Module 3 The natural world
More practice
I Read and spell.
It’s raining outside. You’d better put on your ___________ /'re?nk??t/.
We will move into a new ___________ /fl?t/ next week.
The boy heard a strange noise ___________ /'s?dnl?/.
You can plant the flower in this flower ___________ /p?t/.
Sometimes heavy ___________ /'?b??kt/ fall down from tall buildings.
There is a ___________ /stri:m/ behind the hill.
Why not take a ___________ /'?a??(r)/. It’s too hot today.
Students should not ___________ /we?st/ too much time playing computer games.
Look! John is ___________ /'r?n??/ faster than Ben now.
Water ___________ /'k?v?z/ most of the Earth.
___________ /'f?r?sts/ are the homes of animals.
There is a large open ___________ /'e?r??/ in the centre of the city.
We get ___________ /'k?tn/ from plants.
This new ___________ /'metl/ spoon looks nicer than the old one.
Can you write a report on the uses of different ___________ /m?'t??r??lz/.
II Choose the best answer.
( ) 1 We ______ to school ______ ferry last year.
A) go; by B) goes; on C) went; by D) has gone; on
( ) 2 If it ______ windy tomorrow, we won’t go outside.
A) is B) was C) will be D) are
( ) 3 It takes him half an hour ______ all the windows in this building.
A) close B) closes C) closed D) to close
( ) 4 ______ yesterday, I met a friend of mine.
A) On my way to home B) On my way back home
C) One my way back to home D) On my way home back
( ) 5 You can see students ______ in the playground after school.
A) play B) plays C) playing D) to play
( ) 6 We should ______ the light when we leave the classroom.
A) turn on B) turn off C) to turn on D) turning off
( ) 7 Listen! The wind is blowing ______.
A) fierce B) fiercely C) fiercely D) gentle
( ) 8 We only have two lessons ______ Friday afternoon.
A) in B) at C) on D) with
( ) 9 I spent half an hour ______ the flowers every day, because I like flowers.
A) water B) waters C) watering D) watered
( ) 10 A: ______ you ______ the e-mail to your friend?
B: Not yet. I’m busy these days.
A) Do; send B) Did; send C) Will; send D) Have; sent
( ) 11 A: How far is it from here to the theatre?
B: ______.
A) Twenty minutes walk B) Twenty minute’s walk
C) Twenty minutes’ walk D) Twenty minute walk
( ) 12 They are ______ books in the reading room.
A) seeing B) reading C) watching D) looking at
( ) 13 It’s cold outside. You’d better stay ______ home.
A) at B) with C) inside D) /
( ) 14 What about ______?
A) go windsurfing B) going windsurfing
C) go windsurf D) to go windsurfing
( ) 15 Yesterday morning my father went to _______ important meeting.
A) a B) an C) the D) /
( ) 16 7.45 is read as _______.
A) a quarter to seven B) a quarter past seven
C) three quarters past seven D) a quarter to eight
( ) 17 Kitty got a letter _______ her aunt last Sunday.
A) at B) for C) from D) on
( ) 18 Harry Potter is one of _______ to children in the world.
A) most interesting books B) the most interesting book
C) the most interesting books D) the more interesting books
( ) 19 I want to borrow a book about the oceans from the library. I _______ it everywhere, but I can’t _______ it.
A) look; find B) look for; find C) find; look D) find; look for
( ) 20 Scientists use telescope _______ the sky.
A) watch B) to watch C) watching D) to watching
( ) 21 Would you please keep the window _______?
A) open B) opening C) to open D) opened
( ) 22 When the teacher came in, all the students stopped _______.
A) talk B) talking C) to talk D) to talking
( ) 23 What _______ if there is no water?
A) happen B) happened C) will happen D) happens
( ) 24 We can keep our city clean by _______ rubbish everywhere.
A) throwing B) to throw C) not throwing D) not to throw
( ) 25 I have _______ been to Shanghai Botanical Gardens. I went there yesterday.
A) just B) never C) usually D) sometimes
( ) 26 I use water _______ the dishes _______ home.
A) washing; at B) to wash; in C) to wash; at D) washing; in
( ) 27 It’s too hot. Let’s _______ the fans.
A) open B) close C) turn on D) switch off
( ) 28 Can you help me fix the broken tap? The underlined word ‘fix’ means _______.
