寒假复习专练 Unit 8
一、单项选择
1.It’s snowing. Please ________ warm clothes.
A.wear B.wears C.wearing D.to wear
2.We are happy ________ to school after the summer holiday.
A.to back B.be back C.to be back D.back
3.My friend invites me ________ lunch in the restaurant.
A.have B.having C.to have D.to having
4.—What ________ is it in your city
—Autumn.
A.season B.language C.letter D.animal
5.Lingling misses his grandparents so much and she ________ them next Sunday.
A.will visit B.visited C.am visiting D.visit
6.I think the film Police Story is ________ exciting film.
A.a B.an C.the D.\
7.Missing this train means ________ for another hour.
A.wait B.waits C.waiting D.to wait
8.The garden is rich ________ all kinds of flowers.
A.at B.with C.on D.of
9.—________ of the earth is land
—Only about one third.
A.How many B.How much C.How long D.How often
10.The earth is our home. We should ________ it.
A.look at B.look for C.look after D.look like
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
The Indians asked their chief (酋长) in autumn if the winter was going to be cold. The chief didn’t 11 the answer, but he still said that it was going to be 12 and he asked his people to collect wood.
The next day, he went to a telephone booth (共用电话亭) and 13 the National Weather Service and asked, “Is this winter going to be cold ” The man on the phone said, “ 14 , it is.”
So the chief went back to his village and 15 his people collect more wood for the coming 16 . A week later he called the National Weather Service 17 , “Is it going to be a very cold winter ” “Yes,” the man replied. “It’s going to be very cold.”
So the chief went back and told his people to go and 18 as much wood as possible. Two weeks later, he called the National Weather Service again, “Are you 19 that the winter is going to be very cold ” “Yes, I am sure,” the man said. “You know, the Indians are 20 wood crazily (疯狂地)!”
11.A.take B.give C.know D.study
12.A.hot B.cold C.short D.long
13.A.called B.sent C.rode D.wrote
14.A.No B.Yes C.Sorry D.OK
15.A.told B.decided C.wanted D.let
16.A.summer B.autumn C.spring D.winter
17.A.before B.again C.too D.after
18.A.guess B.tour C.make D.find
19.A.sure B.right C.wrong D.able
20.A.falling B.looking C.collecting D.leaving
三、阅读理解
A
The city of Qingdao is in the east of Shandong Province. It is famous for its blue sea and beautiful beaches.
Qingdao is a beautiful place for summer holidays. Many people from all parts of the country and all corners of the world come to visit this city every summer. They walk along the beaches, go swimming in the sea or do some shopping in the stores or the markets. They can see the fine views of the city.
There are great changes in Qingdao these years. Its port is busy. Many ships from many countries come and go every day. It has become an international port city.
21.The city of Qingdao is in ________of Shandong Province.
A.the west B.the east C.the north D.the south
22.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “port”
A.城市 B.商场 C.港口 D.旅游
23.Why do many people come to visit Qingdao in summer
A.Because Qingdao is a beautiful place for summer holidays.
B.Because Qingdao is in the east of Shandong Province.
C.Because there are great changes in Qingdao these years.
D.Because Qingdao has many stores.
B
Have you ever tasted a durian It is grown in warm places like Malaysia and Thailand in Southeast Asia. The name “durian” comes from the Malay word duri, meaning “thorn”.
The durian is often called “King of the Fruits” because it is big and dangerous looking, and has a very strong smell. One durian can grow up to 40 centimetres long and 30 centimetres wide. It can weigh up to five kilograms. It is an oval shape and the outside is a hard, greenish-brown husk. It is covered with prickly thorns.
But the most amazing thing about the durian is what is inside. When you open it up, a very strong smell comes out. Some people love this smell but others hate it! In Singapore, you are not permitted to bring a durian into your hotel room or onto city trains. Some airlines will not let you carry a durian onto the airplane.
Despite the smell, the flesh inside is quite tasty. It is yellowish in colour, and tastes a little bit like custard. Animals such as squirrels, wild pigs, and orangutans love it.
24.Where can people grow the durian
A.In Southeast Asia. B.In Northeast Asia.
C.In Malaysia, Thailand and Russia. D.In Malaysia, Singapore and Iceland.
25.We can know all the information about the durian from the passage EXCEPT (除了) ________.
A.where it is grown B.how much it is
C.how it smells and tastes D.what it looks like
26.If this passage is on a magazine, which column (专栏) should it belong to
A.Special food. B.Beautiful nature.
C.Healthy lifestyle. D.Colourful school life.
