Module 3 Journey to space单元测试卷（含解析）

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2024年外研版英语八年级下学期
Module 3　Journey to space
时间:90分钟　满分:100分
一、单项填空(共10小题,计10分)
(　　)1.Andrew enjoys the　　　 　in his new school with tall buildings, beautiful gardens and a small lake.
A. transport B. environment C. competition D. communication
(　　)2.My uncle's books 　　　　the four great classical Chinese novels will come out(出版)in the winter of 2023.
A. in B. on C. at D. to
(　　)3.(2021·天津蓟州区第三学区月考改编)When we looked around, we were surprised by the views(景色). The sky was so low that we all wanted to touch it though it was 　　　　.
A. impossible B. ancient C. latest D. confident
(　　)4.(2022·辽宁营口大石桥期末改编)—I was really proud of my 　　　　when we won the match by working together.
—How important teamwork is!
A. hobby B. dream C. group D. advice
(　　)5.—Have you finished your homework 　　　　
—Yes, I have done that　　　　.
A. yet; already B. already; yet C. ever; never D. still; just
(　　)6.(2021·安徽合肥包河区期中)—I have tried many ways to solve the problem, but 　　　　of them worked.
—Don't lose heart, and I believe you can make it.
A. both B. all C. none D. neither
(　　)7.—　　　　
—Oh, I've just shared study plans with my group members.
A. What are you looking at B. What do you like
C. What are you up to D. What will you do
(　　)8.(2022·山西百校联盟模拟改编)—WeChat is so popular these days. Why do people like it so much
—I think that's because it is a good way for people to 　　　　with each other.
A. agree B. protect C. develop D. communicate
(　　)9.(2022·江苏南京栖霞区期末)—Tianwen-1 reached Mars last March! Our dream of exploring the red planet　　　　 !
—Yeah, China has become the sixth country to reach Mars in history.
A. is coming true B. was coming true
C. will come true D. has come true
(　　)10.—Mary can't make the model plane. Can you help her
—　　　　. I'm good at it.
A. That's a pity B. That's cool
C. Sure, no problem D. No, not usually
二、(2021·安徽合肥瑶海区期末)完形填空(共10小题,计10分)
　　We call them aliens(外星人)or sometimes ETs. We make movies about them, 　11　we have never seen them.We don't even know whether they are real or not, but we never stop　12　 them.
The universe is a　13　place.Scientists say there are many planets outside the solar system. 　14　 is very possible that there are smart forms of life, or aliens, living out there.
Scientists are trying many ways to find aliens.They use radio telescopes(射电望远镜)to search the sky 　15　 alien signals(信号). They also send radio messages and signals into deep space.They hope aliens will find their　16　 and answer.
But after years of searching, we haven't heard any alien messages 　17　. Some scientists say there 　18　 not be any aliens at all. They think that Earth came into being(形成) by chance. All the right things came together at the　19　time and formed life on our planet.They think it would be too hard for this to　20　 again. What do you think
(　　)11.A. although B. till C. because D. so
(　　)12.A. looking for B. looking after C. looking at D. looking over
(　　)13.A. small B. big C. strange D. lonely
(　　)14.A. He B. She C. This D. It
(　　)15.A. for B. of C. in D. to
(　　)16.A. systems B. astronauts C. ways D. messages
(　　)17.A. yet B. already C. just D. never
(　　)18.A. should B. might C. need D. must
(　　)19.A. wrong B. right C. real D. old
(　　)20.A. happen B. fight C. stick D. trust
三、补全对话(共5小题,计10分)
　　根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Lucy. How are you
B: Not bad. 21.　　　
A: I'm going to the cinema.Have you seen the new movie about Mars
B: Yes, I have. I saw it yesterday.
A: 22. 　　　
B: I think it is well worth watching.
A: 23.　　　
B: I'm not sure.Maybe in the future.There are so many things in space that we can explore.
A: How interesting!
B: To tell you the truth, I'm very interested in space.24.　　　　 What about you
A: Maybe I'll be a photographer to show the beauty of the world.
B: 25.　　　
A: Thank you.
A. I believe you will achieve your dream one day.
B. I want to be an astronaut when I grow up.
C. I will try my best.
D. Can people plant trees on Mars
E. Where are you going
F. A wonderful movie will be shown tonight.
G. What's your opinion about the movie
四、阅读理解(共16小题,计40分)
A(2022·山东泰安岱岳区期末)
Winter sports need to be in cold places. Have you ever imagined one day people go to other planets to hold the Winter Olympics
Mercury (水星) It's the closest planet to the sun. In the daytime, the temperature can be up to 430℃,but at night it cools down to -200℃. There's one area that the sun can never reach. There's a lot of ice there. Maybe we can go speed skating and figure skating (花样滑冰) there!
