2014-2015八年级英语上册MODULE-9-Population测试题.doc

MODULE 9 Population检测题 (本检测题满分：100分；时间：60分钟)一、 听力测试（满分20分）（一）听句子，选择与所听内容相符的图片。（每个句子读一遍）(每小题1分，满分5分) 1. A. B. C.2. A. B.C.3. A. B.C.4. A. B. C.5. A. B. C.（二）听对话，选择正确答案。（每段对话读两遍）(每小题1分，满分5分)6. A. French fries. B. Salad. C. Hamburgers.7. A. Her grandfather. B. Her father. C. Her mother.8. A. The music is nice. B. The story is interesting. C. It is too long.9. A. 2 dollars. B. 4 dollars. C. 6 dollars.10. A. Take some medicine. B. Drink some chicken soup. 新 课 标 第 一 网C. Call the doctor back.（三）听下面一段独白，选择正确答案。（独白读两遍）(每小题2分，满分10分)11. The family planning policy in our country has made most families much than before.A. bigger B. smallerC. small12. How many important reasons are there for the growing population?A. One. B. Two.C. Three.13. There are children in a family now.A. fewer B. moreC. less14. Is the population problem a serious problem only in China?A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isnt. C. No, it doesnt.15. Its reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by .A.2050B.2015C.2060二、单项填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）16. Mr Green has one-year-old son, doesnt he?Yes, and he also has eight-year-old daughter.A. a; aB. an; aC. a; anD. an; an17. Did you sleep well last night?Oh, no. noise outside the hotel almost drove me mad.A. Too muchB. Much too C. Too manyD. So many来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K18. Can you write the number eighty-five thousand, six hundred and twenty-six?Yes, it is .A.85,662B.58,626C.58,662D.85,626 19. About of the students in our class have read the book.A. three fourth B. three fourth C. three fourthsD. third fourth20. Which country has population, China, America or Japan?China, of course.A. the smallestB. the leastC. the most D. the largest21. Im reading now. Please tell him to the radio a bit. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |mAll right.A. turn upB. turn offC. turn downD. turn on22. do you talk to your grandparents on the phone?Once a week.A. How longB. How muchC. How soonD. How often23. Are they poor?No, of them has their own car.A. neitherB. eachC. bothD. none24. Do you know the man Tom is a bus driver?Yes, he is my friend.A. callB. calledC. callsD. calling25. the population of your city?Sorry, I dont know.A. Hows B. WhatsC. Whatre D. Howre三、完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the worlds population 26 , there will be 27 people in the cities tomorrow.It may be 28 for any family to live in a house with land around it. There 29 enough space for them. 30 to solve this problem may be the skyscraper city (摩天城). The highest building in the world today is in the United Arab Emirates (阿拉伯联合酋长国). Its about 828 meters high. The skyscraper cities in the future will be many times 31 .About 250,000 people will live in a skyscraper city. Nearly a million people can 32 in four of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will have ten villages. They will live, work and 33 their free time in them. They wont need to leave the city 34 they want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport controlled 35 computers. Lets imagine how the life will be then!26. A. has grownB. is growingC. are growingD. have grown27. A. manyB. muchC. moreD. larger28. A. impossibleB. possibleC. importantD. necessary29. A. arentB. wont beC. wont haveD. havent30. A. A wayB. A roadC. An answerD. An idea31. A. lowerB. shorterC. strongerD. higher32. A. liveB. studyC. workD. be33. A. spendB. costC. payD. take34. A. untilB. whenC. whileD. unless35. A. byB. atC. withD. inX K b 1. C om四、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分20 分）AScientists （科学家） are trying to make the deserts （沙漠） into good land again. They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food. They are learning a lot about the deserts. But more and more of the earth is becoming deserts all the time. