Unit 4 A good read综合巩固提高练习（无答案）

8BUnit4综合巩固提高练习
单项选择
1. In order to find ______ better job, she planned to learn _______ second foreign language.
A. the; a B. a; a C. the; the D. a; the
2. ---I like the dress, but I’m _____ I haven’t got enough money.
---Don’t worry. I don’t mind _____ you some if you like.
A. afraid; lending B. glad; lending C. afraid; to lend D. glad; to lend
3. Mike, you ______ play with the knife. You _______ hurt yourself.
A. mustn’t; may B. mustn’t; must
C. shouldn’t; must D. can’t; should
4. ---Let’s go to Hong Kong for a holiday.
---Sorry, we won’t go there. All of us except him _______ to Hong Kong.
A. have gone B. has gone C. have been D. has been
5. I’ve finished all the work. I do not know ________ next.
A. how to do B. how to do it C. to do how D. what to do it
6. ---Would you like some juice or bread
---_______. I’m really thirsty and hungry after such a long walk.
A. Both B. Either C. Nothing D. None
7. The naughty dog continued ________ around the football yard.
A. ran B. to ran C. was running D. running
8. ---Please ________ the paper, John!
---But I haven’t finished it yet, sir.
A. take out B. go through C. hand in D. look at
9. How many ______ have you got from your close friend
A. advices B. pieces of advice C. advice D. pieces of advices
10. The books ______ a wonderful new world to me.
A. set up B. clean up C. open up D. put up
11. I didn’t hear you because I _______ a shower at that moment.
A. have taken B. will take C. was taking D. am taking
12. Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit _______.
A. at times B. at that time C. at all times D. at a time
13. ---Is Mrs. Liu a teacher with a lot of teaching _______
---Yes, she is. But she had some bad _______ at the beginning.
A. experiences; experience B. experience; experiences
C. experience; experience D. experiences; experiences
14. ---Hello! May I speak to Mary, please
---______________. I’ll go and get her.
A. Speaking B. Hold on, please C. I don’t think so D. Hurry up, please
二、完形填空
A clown(小丑) named Tom often asked a child from the audience(观众) to come up on stage with him. Every day 15 starting the show, Tom would put on his red shoes. They were twice as big as his 16 . And then he would wear his red nose. The circus(马戏团) music started to play and 17 began to show. Tom asked all the other lights to go off. There was just one light to 18 which child would come up on stage. This time, the light fell on Charlie, the lucky boy. Tom 19 a red nose and put it on Charlie’s face. All the audience started to laugh after seeing the 20 sight of the little boy and the big red nose. But the little boy began to look 21 . He thought that everyone around him was laughing at him. So he 22 suddenly, threw the nose and ran out as fast as he could.
Tom knew the 23 why Charlie was feeling so frightened(害怕的) soon. He said, “To make people laugh is my job, and that’s what you did tonight. You made the audience laugh and that’s a wonderful thing.” Then Charlie understood that it was not a(n) 24 thing when someone put a clown’s nose on you. The most important thing of all was to make people laugh.
15. A. after B. before C. around D. by
16. A. hands B. arms C. feet D. legs
17. A. boys B. clowns C. animals D. audience
18. A. choose B. guess C. satisfy(满足) D. push
19. A. looked out B. stood out C. took out D. found out
20. A. good B. sad C. beautiful D. funny
21. A. happy B. nervous C. bored D. excited
22. A. cried B. laughed C. sang D. danced
23. A. lesson B. job C. reason D. importance
24. A. easy B. true C. interesting D. bad
三、阅读理解
A
Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don't sing,” said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, “I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
25. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _________.
A. she had paid him for this B. she knew him very well
C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing
26. Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.
A. the lady helped him a lot B. he caught the chance
C. he continued to play in the bar D. he stopped playing the piano
27. The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean .
A. fail to realize B. forget to use
C. try to develop D. manage to show
28. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.
A. hide it and wait B. ask others for help
C. pay no attention to it D. work hard to improve yourself
29. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage
A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life
C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden Talent
B
More than 200 activities have been held so far during the Chinese Language Year in Russia. It has not only made Chinese culture popular in Russia, but also improved understanding and friendship between Russians and Chinese people. More and more Russians begin to enjoy Chinese food and operas, watch TV programs to learn Chinese, and travel in China.
