八年级上册英语Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show? 练习（含解析）

八上英语 Unit5 练 习
一、单项选择
1. —_______ David be the new chairperson of the Reading Club
—He ________ be, but I’m not certain about it.
A.Can; can’t B. May; mustn’t C.May; must D. Can; may
2. People shouldn’t keep ________ animals but should act _______ them.
A. protecting; to kill B. killing; protect C. to kill; to protect D. killing; to protect
3.The old man lived in that place .
A.lonely ; lonely B. alone; alone C. alone ; lonely D.lonely; alone
4.Anything in the world is ______ if we keep trying. Don’t stop working hard.
A. possible B. surprising C. boring D. difficult
5.Hundreds of people in the village hunt and fish for a .
A.life B. live C. living D. lives
6.Each of them_________ a CD in hands now. Most of the CDs are very_________.
A. is having, interested B. have, interesting
C. has, interesting D. is having, interesting
7. Chinese becomes one of the world’s _________________________ .
A. the most important language B. the most important languages
C. most important language D. most important languages
8．I ____________ a nice watch as a birthday gift. It was too expensive, so I didn’t ____________ it.
A．received; accepted B．received; accept C．accepted; receive D．accept; received
9．I remember ________ him 200 yuan last week, but he forgets ________ the money to me.
A．lending, to return B．to lend, to return C．lending, returning D．to lend, returning
10．Washing hands often can prevent many ________.
A．illnesses B．messages C．teeth D．poems
11.Look! There is _______ one-eyed elephant near the river. On _______ elephant there is a monkey.
A．an; the B．a; the C．a; an D．the; an
12.—When can a young tiger hunt for food on its own
—Scientists say tigers can hunt alone _______ about 2 years old.
A．in B．at C．for D．on
13.—________ do hunters hunt wild animals
—Some are for money and others for fun.
A．Why B．How C．What D．Where
14.—Time past cannot be called back again.
—Yes. Wasting time is a ________.
A．pleasure B．health C．decision D．shame
15.This problem is too difficult for me to ________.
A．work out B．work it out C．work out it D．work
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二、词汇运用
1.He looked ___________(sad) at all of us but did not say anything.
2.Look! The boy is running _____________(catch) the cat.
3. After you watch the show, you ___________ (know) more about wild animals.
4.Could you wait for a (一段时间)
5.He went to school without (say) goodbye to his parents.
6.I won’t leave before I (finish) the work.
7.This is one of the___________films this year. I really like it. (excite)
8.To be a good student, we shouldn’t take part in activities__________. (active)
9.What you did is really_________. Don’t do it any more. (mean)
10.Why do you make mistakes much___________when we feel tired (easy)
三、缺词填空
Holmes and I walked slowly across the moor (荒野). In the evening sunlight the autumn c 1
on the hills were beautiful-reds and browns and yellows.
But Holmes saw nothing of that. “So, Watson,” he said, “let’s forget John Straker for a minute, and
think about the h 2 . Let’s say that Silver Blaze runs away after the killing. Here he is, out on the
cold wet moor. What does he do next ”
“He looks for a nice w 3 stable (马厩),” I said, “with food and water.”
“Right, Watson. He did not go back to King’s Pyland, we know that, but there is a 4 stable not
far away, at Capleton. M 5 he went there. And the way to Capleton is down this hill. Let’s go!”
We walked quickly down the hill, and at the foot we found a small r 6 and some very wet
ground.
“Wonderful,” said Holmes. “I wanted mud, and here it is. You f 7 the left side of the river,
we’re looking for the tracks (足迹) of horseshoes.”
We found t 8 after only fifty metres. Holmes took the horseshoe out of his pocket and put it
next to the tracks. “Yes, that’s Silver Blaze, there are no q 9 about it.”
We followed the tracks easily, then lost them for a time, but f 10 them again two hundred
metres from the Capleton stables.
“Here they are,” I cried. “And look—there’s another track here, of a man’s shoe.”
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四、阅读理解
You might have heard of Bear Grylls. He is a famous traveller from the UK. He likes to travel to
beautiful and dangerous places around the world. But more than 400 years ago in China, there was a
traveller even cooler than Bear Grylls. He spent 30 years travelling across China. His name was Xu Xiake.
Where did Xu go
Xu travelled to 21 provinces and over 100 cities in China. He climbed thousands of mountains and
found more than 350 caves. ① He was the first person to find the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain.
He was also the first to find lots of karst caves（喀斯特溶洞）. What’s more, he first found out the Yangtze
River’s headwater.
