八年级上册Unit8
根据句意和汉语提示写出单词, 完成句子。
1. —Don’t be so angry. The children are shaking in ________ —They should learn a lesson today. (害怕)
2. The ________ washed away lots of crops. (洪水)
3. The boy has been ________ for half an hour. (睡着的)
4. That man ________ his own record in men’s 100 metres. (打破)
5. It’s lucky that the girl was found ________ after the earthquake. (活着的)
二、根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. I am reading a book while it is ________ outside. (snow)
2. The ________ people all stood up and cheered the tennis player. (excite)
3. I felt very nervous when I first made a ________ in public. (speak)
4. After reaching the top of the mountain, we were all breathing ________ (heavy)
5. On a sunny day, the plane ________ some tourists landed on the island. (carry)
三、单项选择。
1. —What happened to your friend —His car crashed ______ a big tree and he got hurt.
A. at B. in C. to D. into
2. —Young people are good at a lot of things, but it doesn’t mean they are perfect. —I agree with you. In fact, ______ is.
A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody
3. —Manager, all the machines ______ just now! —What I will call the engineer at once.
A. broke down B. turned down C. broke out D. turned out
4. —Sir, could you please wait for another 20 minutes We’ll serve you very soon. —Another 20 minutes It was only 6 o’clock ______ I got here, but it’s 7:10 now.
A. since B. when C. while D. before
5. —I called you at eight last night, but you didn’t answer. What were you doing —I ______ .
A. took a shower B. was taking a shower C. take a shower D. have taken a shower
6. —How could you keep me waiting here for half an hour —Sorry. I ______ with a friend and I completely forgot about the time.
A. will talk B. am talking C. was talking D. has talked
7. —Jenny, what has happened to you You seem a bit angry. —Bad luck. I was walking across the street when a car ______ hit me.
A. nearly B. mainly C. hardly D. mostly
8. Generally speaking, there ______ be any survivors after such a long time. However, two young people were found ______ . Life is amazing!
A. mustn’t; living B. can’t; dead C. may; dead D. can’t; alive
9. With the help of those driver-less cars, maybe ______ traffic accidents will happen in the future.
A. a few B. few C. a little D. little
10. It took me almost a whole day to ______ so many emails.
A. deal with B. cut in C. cheer for D. run out
四、完形填空。
They weigh almost nothing. Yet they are ___1___ than steel. In fact, some spiders’ webs are among the world’s strongest materials, ___2___ they can be pulled longer than elastic(橡皮带). They can also be of any ___3___ . Spider webs are amazing.
A spider has hundreds of small openings in its body. Silk comes out of these openings as a liquid(液体), and, as it reaches the air, it becomes thread-like. These ___4___ threads(线) come together to form a single thread.
The spider can make many different kinds of thread. The thread can be thick or thin, wet or dry, or sticky. Each kind has a different ___5___ . Some webs create an egg box. Others ___6___ hiding places. The most common purpose of a spider web, however, is to catch food.
There are many ___7___ the spider uses its web to catch food. For example, some spiders produce a single thread. An insect then sits on it ___8___ realizing what it is doing, and becomes ___9___ . Slowly, the spider moves towards the insect. ___10___ it covers its food in silk.
Some spiders use a different kind of ___11___ . They make webs that cheat insects. An insect sees the web and thinks it’s a flower. It then ___12___ the web. The spider can feel even the smallest movement of the web. It then rushes at the insect ___13___ it can get away.
Spider webs are so ___14___ that engineers have been studying them for years. They want to learn why they are so strong and elastic(有弹性的). However, for the moment, spiders are keeping their ___15___ . Although they have made great progress in science and technology, humans still haven’t been able to copy natural webs.
1. A. stronger B. brighter C. heavier D. thicker
2. A. so B. but C. if D. or
3. A shape B. price C. weight D. temperature
4. A wide B. broken C. tiny D. weak
5. A. direction B. purpose C. size D. name
6. A. provide B. choose C. find D. change
7. A. problems B. reasons C. steps D. ways
8. A. by B. for C. without D. in
9. A. lost B. stuck C. excited D. burnt
10. A. Sadly B. Clearly C. Suddenly D. Loudly
11. A. help B. material C. power D. trick
12. A. lands on B. picks up C. flies over D. looks into
13. A. when B. before C. until D. unless
14. A. soft B. expensive C. important D. amazing
15. A. habits B. plans C. secrets D. records
五、阅读理解。
There are many deserts on the earth, And the following are some facts you may find interesting.
