Module 3 Journey to space 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年外研版英语八年级下册（含解析）

Module 3 单元拓展阅读训练 2023—2024学年外研版英语八年级下册
一、短文填空
请根据上下文及所给汉语提示，用单词的适当形式填空。
Most people love animals. Many storybooks use animals as 1 (主要的) characters. Many people look after animals as pets, 2 (尤其) cats and dogs. Also, the love for animals makes it natural for people to visit zoos.
In the past, zoos were usually set up by rich people. However, 3 (喂养) animals well was not what they wanted. They housed animals just for fun and some even asked his men 4 (训练) animals to kill each other. Besides, animals got hurt or even died in animal shows. The situation got difficult for animals.
Today, zoos have a better 5 (机会) of making a change with the help of governments around the world. In this way, they can protect more kinds of animals in danger by the 6 (末尾) of 2lst century. Animals can eat 7 (足够的) food and live a better life in zoos now. Every year there are 8 (百万) of people visiting modern zoos. They are able to take a closer look at animals 9 (在……之外) the cages, in the desert or under the water. For visitors, it’s much safer and 10 (使人放松的) than before to learn a lot about animals. Maybe fifty years from now, the grandchildren of today’s visitors can still enjoy watching more kinds of animals.
二、选词填空
阅读短文，然后根据其内容从方框中选出可以填入空白处的短语。
daily habits in the future lots of something new take a different bus
Memory is very important. It helps you remember who you are where you live, what you have learnt and what you plan to do 11 .
So, how can you improve your memory
It is important to exercise your brain. For example, you can do new things and change your 12 . If you walk a different way to school or 13 , you will keep your brain active. You can try to memorize 14 . You can try a Maths puzzle. You can also try to learn new skills or study a foreign language. Your brain gets 15 regular exercise if you do any of these things.
三、补全对话
根据对话内容，从文后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。
Susie: Peter, what are you doing on your iPad
Peter: 16 Look! This website is about the pyramids (金字塔).
Susie: Really 17
Peter: They are all in Egypt. Among them, the Great Pyramid is the largest one.
Susie: What was it used for
Peter: 18 He ordered his men to build it for him. It took them more than twenty years to finish it.
Susie: What a great project! 19
Peter: Stone. It’s said that the biggest stone weighs as much as 160 tons.
Susie: Oh, it must have been very hard to build it since ancient workers didn’t have any modern tools.
Peter: Yes. People still don’t know how ancient workers built the Great Pyramid without modern machines.
Susie: 20
A．It was used as the King Khufu’s tomb (墓).
B．Egypt is an African country.
C．Where are the pyramids located
D．I’m taking an online tour.
E．What was it made of
F．Would you like to visit it with me
G．I’m sure scientists will find it out one day.
四、阅读理解
Hangzhou hosts the 19th Asian Games from September 23rd to October 8th, 2023. The Games are very smart thanks to the use of many exciting technologies. The place for the tennis finals (决赛) is sometimes called the “Small Lotus”. On the top of the sports centers, there are eight “petals” (花瓣). Each petal weighs 160 tons. They can open and close freely. It takes 15 minutes for each petal to open and close. It’s built this way for different kinds of weather.
What if there’s an accident during the game and the athletes need first aid Drones (无人机) can be used to send things over. They can fly as far as 20 kilometers and travel 16 meters in one second.
Every dish at the Asian Games should be safe and healthy to eat. In the kitchen of the athletes’ village in Hangzhou, there is a special system that can tell people’s faces. If a stranger goes into the kitchen, an alarm will go off to let people know. Do you want to walk around at the stadiums but can’t make it in person You can try the Hangzhou Asian Games’ metaverse (元宇宙)! You can try it with an app on Alipay. You can enjoy the charm (魅力) of the stadiums both from the outside and inside.
It will be sad if you can’t find your way. Augmented reality (AR) is here to help. There’s a mini-program called the Hangzhou Asian Games AR service. You can simply turn on your phone’s camera, and it will see where you are and then show you the way.
