2021-2022学年外研版英语八年级下册Module 3 Journey to space 太空旅行（单元测试题）（含答案）

Module 3 Journey to space 太空旅行（单元测试卷）
2021-2022学年外研版英语八年级下册（含答案）
学校：___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单选题
1.—Have you returned the book to him _____
—Yes. I have _____ returned it.
A. yet; yet B. already; already
C. yet; already D. already; yet
2.—Hello! Could I speak to Nancy
—Sorry, she is not here. She _____ the USA.
A. have been to B. have gone to C. has been to D. has gone to
3.—_____ she _____ Treasure Island yet
—Yes, she has.
A. Does; read B. Did; read C. Has; read
4.—Is everyone in our class here today
—Yes, and _____ of us is late for class.
A. all B. neither C. none D. both
5.The dining hall is _____ to hold 300 people.
A. enough big B. big enough C. small enough D. enough small
6.—Lily, why are you still here School has been over for half an hour.
—Because I_____ my task (任务) yet. I still need one more hour.
A. won't finish B. didn't finish C. haven't finished D. hadn't finished
7.Many other planets in the universe haven't got the______ like that of the earth. So no life has been found on them.
A. astronaut B. illness C. artist D. environment
8.Nowadays WeChat becomes very popular and more and more people like to use it to_____ each other.
A. depend on B. communicate with C. believe in D. search for
9.We want to _____ some information about the 2018 Asian Games on the Internet.
A. invent B. search for C. look D. find out
10.—Excuse me. Have you got the writer's _____ book
—Sorry, we only have got his old books.
A. common B. latest C. favourite D. terrible
11.—Have you finished your homework
—_____.
A. No yet B Not yet C. Yes, ever D. Yes, never
12.I'm afraid of dogs. That's _____I don't feed them.
A. where B. what C. when D. why
13.—_____
—I'm looking for a book on the universe.
A. What's wrong with you B. What do you do
C. Can I help you D. What are you up to
14._____ stop more accidents, we should slow down the driving speed.
A. In order that B. In order to C. Thanks for D. Thanks to
15.—Are you going to have further education (继续教育) after graduation
—Well, I _____ yet. I might make some other choices.
A. didn't decide B. haven't decided C. don't decide D. hadn't decided
二、完形填空
Man has invented many kinds of satellites. Here are four of them.
The first kind of satellite studies the 1 of the earth. They are used to make maps. They also help countries to see where they may find oil or gold.
The second kind of satellite is used to guide ships and planes. A ship or a plane can 2 a message to the satellite, and the satellite can find out 3 the ship or the plane is.
The third kind studies the 4 These satellites 5 clouds and strong winds moving across the earth. They warn countries to make preparations (准备工作) when very bad weather is coming.
6 kind is used for communication. Telephone calls 7 countries can be sent by these satellites. Some can carry 8 calls at the same time. The call is sent to the satellite. Then the 9 sends it to a station in the country and this country is being phoned. These satellites also 10 pictures and TV programmes. They can receive and send several programmes at a time.
（ ）1. A. biology B. history C. physics D. geography
（ ）2. A. write B. send C. take D. bring
（ ）3. A. where B. which C. what D. that
（ ）4. A. food B. drink C. weather D. colour
（ ）5. A. search B. watch C. notice D. see
（ ）6. A. The last B. Another C. One D. Any other
（ ）7. A. during B. along C. among D. of
（ ）8. A. hundred B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundreds of
（ ）9. A. TV B. telegraph C. telephone D. satellite
（ ）10. A. bring B. carry C. lose D. enjoy
三、补全对话，情景问答
Mars has recently welcomed a new guest, InSight lander (“洞察号”着陆器). NASA (美国国家航空航天局) sent it there last November. It ①_____ (land) on Mars on Nov 27. It is another spacecraft to ②_____ (success) land on Mars. The ③_____ (seven) one was NASA's Curiosity rover (火星车) in 2012. But InSight is different. It is the first lander ④_____ (study) things about the red planet.
InSight was planned to spend about one Martian year on the planet. So far, it has been there for a long time, and it ⑤_____ (spend) the next several months there. ⑥_____ (it) main job is to stand on one place and dig deep inside Mars. This way, it can collect data (数据) that could probably ⑦_____ (tell) us how Mars formed. This data may also help ⑧_____ (science) learn more about the origins (起源) of the earth.
