Chapter 8 Great minds 同步练习（无答案）

Chapter 8 Great minds 同步练习
用所给词的适当形式填空
His research ___________ (lead) to the development of weather forecast .
This story is a non-fiction , not a __________(fiction) story .
The boy __________ (call) Tom is my best friend .
That is enough ___________(reach) home.
There’s nothing on the moon . It’s a __________(life) place.
We use coal to provide us with ___________ (hot) .
据汉语提示完成句子
1、观众不喜欢 Hans 作的演讲。
The _________ did not enjoy the lecture ___________ by Hans .
2、他提出给我找个工作。
He __________ __________ find a job for me .
3、一只鸟开始鸣叫，别的鸟也叫了起来。
One bird began to s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing and other birds also ___________ ___________ .
4、他入伍已经三年了。
He __________ ___________ ____________ the army for 3 years .
5、年轻人梦想荣耀和财富。
Young men __________ ___________ glory and riches .
Language
一、完成下列附加疑问句
1、She will be able to ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) understand your words this term, _____________
2、They had to eat lunch at school , _____________
3、Keep quiet and listen to me carefully , _____________
4、No one knows you at the concert , _________________
5、Mary has few friends here , ______________
6、The car must be repaired , __________________
7、Let’s stop to listen to the lecture , _______________
8、It wouldn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) be possible for us to get back home tonight , _________________
二、单项选择
1、—Today is _______ unusual day for me because my dream of entering ________ university has come true .
—Congratulations to you !
A. a , a B. an , an C. an , a D. it
2、The cars made i ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n Japan are much cheaper than ________ made in America .
A. ones B. those C. that D. it
3、—Is this book __________
—No , it isn’t It ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) must be Mary’s . Mark Twain is __________ favorite author . And it has her name on it .
A. your , her B. yours , hers C. yours , her D. your , hers
4、—When shall ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) we meet again —Make it _________ day you like . It’s all the same to me .
A. one B. any C. other D. some
5、—Have you finished all of the exercises —Yes . ________ is left .
A. None B. Nothing C. Neither D. No one
6、—Do you kn ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ow the lady ________ is interviewing our headmaster —Yes , she is a journalist from CCTV.
A. which B. who C. whom D. whose
7、We had a _________ that the one who lost the game must sing a song .
A. rule B. goal C. way D. notice
8、—My grandparcnts ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )like ________ very much , so they grow some in their ________ garden every year .
—Eating more vegetables __________ good for our health .
A. vegetable , ve ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )getable , is B. vegetables , vegetables , are
C. vegetables , vegetable , is D. vegetable , vegetables , are
9、The ________ now is that we have lots of __________ to ask .
A. problem , questions B. question , problems
C. question , problem D. problem , question
10、We should have ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )___________ in ourselves and we will make it if we have a try .
A. success ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. confidence C. progress D. knowledge
Speaking
完成对话
The Smith are going ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) to Haikou for a holiday . Now Mr Smith is booking rooms in Dalian by telephone .
Woman : Hello .The Seaside Hotel . ____________
Mr Smith : Yes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), please . I’d like to book two rooms for the coming weekend .
Woman : Next weekend , you say ___________
Mr Smith : Oh ! Just two !
Woman : OK . Two nights . From Friday or Saturday
Mr Smith : Oh ! Yes.
Woman : Friday , June lst… And do you need single rooms or double
Mr Smith : ___________ .
Woman : Right . Two ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) doubles for Friday and Saturday , June lst and 2nd .
Mr Smith : ___________ .
Woman : Well , it’s 400 yuan per night , with breakfast .
Mr Smith : I see . Can I book the rooms now
Woman : Certainly . _____________ .
Mr Smith : Rick Smith .
Can I help you Well , how many nights I’ve been here for two weeks .Two double rooms , please .What’s your full name , please Would you want one-way or round trip What’s the price of a double room , please
单元复习
一、单项选择
1、_________ lovely weather it is !
A. What B. What C. How D. How a
2、_________ years ago , the first Olympic Game was held in Greece .
A. Hundred of B. Hundreds C. Several hundreds D. Hundreds of
3、How long did it take __________ reading the passage
A. finish ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) B. to finish C. finishing D. finished
4、__________ a bicycle is a skill .
