外研版八年级英语上册单元试卷附答案Module 7 A famous story

Module 7 A famous story

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. （2019 天津，31）I saw him in the library yesterday. He _____ a book at that moment.
A.reads
B.is reading
C.was reading
D.will read

2. New Year's party is coming. Let's _____ the games.
A.come on
B.look at
C.think about
D.ask for

3. —How do you like the pants?—I'll _____ them.
A.think
B.thank
C.think at
D.think about

4. I saw Ken in the meeting room, and he _____ Joe for the school magazine.
A.interviews
B.interview
C.has interviewed
D.was interviewing

5. _____ is an area of ground, especially one that is used for a special purpose such as farming or building.
A.Soil
B.Land
C.Town

6. Can you give me some time to _____ the whole thing?
A.think in
B.think about
C.think off
D.think out

7. —Excuse me, sir. How can I get to the nearest bank here?
—_____ me, please.
A.Allow
B.Follow
C.Protect
D.Accept

8. My sister watches TV _____ a week.
A.one or two
B.once or two
C.one or twice
D.once or twice

9. The lake is more than 20 meters _____. So it must be dangerous to swim there.
A.long
B.wide
C.deep
D.deeply

10. In Australia, people think _____ is an unlucky symbol of their country. It can bring disaster (疾病) and many bad things.
A.rabbit
B.monkey
C.dog

11. Kevin _____ in his room when the big fire broke out.
A.sleep
B.slept
C.was sleeping
D.will sleep

12. I am _____ how to edit this month's class newspaper.
A.finding out
B.thinking about
C.going over
D.looking up

从下面选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。
13. He doesn't like the weather in Beijing because it's dry.
A.not cloudy
B.not warm
C.not wet

从下面各题所给选项中，选择最佳选项。
14. —I called you at ten o'clock yesterday morning, but nobody answered the phone.
—Oh, I _____ a basketball match with my friends at the stadium.
A.watched
B.watch
C.am watching
D.was watching

15. （2019云南大理祥云三中4月月考）I'm thinking about _____ my grandmother next Monday.
A.to visit
B.visit
C.visiting
D.visits
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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。
In class, a teacher asked his students the following question: "What do you want to be when you grow up? _____16_____ of them told him what they would like to be in the future. _____17_____ others said, "I don't know." The teacher was sorry to hear that. He thinks it is _____18_____. He believes that dreams or _____19_____ about the future can help students to do better at school.
As middle school students, it's necessary for us to _____20_____ what we want to be in the future. If we know it better, we can know _____21_____ to do at school. For example, if you like reading and writing, you can be a writer in the future. Then you know you should practice _____22_____ more articles. If you're happy with _____23_____ and like teaching, you can work as a teacher in the future. And then you should work harder at all your subjects. If you hope to _____24_____ great and famous people, you can be a reporter.
Of course, all the _____25_____ that we are learning at school are good for us. So we should work hard at all of them.
16. A.Both
B.Some
C.Any
D.All
17. A.Because
B.So
C.But
D.Or
18. A.great
B.good
C.exciting
D.bad
19. A.hopes
B.ways
C.advice
D.jobs
20. A.look for
B.think about
C.look after
D.learn from
21. A.why
B.when
C.how
D.what
22. A.sending
B.watching
C.working
D.writing
23. A.parents
B.friends
C.classmates
D.children
24. A.see
B.play
C.surprise
D.become
25. A.subjects
B.languages
C.programs
D.problems
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三、阅读理解-阅读选择（共2小题；共24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。
It was a sunny day. Mr. Black went to town on business. On his way home, he found a big pile of hay (干草) in front of him. He got down from his horse. The hay had fallen off a wagon (马车). A boy was standing by the wagon and looked worried. He was sorry for the little driver. "Now don't worry, my boy," Mr. Black said. "Come with me to the village over there, and I'll find someone to help you get the hay back onto the wagon."
In the village, Mr. Black's friend asked him and the boy to have dinner. He enjoyed the man's dinner, but he saw the boy still look worried.
"Dad won't like this," the boy said in a low voice.
"Don't worry too much," said Mr. Black. "Just be careful next time. Now have your dinner, and you needn't hurry."
"But I have been away for a long time. Dad will be angry."
"Oh, come on," said Mr. Black. "Your dad will understand. He will be glad if he knows that you had a good dinner. I'll go with you and explain what has happened. By the way, where's your dad now?"
The boy answered, "He's under the pile of hay!"
26. —Why did Mr. Black go to town?
—Because he went there _____.
A.to visit friends
B.on business
C.to meet his son
D.on foot
27. What did Mr. Black do while the boy still felt worried?
A.He told the boy not to hurry.
B.He asked his friend to help the boy alone.
C.He found a friend and helped the boy at once.
D.He helped the boy himself.
28. At last, we know that _____.
A.the boy was not friendly enough
B.the boy was not worried any more
C.the boy's father was still under the hay
D.the boy cried

Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work.
Story A I remember catching a "thief" in a clothes shop once. It was strange. The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen (偷) it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn't want his wife to see him! We soon let him go.
Story B Another day, a man called Bob went into a bank on Sixth Street. He wrote on the back of an envelope (信封), "Give me the money! Or I'll kill (杀死) you." and gave it to the bank clerk (职员). She gave him ＄100,000 and the man ran away. Then we received a phone call from the bank clerk. She told us to go to the man's house in Candy Town and get him. We caught him as soon as he got out of the elevator (电梯). He couldn't believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it!
29. What is Mr. Smith?
A.A policeman.
B.A bank clerk.
C.A shopkeeper.
D.A thief.
30. Mr. Smith caught the man in the clothes shop _____.
A.by the way
B.by mistake
C.by accident
D.with his wife's help
31. Bob was caught so quickly because _____.
A.he received a call from the bank clerk
B.the police waited for him outside
C.he killed the bank clerk
D.his address was on the envelope he used
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四、书面表达（共1小题；共11分）
书面表达。
32. 迈克是一名部门经理（manager），他常穿一身黑色西服（suit），里面配一件白色衬衫和黄色或灰色领带，根据他的服饰描述他的心理。（Tips: grey makes you look thoughtful）
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答案
第一部分
1?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是时态。句意：昨天我在图书馆看见他了。他那时正在看一本书。A项：一般现在时；B项：现在进行时；C项：过去进行时；D项：一般将来时；根据at that moment可知用过去进行时。
因此，正确答案是C。
2?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是短语的辨析。句意：元旦晚会就要到了，让我们来考虑一下游戏吧。come on 加油；look at 看......；think about 考虑；ask for 请求......， 要求......。
因此，正确答案是C。
3?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是动词和短语的辨析。句意：——你觉得那裤子怎么样？——我再想想。think 觉得；think about 想想，考虑；thank 感谢。
因此，正确答案是D。
4?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是时态的用法。句意：我看到Ken在会议室，他正在为学校的杂志采访Joe。interviews为一般现在时的第三人称单数形式；interview为一般现在时；has interviewed为现在完成时；was interviewing为过去进行时。由and连接的不同主语的两个句子，前后时态可以是不一致的，根据句意可知，第一句是一般过去时，那第二句要用过去进行时才符合句子的逻辑关系。
因此，正确答案是D。
5?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：土地是一片地，特别是用于农业或建筑等特殊用途的土地。soil 土壤；land 土地/陆地；town 城镇。
因此，正确答案是B。
6?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词短语。句意：你能给我一点时间去思考一下整件事吗？think about 思考；think out 想出。
因此，正确答案是B。
7?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词的辨析。——先生，打扰一下。我怎样才能到达这里最近的银行？——请跟随我来。follow 跟随；allow 允许；protect 保护；accept 接受。
因此，正确答案是B。
8?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是词组的辨析。句意：我妹妹一周看一两次电视。once or twice 一两次。
因此，正确答案是D。
9?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词和副词的辨析。句意：这个湖有二十多米深。所以在那里游泳一定很危险。long 有……长的，形容词；wide 有……宽的，形容词；deep 有……深的，形容词，表示具体意义的深度；deeply 深地，副词，表示抽象意义的程度。
因此，正确答案是C。
10?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词的辨析。句意：在澳大利亚，人们觉得兔子是他们国家不详的象征。它能带来疾病和许多不好的事情。rabbit 兔子；monkey 猴子；dog 狗。
因此，正确答案是A。
11?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是时态。句意：火灾发生时，Kevin正在房间里睡觉。根据broke out可知，时态为过去时，强调火灾发生时Kevin正在进行的动作，用过去进行时。
因此，正确答案是C。
12?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是动词短语辨析。句意：我正在考虑怎样编辑这个月的班级报纸。find out 发现，查明；think about 考虑；go over 复习；look up 查阅。
因此，正确答案是B。
13?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词的辨析。句意：他不喜欢北京的天气，因为它太干了。cloudy 多云的；warm 温暖的；wet 湿的；dry 干燥的，可以用not wet替换。
因此，正确答案是C。
14?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是时态。句意：——我昨天早上十点的时候给你打电话，但是没有人接。——噢，我当时正在体育馆和我的朋友看一场篮球比赛。结合语境可以判断看球赛是过去那段时间正在发生的动作，故句子时态为过去进行时；主语是I，be动词用was。
因此，正确答案是D。
15?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是固定搭配。句意：我正在考虑下周一去看望我的祖母。think about doing sth.考虑做某事。
因此，正确答案是C。
第二部分
16?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是代词辨析。句意：一些学生告诉他他们将来想做什么。both 两者都；some 一些；any 任何；all （三者或三者以上）全部；根据下文others可知，此处为some。
