浙江省嘉兴市秀洲区八年级英语下册Module3JourneytospaceUnit2Wehavenotfoundlifeonanyotherplanetsyet练习

Unit 2 We have not found life on any other planets yet.

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根据句意、汉语提示或用所给词的适当形式完成句子

1. Scientists think that there （be） life on the earth for （hundred） of millions of years.

2. , we have not found life on （some） other planets yet. 3. The earth is a planet and it （go） around the sun.

4. （没有一个人） of them （have） an environment like that of the earth. 5. Our solar system is a （small） part of a much （large） group of stars and planets.

6. Scientists have also discovered many galaxies in the universe. 7. Their light has （travel） for many years （reach） us.

8. However, no spaceship travelled （足够远） to reach other stars in our Galaxy.

9. （已经有） visitors to the earth from other （planet）? 10. Why no one communicated us?

A组 基础知识

一、根据汉语提示完成句子

1. （没有一人） of us has ever met Ms Jackson.

2. What have you done to protect our （环境）, Ted? 3. A （组） of monkeys are playing in the trees.

4. How about （交流） with your daughter after dinner? 5. Can you （想象） what your new school is like? 二、用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空

A

out light that universe possible

1. The price of the apple is higher than of the banana. 2. The ship is travelling in the sea. 3. —Do you know anything about our ? —I only know there’re lots of stars in it.

4. It’s to count all the stars in the sky.

5. The in the room is good. I can see anything clearly.

B

solar system a small part of be called go around receive a message 6. This bag of books is books of the library. 7. —Just now I from Gina. —Really? What did she tell you? 8. —Do you know that actress?

—Yes. Her Chinese name is Yang Ying and usually she Angelababy. 9. There are plenty of stars in the .

10. Now you can the lake or you can relax here. 三、用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子

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1. Mr Cao （be） back from Beijing for a long time. 2. —I can’t see Ben in the classroom.

—He （go） to the Music Club.

3. The Whites （not find） their cat yet. 4. you （meet） Steve before?

5. That bus driver already （return） home.

B组 能力提升

一、阅读理解

It was Mother’s Day last Sunday. My uncle’s restaurant was very busy. It seemed that every family took their mother out to eat that day to show thanks and love to her.

At about noon, my uncle called me from the restaurant. “Henry, people are lining up outside,” he said. “Can you come to help out?”

“Sure,” I stopped playing computer games at once and went to the restaurant with my brother George. All we had to do was to bring food and water to the tables and take the dirty dishes away when the customers finished eating.

The chefs（厨师） and their helpers were working very fast and hard. The kitchen manager was calling out the orders（定单）. The kitchen helpers were running to get things in place. The chefs were working like magic, turning meats and vegetables into delicious dishes（菜肴） in just minutes.

I don’t remember how many times I brought things in and out through that kitchen door. I just remember that at the end of the day, my legs were very sore（疼痛的）. When I got home, I was really ▲ . The next day, when my classmates asked me how I had spent Mother’s Day, I answered, “It’s a long story. It felt like I walked all the way from Beijing to Shanghai.” （ ）1. What was Henry doing when his uncle called him? A. He was taking a walk.

B. He was doing his homework. C. He was playing ball games. D. He was playing computer games.

（ ）2. What did Henry and George help to do? ①take dirty dishes away

②bring food and water to tables ③call out the orders

④turn meats and vegetables into dishes

A. ①② B. ③④ C. ①③ D. ②④ （ ）3. Which of the following can be put in ▲ ?

A. bored B. tired C. excited D. happy （ ）4. From the passage, we can learn that .

A. it was Father’s Day last Sunday B. Henry’s parents have a restaurant C. George is Henry’s uncle D. Henry is a student （ ）5. What kind of passage is it?

A. A true story. B. A piece of news. C. A short notice. D. A research report. 二、任务型阅读

Darby’s birthday was just two days away. On Friday, Darby would be 15 years old. That was old for a dog.

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“What shall we plan for Darby’s birthday?” asked Jane. “It is just two days away, and we don’t have any plans.”

“We must plan a special party for Darby,” said Mike. “Let’s make a list. Who shall we invite（邀请） to Darby’s party? What shall we have to eat?”

“Where shall we have the party? What shall we do for fun? What games shall we play?” Jane wrote all these questions down on the list.

Jane and Mike decided to invite Darby’s favourite friends. They planned Darby’s favourite games. And they shopped for Darby’s favourite food. But they did not know where to have the party.

Jane and Mike went to the park. “Is this a good place for the party?” asked Jane. “No,” said Mike. “It is not special.” They went to the beach. “How about here?” asked Jane. “No,” said Mike. “It is not special, either.”

Soon it was Friday. It was the day of Darby’s birthday party. Where did they have the party? At the zoo!It was Darby’s favourite place. Darby saw all of his zoo friends. They had a great party together.

根据短文内容，完成下面的句子。每空词数不限。 1. Darby’s birthday was on .

2. There were questions on the list.

3. Jane and Mike decided to invite Darby’s to the party. 4. Jane and Mike couldn’t decide . 5. In the end they had a great party at . 三、根据汉语提示完成短文

Hello, my name is Alyssa Carson. I’m thir-teen years old. I’m studying in an international（国际的） school. I study all my 1 （科目） in four different languages. I want to be an 2 （宇航员） in the future. I hope to be one of the first people on Mars. I love to go to Mars because it is a 3 （行星） that nobody has been to 4 （还）. Mars is very far away, and it’s much farther than the 5 （月球）. It’s about the same 6 （大小） as the earth and there are ice caps at the top and bottom of Mars. That means there is water on Mars.

I always pay attention to the 7 （最新的） news and 8 （项目） about space. In my free time, I like reading books about space. I like going to space museums. I also like making 9 （模型） spaceships very much.

It’s 10 （不可能的） to make my dream come true without working hard. It’s very difficult to achieve（实现） my dream, but I won’t give up. 四、语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空（每空不多于2个单词）。

The English Study Fair is going to be held next month. The fair will take place 1 the

17th to the 19th of March at the National Education Centre. We’ve got lots of 2 （difference） things for you to see and hear. Many kinds of self-study textbooks will be on show, and there will also be some speeches about the 3

（good） ways to study English by yourself. In addition, you 4 （see） lots of DVDs about English or American films 5 sale.

You can come to the fair between 9:30 am and 5:00 pm on Thursday and Friday, and between 9:30 am and 4:00 pm on Saturday. Tickets cost 5 dollars for 6 adult（成人） and 3 dollars for a full-time student. You can book the ticket online 7 the price can be a little

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