2020-2021学年八年级英语下册 Module 3 Journey to space模块测试 （新版）外研版.docx

1、Module 3 模块测试听力部分（25分）一、听力（25分）第一节：听小对话，回答问题。（5分）（ ）1. What does the girl think of the news?A. Boring.B. Interesting.C. Exciting.（ ）2. How long will it take the spaceship to get to Mars?A. Several weeks.B. Several months.C. Several years.（ ）3. What animals are they talking about?A. Cats.B. Dogs.C. E

2、lephants.（ ）4. How was the weather yesterday?A. Sunny.B. Snowy.C. Rainy.（ ）5. What did Davy do this morning?A. He washed clothes.B. He played computer games.C. He watched a movie.第二节：听长对话，回答问题。（10分）听下面一段较长对话，回答第67两小题。（ ）6. What is the programme about?A. The earth.B. Mars.C. The moon.（ ）7. What does

3、Cindy want to be?A. A teacher.B. An astronaut.C. A scientist.听下面一段较长对话，回答第810三小题。（ ）8. Who bought Lily the model robot?A. Her friend.B. Her mother.C. Her father.（ ）9. When did the movie come out?A. In 2008.B. In 2012.C. In 2016.（ ）10. What does the boy think of the movie?A. Interesting.B. Surprising

4、.C. Boring.第三节：听独白，回答问题。（10分）（ ）11. Where was Sally born?A. In England.B. In France.C. In America.（ ）12. What did Sally want to be at first?A. An astronaut.B. A teacher.C. A tennis player.（ ）13. What did Sally study at the university?A. Science.B. History.C. Maths.（ ）14. When did Sally become an ast

5、ronaut?A. In 1951.B. In 1978.C. In 1983.（ ）15. How many other astronauts flew to space with Sally?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.笔试部分（95分）二、完形填空（15分）Scientists are preparing for the countrys manned lunar missions（载人登月任务）.Pang Zhihao, a 16 researcher in Beijing, said, “The next steps in 17 manned space progr

6、ammes will be manned exploration（探索） of the moon. We will set up stations on the 18 . In this way, we can better 19 for habitable（适合居住的） places for people. We can also get 20 for deep-space exploration on the moon. Next, we plan to 21 people to Mars.” It is the first time that China has made a plan

7、for manned missions to the red 22 .Pang said it was very important for humans to 23 Mars. Some Chinese scientists will develop a manned Mars 24 by 2050. They will first send 25 there.“We will have better chances to 26 if there is life on Mars by sending astronauts there. This project is important be

8、cause in our solar system, Mars is the most similar to（与相似） the 27 . Also, studies showed that Mars was very similar to the earth in terms of（就而言） the 28 billions of years ago. 29 manned missions will help us better know how the earth will probably grow,” Pang said. 30 , there is still a long way to

9、 go. But scientists are very confident about the project.（ ）16. A. plant B. animal C. spaceD. medicine（ ）17. A. Americas B. ChinasC. BritainsD. Canadas（ ）18. A. ground B. moonC. mountainD. sea（ ）19. A. waitB. askC. thankD. search（ ）20. A. noticeB. serviceC. lifeD. experience（ ）21. A. guideB. showC.

10、sendD. move（ ）22. A. planetB. riverC. modelD. station（ ）23. A. coverB. dropC. reachD. change（ ）24. A. problemB. projectC. reportD. map（ ）25. A. scientistsB. doctorsC. workersD. astronauts（ ）26. A. think ofB. care aboutC. find outD. look up（ ）27. A. moonB. universeC. earthD. sun（ ）28. A. environmentB

11、. riskC. powerD. degree（ ）29. A. IfB. SoC. ButD. Till（ ）30. A. ReallyB. LuckilyC. QuicklyD. Certainly三、阅读理解（30分）AEven today, we dont know too much about space. Going off into space is to experience something so exciting and so dangerous at the same time. Have you ever dreamt about space travel in yo

