8BUnit4 A good read练习
一、单项选择
( )1 — Would you please tell me_______ to do with all the problems, Mr. Chen
— No problem.
A. how B. why C. what D. which
( ) 2. — Why are there many books on the ground
— Her arms aren’t long enough to ________the books on the desk.
A. reach B. come C. take D. carry
( ) 3. In April, the weather in some places in Jiangsu was really changeable. People still remember they have ________ four seasons in a week.
A. organized B. experienced C. described D. remembered
( ) 4.After Mo Yan won a Nobel Prize, many _____________planned _______his works.
A. publishing house ;to publish B. publish house ; publishing
C. publishing houses ; publishing D. publishing houses ;to publish
( ) 5.Don’t try to do everything at once. Take it a bit _____________.
A. at times B. at a time C. at all times D. at that time
( ) 6. The __________of A Brief History of Time have reached 10,000,000_______around the world.
A. sell , copies B. sale , copy C. sells , copy D. sales, copies
( ) 7.There is some good ________ on how to spend holidays in this article.
A. way B. advice C. tip D. suggestion
( )8. He is businesslike(认真的)and is often _______. I hope he will have more _______ at his business.
A. success; successful B. successful; success
C. successfully; successful D. successful; successful
( )9. The sun was shining brightly, ________ everything there _______ more beautiful.
A. making; look B. to make; looked C. and made; looking D. and making; be looked
( )10.—Dad, can I go to the movies tonight
—Sure, but you ________ come back home before 9 o’clock.
A. can B. must C. may D. might
( )11. —Lucy, let me help you fix your computer.
—_______. I can manage it myself.
A. That’s OK B. No, thanks C. Perhaps not D. Not at all
( )12 —Would you please give me a hand and take the bookcase upstairs
— __________.
A. My pleasure B. Of course I do C. With pleasure D. Yes. Go ahead.
( )13. Do you know what is the best way ______ success
A. of B. to C. for D. with
( )14. The boy has finished the first book, and he is going to continue ___ the second one.
A. writes B. writing C. to be writing D. written
( )15. We should ________ the books back to the library on time.
A. give B. return C. get D. turn
( )16. Last week, Mary______ an amazing gift, but she _______ it.
A. accepted, didn’t receive B. received, accepted C. received, didn’t accept D.accepted, received
( ) 17. _______ is easy and convenient for us ________ books online.
A. It, to renewing B. That, to renew C. It, to renew D. That, to renewing
( )18. The kites on the Internet are very cheap, but Millie doesn’t know _______ them.
A. where to buy B. what to buy C. how to buy D. when to buy
( )19. – Must I come to your desk to renew the book -- No, you___________.
A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. A &C
( )20. Andy doesn't like listening to music and I don't like it, __________ .
A. too B. either C. also D. so
( )21. --Jim, where is your homework You must ________ now.
--Wait for a moment, Sir.
A. hand on it B. hand it in C. hand in it D. hand it on
( )22. Never refuse ___________ others if you can do it.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helps
( )23. Many people do not realize the importance of health ___they have fallen ill.
A. until B. while C. when D. after
( )24. ---Peter has changed a lot, hasn’t he
---Yes. He used to ____ the guitar, but now he is more ___ in playing soccer.
A. plays ; interested B. play ; interested C. play ; interesting D. playing ; interest
( ) 25. ---Excuse me, is there ____book by Mo Yan
---Yes. It’s on ___ bookshelf over there.
A. a ; / B. a ; the C. / ; the D. the ; a
( ) 26. Would you mind _______ me how ______English words
A. tell ; to remember B. telling ; remember C. telling ; to remember D. tell ; remember
( )27 ---You have never visited there, _________
---________. I have been there twice.
A. have you; Yes, I have B. haven’t you; No, I haven’t
C. have you; No, I haven’t D. haven’t you; Yes, I have
( ) 28. I’m very surprised to see a small man, _________my little finger.
A. the same big to B. the same size of C. the same size as D. the same big as
( )29. — Your bag looks heavy. Do you need a hand
— . Thanks all the same.
