译林版英语八年级上册形1-3单元提优练习

1、8AU1U2U3提优练习+能力题解题指导一、单项选择(15).will the concert begin? seven oclock.A. How long, Not untilB. How long, UntilC. How soon, Not untilD. How soon, Until.Would you mind opening the windows? Let fresh air into the room.A. Yes, Til do that. B.No, not at all. C. No, please not. D. Yes, of course not.Jeremy

2、Lin an unknown basketball player in New York Knicks for quite a longtime.A. used to beB. used to being C. is used to beD. was used to be.Do you know?At the end of July?A. how soon is your sister coming back home B. how often Nancy hears from her pen friend C. when the London Olympic Games will be he

3、ld D. when will the new computer game come out 5.I am going to have a job interview tomorrow morning.Well,A. Have a good time! B. Tm happy to hear that. C. Good luck! D. Congratulations!.The First Huaguoshan International Golf Open was success that we enjoyed ourselves very much.A. such a greatB. a

4、such greatC. so a greatD. a so great.I didnt know you go to school by taxi.Oh, I take a taxi to school, but my bike needs repairing.A. alwaysB. sometimesC. oftenD. seldom.Hurry up! The bus is coming.Wait a minute. Dont cross the street the traffic lights turn green.A. untilB. afterC. whileD. since.W

5、hy are you so worried?I am expecting a call from my daughter. She New York .A. has gone to B. has been to C. has been in D. has left to. He likes playing tricks on others, but, he is a good boy because he is willing to help others.A. on the wayB. in the way C. in some ways D. by the way. Jim always

6、when others are talking.-Oh, it is impolite him to do so.A. cuts in on, for B. cuts in, forC. cuts in, of Hi, children. How was your party yesterday evening?Wonderful! We had a big meal and enjoyed .A. ourselvesB. myselfC. yourselves You look so tired. Whats wrong, Tony?I to prepare for the final ex

7、am last night.A, picked upR. woke upC, stayed upWhy do you always go to Lanzhou University at weekends?D. cuts in on, ofD. themselvesD.put upBecause there are a lot of great speakers I can practice EnglishBecause there are a lot of great speakers I can practice Englishin the EnglishCorner there.A. w

8、ithB. toC. on D. aboutprefer some shopping to camping since the weather isnt lovely.A. do ; going B. doing ; goC. do ; goD. doing ; going二、完型填空：（15）A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, pain

9、ted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. Coca-Cola. Drink-Cola-Cola,the sign said.“Boy! the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.An old woman was standing at her door.“You boy! Co

10、me here this minute!”Slowly the boy 16 onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman5s house. When he arrived at her house, she 17 out her hand and wrapped （缠住）her 18 old fingers around his arm.“Help me inside, boy, she said. Help me up to my bed. Whats your name?”“Joseph J he said.The old woma

11、n on the bed tried to 19 up, raising herself on her elbow （肘）, Water ran from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel20.Im dying, Joseph. You can see that, cant you? I want you to write a 21 for me. There9s paper and pencil on the table there/9Joseph looked down at the 22, and then loo

12、ked out of the window. He saw the sign again,Coca-Cola. Drink Cola-Cola.”“I want my silver pin to go to my daughter.,Joseph bent his small body over the table and 23 the pencil slowly across the paper.“Theres my Bible（圣经）the old woman said “Thats for my daughter, too. 1 want a 24 Christian burial （基

13、督葬礼） with lots of singing. Write that down, too. Thats the last wish of a poor old woman.The boy laboured over the paper. Again he looked out of the window.“Here. Bring it here so I can sign it.”Joseph found the Bible, and, 25 the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.“ 26 me now, boy, she sighed. I

14、m tired.”He ran out of the house.A cold wind blew through the 27 window, but the old woman on the bed 28 nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. 29 on thepaper were some childish letters. They 30 the words, Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola.”A. rushedA. reachedA. fir

15、mA. sitA. illA. letterA. tableA. movedA. greatA. settingA. HoldA. largeA. didB. struggled C.B. letB. smoothB. getB sickB. noteB. penB - drewB merryB. hiding C.B LeaveB, opensawhurried D.pushedC. dryC standC. unpleasantC. willC paperC- usedC. splendid placingC. ExcuseC. smallC. feltsteppedD. pointedD

16、. freshD. wakeD. funnyD. messageD. womanD. pulledD. reallayingD. PardonD , prettyD. knewA. Described B. PrintedA. Described B. PrintedC. RecordedD. WrittenA. formed B. spelledC. organizedD. repeated三、A，三、A，阅读理解（共15小题;每题1分）Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.Canada is a big country with six time zones（时区）.

