外研版英语七年级下Module 8 Story time单元检测（含答案及解析无听力部分）

外研版七下英语 Module 8 Story time 单元检测
一、单项选择（共15小题；共42分）
1. —Paul bought a big and comfortable house a kitchen.
—Yes. He can't cook so he doesn't need one.
A.towards B.through C.without D.for
2. —It's difficult to _____ which one to buy.
—In my opinion, the red one is better.
A.decide B.agree C.follow
3. Wang Lei is looking forward to _____ the best high school in September.
A.refusing B.playing C.reading D.entering
4. Betty was very _____, so she hurried to her house for dinner.
A.hungry B.beautiful C.asleep D.friendly
5. I will finish _____ the novel in two days. I will return it to you as soon as I finish it.
A.read B.reading C.to read D.reads
6. We noticed a man _____ after the bus. Maybe he left something on the bus.
A.runs B.running C.to run D.ran
7. —Someone is _____ the door. Could you help me answer I'm busy now.
—Sure, I'll get it
A.picking up B.looking at C.knocking on
8. Carol doesn't like green tea. Joe doesn't like it, _____.
A.too B.also C.neither D.either
9. —What else do you need, sir
—_____ else. I've got enough. Thanks.
A.Nothing B.Anything C.Something D.Everything
10. My parents usually work at the weekend, so I often stay at home _____. But I don't feel _____ because I have lots of books to read.
A.lonely; lonely B.alone; alone
C.lonely; alone D.alone; lonely
11. —How long can I keep this dictionary
—Two weeks. You must _____ it on time.
A.collect B.call C.return
12. Simon's pen was _____, so he was very sad.
A.in pieces B.on pieces C.on piece D.in piece
13. —Did you play computer games last night
—_____ I did my homework till eleven o'clock.
A.Yes, I did. B.Yes, I was. C.No, I didn't. D.No, I wasn't.
14. Jenny decides _____ at home this summer holiday.
A.relaxing B.to relax C.relaxed D.relax
15. 单项选择
The debate on whether to keep pets _____ forty minutes yesterday afternoon.
A.last B.lasted C.will last D.has lasted
二、完形填空（共1小题；共50分）
One day in class, the teacher held up an apple. She stood on the platform (讲台) and said, "Please _____16_____ it in the air, and…"
One student _____17_____ his hand and said, "I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple."
The teacher stepped _____18_____ the platform, passed by each of the students and said, "Smell _____19_____ to see if the smell of the apple is still in the air."
Half of the students put up their hands to show that they could smell it. The teacher returned to the _____20_____ of the classroom and asked again who else could smell the apple. The rest raised their hands except one boy. The teacher came to the boy and asked, "You really can't smell the apple "
The boy answered, "No, I can't smell it. I don't think it's a _____21_____ apple."
The teacher _____22_____ at the boy and said to the class, "He's right! It's not _____23_____ to get the apple smell from this apple."
All of the other students had been tricked. Some may have thought that perhaps the apple didn't have the apple smell, _____24_____ they didn't dare to speak up. They just _____25_____ the first student blindly and went along with him.
16. A.watch B.feel C.smell
17. A.shook B.raised C.showed
18. A.on B.off C.towards
19. A.later B.once C.again
20. A.front B.middle C.back
21. A.real B.tasty C.nice
22. A.laughed B.smiled C.shouted
23. A.surprising B.possible C.common
24. A.and B.so C.but
25. A.followed B.admired C.preferred
三、阅读理解-阅读选择（共4小题；共40分）
The war (战争) began. John and his brother, Mike wanted to join the army. In their country, boys over 18 years old could join the army. John was 18 years old, but Mike was only 16 years old.
Everybody had to go into a room to have an interview (面试). An official (军官) needed to ask them some questions. Mike was nervous. He didn't want the official to ask him questions about his age.
John went into the room and had his interview. After a while, he walked out of the room. He looked excited.
Then Mike went into the room. The official asked him, "How old are you "
"Eighteen, sir," said Mike.
"Is John your brother " asked the official again.
"Yes, he is."
"But your brother is 18, too. Are you twins "
"Oh, no, sir," said Mike, "John is two months older than me."
The official said nothing. Suddenly (突然), Mike realized (意识到) that it was time for him to go back home.
