8下 Unit 6 周末练习 姓名__________
一、单项选择
( )1．Many people __________ to find the missing plane.
A. expect B. feel C. run D. miss ( )2. There is ______ on the river and it is ______ for us to go skating. A. enough ice; enough cold B. ice enough; cold enough C. enough ice; cold enough D. ice enough; enough cold
( )3. —Mum, Tony broke my pen again. —Forget it. ________, he’s only two years old.
A. After all B. All the time C. Not at all D. First of all ( )4.----Why do you always spend some time doing voluntary at weekends?
----Because it is one of our __________. We are volunteers.
A. sports B. duty C. work D. tasks
( )5. Mr. Brown was too busy ________ our papers _______ this question.
A. to mark; to answer B. to mark; answering C. marking; answering D. marking; to answer ( )6. ---- What kind of house do you like to live in, Tom?
---- We hope the new flat is __________ to the ones in Seattle.
A. similar B. different C. interesting D. beautiful ( )7. You must be very tired. Why not____a rest?
A to stop to have B to stop having C stop to have D stop having
( )8.-------Would you please not speak so loudly in______public? --------Sorry. I will remember to speak in_____lower voice.
A the; a B /; a C the; the D /; /
( )9. To keep healthy, you had better __________ eating fast food and keep exercising.
A. put up B. get up C. give up D. wake up
( )10. It is __________ of young man to donate his pocket money to Project Hope.
A. possible B. kind C. easy D. difficult
( )11. My grandpa has many hobbies. He thinks one is never ________ enjoy life.
A. too young to B. too old to C. young old to D. old enough to ( )12. Linda was unhappy because Liz________her conversation with Dad. A push in B cut in C bump into D drop in
( )13. __________ is really hard __________ each of us to climb such a high mountain.
A. This; to B. It; to C. This; for D. It; for
( )14. - If I work hard at my lessons from now on, can I learn them well? -- Sure________.
A. All rivers run into sea B. Every day is not Sunday C. Better late than never D. Practice makes perfect ( )15. The police warned us __________ into the house alone.
A. to come B. not come C. not to come D. to not come
( )16.I think the party was a big __________and we did it _________.
A. success; successful B. successful; success C. success; successfully D. successful; successful
( )17. Please try to avoid __________ the same mistakes in the next test.
A. make B. to make C. made D. making ( )18. Keep the door __________, my _________ friend.
A. close; closed B. close; close C. closed; closed D. closed; close ( )19. Everyone found __________ difficult to work out the Maths problem.
A. it B. that C. it’s D. that’s
( )20. It’s very kind __________ you __________ help the old man cross the road.
A. for; to B. of; of C. for; to D. of; to
( )21. ---Look! That man at the gate ___be our headmaster. He is always standing there every morning.
---No, it ____be him. He is holding a meeting in the office now.
A. must; can’t B. must; mustn’t C. can’t; can’t D. can’t; must
( )22. You don’t know ______ I want to see you again. It’s a year since I last saw you.
A. how soon B. how much C. how long D. how often
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( )23. You’d better fix the machine I have told you. __________, you may make more
problems.
A. like; Otherwise B. like; However C. as; Otherwise D. as; However
( )24. Checking your answers before ________ in your paper can help you mistakes.
A. handing; make B. hand; making C. handing; avoid D. hand; avoiding ( )25. – Did you come back early from school yesterday?
-- _________. It was not seven o’clock ______________ I got home.
A. Yes; before B. Yes; when C. No; until D. No; after 二、完形填空
Have you ever planted a few trees on Tree-planting Day? Every year, millions of people, both young and old, 1 a lot of trees. But this may not be the best way to make our home a 2 place. Last week we visited a park in Hebei province. We were 3 to find most of the trees had been burned. The workers told us that the trees 4 soon after they were planted because they weren’t watered well enough. 5 the workers burned them and cleaned the place for
6 trees to be planted this year. 7 a card found in one of the dead trees, a student wrote, ―I hope this tree will grow up with me to 8 the backbone (栋梁) of our country.‖ The workers said that the survival of the trees was really more important than 9 trees were planted.
