英语八年级下册Unit 5 Reading(1)课时练习

英语八年级下册Unit 5 Reading(1)课时练习姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . _ the new words in the dictionary is a good way _your English.ALooking up；to improveBReading；of improveCLook up；to improveDWriting down；of improving2 . Li Ming was surprised tothat his new teacher was his neighbor!AdiscoverBcreateCadmire3 . We call her Xi Wang. What is the sentence structure?AS+VBS+V+OCS+V+DO+OCDS+V+IO+DO4 . -Whose cap is this? -I_ its Li Mings.AthinkBhelpCgiveDwelcome5 . It is difficult _ villagers _ the river.Afor；walk acrossBof；crossCfor；to crossDof；to cross二、阅读单选The Nile is the longest river in the world. It flows across the all Egypt，from south to north. Ancient Egyptians mainly lived by the Nile. Back in the old days，the river flooded once a year. After the flood，it left behind rich black soil. This black soil was good for growing plants，and ancient Egyptians knew it. Ancient Egyptians grew many things，such as wheat，cucumbers，onions，lettuces，and beans. Among all of those，wheat was one of the most important. Ancient Egyptians use them to make bread and beer. They ate bread and drank beer every day. Meat was very little then. Only rich people could afford it. Even so，they would only eat meat during festivals. On those special times，they would also drink wine made from grapes. Ancient Egyptians ate a lot of fruits. They really liked dates and figs. They sometimes trainedbaboons to climb up trees and collect figs for them. They used dates and figs to make cakes and then sweetened them with honey. Ancient Egyptians did not know about sugar. They were the first people in the world to keep bees and collect honey.6 . How did the ancient Egyptians get the rich land?AThe flood left the rich black soil to them.BThey stopped the Nile from running and got the land.CThe sea around them left soil.DThey got soil from the mountains.7 . What are dates and figs?AThey mean“calendar”.BThey are two kinds of vegetables.CThey are two kinds of fruits.DThey are two names of animals.8 . How could ancient Egyptians get honey?AThey grew it on land.BThey kept bees.CThey bought it.DThey made it from sugar.9 . What do you think of ancient Egyptians?AThey were clever and hardworking.BThey were lazy.CThey were friendly.DThey were brave.三、填写适当的单词补全句子在下列各句的空白处填入一个适当的词，使句子意思完整、语法正确。10 . If you go to visit London, dont forget your _ because it rains a lot.11 . There are _ new words in the book so it is easy for you to read.12 . In our school eighty _ of the students like playing computer games.13 . Annas father is a_. If theres something wrong with your teeth, you can ask him for help.14 . It was late. She opened the door _ because she didnt want to wake up her grandma.四、用所给单词的正确形式填空B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。15 . In Italy, _ (kiss) is proper for greeting best friends and family members.16 . The more _ (polite) you ask people for help, the more willing they are to help you.17 . Always remember to make good use of time. As the _ (say) goes, “Time and tide wait for no man.”18 . Your advice is so _ (help) to us. Thanks.19 . When youre eating in a restaurant, try _ (not make) any noise.五、选用适当的单词补全对话请根据对话内容，从下列方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51-55的相应横线上。Where answering completely came down theyA: Hello, Im Barry Lai, a reporter with TV News. Would you mind 20 . a few questions aboutthe events of this afternoon?B: Not at allA: All right then. 21 . were you when the birds landed?B: I was shopping in Central.A: How many birds do you think there were?B: Id say there were about 1,000 birds in all.A: Can you tell me what 22 . looked like?B: They were small brown and green birds.A: And what did they do, exactly?B: Well, they 23 . and landed in Statue Square. They stayed there for about 15 minutes before flying off again.A: How did people react?B: Oh, everyone was amazed. Traffic stopped 24 . and the police had to be called.A: OK. Thanks very much for talking to me.六、回答问题五、阅读表达阅读下面短文，回答问题（no more than 9 words.）What would people like to eat on their birthday? The answer would be different in different countries.In many countries, people have birthday cakes with candles. The number of candles is the persons age. The birthday person must make a wish and blow out the candles. If he or she blows out all the candles in one go, the wish will come true. In the UK, people sometimes put a candy in a birthday cake.The child with the candy is lucky.In China, it is getting popular to have cake on your birthday. But many people still eat very long noodles for their birthday. They never cut up the noodles because the long noodles are symbol of long life. In some places, Chinese people also eat eggs on their birthday. They are a symbol of life and good luck.All of these birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same. They bring good luck to the birthday person.25 . What does the number of candles mean(意思A?_26 . How can a person make his or her birthday wish come true?_27 . What do people in the UK sometimes put in a birthday cake?_28 . Why do p