Module 9 测试卷
时间：90分钟 满分：100分
听力部分(25分)
一、听力(共15小题，第一节每小题1分，第二、三节每小题2分，满分25分)
第一节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项。每段对话读一遍。
( )1. What's the population of Beijing?
A. About 12 million. B. About 20 million. C. About 2 billion.
( )2. Why will China's population grow slowly?
A. Because families are getting smaller.
B. Because families are getting bigger.
C. Because families are getting healthier.
( )3. What was the population of Tokyo in 2015?
A. It was about 38 million.
B. It was about 3. 8 million.
C. It was about 3. 08 million.
( )4. What percent of the world's population does China have?
A. 20%. B. 25%. C. 30%.
( )5. Why is the girl late again?
A. Because she gets up late today.
B. Because she gets up early today.
C. Because the traffic is too bad.
第二节：听长对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第6—7小题。
( )6. What's the weather like in winter in Linyi?
A. It's hot. B. It's cold. C. It's clear.
( )7. Which season is the shortest in Linyi?
A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Spring.
听下面一段较长的对话，回答第8—10小题。
( )8. Where is the man from?
A. The northeast. B. The northwest. C. The southwest.
( )9. What's the weather like in the man's hometown?
A. Sunny and cold. B. Wet and cold. C. Windy and cold.
( )10. What's the weather like in Singapore?
A. Cold. B. Cool. C. Hot.
第三节：听独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项。独白读两遍。
( )11. The United Kingdom has a population of ________.
A. about 5. 9 million
B. about 59 million
C. about 590 million
( )12. Most of the people live ________ in the United Kingdom.
A. in cities and towns
B. in the countryside
C. near the river
( )13. London is a ________ city.
A. quiet B. small C. crowded
( )14. Most people in Scotland live in the ________.
A. southeast B. middle part C. northeast
( )15. The number of farmers and farm workers is about ________.
A. 5. 9 million B. 1. 18 million C. 3. 5 million
笔试部分(75分)
二、 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
Asha looked out of the window on the plane. What a ________16！The buildings were so tall. The city was large，much larger than her small town.
Asha was on vacation in New York City. She was very ________17 as she had always wanted to come since she was young. She read stories about it and studied its ________18. She knew how the island of Manhattan was bought from native Americans 300 years ago. She ________19 knew people from all over the world came to live here. These people，like Asha，________20 a new life in New York.
But Asha was only staying for fourteen ________21. She thought of these two weeks as a time to ________22 herself to move back to New York. She would return to her small ________23，stay for one year，and then come to live in New York forever. So she had to plan this vacation ________24.
In New York Asha wanted to do ________25 things. First，she wanted to look for a job. Next，she would find a place to live in. She knew it was expensive to live in New York and that finding a good place to live in was ________26. And the third thing she wanted to do was to ________27 her English. She had studied English for 12 years but didn't know ________28 she could understand “real” English.
Before leaving，her friends told her that New York was a ________29 place. But Asha wasn't worried. She had studied New York carefully. She believed she would be safe.
________30 Asha saw the Statue of Liberty！The plane flew around it，and then began to slow down. Soon Asha was on the ground，getting ready to leave the plane—to greet her future.
( )16. A. sight B. day C. mess D. plane
( )17. A. afraid B. excited C. sad D. relaxed
( )18. A. weather B. education C. population D. history
( )19. A. ever B. still C. only D. also
( )20. A. asked for B. came up with C. dreamed of D. found out
( )21. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years
( )22. A. ask B. drive C. prepare D. follow
( )23. A. country B. house C. school D. town
( )24. A. carefully B. comfortably C. freely D. secretly
( )25. A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )26. A. easy B. hard C. necessary D. proper
( )27. A. learn B. review C. practise D. teach
( )28. A. why B. how C. if D. when
( )29. A. small B. large C. safe D. dangerous
( )30. A. All of a sudden B. From then on
C. In a hurry D. Once again
三、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
A
Three little pigs
Story-teller：Three little pigs make three houses. They all think their own house is the best！But the wolf comes. He is very hungry！He has blown down two houses of the pigs. It makes the two little pigs very scared.
P1&P2：Oh，my god！Let's run away，run away！(They run into the third pig's house and close the door. )
P1：The wolf is very strong!
P2：He wants to eat us!
