牛津译林版英语八年级上Unit 8 Natural disasters单项选择专项训练（含答案）

Unit8 Natural disasters
单项选择练习
(　　)1.The floor is quite wet. My teacher asked us 　　　　quickly.
A.mop up it B.mopped it up
C.to mop it up D.to mop up it
(　　)2.—What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad
—First of all, it’s important to　　　　 and hide yourself in the corners of the room.
A.calm down B.put down C.get down D.fall down
(　　)3.—　　　　 did the accident happen
—While we 　　　　a Chinese lesson yesterday.
A.When; have had B.While; are having
C.When; were having D.While; have
(　　)4.—What happened 　　　　your uncle
—His car crashed 　　　　a tree on his way back home yesterday evening.
A.to; to B.with; to C.to; into D.of; under
(　　)5.I was writing a diary 　　　　my brother was watching TV yesterday evening.
A.before B.after C.until D.while
(　　)6.—Uncle Wang, I dropped by your home at 6:00 p.m. yesterday, but nobody was in.
—Oh, I 　　　　a meeting.
A.was having B.am having
C.will have D.have had
(　　)7.He felt so 　　　　that he fell 　　　　soon.
A.sleepy; asleep B.asleep; sleepy
C.sleeping; asleep D.sleepy; sleepy
(　　)8. 　　　　wonderful The Reader is! Many people enjoy the TV programme.
A.What B.How a C.How D.What a
(　　)9.—The picture of the Snowflake Boy was very popular in 2018.
—Yeah, it received 　　　　Internet hits.
A.thousands of B.thousand
C.hundred D.hundreds
(　　)10.You’ll get better grades　　　　 you follow the teachers’ advice.
A.if B.until C.though D.while
(　　)11.While Xiao Ming 　　　　his homework, his mother came with a cup of tea.
A.has doing B.has done C.is doing D.was doing
(　　)12.As I 　　　　to take photos of the little cat, suddenly a big snowball 　　　　me.
A.was trying; was hitting B.tried; was hitting
C.was trying; hit D.was tried; hit
(　　)13.This washing machine 　　　　. It needs to be repaired.
A.worked well B.broke down
C.ran up D.went on
(　　)14.According to a recent survey, 　　　　three-fifths of working mothers in China don’t want to have a second child.
A.mostly B.especially C.partly D.nearly
(　　)15.His grandfather did his best to keep the tree 　　　　but it died in the end.
A.alive B.asleep C.absent D.awake
( )16. We were walking slowly when a strong 　　 blew from behind.
A. wind B. cloud C. storm D. snow
( )17. There are some bricks on the road. Let’s 　　　them, or there may be traffic accidents.
A. carry B. clear C. catch D. fix
( )18. I was working hard on the problem when a wonderful idea suddenly went____ my mind.
A. in B. over C. across D. through
( )19. 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
( )20. — Were you 　　 when you were playing in the final
— Not at all. I was quite sure that our team would win.
A. excited B. interested C. calm D. nervous
( )21. — Which of the following words is NOT a compound word
— is.
A. Toothache B. Careless C. Railway D. Rainstorm
( )22. An earthquake happened in Ya’an Sichuan in April 2013. 　　　 people lost their houses in it.
A. Thousands B. Thousand of C. Thousands of D. Thousand
( )23. — Do you know if it 　　 tomorrow
— I am not sure. It may snow if the temperature below zero.
A. snows; will drop B. will snow; will drop
C. will snow; drops D. snows; drops
( )24. Tom didn’t hear the car because he ________ music through headphone.
A. listened to B. was listening to C. was listen to D. is listening to
( )25. The boy was running towards his mother _________ he suddenly fell over.
A. after B. while C. when D. as
( )26. A football me when I 　　past the football field. My arm still hurts now.
A. hit; was walking B. was hitting; was walking
C. was hitting; walked D. hit; am walking
( )27. — We plan to drive our car to Dalian next month.
— Are you joking What if it
A. breaks away B. breaks down C. breaks up D. breaks off
( )28. 　　　 from the smoke, you should stay low to the ground while running out of a burning house.
A. To keeping away B. To keep away C. Keep away D. Keeping away
( )29. As Tom is a brave boy, he knows how to stay calm when there is danger. Which word can replace (代替) “As” here
A. So B. Since C. Until D. If
( )30. — A typhoon called Usagi (天兔) hit Guanddong Province and it killed 30 people.
— ________________It was really a terrible disaster.
A. They were too careless. B. Thank goodness!
C. Never mind. D. I am sorry to hear that.
( )31. —Linda, I called you this morning, but nobody answered the phone.
—I’m sorry. I ______ football with my friends then.
A. play B. played C. am playing D. was playing
( )32. The birds flew away ______every direction as soon as they found themselves ______.
A. in; in danger B. to；dangerous
C. to；in danger D. in; dangerous
( )33. If you ______，I’ll ______ by myself.
A. don’t come; mop up it B. won’t come; mop it up
C. don’t come; mop it up D. won’t come; mop up it
( )34. Mr Su was driving in the snowstorm ______his car crashed into a tree.
