八年级英语Unit3同步练习题
一、单项选择题:
1. No one taught ______ English. He learned it _______.
A. him, by himself B. his, by himself
C. him, himself D. his, by himself
2.This umbrella is that one,but than that one.
A. as beautiful as; expensive B. as more beautiful as; more expensive
C. as beautiful as; more expensive D. more beautiful as; as expensive
3.He can walk as as I.
A. faster B. fastly C. fast D. more fast
4. We often learn English by .
A. us B. our C. ours D. ourselves
5. Mr Wu is a friend.
A. as kind so B. as kinder as C. as kind as D. so kind as
6.When the man walked ______ the library, he found a cat at the corner.
A. pass B. past C. passed D. by
7.All the classmates _____ in that match.
A. enjoy themselves B. enjoy ourselves C. enjoyed themselves D. enjoyed yourselves
8 Did the children have a great time_____ the party?
A. prepare B. prepared C. preparing D. to prepare
9.We took a boat trip and ______the Opera House.
A.past B.went past C.pass D.went
10.I couldn’t do things for ________before, but now I can.
A.me B.I C.mine D.myself
11.. _________we get together ,__________we'll be.
A. The more, the happier B. The much, the happy
C. The happier, the happier D. The more, the happiest
12. There is a big cake. _______ share it.
A. May be we can B. We may be C. Maybe we can D. Maybe can we
13. ______ your support we can finish the work on time.
A. Under B. By C. With D. To
14. Look, Daniel is sitting ________ his classmates.
A. on the front of B. on front of C. in the front of D.in front of
15. When my brother was young, he _________English.
A. teaches himself B. teached himself C. taught himself D. taught his
二、完形填空:
There are many kinds of pollution around us, 1 air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad 2 our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and 3 problems.
With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many 4 in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people 5 . For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a 6 place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure 7 .
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light 8 cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel 9 and is especially bad for the eyes.
With 10 pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
1. A. such as B. for example C. such like D. as well as
2 A. to B. in C. for D. at
3. A. breaths B. breathe C. breathed D. breathing
4. A. chemical B. chemicals C. chemistry D. chemistries
5. A. blind B. lame C. black D. deaf
6. A. noise B. noisy C. noisily D. noises
7. A. as well B. too C. either D. also
8. A. must B. should C. may D. need
9. A. terrible B. comfortable C. terribly D. comfortably
10. A. little B. a little C. less D. fewer
三、阅读理解:
A
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
In the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like Iran( 伊朗) . India, and so on.
When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs( 风俗) , and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler's book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
1. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in _______.
A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia
2. Tony Wheeler wrote the book Across Asia on the Cheap to _______.
A. make money for his next trip B. tell people about his new company
C. draw people's attention to his family D. answer people's questions about his trip
3. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books then?
A. It was longer and more popular.B. It was the first travel book in the world.
C. It talked about places most tourists did not go.D. It talked about a country's weather and customs.
4. Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company?
A. His father started it. B. It is an airline company.
C. Hundreds of people work for it. D. It has no books about travelling.
5. The passage mainly talks about _______.
A. a great traveller and his books B. a tour of different countries
C. a great writer and his family D. different kinds of companies
B
In northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. More than 200 meters deep, it is the largest lake in the UK. People say a big monster(怪兽)lives in its dark, cold waters. It weighs more than 1,000 kilos and is at least ten meters long. Some people say it has a heard like a horse. Others say it looks like a snake. Many people travel to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people have seen it. At least, they say they have seen it.
The Loch Ness Monster is a famous legend(传说). The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax(骗局). During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.
There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there.
6. In northern _______ there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness.???
A. Scotland B. Hong Kong? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??
C. Rome D. Paris
7. What do people say about the monster in Loch Ness?
A. It weighs about 100 kilos.? B. It is one meter long.
C. It has a tail like a horse.? D. It looks like a snake.
8. When was the first story about the monster told?
A. 200 years ago.? B. Over 500 years ago.
C. In 1933. D. In 1960.
9. Why was a team formed during the 1960s?
A. To kill the monster. B. To look for the monster.
C. To catch the monster. D. To sell the monster.
10. What is the passage mainly about?
A. People that saw a monster. B. A trip to Loch Ness.
C. A legend about a monster.? D. A team that took photos.
四、根据句意或首字母填合适的单词:
1. This match was c_________ because our team won.
2. Is he one of w____________ in the competition?
3. Did you receive the cup at the end of the f___________?
4. I don’t think P Barack Obama is a good leader.
5.I saw the White House today. The P_________ of the USA lives here.
6. (澳大利亚) is an English-speaking country
7.There was a lot of traffic and the __________ was boring. (旅程)
8. Last year, I spent an _________(使惊奇) holiday in Guilin.
9. His memory of the __________(请) trip will last long.
10. Hurry up! Don’t keep your mother__________( 等待)
五、用所给单词的适当形式填空:
1. He ________ ( get ) on the train and ________ ( leave ) his hometown ten days ago.
2. Come on, Hobo. Let’s _______ ( enjoy ) ourselves.
3. Yesterday he_________ (fall) off a big tree and hurt badly.
4. The shirt is too small for me. Give me a _______ ( big ) one.
5. She was ________ ( amaze ) at the beautiful fish under the sea.
6. What an __________ (amaze ) result it is!.
7. He makes a living by ________ ( make ) toys.
8. It _________ ( take ) me 2 hours to finish my homework yesterday.
9. The students spend 2 hours in _________ ( plant ) the young trees.
10. The places of interest are _________ ( bore ).
六、完成句子:
1.我们当中有些人对英语不感兴趣。
2.世界公园里有100多个来自世界各地的名胜。
3.我每天一到家就迫不及待地打开电视机。(as soon as 一。。。就。。。)
4.从Kitty的学校到世界公园乘公交车需要一个半小时。
当那位著名歌手到达时,歌迷们变得很激动。
_____________________________________________________________________.
七、短文填空
Last May I stayed in Santo Lusa for a week. That was my first t_1__ there. One morning I set out to v__2___ a famous museum ,but I didn’t know w__3__ way to go, so I s_4_ a stranger and asked ,“Excuse me, does this street lead(通向) to the Grand Museum?”
“Yes,” he answered. “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing. You can’t m_5_it.”
So I w_6___ two blocks and turned to my left, but the museum w_7__there. Then I asked a second stranger. he said, “Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing.” But also I couldn’t find the museum. I asked a third stranger and he said the s__8__ thing. This time I found the Grand Museum. Just then s__9__walked up and said, “Excuse me, where’s the n__10____ bank?” I answered quickly ,“Go along this street and turn left at the second crossing!”
八、书面表达
今年暑假期间,李可一家到姜堰溱潼湖水上乐园和动物园游玩,请你写一篇80词左右的短文,记叙这一天的历程。