26. John was _____ older than Mike.
A.two years B.four years C.two months D.four months
27. Mike was nervous because _____.
A.the official didn't like him
B.John told him some bad news
C.he was too young to join the army
D.he didn't want to join the army
28. How did John feel after he had his interview
A.Nervous. B.Sad. C.Excited. D.Bored.
29. After reading the passage, we can know _____.
A.John and Mike were twins
B.Mike joined the army with John
C.John told a lie about his age
D.Mike told a lie about his age
30. The passage may come from _____.
A.a storybook B.a guidebook
C.a cooking book D.a movie poster
A long time ago, a girl named Julie lived in the forest. Her mother and father built a little tree house for her. Julie played all day with deer and rabbits. At night, she and her parents ate dinner in the warm cabin (小木屋).
Julie had a good life, but she was lonely. She sat under a tall tree and talked to herself. "I wish to have a friend," she said.
A bright light flashed (闪过), and a pretty woman walked out of the tree. "I am the fairy (精灵) of the tree," she said. "Because you are so kind, the trees will talk to you." She touched Julie's head with a branch (树枝), and then went away.
From then on, Julie could hear all the trees talk. She learned their names. She learned how to take care of them. The trees became her friends, and she was never lonely again.
31. Julie's parents built a house out of _____.
A.boxes B.flowers C.trees D.tables
32. Why was Julie lonely
A.She missed her rabbits. B.She had no friends.
C.The trees could talk. D.She lived in a tree house.
33. The fairy helped Julie to _____.
A.hear the trees talk B.hear deer and rabbits talk
C.hear the trees cry D.fly away
34. What does Julie learn about the trees
A.She learned that they needed her help.
B.She learned that they didn't like her.
C.She learned that they were lonely too.
D.She learned their names and how to care for them.
35. Why did the fairy help Julie
A.Because Julie had a tree house.
B.Because Julie could see the fairy.
C.Because Julie was kind.
D.Because her parents loved her.
Once upon a time, two young men were spending some time in the country. One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field.
"Look out!" one of the young men shouted, because a bull (公牛) suddenly appeared (出现) and began to run after them. They were very frightened. They ran as fast as they could, but the bull kept chasing them.
Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one jumped into a hole, but soon he came out of it. Immediately the bull chased him back into the hole.
"Stay there!" his friend shouted, but soon the man came out again, and again the bull chased him right back. This went on five or six more times.
At last, the man in the tree got angry and shouted to his friend in the hole, "You fool! Stay in that hole for a while. Otherwise (否则), this bull will keep us here all day!"
"I want to," the man shouted back. "but there's a bear in it!"
36. The story took place in the _____.
A.hole B.village C.town D.large field
37. What does the underlined word "frightened" mean in Chinese
A.兴奋的 B.害怕的 C.失望的 D.自豪的
38. One of the men climbed up a tree, and the other _____.
A.got into a hole B.ran away
C.kept running D.went back home
39. The man in the tree got angry because his friend _____.
A.met a bear in the hole B.was a fool
C.stayed in the hole D.didn't stay in the hole
40. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A.They killed the bull together.
B.They killed the bear together.
C.There was a bear in the hole.
D.There was a bull in the hole.
This is a story about a monkey. _____41_____ The old man liked the monkey very much. The monkey was very clever. When birds came to the garden, he drove (驱赶) them away. He also helped the old man in many other ways. _____42_____ A fly (苍蝇) came and sat on the end of the old man's nose. The monkey drove it away. Soon the fly came back again and sat on the old man's nose again. _____43_____ Again and again, the monkey became very angry. He jumped up and ran out to pick up a large stone. When he came back, the fly was on the old man's nose again. _____44_____ The fly fell off, but the old man's nose was broken.
_____45_____ They do things too quickly and they don't think much before they do. Maybe they sometimes bring us trouble (麻烦), though they mean to do something good.
41. A.An old man had a monkey.
B.Again the monkey drove it away.
C.The monkey hit (打) it with that stone.
D.The old man didn't like the monkey.
E.In a hot afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair in the garden.
F.Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just like the monkey.
42. A.An old man had a monkey.
B.Again the monkey drove it away.
C.The monkey hit (打) it with that stone.
D.The old man didn't like the monkey.
E.In a hot afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair in the garden.
F.Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just like the monkey.
43. A.An old man had a monkey.
B.Again the monkey drove it away.
