外研版八年级下册英语Module8

1、外研版八年级下册英语module8 public holidays全模块综合试题及参考答案一. 单项选择（ ）1. how long did the film _ ? a. act b. keep c. last d. play （ ） 2. yesterday we left off _ of page 51.so today well begin _ page 52. a. at the end, from b. at the end, with c. in the end, from d. in the end, with （ ） 3. tell tom to call me as so

2、on as she _. a. will arrive b. gets there c. has gone d. reach here （ ） 4. he is often made _ for twelve hours a day by the boss. a. work b. working c. to work d. to be working （ ） 5. he could neither _ french nor german. so i _ with him in english a. speak, talked b. talk, told c. say, spoke d. tel

3、l, talked （ ） 6. she will have a holiday as soon as she _ the work next week, a. finishes b. doesnt finish c. will finish d. wont finish （ ） 7. shopping with me? sorry, i have a lot of clothes _. a. to wash b. washed c. wash d. to be washed （ ） 8. i dont know if he _ if it _ tomorrow. a. comes, will

4、 rain b. will come, rains c. will come, will rain d. comes, rains （ ） 9. they didnt learn _ in this lesson. a. something new b. anything new c. new lesson d. new anything （ ） 10. _what day is it? _.a. its a fine day b. its tuesday c. its june 26 th d. its wet （ ） 11. _meimei, _ it again in english,

5、please. _ok a. speak b. talk c. tell d. say （ ） 12. _“whats the _ today?” _ “its june 26.” a. day b. date c. time d. hour （ ） 13. china _ the wto and became a new member of it last year. a. joined b. join c. will join d. bas joined （ ） 14. _the box looks so big. can i help you? _ no, thanks. _ in it

6、. its empty. a. nothing b. everything c. anything d. something （ ） 15. i think the older people must be _ politely. a. talked about b. said with c. told about d. spoken to （ ） 16. _ how much did this cd _ you, sally? _ i got it for 5 dollars. a. use b. spend c. take d. cost （ ） 17. the twins are com

7、ing to meirmeis house tonight. she will give them _ to eat. a. anything delicious b. something chinese c. chinese something d. delicious anything （ ） 18. kate _ to bed until her father returned yesterday evening. a. wont go b. doesnt go c. went d. didnt go （ ） 19. the boys _ green sports shirts are

8、the fans of guoan team. a. with b. in c. at d. from （ ） 20. by the time my parents reached home yesterday, i _ the dinner already. a. had cooked b. cooked c. have cooked d. cook 二. 完型填空one day when jamie came home after school, his mother had on her “worry face. he knew she was thinking of 1 . “its

9、bad out there. black clouds are coming from the sea,” jamie said. “yes, i m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said. at that moment, 2 went out, jamie and his mother were in the dark. “the coastline（海岸）will be in the dark,” jamies mother said. she got more worried. 3 always come in threes,

10、 i broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.” “now, dont worry, mum. theyre 4 to come through this all right.” but jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. the fishing boats would 5 the cove（海湾） in the dark, jamie took flares（火焰信号弹）and rushed into the wind. there

11、 was a cliff（峭壁）by the sea. he started to climb. he 6 himself up hand. over hand. at last he reached the top. he 7 three times. on the fourth try he fired off （发射）one of the flares. it rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. then he saw an answering flare up at sea. jamie fired off two more

12、. he saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. the answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8 the entrance to the cove but then changed course （路线） and were 9 sailing （航行） into the cove. they were almost home. jamie helped 10 the fishermen of the village. （ ）1. a. the wi

13、nd b. the clouds c. the rain d. the weather （ ）2. a. jamie b. his mother c. the fire d. the lights （ ）3. a. messages b. accidents c. troubles d. questions （ ）4. a. sure b. lucky c. safe d. ready （ ）5. a. lose b. miss c. leave d. forget （ ）6. a. pushed b. pulled c. carried d. climbed （ ）7. a. made b.

14、 tried c. failed d. finished（ ）8. a. were at b. had found c. had passed by d. were going into （ ）9. a. now b. then c. once d. again （ ）10. a. answer b. save c. find out d. look for 三. 阅读理解 （a）one of the things i always believe is that no matter how bad something is, you can take something positive o

15、ut of it. the one time i wasnt sure of that was on september 11. i usually wake up at 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning. that day, i happened to wake up earlier. i turned on the tv and i saw that a plane had crashed into the north tower of the world trade center. my first reaction was that it was a terrib

16、le accident. then i saw another plane fly into the south tower and i realized that i was witnessing an act of terrorism. my wife and i spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. when i watched family members looking for their loved ones, the pain in their eyes was something i

