外研版英语八年级下册单元检测卷 Module 3 Journey to space（测能力）

Module 3 Journey to space

（测能力）

满分：100分

一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.—______? —I have been there three times.

A. Where have you been B. How many times have you visited Chicago

C. Who has been to Chicago D. How often do you go to Chicago

2.I find ______ hard to hear the English lyrics clearly.

A. that B. this C. one D. it

3.—Jack, why have you decided ______ Chinese folk music as a course?

—To learn more about Chinese culture.

A. take B. taken C. taking D. to take

4.In the past few years there ______ great changes in my hometown.

A. have been B. were C. had been D. are

5.—I have ______ finished my homework. What about you?

—Not ______. I will finish it in half an hour.

A. yet; already B. yet; still C. already; yet D. yet; yet

6.The sun and its planets are _________ the solar system.

A. call B. calling C. called D. to call

7.I will never forget the day________ we spent in the old town with small houses.

A. who B. whom C. that D. what

8.Linda will ________ go to Shanghai on vacation this year.

A. possible B. impossible C. probably D. probable

9.—The cookie is so delicious! Can I have one more?

—Sorry, there is ______ left.

A. some B. none C. nothing D. a few

10.It's _______ of you to knock on the door before you enter someone's room.

A. possible B. impossible C. polite D. impolite

11.—How much difficulty will you have ________ for Beijing Olympic Winter Games?

—________. We're sure to do it well.

A.to prepare; Nothing B.to prepare; None

C.preparing; None  D.preparing; Nothing

12.—Does your sister go to school by ________ bike every day?

— No, she sometimes goes ________ a ropeway to cross the river.

A. a; by B. the; by C. /; on D. the; on

13.—________?

—I'm busy with my homework.

A. What has happened B. What are you up to 

C. Are you busy D. What's the matter

14.So far many astronauts ________ the moon.

A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. will visit

15.Though the old man lived ________, he didn't feel ________.

A. alone, alone B. lonely, lonely C. alone, lonely D. lonely, alone

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

We all need to have food every day and food is colorful.

Some food is green, some food is red, and     1     is black. Now more and more people like to have     2     food—black rice, black beans, black grapes.     3     do they like black food? Do you know?

First, black food     4     make grey hair turn into (转变成) black hair. Second, black food is     5     for the heart (心脏). Next, black food can     6     children become clever. At the     7     time, black food can also help women look young.

Doctors     8     that it isn't good to be choosy (挑剔的) about food. Black food is very good,     9     we need food with different colors. So let's eat food in all     10     from now on.

1.A. this     B. any     C. that     D. some
2.A. white     B. black     C. green     D. blue
3.A. Why     B. When     C. How     D. What
4.A. must     B. mustn't     C. can     D. can't
5.A. bad     B. cool     C. good     D. easy
6.A. help     B. see     C. have     D. let
7.A. right     B. first     C. last     D. same
8.A. spell     B. talk     C. say     D. tell
9.A. but     B. so     C. and     D. or
10.A. sizes     B. colors     C. classes     D. subjects

三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

    In the universe, as we know, there is the sun, the moon, the earth and many stars. Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. We have day and night because the earth keeps turning all the time. When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is the day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is the night.

    Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun. Big things will look smaller when they are farther, and small things also look bigger when they are nearer.

    The sun is bright enough to give out very strong light. The moon can't give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too. Why? In fact, the light from the moon comes from the sun. The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually(事实上) the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. The reason they look smaller than the moon is also because they are farther away from the earth.

    There are still many other planets in the universe. But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth, too. But at 9: 00 a. m. on October 15th 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours. It was the first time for Chinese to get into space.

1.We find the sun ________than the moon because it is ________ from us.
A.bigger; farther  B.smaller; closer
C.bigger; closer  D.smaller; farther
2.When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, the other part of the earth is ________.
A.the night  B.the day
C.the evening  D.Sunday
3.People and living things can live on (the) ________.
A.earth B.Mars C.moon D.sun
4.When did the pilot from our country return to the earth?________
A.On November 15th, 2002. B.On October 16th, 2003.
C.On May 15th, 2004. D.On October 15th, 2003.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? _______
A.The moon goes round the earth, and it can't give out any light at all.
B.The moon goes round the sun, and its light is from the sun.
C.The earth moves round the moon, and people can live only on the earth.
D.Of all the planets, only the earth moves round the sun.

B

    The sun is always shining. But it can only shine on one side of the earth at one time. When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side.