21．What is the “Small Lotus” designed for
A．Making the stadium hold more people.
B．Dealing with different weather conditions.
C．Presenting the timetable for sporting events.
D．Helping drones provide first aid more quickly.
22．Why is an alarm set in the kitchen
A．To make sure the food is safe.
B．To test whether dishes are fresh.
C．To remind cooks to prepare food.
D．To prevent fire accidents during cooking.
23．What can you do in Hangzhou Asian Games’ metaverse
A．Enter a cartoon world online.
B．Communicate with sports stars.
C．Enjoy the beauty of Hangzhou City.
D．Experience the charm of the stadiums.
24．The AR service is more useful to ________.
A．tennis fans B．camera lovers
C．people who get lost D．players who get hurt
The Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are around the corner. You must be very excited. The emblems (会徽) are named “Winter Dream” and “Flying High”. Artist Lin Cunzhen designed (设计) them. “Winter Dream” is the emblem of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Lin came up with the design from the Chinese character “冬”. The upper part of the emblem looks like a skater and the lower part a skier. The ribbon-like motif (丝带状的图案) in between stands for our country’s mountains and competition places. As for the colors of the emblem, blue stands for dreams and the future, as well as the cleanness of ice and snow. Red and yellow stand for excitement and youth (青春).
“Flying high” is the emblem of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. The design comes from the Chinese character “飞”. It looks like a sportsman in a wheelchair running fast to the finish line.
The emblems “Winter Dream” and “Flying High” show the excitement of winter sports and the beauty of China. They also show our best wishes for the success of Beijing 2022.
25．The design of “Winter Dream” comes from ________ .
A．a skater B．a skier
C．the Chinese character “冬” D．the Chinese character “飞”
26．What does the underlined phrase “stands for” mean
A．代替 B．支持 C．象征 D．担任……的候选人
27．What’s the emblem of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
A．Dream and future. B．Flying High. C．Winter Dream. D．Beauty of China.
28．The best title of the passage is ________ .
A．Beijing Olympic Games B．“Winter Dream” and “Flying High”
C．Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games D．Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
五、完形填空
Everyone likes living in a clean and 29 environment (环境). If the environment are bad, it will affect (影响) our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be 30 ill. Just like what we 31 with COVID-19. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home.
They are germs (细菌) and virus (病毒) that make us ill. They are 32 . Even if you sneeze (打喷嚏), there are countless germs and virus. They are very small and you can’t find them with your 33 eyes, but you can see them with a microscope (显微镜). They are very small and there may be 34 them on a very small thing. Germs and virus can always 35 in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it 36 . Germs and virus can also be found in air and dust (灰尘). If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it.
We know COVID-19 has brought great disaster (灾难) to 37 . I want to say to you “Come on, we have a way to deal with them. We will win, 38 the first thing you must do is to wear your masks. This is the best protection (保护) against COVID-19.”
29．A．traditional B．different C．dangerous D．comfortable
30．A．terribly B．most C．normal D．necessary
31．A．hoped B．experienced C．laughed D．lost
32．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．nowhere D．everywhere
33．A．similar B．own C．glad D．main
34．A．some of B．many C．too much D．hundreds of
35．A．be found B．see C．pollute D．sent
36．A．beautifully B．clearly C．hardly D．personally
37．A．humans B．work C．future D．education
38．A．because B．but C．however D．although
六、语法选择
I 39 China for eight months. Every time I want to sit 40 the grass, “Keep off the grass” signs make me nervous. In the UK, whether it’s in fields of wild grass or in well-kept national parks, people make the most of green grass.
The British take grassland for granted(认为……理所当然). If it 41 a sunny day, people will sit on a bed of grass and relax in the sun’s warmth. This gives you the chance 42 to surrounding(周围的) nature. Maybe it’s a bird 43 to another, or the soft wind that brings you cool air.
Also, in most campuses(校园), grass fields act like a soft study desk for students to read books and learn. 44 it can be used to just talk, laugh and play on.
