Module 2 My hometown my country 模块测试卷（含答案）

八年级上册英语Module 2 My hometown my country
测试卷
限时：60分钟　满分：100分
一、单项选择(每小题1分, 共10分)
1. The camera is too expensive. I'd like a ________one.
A. cheap B. cheaper
C. cheapest D. more expensive
2. This museum is very famous. About ________ people visit it every year.
A. seven millions of B. seven millions
C. seven million D. seven million of
3. The river in my home town is ________.
A. four?metre?wide B. four metres wide
C. four?metres?wide D. four metre wide
4. Smoking is bad for us, ________for children.
A. especially B. importantly
C. mainly D. probably
5. Basketball was a very popular game in America ________.
A. in the 1890 B. in 1890s
C. in the 1890s D. in 1890s'
6. China is famous ________ the Great Wall. It is famous ________ a place of interest.
A. of; for B. for; of C. for; as D. as; for
7. My father caught a big fish this morning, but I caught a ________ one. I feel great!
A. the smallest B. biggest C. bigger D. big
8. I bought ________ for my mother on Mother's Day this year.
A. special anything B. anything special
C. special something D. something special
9. —________ the population of your city?
—About 80 thousand, I think.
A. What are B. How much is
C. How many are D. What is
10. —What do you think of Animal World?
—________. It has attracted lots of TV audiences.
A. Enjoy yourself B. Many thanks
C. Pretty good D. It's hard to say
二、完形填空(每小题1.5分, 共15分)
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are interesting places to live in. There are ________11interesting things to see and to do. You can go to ________12 kinds of museums and theatres to watch plays and movies. You can also go shopping to ________13 things from all over the world. But there are serious ________14 in big cities too. The cost of living is ________15, and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people go to the cities because they can ________16 find work there. They can also study at good schools and receive good medical care. But ________17 these people can't find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small place make it ________18 to keep the cities ________19 and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not. ________20 people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
11. A. much B. many C. little D. few
12. A. every B. each C. different D. same
13. A. sell B. buy C. lend D. borrow
14. A. jobs B. people C. problems D. answers
15. A. cheap B. large C. tall D. high
16. A. hardly B. easily C. carefully D. sadly
17. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. not
18. A. hard B. good C. easy D. better
19. A. dangerous B. popular C. safe D. warm
20. A. But B. Because C. After D. Before
三、(2021原创)阅读理解(每小题3分, 共15分)
Here's the travel plan for our “Castles of Europe” tour. We hope you enjoy it.
Leeds Castle, Maidstone(England)
Standing in the middle of a lake, Leeds Castle is the perfect castle. You'll see King Edward I, Richard II and Henry V held court. England's most famous king, Henry Ⅶ, built many parts of the castle, including a wonderful hall in 1517.
Windsor Castle, Windsor(England)
This is one of the homes of the British Royal family. It's the biggest castle where people can live in the world. William the Conqueror built it soon after his arrival in England in 1066.We're meeting outside for a special guided tour by a local historian(历史学家).
Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau(Germany)
This palace was built for King Ludwig Ⅱ of Bavaria in the 19th century, but he died before it was finished. Its name means “NewSwan Stone”. The castle was said to(据说) be the model for the one in the Disney film Sleeping Beauty. This will be the first of two castles that we're visiting in Germany.
Frankenstein Castle, Darmstadt(Germany)
This castle has no connection(关系)to the writer Mary Shelly or her novel Frankenstein. Reiz von Breuberg built the original castle in the early part of the 13th century. Reiz von Breuberg changed his name to Frankenstein in the early part of the 13th century, and this is why people called it Frankenstein Castle. We're going to spend the night in a village right next to the castle.
21. Leeds Castle is located ________.
A. next to a lake
B. between two lakes
C. far away from a lake
D. in the middle of the lake
22. Who lives in Windsor Castle?
A. Tourists.
B. Local people.
C. The British Royal family.
D. Nobody.
23. Which of the following is TRUE about Neuschwanstein Castle?
A. It was named after a swan.
B. It was built in the 18th century.
C. King Ludwig Ⅱ of Bavaria lived in this castle before he died.
D. It might be the model for the castle in the film Sleeping Beauty.
24. The name of Frankenstein Castle came from ________.
A. its location
B. Mary Shelly
C. the novel Frankenstein
D. Reiz von Breuberg's new name
25. Which one has the longest history among the four castles?
A. Leeds Castle. B. Windsor Castle.
D. Neuschwanstein Castle. D. Frankenstein Castle.
四、任务型阅读(每小题3分, 共15分)
Oxford is a city in the UK. ②It's in the west of the UK and it's famous for the University of Oxford. It's an old university — about 900 years old. It has a longer history ____①____ Cambridge University. It's the oldest university in the English?speaking world.
There are about 20, 000 students and they are from all over the world. Many students go to school by bike. There are 38 colleges in the University of Oxford, but Cambridge University has only 31 colleges. There are 104 libraries in the University of Oxford. Bodleian Library(博德利图书馆)is the second largest library in the UK. Stephen Hawking was a student of the University of Oxford. He was a great scientist. Clinton(克林顿), the 42nd American president was also a student of the University of Oxford.