A) repair B) turn off C) turn on D) make
( ) 29 ______ important information it is!
A) What a B) What an C) What D) How
( ) 30 The factory provides plastic bags ______ some supermarkets.
A) for B) with C) of D) from
( ) 31 Primary school students usually do their homework ______ pencils.
A) use B) in C) with D) by
( ) 32 Could you give me ______ paper?
A) any B) a piece C) a piece of D) piece of
( ) 33 Many people in Wenchuan cried ______ they lost their homes.
A) if B) and C) because D) but
( ) 34 When the traffic light turns red, we must stop ______.
A) walk B) walking C) to walk D) to walking
( ) 35 Joe is reading a book to ______ what people get from the environment.
A) find B) look C) find out D) look for
( ) 36 We can use clay to make ______.
A) paper B) clothes C) furniture D) plates
( ) 37 Grandma uses wood ______ a fire.
A) make B) to make C) making D) to making
( ) 38 A: ______ does the box feel?
B: It’s hard and rough.
A) What B) Which C) How D) Where
( ) 39 The ______ scarf is made of ______.
A) wool; woollen B) wool, wool
C) woollen; wool D) woollen, woollen
( ) 40 It is raining hard outside now. ‘hard’ means ______.
A) heavy B) heavily C) big D) not soft
( ) 41 I ______ any help because I can do it myself.
A) need B) need not C) don’t need D) needn’t
( ) 42 We must do physical exercises to keep ourselves ______.
A) health B) healthy C) healthily D) unhealthy
III Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
The leaves on the tree are blowing ___________ (slight) in the wind.
The man asks the way with a ___________ (gently) voice.
Sam does his homework ___________ (slow) than his deskmate.
On ___________ (rain) days, we must be more careful with the traffic.
My heart ___________ (sink) when I heard the bad news.
Everyone should remember the ___________ (safe) rules.
____________ (fish) use nets to catch fish and prawns.
Whales are ____________ (large) animals on the Earth.
It is ____________ (danger) for children to play with fire.
Danny’s mother looks young and ____________ (beauty).
There is more and more ____________ (pollute) in some big cities.
Listen! The tap is still ____________ (drip).
The plastic chair is lighter than the ___________ (wood) chair.
These chopsticks are ___________ (make) of wood.
Lucy is wearing a pair of ___________ (glass).
Can you tell the ___________ (different) between the twins.
These newspapers are ___________ (use). You may throw them away.
More ___________ (build) will go to Wenchuan to help build the homes for people there.
IV Rewrite the sentences as required.
He passed the exam.(改为否定句)He ___________ ___________ the exam.
Lingling helped her mum do some housework.(保持原句意思不变)Lingling ___________ her mum ___________ some housework.
I saw Nick just now. He was playing football.(保持原句意思不变)I saw Nick ___________ ___________ just now.
They are singing happily.(就划线部分提问)___________ ___________ they singing?
You should park your car in the car parks.(就划线部分提问)___________ ___________ I park my car?
Sara needs a knife to cut the cake.(改为否定句)Sara ____________ ____________ a knife to cut the cake.
We will not have any food to eat.(保持原句意思不变)We will ____________ ____________ food to eat.
Alice ate an apple. She didn’t eat an orange.(保持原句意思不变)Alice ate an apple ____________ of ____________ an orange.
People get food from the oceans.(就划线部分提问)____________ ____________ people get from the oceans?
Teachers use multimedia to give lessons.(就划线部分提问)____________ do teachers use multimedia to ____________?
Paul does his homework every evening.(改为否定句)Paul ___________ ___________ his homework every evening.
Firemen use water to put out fires.(保持原句意思不变)Firemen put out fires ___________ ___________.
The girl plays the piano in the sitting room.(就划线部分提问)___________ ___________ the girl play the piano?
Steven studies in Shanghai No. 1 Middle School.(改为一般疑问句)___________ Steven ___________ in Shanghai No. 1 Middle School?
We use computers to write e-mails.(就划线部分提问)___________ do we use computers to ___________?
V Read and decide True (T) or False (F).
One day you might come to the United Kingdom to study or for a holiday. If you do, there’s one thing you should know. English people just love talking about the weather. Wherever you are, if you meet someone you don’t know, just talk about the weather. It’s the favourite topic. Here are a few sentences you can use:
For good weather:
Lovely day, isn’t it? Not a cloud in the sky.
