Unit 1 When was heborn? Section A (3a-3c) 同步练习 2022-2023学年鲁教版五四制八年级英语下册（含答案）

Unit 1 Section A (3a-3c)
同步练习
一、选择题(每空2分，共20分)
1. She has lots of hobbies ________ playing chess.
A. except B. besides C. beside D. except for
2. All of us helped to clean up the old people's home ______ Eric. He had a bad cold.
A. besides B. against C. except D. with
3. Every morning the old people enjoy__________ in the square, singing and dancing.
A. him B. them C. himself D. themselves
4. —Why do you look unhappy, David
—My parents expected me__________ the exam, but I failed in the end.
A. pass B. to pass C. passing D. to passing
5. When our headmaster has spare time, he enjoys __________ and playing sports.
A. read B. reads C. to read D. reading
6. I'm sorry I don't know when his book was __________.
A. come out B. publish C. published D. publishing
7. Some magazines ________ monthly every year.
A. come out B. publish C. published D. comes out
8. He didn‘t have much money______ hand to buy a house because he was born______ a poor family.
A. in; into B. by; into C. at; on D. in; of
9. —What do you think of the movie
—It's______ exciting that I want to see it again.
A. so B. such C. too D. quite
10. Many people like reading newspapers ________ they can learn what's happening in the world.
A. so that B. ever since C. as soon as D. even though
二、完形填空(每空1分，共10分)
Bill Gates ___1___ on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very ___2___ boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths. ___3___ he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers ___4___ very large machines.
Once he was very interested __5__ a very old computer. He and some of his friends __6__ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序)with the old machine. Bill ___7___7 it for $ 4, 200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill ___8___ Harvard University. A year later, he left Harvard. Bill began his company in 1975 ___9___ his friend Paul Allen.
They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing the software for personal computers. They improved the software to ___10___ it easier for people to use computers.
1. A. is born B. was born C. did born D. born
2. A. intellectual B. lucky C. loving D. shy
3. A. At B. Until C. When D. At the moment
4. A. is B. are C. was D. were
5. A. at B. in C. on D. for
6. A. took B. put C. paid D. spent
7. A. sell B. sale C. sold　　　D. bought
8. A. went B. went to C. want D. wanted
9. A. and B. with C. for D. by
10. A. take B. begin C. make D. start
三、阅读理解。。(每题2分，共10分)
Rupert Isaacson was born in Africa, and grew up in London, where he discovered his love of horses. Because he grew up hearing so many fascinating memories about Africa from his parents, he went back to Africa and lived there.
By the year 2000, Rupert was already working as a reporter, writing articles and guidebooks about Africa and India. He met his wife Kristin in India. Today, they live with their son, Rowan, in the US. But Rupert faced the greatest challenge of his life when, at the age of two, Rowan was diagnosed(诊断)with an illness that influenced(影响)his ability to communicate with others.
Rupert discovered that spending time with horses and riding them could help Rowan. But unluckily, they do not have horses. So the family moved to Mongolia(蒙古), where horses have been important for long. Rupert has written about this journey to help his son in his book Horse Boy, and he has made a documentary (纪录片) of the same name. In the film, people have the chances to see the family travelling in Mongolia, riding horses and meeting healers(治疗师)in order to help Rowan.
Because working with horses has helped Rowan, Rupert opened a school in Texas the USA. It is a school that teaches people how to use horses for healing. Besides writing another book, The Long Ride Home, about travelling with Rowan to Africa, Australia and Arizona in the US, Rupert has also made the documentary Endangerous, about dangerous animals that are endangered. Rupert Isaacson has managed to discover the secret of turning one challenge into many achievements.
1. Where did Rupert discover his love of horse
A. In Africa. B. In America.
C. In London. D. In New York.
2. When was Rowan diagnosed with the illness
A. In the year 2000. B. At the age of two.
C. When he was in Mongolia. D. When he was in London.
3. Why did Rupert's family go to Mongolia
A. Because he worked as a reporter.
B. Because there were no horses.
C. Because there were lots of horses.
D. Because he wanted to meet his wife.
4. Why did he open a school in Texas
A. To make a documentary.
B. To communicate with others.
C. To learn how to ride horses.
D. To teach people how to use horses for healing.
5. How many documentaries has Rupert made in the passage
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
四、根据句意及汉语提示填空。(每题2分，共10分)
1. Please be quiet. I'm reading a__________(小说) by Mo Yan.
2. —What does Zhang Yimou do
—He is a famous__________(导演).
