江苏省吴江区震泽初级中学八年级英语下册 Unit 14 基础练习 牛津版.doc

unit1-4基础练习一、单项选择。1. do you know _ man on tv? yes, he is _ honest person.a. a, an b. an, the c. the, an d. a, the 2. what a _ film! i really get _ with it.a. bored; bored b. boring; boring c. bored; boring d. boring; bored3. mr. smith together with his two children _ early every morning.a. practise running b. practises running c. practise to run d. practises to run4. he arrived _ nanjing _ the evening of july 8th.a. in, at b. in, on c. at, on d. at, in 5. did you and your friends have a good time in suzhou? yes. we enjoyed_ very much a. us b. ourselves c. myself d. our6. many chinese students think science subjects are _ foreign languages. a. more difficult as b. more difficult than c. much difficult than d. so difficult as7. i am willing _ you.a. helping b. to help c. in helping d. helps8. _ have you lived in nanjing? -ive lived here _ 1993.a. hong soon, for b. how often, since c. how far, from d. how long, since9. when _you _ your breakfast this morning? at 6.00.a. have, had b. did, have c. are, have d. has, had10. the old man lives _ but he never feels_.a. lonely, lonely b. alone, alone c. alone, lonely d. lonely, alone11.couldyou_mesome_? sure. a.give,advices b.togive,advice c.give,advice d.togive,advices12. funny people can always _ when i feel _. a. make me happy; sad b. make me happy; sadly c. make me happily; sad d. make me happiness; sad 13. shanghai is bigger than _ in japan.a. any other city b. any city c. all the other cities d. all the city 14.excuse me. could you please tell me _ a book? sure. there is a bookshop near our school.a. when to buy b. where to buy c. to buy d. how to buy15. are you willing to live on mars one day? _. it sounds exciting, but it still worries me.a. of course i am. b. im not sure.c. why not? d. are you joking?二、完形填空。malls are popular places for americans to go. some people 1 so much time shopping at malls that they are called “mall rats”. mall rats shop until they visit hundreds of stores.people like malls for 2 reasons. they feel happy because malls have police stations, parking is usually 3 , and the weather inside is always fine. the newest malls 4 beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.the first indoor mall in the united states was built in 1965 in edina, minnesota. people love doing all their 5 in one place. more malls are built around the country. now malls are like town centres and people go there 6 many things. when they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts and they can have food 7 all over the world. they see films at theatres. some people even get 8 daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. 9 go to malls to meet friends.in some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. in other words, people can almost do 10 in malls. now people can even live in their favourite shopping center.1. a. spend b. take c. cost d. use2. a. much b. many c. a lot d. a little3. a. dear b. not cheap c. expensive d. free4. a. find b. make c. have d. move5. a. fishing b. swimming c. surfing d. shopping6. a. to do b. to count c. to paint d. to record7. a. at b. from c. in d. with8. a. theirs b. our c.your d. their9. a. another b. the other c. others d. other10. a. everything b. something c. nothing d. things三、阅读理解。afor a long time, humans have used technology (科技) to study the world around us, and mars is the latest place were using machines to explore. besides the earth, the “red planet” is seen, as the one place in our solar system most likely to have life.early last month, the first american robot, spirit, landed on mars without any problem. opportunity, the second robot, landed on the planet more than a week ago. scientists are very excited about these machines safe landing on mars. it means that now we have an excellent chance to look for water and other signs of life. so far, the robots have found some stones that could show mars was once a wet and warm planet.but the trips made by spirit and opportunity were dangerous. mars is often called the “death planet”, because in the past its environment has been unfriendly to the robot explorers. before spirit and opportunity, nearly forty spaceships had been sent to mars since the 1960s. two-thirds of them failed. the first spaceship, korabl, sent in 1962 by russia was among them. it broke apart (分裂) near the earth.1. for a long time humans think _.a. they can surely find life on marsb. there may be life on mars c. its too late for them to explore mars nowd. mars is the only planet that has life on it2. the two robots _.a. have found out that it is warm and wet on marsb. were sent to mars to find some stones c. were the first two american robots that landed on mars d. are the only machines that have landed on mars so far3. the third paragraph mainly tell us _.a. its a very hard and dangerous trip for spaceships to marsb. two-thirds of the spaceships sent to mars have failedc. spirit and opportunity landed on mars successfullyd. mars is called the “death planet”bmost people have flown a kite or have seen one ride and dip(下降) in strong spring wind. not so many people know that kites were first made in china thousands of years ago. the ancient chinese were making and flying kites even before they were writing. a long time ago, the chinese made kites to use in wars. they would fly these war kites in the dark. the kites were fixed so that they made strange sounds. men who were at war with them would hear these sounds and run away. they thought those strange sounds were made by gods in the sky. the ancient chinese also flew kites to bring good luck and to make their crops grow rich and tall. sometimes they tied long strings (细绳) and hooks (钩) to their kites. then they would fly the kites over water, letting the hooks hang down to catch fish. the chinese use sticks, strings and paper for their kites. some of these kites look like animals or trees. others look like birds or houses. 4. the main idea of the first paragraph is that _a. kites were first made in china b. most of us have flown or seen a kite c. the ancient chinese were making kites before they were writing d. the ancient chinese were good at making kites 5. the ancient chinese used kites in wars because the kites _. a. could bring good luck b. looked like animals c. could help them win a war d. could fly high 6. in ancient china kites could be used for _. a. catching fish b. helping people fly c. watering the crops d. helping people walk in the dark 7. the chinese usually use _ for their kites. a. sticks, strings and grass b. strings, hair and wood c. paper, strings and sticks d. paper, ropes and hooks 8. what is the best title of this passage? a. lucky kites.b. strange kites. c. beautiful kites.d. chinese kites. 四、词汇a)根据句意、汉语提示或首字母写出单词。1. i read an _（文章）by a lovely boy from the usa.2. the _（长度）of their summer holiday is about two months.3.you should be friendly to those _(外国的) visitors.4.what is your _ (理想的) school like?5. our school is a m _ one, so boys and girls have lessons together.b)根据句意，用括号里所给单词的适当形式填空。6. our english teacher is always very _to us. (friend)7. skiing is as _as diving. (dangerous)8.lilysdrawingis_thanlucys.(bad) 9. _ (play) computer games often is bad for your health.10. be quiet! the students (have) an english class now.五、书面表达假设你是阳光外国语学校的一名初二学生，名叫马克斯。你在主页上写了一篇介绍学校生活的文章，内容要点如下：1. 所有的学科中，最喜欢物理。学习物理有乐趣。2. 每学期学校都举办外语节。我们可以参加各种与外语相关的活动。这对我们的外语学习帮助很大。3. 每周二下午，我参加diy俱乐部。4. 在学校有时可能很忙，但我们都很开心。注意事项：1. 须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2. 第3要点须用1-2句话围绕“俱乐部”话题展开合理想象，作适当发挥；3. 词数在80个左右，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。my name is max. i am in grade 8 at sunshine fore