C
Tasmania is a beautiful island (岛屿) in Australia. It’s about one and a half hours’ plane trip to go there from Sydney. Its capital city is Hobart. It’s a beautiful must-go city in the world. Many people came to live there from Europe after 1642. So people there look like Europeans (欧洲人), but they are Australians.
Tasmania is very green. It has lots of forests and beautiful mountains. You can enjoy a wonderful walk there. In the mountains there is a kind of interesting animal, the Tasmanian devil (袋獾). It looks like a small bear or a short-nosed dog. It carries its baby everywhere in the skin bag of its body, just like kangaroos or koalas. But it doesn’t eat plants. It eats small kangaroos and birds. Now you can see it mainly in Tasmania.
When people go to Antarctica (南极洲) from Australia, they usually make a stop in Tasmania. There are no shops in Antarctica. Tasmania is their last stop for food.
Click (点击) here to find more information (信息) and pictures about Tasmania.
27.What can we know about Hobart
A.It is in Europe. B.It is near Tasmania.
C.It is Australia’s capital. D.It is worth visiting.
28.What do you know about the Tasmanian devil from the passage
A.It eats vegetables and meat. B.It lives mainly in Tasmania.
C.It is a kind of bear. D.It is big but short.
29.Why do people visit Tasmania before going to Antarctica
A.To buy food for the trip to Antarctica. B.Tasmania is the only place to get to Antarctica.
C.The food in Tasmania is delicious. D.Tasmania is a beautiful must-go place.
30.Where is this passage probably from
A.A guide (指南) book. B.A storybook.
C.The Internet. D.A magazine (杂志).
D
China is a country with a long history. Chinese characters (汉字) usually have many meanings and some are very interesting. Here are six ones. We use “pinyin” here because “pinyin” is the Chinese spelling way for the characters. For example, “fu” is the “pinyin” for good luck in Chinese. Chinese character “fu” is one of the most popular ones used during the Chinese New Year. Chinese people often put up “fu” upside down (颠倒) on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down “fu” means good luck comes.
“lu” is used to mean pay (薪水) in old China. “shou” means long life, age or birthday. “xi” is happiness. The doubled (双的) character “xi” means double happiness. It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings (婚礼). “cai” is money. It is to say that money really can do a lot of things. But money can’t buy everything. “he” means good relations with other people. When you have “he”, things will be easy for you.
31.This passage (文章) talks about _______ interesting Chinese characters
A.five B.six C.seven D.eight
32.The upside down “fu” means _______.
A.coming B.good luck comes C.it’s interesting D.“fu” is upside down
33.People in China most probably put up the Chinese character _______ at their weddings.
A.upside down “cai” B.upside down “fu”
C.doubled “xi” D.doubled “he”
34.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A.“cai” is money. B.“lu” is used to mean pay in old China.
C.“shou” means keeping thin (瘦). D.Things will be easy if you have “he”.
35.The passage is mainly about _______.
A.Chinese history B.Chinese characters C.Chinese “pinyin” D.Chinese people
四、任务型阅读
People in different countries have their own different traditional clothes. In Scotland, you can see a man wearing a skirt with a shirt in the street. Those are their traditional clothes. The Indian women wear the Sari. It looks dignified (高贵的). They wear it in their daily life. In Japan, people wear western clothes when they go out for a party and Japanese clothes when they are at home.
1和2题判断正(T)误(F);3和4题简略回答问题;5题将画线句子译成汉语。
36.The men around the world wear a skirt with a shirt.
37.The Sari is Indian women’s traditional clothes.
38.Can you often see the Japanese wearing Japanese clothes in the street now
39.What will Japanese wear when they are ready for a party
40.
五、短文填空
The weather in different 41 (country) is different. Also, the weather in different seasons is different.
In spring, it is often 42 (wind) in March and it is always warm in April and May. It 43 (rain) sometimes, so trees and grass have much water to grow (生长) in May.
In summer, it’s hot in the day and cool 44 night. It usually rains a lot in July 45 August. The days 46 (be) long and the nights are short.
The weather in autumn is nice. It’s always warm and 47 (sun) in September and October. People like 48 (go) out in this season. Winter is always from December 49 February. It’s very cold in winter and it snows sometimes. It’s a good time for people to make 50 (snowman).
六、完成句子
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52.rainy, when, the, in Thailand, season, is
53.in area, Russian, largest, is, country, the
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55.to, invites, Jake, have dinner, friends, his, together
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七、书面表达
56.假如你是Mike,正在北京上学。请根据以下内容,给你在美国的朋友Jim写一封信,介绍一下你在中国的生活情况。60词左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数)。
people kind
food Beijing Roast Duck (北京烤鸭),jiaozi
places (地方) the Great Wall,the Palace Museum,Tian’anmen Square
Dear Jim,
How are you Now I’m in Beijing, China.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Would you like to visit Beijing I look forward to your visit next year.
