Module 2 Mass media Unit 4 Newspapers单元测试2021-2022学年牛津上海版八年级英语下册（含答案）

英语学习指导U4
I.Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案) (20分)
1.She is so helpful that she is always ready to help people in trouble. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence
A.['trebl] B. ['tr bl] C. ['tr bl] D. ['troubl]
2.It is not very easy for the Chinese ___________ for a visa to the USA.
A.apply B. to apply C. applying D. applied
3.Michael promised he ___________my e-mail as soon as he went to back home.
A.would reply B. replied C. will reply D. had replied
4.—Have you got any idea for the summer vacation
—I don’t mind where we go___________ there’s sun, sea and beach.
A.as if B. as long as C. now that D. in order that
5.They think my ways of studying English are different from .
A.you B. your C. yours D. yourself
6. ___________amazing the Disney film Frozen is!
A.How B. What C. What a D. What an
7.By yesterday, the plane ___________out of view for more than a month.
A.is B. has been C. was D. had been
8.A small car is big enough for a family of three __________you need more space for baggage.
A.once B. because C. if D. unless
9.Her son failed to pass the final exam, __________
A.didn’t she B. does he C. didn’t he D. did he
10.The actor __________at the age of 70.
A.has been dead B. died C. dyed D. dead
11.Mary as well as her sisters __________Chinese in China.
A.are studying B. have studied C. studies D. study
12.— I’m looking for a nearby place for my holiday. Any good ideas
— How about the Moon Lake It is __________easy reach of the city.
A.by B. beyond C. within D. from
13.--- Have you considered__________your job as a teacher
--- Yes. I like the job because a teacher is often considered __________a gardener.
A.to change; to be B. to change; being C. changing; being D. changing; to be
14.Bob called to tell his mother that he couldn’t enter the house, for he __________his key at school.
A.had left B. would leave C. was leaving D. has left
15.You can never imagine what great difficulty I have ___________ your house.
A.found B. to find C. in finding D. for finding
16.The boarding school doesn’t allow__________out after 11 o’clock except on weekends, when the students are allowed ___________ over the night at home.
A.staying; to stay B. to stay; to stay
C. staying; staying D. to stay; staying
17. ___________ of the meeting, the chairman announced a piece of good news.
A.At the end B. In the end C. By the end D. At end
18.Some of the schools in Shanghai have moved one step closer to ___________ with the global education community.
A. being connected B. connect C. having connected D. be connected
19.— I have been working the whole morning. I am tired out now.
— ___________ .
A.How lucky! B. You’d better work harder.
C. Congratulations! D. Why not have a rest
20.— Do you mind my joining your discussion
— ___________ .You are so welcomed.
A.Never mind B. Yes, please C. Of course not D. You’d better not
plete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. (将下列单词或词组填 空格。 每空格限填 词，每词或词组只能填 次)（8分）
A. provides B. sales C. especially D. quickly E. style
Smart phones have clearly changed our life. Now many things can be done on the phone. For many smart phone users,_____21_____ young people, scanning QR Codes （ 维 码 ） has become a new and convenient life _____22_____ these days. In fact, the QR Code was created in Japan in 1994, but until 11 years later, it was first used in China. It soon became popular around the country. The QR Code is much-loved because it _____23_____a way to get to website more quickly. By scanning QR Codes, people can do lots of things, such as adding new friends, getting information, downloading Apps, shopping
and so on. As for the shopping websites, there are usually more_____24_____, including coupons （ 优 惠券） for the phone users. The QR code is so common that people can scan them everywhere.
A. hearing B. hit C. shaking D. frightening E. specially
Fireworks are always an important part of celebrations. We all enjoy watching bright firework shows in the sky. However, in an Italian town called Collecchio, the local government has made a law: fireworks in their town must be silent. The law is _____25_____made for animals. Fireworks are beautiful, but their sound is too much for animals. Every time we set off fireworks to celebrate a holiday, our animals do not want to be anywhere near them. Animals' _____26 _____
is very sensitive. They have no idea what fireworks are and are afraid of them. Dogs even hurt themselves while trying to hide from the loud noise. Many of them run out and get _____27_____
by cars. What's more, the noise and smoke of fireworks are unhealthy for animals. Some animals keep_____ 28_____ in fear and even get heart problems. To show love and respect for the animals, the town of Collecchio passed the firework law in 2015. With the help of a firework company, people in the town are now able to watch a silent but wonderful firework show with their pets.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（ 括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句 ，每空格限填 词) (共8分)
29.Most Americans want their next president to be strong, _________ and of good moral character, but fewer seem to care if he or she has been unfaithful to their spouse, or even tried drugs. (decision)
30.Buying Twitter would give Google a real-time social information service and _________ amounts of data. (consider)
31.What I'm suggesting to you is that this was the best information _________and storing device that existed in the Mediterranean world. (gather)
32.The manipulative politician tried everything to cover up his initial crime, but still, there was no excuse for such_________behavior. (shame)
33.But the question of foreign policy in U.S. diplomacy will play heavily in the_________
of the people that are going who are going to make for the leadership of this country in the next administration. (choose)
34.There's been a record number of _________about the standard of service. (complain)
35.All of the people Cook has hired and promoted up the food chain are _________team players, he adds. (agree)
36.It is very thrilling and very _________to step out onto that [New] Amsterdam Theater, where my career in musical comedy theatre started. (delight)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据要求改写句 每空格限填 词）（14分)
37.The kids have a good time in the summer camp in the countryside. (改为 般疑问句)
_________ the kids__________a good time in the summer camp in the countryside
38.At that time, he would rather die than become a traitor to his country. ( 保持句意不变)
At that time, he _________ _________to being a traitor to his country.
