Module 2 My home town and my country 单元重点知识检测（含答案）

Module 2——2021-2022学年英语外研版八年级上册单元重点知识检测
一、单选题
1.—______ was your school trip?
—Pretty good. Everyone had a good time.
A. When B.What C.How D. Where
2.The Yangtze River is _______ than the Yellow River.
A. long B. longer C.longest D.the longest
3.—Would you like to go to the cinema with me?
—Sorry, I can't go with you because I have too much homework ______.
A.do B. doing C. did D.to do
4.Julie takes good care of the family dog. She is _________ than her brother.
A.patient B.more patient C.most patient D.the most patient
5.Many tourists visit Longfeng Wetland (湿地）all year round, ______ in summer.
A. hardly B. nearly C. especially D. really
6.—Do you know _______ girl in pink over there?
—Yes. She is _______ university student called Sally.
A.a; the B.a; an C.the; an D.the; a
7.—We'd like ______ the Great Wall this afternoon. Do you want to go with us?
—Yes, I do. Let's go.
A.visit B.visiting C.to visit D.visited
8._______, some people began to translate her works into English.
A.In 1920s B.In the 1920s C.In her 1920s D.In the 1920
9.This street is much _____ than that one.
A.wide B.wider C.widest D.the widest
10.—Your sweater looks nice. Could you tell me _______?
—Of course. Just at the shop near my school.
A.where do you buy it
B.where did you buy it
C.where you bought it
11.Mo Yan became famous ______ his novels in the world.
A.as B.for C.at D.in
12.I think that Eric writes as _______ as Betty.
A. careful B. more carefully C. most carefully D. carefully
13.There are many places _____ for your holiday.
A.visit B.to visit C.visiting D.to visiting
14.About ________ people visit the museum every year.
A. seven million B. seven millions C. seven millions of D. seven million of
15.一_______ the population of Yueqing?
—It's about 1.43 million.
A.How many B.How much C.How's D.What's
二、完形填空
?? New York, London, Paris and other big cities are interesting places to live in. There are??? 1??? interesting things to see and to do. You can go to?? ?2??? kinds of museums and theatres to watch plays and movies. You can also go shopping to??? 3?? ?things from all over the world. But there are serious????4?? ?in big cities too. The cost of living is?? ?5??? , and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people go to the cities because they can??? 6??? find work there. They can also study at good schools and receive good medical care. But??? 7? ?these people can't find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in small space make it??? 8??? to keep the cities??? 9??? and clean. Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others do not.??? 10??? people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
1.A.much???? B.many???? C.little???? D.few
2.A.every???? B.each???? C.different???? D.same
3.A.sell???? B.buy???? C.lend???? D.borrow
4.A.jobs???? B.people???? C.problems???? D.answers
5.A.cheap???? B.large???? C.tall???? D.high
6.A.hardly???? B.easily???? C.carefully???? D.usually
7.A.always???? B.never???? C.sometimes???? D.not
8.A.hard???? B.good???? C.easy???? D.better
9.A.dangerous???? B.popular???? C.safe???? D.warm
10.A.But???? B.Because???? C.After???? D.Before
三、阅读理解
??? Last month, I went to London with my mum and dad. Firstly, I had a picture in my head of Big Ben, cute taxis, the River Thames and so on.
??? London is as good as I know it! As soon as I got off the train into St. Pancras Station, I found I was in heaven. You can see lots of people from every culture. The taxi drivers spoke in this city's English, which was almost like another language. And there were many "old" London taxis, just like the ones you see in the films.
??? I found the people to be really friendly, for the most part. And the city was clean and exciting. I saw a show and it was popular in the country. I took many pictures of the interesting places. Big Ben sat tall over the River Thames, just as I saw in all the pictures and films. London is truly one of the most magical(神奇的) cities in the world.
1.Before getting to London the writer _____.
A.knew nothing about London
B.could speak London English
C.knew London from the films and pictures
D.drew a picture of London
2.The underlined word "heaven" means "_____" in Chinese.
A.异乡 B.天堂 C.宇宙 D.现实
3.The writer thought London is a _____ city.
A.modern B.dirty C.beautiful D.boring
4.The writer didn't see _____ in the films and pictures according to the passage.
A.London taxis B.St. Pancras Station
C.Big Ben D.the River Thames
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.London is famous for Big Ben and the River Thames.
B.The taxi drivers in London didn't speak English.
C.The writer thought his trip was wonderful.
D.The writer saw a popular show and took many pictures.
