Module 2 Science and technology Units3& 4单元测验试卷（含答案）

华附新世界8A Unit 3&4单元测试
一、单选（10分）
1. He never imagined ______ this basketball game.
A. to winning B. won C. winning D. win
2. --- Why are most children under too much pressure
--- Because their parents always compare them ______ others.
A. in B. by C. about D. with
3. Our boss says because you are the 100,000th customer in our restaurant, you can order ______ dish you like for free.
A. some B. every C. no D. any
4. He feels ______ today than yesterday.
A. much tired B. tireder C. more tired D. tired
5. Tom ______ visits his grandparents at weekends.
A. some times B. some time C. sometimes D. sometime
6. Wendy can draw the pictures as ______ as her sister.
A. Good B. well C. nice D. better
7. Since then, Michael ______ an unhappy life.
A. Live B. has lived C. lives D. lived
8. --- How long has Eliza been a nurse
--- ______.
A. Four years ago B. By 2012 C. Since 2012 D. In 2012
9. In ______, when Marx was already in his fifties, he found it important to study the situation in Russia, so he began to learn Russian.
A. the 1870s B. the 1870 C. 1870’s D. 1870
10. The following ______ four statements, and which one ______ correct
A. are, are B. is, is C. are, is D. is, are
二、语法选择（15分）
Just like Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty is a popular cartoon character. It is ___11___ cute that both kids and grown-ups love it after its appearance（出现）.
Hello Kitty first appeared ___12___ a wallet. In the 1970s, a Japanese company called Sanrio decided ___13___ a new wallet for kids. So they ___14___ Shimits Yuko to design（设计）a fresh cartoon character for it. She knew kids would ___15___ love small animals like doggies, kitties and little bears. Therefore, after compared with ___16___ animals carefully, she finally chose the kitty, a cute little cat. When Hello Kitty appeared in 1974, she became popular among ___17+__ kids right away. In 2014, Sanrio told people ___18___ Hello Kitty isn’t a cat but a girl! That’s why people never see her ___19___ with four feet.
Hello Kitty lives ___20___ very happy life. She is in the third grade ___21___ goes to school by bus every day. She lives with ___22___ parents in a quiet place near London. And her grandparents live in a forest far away. On weekends, her father often ___23___ them to visit her grandpa and grandma. She always enjoys spending time there because she thinks it is ___24___ to play in the forest.
Hello Kitty is loved by many people because she is a symbol of all good things. People wish they ___25___ enjoy their life like her.
11. A. such B. so C. very D. much
12. A. of B. in C. at D. on
13. A. to making B. to make C. make D. making
14. A. asked B. was asking C. asks D. ask
15. A. certainly B. uncertain C. certain D. uncertainly
16. A. another B. other C. others D. the others
17. A. thousands of B. thousands C. thousand D. thousand of
18. A. which B. why C. that D. what
19. A. to walk B. to walking C. walked D. walk
20. A. the B. a C. an D. /
21. A. as B. and C. or D. but
22. A. she B. herself C. her D. hers
23. A. drove B. is driving C. drives D. drive
24. A. more interesting B. the most interesting C. most interesting D. interesting
25. A. can B. must C. need D. should
三、完形填空（10分）
Luca heard a story about the Island of Inventions when he was very young. The story was so unbelievable to him. After years of study, he ___26___ got quite a clear idea of the island. It was a secret（神秘的）place full of great inventors, so Luca wanted to go there to learn and invent with them.
Luca spent the years of his youth inventing. Every ___27___ idea he got, he made it into an invention. Later, he met other young ___28___ and told them the secret of the island. Those inventors would also dream of getting the invitation（邀请）to the island. Their inventions became ___29___ across the world soon. Many people knew and loved using them.
But there are still no invitations came. They didn’t ___30___ and kept learning. They tried to come up with better ___31___ to improve people’s life.
Many years later, Luca became very ___32___. He told a young man the secret of the island, and how they ___33___ hard for the invention. Feeling ___34___, the young inventor asked, “What You mean here isn’t really the Island of Inventions The letter you sent me isn’t the real invitation ”
Luca looked at him, and ___35___ that he always been on the island. He also realized that no island would be better than where he was now.