What are deserts like
Deserts can be hot and dry places, Rain may not fall there for months or years. Some deserts are sandy and stony. Deserts can also be very windy places. The wind can change the shape of the deserts. It moves sand around from place to place.
Temperatures in the desert can vary enormously(非常). During the daytime, the temperature may reach 40℃ even in the shade(阴凉处). At night deserts can become very cold. In winter there may even be a frost in the early morning.
Living in the desert
The camel is sometimes called “the ship of the desert”. It stores food in the hump(驼峰) and can go for days without water. It has large feet which help it not to fall into the soft sand. Its long eyelashes(睫毛) keep out the sand during sandstorms.
An oasis is an area of the desert where water may be found. The water may be in pools or under the ground. People and animals visit an oasis for water and food, Plants grow at an oasis. Some farmers are able to grow crops here.
The Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert lies between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. In some parts of the desert, it is too hot for people to live. Oil was discovered under parts of the desert. This oil has made some countries in the area very rich. Much of the money has been spent building fine cities with lovely parks and lakes, and people live a comfortable life there.
1. Which of the following can best describe deserts
A. Hot and dry. B. Sandy and rainy. C. Wet and stony. D. Windy and snowy.
2. The word “vary” in the passage means “ ______ ”.
A. be low B. be high C. be similar D. be different
3. The camel has long eyelashes to ______ .
A. stay cool in deserts B. go for days without water
C. help it not to fall into the soft sand D. keep out the sand during sandstorms
4. According to the passage, people and animals visit an oasis for ______ .
A. frost and crops B. sand and stones C. water and food D. money and oil
5. What is the best title for the passage
A. What is the weather like in deserts B. What do you know about deserts
C. How do people live in deserts D. Where is the Arabian Desert
六、根据短文内容及首字母提示, 填写所缺单词, 使其意思完整。
Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the s___1___ very dark. The winds strongly b___2___ and beat against the house. With no l___3___ outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV r___4___ that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was b___5___ . Ben’s dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mum was making sure the flashlights and the radio were w___6___ . Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began. After dinner, they tried to play a card game, b___7___ it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not s___8___ at first. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a. m. When he w___9___ up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighbourhood in a m___10___ . Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbours to help clean up the neighbourhood together. Although the storm broke many things, it brought families and neighbours closer together.
七、书面表达。
在日常生活中, 人们会遇到交友、饮食、交通或防疫等安全问题。请以 “Self protection” 为题, 用英语写一篇短文。
内容包括:
1. 结合生活实际, 谈谈自我保护的重要性;
2. 列举生活中的安全问题(至少两个方面) , 并分别提出合理的建议;
3. 发出自我保护的号召。
写作要求:
1. 语言流畅, 层次清晰, 可以适当发挥;
2. 词数80~ 100(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数);
3. 文中不能出现本人的学校名称和姓名。
Self-protection
These days, people pay more attention to safety problems.
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In short, self protection is important to us. Wish everyone a safe life!
八年级上册 Unit 8
一、1. fear 2. flood 3. asleep 4. broke 5. alive
二、1. snowing 2. excited 3. speech 4. heavily 5. carrying
三、1~5 DBABB 6~10 CADBA
四、1~5 ABACB 6~10 ADCBC 11~15 DABDC
五、1~5 ADDCB
六、1. sky 2. blew 3. light 4. reported 5. busy 6. working 7. but 8. sleep 9. woke 10. mess
七、One possible version:
Self- protection
These days. people pay more attention to safety problems.
As students, we have to go to school every weekday. We may have a lot of safety problems. For example. on the way to school we need go across the road sometimes. If we are not careful enough. we may be hit by a car. So we have to learn to protect ourselves.
But how can we protect ourselves First, we should be careful when we make friends, especially online. Second, don’t cross the street when the lights are red. Also, we should eat healthily and safely. These suggestions are good for us to protect ourselves. We should adopt these suggestions to protect ourselves.
In short, self-protection is important to us. Wish everyone a safe life!