初中英语外研版八年级下册 Module 8 Unit 1 I can hardly believe we're in the city centre（练习）（含解析）

Module 8 Unit 1 I can hardly believe we're in the city centre
满分：100分
一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.—How often does Sam go to the sports center
—He ________ goes there. He is always busy with his study.
A.usually B.hardly C.often D.always
2.— Do you think if Bill will love this gift
— He will ________ love it. This is his favorite book.
A.hardly B.finally C.certainly D.carefully
3.— How was the weather yesterday
— It rained so ________ that people could ________ go out.
A.hard; hard B.hardly; hardly C.hardly; hard D.hard; hardly
4.—What's your New Year's resolution
—I think I'm going to ________ a new hobby, like painting.
A.turn up B.put up C.make up D.take up
5.It's 7: 00 p.m. now. Mr. Lee ________ TV and watches CCTV news.
A.brings out B.turns on C.looks for D.takes up
6.—________ talk to someone when you feel sad
—I want to, but I don't know how to talk with others.
A. Why not B. Why don't C. Why did you D. Why do you
7.It's so quiet that we can ________ believe we are in the shopping mall.
A. easily B. hard C. hardly D. easy
8.—You speak ________ fast ________ we can't follow you.
—I will speak more slowly.
A. that; so B. such; that C. so; that D. that; such
9.Mr Liu is in control of the factory. He doesn't ________ us to play computer games during work.
A. remind B. cause C. choose D. allow
10.I often hear him ________ in his room.
A. sing B. singing C. sings D. to sing
11.Sanya is famous ________ its beautiful beaches.
A. of B. for C. as D. after
12.—Why don't we ________ a model car for Jack's birthday
—Good idea!
A. make B. to make C. making D. made
13.Every year many foreign friends come to see the ________ of Tianjin, such as the Tientsin Eye and Haihe River.
A. concerts B. plays C. cartoons D. sights
14.Look at the house ________ top of the hill. It looks so beautiful.
A. in B. on C. for D. by
15.I don't like hanging out at weekends. I think it's a(n) ________ of time.
A. invitation B. waste C. interest D. silence
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Once upon a time, there was a little boy. He 16 to dig a hole in the yard behind his house after watching a science program on TV. As he was digging, a couple of elder boys passing by stopped to watch. "What are you doing " 17 one of them. "I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth," the boy answered 18 . Hearing this, the elder boys began to 19 him. They told him that it was stupid of him to even think of such a thing, because it was impossible. "Impossible as it may seem to you, I still want to have a 20 although it might be a waste of time," said the boy. Then the elder boys 21 without saying any other words.
As the boy was pretty sure about his 22 , he continued digging. Time passed but the hope of achieving it seemed smaller and smaller. However, during the process of digging, he 23 something unexpected—a small shining stone which later turned out to be a gem（宝石）.
The little boy in this story may never be able to achieve his goal, but look at what he found in the process. So, 24 doubt the value of your effort.
And remember to look back at the journey you have walked along when you feel____25____for failing to do something. There may be something more meaningful that is worth your effort.
16.A. decided B. failed C. remembered D. refused
17.A. heard B. agreed C. argued D. asked
18.A. luckily B. excitedly C. correctly D. sadly
19.A. use up B. put on C. laugh at D. set up
20.A. try B. look C. break D. rest
21.A. arrived B. came C. left D. got
22.A. style B. goal C. memory D. deal
23.A. discovered B. invented C. managed D. considered
24.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never
25.A. surprised B. sad C. bored D. lonely
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
School Camping Trip Last week, twenty students from Grade 8 were on the school camping trip. Tom Walters told us something about it.
Where did you stay We stayed in tents near a river. It was fun! Did you have lessons No, we didn't. But we fished every day and we learned how to make a bridge over the river, too. We used rope and wood. Was it cold at night No, it wasn't. We had warm sleeping bags. It was very dark, but we had torches (手电筒). One night, there was a noise outside. We were scared, but when we looked outside, there was only a cat. What did you eat We cooked food on a fire. Sometimes we cooked the fish from the river! One day, it rained and our matches (火柴) were wet. So we started a fire with two sticks (棍)!
26.When did the students take the camping trip
A. Last year. B. Last week. C. Last month. D. Yesterday.
27.Where did the students camp
A. Near a lake. B. On a beach. C. In the mountain. D. Near a river.
28.During the trip, the students didn't __________.