26. A. usually B. greatly C. finally D. unluckily
27. A. modern B. foolish C. bad D. new
28. A. inventors B. receivers C. speakers D. humans
29. A. famous B. careful C. possible D. harmful
30. A. throw away B. take in C. put down D. give up
31. A. examples B. words C. hobbies D. ideas
32. A. tall B. strong C. young D. old
33. A. connected B. dreamt C. worked D. waited
34. A. surprised B. confident C. cheerful D. bored
35. A. imagined B. forgot C. remembered D. realized
四、阅读理解（共45分）
第一节 阅读短文，选择正确答案（40分）
(A)
Now, mobile phones are getting more and more helpful, especially some new apps. In fact, it is really difficult for people to make apps. They need lots of knowledge that you don’t know. But some middle school students are inventing their own apps. Recently, Shanghai held an app competition for middle school students around China. Many students showed their inventions at the competition.
Zhang Shaolin, a student from Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle Schoool(WFLMS), invented an app called Health Helper. His app is very useful. It tells people when and how to do exercise every day. So you won’t forget to do sports to keep healthy.
Zhang Jichen is a Grade Nine student from Beijing. He was often ill in the past because of the bad air in Beijing, so he invented an app that can calculate PM 2.5. In this way, he can know whether（是否）the air is bad or not before he goes out.
Li Na from Shenzhen invented an app that can remind（提醒）students about cleaning the classrooms after school every day. “Lots of students in our school always forgot to do some cleaning.” said Li Na. “Now my app helps them a lot and our school is becoming cleaner and cleaner. I’m happy about it.”
“It is difficult to make an app. You have to be really careful and patient. Sometimes, you have to try again and again, but I enjoy doing it,” said Zhang Yuqi. He is also a student from WFLMS. The engineers from Baidu were very interested in some apps at the competition.
36. Who could take part in the app competition
A. Some top students from Japan.
B. A group of workers from Shanghai.
C. Student from Fengxiang Middle School.
D. A young parent with his three years old daughter.
37. Whose invention is helpful for someone who does exercise every day
A. Zhang Shaolin’s. B. Zhang Jichen’s. C. Zhang Yuqi’s. D. Li Na’s.
38. What problem did Zhang Jichen have in the past
A. He was very fat. B. He often felt ill.
C. He had no friends at school. D. He didn’t do well in his subjects.
39. What do you think of Zhang Yuqi
A. He is hard-working and patient. B. He is careful but not healthy.
C. He isn’t good at study. D. He always gives up making an app.
40. Who might keep in touch with the students after the competition
A. Some policemen. B. Some teachers. C. Some musicians. D. Some engineers.
(B)
Stephen Hawking, the world-famous British physicist after Albert Einstein, died at the age of 76. He put his whole life into digging into the beginning(and the end) of the universe（宇宙）.
Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford England on January 8th, 1942. At the age of 17, Stephen went to Oxford University to study physics, then he went to Cambridge University. he thought university life was so bring that he joined the University Rowing Team. While at Cambridge, Stephen got a bad illness. He had to use wheelchair and doctor said he would die before he was 23. However, Stephen didn’t give up and continued to work hard. In 1985, he got worse and was able to speak only through a computer. During his lifetime, he wrote some famous science books. A film about Stephen Hawking’s life The Theory of Everything won an Oscar for the actor Eddie Rehmayne who portrayed him in 2015.
Stephen Hawking’s daughter Lucy spoke about her father’s love of the limelight（人们关注的焦点）in 2012. She said, “Actually my father is also a showman. He loves a big show, a big stage and bright light, whether it’s him on stage or whether it’s watching the show.”
Stephen Hawking’s death was announced（宣布）by his children. They said his life experience encouraged people across the world. Many ;leaders from different countries paid tribute（敬意）to him including the India Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said Professor Hawking had made the world a better place.
