the disease by celebrating National Wear Red Day .
The Heart Truth spons ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ored National Wear Red Day more than ten years (47)__________. The Heart Truth is a health campaign. In 2002, the campaign created and introduced the Red Dress as the national symbol to ask women to protect (48)__________ hearts. People celebrate National Wear Red Day on the first (49)__________ in February every year. On this day, women are encouraged to (50)__________ red. The red dresses remind (提醒) them to pay more (51)__________ to their “ourselves”, as well as their “inner selves”, especially their heart health.
National Wear ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )Red Day is not a (52)__________ holiday, so shops, schools and government offices are still open on that day. It is said that women can reduce the risk of developing heart disease by (53)__________ much as 82 percent just by living a healthy lifestyle.
It’s never too ( ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )54)__________ to take action. The coming National Wear Red Day will be celebrated on Friday, 6 February 2015. Would you like to (55)__________ in
五、读写综合 （本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A. 信息归纳 （共5小题，每小题2分）
请仔细阅读下面材料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。
Name: Daddy’s GirlWriter: Garrison Keillor Number of pages: 18 Publication date: May 1, 2007Price: $3.99 Name: Do Not Open This Book Writer: Michaela Muntean Number of pages: 40Publication date:
March 1, 2006Price: $9.99
Name: This Is Your Life CycleWriter: Heather Miller Number of pages: 32 Publication date:
July 21, 2008Price: $10.36 Name:
Girls’ Activity Holiday FunWriter: Lisa MilesNumber of pages: 144Publication date: May 18, 2013Price: $8.95
Information Card
Who wrote Daddy’s Girl 56 　　　　　　.
How many pages does Daddy’s Girl have 57 　　　　　　.
When did Do Not Open This Book come out 58 　　　　　　.
How much is This Is Your Life Cycle 59 　　　　　　.
Which book is the thickest 60 　　　　　　.
B. 书面表达 （本题15分） 根据要求完成写作。
对于许多中国人来说，没有烟花爆竹的新年如同 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )烧菜没放盐 ——— 寡淡乏味。现在，全国已有一百多个城市在实施“禁放令”后重新有限开禁。请根据下列要求，写一篇发言稿，谈谈你对春节燃放烟花爆竹的看法。
要求： ① 不得照抄原文；
② 70词左右。
参考答案：
1-5 CDBAB 6-10 ABCAD 11-15 BADBD
16-20 ADDAB 21-25 CACDA 26-30 BDBCA
31-35 BDACC 36-40 CDCBD 41-45 FAEBG
46. risk 47. ago 48. their 49. Friday 50. wear
51. attention 52. public 53. as 54. early 55. join
56. Garrison Keillor 57. 18
58. On March 1, 2006 59. $10.36
60. Girls’ Activity Holiday Fun
One possible version:
In my opinion, we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )should continue the tradition. As everyone knows, setting off fireworks plays an important part in traditional Chinese festivals like Spring Festival. It shows not only our happiness but also our hope for a better future.
At the same time, i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )t’s very important for us to protect ourselves when we set off fireworks. There are many things we can do. Most important of all, we should set off fireworks in the right place at the right time.