外研版八年级下Module 3 Journey to space单元练习（Word版，含答案）

外研版八年级下M3单元练习
班级__________ 姓名____________ 学号___________
一、完形填空 (本题有15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
NASA said it could send astronauts to Mars as early as the 2030s. These astronauts will 1 on Mars for more than two years, so before 2 them to Mars, NASA needs to know how 3 will do things when they live in a small 4 , far away from the earth, for such a 5 time. It decides to do a research first. Three men and three women will take part in the research to 6 what it would be like to live on Mars, without ever leaving the earth.
NASA will do the research in a 7 building on the side of a volcano(火山) in Hawaii. The volcano is called Mauna Loa. It is the second biggest volcano in the world. NASA chooses this place to do the research 8 it looks just like Mars. Three men and three women will 9 in this building for eight months.
10 the eight months, the 11 people will only be able to communicate with NASA by email. To make it 12 like being on Mars, it will 13 them 40 minutes to get an answer to an email. That’s because the message needs 20 minutes to travel 14 Mars to the earth.
By doing this research, NASA hopes to learn how to 15 the best people for the space travel to Mars.
( ) 1. A. watch B. wait C.stay D. reach
( ) 2. A. receiving B. sending C. keeping D. sharing
( ) 3. A. animals B. men C. women D. people
( ) 4. A. family B. group C. box D.plan
( ) 5. A.long B. wide C. high D. short
( ) 6. A. look for B. look out C. find out D. search for
( ) 7. A. special B. bad C. simple D. beautiful
( ) 8. A. but B. so C. if D. because
( ) 9. A. play B. sleep C. live D. practise
( ) 10. A. After B. During C.From D. Before
( ) 11. A. / B. three C. six D.ten
( ) 12. A. less B. more C. much D. many
( ) 13. A. take B. spend C. pay D.cost
( ) 14. A. on B. by C. for D. from
( ) 15. A. train B. have C. choose D. take
二、阅读理解 (本题有10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
A
This year about 10,000 Hong Kong Chinese will travel to Japan during the Chinese New Year holidays. Why does Japan become the most popular place outside of China for Hong Kong travelers Because the trips to that country are still cheap. Besides, because Japan’s most popular scenic and historic spots are near. It’s possible for travelers to visit a large number of such places in a short time. To our great surprise, Hong Kong Chinese like Japanese food more and more now, though they didn’t like it at all in the past. Besides, because there are many Chinese words in Japanese, and it makes travel in Japan easier and more interesting.
( )16.The cost of traveling to Japan is _______ to other countries.
higher than B. lower than C. much higher than D. as high as
( )17. HK Chinese like to travel to Japan because _______.
A. they can visit a large number of places
B. it takes them less time to visit many popular scenic and historic spots in Japan than in other countries.
C. they like to travel by sea.
D. Japan is near to China.
( )18. HK Chinese _______ .
A . don’t like Japanese food B. liked Japanese food
C. didn’t like Japanese food in the past but they like it now D. always like Japanese food
( )19. It’s easier for Hong Kong Chinese to travel in Japan because _______.
A. Japanese speak and know Chinese.
B. they can speak Japanese.
C. there are many Chinese words in Japanese.
D. they like Japan.
( )20. Which of the following is not true
A. It takes people a lot of money to visit Japan.
B. You can visit a large number of scenic and historic spots in a short time.
C. There are many Chinese words in Japanese.
D. Hong Kong Chinese like Japanese food very much.
B
We have three visitors today. Each of them will tell us about himself. Let’s welcome them.
The earth: I am the third planet from the sun. I have one moon. I have many mountains. I give a home to lots of plants and animals. I have much water on me.
Mars: I am the fourth planet from the sun. I am a planet with high mountains. I have two small moons. People call them Phobos and Deimos. I have a very high mountain. People call it Olympus Mons.
Mercury(水星): Well, I am the nearest planet to the sun. I am also the second smallest planet. I don't have any moons. I am the fastest of all the planets when I go around the sun. It only takes me 88 earth days (One earth day is 24 hours).
Dear friends, do you know them clearly If you have any questions, you can ask me.
( )21. The underlined word “them” refers to (指的是) _______.
A. the three planets B. moons
C. 88 earth days D. mountains
( )22. The earth is different from other planets in that_______.
A. it has a moon B. it has much water on it
C. it's the only planet of the sun D. it's the only planet with mountains
( )23. According to the passage, where can we see the high mountain－Olympus Mons
A. On the sun. B. On Mars.
C. On the earth. D. On Mercury.
( )24. How long does it take Mercury to go around the sun
A. 24 hours. B. 88 hours.
C. 408 hours. D. 2112 hours.
( )25. What can we NOT learn from the passage
A. Mercury has no moons. B. Mercury is very near to the sun.
C. Mars goes around the earth. D. Phobos and Deimos are moons of Mars.
三、词汇运用 (本题有10小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
A根据所给中文提示，完成句子。每空一词。
26. It has taken several (月份) to get there.
27. (没有一个) of them likes the little boy.
28. Everyone needs an (环境) without pollution.
29. They have (发现) a new kind of plant on this island.
30. He wants to be an (宇航员) when he grows up.
31. It is (不可能) to finish the work in two hours.
32. We haven’t finished the job (还，尚).
33. It’s a good idea to (交流) with parents when you are unhappy.
34. (有)a book in his hand, he came into the room.
35. I am sorry to tell you that the plane has (刚刚) taken off.
B 用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次。
project late reach far a group of
36. What do you think of Taylor Swift’s _______________ song
37. _______________ the students are running on the playground.
38. We began to work on one of the _______________ three days ago.
39. My father _______________ the train station at ten o’clock yesterday morning.
40. We chose to go to the city park because the city zoo was much _______________.
四、语法填空 (本题有10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Is the sky full of air We know that there is air around the world. We can’t breathe 41 air. Planes can’t fly without air either. They need air to lift 42 (they) wings (机翼). Planes can’t fly very high because as they go 43 (high), the air gets thinner. If we go far enough away from the earth, we find that there is no air.
What is the sky Nothing. 44 is it It is all around the world. In space there is nothing except 45 sun, the moon, and so on. The moon is about 384,000 kilometres away from the earth. A plane can’t fly to the moon because the air 46 (reach) a certain altitude (某一高度), then there is no air. But there 47 (be) something that can fly even where there is no air. It is a rocket.
How does a rocket fly If you want 48 (know), get a balloon(气球) and then blow it up until it is quite big. Don’t tie up the neck of the balloon. Let it go! The balloon will fly off through the air very quickly. The air in the balloon tries to get out. It reaches out through the neck of the ballon and this 49 (push) the balloon through the air. It doesn’t need wings 50 planes.
41. __________ 42. __________ 43.__________ 44.__________ 45. __________
46. __________ 47. __________ 48.__________ 49.__________ 50. __________
导学回顾（二）答案
完形填空
1-5. CBDBA 6-10. CADCB 11-15. CBADC
阅读理解
16-20 BBCCA 21-25 ABBDC
词汇应用
26-30 months None environment discovered astronaut
31-35 impossible yet communicate with just
36-40 latest A group of projects reached farther
语法填空
41. without 42. their 43. higher 44.Where 45.the
46. reaches 47.is 48.to know 49.pushes 50.like