精选中考英语总复习第21课时九下Modules5-8练习

第21课时九年级下册 Modules 5～8
一、阅读理解
(2018·山东淄博临淄第一中学模拟)What will man be like in the future—in 5，000 or even 50，000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. For man is slowly changing all the time.
Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is a relatively(相对地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.
Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain's capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more and finally we shall need larger ones! It is possible to bring about a physical change too. The head, especially the forehead, will grow larger.
Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time it is likely that man's eyes will grow stronger.
On the other hand, we tend(有……的趋势) to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive(敏感的) because they are used a great deal in modern life.
What about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!
Perhaps, all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive(有吸引力的) person to look at! This may well be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.
1．Future man is probably to be different from us in ways.
A．two B．three C．four D．five
2．Future man's head will grow larger because .
A．he will use his brain more and more as time goes on
B．he makes use of only 80% the brain's capacity
C．the other 80% of his brain will grow faster
D．his brain has grown larger over the past centuries
3．What will be probably TRUE about the man in the future?
A．He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.
B．His fingers will grow weaker because he won't use them.
C．He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.
D．He will think and feel in a different way.
4．What does the writer write the article for?
A．To give us some knowledge of future man.
B．To show that man's life will be different in the future.
C．To let us know future man will become shorter.
D．To tell us future man will not use legs.
二、完形填空
(2018·山东潍坊昌乐期中)There was once a young man who began to feel self­satisfied after some small achievements.
One day, the young man took a walk with a wise man from the town. On the way the young man was bragging(吹嘘) about himself, 1 the wise man didn't say a word. When they got to a peak(山峰), the wise man asked,“Look down. What do you see？”
“I see trees, farmland, houses and people as 2 as ants working in the fields，” the young man said.
“What do you feel？” the wise man asked.
“Everything is 3 me. I feel I rule the world，” the young man answered.
The wise man said 4 . After a minu te, he asked the young man to look up“What do you see this time？” the wise man asked.
“I see 5 flying around high mountains, the white clouds on the mountains and the blue sky above the white clouds，” the young man answered.
Then he asked the wise man's feelings.
“I feel small and powerless，” the wise man answered .“A person who knows to look upward can 6 understand his position(位置). When a person knows the blue sky is always overhead, he won't be so 7 as to believe he rules over the world or ot her people.”
The young man felt foolish(愚蠢的) for his 8 . From then on, 9 he began to feel as if the world owed(亏欠) him something, he looked up at the sky and remembered 10 small he
really was. Try to look upward when you feel too good about yourself.
1．A.if B．but C．so D．or
2．A.fat B．light C．small D．strong
3．A.below B．above
C．between D．against
4．A.everything B．anything
C．something D．nothing
5．A.monkeys B．tigers C．chicks D．birds
6．A.badly B．angrily
C．hardly D．clearly
7．A.clever B．smart C．silly D．useful
8．A.pride B．success C．luck D．smell
9．A.whatever B．whenever
C．wherever D．however
10．A.why B．where C．how D．what
三、词汇应用
阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词。

(2013·山东潍坊中考改编)Today many Chinese people wants to improve their English in different ways. 1.(recent), twenty­four young singers from all over China 2.(enter) a competition by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked 3.(comfort) on the stage. Although some of them took part in the competition for the 4.(one) time, they were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.
The winner of the 5.(men) competition was a 40­year­old man from Xi'an and the winner of the women's competition was a 19­year­old girl from Dalian. Both of 6.(they) were very modest and they didn't think they were 7.(good) than the other singers. Jiangmei, the winner of the women's said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.
This kind of competition encourages people 8.(speak) English. Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it's a good idea to have fun with English.
Maybe you 9.(hear) of TheChineseSpeakEnglish programme before. If not, why don't you find out about it? It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in 10.(learn) English.
Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. If you look。