Unit1 Past and present 单元提高卷 （含答案）

8B Unit1 Past and present 单元提高卷
一、单项选择（每小题1分，满分15分）
1. It ____ ten years _____ I worked in this new office.
A. is; since B. is; after C. was; since D. has been; after
2. Cutting down too many trees ____ it ____ for people to protect the wildlife in the world.
A. make; impossible B. makes; possible C. make; possible D. makes; impossible
3. ─You have never been to Japan, _____ ? ─_____ . I've only been to the UK.
A. have you; Yes，I have B. haven't you; Yes, I haven't
C. have you; No, I haven't D. haven't you; No, I have
4. ─ _____local people's life, the government has built a cinema and a sports centre _____here.
─Yes. There are many places for 3wople to relax.
A. Improve D. Improving C. To improving D. To improve
5. My grandfather____ in the countryside for fifty years, but now he lives with us.
A. will live B. lives C. lived D. has lived
6. You have never been to Beijing, _____ you?
A. do B. have C. don't D. haven't
7. The old man ____ for three years.
A. died B. has been dead C. has been death D. has died
8. It ____ ten years since we last ____ in Beijing.
A. was ; met B. has been; met C. was; meet D. is; meet
9.一How long has the weather been like this? 一 _____ .
A. Until last night B. Ever since last night
C. Two days ago D. Two days later
10.—Where is Dad, Mum? —He _____ to the factory.
A. has been B. went C. goes D. has gone
11. His home is 5 kilometres _____ his school.
A. on the south of B. the south of C. south of D. in the south of
12. Alice likes travelling _____ the rain forest _____ .
A. across; lonely B. through; lonely C. across; alone D. through; alone
13. He has ____ for two years. Two years ____ a long time.
A. left home; is B. left home; are
C. been away from home; is D. been away from home; are
14. Everyone went to the movie _____ me because I didn't feel very well yesterday.
A. except B. for C. like D. with
15. ─Have you finished your work yet? ─ _____ . But it is almost done.
A. Yes. I have B. Not exactly C. More or less D. Of course I have
二、词汇运用（每小题1分，满分15分）
A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式
1. My cousin wants to go _______________ (到国外) to have a visit.
2. There will be some _______________ (采访) for the pop star this afternoon.
3. My English has _______________ (改进) a lot after joining English Corner.
4. My son is studying in a _______________ (小学教育) school.
5. —When did you _________ (上一次) see your old friends? —About three years ago.
6. It was raining hard outside then. _______________ (然而), he was still working there alone.
7. Do you think our study _______________ (条件) is much better than before?
8. I’m afraid I can’t go to your evening party because I have been very busy _________ (最近).
9. The water is cold, but my brother will swim in the river _______________ (即使这样).
10. Schools always provide a good _______________ (环境) for the students.
B) 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空
11.The child _____ (eat) up all the food on the plate. Now there isn't anything on it.
12.Please write down these soldiers' _____ (wife) names in the form.
13.─Have you been to Hong Kong _____ (recent)? ─No, I haven't.
14.Jin Yong is one of the oldest _____ (live) writers in China.
15. _____ (chat)with friends from time to time is fun.
三、完型（每小题1分，满分10分）
Jody was ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 1 to raise worms (软体虫). He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in the 2 , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he didn’t 3 them in a warm place.
The next spring Jody 4 again. He bought more worms which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 5 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was from the state (州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who 6 things has to pay taxes (税) !” Jody made only one dollar a day by selling worms. But he still 7 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what 8 . Soon some people from a television station came to his house. He told them about his problem. They showed a film on TV of their 9 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. It said that the law was 10 . Finally the law changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state.
1. A. boring B. lucky C. fun D. impossible
2. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer
3. A. catch B. find C. hide D. put
4. A. tried B. waited C. failed D. practiced
5. A. before B. until C. if D. so
6. A. buys B. sells C. keeps D. presents
7. A. hoped B. wanted C. had D. remembered
8. A. followed B. seemed C. happened D. stopped
9. A. talk B. visit C. help D. work
10. A. useful B. unfair (不公平的) C. different D. useless

