牛津深圳版八年级英语下 Module4 Discovery测试卷（含答案+解析）

Module 4 Discovery测试卷
I.英英释义。
( )1．After nine years’hard-work，finally his dream came true．
A．at the end B．at the moment C．at last
( )2．--How far is Yuhua Middle School from here?21·cn·jy·com
--It’s around five minutes’walk．
A．about B．over C．more than
( )3．Can you tell me the way to the railway station?
A．where is B．how can I get to C．how to get to
( )4．Cathy spent a lot of money on her son’s study．
A．cost；about B．took；for C．paid；for
( )5.We can contact our doctor from the dinning room of a Forever
Green House．
A.hear B．1ook at C．keep in touch with
Ⅱ.单项选择。
( )6． Gina Tara are studying Chinese history and culture
now.They find them rich and amazing．
A.Both；and B．Not only；but also C．Either：or
( )7．Last summer Vacation，we many photos when we had a
trip to Dalian．
A．take B.takes C．took
( )8．--Hello，mum．Are you still on Lushan Mountain?
--Oh,no．We are back home．We a really good Journey．
A.have B．had C．are having
( )9.--Did you go to the cinema to see 3D Titanic last night?
--No，I go to the cinema．The tickets are too expensive．
A.hardly B．nearly C．still
( )10.Ben was busy taking a training class, we had to wait for
him for half an hour．
A．so B．if C．or
( )11．--Where were you this morning?
--I in the supermarket．
A．will shop B．am shopping C．was shopping
( )12．--Sam，come down stairs，please．I need your help．
--Sorry，mum．I on the phone．
A．am talking B．talked C．was talking
( )13．--Tom isn’t feeling very well．
--He seems to have a cold the weather changes suddenly．
A. before B. so C. because
( )14. --I wonder if I can use your dictionary for a while.
-- .
A. Here you are B. I don't know C. Nothing much
( )15．--What did you do yesterday evening,Gina?【来源：21·世纪·教育·网】
--I Titanic 3D in the city cinema．
A．watch B．watched C．am watching
( )16．I like these photos and they can me the life living in
the countryside．
A．think；of B．remind；of C．let：down
( )17．Tong with his parents often to the movies at weekends．
A．go B．goes C．has gone
( )18．I housework when my aunt came．
A．am doing B．did C．was doing
( )19．--How do you communicate with your foreign friends?
-- writing emails，of course．
A．With B．By C．At
( )20．--What were you doing when I called you yesterday morning?
--I the flowers in the garden．
A．water B．watered C．was watering
Ⅲ．完形填空。
How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries?These 21 bothered(使烦恼)British inventor Trevor Baylis．So in l996 he 22 a wind up(装有发条的)radio.It doesn’t need electricity or batteries．You wind it up 23 hand．It plays for about an hour．Then，you wind it up 24 ．Today it’s made in South Africa．
Then in l999，Baylis invented a mobile telephone that is powered by 25 ．The shoes contain(含有)a small battery that is powered when you 26 ．This battery is connected to a mobile phone．These two simple inventions can bring modern 27 to all parts of the world．
Baylis doesn’t have a university degree in engineering．In 28 ，he left high school before graduating(毕业)．He just loves 29 things to help people．He never knows 30 ideas will come to him．The idea for the telephone came to him in a dream．21·世纪*教育网
( )21．A．dreams B．problems C．wonders
( )22．A．invented B．improved C．borrowed
( )23．A．in B．at C．by
( )24．A．then B．slowly C．again
( )25．A．sun B．shoes C．caps
( )26．A．sleep B．walk C．rest
( )27．A．communications B．exhibitions C．suggestions
( )28．A．fact B．order C．need
( )29．A．buying B．selling C．making
( )30．A．while B．because C．when
Ⅳ．阅读理解。
(A)
Something caught my eyes when l was walking down the street．Two silver coins were shining in a melting(融化的)snow bank，so I dug(挖，dig的过去式)through the snow looking for more．Of course，I just ended up with really cold hands．I slipped the two coins into my pocket and went home，colder but richer．I began to think about how to spend the money．．．2-1-c-n-j-y
Two days later，Mary and her little sister Susy were searching the snow banks．“Finders are keepers”was my first thought．I didn’t want to hand them out even though Susy was already crying．“I dropped them right here，”she said with tears．Her hands were cold and red for digging in the snow．“Maybe they slid down the street with the melting snow．Let’s dig over here．”Mary’s voice sounded confident．21*cnjy*com
“They’11 never know”was my second thought，and I walked past them．“Phil，have you seen two silver coins?”asked Mary．Susy looked up from digging．Her eyes were hopeful．【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】
“Tell a lie”was my third thought．“As a matter of fact，”I hesitated(犹豫)，“I dug two coins out of that snow bank just a few days ago．1 wondered who might have lost them．”Susy hugged me with a big Smile，“Oh，thank you，thank you．”【出处：21教育名师】
( )31．How did Phil feel when he was going home?
