Revision module A
Ⅰ、单项选择
1. My grandpa lives __________, but he doesn’t feel ___________.
A. alone, alone B. alone, lonely C. lonely, lonely D. lonely, alone 2. If you can’t go there tomorrow, I _______ go there, ________.
A. won’t, too B. won’t, either C. don’t, too D. don’t, either 3. I thought _______ very important to take exercise every day. A. it B. this C. that
4. —I’ll take my driving test tomorrow morning. —________! A. Cheers B. Congratulations C. Good luck 5. —Mr. Zhou, I have trouble _________ the passage. —Remember _______ it three times at least. A. to understand, reading B. understanding, reading C. understanding, to read
6. —_____ free education, the poor children in our hometown can go to school. —So can the poor children in our hometown.
A. Instead of B. Thanks for C. Thanks to 7. —Could you tell me which room he ____?
—Sorry, I don’t know, either. You can ring him up. A. lives B. lives in C. lived in
8. All the workers were very tired, but ____ of them would take a rest. A. all B. neither C. none
9. I will go to see a film if my homework_______. A. will do B. is done C. will be done
10. They will _____ help, friendship and kindness for us. A. offer B. provide C. afford
11. The rest of my school life _____ going to be sad and miserable. A. be B. were C. was
12. A boy, who I didn’t know, went _____ the seats and passed _______. A. through, mine B. across, mine C. into, me 13. The young boy is brave. He has nothing ________. A. afraid of B. to be afraid C. to be afraid of 14. We often hear the little girl _______ in the room. A. singing B. sing C. to sing
15. Do you know if _____ a basketball match on TV this evening? A. will there be B. is there C. there is going to be 16. My father wrote me a letter ________harder.
A. encourage me studying B. encourage me to study C. to encourage me studying D. to encourage me to study 17. —How did he finish the work? —I hear that he did it_______.
A. in the own B. on his own C. of the own D. all the own 18. _______ the English teacher , I am better and better at English now. A. Because B. Thanks to C. With the help D. As for 19. Old people must_______.
A. look after well B. be looked well after
C. looked well after D. be booked after well
20. The workers were made _____ more than twelve hours every day in old days. A. working B. to work C. worked
21. I’m afraid of ______, so I don’t want to live in a tall building. A. high B. higher C. heights
22. I’m very happy, because I have ________ something I am ________. A. managed to do, afraid to do B. managed doing, afraid of doing C. tried to do, afraid to do D. tried doing, afraid of doing
23. —Did you succeed in climbing the top of the mountain? —Yes, I _______.
A. made it B. failed C. kept it
24. We cooked our lunch _______ an open fire. A. on B. in C. above
25. I have a fever, so the doctor gave me some medicine _____ that. A. of B. for C. with 26. I’m ________ man.
A. quite a shy B. a quite shy C. quite shy
27. He made me fell less nervous __________ at the camp. A. at being B. about being C. of being
28. I found ____ very difficult to put up the tent as I ________ it before. A. that, have never done B. it, had never done C. it, have never done
29. Mike divided us _______ tow groups, each group sat __________ a circle. A. in, in B. into, on C. into, in 30. How much are they ________?
