2023—2024学年度 Module 5检测卷外研版八年级上册
(时间:90分钟,满分:100分)
一、单项选择(每小题1分,共10分)
1.—Do you know the girl
—She is a(n) _______ and she has acted in many films.
A. bank clerk B. waiter C. actress D. actor
2. I wanted to see the Beijing Opera, so Lingling offered ______ me to watch an opera.
A. took B. takes C. to take D. taking
3. Every day Mrs Brown stays in the club and teaches her students _______ playing chess.
A. to practice B. practice C. practicing D. practiced
4.—What’s your plan for this weekend
—I decided _______at home and help my mother with the housework.
A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying
5.—We’ll go for a picnic if it __________ this Sunday.
— Wish you a lovely weekend.
A. rain B. doesn’t rain C. won’t rain D. don’t rain
6. Lao She’s Teahouse ______ the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.
A. describes B. improves C. prepares D. corrects
7. The worker told him _______the violin near the hospital.
A. not to play B. not play C. not playing D. don’t play
8.—I like Japanese very much. What about you
—Not especially. It’s difficult for me _______ .
A. to learn B. learned C. learning D. learn
9. Shanghai is one of in the world.
A. big city B. big cities C. the biggest city D. the biggest cities
10. —Who drew this picture
— _____, maybe someone in our class.
A. No idea B. I’m sorry C. Yes D. thanks
二、完形填空(每小题1分,共10分)
Do you know J. K. Rowling She’s the 11 of the Harry Potter series, the most popular books.
J. K. Rowling was born in Bristol in 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to bedtime __12__. They loved stories about the magical world. Rowling __13__ her first story about the rabbit at the age of six.
After she graduated(毕业) from the university, Rowling worked in London. During that time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it himself came to __14__. In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and __15__ much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It came out in 1997. To her surprise, the book was very successful. The film came out in 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is __16__ with people of all ages.
Why is the series so successful Many other magic stories __17__ place in faraway lands in the past or future times, __18__ Harry lives in modern England. He's also a very normal boy. When other __19__ read the story about Harry, they can imagine(想象) being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. She says she will go on __20__ children's books.
11.A. singer B. writer C. actor D. player
12. A. songs B. stories C. subjects D. books
13. A. told B. wrote C. read D. watched
14. A. us B. them C. him D. her
15. A. took B. paid C. spent D. cost
16. A. helpful B. popular C. careful D. successful
17. A. happen B. have C. like D. take
18. A. but B. and C. or D. so
19. A. parents B. workers C. children D. teachers
20. A. reading B. writing C. watching D. buying
三、阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)
A
Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28,551 BC(公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous.
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into East and South Asia.
21. Confucius was good at when he was fifteen.
A. music B. Chinese
C. maths D. history
22. Which of the following isn’t Confucius’s idea
A. Being kind. B. Looking after the old.
C. Working for others. D. Thinking of ourselves.
23. The underlined word “them” refers to “ ”.
A. good manners B. Confucius’s ideas
C. Confucius and his students D. Confucius’s students
B
Lao She Teahouse opened in 1988. Its name is after the famous Chinese writer, Lao She (1899-1966). At Lao She Teahouse, visitors sit in an old Beijing setting, and can drink the best tea in China. They watch all kinds of traditional Chinese performance(表演) art and enjoy delicious traditional Beijing-style snacks(小吃). Since it opened, Lao She Teahouse has entertained(款待) many famous people from China and all over the world. The teahouse can hold (容纳)up to 250 guests at once. At Lao She Teahouse, there are opera fans activities from 2:30 to 5:00 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. There are also opera and folk music performances from 2:30 to 5:00 on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons of each week. People can enjoy performances of Peking Opera, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows from 7: 40 to 9:20 every evening.
To get there, take the subway to Qianmen Station.
Tel: 6302-1717; 6303-6830; 6304-6334.
Ticket price: 40 yuan (US$5), 60 yuan (US$7.2), 80 yuan (US$10), 100 yuan (US$12.5), 120 yuan (US$15) or 130 yuan (US$16) according to different seats, tea and pastries.
24. How many people can Lao She Teahouse hold at once
A. 1,500. B. 250. C. 400. D. 500.
25. When can people watch opera and folk music performances
A. On Tuesday afternoons.
B. On Wednesday afternoons.
C. On Friday afternoons.
D. On Monday afternoons.
26. What performances can people watch every evening at Lao She Teahouse
A. Peking Opera, folk arts, pop songs and magic shows.
B. Peking Opera, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows.
C. Pop songs, folk arts, acrobatics and magic shows.
D. Peking Opera, Western music, acrobatics and magic shows.
27. How does the writer advise us to go to Lao She Teahouse
A. By plane. B. By train.
C. By bus. D. By subway.
C
When people go to the movies today, they can watch and listen to a story. But when the movie first appeared(出现) many years ago, there was no sound or music. Those silent(无声的) movies play an important role in movie history.
When movie theatres showed silent movies, musicians were often there to play music along with the movie. Sometimes, musicians also made some special sounds. However, there was no sound in the movie itself. People learnt the story through the actors, the musicians and words on the screen.