12、ur dream? Come and share!SolarisIn a spaceship, I left our Earth and ended up on another planet. Throughout the journey I saw different stars and talked with aliens. It felt real, and I could feel the excitement and fear as I was travelling. Then Mums calling woke me up.LisaI had a dream. Some scien

13、tists made a rocket（火箭） and were looking for someone to go into space in it. It was dangerous and people were too scared to do it. I volunteered and went to the moon. While I was about to tell my workers about the trip, the alarm（闹钟） rang.（ ）31. What can we learn from paragraph 1?A. People know a li

14、ttle about space.B. Going into space is not dangerous at all.C. Nothing is more exciting than space travel.D. Space travel is many peoples dream.（ ）32. How did Solaris travel to another planet?A. By rocket.B. By spaceship.C. By plane.D. By ship.（ ）33. The underlined word “scared” means “ ” in Englis

15、h.A. feeling excitedB. feeling sadC. feeling boredD. feeling afraid（ ）34. How did Lisa wake up from her dream?A. Her mum called her.B. Her father called her.C. Her alarm woke her up.D. Her workers woke her up.（ ）35. What can we learn from Lisas dream?A. Lisa was a middle school student.B. Lisa trave

16、lled to the moon in the rocket.C. Lisa made the rocket with some scientists.D. Lisa went back to the earth with her workers.BSpace travel has given us a lot more than just some pretty pictures of Mars and a few footprints on the moon. Its taught us so much about the universe and changed how we live

17、here on the earth.The worlds first space travel agency（旅行社） has opened in Britain because more and more people want to travel into outer space.The agency will arrange everything from flights to accommodation（住宿） for the public with prices from $250,000 to $791,666.“Being an astronaut is a childhood

18、dream for so many people. So this gives people the chance to experience it for a few weeks,” said Kai Feller.The experience will allow people to enjoy zero gravity（重力） and the beauty of the earth from space, as well as seeing about 16 sunrises and sunsets a day.When you get into space, some really f

19、un things can happen to your body. On the ground, gravity pulls your spine（脊柱） down. In space, without gravity, you may get a little taller. A few other ways the body can change in space are that the heart gets smaller and the eyeball gets bigger.Are you ready to try a space travel? Any changes in o

20、ur bodies and anything that happens in space, its worth（值得） it for the space travel.（ ）36. Where is the worlds first space travel agency?A. In America.B. In Britain.C. In Australia.D. In Russia.（ ）37. The underlined word “arrange” means “ ”.A. produceB. changeC. planD. catch（ ）38. Which of the follo

21、wing sentences can be put in the “ ”?A. However, its quite a difficult job to get into.B. Luckily, we can take you into outer space.C. Certainly, you will know more about the earth.D. Surprisingly, not everyone is interested in space.（ ）39. If you travel into space, you can .A. become much healthier

22、B. do some interesting researchC. try working on the space stationD. experience several sunrises and sunsets a day（ ）40. Whats the writers purpose in writing the passage?A. To show us how to live in space.B. To tell us something about space travel.C. To advise us to become astronauts some day.D. To

23、let us know how our bodies change in different situations.CDaniel M. Tani is an American engineer（工程师） and an astronaut of NASA. With Peggy Whitson, Tani finished his 100th spacewalk on the International Space Station last year.When Tani started to work at NASA in 1996, spacewalks were pretty rare（罕

24、见的）. Before building the space station, astronauts might just be able to do two or three spacewalks a year. Tani remembered once at a meeting, the engineers said it was going to take over 100 spacewalks to build the space station. Tani and other astronauts thought that was ridiculous and it would ne

25、ver happen, because every spacewalk was difficult at that time. But they finally made it come true. Now Tani did almost three or four spacewalks at a time on a solo（单人的） mission. And he even did his 100th spacewalk.Tani thinks he is lucky to be in NASA in the right time to do his best to help build

