初中英语牛津译林版九年级下册Unit 4 Life on Mars Reading 课时练习

I don't like to (比较) myself with others. It's too boring.

A plastic bag was (漂浮) on the water.

This pair of leather shoes is (特地) made for you.

The student is showing (快的) progress in his studies.

Crime is on the (增加) every year in the world.

this discovery of a new (行星) has been reported.

Each of the students has a computer at home (连接) to their school network.

There have been many improvements in the (形式) of cars.

A (乘客) bag was stolen on the train yesterday.

It seemed that Ellis (后悔) asking the question.

Do you enjoy a (挑战性的) job like an editor?

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 to educate us to protect our (星球).

The water in the river near the economic zone has been badly (污染).

Space(sleep) bags are used to be fixed to the walls to prevent floating.

—Mum, is there anything(taste) to eat at home?

—What about some apple pies?

There is some(dry) food in my backpack. You can eat it.

All of us felt very(comfortable) because of the long journey.

Will the number of population rise(rapid) if more and more couples choose to have a second child?

We should try our best to prevent the river from (be) polluted.

Good habits are good for the (develop) of us teenagers.

(compare) with the older model, the new robot costs less but lasts longer.

No other organization was able or willing to take on the (challenge) job.

—How are you feeling now? Anything (comfort), dear?

—I feel sick, Mum.

I'm too busy, so I have my robot _______ the housework.

Now a large number of children ____ fatter and fatter because of eating too much.

How do you _______ life in the countryside?

—Can robots _______ us _______ our homework?

—Perhaps they can.

The number of the cars in our neighbourhood is about eight _____, and ____ of them are new cars.

— It's dangerous to drive after drinking.

—That's true. It can increase the _____of traffic accidents

Life on Mars will be better than ________on the Earth ________many ways.

Now we have a computer at home ________the Internet.

—What brought joy to Jack just now?

—________.

What a day! The car I ________seems to go wrong again.

—______ there any living things on other planets?

—I have no idea. Maybe we can know more about that in the future.

—Excuse me. I wonder ________ there is a bus here to go to Downing Street.

—Yes. Bus No. 223.

The girl, as well as parents ______ to the park, and all of them ______ very happy.

—Which is the smallest number of the following four?

—______.

Liu Ying is good at singing. She sings __________ the famous singer, CoCo.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

In recent years，a number of Chinese technological innovations(科技创新) have been making waves around the world. Among them, four stand out. They are known as "four new great inventions" of modern China. They are changing people's daily life.

High­speed trains

By the end of 2019, China had the world's largest high­speed railway network. More than 2,500 high­speed trains are running across China each day.

Mobile payment

The mobile payment has been a part of Chinese people's everyday life because it makes their lives easier. "My wallet is no longer in use. I can buy and eat anything I want simply with my smart phone," said a college student. "Even vegetable sellers are using the mobile payment."

Shared bikes

The shared bike is not new itself, but the bike sharing in China is really cheap and green. It allows users to pick a bike anywhere in the city and leave it anywhere at the end of the journey.

Online shopping

You are out if you have never shopped online. Now you can buy almost everything from websites like Taobao and JD. You can get what you've bought within a few days. China's online shopping makes many foreigners feel excited and surprised.