Since the Chinese Language Year program in Russia started, so many events such as movie weeks, operas, Chinese language classes, language contests (比赛) and teaching programs have been popular in Russia.
Through the activities, Russian people have had a chance to learn more about the Chinese culture. Literature, history and its life today. For example, the first group of 500 Russian students visited the Chinese cities of Beijing, Dalian and Qingdao. There they painted both countries' landmarks (界标), including the Tian'anmen Square, the Great Wall, the Kremlin (克里姆林宫), the Volga River and the Red Square. When the Russian students returned, they took part in a photo contest and a writing contest to show their love for China.
And Russians, especially young people, have become more and more interested in learning Chinese. To date, more than 130 universities in Russia are offering Chinese courses. More than 20 middle and primary schools have also taught Chinese as their first foreign language.
30. Where did the Chinese Language Year program start
A. In China. B. In Russia. C. In America. D. In Japan.
31. What did the first group of Russian students do in China
A. They had language contests. C. They went to see movies and operas.
C. They had teaching programs. D. They visited some cities and painted both countries’ landmarks.
32. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. The Chinese Language Year program has improved understanding and friendship between Russians and Chinese people.
B. Young people in Russia are interested in learning Chinese.
C. Many schools in Russia are teaching Chinese as their first language.
D. Russian people have had a chance to learn more about China through the program.
33. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Many events have been popular in Russia.
B. Russians have had a chance to learn more about China.
C. Russians have become more and more interested in learning Chinese.
D. Chinese Language Year in Russia makes Chinese culture popular.
C
William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo
and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be
an actor (演员) when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer's
daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they
had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown. At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius(天才) to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
34. Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _________.
A. 1578 B. 1582 C. 1599 D. 1616
35. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon _______.
A. with his wife B. with his daughter
C. with his wife and children D. alone
36. Shakespeare got much money from _________.
A. writing B. plays C. acting D. retirement
37. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE
A. Shakespeare had two children.
B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.
C. Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.
D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages
四、词汇运用
1. We can learn a lot of ________________ (知识) in class if we listen carefully.
2. Don’t give up. I’m sure your hard work will lead to _______________ (成功).
3. It’s the _______________ (丑陋的) city I have ever seen in this beautiful country.
4. The children lay down on their _______________(胃).
5. I am going to stay with a _______________ (Canada) family during my study in Ottawa.
6. It’s ______________ (possible) for you to fly. Stop daydreaming.
7. The Smiths have decided to move house because of water ______________ (pollute).
8. The child is two years old, but he is still ______________ (able) to walk, which makes his parents worried.
五、动词填空
1. The teaching style we were used to _____________ (change) a lot over the past five years.
2. You can come over now, but 10 minutes is all I can spare _____________ (talk) with you.
3. We must do everything we can _____________ (make) our earth cleaner.
4. _____________ (practice) spoken English every day helps me to be the top student.
5. Susan, ______________(not be) careless when crossing the road.
6. When __________ you __________ (take) the photos They’re so beautiful.
7. Who knows if Kate _______________ (travel) abroad at the end of this month.
8. James spent about one hour each week _____________ (take) part in the club activities every year.
六、完成句子
1. 成千上万的游客拒绝马上离开。
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2.你不必到我们服务台来续借书。
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3. 由林语堂写的小说已经被翻译成了20种语言
The novel ______________________________________________________________________________.
4. 我不像过去那样害羞了，因为我足够勇敢去回答问题。
________________________________________because_________________________________________.
5. 我已经筋疲力尽了，我认为晚睡觉不是个好习惯。
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6. 一大批法国人设法穿过了这片森林。
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七、书面表达
不重视课外阅读的原因 1.作业太多 2.没有读书习惯 3.时间花在看韩剧 (Korean TV series)或打电脑游戏上 4…….
课外阅读的好处 1.更多地了解世界 2.学会如何更好地思考 3.生活更加丰富多彩 4……
对学校或同学的建议……(至少一点)
注意：1、80字左右，开头已给出的内容不计入总词数；
2、内容上必须包括上表中的要点，可适当发挥，但不要逐字翻译；
3、条例清晰、语句连贯。
At present, only a few students do some reading after class. Here are several reasons.
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