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分20分）
A
As teenagers, you have many dreams. Some dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. Some can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you have a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart by the Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life's biggest challenge. You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Then, do what you need to do step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams. You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dream. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1. Follow Your Heart is _____ .
A. the biggest challenge for teenagers B. the most important dream for teenagers
C. the name of a book by Andrew Matthews D. the name of an Australian film
2. If you want to make your dream come true, first you should_____ .
A. remember what your dream is B. think about all the problems
C. read the book Follow Your Heart D. have many small dreams
3. From the article, we know the underlined word "challenge" means “ _____” in Chinese.
A.变化 B.挑战 C.决定 D.态度
4. When you are on the road to your dream, you must know .
A. your dream can't be too big B. your dream can't be too small
C. what is the most important thing to do D. you can change your dream
5. What's the best title for the article?
A. How to realize your dream B. How to find your real dream
C. Never stop dreaming D. Teenagers have many dreams
B
It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas was nearer, her desire (愿望) for a bicycle seemed to fade (消退). We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that “I really want a bike more than anything else.” But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner, we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. On Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, were sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment (失望) of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade (交换) the clay bike for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a small clay bike. On Christmas morning, we were excited to wait for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud (大声地). “Does this mean that I can trade this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears (眼泪) in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather (宁愿) keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth (竭尽全力) to buy her every bicycle in the world.
6. Choose the right order of the following events:
a. The girl asked for a new bike.
b. The girl opened the little gift box.
c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.
A. a,b,c,e,d B. a,c,d,b,e C. a,c,b,d,e D. a,b,d,c,e
7. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike for ever (永远).
B. Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all.
C. The girl never lost her desire for a bike.
D. The parents cared little about the daughter’s desire for a bike.
8. Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
A. He wanted his daughter to buy a real one. B. He didn’t want to make his daughter sad.
C. He thought his daughter would like it. D. He wanted to give his daughter a surprise.
9. What can we know from the last sentence?
A. The parents were sad about what the girl said. B. The parents felt nervous and shy.
C. The parents felt proud (自豪) of the girl. D. The parents felt unhappy for the girl.
10. Which do you think is the best title for the story?
A. A Lovely Little Girl B. A Great and Serious Father
C. A Clay Bike D. Christmas Shopping

五、句子翻译（每小题3分，满分15分）
1. 这儿过去有一大片开阔的空地。
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2. 我们习惯于写信保持联系而不是网上聊天。
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3. 他已经意识到学习英语的重要性了。
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4. 从我上次收到他的来信，已经三周过去了。
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5. 地铁已经使得进出城市更加便利。
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六、改错（1*10=10） 请划出错误的地方，并把正确答案写到句后横线处。每句话一处错误。
1. We are tired out. Why not stop having a rest? _____________
2. We haven’t saw each other for a long time, but we always send e-mails. _____________
3. --- Have you finished doing the job , Tom ? --- No yet. _____________
4. The twin sisters have learned a lot after they came to China. _____________
5. Have you returned back his money to him? _____________
6. I takes fifteen minutes to walk to the bus station. _____________
7. There have had great changes in Changshu in the past ten years. _____________
8. It’s really nice to have some open space in this area. _____________
9. He has to stay at home now, hasn’t he? _____________
10.There are two shoe shops in the south part of the town. _____________
七、书面表达(满分15分)
请根据以下内容提示，写一篇题目为“Saving the Environment”的英语短文，80词左右。
要点:1.在过去的几年里许多地方变化很大。工业发展带来了不少收益，但是也导致了很多严重的问题。
2.空气污染—工厂不加处理排放废气(wastegas)，空气质量差。
3.水污染—人们直接(directly)把废水倒进河流和湖泊里，水变脏。
4.噪音污染—一些人只能从闹市区搬走。
5.乱伐树木，乱扔垃圾等。
6.提出自己的合理化建议(至少2条)。
要求:1.包括以上要点，不需要逐句翻译，可适当发挥;
2.表达清楚，语法正确。
Saving the Environment
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答案：
单选： 1-5 ADCDC 6-10 BDBBB 11-15 CDCAB
词汇运用：
A) 1. abroad 2. interviews 3. improved 4. primary 5. last
6. However 7. condition 8. recently 9. anyway 10. environment
B) 1. has eaten 2. wives’ 3. recently 4. living 5. Chatting
完型： 1-5 CBDAD 6-10 BCCAB
阅读：1-5 CABCA 6-10 BCBCC
翻译：1. There used to be a large open space here.
2. We are used to keeping in touch by writing instead of chatting on the Internet.
3. He’s realized the importance of learning English already.
4. It is/ has been three weeks since I heard from him last time.
5. The underground has made it easier to travel to and from the city/ made travelling to and from the city easier.
改错：1. having—to have 2. saw –seen 3. No –Not 4. after—since 5.back –去掉
6.I–It 7.had –been 8. space –spaces 9.hasn’t –doesn’t 10. south—southern
书面表达：
Saving the Environment
Great changes have taken place in many places during the past few years. The changes have brought many benefits. and have also caused a lot of serious problems.
There is air pollution everywhere. Factories let out their waste gas without doing anything to it. The air is not clean any more. Some people pour the waste water into the rivers and lakes directly and the water is dirty now. Besides, people cut down too many trees and leave rubbish
here and there.
What shall we do to save the environment? My suggestion is that we must stop people from dumping the waste into the air and the water. And also we should plant more trees. Everyone should do something to protect the environment.