外研版九下Module 2 Education Unit 2 What do I like best about school?作业（含解析）

Module 2 Education
Unit 2 What do I like best about school
一、单项选择。
1. We stayed at home ________ going shopping yesterday.
A. instead B. instead of C. instead to D. instead for
2. If you are often ________ from classes, you may fail in the final examination.
A. absent B. quiet C. active D. silent
3. —Ms. Wang, I’m afraid I can’t finish the work in two days.
—Don’t worry. I’ll give you ________ days.
A. two another B. two more C. more two D. two many
4. He ________ by me but didn’t notice me.
A. passes B. past C. passed D. goes past
5. It’s reported that President Xi Jinping arrived ________ Moscow ________ March 22nd to pay a three-day visit to Russia.
A. at; in B. in; on C. in; in D. at; on
6. Mike did very well in this math exam and he made ______ mistakes in it.
A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
7. I like ball games very much, ____________ football, basketball and baseball.
A. such as B. for example C. so as D. as
8. We don’t know the love of our parents ________ we become parents ourselves one day.
A. until B. after C. when D. since
9. I can lend my bike to you ________ you promise to take good care of it.
A. while B. if C. although D. unless
10.—Remember to print on both sides of the paper.
—________.
A. Me, too B. Well done
C. Sure. I will D. That’s all right
二、完形填空。
Many people think the more time is spent, the __1___ work will be done, so students have to spend the whole __2_ doing school work except the three meals. It is __3__ to see students struggling (奋斗) in a sea of school work both at school and ___4___. Modern students usually have a lot of ___5___. They love music and sports. They like reading books and watching TV. A ___6___ weekend can get them away from too much school work and they can do __7__ they like. But teachers don’t think so. ___8___ students have too much schoolwork and they have _9_ time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework, so they usually don’t do their weekend homework ___10__ Sunday night. But there is not enough time for much work, students have to finish it __11__. The weekend homework often makes teachers angry. Things always get __12__ without right ideas, too much school work makes students _13_ interests in learning, and it’s also bad for their health. A horse runs faster after a _14_. But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition should be _15__ to give students both pleasure and knowledge. Please give students less homework and leave them more free time.
1. A. less B. more C. lest D. most
2. A. day B. morning C. afternoon D. week
3. A. never B. common C. glad D. hardly
4. A. in class B. in the office C. at home D. in hospital
5. A. books B. hobbies C. sports D. friends
6. A. two days B. two day’s C. two-day D. two-days
7. A. who B. where C. why D. what
8. A. Unless B. If C. Though D. So
9. A. enough B. no C. a good D. much
10. A. until B. when C. at D. on
11. A. good B. poor C. carelessly D. happily
12. A. better B. afraid C. worse D. wonderful
13. A. lose B. have C. add D. take
14. A. minute B. moment C. meal D. rest
15. A. kept B. changed C. same D. difficult
三、阅读理解。
In Singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies. Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial (补习的) classes after school.
Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service (社区服务).
In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters (大片), Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
1. What is NOT mentioned in the passage
A. Schoolwork. B. After-class activities.
C. Subjects. D. Things to do in the spare time.
2. Why do students work hard at school in Singapore
A. Because they have a lot of homework.
B. Because they have to go to remedial classes.
C. Because they want to get a good future.
D. Because they have many outside school activities.
3. What does the underlined sentences mean in the first paragraph
A. Students are afraid of exams.
B. Students have a headache before an exam.
C. Students have too many exams.
D. Students are in poor health because of exams.
4. Programmes outside school hours are _______.
A. the same as spare time activities B. remedial classes after school
C. sports activities D. popular among students
5. What do you know from the last sentences
A. The middle school students live an easy life in Singapore.
B. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing.
C. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring.
