14-15学年外研八年级上学期Module9试题

Class: 　　 Name: 　　 Marks：　　 （满分100分）

一. 单项选择 (本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分)

从下列各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )1.— Is 　　　 boy under the tree from Japan?

— No, he isn’t. He’s from 　　　 European country.

A. an; an B. the; an

C. a; an D. the; a

( )2.— Do you know about India?

— Yes, it’s an old country 　　　 a long history like China.

A. for B. in

C. with D. at

( )3.— Hello, can you hear me?

— Sorry, the machine is making a loud 　　　. Please call back later.

A. voice B. noise

C. price D. pronunciation

( )4.— Which city has a 　　　 population, Beijing or New York?

— Beijing, I think.

A. larger B. less

C. more D. fewer

( )5.— What’s the meaning of this word “litter”?

— It has the same meaning as the word “　　　”.

A. little B. country

C. rule D. rubbish

( )6.— Is your home far from your school?

— No. It’s 　　　 my school.

A. far from B. not near

C. close to D. long way to

( )7.— You should not eat 　　　 meat every day. It can make you fatter.

— I won’t, thanks.

A. too many B. much too

C. too much D. many too

( )8.— 　　　 is the population of your city?

— About three million.

A. How B. What

C. How many D. How much

( )9.— Mum, I can’t learn English well.

— Don’t worry! It will take you a long time 　　　 a foreign language well.

A. to learn B. learn

C. learns D. learning

( )10.— Can you help me read out this number 7, 300, 543, 000 in English?

— Sure. It’s 　　　.

A. seven billions, three hundreds million, five hundreds and forty-three thousand

B. seven billion, three hundred, five hundred and forty-three thousand

C. seven billion, three hundred millions, five hundreds and forty-three thousand

D. seven billion, three hundred million, five hundred and forty-three thousand

( )11.— Who will go on a trip to the Great Wall with you next week?

— My aunt, 　　　, my mother’s sister.

A. that is B. first of all

C. not at all D. at first

( )12.— Do we need to pay for the tickets if we play on the beach?

— No, it’s free. It’s a 　　　 place for people to relax.

A. personal B. public

C. crowded D. busy

( )13.— What’s your plan for this summer vacation?

— I’d like to go to London 　　　 my uncle.

A. visit B. visiting

C. to visit D. will visit

( )14. — Where does Mr Green live?

— He lives in a big 　　　 with three bedrooms and two living rooms.

A. stop B. office

C. family D. flat

( )15.— Hello, may I speak to John?

— 　　　. He is coming to answer your phone.

A. Hang on B. Speaking

C. Sorry, he isn’t in D. This is John

( )16.— It’s reported that some fishermen saved a 　　　 whale (鲸鱼) on the coast.

— Yes, it is about 150 tons.

A. small B. huge

C. light D. little

( )17.— How did the police catch the criminal (罪犯) in the strange mountains?

— With the help of some 　　　 people. They know the mountains well.

A. local B. new

C. bad D. polite

( )18.Because of the 　　　 petrol (汽油) price, fewer and fewer people will choose to have a car, I think.

A. improving B. falling

C. increasing D. low

( )19.Doctor Li tried her best. 　　　, she didn’t save the boy in the end.

A. So B. Or

C. However D. Because

( )20.— I’m sorry to tell you Tim lost his life in the car accident.

— 　　　 I saw him playing football yesterday.

A. That’s true. B. Good luck!

C. Believe it or not. D. I can’t believe it.

二、 完形填空 (本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

I love reading. Good stories can take me away from my everyday life and 21 me into a different and colourful world. Reading is also the best way to know about other people: 22 they live and the reasons why they do the things.

Jane Austen wrote her novels in the 18th century in England, but the things she 23 are true even today. Her 24 are still very popular and several of them have been made into movies. Before I came to China, I read several of Austen’s novels again and enjoyed 25 more than when I read them for the first time. I 26 enjoyed Emma. I borrowed the book from a 27 . I don’t know if it is true in China, 28 in Canada, many people can’t read without eating so there were food and drink stains (污渍) on almost every page. If you are 29 in reading English literature (文学). I advise you to go to www.sparknotes.com. This website is to

30 students with all their school subjects, and it is also very good for literature.

( )21. A. make B. bring

C. borrow D. ask

( )22. A. how B. when

C. which D. who

( )23. A. solved B. asked

C. answered D. described

( )24. A. films B. songs

C. characters D. stories

( )25. A. it B. them

C. us D. me

( )26. A. especially B. luckily

C. slowly D. badly

( )27. A. supermarket B. government

C. library D. park

( )28. A. and B. but

C. so D. or

( )29. A. good B. interested

C. careful D. busy

( )30. A. help B. drop

C. advise D. buy

三、 阅读理解 (本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读A、B两篇短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

India has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown (王冠) of the world’s most populous (人口稠密的) country is on China’s head for ten years. India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate (率) at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.

Now more than 50% of India’s population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages.

Some of the reasons for India’s quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy (无知), decrease in death rates and immigration (移民) from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the “National Family Planning Program” in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal (目标).

( )31. The population of India is 　　　 now.

A. 1.58 billion B. 1.53 billion

C. 1.36 billion D. 1.27 billion

( )32.The underlined word “position’ means “　　　” in Chinese.

A. 麻烦 B. 现象 C. 位置 D. 考验

( )33.Over 65% of India’s population is below the age of 　　　.

A. 25 B. 35 C. 45 D. 55

( )34.　　　 is not the reason for India’s quickly growing population.

