外研版初中英语八下Module3 Journey to space阅读理解与书面表达（含答案）

Module 3 Journey to space
阅读理解
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I work at a university in the US where my team and I are trying to learn more about the American black duck, a kind of water bird. And now we are using an exciting piece of equipment (设备) called a “night vision scope”. By using it, we can see the ducks in the dark.
We're worried about black ducks mainly because their numbers are falling hugely. And we don't know whether there's enough food on the east coast for these birds. There's lots of information about their daytime activities, but nothing about what they do at night, because we simply (的确) don't have the equipment. But this new “scope” will make really clear pictures, even on moonless nights, so we will be able to find out more about the ducks.
It is very hard work. There are four of us, and we each work six hours every day. We study ducks in different places, and I sometimes have to take a boat to where I need to work. The weather is not helpful because most of the time it's wet. Oh, and it's so quiet that sometimes I need coffee to stop me falling asleep.
But I like this job. Over the summer, we will spend hours in a laboratory, where we will look at our results together. It will be hard to stay there every day because of the hot weather — but it is very important to do this!
( )1. What does the underline word “hugely” mean
A. Cheaply. B. Loudly.
C. Greatly. D. Carefully.
( )2. What does the writer's team hope to find about American black ducks
A. What they do at night.
B. What food they live on.
C. What animals like to stay with them.
D. What makes the east coast a good place for them.
( )3. When the writer spends a long time watching ducks, he _______.
A. often finds it is boring
B. is glad to be in a quiet place
C. doesn't like the high temperatures
D. sometimes finds it hard to stay awake
( )4. What does the writer say about working inside a lab over the summer
A. He enjoys the working place.
B. It's an important part of his job.
C. He will study the results by himself.
D. It's a good way to work with other people.
( )5. The writer writes the passage mainly to _______.
A. show us a new equipment
B. tell us what kind of work he does
C. give us advice on how to work in the dark
D. describe how he became a scientist on water birds
B
Sally Ride was born in California in 1951. She was the first American woman to travel into space. She loved to play tennis and wanted to be a tennis player when she was young. But after three months' professional(专业的) training, she changed her mind. She went to Stanford University and started to study science. She studied stars and planets. She did researches at the university and got her PhD in astrophysics (天体物理学博士学位) after several years' hard work.
In 1977, she took a test to become an astronaut. And then she was picked up from over 8，000 people. In order to realise her dream of going into space, she had to get different kinds of special and difficult training. She learned how to fly a plane, how to jump out of a plane as well as how to operate(操作) special machines.
Sally and four other astronauts flew a spaceship called Challenger on Jun. 18，1983. She became the first American woman to travel into space. Later, she taught at the University of California. Then she wrote seven books on space for children, encouraging children to study science. Unfortunately, she died in 2012.
( )1．What did Sally Ride want to do at first
A．She wanted to study stars.
B．She wanted to study science.
C．She wanted to play tennis.
D．She wanted to do researches.
( )2．When did Sally Ride go into space
A．In 1951. B．In 1977.
C．In 1983. D．In 2012.
( )3．Which is NOT true about Sally Ride
A．She learned how to fly a plane.
B．She learned how to produce machines.
C．She learned how to jump out of a plane.
D．She learned how to use special machines.
( )4．Sally Ride taught at the University of California ________.
A．before she got her PhD in astrophysics
B．before she went to Standford University
C．after she wrote books on space
D．after she travelled into space
( )5．Which is the best title(题目) of the passage
A．The first American woman writer
B．The first American woman astronaut
C．The first American woman teacher
D．The first American woman scientist
C
Astronauts have already visited the Moon and lived on space stations. They've never been to another planet, but they might visit Mars soon. Astronauts will spend about six months getting to the planet, then about two years on the planet and about six months travelling back to the Earth. They'll be away from the Earth for about three years, so they'll need much food.
It's very expensive to take food into space. It costs about 120 000 dollars to carry something that weighs(重) one kilo(千克). So an apple on Mars could cost 20 000 dollars! Of course, they will need to take much food with them to feed the astronauts for three years. This amount of fresh food can't stay fresh, and is very expensive to take, so they need to find food that is not very heavy.
At the moment, astronauts in space stations eat dried food. It's very light, so it doesn't cost much money to carry it into space. But astronauts stay healthier and happier if they eat fresh food. In the future, astronauts on Mars may grow vegetables like carrots and lettuce(生菜).
Astronauts on Mars will probably have special machines. They'll use these machines to change beans(豆) into food that tastes like meat or cheese. They probably won't eat real meat or cheese because it won't be possible to keep animals in space.
