外研版八年级英语上册单元试卷附答案Module 8 Accidents

Module 8 Accidents

一、单项选择（共15小题；共45分）
从下面各题所给选项中，选择最佳选项。
1. —I got a 78 in the English exam. What about you?
—I did _____ than you. I only got a 61.
A.well
B.better
C.badly
D.worse

2. Which of the following words matches the sound /ba?t/?
A.bit
B.bite
C.beat
D.boat

3. —What's wrong with Simon? He isn't at school today.
—His legs hurt. He was _____ by a motorcycle this morning.
A.treated
B.hit
C.operated
D.cured

4. Mr Wang's memory is getting _____. As a result, he often leaves his keys at home.
A.older
B.worse
C.greater
D.better

5. A big cyclone (飓风) _____ Australian east coast at the end of March this year. Unluckily, eight people died and thousands of people lost their homes.
A.hit
B.hid
C.hung
D.held

6. The _____ can keep the food at a cold temperature (温度) and keep it fresh.
A.microwave
B.fridge
C.air conditioner

7. —Does Susan look _____?
—Yes. I think she should see a doctor right away.
A.beautiful
B.pale
C.kind
D.happy

8. We should always _____ things and never lose heart.
A.make a difference to
B.be strict about
C.look on the bright side of

9. I was caught in the rain. Even _____, I was late again!
A.better
B.worse
C.further
D.worst

10. —How was your job interview yesterday?
—Oh, it couldn't be _____. I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked.
A.better
B.easier
C.worse
D.happier

11. （中考·丹东）—"Food Safety" problem is becoming _____ these days.—I think so. The government must do something to deal with it.
A.smaller and smaller
B.worse and worse
C.better and better
D.nicer and nicer

12. A bad storm _____ the city. For this reason, the sports meeting was put off.
A.beat
B.fell
C.hit
D.fought

13. Hi, class. Please _____. I have something important to tell you now.
A.close down
B.take away
C.pay attention
D.warm up

14. —Did you catch your plane?
—Yes. We got there just _____.
A.at time
B.at times
C.in time
D.at a time

15. Drums and pianos are the same in some ways because _____ makes their sounds.
A.blowing
B.taking
C.hitting
D.moving
二、完形填空（共1小题；共40分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。
An 80-year-old woman died on Tuesday afternoon in a fire. People reported the _____16_____ at about 2:30 p.m. at a home on Sunnyside Avenue. The woman was Mary Cass. Her husband, Roy Cass, 80, was not at _____17_____ at the time of the fire. The police were trying to _____18_____ the reason of the fire. They said it looked like the woman _____19_____ asleep on the sofa with a cigarette (香烟) in her hand.
The value of the home was ＄700,000, but the fire burnt _____20_____ down. The Casses married in 1945. Both of them were _____21_____ all their lives.
Mr Cass said, "Six months ago, we decided to stop smoking, _____22_____ we wanted to live to be 100 years old. So we went to a hospital. The hospital worked! We stopped smoking a month ago. So I can't _____23_____ she was smoking behind my back."
Mr Cass started _____24_____ after his words. He cried out his wife's name again and again. The police took him to a nursing home. There _____25_____ and nurses could look after him.
16. A.house
B.fire
C.thing
D.hospital
17. A.home
B.street
C.park
D.hospital
18. A.get out
B.look out
C.put out
D.find out
19. A.fell
B.took
C.caught
D.went
20. A.it
B.her
C.his
D.them
21. A.players
B.smokers
C.workers
D.lawyers
22. A.though
B.if
C.when
D.because
23. A.believe
B.hope
C.hear
D.say
24. A.lying
B.standing
C.following
D.crying
25. A.doctors
B.workers
C.teachers
D.managers
三、阅读理解-阅读选择（共2小题；共21分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的选项中，选择最佳选项。
Everyone may have some small "accidents (意外)" when they are growing up. Let's have a look at the following stories.
Gina
One day I was cutting something on the bed I found I cut my trousers! I soon put the trousers into the washing machine. Later my mum found the hole in the trousers, but she thought the old washing machine made it!
Lisa
Before New Year's Day, I was helping my sister write New Year's cards in my parents' room. She was writing some cards with a black pen on their bed. She wrote on the quilt carelessly. We didn't tell our parents. We took everything off the bed, turned the quilt around, and put everything back. My parents found it out weeks later!
Jodie
When I was 12, my friend and I were playing with candles in my room. One part of the wall became black because of the candles. I was afraid that my parents would be angry, so we put up a big picture over the black part of the wall. My parents found it out when they decorated (装饰) my room for my 18th birthday.
Sam
Shortly after I got my driver's license at age 16, I was late for school one morning, so I drove my car quickly. I didn't see that my car was so close to my mom's, and I hit it. I drove off to school and said nothing about the accident. Two weeks later, my mom found it, but she thought someone hit her car when she was in the supermarket. I told my dad the story a few days ago. I'm 30 now.
26. What did Gina do when she cut her trousers?
A.She put them under the bed.
B.She told her mother about it.
C.She bought a new pair of trousers.
D.She put them into the washing machine.
27. Who made the quilt dirty?
A.Lisa.
B.Lisa's sister.
C.Lisa's brother.
D.Lisa's friend.
28. When did Jodie's parents find out the black part of the wall?
A.few months later.
B.about six years later.
C.Shortly after Jodie made it.
D.When Jodie told them about it.
29. Why did Sam hit his mother's car?
A.Because he was in a hurry.
B.Because he hated his mother.
C.Because he didn't like his mother's car.
D.Because he didn't get a driver's license.