A. at all B. above all C. in total Ⅱ、完型填空 （A）
I think everyone should see Sundays in Kashgar 1 least once. Kashgar 2 “the pearl on the ancient Silk Road”. I arrived there early in the morning 3 it was still dark. With stalls （摊位） here and there, the streets 4 . More and more horses, donkeys and sheep slowly entered the market, followed 5 farmers and herdsmen （牧民）. Kashgar bazaars are famous 6 their knives. Kashgar is also a hat-making centre. On each side of the streets were some blacksmiths’ shop （铁匠铺）. The sound from them 7 in the streets. Handmade goods were 8 sale. I bought some kebabs and nang for my 9 . 10 I was eating, I watched some Uighur girls dancing. It was a very enjoyable experience. I will never forget the trip. 1. A. for B. at C. on D. less
2. A. was called B. called C. was calling D. calls 3. A. but B. while C. although D. since
4. A. were crowding B. crowded C. were crowded D. was crowded 5. A. with B. as C. over D. by 6. A. with B. as C. over D. for
7. A. could be heard B. can be heard C. could hear D. can hear 8. A. for B. in C. at D. under
9. A. dinner B. food C. drink D. breakfast
10. A. By B. On C. Around D. While （B）
Now people have a better understanding of the importance of the ecosystem. An ecosystem is an ecological 1 in which all the plants and animals 2 in a certain part of the world in their own ways. This can be very 3 to human beings and to the whole world. If there is something wrong with the 4 in an area, there will be 5 serious problems. Take the Great Lakes for example, when 6 were built along the shores, the 7 from them went into the Lakes. This 8 the Lakes’ ecosystem and the result was 9 : many fish and plants died. When this 10 , people realized that something must be 11 . Scientists set up a science lab to 12 the ecosystem of the Lakes, and they found that 13 was killing the Lakes.
They did many things to make the ecosystem right again. 14 , this will not be easy. It will 15 many years. 1. A. matter B. system C. problem D. environment 2. A. die B. play C. live D. do
3. A. great B. serious C. dangerous D. important 4. A. weather B. ecosystem C. earth D. sun 5. A. a few B. much C. few D. many 6. A. farms B. parks C. factories D. hospitals 7. A. animals B. food C. waste D. smoke 8. A. broke B. lost C. worried D. made 9. A. clear B. terrible C. unclear D. serious
10. A. was happening B. would happen C. has happened D. happened 11. A. started B. made C. done D. begun 12. A. change B. build C. study D. break 13. A. research B. weather C. pollution D. result 14. A. So B. However C. Though D. But 15. A. cost B. spend C. last D. make. Ⅲ、括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Don’t open your books. Please keep them_______（close）. 2. At the _______（begin）of this term, we had a picnic.
3. What will the population be in that country at the end of the_______（twenty）century? 4. Paper catches fire_______（easy）.
5. Most （country）use satellites so send and receive messages. 6. My sister is_______（happy）now because she lost her money.
7. Computers will be more and more_______（有帮助的）in the new century. 8. I’m afraid that our team will be_______（打败）by theirs this afternoon. 9. If you want to be________（瘦些）,you have to eat less food. 10. He tried to make us （understand）.
11. The boys enjoy _______（see）fight films very much. 12. He left the room without________（say）good-bye. Ⅳ、句型转换
1. The man is talking with a lady. He gave us a talk last week.（合成复合句） The man _______ gave us a talk last week ________________with a lady. 2. Jim can’t decide what he should do not.（改为同义句） Jim can’t decide ________ _______ _______next.
3. People grow rice in the south of China.（改为被动语态） Rice________________ in the south of China.
4. It took him two hours to play with computers last night.（改为同义句）
He________ two hours________ with computers last night. 5. Both of them are my best friends.（改为否定句） ________of them ________ my best friend.
6. They are happy to see each other.（改为感叹句） ________________they are to see each other! Ⅴ、阅读理解 A
This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a good will tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start its ten-nation tour next month.
In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart diseases among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows that: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not. That’s the news of the hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer. 1. To improve the ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, . A. China has expressed its strong wishes
B. China has given many reports to improve the ties C. China will send some scientists to visit the U.S. only
D. some Chinese scientists will visit the U.S. and Western Europe 2. The news about health tells us that . A. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a day B. no heart disease will be found if people don’t drink coffee
C. women’s heart disease has a lot to do with their drinking coffee
D. the more coffee people drink , the more chance they’ll get to have heart disease 3. The passage is probably from . A. a book B. a radio station C. a diary D. a Medical Journal B
New York State has passed the USA’s first state law banning（禁止）motorists talking on cell phones. The ban will begin on November 1, although drivers caught using cell phones will be given only warnings during the first month.