26、a space station. Through riding on cool machines and space rocks（岩石）, he thinks all they do in space is so exciting with so much fun.（ ）41. When Tani worked in NASA in 1996, spacewalks were .A. naturalB. not commonC. not possibleD. easy（ ）42. What does the underlined word “ridiculous” mean in Chines

27、e?A. 虚伪的B. 可行的C. 荒谬的D. 愉快的（ ）43. Which of the following can be put in “ ” in paragraph 3?A. Hes getting bored with the spacewalk these days.B. But he plans to stop working as an astronaut.C. But to be an astronaut is very difficult.D. He enjoys the experience of getting into space.（ ）44. Which of th

28、e following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Now Tani does three or four spacewalks a month.B. Tani believed it was easy to build the space station.C. The spacewalk was difficult but Tani enjoyed it.D. Tani finished his 100th spacewalk with Peggy in 1996.（ ）45. Which can be the best title for the

29、 passage?A. The Way to Go into SpaceB. The Greatest Astronaut in the WorldC. The 100th Spacewalk in SpaceD. Daniel M. Tanis Space Journey四、词汇运用（15分）A）用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。 none in order to communicate model discover 46. get good marks, you have to work hard.47. Ive got a plane. It looks like a real on

30、e.48. Have you anything new in the newspaper?49. How about with our daughter after dinner?50. There was a heavy snow in the morning, but of the students in my class was late for school.B）根据汉语提示完成短文。Man first walked on the moon 50 years ago. Now we are still 51 （梦想） of living in space.A US 52 （公司） is

31、 building a space hotelthe Von Braun Station. It looks like a wheel（车轮） from the outside and it will sleep 352 people. So what will the hotel be like 53 （在里面）? In some ways, it is just like 54 （普通的） hotels on the earth. People can have a drink in bars while enjoying the beautiful sights of the 55 （宇

32、宙）.But living in such a hotel is still 56 （不可能的） at the moment. Terrestrial construction（地面建设） on the 57 （项目） just began on October 1, 2019. And space travel is an 58 （昂贵的） game. It will take one person 250,000 dollars to 59 （到达） the hotel. And the 60 （费用） of staying in the hotel will be 9.5 million

33、 dollars.五、语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。How much do you know about the earth? It is the 61 （five） largest planet in our solar system. Scientists believe that the earth is 62 only planet to have life on it.The solar system is like a neighbourhood where the earth is in. The solar syste

34、m is made up of other 63 （planet）, moons, and other objects. 64 takes the earth 365 solar days to move around the sun. This is why there are 365 days 65 one year. The moon 66 （move） around the earth. Scientists believe that the moon was once part of the earth but it may have been broken off the eart

35、h during a massive collision（巨大的碰撞）. The moon is much67 （small） than the earth, about one fourth of the diametre（直径） of the earth.The earth is also known as “the blue planet”. Saltwater oceans cover about 71% of the earth. So much water on the earths surface makes it 68 （look） blue in colour from sp

36、ace. There is the atmosphere（大气层） all round the earth. Without it life on the earth cant live. It gives us air, water and heat, and it protects us against 69 （harm） rays（射线） from the sun.The earth is really, really old 70 it is 4.54 billion years old. Life started to appear billions of years ago. Mo

37、dern humans showed up on the earth about 200,000 years ago.六、任务型阅读（5分）阅读下面短文，完成表格。每空一词。Do you want to know what well eat in the future? The choice of food has something to do with environment and technology（科技）. What will future foods be like? Here are some foods that may soon appear on our dinner t

38、ables. Algae（藻类）We can eat algae in many ways. We can use algae oil to cook food. We can also use it to make cakes and ice creams. Scientists at Sheffield Hallam University have found that it is helpful to peoples health. Insects（昆虫）It may sound strange, but scientists believe insects will be popula

39、r in the future. It is common for people in some countries to eat insects without anything, but it seems probable that most people can only eat insects with other foods. Man-made meatRaising animals needs more water and land than growing vegetables. Scientists are making meat in labs. They dont thin