3. Lu Xun had lots of__________(作品)in his life.
4. I can also speak Japanese__________(除……之外) English.
5. —When was the book__________(出版)
—In 2022.
五、从方框中选择适当的疑问词完成句子。(每题2分，共10分)
be play write come mistake
1. He was so careless that there were several ___________(mistake)in his homework.
2. There__________(be)a school and two parks here in the past. But now there is a big factory.
3. I want to be a__________(write)like Mo Yan when I grow up. What about you
4. Students shouldn't enjoy__________(play) computer games. They should study hard.
5. My newly written book has not been published yet, and I will send a copy to you as soon as it ________ out.
六、用所给单词的适当形式填空。(每题2分，共10分)
1. The ___________ (direct) of the film is a Chinese girl.
2. Our government is trying every means ___________ (help) the poor family become rich.
3. Mo Yan is the first Chinese ___________ (write) who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
4. His novel _______________ (publish) last year.
5. I really enjoyed ___________ (watch) the film again.
七、完成句子(每题2分，共10分)
1. 多亏了慈善机构, 这里的孩子们才没有辍学。
Thanks to the charity, the children here didn't ________ ________ ________ _________.
2. 越来越多的人开始对微信感兴趣。
More and more people ________ _________ _____ WeChat.
3. 他的故事被拍成了电影。
His story was ________ ________ a film.
4. 医生想方设法来救这位英雄的命。
The doctors _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ the hero's life.
5. 由于她的重大发现, 屠呦呦赢得了诺贝尔奖。
With her important discovery, Tu Youyou _________ the Nobel _________.
八、阅读短文，补全表格。(每题2分，共10分)
Mo Yan is the writer’s pen name. His real name is Guan Moye. He was born into a farmer’s family in Gaomi, Shandong, in February 1955. When he was 12, he dropped out of school and started to work, first in his village and later in a factory.
Little Mo Yan enjoyed reading . But at that time, there were only a few books available in his village. He had to try every means to find books to read. With no more books at hand, he started reading a Chinese dictionary. He read it so many times that he found several mistakes in it.
In 1976, he joined the army. During that time, he began to study literature and write stories. His first short story was published in 1981. He became famous in 1987 when his novel Red Sorghum was made into a film by the famous director Zhang Yimou. He also won the 8th Mao Dun Literature Prize in 2011 for his novel Frog.
Mo Yan is a famous writer in the world now. More and more people are becoming interested in his works.
When What he did
1955 1.
2. dropped out of school. (辍学)
1976 3.
1981 4.
2011 5.
九、任务型阅读(每题2分，共10分)
Jeff Gaye, the young American swimmer, is ① more and more famous. He has his own teacher, driver and even his own cook. Each time people hear him speak on television, they can’t believe he’s only 13. Jeff’s father is an engineer but he is also his son’s manager. He says, “I don’t make Jeff do anything he doesn’t want to do. He chooses which competition to swim in. But he works hard and wins nearly every race. I cut out all the newspaper articles about him and put them in a big box!”
Jeff is very busy every day because people want to write about him or photograph (给……拍照) him for magazines. “When I’m at school,” Jeff says, “I just want to be like my classmates. That’s really important to me.” But Jeff doesn’t have a normal schoolboy’s life. He often has to travel for “international races and has ② free time. I go to the pool every day and ③ there for at least six hours. When I’m in the pool, I love every minute.”
根据短文内容, 完成下列小题。
3. What does Jeff’s father do (no more than 12 words)
_________________________________________________________________
2. How long does Jeff swim in the pool every day (no more than 7 words)
_________________________________________________________________
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_________________________________________________________________
4. Fill in the blanks.
①__________ ②___________ ③___________
5. Give the passage an appropriate title.
_________________________________________________________________
参考答案
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四、1. novel 2.director 3.works 4.besides 5.published
五、1. mistakes 2.was 3.writer 4.playingt 5.t comes
六、1. director 2.to help 3.writer 4.was published 5.watching
七、1. drop out of school 2.become interested in 3.made into 4.tried every means, to save 5.won, Prize
八、1. He was born into a famer’s family.
2.1967
3.He joined the army.
4.His first short story was published.
5.He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.
九、1. He is an engineer and also his son's manager.
2. For at least six hours.
3. 我只是想像我的同学一样。那对我真的很重要。
4. ① becoming ② little ③ swim
5. Jeff Gaye, the Young American Swimmer