Module 2 Unit 8 Natural disasters（测能力）——2023-2024学年牛津译林版英语八年级上册单元闯关双测卷

Module 2 Nature and the environment Unit 8 Natural disasters（测能力）

满分：100分

一、单选题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Which of the following is not a natural disaster?

A. Typhoon. B. Snowstorm. C. Flood. D. The traffic accident.

2.There were _____ victims(受害者) in the war.

A. five thousands B. thousands of C. six thousand of D. two thousands of

3.At the beginning of the exam, it was hard for me to calm down. I could feel my heart _____ fast.

A. shaking  B. beating  C. jumping  D. running

4.The earthquake in Yushu took away _____ lives.

A. hundreds of B. five hundreds C. hundred of D. five hundreds of

5.We need to look after the children. We can't leave here _____ tomorrow.

A. if B. until C. since D. after

6.My mother was watching TV _____ I came into her bedroom.

A. before B. after C. when D. if

7.These cakes _____ with chocolate. Have one, please.

A. fill B. filled C. are filled D. were filled

8.Many children are left alone in the countryside. Let's try our best _____ them.

A.help B.helping C.to help D.helps

9.—Why were you shouting at Tom?

—I told him to be quiet, but he ______ talking,

A. joined in B. ended up C. kept on D. put off

10.—When did the classroom have a power cut?

—This morning, while we ____ a physics lesson.

A. have had B. were having C. are having D. will have

11.After the Asian Games,__________ people came to Guangzhou for a visit during holidays.

A.thousand             B.thousands

C.thousand of            D.thousands of

12.—Were you _____ when you were speaking in front of so many people?

—Not at all. I spent plenty of time preparing for it, you know.

A. calm  B. nervous  C. patient  D. surprised

13.It's usually warm in my hometown in March, but it ______ be rather cold sometimes.

A. must B. need C. may D. should

14.Just like weather, life _______ be sunny and beautiful all the time.

A. mustn't B. needn't C. can't D. wouldn't

15.Excuse me, sir. You ______ open the door before the car stops.

A. needn't B. wouldn't C. won't D. mustn't

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist and educator, died at the age of 91 in Hunan. He is called "the Father of Hybrid Rice" and he has helped   1   many people around the world.

Yuan Longping was the first person to develop a kind of hybrid rice which helped fight   2   in China .Food was a big problem in China in the past. That was because China had 22 percent of the world's population, but only 7 percent of its   3  . In the 1960s, millions of people died because they had no food. Yuan was very   4   to see that. He decided to work on a kind of hybrid rice. At that time, other scientists didn't think hybrid rice was worth   5  . But Yuan and his team worked on it every day.

At last, in 1973, they grew a new kind of hybrid rice. This kind of seed is   6  . Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland and in bad   7  . Its output was much   8   than common kinds of rice. Yuan solved the food problem in China. But he was   9   working on rice. He hoped to grow rice in the sea!

Yuan once said he had two dreams. One is to enjoy the   10   under the rice crops taller than men and the other is that hybrid rice could be grown all over the world to help solve the global food problem.

16. A. support  B. guard  C. feed  D. educate

17. A. flood  B. hunger  C. earthquake  D. nature

18. A. farmland  B. mountains  C. grassland  D. forests

19. A. angry  B. interested  C. hopeful  D. sad

20. A. discussing  B. studying  C. eating  D. reporting

21. A. expensive  B. new  C. healthy  D. strong

22. A. sea  B. villages  C. weather D. gardens

23. A. greater  B. smaller  C. less  D. slower

24. A. still  B. again  C. hardly  D. even

25. A. heat  B. cool  C. wealth  D. fame

三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

Nature's Warnings

When the sky suddenly turns dark and the wind is strong, watch out! A dangerous storm might be coming. Storms are scary. Watch for flashes of lightning. Listen for thunder. If nature sends these warnings, don't wait for rain. Act right away to keep safe.

Safety Steps

At the first flash of lightning, quickly get inside a building or a car. Do not go into a shed(棚) for protection. It is not closed like a building, so it is not safe.

Even after you are indoors, be careful. It is not smart to go near doors and windows. They can blow in or break. A room with no windows is the safest place to be.

Do not wash your hands during a storm. Do not use anything that runs on electricity either; water and electrical lines are like roads for lightning. Even if you really want to play computer games, don't! It is better to be bored than to risk getting hurt. Try reading a book instead. Reading is more fun than playing computer games.

If you can't get to somewhere safe, stay out in the open. You may feel safe under a tree, but that is not a good place to be. Lightning is pulling toward tall poles and trees. Stay down in an open space and cover your ears to protect them. Loud thunder can damage your hearing.

Lightning Strikes

Lightning does not strike people very often. It is not likely that you will ever see that happen. If you do, call 120. Only trained emergency workers should care for a person who has been hit by lightning.