"We're digging into Mars, because we want to ⑨_____ (well) understand not just Mars, but the earth itself," Bruse Banerdt from NASA said to Reuters.
InSight is a pioneer (先锋) for future studies of Mars. NASA wants to send ⑩_____ (astronaut) to Mars by the mid-2030s, according to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
四、词汇互译
1.There will be two__________(项目) in our school next month.
2.Every morning his brother__________(到达) the factory on time.
3.Who__________(发现) America first Do you know
4.Mike's and Jack's dreams are to be__________(航天员) when they're older.
5.—What do you think of the__________(模型)
—They're lovely and I love them.
五、翻译题
1.父母经常会发觉难以跟他们的孩子沟通。
Parents often find it difficult to _____ _____ their children.
2.众所周知,月球绕着地球转。
As we all know, the moon_____ _____ the earth.
3.你家离市中心有多远
_____ _____ is it from your home to the city centre
4.你曾经去过新加坡或任何其他国家吗
Have you ever _____ to Singapore or _____ _____ countries
5.临床医学是医学中的一小部分。
Clinical medicine is _____ _____ _____ _____ the medicine.
六、填空题
something solar astronaut learn trip scientist weigh explore send storm
Do you think people will live on Mars in the future People think we will live in space one day. Some ① _____ think there will be aliens in space and aliens are described and discussed by many people. It is said that ②_____ from China, the United States and Russia will take part in a space flight to explore more about space. If you want to take part in a space flight, you should ③_____ basic computer skills. We can imagine that the ④_____ to space must be very exciting. We also hope their dream of ⑤_____ space will be realized. Because of the space flight, people know ⑥_____ about Mars. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun in the ⑦_____ system. It is named after the Roman god of war. During the spring and summer, strong ⑧_____ will cover the surface of Mars. The gravity of Mars is 2/5 as strong as it is on the earth, so a person who ⑨_____ 90 kilos on the earth is only 36 kilos on Mars. Scientists have ⑩_____ more spaceships to outer space.
七、七选五
根据对话内容从方框中选择能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话,其中有两项多余。
A: Hello, Lucy. I haven't seen you for several hours. Where have you been
B: Hello, Tony. ①__________And I have found some information about the universe.
A: Really Would you like to tell me some
B: Of course. What do you want to know
A: Well. ②__________
B: Millions of years.
A: Wow! So long. ③__________
B: Not yet.
A: ④__________
B: Yes, that's right. But they have discovered water on Mars.
A: That's interesting.
B: Oh, I want to return the book to Jack, but I can't find him. Do you know where he is
A: ⑤__________You can find him there.
B: Thanks a lot.
A. So far there has been life only on the earth B. How long has there been life on the earth C. I have been to the library. D. So have scientists found life on other planets E. He has been to the space museum twice. F. I have been to the hospital. G. He has just gone to the playground.
八、阅读理解
（A）
In many stories on TV and in science fiction, humans can travel to stars far away. But so far, people have only been able to get to the moon.
What if a person wants to get to a star far away It would take a lifetime to travel. People would have to move at least at the speed of light. But in fact, nothing has been found that can move faster than light.
Light travels more than 186,000 miles a second (秒), or about 11 million miles a minute. In one year, light travels about 6 trillion (6,000,000,000,000) miles. That great distance is called a light year (光年). It is used to measure (测量) the distance in space.
Strange things happen to an object when it moves very fast. If an object moves at the speed of light, it will be heavier than it is at rest. A stick appears shorter. A clock runs more slowly. A person would not age so fast in space as on the earth.
Alpha Centauri (半人马座阿尔法星) is the closest star system to the solar system. It is over four light years away. So if a human travelled at the speed of light, it would take him nearly nine years to go to Alpha Centauri and come back.
( )1. About the speed of light, which of the following is true
A. Light travels about 11 million miles a second.
B. Light travels less than 186,000 miles a minute.
C. Light travels about 11 million miles an hour.
D. Light travels about 6 trillion miles a year.
( )2. So far the farthest place humans have got to is_____.
A. Alpha Centauri B. the sun C. the moon D. the earth
( )3. The underlined word "age" means _____ in Chinese.
A. 老年 B. 变老 C. 年龄 D. 时代
( )4. It would take a person _____ to get to Alpha Centauri at the speed of light.
