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英语 八年级 下册 配上海教育版
Unit 7 过关训练
第一部分 选择题 (共50分)
Ⅰ. 完形填空(10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(共10小题,每小题1分)
Do you want to be an astronaut in the future? Every year on 24 April, it's Space Day of China. It's a(n) ____1____ to celebrate China's development in space exploration. Ever since Yang Liwei made it to space in 2003, more and more Chinese astronauts have been to space.
( )1. A. hour B. day C. week D. year
B
In space, astronauts face many ____2____. For example, the gravity on the Moon is ____3____ about one sixth of that on Earth. So their bodies become much lighter in space. Also, being away from family and friends for a long time can make them feel lonely.
( )2. A. challenges B. suggestions
C. plans D. competitions
( )3. A. still B. again C. sometimes D. only
A
D
What's more, if something goes wrong ____4____, they have to work fast and try to fix it by themselves. And when they go on spacewalks, they must be careful because they can't ____5____ any mistakes. That's why astronauts have to be smart and strong before they can go to space.
( )4. A. truly B. suddenly C. slowly D. actually
( )5. A. use B. afford C. buy D. take
B
B
To make sure that Chinese astronauts finish their work and ____6____ to the Earth safely, eight kinds of training are set. Except for physical (身体的) training, astronauts also ____7____ science knowledge and mock (模拟的) training. Before they can go to space, they train like this for at least three and a half years.
( )6. A. rise B. hurry C. return D. go
( )7. A. offer B. include C. need D. enjoy
C
C
Among the training subjects, the ____8____ part is the underwater training. It is difficult but helps astronauts ____9____ the weightless environment in space. Astronauts need to wear diving suits (潜水服) that weigh more than 150 kilos and stay underwater for six hours at a time. Moving around in the water with such a ____10____ suit is really tiring. One astronaut, Nie Haisheng, even lost 2 kilos after one underwater training exercise.
( )8. A. easiest B. best C. worst D. hardest
( )9. A. pay attention to B. take care of
C. get ready for D. make use of
( )10. A. heavy B. bright C. strange D. small
D
C
A
Ⅱ. 阅读理解(40分)
第一节 阅读下列短文,从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。(共15小题,每小题1.5分)
A
Mars: the Red Planet
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second smallest planet in our solar system. Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its colour. There isn't enough oxygen (O2) for people on Mars.
A space journey to Mars
It is important to visit Mars at the right time because the Earth and Mars are always moving. Sometimes, Mars is closer to the Earth than at other times. Choosing the shortest way is a good idea because the journey will cost less.
Why Mars?
Mars is the safest planet to travel to because:
●it has a little water;
●it gets enough sunlight to use solar power;
●we can try to walk on it;
●a day on Mars is almost as long as on Earth. Quick facts about Mars
Diameter(直径): 6,779km
Moons around it: 2
Length of day: 24 hours and 39 minutes
Surface temperature: about -63℃
Humans want to find out if there might be life on other planets and scientists believe that Mars is the best planet for life, besides the Earth.
( )11. Why is Mars the safest planet to travel to?
A. Because the Earth and Mars are always moving.
B. Because the temperature on Mars is neither high nor low.
C. Because there is a lot of oxygen and water on Mars.
D. Because it gets enough sunlight to use solar power.
D
( )12. How many moons go around Mars?
A. 2. B. 20. C. 24. D. 37.
( )13. What do scientists believe according to the text?
A. Besides the Earth, Mars is the best planet for life.
B. There has already been life on Mars.
C. There is a lot of water on Mars for life.
D. It is impossible to find life on Mars.
A
A
( )14. What can we know about Mars from the text?
A. It's the fourth planet from the Earth.
B. It's the closest planet to the Sun.
C. It's a red planet in the solar system.
D. It's the smallest planet in the solar system.
C
( )15. In which part of a magazine can we most probably read the text?
A. Space. B. Sport.
C. Health. D. Experiences.
A
B
As is known to all of us, living in space can be very different from that on Earth. One of the most important differences is that there is little gravity in space. So many people think living things cannot develop well in space. ____▲____
A team of American scientists sent mouse embryos (胚胎) to space in August 2021. Then astronauts let them grow on the space station for four days. Guess what happened? The mouse embryos successfully developed just like they do on Earth! The different environment didn't prevent the development of mouse embryos.