Jamie was born in a small village in the north of England. He is nine years old. He likes playing basketball very much. When he is free, he always plays basketball with his friends in the open air. Sometimes he walks in the forest and picks some flowers by himself.
Last Friday, after the second class in the morning, Jamie hurried to play basketball. The playground was wet. Soon his basketball was dirty and his hands were dirty too. It was 9:45 am and the third class began. Jamie had no time to wash his hands and he ran into his classroom. Mr Black, his English teacher, asked Jamie to write some new words on the blackboard. Jamie stood in front of the blackboard and started to write. Mr Black saw his right hand was dirty.
“Oh, dear,” said the teacher. “Your right hand is dirty. I’m sure it’s the dirtiest hand in our class.”
“You are wrong, Mr Black,” said Jamie. Then he showed his left hand and it was dirtier.
1. From the first paragraph, we know Jamie_______.
A.is nine years old
B.likes playing football
C.doesn’t like flowers
D.lives in the south of England
2. When did Jamie play basketball last Friday?
A.After the first class.
B.After the third class.
C.Between the first class and the second class.
D.Between the second class and the third class.
3. Jamie’s hands were dirty last Friday because________.
A.the playground was wet and he played basketball there
B.he picked flowers in the morning
C.he had no habit of washing his hands
D.there was no water to wash his hands
4. Mr Black asked Jamie to_________.
A.wash his hands
B.write some words
C.show his right hand
D.show his left hand
5. What’s the best title for the passage?
A.English Class
B.Play Basketball
C.A Dirtier Hand
D.I’m Sorry
Dear Jack,
??? Thank you very much for your picture. I'm very glad to hear that you are having a good trip in my home town. London is very beautiful at this time of year. And the weather is cool. I hope I can go back there. It's quite hot at this time of year in New York. I really need to relax myself during the holiday. I want to go swimming in the sea. I also want to visit your home town. My uncle works there and I want to visit him. And his daughter Alice will come back from Washington DC. So we can spend our holiday together. It's a good idea to take the train there. There is much traffic on the roads during holidays and driving is very dangerous. You said there's a hill and a river in your home town. My sister and I want to climb the hill and go fishing. I'm sure we'll have a good time.
Yours,
Dave
1.Dave's home town is ______.
A. London B.New York C.Chicago D.Washington DC
2.What's the weather like in New York at this time of year?
A. Cool. B.Hot. C.Cold. D.Windy.
3.Dave will take the train to Jack's home town because _______.
A. Jack's home town is far away
B. the train travels faster than the car
C. he is afraid of driving a car
D. the roads are too busy during holidays
4.What is Dave going to do during the holiday?
①Go swimming. ②Go fishing.③Visit his uncle. ④Go back to his home town.
A.①③④ B.①②④ C.①②③ D.②③④
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Jack is traveling in England.
B. Dave's uncle works in Jack's home town.
C. Dave got a picture from Jack.
D. Alice is Jack's sister.
四、从方框中选出合适的句子，填在对话空缺处，使对话内容完整、连贯。
Maria: Hello, Henry. ①_____
Henry: Hi, Maria. I'm from a small city.
Maria: A small city? ②_____
Henry: About 100 thousand people.
Maria: ③_____
Henry: Yes, it is.
Maria: What's the weather like in it? ④_____
Henry: No, it is hotter than Tianjin.
Maria: Is it a new city?
Henry: No, it isn't. ⑤_____ It's a small old city.
A.Is Tianjin bigger than it?
B.Where are you from?
C.Is it colder than Tianjin?
D.It is about five hundred years old.
E.What's the population of your city?
五、完成句子
1.我的房间比你的房间大得多。
My room is _____ _____ _____?yours.
2.我想去游览一些城市,比如北京和伦敦。
I'd like to visit some cities ______?______ Beijing and London.
3.其实,你今天不必完成这项工作。
______ ______, you don't need to finish the work today.
4.他们乘船去了那个小岛。
They went to the small island?______ ______.
5.你能想象到他们昨天晚上有多么开心吗?
Can you imagine ______ ______ ______ ______?last night?
六、任务型阅读
??? Sweden is a beautiful country. You can visit it whenever you like—in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Let’s learn more about Sweden.
??? You can enjoy a winter vacation in Sweden. In winter, there are a lot of things to see and do. Let's take Kiruna as an example. It is a city in northern Sweden. You can go there to take a trip through the snow. When you stay in Kiruna, you will see large animals, such as bears, reindeer and moose. You can also stay in the world's first ice hotel. The ice hotel is made of ice. Even the beds are ice!