Besides, families enjoy spending 45 weekends on the grass in parks. There, families can set up a picnic and children can play games with each other.
However, there is 46 rule to enjoy the green grass. In some parks, there are different grasslands for people to relax and play sports 47 . If people want to relax, they’d better choose the right field, or they 48 feel the full force(力量) of a soccer ball!
39．A．am B．was C．have been in D．have gone to
40．A．in B．on C．at D．above
41．A．is B．was C．will be D．has been
42．A．listen B．listening C．to listen D．to listening
43．A．sing B．sings C．singing D．sang
44．A．And B．But C．Or D．So
45．A．they B．their C．theirs D．them
46．A．a B．an C．the D．/
47．A．in B．at C．on D．under
48．A．can B．may C．must D．should
七、任务型阅读
请阅读下面非连续性文本，按要求完成所给任务，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Invitations always make us think of something important or special. Sometimes we receive invitations to go to a meeting, a wedding (婚礼), a party or a picnic. We usually accept the invitations from our friends. However, sometimes we have to refuse the invitations for many reasons. To know more about who often makes invitations and why people may refuse the invitations, about 1,500 people were asked the relevant (相关的) questions.
Chart I: Percentages of people that receive invitations from different people
Chart Ⅱ: Why do people refuse the invitations
①They have to do something else.
②They are ill.
③They don’t know the people who invite them.
④They don’t think it’s necessary or important.
⑤It is too far to go to the place.
49．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
50．What percent of invitations are from the people’s friends and relatives
51．How many people receive invitations from classmates or workmates in the survey
52．How many reasons make people refuse the invitations according to the text
53．What’s the second biggest reason for refusing the invitations
54．Did you receive an invitation from your classmates What was it about
参考答案：
1．main 2．especially 3．feeding/to feed 4．to train 5．chance/opportunity 6．end 7．enough 8．millions 9．outside 10．more relaxing
【导语】本文主要讲述了人们对动物的喜爱，很多人把动物当宠物养，但是在过去，动物园里的动物并不快乐，如今在世界各国政府的帮助下，动物园有机会改变，动物们生活得更好，每年有数百万人去参观动物园。
1．句意：许多故事书使用动物作为主要人物。main主要的；此处应用形容词作定语，修饰名词characters。故填main。
2．句意：很多人把动物当作宠物来照顾，尤其是猫和狗。especially尤其；此处应用副词especially作状语。故填especially。
3．句意：然而，喂好动物并不是他们想要的。feed喂养；分析句子可知，此处为主语成分，应用动名词或动词不定式作主语。故填feeding/to feed。
4．句意：他们养动物只是为了好玩，有些人甚至让他的手下训练动物自相残杀。train训练；ask sb. to do sth.“让某人做某事”。故填to train。
