外研版英语八年级下Module 3 Journey to space模块测试题（含答案无听力题）

Module 3
笔试部分(100分)
一、 单项选择(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)
(　)1. —Hi, Jim. What are you ____ to?
—I'm busy reviewing for my physics test.
A. on B. from C. with D. up
(　)2. In the school, I asked one boy and two girls about the name of their headmaster, but ____ of them could help me.
A. neither B. none C. both D. all
(　)3. His joke is ____ to make us all ____ .
A. enough funny; laugh B. funny enough; laugh
C. enough funny; to laugh D. funny enough; to laugh
(　)4. There are about three ____ students in our school.
A. thousands B. thousands of
C. thousand D. thousand of
(　)5. —Your new watch is so nice! When did you buy it?
—In April. I ____ it for two months.
A. have had B. had
C. have bought D. bought
(　)6. Hi, guys, please write three facts you ____ last term in your project.
A. learned B. are learning
C. have learned D. learn
(　)7. In order ____ for the meeting, I set up three alarms to wake me up.
A. not to be late B. not being late
C. to be late D. being late
(　)8. —Why won't we play basketball with Class 4 this afternoon?
—Because they ____ Longzhong for a study trip.
A. have gone to B. have been to
C. had gone to D. had been to
(　)9. We want to ____ more information about the Milky Way.
A. invent B. search for C. avoid D. count
(　)10. —Mum, there's something wrong with my alarm clock. Could you wake me up tomorrow morning?
—____ , dear.
A. I hope so B. I don't mind it
C. No problem D. Not at all
二、完形填空。(共10小题，每小题1. 5分，共15分)
How much do you learn about the solar system? The following passage will tell you.
The earth is a planet. It as well as seven __11__ planets goes around the sun. We __12__ the eight planets and the sun the solar system. The first planet, __13__ the sun, is Mercury(水星). It is 58 million __14__ from the sun. Venus(金星) is the second planet next to the sun, and _15__ planet, the earth, is the third. It is 150 million kilometers from the sun.
Jupiter(木星), Saturn(土星), Neptune(海王星) and Uranus(天王星) are all __16__ than the earth, __17__ Venus, Mars and Mercury are smaller than the earth.
Animals, trees and humans can only __18__ on the earth—the other planets in our solar system do not __19__ air or water. Do any planets in other galaxies have __20__？ We don't know about it.
(　)11. A. else B. others C. other D. another
(　)12. A. know B. call C. take D. pick
(　)13. A. next to B. before C. out of D. in front of
(　)14. A. years B. hours C. meters D. kilometers
(　)15. A. our B. their C. her D. his
(　)16. A. lighter B. bigger C. shorter D. safer
(　)17. A. but B. or C. and D. so
(　)18. A. knock B. try C. live D. land
(　)19. A. have B. bring C. fill D. join
(　)20. A. planet B. system C. galaxy D. life
三、阅读理解。(共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
A
Venus is only a little smaller than the earth, about 95% of the earth's diameter(直径) and 80% of the earth's mass(质量). The word Venus means the goddess of love and beauty in Greek. We name the planet so probably because it is one of the brightest planets we have known by now. We human beings have known Venus for a long time. It is the brightest thing in the sky except the sun and the moon. Venus reaches its maximum(最大的) brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, and is often thought as the Morning Star or as the Evening Star. A lot of observation of Venus was important to Copernicus's Heliocentric Theory (日心说) of the solar system. In 1962 scientists sent the first spaceship to explore Venus. So far there have been more than 20 and we will know more about Venus in the future.
(　)21. What's Venus like?
A. It's bigger and heavier than the earth.
B. It's smaller and brighter than the moon.
C. It's bigger and lighter than the sun.
D. It's smaller and lighter than the earth.
(　)22. What does the word “Venus” mean in Greek?
A. The goddess of love and beauty.
B. The morning star.
C. The evening star.
D. The center of the solar system.
(　)23. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Venus is not a planet.
B. Venus is the brightest in the sky.
C. Venus is in the solar system.
D. People have never sent a spaceship to Venus.
(　)24. What does the underlined word “observation” mean in Chinese?
A. 理论 B. 观察 C. 学说 D. 作品
(　)25. Scientists sent the first spaceship to Venus in ____.
A. 2012 B. 1942 C. 1962 D. 1982
B
Our nearest neighbour is the moon. In the sky, the moon and the sun seem to be of the same size because the moon is much nearer.
The moon makes the tides—the changes in the level of the sea. The moon and the sun together pull the sea. In some parts of the world, the difference between “high tide”(when the sea is very near to the land) and “low tide”(when the sea is far away from the land) is very big. This is very important for ships.
The moon is very different from the earth. Gravity on the moon is six times weaker than that on the earth. There isn't any air. During the day, it is very, very hot but at night it is very, very cold. Nothing can live on the moon.
If the moon goes between the earth and the sun, we have an eclipse of the sun(日食). The moon stops the light from the sun and we have night in the day.
If the earth goes between the moon and the sun, we have an eclipse of the moon(月食). The moon goes into the shadow(影子) of the earth and it disappears for a few minutes.
(　)26. When the sea is far away from the land, we call it “ ____ ”.
A. high tide B. low tide
C. shadow D. gravity
(　)27. Gravity on the earth is ____ times stronger than that on the moon.
A. five B. six C. seven D. eight
(　)28. When the moon goes between the earth and the sun, we have night in the day, and we call it the eclipse of ____ .
A. the moon B. the sun C. the stars D. the earth
(　)29. Which of the following happens when we have an eclipse of the moon?
