1、牛津英语牛津英语 8A Unit 8 单元综合提优单元综合提优 一、单项选择一、单项选择 1 Lucy had _ accident. But luckily, she wasnt hurt in _ event at all. A. a, a B. an, an C. an, the D. the, an 2 - Amy looked quite_ when I told her the good news. -Its not strange. Almost_ can make her feel excited. A. calm; nothing B. relaxed; everything
2、 C. peaceful; anything D. shy; nothing 3. What happened _ your uncle ? His car crashed _ a tree on his way back yesterday evening. A. to; to B. with; to C. to; into D. of; under 4. We should take action actively natural disasters a more comfortable life. A. to prevent; from living B. prevent; from l
3、iving C. to prevent; to live D. prevent; to live 5. The flood in 1998 washed lots of houses _ and lots of people _. A. on; died B. off; death C. away; dead D. away; died 6 When the earthquake came, some people ran out of their houses _ while the rest _trapped. A. softly, was B. gently, were C. quiet
4、ly, was D. wildly, were 7. -I want to know if Mr Green _here tomorrow. -If he _, Ill tell you. A. comes, comes B. will come, will come C. will come, comes D. comes, will come 8. It _ hard _ he got to the cinema yesterday evening. A. rained; while B. was raining; when C. was raining; while D. is rain
5、ing; when 9. He felt so _ that he fell _ soon. A. sleepy, asleep B. asleep, sleepy C. sleeping, asleep D . sleepy, asleep 10. Jin Yong is one of the great _ writers. He is still._. A. living ;live B. living ;alive C. alive; living D. alive ;alive 11 Jim was walking along the river_ he heard someone_
6、 Help! Help! A. when; shouting B. while; shouting C. as; to shout D. when; shout 12. If you _ , I will _ myself. A. dont come; mop up it B. dont come; mop it up C. wont come; mop up it D. wont come; mop it up 13. -I want to know if I _ smoke here. -No, you _. Could you see the sign “NO SMOKING” ther
7、e? A. can; neednt B. must; cant C. may; mustnt D. shall; wont 14. -There was hardly anything left after the earthquake, _? -_.People had to rebuild their houses. A. wasnt there, Yes B. was there , No C. wasnt there, No D. was there, Yes 15. A moment of fear _ his mind and he told _ to calm down. A.
8、go through; himself B. went through; him C. go through; him D. went through; himself 二、完形填空二、完形填空 A squirrel and a bird are close friends. One day, they see a snowman in front of a house.” Look at the snowman,” says the squirrel.” He looks 1 .Do you think we can cheer him up?” “Of course,” says the
9、bird.”I will sing to him. 2 will make him feel better.” “I will give him a present,” says the squirrel, ”That may cheer 3 up.” The squirrel goes back 4 and brings some nuts and puts them in front of the snowman. The bird sings her favourite songs. 5 , the snowman doesnt smile. “We cant cheer him up,
10、” says the squirrel, ”Can you call the 6 in the house out? Maybe they know 7 to do.” The bird flies to the 8 and sings to the children. “Listen!” a boy cries 9 .”A bird is singing. It is a _ 10 day. Lets go out and play.” The boy and his sister put on their coats and boots. They 11 to play in the sn
11、ow. They see the nuts on the playground. “We can use these to give our snowman a bigger 12 ,” the boy says, ”He needs a smile on his face.” “And we can make another snowman. We can give him a big 13 , too,” says the girl. The squirrel and the bird watch the children 14 a nearby tree. “Look!” the squ
12、irrel says to the bird. “ The snowman is smiling. And they are 15_ another snowman.” “Thats good” says the bird, “ Everyone needs a close friend.” 1. A. sad B. happy C. nervous D. hungry 2. A. Food B. Songs C. Words D. Jokes 3. A. it B. her C. him D. me 4. A. home B. office C. work D. school 5. A. E
13、ven B. Still C. So D. Always 6. A. teachers B. workers C. children D. parents 7. A. what B. where C. how D. when 8. A. table B. kitchen C. bathroom D. window 9. A. inside B. outside C. front D. back 10. A. rainy B. windy C. foggy D. nice 11. A. come in B. walk back C. run out D. jump into 12. A. mou
14、th B. arm C. hair D. head 13. A. coat B. dinner C. smile D. party 14. A. to B. on C. at D. from 15. A. playing B. making C. drawing D. finding 三阅读理解三阅读理解 A I work as a volunteer for an organization that helps the poor in Haiti. I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping to educate(教育) h
15、im. Before getting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and smiled, “Really hard.” After that, a five-year-old girl, wearing a too large dress and
16、broken shoes, followed Brain around. Later he said regretfully(遗憾地), “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised that this was from a boy who always hated French classes. However(然而), the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village(村庄) deep in the mountains. I was interviewing(采访) a
17、 woman villager for an article. By working hard, she had learned to read and write and became part of the leadership(领导层) of the village. Learning her story, Brain was greatly touched. His eyes were wet and there was love and respect(尊重) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work.
