2023学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期U4复习题（一）
I. Choose the best answer:
( ) 1. At that time Tom was _________ one-year-old baby.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 2. Anna is an excellent girl. We all elect her _________ the monitor of our class.
A. be B. to be C. for D. being
( ) 3. Tomorrow, we are going to vote _________ model students.
A. with B. of C. for D. to
( ) 4. Betty has decided _________ to a new place to start a new life.
A. moving B. to move C. is moving D. moves
( ) 5. The boy in black is responsible _________ taking notes during the meeting.
A. of B. to C. for D. with
( ) 6. Teddy is tired of his job, so he is _________ changing his job.
A. considering B. concluding C. choosing D. suggesting
( ) 7. The man _________ the meeting is Mr Wang.
A. is in charge of B. in charge of C. take charge of D. in the charge of
( ) 8. You look tired. You _________ to have a good rest.
A. should B. had better C. must D. ought
( ) 9. We’ll be free tomorrow, so I suggest _________ the History Museum.
A. to visit B. visiting C. should visit D. visit
( ) 10. Mr Black is thinking about _________ they need to buy a new car.
A. how B. what C. which D. whether
( ) 11. Laura said she _________ her holiday in South Korea next month.
A. spent B. would spend C. spends D. will spend
( ) 12. I suggest that my friend _________ his problem with his parents.
A. discussing B. to discuss C. discuss D. discusses
( )13. Could you tell me how often _________
A. they will publish the newspaper B. will they publish the newspaper
C. are they publishing the newspaper D. would they publish the newspaper
( ) 14. —I got full marks in the English exam.
—_________
A. Congratulations! B. What a shame! C. That’s terrible. D. You should work hard.
( ) 15. —_________
—Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.
A. I have won the first place in the English speech competition.
B. Would you mind looking after my pet dog when I’m on holiday
C. We should listen more carefully in class.
D. Over eight people were killed in the Flight ET302 plane crash.
II. Choose the proper words to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once:
A. willing B. agreed C. improve D. allows E. how F. provide G. decided
In November, 2021, an exhibition of oil paintings about firefighters was held in Shanghai. The paintings showed ___1___ these fighters put out fires and bravely faced danger. The painter, He Shujun, is a fireman himself.
Shujun has been good at painting since he was a child. However, his family couldn’t afford to send him to art school. Later, the boy grew up and ___2___ to join the army. Today, you can find him at a local fire station. He has been working there for thirteen years now. When there were no rescue missions or training, he would use his nights to draw in the basement (地下室) of the fire station. He bought many books and watched videos on the Internet to ___3___ his painting skills. One day, one of his leaders noticed his drawings. He wanted to ___4___ a better environment for this self-taught artist. In May of the next year, an oil painting workshop was set up in the fire station. There, he has been teaching his colleagues (同事) some simple painting skills. Many of them have been ___5___ to give oil painting a try.
So far, he and his colleagues have created more than 100 paintings in the workshop. He is glad to see them enjoy painting in their free time. “Painting ___6___ us to take a break from our dangerous work,” said the fireman. “Thanks to art, we can lead a colourful and joyful life!”
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
1. I was thankful to Mary because she gave so many useful _________. (suggest)
2. Please make a _________ about the case as soon as possible. (decide)
3. Sometimes it is difficult to _________ a better one. (choice)
4. I have a number of _________ about the hotel service. (complain)
5. I really felt _________ for the progress you have made. (delight)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required:
1. We ought to call it Mayfield Star. (改为一般疑问句)
_________ we _________ call it Mayfield Star
2. It is a good experience for everyone. (改为感叹句)
_________ _________ good experience it is for everyone!
3. My cousin made up his mind to study abroad alone next year. (保持句意基本不变)
My cousin _________ _________ study abroad alone next year.
4. Could you tell me Did your brother catch the train last night (改为宾语从句)
Could you tell me _________ your brother _________ the train last night
5. chief editor, the, Jack, the, finally, to be, team members, elected (连词成句)
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V. Reading comprehension:
A. Choose the best answer:
Look carefully at the back of a California State quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured on the back of a coin
The man on this quarter is John Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, drawing their beauty. Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that live in them.
Muir believed that nature should be protected instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon, others began to listen.
Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir’s love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California，Muir convinced the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and built five national parks.
Though it has been nearly one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conservationist helped us see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our Earth and our resources—then, now, and for the future.
( ) 1. _________ is at the back of a California State quarter.
A. A child B. John Muir C. A young man D. Theodore Roosevelt
( ) 2. Muir _________ when he was a young man.
A. drew pictures of a coin B. worked in the fields
C. explored the beauty of the wilderness D. lived in the woods
( ) 3. Muir was unhappy and worried because _________.
