牛津上海八年级下册Module 2 Unit5 Magazine articles 巩固提升练习（有答案）

Unit5 Magazine articles 巩固提升练习
Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. （单项选择）
1. The children are_______ not to skate on such thin ice.
A.warned B. warns C. warning D. warn
2. Learning body language is very important because it is a good way to_______ with other people, especially those in foreign countries.
A. speak B. communicate C. link D. connect
3. Please rearrange the following passage_______ .
A. in order of time B. in the order of time
C. in order of the time D. in the order of the time
4. She is a woman with lots of ideas. This is an idea of_______ about growing flowers.
A. her B. she C. hers D. she’s
5. Some of us like going abroad for a summer trip while_______ prefer to go in for dally sports.
A. another B. other C. others D. rest
6. Her work is better than_______ in the workshop.
A. anyone's else B. anyone else C. anyone’s else’s D. anyone else
7. What_______ weather it is! I feel so comfortable.
A. pleased B. pleasing C. pleasant D. pleasure
8. - Would you help me with this heavy box?
-_______
A. It s a pleasure. B. It's pleasing . C. It's pleasant. D. With pleasure.
9. More than 1, 000 scientists will_______ the conference which will be held in Shanghai.
A. attend B. join C. join in D. takes part in
10. Now satellites are helping to forecast the wealth. They are in space, and they can_______ any part of the world.
A. reach B. arrive C. get D. go
11. Look at the sign! It says"No smoking"! You_______ smoke here. It’s dangerous.
A. may B. ought C. don't have to D. mustn’t
12. The firemen arrived half an hour _______ the alarm was first raised, when it was too late to save much of the building.
A. since B. until C. as D. after
13. We’ve been good friends_______ we were at secondary school together.
A. until B. whether C. since D. as
14. I’m afraid the flight will be put off_______ it is raining so heavily today.
A. though B. even if C. after D. because
15. _______ spring is coming, we begin to plant trees in our gardens.
A. While B. As C. If D. Although
16. Your sense of_______ helps you be able to see.
A. hearing B. touch C. taste D. sight
17. On Chinese New Year's Eve, firecrackers_______ here and there.
A. go out B. go in C. go off D. go on
18. - Hi, here’s a map of that area. I hope it will help you.
- Thanks very much. It's just_______ .
A. where I would come B. how I could go C. what I need D. why I need
19. When I was walking past the river, I heard a_______ “Help, Help.”
A. voice B. sound C. noise D. warning
20. Don't do homework for him. Let_______ do it _______ .
A. him; himself B. her; herself C. he; himself D. him; itself
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. （用所给单词的适当形式填空）
1. English is the most_______ used language in the world. (wide)
2. It is obviously_______ to take a plane than to take a long-distance bus. (safe)
3. These girls want to be_______ in the future, so they are quite hardworking. (manage)
4. Do you have the_______ to know when someone is watching you? (able)
5. They say it is_______ for me to be the first in our class, but I believe I can. (possible)
Ⅲ. Rewrite the sentence as required. （按要求改写句子）
1. Marvin has to work overtime because of his carelessness.（改为否定句）
Marvin_______ _______ to work overtime because of his carelessness.
Joyce politely asked them a question about the interview。（对画线部分提问）
_______ _______ Joyce ask them a question about the interview?（合并为一句）
The long speech was boring. Most of the listeners left before it was over. （合并为一句）
The long speech was_______ boring_______ most of the listener left before it was over.
4. He led the boy to the sitting-out area.（改为否定句）
He _______ _______ the boy to the sitting-out area.
5. She will be responsible for the new task in a few days.（对画线部分提问）
_______ _______ will she be responsible for the new task?
How much will the package cost me by airmail?（保持句意基本不变）
How much will I_______ _______ the package by airmail?
Ⅳ. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）
A.Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
Miss Bailey taught me English in Junior school. She cycled to school, and then when entering the school gate, she would give her bicycleto anyone of us park it for her. It was a privilege（特别恩典）when Miss Bailey gave her bicycle to you. One day Shankar stood at the gate, Shankar was a hunchback（驼背的人）.
We laughed and said, “Move out of the way, Shankar! Miss Bailey is going to enter!” Miss Bailey drove in and we all rushed to offer our hands to her. But Miss Bailey looked past us all. “Will you park it for me?” she asked. We looked back to see who it was and were surprised too see it was towards Shankar. “I don’t think so, Miss Bailey!” stammered（结结巴巴地说）Shankar. “Why? You lazy fellow!” said Miss Bailey playfully. “You don’t want to help your teacher, do you?” “Of course I want to, Miss Bailey!” whispered Shankar. “But I might drop your cycle!” “If you drop it, you pick it up!” said the teacher with a smile.
With that she gave her cycle to Shankar and didn’t took look to see how he’d manage. Pretending she had confidence in his abilities, Miss Bailey turned and walked to class. We watched Shankar as he held her bike. We held our breath as we thought it was going to fall. Dinesh rushed to help. “Leave it!” Shankar said, and we all stopped. It seemed that his hump（驼背）disappeared as he drew himself up to his full height, and then, with growing confidence, he pushed Miss Bailey’s cycle to the parking lot. The school bell rang, and we rushed to class. Shankar was the last to enter, but we were surprised; it was a different boy who walked in.
Miss Bailey didn’t even look at him as he walked to her and handed her the keys. From that day on, Shankar was ready to answer the question in class, his grades went up and a smile appeared on his face.
Miss Bailey was teacher.
an English B. a Chinese C. a physics D. a history
How did Miss Bailey go to school?
By bus. B. By bike. C. By taxi. D. On foot.
3.What does the underlined word “It” in the first paragraph probably refer to?
A. Miss Bailey’s bike. B. Parking the bike for Miss Bailey.
C. Going to school by bike. D. Being a student of Miss Bailey.
4. From Paragraph 2, we learn that .
A. Miss Bailey’s students disliked to help her
B. Miss Bailey didn’t like Shankar
C. Shankar didn’t believe in his abilities at first
D. Shankar didn’t want to help Miss Bailey
5. When Shankar entered the classroom after parking the bike .
A. Miss Bailey praised him B. his classmates cheered
C. his hump disappeared D. he was full of confidence
6. From the passage, we know that .
A. Shankar never stood at the school gate
B. Miss Bailey pretended not to see Shankar and walked to class
C. Parking the bike for Miss Bailey made Shankar change himself
D. Nobody wanted to help Shankar park Miss Bailey’s bike
B. Choose the best words and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词完成短文)
My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it meant to me so I got up very early to 1 it. I practiced running and jumping. When I was 2 , I remembered what I had promised and went on.
At the same time, I felt quite confident. On the first day I came fourth in the 1500-metre race, but I was far from pleased 3 what I wanted most was the most exciting moment of the sports meeting---the relay race（接力赛）. I would run the last leg for my team.
With a shot, the race began. All the students were cheering for their team. The competition was so close that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was falling behind the others. 4 , I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to take it.
But after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was near the finishing line, my legs gave out（筋疲力尽）. Then my 5 came to mind again and encouraged me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to cross the finishing line!
At last, I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not weak at all! My classmates greeted me warmly. I had won the prize as well as their 6 .
( ) 1. A. enter for B. look at C. think about D. prepare for
( ) 2. A. dishonest B. careless C. tired D. angry
( ) 3. A. if B. when C. because D. though
( ) 4. A. In this way B. What’s worse C. On the other hand D. In all
( ) 5. A. promise B. advice C. knowledge D. feeling
( ) 6. A. interest B. help C. experience D. respect