18、When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. This trip was very meaningful. 1.Why did the writer take his son to Haiti? A. Because they wanted to take a trip there. B. Because the writer wanted to educate his son. C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there. D. Because t
19、hey went there to visit a friend. 2. Why was the writer surprised about his son? A. Because his son wished to speak French. B. Because a little girl liked his son. C. Because his son said nothing about the hard trip. D. Because his son wanted to talk with the little girl. 3. What does the underlined
20、 word “occurred” mean? A. Left. B. Offered. C. Happened. D. Reached. 4. What did NOT the boy learn from this trip? A. To love and respect poor people. B. To be an excellent leader. C. To offer help to people in need. D.To be a kind and hard-working man. 5. What is the passage mainly about? A. An exc
21、iting trip. B. How to be a volunteer. C. A story of a volunteering trip. D. The importance of voluntary work. B Once a king got two nice baby eagles. He loved them so much and asked his best eagle trainers to train them to fly. After several months, the king found that one eagle was already able to
22、fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on a branch of a tree quietly. The king called all his eagle trainers together and ordered them to try every way to make the other eagle fly. But all of them failed. Then he had an idea. Maybe someone living in the wild could work out the problem. The
23、n he found a farmer living in the grasslands. The king invited him into his palace to train it at once. The next morning, when the king walked in his garden, he saw the other eagle flying above in the sky freely. It is unbelievable! shouted the king. How could you make it happen? The farmer replied,
24、 Its very easy. This eagle was resting on a branch when I came. I just cut off the branch. It is always the same to people. We all have two flying wings in our hearts, but we often seem not to notice them and stay at a safe and comfortable place. We dont know we can fly so high and freely until the
25、branch we are resting on breaks. 1. After the king got the two baby eagles,_. A. he kept them on a branch of a tree B. he made his eagle trainers train them to fly C. he sent them to a farmer in the grasslands D. he set them free and let them fly in the sky 2. Why did the king call all his trainers
26、together after several months? A. Because he wanted to get more eagles. B. Because he wanted them to see the eagles fly. C. Because he wanted the other eagle to fly. D. Because he wanted to know about: his eagles. 3. The underlined word unbelievable means _. A. easy to believe B. certainly possible
27、C. too dangerous D. very amazing 4. What can be the best title for the story? A. The flying wings B. The clever king C. The brave eagles D. The best trainer C Every year there are hundreds of earthquakes in different parts of the world. In September, 1923, Tokyo and Yokohama were both destroyed by a
28、n earthquake and the fires that followed it. They had to be completely rebuilt. One of the most serious earthquakes was in Chinas Shanxi Province in 1556. It killed almost one million people. And many people lost their homes. Now we usually use the Richter Scale to mark an earthquake. The Richter Sc
29、ale was introduced in Southern California in the USA in 1935 by some scientists. It goes from one to ten. The bigger the number is, the worse the earthquake is. The Earths crust(地壳) is made up, of rocks called plates. The plates always move slowly. As these plates move, they sometimes crash against
30、each other and cause the crust to quake. Small quakes happen quite often in cities such as Tokyo, so many modem buildings there are designed to be flexible. When the crust moves, the buildings move with it. Earthquakes can also break up gas and oil pipes. This can cause fires to break out. It can do
31、 as much damage as the earthquake itself Another effect of earthquakes is tsunamis, which are huge waves created by earthquakes below the sea. They can be many metres high and cause great damage to towns and cities near the sea. 1. The passage is mainly about _. A. scientists who study earthquake B.
