八年级英语下册 Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum特色培优专项训练 （新版）人教新目标版(1).doc

培优专项训练(九).单项填空( )1. sandy, i called you at 9：00 last night, but nobody answered the phone.im sorry. we _ a birthday party _ jerry.ahad, withbwere having, forcare having, fordhad, for( )2. jim _in zhuzhou since he finished his college.a. worksbis workingchas workeddhave worked( )3. he promised to pick me up at the school gate. however, he _ yet.adidnt arrivebdoesnt arrivecisnt arrivingdhasnt arrived( )4. great changes _ in tongren in the past five years.ahave happenedbhave taken placechave been happeneddhave been taken place( )5. 2012泰安 i hear mr zhang has gone to beijing for a meeting. really? do you know when he _？aleavesbwas leavingchas leftdleft ( )6. two _ and three _ joined the sports club last week.agermans, japanesebgermen, japanesescgermans, japanesesdgerman, japanese( )7. my parents always encourage me _ hard.astudybstudiedcstudyingdto study( )8. there are _ books in the library.atwo thousand ofbtwo thousandscthousand ofdthousands of( )9. id love to visit _.aanywhere warmbsomewhere warmcwarm anywheredwarm somewhere( )10. have you _ to paris?yes, i _ there last month.agone, wentbwent, gonecbeen, godbeen, went.完形填空my friend mr smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. so he has enough money to 1._ all over the world. and hes been to a lot places of interest. he likes to 2._ children and has a lot of little 3._. they often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he 4._. they make them happy and his room is always full 5._ children when hes free. it was my little sons seventh birthday yesterday. he wanted to 6._his old friend mr smith to the party. he 7._ mr smith himself and told him about it. the doctor accepted his 8._ happily. at half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. 9_ he saw his car, he ran towards him. mr smith 10._ on time, with a nice present in his hand. after dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to 11._ them some funny stories. mr smith agreed and his stories made them 12._ again and again. at last he told them the funniest story. he said, “ once i reached a city 13._ a foggy day. the fog was the thickest in the world”“please wait a 14._, mr smith,” said my son, “its said the fog in london is the thickest in the world.”“youre 15._, my clever boy.” said the funny doctor. “the city had much fog that day.” “whats it, then?” the boy couldnt wait to ask again.“the fog was so thick that i couldnt see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile. ( )1. aworkbfightclivedtravel ( )2. await forblook overcplay withdlook after ( )3. afriendsbbrotherscworkersdclassmates ( )4. areadbwrotecthoughtdsaw( )5. awithbforcofdby ( )6. asendbaskccarrydget ( )7. aknewbcaughtctaughtd. called ( )8. ainvitationbthingsccardmoney ( )9. abeforebas soon ascuntildsince ( )10. acamebansweredcsaiddplayed ( )11. aspeakbsayctelldtalk ( )12. athinkblaughccrydfear ( )13. awithbincatd. on ( )14. amomentbdaycweekdyear ( )15. asorrybsadcwrongdright .阅读理解a passenger told an air hostess(空姐) that he needed a cup of water when the plane just took off. she told him that she would bring him the water soon.twenty minutes later, when the passengers ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. she was kept so busy that she forgot to bring him the water. therefore, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.in the following hours on the flight, each time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. but the passenger never paid attention to her words.when he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers booklet(意见簿). she was very sad. she knew that he would write down sharp(苛刻的) words. but with a smile she handed it to him.off the plane, she opened the booklet, and let out a smile, for the passenger put it: on the flight, you asked me if i needed help for twelve times in all. how can i refuse your twelve sincere smiles?thats right! it was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that moved the passenger.( )1. why did the passenger need a cup of water?ahe was thirsty.bhe would take medicine.cthe air hostess was beautiful.dhe wanted to make trouble.( )2. what does the underlined phrase “held up” mean “_”.atook offbgot oncput offdwent on( )3. why did the passenger refuse the water later?ahe was angry.bhe didnt mind.che was well now.dhe wasnt thirsty at all.( )4. what would happen to the air hostess if the passenger wrote down sharp words?ashe would be thankful.bshe would be sad.cshe would be happy.dshe would lose her job.( )5. what can we say about the twelve smiles of the air hostess?ashe was silly.bshe was proud.cshe was sharp.dshe was a good air hostess.主题阅读.most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. aristotle, a greek thinker, said, “happiness depends upon ourselves.” in other words, we make our own happiness. here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.the first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. too often, we spend so much time thinking about the futurefor example, getting into college or getting a good jobthat we fail to enjoy the present. you should enjoy lifes simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. people who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.another secret to living a happy life is to be active. many people go dancing or play sports. people can forget about their problems and only think about the activities. finally, many people find happiness in helping others. studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. if you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. you can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.( )1. the best title(标题) of this passage is _.athe secrets of happinessbmoney makes you happycideas for helping other people to be happydgood friends make you happy( )2. the second paragraph tells us that _.athe more friends you have, the happier youll bebwe shouldnt think about our futurechappiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifedsome people fail to live a happy life( )3. the passage gives us _ pieces of advice on happiness.a. one btwocthree d. four( )4. the writer thinks that _.aeveryone knows how to live a happier lifebits wrong to spend time on workchobbies take up too much timeddoing good things for someone can make you happier( )5. which of the following is n