??? There is a lot to do in Sweden in summer, too. It's a good choice to visit Dalama. It is in central Sweden. When you visit it, you will see its small red houses, green forests and Dala horses. You can also visit the High Coast area. The best way to visit the High Coast area is by bike or on foot.
阅读短文,完成下列句子。每空一词。
1.In Kiruna, you will see large animals, _______ _______, bears.
2.You can stay in a special hotel which is made of _______.
3.Dalama is in the _______ _______ Sweden.
4.You can choose to _______ a bike or _______ around when you visit the High Coast area.
5. The passage is about visiting Sweden in two _______.
七、根据短文内容和首字母提示写出所缺的单词,使短文内容完整、连贯。
??? At the moment, Lisa, Linda and Mike are talking about their home towns.
??? Lisa ①c_____ from Chengdu. Chengdu is different from Beijing. It is not as big as Beijing. It is much ②s_____ than Beijing. Every year lots of people visit Chengdu. ③W_____ do they love Chengdu? That's because they love good food. Chengdu is ④f_____ for its delicious food.
??? Mike is from Sanya. It is a beautiful city in Hainan ⑤I_____?. Sanya is in the south of China. It ⑥h_____ lovely beaches. It's hot all year round. In winter, it's not cold at all. It's hot and warm. Sanya is well-known (著名的) for its good ⑦w_____. That's why so many people love to ⑧s_____ winter holidays there.
??? Linda's home town is Xi'an. It is an old city with a long ⑨h_____. There are lots of parks and palaces in Xi'an. There are some popular restaurants in the city, ⑩t_____. People love to go to the restaurants to taste (品尝) good food.
八、书面表达
济南是山东的省会城市，靑岛则是世界闻名的海滨城市，请根据下列表格所给的信息，写一篇不少于80词的短文比较一下这两座城市的异同。
City
Jinan
Qingdao
Position(位置)
The east of China
The south coast of the Shandong Peninsula(半岛)
Area(面积)
About 10,244 square kilometres
About 11, 282 square kilometres
Population
About 8,700,000
About 9,290,500
Weather
Hot in summer, cold in winter
Hot in summer, not very cold in winter
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答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：C
解析：根据答语"相当好。每个人都玩得很开心"可推断，问句的含义是"你们的学校郊游怎么样？"，所缺的特殊疑问词是How。
2.答案：B
解析：根据 than the Yellow River可知，要用比较级， longer符合题意。
3.答案：D
解析：表示"我有太多家庭作业要做"要用to do作后置定语修饰homework。故答案为D。
4.答案：B
解析：根据 than her brother可知，她比她哥哥更有耐心， patient的比较级是 more patient，故答案为B。
5.答案：C
解析：hardly几乎不；nearly将近； especially特别，尤其； really真正地。根据本题语境可知，一年到头都有许多游客去龙凤湿地游览，尤其在夏天，故所缺的词是 especially。
6.答案：D
解析：句意：—你认识那边那个穿粉色衣服的女孩吗？—认识。她是一名大学生，叫萨莉。第一个空要填定冠词the，特指"那个穿粉色衣服的女孩"，先排除A和B； university前的不定冠词要用a，故答案为D。
7.答案：C
解析：would like to do sth.是固定搭配，意为"想要做某事"， to visit符合题意。
8.答案：B
解析：本题考查年代表示法。表示"在20世纪20年代"要用 in the 1920s，故答案为B。
9.答案：B
解析：本题考查比较级的用法。根据 than that one可知，要用比较级 wider。
10.答案：C
解析：本题考查宾语从句的用法。宾语从句要用陈述句语序，故答案为C。
11.答案：B
解析：句意：莫言因他的小说而在全世界变得很有名气。 be famous for...表示"因……而闻名"，故所缺的介词是for。
12.答案：D
解析：as...as...之间要用形容词或副词的原级，先排除B和C；修饰动词要用副词，所缺的词是 carefully。
13.答案：B
14.答案：A
解析：基数词 seven要和 million搭配，而且其后不必加介词of，故答案为A。
15.答案：D
解析：询问某地的人口时，要用"What' the population of...?"的句式结构，故答案为D。
二、
答案：1-5 BCBCD 6-10 BCACD
三、
答案：1-5 CBCBB
答案：ADABC
解析：1. A细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的 He is nine years old.竒知应选A项。