Yours,
Mike
参考答案
1.A
【详解】句意:正在下雪,请穿上暖和的衣服。
考查祈使句。分析句子可知,本句是祈使句,以动词原形开头。故选A。
2.C
【详解】句意:我们很高兴暑假结束之后能够回到学校。
考查非谓语动词和动词短语。be happy to do sth.“很高兴做某事”,固定搭配,空处应用动词不定式作原因状语;“be back to+地点”表示“返回某地”,固定搭配。故选C。
3.C
【详解】句意:我的朋友邀请我去餐厅吃午餐。
考查非谓语动词用法。have有,动词原形;having现在分词或动名词;to have动词不定式;to having错误表达。invite sb. to do sth.表示“邀请某人做某事”,故空处需动词不定式。故选C。
4.A
【详解】句意:——你所在的城市是什么季节?——秋季。
考查名词辨析。season季节;language语言;letter信;animal动物。根据“Autumn.”可知,问句提问“季节”。故选A。
5.A
【详解】句意:玲玲非常想念他的祖父母,她将于下周日去看望他们。
考查一般将来时。根据“next Sunday”可知,该句为一般将来时,谓语结构是:will+动词原形。故选A。
6.B
【详解】句意:我认为电影《警察故事》是一部令人兴奋的电影。
考查冠词。a表泛指,后接以辅音音素开头的单词;an表泛指,后接以元音音素开头的单词;the表特指;\零冠词。根据“film”可知,此处表泛指,exciting是以元音音素开头的单词。故选B。
7.C
【详解】句意:错过这趟火车意味着要再等一个小时。
考查非谓语动词。mean“意味着”,动词,用法mean doing sth.“意味着做某事”;mean to do sth“打算做某事”;wait“等待”,动词。此处wait作mean的宾语,应用动名词形式waiting。故选C。
8.D
【详解】句意:这个花园里有各种各样的花。
考查介词辨析。at在(某时间或某地点);with和……一起;on在……上面;of……的。be rich of为固定搭配,意为“富含……;充满……”。根据语境可知,此处是在描述这个花园里有各种各样的花,所以应该用of。故选D。
9.B
【详解】句意:——地球上有多少面积是陆地?——只有大约三分之一。
考查特殊疑问句。How many多少(询问复数名词的量);How much多少(询问不可数名词的量);How long多久;How often多久一次。根据回答“Only about one third.”可知,此处问的是“地球上有多少是陆地”,此时land是不可数名词,应用how much来提问。故选B。
10.C
【详解】句意:地球是我们的家园。我们应该爱护它。
考查动词短语。look at看;look for寻找;look after照顾;look like看起来像。根据“The earth is our home. We should...it.”可知,此处指照顾或爱护地球。故选C。
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.B 15.D 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C
【导语】本文讲述了印第安人为准备过冬收集木柴的故事。
11.句意:酋长不知道答案,但他仍然说天气会变冷,并要求他的人民收集木材。
take拿走;give给;know知道;study学习。根据“Is this winter going to be cold ”可知,酋长第二天打电话给国家气象局问是否冬天会很冷可推知,酋长并不知道冬天是否会冷。故选C。
12.句意:酋长不知道答案,但他仍然说天气会变冷,并要求他的人民收集木材。
hot热的;cold冷的;short短的;long长的。根据“And he asked his people to collect wood.”可知,他让族人收集木柴,因为他认为冬天会冷。故选B。
13.句意:第二天,他来到一个电话亭,打电话给国家气象局,问道:“今年冬天会冷吗?”
called打电话;sent发送;rode骑;wrote写。根据“he went to a telephone booth (共用电话亭)”可知,是去打电话。故选A。
14.句意:电话里的人说:“是的,会。”
No不;Yes是的;Sorry抱歉;OK好的。根据“Is this winter going to be cold ”和“... it is.”可知,回答是肯定的,用Yes。故选B。
15.句意:于是酋长回到了他的村庄,让他的族人为即将到来的冬天收集更多的木柴。
told告诉;decided决定;wanted想;let让。根据“... his people collect more wood”可知,是让族人收集更多木柴,let sb do sth“让某人做某事”。故选D。
16. 句意:于是酋长回到了他的村庄,让他的族人为即将到来的冬天收集更多的木柴。
summer夏天;autumn秋天;spring春天;winter冬天。根据“collect more wood for the coming ...”可知,收集木柴是为了过冬。故选D。
17. 句意:一周后,他再次打电话给国家气象局。
before在……之前;again又一次;too太;after在……之后。根据“The next day, he went to a telephone booth (共用电话亭) and ... the National Weather Service”可知,之前给气象局打电话问过一次,这是第二次,again符合语境。故选B。
18.句意:于是酋长回去告诉他的族人去找尽可能多的木柴。
guess猜测;tour旅行;make让,制作;find找到。根据“told his people to go and ... as much wood as possible.”可知,是让族人去找尽可能多的木柴。故选D。
19.句意:你确定冬天会很冷吗?
