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【暑假自练】Module 9 Population （含听力音频 答案）八年级英语上册 外研版
一、听句子选答语
1．
A．When were you born B．That is expensive. C．Oh, I can’t believe it!
2．
A．Yes, there was. B．No, there weren’t. C．Yes, they were.
3．
A．He is a great musician. B．More than 120 million. C．I love him very much.
4．
A．It’s about 8,000,000 square kilometers in size.
B．It’s about 6,300 kilometers long.
C．It’s 8,844 meters high.
5．
A．About one million. B．In the south. C．Shanghai of course.
二、听长对话选答案
听对话，作答下列小题。
6．How many kinds of music does the girl know
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.
7．Why does she like pop music
A．Because it’s soft and exciting. B．Because it’s sweet and interesting. C．Because it’s interesting and exciting.
三、听短文选答案
8．When did the World Population Fund give a report
A．On October 12th. B．On October 20th. C．On October 21st.
9．What will the world’s population be in 2050
A．9.15 billion. B．9.25 billion. C．9.5 billion.
10．Which country’s population will be the largest in 2050
A．China. B．America. C．India.
11．How many countries have a population of over 100 million now
A．9. B．10. C．11.
12．Which country’s population is the largest now
A．China. B．America. C．India.
四、完形填空
The population problem may be the 13 one of the world today. The world’s population is growing 14 . Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people 15 the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was 16 500 million. But at the beginning of the 17 century, the world’s population was about 1,700 million. In 1970, this number was 3,600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion.
A 18 report said that the world’s population 19 six billion by the end of the 20th century. This is just ten 20 after it 21 five billion. The UN estimated (估计) the world’s population will grow by more than 22 by the year 2050.
13．A．great B．greater C．greatest D．greating
14．A．faster and faster B．fast and fast C．fastest and fastest D．faster and fast
15．A．in B．on C．at D．for
16．A．near B．more C．almost D．over
17．A．twenty B．twelve C．twentieth D．twelfth
18．A．USA B．UN C．PRC D．PLA
19．A．past B．had passed C．passed D．passes
20．A．weeks B．months C．seasons D．years
21．A．get B．gets C．reached D．reach
22．A．a three B．one thirds C．one of three D．a third
五、阅读单选
India has a population of 1.27 billion. Its population is the second largest in the world. China has the largest population of over 1.36 billion. One out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown (王冠) of the world’s most populous (人口稠密的) country is on China’s head for ten years. India will take the position by 2030. With the population growth rate (率) at 1.58%, India will have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.
Now more than 50% of India’s population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population live in some 638,000 villages.
Some of the reasons for India's quickly growing population are poverty, illiteracy (无知), decrease in death rates and immigration (移民) from Bangladesh and Nepal. India started taking measures to stop the growth rate quite early. India had the "National Family Planning Program" in 1952. It became the first country in the world to have a population policy. However, it failed to reach the final goal (目标).
23．The population of India is now.
A．1.58 billion B．1.53 billion
C．1.36 billion D．1.27 billion
24．The underlined word “position’ means “ ” in Chinese.
A．麻烦 B．现象 C．位置 D．考验
25．Over 65% of India’s population is below the age of .
A．25 B．35 C．45 D．55
26． is not the reason for India’s quickly growing population.
A．Poverty B．Illiteracy
C．Increase in death rates D．Immigration
27．Which of the following is TRUE
A．India’s population growth rate is 1.58%.
B．One out of seven people on the earth live in India.
C．About 72.2% of India’s population lives in the city.
D．In 1953, Indian started the “National Family Planning Program”.
From November 1st to December 10th in 2020, China started its seventh national population census (人口普查). 7 million census takers have asked each family about their name, gender (性别), age, education, employment (职业) and so on. This census is different from the ones in the past. For the first time, people can use smartphones and other digital tools to record their information.
China has a national population census every ten years. The first one was done in 1953. At that time, there were about 600 million people in China. But China’s population has boomed. It was about 1.37 billion in 2010.
The 2020’s national population census include all residents (居民) of China. But Chinese citizens who had settled (定居) abroad and foreign citizens who were staying in China on either business or tourist visas (签证) were not counted.
“The census is very important for every citizen,” said Ning Jizhe, director of the NBS. “It will help improve infrastructure(基础建设)and public services.” For example, if census results show that there are many children living in a particular area, the government will know that it should build more school there.
28．The 2020’s national population census in China doesn’t mention people’s __________.
A．name B．transport C．education D．age
29．The fifth national population census in China is done __________.
A．in 1953. B．in 1964. C．in 2000. D．in 2010.
30．What does the underlined word “boomed” in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese
A．下降 B．包括 C．测量 D．增长
31．__________ were in the 2020’s national population census.
A．Chinese residents travelling abroad
B．People living in other countries
C．Foreigners staying in China on business visas
D．Foreign tourists staying in China for holidays
32．The national population census is important because __________.
A．people can use the digital tools to record the information.
B．the government will build more schools.
C．it is helpful to improve infrastructure and public services.
D．the population in the cities of China grows fast.
六、语法选择
It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the world’s population 33 , there will be 34 people in the cities tomorrow.
35 may be impossible for any family to live in a house with land around it. There 36 enough space for them. A way 37 this problem may be the skyscraper city(摩天城). The highest building in 38 world today is in the United Arab Emirates(阿拉伯联合酋长国). It’s about 828 metres high. The skyscraper cities in the future will be many times higher.
About 250, 000 people will live in a skyscraper city. Nearly a million people 39 live in four of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will have ten villages. They will live, work and spend their free time in them. They won’t need to leave the city 40 they want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport controlled 41 computers. Let’s imagine 42 the life will be then!
33．A．grow B．is growing C．are growing D．grew
34．A．much B．many C．more D．most
35．A．It B．This C．That D．These
36．A．aren’t B．won’t be C．won’t have D．haven’t
37．A．to solve B．solve C．solving D．to solving
38．A．/ B．a C．an D．the
39．A．can B．must C．should D．have to
40．A．until B．when C．while D．unless
41．A．by B．at C．with D．in
42．A．what B．when C．how D．why
七、短文改错
43．假设英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village. He liked it and hoped himself to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, lots of tourists came see his house because it was the most interesting buildings in the village. They always looked into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into David garden. So he puts a notice on the window. A notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity, come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was surely that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. Plenty of visitors came and he had to pay every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work for a guide. he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moving away.”
参考答案：
1．C
2．B
3．B
4．B
5．C
6．B 7．C
8．B 9．A 10．C 11．C 12．A
13．C 14．A 15．B 16．D 17．C 18．B 19．B 20．D 21．C 22．D
23．D 24．C 25．B 26．C 27．A
28．B 29．C 30．D 31．A 32．C
33．B 34．C 35．A 36．B 37．A 38．D 39．A 40．D 41．A 42．A
43．1. himself→去掉＼himself; 2. came see→came ∧ see (加to); 3. buildings→building; 4. David→David’s; 5. puts→put; 6. A→The; 7. surely→sure; 8. pay→spend; 9. for→as; 10. moving→moved
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