If you follow these rules, you should stay safe during a storm.

26. From Paragraph 1, we learn that _____.

A. storms are frightening and harmful

B. storms often come without warnings

C. people should wait and watch lightning

D. people should take action after the storm

27. The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 2 probably refers to _____.

A. a building B. a car C. a room D. a shed

28. During a storm you had better _____.

A. use a computer for a while B. listen for thunder by a window

C. leave the room and stay out D. find a closed or an open place

29. If a person is hit by lightning, you should _____.

A. call for emergency help B. stay down in a safe space

C. move him or her to safety D. cover his or her ears quickly

30. The best title for the passage is "_____".

A. Training Steps B. Home Rules C. Natural Order D. Storm Safety

B

At school, students learn different subjects like English, Math, Art and so on. They learn these subjects in the classroom. These days, a new subject becomes popular in many schools. That is school gardening. Students learn it outside the classroom. It is not only an interesting subject, but also a great way to keep healthy.

In the gardening class, students can go outside and get fresh air. More importantly, they can learn a lot. When some young students have food, they always ask, "Where does the rice come from? " In this class, they can get the answer. And they can learn to do things with their own hands. They can also learn some teamwork skills and care about nature, others and themselves.

Keeping a school garden is difficult, but teachers are trying to make it work. Some schools can have gardens inside, but other schools are small, so teachers turn to gardens and parks near the school.

The school garden doesn't have to be very big. Students can have a lot of fun in it. At first, teachers decide what vegetables to grow. Then they grow them with students. Carrots and tomatoes are their favorites because it is nice for them to get a carrot or a tomato, wash it and eat it right in the garden. Some vegetables are easy to grow, but others need a long time. This can teach students hard work pays off.

Gardening is as important as any other subject Students should learn it at school.

31. Students CANNOT ______ in the gardening class.

A. keep healthy   B. stay in the classroom

C. learn to care about others  D. learn where the rice comes from

32. Teachers and students like to grow carrots and tomatoes because ______.

A. they are easy to grow  B. they can have fun when growing them

C. they can eat them right in the garden  D. they don't need a long time like others

33. What does the underlined phrase "pays off" mean in Chinese?

A. 有所回报 B. 得到报酬 C. 偿还债务 D. 取得佳绩

34. What can we infer（推断）from the passage?

A. Most students don't like gardening

B. The school garden must be big enough

C. Schools should have gardening as a subject.

D. There will be more outdoor subjects for students.

35. What may be the best title of this passage?

A. My favourite subject  B. How to keep a school garden

C. Colourful after-school activities  D. Gardening-a new subject at school

四、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空 ，每个短语限用一次 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

    London was sleeping. Workers were busy making bread for the coming day when ①_____ a fire broke out.

    People screamed in fear and ran away from the heat and the smoke.

    The fire burned down ②_____ houses and many people became homeless.

    A simple house ③_____ to many families.

    The fire lasted for four days when the Duke of York(约克公爵) ④_____. His soldiers pulled down a large house full of paper and the fire could not jump over. At about this time, the wind also ⑤_____ direction. At last, the fire was finished.

五、词汇互译。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

1.Our geography teacher asked, "Which comes first, _____(闪电) or thunder?"

2.There are lots of people in this _____(村庄).

3.—Peter, what's the matter with your elder brother?

—He can't run because he has a weak _____(心脏).

4.—I don't know _____(是否) Mr. White will come to the party next week.

—I think he will come if he is free.

5.It is important to follow camping _____(规则) when you go tent camping in England.

六、请阅读下面对话，从方框中选取适当的句子完成对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Every year in the U.S. there are about 500 tornadoes, a natural disaster (灾害; 灾难), from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and into South Dakota. ①_____.

The "tornado season" is usually in spring, but the people in Tornado Alley are always ready for them and they always listen to the news. When the warnings come, ②_____. They find somewhere safe to stay. At home, the best place is the basement—a room that is used to store things under the level of the ground. If there is no basement, a room without windows like the bathroom is also a safe place.

"③_____ so that we can get ready and won't feel afraid when there's a tornado," says Tiffany Taylor, a high school student from Texas. "There's no basement at my school, so we usually go to the hallways on the lowest floors. Of course, we never sit near the windows.

After the tornado, people first check to see if it is safe to go out and then they check the buildings and the area for damage(破坏). ④_____!

In China, we are not so often troubled by tornadoes, but we do have disasters like earthquakes, or an unexpected fire. It is important to know how to keep us safe when a disaster happens. Remember: in order to stay safe in natural disasters, ⑤_____. For example, we'd better keep disaster plans in mind and practice often.