2.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的after the second class in the morning, Jamie hurried to play basketball. 及It was 9:45 細 and the third class began.可知应选 D 项。
3.今细节理解题。根据第二段中的The playground was wet. Soon his basketball was dirty and his hands were dirty too. 可知选 A 项。
4.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Mr Black, his English teacher, asked Jamie to write some new words on the blackboard. 可知选 B 项。
5. 主旨大意题。本文讲述了发生在杰米身上的一件趣事，杰 来的英语老师以为杰米的右手是班里最脏的，但是杰米说他的 左手更脏，故选C项。
答案：1-5 ABDCD
解析：1.推理判断题。根据文中的" I'm very glad to hear that you are having a good trip in my home town. London is very beautiful at this time of year… I hope I can go back there."可推断，戴夫的家乡是伦敦，故答案为A。
2.细节理解题。根据文中的"It's quite hot at this time of year in New York."可知，纽约每年的这个时候很热，故答案为B。
3.细节理解题。根据文中的"It's a good idea to take the train there. There is much traffic on the roads during holidays and driving is very dangerous."可知答案为D。
4.细节理解题。根据文中的" I want to go swimming in the sea. I also want to visit your home town. My uncle works there and I want to visit him. And his daughter Alice will come back from Washington DC. So we can spend our holiday together."和" My sister and I want to climb the hill and go fishing."可知答案为C。
5.推理判断题。根据文章中的描述可知，艾丽斯是戴夫叔叔的女儿，杰克是这封信的收信人，故D项是错误的描述。
四、
答案：①-⑤ BEACD
解析：①根据答语中的"我来自一个小城市"可知，答案是B。
②根据答语"大约十万人"可知，此处应是询问城市人口数量，故答案是E。
③根据"Yes, it is."可推断，问句是一般疑问句，再根据上下文可知应是询问城市大小，故答案是A。
④根据设空处前后关于天气的描述可知，答案是C。
⑤根据设空处前的"No, it isn't."以及设空处后的"It's a small old city."可知，答案是D。
五、
1.答案：much bigger/larger than
2.答案：such as
3.答案：In fact
4.答案：by boat
5.答案：how happy they were
六、
答案：1. for example
2. ice
3. center/ centre of
4. ride; walk
5. seasons
解析：1.根据第二段中的" When you stay in Kiruna, you will see large animals, such as bears, reindeer and moose."以及设空后的一个例子 bears可知， for example符合题意。
2.根据第二段中的" The ice hotel is made of ice."可知，那个宾馆是由冰制成的。
3.根据第三段中的"It's a good choice to visit Dalarna. It is in central Sweden."可知，达拉纳位于瑞典的中部。
4.根据第三段中的" The best way to visit the High Coast area is by bike or on foot."可知，可以骑自行车或步行游览高海岸区域。
5.本文介绍了可以去瑞典旅游的两个季节，即"冬季和夏季"。
七、
答案：①comes ②smaller ③Why ④famous ⑤Island ⑥has ⑦weather ⑧spend ⑨history ⑩too
解析：①根据句意"莉萨来自成都"可知，表示"来自"要用 come from；主语是Lisa，再根据一般现在时的时态可知，所缺的词是 comes。
②句意：它（成都）比北京小得多。故所缺的词是 smaller。
③根据其后的"那是因为他们喜欢美食"可推断，问句的含义是"他们为什么喜欢成都呢？"，故所缺的特殊疑问词是Why。
④根据句意"成都因它的美食而闻名"可知所缺的词是famous, be famous for…意为"因……而闻名"。
⑤句意：它是海南岛的一座美丽的城市。 Hainan Island意为"海南岛"，故所缺的词是 Island。
⑥它"有"美丽的海滩。表示"有"要用have；主语是It，时态是一般现在时，故所缺的词是has。
⑦根据上下文可知，三亚因它的好"天气"而闻名，故所缺的词是 weather。
⑧那就是如此多的人喜欢在三亚"度过"寒假的原因。故所缺的词是 spend。
⑨西安是一个拥有悠久"历史"的古老城市。故所缺的词是history。
⑩西安有许多公园和宫殿，这个城市也有一些受欢迎的餐厅。表示"也"而且位于肯定句句末的词是too。
八、
答案：Jinan is the capital city of Shandong. It’s in the east of China. It’s about 10,244 square kilometres. It has a population of about 8,700,000. It’s famous for springs. Qingdao is on the south coast of the Shandong Peninsula. It’s bigger than Jinan. It’s about 11,282 square kilometres. It has a population of about 9,290,500. The two cities are both hot in summer, but Qingdao is warmer than Jinan in winter. Tsingtao Beer is world-famous. The two cities are beautiful. Welcome to the two cities.