Module 9 Population单元闯关双测卷（测基础）（含解析）

Module 9 Population（测基础）——2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级上册单元闯关双测卷
满分：100分
一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1.It's best not to run away from our problems. We should always try to _____ them.
A. solve B. take C. get D. write
2.—As we listen,we can write down the key information such as names and numbers.
—That's a good idea. The ______ will help us understand and remember what we hear.
A. notes B. photos C. letters D. colours
3.—The air is very fresh in our city. There is less _____ than before.
—Yes. The government has taken action to protect the environment.
A. wood B. sound C. pollution D. traffic
4.Sally used to be _____,but now she takes part indifferent activities and makes many new friends.
A. active B. quiet C. honest D. outgoing
5.—What is the population of Beijing
—Sorry, I don't know. But I think it is _____ than that of Jinan.
A. larger B. fewer C.more D. less
6.Every morning he spends _______ hour doing exercise.Then he goes to _____ work.
A. a;/ B. a;a C. an;the D.an;/
7.—Is the coffee bar still in your village
—No, it ______ three years ago.
A. put on B. closed down C. opened up D. picked up
8.—The pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 have become very popular recently（近来）.
—Yeah. They receive ______ Internet hits（点击） a day.
A. thousands of B. thousand C. hundred D. hundreds
9.Nowadays, ______ farmers leave their hometown to search for work in the cities.
A.million of B.two millions C.millions of D.two millions of
10.Grace often gets nervous before she gives a speech ______.
A. in public B. in future C.in common D. in need
11.Students in Grade Nine _____ a maths exam at this time yesterday.
A. take B. are taking C. were taking D. have taken
12.—Oh! What's wrong with your finger
—I hurt it while I _____ a model plane.
A. made B. was making C. am making D. make
13.It's a good habit _____ breakfast every day.
A. has B. have C. had D. to have
14.—How far is the small town from London
—It's about _____ kilometres.
A. two hundred and thirty fifth
B. two hundreds and thirty five
C. two hundreds and thirty-five
D. two hundred and thirty-five
15.—Could you help me carry the equipment(器材）to the basketball field, Robin
一_______. I'll do it at once.
A. Not at all B. No problem C. Wait a moment D. That's right
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are 1 interesting things to see and to do. You can go to 2 kinds of museums, see plays and movies. You can also 3 things from all over the world.
But there are serious 4 in big cities too. The cost of living is 5 , and there are too many people in some places of the big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because they think they can 6 find jobs there and receive good medical care. But 7 these people can't find work or a good place to live in. Also too many people in the cities make it 8 to control the traffic. And it's not easy to keep the cities safe and 9 . There is so much rubbish to deal with.
Some people enjoy living in big cities,and others do not. 10 people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.
1.A. much B. many C. little D. few
2.A. every B.each C. different D. same
3.A. sell B.buy C. lend D. borrow
4.A. jobs B. people C.problems D. answers
5.A. cheap B. large C. tall D.high
6.A. hardly B. easily C.carefully D. quietly
7.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
8.A. hard B. good C. easy D. cool
9.A. busy B. popular C.clean D. warm
10.A. But B.Because C. After D. Before
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
Are you the only child in your family Have you heard of"the second-child policy（政策）"
Everyone knows the one-child policy. It is a population control method（控制方法）.The Chinese government aimed（打算）to control the increasing population at that time. Many Chinese couples understood that and followed this policy for nearly 40 years. Everyone should be responsible for our country.
However, as time goes by, some problems appear in our society. At present, these problems are mainly about:
●The number of workers changed from about 960 million in 2010 to 940 million in 2012. The number changed to 930 million in 2014 and fell by 29 million by 2020.
●China is now getting into an aging society. There will be more old people in the following years. But the society will be short of doctors and nurses to take care of them.
●The population of China will become smaller and smaller if the one-child policy continues（持续）.It's the basic reason that leads to the two problems above.
That's why the Chinese government began the second-child policy on January 1st, 2016. It allows each family to have a second child. The government expects it can help solve those social problems gradually（逐渐地）.
This policy will help offer enough workers in the future and prevent our country from entering the aging society. It is reported that there will be around 2.5 million newly-born babies each year.
1.From the passage, we know that ______.
