2014-2015学年外研八下Modules1-3试题Ⅱ

14-15学年外研八年级下学期Modules1-3试题
Class: 　　 Name: 　　 Marks：　　 （满分100分）
一. 单项选择 (15分)
从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )1. Egypt is 　　　 ancient country and it is famous for its Pyramids.
A. a B. an
C. the D. /
( )2. I’m waiting for my sister. She hasn’t come back home 　　　.
A. already B. just
C. never D. yet
( )3. Oh, it 　　　 so nice. What beautiful music it is!
A. sounds B. smells
C. tastes D. feels
( )4. Do you know how long the journey to space 　　　?
A. has B. pays
C. takes D. costs
( )5. — Would you like to go on a trip to Nanjing with us, Guo Xia?
— No, thanks. I 　　　 there several times.
A. have gone B. will be
C. have been D. was
( )6. I think this question is 　　　 difficult for the little boy.
A. bit B. a few
C. few D. a bit
( )7. — When did you 　　　 the space museum?
— Before three o’clock.
A. arrive B. get
C. reach D. go
( )8. The new film will be on. We were 　　　 about the 　　　 news.
A. excited; excited B. exciting; exciting
C. excited; exciting D. exciting; excited
( )9. Who 　　　 that story? The students in our class like it a lot.
A. picked up B. looked after
C. counted down D. made up
( )10. Have you watched the 　　　 news on TV? Who won the Nobel Prize?
A. quickest B. latest
C. slowest D. oldest
( )11. Mrs Zhang is one of 　　　 teachers in our school. We all like her.
A. popular B. more popular
C. most popular D. the most popular
( )12. 　　　 of us went to Paul’s birthday party, so he was very sad.
A. Both B. All
C. Each D. None
( )13. — Look! The light is still on in our teacher’s office.
— Probably she 　　　 her work.
A. don’t finish B. did finish
C. hasn’t finished D. won’t finish
( )14. Mary has already done some research 　　　 her school project.
A. off B. for
C. at D. from
( )15. — Could you teach me how to make an apple pie?
— 　　　.
A. I’m busy B. That’s a pity
C. Bad luck D. No problem
二. 完形填空 (10分)
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The train we took was great because our destination (目的地) was the only stop. As 　16　 as we got off the train, David, our guide, was there to pick us up. The place to 　17　 was Chongqing. It is one of the biggest 　18　 in China. Chongqing is famous for its hot food. David asked us to try the hot pot. We agreed and he 　19　 a nice restaurant for us. Before the meal, he showed us 　20　 to prepare food in the hot pot and then we began to eat. We had all kinds of food 　21　 eggs, fish, meat, vegetables, noodles and so on. David kept asking if we wanted more, but we had more than 　22　 for us. After dinner, we bought some water and food for tomorrow’s trip and went to the hotel. The good condition (条件) of the hotel made us feel very 　23　. From the windows of the hotel, we could see lights shining on the river. What beautiful scenery!
The next morning, we woke up at 6:45. 　24　 took us about 15 minutes to finish the breakfast. Then we went boating on the 　25　 we saw last night. We really enjoyed the special trip there.
( )16. A. quickly B. soon
C. fast D. early
( )17. A. visit B. come
C. leave D. fly
( )18. A. villages B. countries
C. rivers D. cities
( )19. A. accepted B. chose
C. decided D. sold
( )20. A. what B. which
C. where D. how
( )21. A. like B. as
C. for D. to
( )22. A. little B. good
C. enough D. hungry
( )23. A. bad B. soft
C. nervous D. comfortable
( )24. A. We B. He
C. It D. This
( )25. A. road B. river
C. sea D. mountain
三. 阅读理解 (20分)
阅读下列材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Perhaps you know Yury Alekseyevich Gagarin was the first spaceman, but do you know the first spacedogs?
The Russian dogs, Belka and Strelka, were the first dogs to spend time in space and come back safely.
People sent them into orbit (轨道) in August 1960 in the Russian spaceship, Sputnik 5. After a full day in space, the dogs landed back on the earth.
With them on their day-long trip to outer space were 42 mice, 1 rabbit and 2 rats. All the animals came back alive, but only the dogs became famous Russian stars.
Strelka later gave birth to six puppies. One of the puppies was given as a gift to Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of the 35th US President John F. Kennedy. Caroline named the dog Fluffy.
After Belka and Strelka died, their bodies were stuffed (被填充) and on display (陈列) in a Moscow space museum. People saw their pictures on stamps, and their story became the very popular Russian cartoon, Belka and Strelka — Star Dogs.
( )26. How long did the two Russian dogs stay in space?
A. For half a week. B. For a day.
C. For half a day. D. We don’t know.
( )27. How many animals took a trip to outer space with the two dogs?
A. 1. B. 2.
C. 42. D. 45.
( )28. What does the underlined word “puppies” mean in Chinese?
A. 小老鼠 B. 小兔子
C. 小猫 D. 小狗
( )29. Who named the dog Fluffy?
A. One of the US Presidents.
B. John F. Kennedy.
C. The daughter of John F. Kennedy.
D. Yury Alekseyevich Gagarin.
( )30. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Yury Alekseyevich Gagarin was in the Russian spaceship, Sputnik 5, with Belka and Strelka.
B. All the animals in the Russian spaceship, Sputnik 5, became famous Russian stars.
C. After Belka and Strelka died, their bodies were stuffed and on display.
D. Belka and Strelka were popular because they were excellent actors in many movies.
B
David Smith went into his mother’s home office. She had gone shopping. His father was outside working on his car. No one was around to catch him on the computer.
