牛津译林八年级下学期8B Unit1-2练习（无答案）

8B Unit1 – Unit 2
I. Multiple choices.
（ ）1. Space Mountain in Hong Kong Disneyland is an exciting roller coaster. It runs _____ a speed of 52 kilometers per hour.
A. on B. with C. in D. at
（ ）2. I can’t buy this bike, because it is_____ expensive.
A. much B. a few C. few D. a bit
（ ）3. ---Excuse me, does Mr Smith live here?
---He used to_______ here, but he gets used to ______ in a modern city.
A. live, live B. living, living C. living, live D. live, living
（ ）4. The life we were used to ______greatly since 1992.
A. change B. has changed C. changing D. have changed
（ ）5. ---Mum, I have worked out this Maths problem.
---Good. Can you try to finish it ______ an easier way?
A. with B. by C. on D. in
（ ）6. More than 20 people ________ in traffic accidents ________ last week.
A. died, for B. have been dead, since
C. have died, for D. have been dead, for
（ ）7. Mrs.White is glad to see her daughter go to school by bike .
A. of her own B. by her own C. on her own D. her own
（ ）8. ---Has your sister visited Disneyland _____?
---Yes, she has visited it ________.
A. yet, yet B. already, already C. already, yet D. yet, already
（ ）9. It ______ ten years since they ______ to France.
A. was, moved B. was, have moved C. is, have moved D. is, moved
（ ）10. My father______ in a school for about five years, but now he is a boss of a company.
A.has worked B. worked C. will work D. works
（ ）11. Mary’s never late for class, _______she?
A. is B. has C. isn’t D. hasn’t
（ ）12. Tom ______ Kate since two years ago, and they have had a child.
A. got married with B. married to
C. has been married to D. has married to
（ ）13.There______ great changes in the fishing village over the years.
A. were B. was C. has been D. have been
（ ）14. Zhang Liang was a cook years ago, but he______ a model over the years.
A. has become B. became C. becomes D. has been
（ ）15. ---So you missed the important meeting?
---______. I got there ten minutes before it finished.
A. Not exactly. B. What a pity! C. Ever since. D. I’m afraid not.

II. Cloze.
Have you ever taken a tour of a zoo? If so, it likely that the person who led you through the zoo helped you to learn a lot about the __16__.
　　Amelia Rinas is a high school student who lives in Ohio. One day Amelia __17__ the Cleveland Metropark Zoo. The moment she saw the gorillas there, she felt __18__ about them. She wondered if they were getting the right foods.
　　Amelia read all she could about gorillas and learned what they like to __19__. Then she started a “gorilla garden”. She grows the fruits and vegetables that gorillas love to eat. Some of those foods are tomatoes, carrots, and strawberries. Amelia with other volunteers in her community who use their __20__ time to help Amelia and the gorillas. When they take the food to the zoo, the gorillas are thrilled. They look so excited!
　　Who is responsible for Amelia’s interest in animals? Amelia is a member of Roots & Shoots. Its members are young people who __21__ animals. They helped Amelia understand that animals need our care, too. The slogan on the Roots & Shoots Website is “Inspire, take action make a difference.” These words tell __22__ the group is all about. The group urges(力劝) kids and grown ups, including parents and teachers, to do what they can to make a __23__ where they live.
　　When interviewed about her project, Amelia said, “I joined Root & Shoots __24__ I wanted to make a difference to the world.”
　　There are many __25__ to make a difference to the world. Amelia Rinas’s gorilla garden has helped make gorillas happier and healthier.
( )16．A．gardens ? ? ? B．foods ? ? ? ? C．plants ? ? ? D．animals
( )17．A．opened ? ? ? B．bought ? ? ? C．visited ? ? D．started
( )18．A．bored ? ? ? ? B．tired ? ? ? ? C．worried ? ? D．relaxed
( )19．A．eat ? ? ? ? ? B．bite ? ? ? ? C．fight ? ? ? D．kick
( )20．A．paid ? ? ? ? B．last ? ? ? ? C．extra ? ? ? D．lost
( )21．A．care about ? B．look for ? ? C．run after ? D．laugh at
( )22．A．when ? ? ? ? B．what ? ? ? ? C．how ? ? ? ? D．where
( )23．A．living ? ? ? B．mistake ? ? ? C．note ? ? ? ? D．difference
( )24．A．because ? ? ?B．but ? ? ? ? ? C．though ? ? ? D．unless???
( )25．A．ways ? ? ? ? B．mysteries ? ? C．courses ? ? D．inventions