A．Unhappy． B．Excited． C．Nervous． D．Confident．
( )32．The underlined word“they”in the 2nd paragraph refers to ．
A．Susy and Mary B．Mary and Phil
C．Snow banks D．Two coins
( )33．Which of the following is the right order of the things that
happened?
a．Phil found two silver coins in the snow．
b．Susy dropped two silver coins．
c．Phil dug through the snow．
d．Susy kept digging in the snow for her lost coins．
A. a-b-c-d B. a-c-d-b C. b-a-c-d D. b-c-d-a
( )34. What does the sentence "Her eyes were hopeful. " in the 3rd
paragraph suggest?
A. Susy expected Phil to dig together.
B. Susy expected Phil to return the coins.
C. Susy hoped to dig out the lost coins.
D. Susy hoped to get some useful information.21*cnjy*com
( )35. What might Phil do with the two coins in the end?
A. He would give them back to Susy.
B. He would give them away.
C. He might keep them for himself.
D. He might give them to his parents.
(B)
Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.www-2-1-cnjy-com
·Eat breakfast every morning
Research shows that if you eat a meal in the morning you may not become too fat or eat too much during lunch. Eating breakfast can help people feel better through the day.
·Get enough sleep
Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Studies show that people who don't get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So stay safe and get enough sleep!
·Take a walk every day
Walking is an easy way to exercise. You'd better meet friends for a walk, not for a meal. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you will find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.
·Join social groups
Social groups can provide support．They might include sports teams，art or music groups．The people in the group can offer advice and can help each other in difficult times.Also，being in a group keeps your mind busy．An active mind is a healthy mind!
·Have a hobby
A hobby could be running，reading or making something with your hands.Hobbies help people to relax and rest．Hobbies bring us joy as well．
( )36．You may have a good memory and learn better if you .
A．eat breakfast every morning B．have a good sleep
C．take a walk every day D．join a social group
( )37．If you need help and want to help others，you’d better .
A．invite your friend to a meal
B．make something with your friends
C．become a member of a social group
D．have a hobby
( )38．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．If you have breakfast every morning，you’ll be fat．
B．All the traffic accidents are caused by poor sleep．
C．To join a social group helps you have a healthy mind．
D．Having a hobby is the best way to relax．
( )39．The passage is mainly written for ．
A．students at school
B．people who don’t like running
C．students who never have breakfast
D．people who want to improve health
( )40．Which is the best title(标题)of the passage?【版权所有：21教育】
A．Ways to Improve Your Health B．Reasons for Keeping Healthy
C．Good Habits D．Breakfast and Exercise
(C)
Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new house in Arizona．He moved there a few years ago，and l wanted very much to see his new place and meet his friends．www.21-cn-jy.com
In my earliest memories my father was a tall，handsome and successful man．He 1oved his work and family，but was uncomfortable with his children．As a child I loved him；as a school girl and young adult I was afraid of him．He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight As in my study and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as“successful”as he was．Whenever l went out with him on weekends，I used to try hard to think up things to say to protect myself．
On the first day of my visit，we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch．We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping，ate on the street table，and laughed over my son’s funny talks．My father’s critical(挑剔的)and strict rules were gone．He seemed so friendly and interesting to be with us．
The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me many stories about his own childhood．Although our times together became easier over the years，I never felt closer to him at that moment．After so many years，I'm at last seeing another side of my father．And in so doing，I’m happy with my new friend．My dad,in this new home in Arizona，is back to me from where he was．
( )41．The father was unhappy with the writer because ．
A．he didn’t like her B．he expected too much of her
C．she had a boyfriend D．she was uncomfortable
( )42．The underlined words straight As in Paragraph 2 mean in
Chinese．
A．全优 B．及格 C．中等 D．不合格
( )43．When the writer went out with his father for a walk on
weekends she felt ．
A．tried B．happy C．satisfied D．nervous
( )44．What does the writer think of her father after visiting him in
Arizona?