A. more than 4 years B. less than 2 years C. about 9 years D. about 11 years
( )5. What's the best title for this article
A. The Distance Between the Sun and Other Stars
B. How to Travel to Alpha Centauri
C. Nothing Can Move Faster Than Light
D. Life Is Too Short
（B）
Today is 15th December, 2030. Influenced by the launch of the first manned mission to Mars next month, you will most likely get a gift card for a space trip.
The interest in trips, 100 km above the surface of the earth, has grown steadily since such a trip began. However, the market has grown much larger this year since the official announcement of the Mars mission. More low-cost spacelines have entered the market and you can now find flights for such a trip for as low as $3,495. It's very reasonable.
Space tourism (旅游业) is one of the markets that has developed fast during the last decade, with the opening of the Starbright Hotel on the moon as well as the low orbital hotels that started accepting guests. However, accommodation in space is still expensive for the average households, so the I suborbital (亚轨道的) flights with thirty-minute weightlessness! during the three-hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip.
However, the spacelines might in the future face fierce competition between space elevators (太空升降舱), like the one that is projected to start construction within two years. Once it is fully functional, it will start to send cargos to space. But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment. Even if the elevator becomes I successful, it will take several years before there are more elevators in the world to get in the competition for space traffic with the spacelines.
Those who are looking for a little bit of adventure and have extra money to spend may want to consider a suborbital flight in space. While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of, it will give you the rare opportunity to see what our planet looks like in a high-altitude flight outside our atmosphere. So before you enjoy a trip by elevator to space, enjoy a suborbital flight first.
( )1. From Paragraph 1, what will happen in January, 2031
A. A gift card will be taken to Mars. B. Mars will be explored for the first time.
C. Man will go to Mars for the first time. D. An affordable space trip will come true.
( )2. The underlined "average" can most probably be replaced by ______ in this passage.
A. common B. high-income C. low-cost D. low-income
( )3. What is the space elevator's purpose of accepting passengers as soon as possible
A. To send cargos to space.
B. To get in the competition between spacelines.
C. To start the construction of more space elevators.
D. To get back the large investment.
( )4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage
A. Space tourism has developed fast during the last ten years.
B. A suborbital flight may be the space mission that you have dreamed of.
C. The suborbital flight will be the most popular trip for some time.
D. Even though the elevator becomes successful, we will still need to wait for a few years to see more elevators come out.
( )5. We can know from the passage that _____.
A. the low orbital hotels have opened since a space trip began
B. within two years, space elevators will begin to send cargos and people to space
C. during the suborbital fights, you will experience 30 minutes' weightlessness
D. if you want to meet your curiosity, you may try a suborbital fight
（B）
Bonnie is a little girl and she loves writing poems. Here is one of her poems about her life.
My favourite sweater grew too small.
I loved that sweater best of all.
My grandma made it when I was three.
She made that sweater just for me.

I picked the yarn (毛线), a special blue.
The colour of bluebells (风铃草), wet with dew (露水).
When I was three I was very small.
But now I'm five and much too tall.

Now I have a new jacket and it's green.
I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.
Queen just had baby cats out in the shed (棚).
My favourite sweater is now their bed
( )1.What does the underlined sentence “My favourite sweater grew too small” mean in the poem
A.Bonnie's sweater became smaller than it once was.
B.Bonnie's grandma made a small sweater.
C.Bonnie liked small sweaters very much.
D.Bonnie became too big for the sweater.
( )2.Bonnie liked the sweater best probably because ________.
A.her grandma made it
B.it was her favourite colour
C.she got it at a young age
D.a picture of a cat was on it
( )3.Why did Bonnie give the sweater away
A.She wanted her grandma to make a new sweater.
B.She liked the jacket better.
C.She wore it for years and there were holes in it.
D.She thought it was too small.
( )4.Which of the following is TRUE about the jacket
A.It has a different colour from the sweater.
B.Bonnie got it when she was three.
C.The baby cats will use it as a bed.
D.Bonnie will give it to Queen.