III. Reading comprehension.
Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries．Have a look in your fridge, cupboard and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food．Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt. You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate．This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”．A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food．Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者)．Why is this and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?
　　Traditionally(传统地), farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very far．The consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the food．This was a good system for farmers and consumes．However, there were some disadvantages．For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally．In addition, they could only get food that was in season．Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world．We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes．They are available in winter if we want．
?? Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food．This is because they have difficult climates．The United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries．Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials．
?? What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons．First of all, because food travels such long distances． We need more planes, lorries and ships to move the food．This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming．In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty．Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey．For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer．Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution．We need to buy more local food．
( )1．What is called “food miles” according to this passage?
　　 A．The origins of the food． B．The effects of long distances．
　　 C．The journey from field to plate． D．The disadvantages of imported food．
( )2．The underlined word “available” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”．
　　 A．easy to get B．not busy
　　 C．willing to talk D．impossible to get
( )3．Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of ____．
　　 A．long distances B．difficult climates
　　 C．fresh and tasty food D．modern technology
( )4．The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ______．
　　 A．buy more local food B．increase international trade
　　 C．travel long distances D．use imported materials
( )5．This passage is mainly about ______．
　　 A．how local food travels from field to plate
　　 B．what “food miles” is and its effects
　　 C．how some countries import their food
　　 D．where different kinds of food come from

IV. Fill in the blanks with the Chinese or the first letters.
1. The government has (意识到) the importance of protecting the (环境).
2. Many _____________ (工厂) put their waste water into rivers, which causes much ___________ (污染).
3. Sleeping beauty, Micky Mouse and Snow White are all Disney ___________ (人物).
4. Mary, let’s fly the kite in the (开阔的）space.
5. The local citizens have done a lot to change the present __________ (情况).
6. I’ m very excited because my uncle’ s （返回）from Europe.
7. Henry’s father always beats him. A , Henry still loves his father.
4. A c of months ago, I went to Hong Kong Disneyland.
9. I went to Qinghai Lake last week. It is a f place to go on holiday.
10. Basketball is my favourite i____________ sport.

V. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.
1. He gave me a (recently) photo of our hometown.
2. When the dancers stopped (wave)to us, we all couldn’t stop
(shout) excitedly.
3. ---Where’s my orange juice?
--- I just (drink) it.
4. The noise was terrible. It made people very (comfort).
5. Lily ( write) letters to her parents twice last month.
6. He has got used to (communicate) with the special child in the special
way.
7. Jiu zhaigou is a place that is famous for its natural (beautiful).
8.My father is busy these days. This month, he (fly) to Shanghai on business three times.
9. When I was a child I liked (magic) very much, and I dreamed of being
a (magic) like Liu Qian.
10. In the past few years, the painter ( draw) hundreds of paintings.

VI. Sentence transformation.
1. She borrowed the book last week. （同义句）
She the book a week.
2. We hurried to the airport this morning. （同义句）
We went to the airport this morning.
3. I think he will come here today. （否定句）

4. It’s four hours’ ride from Xuzhou to Nanjing. （对划线部分提问）
is it from Xuzhou to Nanjing?
5. There was once a bookshop near the school. （同义句）
There a bookshop near the school.

VII. Task-based reading.
Good morning, boys and girl. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more information around us. It can make us clever in playing computer games. Also we can send e-mails to our friends quickly. It can help us contact(联络，联系) people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more.
I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after school. We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon . You can play basketball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
Title: A 1 about Going Online
Advantages ● Make our lives interesting and make us 2 our lives.● Learn how to use the computer and can get more 3 .● Send e-mails to our friends quickly.● Help us keep in 4 with people from all over the world.
5 ● It 6 too much time to play computer games. ● Some students write too 7 letters to each other and spend too much time 8 online so they do worse in their lessons.
9 Do it in summer or winter holidays; do some activities and have some interest groups in school 10 drawing, singing and dancing.

VIII.Fill in the blanks.
A man tried to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys, however, were very c 1 and every kind of trap(计谋) that he set failed.
A young boy watched the man’s efforts and then took a pot (壶) with a narrow neck(瓶颈). He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put lots of peanuts i 2 it. He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, “We should have a m 3 in a few hours.”
Some monkeys soon found the peanuts and the pot. One put his hand into the pot e 4 and got a handful of peanuts, but he couldn’t pull his h 5 with peanuts out of the narrow neck of the pot. The monkey was a 6 and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried unsuccessfully to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away e 7 the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was s 8 and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. “Why was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so h 9 to get it out?”
The boy laughed and said, “The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasn’t w 10 to let go. They never are.”