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【暑假自练】Unit 5 Educational exchanges（含听力音频 答案）八年级英语上册 牛津版（深圳 广州）
一、听长对话选答案
请听对话，回答下列小题。
1．How will the man travel to Hainan
A．By train. B．By bike. C．By plane.
2．How long will it take to get to Hainan
A．Three weeks. B．Two weeks. C．One week.
3．Why does the man decide to make this trip
A．Because he wants to collect money to help his friends.
B．Because he wants to have a good job.
C．Because he wants to collect money to help wild animals and protect the environment.
二、听短文选答案
听下面一段独白，回答下列三个小题。
4．Where did they spend, the vacation
A．In the village. B．In the town. C．In the city.
5．Why did Mr. Wang go to the nearest town
A．To buy the medicine. B．To repair his car. C．To visit his friend.
6．How did Mr. Wang feel after hearing the old man’s answer
A．Excited. B．Scared. C．Sad.
三、语法选择
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Lingling is preparing for her trip to Los Angeles. She 7 a list of things for her trip. She likes to get things ready earlier, 8 she doesn’t know what to take. She asks Betty for help. Betty advises her to take notebooks, pens and 9 dictionary. Lingling is leaving 10 the end of July and she is going to stay there for four weeks. She will take some shorts or light trousers. The weather there will be sunny and hot, and she wants to buy a pair of sunglasses 11 leaving. Because Betty tells her that many things are 12 in America. 13 she travels by plane, her bag mustn’t weigh too much. She’d better 14 the travel company about the total 15 for all her bags. And finally, the most important thing: do not forget 16 her passport.
7．A．make B．made C．making D．is making
8．A．and B．but C．so D．because
9．A．a B．an C．the D．/
10．A．in B．on C．at D．for
11．A．before B．after C．until D．when
12．A．expensive B．much expensive C．more expensive D．most expensive
13．A．After B．If C．So D．Although
14．A．ask B．to ask C．asking D．asks
15．A．weighs B．weight C．weights D．weighting
16．A．take B．taking C．took D．to take
四、完形填空
Lanzhou is the capital city of Gansu, China. The Yellow River 17 through the city. It has a population of about 4,380,000. For most time of a year, it is much 18 than many other cities in China.
There are many large 19 in Lanzhou. And Dongfanghong Square is one of them. It’s a great shopping place for every 20 . You can meet people 21 all over the world there.
As we all know, Lanzhou is famous for Lanzhou beef noodles and there are one or two beef noodle restaurants on every street. It’s said that people 22 cooking Lanzhou beef noodles in the Qing Dynasty. Lanzhou beef noodles are always visitors’ first choice, 23 a bowl of beef noodles takes only a few minutes to make. If you are interested in 24 snacks(小吃), such as niangpizi, huidouzi and tianpeizi, several markets are waiting for you. At 25 , visitors can walk along the banks of the Yellow River to enjoy its beautiful lights. Moreover, there are many Hui people and their clothes look 26 from Han people’s. They are friendly and they can cook special and delicious food.
17．A．stops B．comes C．flies D．runs
18．A．warmer B．drier C．hotter D．wetter
19．A．boards B．provinces C．squares D．reports
20．A．tourist B．player C．keeper D．neighbor
21．A．under B．across C．from D．into
22．A．invented B．began C．considered D．remembered
23．A．though B．so C．but D．because
24．A．other B．another C．others D．else
25．A．noon B．night C．breakfast D．last
26．A．certain B．far C．different D．strange
五、阅读单选
I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Brian there for a week, hoping to educate (教育) him.
Before setting out, I told Brian this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then, on the third day, as we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and grinned (咧嘴笑), “Pretty hard.”
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and broken shoes, followed Brian around. Later he said regretfully (遗憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes.
However, the moment that really touched my heart occurred (发生) in a village deep in the mountains. I was interviewing a woman villager for an article. By working hard, she had learned to read and write, and became part of the leadership (领导层) of the village.
Learning her story, Brian was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect (尊敬) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brian even offered to stay there as a volunteer. The trip was very meaningful.
27．Why did the writer take his son to Haiti
A．Because they wanted to take a trip there.
B．Because the writer wanted to educate his son.
C．Because his son wanted to help the poor there.
D．Because they went there to visit a friend.
28．Why was the writer surprised about his son
A．Because his son wished to speak French.
B．Because his son said nothing about the hard trip.
C．Because a little girl liked his son.
D．Because his son wanted to talk with the little girl.
29．What did NOT the boy learn from this trip
A．To love and respect poor people. B．To be an excellent leader.
C．To offer help to people in need. D．To be a kind and hard-working man.
30．What is the best title for the passage
A．An excellent trip B．How to be a volunteer
C．A story of a volunteering trip D．The importance of voluntary work
Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light. Without him, the world might still be in the dark at night. However, the electric light was not his only invention. He also invented 1,200 other important things. Nearly every two weeks, he created something new.
Thomas Edison was born in 1847. He attended school for only three months. His mother taught him at home, but he was mostly self-educated. He started trying out his new ideas at a very young age.
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train. He did experiments on the train in his spare time. Unluckily, his first work experience didn't end well. He was fired when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train. Then Edison worked as a telegraph operator (电报员) for five years, but he continued to spend much of his time creating things until the vote recorder (投票计数器), his first invention, came out in 1868.
Thomas Edison was nearly deaf in one ear, but he never minded. Because of this, he could have more time for work. He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours. Sometimes his wife had to remind him to eat and sleep. Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. He left many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world.
31．How often did Edison make a new invention
A．About every fourteen days. B．About every seven days.
C．About once a week. D．About twice a week.
32．What might the underlined word "fired" mean in English
A．set fire to somebody B．forced to leave his job.
C．gave somebody a job D．let somebody down
33．How old was Edison when he had his first invention
A．12. B．17. C．19. D．21.
34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．Edison was able to do all his jobs well enough.
B．Edison was one of the world's greatest inventors.
C．Edison was creative enough to invent so many things.
D．Sometimes Edison's wife had to remind him to eat and sleep.
35．How do you feel about Thomas Edison
A．He was serious. B．He was humorous.
C．He was unlucky. D．He was hard-working.
六、看图作文
36．很多父母希望孩子将时间都花在学习上。假如你是图中的学生，根据图示将昨天下午放学回家后发生的事情和你的想法用英语简述。词数80左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Yesterday afternoon, I went home after school.
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参考答案：
1．B 2．B 3．C
4．A 5．A 6．C
7．D 8．B 9．A 10．C 11．A 12．C 13．B 14．A 15．B 16．D
17．D 18．B 19．C 20．A 21．C 22．B 23．D 24．A 25．B 26．C
27．B 28．A 29．B 30．C
31．A 32．B 33．D 34．A 35．D
36．例文
Yesterday afternoon, I went home after school. I wanted to help to do some housework, so I cleaned the room. When my father saw it, he said “You needn’t do that. Do some reading”. I didn’t want to read books, so I planned to watch TV. The TV show was very interesting and it made me laugh loudly. My mom heard and she was very angry, she said “Don’t watch TV. You should study.” Then I came to my room. “Why ” I thought. Mom and Dad love me very much. But they don’t understand me and always let me do the things which I don’t like. Maybe we should do some talk.
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