Unit 1 Let’s try to speak English as much as possible.—八年级英语外研版上册课时优化训练
一、单项选择
1.Greater changes have taken place in the village. Now the buildings are higher and roads are ______.
A.wider B.deeper C.more crowded
2.—What was the matter with you
— ______.
A.I broke my bike B.I found my book C.I passed my math exam
3.Mary keeps practicing dancing hard ______ many people think it is impossible for her to win.
A.as long as B.as soon as C.even though
4.Though the little girl is __________ at home, she isn’t__________ with so many toys to play with.
A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely
5.Quan Hongchan won gold in the women’s 10m platform(跳台) at Diving World Cup. We were so __________ her.
A. angry with B. worried about C. proud of
6.Daniel is __________ his brother. They are both 1.76 meters tall.
A. taller than B. as tall as C. so tall as
7.The bus is ________ people. I’m afraid we have to wait for the next one.
A. full of B. fond of C. close to
8.—Did you ________ your brother last week
—Yes. I ________ a letter from him last Saturday.
A. hear of; received
B. hear from; received
C. hear from; accepted
9.This problem is difficult. I won’t ________ so quickly without your help.
A. give it up B. work it out C. put it away
10.Mr. Wang used to ________ to work, but now he gets used to ________ to work.
A. drive; ride B. driving; ride C. drive; riding
二、阅读理解
The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars' names, but many people don't know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.
At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.
Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.
11.Who really invented the car first
A. A German B. An American C. Frenchman
12.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.
A. more than 100 years ago
B. less than 100 years ago
C. just 100 years ago
13.Henry Ford must have_____.
A. five brothers and sisters
B. six brothers and sisters
C. five younger brothers
14.How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week
A. 2.5 dollars B. 3.5 dollars C. 3 dollars
15.Which is not true
A. He repaired watches in the evenings for fun
B. He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.
C. He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.
答案以及解析
一、单项选择
1.答案:A
解析:村子里发生了更大的变化。现在建筑物更高了,道路更宽了。考查形容词辨析。wider更宽的;deeper更深的;more crowded更拥挤的,根据"Great changes have taken place in the village. Now the buildings are higher and roads ar..”可知,此处是指村子发生了巨大的变化,房子更高了,道路更宽了。故选A。
2.答案:A
解析:考查情景交际。I broke my bike我弄坏了我的自行车;I found my book我找到了我的书;I passed my math exam 我通过了数学考试。根据“What was the matter with you”可知,此处回答的句子主语应该是第一人称,且是有什么麻烦事,A选项符合语境。故选A。
3.答案:C
解析:尽管许多人认为她不可能赢,玛丽还是坚持刻苦地练习跳舞。考查连词辨析。as long as只要;as soon as-..就; even though尽管,根据"Mary keeps practicing dancing hard.. many people think it is impossible for her to win.”"可知,前后句是转折让步关系,应用even though引导让步状语从句,故选C。
4.答案:B
解析:alone表示“单独的;独自一人的”不带有感彩;lonely表示“孤独的”带有感彩,结合句意,故选B。
5.答案:C
解析:考查形容词短语。be angry with 对……感到生气; be worried about ……担心; be proud of,为……感到自豪。根据前文"Quan Hongchan won gold in the women's 10m platform (跳台) at Diving World Cup."可知,此处应该是为她感到自豪。故选C。
6.答案:B
解析:由“They are both 1.76 metres tall.”可知此处指的是“一样高”。as… as 和……一样;中间加形容词或副词原级。
7.答案:A
解析:句意:公共汽车上挤满了人,恐怕我们得等下一辆了。考查形容词短语。be full of充满;be fond of喜爱; be close to接近于。根据I'm afraid we have to wait for the next one.“恐怕我们得等下一辆了。”可知此处句意为“公共汽车上挤满了人”,结合选项可知A选项符合题意,故答案选A。
8.答案:B
解析:考查动词辨析。hear听见;received收到;hear from收到……的来信;accepted接受。根据"...your brother"可知,空一表示收到你哥哥的来信,用hear from表示;再根据"...a letter from him"可知,此处是指上周六收到他的来信,固定短语receive a letter from sb.“收到某人的来信”。故选B。
9.答案:B
解析:句意:这道题很难,没有你的帮助,我不会这么快就算出来的。考查动词短语。A. give it up放弃;B.work it out解决、算出;C.put it away放弃、抛弃。根据前面This problem is difficult“这道题很难”,结合I won't _______ so quickly without your help.可推知句意为“没有你的帮助,我不会这么快就算出来的。”“解决、算出”work out,是动副短语,代词作宾语时,要放在两个词的中间,故答案选B。
10.答案:C
解析:考查动词的固定搭配.句意"王先生过去常常开车上班,但是现在他习惯于乘车上班."used to do sth过去常常做某事,be used to doing sth习惯于做某事.都是固定搭配.根据题干Mr. Wang used to ______ to work, but now he gets used to ______ to work.可知为王先生过去常常开车上班,但是现在他习惯于乘车上班.故选B.
二、阅读理解
11.答案:B
解析:由本段第三句“The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American.”可知。
12.答案:A
解析:由第二段最后一句He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car可知。
13.答案:C
解析:根据第一段 “He was the eldest of six children”可知。
14.答案:B
解析:由本段 “Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week.”可知。
15.答案:A
解析:他修表不是为了玩而是为了生活。