C.The monkey hit (打) it with that stone.
D.The old man didn't like the monkey.
E.In a hot afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair in the garden.
F.Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just like the monkey.
44. A.An old man had a monkey.
B.Again the monkey drove it away.
C.The monkey hit (打) it with that stone.
D.The old man didn't like the monkey.
E.In a hot afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair in the garden.
F.Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just like the monkey.
45. A.An old man had a monkey.
B.Again the monkey drove it away.
C.The monkey hit (打) it with that stone.
D.The old man didn't like the monkey.
E.In a hot afternoon, the old man was asleep in his chair in the garden.
F.Well, many people, even our friends, sometimes do things just like the monkey.
四、短文填空（共1小题；共20分）
Once upon a _____46_____, a tiger saw a young horse and wanted to eat her. But the horse _____47_____ very careful, so the tiger couldn't catch her. Then the tiger got _____48_____ idea.
_____49_____ told the animals in the forest, "I'm a good doctor _____50_____ I can do something for you." The horse knew what the _____51_____ wanted to do and decided to give him a lesson (教训).
One day when the tiger was _____52_____ home, the horse came and asked him to _____53_____ a look at her foot. Of course, the tiger was very _____54_____ to do so. Then the horse lifted (抬起) one of her legs from the ground. When the tiger looked at her _____55_____, the horse gave the tiger a hard kick (踢) on his head. The tiger fell to the ground. At the same time, the horse laughed and ran away.
46. _____
47. _____
48. _____
49. _____
50. _____
51. _____
52. _____
53. _____
54. _____
55. _____
五、书面表达（共1小题；共15分）
56. 从前有个叫司马光的小孩，有一天他跟小伙伴们在院里玩耍。院子里有一口大水缸，有个小孩掉到了缸里。别的孩子们一见出了事就哭喊起来；司马光捡起一块大石头，向水缸扔去。水缸破了，缸里的水流了出来，司马光救了这个小孩。请根据所给故事写一篇英语短文。
提示词汇：
院子 yard；水缸 a water vat；石头 stone；跌落 fall→fell（过去式）；扔 throw→threw（过去式）；破 break→broke（过去式）
要求：
1. 条理清楚、意思连贯、语句通顺、标点正确。
2. 70 词左右。
_____
答案
第一部分
1 . C
【解析】
此题考查的是介词辨析。句意：——Paul买了一幢又大又舒适且没有厨房的房子。——是的。他不会做饭，所以他不需要厨房。towards 朝；through 穿过；without 没有；for 为。根据“他不会做饭，所以他不需要厨房。”可知指没有厨房。
因此，正确答案是C。
2 . A
【解析】
三个选项的含义分别是：decide 决定；agree 同意；follow 跟随，遵循。根据本题语境可知，很难“决定”要买哪个，故答案为 A。
3 . D
【解析】
四个选项的含义分别是：refuse 拒绝；play 演奏，玩耍；read 阅读；enter 进入。句意：王磊期待九月能进入最好的高中。结合句意可知 entering 符合题意。
4 . A
【解析】
根据题干中的“所以她匆忙回家吃晚饭”可推断，贝蒂很“饿”，故所缺的词是 hungry。
5 . B
【解析】
finish 后若跟动词，只能跟动词 -ing 形式，故答案为 B。
6 . B
【解析】
句意：我们注意到一个男人正追着公共汽车跑。或许他把东西落在公共汽车上了。根据 notice sb. doing sth. 的搭配可知答案为 B。
7 . C
【解析】
三个选项的含义分别是：pick up 捡起；look at 看；knock on 敲。根据本题语境可知，有人在敲门，故答案为 C。
8 . D
【解析】
根据题干中的“卡萝尔不喜欢绿茶”可推断，设空处所在句表示“乔也不喜欢绿茶”。表示“也”，而且位于否定句句尾要用 either，故答案为 D。
9 . A
【解析】
