外研八年级英语上Module 2 My home town and my country综合检测
第一部分 听力（20分）
Ⅰ.听句子，选择恰当的答语, 每个句子读一遍。
1. A. It's windy. B. It's big. C. It's cheap.
2. A. Apples. B. It's in the east of China. C. It is beautiful.
3. A. Yes, I do. B. Yes，it is. C. That's a good idea.
4. A. Jack. B. Mike does. C. Tick has.
5. A. Yes, I do. B. No, it's in the north of China. C. Yes，he does.
Ⅱ.听对话，选择正确答案, 每段对话读两遍。
6. What's the population of the city?
A. It's about six million.
B. It's about seven million.
C. It's about eight million.
7. Which is smaller，Beijing or the boy's home town?
A. Beijing. B. The boy's home town. C. We don't know.
8. How does the boy feel today?
A. Pretty good. B. A little tired. C. Great but a little tired.
9. Are there any mountains in the boy's home town?
A. Yes, there are. B. No, there aren't. C. We don't know.
10. How tall is the tower?
A. About 234 meters. B. About 324 meters. C. About 342 meters.
Ⅲ.听两段长对话，完成下列各题, 每段对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，完成第11、12小题。
11. Why did Jack go to his home town?
A. On business. B. For vacation. C. To visit friends.
12. How did he go there?
A. By air. B. By car. C. By train.
听第二段对话，完成第13～15小题。
13. How old is the town?
A. It's two hundred years old.
B. It is three hundred years old.
C. It is four hundred years old.
14. What' s the population of the town?
A. About ten thousand.
B. About six thousand.
C. About five thousand.
15. What is the town famous for?
A. It's famous for its mountains.
B. It's famous for its green tea.
C. It's famous for its lakes and hills.
Ⅳ.听短文，选择正确答案, 短文读两遍。
16. Where did Sandy and her brother go last Friday?
A. They went to the town.
B. They went to the city.
C. They went to the countryside.
17. What time did they arrive?
A. At 3:30 in the afternoon.
B. At 6:00 in the afternoon.
C. At 7:00 in the morning.
18. What did they see in the mountains?
A. Flowers. B. Birds. C. Fish.
19. Who told stories in the evening?
A. Sandy's brother. B. Sandy's uncle. C. Sandy's aunt.
20. How did Sandy like the trip?
A. It was expensive. B. It was boring. C. It was wonderful.
第二部分 笔试（100分）
Ⅴ.单项选择（10分）
1. The population of Shanghai ______ thirteen million and there are seven million ______ in Hong Kong.
A. is ; population B. are ; people C. is ; people D. are ; population
2. Guilin is famous ______ its green hills and clear water.
A. with B. of C. for D. on
3. Basketball was a very popular game in America ______.
A. in the 1890 B. in 1890s C. in the 1890s D. in 1890s’
4. Nancy, remember ______ the windows before you go to bed.
A. close B. closing C. to close D. closed
5. It’s ______ today than yesterday.
A. the hotter B. hot C. hottest D. hotter
6. When you take the ice into a warm room, it becomes ______.
A. small and small B. smaller and smaller C. small and smaller D. smaller and small
7. Which is ______, this box or that box?
A. heavily B. heavier C. more heavy D. the heaviest
8. Tom ran as ______ as his cousin. They both got the first.
A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest
9. Shenzhen is ______ the coast near Hong Kong.
A. at B. in C. on D. for
10. Lucy’s hair is longer than ______.
A. my B. mine C. me D. I
Ⅵ.完形填空（10分）
In the southeast of Guizhou, there is a small city---KaiLi, I was born there. Today, I am 1 you about my hometown. Kaili is not far from Guiyang. It's about two __2__ kilometers away from Kaili to Guiyang. Kaili is a small city. There aren't many tall buildings in it. Most of us live in flats. We like to live in the flats __3__ we can be close to our friends. In the center of Kaili, there is a big supermarket. You can __4__some nice things here. Things in the supermarket aren't expensive. You can __5__a little money for them. They are yours. My hometown is a beautiful city. On each side of the 6 , there are big trees and nice flowers. The roads are also very clean. __7__ make people happy and comfortable. The __8__ here are very nice. I like autumn best. It's neither hot nor cold.
Kaili is a good place __ 9__. You can see the biggest (最大的) Miao village --- Xijiang in the world. You can swim in the Bala River. You can __10__ delicious sour soup fish. Welcome to my hometown.
