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【暑假自练】Module 7 A famous story （含听力音频 答案）八年级英语上册 外研版
听对话，回答下列小题。
1．What’s Lily’s good luck
A．She saw an alien.
B．She watched a movie on aliens.
C．She read a book on science.
2．What was Lily punished to do
A．Write a passage.
B．Clean her classroom.
C．Finish the exercise on aliens.
听短文，回答以下各小题。
3．Whose house did the mouse go to
A．A mouse’s. B．The snake’s. C．The little mouse’s.
4．What were the snakes doing
A．They were sleeping. B．They were chatting. C．They were eating.
5．How did the little mouse’s mother feel
A．She felt sleepy. B．She wasn’t afraid of the snakes. C．She felt afraid of the snakes.
6．When did the story take place
A．On an autumn morning. B．On a winter afternoon. C．On a winter morning.
7．What can we learn from the story
A．Snakes never eat mice. B．Snakes usually sleep in winter. C．Mice like to live next to snakes.
Once upon a time, two young boys were playing in a forest. Then they 8 four old men.
The first old man had a headache and he asked them not to shout. The second old man was painting 9 picture. He asked them to move away 10 he wanted to be quiet. The third old man was doing a large jigsaw puzzle (七巧板) 11 the middle of the road, and he asked them not to walk on the jigsaw puzzle. The fourth old man was watching a butterfly flying in the trees and he asked the two boys not to frighten 12 away.
The polite young boy was kind to 13 . He did as the old men asked. However, the impolite young man didn’t follow 14 the old men said and kept bothering them. Later, the two young boys had to go their own way. But they 15 get back to their home before sunset or they would be punished (惩罚).
Each of them separately met the four old men again and asked for their help. They didn’t want 16 the impolite boy, but they helped the respectful boy to find a right way to their home.
The impolite young man arrived much later and was punished. Finally, he understood that if you want to have friends, one of 17 ways is to be nice to everyone.
8．A．meet B．met C．was meeting D．is meeting
9．A．a B．an C．the D．/
10．A．but B．so C．because D．or
11．A．on B．in C．by D．of
12．A．it B．its C．itself D．it’s
13．A．other B．another C．the other D．others
14．A．what B．where C．how D．why
15．A．could B．might C．must D．shall
16．A．help B．helping C．to help D．helped
17．A．important B．more important C．most important D．the most important
完形填空
A poor girl was selling flowers in the street on Christmas Eve. Her parents were ill ,so she 18 get money for food. It was very cold .The girl felt cold and hungry. She stopped 19 a beautiful house. The girl knocked 20 the door and a man came out. She asked 21 he needed some flowers . The man said he didn’t want 22 She left the house and felt tired .She sat down at the 23 of a tall wall. She looked at the flowers .The flowers 24 very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, 25 slowly she began to fly into the sky. She 26 higher and higher and at last she found herself on the clouds .A group of people were coming to meet her .At the head of them 27 her granny. She welcomed her and asked her why she didn’t 28 The girl told her that she had to sell flowers to get money became her parents were badly ill. Granny told her 29 and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. The girl laughed 30
It snowed 31 that night. The girl died 32 a smile on her face. At the same time, people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and enjoyed themselves.
18．A．could B．had better C．would like D．had to
19．A．in front of B．in the front of C．behind D．beside
20．A．at B．to C．in D．for
21．A．what B．why C．if D．when
22．A．some B．any C．nothing D．something
23．A．head B．foot C．top D．middle
24．A．feels B．felt C．smelt D．smells
25．A．and B．but C．so D．or
26．A．went B．got C．looked D．flew
27．A．has B．was C．had D．were
28．A．get money B．go out C．come to see her D．stay at home
29．A．didn’t worry B．not to worry C．to not worry D．to worry not
30．A．happy B．happier C．happiest D．happily
31．A．heavily B．heavy C．largely D．strongly
32．A．had B．has C．with D．without
Shang Yang was a politician（政治家）of the Qin state. He was very wise and forward-thinking（有远见的）. He worked out several reform plans for the state, including focusing on farming and giving rewards（奖赏）to soldiers who were successful during war.
But at the beginning, theses reforms were not easily carried out. Only a few people in the state understood Shang’s talent and the advantages（优点）of his plants. Most people had little trust and confidence in him.