40、k man-made meat tastes different from the meat we usually eat. Genetically modified（转基因的） foodMaking new food with technology will be as easy as taking candy from a baby in the future. And it will make the foods more delicious and healthier.七、书面表达（20分）76. 你想居住在地球上还是火星上呢？你班将举办一次主题为“Mars orEarth?”的英语演

41、讲比赛。请结合提纲内容，发挥想象，用英语写一篇发言稿，做出选择并说明理由。Life on the EarthLife on Marsa lot of pollutiona clean place without pollutiontravel to places of interesttravel to its moons（卫星） by spaceshiphave classes at schoolstudy onlinedrive cars on roadsfloat（漂浮） in the air.要求：（1）包含所给提示信息，可适当发挥；（2）条理清楚，语句通顺，行文连贯；（3）不少于80

42、词（开头已给出，不计入总词数）。Dear classmates, 参考答案Module 3 模块测试听力材料第一节：听小对话，回答问题。1. M: Scientists have sent a spaceship to Mars.W: Is the news true? Its exciting!2. M: How long will it take the spaceship to get to Mars?W: It will take several months.3. W: Many animals communicate by smell.M: Yes, dogs, for examp

43、le.4. M: Why didnt you go out to play with us yesterday?W: It rained, so I helped my mother with some chores at home.5. W: Davy, did you finish folding your clothes?M: Sorry, Mum. I played computer games this morning. I will do it at once.第二节：听长对话，回答问题。听下面一段较长对话，回答第67两小题。M: What are you watching, Ci

44、ndy?W: A programme about Mars. Dad, can we move to Mars one day?M: Nobody knows. But scientists are studying the red planet.W: I am interested in the universe and I want to be a scientist in the future.听下面一段较长对话，回答第810三小题。M: The robot looks lovely. Where did you get it, Lily?W: My father bought it f

45、or my last birthday. Its a model space robot called Wall-E.M: A space robot?W: Yes. Its the main character of the 2008 American cartoon movie Wall-E. Its job is cleaning up the rubbish on the earth.M: Sounds interesting. Ill watch it when I am free.W: Its a great movie and it won an Oscar for Best A

46、nimated Feature.第三节：听独白，回答问题。Sally Ride was born in America in 1951. She was the first American woman in space. When she was young, she wanted to be a tennis player. But after three months tennis training, Sally changed her mind. Later, she went to a university to study science. After leaving univer

47、sity, she became an astronaut and joined NASA in 1978. Then she received different kinds of training and got the chance to go into space. On June 18th, 1983, Sally and four other astronauts flew to space in a spaceship. After six days travelling in space, they finished their job successfully. And Sa

48、lly became one of the greatest women in history.听力部分一、15. CBBCB 610. BCCAA 1115. CCABA笔试部分二、1620. CBBDD 2125. CACBD 2630. CCABD三、3135. ABDCB 3640. BCADB 4145. BCDCD四、46. In order to 47. model 48. discovered 49. communicating 50. none 51. dreaming 52. company53. inside 54. common 55. universe 56. imp

49、ossible57. project 58. expensive 59. reach 60. cost五、61. fifth 62. the 63. planets 64. It 65. in 66. moves 67. smaller 68. look 69. harmful 70. and六、71. choose 72. help 73. popular 74. difference 75. easy七、76. One possible version:Dear classmates,If I could have a chance to choose, I would like to l

50、ive on Mars.First of all, I think Mars would be a clean place without pollution. Secondly, living on Mars would be great fun. We wouldnt have traditional classes at school, because we could study online. And we could play lots of exciting games like low-gravity ball games. When we were free, we could take a spaceship to Marss moons and have a good time there. Thirdly, travelling would be easy on Mars. We could drive cars like flying planes because cars would float in the air. We neednt worry about traffic jams. It sounds fantastic, doesnt it? （110 words）