此题考查的是复合不定代词辨析。句意：——先生，您还需要什么？——不要了。足够了。谢谢。something 某事物，用于肯定句或表示建议、请求等的疑问句；anything 任何事物，用于否定句、疑问句，也可用于if或whether之后，或紧接prevent、ban、avoid等动词，代替something；nothing 无事物；everything 每一事物，一切事物。根据“足够了。”可知使用否定代词。
因此，正确答案是A。
10 . D
【解析】
本题考查 alone 和 lonely 的区别。句意：我父母通常在周末工作，所以我经常独自待在家里。但是我不觉得孤独，因为我有许多书可以看。表示“独自；单独”要用 alone；表示“寂寞的；孤独的”要用 lonely，故答案为 D。
11 . C
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：——我可以借这本字典多长时间？——两个星期。你必须按时归还。collect 收集，动词；call 给……打电话，动词；return 归还，回来，动词。
因此，正确答案是C。
12 . A
13 . C
【解析】
由 I did my homework till eleven o'clock. 可知，“我”昨晚没有玩电脑游戏。
14 . B
15 . B
【解析】
考查动词时态的用法。句意：昨天下午关于是否养宠物的争论持续了四十分钟。根据后面的表示过去具体时间状语yesterday afternoon可知此处要用一般过去时，故选B。
第二部分
16 . C
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：她站在讲台上说：“请闻闻空气，然后……”watch 观看；feel 感觉；smell 闻。根据后面“I can smell it. It is the smell of an apple.”可知是“闻”。
因此，正确答案是C。
17 . B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：一个学生举起他的手说：“我能闻到。”shook 摇晃；raised 举起；showed 表现。根据学生回答问题要举手。
因此，正确答案是B。
18 . B
【解析】
此题考查的是连词的辨析。句意：老师走下讲台，从每个学生身边走过，说：“再闻闻，看看苹果的味道是否还在空气中。”on 在……上；off 离开；towards 朝，向。根据后面“passed by each of the students”可知是“离开讲台”。
因此，正确答案是B。
19 . C
【解析】
此题考查的是副词的辨析。句意：老师走下讲台，从每个学生身边走过，说：“再闻闻，看看苹果的味道是否还在空气中。”later 后来；once 从前；again 再，又。前面老师已经叫同学们闻过一次了，现在又叫他们闻，所以应是再次闻闻看。
因此，正确答案是C。
20 . A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意：老师回到教室前面，又问还有谁能闻到苹果味。front 前面；middle 中间；back 后面。根据前面“She stood on the platform”可知是“回到教室的前面”。
因此，正确答案是A。
21 . A
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：我认为那不是一个真的苹果。real 真的；tasty 美味的；nice 好的。 根据前面他回答说他没有闻到苹果味可知是“真的”。
因此，正确答案是A。
22 . B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：老师笑着对男孩说：“他说得对！不可能从这个苹果身上闻到苹果味。”laugh 大笑；smile 微笑；shout 大喊。 根据后面老师说大家都被骗了可知老师是微笑。
因此，正确答案是B。
23 . B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：老师笑着对男孩说：“他说得对！不可能从这个苹果身上闻到苹果味。”surprising 令人惊讶的；possible 可能的；common 普通的。根据前面男孩说他认为那不是一个真正的苹果，后来老师又说他是对的可知是不可能闻到苹果味的。
因此，正确答案是B。
24 . C
【解析】
此题考查的是连词的辨析。句意：有些人可能认为苹果没有苹果味，但他们不敢说出来。and 和；so 所以；but 但是。根据句意可知是转折可知是but。
因此，正确答案是C。
25 . A
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：他们只是盲目地跟着第一个学生走。follow 跟随；admire 钦佩；prefer 更喜欢。根据后面“went along with him”可知是“跟随”。
因此，正确答案是A。
第三部分
26 . A
【解析】
本文是一则幽默故事。迈克想参军，他在年龄上说了谎，结果被面试的军官发现了。
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“John was 18 years old, but Mike was only 16 years old.”可知，约翰 18 岁，迈克 16 岁，由此可计算出，约翰比迈克大两岁，故答案为 A。
27 . C
【解析】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Mike was nervous. He didn't want the official to ask him questions about his age.”以及第一段的描述可推断，迈克紧张是因为他年龄太小，还不能参军，故答案为 C。
28 . C
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After a while, he walked out of the room. He looked excited.”可知，约翰走出房间的时候，看起来很兴奋，故答案为 C。
29 . D
【解析】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，迈克在年龄方面撒谎了，故答案为 D。
30 . A
【解析】
推理判断题。本文是一则幽默故事，故答案为 A。
31 . C
【解析】
本文讲的是 Julie 和树精灵的故事。