The scientists soon shared their study. They clearly pointed out that gravity might not have as much effect on the development of these mouse embryos as they had thought before. When the mouse embryos were sent back to the Earth, the scientists also checked their DNA and genes (基因). They found that they were still the same. However, they still needed to do more studies to make sure everything was okay with the embryos.
This surprising research is the first to suggest that mouse embryos can successfully develop in the special environment of space. The team's next plan is to put these embryos into the mice to see if they can give birth. If that goes well, it may not be impossible for us to see space babies in the future!
( )16. Which of the following can be put in “____▲____” in Paragraph 1?
A. Some children would like to travel to space.
B. Many researchers are trying to solve the problem.
C. However, there are also several bad sides about this.
D. However, a finding may show they're wrong.
D
( )17. What did the American scientists find out?
A. There were strange lives in space.
B. Mouse embryos could grow in space.
C. Many space babies were born in 2021.
D. The animals grew faster in space than on Earth.
B
( )18. What does the underlined word “prevent” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Stop. B. Allow. C. Follow. D. Afford.
( )19. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. The embryos' DNA didn't change in space.
B. Something was wrong with the embryos in space.
C. Gravity had a big effect on the embryos' growth.
D. The mouse embryos in space shared different genes.
A
A
( )20. What is the research team's next plan?
A. To put the embryos into the mice.
B. To send more mouse embryos to space.
C. To take some human babies to space.
D. To study if mice can give birth in space.
A
C
On 17 December 2024, two Chinese astronauts, Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, made history. They did a spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station and broke a world record. They are part of the three-person team on the Shenzhou-19.
The spacewalk started in the afternoon. Cai went out of the space station first at 12:51 p.m. Song followed him about 90 minutes later. After working very hard for hours, they came back to the station at 9:57 p.m. Before this, the longest spacewalk was 8 hours and 56 minutes. American astronauts James Voss and Susan Helms set that record in March 2001. Our Chinese astronauts walked 10 minutes longer!
While Cai and Song were outside, Wang Haoze stayed inside the space station. She made sure everything worked well. The three astronauts worked together. They also got help from the space station's robot arm and the scientists on Earth. Cai and Song did many important things during the spacewalk. They checked tools and put in a machine to protect the space station from space junk. Their work was a big success!
This spacewalk is the 17th time Chinese astronauts have worked outside the Tiangong space station. These brave astronauts' hard work is good for China and the whole world. They are heroes. Their work shows us that everything is possible if we try hard. Their success tells us to dream big!
( )21. How many people were there on the Shenzhou-19?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
( )22. How long did Cai Xuzhe stay out of the space station?
A. For 8 hours and 6 minutes.
B. For 8 hours and 56 minutes.
C. For 9 hours and 6 minutes.
D. For 9 hours and 10 minutes.
B
C
( )23. What did Wang Haoze do during the spacewalk?
A. She went outside the space station.
B. She checked tools outside the space station.
C. She put in a machine to protect the space station.
D. She stayed inside the space station and made sure everything worked well.
D
( )24. How many times had Chinese astronauts worked outside the Tiangong space station before this spacewalk?
A. 16 times. B. 17 times.
C. 18 times. D. 19 times.
( )25. What can we learn from these astronauts' work?
A. Space work is very easy.
B. Only astronauts can dream big.
C. Everything is possible if we try hard.
D. Everyone can go into space.
A
C
第二节 阅读下面短文, 并从方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文, 使原文的意思连贯、完整。(共5小题,每小题2分)
A. Ivan returned to the Earth safely.
B. The name of the satellite was Sputnik 1.
C. What he said on the Moon was famous around the world.
D. Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon.
E. Both countries wanted to be the first to send a man into space.
F. Then the United States decided to put the first person on the Moon.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Soviet Union and America were both very interested in space exploration. 26. ________________________________________________________
_______________________________________ They were in a race.
In 1957, the Soviet Union sent the first satellite into space. 27. __________________________________________________ It was the start of the space race. In 1959, the Soviet Union sent a spacecraft to the Moon.
E. Both countries wanted to be the first to send a man into space.
B. The name of the satellite was Sputnik 1.
Its name was Luna 3. It went around the Moon and took photos. In March 1961, the Soviet Union sent an “astronaut” called Ivan Ivanovich into space. He wasn't a real person—he was only a model. 28. __________________
___________________________________________________ In April 1961, the Soviet Union astronaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel into space and go around the Earth.