A. when B. as C. while D. as soon as
( )35. —I’m sorry I ______my exercise book at home.
—Don’t forget ______ it to school tomorrow, please.
A. forgot； to take B. left； to bring
C. forgot; to bring D. left； to take
( )36. —I’m really ______before the competition.
—Take it easy. Sure you are the best.
A. cool B. serious C. nervous D. patient
( )37, The earthquake ______when I ______some cleaning,
A. starts；was doing B. started; was doing
C. was starting; was doing D. starts; were doing
( )38. —My brother hurt his legs when he rode his bike on the way back home. —______.
A. That’s too bad B. He is very careless
C. Be careful next time D. Tm sorry to hear that
( )39. The government of Linyi is building _____cheap and good houses for the people.
A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of
( )40. —______will the film begin —_______ half past seven.
A. How long； Not until B. How soon； Until
C. How long； Until D. How soon； Not until
( )41. —What should I do when the earthquake happens, Dad
—First of all，it’s important to _____ and hide yourself in the corners of the room.
A. calm down B. put down C. get down D. fall down
( )42. It may be dangerous ______a car _____ a snowy day.
A. to drive； in B. to drive; on C. drive；in D. drive； on
( )43. We all got ______ when we heard the _____ news.
A. excited； excited B. exciting； excited
C. excited； exciting D. exciting； exciting
( )44. The weather was very_______ in the morning and it got _______ at night
A. bad; bad B. bad; worse C. worse； bad D. worse; worse
( )45. Millie was reading a magazine _______, Eddie was playing computer games
A. when B. as C. while D. before
( )46. —________ is the weather like today
—It’s _________.
A. How; windy B. What; windy C. How; wind D. What; wind
( )47. Last night I heard a noise _________ thunder.
A. as B. like C. so D. from
( )48. My school is about twenty ________ walk from here.
A. minute B. minutes C. minute’s D. minutes’
( )49. The snowstorm killed _________ people.
A. over eight hundred of B. hundreds of
C. more than eight hundreds D. eight hundreds
( )50. The cleaners rolled ________ their trousers and were in a hurry ________ the snow.
A. up; to remove B. up; removed C. /; to remove D. /; removed
( )51. The headmaster _________ the students to leave school early.
A. made B. let C. ordered D. had
( )52. You will find _________ useful to learn even a little English.
A. that B. it C. this D. they
( )53. Which of the symbols means “per cent”
A. @ B. $ C. & D. %
( )54. You felt unhappy yesterday, __________
A. didn’t you B. did you C. don’t you D. do you
( )55. Shanghai is _____the east of China. Japan is ______the east of China.
A. in; in B. at; on C. in; to D. at; to
( )56. There ______ a large number of students in our school. The number of the students _______ over three thousand.
A. is; is B. are; are C. is; are D. are; is
( )57. I don’t know if Tom _________ here tomorrow. If he ________, I’ll tell you.
A. comes; comes B. will com; comes
C. comes; will come D. will come; will come
( )58. The teacher told me _________when I left the classroom.
A. lock the door B. to lock the door
C. to knock at the door D. knock at the door
( )59. The wetland can ________ food and shelter ______ plants and animals, including different kinds of birds.
A. provide; for B. provide; with C. make; for D. provides; for
( )60. When I was working on a Maths problem, a good idea went ______my head.
A. over B. in C. about D. through
( )61. —Jack, is maths difficult to learn in the high school
—Sure. No one can learn well ________ hard work.
A. without B. through C. by D. with
( )62. She got up to get some water but found there was ________ left at home.
A. anything B. none C. something D. nobody
( )63. —Did you see a girl in red pass by just now
—No, sir. I ________ a newspaper.
A. read B. am reading C. will read D. was reading
( )64. —A foreign English teacher will teach us English next term.
—Wow! ________! We can practise our English better.
A. What an excited news B. How excited the news is
C. What exciting news D. How exciting news
( )65. —Don’t ________, my children. Keeping working hard and you will win the match.
—Thank you, Mr Zhang. We’ll try our best.
A. put up B. mop up C. call up D. give up
( )66. He was born ________ 27th March, 1974.
A. on B. in C. at D. for
( )67. We won’t go to the park if it ________ tomorrow.
A. will rain B. rain C. rains D. rained
( )68. Football is so exciting that ________ people in the world play it.
A. millions of B. million of C. two millions of D. two million of
( )69. Our teacher told us ________ carefully in class.
A. listen B. to listen C. listened D. listens
( )70. My family had to stay at the hotel ________ the terrible weather.
A. because B. because of C. but D. if
( )71. The box is too heavy. He really doesn’t know ________.
A. how to carry it B. what to carry it
C. how to carry D. what to carry
( )72. I like the food. It tastes very ________.
A. well B. bad C. good D. badly
( )73. The river goes ________ the city.
A. across B. through C. cross D. over
( )74. You must protect your baby ________ fire.
A. of B. from C. on D. for
( )75. The traffic is so heavy! You should drive ________.
A. as fast as possible B. as slowly as possible
C. as more fast as possible D. as more slowly as possible
答案
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