八年级下册Unit 4
一、根据句意和汉语提示写出单词, 完成句子。
1. Getting up early is a good ________ . (习惯)
2. Can you give me some ________ on English (建议)
3. Linda was so independent that she ________ all the money from her parents. (拒绝)
4. Zheng He even ________ to the east coast of Africa during the Ming dynasty. (航行)
5. In my hometown, there was a big old tree ________ the school gate. (......对面)
二、根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. When facing difficulties, you should have enough ________ . (confident)
2. The boy is surprised to know that the camel has three ________ . (stomach)
3. The young man was born in ________ . (German)
4. We are going to Paris next week. It’s a good chance to try some ________ dishes. (France)
5. In her spare time, she reads some books on ________ . (cook)
三、单项选择。
1. —By the way, can you tell me ______ our book report —Before next Friday.
A. how to write B. where to buy C. when to hand in D. who to ask about
2. —Must I bring my student card every time I enter the library —I’m afraid you ______ . The library is open only to the teachers and students in our school.
A. have to B. mustn’t C. need D. don’t have to
3. Jessica ______ know the truth, or she would have told us.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
4. He always helps to ______ the factory while his father is away on business.
A. mention B. close C. manage D. continue
5. The little girl ______ something from behind her back and handed it to her mother. It was a birthday present.
A. lifted B. showed C. searched D. pulled
6. —I can’t find my ID card anywhere. What should I do —______ You can go to the Lost and Found.
A. Don’t worry. B. Come on! C. Look out! D. Don’t mention it.
7. Judy broke her right arm. ______ , she will have to be away from school for two or three weeks.
A. As usual B. As a result C. In order that D. First of all
8. It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books, so it’s important to have real ______ with languages, cultures and societies.
A. influence B. knowledge C. experiences D. communication
9. —How long may I ______ these books, Simon —For a week.
A. borrow B. buy C. keep D. lend
10. There was so much noise outside that the teacher couldn’t make herself ______ .
A. hear B. heard C. to hear D. hearing
四、完形填空。
My favorite place in the world was Mrs. Wade’s bookstore. Mrs, Wade knew everything about words and I loved ___1___ , too.
Mrs. Wade usually gave me new books to read. She even told me stories about the ___2___ . For this reason, I decided to be a writer when I grew up. I’d always ___3___ I was a famous writer and read to Mrs. Wade. She listened with her ___4___ closed. Sometimes she would open her eyes and say, “Words are a very powerful gift, Destiny.”
I wasn’t sure what she meant, ___5___ I felt it very important! Then one day Mrs. Wade told me that she might have to close the store. “Close But ___6___ ” I cried.
“There just aren’t enough customers,” she said.
No! I couldn’t believe it! I felt terribly ___7___ . I told Mama about the store.
“I know what the store means to you,” Mama said. “Maybe we can do ___8___ to help. ”
Days later, we held a huge block party. At the party, I helped Mrs. Wade ___9___ boxes of books, almost forgetting to feel sad. Almost!
___10___ an idea came to me! I ran home, took out a notebook and started to write. The moment I wrote down everything I loved ___11___ Mrs. Wade’s store, I ran back.
“I have a present for you, Mrs. Wade.” I ___12___ the notebook to her.
She opened it and saw “Mrs. Wade’s Bookstore, by Destiny Crawford”. Her eyes lit up!
“Why don’t you ___13___ it to me ” Mrs. Wade asked.
I was reading every word. Mrs. Wade was listening with her eyes closed. She was so ___14___ . When I finished, she gave me a big and long hug.
“Words are a powerful gift,” she said again.
That time ___15___ came to understand exactly what she meant.
Mrs. Wade and I don’t know whether the store will close, but we will keep reading and writing all the words we can!
1. A. stores B. blocks C. parties D. words
2. A. writers B. customers C. gifts D. dreams
3. A. believe B. doubt C. forget D. imagine
4. A. doors B. eyes C. mouth D. book
5. A. and B. but C. or D. so
6. A. how B. where C. why D. when
7. A. angry B. bored C. sad D. tired
8. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
9. A. copy B. hide C. print D. sell
10. A. Finally B. Actually C. Recently D. Suddenly
11. A. about B. for C. except D. beside
12. A. posted B. handed C. returned D. lent
13. A. explain B. introduce C. read D. show
14. A. rich B. sleepy C. touched D. thirsty
15. A. I B. we C. she D. they
五、任务型阅读。
Sally woke with a sudden movement. She heard strange sounds; she could smell smoke. The room was full of smoke. She coughed. What was happening Her bedroom door opened with a bang and her mother ran in, her face white.