sure确定;right正确的;wrong错误的;able能够。根据回答“Yes, I am sure”可知,问是否确定。故选A。
20.句意:你知道,印第安人在疯狂地收集木柴。
falling掉下;looking看;collecting收集;leaving离开。根据“the Indians are ... wood crazily (疯狂地)!”及前文酋长让族人收集木材可知,此处是指印第安人在不断地收集木柴。故选C。
21.B 22.C 23.A
【导语】本文介绍了位于山东东部的城市——青岛。其中介绍了青岛是一个度暑假的好地方以及青岛这些年发生的变化。
21.细节理解题。根据“The city of Qingdao is in the east of Shandong Province.”可知,青岛位于山东省的东部,故选B。
22.词义猜测题。根据“Many ships from many countries come and go every day.”可推断,有船的地方应该是“港口”,故推断“port”是“港口”的意思。故选C。
23.细节理解题。根据“Qingdao is a beautiful place for summer holidays.”可知,许多人在夏天来青岛是因为它是一个美丽的夏季度假胜地,故选A。
24.A 25.B 26.A
【导语】本文主要介绍了水果之王——榴莲的相关信息。
24.细节理解题。根据“It is grown in warm places like Malaysia and Thailand in Southeast Asia.”可知,榴莲生长在东南亚的马来西亚和泰国等温暖的地方。故选A。
25.细节理解题。根据“It is grown in warm places like Malaysia and Thailand in Southeast Asia.”、“It is an oval shape and the outside is a hard, greenish-brown husk. It is covered with prickly thorns.”、“When you open it up, a very strong smell comes out.”和“It is yellowish in colour, and tastes a little bit like custard.”可知,文中介绍了榴莲的产地、外观特征以及闻起来的味道和吃起来的口感,文中未提及榴莲的价格。故选B。
26.推理判断题。根据“Have you ever tasted a durian ”并结合全文可知,本文主要介绍了榴莲的相关信息,榴莲属于食物,所以这篇文章属于“特殊食物”专栏。故选A。
27.D 28.B 29.A 30.C
【导语】本文主要介绍了澳大利亚的塔斯马尼亚岛的概况。
27.细节理解题。根据原文“Its capital city is Hobart. It’s a beautiful must-go city in the world”可知,霍巴特是一个值得参观的城市。故选D。
28.细节理解题。根据原文“Now you can see it mainly in Tasmania”可知,袋獾主要生活在塔斯马尼亚岛上。故选B。
29.细节理解题。根据原文“There are no shops in Antarctica. Tasmania is their last stop for food”可知,南极洲没有商店,塔斯马尼亚岛是他们能买到食物的最后一站。所以他们去那里是为去南极洲旅行购买食物。故选A。
30.推理判断题。根据原文“Click (点击) here to find more information (信息) and pictures about Tasmania”可知,本文可能来自一个网站。故选C。
31.B 32.B 33.C 34.C 35.B
【导语】本文主要介绍了六个有趣的汉字及其含义。
31.细节理解题。根据“Chinese characters (汉字) usually have many meanings and some are very interesting. Here are six ones.”可知,共有六个。故选B。
32.细节理解题。根据“The upside down ‘fu’ means good luck comes.”可知,把福字倒过来意味着好运来临。故选B。
33.细节理解题。根据“The doubled (双的) character ‘xi’ means double happiness. It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings (婚礼). ”可知,中国婚礼上,人们会贴喜字。故选C。
34.细节理解题。根据“‘shou’ means long life”可知,shou意味着长寿。故选C。
35.主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了六个有趣的汉字及其含义。故选B。
36.F 37.T 38.No, I can’t. 39.They will wear western clothes. 40.在不同国家,人们有他们不同的传统服装。
【导语】本文介绍了在不同国家,人们有他们不同的传统服装。
36.细节理解题。根据“In Scotland, you can see a man wearing a skirt with a shirt in the street”可知,只有在苏格兰能看到这样的穿着,不是全球的男性都是如此,故填F。
37.细节理解题。根据“The Indian women wear the Sari”可知,这明确指出莎丽是印度妇女的传统服装,故填T。
38.根据“people wear western clothes when they go out for a party and Japanese clothes when they are at home”可知,现在日本人在街上经常穿西装,因此不会经常在街上看到他们穿和服,故填No, I can’t.