A. Ride B. Rade C. Riding D. By
5、—I feel tired and sleepy . —Why not stop _________
A. to relax B. relaxing C. resting D. to work
6、Times goes by so ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )fast . We mustn’t miss the chance to show love for our parents and make them ________ how much they mean to us .
A. to know B. knowing C. know D. to known
7、I don’t know when ________ , when he _________ , I’ll call you .
A. will he come , will come B. he will come , comes
C. he comes , will come D. does he come , comes
8、Tom looks ________ at the good news .
A. happily B. happy C. fine D. sadly
9、Beijing has _________ many buses that there is often traffic jam in rash hours .
A. so B. very C. too D. such
10、—We can use MSN t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o talk each other on the Internet . —Really Will you please show me __________ it
A. what to use B. how to use C. how can I use D. what I use
11、—You have finished your homework , ________ —Yes , Mum .
—Let me have a look at it , __________ —Sure .
A. have you , shal ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )l I B. haven’t you , will you C. haven’t you , don’t you D. do you , can’t I
12、—A terrible earthquake happened in the city , ____________
— Yes , it did . Few people lost their lives , ___________
Yes , they did . Co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )untless houses and schools were destroyed . People there were short of food, _______
A. didn't it , did t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )hey , weren’t they B. did it , didn’t they , are they
C. didn’t it , do ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n’they ,, weren’t they D. didn’t it , did they , were they
13、He needs a doctor , _________ he
A. must B. doesn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t
14、Don’t close the window , _________ you
A. did B. will C. was D. won’t
15、Tom has supper at school , _________
A. hasn’t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he B. has he C. does he D. doesn’t he
二、完形填空
In the 13th c ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )entury , Marco Polo traveled a long way to China . He was a famous Italian 1 . During his stay in China , he saw many wonderful things . One of the things he 2 was that the Chinese used paper money . People in 3 countries didn't use paper money until the 17th century . However , people in China began to use paper money in the 10th century .
4 was invented by a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Chinese about 2,000 years ago . His name was Cai Lun . He then 5 these pieces of paper together and made them into a 6 .
Now paper mainly comes ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) from trees . We use it every day . 7 we waste a lot of it . If we keep on doing so , people
8 cut down many mo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )re trees . Then there will not be any trees left. If there are no 9 , there will be no paper .
So how can we ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) 10 paper When we are making noted , we can use 11 sides of every piece of paper . We can buy drinks in bottles instead of 12 in paper packets . We can also use cotton handkerchiefs (棉手帕) and not the paper ones . 13 we go shopping , we can use fewer paper bags. If the salesman gives us a paper bag , we can keep it and 14 it later .
We can help to p ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rotect trees if we think 15 . We should do it now , before it is too late .
1、A. traveller B. actor C. doctor D. driver
2、A. disliked B. disagreed C. invented D. discovered
3、A. Eastern B. Western C. Southern D. Northern
4、A. Iron B. Paper C. Television D. Silk
5、A. collected B. divided C. moved D. put
6、A. magazine B. newspaper C. book D. dictionary
7、A. Sometime B. Some time C. Sometimes D. Some times
8、A. have to B. mustn’t C. used to D. shouldn’t
9、A. books B. trees C. leaves D. use
10、A. make B. use C. save D. buy
11、A. all B. each C. every D. both
12、A. them B. those C. these D. ones
13、A. Before B. After C. As soon as D. When
14、A. repair B. record C. reuse D. return
15、A. carefully B. badly C. quickly D. freely
三、阅读理解
Dr. Irene Pepperberg ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ), a scientist at the University of Arizona , has worked with Alex for nineteen years . Teaching Alex to speak and understand wasn’t easy at first . He had to learn one word at the time . Irene and an assistant (助手) would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant . Irene would hold up an object , saying “What’s this ”Her assistant would give the word-“candy”,for example –while Alex watched . Irene would praise (表扬) her assistant , then ask Alex the name of the object . When he got it right , Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward . It took Alex many weeks to learn his first word . After that , each new word became easier and easier for him .
Why did Irene spend ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) so much time getting a parrot to talk Scientists like Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent (聪明) animals are and how their brains (大脑) work . But studying animal intelligence has always been difficult , partly because animals haven’t been able to communicate (交流) clearly with humans . Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk to him directly . She can ask him questions , and he can answer them in English .In this wayy , Irene is finding out that kinds of things Alex’s brain can do . She has found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used to think .
1、According to the passage , how is Alex remarkalbe (不寻常的)
A. He can use the English language to answer questions .
B. He uses wo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rds in english instead of bird calls to call other birds .
