人教版八年级下册英语Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world 单元作业（含答案）
一、完形填空
In our life，we meet quite a lot of people：some just pass by while others can 1． our lives. Miss Bella is such a person. She taught me for two years only. 2． ，she has taught me a lot in many ways.
Every day she began her classes with a smile and a fresh face. She made me realize that warm 3． could change a person. I was shy but I wasn't 4． in her classes at all. She gave lessons in a 5． way from other teachers. We had many 6． to talk about problems in English classes. Miss Bella would thumb up(竖起大拇指) to encourage us 7． someone had great ideas. Now，I 8． that I have learned much from her classes. Learning to speak out your ideas is so 9． in society. She also made me realize that I could be myself by showing opinions 10． . Her encouragement not only turned me into a confident student，but will also lead me to a successful life.
1．A．save B．give C．change D．destroy
2．A．Now B．Then C．First D．However
3．A．faces B．smiles C．seasons D．weather
4．A．alone B．active C．nervous D．excited
5．A．useful B．helpful C．necessary D．different
6．A．lessons B．choices C．chances D．topics
7．A．when B．before C．unless D．though
8．A．say B．find C．forget D．remember
9．A．easy B．hard C．interesting D．important
10．A．calmly B．bravely C．politely D．happily
二、阅读理解
A
Techeng Island(特呈岛)lies in the southeast of Zhanjiang. The villagers there used to make a living by fishing. But now, most of them make much money by doing business. They believe that their island is a gift from nature and they give thanks to it every day. In 2003, President Hu Jintao came to visit the island and pointed out that the government of Zhanjiang should take the island into "a civilized new ecotourism island"(文明生态旅游新海岛). Since then, the island has opened a new page in history.
Today, the island has become a popular place for tourists. It takes you about 15 minutes to get there by boat from Maxie Pier(码头). But it is a just 8 minute boat ride from Zhanjiang Port Pier. In the resort(度假村), you can not only enjoy the fantastic sights but also have a lot of interesting things to do, like walking on the beach, visiting the museum and enjoying the delicious seafood . The best way to relax yourself is to enjoy the hot springs(温泉) there. Welco me to Techeng Island! It's a place to be!
1．How did the villagers in Techeng Island make a living in the past
A．By doing business. B．By enjoying the fantastic sights.
C．By fishing. D．By giving thanks to nature.
2．When has the island opened a new page in history
A．In 2003. B．Since 2003. C．Nobody knows. D．In the past.
3．How long does it take to get there by boat from Zhanjiang Port Pier
A．8 minutes. B．15 minutes. C．A long time. D．23 minutes.
4．The hot springs can help you ________.
A．enjoy the sights B．relax yourself
C．eat seafood D．visit the museum
5．Now Techeng Island is a place that ________.
A．lies in the west of Zhanjiang B．all the villagers live a poor life
C．young people may find boring D．tourists like to visit
B
The air in Antarctica is nice and clean on our earth. It's the coldest place in the world, and it's also the most difficult place to live in. Antarctica is the land of snow and ice near the South Pole. Most people do not think there is much life in the icy waters around it. They are wrong.
Antarctica's seas are full of life. There are many kinds of fishes, water birds, seals and whales. They eat the thick plants in the sea and the smaller water animals. Some whales, for example, eat more than a ton of food every day.
The most famous animal of Antarctica is the penguin. It struts around the ice as if it were a movie star walking down the street.
It is said that the weather in Antarctica is getting warmer and warmer, and perhaps in the near future there will be "summer" there. It will be hard for life around Antarctica. People today think it important to keep there a good condition in environment, so scientists are doing research work there.
1．The most famous animal of Antarctica is the __________.
A．whale B．seal C．penguin D．fox
2．Antarctica has____________.
A．much ice B．warm weather C．geese D．warm water
3．Around Antarctica there__________.
A．are many people B．aren't any animals
C．are many animals D．is little snow
4．The word "struts" in the third paragraph means "______________".
A．swims gracefully B．walks proudly
C．runs swiftly D．jumps happily
5．The best title for the passage is __________.
A．Thick plant life B．Life around Antarctica
C．Tons of food D．Penguins
C
Do you know anything about the Great Wall I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.
The Great Wall of China is national landmark that is famous around the world. And it is one of the seven wonders of the world.
The Great Wall was first built about more than 2,000 years ago.