A. I can manage it B. Yes, please C. It’s really kind of you D. My pleasure
( )30. My uncle often writes to us or emails us. I him many times so far.
A. heard from B. hear from C. will hear from D. have heard from
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. Tomorrow is my birthday, but I don’t know who _______ (invite).
2. Though it rained heavily, the workers continued ________ (work)
3. All the ________(publish) houses refused to accept it.
4. Can you tell me how I can be a _______ (success) person.
5. The boy showed ______(interesting) in his Rowling’s book.
6. He is a ________ (Canada) writer.
7.It is cold outside, you’d better keep the door _____(close)
8.I like the four great _______(class) Chinese novels best.
9.Nancy wants to become a (tour) in the future.
10.We are talking about where (spend)our coming summer holiday.
11. The mother advised his son not _________(stay) up late to finish homework.
12. What useful _________(advise)!
13. My parents expect me to pass the examination _______(success).
14. He made a ________(decide) not to go to Beijing this summer.
15. His ________(confident) in me became stronger.
16. The city’s hospitals are ________ (able) to cope with growing numbers of patients.
17. The farmer is (tie) his horse to the tree.
18. Guo Jingming is one of the richest (write) now.
19. This novel sells very well. I ordered two (copy) online before they were sold out.
三、根据句意及中文提示写出单词。
1. I have some problems with my English, could you give me some __________(建议).
2. As a student, we shouldn’t do something _________(违反) the law.
3. He is from France, so he is a__________(法国) man.
4. Tom has __________(自信) in himself to do all the things well.
5. If he doesn’t go there, I won’t go__________(也).
6. Nancy is good at English, but she is weak in __________(法语).
7. As we all know, ________(知识) is power.
8. The day before yesterday I________(归还) the books to the library.
9. Look at my _______(肚子), I am too full.
10. Don’t _______ (触摸) the machine, it’s too dangerous.
11. In ________(德国)there are different kinds of high schools.
12. Their __________(成功)is no accident.
13. He gave me a present, but I _______ (拒绝).
14. The novel was __________ (翻译) into English.
15. J.K. Rowling is not a _________ (加拿大的) writer.
16. We should be _______(自信) in ourselves at any time.
17. I am reading a _______(古典的) novel these days.
18..Good____________(习惯) are very helpful for the young people’s growth(成长).
19.There is a tall tree (在······的对面)the small house.
20.Simon want to be a (图书管理员) when he grows up.
21. She will (继续)her study for another year.
22. My uncle has driven the car for twenty years, so he has much__________ (经验) in driving safely.
23. How many ___________(胃) does a camel have
24.The little monkey is lovely. She is sitting on her mother’s right ______(肩膀).
25.The farmer_________(捆,绑) his donkey to the tree so it couldn’t get away.
26.We_________(设法完成) to arrive there on time at last.
27.Can you see an_________(群) of ants carrying food over there
28.I watched the film E.T. yesterday. The story between a boy and an E.T. has (感动) me a lot.
四、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 我不知道怎样处理这个问题。
I don’t know _______ ________ ________ _______this problem.
2. 他拒绝改变主意。
He_________ ___________ his mind.
3. 银行在超市对面。
The bank is _______ the supermarket..
4. 我只对她们的头发感兴趣。
I _______ only _______ _______ their hair.
5. 数年来我们村发生了巨大的变化。
Great changes have _______ _______ in our village over the years
6. 我们经常保持相互联系。
We often ____________ in ___________ with each other.
7. 在某种程度上,我同意你的观点。
In ___________ ___________, I agree with you.
8比赛过后,他精疲力尽。
He was ___________ ___________ after the competition.
9请把这句话翻译成英文。
Please _______ this sentence _______ English.
10. There are ________ _________ _________ __________ (一大群) people at the corner of the street. There must be an accident.
11. Your hat is ________ _________ _________ __________ (和 ......同样大小) mine.
12. When hearing the thunder, people ran _________ _______ ________ they (尽可能快) to find the shelter.
13. They _______ ________ _________ _________ (已经设法到达) the top of the mountain already.
14. (迄今为止), people ________ _______ (已经翻译) Harry Potter into many different languages.