A. our government is facing 3 main problems
B. the one-child policy started on January 1st, 2016
C. our population increased a lot from 2010 to 2014
D. the second-child policy won't work at all
2.The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 2 means ______.
A. the family
B. the increasing population
C. the one-child policy
D. the second-child policy
3.The number of workers was ______ in 2014.
A. 960 million B. 940 million C. 930 million D. 29 million
4.You may read this passage in the ______ part in a magazine.
A. Travelling and Transportation B. Society and History
C. Food and Health D. Science and Art
5.The writer thinks it is ______ to announce（宣布）the second-child policy.
A. impossible B. useless C. meaningless D. necessary
B
World Population
According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population continues to grow. It is about 7 billion now. It could reach 8.4 billion in the year 2025.
But during the past 10 years or so, there has been a large and rapid（快速的）drop in the world's birth rate. Families are generally smaller now than they were a few years ago. It is happening in both developing and developed countries. Some people believe that it's difficult for them to bring up two or three children.
China is such a country that has already cut its rate of population growth by about one half since 1970. Most Chinese families have no more than one child. And it reached a zero population growth rate in 2010. But in 2016, the Chinese government passed laws to encourage families to have a second child, because there are too many old people now. Some factories can't find proper people to work. That's terrible.
Several countries in Europe already have a negative growth rate（负增长率）.Experts say that these countries could face a serious shortage of workers in the future. And those who are working could face much higher taxes to help support the growing number of retirees（退休人员）.
6.The world population may reach ______ in 2025.
A. 13.7 billion B. 13.4 billion C. 8.4 billion D. 7 billion
7.What can we know from Paragraph 2
A. The world population has increased fast.
B. The world's birth rate has a rapid drop.
C. The world population growth rate can't be controlled.
D. Most people want to have more babies.
8.When did China pass laws to encourage families to have two babies
A. In 2016. B. In 2010. C. In 2007. D. In 1970.
9.We can infer（推断出）that in 2030 maybe China will ______.
A. have fewer old people B. have more babies
C. cut down the birth rate D. lower taxes
10.What's the meaning of the underlined word "encourage" in the third paragraph
A.反对 B.增长 C.发展 D.鼓励
C
What picture do you have about the future Will life in the future be better, worse or the same as now What do you hope for the future
People predict that life will probably be very different in 2050. First of all, it seems that there won't be TV channels(频道). At that time, people will pick up a program from a "menu" and a computer will send the program to the TV set at once. By 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer.
Water will become one of our most serious problems then. In many places, farmers are in great need of water to grow fruit and vegetables.
About transportation, cars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fast. There won't be any accidents because of robots. We will see robots everywhere. And spaceplanes will take people around the world in two hours.
By 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people see again and hear again. At that time, people's life will become better and better.
11.Which won't come to us by computer by 2050
A. Music. B. Menus. C. Newspapers. D. Books.
12.People may worry about _______ most in 2050.
A. water B. fruit C. vegetables D.air
13.The underlined word "fuels" means "_______" in Chinese.
A.佐料 B.食用油 C.燃料 D.饮料
14.Which is TRUE about the future cars
A. They will use new and clean fuels.
B. There will be more accidents.
C. The robots in the cars can make them go very fast.
D. Cars can fly like spaceplanes.
15.What's the best title of this article
A. How Do People Plan Their Life
B. What Can People Do in 2050
C. How Will People Play in 2050
D. What Will Life Be like in 2050
四、根据汉语提示填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1.I don't think money will ______（解决）all my problems.
2.I don't like the restaurant because of its bad ______（服务）.
3.Now,some old towns are losing their ______（当地的）character（特色）.
4.It's good manners to keep your voice down in ______（公共的）places.
5.The night in the countryside is ______（更安静的）than that in the big city.
五、补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
A: Good morning, Jane! ①_____ What's the matter
B: I stayed up late last night.
A: ②_____
B: To write the report called "China's population".
A: Did you finish it
B: No, I didn't. I didn't know what the population of China was in 1955.
A: ③_____
B: My computer didn't work.
A: That was too bad. Why didn't you call me
B: ④_____
A: When did you call me
B: At 8:30. ⑤_____
A: I was playing cards with my family. It was too noisy. I didn't hear it.