Some people in Beijing now have a new idea that they can donate some money and let professionals (专业人士) plant and 10 the trees. ( )1. A. water B. plant C. look for D. burn ( )2. A. smaller B. warmer C. greener D. larger ( )3. A. pleased B. happy C. interesting D. surprised ( )4. A. died B. grew C. bought D. planted ( )5. A. Though B. When C. Because D. So ( )6. A. few B. old C. new D. dead ( )7. A. Over B. From C. On D. Above ( )8. A. need B. hold C. plant D. be ( )9. A. how many B. when C. how soon D. why
( )10. A. take out B. take down C. take away D. take care of 三、阅读理解
(A)
In 1638, John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was named for John Harvard.
Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies. However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731, Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again. In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.
( )1. The main idea of the second paragraph is________. A. Franklin started the first subscription library
B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833 ( )2. The underlined word ―borrow‖ means_______.
A. read and write with no help from another person B. like very much C. use for a short time and then return D. lend ( )3. The passage does not say it, but we can guess that_______.
A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it
D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools
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( )4. Harvard University began_______.
A. in 1731 B. in 1730 C. in 1833 D. in 1638 ( )5. At the library that Franklin started, ________. A. people could use books for no money at all
B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that D. both A and B
(B)
Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘书). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys made about $15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise—$18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.
Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a toy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought toy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the ―Toy Bear Lady‖.
Gladys always gave toys and other presents to her friends but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned that she was a millionaire（百万富翁）. One of her friends said, ―She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.‖
How did Gladys get so much money? She asked her boss how to make more money, and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy, and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about ―giving something to the children’s hospital‖. No one knew that the ―something‖ was $18 million!
( )6. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children toy bears because______. A. she had too much money B. she had a lot of toy bears
C. she had never got married and had no children D. she liked children very much ( )7. People started to call Gladys the ―Toy Bear Lady‖_______.
A. after she visited the children in hospital many times B. after she died
C. before her friend’s daughter was ill D. before she worked with his boss ( )8. Everyone was surprised that________.
A. Gladys lived such a long life B. Gladys lived in a small house outside Chicago C. Gladys had so much money D. Gladys always gave her friends nice presents ( )9. ________, so she got rich. A. Gladys made $15,000 a year as a secretary B. Gladys did what the boss told her to do C. Gladys got the money from the boss D. Gladys did another job in the hospital ( )10. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire,________.
A. she spent most of the money on nice presents and things B. she stopped working C. she still lived in the same way D. she could hardly wait to tell her friends and family
(C)
Coffee has been a part of people's lives for thousands of years, and today it is still one of the favorite drinks in the world. Many people in the world begin their busy day by drinking a cup of coffee or several cups of coffee. They have always said that a cup of coffee in the morning helps them begin their day in the right way. So they say a cup of coffee is necessary for them in the morning.
Do you know what in the coffee makes our bodies and brains active? It is caffeine (咖啡因). Caffeine may increase a person's mental and physical abilities (精力和体力). For example, two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and augment body temperature. All this makes your heart beat faster, and doctors warn that this may be a little dangerous.
Caffeine is found in tea, coffee, chocolate and some other foods. A little caffeine is probably not harmful. But too much caffeine can make people nervous and sleepless.
( ) 11.A good title for this passage is ________.
A. Coffee Is Harmful B. Coffee and Tea C. Caffeine and Health D. Caffeine Is Useful
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( )12. The word ―augment‖ means________.
A. make more B. drink C. stop D. make less
( )13.From this passage, we may know that drinking a cup of coffee late at night might_____. A. give you a headache B. make you fall asleep C. keep you awake D. may be dangerous ( )14.Caffeine is found in ________.
A. tea and water B. chocolate, meat and some other foods
C. coffee and cream D. coffee, tea, chocolate and some other foods ( )15.Which of he following is NOT TRUE?
A. Coffee has been a part of people's lives for thousands of years. B. Caffeine does no harm to our body.
C. Two cups of coffee will make you breathe faster and increase body temperature. D. Caffeine may increase human's mental and physical abilities.