Mars The temperature on Mars is between -140℃ and 30℃. At the north and south poles of Mars, there are areas covered by ice and snow. There is also a big mountain called Mount Olympus. So maybe we can ski on Mars!
Pluto(冥王星) Pluto is a dwarf planet far away from the sun. It's very cold there, about -229℃. There's a lot of ice. It's even harder than steel. So maybe we can go sledding (滑雪橇) on Pluto.
(　　)26.What's the lowest temperature at night on Mercury
A. -229℃. B. -200℃. C. -140℃. D. -430℃.
(　　)27.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. People might ski on the mountain on Mars.
B. The ice on Pluto is harder than steel so we can speed skate.
C. On Mercury the highest temperature in the daytime is 30℃.
D. The north pole of Mars is completely covered with ice and snow.
(　　)28.We can read the passage in the column (栏目) of 　　　　in a magazine.
A. life B. news C. health D. space
B(2022·湖北随州曾都区期末)
Students had a live class given by the Shenzhou-13 members, Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu, at the China Science and Technology Museum in Beijing, Dec. 9th, 2021. It was a special course. It came from 400 km above Earth in China's space station.
Wang first talked about their life and work in the space station. Wang said the water they drink was recycled. There was no difference in taste between regular and recycled water.
Zhai introduced the special clothes they were wearing in the space station. According to Zhai, it had many elastic bands (松紧带) inside to help keep their bodies healthy.
Wang asked both the students on the ground and Ye to do the turn-around movement (运动). The students were surprised to see that Ye could not do it. He finally made it with specific (特定的) motions, like moving a single arm in a circle.
At the end of the class, the three astronauts tried to answer the students' questions, like "Do stars still shine in space ","Do they have dreams while sleeping in space ".
Then the three astronauts ended up the class with their best wishes. The class encouraged many students to study hard in order to get into space one day.
(　　)29.What made the course unusual
A. Its time. B. Its place. C. Its idea. D. Its topic.
(　　)30.The underlined word "motions" in paragraph 4 probably means "　　　　".
A. 反应 B. 表情 C. 动作 D. 风格
(　　)31.What can we infer(推断) from the passage
A. The students are good at thinking.
B. The astronauts like to be teachers.
C. The students know nothing about space.
D. The students are busy with their studies.
(　　)32.Which is the structure of the passage
A. B.
C. D.
(　　)33.The passage is mainly about　　　　.
A. three astronauts in China's space station
B. students' hope to get into space
C. students' questions about space
D. the special course from China's space station
C
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase "once in a blue moon" People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he or she tries not to eat sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate "once in a blue moon".Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say "I visit the shore once in a blue moon." While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue.This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase "blue moon" has something to do with the shape of the moon, not the colour.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shapes. We call certain names with certain shapes of the moon.For example,when we can see a small part of the moon, it is called a crescent moon.A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip(尖端)of a fingernail(手指甲). When we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon.When we can see the whole moon, it is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month.When this happens, the second full moon is called a "blue moon".
Over the next 20 years,there will be only 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare(稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression "once in a blue moon" to describe other very rare events in their lives.
(　　)34.When does a blue moon happen in nature
A. When the moon has a blue colour.
B. When we cannot see the moon at all.
C. When there are two full moons in one month.
D. When we can only see a small part of the moon.
(　　)35.Which of the following is another example of something that has a crescent shape
A. The letter "O". B. The letter "M".
C. The letter "H". D. The letter "C".
(　　)36.Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase "once in a blue moon"
A. Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon.
B. Tom hardly remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon.
C. Mary likes to go shopping every weekend. Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon.
D. Cindy hates to stay up, but she stays up every day. Cindy stays up once in a blue moon.
(　　)37.What does the underlined part "This fact" in the last paragraph refer to
A. A blue moon is a very rare event.
B. The moon itself is never really blue.
C. The moon appears to change shapes.
D. A blue moon has something to do with the shape of the moon.
D
Hey, the people of the Earth! Can you hear this radio message Do not be afraid! We come in peace from another planet — and why not We are your cousins. We are men, as you are. We have been here before.
You will see a huge spaceship in a few hours. We are flying towards the solar system almost as fast as this radio message.Your sun is already in sight. Our ancestors(祖先)and yours shared the sun ten million years ago.I'm sure you have forgotten your history while we still remember ours.Our ancestors lived on the Earth when dinosaurs were dying.Sadly, they could hardly save the beasts. Your planet was very warm then. Our ancestors believed it would be a nice home for them.
They were wrong. Though we were masters of space, we knew so little about the Earth.For millions of summers — there were no winters in those ancient days — the Earth had rapid (飞速的)development.It took about thirty years to fly from one planet to another, so our ancestors seldom travelled in space. But they never felt lonely. They kept in touch with their relatives and friends on other planets. Three or four times every century, starships would bring them space news.