A. have lessons B. learn to make a bridge
C. fish D. cook food
29.The students felt ___________ when they heard the noise one night.
A. lucky B. scared C. interested D. great
30.What does the passage mainly (主要地) talk about __________.
A. The school camping trip.
B. The rules of the school camping trip.
C. The things to take for the school camping trip.
D. How to spend a vacation.
B
Welcome to our 9-day travelling programme. We'll provide you with a wonderful travelling experience in China.
Day 1 --Arrive in Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, meet your tour guide and check in at the hotel.
Day 2 Beijing
Begin the day with a visit to Tian'anmen Square--one of the world's largest city squares. Then move on to the Palace Museum, a symbol of traditional China.
Day 3--Beijing
Visit the Summer Palace, one of China's largest and best-kept imperial gardens.
Day 4 Beijing
Visit the Great Wall, a symbol of Chinese culture.
Day 5--Beijing, Xi'an
After breakfast, take a walk through some old "hutongs", a kind of ancient city street. Fly to Xi'an and check in at the hotel.
Climb the old City Walls in the afternoon.
Day 6 Xi'an
Visit the 2200-year-old Terracotta Warriors of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang.
Day 7--Xl'an, Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai. Visit the beautiful "Waitan". There are many beautiful old buildings in the
style of early 20th century Europe.
Day 8 Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum in the morning, a leading city attraction since its opening in 1994.
Do some shopping in the afternoon along the Bund, the famous business area of Shanghai.
Enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel.
Day 9 Return home
Go to the airport and take the plane to return home.
31.If your family take part in the programme, what are you going to do on the first day
A.Arrive in Beijing. B.Meet our tour guide.
C.Check in at the hotel. D.All of the above.
32.How many days will you stay in Beijing
A.Three. B.Four. C.Four and a half. D.Six.
33.Where will you visit in Xi'an
A.The Bund.
B.The Terracotta Warriors of the first emperor, Qin Shihuang.
C.The Great Wall.
D.The Palace Museum.
34.Where will you leave for on the seventh day
A.Shanghai. B.Beijing. C.Xi'an. D.Home.
35.Where will you enjoy a farewell dinner
A.Beijing. B.Xi'an. C.Shanghai. D.I don't know.
C
Tuesday June 26th, Sunny
Three days ago my parents took me to Beijing on vacation. I was very happy when I heard it.
On the way there, I looked out of the window to see the white clouds (云彩). I looked down and saw the beautiful city—the capital (首都) of China. It took us about three hours to get to Beijing. Everything was new and interesting because it was my first time to come here. We were tired, so we stayed at a hotel at first.
The next day we visited the Tian'anmen Square (广场). It was really large and wonderful! Then we went to the Palace Museum. It was so large and you could learn a lot about the history of China from it. People said that there were 9,999 rooms in the Palace Museum. I became very interested in it. After coming out of it, it was around noon. We ate some different food, like Beijing Roast Duck and noodles with soybean paste (炸酱面). They were so delicious. After lunch we went to Beijing Zoo. We saw a lot of animals there. The koalas were very cute and the elephants were friendly. Animals were all our friends. We should protect them.
Later we went to the Great Wall. It is the longest (最长的) wall in the world. All in all, Beijing was great. It was an exciting vacation.
36.When did they go to Beijing on vacation
A. On June 23rd. B. On June 24th. C. On June 25th. D. On June 26th.
37.How did they go to Beijing
A. By bus. B. By train. C. By plane. D. By ship.
38.What did they think of the vacation
A. It was exciting. B. It was boring. C. It was terrible. D. It was tiring.
39.Where did they go first when they got to Beijing
A. To a square. B. To a museum. C. To a zoo. D. To a hotel.
40.What's the right order (顺序) according to the passage
A. ①④②③ B. ④①③② C. ①④③② D. ④③①②
四、根据汉语提示填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
41.—Jack is a lazy boy.
—Yeah, you're right. He__________(几乎不) exercises.
42.We should save money, not__________(浪费) money
43.From here, you can see the__________(风景) of the park.
45.He was always very keen (热衷的) to p_________ out my mistakes.
46.Don't _________(浪费) too much time on computer games.