5．句意：如今，在世界各国政府的帮助下，动物园有更好的机会做出改变。chance/opportunity机会；空格前“better”为形容词，后跟名词，结合“a”可知，此处为可数名词单数。故填chance/opportunity。
6．句意：通过这种方式，他们可以在21世纪末保护更多种类的濒危动物。end末尾；by the end of“到……结束时”。故填end。
7．句意：现在动物们可以在动物园里吃到足够的事物，过上更好的生活。enough足够的；空格处修饰名词food作定语，应用形容词。故填enough。
8．句意：每年有数百万人参观现代动物园。million百万；此处指数百万人，millions of“数以百万计的”。故填millions。
9．句意：他们可以近距离观看在笼外、沙漠中或水下的动物。outside在……之外；此处指在笼子外。故填outside。
10．句意：对于游客们来说，了解动物比以前安全和放松得多。relaxing使人放松的；根据空格前“safer”和“and”可知，此处应用形容词的比较级。故填more relaxing。
11．in the future 12．daily habits 13．take a different bus 14．something new 15．lots of
【导语】本文主要讲了记忆力的重要性以及如何提高记忆力。
11．句意：它帮助你记住你是谁，你住在哪里，你学到了什么，以及你将来打算做什么。根据“what you plan to do”可知，此处表达在未来做什么，in the future“在未来”符合。故填in the future。
12．句意：例如，你可以做新的事情，改变你的日常习惯。根据“If you walk a different way to school or …, you will keep your brain active.”可知，此处表达改变你的日常习惯，daily habits“日常习惯”符合。故填daily habits。
13．句意：如果你走不同的路去学校或坐不同的公交车，你的大脑会保持活跃。根据“If you walk a different way to school”可知，此处举例改变日常习惯，此处应与其并列，take a different bus“坐不同的公交车”符合。故填take a different bus。
14．句意：你可以尝试记忆一些新的东西。根据“You can try to memorize”并结合备选词汇可知，此处指尝试记忆一些新的东西，something new“一些新的东西”符合。故填something new。
15．句意：如果你做这些事情中的任何一件，你的大脑就会得到大量有规律的锻炼。结合备选短语，lots of“大量的”作为形容词修饰regular exercise。故填lots of。
16．D 17．C 18．A 19．E 20．G
【导语】本文是Susie和Peter就金字塔展开的讨论。
16．根据“what are you doing on your iPad ”可知，空处应是介绍正在做的事情，D项“我正在参加在线旅游。”符合语境，故选D。
17．根据“ They are all in Egypt. ”可知，空处应是问金字塔的位置，C项“金字塔位于哪里”符合语境，故选C。
18．根据“What was it used for ”可知，空处是介绍金字塔的用途，A项“它被用作胡夫国王的坟墓”符合语境，故选A。
19．根据“Stone. ”可知，空处是问其建造的材料，E项“它是用什么做的”符合语境，故选E。
20．根据“People still don’t know how ancient workers built the Great Pyramid without modern machines.”可知，空处应与弄清古代人是如何建造金字塔相关，G项“我相信科学家总有一天会发现的。”符合语境，故选G。
21．B 22．A 23．D 24．C
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们展示了杭州亚运会的科技元素。
21．细节理解题。根据“The place for the tennis finals is sometimes called the ‘Small Lotus’... It’s built this way for different kinds of weather.”可知“小荷花”是为适应不同的天气而建造的，故选B。
22．推理判断题。根据“Every dish at the Asian Games should be safe and healthy to eat. In the kitchen of the athletes’ village in Hangzhou, there is a special system that can tell people’s faces. If a stranger goes into the kitchen, an alarm will go off to let people know.”可知亚运会的每一道菜都是安全健康的。在杭州亚运村的厨房里安有辨别人脸的专门系统，如果有陌生人进入，警报就会响起，所以判断安有这样的警报装置是为了保证食物的安全性，故选A。
23．细节理解题。根据“You can try the Hangzhou Asian Games’ metaverse! You can try it with an app on Alipay. You can enjoy the charm of the stadiums both from the outside and inside.”可知在杭州亚运会的元宇宙里我们能享受体育馆的魅力，故选D。