But two million years ago, the Earth began to change. The temperatures fell quickly. The ground was covered with snow and ice.At that time,however, our ancestors knew little about that. Those who had called the Earth their home believed there was just a strange disease spreading on the Earth. The disease wouldn't cause deaths, but it would bring much pain and do harm to men's health.
38.Why did the speaker's ancestors seldom travel in space (不超过15个词)
39.How did the speaker's ancestors keep in touch with their relatives and friends (不超过5个词)
40.What happened to the Earth two million years ago (不超过20个词)
41.How will you feel after you hear the radio message Why (不超过20个词)
五、短文填空(共10小题,计10分)
　　阅读下面短文,在空白处填入适当的单词或括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Man has been interested in outer space for thousands of years. It has been over fifty years 42.　　　　 man's first landing on the moon. Now, some people believe that space exploration is a waste(浪费) of time and money. It is true that it 43.　　　　(cost) billions of dollars to do space research, 44.　　　　 people just get a little information.
45.　　　　, every coin has two sides. There 46.　　　　 (be) still a lot of other people who believe that space exploration has many advantages. And I agree with 47.　　　　 (they). Many new products, such as weather and communications satellites(气象和通信卫星) ,are products of space programs, and they are good 48.　　　　people all over the world. And what's more, people have 49.　　　　 (know) about some scientific knowledge of outer space already.
We believe that it will bring 50.　　　　(many) advantages in the future, which we cannot even imagine now. That's why some 51.　　　　(country) are trying hard to carry out space exploration all the time. Let's wait and see.
六、书面表达(共1题,计20分)
　　假如现在是2100年,由于科学与技术的高速发展,去火星旅行已经成为现实。请根据以下提示,发挥你的想象力,以"A Journey to Mars"为题,写一篇关于火星旅行的短文。
　　提示:
1.乘坐宇宙飞船到达火星;
2.遇见了外星人(aliens);
3.环游火星。
　　要求:
1.词数80左右(开头已经给出,不计入总词数);
2.字迹工整,语言流畅,表达正确,逻辑清晰;
3.要包括所给出的要点,可以适当增加内容。
A Journey to Mars
　　With the development of science and technology, we can travel in space at any time.Last time I went to Mars with my family.
Module 3　单元综合提升检测卷答案
一、单项填空
1.B　考查名词词义辨析。transport交通;environment环境;competition竞争;communication沟通。题干中提到了新学校有高高的建筑、漂亮的花园和一个小湖,由此可知Andrew喜欢新学校的环境,故选B。
2.B　考查介词的用法。我叔叔的关于四部优秀的中国古典小说的书将会在2023年冬季出版。on意为"关于……",符合题意。故选B。
3.A　考查形容词词义辨析。此处是说,天空是如此低,以至于我们都想触摸它,尽管触摸天空是不可能的。impossible意为"不可能的",符合题意。故选A。
4.C　考查名词词义辨析。根据题干中的"by working together"和"How important teamwork is!"可知,设空处说的是我真的为我的小组骄傲,故选C。
5.A　在现在完成时的句子中,yet一般用于否定句和疑问句句末,already一般用于肯定句。结合题干可知选A。
6.C　考查代词辨析。根据题干中的"but"和"Don't lose heart"可知,我尝试过很多方法但都不起作用,此处应用表示否定含义的词。none一般指三者或三者以上"都不",neither表示"两者都不",根据题干中的"many ways"可知选C。
7.C　考查情景交际。根据答语"哦,我刚刚跟我的小组成员分享了学习计划"可知,此处问的是"你在忙什么"。be up to sth.有"忙于某事"之意,故选C。
8.D　考查动词词义辨析。句意:——如今,微信非常流行。为什么人们那么喜欢它 ——我认为那是因为它是一种人们彼此交流的不错的方式。根据句意可知选D。
9.D　考查动词的时态。根据题干中的"China has become the sixth country to reach Mars in history"可知,探索火星的梦想已经实现,应用现在完成时,故选D。
10.C　考查情景交际。问话人提出帮忙的请求,结合答语中的"I'm good at it"可知,此处应为"好的,没问题"。故选C。
二、完形填空
　　【短文大意】　本文主要介绍了科学家对外星人的探索。
11.A　此处是说,我们制作关于外星人的电影,尽管我们从来没有见过他们,根据文意可知选A。
12.A　look for寻找;look after照顾;look at看;look over浏览。根据上文可知,我们甚至不知道他们是否是真实的,但是我们不会停止寻找他们,故选A。
13.B　small小的;big大的;strange奇怪的;lonely孤独的。根据下文中的"Scientists say there are many planets outside the solar system"可知,宇宙是巨大的,故选B。
14.D　"It"在句中作形式主语,真正的主语是"that there are smart forms of life, or aliens, living out there",故选D。
