Module 4
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
How do you usually get to school? Buy bus? On foot? Roby Burch, 16, a US student, gets to school a little ___
1
__
—
he goes by horse (
马
).
Burch has been riding his white horse 4 miles to and
2
school
since(自……以来)
the beginning
of the semester
(学期)
. “Every morning, wearing my blue jacket and jeans, I’m on my way at 6 am.” Burch says, “The streets are mostly ___
3
___ at this time of morning. It’s a nice way to start the day.”
The idea was his ___
4
___. His family were enjoying thei
r vacation on their farm this summer, “My dad just said, ‘
Burch
, you ___
5
___ ride your horse to school every day.” says Burch.
When
they got back home, Burch asked for permission from the headmaster (
校长
), Joe Cox, and surprisingly, he got the green light
. Cox even ___
6
___ Burch to keep the horse next to the headmaster’s house. Then his dad helped Burch find the best route to school. It is along back streets and has ___
7
___cars than the others.
E
very afternoon, Burch leaves school at 5:45 pm.
Now
as the days grow ___
8
___
and colder, he
contuines
to ride his horse. “ I will ride my horse even in the coldest weather.” he says.
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a four-year-old boy
,
he was afraid. ___
9
___ now, “it’s what I do best.” It’s no surpr
ise that he wants to be a cowboy (
牛仔
) when he grows up. “I love riding horse
s more than __
10
__ else.” He says, “It’s really a guy thing.”
( )1
. A. normally
B. casually
C. differently D. actually
( )2
. A. for
B. from
C.
on
D.
after
( )3
. A. empty
B. crowded
C. busy
D. awful
( )4
. A. sister’s
B. brother’s
C. mom’s
D. dad’s
( )5
. A. will
B. won’t
C. should
D. shouldn’t
( )6.
A. invited
B. allowed
C. taught
D. urged
( )7.
A. fewer
B. few
C. more
D. many
( )8.
A.
short
B.
long
C. shorter
D.
longer
( )9
. A.
S
o
B.
O
r
C.
A
nd
D.
B
ut
( )10
. A. anything
B. nothing
C. everybody
D. somebody
Ⅱ.
从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空。
vacation
stay
hik
e
visit
back
friend
sightsee
plan
send
with
Tony
is always busy at work.
But next month he is ta
king a long 1.
_________
He is going to China
with
h
is family. They are going to the Great Wall and the Palace Museum. They are
2.
_________
there
for
two weeks. They have some Chinese
3.
_________
there, and they are also
4.
_________
them. Then they are going
5.
_________
and enjoying the beautiful parks there. They are
6.
_________
to stay there for a week. Next they are going to Mount Emei in Sichuan. They are going
7.
_________
in the mountains. T
hey will 8.
_________
their friends some postcards
during
the vo
cation.
Then they are going
9.
_________
to New York. After the vacation they will have to go on
10.
_________
the busy work
.
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Ⅰ. 单项选择
（ ）1.
—
Which city is your favorite?
—
Hangzhou, of course. It
’
s the ________ place that I want to visit.
A. worse
B. worst
C. better
D .best
（ ）2.This dress is ready ________ the buttons.
A. except B. except for
C. besides D. but
（ ）3.
—It's so cold today.
—Yes,it's
________
colder than it was yesterday.
A. some B. more
C. very
D.
m
uch
（ ）4.
The more you smile, the
_______
you will feel.
A. happy
B. happier
C. happily
D. more happily
（ ）5.
—
Which city has _____ population, Sh
a
nghai, Hong Kong or Qingdao?
—
Shanghai, of course.
A. the smallest
B. the least
C. the most
D. the largest
（ ）6.
He was late this morning, because the bus was too ________ for him to get on.
A. quiet
B. tidy
C. crowded
D. noisy
（ ）7. 【2011温州】
After practicing for several mo
外研版八年级英语上册单元测试 Module 4 Planes, Ships and trains主题阅读+综合能力提升（含答案）