五、完型填空。
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Suppose(假设) you are going to Boston, and you 1 the city before. If someone 2 you about the interesting places in the city, you __3 to get some ideas of what you will see. But don’t have a 4__ idea of where these places are or of how to find 5 .
However, 6__ someone has a map of the city and 7 you the main roads and buildings, you may say, “ Oh, now I see . I can find my way with 8__ trouble at all ”. Working in maths is somewhat(有点儿)like trying to find your way 9 a new city. Perhaps the words may tell you some information and you have 10 it, but you can’t see any clear road 11 the answers.
Maybe you 12 a kind of map of the main roads in maths 13__ you find your way. Explore(探究)what lies in maths, and 14 to find the main roads. They will 15 you to the answer. If you can find the “map”, the maths problems will be easily worked out.
( )1. A. are going to visit B. once visited C. have never visited D. have ever visit
( )2. A. answers B. shows C. meets D. tells
( )3. A. begin B. like C. learn D. refuse
( )4. A. clever B. clear C. strange D. wrong
( )5. A. someone B. Boston C. them D. it
( )6. A. if B. though C. whether D. since
( )7. A. helps B. gives C. passes D. shows
( )8. A. not B. no C. some D. much
( )9. A. of B. to C. in D around
( )10. A. thought about B. heard about C. written down D talked with
( )11. A. with B. for C. of D to
( )12. A. need to have B. don’t need C. needn’t D. in need of
( )13. A. help B. to help C. helps D. help with
( )14. A. try your best B. take your place C. look up D. walk on
( )15. A. keep B. send C. lead D. ask
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When I first joined Mrs Tippett’s class, I could not pay attention to anything .I have had reading problems too,__1____I was little.
Many teachers did not understand my _2____.They thought I was a problem student.They gave up on me and I almost gave up on __3___.
When Mrs Tippett began to ____4___us English, I didn't see her as any different__5___the other teachers. I quarreled with her almost every day.
One day I said something__6____to her .This made me feel even worse. I decided to write “sorry” at the end of my homework paper the next day. To my ____7__, Mrs Tippett did not shout at me .She took me to her office and told me that there was no real___8____between me and my classmates. She said,I was as good as the other students.
From that day on, Mrs Tippett was even more __9____with me .I hardly ever got good words from her on my paper. This made me want to do __10____.The next year, she sent me to a summer programme to help with my ___11____.
Now I am no longer in her class, but I will _12____ forget her. She was the first teacher to show me ___13____ and concern(关心). She made me feel __14___as other students. Most ___15___of all, she made me believe that life is always full of sunshine, even at difficult moments.
( ) 1. A when B since C as D because
( ) 2 . A problems B questions C grades D life
( ) 3 . A my B myself C mine D me
( ) 4 A show B give C teach D guide
( ) 5 A .to B in C on D from
( ) 6 A special B terrible C surprising D unexpected
( ) 7 .A disappointment B surprise C feeling D wish
( ) 8 A difference B friendship C hope D misunderstanding
( ) 9 A gentle B generous C strict D mad
( ) 10 A better B worse C good D bad
( ) 11 A interests B knowledge C books D studies
( ) 12. A ever B never C even D else
( ) 13 A love B hatred C anger D laugh
( ) 14 . A different B hurt C warm D the same
( ) 15 . A impossible B difficult C important D necessary
六、阅读理解
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A good reader is very much like a driver. He must change his reading speed to fit his purpose ( 目的 ) and the material he is reading, just as a driver does fit the road situation. A good reader may be able to read a thousand words per minute (WPM), but he won't use that speed for everything he reads.
A good reader who is doing research (研究) reading in the library may read at the speed of 1,000 words per minute as he looks for materials for a report. But once he finds something that is useful to him, he may need to slow down to 100 WPM. A good reader may read newspaper and magazine articles at 600 WPM. But it may take him 150 WPM to read his science or Maths text. Just as a driver has a Wide change of speed, so does a good reader.