五、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Have you ever heard someone say, "breakfast is the most important meal of the day", or been given advice on how to start the day with a healthy breakfast It seems that this meal is necessary for our day to start well. ①______
The word "breakfast" comes from "breaking the fast". The idea is about ending the period in which we don't eat anything. The process that takes place while we sleep uses up some of the food in our bodies. ②______ There are also many studies which show that skipping（不吃）breakfast might cause people to put on weight. It leads many health experts to advise a healthy breakfast to not only restore（恢复）energy but also lose weight. In a US study, 50,000 people were tested over seven years. ③______ It seems to suggest that breakfast may help people keep a healthy weight.
But it might not be as simple as that. Some experts say that those who skip breakfast might care less about healthy diets （饮食）And people who eat breakfast might have a healthier lifestyle. ④______ And with the rise in popularity of losing weight, some people say that there may also be some benefits of skipping breakfast. It might help control blood sugar levels and lower blood pressure.
⑤______ It seems that a healthy lifestyle with a balanced（均衡的）diet might be more important for many of us than just one single meal.
A. But is it really that important
B. Skipping breakfast is very common in daily life.
C. They exercise more and don't smoke, for example.
D. So breakfast might not be the most important meal.
E. After eating breakfast, the stomach is woken up by food.
F. Breakfast gives us a chance to restore the energy we need.
G. Those who ate a healthy breakfast were found to be thinner.
六、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
初中生活让你感觉充实和快乐，未来的高中生活让你充满期待, 请结合以下提示谈谈你的感悟。
内容包括：
1.初中阶段你有哪些收获。
2.初中阶段你有哪些遗憾或未实现的愿望。
3.你对未来的高中生活有哪些计划或打算。
写作要求：
1.语言流畅，层次清晰，内容可以适当发挥。
2.词数80—100,开头与结尾部分已经给出，不计入总词数。
3.书写规范，卷面整洁。
4.文中不能出现考生姓名和学校名称。
The life of my junior high school is coming to an end.______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案以及解析
一、单选题
1.答案：B
解析：句意:—Sam多久去一次体育中心 —他几乎不去那里。他总是忙于学习。考查频度副词辨析。usually通常;hardly几乎不;often经常;always总是。根据"He is always busy with his study."可知,Sam忙于学习,几乎不去体育中心,hardly"几乎不",频度副词,符合语境。故选B。
2.答案：C
解析：句意:——你认为比尔会喜欢这个礼物吗 ——他当然会喜欢。这是他最喜欢的书。考查副词辨析。hardly几乎不;finally最后,终于;certainly当然;carefully仔细地。结合句中"This is his favorite book."可知比尔当然会喜欢这本书。故选C。
3.答案：D
解析：句意:——昨天天气怎么样 ——雨下得很大,人们几乎不能出去。考查副词辨析。hard"猛烈地",是副词;hardly"几乎不",是副词,rained"下雨"是动词,此处用副词修饰,第一空用hard修饰雨大,根据"It rained so..."可知,人们几乎不能出去。故选D。
4.答案：D
解析：句意:——你的新年决心是什么 ——我打算培养一个新的爱好,比如绘画。考查动词短语。turn up "调大,出现";put up"张贴,搭建,举"起;make up "和好,组成,构成,编造";take up"开始干,开始从事"。根据句意,可知此处表示"开始从事,开始培养"之意。故选D。
5.答案：B
解析：句意:现在是晚上7点。Lee先生打开电视看中央电视台新闻。考查动词短语。brings out使表现出;turns on打开;looks for寻找;takes up开始从事。根据空后"… TV and watches CCTV news"可知,Lee先生打开电视看新闻。故选B。
6.答案：A
解析：why not do sth意为"为什么不做某事",相当于why don't you/we do sth。故选A。
7.答案：C
解析：easily意为"容易地" ;hard意为"困难的";hardly意为"几乎不" ;easy意为"容易的"。根据语境并结合选项可知,此处表示太安静了以至于"我们"几乎不能相信"我们"在购物中心。故选C。
8.答案：C
解析："so + adj./adv. + that" 意为"如此……以至于……"。结合语境及选项可知,此处表示你说得如此快以至于"我们"跟不上你。故选C。
9.答案：D
解析：句意为:刘先生管理着这家工厂。他不允许我们在工作时间玩电脑游戏。remind意为"提醒" ;cause意为"导致" ;choose意为"选择" ;allow意为"允许"。根据语境并结合选项可知,此处是不允许在工作时间玩电脑游戏。故选D。