因此，正确答案是B。
17?. C
【解析】
此题考查的是连词辨析。句意：但是其他人说不知道。because 因为，表示原因；so 所以，表示结果；but 但是，表示转折；or 或者，表示选择。
因此，正确答案是C。
18?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是形容词辨析。句意：他认为这很不好。great 伟大的；good 好的；exciting 令人兴奋的；bad 不好的。根据上文The teacher was sorry to hear that可知，此处应选bad。
因此，正确答案是D。
19?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：他认为梦想或者是关于未来的期望可以帮助学生在学校做得更好。hope 期望；way 道路，方法；advice 建议；job 工作。根据dream可知，此处应为hope。
因此，正确答案是A。
20?. B
【解析】
此题考查的是短语辨析。句意：作为一名中学生，考虑我们将来要做什么是很必要的。look for 寻找；think about 考虑；look after 照顾；learn from 向……学习。
因此，正确答案是B。
21?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是连接词辨析。句意：如果我们对此更了解，我们可以知道应该在学校做什么。why 为什么；when 当……时；how 如何；what 什么。
因此，正确答案是D。
22?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：那么，你就知道你应该多练习写一些文章。practice doing sth 练习做某事。send 发送；watch 观看；work 工作；write 写。
因此，正确答案是D。
23?. D
【解析】
此题考查的是名词辨析。句意：如果你喜欢教小孩子，你可以在将来成为一名教师。parent 父母；friend 朋友；classmate 同学；children 孩子，儿童。根据下文teacher可知，此处应为children。
因此，正确答案是D。
24?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是动词辨析。句意：如果你想看见许多杰出的、著名的人，你可以选择成为记者。see 看见；play 玩耍；surprise 使惊讶；become 成为。
因此，正确答案是D。
25?. A
【解析】
此题考查的是名词。句意：当然，我们现在在学校学习的科目对我们也是有好处的。subject 科目；language 语言；program 项目；problem 问题。
因此，正确答案是A。
第三部分
26?. B
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：Mr. Black went to town on business. Black先生去城里出差了。
因此，正确答案是B。
27?. A
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处："Don't worry too much," said Mr. Black. "Just be careful next time. Now have your dinner, and you needn't hurry." Black先生说：“不要太担心。下次小心点吧。现在吃晚饭吧，你不必着急。“
因此，正确答案是A。
28?. C
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：The boy answered, "He's under the pile of hay!" 男孩回答道：“他在一堆干草下面！”
因此，正确答案是C。
29?. A
【解析】
此题是推理判断题。答案出处：Mr. Smith is telling two funny stories of his police work. Smith先生正在讲他警察工作中两个有趣的故事。
因此，正确答案是A。
30?. B
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：The man was hiding a yellow sweater inside his coat. I thought he had stolen (偷) it, so I caught him. We found later that his wife gave him the sweater for his birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to return it to the shop for money, but he didn't want his wife to see him! We soon let him go. 那人把一件黄色的毛衣藏在外套里。我以为他偷了，所以我抓住了他。后来我们发现他妻子给了他这件毛衣作为生日礼物，但他讨厌它。他只是想把它还给商店要钱，但他不想让他的妻子看到他！我们很快就放他走了。
因此，正确答案是B。
31?. D
【解析】
此题是细节理解题。答案出处：He couldn't believe that we found him so quickly. We told him that the front of the envelope he used had his name and address on it! 他不敢相信我们这么快就找到了他。我们告诉他，他使用的信封正面有他的名字和地址！
因此，正确答案是D。
第四部分
32?. Mike is a departmental manager. At work, he often wears a black suit and a white shirt, with a yellow or grey tie. Those clothes look good on him.
Black represents formal and serious and makes himself look smart when he is doing his job. White represents clean and calm. Mike may hope this colour could help him calm down when he has difficulty working.
As for the yellow or grey ties, they match well with the suit and make Mike look thoughtful. People may think he is intelligent and mature.
In a word, Mike dresses properly at work. This not only helps him work well, but also leaves others a good impression.
【解析】
好词：
1. departmental 部门的，形容词
2. manager 经理，名词
3. suit 西服，名词
4. tie 领带，名词
5. calm 沉着的，形容词
6. intelligent 聪明的，形容词
7. mature 成熟的，形容词
8. properly 适当地，副词
9. impression 印象，名词
好短语：
1. at work 在工作中
2. calm down 平静下来
3. have difficulty（in）doing sth. 做某事有困难
4. in a word 总之
5. not only…but also… 不仅……而且……
好句式：
1. Black represents formal and serious and makes himself look smart when he is doing his job. 黑色代表正式和严肃，让他自己在工作时看起来很聪明。
2. As for the yellow or grey ties, they match well with the suit and make Mike look thoughtful. 至于黄色或灰色的领带，它们与西装很相配，让Mike看起来很体贴。