1. According to the writer, good readers can _________
A. read at 1,000 WPM B. spend more time reading
C. change the speed as needed D. do research reading
2. The passage tells us that the speed of reading depends on(取决于) ________
a. the number of books b. the purpose of reading c. the time when you're reading
d. the material that you're reading e. the place where you're reading
A. a and b B. b and d C. b, c and d D. c and e
3. A good reader may use the highest speed of reading when __________
A. he is trying to find materials for his report B. he is trying to work out a Maths problem
C. he reads the material most useful to him D. he is reading in the library
4. The passage advises that a good driver should ________
A. be able to drive at a high speed B. be good at driving on a country road
C. be good at changing driving speed D. be able to find good materials
5.Which is the best title for this passage
A. The importance of Reading Fast B. The Difference Between Driving and Reading
C. The Best Way of Fast Reading D.A Good Reader and His Reading Speed
B
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way .Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet .
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.
Don’t give your password (密码) to anyone else, and never give out the following information ---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
Check with your parents before giving out a credit card (信用卡) number .
Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.
Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents will want to make sure it’s a right place for you.
Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parents’ permission ( 允许). Never meet anyone you met online alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
Remember---not everything you read on the Internet is true.
1. The writer tells children to_________.
A. send their photos to him B. make rules for Internet use with parents
C. believe everything they read on the Internet D. give out their personal information.
2. It’s good for children to_______ on the Internet.
A. give password to others B. get useful knowledge and information
C. give out a credit card number D. go into a chat room as they’d like to
3. What shouldn’t be done when you are on line
A. Using bad language. B. Sending messages and e-mails.
C. Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable D. Treating everyone online as strangers
4.If your parents don’t agree, never_______.
A. read anything on the Internet B. relax in your free time
C. have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated
5. The best title for this passage is “_______”.
A. How to Use Computers B. Surfing on the Internet
C. Information on the Internet D. Internet Safety Rules
C
Are you interested in adventure(探险) stories Do you-want to take a trip to an unknown world If you do, please read the book Cloud Bound by Rachael Kelley.
Rachael Kelley, 13, is a seventh-grade student in New Jersey, the US now. She started writing a short story in December 2010, but as new ideas kept coming to her, the story got longer and longer. "It is a story about a girl who can predict(预测) the future. She travels around the world to save people's memory," Rachael said. Finally, it became a 136-page novel.
Michelle Kelley, her mother, said, "She always has many different and new ideas, so I wasn't surprised when she started a book like this. We all thought she was writing a story, but later she told us 'I think this is going to be a long book'. "
The idea to write a book came to Rachael from one of her friends. The friend was writing a book when Rachael visited him one day. After talking with him, Rachael decided to write a book of her own. With the help of her parents, Rachael worked on editing(编辑) the novel for a whole year. Rachael then sent the book to the Library of Congress(代表大会) for official copyright registration( 官方版权注册) and began to sell it on the Internet. Recently, the book is printed and is sold well in bookshops.
However, Rachael doesn't stop now. She has already started another story. She hopes to go
on writing when she gets older.
( )1. According to the passage, we know that Cloud Bound is________.
A. an adventure story B. a science report C. a documentary D. a comic book
( )2. When did Rachael Kelley begin to write Cloud Bound
A. When she was 13 years old. B. In 2000.
C. In 2010. D. After her parents encouraged her.
( )3. How did Rachael Kelley get the idea to write her own book
A. She got it from her classmates. B. She got it from her teacher.
C. She got it from one of her friends. D. She got it from her mother.
( )4. According to the passage, the best word to describe Rachael Kelley is “_______”
A. shy B. outgoing(外向的) C. serious D. creative(有创造力的)
( )5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A. Rachael planned to write a short story in the beginning.
B. Rachael's book is sold only on the Internet now.
C. Rachael's parents helped her edit the novel.
D. Cloud Bound has 136 pages altogether.
D
My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St Petersburg, Missouri. He's a lively and clever young boy, and he finds himself in many exciting adventures(探险). He runs away with his two friends, Huck Finn and Joe, to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.
