外研社英语八年级上学期第七模块检测题

八年级上学期英语模块检测（七） Module 7一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）( )1. When I came in, they _ in the room. A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. plays ( )2. I have _ now. A. something do B. nothing do C. do something D. nothing to do ( )3. When my little son was learning to walk, I often saw him _ down. A. fall B. fell C. feel D. felt ( ) 4. Look, whats _ the tree? A bird. It is _ there. A. on; singing B. in; singing C. from; singing D. to; singing( ) 5. The students _ trees between 9 am and 11 am yesterday. A. were planting B. was planting C. planted D. are planting ( ) 6. The girl in blue is sitting _ the window. A. with B. of C. by D. over ( ) 7. What did the teacher say just now? Sorry. I didnt catch it. I _ about something else. A. thinkB. will think C. was thinking D. thinks ( ) 8. Have children eaten anything? Yes. _had a banana. A. EveryB. Each of C. OtherD. Everyone( ) 9. Miss Li hurried to work without _ breakfast this morning.A. has B. have C. had D. having ( )10. Can a plane fly _the Atlantic ocean?(大西洋)Yes，but it needs to go _ the clouds for hours.A. across, through B. through, across C. across, across D. through, through二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonalds 11 a cold winter evening. They ordered one hamburger, some French fries and a drink. A few 12 later, the waiter took the food to their table. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 13 the French fries in two piles(堆). Then he neatly put the 14 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip(啜) of the drink and his wife took a sip. How 15 the old people are! The people around them thought. 16 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 17 him and took turns to drink. 18 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused19 and said that they got used to 20 everything.Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. Madam, why arent you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for? She answered, The teeth.”11. A. for B. at C. in D. on12. A. weeks B. days C hours D. minutes13. A. divided B. placed C. changed D. cut14. A. half B. bit C. some D. pair15. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor16. A. Because B. As C. So D. Before17. A. keeping B. watching C. seeing D. holding18. A. Another B. The other C. Other D. A19. A. delightedly B. carefully C. politely D. angrily20. A. share B. sharing C. enjoy D. enjoying三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）AOne day a mother camel and her son walked through a desert. They were looking for water and grass. The son asked, “What do water and grass look like, Mum?” His mother answered, “Water looks like the sky, blue and clear. While grass is green, fresh and nice.” After they walked for a day and a night, the son suddenly cried, “Look! Mum, there is water and grass over there!”“What a foolish talk, my boy!” The water and grass were on the left, while the desert was on the right. But because the mother camel was blind(瞎的)in her left eye, she could only see a sea of yellow sand with her right eye. So she didnt believe what the young camel said.The next day they went on walking, the young camel found a secondoasis,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, “No, thats not an oasis, but a desert. I have more knowledge and experience than you. You are wrong again. You should listen to me.”This time the young camel was angry with his mother, too. So when he saw an oasis for the third time, he left his mother without telling her. He ran to the grass and ate his fill. But his poor mother was still walking on and she was still hungry and thirsty.( ) 21.At first the young camel didnt know_.A. how to go through the desert B. what they wanted to doC. where they wanted to go D. what water and grass looked like( ) 22.How many times did the young camel find the oasis in total(总共)?。 A.Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times( ) 23.Whats the Chinese meaning of the word “oasis”? A.大海 B.绿洲 C陆地 D. 草地( ) 24.What can you learn from the passage?A. We should believe the mother camel. B.We should always believe the one with more experience. C.We should believe others when they are right D. We dont need to be polite to our mothers.BDear editor, My name is Henry J. Coll. I am writing to you because I had a very unusual experience (经历) yesterday. Here is the story: It was cloudy. Early in the morning, it rained heavily at first, but later everything was calm and we could find a little bit of sunshine through the clouds sometimes. My cousin and I were sitting in the sitting room, watching TV and talking. My father was surfing the Internet in the study (书房) and my mother was cooking in the kitchen. At about 12 oclock at noon, my cousin and I got up from the sofa and walked to the kitchen to find something to eat. Suddenly a ball of fire, as big as a soccer ball, came through the kitchen window. It was making a very loud noise and it hit one of the kitchen walls. The bricks (砖) of the wall chattered (碎裂) everywhere. But there was a big hole (洞) in the wall and we smelt (嗅到) something burned (烧焦). We went back to the living room to check computer, we found it was burned and we also found the TV smoking and burned too. All of us stood there, looking at each other. We had a great loss (损失) and we felt upset. What a bad day! Yours Henry ( ) 25. Why did Henry write this email message?A. He wanted to know something about the newspaper.B. He wanted to tell the newspaper about his experience.C. He had some suggestions for the newspaper.D. He had some problems and wanted to get some advice from the newspaper.