（D）
Long ago in a small village, there was a place called the House of 1,000 Mirrors(镜子). A small, happy little dog learned about this place and decided to visit. When he arrived, he jumped happily up the stairs and to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway. His ears lifted up, and his tail wagged as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself looking at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as fast as his. He smileda great smile and he found 1,000 great smiles that were just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself: “This is a wonderful place. I will come back to visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the other one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung (垂下) his head low as he looked into the doorway. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly-looking dogs looking back at him, he growled at them. He was afraid when he saw 1,000
little dogs barking back. As he left, he thought to himself: “That is a terrible place. I will never go back there again.” All the faces in the world are mirrors of you. What kind of reflections (反映) do you see in the faces of people you meet?
( )16.Why was the first dog surprised when he went into the house?
A. Because everything was strange to him. B. Because he found that the dogs looked sad. C. Because he didn’t know there were 1,000 mirrors. D. Because he saw so many happy dogs smiling at him.
( )17.The first dog wanted to visit the house often because _____.
A. he liked the mirrors there B. he made many friends there C. he felt he was welcomed there D. he got lots of knowledge there ( )18.How was the second dog feeling when he visited the house?
A. Excited B. Nervous. C. Worried. D. Unhappy.
( )19.The underlined word “growl” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.
A. shout B. smile C. look D. run
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( )20.What does the story tell us? A. Mirrors can tell whether(是否) you are happy or not. B. If you show life a smile, life will smile back. C. Everyone in the world should believe in each other. D. Happy people are more popular than unhappy ones. 四、任务型阅读 Success is not easy to talk about because for some people it means power, for some people it means wealth(财富), for others it is fame(名声) or great achievements. But I have my own understanding of it. There are different ways to succeed. Success means to try your best. Many people believe that success means to win. In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do everything, no matter you will win or not. When you are taking part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line. Success means to work hard. No one can be successful without any hard work. Tomas Edison succeeded, because he had experimented thousands of times to find the best material for lights. Every success calls for hard work. Success means not to lose heart. No one can always be the winner. You will certainly lose or fail some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. Nobel had failed many times when he was doing his experiments. Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive（炸药）. So when you fail or meet any difficulty, just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike. How to 1 Success means power , wealth , fame and achievements, but I have different 2 . Whatever we do, we should do 5 best, no matter we will win or not. Trying your best When you 6 part in a long-distance race, if you keep on trying your best to 7 , you are successful, although you may 3 be the last to pass the finishing-line. Hard work 8 to success. of 4 hard 9 of us can always be the winner, so it is important for us success not to lose heart. Not losing heart Nobel 10 succeeded in doing his experiments many times, but he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive（炸药）. 1._______________ 2.____________ 3._____________ 4._____________ 5._____________ 6._______________ 7.____________ 8._____________ 9._____________ 10.____________ 五、词汇
A.根据句意、首字母或汉语意思完成单词。
1. It’s necessary to receive ___________ (培训) before doing the task.. 2. We will face a __________________(相同的)problem. 3. If you have a _________(机会) to go, take it.
4. He had an exciting__________(经历) in Japan last year.
5. Don’t _________ (期待) to win the game __________ (除了) practicing hard.
6. Tom felt ___________ of himself. He had __________ in winning the competition.(自信) 7. As good students, we should take good care of the __________ (年老的). 8. The clothes are one of the ____________. (教练)
9. The twins look so __________ (类似的) that their teachers often mix them by mistake. 10. He’s _________ a lot of __________ to Project Hope. (捐献) B.用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. We should try our best to help the _______(able) people.
2. There are different kinds of ___________(organize) in the world. 3. Mr Black’s son has come to China for__________(far) study.
4. The government (政府) should do something to help those_____________(home) people. 6. First, please read the __________ (introduce) of the book. Then tell me your opinion about it.
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