冀教版八年级英语下册 Unit2 Plant a Plant!单元小练（含答案）

Unit2 Plant a Plant! 单元小练
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. When I came back home, Mom was ___________ (water) the garden.
2. When spring comes, the snow , ______________ (appear).
3. I ___________ (sudden) remembered that I hadn’t locked the door.
4. It rained ___________ (heavy) on my way home yesterday afternoon.
5. The advice was to prove __________ (value).
6. Li Ming is digging __________ (hole),because he wants to plant trees in his yard.
7. Most of the earth’s surface is __________ (cover) by water.
8. In China, people in __________ (north) areas usually eat noodles, while those in southern areas like rice better.
9. Wash your ________(dirt) hands before meals, or you will feel ill later.
10. Which animal do you think is the ________ (large) one in the world
11. Albert has never been ________ (shy) about sharing his opinions with his classmates.
12. When she saw the policeman, she caught his arm __________ (tight).
13. The ________(live) things in nature depend on each other.
14. When I passed the room, I heard them ________ (discuss) the 14th G20 Summit.
15. It will be colder in the ___________ (east) part of China next week.
二、单项选择
16. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the whole city ________ Shanghai Tower.
A. at the top of B. on the bottom
C. at the bottom of D. on the top
17. She lost her job when the factory closed, ________ hundreds of others.
A. add to B. come up C. come along D. along with
18. Good books help us ________ a whole new world.
A. turn up B. look up C. get up D. open up
19. —Mom, I feel a little bit hungry now.
—These cakes ______ with chocolate. Have some, please.
A. are filled B. filled C. fill D. are filling
20. Danny is checking everything in the cage to ________ his pet bird lives comfortably in it.
A. be sure B. make sure C. feel sure D. seem sure
21. Water is one of the ________ human needs. No one can live without it.
A. basic B. easy C. difficult D. large
22. I must ________ that hole with a board (木板) or someone may fall into it at night.
A. fill B. cover C. make D. turn
23. —How about the drawing
—It looks good. ________, who drew it
A. By the way B. On the way C. In the way D. In a way
24. —Look! Our kite is as _______ as the one flying in the sky.
—Yes, that’s true.
A. large B. larger C. more large D. the largest
25. —Who can help me carry the heavy box
—I think Ted is ______ to do it. But the door is ______ for him to go through.
A. enough strong; too narrow
B. too strong; narrow enough
C. too strong; enough narrow
D. strong enough; too narrow
三、连词成句
26. something, there, new, in, newspaper, today’s, is
________________________________________________.
27. write, your, page, name, at the top of, the
________________________________________________.
28. Joe, turned, into, famous, has, a, singer
________________________________________________.
29. I, ago, some, bread, baked, an, hour
_______________________________________________.
30. look after, holiday, my dog, please, during, my
_______________________________________________.
四、根据短文内容或所给提示完成下面的短文。
A
All ________31 (live) things on earth depend on each other. At the same time, they all need sunlight. But only plants can ________32 (turn) sunlight into food for themselves. Plants make food from sunlight, water and things in the ________33 (soil) and air. They also help to clean the air. Plants are ___________34 (importance)
to people. They help us fulfill our ________35 (basic) needs. So we should plant plants.
There are some steps for planting. First, we make a hole and make sure it is big enough to hold the roots ________36 the seedling. Then put the seedling inside, ________37 (cover)the roots and fill the hole ________ 38 dirt. We must look after the plants ____________39 (careful), or they will die.
In a word, it’s important ________40 plant. We should plant many plants around us.
B
A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it ___________41(careful). Before the rose blossomed(盛开)，he noticed many thorns(刺) around the bud(花蕾) and he thought, “H 42 can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns ” Because of this i 43, he lost interest in this kind of plant. Then he gave up watering the rose. And just ________44 it was ready to blossom, it died.
Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in everybody’s spirit. The good __________45(quality) planted in us at birth grow among the thorns—our weaknesses. Many of us look at __________46(we) and we only see our weaknesses. We lose heart, thinking that n 47 good can possibly come from us. We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die. We never realize the g 48 for being able to find out our good qualities.
Someone may not see the rose in himself, so we need to ________49(help) him discover the rose. With love, we can accept a person into our life, even though we
know his true weaknesses. At the same time, we should e ___________ 50 him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them.
Then he will blossom many times.
五、话题写作
假如你是花草爱好者，即将在学校为国际交流生讲解如何养花，请你根据以下提示写一篇80 词左右的发言稿。
要点：（1）养花是一种爱好；（2）如何养花；（3）养花的益处。
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答案：
watering 2.disappearing 3.suddenly 4.heavily 5.valuable 6.holes 7.covered 8.northern 9.dirty 10.largest 11.shy 12.tightly 13.living 14.discussing 15.eastern
16-20 ACDAB 21-25 ABAAD
26.There is something new in today’s newspaper
27.Write your name at the top of the page
28.Joe has turned into a famous singer
29.I baked some bread an hour ago
30.Please look after my dog during my holiday
五、Boys and girls,
I’m very happy to speak here and I’d like to share my planting experience with you.
I like planting flowers in my free time. Planting flowers is a very enjoyable hobby and teaches me to have patience with everything.
But how can we plant a flower Here are some steps. First, put the seed in a pot and cover it with good soil. Second, water it every day. Third, put it in the sun so that it can grow strong and stay healthy.
It’s pleasant to plant flowers. They can bring us fresh air and make us relaxed.
That’s all. Thank you!