17、In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November.Scotland 12:00 noonScotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or mi

18、dday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday.Egypt 2:00 p.m.Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at t

19、wo p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.）Japan 9:00 p.m.Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.I JThe people in neednt go to wor

20、k on Fridays.A. CanadaB. Scotland C. Japan D. EgyptIf it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is in eastern Canada.A. IkOOa.mB. 2:00 p.m.C. 12:30 p.m.D. 4:00 a.m.While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are.having lessonsB. sleepingC. watching TV D. playing games） THIS is a st

21、ory about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. Hefailed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physicsstudent in the schools history. He didnt do much better in sports. He made the school golf team,but lost the only important mat

22、ch of the season.He didnt have friends, either. Other kids didnt care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. Theres no way to tell how he might have done at dating（约会）.Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afrai

23、d of being turned down.He was a loser（失败者），and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted（递交）some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but

24、 they were rejected.（拒绝）After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography（自 传）in cartoons. He c

25、reated his childhood self - a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts com

26、ic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was in high school.A. a loser B. a talented boy C. a good player D. a bad boySparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of.A. making mistakesB. making friendsC. b

27、eing refusedD. talking to girlsWhat does the underlined word He in the last paragraph refer to?A. His cartoon character CharlieB. SnoopyC. Charles SchulzD. Walt DisneyHis only success mentioned in this passage is .his autobiography in cartoonsB. his artwork submitted to the Yearbookhis cartoons subm

28、itted to Walt Disney Studios D. his golf match in high school （C）When my wife left this world, I chose to travel in Antigua looking for a peaceful place to rest my old body. Not quite old and weak, I felt I wanted something more than the usual hotel room with 24-hour room service,I decided this year

29、 to try something completely new and booked myself a private holiday home in Antigua. This was the best decision I had ever made, as there was plenty to do, plenty to see and lots of lovely restaurants to visit. There was a private swimming pool, and a cool, wide yard where I ate my breakfast most m

30、ornings.Antigua has to be one of the loveliest places on earth to spend a holiday. The bright blue sea and the endless blue around the beach areas proved to be an excellent place for me to spend the long afternoons.I had to hurry to do what I wanted to do before the holiday came to an end. I managed

31、 to visit the Sugar Mill and Shirley Heights on my last two days and yet found myself wondering whether 1 could extend for a few more days.I rented a boat and came home after a days sailing, refreshed, looking forward to dinner. Everything is so pleasant on these beautiful islands, swept by the trad

32、e winds and warmed by the sun for so many summer months. The food just tasted better to me, perhaps because I was having such a great holiday. There was always someone to have a drink withthats what I liked most. 38. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned about the private holiday home t

33、he writer stayed in?A. It had a private swimming pool.B. There were lots of restaurants near it.The writer often had breakfast in its yard. D. It supplied delicious seafood to the writer.The word “extend” in Paragraph 4 probably means “A. make something last longerB. make you feel happyC. prevent fr

34、om enteringD. sell goods to foreign countriesThe most important reason for the writer to travel in Antigua was.A. there was bright blue seaB.there was endless blue skyC. there were lots of lovely restaurantsD.there were many people to drink withThe passage is most likely to be taken from a part of.A

35、. a tour guideB.a travel diaryC. a students reportD.a health reportD Scientists who study the climate are still arguing about how fast the earth is warming and how much it will warm, but they do agree that the earth is warming and that it will keep warming if we dont do anything about it.Scientists

36、agree that the burning of fossil fuels （化石燃料）like oil and coal cause greenhouse gases to escape into the air and that these gases are causing most of the warming. Another cause is deforestation （cutting down trees） . Trees soak up carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases, from the air.There are a

37、lready some changes happening because of global warming. Sea level is rising and some animals are already moving to new homes. Ifs already too late to stop global warming completely.If the warming gets worse, as scientists expect, there may be some kinds of plants and animals that is disappearing be

38、cause they cant move to new homes. There may be more storms and floods. Sea level may rise so much that people have to move away from the coasts. Some areas may become too dry for farming.Global warming is a very difficult problem to fix. People are having a hard time agreeing on what to do about it

39、. For example, everyone agrees that wasting energy is a bad thing to do. But some people think that the federal government （联邦政府）should make laws about it, while other people think it should be up to each person or business to decide what to do.Many states and businesses in the United States are not

40、 waiting until the federal government decides what to do. They have already started working on the problem.What are the scientists arguing about in the passage?A. How fast is the earth warming?B. How much will the earth warm?C. The earth will keep warming if we dont do anything about it. D. Both A a

41、nd B. 43. What does the underlined phrase soak up mean?A. take inB. grow upC. take offD. set upWhat may be the causes of global warming?The disappearance of plants and animals and the wasting energy.The burning of fossil fuels and storms and floods.The burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.The r

42、ising of sea level and deforestation.What is the best title of this passage?A. The reason for global warmingB. How to stop global warmingC. The changes to the worldD. The global warming四、任务型阅读（共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分）Beggars are often seen sitting under blankets as people walk past them in Cambridges mark

