Unit 7【单元测试 · 提高卷】-2023-2024学年八年级英语下册单元速记•巧练（牛津沪教版）

Unit 7 【单元测试 · 提升卷】 一、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分 10分) It is interesting how NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) chose their astronauts for landing them on the moon. They chose men between the ages of 20 and 35. Altogether there were 50 of them. Many were 1 pilots. Others were scientists with two or more 2 . NASA telephoned each man they were going to choose, told him about the plans and the 3 they might get in. Then they asked him whether he was 4 to be trained as an astronaut. “How could any man 5 such an extremely exciting job?” One of them said. “Dangerous? Of course. It is dangerous, but most exciting.” The health and physical condition of the pilots was terribly 6 , of course. 7 those in good health and physical condition would be chosen in the end. While being trained to be astronauts, they went through many courses. They 8 the stars and the moon, and they also studied geology, the science of rocks. This was necessary 9 astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon. They would try to find rocks which might help tell the 10 of the moon. 1．A．experienced B．old C．excited D．unknown 2．A．marks B．degrees C．difficulties D．choices 3．A．dangers B．sadness C．hardship D．exploration 4．A．satisfied B．scary C．willing D．peaceful 5．A．accept B．receive C．refuse D．reach 6．A．popular B．important C．responsible D．certain 7．A．All B．Only C．If D．Neither 8．A．watched B．looked at C．studied D．recommend 9．A．since B．because C．so D．why 10．A．age B．story C．background D．technology 2、 阅读理解（每空1.5分，共22.5分） A A computer program that could help catch and even translate messages from aliens in outer space has been started by a British scientist. If aliens are discovered one day, scientists fear their language may make it impossible to understand them. But John Elliott of Leeds Metropolitan University in Britain has come up with a program that can figure out the structure of their language. He thinks that’s the