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Unit 8过关训练
一、语法选择(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) Something strange is happening to villagers of a village in Kazakhstan. They can't seem to keep ________1________ eyes open. Every day, several villagers fall asleep during the day and remain asleep for at least ________2________ couple of hours. Some of them have reported only waking up after several days.
As ________3________ as September in 2014, several school children fell asleep on their first day of the school year for no reason. In fact, more than 100 villagers ________4________ asleep when they weren't tired over the past few years. Medical experts are unable ________5________ up with an explanation. Naturally some of those who suffer(遭受)from this condition are afraid that they might die in their ________6________.
Some of the “sleepers” have reported strange feelings after ________7________ up, like memory loss. Besides, doctors have found ________8________ some of these people have suffered from other health problems which may lead to death.
The sleeping villagers often lose hours of work. Because ________9________ the fear, many of them plan to leave the area. Although scientists have found a lot of carbon monoxide (一氧化碳) in the place, they still ________10________ clearly explain the mystery in the village.
( )1. A. they B. their C. them
( )2. A. a B. an C. the
( )3. A. early B. earlier C. earliest
( )4. A. will fall B. were fallen C. fell
( )5. A. come B. to come C. coming
B
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A
C
B
( )6. A. sleep B. asleep C. sleepy
( )7. A. woken B. waking C. wake
( )8. A. what B. which C. that
( )9. A. in B. of C. at
( )10. A. mustn't B. needn't C. can't
A
B
C
B
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二、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
One day, I went to play in the forest. I was walking among the trees when I ________11________ a cave (山洞). It was very dark inside. I wasn't sure whether I ________12________ go in or not. While I was ________13________, I heard a noise in the cave. I went in and saw a boy. He was crying. I took his hand and he stopped crying. We went outside and walked along
the road to the town. While we were walking, he started to cry again. I said, “My name is Samantha. What's yours ” But the boy didn't say ________14________.
We were getting close to the ________15________ when suddenly the boy stopped. “My dog!” he said. “Where's my dog ” And then he ran back to the cave.
“Come back!” I shouted. But he didn't stop. I ________16________ him and saw him run into the cave.
I went back into the cave. The boy wasn't there, ________17________ a small white dog was sitting on the ground. It was looking at me. And then it ran out of the cave and into the forest.
I ________18________ saw the boy or the dog again. It was getting ________19________, so I went home. When I got home, my mother was reading a book. I told her about the boy and the dog.
My mother put down her book and looked me in the eye. She said, “That's a ________20________. About twenty years ago, a little boy and a dog disappeared (消失) in that forest.”
( )11. A. chose B. dug C. cleaned D. discovered
( )12. A. must B. need C. should D. could
( )13. A. thinking B. training
C. counting D. running
( )14. A. nothing B. anything
C. everything D. something
( )15. A. town B. forest C. city D. house
D
C
A
B
A
( )16. A. looked after B. ran after
C. took after D. named after
( )17. A. or B. because C. so D. but
( )18. A. only B. also C. never D. just
( )19. A. dark B. light C. heavy D. strange
( )20. A. chance B. tradition
C. celebration D. mystery
B
D
C
A
D
三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)
A
Windsor Castle (温莎城堡) is one of the oldest castles in the world. Built in the 11th century, it has been the family home to British kings and queens for over 1,000 years. Today Queen Elizabeth II spends most of her private weekends there. Sometimes she plays with her grandchildren in the garden. It is a good place to have a rest on the weekend. It is also the place for important state dinner parties.
Opening hours:
November 1—February 29 (Monday—Sunday,
10:00—16:15)
March 1—October 31 (Monday—Sunday, 10:00—17:15)
Ticket Prices:
Adult ticket: £23.5
Family ticket (2 adults & 3 children under 17 years old): £60.5
Over 60 years old / College student ticket: £21.2
Under 17 years old / Disabled ticket: £13.5
Top tips:
●To save time, buy your ticket on the Internet before you arrive.
●The Changing of the Guard happens every day in summer unless the weather is terrible. The ceremony starts at 11:00 a. m. and takes about 30 minutes.
How to get to Windsor Castle from London:
By train: Direct trains to Windsor from London Waterloo or London Paddington.
By coach: Green Line operates daily services from London Victoria Coach Station.