( )1. Which planet do the astronauts plan to go to next
A. Mars. B. Space. C. The Moon.
( )2. How long will it take to get to Mars
A. About three years. B. About two years. C. About six months.
( )3. Why do the astronauts eat dried food
A. Because it is cheap to carry.
B. Because it is cheap to buy.
C. Because it is very healthy.
( )4. What may astronauts do in the future
A. Eat only dried food.
B. Grow some fresh vegetables on Mars.
C. Grow food in their spacecraft.
( )5. What will they get from beans
A. Apples.
B. Food that tastes like meat or cheese.
C. Real meat and cheese.
D
Space travel has given us a lot more than just some pretty pictures of Mars and a few footprints on the moon. It’s taught us so much about the universe and changed how we live here on the earth.
The world’s first space travel agency（旅行社） has opened in Britain because more and more people want to travel into outer space.
The agency will arrange everything from flights to accommodation（住宿） for the public with prices from $250,000 to $791,666.
“Being an astronaut is a childhood dream for so many people. ▲ So this gives people the chance to experience it for a few weeks,” said Kai Feller.
The experience will allow people to enjoy zero gravity（重力） and the beauty of the earth from space, as well as seeing about 16 sunrises and sunsets a day.
When you get into space, some really fun things can happen to your body. On the ground, gravity pulls your spine（脊柱） down. In space, without gravity, you may get a little taller. A few other ways the body can change in space are that the heart gets smaller and the eyeball gets bigger.
Are you ready to try a space travel Any changes in our bodies and anything that happens in space, it’s worth（值得） it for the space travel.
( )1. Where is the world’s first space travel agency
A. In America. B. In Britain.
C. In Australia. D. In Russia.
( )2. The underlined word “arrange” means “ ”.
A. produce B. change C. plan D. catch
( )3. Which of the following sentences can be put in the “ ▲ ”
A. However, it’s quite a difficult job to get into.
B. Luckily, we can take you into outer space.
C. Certainly, you will know more about the earth.
D. Surprisingly, not everyone is interested in space.
( )4. If you travel into space, you can .
A. become much healthier
B. do some interesting research
C. try working on the space station
D. experience several sunrises and sunsets a day
( )5. What’s the writer’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To show us how to live in space.
B. To tell us something about space travel.
C. To advise us to become astronauts some day.
D. To let us know how our bodies change in different situations.
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Remembering the names of the planets in our solar system can be easy if we practise. Here are some ways to help you quickly remember the planets.
Sing a song
Setting the names of the planets to a song may help you remember them better. A number of songs can help you remember a basic fact about each planet. One example is “Planets Song”. You can easily get it from Amazon or iTunes.
Search online for other planet songs and their videos.
Listen to an audio recording（音频录音）
Many people can learn information better when they hear it spoken out loudly. Make an audio recording of yourself and say the names of the planets in it. Repeat（重复） it several times in the recording. Listen to this recording over and over again.
Teach the planet names to someone else
When you have to teach information to someone else, you need to know the information pretty well yourself. This can help you remember it better.
If you can’t get anyone to be your student, speak to yourself in a mirror（镜子）.
( )1. We can find ways to remember the planet names in this material.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
( )2. We can get other planet songs and their videos from .
A. teachers B. friends C. the Internet D. scientists
( )3. Which of the following may we need when practising giving a lesson
A. A pen. B. A book. C. A mirror. D. A model.
( )4. It is clear from the material that .
A. learning through audio recordings is better than through videos
B. practice is the key to remembering the planet names
C. “Planets Song” is the name of a video game
D. we can ask others to teach us the planet names
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Module 3 Journey to space
书面表达
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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 ___________________________________
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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.
B
随着地球环境污染的日益加剧，很多同学产生了搬到火星去生活的想法。假如你是校英文广播台的记者，请你根据课本所学知识及所给的思维导图写一篇80词左右的英语短文，向大家介绍火星的情况，并告诉大家火星上并不适合生存。
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Because of our bad environment, lots of students want to move to Mars. What is Mars like Now listen to me. No astronauts have been to Mars. Only spaceships without people have been there. They have sent back some photos of Mars. Mars is one of the sun's eight planets. It's red. There's air on it but it's very thin. There's water on it but there's only a little. In the day it's very cold. So it's impossible for people to live on it.