A. many trees were cut down B. he wrote about the places
C. there was little farmland D. there were too many sheep
( ) 4. The underlined word “conserving”in the third paragraph probably means “_________”.
A. enjoying B. burning C. cutting D. protecting
( ) 5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage
A. Muir thought nature should be protected instead of being changed.
B. The president went camping with Muir for three nights under some trees.
C. Muir’s work helped to add more land to national forests and parks.
D. Muir wrote articles in newspapers in order to make himself famous.
( ) 6. This passage is mainly about _________.
A. a California State quarter B. the importance of protecting our earth
C. John Muir, a conservationist D. the beauty of our natural world
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:
Generally speaking, schools have looked the same for the last 75 years or more. Of course, ___1___ is now a key part of the classroom. For example, interactive whiteboards may have replaced the ___2___ blackboards. But still the basic thing remains the same—the teacher stands at the front, facing rows of desks which students sit behind.
But technology has never moved at such a fast pace. Many people will be asking the ___3___: What should the school of the future look like AI is big news these days—Will robots ___4___ from teachers one day
Many educationalists now believe that it is only a matter of time before robots—intelligent machines—begin to replace teachers in schools. There will always be a place for teachers, but intelligent machines will be ___5___ to offer a more individual and personalized experience.
How the schools of the future can be transformed by technology will be determined by government education budgets and policy, but the technology certainly has the potential to completely transform schools over the ___6___ 20 or 30 years.
( ) 1. A. technology B. knowledge C. culture D. exhibition
( ) 2. A. traditional B. technological C. creative D. fashionable
( ) 3. A. problem B. question C. trouble D. request
( ) 4. A. take off B. take up C. take over D. take down
( ) 5. A. impossible B. independent C. able D. unlikely
( ) 6. A. last B. past C. recent D. next
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Today making a newspaper can be done much more easily than in the past. As long as you have b___1___ writing skills, a computer with Microsoft Word, or another programme with templates for newsletters, you can begin.
How to Create a School Newspaper
◆Put a group of friends together to help you. Find other students who would like to write articles and take pictures.
◆N___2___ your newspaper. Talk it over with your writers and think of a suitable name for your newspaper.
◆Decide if your newspaper will be a daily, weekly, or monthly edition.
◆Decide what kind of articles you will i___3__. You may want news about what is going on in students’ lives, profiles of teachers or students, puzzles, cartoons, photos, comics, or other topics.
◆Ask your writers to write or find these kinds of articles within deadlines.
◆O___4___ you have the articles, edit them for spelling, grammar and other writing mistakes. Be sure that the content is appropriate for your readers and that it is easily understood.
◆ Using a template to decide how to place the articles. U___5___ the most important articles will appear on the front page. Opinions should be in the middle and fun or features towards the end of the newspaper.
◆Print and d___6___ the papers to your customers.
Tips
◆ Be sure the people on your staff have the skills necessary for the jobs they want to do.
◆ Read the kinds of things you write to see how others write well.
◆ Remember when you work with writers and editors you must be accepting and respectful of their i___7___.
D. Answer the questions:
Schools of the future will value technology, but not in replacement of teachers; technology will be an assistant to teaching. For example, the best schools will ensure their weakest academic areas are strengthened by the use of technology. They will bring remote learning into schools, so that a teacher in Boston could be teaching a calculus (微积分) class in Little Rock in real time.
Technology is also going to allow us to teach children when they are the most focused. The science is clear that teenagers have a different circadian rhythm (生物钟) they go to bed late and they wake up late. Schools of the future will recognize this and allow children to design their personal learning so as to take advantage of their peak performance time.
Schools of the future will recognize the importance of having students work in teams. They will allow young people to develop a set of skills that bring in different subjects and different areas of expertise to create new ideas.
Schools of the future will teach children how to learn on their own. Students can go into areas where they have never been taught and become experts simply by consuming the information online.
1. According to the passage, will technology replace teachers in the future
______________________________________________________
2. What kind of circadian rhythm do teenagers have
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3. Why will schools of the future allow children to design their personal learning
______________________________________________________
4. How can students go into areas where they have never been taught and become experts according to the author
______________________________________________________
5. Do you like the idea of schools of the future in this passage Why or why not
______________________________________________________
参考答案：
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III. 1. suggestions 2. decision 3. choose 4. complaints 5. delighted
IV. 1. Ought, to 2. What a 3. decided to 4. if / whether, caught 5. Finally the team members elected Jack to be the chief editor.
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D. 1. No, it won’t.
2. They go to bed late and they wake up late.
3. In order to take advantage of their peak performance time.
4. By consuming the information online.
5. Yes, I do. Because I’d like to develop my competency in teamwork and arrange my timetable by myself. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)