By car: Leave the M4 at Junction 6 and follow signs into Windsor center.
(Please note: there's no visitor car park at the Castle. )
( )21. The Windsor Castle is where Queen Elizabeth II ________.
A. has a rest on weekdays
B. plays with her grandchildren
C. meets visitors from all over the world
D. treats friends to dinner
B
( )22. The castle closes at ________ on October 1.
A. 10:00 B. 11:00 C. 16:00 D. 17:15
( )23. Mr. and Mrs. Green and their three children (all under 12) should pay at least ________ to visit the castle.
A. £47 B. £60.5 C. £74 D. £87.5
D
B
( )24. You can learn all the following information in the passage EXCEPT ________.
A. the transportation lines to the castle
B. the prices of tickets
C. the opening time of the castle
D. the map of the castle
D
( )25. The passage is mainly written for ________.
A. college students B. tourists
C. historians D. parents
B
B
“What is that ”
“It looks like a fossil (化石).”
“It looks part-human.”
The words “animal” and “human” were argued about by the archaeologists (考古学家).
“What if it's neither human nor animal What if it's something we haven't discovered yet ” I said. There was silence.
Paul said, “I think you might be right, Jack. It isn't an animal we know of. It's not human. What else could it be ”
The other scientists started talking again. They headed back to their computers to begin searching.
Paul and I continued to examine the fossil. It seemed that the creature (生物) was smaller than a human.
Paul and I researched until very late. The next morning,the fossil was different! Now it looked like a small bear.
“What happened ” I asked. Everyone had a puzzled look on their faces and no one had an answer. During the day, we found nothing that was helpful in solving the mystery.
When night fell, we set up a rotation (轮班) to make sure two of us were with the fossil at all times. All was quiet during my shift (值班) at midnight.
In the morning, I went to see the fossil. It had changed again! This time it looked like a sheep. No one had seen or heard anything during their shift.
How and why did it keep changing To this day, no one has found the answer to the mystery, but it is very interesting to see the creatures the fossil change every day!
( )26. What were the archaeologists arguing about
A. How old the fossil was.
B. What animal's fossil it was.
C. Whether it was a fossil of a human or an animal.
D. What if the creature was something they hadn't discovered.
C
( )27. When the other scientists headed back to their computers, Paul and Jack ________.
A. were in silence
B. examined the fossil
C. worked on their computers
D. argued more with each other
B
( )28. The underlined word “puzzled” means ________ in Chinese.
A. 尴尬的 B. 生气的
C. 伤心的 D. 困惑的
D
( )29. What mystery were the archaeologists facing
A. The fossil went missing.
B. The fossil kept changing.
C. The fossil was very strange in shape.
D. The fossil made the scientists dream a lot.
B
( )30. We can probably find the passage ________.
A. in a business report
B. in a diary
C. in a science fiction magazine
D. in a public speech
C
C
配对阅读。左栏是五个人的出行计划,右栏是七个景点的介绍,请为左栏的每个人选择一个合适的景点,并将其字母编号填写在题号前的括号内。
( )31. Tom often hears about this beautiful sight from his friends. He decides to buy a ticket and go there to see the fountains (喷泉) next week.
( )32. Zhang Lei has heard many stories of Peter the Great. He admires him very much and plans to go to St. Petersburg to get to know more about him.
D
A
( )33. Tina is an art student and she's very interested in Russian arts. She would like to have a look at some paintings of old masters.
( )34. Bob has a surprising plan for this weekend. On Saturday afternoon, he will take a ship to an island where he can see some wooden buildings.
F
C
( )35. Mr. White wants to go to a church tomorrow. He goes there because he's very interested in the beautiful paintings in it.
A. The Bronze Horseman Statue (雕像) is a part of Russian culture and a symbol of St. Petersburg. The statue of Peter the Great can show this person's great influence on the Russians.
B
B. The Church of the Savior in Moscow is a fantastic place for you to visit. The beautiful look may make your eyes shine, and the paintings inside the church will make you say “Wow!”
C. Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden buildings in Russia. These special buildings are made of wood only. Lots of visitors from all over the world come to visit every year.
D. Peterhof is beautiful and fun. You can go to Peterhof when the fountains are working during the day in summer. They are shut off in winter as well as in the evening.