Xu travelled mostly on foot. He often slept and ate in the wild. On his way, he was robbed（被抢劫）
three times. Sometimes he fell into rivers or ran into dangerous animals. But he never gave up and enjoyed
his journey. ②
How did Xu start his journey
Xu Xiake was born in Jiangsu province. When he was a child, Xu enjoyed reading books about
Chinese mountains and rivers. ③
At that time, many kids were studying hard to become officials（官员）. But Xu’s father never made
him take any exams. Instead, he encouraged（鼓励）his son to go outside and find out the new world. Xu
began his journey when he was about 20 years old. ④
Xu’s travel notes
Xu always kept a diary while travelling. The Travel Diary of Xu Xiake is still popular among people
today.
1．How many “first things” did Xu do
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
2．Where can the sentence “He decided to see them when he grew up.” be put
A．① B．② C．③ D．④
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Xu Xiake
A．He was Bear’s good friend. B．He dreamt of becoming an official.
C．He rode horses to travel around China.D．He started travelling at the age of about 20.
4．Which word can best describe Xu Xiake according to the passage
A．Brave. B．Careful. C．Lucky. D．Honest.
5．What can be the best title of this passage
A．AWorld-famous Diary B．ACool Chinese Traveller
C．Xu Xiake’s Special Journey D．The Trip to Big Mountain
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八上英语 Unit5每日一练 11.18
参考答案
一、单项选择
1-5DDDAC 6-10CDBAA
11.【答案】B
【详解】句意：看！河边有一只独眼大象。在这只大象上有一只猴子。
考查冠词用法。a/an一个，修饰可数名词单数，表示泛指，an用于元音音素开头的单词前；a 用于辅音
音素开头的单词前；the 意为“这（些），那（些）”，表示特指。第一空表示“一只独眼大象”，用不定冠
词，one-eyed 是以辅音音素开头的单词，所以用 a；第二空特指上文提到的那只大象，用定冠词 the。故
选 B。
12.【答案】B
【详解】句意：——小老虎什么时候能独自捕食呢？——科学家说老虎在大约两岁的时候就能独自捕猎
了。
考查介词辨析。in 在……之后，用于将来时态；at 在……（时刻、年龄等）；for 后接一段时间；on用于具
体的某一天。根据“Scientists say tigers can hunt alone...about 2 years old.”可知，这里表示在两岁这个年龄
点，用 at。故选 B。
13.【答案】A
【详解】句意：——为什么猎人们会猎杀野生动物呢？——有些是为了钱，其他的是为了乐趣。
考查疑问词辨析。Why 为什么；How 如何，怎样；What 什么；Where 哪里。根据“Some are for money and
others for fun.”可知，提问的内容是猎人们打猎的原因。故选 A。
14.【答案】D
【详解】句意：——时光一去不复返。——是的。浪费时间是可耻的。
考查名词辨析。pleasure 快乐；health 健康；decision 决定；shame 羞耻。根据“Time past cannot be called
back again.”和“Wasting time is a”可知，浪费时间可耻。故选 D。
15.【答案】A
【详解】句意：这道题太难了，我解不出来。
考查动词短语辨析。work out 解决；work 工作。根据“This problem is too difficult for me to”可知，解不出
这道题。主语为 problem，若后面再加代词 it 来代替 problem，则主语和宾语就重复了，所以不能加 it，
排除 B 和 C 选项。故选 A。
二、词汇运用
1. sadly 2.to catch 3. will know
4.【答案】while
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【详解】句意：你能等一会儿吗？while“一会儿，一段时间”，名词，for a while“暂时，一会儿”。故填
while。
5.【答案】saying
【详解】句意：他没有和父母说再见就去上学了。without 是介词，后接动名词作宾语。故填 saying。
6.【答案】finish
【详解】句意：在我完成工作之前，我不会离开。根据 before 引导的时间状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则
可知，主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时。finish“完成”，I 后用动词原形。故填 finish。
