【八下英语外研版】八下英语 Module 3 检测卷

\o"Module3Journeytospace"Module3Journeytospace一、单项填空(每小题1分,共10分)1.—DoyouhavethenewsaboutTyphoonLekima?

—No,butyoucangoonlineformoreinformation.A.latest B.funniest C.longest D.worst2.Mikehasalotoffriendsfromothercountriesandhethembyemail.

A.makesamess B.countsdownC.takespart D.communicateswith3.Itwassuchalongwaythattheydidn'tthehoteluntilitbecamedark.

A.reach B.arrive C.get D.come4.—WouldyouliketoseethefilmNezhawithme?—No.Iittwicethisweek.

A.see B.haveseen C.saw D.willsee5.—Howmanybirdscanyouseeinthetree?—.Allthebirdshaveflownaway.

A.None B.Noone C.Nothing D.Afew6.—WhereisMrWang?—Hetogetherwithhisstudentsthepark.

A.havegoneto B.hasbeento C.hasgoneto D.havebeento7.TheGreatWallisfamous,soeveryyearpeoplecometovisitit.

A.million B.millionsof C.millionof D.tenmillions8.IhavereadRobinsonCrusoe,butIhaven'treadTomSawyer.

A.already;already B.yet;yet C.already;yet D.yet;already9.BesidestheMilkyWay,scientistshavealsomanyothergalaxiesintheuniverse.

A.made B.discovered C.invented D.created10.—WouldyoumindtakingcareofmypetdogwhileI'maway?—.

A.That'sright B.Noproblem C.You'rewelcome D.Itdoesn'tmatter二、完形填空(每小题1.5分,共15分)Everyoneofyouhasafavouriteseason.Haveyou11thoughtwhytherearedifferentseasons?

BecausetheEarthmovesaroundtheaxis(轴)everyday,wegetdayandnight.WhentheEarth12theSun,itisbrightandsunnyday.Andontheopposite(相反的)side,itisdarknight!

TheEarthalso13intheorbit(轨道)aroundtheSun.It14theEarthayeartocompleteonecircle.WhentheEarthgetstowardstheSun,15heat(高温)fromtheSuncausessummer.WhentheEarthgoesfarawayfromtheSun,itcauses16.ThedistancebetweentheEarthandtheSunintheorbitcauses17intheseason,whichchangestheclimate(气候).

Herearesomeinterestingfactsabout18:

21stJuneisthelongestdayoftheyearand22ndDecemberisthelongestnightoftheyearinthenorthernhemisphere(北半球).Thereareafew19ontheEarthwheretheseasonremainsthesamealltheyearround.

NotallcountriesorplacesontheEarthhavethesameseasonatthesametime.WhenitiswinterinAmerica,itissummerinBrazil.WhenitiswinterinAustralia,itisstillsummerortheendofsummerinIndia.So,20mewhatyourfavouriteseasonisandwhyyoulikeit.

11.A.just B.yet C.ever D.already12.A.faces B.moves C.discovers D.turns13.A.jumps B.travels C.walks D.runs14.A.spends B.needs C.takes D.uses15.A.better B.worse C.less D.more16.A.winter B.spring C.autumn D.summer17.A.problems B.facts C.changes D.meanings18.A.sky B.seasons C.clouds D.weather19.A.seas B.schools C.places D.families20.A.tell B.talk C.say D.speak三、阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)AScientiststhinkthattherehasbeenlifeontheearthformillionsofyears.However,wehaven'tfoundlifeonotherplanetsyet.Theearthisaplanetanditgoesaroundthesun.Sevenotherplanetsalsogoaroundthesun.Thesunanditsplanetsarecalledthesolarsystem.Thesolarsystemisasmallpartofamuchlargergroupofstarsandplanets,calledtheGalaxy.TherearebillionsofstarsintheGalaxy,andoursunisonlyoneofthem.Scientistshavealsodiscoveredmanyothergalaxiesintheuniverse.Theyareveryfarawayandtheirlighthastotravelformanyyearstoreachus.Scientistshavesentspaceshipstoexplore(探索)otherplanets.Theyhaveevensentspaceshipstotraveloutsidethesolarsystem.However,nospaceshiphastravelledfarenoughtoreachotherstarsinourGalaxy.Scientistshavealwaysaskedthequestions:withsomanystarsintheuniverse,arewealone,oristherelifeoutthereinspace?Havetherebeenvisitorstotheearthfromotherplanets?Whyhasnoonecommunicatedwithus?Wedon'tknowtheanswersyet.21.Whatcanweknowfromthesecondparagraph?A.Thereisn'tanylifefoundonotherplanets.B.Thereismorethanonegalaxyintheuniverse.C.Therehasbeenlifeontheearthformillionsofyears.D.Manyquestionsabouttheuniverseremainunanswered.22.Thesolarsystemisasmallpartof.