P3：My god，help me！(The three pigs are hiding under the bed. )
W：Little pig，little pig，let me come in!
P1&P2&P3：No！Go away. You bad wolf!
W：Open the door！I can blow the house down！(The wolf blows and blows，he blows and blows，but the house is very strong. )Why？(The wolf is too tired and falls onto the ground. )
P1&P2&P3：Yeah！We are safe now！
Story-teller：The wolf is very angry！He has a good idea！He climbs up the chimney(烟囱)!
P1&P2&P3：Oh！Look！The wolf!
P1：How to do？(Starts run around the chimney)
P2：Mom！Where are you？(Cries)
P3：Don't worry！Let's put the wood into the fire!
P1&P2&P3：OK，123…
W：(Falls into the fire and struggles) Oh！No!
P1&P2&P3：The wolf is dying！We succeed！Yeah！
( )31. This passage is ________.
A. an ad B. a play C. a poster D. a letter
( )32. The wolf's good idea is to ________.
A. blow the house down B. hit the house hard
C. climb up the chimney D. put the wood in the fire
( )33. Which pig is very calm and clever when they are in danger?
A. P1. B. P2. C. P3. D. None.
B
There are more than 6. 7 billion people on the earth now. The world's population is a big problem because it will cause lots of problems in the future. More people will need more food.
The world's population growth rate rose from about 1. 5 percent per year during 1950—1951 to over 2 percent in the early 1960s. Although the growth rate thereafter started to fall due to (由于) people getting married later as well as the development of technology，the rate is on the rise again now.
The important thing is not how large the population of the world is，but is how fast the rate increases. The world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999. The world population will grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2042. This great growth of the population will create a big problem by the year 2050—there will be over ten billion people in the world then.
( )34. The population of the world is more than ________ now and may be over ________ by 2050.
A. 6. 7 billion；10 billion B. 6. 7 million；10 million
C. 6 billion；10 billion D. 6 billion；9 million
( )35. From the passage we know that ________.
A. the world's population is becoming smaller
B. the world's population is increasing
C. the world's population growth rate won't change
D. the world's population growth rate has been rising since the 1950s
( )36. What's the best title for this passage?
A. More Food and Less Room B. A New Problem
C. We Should Feed Many People D. The Growth of the Population
C
Last summer，15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children，Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bob's high school didn't have a boys' dancing group but a girls' group. He tried to join the girls' group. And he made it.
Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. “If we let Bob stay in the group，” the school said，“other boys will want to join. Soon，there won't be any girls in the group. ” They took Bob off the group.
Bob was very angry about it，so he went to a judge(法官). The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.
( )37. Bob's favourite was ________.
A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. driving
( )38. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because________.
A. the school only had a girls' dancing group
B. the school didn't allow boys to dance
C. other schools might laugh at them
D. the parents would be angry about it
( )39. The school worried that ________ if Bob stayed in the group.
A. nobody would watch their dance
B. other boys would join and the girls might leave
C. other schools might laugh at them
D. the parents would be angry about it
( )40. We can infer(推断)that Bob felt ________ when he went back to the group.
A. hungry B. dangerous C. happy D. sure
四、词汇运用(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
probable，southeast，camera，sun，compare
41. — Can I use your ________？I want to take some photos.
— Sure. Here you are.
42. The sun is shining today. It is ________.
43. If you ________ British football with American football，you'll find many differences.
44. Fujian Province is in the ________ of China.
45. It's ________ windy and cool there.
B. 根据短文内容和所给的中文提示写出单词的正确形式，每空限用一词。
Our world is facing many ________46(问题) now. One problem is the fast ________47(增长的) population of the world. There are about seven ________48(十亿) people on the earth. Why is this happening？Well，firstly，because more babies ________49(出生) every year. Secondly，many people are leaving the countryside to work in the cities. So we need to ________50(准备) more ________51(公寓) for them to live in.
Another ________52(巨大的) problem for the world is ________53(污染). Do you even know how dangerous the air is？Factories fill the sky with black smoke. Too many cars on the roads cause traffic problems，and planes make loud ________54(吵闹声) when they take off and land. We need to find ways to ________55(解决) these problems and make our world better.