My favourite scene(场景) in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead. He decides to go to his own funeral(葬礼). He hides and watches for a time, and then suddenly he appears(出现). Everyone is surprised to see him, but they're also pleased to see him alive.
Tom is the hero of the story, but there are other important characters. Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him. Becky is pretty with fair hair, Joe is Tom's best friend, and Injun Joe is the bad man in the story.
The theme of the story is about children's growing up. It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America. Finally, it talks about freedom, social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour(行为).
Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876. but it's still read and loved by people all over the world today. Although it's only a story, Mark Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states(州) of America m the 19th century, so it sounds very real Today it's thought to be one of the greatest books in Amerian literature(文学). Go to read it! I know you'll enjoy it.
( )1. Where does Tom run away with his two friends
A. To a quiet street. B. To a small town. C. To an island. D. To a forest.
( )2. Who is the bad man in the story
A. Huck Finn. B.Injun Joe. C. Becky. D. Polly.
( )3. How do people feel when Tom appears at his own funeral
A. They were surprised and pleased. B. They were surprised and sad.
C. They were worried but excited. D. They were frightened but happy.
( ) 4. The whole book is mainly about_________.
A. freedom and social rules B..children’s bad behaviour
C. the growth of young children D. strangers in American small towns
( )5. The writer writes the passage to______.
A. ask us to read the book B. tell us how popular the book is today
C. tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story D. tell us why the story sounds very real
七、任务型阅读。
Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons. First, reading books is fun. You can always keep yourself amused(愉快的) if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby, too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book almost anywhere: in a car, in a waiting room, on a plane, in
bed-- even in a bath. All you need is a book. Reading is a convenient(方便的) hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If yo keep reading as a hobby, you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at
understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find that your
schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on(依靠) good reading and, as you read, you will learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read on
the Internet. And the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is hardly (几乎没有)out of date !
Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as
well, and have more things to write about.
Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. What other hobbies could be more useful or more enjoyable
Reading is a good (1)_________________
(2)_____ Reading is fun and it can also make you feel(3)____________.
Reading is(4) _____ because you can read at any(5)_____ and any place as you like.
Reading is(6)______. It can(7)______ your understanding and make your schoolwork better.
Reading on the Internet can improve your (8)_________ skills.
Reading is good for(9) ___________. It can help you(10) _______ words correctly and have more things to write about.
1.____________ 2._____________ 3._____________ 4.______________ 5._______________
6.____________ 7._____________ 8._____________ 9.______________ 10.______________
八、根据短文的意思和给出的首字母填空。
Why do so many people around the world love Chinese cooking In China, cooking is an art, just l__1__ music, dance and painting. However, there is more than just one kind of Chinese food. D__2__ areas in China have special ways of cooking because of the differences in weather and geography.
Traditional Chinese doctors b__3__ we need a balance(平衡) of yin and yang to keep healthy. Maybe you should eat yang food, like beef when you feel w__4__ or tired. And you should eat yin food like to fu while you are too stressed out. Chinese believe people who eat a balanced diet can be h__5__ than those who only eat the food that tastes good.
There is much more about Chinese food than just t__6__. Behind many dishes are traditions with deep meanings. One Chinese food tradition is to eat long noodles on your birthday as a symbol(标志) of l__7__ life. Another traditional food, yuanxiao, suggests that a family will always s__8__ together. At Spring Festival, people often eat fish, because it s__9__ like the word meaning “more than enough”.
From north to s__10__, east to west, people are sure to find some kinds of Chinese food to suit their tastes and interests.
四、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. What to do with 2. refused to change 3.opposite 4. am interested in 5.taken place
6. keep touch 7. some ways 8. tired out 9.translate into 10. a huge army of 11. the same size as
12.as fast as could 13.have managed to reach 14. So far have translated
完形填空
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1-5 CDABC 6-10 ADBCA 11-15 DABAC
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AABCD BBACA DBADC
六、阅读理解
A) CBACA B) BBBCD C) ACCDB D) CBACA
七、任务型阅读
hobby Reasons relax convenient time useful improve computer writing spell
八、根据短文的意思和给出的首字母填空。
like Different believe weak healthier taste long stay sounds south
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