D. The middle school students’ life in Singapore is hard, but interesting.
参考答案与解析
一、单项选择。
1. B
【解析】instead of 代替……,（是……）而不是……，是固定搭配。作为短语介词, instead of 后面常跟名词、代词和动名词。根据句意选B。
2. A
【解析】根据题干中的“you may fail in the final examination”可知, 此处是说“如果你总是缺课, 期末考试你可能会不及格”, 故用absent“缺席”。quiet“安静的”; active“积极的”; silent“沉默的”。
3. B
【解析】由“Don’t worry”可知, 此处表示“再多两天”。“基数词+more+名词”结构表示“另外的……, 再……”, 相当于“another+基数词+名词”, 故选B。
4. C
【解析】此题用分析句子结构法。空格处为谓语，应用动词pass，再由后半句可知前面的时态应为一般过去时，故选C。
5. B
【解析】句意：据报道国家主席习近平于3月22日到达莫斯科，对俄国进行为期3天的访问。本题考查地点介词及时间介词的用法。arrive 不及物动词，arrive in+大地点，arrive at +小地点，arrive in Moscow到达莫斯科这个城市；on作为时间介词后加日期，星期等，故选B。
6. B
【解析】句意：马克在数学考试中做得很好，他很少犯错误。A. little很少；修饰不可数名词；表示否定意义；B. few很少；修饰可数名词的复数，表示否定意义；C. a little一些，修饰不可数名词，表示肯定意义；D. a few一些，修饰可数名词的复数，表示肯定意义。这里mistakes是可数名词的复数，这里表示否定意义，根据题意，故选B。
7. A
【解析】后面的各项运动是前面ball games的举例，for example例如，后面只列举所给事物的一个方面，通常用逗号隔开；such as比如，可列举多个同类事物；such如此的，as作为；根据句意可知是例如，举多个例子；故选A。
8. A
【解析】考查连词。句意：直到有一天我们自己为人父母，我们才能懂得父母的爱。until 直到……为止；after 在……之后；when 当……的时候；since 自从……以来。表示“直到……才……”，应用not … until …。故选A。
9. B
【解析】考查连词的用法。句意：如果你答应好好照顾它，我可以把我的自行车借给你。while当……的时候，然而；if假如，如果；although尽管，虽然；unless除非，如果不。结合句意可知选B。
10. C
【解析】考查情景交际。句意: ——记得用纸的两面打印。——好的, 我会的。故选C。
二、完形填空。
【解析】很多人都认为花费的时间越多，做的工作就会越多。因此学生很多除了一日三餐，其余的时间都是在学习，其实这种思想和做法是不正确的，只有休息好了才能有精力更好的学习，这种学习状况必须立即改正。
1. B此题考查固定句型结构the more … the more表示越……就越……，此句的含义是就是花费的时间越多，做工就越多，故选B。
2. A此题考查名词，根据语境可知此句的含义是学生除了一日三餐，其余的时间都在学习，故选A。
3. B此题考查形容词，此句的含义是学生在努力地做大量的家庭作业是很正常的，普遍的，故选B。
4. C此题考查介词短语，学生不仅在学校里做大量的作业，在家里也是如此，故选C。
5. B此题考查名词，根据下文的提示可知当代学生都有很大的爱好或兴趣，故选B。
6. C此题考查合成形容词，因周末是两天，故选C。
7. D此题考查宾语从句，根据语境可知学生在周末可做他们喜欢做的事情，故选what。
8. D此题考查连词，表示因果关系，因为老师不这样认为，因此在周末学生仍然有大量的家庭作业，故选D。
9. B此题考查形容词，此句的含义表示，在周末学生仍然没有时间去做自己喜欢做的事情，故选B。
10. A此题考查固定句型结构not … until …表示直到……才，此句的含义是直到周末晚上学生才把作业做完，故选A。
11. C此题考查副词，根据下文的提示，老师非常生气，说明学生的作业做的非常糟糕，故选C。
12. C此题考查形容词，根据语境可知这样的境况越来越糟，故选C。
13. A此题考查固定句型结构，根据语境可知繁重的家庭作业让很多的学生对学习失去兴趣，故选A。
14. D此题考查对语句的正确理解，意思是马匹经过一段时间的休息后会跑的更快，故选D。
15. B此题考查含有情态动词的被动语态，意思是这种境况必须立即更改，故选B。
三、阅读理解。
【解析】本文介绍了新加坡的中学生活，很难但很丰富。
1. C细节题。根据第1段最后2句“They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache. Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial (补习的) classes after school.”和第3段“In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music …”可知本文提到homework, after-class activities和things to do in the spare time，没有提到schoolwork；故选C。
2. C细节题。根据第1段第2和3句“Good education is often regarded as a ticket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations.”可知新加坡的学生在学校努力学习的原因是因为他们想要一个美好的未来；故选C。
3. A词句猜测题。此句“They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache.”句意是：他们每天有很多家庭作业，考试是令人头痛的事情，也就是学生害怕考试。故“exams are a big headache.”意思是“Students are afraid of exams.”；故选A。
4. D推理判断题。根据第2段“Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service (社区服务).”可推知“课外活动在学生中很受欢迎。”故选D。
5. D主旨题。根据最后一段“So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.（新加坡的中学生生活看起来并不容易，但却丰富多彩。）”可知新加坡中学生的生活很难，但很有趣。故选D。
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