外研八年级英语上Module 2 模块检测
第一部分 听力（20分）
Ⅰ.听力理解
（一）听句子，选择与其内容相符的图片（其中有两幅图是多余的）。读两遍。
A B C D
E F G
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
（二）听句子，选择正确的答语。读两遍。
6. A. Fine, thank you. B. Pretty good. C. That’s all right.
7. A. It’s big. B. Yes, it is. C. No, it isn’t.
8. A. It’s 100 kilometres long. B. About 3, 000. C. 30 metres wide.
9. A It’s warm. B. I like it very much. C. Oh, thank you.
10. A. Yes, I do. B. OK, I will. C. You’re welcome.
（三）听对话，选择正确的答案。读两遍。
11. What’s the book about?
A. It’s about the pollution.
B. It’s about policies.
C. It’s about the population.
12. What was the world’s population 1,000 years ago?
A. Less than 1.5 billion.
B. Less than 2 billion.
C. Less than 3 billion.
13. How long has the world’s population grown very quickly?
A. For 3 or 4 hundred years.
B. For 2 or 3 hundred years.
C. For 5 or 6 hundred years.
14. What’s the world’s population today?
A. About 6 billion. B. About 6.8 billion. C. About 7.6 billion.
15. What will happen in 600 years if we don’t control (控制) the population?
A. There won’t be anything in the world.
B. There won’t be enough space to stand in on the earth.
C. Most people will die because of wars.
（四）听短文，选择正确的答案。读两遍。
16. The United Kingdom has a population of ______.
A. about 5.9 million B. about 59 million C. about 590 million
17. Most of the people live ______ in the United Kingdom.
A. in cities and towns B. in the countryside C. near the river
18. London is a ______ city.
A. quiet B. small C. crowded
19. Most of Scotland’s people live in the ______ of Scotland.
A. southeast B. center C. northeast
20. The number of farmers and farm workers in the United Kingdom is about ______.
A. 1.18 million B. 3.5 million C. 0.5 million
第二部分 笔试（80分）
Ⅱ. 单项选择(15分)
1. ______ is the population of Shenzhen?
A. How many B. What C. How much D. Which
2. ─Where is Hainan?
─It’s ______ the ______ of China.
A. in ; north B. in ; south C. on ; north D. on ; south
3. The population of India is smaller than ______ of China.
A. it B. one C. that D. the one
4. Lingling, remember ______ the windows before you go to bed.
A. close B. closing C. to close D. closed
5. This coat is ______ cheaper than that one.
A. very B. quite C. little D. much
6. ─Daniel is a boy of few words.
─But ______, he is warm-hearted.
A. in a hurry B. in fact C. in the end D. above all
7. It’s ______ today than yesterday.
A. the hotter B. hot C. hottest D. hotter
8. The city has a population of ______.
A. six millions B. six million C. million of D. millions of
9. I like all the vegetables, ______ potatoes.
A. especial B. special C. especially D. particular
10. There weren’t many tall buildings in Shenzhen in ______.
A. the 1970s B. 1970s C. 1970’s D. the 1970
11. Guilin is famous ______ its green hills and clear water.
A. with B. of C. for D. on
12. Tony plays basketball as ______ as Daming.
A. good B. better C. best D. well
13. 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
14. She ______ from Xinjiang.
A. come B. is C. am D. are
15. I’m sure my dream (梦想) will come true ______.
A. a day B. some day C. some days D. someday
Ⅲ.完形填空（10分）
I come from Guilin.?It is my? 1 ??. It’s a beautiful ? 2 ? of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The? 3 ?? of Guilin is about 4,760,000. The climate (气候) there is very good. The old like to live there. Guilin has a ? 4 ?? history of more than 2,000 years. It is a good place to ? 5 ? your free time. You can enjoy its natural scenery. It sits ? 6 ? the Li River. There are many good places to visit. It is ? 7 ?? its green hills and clear water in the world. It is very popular. Every year?? 8 ? of visitors come here to spend their holidays. ? 9 ?? to my home town! I will be your good?? 10 ?. You will have a good time.