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你想居住在地球上还是火星上呢？你班将举办一次主题为“Mars or
Earth ”的英语演讲比赛。请结合提纲内容，发挥想象，用英语写一篇发言稿，做出选择并说明理由。
Life on the Earth Life on Mars
a lot of pollution a clean place without pollution
travel to places of interest travel to its moons（卫星） by spaceship
have classes at school study online
drive cars on roads float（漂浮） in the air
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要求：（1）包含所给提示信息，可适当发挥；（2）条理清楚，语句通顺，行文连贯；（3）不少于80词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear classmates,
One possible version:
Dear classmates,
If I could have a chance to choose, I would like to live on Mars.
First of all, I think Mars would be a clean place without pollution. Secondly, living on Mars would be great fun. We wouldn’t have traditional classes at school, because we could study online. And we could play lots of exciting games like low-gravity ball games. When we were free, we could take a spaceship to Mars’s moons and have a good time there. Thirdly, travelling would be easy on Mars. We could drive cars like flying planes because cars would float in the air. We needn’t worry about traffic jams. It sounds fantastic, doesn’t it （110 words）
D
同学们，你们见过彗星吗？彗星到底是什么呢？彗星是在夜空中移动并且闪耀的东西，它像行星一样，本身没有光，它闪烁的光来自太阳光。科学家们认为彗星可能是一些大的岩石。或许很多人见过彗星，但是没有人知道到底有多少颗彗星。根据你的了解及上面的描述，写一下彗星的情况。
提示词：comet 彗星； shine 闪耀； sunlight 阳光； rock 岩石
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About Comets
When you look up at the sky at night, and see__something__moving__and__shining①， it might be a comet.A__comet__sometimes__looks__like__a__star②.Like a planet, a comet has no light of its own.It receives sunlight and shines.Like__the__earth,__a__comet__goes_
_around__the__sun.③If a comet isn't a star, what is it then Some scientists think it is perhaps a big piece of rock.Many people perhaps have seen a comet.However, no one knows how many comets there are.There__may__be__millions__of__comets④， but__only__a__few__are__close__enough__for__us__to__see⑤.
点评：①运用see...doing... 结构，首句引出下文对彗星的介绍。
②此句运用look like “看起来像”说明彗星的样子。
③此句运用go around... “围着……转”，进一步说明彗星像行星一样。
④运用millions of “数百万的”说明彗星的数目多。
⑤运用only a few说明“只有几个”离我们足够近，所以我们可以看到的彗星很少。
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你的英国朋友Tony，利用假期再次来中国旅游观光。他很想结交更多的中国朋友。因此，你带他来到你的学校，与你的同学见面。请根据下面提供的信息，向全班同学介绍一下他的基本情况。开头已给出（不计入总词数）。
要求：
1. 意思连贯，符合逻辑、书写工整；
2. 内容应包括所提供的信息，不得逐条翻译，但可适当发挥；
3. 总词数：80词以上。
朋友的有关信息：
姓名：Tony
年龄：22
职业：大学生
爱好：足球、旅游
相识时间：去年寒假游长城时
本次计划：结交更多的中国朋友，爬泰山。
Hello, everyone!
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Hello, everyone ! Let me introduce my friend Tony to you.
Tony is from England. He is 22 years old. He is studying in university. He likes sports very much. He can play football well and he also likes traveling.
Last winter, when I was visiting the Great Wall, I met him. Since then, we often write to each other. We are good friends now. last week, he came to China again. He hopes to meet more Chinese friends. So I introduce him to all of you. I hope we can get on well with each other. And Tony is planning to climb Mountain Tai this summer. I hope he will have a good time in China.
That’s all. Thank you.
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假如你是Jane，是学校英语俱乐部的一名成员。今天英语俱乐部口语班讨论的话题是“My Journey into Space”，请你根据下列提示，发挥想象，谈一下你的太空之旅。
提示：
（1）How do you feel about the journey
（2）What will you take to space
（3）What do you want to do in space
要求：（1）语句通顺，符合逻辑，可适当发挥；（2）80词左右。
My Journey into Space
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My Journey into Space
I’m interested in space. I hope to have a space travel in the future.
If I have the chance to go on a space journey, I will be very excited about it. Of course, I will feel a little nervous. It is my first time to go into space after all. I will take my cellphone, iPad and camera with me. I’d like to take spacewalks in space and listen to my favourite songs. I also want to take pictures of our earth and other planets. If I can talk with my parents and friends through the cellphone, that will be great. I’m looking forward to my journey into space. That will be more interesting than most of my journeys.
And I believe with the development of the technology, my journey into space will come true. （136 words）