外研版英语九年级下Module 3 Life now and then单元测试题（含答案）

九年级英语下册Module3 Life now and then练习题
（考查范围：Module 3）
(时间：90分钟 分值：90分)
班级__________ 姓名__________ 分数_____________
一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题12分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We are living a fast life. It seems that everything has to be fast, for example, ????? 1 food, fast Internet, fast roads, fast money. Every day we try to get things done 2 , but there are some moments that we have to slow down and enjoy our lives.
We are always 3 every day. I have to work eight hours or more a day at my full-time job. When I get home, it’s always over seven o’clock. I make an effort to 4 something. I try to find a bit of time for my hobby—writing. I hardly ever write and work on weekends. Those are my days to try to recharge(休整)and reduce the stress from my work. I __5__ on the sofa during the day, drink some beer in the open air or have a __6__ if the weather is nice.
What I’m trying to say is this: if you don’t take some time to slow down once in a while and 7 your life, it will pass you by. You can be unhealthy both in body and mind if you don’t take the time to relax. So this weekend, don’t make any 8 . Just get up on Saturday morning 9 your body says it’s time to get up. Make some coffee, step outside and get 10 fresh morning air, turn on the radio and prepare yourself for nothing.
1. A．good B．fast C．slow
2. A．specially B．seriously C．quickly
3. A．busy B．happy C．free
4. A．drink B．buy C．write
5. A．sleep B．drink C．eat
6. A. break B. rest C. picnic
7. A．spend B. relax C．enjoy
8. A．plans B．mistakes C．noises
9. A．but B．when C．so
10. A．any B．many C．some
二、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断其后面所给句子的对错，并在答题卡上将所选的对应选项涂黑，选Right涂A，选Wrong涂B。 【昆明·中考】
Thang-ga(唐卡) is a special kind of painting. It was found only in Tibet, China. It started from the Tang Dynasty(唐朝). Thang-ga paintings show Tibetan people’s lives. In recent years, Tang-ga paintings have caught the public’s attention. At the same time,the Chinese government has also tried hard to protect the art.
The color of Tang-ga paintings looks wonderful and special. Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists, the paints(颜料) used in Thang-ga are different from other paints. They were made from minerals like gold and silver, as well as some plants. The paints were made by hand and the beautiful colors could last for hundreds of years.
However, with the development of technology, people now use cheaper and more easily-made chemicals to make Thang-ga paints. The traditional paints used in Thang-ga paintings took a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways. Later people stopped making the paints and forgot about them. So the skills were almost lost. The traditional Thang-ga paintings are difficult to find now.
根据短文内容，判断句子正(T)误(F)。
11．Tang-ga is a special and unusual kind of art.
A. Right B. Wrong
12．Tang-ga was found only in Tibet in the Tang dynasty.
A. Right B. Wrong
13．The special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists make Tang-ga paints different from other paints.
A. Right B. Wrong
14．The color of Tang-ga paintings can last for hundreds of years with modern technology.
A. Right B. Wrong
15．The skills of artists have been almost lost, so it is difficult to find the traditional Tang-ga paintings.
A. Right B. Wrong
第二节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能回答所提问题或能完成所给句子的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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My grandparents can be good fun．They are retired，so they don’t work any more．My grandfather is 68 and my grandmother is 67，but they are not too old to be active．They exercise by playing golf and they go out for meals and to the theater．Sometimes they take me out too．We have a good time．They also go on great holidays．Last year，they went to China and walked along the Great Wall!
Sometimes，my grandparents like to criticize me．They think that children today have an easy life．Life was very different when they were young and there are many things about my life that they do not understand. They tell me，over and over，how they had to start work at l6．They know that I will go on to university and will not be getting a job until I am about 22！They also think that I have too many possessions(财产)，such as mobile phones，computers and PSPs．When they were young，they did not have anything like that．What they do not realize is that they cannot compare children at present time．They had the same kinds of things as the rest of people of their age—so do I. It would be very strange if I only had the possessions that they have when they were at my age．
16．Grandparents do not work any more because ．
A. they are tired B. they want to play golf
C. they are retired D. they want to enjoy their life
17．My grandparents are old and they lead a(n) life．
A. active B. boring C. sad D. hard
18．My grandparents sometimes criticize me．One reason is that ．
A. I don’t go on great holidays with them B. I won’t work until 22
C. they had to work at l6 D. children today have an easy life
19．Grandparents when they were young．
A. had the same life as we have today
B. had the same kinds of things as we have
C. had the same kinds of things as people of their age
D. had many possessions like mobile phones
20．I with my grandparents．
A. agree B. disagree C. quarrel D. fight
B
A policeman was sitting in his car on the side of Highway 25, hoping to catch speeders. After a while, a car full of elderly woman slowly rolled by. The policeman realized that the slow-moving car was a danger to other drivers on the highway, so he decided to ask them to pulled up. After the car had stopped on the side of the road, the policeman got out and came to the car to speak to the driver. He said, “The speed limit (限制)on this highway is fifty-five miles per hour. Why are you driving so slowly?”
“Well, officer, I’ve seen a lot of signs on this highway that say ‘twenty-five’ not ‘fifty-five’,” the old woman politely replied.
“Ma’am,” the officer told the driver, “those aren’t speed limit signs. Those signs mean that you are driving on Highway 25.”
“Oh, silly me. I didn’t? know. I’m sorry officer. I’ll be more careful in the future,” she said.
Then the police officer looked in the backseat of the car. He noticed that the elderly passengers looked frightened and were shaking with fear. The officer asked the driver, “What’s wrong with them? They look like they’ve been frightened to death by something.”
The driver replied, “Oh, they’ll be all right in a minute. You see ,we just got off Highway 120.”
21. The policeman stopped the car because the car was _________.
A . running too slowly?????? B. running too fast?
C. over-crowded?????? D. full of elderly people
22. The driver is a __________.
A. a young man?? B. an old man??? C. a girl?? D. an old lady
23. If you drive on Highway 25, you should drive _______miles per hour.
A.?at most 25??? B. at most 55??? C. at least 120?? D. at most 120?
24. The passage hints（暗示）that________.
A. the Highway 120 is frightening?
B. you can drive at any speed on highways as long as you break the limit 55.
C. the driver adjusted(调整)the driving speed by the number of the highways
D. the driver of the car understands the signs on the highway?very well.
25. What do you think “Ma’am” means according to this passage?
A.妈妈?????????? B. 奶奶??????????? C.女士?????????? D.太太
C
Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotel, skyscrapers(摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change.
Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gets its money mainly from business, not oil.
Recently Dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. They come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping!
Dubai is also one of the world’s fastest growing cities. Many tall building are built in months. The city also has many man-made islands. One of these, the Palm Jumeirah, is like a palm tree(棕榈树) and is very beautiful.
The city is still an amazing mix of people from different countries. The people from 150 countries live and work in Dubai, and foreigners now outnumber Dubai natives by eight to one!
Many people welcome the city’s growth. But an increasing number of Dubai natives worry about the speed of change. As a Dubai native says, “We must always remember where we came from. Our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and there’s a lot more work to do.”
26. Why did people stop in Dubai in the early 20th century?
A. To do business. B. To buy oil. C. To go shopping. D. To go sightseeing
27. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Dubai has created many man-made islands.
B. There are many foreigners working in Dubai.
C. Dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.
D. Some Dubai natives worry about the speed of change.
28. What does the underlined word “outnumber” mean?
A. to be smaller in size than another group. B. To be more in number than another group.
C. To be bigger in area than another group. D. To be less in number than another group.
29. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean?
A. We should always visit Dubai. B. We should learn from foreigners.
C. We must always remember our past. D. We must only think about the future．
30. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Dubai is growing very fast. B. Dubai was a big city before 1966.
C. Many tall buildings are built in months. D. Many tourists come to relax on Dubai’s beaches．
三、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空一个单词。【金华·中考】
Joseph is a teacher in New York. He gives lessons to 31______ (he) students about American history. But he was born 32_____(介词) Kenya, an African country where the children lead a very different life. For example, a ten-year-old boy may spend 33_____ (much)time in taking care of cows than studying at school. The children also learn many 34______(skill) like how to live in the wild.
Unlike many other children, Joseph went to school. And 35______ (lucky), when he was 15, he came to study in America and then 36______(become) a teacher. Joseph has written a book called Facing the Lion. In 37____(冠词) book, he talks about his childhood. He thinks 38_____(代词) is very important for American children to learn about the cultural differences between their country 39_____(连词) the others. He also thinks children should learn to be strong and full of hope. Now Joseph is 40_____ (do)a project, hoping that it will help children face their own“ lions”.
四、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）【金华·中考改编】
Teenagers are known for being creative and full of new ideas. Let’s have a look at these teenage inventions that might change the world.
Banana leaves usually go bad in two or three days. Tenith Adithyaa, a teenager from India, used UV to make the leaves stay fresh for a year. Tenith thinks that one day the leaves will be used for making plates, cups and other things.??
David Cohen, an American teenager, built an earthworm(蚯蚓) robot. It is able to go into the smallest places, where humans or dogs can’t go. It will be used for finding people in a fire or an earthquake.??
Remya Jose, a 14-year-old from India, found it tiring and boring to handwash clothes in the nearby river. She reused some bicycle parts and created a washing machine that saves time, energy.同时这台机器还能使人保持健康。
Kenneth Shinozuku, a 15-year-old from New York, noticed that his grandfather who got Alzheimer＇s disease（老年痴呆） would often leave home and get lost. So he invented the wearable sensors(感应器)to help people find their family members like his grandfather.
41. 将文中划线的英语句子译成汉语。

