Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents能力提升练习（含解析）人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 4能力提升练习
Ⅰ、单项选择
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1. Th is math question is too difficult. Can you help me
A. work on it B. work out it C. work it out D. work for it
2. —What’s wrong
—I can’t do my homework now. I my homework in the classroom this morning.
A. leave B. forget C. forgot D. left
3. I’m not sure. His father in the office.
A . maybe B. may be C. may D. is
4. give him a watch
A. What about B. Let’s C. Why don’t D. Why don’t you
5. he is very poor, he feels very happy.
A. Although；but B. Although；/ C. Because；so D. Because；/
6. He has two sons. They are Jim and Tom. Jim is Tom’s brother.
A. old B. older C. elder D. young
7. I think the result must him very much.
A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprises
8. Is there in this story
A. wonderful something B. something wonderful
C. wonderful anything D. anything wonderful
9. It is too loud. Please the radio.
A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn up
10. I’m not sure. His father in the office.
A . maybe B. may be C. may D. is
Ⅱ、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Why not __________(help) you parents
2. Don’t refuse _____(help) others when they are in trouble.
3. You’d better _____(open) the door.
4. The hotel offers _____(give) out food and drinks.
5. It’s good for boy’s _____(develop) to read English.
III、完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
You often have problems in your life. Some are serious and some are not.
When you have problems you will probably ask someone else 1 advice. He will give you advice about your 2 . You may ask your friend, “My neighbor often makes noise. He plays his stereo（音响） too loud. What should I do ” Your friend may give you 3 , “You should tell him 4 down his stereo. ” Problems like 5 clothes and having no time to go to your friend’s party are not 6 problems but you should deal with them skillfully. Maybe you should buy some new clothes. You should call your friend to say “Thanks” and 7 you are sorry for not being able to go there. Problems like a quarrel （吵架） with your friend and not having enough money are serious 8 . You should talk with him and be 9 . If you don’t have 10 , you should go to work or get a part-time job. Anyway you should learn how to deal with your problems.
1. A. for B. to C. on D. with
2. A. life B. problems C. questions D. friends
3. A. a job B. thought C. a piece of advice D. an order
4. A. turns B. to turn C. to low D. to bring
5. A. out – of – style B. new C. in style D. good
6. A. heavy B. small C. new D. serious
7. A. that B. which C. what D. where
8. A. problem B. thought C. one D. ones
9. A. happy B. friendly C. good D. strong
10. A. clothes B. friends C. money D. job
IⅤ、阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，填入题前的括号中。
One of the most popular items (项目) in the class newspaper is the advice column(专栏). Here are some of them and their answers:
Question1: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me what to do. —Tommy.
Answer: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.
Question 2: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do —Sara.
Answer : I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You can try to be brave. Write and tell me more about yourself.
Question3: I’m always at the bottom of the class. What do you advise me to do —Molly.
Answer : I advise you to concentrate (集中注意力) on improving your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.
1. What is the main idea of this passage
A. The school newspaper has an advice column.
B Tommy wrote to the school newspaper to ask for advice.
C. Sara finds it difficult to make friends.
D. The advice column in the school newspaper is very popular.
2. What is Tommy’s problem
A. He is always late for school. B. He finds it difficult to make friends.
C. He is always at the bottom of the class. D. He needs help with his homework.
3. What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do
A. Stop being so shy. B. Stop being so brave.
C. Make more friends. D. Give more information about herself.
4. What does Molly want to do
A. Make more friends. B Improve her grades.
C. Stay at the bottom of her class. D. Concentrate on one subject at a time.
5. By the end of the year, what should Molly have in all her subjects
A. At the bottom. B. At little way up from the bottom.
C. Quite a long way up from the bottom. D. At the top.
V、短文填空。
根据短文内容, 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 使短文内容完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
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We have a lot of trouble in our life, but we have to face them. When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, there are six ways to make you 1 good about yourself.
Look in the mirror and say to 2 , “I’m a special person and there’s no one in the world 3 me. I can do anything! ”It may not 4 so good, but it really works!
Do something 5 for someone. 6 others always makes you feel good.
Smile! Be 7 to people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
Learn something new! Have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn 8 to swim Go for it! New challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.
Read and start a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! If you have any thoughts, dreams or anything you want, 9 them down! Writing always helps to express your feelings.
Stay with your family. We all 10 our family time. Talk with your Mum and Dad or maybe even your cousin.