C. He can co ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )py the pronunciations of more than 100 English words .
D. Alex has a b ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rain that is much bigger than those of other parrots .
2、How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding
A. She said t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it .
B. She taught Alex a special sign language .
C. She gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said .
D. She gave Alex a candy every time he answered correctly .
3、Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding
A. She wanted to prove it could be done .
B. She wanted ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to provide a model for people who want talking birds .
C. She wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember .
D. She wanted t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o find out what kinds of things his brain could do .
4、According to the passage , Alex has proved that ___________ .
A. birds are not the only animals that can learn a language
B. parrots are much cleverer than scientists used to think
C. birds are just as intelligent as humans
D. teach ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ing parrots to speak a human language isn’t very difficult
(B)
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A. 8:00 p. m ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. 9:00 a. m . C. 5:00 p. m. D. 10:00 p. m.
(C)
(The clock rings , and Bill wakes up .)
Bill : Oh , no !Time t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )o get up. (He puts his feet out of the bed .) Brrrr! It’s cold outside , and my bed is warm . I don’t want to get up to school today . It’s Friday-we’ve got Japanese with Old Brown and I just can’t learn those silly Japanese words . I’m not going . I’m staying in bed . I’m ill . (He turns over . Soon he is sleeping again . Mr Summers comes in.)
Mr Summers : Get u ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )p , Bill. Your breakfast is ready .Hurry up , young man !
Bill : Ooooh …
Mr Summers : ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) What’s the matter Don’t you fell well Don’t you want your breakfast
Bill : Ooooh …
Mr Summers : ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) Oh , dear ! You must be very ill , then ! You must stay in bed today . I must tell Mum.
(He goes out.)
Bill : Lucky me ! No Japanese words today ! (Mrs Summers comes in .)
Mrs Summers : What ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )’s all this , Bill Your father says you’re ill . You’re not really ill , are you I know you don’t like Japanese.
Bill : Ooooh … Owww…
Mrs Summers : Hmmmm ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). Well , I think I must call the doctor. It’s a good thing that Doctor Lewis lives next door .
(She goes out .)
Bill : Oh , dear ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) ! What can I tell the doctor I know! I can pretend (假装) I can’t speak . Then I can’t go to school , can I
8、The above text most probably happened __________ .
A. in a hospi ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )tal B. in a factory C. at school D. at home
9、Bill didn’t want ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )to go to school because he felt cold outside and ____________ .
A. was really ill B. wanted to have breakfast
C. wanted to see the doctor D. didn’t like to learn Japanses
10、When he sa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )w his mother go to call the doctor , Bill most probably felt _____________ .
A. tired B. happy C. worried D. mad
11、From the text we know that ___________ is a Japanese teacher .
A. Mr Summe ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rs B. Mrs Summers C. Lewis D. Old Brown
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Hello! I’m Ell ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a ! Let’s meet these famous pig stars !They come from stories and movies .
Hello, I’m McDull . I have a birthmark on my right eye . I have a kind heart . I’m not clever but happy . not rich but have many dreams . I want to visit Disneyland , and eat chicken at Christmas . I have a happy family and many good friends .
Happy New Year , ever ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )yone ! I’m Piglet ! I like going on exciting experiences with Teddy Bear. I’m a small but lovely pig . I live in the Hundred Wood with my friends . I wish my friends happiness and health.
We’re Pig Brothers ! W ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e are good at building houses . We like to be called “Pig Engineers”. We help others build their houses in the countryside . Have you ever read our story In the story , we build a stone house and drive the wolf out .
Long time no se ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e ! I’m Zhu Bajie , a very famous pig in a Chinese story Journey to the West . I’m good at kungfu (功夫), but I don’t like working . In my spare time, I like eating and sleeping .
12、What does McDull want to visit
A. Disneyland . B. Hundred Wood . C. Western China . D. Stone house.
13、What does Piglet like doing
A. Eating and sleeping . B. Building houses .
C. Doing Chinese kungfu . D. Going on exciting experiences
14、Which of the following can we use to describe “Pig Brothers ”
A. Shy ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ). B. Lazy. C. Helpful . D. Dangerous .
15、Which of the following about Zhu Bajie is true
A. He likes working . B. He has no free time.
C. He is from a Chinese story . D. He is poor in kungfu .
五、句型转换
1、No one will find out , _________ _________ (反意问句)
2、Einstein said the only gift he had was curiosity , __________
3、Don’t try to answer any questions , __________
4、There’s little meat left , ____________
5、Jim’s never done housework at home , __________
六、动词应用
Not everyone ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )has the chance 1 (be) a detective (侦探) . But I ever got one when I 2 (be) thirteen years old . It 3 (happen) in 1988.