39.Write down the key words on your paper, or you will forget what I’ve said. ( 保持句意不变)
_________ you_________write down the key words on your paper, you will forget what I’ve said.
40.Although Mr. Jackson is always angry with us, we know that his bark is worse than his bite.( 保持句意不变)
_________with us_________ Mr. Jackson is, we know that his bark is worse than his bite.
41.When did Tom come to realize the importance of study Could you tell me (改为宾语从句) Could you tell me _________Tom _________to realize the importance of study
42.The government made laws to prevent the wild space from the pollution. （改为被动语态）
Laws _________ _________by the government to prevent the wild space from the pollution
43.take ,does, to get to, it, them, the working place, twenty minutes（ 连词成句）
_____________________________________________？
V. Reading Comprehension （阅读理解）（共50分）
A.Choose the best answer （根据短 内容， 选择最恰当的答案）（共12分）
Practice doesn't always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new study suggests. This may be because some aspects of musical talent are built into the genes（ 基 因 ），the researchers said. Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano. However, he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by
listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes（ 符） in his head. Two years ago, he
played his first piece Moonlight Sonata （奏鸣曲） by Beethoven. He surprised everyone around him.
Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare, but Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music.
Samuel can't understand why everyone is so surprised. "I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago. I suddenly decided to start playing the piano, without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me--I hear the notes and can bear them in mind--each and every note. "says Samuel. Recently. Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it. Samuel says confidently, "It's all about super memory--I guess I have that gift."
However. Samuel's ability to remember things doesn't stop with music. His family says that even when he was a young boy. Samuel heard someone read a story, and then he could retell the story word for word. Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now, he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies.
44.Samuel Osmond's parents ___________.
A)knew a little about music B) taught him much about music
C) had much knowledge about law D) knew much about music and are quite good at it
45.Samuel Osmond ___________.
A)practiced playing the piano once in a while
B)was unable to read music and didn't have any music lessons at all
C)used to attend concerts very often
D)enjoyed listening to the music records
46.What is special about Samuel Osmond
A)He has a gift for writing music.
B)He can write down the note he hears.
C)He is a top student at the law school.
D)He can play the musical piece he hears.
47.Everyone around Samuel was surprised because he___________
A)received a good early education in music
B)played the guitar and the piano perfectly
C)could play the piano without reading music
D)could play the guitar better than his father
48.What can we learn about Samuel in Paragraph 3
A)He became famous during a special event at his college.
B)He is proud of his ability to remember things accurately.
C)He plays the piano better than many professional pianists.
D)He impressed the audience by playing all the musical pieces.
49.Which of the following is the best title of the passage
A)The Qualities of a Musician B) The Story of a Musical Talent
C) The Importance of Early Education D) The Relationship between Memory and Music
B.Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage （选择最恰当的词填空）12分
Why do people go to university There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become____50______to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate school. This is not what we are trying to do at Harvard, nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a(n) ______51 ______view of a college career.
There are several goals we aim to reach in our undergraduate program.
The most obvious one is to give knowledge—fairly ______52______ knowledge in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interest. But if acquiring knowledge is a self-evident part of a college education, it is ______53 ______ the most important. Remarkably few of the facts you learn here will remain in your ______54______ for many years, and some of those that do will even be proved ______55______ by new knowledge.
______56______ , we can instill(灌输) certain attitudes of mind—a willingness to accept uncertainty, and the lack of definite truths; independence of mind, and a respect for facts and for the uncomfortable conclusions which facts sometimes lead to.
In addition to these ______57______ qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of______58______time. Some of this capacity can be stimulated in the classroom—in courses in the humanities and the arts. Yet, at least as much stimulation will occur outside the lecture hall— on athletic fields, in music rooms, student theaters, concert halls, and so forth.
These are some of the______ 59______ of a liberal college education as I see them. I cannot resist concluding with a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard.