    At night, you can see the stars. The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can't see them. When night comes, there is no light, and the stars are bright enough to see. The stars look very small. But some of them are even bigger than the sun. They look small because they are so far away from you. Big things look much smaller when they are far away. The sun is closer to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger.

1. When it is night, the sun_____.
A. doesn't shine B. shines for a short time
C. disappears D. shines on the other side of the earth
2. We can't see the stars in the sky at daytime because_____.
A. there are no stars there
B. the stars are much smaller than the sun
C. the bright light from the sun makes them not seen
D. the stars come out only at night
3. The stars look small because_____.
A. they are far away B. they are small
C. they have no light D. they are in the sky

4. Small things may look _____ when they are close.
A. bigger B. small C. near D. far away

5. The sun looks bigger than other stars because _____.
A. it's bigger  B. it's far away in the sky
C. it gives much bright light D. it's closer to the earth than other stars

四、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    Hello, everybody. My name is Melissa. I was born in New Jersey, but two years ago my family moved to Washington D.C. It is a beautiful city and I love it. I'd like to tell you more about this beautiful city.

    Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States. It is in the east of the USA, on the Potomac River. It has a population of about 700,000. It is a wonderful place and lots of people all over the world come to Washington D.C. every year. They choose to visit it because there are many historical buildings and museums in it.

    The city is famous for some botanical gardens(植物园), parks and wide avenues. A lot of people enjoy visiting the Lincoln Memorial and the White House. The American president lives in the White House.

    I love gardens and parks, but my favourite place is a small park near my house. I often hang out with my friends there.

1.Where was Melissa born?

_________________________________________________________

2.Is Washington D.C. in the west of the USA?

_________________________________________________________

3.What's the population of Washington D.C.?

_________________________________________________________

4.What is Washington D. C. famous for?

_________________________________________________________

5.Why do many people choose to visit Washington D.C.?

_________________________________________________________

五、根据汉语提示写出单词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.There will be two__________(项目) in our school next month.

2.I don't want to move to other places. I only want to live on the__________(地球).

3.I know__________(没有一人) of the people at the party last night.

4.The population of China is much larger than__________(那) of America.

5.How many stars are there in the__________(宇宙)?

六、补全对话（有两项多余）（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

A: Hello, Lucy. I haven't seen you for several hours. Where have you been?

B: Hello, Tony. ①__________And I have found some information about the universe.

A: Really? Would you like to tell me some?

B: Of course. What do you want to know?

A: Well. ②__________

B: Millions of years.

A: Wow! So long. ③__________

B: Not yet.

A: ④__________

B: Yes, that's right. But they have discovered water on Mars.

A: That's interesting.

B: Oh, I want to return the book to Jack, but I can't find him. Do you know where he is?

A: ⑤__________You can find him there.

B: Thanks a lot.

七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

假如你的梦想是长大后当一名宇航员,去太空旅行。10岁时,你对太空旅行产生了兴趣;从此以后,你经常在电视上看太空新闻,阅读关于太空旅行方面的书籍;12岁时,你开始做宇宙飞船模型,现已做了3艘,上个月参加了飞船模型比赛并获奖。

请你根据以上提示,以My dream为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。开头已给出,不计入总词数。

My dream

    My dream is to be an astronaut and_______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

答案以及解析

一、单选题

1.答案：B

解析：句意：——你参观过芝加哥多少次？——我去过那里三次。Where have you been, 你去过哪里？How many times have you visited Chicago你参观过芝加哥多少次？Who has been to Chicago谁去过芝加哥？How often do you go to Chicago你多久去一次芝加哥？根据I have been there three times.可知此处询问去过那里多少次，故选B。

2.答案：D

解析：句意：我认为很难听清楚英语歌词？此处to hear the English lyrics clearly作真正宾语，it充当形式宾语，故选D。

3.答案：D

解析：句意：—杰克，为什么你决定选择中国传统音乐作为选修课？—为了更多了解到中国文化。decide to do sth决定做某事，故此处为动词不定式to take，故选D。

4.答案：A

解析：句意：在过去的几年里我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。考查现在完成时和there be句型。have been现在完成时；were一般过去时；had been过去完成时；are一般现在时。根据句中的时间状语“in the past few years”在过去的几年里，为现在完成时标志词，结构为have/has done。且本句为there be句型。故选A。

