Module 8 Time off 单元质检卷（B卷））-2023-2024学年外研版英语八年级下册

（16）Module 8 Time off—2023-2024学年八年级下册英语外研版单元质检卷（B卷） 一、单选题（共10小题；每小题5分，满分50分） 1.—How did the accident happen yesterday? —A boy ________ games on the phone while walking across the street. A. plays B. is playing C. was playing 2.This is ________ book. ________ book is Linda’s. A. a; An B. an; The C. a; The 3.—Must I finish my homework before playing basketball, Dad? —No, you ________. It’s up to you. A. couldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t4.—China held the Olympics in 2008 and 2022 successfully. —We take______ in our great country. A.advice B. price C. pride 5.Kate, remember______ for the sick to cheer them up. A.to sing B.not to sing C.singing 6.About______ of my classmates help their parents do housework on weekends. A.two fifths B.second five C.second fifths 7.My geography teacher lives an active life. She looks______ than she really is. A.young B.younger C.youngest 8.Xiaogang helps to ______ his younger sister when his parents are busy. A. look up B. look like C. look after 9.—Excuse me. Could you tell me where I can find a bank? —I know ______ not far from here. You can easily find ______. A.that; it B.it; one C.one; it 10.Zhang Guimei once said, "______ I'm alive, I will donate (献身) myself to teaching. " A.Even though B.As soon as C.As long as 二、阅读理解（共5小题；每小题5分，满分25分） Take care of your plants! They may "shout" if you treat them badly. Plants can make sounds when they are stressed, according to a recent study. "Plants use sound to communicate with animals all the time, so it would be very inconvenient for plants not to use sound at all, " Lilach Hadany, co-author (合著者) of the study, told Science Focus. With this in mind, the research team started by recording plants' sounds. They put sweet pepper and tomato plants in soundproof boxes to shut off the noise in the environment. Several ultrasonic microphones (超声波麦克风) were then put near the plants, which can record between 20 and 250 kilohertz (千赫兹) . A human adult's ear can hear about 16 kilohertz. There were t