The emperor named Qin Shihuang let the working people build it. The main reason was to protect China. And other emperors continued building it. From Ming Dynasty, it is about 8,850 kilometers long. And it is the longest wall in the world. And now the famous part of the Great Wall is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall.
There is saying, "He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” I think every Chinese should visit the Great Wall. It's the pride of our country.
（1）文中画线部分的黑体字landmark的汉语：______________________
A．地标，里程碑 B．记号 C．土地标记
（2）What is the most famous part of the Great Wall
（3）How long is the Great Wall
（4）把画线部分句子翻译成汉语。
（5）给短文拟个标题。
三、句型转换
1．The tree is 3 meters tall. (对划线部分提问)
the tree
2．I have some best friends and Jim is among them. (同义句转换)
Jim
is my some best .
3．The population of Heping Village is 1,600. And the population of Shengli Village is 1,800. （用比较级句型合并为一句）
The population of Heping Village is that of Shengli Village.
4．My brother's favorite subject is English.
My brother likes English than subject.
5．Bob's bike is more beautiful than Jim's.
Jim's bike is not beautiful Bob's.
四、根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A:
Hi, Darren! It's a nice day, isn't it
B:
Yes, it is.1．
A:
I plan to visit my grandparents during the summer holiday and live in the
countryside.
B:
Really 2．
A:
Because of too much noise in the city.3．
What's
more, there are many green plants in the countryside. I like plants.
B:
I also like plants, but I like animals better.
A:
Why do you think so
B: 4. They are our friends.
A:
I think I should also make an animal friend.
B:5．
A:
Thank you.
五、选词填空
shocking, feel, friend, know, loud, open, stranger, scary, seem, ask, usual, allow
There was once a boy who was afraid of the dark. He though that when it was dark his bedroom was full of monsters ( 怪物 ). But when he was old enough, he was not 1． to keep sleeping with the light on.
That first night he was vey 2． . His mind was full of monsters. So he went over to his wardrobe (衣柜) to get a flashlight. But when he 3． the wardrobe door he was face to face with a monster, and he let out the 4． cry in the world. The monster took a step backward, and started crying! The monster cried for so long that the boy ' s 5． and fear slowly went away. He cooled the monster down as much as he could, and started to talk to him, 6． him why he was crying, and what he was doing there.
The monster told him he lived in the wardrobe, but hardly went out, because he was afraid of the boy. When the boy asked him why, the monster told him the boy ' s face 7． to be the scariest eyes, ears and nose he ' d never seen. The boy 8． the same way about the monster, who had a huge head with many mouths and hair.
The two of them talked so much that they became quite 9． , and they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing: the 10． . To lose their fear all they had to do was to get to know each other.
六、书面表达
英国的史密斯(Smith)先生和他的朋友打算明天游览长城。假如你是他们的导游，请你根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，为此次导游任务做准备。
提示：
①世界上最长的城墙；
②约4～5米宽，最宽处可供五匹马或十个人并行；
③2700多年前，古代皇帝为保卫国家命人修建长城，后秦始皇等命人修整。
要求：要点齐全，可适当发挥，90词左右。
答案
一、1．C；2．D；3．B；4．C；5．D；6．C；7．A；8．B；9．D；10．B
二、A：1．C 2．B 3．A 4．B 5．D
B：1．C 2．A 3．C 4．B 5．B
C：（1）C
（2）Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall.
（3）It is about 8,850 kilometers long.
（4）并且它是世界上七大奇迹之一。
（5）The Great Wall
三1．How；tall；is
2．one；of；friends
3．smaller than
4．more；any；other
5．as/so；as
四、1．What are you going to do in the summer holiday ；
2．Why do you want to live in the countryside ；
3．I like quiet places.；
4．Because animals give us joy. /Because animals can help us do some useful things.；5．Have a good time. /Enjoy yourself in the countryside.
五、1．allowed；2．scared；3．opened；4．loudest；5．shock；6．asking；7．seemed；8．felt；9．friendly；10．strange
六、One possible version：
The Great Wall is the longest wall in the world. There are no other man—made objects as big as it. It is about 4 to 5 meters wide .At the widest part, five horses or ten men can walk along it side by side.
It has a long history .Around 2,700 years ago, the ancient emperors made people build it to protect the country. Later Qin Shihuang and other emperors also made people repair it，
It's a symbol of China and lots of tourists around the world visit it every year.