One afternoon , I 4 (walk) down the street when I saw my father’s new car . I expected to see my father , to my surprise , I saw a young woman 5 (drive) instead . “She 6 (steal) my father’s car ,”I thought . So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in . I said to the driver , “Follow that new car in front .”And I told him why .
The taxi driver had ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )a car phone , and I asked him 7 (call) the police . Soon we heard the sound of a police car and its loudspeaker . The policeman told the woman 8 (stop) her car . Our car came to a stop , too . I got out right now and said to the woman, “It’s not your car , it’s my father’s”.
The woman smiled ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and said, “Oh , you’re Johnson’s younger son , right I 9 (see) your photo at your father’s office.”
Before I could sa ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y another word , the woman explained that she was father’s new assistant .my father had asked her to tke his computer to the shop to have it 10 (repair) . He lent her his car . After 11 (hear) her word . we called my father and he told us what she 12 (say) was true. The policeman and the taxi driver laughed . I felt very sorry . It was both the first time and the last time for me 13 (work) as a detective . Don’t you think my story funny
A
First Frenchma ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )n: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don’t look out."
　　Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船长) shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
　　Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up e back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He’s not down yet."
　　"If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he " I asked.
　　She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"
1."Look out" here means “ _______”.
　　A. put your head out of the window and look B. Take care
　　C. I’m going to pour the water D. Help me
2."All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.
　　A. All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck B. Give your hands to me
　　C. Put your right hand and left hand on deck D. Shake your hands with me
3.When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .
　　A. he has not grown up yet B. he has not yet got up
　　C. he has not woke up yet D. he has not yet come upstairs
4.When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .
　　A. was washing his face B. was having his breakfast
　　C. was still in an upstairs room D. was reading a newspaper
5.Which do you think is the best title for this article
　　A. Three Frenchmen and their English Friends B. The English Language
　　C. Three French Stories D. What a Language!
B
Carl lost his jo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )b. This poor man had so little money that he spent his days at home. He watched his neighbor’s room, where an old professor lived. He found that the rooms were full of antique（古董）furniture and vases（花瓶）. Then an idea came up to his mind, “Why haven’t I got an antique vase I could sell it for a lot of money.”
Carl had an old ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) gun（枪）. It had been his great-grandfather’s favorite thing a long time before. Carl didn’t want to use the gun but he thought, “Anything could happen.” He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he cut the end off.
Next morning he ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) watched the professor leaving home at 10:00. Carl broke the window and entered the house. He didn’t know much about arts . He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise. Someone entered the house. It was the professor. He had forgotten to take an important document. Carl became afraid and pulled out the gun. “I haven’t stolen anything. I just want to go away or I will shoot,” cried Carl. “With that gun ” asked the professor and he began to laugh. He wasn’t afraid of Carl.
He said, “You ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )can’t shoot with that antique gun. Its place is in a museum.”
“Is this really ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )an antique gun ” asked Carl. “How much is it worth ”
“It was worth a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )bout 1,7000 dollars,” said the professor. “But now you can get 10 dollars for it.”
“Why ” asked Carl.
The professor said, “Because its end is missing.”
1. Carl wanted to steal because .
A. he was ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) interested in antique vases and furniture B. he wanted to have fun
C. he lost ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) his job and had little money D. he hated his neighbor very much
2. He cut the end of the gun off because .
A. the gun was useless B. the gun was to long for him to hide
C. the end cost a lot of money D. the end of the gun was broken
3. Why did the professor come back
A. He forgot to take a document. B. He was free that day.
C. He found s ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )omething wrong in his house. D. He saw Carl enter his house.
4. Why wasn’t the professor afraid of the gun
A. He thought ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )that Carl dared（敢） not shoot. B. He had a gun. too.
C. He knew it w ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )as an antique gun. D. He had called the police before.
5. This antique g ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )un cost only ten dollars now because .
A. Carl had cut off its end B. the gun was too old
C. the gun was n ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ot a real antique gun D. the gun was not old enough