译林牛津 8A Unit8 Natural disasters 课后巩固练习（含答案）

8A Unit8 课后巩固练习
一、单项选择
( ) 1. I was doing my homework_______ my mother was cooking some delicious food.
A. while B. as C. when D. then
( )2. The car_______ the tree, and the driver_______ his leg.
A. hit; hurt B. hurt; hit C. hurt; hurt D. hit; hit
( ) 3. I_______ my grandparents in Shenzhen at this time last year.
A. visited B. visiting C. were visiting D. was visiting
( )4. It may be dangerous_______ a car_______ a snowy day.
A. to drive; in B. to drive; on C. drive; in D. drive; on
( )5. The travelers ____ on the top of the mountain. They called 110 for help.
A. trapped B. were trapped C. trapping D. are trapping
( )6. _____ you know English is important, you should learn it well.
A. Since B. For C. Because of D. But
( )7. The little girl cried out ______when she heard the terrible noise.
A. in fear B. in danger C. in fact D. in trouble
( )8. Yesterday he _____ the bike, but he wasn’t hurt badly.
A. fell down B. felt off C. felt down D. fell off
( )9. The terrible earthquake hurt___ people. ___them got seriously hurt.
A. thousands of； Two hundreds of B. two thousand； Two hundred
C. thousands of； Two hundred of D. thousand of； Two hundred of
( )10. There will be a heavy storm _____this evening.
A. with thunder and lighting B. had thunder and lighting
C. had thunder and lightning D. with thunder and lightning
二、词汇检测
1. In yesterday’s games，France _____(打败）Switzerland(瑞士）five-two.
2. The man lost his life in the traffic _____ (事故）.
3. It is said that the bad milk powder (劣质奶粉) _____ (引起)the death of over 30 babies.
4. I’ ve looked for my money _____(到处），but I still cant find it.
5. Please_____ (覆盖）the table with a paper.
6. She was so _____ (紧张）about her exams that she couldn’t sleep.
7. Milk is the_____ (自然的）food for young babies.
8. —Did you father agree to let you play football after super?
—No. Didn’t you see he_______, his head just now.
9. —When was the new railway _____ the tunnel built? 一Half an hour ago.
10. —What _____ to Linda last night? —A car hit her on her way home.
三、动词填空
1. —When did you see Carl, Tom? —I saw him while I _____(get) off the train.
2. Our Maths teacher ______ (prepare) the new lesson with other teachers in the office from 2 to 4 yesterday afternoon.
3. —Your parents are at your home.
一I_______(think) they would come tomorrow.
4. Betty sat there,_____ (chat) with her friend on the Internet when Sam came in.
5. —Did you notice him come in just now?
—No，I _____ (type) letters all the time.
四、句子翻译
1．我的汽车在我回家的路上坏了。
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2．掠过我头脑的惊恐片刻使我害怕，但是我告诉自己要冷静。
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3．三天前一场暴风雪袭击了北京，整座城市被白雪覆盖了。
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4．坏天气有时会导致自然灾害。
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5．我们在风中丢了伞，只好慢慢地在暴风雪中行走。
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五、完形填空
While Tom and Mary were on holiday at the seaside, they enjoyed 1 seagulls. They learned a lot about these 2 birds.
They will often come close to you on the beach when you are eating something. If you 3 a piece of bread to them they will take it away quickly.
Seagulls swim well, but they do not often dive for fish. They are 4 good at flying with their wings. When a seagull is flying, he puts his legs 5 its body.
Tom often watched them 6 close to the ground because he liked the way they 7 the air with wings and put 8 their feet before they touched the ground.
Mary liked to see them flying over the 9 smoothly and quietly without their wings moving, 10 she said she didn’t like the noise they made.
1. A. seeing B. looking C. watching D. playing
2. A. happily B. lovely C. lonely D. alive
3. A. sell B. take C. send D. throw
4. A. also B. too C. much D. as well
5. A. under B. about C. on D. in
6. A. walking B. running C. coming D. came
7. A. helped B. beat C. put D. order
8. A. up B. off C. out D. down
9. A. clouds B. houses C. trees D. water
10. A. so B. and C. but D. because
六、阅读理解
Many animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.
Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to howl(吠).Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.
In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco，a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday， the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises. like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.
People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.
( )6. This story is mostly about ______.
A. how animals act before an earthquake B. how an earthquake starts
C. how mice leaves their homes D. when an earthquake begins
( )7. Before an earthquake, quiet dogs _______.
A. ran away B. started to howl
C climbed trees D. raced down streets
( )8. Before an earthquake，the frogs ______.
A. sang B. left their homes
C. jumped around a lot D. become quiet
( )9. There have been earthquakes in ______.
A. most countries B. Italy and San Francisco
C. Chicago and Spain D. all the western countries
( )10. People want to _______.
A. be in earthquake B. find out early about an earthquake
C run around in circles D. get away from earthquakes


答案：
单选：AADBB AADCD
词汇检测、1. beat 2. accident 3. caused 4. everywhere 5. cover 6. nervous 7. natural 8. shook 9. through 10. happened
动词填空、
1. was getting 2. was preparing 3. thought 4. chatting 5. was typin
翻译：
1. My car broke down on my way home．
2．A moment of fear went through my mind, but I told myself to calm down.
3．Three days ago a snowstorm hit Beijing and the whole city was covered with snow．
4．Bad weather sometimes causes natural disasters．
5．We lost our umbrellas in the wind, so we had to walk slowly in the snow.
完型：CBDAA CBDDC
阅读：ABCBB


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