24．推理判断题。根据“It will be sad if you can’t find your way. Augmented reality (AR) is here to help”可知找不到路是令人难过的，但是AR随时帮助我们，所以推断AR设备对迷路的人更有用，故选C。
25．C 26．C 27．B 28．B
【导语】本文主要介绍北京冬奥会和冬残奥会的会徽“冬梦”和“飞跃”。
25．细节理解题。根据“‘Winter Dream’ is the emblem of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Lin came up with the design from the Chinese character‘冬’. ”可知，“冬梦”的设计灵感源于汉字“冬”。故选C。
26．词义猜测题。根据“The ribbon-like motif (丝带状的图案) in between stands for our country’s mountains and competition places. ”可知，丝带图案象征着中国的山脉和比赛场地，所以“stands for ”的意思是“象征”。故选C。
27．细节理解题。根据“‘Flying high’ is the emblem of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.”可知北京冬残奥会的会徽是“飞跃”。故选B。
28．标题归纳题。根据“The emblems (会徽) are named ‘Winter Dream’ and ‘Flying High’. ”及全文可知，本文主要介绍北京冬奥会和冬残奥会的会徽“冬梦”和“飞跃”。所以最佳标题为“冬梦”和“飞跃”。故选B。
29．D 30．A 31．B 32．D 33．B 34．D 35．A 36．B 37．A 38．B
【导语】本文主要讲了每个人喜欢住在干净和舒适的环境里，细菌和病毒无处不在，为了保持健康，我们应该尽力使我们的环境变得更干净和整洁。这也需要我们一起行动。
29．句意：每个人喜欢住在干净和舒适的环境里。
traditional传统的；different不同的；dangerous危险的；comfortable舒适的。根据“If the environment are bad, it will affect(影响)our body, ”可知，环境不好会影响身体，那么与不好的环境对比的是舒适干净的环境，也是我们想要的。故选D。
30．句意：有时我们可能会病得很重，仅仅就像我们经历新冠病毒的情景。
terrbily严重的；most最多的；normal正常的；necessary必要的。根据“Just like what we...with COVID-19. ”可知，空处是指像经历新冠病毒的情景，说明病得很重，故选A。
31．句意：有时我们可能会病得很重，仅仅就像我们经历新冠病毒时的情景。
hoped希望；experienced经历；laughed笑；lost丢失。根据“At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home.”可知，这是在描述新冠疫情时的经历，所以空处是指经历新冠疫情时的情景。故选B。
32．句意：它们无处不在。
somewhere某些地方；anywhere任何地方；nowhere任何地方都不；everywhere每个地方。根据“Even if you sneeze (打喷嚏), there are countless germs and virus. ”可知，通过举例小小的打喷嚏，都有无数个细菌和病毒，说明每个地方都有它们。故选D。
33．句意：它们非常小，用你的眼睛是看不到它们的，但我们可以用显微镜看它们。
similar相似的；own自己的；glad开心的；main主要的。根据“you can’t find them with your...eyes,”可知，是指用肉眼看不到它们，所以空处是指“自己的眼睛”。故选B。
34．句意：他们非常小，在一个非常小的东西上可能会有数百以上的它们。
some of……的一些；many许多；too much太多；hundreds of成百以上的。根据“They are very small ”可知，因为它们很小，所以经常会有相当大数量的细菌和病毒聚在一起，故选D。
35．句意：细菌和病毒总是能在脏水中被发现。
be found被发现；see看到；pollute污染；sent送。根据“Germs and virus can always...in dirty water.”可知，生活在脏水中是它们的一大特点，所以我们经常在脏水中发现它们，它们是被发现，需用被动语态，故选A。
36．句意：当我们在显微镜下看脏水时，我们能清晰地看到它们。
beautifully漂亮地；clearly清晰地；hardly几乎不；personally个人地。根据“under the microscope, ”可知，显微镜下看东西会更清楚，故选B。
37．句意：我们知道新冠病毒给人类带来了巨大的灾难。
humans人类；work工作；future将来；education教育。根据“We will win.”可知，是带给人类的灾难。故选A。
38．句意：我们会胜利的，但我们必须做的第一件事是带上口罩。
because因为；but但是；however然而；although虽然。根据空前后两句关系可知，表示转折，需用连词but。故选B。