10.答案：A
解析：hear sb do sth 意为"听见某人做某事";hear sb doing意为"听见某人正在做某事"。根据often可知此处表示"我"经常听见他在他的房间里唱歌。故选A。
11.答案：B
解析：句意为:三亚因其美丽的沙滩而著名。be famous for... 意为"因……而著名",为固定搭配。故选B。
12.答案：A
解析：句意为:——我们为什么不为杰克的生日制作一汽车模型呢 ——好主意! "Why don't we... "是提建议的句型,意为"我们为什么不…… "后面接动词原形。故选A。
13.答案：D
解析：句意为:每年,许多外国朋友来看天津的名胜,例如天津之眼和海河。concert意为"音乐会" ;play意为"戏剧" ;cartoon意为"卡通" ;sight意为"景象;景物",the sights意为"风景;名胜"。根据空后的the Tientsin Eye和Haihe River可知空处表示"名胜",故选D。
14.答案：B
解析：on top of...意为"在……(物体)的顶上",为固定短语。故选B。
15.答案：B
解析：句意为:我不喜欢周末出去玩。我认为这是浪费时间。invitation意为"邀请";waste意为"浪费";interest意为"兴趣";silence意为"安静"。根据don't like可知,此处表示周末出去玩是浪费时间。故选B。
二、完形填空
16.答案：A
解析：句意：在看了电视上的一个科学节目后，他决定在他房子后面的院子里挖一个洞。decided决定；failed失败；remembered记住；refused拒绝。根据"He…to dig a hole in the yard behind his house after watching a science program on TV."和后文的行动可知，他决定挖洞，故选A。
17.答案：D
解析：句意："你在干什么？"其中一个问道。heard听见；agreed 同意；argued争论；asked问。根据"What are you doing "可知，是他人问的问题，故选D。
18.答案：B
解析：句意："我想挖一个深洞，一直穿过地球，"男孩兴奋地回答。Luckily幸运地；excitedly激动地；correctly正确地；sadly悲伤地。男孩对于自己的想法应该是感到激动的，在句中修饰动词，故选B。
19.答案：C
解析：句意：听了这话，大孩子们开始嘲笑他。use up用光；put on穿上；laugh at嘲笑；set up建立。根据"They told him that it was stupid of him to even think of such a thing"可知，大孩子们觉得这个想法很蠢，所以嘲笑他，故选C。
20.答案：A
解析：句意：虽然这在你看来是不可能的，但我还是想试一试……try 尝试； look外貌；break休息；rest休息。根据"I still want to have a…although it might be a waste of time"可知，小男孩仍然想试一试，故选A。
21.答案：C
解析：句意：然后，年长的男孩们什么也没说就离开了。arrived到达；came来；left离开；got得到。根据"Then the elder boys…without saying any other words."可知，大孩子们什么都没说，然后走了，故选C。
22.答案：B
解析：句意：男孩对自己的目标很确定，他继续挖。style风格；goal 目标；memory记忆；deal交易。根据"he continued digging"可知，他继续挖，所以对自己的目标明确，故选B。
23.答案：A
解析：句意：然而，在挖掘的过程中，他发现了一件意想不到的事情——一块小小的发光的石头，后来变成了宝石。discovered发现；invented发明；managed设法管理：considered思考。根据"during the process of digging，he...something unexpected—a small shining stone which later turned out to be a gem"可知，在挖掘的过程中,发现了宝石，故选A。
24.答案：D
解析：句意：所以，永远不要怀疑你努力的价值。sometimes有时；often经常；always总是；never从不。根据"The little boy in this story may never be able to achieve his goal，but look at what he found in the process."可知，男孩虽然没有实现目标，但是有其他的发现，所以永远不要怀疑你努力的价值，故选D。
25.答案：B
解析：句意：当你因为失败而难过的时候，记得回头看看你走过的路。surprised惊讶的；sad悲伤的；bored无聊的；lonely孤独的。根据"when you feel…for failing to do something"可知，失败时会难过，故选B。
三、阅读理解
A
26.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据"Last week, twenty students from Grade 8 were on the school camping trip."可知，上周，学生参加了学校的野营旅行。故选B。
27.答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据"We stayed in tents near a river."可知，学生在一条河流附近野营，故选D。
28.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据"Did you have lessons No, we didn't."可知，学生在野营期间不上课，故选A。
29.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据"One night, there was a noise outside. We were scared, but when we looked outside, there was only a cat. "可知，一天晚上学生们听到外面有噪音，他们感到害怕，故选B。
30.答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。根据"Last week, twenty students from Grade 8 were on the school camping trip. Tom Walters told us something about it."可知，本文主要介绍了一次学校野营旅行，故选A。
B
31. 答案：D
解析：细节理解题。根据Day 1 的信息Arrive in Beijing——Arrive in Beijing, meet your tour guide and check in at the hotel.,可知ABC三项都要做,故选D。
32. 答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Day 5的信息Beijing, Xi'an——After breakfast, take a walk through some old "hutongs", a kind of ancient city street. Fly to Xi'an and check in at the hotel. Climb the old City Walls in the afternoon.,第五天早饭后不久飞往西安,可知在北京呆四天半,故选C。