VI、阅读表达
It took Charlie several months to save up(存钱)seven dollars. He wanted to buy model plane, so he went to the shop with the money. On the way. Charlie saw a little boy crying on a corner of the street. …Why are you crying Charlie asked. Three big boys took away my four dollars just now, "the boy said. "I was on my way to buy some exercise books. But now I can't. "
Charlie thought of the seven dollars in his pocket(衣袋). He thought of the model plane as well as the poor boy. Charlie wanted to walk away, but he did not. At last he gave four dollars to the boy and went home.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. How much money did Charlie save up
2.Why did Charlie save up money
3.What happened to the little boy
4.What did Charlie do at last
5.What do you think of Charlie
Ⅰ、单项选择
1. C
“work out” 表示 “解决，算出”，是 “动词 + 副词” 结构的短语，代词作宾语时要放在中间，所以 “work out it” 表达错误，应该是 “work it out”；“work on” 表示 “从事，致力于”；“work for” 表示 “为…… 工作”。故选 C。
2. D
“leave” 表示 “遗忘，留下”，常与表示地点的状语连用；“forget” 表示 “忘记”，不强调地点。根据 “in the classroom” 可知用 “leave”，且时间是 “this morning”，用一般过去时，leave 的过去式是 “left”。故选 D。
3. B
“maybe” 是副词，意为 “也许，可能”，通常位于句首；“may be” 中 “may” 是情态动词，“be” 是动词原形，两者一起构成谓语，表示 “也许是，可能是”；“may” 是情态动词，后接动词原形；“is” 是 be 动词的第三人称单数形式。这里缺少谓语，用 “may be”。故选 B。
4. D
“why don’t you + 动词原形” 用于提建议，意为 “你为什么不……”。A 选项 “What about + doing sth.”；B 选项 “Let’s + 动词原形”，但句末应该用句号；C 选项表述错误，应该是 “Why don’t you”。故选 D。
5. B
“although” 和 “but” 不能同时出现在一个句子中，“although” 引导让步状语从句，意为 “虽然，尽管”；“because” 和 “so” 也不能同时使用，“because” 引导原因状语从句，意为 “因为”。根据语境，前后是让步关系，用 “Although”。故选 B。
6. C
“elder” 表示 “年长的”，常用来表示家庭成员之间的长幼关系；“older” 表示 “年龄更大的”，可用于比较两个人的年龄大小；“old” 表示 “老的，旧的”；“young” 表示 “年轻的”。这里说 Jim 是 Tom 的哥哥，用 “elder”。故选 C。
7. A
“must” 是情态动词，后接动词原形，“surprise” 是动词，意为 “使惊讶”。“surprised” 是形容词，常用来形容人 “感到惊讶的”；“surprising” 是形容词，常用来形容事物 “令人惊讶的”。故选 A。
8. D
形容词修饰不定代词时，要放在不定代词后面；“something” 一般用于肯定句，“anything” 一般用于否定句和疑问句。本句是疑问句，用 “anything wonderful”。故选 D。
9. C
根据 “It is too loud.” 可知，应该把收音机音量调小。A 选项 “turn on” 意为 “打开”；B 选项 “turn off” 意为 “关闭”；C 选项 “turn down” 意为 “调低”；D 选项 “turn up” 意为 “调高”。故选 C。
10. B
同第 3 题，这里缺少谓语，“may be” 可以作谓语，表示 “也许是，可能是”。“maybe” 是副词；“may” 是情态动词，后需接动词原形；“is” 与 “I’m not sure” 不符。故选 B。
Ⅱ、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. help
“why not + 动词原形” 用于提建议，意为 “为什么不……”。故填 help。
2. to help
“refuse to do sth.” 表示 “拒绝做某事”。故填 to help。
3. open
“you’d better + 动词原形” 表示 “你最好做某事”。故填 open。
4. to give
“offer to do sth.” 表示 “主动提出做某事”。故填 to give。
5. development
“boy’s” 是名词所有格，后面接名词，“develop” 的名词是 “development”。故填 development。
Ⅲ、完形填空
1. A
“ask sb. for advice” 表示 “向某人寻求建议”，是固定搭配。故选 A。
2. B
根据前文 “When you have problems” 可知，这里是关于你的问题的建议。A 选项 “life” 意为 “生活”；B 选项 “problems” 意为 “问题”；C 选项 “questions” 通常指需要回答的问题；D 选项 “friends” 意为 “朋友”。故选 B。
3. C
根据前文 “ask someone else for advice” 以及后文 “You should tell him...” 可知，朋友会给你一条建议。A 选项 “a job” 意为 “一份工作”；B 选项 “thought” 意为 “想法”；C 选项 “a piece of advice” 意为 “一条建议”；D 选项 “an order” 意为 “一个命令”。故选 C。
4. B
“tell sb. to do sth.” 表示 “告诉某人做某事”，“turn down” 表示 “调低”。故选 B。
5. A