5.答案：C

解析：句意：——我已经完成我的作业了。你呢？——还没有。我将在半小时后完成它。still仍然；already已经，用于肯定句；yet还，用于否定句。第一空是肯定句，故用already。第二空根据not可知，此处是否定句，故用yet。故选C。

6.答案：C

解析：句意：太阳以及它的行星被叫做太阳系。考查被动语态。根据句意，此处表示“被叫做太阳系”，故需使用被动语态，其结构为“be动词+动词过去分词”，“call”的过去分词形式为“called”，故选C。

7.答案：C

解析：句意：我永远不会忘记我们在老城的小房子里度过的那一天。考查定语从句。who谁；whom谁，宾格；that那个；what什么。分析句子结构可知，此句是一个定语从句，从句缺少“spent”的宾语，且先行词是“the day”，因此用关系代词“that”。故选C。

8.答案：C

解析：句意：琳达今年可能会去上海度假。考查副词用法。possible可能的，形容词；impossible不可能的，形容词；probably大概，可能，副词； probable可能的，形容词。分析句子“John will...go to France on vacation this summer.”可知，此处修饰动词go，应使用副词。故选C。

9.答案：B

解析：句意：——饼干太好吃了！我可以再吃一块吗？——抱歉，没有了。考查代词辨析。some一些；none一个也没有；nothing没有什么；a few一些。根据“Sorry, there is …left.”可知，一块也没有了。故选B。

10.答案：C

解析：句意：在你进入别人的房间之前敲门是礼貌的。考查形容词辨析。possible可能的；impossible不可能的；polite可礼貌的；impolite不礼貌的。根据“knock on the door before you enter someone’s room.”可知进入别人的房间之前敲门是礼貌的，故选C。

11.答案：C
解析：句意:—准备北京冬奥会有多大的困难?—没有。我们一定会做好的。考查非谓语动词以及不定代词辨析。have difficulty (in) doing sth“做某事有困难”,动名词作宾语,排除A和B选项。nothing没什么;none没有。根据“how much”可知,第二空应填none强调数量的多少,故选C。

12.答案：C

解析：句意：——你妹妹每天骑自行车上学吗？——不，她有时乘索道过河。考查冠词和介词辨析。a不定冠词，表示泛指，用于以辅音音素开头的单词之前；the定冠词，表示特指等；by通过；on在……上。by+交通工具，表示“乘坐……”，是固定用法，故空一不填；on a ropeway “乘索道”，固定搭配。故选C。

13.答案：B

解析：句意：——你在忙什么？——我正忙着做作业。考查情景交际。What has happened发生了什么事；What are you up to你在忙什么；Are you busy你忙吗；What’s the matter怎么回事；根据回答“I’m busy with my homework.”可知，此处应该是问对方在忙什么，故选B。

14.答案：C

解析：句意：到目前为止，许多宇航员已经造访过月球。考查现在完成时。由So far 可知，此题需用现在完成时，其结构是：助动词have/has+动词的过去分词。故选C。

15.答案：C

解析：句意：虽然这位老人独自生活，但他并不感到孤独。考查词义辨析。alone可用作副词，意为“单独地”，强调客观情况；lonely意为“孤独地”，形容词，强调感情上的孤独；live居住，动词需用副词修饰；feel是系动词，后接形容词作表语，故选C。

二、完形填空

答案：1-5DBACC 6-10ADCAB
解析：1.句意:有些食物是绿色的,有些是红色的,还有一些是黑色的。this这个;any任何;that那个;some一些。根据“Some food is green, some food is red, and...is black”可知此处是指还有一些是黑色的,故选D。
2.句意:越来越多的人喜欢吃黑色食物——黑米、黑豆、黑葡萄。white白色;black黑色;green绿色;blue蓝色。根据“black rice, black beans, black grapes”可知是黑色的食物 ,故选B。
3.句意:他们为什么喜欢黑色食物?你知道吗?why为什么;when什么时候;how怎么样;what什么。根据“Do you know?”可知此处是在问为什么喜欢黑色食物,故选A。
4.句意:首先,黑色食物可以使白发变成黑发。must必须;mustn’t不准;can能够;can’t不能。根据“First, black food...make grey hair turn into (转变成) black hair.”可知此处是指黑色食物能够使白发变成黑发,故选C。
5.句意:第二,黑色食物对心脏有好处。bad坏的;cool凉爽的;good好的;easy容易的。根据“...for the heart (心脏)”可知此处是指黑色食物对心脏有好处,故选C。
6.句意:其次,黑色食物可以帮助孩子变得聪明。help帮助;see看见;have有;let让。根据“black food can...children become clever”可知此处是指黑色食物可以帮助孩子变聪明,故选A。
7.句意:同时,黑色食物也能让女性看起来年轻。right正确的;first第一;last最后;same相同的。固定短语at the same time“同时”,故选D。
8.句意:医生说对食物挑三拣四是不好的。spell拼写;talk谈论;say说;tell告诉。根据“that it isn’t good to be choosy (挑剔的) about food.”可知后面是医生说的内容,故选C。
9.句意:黑色食物很好,但我们需要不同颜色的食物。but但是;so所以;and和;or或者。根据“Black food is very good...we need food with different colors”可知句子前后是转折关系,故选A。
10.句意:所以从现在开始,让我们吃各种颜色的食物吧。sizes尺寸;colors颜色;classes班级;subjects科目。根据“we need food with different colors. So let’s eat food in all...from now on.”可知此处是指吃各种颜色的食物。故选B。