( ) 26. Which word cant describe the weather that day? A. cloudy B. rainy C. sunshine D. snowy( ) 27. The underlined word “upset” means _. A. excited B. interested C. unhappy D. happy( ) 28. What is the right order of the following happening?a. The bricks chattered everywhere.b. A ball of fire came through the window of the kitchen.c. They went to check and found things burned.d. There was a big hole left in the wall.e. Henry and his cousin went to the kitchen.A. e-b-a-d-c B. e-d-b-a-c C. b-a-d-e-c D. b-d-a-e-c CLong long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor(皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time when she swam in the sea. She was too tired to swim and she was drowned (淹死). Because she wanted to see her father when she changed into(变成) a bird, she put some stones into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well. ( ) 29. Did Emperor Yan love her draught very much? _.A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didnt. C. We dont know. D. Yes, he didnt.( ) 30. What did Nuwa do when she changed into a bird? She .A. had a wonderful time B. swam in the sea C. put some stones into the sea D. played with her father( ) 31. Why was she drowned? .A. Because she was happy B. Because she was sadC. Because she was tired D. Because she was a little girl( ) 32. What is the meaning of “land”? A. 大海 B. 岛屿 C. 操场 D. 陆地( ) 33. What do we know from this passage? .A. We should change into a bird B. The girl loved her father very muchC. Dont swim in the sea D. Learning English is easy 四、单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。1. At last Mrs. Wang found her key in the p_（口袋）. 1. _2. They were working in the _ (田地) when it rained yesterday. 2. _3. The plane _ (着陆) on the top of the building this morning. 3. _4. Most tree leaves begin to _ (下落) in October in the north. 4. _5. I will _ (跟随) you wherever you go. 5. _五、词汇应用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) Over a river there was a very narrow (窄的) bridge. One day a goat 1._ (cross) this bridge, just at the middle of the bridge he 2._ (meet) another goat. There was no room for them to pass.Go back, said one goat tothe other. There is no room for bothof 3. _ (we). Why should I go back? asked the other goat. Whydontyou 4._ (go) back? You must go back, said the first goat, because I am5._ (strong)than you. You are not bigger than I. said the 6._ (two) goat. We will see about that. said the first goat, and he put down his horns (羊角)7._ (fight). Stop! said the second goat. If we fight, we will both8._ (fall)into the river and be drowned (淹死).Instead, I have a plan-1 shall lie down, and you may walk over me.Then the wise goat9._ (lie) down on the bridge, and the other goat walked lightly over him. So they passed each other, and 10._( go) on their ways.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _六、翻译句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）根据括号内的提示，将下列句子译成英语。1. 爱丽丝看到一只戴着一块手表的白兔，它从旁边跑过。（run past）_2. 它坐在树上，正朝大家微笑。（smile at）_3.当我看到他们时，他们正在花园举行茶会。（have a tea party）_4太黑了，她什么都看不见。（tooto）_5.今天报纸上没有什么重要的事。（nothing important）_6.爱丽丝站起来，跟着那只兔子跑过牧场。（run across）_.7. 你来这里干什么？ (What for)_七、阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)）One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper（蚱蜢） passed by. “Good day, kind ants,” said the grasshopper. “I am very hungry. Wont you lend me a little food? （A）我没有东西吃了。I will pay you before the next autumn.” “Have you no food of your own? （B）Why did you not gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field last summer. What were you doing then?” asked an old ant. The grasshopper answered; “I （C） （sing） all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food. Please lend me some food.” “Well, then,” said the ant. “（D） You only played and did not work during the summer. Well never lend you any food.” （E） And the ants went on working.1. 将（A）处划线句子翻译成英语。 _ 2 写出（B）处划线句子的同义句。 _ 3.根据上下文可知在（C）处应填入的单词或词组是 _( )4. 从下列句子中选择合适的句子填入文中（D）处。a. You sang very well and we all liked your songs very much.b. You could sing all the summer. You also could dance all the winter.c. You are one of the best singers here and we cheer you.d. Would you like to perfo