外研八年级英语上Modules 1-6期中检测题
第一部分 听力（20分）
Ⅰ.听力理解
（一）听句子，选择与句子内容相对应的图片。每个句子读两遍。
A B C
1.______ 2.______ 3.______
（二）听对话，选择能回答所给问题的正确答案。每段对话读两遍。
4. How long are they staying in Wuhan?
A. Five days. B. Three days. C. A week.
5. What does Jeff usually do at weekends?
A. Go fishing or read books.
B. Go fishing or play football.
C. Read books or play football.
6. Who runs the fastest of the three?
A. Jim. B. Li Lei. C. Hill.
7. What’s the relationship (关系) between the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.
8. Who likes football?
A. The girl. B. The boy. C. Both A and B.
9. What mistakes does the girl often make?
A. Pronunciation mistakes B. Grammar mistakes. C. Listening mistakes.
（三）听两段长对话，根据对话内容选择每个问题的最佳答案。对话读两遍。
听第一段对话，回答第10-12小题。
10. How old is the town?
A. It is two hundred years old.
B. It is three hundred years old.
C. It is four hundred years old.
11. What’s the population of the town?
A. About ten thousand.
B. About six thousand.
C. About five thousand.
12. 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.
听第二段对话，回答第13-15小题。
13. What did Mike do during the holiday?
A. He did sports.
B. He played computer games.
C. He did nothing.
14. Why did Mike train basketball very hard?
A. He just liked playing basketball.
B. There will be a basketball match this term.
C. He was asked to do it.
15. What will they do together?
A. Play basketball. B. Play sports. C. Have lunch.
（四）听短文，填表。短文读两遍。
About London
Capital
London is the capital of 16.______.
Big Ben
Big Ben is a famous 17.______.
Problem
London has problems with 18.______ and pollution.
Air
The air isn’t clean, but it is 19.______ than it was 100 years ago.
Park
There are 20.______ parks in the centre of London.
第二部分 笔试（80分）
Ⅱ. 单项选择(10分)
1. Our teacher often gives us some ______ on how to remember new ______.
A. advices ; words B. advice ; word C. advice ; words D. advices ; word
2. Watching English movies ______ a good way to learn English.
A. are B. is C. has D. be
3. Beijing has a ______ population than Ji’nan.
A. more B. smaller C. much D. larger
4. Watching matches on TV is safer than ______ tennis.
A. playing B. play C. to play D. played
5. With Tom’s help, Jack does his homework ______ than before.
A. much more careful B. more careful C. much more carefully D. much carefully
6. ______ all the students in his class, Li Hua writes ______.
A. Of ; the most carefully B. In ; the most carefully
C. Of ; very carefully D. In ; much more carefully
7. ______ we work at English, ______ grades we will get.
A. The harder ; the better B. Harder ; better C. Hardest ; best D. The hardest ; the best
8. My parents offered ______ us to Mount Tai.
A. take B. takes C. to take D. taking
9. It’s interesting ______ with him.
A. to talk B. talked C. talking D. talk
10. Pandas feed ______ bamboo and they live ______ the forests and mountains.
A. in ; in B. on ; in C. in ; on D. on ; on
Ⅲ.完形填空（10分）
There is an English corner (英语角) in our school. Every afternoon, many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Li comes here, 1 . At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only 2 students because many were afraid to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just 3 to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would 4 me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very 5 . She said “Hello!” to me at once. From 6 on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best 7 more. I learn 8 my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner 9 .
It’s a good 10 to speak English. Please join us.
1. also B. either C. too D. as well
2. A. a lot of B. a few C. a little D. a bit of
3. A. talked B. spoke C. listened D. came
4. A. help B. laugh at C. stop D. fit into
5. A. happy B. interesting C. sad D. afraid
6. A. then B. now C. today D. that
7. A. saying B. of talk C. to speak D. telling
8. A. to B. at C. for D. from
9. A. late B. often C. early D. too
10. A. room B. place C. home D. school
Ⅳ. 阅读理解(20分)
A
In Britain, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left of the street. If a person wants to cross the street, he must be very careful. Before he crosses a street, he has to stop and look to the right side first and then the left. But in China, we look to the left first.
When visitors are in London, they should learn how to take buses and underground trains (地铁). The most important of all, they must know in which direction they are going and which bus or underground train they should take. At the bus stop they should wait for their buses to come. As soon as they get on a bus, they must pay their fares (车费).
1. In England, people go along the left side of the street as we do in China.
A. 对 B. 错
2. When they want to cross the street, people in England do not look to the left first.
A. 对 B. 错
3. Visitors in London should learn to drive buses.
A. 对 B. 错
4. When they take a bus in England, visitors must make sure in which direction it is going.
A. 对 B. 错
5. After they get on a bus, visitors don’t have to pay for their tickets at once.
A. 对 B. 错
B
The Beijing Opera is our national opera. It is an important part of Chinese culture. Do you like watching the Beijing Opera? Why does Bao Zheng always have a black face? Why does Guan Yu have a red face? Let’s take a look at the art of the Beijing Opera facial painting or lianpu.
Different colours and patterns of the Beijing Opera facial painting are for different roles. For example, a red face is for brave people; a black face is for fair people; a white face is for bad people; a blue and green face is for heroes and a gold face is for gods.