五、语法填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个恰当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Dear Dick，
How time flies！I have been back to school ________56 two weeks. These ________57(day)，I have known a lot about the population of China. China has a population of about 1. 37 billion. It has reached about one ________58(five) of the world's population. About 50 percent of the people live in the countryside. It causes many ________59(difficulty). In less developed ________60(area)，some parents prefer boys to girls. Not all the families can offer their ________61(child) a good education. Some children can't go to school. China has tried ________62(control) the population. The large population problem ________63(be) still serious in China though we have had a ________64(comfortable) life. How about the population of your country？Can you tell ________65 about it?
Yours，
Maria
六、书面表达(共1小题，满分15分)
某英文杂志正在就人口问题进行调查，你所在的城市人口多吗？人口增长带来了哪些问题？你对此有什么好的建议和想法？请你根据以上问题提示，写一篇90词左右的短文。
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参考答案
听力部分
听力材料：
第一节：
1. W：What is the population of Beijing?
M：About 20 million.
2. W：Why won't China's population grow so fast?
M：Because families are getting smaller.
3. W：Which city had the largest population in 2015?
M：Tokyo. It was about 38 million.
4. W：What is the population of your country?
M：There are about 1. 3 billion people in China. It's one fifth of the world's population.
5. W：I'm sorry. I'm late again because of the bad traffic.
M：It doesn't matter. But you'd better come earlier next time.
第二节：
Text 1
M：Good morning. Liu Yong.
W：Morning，Bill.
M：What's the weather like in Linyi?
W：It is cold in winter. Sometimes the temperature drops to minus fifteen.
M：What's the weather like in summer?
W：It's hot and clear.
M：What about spring?
W：Spring is the shortest season in Linyi.
M：That sounds great！Thanks for telling me.
W：You're welcome.
Text 2
W：It's really cold in Beijing this year.
M：I don't think it's too bad. It's much warmer here than in my hometown.
W：Where're you from?
M：The northeast.
W：It must be very cold there in winter.
M：You're right. It's usually less than minus 10.
W：It's often windy，isn't it?
M：Yes. There is always strong wind during the winter in my hometown，and it makes the temperature drop more than ten degrees.
W：It's really awful. I really can't stand it when the wind blows on my face.
M：Come on. You must be joking.
W：Well，I never tell lies. I can't stand cold weather. I come from Singapore. It's a place where the weather is hot all year round.
第三节：
M：There are about 59 million people in the United Kingdom. This is a large population for such a small country. But the large parts of the country have few people. Most people live in the big cities and developed areas. About 53. 1 million people live in cities and towns. Only about 5. 9 million people live in the countryside. Today very few people—about 1. 18 million are farmers and farm workers. England has the most people. About 46 million people live in England. Of course, about 14 million people live in London and the southeast. London is now a city of about 7 million people. Most of Scotland's population—about 6 million people live in the center.
听力答案：
一、1-5：BAAAC 6-10：BCACC 11-15：BACBB
笔试部分
二、16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C 21. A
22. C 点拨：句意：她思考了两周时间为自己返回美国做好准备。prepare oneself意为“为某人自己做好准备”，结合上下文语境及分析备选项含义可知答案。故选C。
23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. C 29. D
30. A
三、A. 31-33：BCC B. 34-36：ABD C. 37-40：BABC
四、A. 41. camera 42. sunny 43. compare 44. southeast 45. probably
B. 46. problems 47. increasing 48. billion
49. are born 50. prepare 51. flats 52. huge
53. pollution 54. noise 55. solve
五、56. for 57. days 58. fifth 59. difficulties
60. areas 61. children 62. to control 63. is
64. more comfortable 65. me
六、范文：
I live in a small city，but the population of it is very large. With more and more① people，there is more and more pollution. There is too much① traffic in the streets. It is very noisy every day. And the air in the city isn't clean or fresh. Rubbish is found here and there①. Sometimes it is terrible. The water in the river and lake is polluted② by the factories. Many fishes are dead.
I think the government should do something to protect our environment and control② the increasing population. The city will be better in the future①.
点评：
◆本文是一篇介绍人口问题的话题类作文，主要包含3个基本要素：引出话题(第1段第1句)；介绍现状(第1段第2句——第9句)；陈述观点(第2段)。
◆本文添彩点：①恰当运用more and more，too much，here and there，in the future等短语表达自己的思想。②准确使用了动词的被动语态(is polluted)及动词不定式(to protect…)，令文章大放异彩，彰显了作者较好的语法功底。