He had been waiting for this chance for more than a week. One of his friends told him about some websites (网站). David knew his parents wouldn’t allow him to see those websites. The Smiths had two rules about their computer. One was that David had to ask before using it; the other was that David couldn’t go online without one of his parents there with him.
David typed in the first address. The pictures on the screen made him feel sick, but at the same time, he would like to see more. It was clear why his parents would try to stop him from seeing those websites. Parents shouldn’t look at those websites, either!
Suddenly, he heard the car door close heavily. Mum was coming home! David quickly disconnected from the Internet and ran into his room. He thought about what he saw on the Internet and felt sorry. He decided not to look at those unhealthy websites any more.
( )31. David went into his mother’s home office to 　　　.
A. play with his toys B. go online
C. play computer games
D. send an email
( )32. David’s friend told him about 　　　.
A. some websites
B. some funny news
C. some computer games
D. his new home address
( )33. What does the underlined word “disconnected” mean in Chinese?
A. 连接 B. 上传 C. 断开 D. 下载
( )34. What happened to David at the end of the story?
A. His mother found him going online alone.
B. He decided not to search for unhealthy websites any more.
C. He decided to go online alone again some day.
D. He decided to tell his friends not to go online.
( )35. From the passage, we can learn that 　　　.
A. David’s parents want him to go online by himself
B. David usually goes online with one of his parents
C. David isn’t good at using the computer
D. David often chats with his friends on the Internet
四. 词汇运用 (10分)
A. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。
36. The meat is producing a terrible s　　　　. Don’t eat it.
37. This pair of jeans is very cheap, but the boy still can’t a　　　　 it.
38. China is an a　　　　 country with more than 5,000 years’ history in the world.
39. There are billions of stars in the universe. We can’t c　　　　 them at all.
40. If you are far away from your parents for a long time, you will m　　　　 them.
B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 每词限用一次。
pretty glass possible news reach
41. We know that it is 　　　　 for people to live on Mars at the moment.
42. My sister will look much 　　　　 if she wears that pink T-shirt.
43. That girl is not tall enough 　　　　 the book on the top of the bookshelf.
44. Please pass that pair of 　　　　 to me. I can’t see the words clearly.
45. The good 　　　　 is that tomorrow will be fine and sunny.
五. 改写句子 (10分)
根据要求完成下列句子， 每空一词。
46. The silk T-shirt feels soft. (改为一般疑问句)
　　　　 the silk T-shirt 　　　　 soft?
47. The man is tall and strong. (对划线部分提问)
　　　　 does the man 　　　　 　　　　?
48. Peter can play chess. Jim can also play chess. (改为同义句)
Peter can play chess and Jim can play chess 　　　　 　　　　.
49. Sending a spaceship with people into space is difficult. (改为同义句)
It is difficult 　　　　 　　　　 a spaceship with people into space.
50. Linda read the interesting storybook. (改为现在完成时)
Linda 　　　　 　　　　 the interesting storybook.
六. 情景交际 (10分)
从方框内选择适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。
A: (51) 　　　　
B: I’m going to meet my friend Sally at Pudong Airport
A: Sally? (52) 　　　　 Who is she?
B: She is my good friend. She is American.
A: (53) 　　　　
B: For about four years. She lived next door to me. But two years ago, she went back to America with her parents.
A: (54) 　　　　 Will she just have a trip to Shanghai.
B: No. She will live in China with her parents.
A: (55) 　　　　 Can she speak Chinese?
B: Yes, quite well. Oh, it’s time for me to go now.
A: OK. Bye-bye!
A. How does Sally arrive in Shanghai?
B. Why does she come back this time?
C. I haven’t heard of her.
D. It’s easier for her to learn Chinese.
E. What are you up to, Amy?
F. How long have you known each other?
G. That sounds great to you.
七. 综合填空 (10分)
用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空， 使短文完整、通顺。
fly or hard could cold too
good but less for
Simon wanted a trip to Europe, but he (56)　　　　 decide if he should go to the UK or France. The UK is beautiful and France is, (57)　　　　. It is cold in France, but it’s even (58)　　　　 in the UK. Food in the UK is good, but French food is even (59)　　　　. English people have good manners, (60)　　　　 French people are more romantic (浪漫的). Speaking English is difficult (61)　　　　 Simon, but speaking French is more difficult. (62)　　　　 to France is cheaper and takes (63)　　　　 time. But it’s cheaper to travel in the UK. It’s really a (64)　　　　 choice for Simon. Do you think he should go to the UK (65)　　　　 France?
八. 书面表达 (15分)
假如你是李华，本学期因为搬家而来到了一所新学校学习。第一次考试的时候你很紧张，分数很糟。然而，你的同桌帮助了你，并且给你提了一些建议。请你写一篇80词左右的英语短文，描述这次经历并谈谈你的感受。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
参考答案：
1-5 BDACC 6-10 DCCDB 11-15 DDCBD
16-20 BADBD 21-25 ACDCB 26-30 BDDCC
31-35 BACBB
36. smell 37. afford 38. ancient 39. count 40. miss
41. impossible 42. prettier 43. to reach 44. glasses 45. news
46. Does; feel 47. What; look like 48. as well 49. to send 50. has read
51-55 ECFBG
56. couldn’t 57. too 58. colder 59. better 60. but
61. for 62. Flying 63. less 64. hard 65. or
One possible version:
I’m Li Hua. This term my family moved to a new city and I had to study in a new school. I’m shy and I’m afraid of talking with my classmates. I felt very nervous in my first exam. I got bad marks and I was very sad. However, my desk mate gave me some help and some advice. I thanked her very much. Now we become good friends. I’m sure I can do better in my study and enjoy my new school life soon.