第十七讲　九年级(上) Modules 1—2
一、单项填空
1.    peoplewatchedthefootballmatchlastnight. 
A.Millionof            B.Millionsof
C.Threemillionof        D.Threemillionsof
2.TheboysinClass3    amathsclassatnineo'clockyesterdaymorning. 
A.Have                B.arehaving
C.werehaving        D.havehad
3.Mymotherdoesn'tagree    meaboutthetravelplan. 
A.to        B.with        C.on        D.in
4.Todaytheweatherwillstaywarminthedaytime,butatnightitwillfall    zeroagain. 
A.on                    B.above
C.over                D.below
5.—MayIspeaktoMrs.Black?
—Sorry,Mumcan'tcometothephonenow.She    ashower. 
A.has                B.had
C.ishaving            D.washaving
6.    Mikedidn'twintherace,hestillworeasmileonhisface. 
A.If                    B.Since
C.Though            D.Because
7.[2019预测]—Everyonemust    thesecuritycheck(安检)beforegettingontheplaneattheairport. 
—Yes.It'snecessarytoensurethepassengers'safety.
A.putaway            B.lookat
C.gothrough            D.careabout
8.Ididn'trealizehewasafamousscientist    youtoldme. 
A.until                B.because
C.since                D.before
9.[2019预测]Accordingtoarecentsurvey,    threefifthsofworkingmothersinChinadon'twanttohaveasecondchild. 
A.mostly                B.especially
C.partly                D.nearly
10.[2019预测]Myfamilyalwaysgosomewhereinteresting    theholidaybegins. 
A.assoonas            B.so
C.sothat                D.eventhough
二、完形填空
[2018宣城二模]
DoyouknowBlackFriday?YouprobablyknowaboutSinglesDay(Nov.11th)inChina,whenpeople　1　upverylateatnighttoshoponline.Thingsbecomecheaper,sotheycan　2　alotofmoney.Well,theUShassomethinglikethatcalledBlackFriday. 
BlackFridayisthe　3　afterThanksgiving.It'sthestartoftheholidayshoppingseasonandmostpeopledon'thavetogotoworkthat　4　.SopeoplestarttothinkaboutwhatgiftstheywanttobuyforChristmas. 
BlackFridaycomesfrom　5　sales.Alongtimeago,shopsusedink(墨水)torecordalltheirsales.Whentherewasalotofblackinkonthepage,thatmeanttheproductssoldalot. 
UnlikeSinglesDaythatisusuallyforonlineshopping,alotofshoppingonBlackFridayisdoneatrealstores.Shopperslookfordeals,especiallyon　6　liketelevisions,computersandvideogames.Thesethingsusuallyhave　7　prices,butonthisday,youcanbuythematverylowsaleprices.Sopeoplesometimesfightoverthesethings.Somepeoplewaitinlinefor　8　fromthedaytimetothemidnightwhenstoresfinallyopen. 
Butrecentlyafewstoreshavebeenstartingsaleseven　9　onThanksgivingDay.Storesdothistohopefullygetmore　10　.Theyalsohopetogetmoredealsinthecompetition. 
1.A.dress        B.stay        C.warm        D.get
2.A.spend        B.waste        C.make        D.save
3.A.Monday    B.Friday    C.Saturday    D.Sunday
4.A.day            B.week        C.month    D.year
5.A.forgetting        B.recording
C.imagining        D.considering
6.A.clothes    安徽省中考时间    B.electronics    C.pictures    D.tickets
7.A.high        B.large            C.small        D.low
8.A.nights        B.seconds        C.minutes    D.hours
9.A.earlier        B.later            C.faster        D.harder
10.A.shops        B.prices        C.customers    D.things
三、补全对话
[2018江西]
(SandraandLukeplantheirtriptoCapeTown.S=SandraL=Luke)
S:OK,that'stheflight(航班).Let'slookforahotelnow.　1 
L:Threenights — Friday,SaturdayandSunday.Arethereanyhotelsneartheairport?
S:Yes,thereare.No,therearen'tanycheaphotelsneartheairport.Theyareallexpensive.　2 
L:Wow!Well,whataboutayouthhostel(青年旅社)?Isthereayouthhostelneartheairport?
S:OK,let'ssee.No,thereisn't.Idon'tlikeyouthhostels.　3 
L:OK.Let'slookinthecitycentre.Arethereanycheaphotelsthere?
S:Yes,ofcoursethereare.
L:Well,that'sgood.Andisthereabustothecitycentre?
S:Abusfromtheairport?Yes,thereis.　4　Thereisn'tatrain,butthat'sOK. 
L:Andtherearetaxis,too.
S:　5　OK,solet'slookatthesehotels. 
A.Ithinkthebusisfine.
B.Weneedaroomfortwo.
C.Doyoulikeayouthhostel?
D.Isitfortwonightsorthree?
E.Theyaren'tverycomfortable.
F.There'sabuseverytwentyminutes.
G.Thisoneisfourhundreddollarsanight.
四、阅读理解
A
TheLeaningTowerofPisaisabelltower.Itisfamousforitstilt(倾斜)tooneside.LocatedbehindtheCathedralofPisa,thetowerhasbecomeasymbolofItaly.ItisthethirdoldestbuildinginPisa'sCathedralSquare.
Thetowerwasnotdesignedtolean.Becausepeoplebuiltitonsoftsoil,itgraduallytiltedtooneside.Eventhoughsomepeopledon'tthinkthetowerisasuccessfulbuildingbecauseofitstilt,thetowerhaswonaspecialplaceinhistory.ThetowerwasusedforexperimentsbythefamousItalianscientistcalledGalileoGalilei.
Everyyear,millionsoftouristsgotothetowertotaketheclassicphotoofpretending(假装)toholduporknockdownthetower.Touristscanalsoclimbthe296stepstothetopinsidethetower.Therearesevenbellsontopofit.ItissaidthatyoumustvisittheLeaningTowerofPisaduringtheday.Atnighttheshopsareclosedanditlooksjustso-so.However,ifyouvisititonafullmoonnight,thetowerlooksfantastic.