2015-2016初中八年级外研社英语上学期第八模块检测题及答案

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（八）Module 8一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）( ) 1. ______ Linda was waiting for the train, she killed time by going for a walk.A. WhileB. WhenC. UntilD. After( ) 2. While he ________ to the music, the teacher suddenly came in.A. is listeningB. was listeningC. listenedD. listens( ) 3. Don’t _____ behind the door. I have seen you.A. hideB. to hideC. hidingD. hid( ) 4. Do you have ________to tell me?A. important anythingB. anything importanceC. importance anythingD. anything important( ) 5. _______ do you need for your trip?________. I’ve packed everything.A. What else; Something elseB. Where else; Nothing elseC. What else; Nothing elseD. Where else; Anything else( ) 6. It’s very dangerous to run ________ the street.A. crossB. to crossingC. acrossD. crossing( ) 7. We are ________ at his ________success.A. surprising；surprisingB. surprised；surprisedC. surprised；surprisingD. surprising；surprised( ) 8. We were in time _______ the bus.A. to catchB. catchC. catchesD. catching( ) 9. Tony said he would be here at four o’clock. But he didn’t _______ unti l six.A. goB. appearC. moveD. start( ) 10. We have worked for three hours. Now let’s stop_______ a rest.A. hadB. haveC. to haveD. having二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）One day，a boy had a fight with one of his classmates．Then he went to his __1__ and told him his story angrily．“He is really bad，” the boy said，“and I __2__ him．”The grandfather said，“__3__ me tell you a story．When I was a boy，I too，sometimes hated others for what they did…”As the boy __4__ carefully，the grandfather went on，“There are always two tigers inside my heart．One is __5__ and kind．He gets on well __6__ everything around him．But __7__ is bad and unfriendly．Even the smallest thing will make him angry．He fights with everyone all the time，and for no reason．He can’t think carefully __8__ he always hates others．It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart．They both try to control（控制）me．”The boy looked into his grandfather's __9__ and asked，“__10__ tiger always controls you，Grandfat her?”The old man said slowly and seriously，“The one that I feed．I always feed the good and kindtiger，so I never hate others and seldom（很少）get angry now．”( ) 11．A．mother B．father C．teacher D．grandfather ( ) 12．A．love B．hate C．know D．enjoy( ) 13．A．Make B．Help C．Let D．Ask( ) 14．A．saw B．felt C．talked D．listened ( ) 15．A．good B．bad C．lazy D．quiet( ) 16．A．at B．on C．with D．about ( ) 17．A．other B．others C．another D．the other ( ) 18．A．because B．though C．before D．but( ) 19．A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．mouth ( ) 20．A．Who B．Which C．Where D．When三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）AA taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness(目击者). This is what they said.TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was badly hurt but both cars were damaged.TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning. I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.( ) 21.How many people are mentioned(提及) in the story?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.( ) 22.The truck was going______.A．to Newton B．to the police stationC．to the airport D．home( ) 23.From the sto ry, we know______didn’t tell the truth.A．the truck driver B．TomC．the taxi driver D．Tom's friend( ) 24.In fact, Tom's friend was also a ______ .A．witness B．driver C．policeman D．cleaner( ) 25.What's the best title for this passage?A．A Taxi Driver B．A Traffic AccidentC．A Story of Tom D．A Truck DriverBLast week Bill went to New York. It was his first time there, and he di dn’t know his way around the city. He had a meeting at 10:00, and he wanted to be on time. The meeting was in thePeterson Building on 34th Street, but Bill didn’t know there. Two men stood on the corner. He asked them the way to the Peterson Building.“Pardon me,” he said, “but can you tell me how to get to the Peterson Building on 34th Street?” “Sure,” answered one of the two men. “You can get there in five minutes. Go to the next corner and turn left. Walk three blocks and there you are.”But the other m an said: “There’s a better way. Get on the bus here at this corner. It stops right near the Peters Building.”“Not Peters,” Bill told them, “Peterson.”Then the first man said, “Oh, that’s on East 34th , not West 34th. It’s quite a long way from here. You have to take a bus. ”But the second man told Bill, “No, don’t go there by bus. It’ll take you to the Peterkin Building.”“Peterson.Not Perterkin. “Bill looked at his watch. It was almost ten o’clock.” “Thanks a lot.” Bill said, “I think I’ll take a taxi.”As he got into the taxi he saw two men arguing and pointing the different ways. Next time when he wanted to know how to get to a place, he’d ask a policeman!( ) 26. Bill went to New York in order to________.A. go to the cinemaB. have a meetingC. visit the cityD. go home ( ) 27. Two men were arguing to each other about________.A. the way to the Peterson BuildingB. the meetingC. how to get to the meetingD. taking a bus or train( ) 28. Bill finally________.A. walk to the placeB. didn’t go to the Peterson BuildingC. took a taxiD. took the subway( ) 29. Next time Bill would ask a ________to show him the way to a place.A. manB. womanC. taxiD. policemanCA man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could，but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him，one to the right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He heard the two men behind him，getting nearer，and at the same time he heard a voice in his ears. It told him to go to the right，and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room，and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and，as happened in the dream long ago，two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off and came to a place with two roads，like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel，was taken in，and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.( ) 30. The Black Forest is _____.A. a place in GermanyB. not a real placeC. invited by the riverD. a place in Britain( ) 31. Finally he came to _____.A. a forestB. another roadC. another dreamD. a small hotel( ) 32. It was ____ that saved the man’s life 20 years later.A. a voiceB. the dreamC. someone elseD. God( ) 33. The story tells us that ______.A. a dream may come true some time laterB. a dream is always a dreamC. people shouldn’t believe their dreamsD. people should always believe their dreams四、单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. The actor didn’t__________ (出现) at the party. 1. _______________2. I found a little boy crying at the street __________ (拐角). 2. _______________3. I have a cold. I must take some m_____________ (药). 3. ________________4. It’s not right to ___________ (扔) litter here and there. 4. _________________5. Look! The lovely panda is c ________________(爬)up the tree. 5. _________________五、词汇应用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)A small boy and his father 1.____________ (walk) back to their home. It suddenly began to rain 2.________ (hard). They 3. __________ (not have) their umbrellas with them and there was nowhere to hide from the rain, so they were soon all wet, and the small boy didn’t feel happy. For a long time while they 4._____________ (walk) back to their home through the rain, the boy was thinking. Then at last he turned to his father and 5._______ (say) to him,“ Why does it 6._______ (rain), Father? It isn’t very nice, is it?” “No, it isn’t very nice, but it’s 7.________ (use), Tom,” answered his father. “It rains 8.__________ (make) fruit and vegetables 9._______ (grow) for us.” Tom thought about this for a minute, and then he 10.________ (answer), “Then, why does it rain on the road, Father?”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。