When movies first had sound, not everyone liked it. Many silent movie actors thought it was hard to act in the new kind of movies. Clara Bow was a famous silent-movie actress in the early 1920s. She was so nervous(紧张的) about her voice that she couldn't become a star in the world of talking pictures. She then left show business (演艺界).
The Jazz Singer (1927) was the first movie with sound. Talking pictures became a big success, and there were more and more movies like that. Later, silent movies became history.
28. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about
A. What silent movies were like.
B. Who liked to see silent movies.
C. Where people went to see silent movies.
D. How people felt when they saw silent movies.
29. What helped people to learn the story of a silent movie
① Actors. ② Musicians. ③ Music in the movie. ④ Words on the screen.
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
30. Why did Clara Bow leave show business
A. Because she was not popular.
B. Because she didn't like acting.
C. Because she could not sing or dance.
D. Because she was nervous about her voice.
31. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. Silent movies are important in movie history.
B. There was no sound in the silent movie itself.
C. Clara Bow was a famous actress in the early 1930s.
D. The first movies with sound were not popular with everyone.
D
There is a cat in the Shrek movies. The cat's name is Puss. He always wears a hat, a sword and a pair of boots(靴子). And he likes to help others. Do you want to know more about this cat in boots 32
Before Puss meets Shrek, he arrives at a town. Puss has a childhood friend, Humpty. They have the same dream. They want to find the magic beans(豆). But two bad persons, Jack and Jill want to use the beans to rule(统治) the world. They have already taken a few steps ahead. They put the magic beans in a box and a wild pig watches the beans day and night. 33 What he has done makes him a brave hero among the people in the town.
The movie is very popular with American kids. 34
“Humpty is very funny. Jack and Jill are a little scary,” said Ryan.
“ 35 You can't miss it,” said Nicole.
根据短文内容,从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。
A. This 3D cartoon movie is really cool! B. Let's see what they said. C. You can see the movie Puss in Boots. D.What’s your favourite cartoon E. Puss has to get the beans to save the town.
四、用所给词的适当形式填空(每小题1分,共10分)
36. We agreed _______ (take) him to the shop this morning.
37. Mr. Green decided_______ (stay) for two years.
38. He was born in the (twenty)century.
39. Lao She was named “ (people) Artist”.
40. It’s important (learn) English well.
41. In 1992 the Browns _____ (move) China.
42. The boy often offers (give) his seat to others.
43. This summer, I will learn (cook) meals by myself.
44. It’s a fine day, why not (have) a picnic in the park.
45. The teacher told us (not play) football on the road.
五、根据要求完成句子。(每小题2分,共10分)
46. Let’s go to Green Farm next week.(改为同义句)
_______ _______ going to Green Farm next week
47. All the students had a great time on the beach.(改为同义句)
All the students _______ _______ on the beach.
48. We decided that we should stay for a cup of tea.(改为同义句)
We decided _______ _______ for a cup of tea.
49. Mary showed us some beautiful kites.(改为同义句)
Mary _______ some beautiful kites _______us.
50. This story took place in Beijing ten years ago.(对画线部分提问)
_______ _______ this story_______ place ten years ago
六、根据汉语提示完成句子。(每小题2分,共10分)
51.我想要看京剧。(want to do)
________________________________________________
52. 他尤其是以戏剧“茶馆”而闻名。(be famous for)
___________________________________________________
53. 玲玲主动提议带我去那儿。(offer to)
54.他是20世纪最伟大的中国作家之一。(one of)
_______________________________________________
55. 老舍茶馆热情欢迎来自中国和世界各地的每个人。(give…to)
_______________________________________________
七、书面表达(20分)
假如你是张华,你的英国笔友Jack最近要来北京。他对中国的京剧非常感兴趣,所以你决定带他去看一场京剧。请你根据以下提示用英语给他写一封电子邮件,向他简单介绍一下京剧的情况。
提示:
(1)京剧起源于清朝,至今已有200多年的历史了;
(2)北京有很多大剧院都上演京剧,比如中国国家大剧院(China National Grand Theatre);
(3)建议先上网查看有关京剧的信息。
要求: (1)短文内容必须包括所给提示,可适当发挥; (2)70~80词。
Dear Jack,
Yours,
Zhang Hua
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四、36. to take 37. to stay 38. twentieth 39. People’s 40. to learn 41. moved 42. to give 43. to cook 44. have 45. not to play
五、46. How/What about 47. enjoyed themselves/had fun 48. to stay 49. showed, to 50. Where did, take
六、51. I wanted to see the Beijing Opera.
52. He’s especially famous for his play Teahouse.
53. Lingling offered to take me there.
54. He is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the twentieth century.
55. Lao She Teahouse gives a warm welcome to everyone from all over the world.
七、One possible version:
Dear Jack,
I am happy to hear that you are interested in the Beijing Opera. I am also interested in it. It started in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 200 years. You can watch the Beijing Opera at many theatres in Beijing, such as China National Grand Theatre. If you are interested, please check the latest information on the Internet. When you arrive, I will take you to enjoy it.
Yours,
Zhang Hua