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts. Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.Some places on the earth dont get much rain. But they still dont become deserts. This is because some green plants are growing there. Small green plants and grass are very helpful to dry places. Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier. Plants dont let the wind blow the earth away. When a little bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water. Without plants, the land can become deserts much more easily.36. Why can the land become deserts?A. Some places dont get much rain.B. Plants dont let the hot sun make the earth even drier.新课 标第 一 网C. People dont keep the earth well.D. Scientists havent learnt enough about the deserts.37. Scientists want to to make the deserts into good land again.A. carry waterB. grow foodC. do nothingD. study a lot38. Which is not TRUE?A. The land never stops becoming deserts.B. Scientists ask people to live in the deserts and grow food there.C. People do bad things to the earth.D. Scientists may not be able to change the deserts.39. Why are green plants and grass helpful?A. They can hold the water.B. They can stop the wind from blowing the earth away.C. They can keep the earth wet.D. All of the above.40.Which of the following is the best title（题目）for the passage?A. The Desert Problemw W w .X k b 1. c O mB. People Make DesertsC. Green Plants and Grassw w w .x k b 1.c o mD. The Deserts, the Tree and the WaterBThere are about 7 billion people on the Earth now. The worlds population is a big problem because it will cause lots of problems in the future. More people will need more food and will need more room to live in as well.The worlds population growth rate rose from about 1.5 percent per year during 1950-1951 to over 2 percent in the early 1960s. Although the growth rate thereafter started to fall due to (由于) people getting married later as well as the development of technology, the rate is on the rise again now.The important thing is not how large the population of the world is, but how fast the rate increases. The world population increased from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion by 1999.The world population will grow from 6 billion in 1999 to 9 billion by 2050. This great growth of the population will create a big problem by the year 2100there will be over 10 billion people in the world then.41. The population of the world is about now and may be over by 2100.A.7 billion; 10 billionB.7 million; 10 millionC.6 billion; 10 billionD.6 billion; 9 million42. What does the underlined word “thereafter” refer to?A. Before the 1960s.B. After the late 1960s.C. After the early 1960s.D. Before the late 1960s.43. According to the passage, the growth of the population was the fastest in the .A. early 1950sB. early 1960sC. late 1950sD. late 1960s44. From the passage we know that .来源:学+科+网Z+X+X+KA. the worlds population is becoming smallerX k B 1 . c o m B. the worlds population is increasingC. the worlds population growth rate wont changeD. the worlds population growth rate has been rising since the 1950s45. Whats the best title for this passage? A. More Food and Less RoomB. A New ProblemC. We Should Feed Many PeopleD. The Growth of the Population五、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词（每小题1分，满分5分）46. The i population is a big problem in the world.47. We should protect our environment and dont throw r here and there.48. There are two stones in the new park. One is so h , and the other is so small.49. The government has built many f in my hometown for people to live in.50. I study in a p school instead of a private school.