7. most exciting
解析：“one of + the + 最高级 + 名词复数”，“excite”（使兴奋）的形容词是“exciting”，最高级是“most
exciting”。
8. inactively 解析：“take part in”（参加），用副词“inactively”（积极地）修饰。
9. meaningless 解析：“is”后接形容词，“meaningless”（无意义的）。
10. more easily 解析：“much”修饰比较级，“easy”的比较级是“more easily”。
三、缺词填空
1．(c)olors 2．(h)orse 3．(w)arm 4．(a)nother 5．(M)aybe 6．(r)iver 7．(f)ollow
8．(t)hem 9．(q)uestions 10．(f)ound
【分析】本文是记叙文，节选自《福尔摩斯探案集》，短文主要讲了福尔摩斯寻找赛马的故事。
1．句意：在夕阳的照耀下，山上秋天的颜色是美丽的——红色、棕色和黄色。根据下文“reds and browns
and yellows”和首字母提示，可知是说有多种颜色很美丽，colors“颜色”符合语境，故填(c)olors。
2．句意：让我们暂时忘掉约翰·斯特拉克，想想那匹马吧。由下文的 stable 和首字母提示，可知 horse“马”
符合语境；空前有定冠词 the，特指那匹马，需用单数形式，故填(h)orse。
3．句意：“他在找一个好的温暖的马厩，”我说，“里面有食物和水。”根据上文“Here he is, out on the cold
wet moor. What does he do next”和首字母提示，可知应该找一个暖和的地方，warm“温暖的”符合语境，
故填(w)arm。
4．句意：我们知道，他并没有回到国王的皮兰德，但不远处还有一座马厩，在卡普顿。根据题干“there
is…stable not far away, at Capleton”和首字母提示，结合上文提到在寻找温暖的马厩，可知这里是说不远处
有另一个马厩，another“另一个/再一个”符合语境，故填(a)nother。
5．句意：也许他去那儿了。根据下文“And the way to Capleton is down this hill. Let’s go”和首字母提示，可
知推测 Silver Blaze 去了卡普顿，maybe“或许”表猜测，符合语境；位于句首需大写首字母，故填(M)aybe。
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6．句意：我们快速地走下山坡，在山脚下我们发现了一条小河和一些非常潮湿的地面。根据下文“the left
side of the river”和首字母提示，可知发现了一条小河，river“河流”符合语境；不定冠词 a修饰单数名词，
故填(r)iver。
7．句意：你顺着河的左边走，我们在找马蹄铁留下的痕迹。根据题干“You…the left side of the river, we’re
looking for the tracks of horseshoes”，可知需要填入一个动词表示“沿着河走”,结合首字母提示，follow“跟
随”符合语境；本句相当于建议是一般现在时态，主语 you 是第二人称，动词用原形，故填(f)ollow。
8．句意：我们只走了五十米就找到了它们。设空处作动词 found 的宾语，根据题干“We found…after only
fifty metres”和首字母提示，可知是说找到了 Silver Blaze 它们，宾格代词 them 符合语境，故填(t)hem。
9．句意：是的，那是 Silver Blaze，这是毫无疑问的。根据上文的判断“Yes, that’s Silver Blaze”，结合首字
母提示，可知找到了 Silver Blaze，是没有任何问题的，question“问题”符合语境；there be 结构遵循就近
原则，由 are 可知用复数形式，故填(q)uestions。
10．句意：我们很容易地循着足迹走了一段时间，然后又在离卡普顿马厩两百米远的地方找到了它们。
but 表转折，根据上文“We followed the tracks easily, then lost them for a time”和首字母提示，可知终于找
到了它们，find“找到”符合语境；结合短文时态是一般过去时，动词用过去式，故填(f)ound。
四、阅读理解
1．C 2．C 3．D 4．A 5．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国古代的一位很酷的游客徐霞客，花了将近 30 年的时间周游中国，留下了珍
贵的记录。
1．细节理解题。根据“He was the first person to find the highest peak of Huangshan Mountain. He was also the
first to find lots of karst caves（喀斯特溶洞）. What’s more, he first found out the Yangtze River’s headwater.”
可知，是第一个发现黄山最高峰的人，也是第一个发现喀斯特溶洞的人，同时他也是首先发现了长江的
源头的人，故可知徐霞客做到了三个“第一”。故选 C。
2．推理判断题。根据所给句“He decided to see them when he grew up.”可知，讲述的是徐霞客决定长大后
去看一看这些地方，故可推断前文应表述了徐霞客小的时候了解过这些地方，故句子应填在③处。故选
C。
3．细节理解题。根据“Xu began his journey when he was about 20 years old.”可知，徐霞客在大约 20 岁时
就开始了他的旅程。故选 D。
4．推理判断题。根据文章可知，徐霞客 20 岁时就开始了周游中国的旅行，期间路途艰难，他也曾遇到
危险，但他从未放弃，故可推断他是一个“勇敢的人”。故选 A。
5．最佳标题题。根通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了中国古代的著名游客徐霞客的事迹。选项 B“一个很
酷的中国旅行者”符合标题要求。故选 B。
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