26. How old is the University of Oxford?
_________________________________________________________________
27. Were there any famous people studying in the University of Oxford? Please list two.
_________________________________________________________________
28. 在①处横线上填上恰当的词：____________
29. 翻译②处画线的句子：
_________________________________________________________________
30. 给文章拟一个恰当的标题_________________________________
五、语法填空(每小题1.5分, 共15分)
Singapore is a city of different cultures. Walking through the streets of Singapore, you can ________31 (听到) different languages spoken, such as English, Chinese and Malay. People from different cultures live and work peacefully with each other and ________32 (分享)their traditions.
In Singapore, cultural differences are shown in building styles, shops and in many other ways. Take food as an ________33 (例子), each culture has its own place to sell their traditional food, and there are also the ________34 (著名的) Hawkers Markets. Different foods are sold here in these ________35 (繁忙的) markets. And they are very popular with Singapore citizens and ________36 (游客) from around the world. The food is good and very ________37 (便宜).
Singapore is also an interesting city. A large number of people, ideas, etc, are mixed together ________38 (在……下面) the same sky. English is used for business, ________39 (虽然)the official language here is Malay. Now, however, there is a strong Chinese business community and also a growing Indian business community. Singapore welcomes talented people from around the world and ________40 (希望)they will live there all their lives.
六、词汇运用(每小题1分, 共5分)
用所给词的适当形式填空。
41. Is Lucy's bag ________ (big) than Lily's?
42. Danny, can you remember ________ (finish) your homework this afternoon?
43. My father is a manager now. He is much ________ (busy) than before.
44. Only five girls are in the classroom; other ________ (student) are on the playground.
45. Zhao Jun's shoes are as ________ (cheap) as Ma Tao's.
七、书面表达(25分)
根据表格内容写一篇70词左右的短文。
Cambridge London
Location in the east of England in the south of England
Population about 120, 000 about 7.5 million
Famous place(s) University of Cambridge Big Ben,
Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge
River the River Cam the River Thames
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参考答案
一、1. B　2. C
3. B　点拨：four metres wide“四米宽”, 在句中作表语。
4. A　5.C　6.C
7. C　点拨：由“我感觉特棒！”说明“我”钓的鱼比父亲钓的鱼要大, 用形容词的比较级。
8. D　点拨：用词义辨析法。something某事或物, 常用于肯定句中; anything任何事物, 常用于否定句或疑问句中。形容词修饰不定代词时要位于不定代词之后。故答案选D。
9. D　10.C
二、11.B　点拨：much许多, 修饰不可数名词; many许多, 修饰可数名词复数; little少量, 修饰不可数名词; few很少, 修饰可数名词复数。根据句意“有许多有趣的事物可以看和可以做。”可知选B。
12. C　13.B
14. C　点拨：jobs工作; people人们; problems问题; answers答案。根据后文提到的生活费用高, 人口拥挤等都是大城市面临的严重问题。故选C。
15. D　点拨：cheap便宜的; large巨大的; tall高的(一般指身高、树高等); high高的(有程度上高、高级的含义)。cost费用、price价格、level水平等抽象意义的“高”要用high, 故选D。
16. B
17. C　点拨：always总是; never从来不; sometimes 有时候; not不。根据文意和实际情况可知, 在大城市有时也会有失业或居住条件不理想的情况, 故选C。　18.A　19.C
20. D　点拨：But但是; Because因为; After在……之后; Before在……之前。 根据they should think about the problems of living there.可知这些建议是在搬去大城市生活之前应该认真考虑的问题, 故选D。
三、21.D　点拨：细节理解题。根据Standing in the middle of a lake, Leeds Castle is the perfect castle.可知, 选D。
22. C　点拨：细节理解题。根据This is one of the homes of the British Royal family.可知, 选C。
23. D　点拨：细节理解题。根据The castle was said to(据说) be the model for the one in the Disney film Sleeping Beauty.可知D项正确。
24. D　点拨：细节理解题。根据Reiz von Breuberg changed his name to Frankenstein in 1253, and this is why people called it Frankenstein Castle.可知选D。
25. B　点拨：细节理解题。对比四座城堡建的时间可知选B。
四、26.It's about 900 years old.
27. Yes, there were. Stephen Hawking and Clinton.
28. than
29. 它位于英国的西部并因牛津大学而闻名。
30. The University of Oxford
五、31.hear　32.share　33.example　34.famous/well?known
35. busy　36.visitors/tourists　37.cheap　38.under
39. though/although　40.hopes
六、41.bigger　42.to finish　43.busier　44.students　45.cheap
七、范文：
Cambridge is in the east of England. It has a population of about 120, 000.Cambridge is on the River Cam. It's famous for the University of Cambridge. London is in the south of England and it's on the River Thames. London has a population of about seven and a half million. It's famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. Cambridge and London are great cities. Welcome to visit them.
点评：◆本文是一篇城市比较的文章, 主要包含三个方面：描述剑桥(第1句～第4句); 描述伦敦(第5句～第7句); 总结概括(第8句～第9句)。
添彩点：
①语篇结构清晰, 条理分明。
②短语的运用恰到好处, 如“in the east/south of…; be famous for…; have a population of…”等。