1. A. saying B. speaking C. talking D. telling
2. A. hundred B. thousand C. million D. billion
3. A. but B. though C. because D. however
4. A. borrow B. buy C. give D. rent
5. A. spend B. pay C. cost D. take
6. A. rivers B. parks C. houses D. roads
7. A. They B. I C. You D. it
8. A. months B. years C. seasons D. weeks
9. A. to tour B. tour C. touring D. toured
10. A. sound B. taste C. look D. keep
Ⅶ.阅读理解(20分)
A
Mr. Green had a farm in England. He and his wife grew a lot of things on the farm. They worked very hard. One day Mr. Green said to his wife, "Dear, let's go to London next Sunday. We can have a good lunch there, and then we can go to the cinema." His wife was very happy when she heard this, because she and her husband always ate a lot, and she didn't like cooking three times every day.
They went to London by train and walked for an hour. When it was twelve o'clock, they wanted to have a meal. They looked at a few restaurants. In one of them there was a blackboard outside. On the blackboard was "Lunch 12:30 to14:30 ￡1.50".
"Well, that's good," Mr. Green said, "We eat for two hours for ￡1.50 here! This is the place for us."
1. Mr. Green took his wife to a very ______ restaurant.
A. expensive B. cheap C. new D. old
2. Mrs. Green was happy because ______.
A. She didn't have to cook B. Mr. Green ate too much
C. she couldn't eat much D. they worked hard
3. Mr. and Mrs. Green wanted to see a film ______ .
A. before lunch B. in the morning C. in the afternoon D. in the restaurant
4. The words on the blackboard told people that ______.
A. they must eat a very slow lunch
B. they must eat for two hours
C. they could have lunch any time between 12:30 and 2:30
D. They must be in the restaurant at 12:30 and leave at 2:30
5. Mrs. Green wanted to go into the restaurant because ______.
A. they could eat for a long time B. they could eat quickly
C. she was in London D. she was not hungry
B
Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of the UK. This clock has four faces, so no matter (无论) where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the
Houses of Parliament (国会大厦). That is where you will find Big Ben sitting at the top of the clock tower (塔) in the House of Parliament. You will hear it as well as see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” it goes every quarter (四分之一) of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.
6.Big Ben is _____.
A. a bus B. a clock C. the name of Ben D. a house
7.The clock strikes (敲响) every _____of an hour.
A. ten minutes B. fifteen minutes C. thirty minutes D. forty-five minutes
8.You can read the time of Big Ben _____.
A. at the top of the tower B. in the House of Parliament
C. on the hands of the huge clock D. on the four faces of the clock
9.Big Ben is in ______.
A. China B. the USA C. Japan D. the UK
10.The underlined word “hands” means ______ in Chinese.
A. 手 B. 标志 C. 指针 D. 发条
Ⅷ.单词拼写（10分）
根据句意及括号内所给汉语或以音标提示写出单词的正确形式，每空一词。
1. There are some kinds of flowers on these ______ (小山).
2. My schoolbag is heavier ______ (比) his.
3. The street is 6 metres ______ (宽).
4. Let’s go home. It is ______ (变得) dark.
5. There are about two ______ (百万) trees on the mountains.
6. Qingdao is in the ______ [i?st] of Shandong.
7. There is a small ______ ['a?l?nd] in Dongchang Lake.
8. Most parents hope their children to go to a good ______ [ju?n?'v??s?t?].
9. Look! It’s raining heavily. Take an ______ [?m'brel?]with you.
10. What’s the ______ [p?pj?'le??n] of England?
Ⅸ.语法填空（10分）
My family went on a trip last Saturday. We didn’t 1.______ (spend) much money and really had a good time.
In the morning, my father 2.______ (drive) us to a science center in our city. We didn’t spend any money 3.______ (buy) the tickets because it is free. There is a children’s area in the science center. My brother and I saw different kinds of animals and did some interesting things. We both had a lot of 4.______ (fun) playing together in the science center. Then we took 5.______ (we) car to a park near the science center. My parents set up the tent first, and then we had a picnic 6.______ (happy). After the picnic, my father started to read newspapers and my mother played games 7.______ (介词) me. After we got back home in the afternoon, I 8.______ (turn) the computer and copied (拷贝) all the photos we took that day. My mother even wrote some words for our 9.______ (photo). She hoped those photos and words would 10.______ (help) us remember the happy time.
Ⅹ.任务阅读（20分）
A
I'm Danny. I live in a small village. It has no name. There aren't any tall buildings, buses or cars. I like it 1.______ it’s very beautiful. There are also many lakes, fields, trees and small animals all around the village. The water of the lakes is very clear. In summer I often go swimming. And there are many kinds of fishes in the lakes. I usually go to catch 2.______. I can catch a lot every time. 3. How interesting it is! In the fields, there are many cows, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats. They are lovely. I like spring best. In spring everything begins to grow. Leaves and flowers begin to come out too. The land turns green. The birds begin to sing. Children come out to play. 4.天气变得更暖和起来。I often go on a field trip in spring and I enjoy myself. I think my home town is nicer than any other place. How about your home town, my dear friends?