A. The earth goes between the moon and the sun.
B. The moon goes into the shadow of the sun.
C. The moon goes into the shadow of its own.
D. The sun disappears for a few minutes.
(　)30. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. The moon and the sun are of the same size.
b. Gravity on the earth is 6 times stronger than that on the moon.
c. The changes in the level of the sea are called tides.
d. The moon itself pulls the sea and makes the tides.
e. When the sea is near to the land, a high tide may happen.
f. It is much hotter in the day but much colder at night on the moon.
A. abcf B. bcde C. adef D. bcef
四、 任务型阅读。(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
What was living in the ISS like?
Living in space is common to astronauts. But what if it is a task of nearly a year?
US astronaut Scott Kelly was in the International Space Station (ISS) for 340 days. It is the longest time a US astronaut has spent in space at a time. Kelly's stay is part of the Twins Study. When Scott Kelly spent nearly a year in the ISS, his twin brother Mark Kelly lived on Earth. They gave scientists more ways to study human space flight.
Usually living in the ISS for such a long time is boring. Was it the same for Kelly? Let's take a look.
Good morning, everyone!
It's time to enjoy a sunrise. But for Kelly, it was one of the 16 sunrises he saw each day in the ISS. Isn't that cool?
Work comes first.
During his stay, Kelly and his partners did about 400 science experiments. One of them was about planting vegetables. And they did it! Growing vegetables will be helpful for longer space journeys.
Moving with microgravity(微重力).
As we all know, space is a place with microgravity, which influences human bodies. So Kelly did exercise more than 700 hours in the ISS. That is about two hours of exercise a day. Microgravity also makes some easy things difficult. Kelly often slept in a sleeping bag, or his arms would float (飘浮) in front of him all the time.
Boring? Why not do something for fun?
Kelly loved taking photos from space and sharing them with the world online. Even President Obama was his fan. Under one of his photos, Obama wrote, “Hey, loving the photos. Do you ever look out of the window and just freak out(吓坏了)？” “I don't freak out about anything, Mr. President. Except getting a question from you, ” Kelly replied.
根据所给材料，完成下列任务。
31. How long did Kelly stay in the ISS?
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32. Why did scientists start the Twins Study?
_________________________________________________________________
33. What did Kelly have to do because of microgravity?
_________________________________________________________________
34. Did President Obama enjoy Kelly's photos?
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35. What was Kelly's life in the ISS like?
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五、补全对话(其中有两项多余)。(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
A: Hi, Rose. (36)________
B: Hi, Tom. I'm thinking about what the life would be like if we live on Mars.
A: That sounds very interesting!
B: Unluckily, people have known little about Mars until now.
A: Oh, don't worry. I have a new book named There Is Nothing to Do on Mars.
B: There Is Nothing to Do on Mars？(37)________
A: It tells a story about a boy named Martin. He has an experience on the red planet.
B: Really? (38)________
A: His family moved from their nice earth home to Mars. He moved around in his space shuttle to look for real Martians(火星人)with his robot dog.
B: (39)________
A: No, he didn't. But he discovered some water under the ground.
B: Aha, he becomes a hero!(40)________
A: I agree with you. Here is the book.
B: I can't wait to read it. Thanks a lot.
A. What's it about?B. What are you doing?C. What happened to him?D. What do you think of it?E. Did he discover Martians?F. Have our scientists ever found anything yet?G. Because so far scientists have not found anything yet.
六、根据句意及首字母补全单词。(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
41. We are a________ on the island, but we don't feel lonely.
42. Gilbert d__________ electricity. It's meaningful for our life.
43. There is the earth, the sun, the moon and many other stars in the u________.
44. We all know the earth g________ around the sun.
45. I have finished r________ the book. That's amazing.
七、句型转换(改为同义句)。(共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)
46. The traffic was too busy. So they were late.
The traffic was too busy. ________ ________ they were late.
47. They have reached Beijing.
They have ________ ________ Beijing.
48. My brother has just returned from Shanghai.
My brother has just ________ ________ from Shanghai.
49. My grandfather began to study computer science so that he might keep up with times.
My grandfather began to study computer science ________ ________ ________ keep up with times.
50. Could you please teach me how we can make dumplings?
Could you please teach me ________ ________ ________ dumplings?
八、 书面表达。(本题20分)
最近你们班举行了一次班会，班会的主题是：是否应该太空探险？请结合下表内容，用英语写一篇文章，客观地介绍讨论的情况并表达你自己的观点。
一些同学赞同 一些同学反对 你自己的观点
获得新的知识 耗资巨大 ……
从太空取得新资源 宇航员的安全问题
扩大人类的生存空间 ……
要求：1. 字数：80～120。2. 标题与开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词： resource资源
Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO?
We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day.。_____________________________________________________________________
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一、1~10：D　BB　C　A　A　AABC
二、:11～20. CBADA　 BACAD
三、A)21～25：DACBC
B)26. B　27. B　28. B　29. A　30. D
四、31. For 340 days.
32. Because they gave scientists more ways to study human space flight.
33. He often slept in a sleeping bag or his arms would float in front of him all the time.
34. Yes, he did.
35. Kelly's life in the ISS was interesting.
五、36～40：BACEG
六、41. alone　42. discovered　43. universe　44. goes　45. reading
七、46. That's why　47. got to / arrived in　48. come back　
49. in order to　50. how to make
八、One possible version：
Outer Space Explorations, YES or NO?
We had an argument over whether it was necessary to carry out outer space explorations at a class meeting the other day.
Some of us thought it was important to research the outer space because, first of all, people can get a better understanding of the outer space. Second, we can find new resources for human use. Third, these explorations can possibly bring about new living space for human beings.
However, others think very differently. They said this kind of exploration cost too much money. Besides, it is very dangerous for astronauts to do such work.
In my opinion, people should research the outer space and such explorations into the outer space are worth trying out.