外研版八年级上英语Module9测试题含答案

Module 9 检测题

Ⅰ . 选择填空 (15 分)

( )1. Beijing has got population of more than 13.8 million.

A. the B. a C. an D. /

( )2. In hot summer, we should pay attention to protecting ourselves _____ strong sunlight.

A. from B. for C. with D. to

( )3. The _____ traffic stopped me from going to school on time yesterday. I was late!

A. heavy B. crowded C. fast D. quick

( )4. Mrs. White isn ’ t feeling well these days. She has made _____ with the doctor at threethis

afternoon.

A. a movement B. an interview

C. an appointment D. a decision

( )5. _______ Tim ’ s help, I found my pet dog in the end. I should say thanks to him.

A. Along with B. Without C. Thanks to D. Because

( )6. The police ____ going to search every corner of the city for the thief.

A. is B. will C. was D. are

( )7. I don ’ t like those big cities which have got people and ____ traffic.

A. too much; too many B. many too; too much

C. too many; too much D. too many; much too

( )8. Only two of the students worked the maths problem out correctly. ______ all did it wrong.

A. Other B. Others C. The other D. The others

( )9. — David, your mo ther ’ s birthday is _____. Let ’ s think about how to celebrate it.

—OK, Dad.

A. coming up B. picking up

C. closing down D. looking up

( )10.— Because of the _____ petrol(汽油 ) price, fewer and fewer people will choose to own a

car, I think.

— I have the same idea as you.

A. increased B. increasing C. improved D. improving

( )11. There great changes in our city in the past 10 years.

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

( )12. As soon as they arrived in the big city, they found it difficult to find somewhere

cheap .

A. to live B. to live in C. to live on D. living

( )13. — Why didn ’ t you arrive there until three daysater?l

— Because the heavy rain _____ the difficulties of the journey.

A. added B. added to C. was added D. was added to

( )14. — How was your interview last Monday?

— ____.

A. Not at all B. It was OK C. That ’ s right D. Good luck

( )15. Five million, five hundred and fifteen thousand, one hundred and fifty-one is ______.

A. 5,515,151 B. 5,151,151 C. 5,151,515 D. 5,551,155

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Ⅱ . 完形填空（ 10 分）

It seems that the cities in the future will have to change. Because the world ’ s population

1 , there will be 2 people in the cities tomorrow.

It may be 3 for any family to live in a house with land around it. There 4

enough space for them. 5 to solve this problem may be the skyscraper city( 摩天城 ). The

highest building in the world today is in Taipei. It ’ s about 509 metres high. The skyscraper citi

the future will be many times 6 .

In a skyscraper city about 250,000 people will live. Nearly a million people can 7 in

four of these great buildings. Each skyscraper city will have four towns in it and each town will

have ten villages. They will live, work and 8 their free time in them. They won ’ t need

to leave the city 9 they want to. They will be able to move about in the city by transport

controlled 10 computers. Let ’ s imagine how the life will be then!

( )1. A. has grown B. is growing C. are growing D. have grown

( )2. A. many B. much C. more D. larger

( )3. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. necessary

( )4. A. aren ’ t B. won ’ t be C. won ’ t have D. haven ’t

( )5. A. A way B. A road C. An answer D. An idea

( )6. A. lower B. shorter C. taller D. higher

( )7. A. live B. study C. work D. be

( )8. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take

( )9. A. until B. when C. while D. unless

( )10. A. by B. at C. with D. in

Ⅲ . 阅读理解（ 20 分）

A

The one-child policy in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to

say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster.

Why? In fact, it ’ s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It that the

world population is expected to reach 9,200,000,000 by 2050. There are two important reasons.

First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live

much longer than before.

The earth is too tired, but it has to burden(担负 ) more in the future. Who can save her?

根据所给短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )1. The passage tells us that the whole world is suffering from (为 ⋯⋯ 苦恼 ) the .

A. pollution B. population C. flood D. hunger

( )2. The underlined word “ expect ” means _______ in the sentence.

A. 希望 B. 祝愿 C. 期待 D. 预测

( )3. The population of the world will be about ______ by the year 2050.

A. 92 million B. 92 billion C. 9.2 billion D. 9.2 million