根据上面短文内容，完成下列任务：
任务一：填入适当的词汇
1.____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
任务二：英汉互译
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
任务三：回答问题
5.What does the writer think of his home town?
____________________________________________________
B
Dear Ma Jun,
How are you in Beijing? You asked me how I improved my English a lot. In fact three years ago, 6.我不擅长英语。 Every English lesson was like a bad dream(梦)for me. I didn’t understand what my English teacher said in. So I couldn’t answer her questions. And I was afraid to ask my teacher questions because I’m afraid she would laugh at my poor English.
One day I watched an English movie called Kung Fu Panda 2. I didn’t understand the people’s words in the movie. ______ their body language helped me to get the meaning and understand the movie.
Because of this English movie, I started to watch other English movies. After that I was interested in English. I spent more time reading English. Then my English improved a lot. Now I love English. 7. My advice about learning English is before learning English, try to make yourself interested in it. When you love it, it’s easy for you to learn it.
Yours,
? Tian Xiaofei
任务一：英汉互译
6. ____________________________________________________
7. ____________________________________________________
任务二：在文中找出与下面句子意思相近的一句话。
8. It took me more time to read English.
____________________________________________________
任务三：在第二段空缺处填入适当的内容，使全句完整。
9. ____________________________________________________
任务四：回答问题
10. When did Tian Xiaofei start to love English?
____________________________________________________
Ⅺ.补全对话(5分)
A. What do you usually do in winter?
B. It is very cold here.
C. Is summer long in your home town?
D. Where is your home town?
E. What’s the weather like in your home town in winter?
F. I like the weather in my home town.
G. It’s never too hot or too cold in summer.
A: 1.______
B: Yes, you are right. But in my home town it is much colder.
A: Really? 2.______
B: My home town is in the north of China.
A: 3.______
B: It often snows in winter.
A: 4.______
B: We usually go skiing (滑雪).
A: 5.______
B: No. It is very short.
Ⅻ.书面表达(15分)
根据以下信息，用英文写一篇短文，介绍你的家乡---阳谷。可适当发挥创新。
提示：1.在山东聊城的南部；
2.人口大约80万；
3.一个小而美丽的城市；
4.以景阳冈和狮子楼闻名；
5.1000多年历史；
6.天气夏天炎热，冬天寒冷
外研八年级英语上Module 2 My home town and my country综合检测参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 AABAA 6-10 CBCAB 11-15 ACBAA 16-20 CBACC
短文听力材料：
Hi, my name is Sandy. My brother and I went to the countryside on Friday morning. We went there by train and arrived at 6:00 in the afternoon. My aunt and uncle cooked dinner for us. It was so delicious that we ate a lot. On Saturday morning, we went for a walk in the mountains. The weather was great and the air was clean. We saw different kinds of flowers along the way. We went to my uncle's farm after lunch. We fed the chickens and milked the cows. We were tired but happy. In the evening, my aunt told us some stories while we were watching the stars. We returned home on Sunday. We really had a wonderful trip.
第二部分 笔试
单项选择1-5 CCCCD 6-10 BBACB
完形填空1-5 DACBB 6-10 DACAB
阅读理解1-5 BACCA 6-10 BBDDC
单词拼写1.hills 2.than 3.wide 4.getting 5.million 6.east 7.island 8.university 9.umbrella 10.population
语法填空1.spend 2.drove 3.buying 4.fun 5.our 6.happily 7.with 8.turned 9.photos 10.help
任务阅读
1.because
2.them
3.它（捉鱼）是多么有趣啊！
4.The weather gets warmer.
5. He thinks his home town is nicer than any other place.
6. I wasn’t good at English.
7. 关于学习英语，我的建议是：在学习英语之前，试着让自己对它感兴趣。
8. I spent more time reading English.
9. But
10. After Tian Xiaofei watched the English movie Kung Fu Panda 2 and other English movies.
补全对话1-5 BDEAC
书面表达
My home town is Yanggu. It’s in the south of Liaocheng, Shandong. It has a population of about 800,000. It’s a small but beautiful city. It’s famous for Jingyang Hill and Lion Tower. It’s over 1,000 years old. It’s very hot in summer and very cold in winter. So come and see Yanggu in spring or autumn. People here are very friendly and the food is very nice. Welcome to my home town---Yanggu.
