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mportant for humans. We need to stop more insects from dying.‖ The decline in insect population can lead to many problems for humans. One of the biggest dangers is that there will be fewer insects to pollinate (給 …… 授粉 ) plants. This means farmers will have problems growing food. Professor Rodolfo Dirzo from Stanford University said, ―The decline in insect population may also lead to more illnesses in humans. For example, when mice have less food to eat, they will move to big cities and bring illnesses with them.‖ Insects also make our world much more interesting. It’s hard to imagine a world without insects. ( )61. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. Where insects build their homes. B. Why people are using land for farming. C. Why the number of insects is falling. D. How many insects there are in the world. ( )62. The underlined word ―decline‖ means ―______‖ in Chinese. A. 減少 B. 增加 C. 稠密 D. 稀疏 ( )63. Which of the following is probably the result of the finding? A. Plants will grow better. B. Farmers will feel unhappy. C. There will be no mice in the world. D. There will be less living space for humans. ( )64. What will the next paragraph talk about if the passage goes on? A. What we can do to protect insects. B. The disadvantages of too many insects. C. Why mice will bring illnesses to cities. D. How insects make our world more interesting. ( )65. We can probably read the report in a ______ magazine. A. music B. puter C. business D. science 五 . 單詞拼寫(共 5 小題;每小題 1 分,滿分 5 分) 根據(jù)首字母及漢語提示,完成下列單詞的拼寫,使句意明確,語言通順。 1415 學(xué)年外研九年級上學(xué)期 Module12 試題 Class: Name: Marks: (滿分 120 分) 一 . 單項(xiàng)填空(共 20 小題;每小題 1 分,滿分 20 分) ( )1. —Tina, did you go to ______ green school on Peace Street last week? —Oh, yes. You should visit it some day. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( )2. Uncle Wang is trying ______ best to repair the car, but it just won’t start. A. he B. his C. him D. himself ( )3. —Oh, it’s snowing so heavily. —Yeah, the snow on the road is a danger ______ drivers. A. to B. of C. from D. with ( )4. —Look! Two young men are kicking a student over there. —Oh, we should take ______ to stop the fight. A. notes B. steps C. turns D. medicine ( )5. Old Tom never listens to anyone, so it’s ______ trying to ask him to give up smoking. A. helpful B. possible C. hopeless D. important ( )6. —What does this sign mean, Andy? —It tells us to ______. A. receive B. review C. recycle D. repeat ( )7. It was ______ that they chose such a good man as their leader. A. wise B. silly C. funny D. surprising ( )8. Mum told me ______ the cake into four because there were six people. A. divide B. not divide C. to divide D. not to divide ( )9. Though Mike spends ______ time on Chinese than others do, he is quite good at it. A. less B. fewer C. more D. bigger ( )10. Timmy did his history paper so ______ that he was the first to hand it in. A. badly B. quickly C. happily D. carefully ( )11. —I don’t think we should burn the newspapers. They ______ to help save trees. —Oh, that’s a good point. A. can recycle B. can be recycled C. must recycle D. must be recycled ( )12. The old clock couldn’t be repaired, so Mum ______ and bought a new one. A. tried it out B. picked it up C. threw it away D. closed it down ( )13. Tidying up such a large park in two hours ______ impossible. I need one more hour. A. is B. was C. are D. were ( )14. —Jerry, ______ did you do with your old puter?