2014春外研版八年级英语下册Module1 - -Module 5 课文完型填空专项练习

Module 1

Hi Lingling,

Thanks for your last message, It was great to hear 1 you, and I can’t wait 2 you.

I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive 3 the airport. I’m quite tall, with short fair hair, and I wear 4 . I’ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey, but I’ll also carry my warm coat. I’ve got your photo – you look very pretty, so I’m sure we’ll find each other!

Thanks for 5 me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I spend a lot of time 6 classical music with my friends at school, but I also like dance music – I love dancing! I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis. My brother is in the school tennis team – I’m very 7 of him! He’s good at everything, but I’m not. Sometimes I get bad marks at school, and I feel sad. I should work harder. You asked me, “How do you feel about coming to China?” Well, I often feel a bit sad at first when I leave my mum and dad 8 a few days, and I’m quite shy when I’m with strangers. I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I’ll be fine 9 a few days. I’m always sorry when I don’t know how 10 things in the right way, so please help me when I’m with you in China! Oh, I’m afraid of flying. But I can’t tell you how excited I am about going to China! See you next week! Love, Sally

1. A. of B. to C. from D. for 2. A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met 3. A. in B. on C. to D. at

4. A. glass B. glasses C. glasss D. a glass 5. A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. tells 6. A. play B. playing C. plays D. to play 7. A. proud B. good C. pleased D. excited 8. A. in B. after C. on D. for 9. A. in B. on C. at D. for 10. A. do B. to do C. does D. did

Module 2

Mike Robinson is a 1 American boy and his sister Clare is fourteen. At the moment, Mike and Clare are in Cairo in Egypt, one of the biggest and busiest cites in Africa.

They 2 here with their parents two years ago. Their father, Peter, works for a very big company. The company has offices in many countries, and it 3 Peter to work in Germany, France and China before. Peter usually stays in a country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family always goes with him. The Robinsons love seeing the world. They 4 many interesting places. For example, in Egypt, they have seen the Pyramids, travelled 5 on the Nile River, and visited the palaces and towers of ancient kings and queens.

Mike and Clare have also begun to learn the language of the country, 6 . This language is different 7 English in many ways, and they find it hard 8 and pronounce the words. However, they still enjoy learning it. So 9 they have learnt to speak German, French, Chinese and Arabic. Sometimes they mix the languages. “It’s really fun,” said Clare.

The Robinsons are moving again. The company has asked Peter to work back in the US. Mike and Clare are happy about this. They have friends all over the world, but they also miss their friends in the US. They are 10 the days.

1. A.fifteen years old B. fifteen- years-old C.fifteen-year-old D. fifteen year old 2. A. move B. to move C. moving D. moved 3. A. sent B. has sent C.sends D. has send 4. A. have been B. have been to C. have gone to D. have gone 5. A. on boat B. on a boat C.by the boat D.in the boat 6. A. Chinese B. English C. French D. Arabic 7. A. from B. for C. to D. in 8. A. spell B. to spell C. spelling D. spelt 9. A.on B. as C. to D.far

10. A. count down B. counted down C. counting down D. to count down

Module 3

Scientists think that there has been life on earth for hundreds of millions of years. However, we have not found life on 1 other planets yet.

The earth is a planet and it goes 2 the sun. Seven other planets also go around the sun. None of them has an environment like 3 of the earth, so scientists do not think they will find life on them. The sun and its planets are the solar system, and our solar system is a small part of a 4 larger group of stars and planets, called the Galaxy or the Milky Way. There are 5 stars in the Galaxy, and our sun is only one of them.

Scientists have also 6 many other galaxies in the universe. They are very far away and their light has to travel for many years to reach us. So how large is the universe? It is 7 to imagine.

Scientists have sent spaceships to the plant of Mars to take photos. They even have sent spaceships to travel outside the solar system. However, no spaceship has travelled 8 to reach near other stars in our Galaxy. Scientists have always asked the question: With so many stars in the universe, are we 9 , or is there life out there in space? Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one 10 with us? We do not know the answers…yet.

1. A. some B. any C. many D. much 2. A. on B. of C. around D. from 3. A. this B. that C. one D. it 4. A. many B. much C. more D. most 5. A. billions of B. billion of C. billion D. billions 6. A. find B. found C. discover D. discovered 7. A. possible B. impossible C. perhaps D. probable 8. A. far enough B. enough far C. farther enough D. enough farther 9. A. lonely B. alone C. friendly D. excited 10. A. communicate B. communicates C. communicated D. communicating

Module 4

1. I was not feeling very 1 so the doctor checked my heart and said I needed more exercise. I have never been very active, and I do not like sports. I have always wanted a pet, so my parents gave me a dog 2 my birthday. Now I get exercise by taking him for a walk every day. I 3 him for three months now and I feel really healthy. ----Anna

2. Our teacher decided to start a girl’s football team and I thought: “What a great idea!” I was the first member of the team. We 4 football for a year now and we all feel very fit. Our teacher is the coach, and she also takes part 5 the same training with us. She is in excellent condition too. ---- Wang Wei

3. In the last few years, I went to work by underground. When I got to work, I always felt very sleepy and I was not happy. I 6 a bike in January. Since then, it has become part of my life. Now I 7 to wok every day. It is my daily exercise. I arrive at work with a smile on my face. ---- Thomas

4. I’m feeling weak after a long 8 , I wanted to exercise more. Then a friend suggested, “Why don’t we go for a run before school?” So we started running a week ago. But I do not enjoy running, and when I get to school, I feel 9 . My legs hurt and I am hot all over. Perhaps I am too weak 10 any exercise. What do you think?

1. A. good B. well C. better D. best 2. A. for B. to C. from D. on 3. A. have bought B. bought C. have had D. had 4. A. play B. are playing C. played D. have played 5. A. to B. in C. on D. of 6. A. buy B. to buy C. have bought D. bought 7. A. am riding B. ride C. by bike D. go 8. A. ill B. fever C. illness D. sick 9. A. good B. well C. happy D. awful 10. A. do B. not to do C. to do D. not do

----Richard

Module 5

Nemo is a cute orange-and-white fish and Shrek is an ugly green animal. They look very different, but 1 of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world. The pictures of these popular cartoon heroes are 2 , on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.

There are also some older cartoon favourites. For example, the Monkey King. He is the hero of a story called Havoc in Heaven. He leads a group of monkeys against the Emperor of Heaven and his men. He is brave, clever and humorous. Parents and children laugh together as Monkey King makes a 3 mess in heaven. They always expect 4 more Monkey King cartoons.

Tintin is 5 favourite cartoon hero. He has been popular for over eighty years, ever since the artist 6 him in 1929. Tintin has red hair and a small white dog. He works for a newpaper and has lots of exciting 7 . Fans have bought about 200 million copies of Tintin’s stories 8 more than fifty languages. Tintin appeared in China in 9 . Many Chinese still collect these black-and-white Tintin books.

Finally, Snoopy, a cute dog, celebrated his 60th birthday in 2010.Snoopy lives in his own private world and finds real life hard 10 . Charles Schulz created Snoopy and his friends, and drew the cartoons to satisfy older people as well as children.

1. A. all B. both C. each D. either 2. A. everywhere B. every where C. some where D. any where 3. A. happy B. nice C. pleasant D. terrible 4. A. see B. to see C. sees D. seeing 5. A. other B. the other C. another D. others 6. A. invented B. invents C. has invented D. inventing 7. A. experience B. experiences C. experienced D. experencing 8. A. by B. in C. on D. for 9. A. 1980s B. the 1980 C. the 1980s D. 1980th 10. A. understand B. understood C. understands D. to understand