Module 9 Life history 检测卷（含答案） 2023-2024学年外研版七年级英语下册

Module 9 检测卷
（考试时间：70分钟 试卷满分：90分）
第Ⅰ卷
选择题（满分50分）
一、语法选择（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Charles Dickens is a famous American writer. 1 the 1810s, he was born in Portsmouth, England. Dickens 2 like playing with other boys when he was young. He 3 a lot of books in his free time. He began to work at a factory at the age of 12. It took him 10 hours 4 money by washing bottles and polishing (擦亮) shoes every day.
5 Dickens was 16, he became a reporter (记者) for a newspaper. In 1836, Dickens wrote his first book The Pickwick Papers. One year later, the book came out and made Dickens rich and famous. Most of Dickens’ 6 are about the life in Victorian England. Children at that time usually had to work in the factory at 7 young age.
He wrote a lot of sad stories, 8 they are always humorous (幽默的). And most of his books have 9 endings, like A Christmas Carol. It is about a selfish (自私的) man. He finds love and friendship after looking back on 10 life on Christmas Eve. He lived happily and gained (收获) happiness at last.
1．A．On B．At C．In
2．A．doesn’t B．wasn’t C．didn’t
3．A．reads B．is reading C．read
4．A．make B．to make C．makes
5．A．After B．When C．Before
6．A．work’s B．works C．work
7．A．a B．an C．the
8．A．so B．but C．and
9．A．happily B．happiness C．happy
10．A．he B．him C．his
二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
This is a story about a famous American woman, Helen Keller. When she was only nineteen months old, she was 11 . Because of the illness, she 12 not see or hear anything. When she was seven, a young teacher came and 13 her to read and write. Her name was Anne Sullivan. Later, Miss Sullivan took her to visit another teacher. That teacher taught her to 14 . Helen put her fingers on her teacher’s face or mouth. 15 this way, she learned how to speak. Then she went to university (大学) and 16 writing books and helping the blind 17 the world. Her hard work made people all over the world love 18 . She became popular and 19 , and her story helped many people like her work harder 20 have a better life.
11．A．ill B．relaxed C．healthy D．tired
12．A．should B．must C．need D．could
13．A．asked B．taught C．told D．liked
14．A．read B．write C．speak D．listen
15．A．In B．On C．At D．Of
16．A．stopped B．forgot C．finished D．began
17．A．around B．above C．at D．with
18．A．she B．her C．us D．them
19．A．strict B．friendly C．famous D．lucky
20．A．and B．or C．but D．so
三、阅读理解（本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 — January 26, 2020) was born in the US and he was the youngest child and only son in the family. Kobe was good at playing basketball and named himself “Black Mamba”. He won many basketball events. He was one of the best scorers (得分手) in the NBA．On April 14, 2016, Kobe retired (退役).
On January 26, 2020, basketball star Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crashed (坠毁) in Calabasas, California. The crash killed him, his 13 year s old daughter and seven others including the pilot.
The people on the helicopter wanted to go to a basketball event in Thousand Oaks, California.
21．Kobe named himself “Black Mamba” because ________.
A．he was the only son in his family
B．he retired on April 14, 2016
C．he did well in playing basketball
D．he was one of the best basketball coaches
22．When did Kobe retire
A．On April 14, 2016.
B．On January 26, 2020.
C．On August 23, 2020.
D．On January 14, 2016.
23．When the helicopter crashed, Kobe was ________ years old.
A．31 B．41 C．45 D．59
24．How many people died in the crash
A．Two. B．Seven. C．Eight. D．Nine.
25．What did Kobe want to do on January 26, 2020
A．To go to a basketball event.
B．To see his wife and daughters.
C．To go to a birthday party.
D．To go on a trip to another city.
31 -year- old Rob from California USA was born without arms or legs. But like each of us, he has a dream and with the support of his parents and two sisters, Rob made his dream come true.
His interest in football began when he was 13 and a high school football coach gave him a sports shirt. “To a 13- year- old kid, it just made me excited. I felt the need to know more about the sport,” Rob said. After a full understanding of it, Rob dreamed of becoming a football coach. And he made it.
Rob has to use a special chair in his job. He controls it with his head and neck, and writes by using his mouth to hold a special tool.
Last autumn, Rob worked as the head coach of the Prospect High School Junior team. Under him, the team won 8 and lost 2. It gave Rob confidence (信心) and courage. Clearly, football isn’t just a sport. It is his life now.
26．How many people are there in Rob’s family
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.
27．What started Rob’s interest in the sport of football
A．A shirt. B．A football. C．A dream. D．A shoe.
28．What part of body does Rob use in writing
A．His neck. B．His head. C．His mouth. D．His feet.
29．What is Rob now
A．A coach. B．A writer. C．A school teacher. D．A student.
30．What does the last sentence of the text mean
A．Sport makes Rob happy.