To begin with, I hope that we will think broadly about what we want to accomplish here. It would be______60______for you to set your sights on some limited goal, such as getting good grades or merely getting into one or another graduate school.
Second, I hope that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay here. There are many problems waiting for your help, and many people who could______61______ your efforts.
My final bit of advice. Whatever else we do, let us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. However great our problems may seem, however urgent our complaints, they are
overshadowed（黯然失 ） by the difficulties of countless other people on our planet.
50. A. fascinated B. qualified C. determined D. required
51. A. optimistic B. strong C. narrow D. sensitive
52. A. concentrated B. expanded C. informed D. illustrated
53. A. by far B. far from C. free from D. without doubt
54. A. memory B. position C. evaluation D. foundation
55. A. useful B. essential C. false D. common
56. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Somehow
57. A. physical B. inborn C. emotional D. intellectual
58. A. business B. study C. experiment D. leisure
59. A. benefits B. aims C. problems D. achievements
60. A. fantastic B. magic C. tragic D. basic
61. A. suffer from B. profit from C. reflect on D. complain about
C.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.（14分）
Nook’s arrival, Good or Bad
Booklovers, most of them, will tell you what a pleasure it is to lend a favorite read to a friend
—the novel you stayed up all night to get to the end of; the travel book that made you feel as if you yourself were on a train ride through India. For a while it seemed that e-book users were to be denied this pleasure of lending to friends. You could b ______62 ______a book or magazine for your reading device, but you couldn’t lend it out.
But now, with the Nook, the US book chain Barnes and Noble’s response to Amazon’s Kindle, electronic readers will be able to have their l ______63 ______literary enthusiasm pressed on their friends, just like readers of physical books can. You simply email the book from your Nook and your friend can read it for two weeks, using any device with the Barnes and Noble e-book reader software. It’s a big i ______64 ______from previous e-book readers.
The Nook offers other features too. You read in black and white on the main screen, just like with Kindle. The difference is that on the lower part of the device there’s a c______65 ______touch screen, which allows you to browse through a book or magazine, but goes black when you’re not using it so that you s______66______power.
Another exciting thing about the Nook is that it offers Wi-Fi, arguably a big advance on previous e-book readers. Customers in the United States can use the Internet connection to read whole e-books at Barnes and Noble’s hundreds of bookstores for free. None of Barnes and Noble’s c______67 ______can come close to this.
But the Nook, ironically, has t ______68 ______out to be a money-loser for Barnes and Noble, or at least a job-loser for Barnes and Noble’s employees. According to Marian Maneker at The Big Money Website, if the Nook is successful it might take sales from the company’s bookstores, eventually forcing their closure and the loss of thousands of jobs.
D.Answer the questions（根据短 内容回答下列问题）（12分）
On December 23, 2008, Niu Niu held a piano recital(独奏会) at the national Grand Theater. As an eleven-year-old boy, he became the youngest pianist ever to perform a concert at the theater.
Never too young to learn
Niu Niu was born into a musical family in Xiamen. His father Zhang was a piano teacher. Niu Niu grew up listening to his father's student playing the piano. At just three years old, Niu Niu asked his father to teach him to play, too.
"I gave Niu Niu some sheet music(活动乐谱)and helped him find the eight notes(琴键)when
he first played the piano. To my surprise, he played nearly 80 percent correct," said the father. He used to think that 3 years old is too young an age to learn piano, but Niu Niu changed his mind. He continued to allow Niu Niu to watch his teaching of other students and gave him more sheet music to play.
Playing for fun
Zhang started teaching Niu Niu standard piano lessons when he was four. Unlike many other piano teachers, Zhang didn’t insist that Niu Niu play strictly with the correct finger positioning(指法). He said that the strict finger positioning would rob some kids of fun of playing. So Niu Niu
could play in his own way. He could play the tone successfully. But Niu Niu was required to play the music without looking at the sheet music. Now he can memorize about 80 pages.
Rising to fame
In 2003, at the age of 6, Niu Niu successfully held a sole concert(独唱 乐会) in his hometown Xiamen. At the age of 8, he gave a performance at the International Piano Festival in
France. At the age of 10, Niu Niu played in London and his performance was praised by Prince Charles. Last year, this young pianist published his first album( 专 辑 )“Niu Niu Plays Mozart” and over 10,000 copies have been sold in the world.
We are very glad to see a young Chinese pianist rising in the music world.
69.How old was Niu Niu when he performed a concert at the National Grand Theater
70.Niu Niu’s father Zhang wasn’t a piano teacher, was he
71.What did Niu Niu’s father feel when Niu Niu played nearly 80 percent of the sheet music correct
72.Should Niu Niu play the piano with the correct finger positioning or in his own way
73.In which year was Niu Niu’s performance praised by Prince Charles
74.What do you think of Zhang’s way of teaching his son Niu Niu Why
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