There are five big roles in the Beijing Opera: sheng, dan, jing, mo and chou. Sheng is the biggest role for a man. Dan is the biggest role for a woman.
6. Guan Yu has a red face. He is a ______ man.
A. brave B. fair C. bad D. big
7. Mr Zhang acts as a god in the Beijing Opera, and his facial painting is ______.
A. red B. black C. white D. gold
8. How many big roles are there in the Beijing Opera?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five D. Six.
9. For a woman, the biggest role is ______ in the Beijing Opera.
A. sheng B. dan C. jing D. mo
10. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bao Zheng is a fair man.
B. Sheng’s facial painting is white.
C. A hero can have blue and green facial painting.
D. Different roles have different colours of facial painting.
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。
Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese writers to the western world. Born on November 21, 1910 in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, he grew up with his uncle. Qian liked reading books and had a surprising memory (记忆力). He only needed to read something once before learning it by heart. He showed his good memory (记忆力) at an early age. When he was a small boy, his uncle
often took him to tea houses. He liked reading story books in the tea houses. That had an important influence (影响) on his literary achievements (文学成就).
When they returned home, he could repeat the stories to his cousins. Qian went to Tsinghua University in 1929. He failed his math test, but he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English. In Tsinghua University he met his wife Yang Jiang. She is one year younger than him and a famous writer, too They married in 1935. Two years later, their daughter Qian Yuan was born. Qian died of illness on December 19, 1998. 他留给世界许多作品。 His most famous novel, Fortress Besieged (围城), came out in1947. It has been translated into (已经被翻译成) more than six foreign languages.
1. 将文中画线的英语句子译成汉语。
____________________________________________________
2. 将文中画线的汉语译成英语。
____________________________________________________
3. 判断正(T)误(F)：______
Yang Jiang is famous as Qian Zhongshu’s wife.
4. 回答问题：
What greatly influenced Qian Zhongshu’s literary achievements?
____________________________________________________
5. 从文中找出与下面所给句子意思相同的句子。
But he did very well in Chinese as well as English, so he went to university.
____________________________________________________
Ⅵ.语法填空(10分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。每空1个单词。
One city in America that has got 1.______ (冠词) most new residents (居民) is Las Vegas. People move to Las Vegas for many reasons. First, it is easy to find a job in Las Vegas. Las Vegas is famous 2.______ (介词) tourism(旅游业), so there are many service jobs. Second many people like the weather there. Even though it’s very hot in summer, the other seasons are beautiful. Third, housing is not very expensive with the price of a common house at about 0.2 3.______ (million) dollars. People moving from other cities find it is appropriate (合适的).
Las Vegas has more casinos (赌场) than any other 4.______ (city). One long street 5.______ (name) The Strip, has more than twenty casinos. These casinos are very large and some has 3000 6.______ (连词) more rooms. Also, it is 7.______ (easy) to get married in Las Vegas than in any other city in the United States. You can get a marriage license (结婚证) the same day you decide to get it. However, Las Vegas also has 8.______ (problem). Because it is in the desert there is not enough water. Even though water is expensive, residents are 9.______ (care) in using it. Next, Las Vegas has serious air pollution. There are some high mountains around Las Vegas. The mountains keep the pollution from 10.______ (go) out. Sometimes people couldn’t exercise outdoors.
Ⅶ. 单词拼写(10分)
1. Mary always makes ______ (错误) in her homework.
2. It is ______ (合理的) to forget new words.
3. There are ______ (百万) of people died in the earthquake (地震).
4. Do you like to live in the city or the ______ (乡下)?
5. His mother is ______ (已经) back from Beijing.
6. It’s a ______ ['p?t?] that you missed such an exciting match.
7. ______ [ha?'ev?], no one agreed with him.
8. We should say thanks to the ______ ['k?m?n] people.
9. This kind of plant is long and ______ [θ?n].
10. The doctors help Ms Zhang ______ [pr??dju:s] the second baby.
Ⅷ.书面表达(10分)
1. 我不认识这个单词，我应该把它写下来。(should)
2. 这把尺子和那把尺子一样长。(as…as)
3. 上海是世界上最大的城市之一。(one of)
4. 我们希望下次能理解更多些。(hope)
5. 熊猫以什么为食？(feed on)
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-3 BAC 4-9 ABCBBA 10-15 BAAABC 16.England 17.clock 18.traffic 19.cleaner 20.5/ five
第二部分 笔试
单项选择1-5 CBDAC 6-10 AACAB
完型填空1-5 CBCBA 6-10 ACDCB
阅读理解1-5 BABAB 6-10 ADCBB
阅读表达1. 对西方世界来说，钱钟书是最著名的中国作家之一。
2. He left many works to the world.
3. F
4. He liked reading story books in the teahouses when he was a small boy.
5. But he entered the university because he was so good at Chinese and English.
语法填空1.the 2.for 3.million 4.city 5.named 6.or 7.easier 8.problems 9.careless 10.going
单词拼写1.mistakes 2.natural 3.millions 4.countryside 5.already 6.pity 7.However 8.common 9.thin 10.produce
书面表达
1. I don’t know this word and I should write it down.
2. This ruler is as long as that one.
3. Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in the world.
4. We hope to understand more next time.
5. What does the panda feed on?
