八下 Unit 2 Comic strip & Welcome to the unit 培优练习
一、单项选择
( ) 1. The Little Mermaid is in the capital of ________.
A. Denmark B. Australia C. France D. Canada
( ) 2.The ________ in London is very famous all over the world.
A. Tower Bridge B. Golden Bridge C. Opera House D. River Seine
( )3. Would you like to go to the park_______your holiday
A.on B.for C.to D.at
( )4.I am looking after Jim today.He's been in my house________9:00 this morning.
A.at B.since C.for D.till
( )5. Mr Smith _______ here for almost ten years, and he has many Chinese friends.
A. has been B. left C. has come D. came
( )6.I _______ Yao Ming is the tallest man in the world. Do you agree with me
A. thinks B. don’t think C. not think D. not to think
( )7.--Yunnan is very beautiful. I _______ there last year. ---Yes, I ______ there twice.
A. went; have gone B. went; have been C. have gone; went D. have been; went
( )8.Betty kept silent at first but soon she the other girls, chatting and laughing.
A. join B. joined C. take part in D. took part in
( )9.There isn’t___________ in the today’s newspaper.
A. anything special B. special anything C. nothing special D. something special
( )10. This is a story book written ___________ HanHan.
A. by B. of C. with D. at
二、完形填空
A traveller was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more days passed. The journey had been going on __1__. “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this desert,” he thought gladly.
But the desert was never friendly __2__ travellers. In a short time, there came a strong sandstorm. He hurriedly __3__ his head with the clothes, prostrate(趴着的) on the sand. After about ten minutes, the sandstorm __4__. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was swept away by the __5__.
As we know, it seems __6__ to leave the desert without food or water. __7__, he had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I __8__ I can walk out of the desert.”
Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger, thirst and fear of __9__ were always around him like ghosts. __10__, each time he was close to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been __11__. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear.”
A small pear became the __12__ for his survival(生存). Three days later, __13__ he saw a village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed—the “pear” brought him back to __14__.
To keep hope is the best weapon(武器) for victory. So never tell yourself __15__ is left because only if you try to search, can you always find a “pear” to pull you out of trouble.
( )1. A. well B. badly C. terribly D. heavily
( )2. A. at B. on C. to D. by
( )3. A. played B. beat C. filled D. covered
( )4. A. began B. stopped C. hid D. continued
( )5. A. snow B. desert C. sandstorm D. smoke
( )6. A. right B. impossible C. safe D. important
( )7. A. Carefully B. Easily C. Sadly D. Luckily
( )8. A. believe B. wonder C. remember D. advise
( )9. A. death B. pain C. illness D. sand
( )10. A. Also B. And C. Or D. However
( )11. A. smelling B. eating C. keeping D. imagining
( )12. A. hope B. rule C. question D. plan
( )13. A. as long as B. even if C. so that D. as soon as
( )14. A. danger B. steep C. life D. mind
( )15. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
三、阅读理解
An English traveler found himself in a northern European(北欧)country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home.As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England，he found that he would be all right without food.So he bought a ticket and got on the ship.He closed his ears to the lunch bell.When dinner time came，he didn’t go.At breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room.At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand(忍受)it any longer.
“I’m going to eat，" he said，“even if they throw me into the sea.” At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table，and waited for the coming trouble.“Bring me the bill(帐单)，”he said.“There isn’t any bill.”was the answer.“On the ship the money for the ticket includes meals.”the waiter(侍者)said to him.
( )1.An English traveler decided to go back home _________ .
A.by air B.by sea C.by car D.by land
( )2.The Englishman closed his ears to the lunch bell because_________.
A.the meal was too expensive B.he was not feeling well
C.he wasn’t hungry at all D.he hadn’t enough money
( )3.In all, the Englishman spent about _________day(s)without food.
A.one and a half B.two C.one D.none of the above
( )4.At last he went to have the meal at dinner time because _________ .