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Her mother and father built a little tree house for her.”可知，她的父母用树建造了一个房子。
32 . B
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“she was lonely”和“I wish to have a friend”可知，她很寂寞，因为她没有朋友。
33 . A
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段的描述可知，精灵帮助 Julie 听到树说话。
34 . D
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She learned their names. She learned how to take care of them.”可知答案为 D。
35 . C
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Because you are so kind…”可知，精灵帮助 Julie 是因为 Julie 的善良。
36 . D
【解析】
本文讲的是两个年轻人被一头公牛追赶的故事。其中一个人爬到了树上，另一个跳进了洞里，跳进洞里的那个人从洞里出来又进去，反复了五、六次，原来那个洞里有一头熊。
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“One day, while taking a walk together, they crossed a large field.”以及其后的描述可知，这个故事发生在田野，故答案为 D。
37 . B
【解析】
词义猜测题。画线的词是“frightened”，根据该词的上下文可知，当公牛突然出现并开始追赶他们的时候，他们很“害怕”，由此可推断 frightened 的含义是“害怕的”，故答案为 B。
38 . A
【解析】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Finally, one of the men climbed up a tree. The other one jumped into a hole…”可知，一个人爬到了树上，另一个人跳进了一个洞里，故答案为 A。
39 . D
【解析】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的描述可知，树上的那个人很生气，因为他的朋友没有待在洞里，故答案为 D。
40 . C
【解析】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“but there's a bear in it”可知，洞里有一头熊，故选项 C 是正确的描述。
41 . A
【解析】
本文讲的是一只猴子为老人驱赶苍蝇的故事。苍蝇反复停在老人的鼻子上，猴子很生气，用一块大石头砸苍蝇，结果老人的鼻子被砸伤了。生活中也有一类人，虽然想做好事，但有时或许会给人带来麻烦。
根据设空处后提到的“The old man”和“the monkey”可知，所缺的句子是 A，该句的含义是“一位老人有一只猴子”。
42 . E
【解析】
根据上下文的描述可推断，当时那位老人正在睡觉，所缺的句子是 E。
43 . B
【解析】
根据设空处前的“The money drove it away.”以及后文的“Again and again”可推断，后来苍蝇又落到老人鼻子上时，猴子又把它赶走了，所缺的句子是 B。
44 . C
【解析】
根据设空处前提到的“猴子捡起一块大石头”以及设空处后提到的“老人的鼻子被砸伤了”可推断猴子用石头打苍蝇，所缺的句子是 C。
45 . F
【解析】
根据其后的描述可推断，所缺的句子是 F，该句的含义是“嗯，许多人，甚至我们的朋友，有时做事就像那只猴子一样”。
第四部分
46 . time
【解析】
本文讲的是一匹马机智地给了一只老虎一个教训的故事。
once upon a time 是固定搭配，意为“从前”。
47 . was
【解析】
结合上下文的时态可知，该句的时态应为一般过去时。此处缺少 be 动词，主语是 the horse。
48 . an
【解析】
老虎有了“一个”主意。idea 以元音音素开头，其前要用不定冠词 an。
49 . He
【解析】
根据下文中的 him 可知，这篇故事用了拟人的手法；根据上下文可知，老虎告诉森林里的动物们他是医生，故所缺的词是 He，指代的是“the tiger”。
50 . and
【解析】
根据设空处前后的并列关系可知，此处要填的是连词 and。
51 . tiger
【解析】
那匹马知道“老虎”想做什么。
52 . at
【解析】
此处表示“老虎在家”，所缺的词是 at，at home 意为“在家”。
53 . have/ take
【解析】
那匹马想要老虎看看她的脚，have/ take a look at… 是固定搭配，意为“看一看……”，故所缺的词可以是 have，也可以是 take。
54 . excited/ glad/ happy
【解析】
根据上下文的描述可知，当时老虎的心情是“兴奋的”或“高兴的”。
55 . foot
【解析】
根据设空处前的“her foot”可知，老虎当时看的是那匹马的“脚”。
第五部分
56 . Once upon a time, there was a boy called Sima Guang. One day, he played with his friends in the yard. There was a big water vat in the yard. A child fell into the water vat. Other children began to cry. Sima Guang picked up a big stone and threw it at the water vat. He broke the water vat. The water ran out of the vat. Sima Guang saved the child.
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