What a beautiful sunny day!
Nice and cool today compared to yesterday.
Looks like it might be a pleasant day.
For bad weather:
It’s freezing, isn’t it? Feels like it might snow.
What a windy day!
It’s so cloudy. I’m sure it’ll rain.
Looks like showers, doesn’t it? Hope you’ve brought an umbrella!
If you want to really impress the British people, learn some of these weather sayings.
‘When a cow tries to scratch her ear, it means a shower is very near.’
‘The sharper the blast is, the sooner it’s past.’
The further south you live, the better the weather is. That is one of the reasons why houses in the south of England are more expensive than those in the north. So, come on over and remember those tips!
( ) 1 English people like talking about weather.
( ) 2 The UK is the short form of the United Kingdom.
( ) 3 We’ve got five useful sentences about talking about the weather.
( ) 4 ‘Rainbow at noon, more rain soon.’ is an English saying.
( ) 5 The houses in the north of England are more expensive than those in the south.
( ) 6 The passage tells us some weather tips for going to the UK.
VI Read and choose the best answer.
A great baby!
A few days ago, a baby in England saved her mother by using a mobile phone. The baby named Amelia was only 11 months old. How could she save her mother at such a young age?
On that day, the twenty-year-old mother called Elizabeth became unconscious (晕倒) at home. At that moment, the mobile phone rang. Amelia, the 11-month-old baby picked it up and answered it. The phone was from Elizabeth’s mother, Linda Wright. Linda heard ‘Who’s that?’ and ‘mama’ on the other end of the line. She knows that her daughter has a history of fainting (昏厥) and she also knows her daughter doesn’t let the baby play with phone. So she called 999.
Elizabeth was in hospital when she woke up. The doctor said that she was all right after the examination. Elizabeth was surprised to find herself in hospital. When she knew that Amelia had saved her, she said she was lucky to have her baby. ‘She is clever,’ Elizabeth said. ‘I am proud of her.’
( ) 1 How old is Amelia’s mother?
A) 11 years old. B) 20 years old.
C) 11 months old. D) 2o months old.
( ) 2 Who made the call?
A) Amelia. B) Elizabeth.
C) Amelia’s mother. D) Linda Wright.
( ) 3 What does Amelia call Linda?
A) Mother. B) Sister.
C) Grandmother. D) Daughter.
( ) 4 Who called the hospital?
A) Amelia. B) Linda.
C) Amelia’s mother. D) Elizabeth.
( ) 5 Why was Elizabeth surprised to find herself in hospital?
A) Because she didn’t know how to get to the hospital.
B) Because she was all right.
C) Because she found her mother was in hospital.
D) Because she knew her daughter saved her.
VII Read and answer the questions.
A dancing robot
A new robot named Mahru is coming to people’s life in Korea this Monday. Mahru looks like a man. It can do housework for people. It can even get emotional (闹情绪的) like a child when it wouldn’t do the housework. The robot can move its lips and eyebrows to make faces. It can also give off (散发) two kinds of fragrances (香味) when it is happy.
①It can move its body freely while walking with its legs. Sometimes it ②dances to enjoy itself. Isn’t that interesting? Mahru’s ③ are also useful. It can move them easily when there are some obstacles (障碍) in front of it.
Scientists in Korea developed (发明) this kind of robot. They said they also developed another robot called Mahru-M. It is more interesting than Mahru. He can pass things for people.
What’s the robot’s name?___________________________________________________________________________
Put the sentence marked ‘①’ into Chinese.___________________________________________________________________________
Ask a question to the underlined part marked ‘②’.___________________________________________________________________________
The missing word marked ‘③’ should be _______.A) eye B) hands C) nose D) face
How many robots does the article mention?___________________________________________________________________________
VIII Read and write.
There are two kinds of flowers: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Almost (1) a__________ the trees around us are flowering plants. You can know some trees (2) f__________ their flowers and fruits. Non-flowering plants don’t grow flowers. You can’t many see non-flowering plants around you.
If you look (3) c__________ at the plants around you, you will (4) f__________ that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are (5) l__________ and others are small. Thanks to the plants around us, we can live on the Earth.
IX Write at least 50 words on the topic ‘An important natural element ― _________’.
An important natural element ― _____________________
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