外研社英语八年级上学期第二模块检测题及答案

1、 module 2一、单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）从下列各题所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。( ) 1 .the red pencil is _ than the green one.a. short( ) 2. tony plays basketball as_ as paul.a. good b. better c. best d. well( ) 3.its going to rain. remember _ an umbrella,a. to take b. taking c. take d. taking( ) 4. be

2、ijing is a big city _ many old buildings.a. of b. for c. with d. has( ) 5.china is famous _ the great wall. the great wall is famous _ a place of interest.a. of; for b. for; of c. for; as d. as; for( ) 6. the city is _ old.a. hundreds years b. hundreds of years c. hundred years d. hundreds of year(

3、) 7.the actress is already 50,but she looks _ than she really is.( ) 10. -the t-shirt it too big for me, would you mind giving me a _ one?-ok, here you are.二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意，然后从 a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳选项。venice is a great city in italy. it is a water city. you cant see _11_ cars

4、 or taxis there. whenyou _12_ to go to a far place, you can take a boat. there are many rivers around the city andthere are many _13_ of boats. the best way to visit venice is walking. _14_ you arevenice is agood place for _17_ to have fun. you can let your kids _18_ food to pigeons on san marcosqua

5、re. they are all _19_ and beautiful. or you can also take a water-bus to some nice places.guggenheim museum is near san marco. it is a good place for kids to go, too. there kids canlearn _20_. dont wait ! go to venice to have a good time soon.( )19. a. black( )20.a. a lot of阅读理解（共 13 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 2

6、6 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 a、b、akunming is the capital of yunnan. its a city with a long history. kunming has a population ofmore than 5, 000, 000. though the weather in yunnan changes form place to place, kunming isfamous for her beautiful weather. its neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. thats

7、 whymore and more people like to travel and even to live here. you can see that great changes havetaken place here. a lot of tall buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. you can cross thestreets over footbridges in the city. you can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets inor aro

8、und the city. peoples lives are becoming better and better. at weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and indifferent ways. in winter, people especially old people would like to climb the western hills.from the top of hills, you can have a good look at the beautif

9、ul scenery of kunming. far awayfrom the hills, you can enjoy the sleeping beauty among the hills. after supper, families take awalk along the bank of dianchi lake. the golden temple and expo garden are two famousplaces of interest in the north of the city. expo garden is known to people both at home

10、 andabroad. you can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. a little farther away formthe southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. it is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. soit is called the stone forest.people in kunming are really friendly. they often invite their frie

11、nds home to try deliciousfood, like rice noodles. if you want to know more about kunming and taste her food, please visither yourself.( )24. _ is known to people all over the world.a. expo garden b. the stone forest c. the golden temple d. the western hills( )25. the writer of this passage wants to_

12、c. invite tourists to kunmingd. know more about kunmingbbig ben is not the name of a man. it is the name of a big clock in london. london is thecapital of england. this clock has four faces. so, no matter where you stand, you can read thetime on the face of big ben. each face is the size of a bus. t

13、he hands are about four meters long.it is about the size of two people standing on top each other. if you go to london, you may want tovisit the houses of parliament( 议会大厦). in that place you will find big ben sits at the top ofthe clock tower in the house of parliament. you will probably hear it an

14、d see it. the big benmakes such a loud noise. “ding dong, ding dong.” it goes, every quarter of an hour.b. a clock c. the name of ben( )27. the underlined word “hands” means _ in chinese.a. 手( )28.the name of big ben comes from_.a. a big bus. b. a big building( )29. the clock strikes (敲) every _ of

15、an hour.b. fifteen minutes c. thirty minutes d. forty-five minutesclondon has a population of over 7,000,000. from about the year 1800 until world war ,london was the biggest city in the world. but now there are many cities which are much biggerthan it.london is famous for many things. tourists come

16、 from all over the world to visit its famousbuildings and hear the famous clock, big ben. like many big cities, london has problems withtraffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. over one million( 百万) people a dayuse the london underground, but there are still too many cars on the st

17、reets. the air isnt clear, butit is anyhow cleaner than it was 100 years ago.for me, the best things about london are the parks. there are five in the city center. but mychildrens favorite place is hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.( )30. whats the chinese for “underground” in the passage?a

18、. 隧道 b. 地铁 c. 地下 d. 通道( )31. when was london the biggest city in the world? a. in 1750.b. in 1850.c. in 1950.d. in the 21st century.( )32. how many people use the london underground every day?a. over half of its population.c. over 100,000.( )33. how was the air in london 100 years ago?a. it was much

19、 cleaner than it is now. b. it was the same as it is now.c. it was the cleanest in the history of london. d. it was not as clean as it is now.四、单词拼写（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）（人五、词汇应用 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)dear david,im glad youre going to beijing 1.(difficult) forforeigners than chinese ,because its

20、 different from english. as a language , chinese is getting as6. _( important) as english. so i think its also a new challenge( 挑战) for you. ifyou want to learn it 7. _ (good). youd better study 8.(hard) than before.remember 9. ( listen) to the radio to practice your listening. its a good idea 10.(

21、catch) every chance to talk in chinese. its important to do some reading and writing.if you haveany questions ,please ask me .im sure you ll succeed.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.伦敦的人口大约有 750 万，所以它比剑桥更大、更繁华.( a population of / 比较级

22、)_ 阅读表达(共 5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分) 阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。in china, many students spend their weekends studying at school or doing homework orwatching tv plays at home. what are the students doing on weekends in america?kevin: we are washing peoples cars. my friends and i are working together. the money weg

23、et is for our school volleyball team.jane: i am in a childrens centre. i am helping look after some small children. i teach them tosing and dance. sometimes i teach them to sing pop songs.tony: im walking with my grandmother around the park. my parents are working today.were playing and talking. she

24、 and i are good friends. shes telling me interesting stories.kitty: im at home, but i am not watching t v. im babysitting my younger sister. she is threemonths old. my parents are working. i look after my sister well. i love my family.1. in china, most students study at school, _at homeon weekends.2. kevin is washing cars to _.3. jane _in the childrens centre.4. tony _around the park.5 . kitty _at home.八、写作（15 分）根据所给英文提示，比较北京和昆明两个城市，写一篇内容完整、意思连贯、符合逻辑的短文，词数 60 左右。kunmingsouthlocation(位置)climate(气候)population八年级上学期英语9. to listen 10. to catchlondon has a population of about seven and