To solve this problem, Shang come up with an idea. He ordered some soldiers to put a thin wooden pole at the south gage of the Qin state capital. This attracted many people. Then, in front of the crowd, he said loudly, “People of Qin, whoever takes this pole to the north gate will get a reward of 10 gold pieces.”
It was a simple task and the reward was big. Some time passed and no one stepped forward. They all thought that Shang was joking. Hearing no answer, Shang stepped forward and said, “I will increase the reward to 50 gold pieces.” The words sounded even more unbelievable. Finally, a man from the crowd came forward to take the pole. He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate. Trust to his word, Shang paid the man 50 gold pieces.
Soon, the people were saying that Shang was a man of his word. When he began promoting（推行）his reforms, the people followed and did not question him.
Under the great reforms, Qin grew strong and united all the states, becoming the first empire of China. Later, people drew the Chinese idiom “立木取信” from this story.
33．Shang Yang’s reforms _________.
A．were never trusted by people B．made Qin grow strong
C．were carried out easily at the beginning D．focused on farming and education
34．To let people trust him, Shang Yang ________.
A．ordered many young men to join the army
B．gave a reward to anyone who supported him
C．showed that he could keep his promises
D．introduced his reforms at the south gate of the capital
35．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage
A．The Chinese idiom “立木取信” just came from this story.
B．Under the reforms, Qin united all the states.
C．The man who carried the pole to the north gate was paid only 10 gold pieces.
D．At first, only a few people in the state understood the advantages of Shang Yang’s plans.
36．What’s the main idea of this story
A．Earning people’s trust is never easy.
B．Keeping promises can earn people’s trust.
C．Money can lead people to do anything in the world.
D．Reforms are important for a country to develop.
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper, he goes to bed quietly and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied(满意的) with him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future. They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now "
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours "
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs "
37．Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A．sixteen B．eighteen C．twenty D．fifteen
38．The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A．he's her grandson B．he's clever
C．he can keep quiet D．he gets home on time
39．From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A．classmate B．colleague (同事) C．aunt D．wife
40．The underlined word "stamp" in the story means _______ in Chinese.
A．盖印 B．跺 C．贴邮票 D．邮票
41．Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A．to wake his grandma up B．to make his grandma angry
C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch
阅读短文，从原文的每一行找出一处错误并改正，不加词，不删词。
There was a girl who felt alone all the time. Once she found two 42
dead birds while she was walking in the jungle (丛林). She took them home 43
and puts them in a small cage. She took care of them and the birds grew strong 44
One day the girl forgot to close the door of the cage. One bird flew out
of the cage. The girl is afraid that it would fly away, so she caught it quickly. 45
She felt happy that she caught the bird after it could fly away. Suddenly, 46
she couldn’t hear some sound from the bird. When she opened her hand, 47
the bird died. Her love had killed the bird! Then she noticed the others 48
bird jumping up and down outside the cage. She could feel its sadness. 49
She opened the cage and let it fly away happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer 50
and landed softly in her shoulder. It sang a sweet song for her. 51
52．你准备参加学校“英语角”开展的“用英语讲故事”活动, 你选取了“曹冲称象”这个大家熟悉的故事。
请你根据下边图片内容, 用英语写一篇80个词以上的小短文。
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参考答案：
1．B 2．A
3．B 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．B
8．B 9．A 10．C 11．B 12．A 13．D 14．A 15．C 16．C 17．D
18．D 19．A 20．A 21．C 22．B 23．B 24．C 25．A 26．D 27．B 28．D 29．B 30．D 31．A 32．C
33．B 34．C 35．C 36．B
37．B 38．C 39．A 40．B 41．C
42．alone—lonely 43．dead—dying 44．puts—put 45．is—was 46．after—before 47．some—any 48．others—other 49．outside—inside 50．happy—happily 51．in—on
52．How Cao Chong Had the Elephant Weighed
Cao Chong was very glad to have received an elephant as a present. He wanted to know how heavy the elephant was, but there was no scale(秤)big enough to weigh such a huge creature.
One day, Cao Chong said to his father, “I’ve found a way to weigh the elephant. ”Cao Chong asked a man to lead the elephant onto a boat. When the boat stopped sinking the man drew a line along on the boat side. After the elephant was led away, Cao Chong had some men put stones into the boat until the water reached the line.
Cao Chong asked the men to weigh each stone from the boat and put down the number. “Add up all the numbers and we will know the weight of the elephant. ”Cao Chong said to his father with kind of pride.
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