41. Why did Hawking join the University Rowing Team
A. To improve his health. B. To reduce the effect of his disease.
C. To improve his grade in university. D. To make his university life less boring.
42. The underlined word “portrayed” in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A. played B. created C. ordered D. cared
43. What can we learn from the passage
A. Stephen Hawking enjoyed being watched by people.
B. Only the Indian Prime Minister Modi tribute to Stephen Hawking.
C. Stephen Hawking could speak well when he was 50.
D. Stephen Hawking died in 2019.
44. What is the correct order for the following events from Stephen’s life
a. His daughter Lucy spoke about her father’s love of the limelight.
b. He studied physics at Oxford University.
c. A film about his life The Theory of Everything won an Oscar.
d. He could speak only with the help of a computer synthesizer.
e. He was told that he would die before he was 23.
A. e-d-b-c-a B. e-b-a-d-c C. b-d-e-c-a D. b-e-d-a-c
45. What is the best title for the passage
A. Stephen Hawking’s Works about Universe.
B. The Great Physicist Stephen Hawking.
C. A Movie about Stephen Hawking’s life.
D. The World---famous Physics Hawking and Einstein.
(C)
Imagine the situation: in a cold, dark night, you are driving alone on a mountain, and you have no idea where you are. Suddenly, your car breaks down and you have no mobile phone. What should you do Well, next time take a GPS with you. This device（装置）may be able to help you. It uses satellites to find the users’ position. It can find your position within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
The GPS is a small radio receiver（无线电接收机）. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you can know where you are. For example, they can tell you the name of the street in a city.
There are three parts of the GPS. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand or fix it into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting（绕...轨道运行）the Earth. The third part is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile phones. The devices will become cheaper and better. There are also new users for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
46. According to the passage, what can we do with the help of the GPS
A. We can call for help. B. We can start our cars faster.
C. We can find out where we are. D. We can stop our cars from breaking down.
47. What is true about the GPS
A. It’s a new kind of mobile phone. B. It can’t be put in a boat or a plane.
C. All GPS devices have electronic maps. D. We can hold the receiver of it in our hand.
48. The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.
A. systems B. ground stations C. receivers D. satellites
49. How might the GPS be like in the future according to the passage
A. The users for the GPS will have no changes.
B. The GPS will be the same as mobile phones.
C. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.
D. The GPS will be more and more common in everyday life.
50. What is the passage mainly about
A. The three parts of the GPS. B. The history of the GPS.
C. The shape of the GPS. D. The introduction of the GPS.
(D)
The United States Department of Defense first used a service called ARPANET in the 1960s. Then, in 1990, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide web. Today, more than 4.5 billion people in the world use the Internet. It is such a powerful invention that we’ve probably begun to see its long-term（长期的）effects.
How can one travel 7,000 kilometers in 8 hours Fly! We all should be thankful to the Orville & Wilbur Wright, commonly known as The Wright Brothers. They made the first real plane in 1903. But it could fly in the air for only 12 seconds. Later, other inventions improved it and made planes become a common way of transportation in life.
Steven Sasson, a Kodak engineer, invented the first digital（数码的）camera in 1975. The first digital camera had just 0.01 mega pixels（百万像素）, but now, we have digital cameras up to 160 mega pixels. Nearly every smart phone has its own digital camera connected to its back and front.
A fridge is the greatest household appliance（家用电器）in history. Before the invention of the fridge, people had to cool their food by using ice and snow. In 1805, Oliver Evans designed the first refrigeration machine. But it was Jacob Perkins that made the first practical fridge in 1834.
51. What is the speed of a aircraft according to the passage
A. 700m/h. B. 875m/h. C. 7km/h. D. 875km/h.
52. Which of the following statements is true about digital cameras
A. The inventor of the first digital camera was a Kodak engineer.
B. The first digital camera has just 0.1 mega pixels.
C. Now, every digital camera has 160 mega pixels.
D. The first digital camera was invented in 1990.
53. Who was the inventor of first practical fridge
A. Wilbur Wright. B. Steven Sasson. C. Oliver Evans. D. Jacob Perkins.
54. What can we learn from the passage
A. The first real plane could fly for only 12 seconds.
B. Tim Berners Lee invented the World Wide Web in the 1960s.
C. People had to cool their food with water before 1834.
D. Every smart phone has its own digital camera connected to its front.
55. In which section of the newspaper would you probably read this article
A. News. B. Travel. C. Health. D. Science.
第二节 阅读填空（5分）
What will our life be like in 2050 Will it be better, worse or the same as now No one knows the answer for sure. ___56___ My brother Jill White makes some predictions（预测）. Here are some of his ideas.