根据后文 “Maybe you should buy some new clothes.” 可知，这里说的是过时的衣服。A 选项 “out – of – style” 意为 “过时的”；B 选项 “new” 意为 “新的”；C 选项 “in style” 意为 “时尚的”；D 选项 “good” 意为 “好的”。故选 A。
6. D
根据后文 “but you should deal with them skillfully” 以及 “Problems like a quarrel (吵架) with your friend and not having enough money are serious...” 可知，这里说的这些问题不是严重的问题。A 选项 “heavy” 意为 “重的”；B 选项 “small” 意为 “小的”；C 选项 “new” 意为 “新的”；D 选项 “serious” 意为 “严重的”。故选 D。
7. A
“say” 后面接宾语从句，引导词用 “that”，无实际意义，可省略。故选 A。
8. D
“ones” 指代前面的 “problems”，避免重复。A 选项 “problem” 是单数；B 选项 “thought” 意为 “想法”；C 选项 “one” 指代可数名词单数。故选 D。
9. B
根据前文 “A quarrel (吵架) with your friend” 可知，应该和朋友友好地交谈。A 选项 “happy” 意为 “开心的”；B 选项 “friendly” 意为 “友好的”；C 选项 “good” 意为 “好的”；D 选项 “strong” 意为 “强壮的”。故选 B。
10. C
根据后文 “you should go to work or get a part - time job” 可知，这里说的是如果没有钱。A 选项 “clothes” 意为 “衣服”；B 选项 “friends” 意为 “朋友”；C 选项 “money” 意为 “钱”；D 选项 “job” 应该用 “a job”。故选 C。
Ⅳ、阅读理解
1. D
文章开头提到 “One of the most popular items (项目) in the class newspaper is the advice column (专栏)”，然后列举了一些问题和建议，主要说明班级报纸的建议专栏很受欢迎。A 选项只是陈述了报纸有建议专栏这一事实；B 选项和 C 选项只是文中提到的具体问题。故选 D。
2. A
根据 “Question1: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. —Tommy.” 可知，Tommy 的问题是总是上学迟到。故选 A。
3. D
根据 “Answer : I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Write and tell me more about yourself.” 可知，建议者想让 Sara 提供更多关于她自己的信息。故选 D。
4. B
根据 “Question3: I’m always at the bottom of the class. What do you advise me to do —Molly.” 可知，Molly 总是在班级垫底，她想提高成绩。故选 B。
5. C
根据 “Answer : I advise you to concentrate (集中注意力) on improving your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.” 可知，到年底 Molly 所有科目应该会从垫底上升很多。故选 C。
Ⅴ、短文填空
1. feel
“make sb. do sth.” 表示 “使某人做某事”，“feel good” 表示 “感觉良好”。故填 feel。
2. yourself
根据 “Look in the mirror” 可知，是对自己说，“say to oneself” 表示 “对自己说”，这里用反身代词 “yourself”。故填 yourself。
3. like
“like” 表示 “像”，句意为 “世界上没有人像我一样”。故填 like。
4. sound
“may not” 后接动词原形，“sound” 是系动词，意为 “听起来”，“It may not sound so good” 表示 “这可能听起来不太好”。故填 sound。
5. nice
“do something nice for sb.” 表示 “为某人做些好事”。故填 nice。
6. Helping
“makes” 是谓语动词，前面缺少主语，动名词可以作主语，“help others” 表示 “帮助别人”，这里用 “Helping”。故填 Helping。
7. friendly
“be friendly to sb.” 表示 “对某人友好”。故填 friendly。
8. how
“learn how to do sth.” 表示 “学习如何做某事”。故填 how。
9. write
“write down” 表示 “写下”，祈使句以动词原形开头。故填 write。
10. need
“need” 作实义动词，意为 “需要”，主语 “We” 是复数，动词用原形。故填 need。
Ⅵ、阅读表达
1. He saved up seven dollars.
根据 “It took Charlie several months to save up (存钱) seven dollars.” 可知，Charlie 存了七美元。故答案是 He saved up seven dollars.
2. He wanted to buy a model plane.
根据 “He wanted to buy model plane, so he went to the shop with the money.” 可知，Charlie 存钱是为了买一个模型飞机。故答案是 He wanted to buy a model plane.
3. Three big boys took away his four dollars.
根据 “Three big boys took away my four dollars just now” 可知，三个大男孩拿走了小男孩的四美元。故答案是 Three big boys took away his four dollars.
4. He gave four dollars to the boy and went home.
根据 “At last he gave four dollars to the boy and went home.” 可知，Charlie 最后给了小男孩四美元然后回家了。故答案是 He gave four dollars to the boy and went home.
5. He is kind and helpful.
Charlie 本来想用存的钱买模型飞机，但看到小男孩的遭遇后，把钱给了小男孩，说明他很善良且乐于助人。故答案是 He is kind and helpful.