外研版高中英语选修九Module2《AustraliaandNewZealand》测试

Module 2 Australia and New Zealand

同步测试

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21．—What did she want to know , Tom ?

—She wondered we could complete the experiment

A．when was it B．it was when that C．it was when D．when it was that 22．Your desk is crowded with too many unnecessary things . You have to some of them .

A．remain B．resist C．remove D．renew

23．This story , is very fascinating ; there are many interesting characters in it .

A．on the whole B．on earth C．in no time D．out of the question 24．I a book on fashion at the moment , and it in the book that Europeans started to wear top hats in the early 1800s .

A．read ; is said B．am reading ; is saying

C．was reading ; was saying D．am reading ; says

25．there are many kinds of different understanding of our body language , some gestures seem to be universal .

A．While B．When C．If D．As

26．—How did it that you made such a silly mistake ?

—I myself h aven’t figured it out yet .

A．bring about B．come about C．come across D．come on 27．—Which of those electronic dictionaries do you like most ?

—. They are both expensive and of little use .

A．None B．Both C．Neither D．All

28．After the Shenzhou VI capsule touched down , tow astronauts succeeded in traveling around the earth , thus again China is global space power .

A．proved B．to prove C．to have proved D．proving

29．When winter comes , spring be far behind ?

A．must B．should C．will D．can

30．A NASA experimental jet , the X-43A, flew at a world-record speed—11,260 kilometers an hour on November 17. This speed is as sound .

A．as ten times fast B．ten times so fast

C．ten times as fast D．ten times faster

31．—Sorry , Ann. I’m afraid that I can’t go to the magic show by David Copper Field with you .

—. Who knows when he will be back here next time ?

A．It doesn’t matter .B．Do as you like .

C．What a shame ! D．Take it easy .

32．British government often says that providing children with to the information super highway is of great importance .

A．prevention B．protection C．allowance D．access

33．We were shocked to hear the news that two Chinese engineers were shot to death in Pakistan . Worse still, third one died in hospital afterwards .

A．/; a B．the ; the C．the ; a D．/ ; the

34．The book has been well received , but actual sales , it hasn’t been very successful .

A．thanks to B．in terms of C．according to D．regardless of 35．—How about going to the park this afternoon ?

—? It’s a few months since I enjoyed myself in the park .

A．Why B．What C．What for D．Why not

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Each of us fails from time to time . If we are wise, we accept these failures as a 36 part of the learning process . But all too often as parents and teachers we 37 this same right to our children .

When I see a child 38 from this kind of pressure , I think of Donnie .

Donnie was my youngest third-grader . His 39 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoyed . He 40 answered questions—he was afraid he might be wrong . I tried my best to build his 41 .But nothing changed until midterm , when Mary