A．Strict and hard—working． B．More critical．
C．Friendly and interesting． D．More successful．
( )45．When the writer says“my new friend”in the last paragraph．she
is talking about ．
A．her son B．her father
C．her boyfriend D．her father’s friend
(D)
“Make—A-Wish”is one of the world’s most well—known charities(慈善机构)．It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses．It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun．21教育名师原创作品
It all started in l980 in Phoenix，Arizona．Christopher was a 7-year—old boy who was very sick．He always dreamed of becoming a police officer．Tommy Austin and Ron Cox,two police officers，made his wish come true．They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升机)and made a real police uniform(制服)for him．
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have：
I wish to go．Children usually want to travel or go to a concert，a game or a park．
I wish to meet．Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors，singers or players．
I wish to be．Some children wish to become actors，singers or police officers．
I wish to have．They often want to have a computer，a game，a bike or many other things．
Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the future．People who work in the charity always try for the best．Almost 25，000 volunteers(志愿者)help，work or give money．Will you be one of them?
( )46．“Make-A-Wish”is a charity to help ．
A．sick children B．serious officers
C．famous actors D．popular singers
( )47．What did the two police officers do for Christopher?
A．They gave him a computer．
B．They gave him a tour of the city．
C．They took him to a concert．
D．They took him to the hospital．
( )48．Which kind of wishes does Christopher have?
A．I wish to go． B．I wish to meet．
C．I wish to be． D．I wish to have．
( )49．The purpose of the last paragraph is to ．
A．explain what“Make--A--Wish”is
B．encourage more people to join the charity
C．tell us how Christopher’s wish came true
D．introduce different kinds of children’s wishes
( )50．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Sick children just wish to get well．
B．Christopher and Tommy are two officers．
C．A few people are working for“Make--A--Wish”．
D．“Make—A-Wish”has a history of over 30 years．
(E)
Tony Wheeler was love to travel．His father worked for a airline.For the first l6 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries．
In the early l970s，Tony met a young woman named Maureen．They soon married．Before getting jobs，Tony and Maureen wanted to travel．They took a year-long trip from England，through Asia，to Australia．On the trip，they visited places like Iran(伊朗)，India，and so on．
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip．To answer these questions，Tony wrote a book called Across Asia on the
Cheap．The book told people about different countries’weather，customs(风俗)，and places to see．But unlike other travel books then，Tony Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go．He also wrote about unusual things to see and do．The book was very popular．
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet．They continued travelling．They wrote books for each place they visited．Today，800 people work for Lonely Planet．The company has over 650 books．Tony Wheeler，the great traveler，still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises．
( )51．Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in ．
A．England B．Iran C．India D.Australia
( )52．Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap
to ．
A．make money for his next trip
B．tell people about his new company
C．draw people’s attention to his family
D．answer people’s questions about his trip
( )53．How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from
other travel books then?
A. It was longer and more popular．
B．It was the first travel book in the world．
C．It talked about places most tourists did not go．
D．It talked about a country’s weather and customs．
( )54．Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler’s
company?