E. The State Russia Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russia art in the world. Here you can see Russian art works through the ages.
F. The State Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitors. There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters.
G. Moscow is famous for its special architecture(建筑) that includes historic churches. Also it is the capital city of Russia.
四、短文填空 (本大题共10小题,每小题1.5分,共15分)
请阅读下面短文,在所给的每个空格中填入一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
It was a hot summer day. Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the door bell _____36_____. He turned _____37____ the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. “________38________ can it be at this time of night?” he thought. So he got up and went to the door. When he ______39______ the door,there was nobody. “That is very strange.” Then he went back to his room, got back into bed, turned off ______40______ light and tried to go to sleep.
A few minutes ________41________, the bell rang again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very fast and rushed to the door. He opened ________42________, but again he found no one there. He closed the door,making himself calm down and trying not to be ________43________. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He ________44________ it up in surprise. There were some words on it,“It is now after midnight, so it is April Fool's Day. April fool to you!” “Oh, it was the English boy next door! ________45________ a naughty boy he is!” Mr. Lee said to himself.
36. ________________ 37. ________________
38. ________________ 39. ________________
40. ________________ 41. ________________
42. ________________ 43. ________________
44. ________________ 45. ________________
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五、读写综合 (本大题分为A、B两部分,共25分)
A. 回答问题(本题共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
请阅读下面短文,根据所提供的信息,回答5个问题,要求
所写答案语法正确、语义完整切题,并把答案写在横线上。
Most of us have heard about the tragic plane crash of Germanwings Flight 9525. After taking off from Barcelona, Spain, the plane crashed into the French mountains on its way to Dusseldorf, Germany. Immediately, it caused shock and also questions. How do people find out what happened
There is one piece of equipment that is the key to finding the mysteries of a crash: the black box. It is a flight recorder that monitors flight data and audio. On an airplane, there are actually two black boxes: the flight data recorder (FDR) which holds information, such as altitude levels; the other box is the cockpit (驾驶座) voice recorder (CVR), which records conversations in the cockpit, as well as radio conversations with air traffic control. Both can be viewed as a narrator (解说员) of the whole flight.
Black boxes are important for people to find out the cause of accidents. Usually they are bright orange so that rescuers can easily find them. Since they play such an important role, they need to be very strong.
Australia was the first country to require airplanes to have flight recorders in 1967. Since then, almost every country on the earth follows this rule.
So what did the black boxes tell us about Germanwings Flight 9525 By studying their data, it is believed that the crash was caused by the co-pilot on purpose.
In the event of a tragedy, the truth must become clear. This is why black boxes play such an important role in finding out the truth.
46. Where did Germanwings Flight 9525 take off
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
47. What is the black box
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Germanwings Flight 9525 / It took off from Barcelona, Spain. / Barcelona, Spain.
The black box / It is a flight recorder that monitors flight data and audio. / A flight recorder that monitors flight data and audio.
48. How many black boxes are there on an airplane
____________________________________________________49. Why are black boxes bright orange
____________________________________________________
50. Who was the crash caused by on purpose
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
There are two / 2 black boxes on an airplane. / Two / 2.
Because rescuers can easily find them.
The crash / It was caused by the co-pilot on purpose. / The co-pilot.
B. 书面表达(本题15分)
每个人都会有一些难忘的经历,并能从这些经历中有所感悟、有所成长,请以“My Unforgettable Experience”为主题,写一篇英语短文。
内容包括:
(1)难忘的经历的具体经过;
(2)在这次经历中所感悟到的道理(至少2点)。
作文要求:
(1)不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出现真实校名和学生的真实姓名。
(2)语句连贯,词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
Everyone has some unforgettable experiences. So do I. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Last Thursday night after finishing my homework, I was going to bed. Just then, I heard the sound of footsteps outside my door. I wondered who it could be. It couldn't be my parents because they had gone to their friend's party. It couldn't be a thief, either. A thief would feel afraid and be very quiet. I said to myself, “Be brave! There's nothing
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to worry about.” Then I opened the door and my parents were there saying “Happy birthday!” I thought they had forgotten! How excited I was!
From this I know that when we meet something strange, it is important to keep calm. And I also understand that parents' love is always with me.
THANKS!