15.A　此处是说,他们用射电望远镜在天空中搜寻外星信号,search sth.for sth."在……中搜寻……",符合文意。故选A。
16.D　根据上文中的"They also send radio messages and signals into deep space"可知,他们希望外星人能够发现他们的消息并且回答,故选D。
17.A　此处是说,我们还没有听说任何外星的消息,故用yet。
18.B　此处是说,一些科学家说可能根本就没有外星人。根据文意可知选B。
19.B　根据文意可知,所有正确的事情在正确的时间一起发生,我们的星球上便形成了生命,故选B。
20.A　根据文意可知,他们认为形成生命太难了,这种事情不会再发生一次,故选A。
三、补全对话
21—25　EGDBA
四、阅读理解
　　【A篇短文大意】　本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了水星、火星和冥王星的自然环境以及各自或许适合的运动情况。
26.B　细节理解题。根据文中"It's the closest planet to the sun. In the daytime, the temperature can be up to 430℃, but at night it cools down to -200℃"可知,水星上夜间的最低温度是零下200℃。故选B。
27.A　细节理解题。根据文中"There is also a big mountain called Mount Olympus. So maybe we can ski on Mars!"可知,"人们或许可以在火星的山上滑雪"是正确的。故选A。
28.D　推理判断题。通读全文可知,短文主要介绍了水星、火星和冥王星的自然环境以及各自或许适合的运动情况。故推理出,我们可以在杂志的太空栏目读到这篇文章。故选D。
　　【B篇短文大意】　本文主要介绍了来自中国空间站的特别课程。
29.B　细节理解题。根据"It came from 400 km above Earth in China's space station"可知授课的位置让这门课与众不同,故选B。
30.C　词义猜测题。根据"Wang asked both the students on the ground and Ye to do the turn-around movement (运动) ...like moving a single arm in a circle"可知,此处是说一只手臂绕着一个圈移动,这是一种动作,故选C。
31.A　推理判断题。根据"At the end of the class, the three astronauts tried to answer the students' questions, like ‘Do stars still shine in space ’, ‘Do they have dreams while sleeping in space ’"可推断出学生们善于思考,故选A。
32.B　篇章结构题。通读全文可知第一段介绍了在距离地球400公里的中国空间站授课;第二、三、四、五段介绍了航天员在空间站的工作和生活以及课程;最后一段介绍了三名航天员带着最美好的祝愿结束了课堂,所以B选项符合,故选B。
33.D　主旨大意题。通读全文,尤其是"It was a special course. It came from 400 km above Earth in China's space station"可知本文主要介绍了来自中国空间站的特别课程。故选D。
　　【C篇短文大意】　本文介绍了英文中的短语"once in a blue moon"的来源,解释了人们为什么用它来描述少见的事情。
34.C　细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"Sometimes, however, there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a ‘blue moon'"可知,一个月有两个满月时才会出现blue moon。
35.D　推理判断题。文章第三段提到了"A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip(尖端) of a fingernail(手指甲)" ,由此可知新月是看起来像手指甲尖的形状,这个形状像字母C,故选D。
36.B　推理判断题。文章第一段提到了"once in a blue moon"用来描述"something that they do not do very often"。结合四个选项可知B项符合。
37.A　代词指代题。This fact指的是上句中的"a blue moon is a very rare(稀有的) event"。故选A。
　　【D篇短文大意】　本文是一个来自宇宙中其他星球的人发来的信息,其中介绍了他们的祖先和以前的地球。
38.Because it took about thirty years to fly from one planet to another.
39.By starship.
40.The temperatures fell quickly and the ground was covered with snow and ice on the Earth.
41.I will feel amazed.Because I didn't know that there are people on other planets./...
五、短文填空
　　【短文大意】　　作者介绍了太空探索的好处和坏处,太空探索给人们带来的好处告诉我们探索太空是必要的。
42.since　　43.costs　　44.but　　45.However
46.are 47.them 48.for 49.known
50.more 51.countries
六、书面表达
One possible version:
A Journey to Mars
With the development of science and technology, we can travel in space at any time. Last time I went to Mars with my family. We went to Mars by spaceship. On Mars, we found a lot of things different from those of our Earth. We met the aliens on Mars. They have two red eyes and two legs.Their hair is really long because they need it to keep warm on the cold night. Though they look so strange, they are very friendly. They can speak English.We had a party. Many aliens took an active part in the party. We travelled around the whole Mars and took a lot of pictures. It was such a nice trip that we didn't want to go back to the Earth. But we finally went back and I think I'll go there again.
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