A．His father started it．
B．It is an airline company．
C．Hundreds of people work for it．
D．It has no books about travelling．
( )55．The passage mainly talks about ．
A．a great traveller and his books B．a tour of different countries
C．a great writer and his family D．different kinds of companies
V．语法填空。根据句子意思．用所给单词的适当形式填空。
In 56 past hundred years，there have been frequent natural disasters，such as floods，droughts，sea waves，earthquakes，windstorms and the stretching of new deserts．The disasters have 57 (kill) millions of people, destroyed countless homes, and wiped out numerous pieces of fertile 58 (land). Now more and more people become aware that those disasters have much to do with what we have done to the Earth. We have cut down too many 59 (tree) in the forests, we have 60 (bad) polluted the environment 61 a result,climate has become abnormal (不正常), rainwater has rushed down hillsides 62 (angry)，and the underground energy has gone up．The Earth is 63 beautiful planet．And it is the only planet for us to live on．Therefore，it is 64
(importantly)to stop 65 (damage)it and to do our best to protect it．
57． 58． 59．
61． 62．
63． 64． 65．
Ⅵ．书面表达。(共15分)
英语课堂上，老师要求学生就“与人相处”的话题展开小组讨论。请根据以下你所在小组的讨论结果，以“How to get on well with others”为题，写一篇英语短文。2·1·c·n·j·y
Suggestions
Learn to share
Respect(尊重)others
Communicate with each other
…
My suggestion
…
注意：1．词数80一100；
2．可适当发挥，以使行文连贯；
3．文中请勿提及真实姓名和学校。
How to get on well with others




参考答案
Ⅰ．1．C 【解析】 lovely意为“可爱的”，与cute同义。
2．C 【解析】 smart意为“聪明的”，与 clever同义。
3．A 【解析】put up意为“举起”，与raise同义。
4．A 【解析】 show up意为“出现”，与appear同义。
5．A 【解析】get along well with意为“与……相处融洽”，与get
on well with同义。
Ⅱ．6．B 【解析】句意：“为什么不和我一起看《泰图》呢”?“好主
意!据说这是今年最有趣的电影。”Why not do sth…?和What
about doing sth．?是征求意见的常用句型。
7．C 【解析】句意：“食品安全问题是个很严肃的问题，如果
你不重视它，问题会更严重。”“幸运的是，政府正努力改进食
品安全。”even修饰比较级，very修饰原级；improve意为“改
进”，accept意为“接受”。故选C。
8．C 【解析】句意：“你好!我能和玛丽通电话吗?我有一些重要
的事要告诉她。”“请别挂断，我去叫她。”形容词修饰不定代词
时应放在不定代词后面，hold on意为“别挂断”。
9．A 【解析】句意：“这道莱尝起来味道不错。”“谢谢!这道菜
是由史密斯先生做的。”taste是系动词，后接形容词构成系表结
构。菜应是“被做”，故用被动语态。
10．B 【解析】句意：“爸爸，为什么我要停止玩电子游戏?”“儿
子，为了你的健康， 我恐怕你必须停止玩游戏。”stop doing sth．意
为“停止做某事”，stop to do sth．意为“停下来去做某事”。have to
意为“不得不，必须”。
11．B 【解析】旬意：“你经常周l3早上去游 泳吗?"“是的，这
周13你想和我一起去吗?”表达在具体的某一天早上用介词on，
would like to do sth．意为“想要做某事”。
12．A 【解析】句意：“天气预报说今晚将会有台风。”“所以我们
最好不要外出。”there be结构的将来时态为there will be或there
is going to be，had better(not)do sth．意为“最好(不)做某事”。
13．C 【解析】此旬中，不定式是真正的主语，it是形式主语，
形容词nice用来形容人，故用of而不用for。
14．B 【解析】句意：我们很高兴地铁将很快竣工。地铁是“将
被建成”，做用将来时的被动语态。
15．C 【解析】旬意：恐怕算出这道题会花费你很多时间。It takes
sb．some time／some money to do sth．是固定句型，意为“做某
事花费某人多少时间／金钱”。其中it是形式主语，不定式是真
正的主语。
16．A 【解析】句中出现either…or…，则句中的谓语动词的形式