A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and truck driver. He also spoke to Tom, a witness (证人). This is what they said.
Truck driver: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I didn't stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged.
Taxi driver: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly without giving me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I couldn't pass the truck because there were two cars crossing near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
Tom: I witnessed the accident. The truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
30. The truck was hit on the way _____.
A.to the airport
B.to the police station
C.home
D.to Newton
31. From the story, we know _____ didn't tell the truth.
A.driver
B.witness
C.policeman
D.cleaner
32. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?
A.Nobody was hurt.
B.There were two witnesses.
C.Both cars were damaged.
D.The taxi was driving very fast.
四、书面表达（共1小题；共14分）
书面表达。
33. 请根据提示信息，以A businessman was murdered 为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。
案发时间
昨天夜里十二点到今天凌晨两点之间某时
案发地点
在东城，人民公园
案情概述
受害人是一个有钱的商人，被刀砍伤，流血过多而死。
案发时，一个目击者看到有人从公园里跑出来，衬衫上有血
凶手可能不止一个
悬赏线索
警方悬赏五万元寻求线索，任何知情者请拨打110与警方联系
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
答案
第一部分
1?. D
【解析】由题可知，两者相比，后者分数更低，所以是“糟糕的”的比较级worse。
2?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是语音的辨析。句意：下面哪个单词和读音/ba?t/相配？四个单词的读音分别为：bite /ba?t/；bit /bit/；beat /bi:t/；boat /b?ut/。
因此，正确答案是B。
3?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：——Simon怎么啦？他今天不在学校。——他的腿受伤了。今天早上他被摩托车撞到了。treat 对待/治疗；hit 碰撞/撞击；operate 操作；cure 治疗。
因此，正确答案是B。
4?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词比较级辨析。句意：王先生的记忆力越来越差。结果，他经常把钥匙落在家里。older 年纪较大的；worse 更差的；greater 较大的；better 更好的。
因此，正确答案是B。
5?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：今年三月底，一场大飓风袭击了澳大利亚东海岸。不幸的是，8人死亡，数千人失去家园。hit 袭击；hid 隐藏；hung 悬挂；held 握住。
因此，正确答案是A。
6?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意：冰箱可以让食物保持在一个较低的温度来让它保持新鲜。microwave 微波炉；fridge 冰箱；air conditioner 空调。
因此，正确答案是B。
7?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：——Susan看起来很苍白吗？——是的，我认为她应该马上去看医生。pale 苍白的；beautiful 漂亮的；kind 善良的；happy 高兴的。
因此，正确答案是B。
8?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是短语的辨析。句意：我们应该总是看事物的光明的一面，决不能灰心。look on the bright side of sth. 看某事光明的一面；make a difference to 对……产生影响；be strict about 对某事严格。
因此，正确答案是C。
9?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是比较级。句意：我被雨困住了。更糟糕的是，我又迟到了。better 更好的；worse 更糟糕的；further 更远的；worst 最糟糕的；副词even后接形容词比较级。
因此，正确答案是B。
10?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：——你昨天的面试怎么样？——哦，糟透了。他们问的大多数问题我都答不上来。better 较好的；easier 更容易的；worse 更糟糕的；happier 更开心的。
因此，正确答案是C。
11?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词比较等级以及形容词辨析。句意：——食品安全问题近来越来越严重。——我也这么认为，政府必须采取措施解决此问题。smaller and smaller 越来越小；worse and worse 越来越严重，越来越差；better and better 越来越好；nicer and nicer 越来越漂亮。由答语中“政府需要采取措施解决问题”可知此处应为“越来越严重”。
因此，正确答案是B。
12?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：一场大暴风雨袭击了这座城市。因此，运动会被推迟。beat 击打，beat的过去式；fell 降落，fall的过去式；hit 袭击，hit的过去式；fought 打仗，fight的过去式。下文运动会被推迟用了一般过去时，所以暴风雨也是过去发生的，这句话也要用过去时。
因此，正确答案是C。