“Get up, Sally. We have to go! Get dressed now!” Her mother disappeared back into the house.
Sally jumped from her bed and opened the window. Screams and cries came from the streets below. Sally watched people throw their things into carts, horses threading the ground, keen to leave.
“Hey, what’s happening ” Sally yelled.
“Fire!” her neighbour shouted back.
“Coming from Pudding Lane! Get out now Sally! No one is safe!”
Sally pulled her window shut and got changed as quickly as she could. Downstairs, she found her father, mother and sister jamming their things into a handcart. They watched people trying to put out the big fire with leather buckets full of water, It didn’t seem to make any difference, as the fire jumped from one building to the next.
“The houses are so close together and made of wood!” Sally noticed, as she tripped over candlesticks, burnt pans and odd bits of furniture that people had dropped in the streets.
The grocer’s boy, Tom Winter, saw Sally and said, “Some people are going to St. Paul’s Cathedral to stay safe.”
“Made of stone, Won’t burn like wood. ” Sally nodded, but followed her parents down the dark street.
They walked and walked. Finally, they arrived at Moorfields. It was a wide open space with no buildings to burn. They were safe.
回答下面5个问题, 每题答案不超过5个词。
Why did Sally cough
2. Where did the fire start
3. How were people trying to put out the fire
4. Why did Sally’s family go to Moorfields
5. What changes do you think were made to the buildings after the fire
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。
Just as the famous saying g___1___ , “Reading is to the mind what food is to the body. ” Reading is very important to all humans. It can open many d___2___ and can lead you into a path to success. It is quite clear that every successful person has A good h___3___ of reading. This is b___4___ reading is an important way to get the information required to understand something. For example, a good doctor has to know the latest development in m___5___ by reading.
Then how can you develop an interest in reading There is only one way. Let me explain this to you. If you want to learn how to ride a bike, you have to get on the bike as many times as possible u___6___ you can ride skillfully(熟练地). It works the same way with reading. If you want to improve your reading, try to read as m___7___ as you can. When you finish reading your first book, take another book and do the same thing. If you are going out, take a magazine, a book, an article or something e___8___ to read. When you are reading, try to understand w___9___ message the writer is giving to you.
So parents should help to get their children to read as early as possible. Studies have s___10___ that reading to your unborn child is very good. In this way, your child will like reading later.
Reading is always a wonderful thing to do. Good books are good friends.
七、书面表达。
为助力打造“书香校园”, 你校英语社团将举办以“热爱阅读"为主题的征文活动, 请以“Enjoy reading, enjoy life”为标
题写一篇短文, 介绍你自己的阅读情况并阐述阅读给你带来的好处。
要求:
1. 短文应包括两个要点(阅读的情况和阅读的好处), 可适当发挥, 参考词汇仅供选择使用;
2. 短文不能出现真实的人名和校名;
3. 词数:90~110。
参考词汇: experience, habit, knowledge, pleasure
Enjoy reading, enjoy life
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八年级下册 Unit 4
一、1. habit 2. suggestions/advice 3. refused 4. sailed 5. opposite
二、1. confidence 2. stomachs 3. Germany 4. French 5. cooking
三、1~5 CAACD 6~10 ABCCB
四、1~5 DADBB 6~10 CCADD 11~15 ABCCA
五、1. The smoke made her cough. 2. It started from Pudding Lane. 3. With buckets full of water. 4. No buildings would burn there. 5. They were built of brick. (答案不唯一)
六、1. goes 2. doors 3. habit 4. because 5. medicine 6. until 7. much 8, else 9. what 10. shown
七、One possible version;
Enjoy reading, enjoy life
Reading makes a full man.
I have a great passion for reading and it has become part of my life, Every morning, I read newspapers for the latest news. I’m also fond of novels and magazines, Besides, book reviews provide me with different ideas on great books.
When reading, I feel relaxed and pleased. It’s the best moment to get knowledge and pleasure in life. What’s more, reading opens my eyes and broadens my mind. Through reading, I can experience what I haven’t seen or done before.
With a deep love for reading, I can’t wait to read more.