Unit 8 Collecting things
一、语音
A. 找出下列单词中划线部分的发音与其他不同的单词。
1. A. post B. hospital C. stop D. cross
2. A. show B. how C. own D. snow
3. A. my B. you C. your D. yard
4. A. house B. ground C. mouth D. trouble
5. A. put B. fun C. but D. Run
B. 找出下列各组单词中重读音节位置与其他不同的单词。
6. Do you agree, if you’re free, to come to tea with me by the sea
A B C D
7. Cindy likes potatoes , tomatoes and some sea-food because she is sixteen.
A B C D
8. He gives me his guitar and music book with his best magazine from Japan.
A B C D
9.There is a large, bright room near the sea without any newspaper.
A B C D
10. We are interested in Lily’s unusual model plane.
二、阅读理解
(A)
Many children like collecting stamps. Stamps collecting didn’t begin until 1854. As time goes on, there are more and more kinds of stamps. These stamps are very beautiful and interesting. There are many wonderful pictures on them. And there are more stamp collections. Not only children but also men and women collect stamps. In 1921, American began selling all kinds of stamps to be collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People all over the world are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Each picture on a stamp has its meaning in it. It may be the face of a great leader, a famous scientist or a writer. It may be a beautiful bird or fish. It may be an interesting place. Every stamp tells us a story.
根据短文内容判断正误。正(T),误(F)。
( ) 1. People began to collect stamps in 1854.
( ) 2. Only children like collecting stamps.
( ) 3. Every picture on the stamp has its meaning in it.
( ) 4. As time goes on more and more people are interested in stamps.
( ) 5. People can learn something from collecting stamps.
(B)
Victor's hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him That's right---stamps.
Victor's favourite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition. It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him.But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.
"Don't worry. Never give up," his father said to him. "If you have enough patience, you'll find it one day."
"I hope so," Victor said.
Victor also liked writing. He had a penfriend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor's penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip's mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father. " You see," his father said. "You did find your stamp. So, it's good to have two things in life."
"What are they " Victor asked.
" Friends and patience." He answered.
1. It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _____.
A. 1954
B. 1974
C. 1994
D. 2004
2. What does the underlined word "patience" mean
A. 勇气
B. 知识
C. 耐心
D. 目标
3. Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning
A. Phillip.
B. Phillip's mother.
C. Victor.
D. Victor's father.
4. The passage mainly tells us that _____ is(are) important to people.
A. a happy family
B. a good hobby
C. relatives and friendship
D. friends and patience
三、语法填空
Most people are busy working and studying from Monday to Friday, 1.____________they feel free in the evening or at weekends. So many people watch television or go to the movies to relax 2.___________(they). And others take part in all kinds of 3.____________(activity).
Almost everyone has some hobbies, such as collecting stamps and 4. ____________(make) model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive,but some don’t cost anything at all. And some collections are worth a lot of money, while some are valuable only to their 5._______________(own).
Once there was a man who had a coin. And 6.___________coin was worth several thousands of dollars.And later he 7. ____________(spend)$250 on a rare fifty-cent piece! He was very happy 8.___________this collection and thought the price was all right. But his youngest brother collected about 600 match boxes. Maybe we think they were not worth any money. However, to his brother they were quite valuable. He thought it is happy 9.___________(find) a special match box for his collection.
I think our hobby is something we like to do in our free time just for 10.__________(funny).The value is it can bring pleasure to us.
Keys:
一、1-5 ABADA 6-10 ACBCB
二、1-5 TFTTT 1-4 BCBD
三、1.but 2.themselves 3.activities 4.making 5.owners
6.the 7.spent 8.about/with 9.to find 10.fun