外研（新标准）版2018-2019学年初中英语八年级上册Module 2 My home town and my country 单元测试卷

—________.

—OK, here you are.

—About 13 million.

—I bought      umbrella.      Umbrella is very nice.

    London is a beautiful city. It lies 1 the south of England. The city has 2 parts: the South and the North. There are many famous buildings, shops, big parks and interesting places. The weather in London is 3. In winter it is not very cold and in summer it is not very hot, because the city is 4 the sea. But   London is the Foggy City and it often 5. The people there often go out with an umbrella.

    I am in London now. Today, I meet 6 fog than before. I can't see clearly. Cars and buses move along with their lights on. In the evening, the weather 7 even worse. The fog is so thick that 8 the buses and cars stop. I 9 an important meeting on the other side of the town, but it is impossible to find a car or a taxi. So I have to get there 10.

    What kind of work do British teenagers do? From the age of 14 some teenagers help the milkman deliver milk to houses. Teenagers of 15 or 16 years old may work for 8 hours on Saturdays and 35 hours during school holidays. Many teenagers will get up early to deliver newspapers to houses around theirs before going to school. They are known as Paperboys or Papergirls. Looking after young children is also a popular job for teenagers, because they can get paid for watching children and television at the same time!

    Other popular jobs:

    Gardening work.

    Working in a shop.

    Office work.

    Children need to have a work permit(许可证). They can get an application (申请) form for the work permit from school or local Education Welfare Office.  The pay depends on the kind of work but could be anything up to ＄3 every hour. The National Minimum Wage does not apply to workers under 16.

    Japanese students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough.

    As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs(毒品). Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime(犯罪). Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don't want to go to school any longer.

    It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any ways .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers' work to help their children. To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends— they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students' hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. Child psychologists (儿童心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful (有害的)to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong, how to show love for others, even for their parents.

I'm than my sister.

the weather in Sydney in December?

the population of London?

The Shanghai more than 24 million.

Cambridge is a small city England.

Our town is getting .

The of India than of China.

Is Washington DC bigger than in America?

Beijing many places of interest.

    There was a small village near a mountain. People there loved their village very much and they grew many  on the mountain. Water in the rivers was very clear and the  was clean. People lived a poor life, but they were very  . After a few years, some people in the village started to cut down trees to  for money. There were some people from cities  to visit the village. People began to kill some wild animals as  to treat (招待) the visitors. Of course, they made lots of money. But  knew what the village would be like in the future. As time went on, there were fewer plants and animals and the water became . The visitors became fewer and fewer. Several years later, people there knew they must stop destroying (破坏)  . They would like to live a happy life as before, so they began to  new plants. They hoped the village would become as beautiful as before.

    Kingston, Jamaica (population 700，000)

    Kingston isn't a beautiful city, but it's very busy and interesting. There are lots of people and lots of cafes(咖啡馆). There are some beautiful places near Kingston—the Blue Mountains and some beautiful beaches. I love it!

    Kingston, England (population 150，000)Kingston is a very busy town. There are a lot of shops and cars, and there's a university with students all over the world! It's a nice place—there's an old square(广场), and it's near the River Thames. There are some beautiful parks, too. Kingston, New Zealand (population 2, 000)Kingston is a small town near Lake Wakatipu in the mountains. It's a really beautiful place, but it's very quiet—there's only one school, one bank and one small supermarket! There's a famous old train there, too.

提示：1）位于安徽省南部，是中国著名的旅游胜地。每年有大批中外游客前去游览观光。

2）乘公共汽车去大约要花3个小时；也可以乘火车去。

3）登山可领略云海(the sea of clouds)、奇松(wondrous pines)、怪石(unique rocks)等秀丽的风景及清晨美丽的日出。

注意：1）词数：80词左右。

2） 不要逐字翻译。