九年级英语下册外研版同步练习：Module 3 模块自测

Module 3Life now and then模块自测一、完形填空(15分)Susie Sunbeam was not her real name. It was Susan Brown. But everyone called __1__ Susie Sunbeam, because she had such a sweet, smiling face. She __2__ took brightness with her wherever she went. Her grandfather first gave her this __3__，and it seemed to fit the little girl so __4__ that soon it took the place of her own.Even when Susie was a baby, she laughed and smiled from morning till night. No one ever heard her cry unless she was __5__ or hurt. When she had learnt to __6__，she loved to go around the house and get things for her mother. __7__，she helped her mother as much as she could.She loved __8__. She would sit by her mother’s side for an hour at a time, and ask her many questions. At other times, she would take a new book and read quietly. Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children. She never used a(n) __9__ word, but tried to do whatever would make her playmates happy.One day, a(n) __10__ little girl with an old torn dress passed by. Susie heard some children teasing and laughing at her. She at once ran out to the gate, and asked the little girl to come __11__．“What are you crying for？” Susie asked. “Because they all __12__ at me，”she said.Then Susie took the little girl into the house. She __13__ the little girl with kind words, and gave her one of her own best dresses and a good pair of shoes. This brought real __14__ to the poor child, and she thought that Sunbeam was the __15__ name for Susan Brown.(C)1.A. it B. itselfC. herD. herself(D)2.A. sometimes B. seldomC. neverD. always(A)3.A. name B. chanceC. dressD. book(C)4.A. possibly B. clearlyC. nicelyD. easily(B)5.A. happy B. sickC. fineD. busy(A)6.A. walk B. sayC. readD. write(B)7.A. By the way B. In this wayC. On the wayD. In a way(A)8.A. study B. natureC. travelD. sport(B)9.A. kind B. unkindC. usualD. unusual(C)10.A. honest B. weakC. poorD. rich(A)11.A. in B. outC. upD. down(D)12.A. look B. pointC. shoutD. laugh(D)13.A. brought up B. gave upC. picked upD. cheered up(C)14.A. pain B. troubleC. pleasureD. truth(B)15.A. wrong B. rightC. strangeD. common二、阅读理解(30分)ANo one wants to look silly or do the wrong thing at a new job. It is important to make the right impression(印象) from the very first day. You will face new people. You will be in a new place.It may be difficult to know what to do. Here are some tips to help you make it through the first days at a new job.First of all, first impressions can last forever. Make sure you make a good one. Before your first day, find out if your new job has a dress code (rules about what you can wear to work). If so, be sure to follow it. No matter what, always be neat and clean.Next, get to work on time. Give yourself an extra 15 minutes to make sure you arrive on time.And you also should pay attention to introductions. One of the first things that your leader may do is to introduce you to co­workers. These co-workers will be important to you. They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.Besides those above, do remember to ask plenty of questions. Make sure that your leader has told you what is expected of you. If he or she has not told you your duties, ask for a list. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.Finally, never be the first one to leave. Try to see what your co­workers do around quitting time. It doesn’t look good for you to go home early.(D)1.According to the passage, how many pieces of advice are provided for a person to get a job?A. One.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.(B)2.The first impression is so important, so you should ________．A. wear a red dressB. be neat and cleanC. wear a hatD. know your co-workers well(C)3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Get to work on time.B. You should ask your co-workers for your duties.C. You should go home as early as possible.D. Set daily and weekly goals for yourself.(B)4.The writer thinks that a new job is ________ to people.A. a dutyB. a challengeC. an offerD. fun(C)5.What is the best title for this passage?A. How to Find a New JobB. Tips on How to WorkC. The First­day WorkD. The Importance of Co­workersBA team is a group of people with a common go al. A school’s football team has two goals. One goal is to win. That is what the team wants to do. The other goal is to build character. Character is what a person values, how a person gets along with others. That is why schools have football teams. They want to help students build good values.Each team member builds character. They learn to cooperate. They learn to make good decisions. They work hard. They practise every day. They learn to follow the rules.Each team member has a position(位置). Each position is part of winning. No one player has the ability to win the game for the team. Only if the team works together will a team win. People often say, “There__is__no__I__in__TEAM．”Whether the team wins or loses, at the end of the game they congratulate the other team. That is called sportsmanship. While they fight to win during the game, it is just a game. They cannot be angry with the other team.______ makes sure the team reaches the school’s goal. The coach cares about the whole team. The coach gives each player advice. When the team wins, everyone celebrates. And the coach is glad. But after the season is over, the coach is still happy. The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day. The character they have built is part of their success in school too.Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you’ll be able to recognise the players. It is not that they are bigger than the other students. It is the ones who are helping other students work. Teamwork is part of their lives.(C)6.Schools build football teams mainly to help students ________．A. get good gradesB. become leadersC. build good valuesD. improve football skills(A)7.What does the underlined word “cooperate”mean in Chinese?A. 合作B. 改良C. 竞争D. 帮助(D)8.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A. I never take part in the game.B. I am not a member of the team.C. A famous star is the key to success.D. Teamwork comes first during the game.(B)9.Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5?A. The captainB. The coachC. The headmasterD. The monitor(C)10.Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are ________．A. tallerB. biggerC. more helpfulD. more talentedCI was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my injured, sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.Sometimes people asked me embarrassing(使人难堪的) questions. Whenever kids played games, I was the “monster”. I was always imagining that everyone looked down on(瞧不起) me.Yet Mum would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.”I began to depend on that saying.As a child, I thought Mum meant, “Be careful, or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.” As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.In high school I even became the class monitor, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside instead of your appearance(外貌)．”My mum’s love was the sunshine that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learnt not only to be confident but also to have deep compassion(同情) for others.“Hold your head up high”has been heard many times in my home. I say it to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on.(A)11.The word “carefree”in the first sentence probably means “________” in Chinese.A. 无忧无虑的B. 无拘无束的C. 小心翼翼的D. 与众不同的(A)12.Why did the writer imagine that everyone looked down on her?A. She felt bad about her appearance.B. She found it hard to act as a monster.C. Kids refused to play games with her.D. People always asked her embarrassing questions.(D)13.Why did the writer’s mum say “Hold your head up high”to her?A. To tell her to be careful.B. To help her hide the shame.C. To stop her from getting hurt.D. To make her more confident.(C)14.From the story, we can know that ________.A. the writer understood the saying very well as a childB. the writer felt like everyone else in high schoolC. the writer is living with a warm and brave heart nowD. the writer has deep compassion for others all her life(C)15.The passage is mainly about ________．A. what the writer experienced when she was 15B. what the writer did to show thanks for Mum’s giftC. how the writer changed herself with Mum’s loveD. how the writer became confident with her great efforts三、任务型阅读(5分)请从A—D中选出相应的选项完成第1—4小题，然后完成第5小题。