Module 10 Australia Unit 1—2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级上册堂堂练
一、单项选择
1.—________ the height of the building
—It’s 420.5 metres.
A.How is B. How much C. What is D. How tall
2.According ________ a recent report from the UN, the world’s population continues to grow.
A. to B. at C. of D. for
3.Australia is the largest ________ country ________the southern part of the world.
A.English-spoken; on B.English-speaking; in
C.English-spoken; in D.English-speaking; on
4.Kate ______ some flowers from the garden and sent them to her mother.
A. cut in B. cut off C. cut down D. cut up
5.There are a lot of _____ on the grassland. _____ sheepdog is sitting next to them.
A. sheep; The B. sheep; A C. sheeps; The D. sheeps; A
6.—What's your brother's _______
—It's about 1.75 meters. He's the tallest in his class.
A.age B.address C. weight D.height
7.—Tomorrow is Father's Day. What's your surprise for your father
—The first thing _____ I will do is to make a card for him.
A. who B. where C. whose D. that
8.The engineers will keep _____ the project with the manager of the company.
A. discuss B. discussed C. discussing D. to discuss
9._____ BBC News, there are more than 22,000 pieces of space junk floating around the earth.
A.As for B. Thanks to C. Instead of D. According to
10.People ______ the foggy days and begin to do something to stop the air pollution.
A. enjoy B. hate C. hurt D. thank
二、汉译英
11.Do you think this ______ (帽子) and coat go together
12.He ______ (讨厌) violence in any form.
13.China will announce the new _______ (高度) of Mount Qomolangma.
14.Is there anyone whose family is in the ______ (在东北的) area
15.We can see a ______ (迷人的) view over the calm water of the bay from our window.
三、从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话
A. Our sightseeing bus will take you around the county. B. How can I get there C. Could you introduce me a nice place to visit at the weekend D. How much does it cost E. And it’s the right time to go there.
A: Good morning. Can I help you, sir
B:Yes, please. ①________.
A:OK. Yuntai Mountain in Xiuwu County is a nice place to visit. ②________ The weather is neither hot nor cold.
B : Sounds good. ③________
A: You can get there by bus or by car.
B : Shall we visit the interesting places by bus around Xiuwu County
A:Sure. ④________
B: Really perfect. ⑤________
A: 510 yuan each person. It includes bus tickets, the hotel, park tickets and meals.
B: Well. It’s OK. I’d like to hook the tour for two.
四、阅读理解
There are about 10 million different kinds of animals on earth and they come in all shapes and sizes. The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom simply introduces the huge variety of the animal kingdom. It features some of the most unusual animals in the world and includes key data on each species(物种)and their habits in the wild.
Some of the strangest animals in the world live in Australia and New Zealand. There is the kakapo parrot. It is a bird but it cannot fly. It is a nocturnal animal. It sleeps in the day and eats at night. There are only 131 kakapo parrots in the world.
The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly. Some birds are very beautiful, but the kiwi is not. It is one of the ugliest birds in the world. But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world. Male and female kiwis live together for 30 years.
Australia has many strange animals. The most surprising Australian animal is the platypus. It has the face and feet of a bird, the body of a rat and the tail of a beaver(河狸). It is a mammal(哺乳动物) but it lays eggs.
The smallest mammal in the world lives in Asia. It is the bumblebee bat. It lives in Thailand. It is only 2.5 cm long and it weighs 3 g. There are only 2,000 bumblebee bats left in Thailand because people burn the forest where they live.
1.The book named Variety in the Animal Kingdom mainly talks about .
A.special animals in the world
B.birds in New Zealand
C.animals in Australia
2.The underlined word“nocturnal”in Paragraph 2 means“ ”in Chinese.
A.嗜睡的 B.夜行的 C.贪吃的
3. kinds of birds that cannot fly are mentioned in the passage.
A.Two B.Three C.Four
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.A platypus has the body of a beaver.
B.A kiwi is romantic though it is ugly.
C.The number of kakapo parrots is larger than that of bumblebee bats.
5.We can most probably read the passage from .
A.a history book
B.a medical report
C.a science magazine
答案以及解析
一、
1.答案:C
解析:句意为:——这座建筑多髙? ——420.5米。询问高度常用 "What is the height of …? /How high is …? ”句型,故选 C 项。
2.答案:A
解析:句意为:根据联合国最近的一份报告,世界人口在持续增长。according to是固定短语,意为“根据;按照;据……所说”。故在A项。
3.答案:B
解析:句意为:澳大利亚是世界南部最大的说英语的国家。English-speaking意为“说英语的”;澳大利亚在世界范围内,用介词in。故选B项。
4.答案:B
5.答案:B
解析:句意: 草地上有大量的羊。一只牧羊犬正坐在它们身旁。本题考查sheep的复数形式与冠词的用法。sheep的单复数形式相同。第二空表示泛指, 且sheepdog的发音以辅音音素开头, 用不定冠词a来修饰。故选B项。
6.答案:D
解析:考查名词辨析。句意—你弟弟多高?—大约1.75米。他是他们班最高的。age年龄; address地址; weight重量; height高度。根据答语中"It's about 1.75 meters."可知,此处是询问身高。故选D。
7.答案:D
解析:考查定语从句。句意:—明天是父亲节。你给你爸爸的惊喜是什么?—我要做的第一件事就是给他做一张卡片。先行词前有序数词修饰,定语从句用关系代词that引导,故选D。
8.答案:C
解析:句意为: 工程师们将和公司经理继续讨论这个项目。keep doing sth意为"继续/一直做某事"。故选C项。
9.答案:D
解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意: 据英国广播公司新闻报道, 地球周围漂浮着22,000多块太空垃圾。as for至于; thanks to多亏; instead of 代替; according to根据。将短语分别带入句子可知, According to符合语境。故选D。
10.答案:B
二、
11.答案:hat
12.答案:hates
13.答案:height
14.答案:northeast
15.答案:magical
三、
答案:CEBAD
解析: ①根据答语中的“0K.”和对云台山的介绍可知,空处应填询问旅游去处的一般疑问句,故选C项。
②根据“The weather is neither hot nor cold.” 可知 E 项(现在正是去那里的好时候。)符合语境,故选E项。
③根据答语中的by bus or by car可知,空处是询问交通方式,故逢B项。
④根据上一句问到乘公共汽车参观县城周围有趣的地方可知,此空也是表达这一方面的内容,故选A项。
⑤根据答语中的“510 yuan each person.”可知,空处是询问价格,故选D项。
四、
答案:ABABA
解析:1.A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的It features some of the most unusual animals in the world可以得出答案。
2.B 词义猜测题。根据第二段第五句It sleeps in the day and eats at night.可以得出答案。
3.A 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句There is the kakapo parrot. It is a bird but it cannot fly.和第三段第一句The kiwi is another bird that cannot fly.可以得出答案。
4.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第三、四句It is one of the ugliest birds in the world. But the kiwi is the most romantic bird in the world.可知B选项正确。根据第四段第三句中的the body of a rat可知A选项错误。根据第二段最后一句中的131 kakapo parrots以及最后一段最后一句中的2,000 bumblebee bats可知C选项错误。
5.C 推理判断题。这本书中介绍了一些很不寻常的物种,所以这篇文章很可能来自科学杂志。