43、et center. Some ask passers-by（路人）for change and some just sit and wait to be given money.To solve the problem of begging, an alternative giving, plan has been suggested. Ten blue money boxes will be placed in busy places such as the market and the railway station. The aim is to encourage people not

44、 to give money directly（直接地）to beggars but instead to give generously to the local people who are homeless.Different people have different opinions. Supporters of this plan think it will be a good way to solve the beggars alcohol and drug problems（酗酒和吸毒）.But the police dont support it. They argue th

45、at beggars who do not receive cash （现金）may turn to criminality（ 犯罪）.The homeless charity Crisis“ said the success of any plan will depend on its style. They think that imaginative and positive（积极的）plans can help create local understanding and sympathy （同情心）.Most of the beggars dont like the plan bec

46、ause they think they will not get enough money from the boxes for their showers, food, and clothes.Begging is a big social problem both in developing and developed countries. Governments must play a big role in working out this problem. Training beggars to work and helping them to find jobs is a goo

47、d way. This is true for developing countries where many simple jobs exist. People should also be educated to see beggars not as dirty and dangerous, but as people who need understanding and help.1problem2 to thebegging problemSome beggars ask 3for money.Some beggars just sit and wait to be given mon

48、ey.An alternative plan” to the problemIn some busy places, ten blue boxes will be placed to 4people to give money to local homeless people.Different 5 onthe suggested plan令 Supporters think it very good to solve the problems.令 The police 6 the plan arguing that the beggars may turn tocriminality bec

49、ause of 7 of cash.令 The homeless charity said that it remains to be seen whether this plan would work well.令 Most of the beggars 8the plan because the money that theywill get from the box will not be enough. They cant 9theirshowers, food and clothes.10to dealwith the problemGovernments must be activ

50、e in 11this problem by trainingbeggars to work and helping them to find proper jobs.The public shouldn*t look 12upon beggars but understand andhelp them.五 缺词：（44x0.5=22）Paul and I live in the same building. His room is on the sixth floor but mine is on the fifth. Hes very careless and sometimes he g

51、ets into t.Last Friday afternoon the young man and his friends went to spend the weekend on a wild island. They could swim, fish, play the guitar and sleep in the quiet place at night. They enjoyed t there and could do a they wanted. On the third morning they decided to get back to the land. But the

52、ir boat hit a rock and soon went down. W the villagers, help, they swam to the bank.L none of them was hurt. They took a taxi and half an hour 1 they arrived at our town, but it was two in the night. The young man was hungry and thirsty. He wished to get home as soon as possible. Something was wrong

53、 with the lift, so he had to go u the stairs. He stopped by my door and brought out a key. Of course he could not open the door. Half an hour passed but he f. He became angry and shouted, Ill cut you d with a knife!The noise woke me up and I opened the door. I understood at o what was happening and

54、said, Youre trying to open a wrong door, Paul!”“Sorry, I cant with you, Charlie!” said the young man, Its my room. Youve entered it by m!”Making friends is a skill like other skills. It improves with practice. If you want to meet people and m 1 friends, you must be w 2 to take some actions.You must

55、first go w 3 there are many people. You wont make friends staying at home.J 4 a club or go to a party, talking with those who like the s 5 things as you do. Or join someone in some a 6Ifs human nature to feel a b 7 unhappy about the unknown. Most of our fears come from doubts about ourselves. D 8 fo

56、rget they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease （自由自在）.Youll both f 9 comfortable. Try to act self-confidently t 10 you dont feel that way. When you enter a room f 11 with strangers, walk straight, look directly at them and smile. Me

57、eting someone new doesnt mean that you will make friends because friendship is based on mutual liking （基于互相 喜欢）and “give and take”. It takes t 12 to develop.Though Chinese ways of 1-（cook） are famous in the world, todays Chinese people seem not to care much about what to choose for a healthy diet. T

58、he Peoples Daily （人民 日报）2（publish） an article（文章）recently, 3（call） for （号召）an improved diet, as “it is not only a matter of lifestyle, but also an urgent （急迫的）one influencing our future.（不仅是一个生活方式的问题，更是一个关系我们前途命运的事情）For example, many Chinese today eat too much on holidays, and they eat perhaps whate

59、ver animals they 4（find）, and some Chinese people waste a lot of food in big dinners. It is sad that what they eat 5（lead） them to some serious diseases （疾病）like hypertension（高血 压）and fatty liver（脂肪肝）. It can be predicted （预测）that these diseases 6（ hit） the country in the future, unless they have a

60、healthier diet.Fortunately, many famous people 7（ work） hard to tell the public the importance of a balanced diet to both humans and the environment. Yao Ming, the famous Chinese basketball player, is a good role model when he says “no” to shark fins（鱼翅），which 8（suppose） to be a rare nutritious （营养）