1. A. village???????????? B. country???????????? C. university????????? D. home town
2. A. capital???????????? B. hill??????????????????? C. city?????????????????? D. island
3. A. population ?????B. number???????????? C. people?????????????? D. city
4. A. low???????????????? B. long????????????????? C. high????????????????? D. short
5. A. enjoy??????? ??? B. choose???????????????C. visit????????????????? D. work
6. A. in??????????????????? B. on???????????????????? C. off??????????????????? D. to
7. A. famous for????? B. good at????????????? C. busy with????????? D. get from
8. A. millions?????????? B. few?????????????????? C. more???????????????? D. many
9. A. Welcome???????? B. Send???????????????? C. Choose???????????? D. Find
10. A. teacher????????? B. cook???????????????? C. guide? D. worker
Ⅳ. 阅读理解(20分)
A
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English usually take an umbrella (伞) or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1. In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one year.
A. 对 B. 错
2. In the morning the weather is warm just like in summer.
A. 对 B. 错
3. Sometimes in England people can swim in winter.
A. 对 B. 错
4. When you see some English people take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, you should laugh at them.
A. 对 B. 错
5. The best title (标题) for this passage is The Weather in England.
A. 对 B. 错
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
Ⅴ.阅读表达(10分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。
Beijing is the capital of China. It’s one of the biggest cities in the world. It is an old city—more than 3,000 years old. Beijing has a population of about 14 million. ①It’s bigger and busier than many other cities in China. Beijing is ______ (A) the north of China. It’s famous ______ (B) the Forbidden City (紫禁城) and the Great Wall. Wangfujing Street is the best place to go shopping. There are many big and famous shops. ②你在那儿也可以吃到很多种食物。Beijing Roast Duck is very famous. People in Beijing are very friendly. They are learning English very hard. Many people can speak a little English now.
1. 在(A)、(B)处填入适当的介词。
(A) ______ (B) ______
2. 把画线句子①翻译成汉语。
__________________________________________
3. What’s the population of Beijing?
__________________________________________
4. Where is the best place to go shopping in Beijing?
__________________________________________
5. 把画线句子②翻译成英语。
__________________________________________
Ⅵ.语法填空(10分)
Shanghai is on the east 1.______ (coast) of China. It is a big and busy city. It has 2.______ (冠词) population of about 24 million. Shanghai is on the Huangpu 3.______ (river). There are many beautiful 4.______ (park), like the Yu Yuan Garden. Pudong is the new part of Shanghai, with lots of tall 5.______ (building), like the 468-metre-high Oriental Pear Tower. Putuoshan is a small island 6.______ (介词) the East China Sea near Shanghai. Dianshan Lake is in the Qingpu District, in the 7.______ (west) part of Shanghai. It is 8.______ (big) than West Lake in Hangzhou. It is also popular with tourists. Behind it is the old town of Zhujiajiao. There is a high hill in this old town, 9.______ (call) North Hill. There are 36 very old 10.______ (bridge) across the rivers here. It is a very interesting place to visit. Do you want to go to Shanghai?
Ⅶ.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
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 EGBCD 6-10 BACAB 11-15 CBABB 16-20 BACBA
第二部分 笔试
单项选择1-5 BBCCD 6-10 BDBCA 11-15 CDCBB
完型填空1-5 DCABA 6-10 BAAAC
阅读理解1-5 BBABA 6-10 BBDDC
阅读表达1. in ; for
2.它比中国很多其它城市既大又繁华。
3. About 14 million.
4. Wangfujing Street.
5. You can also eat many kinds of different food there.
语法填空1.coast 2.a 3.River 4.parks 5.buildings 6.in 7.western 8.bigger 9.called 10.bridges
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.
