外研版八年级下M4单元练习
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一、完形填空 (本题有15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
About 70,000,000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost 1 out of every 3 people in the United States. Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicine, or even have operations. 2 you can see losing weight is 3 work, and it will also cost a lot of money. But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people, looking nice also means to be 5 . Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.Most people want to find a (an) 7 way to take off fat, and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 . Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.Losing weight can be 9 . Some overweight people go to health centres, like La Costa in California. Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise, eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight 12 4 days on the programme, one woman called Mrs. Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still 13 to do so. Health centres, books, medicines, operations, running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money. So in the United States, losing weight may mean losing 15 too.
( ) 1. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast
( ) 2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And
( ) 3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy
( ) 4. A. why B. what C. how D. when
( ) 5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat
( ) 6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell
( ) 7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier
( ) 8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied
( ) 9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe
( ) 10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have
( ) 11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using
( ) 12. A. before B. in C. after D.at
( ) 13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad
( ) 14. A. need B. have C. use D. get
( ) 15. A. health B. time C. food D. Money
二、阅读理解 (本题有10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
A
When a sick friend goes to stay in a hospital, you may think you have to go and visit him. It is better to call him on the phone before you visit him.
Remember to keep the seven rules in mind when you go to the hospital.
● Do not visit him when you have a cold.
● Do not stay more than ten minutes. Five minutes is better.
● Do not smoke.
● Do not walk and talk loudly in the hospital.
● Do not ask your friend about his sickness, but you can listen to what he wants to say.
● Do not buy food for him before you are asked to.
● Do not talk about things he can’t do, but what he would like to hear.
( ) 16. What should you do first before you visit a sick friend in a hospital
A. Visit his father or mother first.
B. Eat some food at home.
C. Give him a telephone call.
D. Stay at home for five minutes.
( ) 17. How many rules are mentioned.
A. Five. B. Six. C. Seven. D. Eight.
( ) 18. How long is it better for you to stay with your sick friend
A. Fifty minutes. B. Fifteen minutes.
C. More than ten minutes.
D. Five minutes.
( ) 19. You should .
A. talk with your sick friend about some-thing he can’t do
B. talk with your sick friend about some-thing he wants to know
C. ask your sick friend about his sickness
D. take some food to your sick friend without asking him
( ) 20. The rules tell us that we .
A. can take the radio to the hospital
B. should keep quiet when we walk in the hospital
C. may visit the sick friend when we have a cold
D. may smoke with the sick friend
B
These days, more and more people begin to pay more attention to their health. They want to take up different kinds of sports to keep healthy. What sports should they do then
Tennis
Thomas opened up a tennis room recently. To his surprise, there were much more people than he expected (预想) coming on the first day. Because no more room was available (可利用的), he had to rent (租借) another bigger room from his neighbour, but it still couldn't meet the need. "I am pleased to see so many people like playing tennis. It is a very good sport for health," said Thomas.
Football
Donna works in a bookstore. She often goes to play football in the middle school near the bookstore. "Although the students are having their summer holidays, to my surprise, the playground is crowded with people," said Donna.
Of course, there are some other sports that people can do to keep healthy. But it's certain (确定的) that people who often exercise can work better.
( ) 21. Nowadays, people keep them healthy by .
A. playing tennis B. playing basketball
C. doing exercise D. working
( ) 22. Thomas is .
A. the worker in the bookstore B. a tennis player
C. a basketball player D. the boss(老板) of the tennis room
( ) 23. There were too many people in the tennis room, so Thomas .
A. added another room B. bought five more bats
C. said tennis was good for health D. was too surprised to do anything
( ) 24. The playground was crowded during the holidays because .
A. students still stayed at school B. people went there to play tennis
C. people went there to play football D. students went back to school to read books
( ) 25. If people want to do their work better, they should .
A. play football often B. play tennis often
C. have holidays often D. do exercise often
三、词汇运用 (本题有10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
A) 根据所给中文提示,完成句子。每空一词。
26. I felt _______________ (困的) all day. I will go to bed early tonight.
27. She is badly ill now. She is too _______________ (虚弱的) to speak, think and move.
28. The child feels well again after a terrible _______________(疾病).
29. —Whose wallet is this
—I’m not sure. _______________(也许)it’s Cissy’s.
30.We can’t imagine what our _______________(日常的) life will be like without the Internet.
B) 用方框中所给单词或词组的适当形式填空。每词仅用一次。
since, stomach ache, condition, member, be harmful to
31. Come out to be a _______________of us and take an active part in the activity.
32. There is something wrong with her stomach, and she has got a _______________.
33. Polluted water _______________ people’s health.
34. She has learnt English _______________ seven years ago.
35. It seems that you are in good _______________.
四、句型转换 (本题有10小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
36. I have lived here for ten years. (对画线部分提问)
________ ________ have you lived here
37. My grandfather died ten years ago. (改为同义句)
My grandfather ________ ________ ________ ________ ten years.
What’s the matter with you (改为同义句)
________ ________with you
He got up early so that he could catch the early bus.(改为同义句)
He got up early ________ ________ ________catch the early bus.
40. I borrowed this book a week ago. (改为同义句)
I ________ ________ this book ________ a week.
五、语法填空 (本题有10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Healthy eating is important 41 us. Breakfast gives you enough energy for the morning. So don’t go to school 42 it. Fruit and vegetables are good for your health. 43 fast food will make you fat and 44 (healthy). So eat the right food to keep you healthy. We should eat more fruit and vegetables and 45 (little) meat. A glass of milk and an egg a day can help make us strong. It’s necessary for us 46 (have) healthy eating habits.
Playing sports can also help you 47 (keep) fit. But sometimes it may cause 48 (accident), so stay safe when you are playing sports. It’s necessary to learn about first aid. Then you can help yourselves or others if 49 accident happens.
You must stop 50 (smoke) and drinking. Many students think it’s cool to smoke and drink. But they don’t know they can cause many illnesses. They are bad for our health.
41. __________ 42. __________ 43.__________ 44.__________ 45. __________
46. __________ 47. __________ 48.__________ 49.__________ 50. __________
答案
完形填空
1-5. ABCAC 6-10. BDCBA 11-15.BCDAD
二、阅读理解
16-20. CCDBB 21-25. CDACD
词汇应用
26.sleepy; 27.weak; 28.illness; 29.Maybe/Perhaps; 30.everyday/daily
31. member 32.stomachache 33. is harmful to 34.since 35.condition
四、句型转换
36.How long 37. has; been; dead; for; 38.What’s wrong 39.in order to 40. have kept, for
语法填空
41. for; 42.without; 43.But; 44.unhealthy; 45.less; 46.to have; 47.keep/stay; 48.accidents; 49.an; 50.smoking
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