A.theGalaxy B.theearth C.theplanets D.thespaceships23.havebeensenttotraveloutsidethesolarsystem.

A.Planets B.Explorers C.Scientists D.Spaceships24.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thesunisastarandtheearthisaplanet.B.Spaceshipshavevisitedmostoftheuniverse.C.Scientistshavenotreceivedanymessagesfromotherstars.D.Thelightfromthestarsinothergalaxieshastotravelforalongtimetoreachus.25.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AnyPlanetsOutThere? B.LifeontheEarthC.AnyoneOutThere? D.TheStarsatNightBInJuly1969,twoAmericanastronautsarrivedontheMoon.TheirnameswereNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrin.IfyouvisittheMoontoday,youwillstillbeabletoseetheirfootprints!Besides,theyalsolefttheAmericanflagontheMoon.WhenastronautsgototheMoon,theyneedtowearspacesuitsandhelmets(头盔),becausesometimestheMoonisverycoldandatothertimesitisveryhotandthespacesuitscanprotectthem.HelmetsareworntohelpthembreathebecausethereisnoairontheMoon.Doyouknowthatifyouweigh70poundsontheEarth,youwillweighonly11.5poundsontheMoon?AndifyougoforawalkontheMoon,youwillbounce(弹跳)witheachstep.SomepeoplesaytheMoonismadeoutofSwisscheesebecausetherearemanyholes,calledcraters,ontheMoon.Thecratersarecausedbylargerocksfromspace,hittingtheMoon.HereisanotherinterestingthingabouttheMoon.DoyouknowthattheMoonislikeamirror?Itreflects(反射)thelightoftheSunandsendsittotheEarth.Inthisway,theMoonlooksbrightandbeautiful!Don'tyouagreethatwehaveabeautifulMoon?26.WhatdidtheAmericanastronautsleaveontheMoonwhentheywalkedonit?A.Acandybarandabook. B.AmapoftheMoon.C.AletterfromtheEarth. D.SomefootprintsandanAmericanflag.27.OntheMoon,astronautsneedspacesuitsto.

A.walkfast B.helpthembreatheC.makeothersseethembetter D.protectthemfromthecoldandheat28.Ifyouweigh70poundsontheEarth,howmuchwillyouweighontheMoon?A.70pounds. B.100pounds. C.11.5pounds. D.0pound.29.WhataretheholesontheMooncalled?A.Craters. B.Swisscheese. C.Rivers. D.Rocks.30.WhydoestheMoonshine?A.Becauseitisaballoffire. B.BecauseitgetslightfromtheEarth.C.Becauseit'sdaytimeontheMoon. D.BecauseitreflectsthelightoftheSun.CTheWorldTourismOrganizationsaysthatspacewillsoonbecomeapopularplacetogoonholiday—possiblyby2020.OneJapanesecompanyisplanningaspaceholidaycentre.Itwilllooklikeabicyclewheelandhaveaverymodernhotelfor100peopleandapark.ItwilltravelroundtheEarthataheightof300km.ThecompanymanagersayshethinksthatflyingtothecentrewillprobablybequickerthanflyingfromHongKongtoSingapore.Aftertheyarriveatthecentre,touristscantaketripstotheMoonorgoforwalksinspace.Whataboutthecost?Well,thecompanybelievesthatpeoplewillbehappytopayabout$100,000foratrip.Buttheythinkthatasmorepeoplewanttogo,thetripwillbecomemuchcheaper.AnAmericancompanyisalsothinkingofbuildingaverymodernhotel,calledtheLunarHotel,ontheMoon.Mostofthehotelwillbeundertheground,soitwon'tbecometoohotortoocold.TheroomswilllookjustliketheydoonEarth.Theguestswilleatnormalfoodforlunch.Thecookswilljustpushabutton(按钮)tomixdriedfoodwithwatertobecomeameal!Therewillbelittleornodirt(尘土)andtherewon'tbemuchwater.Sothehotelwon'twashthetowelsandsheets(床单)—theywillbethrownaway.31.Thespaceholidaycentrewilllooklikeawheel.

A.bicycle B.car C.truck D.ship32.TouristscanaftertheyreachtheJapanesespaceholidaycentre.