32、 the way of measuring earthquake C. what people should do in the earthquake D. something about earthquakes 2. Which of the following about the earthquake in Shanxi Province is NOT true? A. It happened in 1556. B. It was the only serious earthquake in China. C. About one million people lost their liv
33、es. D. It caused a lot of damage. 3. Why are many modem buildings designed to be flexible? A. To move around the city B. To be exciting enough. C. To keep safe in the earthquakes. D. To look very modern. 4. We can know that tsunamis _ according to the last paragraph. A. may happen after earthquakes
34、B. can break u. p gas and oil pipes C. can cause some earthquakes D. are a way of measuring earthquakes 四四、词汇运用、词汇运用 1. An earthquake is one of the terrible natural_ (灾难). 2. Unluckily, he found himself_（被困）in a corner shortly after the earthquake. 3. His car _ (猛撞) into a tree, so he called 120 for
35、 help. 4. Seeing the air crash, she could feel her own heart _ (作节奏运动) quickly. 5. People who have no sense of_ (方向) often get lost in big cities. 6. I felt a slight _ (shake) through my body. 7. - Who_(mop) the floor this morning? - Lily did. 8. The_ (coach) crashed into each other, and more than 2
36、0 people were badly hurt. 9. In the end, I heard shouts from _(excite) people around me. 10. When I found my poor dog under a tree, he was still_, but very weak.(live) 五五、中译英、中译英 1. 当我平静下来的时候，我发现我被困在黑暗中。 2 当地震开始的时候，人们四处奔逃。 3. 由于坏天气，我的车出了故障。 4. 我正在沿着墙走，突然砖块开始下落。 5. 我们应该遵守交通规则来保护自己。 六、任务型阅读六、任务型阅读 Som
37、e people have found that they always spend much more on travelling than planned. Here is how it happens. 1. Preparing too much before travelling Some people, especially females, like to travel as if starting a new life. Several weeks before the trip, they would be busy shopping for new dresses, bett
38、er sunglasses and best-selling books. They would rather fill their travelling bags up with all fashionable things. Just travelling? Attending a fashion show more like it. They care more about their appearance than the sights they see during the trip. 2. Following other travellers blindly They cant s
39、top shopping for objects they would never normally buy and would certainly never use. For example, we can find a group of travellers getting ahead to buy Christmas presents even in summer. 3. Replacing things that are forgotten to bring They dont remember to bring things like trainers, cool bags, to
40、othbrushes or beach towels. The towels sold near beaches are nearly the price of gold leaves. They spend a lot on those things. However, plenty of new towels are sleeping in their bathroom at home. Some people have found that they always spend much more on travelling than planned. _1 too much before
41、 travelling. It 2 that these women will start a new life before the trip. Their travelling bags are 3 of all fashionable things. We may think they would attend a fashion show 4 of travelling. Follow 5 travellers blindly. They _ 6 shopping for objects they would never use. Even in summer, a group of
42、travellers buy Christmas! 7 . Buy new things when they 8 to bring them. The towels near beaches are as 9 as gold leaves. They _10 a lot for the towels that are sleeping at home. 参考答案：参考答案： 选择题选择题 CACCD DCCAB ABCBD 完形填空完形填空 ABCAB CADAD CACDB 阅读理解阅读理解 BACBC BCDA DBCA 词汇词汇 1.disasters 2.trapped 3.crash
43、ed 4.beat 5.direction 6.shaking 7.mopped 8.coaches 9.excited 10.alive 翻译句子翻译句子 1.When I calm down, I found me trapped in the dark. 2.People ran in all directions when the earthquake happened. 3.My car broke down because of bad weather. 4.I was walking along the wall, suddenly bricks fell down 5.We should obey the rules to protect ourselves. 任务型阅读任务型阅读 1. Prepare 2. seems 3. full 4. instead 5. other 6. keep 7.presents 8. forget 9. expensive 10. pay