A.people follow their disaster plans

B.And usually there is a lot of damage

C.This is because there are a lot of tornadoes

D.At school, we often have practice

E.people run out of their homes with fear

F.we should get well prepared

G.That's why this area is called "Tornado Alley"

七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

全球新冠疫情依然严峻,而我国的疫情防控成就令人瞩目,全国万众一心,团结抗疫的画面令我们永生难忘。你的美国笔友Michael想了解你对此的所见所闻和所思所想。请你根据下面的提示内容,回一封邮件。

提示:

(所见所闻)我们政府采取了许多措施: 执行(carry out)隔离(quarantine)治疗(treatment)的政策(policy); 兴建(build)许多特殊的(special)医院;许多优秀的(excellent)医护人员自愿(volunteer)去帮助灾区(disaster areas)。

(所思所想)作为学生,我们要保护好自己,比如......(至少两点);

希望全世界人民......(work together; save more lives)

要求:

1.80词左右,开头结尾已给出,不计入总词数;

2.句中通顺,语意连贯,符合逻辑;

3.必须包含所有提示内容,但不要逐句翻译,可适当发挥;

4.务必书写正确规范,卷面整洁。

Dear Michael,

I’m glad to receive your e-mail. No​w I’d like to share my opinions with you. Since COVID-19 broke out, our government has taken many measures. First,

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答案以及解析

一、

1.答案：D

解析：常识题。typhoon台风;snowstorm暴风雪;flood洪水。the traffic accident交通事故。显然,交通事故不是自然灾害。故选D。

2.答案：B

解析：考查数词用法。thousands of是固定短语,意为“数千”。故选B。

3.答案：B

解析：考查非谓语动词用法。feel sth doing sth是固定结构,表示“感觉……在做某事”,表示心脏跳动用beat。故选B。

4.答案：A

解析：考查数词用法。hundreds of是固定结构,表示“数百”。当hundred前面有具体词字时,不用复数。故选A。

5.答案：B

解析：考查连词用法。not...until是一个固定结构,意为“直到……才”。

6.答案：C

解析：考查连词用法。当主句用过去进行时,时间状语用when引导,表示:在一个动作进行的过程中,另一个动作突然发生,该动作一般是非延续性的。故选C。

7.答案：C

解析：考查短语用法。be filled with是固定结构,意为“充满”;句意:这些蛋糕充满了巧克力,请品尝。故选C。

8.答案：C

解析：try one's best to do sth.表示"尽某人最大努力做某事", 故答案为C。

9.答案：C

解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意:—你为什么朝汤姆大喊大叫?—我告诉过他要保持安静,但是他还继续说话。keep on doing sth意为“保持做某事”。故选C。

10.答案：B

解析：考查时态的用法。教室断电是发生在我们上物理课的过程中。故选B。

11.答案：D

解析：英语中数词表示概数时,后面加s,和介词of搭配使用。用原形时表示具体数字和数词搭配使用。句意:在亚运会之后,在假期期间成千上万的人来广州参观。结合语境可知本句中表示概数,故选D。

12.答案：B

解析：考查形容词词义辨析。calm冷静的;nervous紧张的;patient耐心的;surprised感到惊讶的。由于花了很长时间做准备,“我”一点都不紧张。故选B。

13.答案：C

解析：考查情态动词的用法。句意:我的家乡三月 份通常都很暖和，但有时也可能很冷。用情态动词 may表示对某种可能性的推测。

14.答案：C

解析：考查情态动词词义辨析。句意:就像天气一 样，生活不是一直光明和美丽的。mustn't意为"禁 止"；needn't意为"不必要"；can't意为"不可能"； wouldn't意为"不会"。

15.答案：D

解析：考查情态动词词义辨析。句意:打扰一下， 先生。车停前你禁止开门。needn't意为"不必要"； wouldn't 意为"不会"；won't= will not，意为"不会"； mustn't意为"禁止"。

二、

答案：CBADB DCAAB

16.答案：C

解析：句意为：他被称为“杂交水稻之父”并帮助养活了世界范围内的许多人。support意为“支持；抚养”；guard意为“保卫”；feed意为“喂养；养活”；educate意为“教育”。根据语境，故选C项。

17.答案：B

解析：flood意为“洪水”；hunger意为“饥饿”；earthquake 意为“地震”；nature意为“自然”。根据上下文可知，此处应指与饥饿做斗争。

18.答案：A

解析：farmland意为“农田；耕地”；mountain意为“高山”；grassland意为“草地”；forest意为“森林”。根据前一句"Food was a big problem in China in the past. "可知，此处指的是耕地。

19.答案：D

解析：angry意为“生气的”;interested意为“感兴趣的”；hopeful意为“有希望的”；sad意为“伤心的”。由前一句"In the 1960s, millions of people died because they had no food."可知，他看到这种情况应该感到很难过。