A.buycheaperthings B.visittheMoonC.travelundertheground D.growtreesandflowers33.TheremightnotbeanyintheLunarHotel.

A.towels B.bedsC.Meals D.washingmachines34.BothoftheJapaneseandAmericancompanieswillbuildahotelthat.

A.canhold100people B.willhaveaparkC.willbeverymodern D.willbeverycheap35.Thebesttitleforthepassageis"".

A.HolidaysinSpace B.CompaniesinSpaceC.LifeinSpace D.ParksinSpace四、从方框中选择最佳选项补全对话(有两项多余)(每小题1分,共5分)A:Hello,LiMing,Icalledyouat8:00lastnight,butyoudidn'tanswer.36

B:Oh,sorry,IwaswatchingaTVreportaboutafamousperson.A:37

B:HeisJingHaipeng.38Heisourhero.

A:39

B:Becausehehasbeentothespacethreetimesandsuccessfullyfinishedallthespacemissions.A:Wow,anamazingman!Bytheway,whatdoyouwanttobeinthefuture?B:40JingHaipengismyidolnow,andIwanttobejustlikehim.

A:Soundsgreat!Thenyouhavetoworkharderfromnowon.B:Yes,Iwill.A.Noproblem.B.Whydoyouthinkso?C.Whatwereyoudoing?D.Iwanttobeanastronaut.E.Whoisthefamousperson?F.HeisanastronautinChina.G.Howareyoudoingthesedays?五、任务型阅读(每小题2分,共10分)Theworld'slargestradiotelescopebeganoperationonSept.25,2016inChina.FASTisafive-hundred-metertelescope.Itisalsocalled"Tianyan"(TheEyeofHeaven),withasizeof30footballgrounds,deepinthemountainsofsouthwestChina'sGuizhouProvince.Thegianttelescopeisbuiltonabowl-likevalley.Thesurroundingareahas"radiosilence"astherearenotownsorcitieswithina5-kilometerradius(半径范围).FASTismadeupof4,450panels(面板).ComparingwiththesecondlargestradiotelescopeintheUSA,FASTwillbeabletopickupweakersignals(信号).Theradiotelescopeislikeanear,listeningtotellmeaningfulradiomessagesfromwhitenoiseintheuniverse.Withthehelpofthetelescope,wecanreceiveweakerandmoreradiomessagesfarawayinspace.ItwillhelpustosearchforintelligentlifeoutsideoftheGalaxy(银河系)andexploretheorigins(起源)oftheuniverse.TheFASTprojectbeganin2011.Andthetelescopeisexpectedtoremainthegloballeaderforthenext10to20years.根据短文内容回答下列问题41.WherewasFASTbuilt?(不超过5个词)42.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"giant"meaninEnglish?(不超过5个词)43.WhatdoesFASTreceiveaccordingtothepassage?(不超过10个词)44.IsFASTthelargestradiotelescopeallovertheworldsofar?(不超过5个词)45.HowlongdidittaketofinishtheFASTproject?(不超过5个词)六、根据短文内容及首字母提示补全短文(每小题1分,共10分)Doyouknowaboutthesolarsystem?Oursolarsystemhaseightp46.Theyareallround,likeb47.TheyareMercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,UranusandNeptune.Theyallc48aroundtheSun.

MercuryistheclosesttotheSunanditisveryhotonMercury.VenusisusuallytheclosestplanettotheEarth.Itissometimesc49"theEarth'ssisterplanet",becauseitisalmostthesamesizeastheEarth.

TheEarthistheplanetwherewel50.Fromspace,theEarthlooksblueb51ithassomuchwater.

Jupiteristhelargestplanetinthesolarsystem.Saturnisknownforhavingbeautifulringsaroundit.Uranuswasthefirstplanetd52withatelescope(望远镜).WecanseeMercury,Venus,Mars,Jupiter,andSaturnwithoureyes.H53,toseeUranusweneedatelescope.

Neptuneistheeighthplanetinoursolarsystem.Itisthef54fromtheSun.

Scientistshavesentprobes(航天探测器)intospacetotakep55oftheplanets,sothatwecanlearnmoreaboutthem.Ifyoucouldsendaprobetoanyplanet,wherewouldyousendit?