A.he was told that the money for the ticket included meals
B.he had borrowed some money from his friends
C.the dinner was very cheap and delicious
D.he couldn’t stand his hunger any more
( )5.When he knew he needn’t pay any money for the meal, the Englishman must be ____.
A.very angry B.very sad C.very excited D.very lucky
四、根据句意、首字母及汉语提示填写单词。
1.Young people usually think____________(旅游)is exciting.
2.I hear Sam will take me to Hong Kong this summer holiday.I'm very__________(兴奋的).
3.Is Sydney the___________(首都)of Australia —No,it isn't.
4. They have studied in this_____________(特殊的)school for two years.
5. Tom ,__________(带) the umbrella with you. It is going to rain outside.
五、用所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. I am afraid you _______________(lose) the key, haven’t you
2. Eddie ___________ (be) to South Hill many times.
3.The Greens have been to the USA___________(two).
4.At that moment my happy heart is dancing with the ___________(excited) music.
5. Tom still can't be used to_____________(eat) Sichuan food because it's too hot.
6. What do you enjoy _____________ (spend) your May Day holiday
六、完成句子
1. 今年夏天你想去哪里度假
Where would you like to ________________________ this summer
2. ---你知道丹麦的首都吗？ ---哥本哈根
---Do you know__________________________________ Denmark ---Copenhagen.
3. ---小美人鱼有什么特别吗？ ---它来自安徒生写的故事。
---___________________________about the Little Mermaid
---It_________________________________ Anderson.
4.我以前去过那儿一次。
I before.
七、信息还原
Travel in Montreal's underground city
____1___. When we go shopping in Montreal in Canada, we may find that it is not crowded(拥挤的) at all in the shopping malls. Why ____2____
_____3____, with 4,350 hotel rooms, 2,727flats, 930 shops, 68 underground stations, 9 fitness centers, 3 skating rinks, 2 libraries, and a small church. If you live in one of the underground flats, you can take the underground to work and do the shopping. _____4_____, people prefer to stay under the ground in order to get away from the coldness. The underground city is thought as an important tourist attraction by most Montreal travel guidebooks. If you like, you can spend a week in the underground city. _____5_____, the idea for an underground shopping mall was born at the same time.
A. In1962, while breaking ground for the city's first subway B. You cannot do sports in Montreal's underground city. C. That's because many people do their shopping under the ground. D. Because outdoor temperatures may drop to -35℃ in winter E. More than 4.5 square miles make up the world's largest underground city F.Montreal is the second largest city in Canada with a population of over 4,100,000 people.
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5.___________
八、短文填空
With miles of beaches, sea and sunshine, Pattaya is one of the most p____1_____places for visitors to Thailand. It p 2 many kinds of entertainment for both young people and the whole family. There is always something to do, any time, any weather, any day or night.
Orchid(兰花) Farms are good places to visit and i 3 you are thinking of taking some of these beautiful plants home, you can visit there a day or two before leaving. You will have live(活的) plants when you get b 4 . You can a 5 get great orchids in a sealed(密封) bottle that will last as l 6 as your memory.
Pattaya Elephant Village is another place that you cannot m 7 in Pattaya. It is a good place to learn and understand h 8 elephants have been linked into Thai life and history over the centuries. You can also r 9 elephants there. It's interesting for the elephants to show their skills, such as playing football.
You can also feed a tiger at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo(拉差龙虎园). There you will learn more about tigers. You can take p___10____with them. You can also enjoy elephant and crocodile shows at the zoo.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
参考答案
一、 1-5AABBA 6-10BBBAA
二、1-5 ACDBC 6-10 BDAAD 11-15 CADCB
三、1-5 BDBDA
四、1.travelling 2.excited 3.capital 4.special 5.take
五、1.have lost 2.has been 3.twice 4.exciting 5.eating 6.to spend
六、1.spend your holiday/go for your holiday
2.the capital of
3. Is there anything special comes from the story by
4.have been there once
七、1-5FCEDA
八、1. popular 2. provides 3.if 4.back 5. also
6.long 7.miss 8.how 9.ride 10. photos