( )5.What can be the best title of the poem
A.My grandma and I
B.My favourite sweater
C.My pet and I
D.My new jacket
九、写作题
假如你的梦想是长大后当一名宇航员,去太空旅行。10岁时,你对太空旅行产生了兴趣;从此以后,你经常在电视上看太空新闻,阅读关于太空旅行方面的书籍;12岁时,你开始做宇宙飞船模型,现已做了3艘,上个月参加了飞船模型比赛并获奖。
请你根据以上提示,以My dream为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。开头已给出,不计入总词数。
My dream
My dream is to be an astronaut and_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
一
1.答案：C
already意为“已经”一般用于现在完成时的肯定句且常用于句中;yet意为“还;尚”,常用于现在完成时的否定句或疑问句中,其常用于句末。故选C项。
2.答案：D
句意为:——你好!我可以和南希说话吗 ——抱歉,她不在这里。她已经去美国了。根据语境并结合选项可知是“去了美国还没有回来”,再根据主语She,故选 D项。
3.答案：C
根据答句 "Yes, she has."可知问句的时态为现在完成时,故选C项。
4.答案：C
句意为:——今天班里每个人都在这儿吗 ——是的,而且我们中没有一个上课迟到。all意为“三者或三者以上都” ;neithe意为“两者都不”;none意为“没有一个” ;both意为“两者都”。根据语境,故选C项。
5.答案：B
句意为:这个餐厅足够大,可以容纳300人。enough 每饰形容词时,放在形容词之后,故可排除A项和D项; 且根据语境可知,应选B项。
6.答案：C
根据yet和语境可知此处用现在完成时的否定形式。故选C项
7.答案：D
句意为:宇宙中很多其他行星没有像地球那样的环备。所以它们上面没有生命。astronaut意为“宇航员”; illness意为“疾病” artist意为“艺术家”;environment意为“环境”。根据语境并结合选项可知是“没有像地球那样的环境”,故选D项。
8.答案：B
句意为:如今微信变得非常流行,越来越多的人喜欢用它互相交流。depend on意为“依赖”;communicate with意为“与交流”;believe in意为“信任”;search for意为“搜索”。根据语境可知选B项。
9.答案：B
句意为:我们想在网上搜索一些有关2018年亚运会的信息。search for意为“搜索”,符合语境。故选B项。
10.答案：B
句意为:——打扰了。你们有这个作家最新的书了吗 ——对不起,我们仅有他的旧书。common意为“普遍的” ;latest意为“最新的”; favourite意为“最喜欢的”; terrible意为“糟糕的;可怕的" 。结合语境,故选B项。
11.答案：B
Not yet意为“还没有”,用于回答现在完成时的一般疑问句,符合语境。故选B项。
12.答案：D
句意为:我害怕狗。那就是为什么我不养狗。根据语境并结合选项可知不养狗是因为怕狗,故选D项
13.答案：D
根据答语句意“我正在找一本关于宇宙的书。”可知问句询问“你正在做什么 ”因此What are you up to符合语境,故选D项。
14.答案：B
句意为:为了阻止更多的事故(发生),我们应该放慢驾驶速度。in order that意为“为了 ”,后面接从句;in order to意为“为了”,后面接动词原形;thanks for...意为 “因……而感谢”;thanks to意为“多亏;归功于”。根据语境可排除选项C和D;题干中的stop为动词原形,故选B项。
15.答案：B
副词yet意为“还”，通常用于现在完成时，且用于否定句或疑问句。故选B项。
二
答案：1-5 DBACB 6-10 ACDDB
1.由后文中的make maps可知,第一种卫星是用来研究地理的。
2.句意为:轮船或飞机可以将信息发送到卫星上…… send意为“发送”,符合语境。
3.句意为:轮船或飞机可以将信息发送到卫星上,卫星能发现轮船或飞机在哪。根据语境可知应选A项。
4.根据下文中的clouds及winds可知此处指天气,故选C项。
5.句意为:这些卫星观察云和强风在地球上移动。 search意为“查找;搜查”;watch意为“观看;注意”,强调过程;notice意为“看到;注意到”,强调结果;see意为“看见;看到”,强调结果。根据语境可知应选B项。
6.从上文可知,本文一共介绍四种人造卫星,前面介绍了三种,此处为最后一种。故选A项。
7.among意为“在……当中”,表示在三者或三者以上之间,符合语境。
8.hundreds of为固定短语,意为“成百上千的”。
9.句意为:通话被发送到卫星。然后卫星把它(通话)传送到这个国家的信号站……根据语境可知应选D项。
10.根据上文中的Some can carry可知选B项。
三
答案：①landed ②successfully ③seventh ④to Study ⑤will Spend ⑥Its ⑦tell ⑧scientists ⑨well / better ⑩astronauts
①根据"NASA sent it there last November. "可知—月份发射的,因此在11月27日在火星着陆也是过去的事情,故填landed。
②根据land on Mars可知,此处应用副词形式,故填successfully。
③根据The可知此处,用序数词,指第七个,故填Seventh。
④"It is + the + 序数词 + n. + to do sth"意为“第几个做某事的……”,为固定用法,故填to study。
⑤根据 the next several months 可知用一般将来时,故填will spend。
⑥根据job可知,空处用形容词性物主代词,且空处位于句首,故填Its。
⑦为情态动词,后面用动词原开多,故填tell。
⑧句意为:这个数据也可能帮助科学家们了解更多关于地球的起源。根据语境可知是"科学家",结合常识可知有很多科学家,故填scientists。
