Units 5—6(八下)
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.Betty has a beautiful . She wants to be a singer in the future. ?
A.voice B.sound C.noise
2.—What were you doing at the time of the rainstorm?
—I was having a math class. But I could hear the heavy rain the window.?
A.on B.against C.through
3.Maria a German. And she lives a happy life now.?
A.married to B.married with C.married
4.—Do you know when the young man entered the office?
—Sorry. I a picture in the classroom.?
A.was drawing B.drew C.am drawing
5.Some jazz musicians are great because they can music while playing.?
A.make up B.set up C.take up
6. While the lights to red, a car suddenly appeared around the corner. ?
A.change B.have changed
C.were changing
7.—I'm Daisy, not Jessie.
—Sorry, I have difficulty people's names.?
A.remembering B.remember C.to remember
8.One of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners in chemistry is almost 100 years old, his invention first appeared some 40 years ago.?
A.while B.so C.if
Ⅱ.词语填空
When I was young, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never shouted at us for playing in his yard. When Dr. Gibbs wasn't 9 lives in the hospital, he was planting as many trees as possible in his yard. And his life's goal was to make it a 10 .?
The good doctor had some 11 ideas on planting trees. He believed in “No pains, no gains”. He never 12 his new trees, which was different from many people. Once I asked him why. He 13 that watering plants spoiled (宠坏) them and that if you water them, each following tree generation will grow 14 . He talked about how trees that weren't watered had to grow deep roots (根) in 15 of water.?
However, I didn't buy his words then. A few years later, I planted a couple of trees and I took good care of them. Two years' caring had resulted in trees that expected to be waited on hand and foot. Whenever a cold wind blew 16 , they trembled (颤动) their leaves and branches. The funny thing about those trees of Dr. Gibbs was that the lack of water seemed to benefit them in ways comfort and ease never could.?
Now I am the father of two sons. I used to wish that my sons' lives will be easy. But lately when I think of Dr. Gibbs and his trees, it reminds me that it's time to change my attitude (态度). I know my children are going to meet hardship, and they can't be too dependent to live on. 17 I need to do is to pray for deep roots, 18 when the winds blow, they won't be swept away.?
9.A.making B.valuing C.saving
10.A.street B.forest C.farm
11.A.perfect B.terrible C.difficult
12.A.watered B.raised C.loved
13.A.wondered B.answered C.doubted
14.A.weaker B.taller C.straighter
15.A.face B.honor C.search
16.A.quickly B.strongly C.hardly
17.A.How B.What C.Why
18.A.so B.or C.but
Ⅲ.短文理解
Once upon a time, a king dressed up and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main road and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart(小车). He crashed into the stone and the milk spread all over the ground. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over(绊倒) the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and walked away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody was willing to move it. The king wondered, “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the road after dark. I'll move it out of the ways.”
After a great deal of effort, the girl finally succeeded in moving the stone to the side of the road. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been.
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “Is this gold yours? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.”
The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine, but now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I want to teach my people. Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”
19.How did the milkman feel when he crashed into the stone?
A.Angry. B.Sad. C.Curious.
20.What's the meaning of the underlined word “responsibility” in Paragraph 4?
A.欲望 B.兴趣 C.责任
21.Why did the king place a stone on the road?
A.He wanted to give the girl a reward.
B.He wanted to hide gold coins under it.
C.He wanted to see if anyone would move it.
22.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.All the people complained about the stone.
B.It was not easy for the girl to move the stone.
C.One of the women in the group tried to move the stone.
23.What's the best title of the passage?
A.A wise king B.A kind girl
C.A stone on the road
Ⅳ.语篇补全
You will celebrate the Spring Festival with your family in just one month.While preparing for the most important holiday of the year, you may come across an animal sign from the Chinese zodiac(生肖) on the paper cut decorations(装饰).
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Feb. 16, 2018 was the beginning of the Year of the Dog.Although they are seen as companions and part of the family today, 24. ?
In Chinese, some words concerning dogs have bad meanings, such as “No ivory can come out of a dog's mouth (狗嘴里吐不出象牙).” 25. People use “every dog has his day” to describe a period of good fortune and “work like a dog” to describe a hard worker.?
26. For example, Dutch artist Breughel's painting The Hunters in the Snow (1565) depicts a foreground (前景) detail of hunting dogs at the heels of hunters as they return from the hunt to their snow-covered homestead (农场).?
In fact, people were close to dogs in a way they weren't close to cows, pigs or even horses.Farmers worked closely with dogs.But even after science came to agriculture(农业) and dogs lost their traditional roles, the relationship between man and dogs remained.
Nowadays in the West, millions of people keep dogs as pets.They are at the heart of family life.People feed them, take them on holidays and look after them. 27. This loyalty is the origin of the English saying, “A dog is man's best friend.”?
A.In return, dogs are loyal in a way that friends sometimes aren't.
B.China and Western countries have different cultural beliefs about dogs.
C.In ancient times, the friendship between humans and dogs was a common subject for artists.
D.In English, however, the situation is different.
E.The dog-human relationship goes right back to the beginning of Western civilization.
Ⅴ.语篇翻译
Many got to know Emma Watson when she was only ten for playing smart Granger in the Harry Potter movies. 28.Now in her late twenties, she continues to shine as a successful actress. ?
Even though she grew up in the UK, Watson is able to speak in a US accent when she needs to. 29.当她还是小孩子的时候,她常常跟着收音机唱美国歌曲。 Later, when Watson started her acting career, she found a coach to help with her US accent, “I worked with a dialogue coach and 30.I just put in the time to listen and practice it again and again until I felt comfortable speaking American English.” she told The New York Times.?
Watson's hard work won her many roles in Hollywood. “Her accent in the movie, The Bling Ring, from what I heard, is perfect,” US dialect expert Eric Singer said. “It's a very perfect accent.”
Yet, as a famous actress, Watson faces many challenges, especially followed by paparazzi (狗仔队). But being in showbiz (演艺圈) for years, the star has learned to keep her private life to herself, “I don't want to be changeable:I can't talk about my boyfriend in an interview and then expect people not to take paparazzi pictures of me walking around outside my home. 31.你不可能同时拥有二者。” she once told in public. “ 32.Always looking on the bright side is what really matters if you want to succeed. If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.”?
28.?
29.?
30.?
31.?
32.?
答案
Ⅰ.1.A 2.B 3.C
4.A 5.A
6.C 7.A
8.A
Ⅱ.9—13 CBAAB 14—18 ACBBA
Ⅲ.
19.A
20.C 21.C 22.B 23.C
Ⅳ.24—27 BDCA
Ⅴ.28.如今她快30岁了,她依然是一位出类拔萃的成功女演员。
29.When she was a child, she often sang American songs along with the radio /…sang American songs to (on) the radio.
30.我只是花时间反复地去听和练习,直到我能自如地讲美式英语。
31.You can't own both (of them) at the same time.
32.如果你想成功,总是乐观积极(总是看光明的一面)很重要。