六、用所给单词的适当形式填空（每小题1分，满分5分）51. In the future, there (not be) many schools.52. It usually takes me half an hour (walk) to school.53. I dont like pop music because I think it is too (noise).54. I think Beijing is one of the (beautiful) places in the world.55. We are talking about how to stop the (pollute).七、书面表达（满分20 分）请根据提示内容和参考词汇，写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你对人口问题的看法。提示：1.世界人口迅速增长带来了许多问题，如粮食不足、失业率高、交通拥挤等。2.中国是一个人口大国，也是农业大国，还有不少人生活在贫困线以下。参考词汇：农业agriculture 在贫困线以下below the poverty line 新|课 |标| 第 |一| 网_MODULE 9 Population检测题听力原文及参考答案听力原文:（一）听句子，选择与所听内容相符的图片。(每个句子读一遍）1. The population of China is almost one fifth of the worlds population.2. It takes an hour to get to the park by bus.3. Whats the problem of your city?There is too much traffic in the city. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |m4. You can buy some flowers for her.5. Would you like some coffee?（二）听对话，选择正确答案。（每段对话读两遍）6. W: Which do you like best, French fries, hamburgers or salad?M: I prefer salad to French fries and hamburgers because it is good for our health.Q: What does the man like best?7. M: Are you waiting for your mother, Jane?W: No, Im waiting for my father. Hes going to take me to visit my grandfather.Q: Who is the girl going to visit?8. M: How do you like the film?W: Very much. The music sounds nice and the story is interesting.M: But it lasts too long.Q: What does the man think of the film?9. M: Excuse me, how much is the chicken sandwich?W:4.M: OK. Ill take the chicken sandwich and a glass of milk.W: Sure, thatll be 6.Q: How much is the milk?10. W: Ive got a terrible cold.新 课 标 第 一 网M: You should go to see the doctor.W: I did, but the medicine he gave me didnt help. 新 课 标 第 一 网M: Well, why not try chicken soup?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do in the end?（三）听下面一段独白，选择正确答案。（独白读两遍）The family planning policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still large. Why? In fact, its a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. Its reported that the world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050.There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before. The earth is too tired. Who can save her?参考答案:15 AABCC 610 BACAB 1115 BBABA16.C 因为one-year-old是读音以辅音音素开头的单词，故其前用a; 而 eight-year-old是读音以元音音素开头的单词，故其前用an。17.A too much“太多”，修饰不可数名词；much too“太”，修饰形容词或副词；too many “太多”，修饰复数可数名词；so many“如此多的”，修饰复数可数名词，noise为不可数名词，用too much修饰，故选A。18.D 注意英语中数字的读法:以每三位数字为一个单位，并按照从百位到个位的顺序依次读出。19.C 在英语中，分子用基数词，分母用序数词。当分子大于1时，分母用复数形式， 故选C。20.D 表示人口多用large，表示人口少用small，故可首先排除B、C两项；由常识可知，中国、美国和日本三个国家中，中国的人口最多。由答语“当然是中国”可知选D。21.C 空格前一句句意为“我正在读书”，故应该是要求把收音机声音调低。“把声音调低”用turn down。22.D 由答语Once a week. “一周一次。”可知询问的是频率，故选D。23.B 由答句中的谓语动词has可知主语是第三人称单数，且为肯定语气，故选B。24.B 此处是过去分词作定语。问句句意：你知道那个叫汤姆的人是一位公交车司机吗？新*课*标*第*一*网25.B 询问某地有多少人口用“Whats the population of.?”句型。http:/w ww.xkb 1. com26.B 句意：因为世界人口正在增长 the worlds population“世界人口”是指整体,谓语动词应用单数形式，故选B。新*课标*第*一*网27.C 由句中的people可排除B、D两项。由句意“明天城市里将会有更多的人”知应用many的比较级more。28.A 根据上下文可知，将来人们没有可能居住在有院落的房子里。故选A。29.B 由空格前的there可知此处为there be句型，排除C、D两项；space意为“空间，地方”，是不可数名词，排除A项，故选B。30.A 此处指解决问题的方法，故选A。31.D 在这里比较的是摩天大楼的高度，故选D。32.A 由上句知一座摩天大楼可住250 000人，那么这样的四座大楼可住将近一百万人。33.A 此题考查“花费”的用法辨析。因为句中的主语是人，花费的是时间，故选spend。34.D 句意：他们不需要离开这个摩天城，除非他们想离开。35.A controlled by computers意为“被电脑控制的”。36.C 根据文章第一段的最后两句“Scientists think that people make deserts. People are doing bad things to the earth.”可知答案。37.A 根据文章第一段的第一、二句内容可知科学家想通过向沙漠运水来使沙漠再次变成富饶的土地。38.B 根据文章第一段的内容可知，人们可以在被改良的土地上生存，而不是生活在沙漠里。来源:Z,xx,k.Com39.D 根据文章第二段的内容可知，绿色植物能保持水分、阻止风吹走泥土、保持土地湿润，故正确答案为D项。40.A 根据文章内容可知谈论的是沙漠问题。新|课 |标| 第 |一| 网41.A 由文中第一段的第一句“There are about 7 billion people on the Earth now.”和第三段中的“This great growth of the population will create a big problem by the year 2100there will be over 10 billion people in the world then.”可知答案。42.C 由第二段的第一句话可知在20世纪50到60年代初人口增长率在上升。由第二段的第二句可推知there