A. Poverty

B. Illiteracy

C. Increase in death rates

D. Immigration

( )35. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. India’s population growth rate is 1.58%.

B. One out of seven people on the earth live in India.

C. About 72.2% of India’s population lives in the city.

D. In 1953, Indian started the “National Family Planning Program”.

B

A rich man found one of his expensive stamps was missing on a rainy evening. So he asked people at his house what they were doing on that evening. Here were their answers.

From what they said he knew his house-keeper was a thief (贼).

( )36. What did the rich man lose?

A. A book. B. A piano.

C. A stamp. D. A flower.

( )37.The rich man’s daughter was 　　　 at that time.

A. playing the piano

B. reading books

C. cooking supper

D. planting flowers

( )38. Who was NOT at home at that time?

A. The rich man’s cook.

B. The rich man’s son.

C. The rich man’s wife.

D. The rich man’s cleaner.

( )39.How many people living at the rich man’s house?

A. Five. B. Six.

C. Seven. D. Eight.

( )40.Why did the man know his housekeeper was the thief?

A. Because his house had no garden.

B. Because the housekeeper couldn’t walk.

C. Because the housekeeper was a thief before.

D. Because it was rainy so the house-keeper couldn’t see the moon.

C

配对阅读。请将Ⅰ栏和Ⅱ栏的句子或观点匹配，并将答案的字母编号填在题前的括号内。

Ⅰ

( )41. I think people will be healthier and live to be 150 years old.

( )42. Some people think there will be more people in cities. Do you think so, David?

( )43. I am going to study abroad in London after leaving middle school. What’s your future plan, Linda?

( )44. Some of my classmates don’t want to study at school. They hope they can study at home on computers.

( )45. What are you going to be when you grow up, Eric? Where are you going to work?

Ⅱ

A. I have no idea. Maybe I am going to be a doctor. I am going to work in a hospital in the countryside.

B. As for me, I am going to work as soon as possible. My parents are out of work. I want to work to help them live comfortably.

C. I disagree with you. People may be healthier because of the development of medical science. But living so long is not possible.

D. You really have a great dream. I’m afraid you will first have to take some acting lessons.

E. I don’t agree. The traffic in cities is heavier. The environment is worse. So I think more people will like to live in the countryside.

F. Sounds funny. But students can’t study everything on computers. In my opinion, computer won’t take the place of paper books. And we still need teachers in the school.

G. I can’t agree with you. I don’t think paper money will disappear (消失) in 30 years.

四、 短文填空 (本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)

请用适当的词完成下列短文，每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。

Now we use robots (机器人) here and there. They (46)　　　　 a big role in our lives. They can always do a lot of work and they (47)　　　　 feel tired or bored. Sometimes they do some dangerous (48)　　　　 dirty work, like exploring (探索) outer space.

Robots don’t have the same brains (大脑) as (49)　　　　, and they don’t have any senses (感知), either. Then how do they (50)　　　　? Well, they have a computer inside the (51)　　　　
to work like our brains.

Robots are (52)　　　　 smarter day after day. In the (53)　　　　 they will be just like the ones in movies. They can speak, walk and (54)　　　　 think. However, will they become cleverer (55)　　　　 us? The answer is “No” . We always have new ideas, but they don’t.

五、 读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分，共25分)

A. 信息归纳(共5小题，每小题1分)

仔细阅读以下材料，并按信息表中的项目要求填写信息。

Bangkok is my home town and the capital of Thailand. There are many interesting places to visit, but first I want to tell you about our traffic problem.

The streets are very crowded in Bangkok, so it often takes a long time to go from place to place. It used to take me more than two hours to get to school by bus.

If you want to get somewhere in Bangkok on time, you must set off early. Lots of people take tuk-tuks to get through the traffic quickly. Tuk-tuks are like little cars with three wheels.

Bangkok is next to a big river. It is interesting to visit the floating market on the river. At the market, people sell lots of fresh fruit and vegetables on their boats.

In November, we have the Festival of Lights. Everyone makes lights during the festival. Then, after dark, we put them carefully onto the river and watch them sail away. It is beautiful to see the river with millions of little lights on it.

Thailand is also famous for its food. Thai food is very hot (辣的) like some Chinese food. So if you like Sichuan food, you’ll love Thai food.

Information Card

B. 书面表达(本题20分)根据要求完成写作。

请你根据下表中的内容提示，以The Old Town of Lijiang为题写一篇英语短文介绍一下这座古城的情况。

要求：

1. 短文除包括所给提示内容外，可适当发挥；

2. 语句通顺，80词左右。

The Old Town of Lijiang

参考答案：

1-5 DCBAD 6-10 CCBAD 11-15 ABCDA

16-20 BACCD 21-25 BADDB 26-30 ACBBA

31-35 DCBCA 36-40 CABCD 41-45 CEBFA

46. play 47. never 48. or

49. people 50. work 51. body

52. becoming 53. future 54. even

55. than 56. Thailand.

57. The traffic problem. 58. On the river.

59. In November. 60. It’s very hot.

One possible version:

The Old Town of Lijiang

The Old Town of Lijiang is in the northwest of Yunnan. It is famous for its old buildings in the world. The population of this town is about 1,100,000. You can take a bus or a taxi to visit the places that you like. Its delicious food is Cross Bridge Rice Noodle.

It has blue sky, clean water and fresh air. There is less pollution and public service is better here than some other cities. I hope you can visit it some day.

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