First-time violators（违法者）will face a ＄100 fine. A second time call for a ＄200 fine and every violation after that will cost ＄500. At least a dozen localities have established（制定）bans, starting in 1999; and 40 states have had bans proposed but not passed. At least 23 countries, including the Great Britain, Italy, Israel and Japan, ban drivers from using cell phones.
There are about 115 million cell phones in use in the United States and more than 6 million in New York State.
“To think that I’m not going to use cell phone when at the same time I can still use my laptop（手提电脑）, I still can read a paper, I can still change my pants while driving at 65 mph. I think there’s just something wrong, ” an official said.
Other critics（批评）noted other things like eating, drinking coffee and doing make-up while driving. They suggested that the ban include a broader range of things. 4. What does the underlined word “warning” mean? A. The word that tells you not to do it again. B. A textbook that talks about the law. C. A lesson.
D. A ＄100 fine.
5. How much fine will a cell phone user receive if he has been caught using it four times while driving after November?
A. ＄500. B. ＄1000. C. ＄1200. D. ＄1300. 6. We can infer from this passage that . A. some developed countries forbid drivers using cell phones B. the ban has been put into effect in most states in the U.S. C. more people in the U.S. are against the ban than for it
D. over fifty localities or states ban drivers from using cell phones C
“I’m hungry, ” said Kelly as she and Sheila walked home from school.
“You're always hungry, ” Sheila said, “We'll have something when we get to my house. ”
Kelly looked at Sheila, who was walking quickly down the sidewalk. Sheila had long, beautiful red hair and always wore nice clothes. Kelly had short hair and many of her clothes were hand-me-downs.
No one was home when they got to Sheila’s house. No one ever seemed to be home at Sheila’s house. Kelly had two sisters and a brother. “ It must be amazing to have the whole house to yourself. I’m lucky if I can be alone for five minutes, ” said Kelly.
“Well, I can do whatever I want. Do you want to order a pizza? There’s nothing in the fridge.” There was never anything in Sheila’s fridge.
“That’s okay, ” said Kelly. “ I have to go home for dinner soon. ”
“But I would go crazy if people were telling me what to do all the time.”
“Well, you’re lucky,” said Kelly. Sheila was lucky. She had perfect hair, perfect clothes, a perfect house. “ I would give anything to be Sheila for just one day,” thought Kelly.
The phone rang. “ Hi, Mom, ” Kelly heard Sheila say. “No, it’s okay. I understand.” She hung up. “My mom’s having dinner out again,” she said. “Are you sure you can’t stay for pizza?” “Sorry. I have to go or I’ll be late for dinner,” said Kelly. “Whatever. See you.”
Kelly saw Sheila looking out of the window as she walked down the street. Suddenly, Sheila’s house looked very big, and Sheila looked very small.
7. Which of these sentences tells the difference between Sheila’s life and Kelly’s? A. Sheila is from a big family and Kelly is from a small one. B. Kelly has a big, caring family and Sheila is often on her own. C. Kelly has perfect clothes and Sheila wears hand-me-downs. D. Sheila and Kelly have similar family situations. 8. Which things about Sheila’s life does Kelly like? A. Her house, her parents, and her clothes. B. Her hair, her clothes, and her pets. C. Her hair, her clothes, and her house. D. Her clothes, her parents, and her pets.
9. What things about Kelly’s life might Sheila like? A. The fact that Kelly has sisters to lend her clothes.
B. The fact that Kelly has caring parents who are there to take care of her. C. The fact that Kelly has a big house and lots of time to herself.
D. The fact that Kelly gets to eat pizza almost every night of the week. 10. Why do you think the writer includes the final sentence of the story? A. To show that Sheila lives in a big, beautiful house. B. To show that Sheila gets to do whatever she wants.
外研版初三英语下册之Revision module A