⑨此处应用副词修饰understand;根据语境可知well与better均符合题意,故填well/better。
⑩"send sb to +地点"意为“送某人去某地”,根据常识可知有很多宇航员,故填astronauts。
四
1.答案：projects
2.答案：reaches
3.答案：discovered
4.答案：astronauts
5.答案：models
五
1.答案：communicate with
2.答案：goes around/round
3.答案：How far
4.答案：been;any other
5.答案：a small part of
七
答案：①scientists ②astronauts ③learn ④trip ⑤exploring ⑥something ⑦solar ⑧storms ⑨weighs⑩sent
①scientist为可数名词, 由空前的Some可知, 此处应该填其复数形式scientists。
②根据语境可知, 来自中国、美国和俄罗斯的宇航员不止一个, 故应用名词的复数形式, 故填astronauts。
③learn basic computer skills意为“学习基本的计算机技能”。情态动词should后应用动词原形。
④句意为:我们可以想象, 太空之旅肯定很令人激动。 the trip to space意为“太空之旅”。
⑤句意为:我们也希望他们探索太空的梦想根据语境及所给词可知应选explore;of为介词, 后跟动词的动名词形式, 故填exploring。
⑥句意为:由于太空飞行, 人们知道了一些关于火星的事情。肯定句中用something。
⑦根据句中的planet和sun可知是指太阳系。solar system意为“太阳系”。
⑧句意为:在春季和夏季, 强暴风雨会席卷火星的表面。此处指不止一场暴风雨, storm为可数名词, 故填storm的复数形式。
⑨本句说的是一个科学道理,为客观事实,故用一般现在时。
⑩句意为:科学家们已经发送了更多宇宙飞船到外太空。send的过去分词形式是sent。
七
答案：C; B; D; A; G
八
（A）
答案：1-5 DCBAC
1.细节理解题。根据第三段第二句"In one year, light travels about 6 trillion (6,000,000,000,000) miles."可知光的传播速度是一年大约6万亿英里。故选D项。
2.细节理解题D根据第一段的"But so far, people have only been able to get to the moon. "可知,到目前为止,人们只能到达月球。故选C项。
3.词义猜测题。根据"A clock runs more slowly."可知,时钟运行得更慢,一个人在太空中不会像在地球上那样老得很快。这里age为谓语的一部分,作动词,意为“变老”。故选B项。
4.细节理解题。根据最后一段的"Alpha Centauri is the closest star system to the solar system. It is over four light years away. "可知,以光速去半人马座阿尔法星要4年以上。故选A项。
5.主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知,本文主要介绍的是光速,C项(没有什么能比光移动得更快)符合文章主旨。故选C项。
（B）
答案：1-5 CADBC
1.推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知,2031年将会进行第一次到火星的载人飞行任务。故选C项。
2.词义猜测题。根据语境,此处表示“太空住宿对于普通家庭来说仍然很贵”,average在此处意为“普通的”。 故选A项。
3.细节理解题。根据第四段的"But it will accept passengers as soon as possible to get back the large investment. "可知,太空升降舱尽快搭载乘客的目的是收回巨额投资。故选D项。
4.细节理解题。根据第五段中的While a suborbital flight may not be the space mission that you have always dreamed of可知,B项描述与文章内容不符。故选B项。
5.细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的so the suborbital flights with thirty-minute weightlessness during the three-hour flight will for some time be the most popular trip可知,应选C项。
（C）
答案：1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.A; 5.B
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My dream
My dream is to be an astronaut and travel in space when I grow up. When I was 10, I became interested in space travels. From then on, I often watched the space news on TV and read books on space travels. At the age of 12, I began to make model spaceships and now I have already made three. Last month I entered a model spaceship competition and won the prize. I am sure my dream will come true one day if I work hard.