采取就近原则，即谓语动词的单复数取决于or后面的主语的单
复数。
17．C 【解析】此处用不定式做真正的主语，difficult不是指人
的特性，所以用．for，不用of。
18．C 【解析】句意：她是我们班最高的。此处用最高级。
19．B 【解析】句意：他足够大，可以上学了。It’s+n西．+enough+to
do sth．是固定句型。
20．A 【解析】have no choice but to do sth．是固定搭配，意为“除
做……外别无选择”。
Ⅲ．21．B 【解析】 ones指代habits。
22．C 【解析】根据常识可知，坏习惯不是突然来的。Suddenly
意为“突然地”。
23．A 【解析】句意：坏习惯是逐渐养成的，所以你不知道它
的危害。danger意为“危害，危险”。
24．B
25．C 【解析】句意：当他们不会做家庭作业的时候，他们就
从同班同学那抄。classmates指“同班同学”。
26．C 【解析】表示“也”，用于句中，选also。
27．C
28．C
29．A 【解析】 at last意为“最后”，at first意为“起初”，at least
意为“至少”。
30．B 【解析】句意：我们从开始就阻止坏习惯是多么重要
啊!important意为“重要的”。
Ⅳ．A
31．D 【解析】由文章第二段可知，为了健康，应该吃不同种
类的食物，特别是蔬菜和水果。
32．B 【解析】由文章第三段可知，牛奶能为我们提供更多的
钙。
33．A 【解析】文中给出了五条建议。
34．D 【解析】由文章第六段可知，我们应该以一种积极的态
度生活。
35．B 【解析】通读全文可知，这篇文章的标题应该是怎样做
一个健康的孩子。
B
36．A 【解析】由第一张表可知，星期天，第一趟火车于07：
15离开Earls Court。
37．C 【解析】由Adult single￡3．70可以看出选C。
38．D 【解析】由频率是5分钟可知，如果错过了火车，就要
再等5分钟等下一趟。
39．C 【解析】由第二张表可知，周一到周五最后一趟到Piccadilly
Circus于23：49离开。
40．B 【解析】通读全文可知，如果和父母一起旅行最好用家
庭旅行卡，这样比较实惠。
C
41．B 【解析】由文章开头可知，两个男人一起走在街上，他
们想找机会偷东西。
42．D 【解析】一个人用英语低声对另一个人说话是怕惊醒其
他人。
43．C 【解析】狗跑出屋子朝他们叫仅仅是因为发现外面有人。
44．A 【解析】通读全文可知，这两个年轻人什么也没有偷到。
45．D【解析】狗的主人做了什么，文章并未提及。
D
46．C 【解析】由文章第一．段前半部分可知，如果一个英国
朋友对你说“Drop in any time”，你去拜访前要先打电话。
47．B 【解析】 “RSVP”意为“请回复”，即告知对方你是否打
算前往。
48．C 【解析】由文章第二段开头可知，如果一个英国朋友邀
请你去而你不想去，你应该告诉对方你由于某种原因不能去。
49．B 【解析】没有告诉任何人而爽约，这是很不礼貌的。
50．B．【解析】这篇文章很可能在一篇英国礼仪指南中看到。
E
51．A 【解析】由文章第二段可以看出，炎热潮湿的天气使美
国南部的人得了心脏病，并引起其他健康问题。
52．B 【解析】由“in fl l983 report by scientists，IQ(智商)of a group
of students was very high when a very strong wind came”可知选
B。
53．D 【解析】由“But fat people may have a hard time in hot
summer．”可知选D。
54．C 【解析】由“The weather can also influence intelligence．”
可知选C。
55．D 【解析】通读全文可知，这篇文章讲的是气候影响健康、
智商及感觉。
V．56．will start 57．your 58．weeks
59．the 60．started 61．to ride 62．So
63．hard 64．a 65．happily
Ⅵ．One possible version：
Dear John，
I'm glad to hear from you．Now let me tell you something about our city．Shenzhen is trying to set up a national civilized city．We middle school students are also doing some things for it．We are all polite to our teachers．(In class，we listen carefully to them．／When we meet them， we always say hello to them．／…)We also respect the old． For example，we help them cross the streets．21世纪教育网版权所有
We are always ready to help each other．(When one has difficulty with his studies，others will help him／her at once．We often show our love to those in trouble．Last month，the students of my class donated money to the earthquake-hit areas．21教育网
Besides，we plant trees to protect the environment and make our city more beautiful． Shenzhen is my hometown．1 will do my best to turn Shenzhen into a civilized city．21cnjy.com
Zhang Tong