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给）
Li Ming has studeied in the UK for nearly two years now. But he’ll never forget his first few weeks of living in a different country.
The food
In China, I’ll eat almost anything. But I remember the first food I tasted at school in England. We had this soup and it tasted of n 1 at all. In China, our food is quite salty, but we like it because the salt m 2 it taste nice. A friend advised me to try some cheese and biscuits. I thought biscuites were the same as “cookies” in China but I was wrong. Again, I felt disappointed at the taste of the biscuits and the cheese was really sour.
Introductions
In China when you meet someone for the first time, you sometimes shake hands. I was so s 3 when my friend’s mother gave me a kiss when I left his house. I felt so embarrassed and I know my face went very red at that moment.
T 4
When I want to go anywhere in China, I just take my bicycle. Here in England, I have to get a bus everywhere. It’s really confusing b 5 buses don’t stop automatically, like they doing in Beijing. You have to put your hand out, ring the bell or press the signal button.
Socializing（社交）
I remember when I went around to a friend’s house and I wanted to say “thank you” to his mother. In China, we often give people cakes as p 6 . The boy’s mother stared at the cake. She was trying to be polite but I knew from her face that I had taken s 7 wrong. In England, a cake is more often given on someone’s birthday.
D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）
Medical science has collected a lot of information about sleepwalking, yet much remains unknown as well. Classic, sleepwalking most often occurs in otherwise healthy children usually from age 6 to 12. What causes sleepwalking? It is genetic. There are many ways that can set off sleepwalking in a person. For example, the sleepwalker is asked to travel across time zones or takes medicine. But still we do not know why they are effective. Scientists have found that while sleeping, the sleepwalker’s parts of the brain are in a state of rest.
The sleepwalker’s action may be simple, such as sitting up in bed or walking about, or more complex, such as dressing and undressing or going to the bathroom. Some sleepwalkers have even driven cars.
Some scientists describe sleepwalking as a state between sleeping and wakefulness. What a person experiences during this state is the biggest secret at all. The sleepwalker will usually have a blank face and be not able to remember anything about their experience. Scientists do not know what they have been going though, because they cannot tell you what they have done.
Some statistics show that sleepwalking occurs in 10 to 30 perceont of all children, and 1 to 7 percent of all adults. This shows that sleepwalking is more popular among children than among adults.
What causes sleepwalking?

What do some scientists describe sleepingwalking?

What’s the percentage of sleepwalking occur of all children?

What does the story mainlt tell about?

Is sleepwalking more popular among children or among adults?

What do the sleepwalkers remember about their experience when they are awoken?

Key:
Ⅰ 1-5 ABBCC 6-10 BCDAA 11-15 DDCDB 16-20 DCCAA
Ⅱ 1. widely 2. safer 3. managers 4. ability 5. impossible
Ⅲ 1. doesn’t have 2. How did 3. so that 4. didn’t lead 5. How soon 6. pay for
ABBCDC
B. DCCBAD
C. 1. nothing 2. makes 3. surprised 4. Transport/Traffic 5. because 6. presents 7. something
D.
Genetic.
They describe sleepwalking as a state between sleeping and wakefulness.
10 to 30 percent.
Sleepwalking.
Among children.
Nothing.