三、阅读理解

A

答案：1-5 DBABA
解析：1.细节理解题。根据"Just because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, it looks much bigger than the sun."可知, 因为月球比太阳离地球近, 所以它看起来就比太阳大得多。故选D。
2.细节理解题。根据"When our part of the earth turns to the sun, it is the day. When our part of the earth turns away from the sun, it is the night."当地球的这一部分朝向太阳时, 就是白天, 当地球的这一部分远离太阳时, 就是夜晚, 所以地球这一部分远离太阳时另一部分是白天。故选B。
3.细节理解题。根据"But of all these planets, only on the earth there are living things and people can only live on the earth, too."可知, 人们和生物都生活在地球上。故选A。
4.细节理解题。根据"But at 9:00 a.m. on October 15th 2003, Chinese pilot Yang Liwei was sent up to space. He stayed there for 21 hours."可知在2003年,十月15号九点,中国宇航员杨利伟被发送到太空,他在那待了21小时,那么他返回的时间则是在2003年十月16日6点。故选B。
5.细节理解题。根据"Through our geography lessons, we know the earth goes around the sun, and the moon goes around the earth. The moon can’t give any light at all, but it looks quite bright, too."通过地理课, 我们知道地球绕着太阳转, 月亮绕着地球转。月亮根本不发光, 但它看起来也很明亮, 可知A选项是正确的。故选A。

B

答案：1-5 DCAAD
解析：1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"When the sun is shining on one side of the earth, it is night on the other side."可知当太阳照射地球的一面时,地球的另一面就是夜晚。由此可知,当是夜晚的时候,太阳照射地球的另外一面,故选D项。
2.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"The stars are in the sky all day. But the light from the sun is so bright that you can't see them. "可知其实星星一直都在天空上,但是白天的时候,来自太阳的光太亮,以至于人们看不到它们, 故选C项。
3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的"They look small because they are so far away from you. " 可知星星之所以看起来很小是因为它们离我们很远,故选A项。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段中的"Big things look much smaller when they are far away."可知大的东西在离我们很远的时候看起来就更小,所以小的东西靠近时可能会看起来更大,故选A项。

5.细节理解题。根据文章最后一句"The sun is closer to the earth than other stars, so it looks bigger. "可知太阳看起来比其他星星更大,是因为它离地球更近,故选D项。

四、任务型阅读

1.答案：She was born in New Jersey.

解析：根据第一段中的“My name is Melissa. I was born in New Jersey…."可知答案。

2.答案：No, (it isn't).

解析：根据第二段中的It is in the east of the USA可知应作否定回答。

3.答案：It has a population of about 700,000.

解析：根据第二段中的“It has a population of about700,000.”可知答案。

4.答案：It's famous for some botanical gardens, parks and wide avenues.

解析：根据第三段第一句可知答案。

5.答案：Because there are many historical buildings and museums in it.

解析：根据第二段最后一句可知答案。

五、根据汉语提示写出单词

1.答案：projects

2.答案：earth

3.答案：none

4.答案：that

5.答案：universe

六、补全对话（有两项多余）

答案：C; B; D; A; G

七、书面表达

答案：

My dream

    My dream is to be an astronaut and travel in space when I grow up. When I was 10, I became interested in space travels. From then on, I often watched the space news on TV and read books on space travels. At the age of 12, I began to make model spaceships and now I have already made three. Last month I entered a model spaceship competition and won the prize. I am sure my dream will come true one day if I work hard.