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Module 2一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( ) 1 .The red pencil is _____ than the green one.A. shortB. shorterC. very shortD. the shortest( ) 2. Tony plays basketball as_____ as Paul.A. goodB. betterC. bestD. well( ) 3.It’s going to rain. Remember ________ an umbrella,A. to takeB. takingC. takeD. taking( ) 4. Beijing is a big city ______ many old buildings.A. ofB. forC. withD. has( ) 5.China is famous ___ the Great Wall. The Great Wall is famous ______ a place of interest.A. of; forB. for; ofC. for; asD. as; for( ) 6. The city is _____ old.A. hundreds yearsB. hundreds of yearsC. hundred yearsD. hundreds of year( ) 7.The actress is already 50,but she looks _____ than she really is.A. youngB. oldC. olderD. younger( ) 8. What____ the population of Shanghai?A. areB. isC. haveD. has( ) 9. Hong Kong has about seven ________ people.A. millionsB. million ofC. millions ofD. million( ) 10. -----The T-shirt it too big for me, would you mind giving me a _______ one?-----OK, here you are.A .largerB .smaller C. fatter D. smallest二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Venice is a great city in Italy. It is a Water City. You can’t see ___11___ cars or taxis there. When you ___12___ to go to a far place, you can take a boat. There are many rivers around the city and there are many ___13___ of boats. The best way to visit Venice is walking. __14___ you are tired, you can buy some __15___. The ice cream in Venice is good to ___16___. Venice is a good place for __17___ to have fun. You can let your kids _18___ food to pigeons on San Marco Square. They are all ___19___ and beautiful. Or you can also take a water-bus to some nice places. Guggenheim Museum is near San Marco. It is a good place for kids to go, too. There kids can learn ___20___. Don’t wait ! Go to Venice to have a good time soon.( )11. A. a B. an C. some D. any( )12. A. think B. want C. teach D. come( )13. A. kinds B. colors C. lots D. bags( )14. A. And B. But C. When D. How( )15. A. Food B. vegetables C. desert D. ice cream( )16. A. see B. listen C. eat D. drink( )17. A. parents B. kids C. girls D. boys( )18.A.buy B. sell C. give D. play( )19. A. black B. white C. red D. green( )20.A. a lot of B. lots of C. a lot D. lot of三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

AKunming is the capital of Yunnan. It's a city with a long history. Kunming has a population of more than 5, 000, 000. Though the weather in Yunnan changes form place to place, Kunming is famous for her beautiful weather. It's neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter. That's why more and more people like to travel and even to live here. You can see that great changes have taken place here. a lot of tall buildings, cinemas and hospitals have been put up. You can cross thestreets over footbridges in the city. You can buy whatever you want in shops and supermarkets in or around the city. People's lives are becoming better and better.At weekend or on holiday, people like to relax themselves in different places and in different ways. In winter, people especially old people would like to climb the Western Hills. From the top of Hills, you can have a good look at the beautiful scenery of Kunming. Far away from the Hills, you can enjoy the Sleeping Beauty among the Hills. After supper, families take a walk along the bank of Dianchi Lake. The Golden Temple and EXPO Garden are two famous places of interest in the north of the city. EXPO Garden is known to people both at home and abroad. You can spend a whole day visiting the world-famous garden. A little farther away form the southeast of the city, a special forest welcomes you. It is not a tree forest, but a stone forest. So it is called the Stone Forest.People in Kunming are really friendly. They often invite their friends home to try delicious food, like rice noodles. If you want to know more about Kunming and taste her food, please visit her yourself.( )21. What's the population of Kunming?A. Over five thousand.B. Over five million.C. Over five billion.D. Over five hundred.( )22. The weather in Yunnan is _____.A. the same in different placesB. neither too hot nor too coldC. different in different placesD. different in the same place( )23. The Sleeping Beauty is the name of a _____.A. personB. hillC. shopD. film star( )24. _____ is known to people all over the world.A. EXPO GardenB. The Stone ForestC. The Golden TempleD. The Western Hills ( )25. The writer of this passage wants to__________A. taste her foodB. visit KunmingC. invite tourists to KunmingD. know more about KunmingBBig Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of parliament(议会大厦). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the House of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The Big Ben makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, Ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour.The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.(建筑家)( )26.Big Ben is _________.A. a busB. a clockC. the name of BenD. a house ( )27. The underlined word “hands” means ____ in Chinese.A. 手B. 标志C. 指针D. 发条( )28.The name of Big Ben comes from_______.A. a big bus.B. a big buildingC. a big builder D . a big clock. ( )29. The clock strikes (敲) every ____ of an hour.A. ten minutesB. fifteen minutesC. thirty minutesD. forty-five minutesCLondon has a population of over 7,000,000. From about the year 1800 until World War Ⅱ, London was the biggest city in the world. But now there are many cities which are much bigger than it.London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben. Like many big cities, London has Problems with traffic and pollution which stop the city from developing. Over one million(百万) people a day use the London underground, but there are still too many cars on the streets. The air isn’t clear, but it is anyhow cleaner than it was 100 years ago.For me, the best things about London are the parks. There are five in the city center. But my children’s favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.( )30. What’s the Chinese for “underground” in the passage?A. 隧道B. 地铁C. 地下D. 通道( )31. When was London the biggest city in the world?A. In 1750.B. In 1850.C. In 1950.D. In the 21st century.( )32. How many people use the London underground every day?A. Over half of its population.B. Over three quarters of its population.C. Over 100,000.D. Over 1,000,000.( )33. How was the air in London 100 years ago?A. It was much cleaner than it is now.B. It was the same as it is now.C. It was the cleanest in the history of London.D. It was not as clean as it is now.四、单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. Washington D.C. is the （首都）of America. 1.2.Hainan Island is in the （南部）of China. 2.3.The （人口） of Beijing is very large.4.He is not free; he is b 3 .4.Twiwan is a beautiful （岛屿） of China. 4.5.I like sports, （尤其）table tennis and basketball. 5.五、词汇应用(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)Dear David,I’m glad you’re going to Beijing 1.(learn) Chinese. Every year , there are2. (million) of foreigners to China to learn China. China is one of the3. (great) nations in the world and China is becoming more and more4. (use). Many foreigners are learning it now. But it may be5. (difficult) for foreigners than Chinese ,because it’s different from English. As a language , Chinese i s getting as6. _____________( important) as English. So I think it’s also a new challenge( 挑战) for you. If you want to learn it7. ____ (good). You’d better study8.(hard) than before. Remember9. ( listen) to the radio to practic e your listening. It’s a good idea 10. ( catch) every chance to talk in Chinese. It’s important to do some reading and writing.If you have any questions ,please ask me .I’m sure you ‘ll succeed.Hope to see you soon in Beijing!Yours,Wang Li1. __________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。