八年级下册Unit 7 Section A (3a-3c) 随堂练习
一、一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. Do the Himalayas run along the ___________ (southwest) part of China
2. I'd like to spend some time enjoying the ___________ (nature) world.
3. You should drive more carefully in ___________ (freeze) weather.
4. We try to celebrate the ___________ (achieve) of those great scientists.
5. He wanted to reach the top of the mountain and he ___________ (succeed) in the end.
二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. The girl didn't use much ___________ to move the desk.
2. I have a small house. It ___________ a bedroom,a kitchen and a bathroom.
3. The fog is so thick that we can't see the road clearly.
4. It is up to the weather ___________ to decide if we can go out for a trip.
5. As junior high school students, we should try our best to deal with each ___________ in our studies.
三、根据句意填空,使句子通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
1. _________ all the subjects,I like English best. Because I am good at it.
2. My sister can solve the problem on time and _________ can I.
3. We need to get up early to catch _________ first train this morning.
4. Mum is cooking dinner _________ Dad is fixing my computer.
5. Please cover the table _________ a newspaper.
四、用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。
1. He is always cool _______________ danger.
2. He _______________ saving the girl in trouble.
3. _______________ it was dangerous, they still chose to keep on walking.
4. We will _______________ by working hard.
5. We felt comfortable when we stood in the forest and _______________ the fresh air.
五、完形填空。
Everyone agrees this is the most beautiful garden. Only one person knows how old it is. He 1 the garden as if(好像) it is an egg that could break at any time. He tells 2 who wants to hear the story. We believe him 3 he is the oldest man in our village.
Here is the story the oldest man tells us. Long ago,there was a very 4 family. They had a lot of land, food and expensive clothes. Their food baskets were the 5 and their clothes were made of the most colorful and expensive fabrics(织物). 6 , they were not happy. No laughter came out of their mouths and no 7 could be seen in their home.
One day, Mavuto, the head of the family, decided to do something to 8 their problem. He chose a piece of land not far from their house. “I will 9 this into the most beautiful garden," he said.
The land was in bad 10 . But like a mad man, Mavuto started digging. He 11 stones and rubbish. He watered the ground every day 12 it became soft.
Mavuto laughed more as time passed. Later, his wife and children joined and helped him to grow plants 13 flowers, trees and vegetables. The children stopped 14 and they worked hard in the garden happily.
From then on, the 15 no longer shouted at each other for no reason. The most beautiful garden in the village is the key to their happiness.
1. A.falls in love with B. takes care of C. has a look at D.gets on with
2. A. anyone B. someone C.no one D.none
3. A.but B.and C. because D.so
4. A.poor B.rich C.happy D.large
5. A.newest B.oldest C.fullest D.biggest
6. A.Perhaps B. Anyway C. Instead D.However
7. A.light B.voice C.joy D. sadness
8. A.make B.beat C.win D. solve
9. A.walk B.get C.turn D.add
10.A. population B.condition C.vacation D.competition
11. A.put up B. gave up C.took after D. took away
12. A.or B.because C. since D. until
13. A. including B.against C.from D.without
14. A. training B.fighting C.getting D. moving
15. A.friends B. grandparents C.family D.elders
六、语篇填空。
The Amazon rainforest is in South America. It covers about 7 million 1_________ kilometers.
The Amazon River 2_________ through the rainforest. It's the world's second 4_________ river. Climate change(气候变化)and human 4_________ make it “sick”. Actually, the rainforest can fix 5_________. But now, it feels too “tired” to get better. The Amazon is one of the world's wettest places. But 6_________ 2005, three droughts(干旱) have hit the rainforest. The trees don't have enough water to grow. What's worse, they can easily catch fire when they become dry. People cut 7_________ rainforest trees mostly for wood. They burn the forest to make farmland. All these activities have caused about 17 percent 8_________ the rainforest to disappear already.
The Amazon is like the lungs(肺) of our planet. The rich plants there make more than 20 percent of the planet's oxygen(氧气), If the Amazon“dies”,the earth will become even 9_________. Researchers are 10_________ of better ways of protection to save the Amazon rainforest. Hope we can solve the problems in the near future.