B．Rob lives by playing football.
C．Football is very important to Rob.
D．Football is very expensive.
Mr Black worked in an office. He lived in a small old house alone. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all his money on drinks.
One evening, Mr Black’s friend asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left, he could hardly (几乎不) stand. The friend had to ask a taxi to send him home. Soon they arrived at his house. With the help of the taxi driver, he got out of the taxi.
“Thank you, sir,” said Mr Black. “Now I can open the door myself.” The taxi driver went away, but Mr Black couldn’t put the key into the keyhole (锁眼). Just then a policeman came.
“Can I help you sir ” asked the policeman.
“Thank you, sir” said Mr Black. “The house is circling (旋转) now. If you can stop it circling, I can open the door.”
31．How was Mr Black’s house
A．Big and new. B．Small but new.
C．Big but old. D．Small and old.
32．Mr Black liked ________ and he almost spent all his money on it.
A．singing B．eating C．drinking D．drawing
33．Mr Black couldn’t stand because he ________.
A．was too tired B．drank a lot
C．was too hungry D．ate too much food
34．How did Mr Black get home
A．By bike. B．By taxi. C．On foot. D．By bus.
35．Which of the following is TRUE
A．Mr Black was an office worker.
B．Mr Black’s friend opened the door.
C．The house was circling at that time.
D．The policeman couldn’t put the key into the key hole.
第II卷
非选择题（满分40分）
四、短文填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Mark Twain (1835—1910) was one of the most famous writers in the US. Most readers are sure that his 36 name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. But how many people 37 where the pen name “Mark Twain” came from The answer shows Clemens’s colourful early life before he became a writer. He worked on a ship 38 he was young. “Mark Twain” was the cry as the ship entered a part of a river that was two fathoms (6 feet) deep. “Twain” is an old-fashioned 39 of saying “two”.
Mark Twain trained 40 a ship pilot on the Mississippi River for two years. At that time he 41 his Life on the Mississippi (1883). The famous river would become 42 really important subject in many of his works, such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)—who could forget the journey of Huck and Jim along the river in this famous book With little education, he had to teach 43 how to write stories. Whenever possible, he would go to public 44 . There he 45 much time reading as well as thinking, which greatly helped him with his writing. And of course, his life experiences gave him wonderful material to write about and attract many people.
五、读写综合（本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分）
A. 回答问题（本题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Lionel Andrés Messi is a great football player in the world. He was born on June 24th,1987 in Argentina(阿根廷). Like other children in his home town of Rosario Messi loved football very much. At the age of 5, little Messi began to play football for a local(当地的) Football Club. His father was his teacher. Many people were surprised at his talent(天赋) in football and liked him very much. And his real football career(生涯) started in 1995 at Newell’s Old Boys. In September, 2000, Messi was only 13 years old and only 140cm tall. But it didn’t stop him from going to Barcelona for trial training(试训). Luckily he joined the Under 14s. When he was only 16, Messi took part in his first game.
In 2005, he became the youngest player that could kick the goal(射门). He was also one of the best players. At 18, he became one of the hottest players in the world.
(4)Now he is very successful and famous around the world.
46．How old did Messi begin to play football
47．When did he go to Barcelona for trial training
48．根据短文内容，判断下列句子正“T”误“F”。
Messi’s father taught him to play football at Newell’s Old Boys.( )
49．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.(把划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。)
50．Give a proper title to the passage.(给短文拟一个合适的标题。)
B. 书面表达（本题15分）
51．下面表格中的内容是有关Jenny的一些情况。请根据表格内容写一篇英语小短文介绍Jenny。词数70左右，内容可以适当扩展。
Name Jenny
Date of birth 1983年3月5日
Place of birth 英国的一个小镇
7岁 钢琴弹得很好
13岁 随父母搬到（move to）伦敦
19岁 来中国学习汉语
Now 在英国大使馆（the British Embassy）工作
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参考答案：
1．C 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．B 6．B 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．C
11．A 12．D 13．B 14．C 15．A 16．D 17．A 18．B 19．C 20．A
21．C 22．A 23．B 24．D 25．A
26．C 27．A 28．C 29．A 30．C
31．D 32．C 33．B 34．B 35．A
36．real 37．know 38．when 39．way 40．as 41．wrote 42．a 43．himself 44．libraries 45．spent
46．At the age of 5. 47．When he was 13 years old. 48．F 49．现在他非常成功，在世界各地都很有名。 50．A great football player—Messi
51．例文：
Hello, this is my friend, and her name is Jenny. Let me tell you something about her.
She was born on March 5th, 1983 in a small town in England. When she was seven, she could play the piano very well. When she was thirteen, she moved to London with her parents. She was very happy then. When she was 19 years old, she came to China to learn Chinese. After that, she stayed in China. Now she works in the British Embassy. She has a very happy life now in China, and she loves China.
I think she is a smart girl.