33. 答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据Day 6的信息Xi'an——Visit the 2200-year-old Terracotta Warriors of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang.,可知会去参观始皇帝的兵马俑,故选B。
34. 答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据Day 7的信息Xl'an, Shanghai——Fly to Shanghai. Visit the beautiful "Waitan".,可知将飞往上海,故选A。
35. 答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据Day 8的信息Shanghai——Enjoy a farewell dinner at the hotel.,故选C。
C
36. 答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据"Tuesday June 2oth,Sunny"和第一段"Three days ago my parents took me to Beijing on vacation."可知，他们是6月23日去北京旅行的。故选A。
37. 答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第二段"On the way there, I looked out of the window to see the white clouds(云彩).I looked down and saw the beautiful city一the capital(首都）of China."可推知，作者他们一家是坐飞机去北京的。故选C。
38. 答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段"It was an exciting vacation."可知，整个假期令人兴奋，故选A。
39. 答案：D
解析：解析：细节理解题。根据第二段"We were tired, so we stayed at a hotel at first."可推知,作家一家到机场后,然后首先去了旅馆。故选D。
40. 答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段"The next day we visited the Tian'anmen Square(广场）."可知，首先参观天安门广场，即④；根据"Then we went to the Palace Museum."可知，接着去了故宫，即①；根据"After lunch we went to Beijing Zoo."可知，然后去了动物园，即③；根据"Later we went to the Great Wall."可知，最后去了长城，即②。因此正确的顺序为④①③②。故选B。
四、根据汉语提示填空
41.答案：hardly
42.答案：waste
43.答案：sights
44.答案：point
45.答案：waste
五、七选五
答案：①-⑤ AFGCD
解析：①设空处所缺的句子为过渡句，用以引出下文的讨论。根据下文的描述可知，虽然吃早餐能补充能量并帮助人们减肥，但不吃早餐或许亦有益处，健康的生活方式和均衡的饮食才是最重要的。由此可推知，所缺的句子是A项"但是它（早餐）真的那么重要吗？"。
②设空前的"uses up some of the food in our bodies"与F 项中的"restore the energy we need"相呼应，故选F。
③根据设空前的"In a US study, 50,000 people were tested"及设空后的"breakfast may help people keep a healthy weight"可推知，所缺的句子是C项"那些吃健康早餐的人更瘦"。
④设空前的"a healthier lifestyle"与C项中的"exercise more and don't smoke"相呼应，故选C。
⑤根据文章结构可知，最后一段为结论段，结合上文内容及设空后的"a healthy lifestyle with a balanced(均衡的) diet might be more important"可知,所缺的句子是D项"所以早餐可能并不是最重要的一餐"。
六、书面表达
答案：
The life of my junior high school is coming to an end. I will study in a high school soon. Looking back on my three years of life in junior high school, I gained a lot. I learned a lot of knowledge and the truth of life. However, I didn't have much time to read more books because of my study stress.
I will study in a high school soon. I hope my school is big and clean with a large dining room. And the library is full of different kinds of book . So I will read more books to enrich myself in my spare time. I will get along well with my teachers and classmates. We will help each other. At the same time, I expect my school life will be colorful. After class I will listen to music, play chess and basketball. To get more useful knowledge or information. I will surf the Internet. I will keep a good eating habit, do exercise often to stay in good spirits and try my best to make great progress. I will take an active part in after-school activities. As long as I stick to it, I can achieve my dream. I believe the life in high school will be colorful.
I am looking forward to it.
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