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七、书面表达(20分)假如你是李华,你是一名宇航员,你刚刚乘坐宇宙飞船去了另外一个星球。请你根据下列问题提示,发挥想象,用英文写一封80词左右的电子邮件向大家介绍那个星球的情况。提示:Wherehasthespaceshiplanded?Whathaveyoudiscovered?Whyhavenotthepeopleonthatplanetvisitedus?...要求:语句通顺,用词准确,可以适当发挥,不得出现个人真实信息。

参考答案一、单项填空1.A——你有关于台风利奇马的最新消息吗?——没有,但你可以上网获得更多的信息。根据语境可知应用latest。thelatestnews"最新消息"。2.D句意:迈克有很多来自其他国家的朋友,他通过邮件和他们交流。communicatewith"和……交流",符合句意。makeamess"搞糟,弄乱";countdown"倒计时";takepart"参加"。3.A选项中只有reach是及物动词,其后可以直接跟地点名词,故选A。4.B——你想和我去看电影《哪吒之魔童降世》吗?——不。这周我已经看了两遍了。根据语境可知,此处强调对现在的影响,应用现在完成时态。5.A根据空后句子可知none"(三者或三者以上)没有一个"符合语境。noone"没有人",用于指代人,不能与of连用,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,可回答who引导的疑问句。6.C——王老师在哪里?——他和他的学生们一起去公园了。由语境可知,王老师去了公园,还未回来;本句主语是He,故选C。7.B当hundred,million等词前面有具体的数词修饰时,hundred,million等词后不加-s,不与of连用;当前面没有具体的数词时,hundred,million等词后加-s,且和of连用,表示概数。结合题干和选项可知选B。8.Calready"已经",用在肯定句中;yet"还未",常用在否定句或疑问句中。由题干可知选C。9.B句意:除了银河系,科学家也在宇宙中发现了很多其他的星系。make"制造";discover"发现";invent"发明";create"创造"。此处指发现原本存在但不为人知的事物,故选B。10.B——你介意在我外出时照看一下我的宠物狗吗?——没问题。Noproblem意为"没问题",用于表示乐于做某人要求/请求做的事,符合题意。二、完形填空【解题导语】我们都知道,在大部分地区,一年有四季,但你有没有想过为什么会这样?11.C你想过为什么会有不同的季节吗?ever多用于疑问句和否定句句中,yet常用于疑问句和否定句句末,故选C。12.A根据常识和下文中的"Andontheopposite(相反的)side,itisdarknight"可知,此处表示当地球朝着太阳时。13.B由常识可知地球围绕太阳公转,所以用travels。14.CIttakessb./sth.sometimetodosth.意为"做某事花费某人/某物多少时间",为固定句型。15.D由空后的"fromtheSuncausessummer"以及常识可知选D。16.A由上文中的"WhentheEarthgetstowardstheSun,15heat(高温)fromtheSuncausessummer"可知,当地球远离太阳时,情况与上文所述相反,此处应选A。

17.C在轨道上,地球与太阳之间的距离变化引起季节的变化,故选C。18.B下文内容都是与季节相关的,故选B。下文中的"theseasonremainsthesame"亦是提示。19.C由空后的"wheretheseasonremainsthesamealltheyearround"以及下一段的首句可知,此处表示在地球上也有一些地方终年季节相同,故选C。20.Atellsb.(sth.)"告诉某人(某事)",故选A。三、阅读理解A【解题导语】本文是一篇科技说明文,介绍了人类对宇宙的探索。21.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Scientistshavealsodiscoveredmanyothergalaxiesintheuniverse"可知答案。22.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的"Thesolarsystemisasmallpartofamuchlargergroupofstarsandplanets,calledtheGalaxy"可知答案。23.D细节理解题。根据第三段中的"Theyhaveevensentspaceshipstotraveloutsidethesolarsystem"可知答案。24.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的"However,nospaceshiphastravelledfarenoughtoreachotherstarsinourGalaxy"可知B项表述错误。25.C标题判断题。根据第一段中的"However,wehaven'tfoundlifeonotherplanetsyet"和最后一段的内容可知C项最适合作文章标题。B【解题导语】本文主要给出了一些与月球有关的信息。26.D细节理解题。根据第一段中的"IfyouvisittheMoontoday,youwillstillbeabletoseetheirfootprints!Besides,theyalsolefttheAmericanflagontheMoon"可知,美国宇航员留下了他们的足迹和美国国旗。27.D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,他们穿宇航服是为了免受极冷和极热之苦。28.C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句"Doyouknowthatifyouweigh70poundsontheEarth,youwillweighonly11.5poundsontheMoon"可知C项正确。29.A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"therearemanyholes,calledcraters,ontheMoon"可知A项正确。30.D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的"Itreflects(反射)thelightoftheSunandsendsittotheEarth.Inthisway,theMoonlooksbrightandbeautiful"可知D