Unit4周末读写训练 2022-2023学年牛津译林版八年级英语下册（含答案）

八年级（下）英语Unit4周末读写训练
一、完形填空
Every February, students in the UK and much of Europe have a week off to relax from school. This ____1____ is called the “half-term”. Children ____2____ this time having fun and catching up on schoolwork. Most children hang out with friends, go swimming, visit museums ____3____ see relatives (亲戚). It's a good time for them to take a ____4____ from school and enjoy time with their friends and loved ____5____.
Children in Britain have 14 weeks of holiday every year. The three main holidays are summer break, Christmas and Easter (复活节) But they also have a week ____6____ for half-term in February and October. These breaks help to ____7____ the school year up and give kids reprieve (缓解).
Children only have a small amount of ____8____ to do over the holidays. They may be asked to ____9____ for a test or complete some coursework. But the main purpose of the holiday is to let them relax and develop (发展) their hobbies.
During the summer holidays, ____10____ families go away on a short vacation. Many people travel to other cities in the UK and some families are even ____11____ to go to Europe. Popular places to go on holiday include France, Italy and Spain. Families use this time to____12____ and spend time with each other after being busy with work and school for most of the year.
1. A. day B. week C. month D. year
2. A spend B. cost C. take D. pay
3. A. but B. or C. so D. also
4. A. walk B. trip C. exam D. break
5. A. the one B. one C. ones D. the ones
6. A. from B. on C. with D. off
7. A. decide B. divide C. connect D. point
8. A. money B. time C. housework D. homework
9. A. prepare B. provide C. protect D. promise
10. A. little B. few C. most D. no
11. A. enough lucky B. enough luckily C. lucky enough D. luckily enough
12. A. work B. relax C. stay D. fail
二、阅读理解
From deserts (沙漠) and beaches to playgrounds, sand is a common sight. But you might not know that sand is also a useful resource(资源).
Sand is the second most-used resource in the world after water, the BBC reported. However, the UN said that sand is not limitless and that we might be running out of it.
Sand is made up of very small pieces of rock, soil and minerals (矿物质). It can take tens of thousands of years to form (形成). But now we are using sand more quickly than it is being formed. According to the BBC, we use about 15 billion tons of sand every year to build houses, roads and other things. That's enough to build a 20-meter-high by 20-meter-wide wall around the equator(赤道) every year.
People also put sand in the sea to make new islands. Singapore, for example, is now20 percent bigger than it was in 1965. Palm islands are three large man-made islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They took 94 million cubic meters of sand to build.
If people keep using this much sand, it will run out in many places. For example, Vietnam now has a serious shortage of construction(建造) sand. Since people need so much sand, they are trying to mine (开采) more of it. But this is bad for the environment. Mining sand may cause beaches to disappear and more floods to happen in places close to the sea. Also, this may affect the habitats (栖息地) of many plants and animals.
1. What can we learn about sand
A. It can only be found on beaches.
B. It is the second most-used resource in the world.
C. It can never be used up.
D. It can't be used to build houses.
2. Every year, we use about________ tons of sand.
A.94 million B.20 billion C.20 million D.15 billion
3. In places close to the sea, more floods will happen due to.
A. overmining of sand
B. climate change
C. the increasing size of certain islands
D. the death of some plants
三、词汇运用
(A) 根据中文提示完成句子
1. Call the English study center at 443-2555 for more _________________ (信息).
2. They made a__________________ (决定)to move to a new city and begin a new life
3. I _________________ (想知道) what life was like in the past and I also want to know what life will be like in the future.
4. Laziness is one of the _________________ (原因) for his failure.
5. My friend and I have __________________ (相似的) interests in sports. We both do a lot of sports.
(B) 根据首字母提示完成句子
1. A_________________ we can't change the past, we can try to make the future better.
2. As a s__________________ businessman, he also does a lot of charity work.
3. Give me your p__________________ that you'll never be late again, Tom.
4. There are a lot of d_________________ between the two countries.
5. More than 900 people d_________________ in the war. It was terrible.
四、书面表达
假如你是王梅，一直想有一个弟弟或妹妹。去年你家里添了一个弟弟或妹妹，你非常开心，请根据内容要点写一封电子邮件给你的朋友李蕾，和她分享你的快乐，告诉她你的变化。
参考要点:
1、你的梦想实现了(come true);
2、他或她对你的影响;
3、你学会了什么;
4、请补充2-3条弟弟或妹妹到来后你的变化。
要求:
1、内容须包括所提示信息，可适当发挥;
2、文中不能出现真实的人名和校名;
3、词数:80词左右;邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Li Lei,
I have been dreaming to have a brother/ sister. Last year, ____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Wang Mei
Keys
一、完形填空
1-5BABDC 6-10 DBDAC 11-12 CB
二、阅读理解
1-3 BDA
三、词汇运用
(A) 根据中文提示完成句子
1.information 2.decision 3.wonder 4. reasons 5.similar
(B) 根据首字母提示完成句子
1. Although 2.successful 3.promise 4. differences 5. died
四、书面表达
Dear Li Lei,
I have been dreaming to have a sister. Last year, my dream came true. I was really happy to have such a lovely baby sister.
She brings lots of joy to our family and I'm not alone anymore. I have also learned to share and look after others since she was born. I help my mother do the housework, such as cooking and looking after my little sister. Taking care of the baby is a hard job and I have learned to be patient. I'm lucky and happy to have a sister. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Wang Mei