17、would never forget. couldnt understand how something this terrible could have happened. it wasnt until a few weeks after september 11 that i began to see that perhaps some good did come from this tragedy. people seem different now, more understanding, more tolerant. little things that seemed to be s

18、uch a trouble before are no longer big things. personally, i am more tolerant than i was. i realize life is too short, and too precious, to let myself get worried over small things. ive learned also that you cant take things for granted, things change in the blink of an eye. people go to work and do

19、nt come back. one moment theyre living and the next minute theyre not. and, it doesnt matter who you are, there is nothing you can do about it. we never know when our time here will be over, so we all need to make the most of every minute we have. you try to learn from what happened. you cant be use

20、d up it. you cant live by it. all you can do is just live. 注：crash 撞击 reaction 反应 witness 目击 tragedy 悲剧tolerant 宽容的 precious 珍贵的 take for granted 认为是当然的 （ ） 1. the word “positive” in the passage probably means _. a. terrible b. bad c. good d. real （ ） 2. what did the writer see after he turned on th

21、e tv that morning？ a. fire starting. b. a plane flying. c. a terrible accident. d. an act of terrorism. （ ） 3. according to the passage, which of the following is not true? a. the writer and his wife spent the day watching the terrible pictures over and over again. b. the writer is more tolerant tha

22、n he was. c. the writer didnt think the accident was a tragedy. d. the writer think people all need to make the most of every minute the have. （ ） 4. from september 11, the writer has realized that _. a. people should make the most of every minute they have b. he has become less tolerant towards oth

23、ers c. he should get worried about little things d. life is too short to care about others （ ） 5. whats the best title （题目） of this passage? a. a report about september 11 b. the tragedy of september 11 c. september 11 and my family d. september 11 and my turn （b）january 1 is the new years day, the

24、first day of the year. it is a legal （法定的） holiday, and all banks, stores and schools are closed. many people invite their friends to come and visit them in the afternoon or evening. the only legal holiday in february is washingtons birthday. although washington was born on february 22, his birthday

25、 is now celebrated on the third monday of february. some states also celebrate lincolns birthday on february 12. these two, the united states most famous presidents, were both born in february. the last monday in may is memorial day （纪念日）. this holiday remembers the many service members, men and wom

26、en, who died for their country. americans celebrate memorial day with services in cemeteries （公墓） and churches. americas great national holiday, independence day, falls on the fourth of july. it celebrates the birth of the united states. it was on this day that the colonists （殖民者）announced their ind

27、ependence from england. they had to fight hard for the next seven years to win this independence. the first monday of september is labor day （劳工节）. this holiday honors （向表示敬意） the working people of the united states. there are sorts of celebrations and speeches on this day too. people go to all kind

28、s of places to enjoy the fine weather at the end of summer. （ ） 1. this passage mainly tells us something about _. a. independence day b. americas holidays c. memorial day d. new years day （ ） 2. which festival is not a public holiday? a. labor day b. valentines day c. washingtons birthday d. thanks

29、giving day （ ） 3. the american people celebrate _ on july 4 th every year. a. new years day b. may day c. memorial day d. independence day （ ） 4. from this passage we know _. a. american people do not work on new years day b. memorial day falls on the first monday of february c. labor day comes on m

30、ay 1 in the united states d. americans celebrate independence day on june 14 （ ） 5. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. americans celebrate memorial day in order to remember their dead friends. b. on new years day americans usually go shopping. c. washington and lincoln were

31、born in the same month. d. americans celebrate labor day to remember the dead workers. 四. 补全对话a: morning! what can i do for you? b: wed like to make a trip for a trip for a weekend holiday , please? a: there are many travel paths._ _? b: wed like to choose jinggang mountains. a: its really worth vis

32、iting. _? b: we are not sure. which hotel do you think is comfortable? a: the holiday home is very good. whats more important, _? b: we dont want to live in an expensive hotel. thats what well do. a: _? b: ok. ill ask wife to fill in this form. by the way, is it all right if we pay by credit card? a

33、: _?. enjoy your weekend. b: thank you. 五. 完成句子1. 上世纪初许多欧洲人去美国居住。_ _ _ of last century a great many europeans went to live in the usa.2. 那要看你是不是愿意干这件事。it _ _ whether you want to do it or not. 3. 你有什么新年计划吗？have you _ and new years _? 4. 他总是急人所难。he is always willing to _ _. 5. 我们什么时候得聚在一起喝一杯。we must _ _ for a drink sometime. 六. 综合填空david goes to school in new zealand. when he was at primary school, he didnt have any h 1 to do. he only had to read for 15 minutes very evening : thats all ! his school had a huge sports field that was b 2 enough for four football fields. he loved to run a