201715-16学年八年级英语外研版上册Module 1 How to learn English.doc

培优专项训练一Module 1 主题阅读Ⅰ.任务型阅读When people go to England, they must learn something about transportation there.In England, cars, buses and bikes must keep to the left side of the street. If a person wishes to cross a street, he must stop and either look at the traffic lights or look both ways down the street. And instead of looking left first, as we do in China, they look right first.To get about in London, visitors should learn to use buses and the subways. First of all they must know which direction (方向) they are going to and which bus and which subway they must take. At the bus stop they wait for buses to come. As soon as they get on the bus, they must pay for their tickets.阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

( )1. In England, people go along the left side of the road as we do in China.( )2. When they want to cross a street, people in England look right first.( )3. To go about in London, visitors should learn to drive.( )4. First of all, visitors must know where to go.( )5. After people get on a bus, they don’t have to pay for their tickets at once.Ⅱ.补全对话（选项中有两项多余选项）A: Hello, this is Xiao Hui. Is that Wendy?B: 1. Oh, Xiao Hui, I’m very glad to hear your voice. I miss you very much.A: Me, too. 2.B: Not too bad. My grandparents were very happy to see me when I came back from China.A: That’s nice. How about your school?B: 3. What about you?A: I’m OK. I won the first prize in theEnglish speaking contest last month.B: 4. By the way, my parents miss you, too. They hope you can come to America during your summer vacation.A: OK. 5.B: That’s great! We hope to see you soon.A: See you then.It was Christmas, and there was a big partyin the house. Guests came and went, but theparty went on. Then the bell rang. Severalpeople shouted, “Come in!” and a small manopened the front door and came in. Nobodyknew him, but the host went to meet him andtook him to the bar for a drink. The man satthere happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his host.“Do you know,” he said, “Nobody invited me tothis party. I don’t know you, I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”( )1. The best title is .A. A Small ManB. A Strange GuestC. A Friendly HostD. A Big Party( )2. Which sentence is NOT true about the party?A. All the guests stayed there until the party was over.B. There were lots of people at the party.C. There were some drinks at the party.D. Not all the guests knew each other.( )3. How long did the small man stay at the party?A. For an hour.B. For half an hour.C. For 90 minutes.D. For a while.( )4. Why did the small man stay at the party?A. He was the host’s neighbor.B. He was a friend of th e host’s.C. He wanted to say “Have fun” to the people at the party.D. His wife asked him to go there.( )5. What’s the date that day?A. Monday.B. It’s December 25thC. It’s November 25thD. It’s January 1st综合能力提升Ⅰ. 单项选择( )1. If you want to learn English well , you should some English every day.A. readB. to readC. readingD. reads( )2. It’s not right football in the street.A. playB. to playC. playingD. played( )3. I often help my mother the housework on Sundays.A. inB. withC. toD. for( )4. —It’s Sunday today. go to the park, Betty?—Good idea.A. Would you pleaseB. How aboutC. Why don’t weD. Do you like( )5. He can’t answer this question, so he wants to ask the teacher help.A. withB. inC. toD. for( )6. —How about out for dinner?—Sorry, I can’t go with you. I’ve got a bad headache.A. goB. to goC. goesD. going( )7. The news made me .A. to be happyB. happyC. being happyD. be happy( )8. Jim likes cars. He enjoysmodel cars of all kinds.A. makingB. to makeC. makeD. mad( )9. —Would you like to drink somecoffee?—, but I had a lot of tea justnow.A. Thank youB. I think soC. No, thanksD. I’d love to( )10. Father asks me computer games on school days.A. not playB. to playC. not playingD. not to playⅡ. 完形填空We ___1___ English, not learning about English. A student can ___2___ all about English, but he ___3___ not be able to speak English. There is a ___4___ between “learning English” and“learning about English”. If you ___5___ to learn it well, please ___6___ the following things. ___7___, learn the expressions (表达) by heart , learn the ___8___ sentence, not single words. ___9___ don’t ___10___ about making mistakes. It is important ___11___ a good habit from the very first lesson. Just try to say ___12___you want to say and don’t care ___13___people laugh at you. Keep on ___14___ and you’ll make ___15___ mistakes.( )1. A. learning B. were learningC. are learningD. learn( )2. A. know B. tellC. sayD. sing( )3. A. must B. mayC. dareD. can( )4. A. different B differencesC difference D. differently( )5. A. think B. wantC. tryD. can( )6. A. remember B. understandC. readD. write( )7. A. In the end B. Most of allC. First of allD. At the end( )8. A. all B. thisC. bothD. whole( )9. A. At any time B. All the timeC. At the same timeD. At times( )10. A. carry B. worryC. hurryD. stop( )11. A. to search B. to repeatC. to startD. to develop( )12. A. where B. whyC. whomD. what( )13. A. that B. ifC. howD. what( )14. A. standing B. tryingC. puttingD. teaching( )15. A. less and lessB. more or lessC. fewer and fewerD. more and moreⅢ. 阅读理解To me, music is food and water. I can't live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people don't listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music. You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meanings for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has a special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.Someone said, “Though music a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong.”Music is an important p art of our lives.( )1. According to the passage, the writer can’t live without__________.A. waterB. foodC. airD. music( )2. Music is important to .A. some peopleB. everyoneC. nobodyD. the writer only( )3. The underlined word “boring” means.A.interestingB. tiringC. not interestingD. funny( )4. Listening to music while waiting for thetrain or the plane__________.A. makes time flyB. help you to save timeC. makes time shortD. makes you feel as if time passes morequickly( )5. From the passage we know __________.A. the writer becomes strong through musicB. the writer likes writing music every dayC. most people enjoy listening to the sound of the seaD. music has some kinds of meanings for everybodyⅣ. 任务型阅读The students’ life today can be very stressful (紧张的). They are under pressure (压力) every day. They need a break from it. Parents should ask children to do something else. (4) ______ not let them relax in front of the TV. A hobby is the perfect answer.There are many different kinds of hobbies. Chess is a good example. It is a very enjoyable game and it also helps children develop their thinking skills.Collecting something is also a good hobby for children. A child can collect almost anything: key rings, stamps, postcards, old coins, etc. Many of these collecting can be both interesting and fun. They teach children a lot. For example, gardening (园艺) is a useful hobby because it is a physical activity and it also teaches children about nature.(5) A hobby can be a useful learning tool. Children may becomes experts in something if they really love their hobbies. Children will also learn to become more organized. Hobbies will also teach children a lot about responsibility(责任).1. 在文中画线部分（4）的空白处填入一个适当的连词使句意完整连贯。