39．C 40．B 41．A 42．C 43．C 44．C 45．B 46．A 47．C 48．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在中国看到“不要践踏草坪”等标识时不舒服的感受，介绍在英国是如何充分利用绿色草地的。
39．句意：我来中国已经八个月了。
am是，一般现在时；was是，一般过去时；have been in+地点意为“在某地待了多久”，后面加一段表示时间的状语；have gone to+地点意为“某人去了某地，现在还没有回来”。根据“for eight months”可知，这是一段表示时间的状语，故用have been in表示“我来中国已经八个月了”，故选C。
40．句意：每当我想坐在草地上时，“远离草地”的标志都会让我紧张。
in在……里面；on在……上面；at在；above超过。根据句意“‘Keep off the grass’ signs make me nervous.”可知，作者想坐在草坪上面，故选B。
41．句意：如果是阳光明媚的日子，人们会坐在铺着草的床上，在温暖的阳光中放松。
is是，一般现在时；was是，一般过去时；will be将是，一般将来时；has been已经是，现在完成时。根据“If”可知，在if引导的条件状语从句中，遵循“主将从现”原则；本句中主句是一般将来时，故此处要用一般现在时，故用is。故选A。
42．句意：这让你有机会去聆听周围的大自然。
listen听，动词原形；listening听，动名词或现在分词；to listen听，动词不定式；to listening去听，to和动名词。根据“the chance”可知，the chance to do sth.表示“有机会做某事”，所以此处要用动词不定式to listen。故选C。
43．句意：也许是小鸟对着别人唱歌，或者是微风给你吹来凉风。
sing唱歌，动词原形；sings唱歌，动词三单；singing唱歌，动名词或现在分词；sang唱歌，动词过去式。根据“it’s a bird”可知，此处现在分词做后置定语，表示鸟正在唱歌，故选C。
44．句意：它可以用来交谈、欢笑和玩耍。
And和；But但是；Or或者；So所以。根据本空前面“grass field act like a soft study desk for students to read books and learn”及后面“it can be used to just talk, laugh and play on”可知，此处是表示选择关系，在英国的校园里，草地可以供学生们阅读书籍和学习，或者被用来交谈，欢笑和玩耍。“或者”用连词or表示，故选C。
45．句意：除此之外，家庭喜欢在公园的草地上度过他们的周末。
they他们，主格；their他们的，形容词性物主代词；theirs他们的(某种东西)，名词性物主代词；them他们，宾格。根据本空后面“weekends”可知，这是一个名词，缺少形容词修饰，故要用形容词性物主代词their来修饰，故选B。
46．句意：然而，享受绿草地有一个规则。
a一个，泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；an一个，泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表示特指。/零冠词。根据本空后面“ruler”可知，这是一个泛指的内容，故用a/an。又因为rule是以辅音音素开头的单词，故用a修饰。故选A。
47．句意：在公园里，有不同的地方给人们放松和运动。
in在……里；at在；on在……上；under在……下。根据“different grasslands”，可知此处是play on the grassland，故选C。
48．句意：如果人们想要去草地上放松，最好要选择对的地方，要是去了其他人踢足球的地方的话，可能会被球打中，感受到足球的全部力量。
can能够；may可能；must必须；should应该。根据本空后面“feel the full force of a soccer ball”可知，此处是表示一种假设，可能会被足球击中，“可能”用may表示，故选B。
49．然而，我们有时候不得不因为许多原因而拒绝这些邀请。 50．58%. 51．About 345. 52．Five reasons./5. 53．They are ill. 54．Yes, I did. It was about a picnic.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要对人们接受邀请和拒绝邀请的原因做了调查并列出图表。
49．However“然而”；sometimes“有时”；we“我们”；have to“不得不”；refuse the invitations“拒绝这些邀请”；for many reasons“因为许多原因”。故填：然而，我们有时候不得不因为许多原因而拒绝这些邀请。
50．根据图表一可知，来自朋友的邀请占42%，来自亲戚的邀请占16%，故一共占58%。故填58%.
51．根据“about 1,500 people were asked the relevant (相关的) questions”可知，大约有1500人参加调查；根据图表一可知，来自同学或同事的邀请占23%，故一共有：1500×23%=345人。故填About 345.
52．根据“Why do people refuse the invitations”和图表二可知，文章里列出了5个让人们拒绝邀请的原因。故填Five reasons./5.
53．根据图表二和“②They are ill”可知，拒绝邀请的第二大原因是他们生病了。故填They are ill.
54．开放性题目，答案言之有理即可。参考答案为：Yes, I did. It was about a picnic.