42. 将文中划线的汉语句子译成英语。

43. 回答问题：What can the earthworm robot by David Cohen do?

44. 回答问题：Why did Remya invent her washing machine ?

45. 回答问题：What is the passage mainly about?

五、书面表达（满分20分）
下面的四幅图画描述了信息的巨变，请根据图画内容，以changes of Information为题写一篇语意连贯、内容完整的英语短文。


词数：80词左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：read and write，make telephone calls，instead of，mobile phone，short written messages
With the development of society, information has changed a lot. ___________________



















参 考 答 案
一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题12分，满分10分）
1-5 BCACA 6-10 CCABC
二、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
11-15 ABABA 16-20 CADCB 21-25 A DBCC 26-30 ACBCA
三、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
31.his 32.in 33.more 34.skills 35.luckliy
36.became 37.the 38.it 39.and 40.doing
四、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
41.它可以被用于在火灾或地震中找人。
42. The machine can keep people fit at the same time.
43. go into the smallest places
44. Because she found it tiring and boring to handwash clothes in the nearby river.
45. Teenage inventions
五、书面表达（满分20分）
参考作文
With the development of society, information has changed a lot.
In the past people sent and received messages by letters．Some people couldn’t read or write．They had to ask someone else to write letters in the streets．Later people had telephones at home．They made telephone calls instead of sending letters．In1990s，people had large mobile phones．They could take the phones to anywhere and call their friends and family in faraway places．
Today people have smaller mobile phones and computers．They Can either make telephone calls or send short written messages．And people can send or receive e-mails and get information from the Internet．


后来家里
装上电话

90年代电话可移动

现在处处手机电脑

过去街头
求人读写信




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