2015-2016外研社初中英语八年级英语上学期第七模块检测题及答案

2015-2016外研社初中英语八年级英语上学期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 playingB. are playingC. playedD. plays( )2. I have ___________ now.A. something doB. nothing doC. do somethingD. nothing to do ( )3. When my little son was learning to walk, I often saw him _______ down..A. fallB. fellC. feelD. felt( ) 4. —Look, what’s _____ the tree?—A bird. It is _____ there.A. on; singingB. in; singingC. from; singingD. to; singing( ) 5. The students ____________ trees between 9 am and 11 am yesterday.A. were plantingB. was plantingC. plantedD. are planting( ) 6. The girl in blue is sitting ______ the window.A. withB. ofC. byD. over( ) 7. —What did the teacher say just now?—Sorry. I didn’t catch it. I ____ about something else.A. thinkB. will thinkC. was thinkingD. thinks( ) 8. —Have children eaten anything?—Yes. __________had a banana.A. EveryB. Each ofC. OtherD. Everyone( ) 9. Miss Li hurried to work without ________ breakfast this morning.A. hasB. haveC. hadD. having( )10. －Can a plane fly _________the Atlantic ocean?(大西洋)－Yes，but it needs to go ____________ the clouds for hours.A. across, throughB. through, acrossC. across, acrossD. 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 McDonald's 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 refused 19 and said that they got used to 20 everything.Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. "Madam, why aren't 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 didn’t believe what the young camel said.The next day they went on walking, the young camel found a second oasis ,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, “No,that’s 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 didn’t know __________ .A. how to go through the desertB. what they wanted to doC. where they wanted to goD. what water and grass looked like( ) 22.How many times did the young camel find the oasis in total( 总共 )?。

A. OnceB. TwiceC. Three timesD. Four times( ) 23.What’s 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 rightD. We don’t 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 weresitting 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 o’clock 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!YoursHenry( ) 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 can’t describe the weather that day?A. cloudyB. rainyC. sunshineD. snowy( ) 27. The underlined word “upset” means _________.A. excitedB. interestedC. unhappyD. 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-cB. e-d-b-a-cC. b-a-d-e-cD. b-d-a-e-cCLong 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 didn’t.C. We don’t know.D. Yes, he didn’t. ( ) 30. What did Nuwa do when she changed into a bird? She .A. had a wonderful timeB. swam in the seaC. put some stones into the seaD. played with her father( ) 31. Why was she drowned? .A. Because she was happyB. Because she was sadC. Because she was tiredD. 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 birdB. The girl loved her father very muchC. Don’t swim in the seaD. 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。