八年级上学期英语模块检测（七） Module 7一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）( )1. When I came in, they _ in the room. A. were playing B. are playing C. played D. plays ( )2. I have _ now. A. something do B. nothing do C. do something D. nothing to do ( )3. When my little son was learning to walk, I often saw him _ down. A. fall B. fell C. feel D. felt ( ) 4. Look, whats _ the tree? A bird. It is _ there. A. on; singing B. in; singing C. from; singing D. to; singing( ) 5. The students _ trees between 9 am and 11 am yesterday. A. were planting B. was planting C. planted D. are planting ( ) 6. The girl in blue is sitting _ the window. A. with B. of C. by D. over ( ) 7. What did the teacher say just now? Sorry. I didnt catch it. I _ about something else. A. thinkB. will think C. was thinking D. thinks ( ) 8. Have children eaten anything? Yes. _had a banana. A. EveryB. Each of C. OtherD. Everyone( ) 9. Miss Li hurried to work without _ breakfast this morning.A. has B. have C. had D. having ( )10. Can a plane fly _the Atlantic ocean?(大西洋)Yes，but it needs to go _ the clouds for hours.A. across, through B. through, across C. across, across D. through, through二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） A little old man and his wife walked slowly into McDonalds 11 a cold winter evening. They ordered one hamburger, some French fries and a drink. A few 12 later, the waiter took the food to their table. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger into halves and 13 the French fries in two piles(堆). Then he neatly put the 14 of the food in front of his wife. He took a sip(啜) of the drink and his wife took a sip. How 15 the old people are! The people around them thought. 16 the man began to eat his hamburger and his French fries, his wife sat there 17 him and took turns to drink. 18 young man came over and offered to buy another meal for them. But they refused19 and said that they got used to 20 everything.Then a young lady asked the little old lady a question. Madam, why arent you eating? You said that you shared everything. Then what are you waiting for? She answered, The teeth.”11. A. for B. at C. in D. on12. A. weeks B. days C hours D. minutes13. A. divided B. placed C. changed D. cut14. A. half B. bit C. some D. pair15. A. clever B. foolish C. old D. poor16. A. Because B. As C. So D. Before17. A. keeping B. watching C. seeing D. holding18. A. Another B. The other C. Other D. A19. A. delightedly B. carefully C. politely D. angrily20. A. share B. sharing C. enjoy D. enjoying三、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）AOne day a mother camel and her son walked through a desert. They were looking for water and grass. The son asked, “What do water and grass look like, Mum?” His mother answered, “Water looks like the sky, blue and clear. While grass is green, fresh and nice.” After they walked for a day and a night, the son suddenly cried, “Look! Mum, there is water and grass over there!”“What a foolish talk, my boy!” The water and grass were on the left, while the desert was on the right. But because the mother camel was blind(瞎的)in her left eye, she could only see a sea of yellow sand with her right eye. So she didnt believe what the young camel said.The next day they went on walking, the young camel found a secondoasis,but his mother still did not believe him. She said angrily, “No, thats not an oasis, but a desert. I have more knowledge and experience than you. You are wrong again. You should listen to me.”This time the young camel was angry with his mother, too. So when he saw an oasis for the third time, he left his mother without telling her. He ran to the grass and ate his fill. But his poor mother was still walking on and she was still hungry and thirsty.( ) 21.At first the young camel didnt know_.A. how to go through the desert B. what they wanted to doC. where they wanted to go D. what water and grass looked like( ) 22.How many times did the young camel find the oasis in total(总共)?。 A.Once B. Twice C. Three times D. Four times( ) 23.Whats the Chinese meaning of the word “oasis”? A.大海 B.绿洲 C陆地 D. 草地( ) 24.What can you learn from the passage?A. We should believe the mother camel. B.We should always believe the one with more experience. C.We should believe others when they are right D.