A.You look pale. B.Why did you stay up late C.How did you get to China D.What were you doing at that time E.The population of China was 1.4 billion. F.Why didn't you look it up on the Internet G.I called you last night but you didn't answer.
六、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）
随着社会的发展，我们的国家变得越来越强大了。但是，众多的人口给我国带来了一系列的问题。根据下表提示，以"The Population Problem"为题写一篇80词左右的短文。
Energy and water short
Traffic heavy
Public places more crowded
Places to live fewer
Jobs difficult to find
The Population Problem
_____________________________________________________________________
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答案以及解析
一、
1.答案：A
解析：句意：最好不要逃避我们的问题。我们应当总是努力解决它们。solve意为“解决”，符合题意。
2.答案：A
解析： note“便条，笔记”；photo“照片”；letter“字母”；colour“颜色”。根据题干中的“我们可以写下关键信息”可推断，“笔记”会帮助我们理解并记住我们所听到的内容，故所缺的词是notes。
3.答案：C
解析： wood"木头"；sound"声音"；pollution"污染"；traffie"交通"。根据"The government has taken action to protect the environment"可知选C。
4.答案：B
解析：句意：Sally过去很安静，但是她现在参加不同的活动并且交了许多新朋友。Active“活跃的”；quiet“安静的”；honest“诚实的”；outgoing“外向的”。由后半句可知她现在很外向，并且but表示转折，因此选B。
5.答案：A
解析：英语中,表达人口多少常用large/small,不用many/few,故选A。
6.答案：D
解析： hour 是以元音音素开头的单词，表泛指时，其前用不定冠词 an；go to work“去上班”，为固定搭配。
7.答案：B
解析：——那个咖啡馆还在你们镇吗 ——没有，三年前它关门了。Put on"穿上";close down"关闭";open up"开门,营业";pick up“捡起”。句中的it代指the coffee bar，且空前为否定回答，故B项符合语境。
8.答案：A
解析：空前无具体数词修饰，空处表示概数，应用固定搭配thousands of“成千上万的”。
9.答案：C
解析：考查数词的用法。句意：现在，数百万的农民离开他们的家乡去城里寻找工作。 million、 thousand或 hundred前有具体数字时不用复数，直接修饰名词复数形式，因此B、D两项是错误形式；在表达不确切的数目时，要在 million、 thousand或 hundred后加-s，并和of连用，由此可知A项也是错误形式。故选C。
10.答案：A
解析：in public"在公开场合"；in future“今后"；in common"共有"；in need"处境困难”。由空前的"gets nervous"可知A项符合题意。
11.答案：C
解析：考查动词时态。句意: 昨天的这个时候, 九年级的学生们正在进行数学考试。时间状语at this time yesterday"昨天这个时候"提示用过去进行时。故选C。
12.答案：B
解析：考查动词时态。句意：—哦！你的手指怎么了？—我在做飞机模型的时候弄伤它了。while意为"当……的时候"，引导时间状语从句，主句为一般过去时，由句意可知从句用过去进行时。故选B。
13.答案：D
解析：It's a good habit to do sth. “做某事是一个好习惯”。故选D。
14.答案：D
解析：句意为:——这个小镇到伦敦有多远 ——大约235千米。表示235用two hundred and thirty-five,故选D项。
15.答案：B
解析：考查交际用语。 Not at all用来回答别人的感谢或道歉；No problem用来回答别人的建议或请求等； Wait a moment用来表示让别人等一等； That's right用来表示别人的意见正确。问句表示请求，故选B。
二、
1.答案：B
解析： 由文章第一句及空格后面的interesting things可知，此处应用many"许多"，修饰可数名词复数形式。
2.答案：C
解析：根据上文可推知，应是有很多不同种类的博物馆，故选C。
3.答案：B
解析： 由上文中的"...museums,see plays and movies"可推知此处应是指购物，故用buy。
4.答案：C
解析：下文讲的是在大城市生活的弊端，且由最后一段中的"the problems of living there"可知选C。
5.答案：D
解析：由常识可知，大城市生活成本高。high意为“（数量、数字、水平）高的”，符合语境。
6.答案：B
解析：他们认为在大城市容易（easily）找到工作。
7.答案：C
解析： But表示转折，此处是指，但是有时（sometimes）这些人找不到工作或者找不到一个好地方居住。
8.答案：A
解析： 根据第二段中的"there are too many people in some places of the big cities"可知，城市里太多的人口，很容易造成交通拥挤，故此处指很难控制交通。故选A。
9.答案：C
解析： 根据空后的"There is so much rubbish to deal with"可知,在大城市，保持安全和干净不容易，故选C。
10.答案：D
解析：在人们搬到大城市之前，他们应该考虑生活在那里的问题。考虑问题应是在行动之前，故用Before。
三、
A