A. Ivan returned to the Earth safely.
But the race was not over. The United States kept trying. In May 1961, Alan Shepard flew into space in a small spacecraft called Freedom 7. On 20 February 1962, John Glenn piloted (驾驶) the Friendship 7 for about five hours around the Earth. 29. _______________________________
_____________________________________________________________ In July 1969, the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon! It took four days to get there. Two American astronauts walked on the Moon. Their names were Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 30. __________________________
______________________________________________________________His footprints are still there today.
F. Then the United States decided to put the first person on the Moon.
D. Armstrong was the first person to walk on the Moon.
第三节 下面的材料A~F分别是六个展厅的介绍,请根据Jack, Mary, Lucy, Henry, David五个人的情况,为他们选出他们感兴趣的展厅。(共5小题,每小题1.5分)
A. In the first exhibition hall,you can see all kinds of robots. And you can learn about the history and development of robots.
B. In the second exhibition hall, you can know much about the solar system. And you can know how scientists found it.
C. Lots of pictures and different model spacecraft are in the third exhibition hall. You can get more information about every part of a spacecraft in this hall.
D. How do astronauts fly to space? How do they live there? What's the space environment like? You can find the answers in the fourth exhibition hall.
E. In the fifth exhibition hall, you can have a real view of many stars in space. And you can know more about the Milky Way.
F. The sixth exhibition hall is about the planet that we live on. There are pictures and videos. You can know about its external (外部的) environment.
( )31. Jack is interested in spaceships. He has just read some stories about the Shenzhou-18 spacecraft from the Internet. He hopes to know more about spacecraft.
( )32. Mary likes watching stars at night. She has already learnt something about the Galaxy from the geography classes. She wants to know more.
C
E
( )33. Lucy is interested in everything about the Earth. She is doing a school project about it. She needs more information.
( )34. Henry loves different robots very much. He wants to be a scientist to study robots in the future.
( )35. David wants to be an astronaut when he grows up. He has always imagined travelling to space in a spacecraft.
F
A
D
第二部分非选择题 (共25分)
Ⅲ. 语法填空(10分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(共10小题,每小题1分)
Recently, Chinese astronauts brought Chinese people's love for food to space. They became the first 36.__________ (human) to not only cook chicken and beef but also eat them.
In a short video from the Tiangong space station, Shenzhou-21 spacecraft astronaut Wu Fei 37._____________(take) chicken wings out of a bag,
humans
was taking
putting the wings on a special holder and placing them into a hot air oven. 38.________ 28 minutes, Wu took out the chicken wings and said they smelt just as good as they looked.
Liu Weibo, 39.________ expert at the Astronaut Centre of China, said that scientists made this oven so that astronauts could cook in space. “Wherever we 40._________________(China) are, we love hot food. If we give astronauts more ways to make food, it will make 41.________(they) happier in space,”
After
an
Chinese
them
he said. With this oven, our astronauts can make cakes, cook meat, or roast peanuts 42.________(easy). It will give them more choices for meals and improve their 43.____________________ (happy) in space.
easily
happiness
However, it's not easy 44.__________________(make) an oven in space. On Earth, hot air moves to cook food—this is called convection(对流). But in space, this does not happen. After a lot of work, scientists found a way to heat food and deal with the smoke. Liu said, “The Chinese-made oven is the 45._________________(world) first oven on the space station.” This helps astronauts live better on long trips in space.
to make
world's
Ⅳ. 书面表达(15分)
“宇宙航行之父”齐奥尔科夫斯基曾说:“地球是人类的摇篮,但人类不可能永远被束缚在摇篮里。”学校正开展以“太空探索”为主题的征文活动。假设你是李华,请你写一篇英语短文投稿,谈谈中国在太空探索方面做出的尝试、人们对太空探索的看法以及你自己的看法和展望。
注意:
1. 词数为80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 文中不能出现真实姓名及学校名称;
4. 短文的开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Chinese people have a strong wish to explore space and discover its secrets. __________________________________
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They launch satellites, build Tiangong space station and even walk in space.
However, is it worth it? Some people believe it is a waste of resources. They point out that humans have spent their money, time, and made lots of efforts to explore space, but it has brought little direct benefit to our daily lives. But others have different ideas. They think space technology like BDS makes a difference to people's lives. Besides , through space exploration, we can discover the unknown resources of the universe.
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In my view, space exploration does more good than harm. And I hope our country can do better and better in the exploration of space.
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