Unit 6 Natural disasters 课时练习6(Main task & Checkout)

8A Unit6 Natural disasters
课时练习6 (Main task & Checkout)
一、根据中文写单词
1．What a______(可怕的)_______(沙尘暴)! There is sand everywhere in and out of the house．
2．Look! Tom is making a________．(雪球)
3．We need to use some paint to_________(覆盖)the drawings on the wall．
4．Li Lei became a_________(士兵)at the age of 20．
5．Did you listen to the snowstorm_________(警报) just now
6．The house is in good________．(状况)You can sell it at a good price．
7．It snowed yesterday and we made two________(雪人)this morning．
8．The mistake is not very_________(严重的)．Don’t worry．
9．The heavy rain_________(引起)flood last month．
10．Many fans waited for the star’s________(到达)at the airport．
二、选择填空
( )1．Miss Wu told Simon________ forget________ the door when he leaves．
A．not，to close B．not to，to close C．not，closing D．not to，closing
( )2．Is there________ in today’s newspaper
A．something exciting B．exciting something
C．anything exciting D．exciting anything
( )3．I’m sorry I________ my homework at home this morning．
A．forgot B．had C．left D．took
( )4．I don’t know________．
A．what to write about B．to write about what
C．write about what D．about what to write
( )5．When Jimmy walked out of his house，he saw that_________ the bricks．
A．people moving away B．people to move away
C．people were moving away D．people move away
( )6．There was a________ rainstorm this morning and the wind sounded________．
A．terrible，terrible B．terrible，terribly C．terribly，terrible D．terribly，terribly
( )7．________traffic it is! My car can’t move at all．
A．What good B．what bad C．How good D．how bad
( )8．While I was reading，I heard someone________ at hte door．
A．knocked B．knocks C．to knock D．knock
( )9．—Is Li Lei good at singing
—Yes，she is．We often hear her________ at all kinds of parties．
A．to sing B．sings C．sing D．sang
( )10．—Where is Tom —I_______ the teachers’office just now．
A．saw him in B．saw he C．found him D．found he in
三、完型填空
It was beautiful spring morning．Millie got up early．she saw 1 clouds in the sky，but she didn’t care about them．she wanted to go out with her dog Eddie 2 a pcnic in a country park．
Mllie drove her car and Eddie sat behind her．They soon arrived 3 the park．An hour
later，the wind began to blow and it turned 4 ．Millie didn’t care at all．She was enjoying
music from her MP3 player 5 Eddie was running here and there happily．Soon there were
snowflakes in the sky．They had to return．
As Millie was driving home with Eddie，the snow became 6 ．all Millie could see was white all around 7 ．The road became slippery and she had to drive very 8 ．Suddenly，the car crashed into a big rock and broke down．
Mllie soon calmed 9 and tried to get out of the car with Eddie．She found her mobile phone and called for help．At last，the police saved them．
Next time，Millie will 10 the weather report before going out for a picnic．
( )1．A．a little B．a few C．little D．few
( )2．A．on B．for C．with D．of
( )3．A．to B．on C．at D．in
( )4．A．warm B．hot C．cold D．sunny
( )5．A．because B．if C．after D．while
( )6．A．larger and larger B．thinner and thinner
C．smaller and smaller D．heavier and heavier
( )7．A．him B．us C．her D．himself
( )8．A．slowly B．easily C．carelessly D．happily
( )9．A．up B．on C．down D．in
( )10．A．listen B．listen to C．hear D．hear of
四、阅读理解
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2，1666．
In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city，where most of those houses were wooden and close together．One hundred thousand people became homeless but only a few lost their lives．
The fire started on Sunday morning．By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire．On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames．Tuesday was the worst day．The fire destroyed many well—known buildings．
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered(命令)people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn，the fire became weak and finally。died out．
( )1．September 2，1 666 was_________．
A．Sunday B．Monday C．Tuesday D．Wednesday
( )2．The Great Fire of London destroyed more than________ of the old city．
A．25 percent B．30 percent C．half D．75 percent
( )3．It was easy for the houses to catch fire because most of them were made of_____ and they _______near each other．
A．wooden；stood B．wood；stood
C．stones；were D．wood；lie
( )4．The fire finally was out because there wasn’t left to bum in________．
A．nothing；the path of the fire
B．anything；the city
C．anything；the path of the fire
D．something；the streets
( )5．The fire lasted__________．
A．four days． B．more than four days
C．three days D．half a month
五、翻译句子
1．为何White一家没有像往常一样早起
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2．昨天一场暴风雪袭击了北京。
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3．教室里静悄悄的，可能没有人在里面。
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4．雨中驾驶可能会很危险。
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5．他们跌倒了，伤得很重。
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参考答案
一、1．terrible sandstorm 2．snowball 3．cover 4．soldier 5．warning 6．condition 7．snowmen 8．serious 9．caused 10．arrival
二、1—5 BCCAC 6—10 ABDCA
三、1—5 BBCCD 6—10 DCACB
四、ADDCC
五、1．Why didn’t the Whites get up early as usual
2．A snowstorm hit Beijing yesterday．
3．The classroom is quiet，There may not be anyone in it．
4．Driving in the rain can/may be very dangerous．
5．They fell over and hurt badly．