外研版初三英语(下)Module1试题(二)

外研版初三英语（下）Module 1试题（二）一、单项填空。

(30%)( ) 1. Can you see nine _______ in the picture?A. sheepB. dogC. pigD. horse( ) 2. There are quite a few old books on the shelf, but ______ of them is useful to him.A. bothB. allC. neitherD. none( ) 3. It’s not good to be late _______ school.A. forB. onC. aboutD. to( ) 4. ______ our football team failed in the match, we did our best.A. ThoughB. ButC. BecauseD. As( ) 5. If you set your mind to do it, everything is ______.A. possibleB. hardC. difficultD. impossible( ) 6. The old man is looking at his granddaughter _______. He has not seen her for a long time.A. happyB. happierC. happilyD. the happiest( ) 7. ---What’s ______ date today?---It’s April 2005.A. aB. theC. thatD. /( ) 8. ---Mary, is that man your head master？---It ______ be him. He’s very tall and nearly 1.9 metres.A. won’tB. needn’tC. can’tD. mustn’t( ) 9. The stories that Mom used to ______ when I was young are veryinteresting.A. sayB. speakC. tellD. talk( ) 10. Mr Lin isn’t here. He _______ Guangzhou on business. He w ill be back in two days.A. has been toB. has gone toC. has been inD. has gone in ( ) 11. Mr Smith couldn’t find his key. He forgot _______.A. when it wasB. what it wasC. where it wasD. whose it was( ) 12. The 29th Olympic Games _______ in Beijing in 2008.A. is heldB. will holdC. will be heldD. will be hold( ) 13. He could do nothing but _______.A. cryingB. cryC. to cryD. cried( ) 14. There are about five _______ students in one grade.A. hundredB. hundredsC. hundreds ofD. hundred of( ) 15. Lucy and Lily _______ going to the Great Wall tomorrow.A. areB. isC. amD. be二、完型填空。

（20%）Last year Tom left school. He came to Taipei to (1) ______ a job. He went from one company to another but (2) _____ wanted him. Now he had little money. He had to go back to his small town. So he came to the station. He felt (3) ______ and tired. It was very late at night and (4) _____ was full of people. They were waiting (5) _____ tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. She asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket. He thought they needed it (6) ______ he did. After (7) ______ left, he sat on the bench and didn't know (8) _____ to go. Just then, an old man came and said, “Young man, I (9) ______ what you did to the woman. I have a big company. I need a good young man like (10) ______. Would you like to work for me?”( )1. A. find B. see C. look D. buy( ) 2. A. everyone B. no one C. nothing D. something( ) 3. A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. glad( ) 4. A. the city B. the company C. the farm D. the station( ) 5. A. to buy B. to sell C. to give D. to pass( ) 6. A. less than B. more than C. smaller than D. worse than( ) 7. A. Tom B. the bus C. the train D. the old man( ) 8. A. what B. which C. why D. where( )9. A. have seen B. don't know C. don't like D. have done( ) 10. A. the woman B. you C. the baby D. her三、阅读理解（20%）(A)I arrived in London at last. The railway station was big, black and dark. I didn’t know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter(搬运工). I not only spoke English very carefully, but very clearly as well. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my question several times and at last he understood. He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. “ I’m a foreigner,” I said. Then he spoke slowly, but still I could not understand him. My teacher never spoke English like that! The porter and I looked at each other and smiled. Then he said something and I understood it. “You’ll soon learn English.” He said. It seems to me that in England each man speaks a different language. The Englishmen understand each other, but I don’t un derstand them! Do they speak English?( ) 1. The writer of the passage got to London ________.A. by trainB. by seaC. by airD. on foot( ) 2. What country did the writer come from?A. America.B. China.C. France.D. We don’t know.( ) 3. Why couldn’t the porter understand the writer when he spoke English?A. Because he was a foreigner.B. Because he spoke not British English but American English.C. Because the porter could understand only the London dialect(方言).D. Because he couldn’t speak idiomatic（地道的）English.( )4. “In English, each man speaks a different language.” The writer thinks sobecause ________.A. some people speaks English while others don’tB. not every Englishman speaks EnglishC. each English man speaks several foreign languagesD. he doesn’t understand native speakers of English( ) 5. This passage indicates（暗示）that the best way to learn the spokenlanguage is to learn it _________.A. through TVB. in the classroomC. over the radioD. from native speakers(B)Smith and Jones were friends. They worked for the same company and alwaysspent their holidays together. One year Jones said, “Let’s do something different thisyear. Let’s go on a safari in Africa.” A safari is a kind of holiday during which people travel from place to place looking for wild animals to photograph. One night after dinner, Smith bet Jones a dollar that he would be the first person on the safari to photograph a lion.“All right,” Jones said. “I’ll take that bet. I’ll bet you a dollar that you won’t be the first person to photograph a lion.”The two men shook hands on the bet. Then Smith stood up.“Where are you going?” Jones asked him.“To photograph a lion, of course,” Smith said.“But it’s nearly dark,” Jones argued. “Wait until the morning. It’s a waste of time going out now.”But Smith wouldn’t listen and went out.An hour later, a lion came into the tent.“Do you know a man named Smith?” the lion asked the very frightened Jones.“Well, yes, I do,” Jones said.“He owes（欠）you a dollar,” the lion said and walked out.( ) 6. Which of the following is NOT true about Smith and Jones?A. They worked together.B. They were friends.C. They took their holidays together.D. They were famous photographers.( ) 7. When had they last been to Africa?A. They had been there last year.B. It isn’t mentioned in the passage.C. The had been there two years ago.D. They went there every year.( ) 8. Why were they going to Africa?A. To see wild animals.B. To gamble（赌博）.C. To eat good food.D. To take photos.( ) 9. What did Smith bet Jones?A. He could take better photographs than Jones.B. He could see a tiger before Jones did.C. He would take a picture of a lion before Jones.D. He would see more animals than Jones.( ) 10. Who won the bet?A. Jones.B. Smith.C. The lion.D. The head of the safari.四、根据汉语提示完成句子。