First, people will have less work to do, and robots will do most work. People will use robots to make cars, do the housework, look after sick people and teach students. ___57___ So people will become stronger and healthier, and they will live to be about 200 years old.
Second, cars will become very small and they will go very fast. There will be a computer in every car. The computer will control the car. ___58___ Space planes will also be very popular. They will take people around the earth in about three hours.
Third, people will be able to live in the sea, on the moon or on Mars. ___59___ So there will be much space for people to plant trees. There will be less pollution, and the air will become much fresher.
___60___ If people don’t save water now, there will be water wars（战争）in 2050.
A. The earth won’t be crowded or noisy.
B. So there will be fewer accidents on the road.
C. But we’re sure that it will be different from the life today.
D. People will spend most time playing sports and travelling.
E. Finally, water shortage（短缺）will become one of the most serious problems.
五、词汇题（共35分）
第一节 单词拼写（6分）
61. David told such a f______ story that everyone laughed.
62. The car was travelling at a s______ of 100 kilometers an hour on the highway.
63. Tom got the first p______ in the singing competition, so he was very excited.
64. The local government always c______ more jobs for younger people.
65. Bell i______ the telephones in 1876, which is very useful to people’s life.
66. William is hard-working and he can pronounce all the words in the book c______.
第二节 完成句子（每题2分，共14分）
67. 在繁忙的街道上以过快的速度开车时不安全的。
______ ______ not safe ______ ______ a car at a too high speed in the busy street.
68. 吸烟者没有意识到吸烟对自身健康的危害。
Smokers ______ ______ ______ the danger of smoking to their own health.
69. 当我们长大后，我们必须学会依靠自己，而不是依靠父母。
When we grow up, we must learn to ______ ______ ourselves, instead of our parents.
70. 我希望我们能一起努力去阻止学生花费太多时间玩电脑游戏。
I hope we can all work together to ______ students ______ ______ too much time playing computer games.
71. 从那以后，人们可以彼此远距离通话。
Since then, people ______ ______ ______ to speak to each other over long distance.
72. --- 你多久看一次电影？
--- 每周一次。
--- ______ ______ do you see a film
--- Once a week.
73. 这沙发多舒服啊！我想把它买回家。
______ ______ the sofa is! I would like to buy it home.
第三节 写作（15分）
假如你是李华，你发明的“蛇形机器人”在学校科技节中获奖，被推荐参加一个国际青少你拿科技展览。请用英文介绍你的发明，内容包括下图中1-4项。
1.外观：长长的身体，像一条蛇 2. 特点：移动迅速，使用太阳能
3.用途：可拍照，能对话，帮助人们探索月球 4. 改进计划：（1-2点）
注意：
1.参考词汇：太阳能solar power, 探索explore, 铁iron
2.词数：80词左右（短文的开头结尾已给出，不计入词数）
3.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分
My invention
My invention is a robot snake. __________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all about my invention. I hope you will like it.
参考答案
一、单选（10分）
1~5 CDDCC 6~10 BBCAC
二、语法选择（15分）
11~15 BDBAA 16~20 BACDB 21~25 BCCBA
三、完形填空（10分）
26~30 CDAAD 31~35 DDCAD
四、阅读理解（共45分）
第一节 阅读短文，选择正确答案（40分）
36~40 CABAD 41~45 DAADB 46~50 CDBDD 51~55 BADAD
第二节 阅读填空（5分）
56~60 CDBAE
五、词汇题（共35分）
第一节 单词拼写（6分）
61. funny; 62. speed; 63. prize; 64. creates; 65. invented; 66. correctly
第二节 完成句子（每题2分，共14分）
67. It is to drive; 68. are unaware of; 69. depend on; 70. stop from spending
71. have been able; 72. How often; 73. How comfortable
第三节 写作（15分）
略