13?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是动词短语的辨析。句意：嗨，同学们。请注意。现在我有一些重要的事告诉你们。pay attention 注意；close down 关闭；take away 带走，拿走；warm up 热身。
因此，正确答案是C。
14?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是词组的辨析。句意：——你们赶上你们的飞机吗？——是的。我们刚好及时到那里。无at time；at times 偶尔；in time 及时；at a time 一次，在某时。
因此，正确答案是C。
15?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。句意：鼓和钢琴在某些方面是一样的，因为它们的声音是击打发出的。blow 吹；take 拿去；hit 击打；move 移动。
因此，正确答案是C。
第二部分
16?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：在下午2:30左右，人们报告了火灾发生在Sunnyside大街的一个家中。house 房子；fire 火灾；thing 事情；hospital 医院。
因此，正确答案是B。
17?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：她的丈夫，80岁的Roy Cass在火灾发生时不在家。home 家；street 街道；park 公园；hospital 医院。
因此，正确答案是A。
18?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是动词短语辨析。句意：警察正试图找出起火的原因。get out 出去；look out 注意；put out 熄灭；find out 找出。
因此，正确答案是D。
19?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：他们说好像是这位妇女手里拿着一支烟在沙发上睡着了。fall 落下，过去式为fell；take 拿，过去式为took；catch 抓住，过去式为caught；go 去，过去式为went。fall asleep 入睡。
因此，正确答案是A。
20?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是代词辨析。句意：房子的价值是70万美元，但是大火烧毁了它。it 它；her 她的；his 他的；them 他/她/它们。
因此，正确答案是A。
21?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：他们俩一生都是吸烟者。player 运动员；smoker 吸烟者；worker 工人；lawyer 律师。
因此，正确答案是B。
22?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是连词辨析。句意：六个月前，我们决定戒烟，因为我们想活到100岁。though 尽管；if 如果；when 当……时候；because 因为。
因此，正确答案是D。
23?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：所以我不敢相信她在我背后抽烟。believe 相信；hope 希望；hear 听到；say 说。
因此，正确答案是A。
24?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：Cass先生说完话，开始哭了起来。lie 躺，stand 站；follow 跟随；cry 哭。
因此，正确答案是D。
25?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：那里的医生和护士可以照顾他。doctor 医生；worker 工人；teacher 老师；manager 经理。
因此，正确答案是A。
第三部分
26?. D
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：I soon put the trousers into the washing machine. 我很快把裤子放进洗衣机里。
因此，正确答案是D。
27?. B
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：She wrote on the quilt carelessly. 她不小心写在了被子上。此处“她”指Lisa 的妹妹。
因此，正确答案是B。
28?. B
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：My parents found it out when they decorated (装饰) my room for my 18th birthday. 我父母在因为我十八岁生日给我装饰房间的时候发现了这事。事情是在Jodie 十二岁生日时发生的，所以他父母是在大约六年后发现的。
因此，正确答案是B。
29?. A
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：Shortly after I got my driver's license at age 16, I was late for school one morning, so I drove my car quickly. I didn't see that my car was so close to my mom's, and I hit it. 我十六岁时刚拿到驾照不久，有一天早上我上学迟到了，所以我就赶紧开车。我没看到我的车离妈妈的车那么近，所以我就撞到它了。
因此，正确答案是A。
30?. D
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：Truck driver: I was driving from the airport to Newton. 卡车司机说：“我从机场开车到牛顿。”由此可知，卡车司机是在去牛顿的路上。
因此，正确答案是D。
31?. A
【解析】
此题是推理判断题。答案出处： I witnessed the accident. The truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. 我目击了这次事故。卡车要去牛顿。它开得不是很快。有一辆出租车跟在卡车后面大约200米的地方。它开得很快。当卡车减速时，出租车撞上了它。出租车司机没有看到卡车，他正在朝窗外看什么东西。
因此，正确答案是A。
32?. A
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand. 我的出租车撞上了卡车，一些玻璃割伤了我的左手。
因此，正确答案是A。
第四部分
33?. 略
【解析】
好单词：
1. murder （v.） 谋杀
2. businessman （n.） 商人
3. victim （n.） 受害人
好短语：
1. search for 寻找，搜索
2. more than 多于