20.答案：B

解析：句意为：那时其他科学家认为杂交水稻不值得研究。discuss 意为“谈论；讨论”；study意为“学习；研究”；eat意为“吃”；report意为“报告；汇报”。根据语境，故选B项。

21.答案：D

解析：expensive意为“昂贵的”；new意为“新的”；healthy意为“健康的"；strong 意为“强壮的”。根据后文中的Farmers can grow it in many different kinds of farmland 可知,这种水稻很强壮。故选D项。

22.答案：C

解析：sea意为“海；海洋”；village意为“村庄”；weather意为“天气”；garden意为“花园”。根据语境可知，此处应是说这种水稻的种子可以在各种农田和恶劣的天气条件下生长。

23.答案：A

解析：根据语境和常识可知，杂交水稻的产量比普通水稻的产量高得多。故选A项。

24.答案：A

解析：根据“Yuan solved the food problem in China.”和But可知，此处表示他仍然继续研究水稻。故选A项。

25.答案：B

解析：heat意为“热；热量”；cool意为“凉爽”；wealth 意为“财富”；fame意为“名誉”。根据语境，故选B项。

A

26.答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知暴风雨又吓人又有破坏性。故选A。

27.答案：D

解析：由Do not go into a shed for protection.可知"It"指的是前面的"a shed"。故选D。

28.答案：D

解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的Even if you really want to play computer games，don't!可知A项错误；根据第五段最后一句Loud thunder can damage your hearing.可知B项错误；根据文章第五段中的If you can't get to somewhere safe，stay out inrthe open.及Stay down in an open space...可知C错误，D正确。故选D。

29.答案：A

解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的If you do，call 120. Only trained emergency workers should care for a person who has been hit by lightning.可知选A。

30.答案：D

解析：文章主要介绍如何在暴风雨中确保安全。故选D。

B

31.答案：B

解析：细节理解题。由第一段中"That is school gardening. Students learn it outside the classroom."可知园艺课是在室外上，而不是待在教室。故选B。

32.答案：C

解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段中"Carrots and tomatoes..., wash it and eat it right in the garden. "可知学生能直接在园子吃胡萝卜或西红柿，故选C。

33.答案：A

解析：词义猜测题。根据本段前文所述及所举的具体的例子可知本句表达的是“这能教给学生辛勤劳动会有所回报”。故选A。

34.答案：C

解析：推理判断题。通读全文及根据短文最后一段"Gardening is as important as any other subject. Students should learn it at school. "可知，,作者认为学校应该把园艺作为一门科目。

35.答案：D

解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，短文主要讲述了园艺课的重要性，故选项D作为标题最合适。

四、

答案：suddenly; thousands of; was home; took action; changed

解析：①句意:工人们正在为接下来的一天制作面包,这时候突然起火了。

②houses是名词复数,前面用数词。thousands of意为“成千上万的”。

③be home to是一个固定结构,意为“是……的家园”。

④此空下句说的是灭火的行动。take action意为“采取行动”。

⑤句意:这时候风向也发生了变化。change意为“改变”。

五、

1.答案：lightning

2.答案：village

3.答案：heart

4.答案：if

5.答案：rules 

六、

答案：GADBF

解析： ①根据"there are about 500 tornadoes, a natural disaster(灾害； 灾难),from Texas through Oklahoma. Kansas, Nebraska, lowa and into South Dakota"可知这些地方每年大约有500次龙卷风，后句对这个现象进行评价，选项G"这就是为什么这个地区被称为"龙卷风巷""符合语境。故选G。
②根据"When the warnings come"以及"They find somewhere safe to stay"可知有警报时，人们会遵循自己的计划，选项A"人们遵循他们的灾难计划"符合语境。故选A。
③根据"so that we can get ready and won't feel afraid when there's a tornado," says Tiffany Taylor, a high school student from Texas可知此处说明的是在学校的情况，选项D“在学校，我们经常有演习”符合语境。故选D。
④根据"people first check to see if it is safe to go out and then they check the buildings and the area for damage"可知此处说明龙卷风造成的破坏，选项B"实际上有很多的破坏"符合语境。故选B。
⑤根据"in order to stay safe in natural disasters"可知为了在自然灾害中保证安全，应该做好准备，选项F"我们应该做好准备"符合语境。故选F。

七、答案：

Dear Michael,

I’m glad to receive your e-mail. Now I’d like to share my opinions with you. Since COVID-19 broke out, our government has taken many measures. First, we have carried out quarantine treatment policy. Second, many special hospitals have been built. Third, many excellent doctors and nurses volunteered to help the people who lived in the disaster areas. As students, we must protect ourselves. For example, keep our home clean and often open the window to keep the fresh air. Try to avoid going outside or going to places where there are many people. Wash your hands as often as possible, especially before meals and after returning from public places. What5s more, we should wear a mask when going out. I

I hope the people all over the world will work together to save more lives.