39.根据“people wear western clothes when they go out for a party”可知,参加聚会时日本人会穿西装,故填They will wear western clothes.
40.People“人们”;in different countries“在不同的国家”;have“有”;their own“他们自己的”;different“不同的”;traditional clothes“传统服装”。故填:在不同国家,人们有他们不同的传统服装。
41.countries 42.windy 43.rains 44.at 45.and 46.are 47.sunny 48.going 49.to 50.snowmen
【导语】本文讲述了不同国家和不同季节的天气特征。
41.句意:不同国家的天气各不相同。different修饰可数名词复数。故填countries。
42.句意:在春天,三月通常有风,四月和五月总是温暖的。空处作表语,表示天气,应用windy“多风的”。故填windy。
43.句意:五月有时下雨,所以树木和草有很多水来生长。rain“下雨”,动词。本句是一般现在时,主语是第三人称单数,动词用三单形式。故填rains。
44.句意:在夏天,白天很热,晚上很凉爽。at night“晚上”,为固定短语。故填at。
45.句意:通常在七月和八月时常下大雨。July和August是并列关系,应用and连接。故填and。
46.句意:白天很长,夜晚很短。本句是一般现在时,主语是复数,be动词用are。故填are。
47.句意:九月和十月总是温暖和阳光明媚。空处作表语,应用形容词sunny“晴朗的”。故填sunny。
48.句意:人们喜欢在这个季节外出。like doing sth“喜欢做某事”,为固定短语。故填going。
49.句意:冬天通常从十二月到二月。此处是短语from...to...“从……到……”,故填to。
50.句意:这是人们堆雪人的好时候。make snowmen“堆雪人”,动词短语。故填snowmen。
51.I want to travel around the world one day
【详解】根据标点可知,该句为陈述句,分析所给单词可知,I作主语,want作谓语,to travel作宾语,后接around the world地点状语,后接one day时间状语。故填I want to travel around the world one day“我希望有一天能环游世界”。
52.When is the rainy season in Thailand
【详解】根据所给标点可知,该句为when引导的特殊疑问句,系动词用is,the rainy season作主语,在疑问句中置于is之后,in Thailand作地点状语置于句末。故填When is the rainy season in Thailand“泰国的雨季是什么时候”。
53.Russian is the largest country in area
【详解】根据标点和所给词可知,该句为陈述句,分析所给单词,Russian作主语,is作系动词;the largest country作表语;in area作状语。故填Russian is the largest country in area“俄罗斯是面积最大的国家”。
54.It runs through the north of the rainforest
【详解】根据标点可知,该句为陈述句,分析所给单词可知,It作主语,runs作谓语,through the north of the rainforest作状语。故答案为:It runs through the north of the rainforest“它贯穿雨林北部”。
55.Jake invites his friends to have dinner together
【详解】根据所给标点可知,该句为陈述句,分析所给单词可知,Jake作主语,invites作谓语,his friends作宾语,to have dinner together作宾语补足语。故答案为:Jake invites his friends to have dinner together“杰克邀请他的朋友一起吃晚餐”。
56.例文:
Dear Jim,
How are you Now I’m in Beijing, China. The Chinese people are very kind. I have some good friends. We often eat out. I like Chinese food very much. My favourite food is jiaozi. I like Beijing Roast Duck, too. It is very nice. I can visit many places, such as the Great Wall and the Palace Museum. I can also visit Tian’anmen Square. I’m glad to be here.
Would you like to visit Beijing I look forward to your visit next year.
Yours,
Mike
【详解】 【总体分析】
①题材:本文是一篇应用文,为书信。
②时态:时态为“一般现在时”。
③提示:写作要点已经给出,考生应注意不要遗漏所给出的介绍要点,适当添加细节,并突出写作要点。
【写作步骤】
第一步,表明写作意图。向对方问好,并说明自己在中国。
第二步,具体阐述写作内容。从“人,喜欢的食物,参观过的地方”几个方面来具体介绍在中国的生活情况。
第三步,书写结语。表达对Jim来中国的期望。
【亮点词汇】
①eat out出去吃
②very much非常
③such as例如
④look forward to期望
【高分句型】
Would you like to visit Beijing (would like询问建议的句型)