1.答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据文章第四、五、六段内容可推断，A项正确。
2.答案：C
解析：代词指代题。根据第二段中的"Everyone knows the one-child policy...to control the increasing population at that time"可知选C。
3.答案：C
解析： 细节理解题。根据第四段中的"The number changed to 930 million in 2014"可知,2014年的工人数目是"930million"。
4.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。通读文章可知，本文介绍了人口问题和人口政策，故选B。
5.答案：D
解析： 作者态度题。根据文章最后一段中的"This policy will help offer enough workers in the future and prevent our country from entering the aging society"可推知，作者认为实施"二孩政策"是很有必要的，故选D。
B
6.答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“It could reach 8.4 billion in the year 2025”可知C项正确。
7.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"But during the past 10 years or so,there has been a large and rapid（快速的）drop in the world's birth rate”可知，在最近的十年左右，世界人口的出生率迅速下降。
8.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"But in 2016,the Chinese government passed laws to encourage families to have a second child"可知A项正确。
9.答案：B
解析：推理判断题。文章第三段提到，自2016年开始，中国政府鼓励（中国）家庭生育二孩，由此可推断出，到2030年中国的婴儿可能会比现在多，故B项正确。
10.答案：D
解析：词义猜测题。根据上下文可知，2016年中国鼓励人们生二孩，故选D。
C
11.答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的"By 2050， music, films, programs, newspapers and books will come to us by computer."可知，到2050年，音乐、电影、电视节目、报纸和书都可以通过电脑来到我们身边，没有提到"菜单"，故答案为B。
12.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的" Water will become one of our most serious problems then."可知，在2050年，人们最担心的可能就是水资源的问题，故答案为A。
13.答案：C
解析：词义猜测题。第四段第一句是关于汽车的描述，根据该句可推断未来的汽车将会使用新的、干净的"燃料"，故答案为C。
14.答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的"...cars will run on new, clean fuels..."可知，选项A是正确的描述。
15.答案：D
解析：主旨大意题。本文讲的是对2050年生活的预测，故答案为D。
四、
1.答案：solve
解析：句意：我认为钱解决不了我所有的问题。根据空前的will可知用动词原形。
2.答案：service
解析：句意：我不喜欢这家餐馆，因为它的服务太差。service作旅店、商店、餐馆的“服务”讲时，为不可数名词。
3.答案：local
解析：句意：如今一些古镇正在失去它们的地方特色。
4.答案：public
解析：句意：在公共场所小声说话是很有礼貌的。
5.答案：quieter
解析：句意：农村的夜晚比大城市里的夜晚更安静。根据汉语提示及空后的than可知，空处应填形容词的比较级形式quieter。
五、
答案：ABFGD
解析：①根据答语"我昨天晚上熬夜到很晚"可推断，所缺的句子是A，该句的含义是"你看起来很苍白"。
②答语的含义是"为了写那个叫作 '中国人口' 的报告"。根据答语可知，所缺的句子是B。
③根据下文"我的电脑坏了"可推断，所缺的句子是F。
④设空处前提到了"你为什么不给我打电话呢？"，根据上下文的描述可知，所缺的句子是G。
⑤根据答语中的"我正在和我的家人一起打牌"可推断，所缺的句子是D，该句的含义是"你那时在做什么？"。
六、
The Population Problem
With the development of society, China is becoming stronger and stronger. But the large population has been a big problem for our country. Because of the large population, we are short of energy and water. The traffic is much heavier in most big cities. Public places are much more crowded. People have fewer places to live in and it's difficult for many of them to find jobs.
Although China is developing quickly and people's living conditions are improving greatly, we still have a long way to go.
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