A．How B．What C．What a 真题4 (2011·成都) －I like this set of sofa so much．but I don’t know it in my small house． －You’re supposed to put it in the living room．
A．where to put B．why to put C．how to put 真题5 (2011·滨州) －what was your Brother doing at this time yesterday? －He was reading a magazine I was writing an e-mail at home． A．as soon as B．after C．until D．while 名师预测
阅读下面的短文，然后根据汉语或英语首字母提示 写出所缺英语单词的正确形式。
I had a very unusual experience on(1) (星期天)．At around ten o’clock in the morning，I was walking down the street when a UF0 landed in(2)f of me．You can imagine
how(3) (奇怪的)it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street．I(4) (跟随)it to see where it was going，and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop．While it was looking at the souvenirs，the assistant called the(5)P ．
同步训练l2八年级(下)Units 3—4
[基础检测] 一、单项选择
( )1．(2011·西宁)—I feel really before the interview． —Take it easy．Sure you are the
best．
A．patient B．serious C．nervous D．cool
( )2．—What did Tim ? —He said he play basketball the next day．
A．said；would B．say；would C says；was going D．say；was going ( )3．(2011·西宁) —Did you see the girl in white pass by just now? —No，sir．I a newspaper．
A．read B．was reading C．will read D．am reading ( )4．(2011·昆明)While the alien a souvenir，the girl called the police． A．was buying B．bought C．buys D．is buying
( )5．(2011·青岛)Tom rushed into the house his mother was cooking． A．as B．before C．while D．after ( )6．(2011·呼和浩特)The girl with two cats in the yard when the earthquake happened．
A ．was playing B．is playing C．are playing D．were playing ( )7．(2011·长春)Internet is very useful．It can our eyes to the outside． A．put up B．grow up C．turn up D．open up
( )8．(2011·衡阳) — Jack，will your family move to Shanghai?—Yes．That’s a very big
my parents made．
A．decide B．decision C．education
( )9．She’s at swimmin9，but she wants to do in it．
A．good；well B．well；better C．good；better D．better；better
( )10． beautiful the dress is!
A．What B．What a C．How a D．How 二、语篇填空
My best friend is Victor．He is an American boy． He has been living in China(1) (自从)last year．He is very hard—working．So he is good at all the subjects(2) (除……之外)Chinese．His English is excellent and he is very good
at(3) (写作)in English．But I do(4) (差)in it，because I am a bit(5) (懒)and I don’t like reading English．I usually(6) (花)lots of time in playing sports．Mr Hu told us that l was much(7) (好)at P．E．than Victor．Yesterday Victor told us that he would like to be a volunteer teacher in a mountain(8) (村子)in Gansu．He．wanted to teach children something new．It could(9) (开阔)up their eyes．When I(10) (听到)the news，I was very surprised． 三、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1．—I phoned you yesterday morning，but you were not in．—We (fish)by the river． 2．Don’t worry about your son．He is old enough to be independent and live by (he)． 3． (final)，Grace made up her mind to 1ive abroad with her daughter．
4．The great (art)gave his first show in Shanghai and the tickets sold out in minutes． 5．Climb up to the (eleven)floor，and you can enjoy a better view．
6．While traveling in Africa，we had many happy and exciting (experience)． 7．Her classmates didn’t (return)her books．
8．The teacher told us that light (travel)much faster than sound．
9．He feels (disappoint)because he couldn’t get a ticket to The Sound of Music． 10．I’m happy (invite)you to my birthday party．
四、用方框中所给词组的适当形式填空
in good health，have a hard time，do well in，take place，take off 1．The story about two thousand years ago． 2．Linda drawing．She won lots of prizes．
3．My brother works in a primary school．He with the noisy children． 4．Hurry up!The plane in half an hour． 5．I hope you are ．
五、句型转换
1．I am surprised to find great changes have taken place in China．(改为同义句)
my ，I find great changes have taken place in China． 2．Our city is beautiful．(改为感叹句) our city is ! 3．Should I arrive on time or a little later if someone invites me to dinner?(改为同义旬) Am I arrive on time or a little later if someone invites me to dinner?
4．We will turn off the lights for an hour at 6：00．(就划线部分提问)
we turn off the lights for an hour?
5．It is interesting to send English messages to friends on a mobile phone．(改为感叹句) interesting thing it is to send English messages to friends on a mobile phone!
[能力提升] 一、完形填空
Do you often communicate with your parents?
Some parents are always comparing their l with themselves when they were young，or with otherpeople when they were children．
“When l was your age。”a father said to 2 sixteen-year—old son one day．“l was at the top of my class every year．And I 3 what l wanted to do when I left school．I had goals．You are always al the bottom of your class 4 you have no goals．”
The man’s son said nothing．He had already heard this from his father 5 times． “And when your mother was your age．’’the young man’s father 6 ，“she had a good job and she was earning money．You don’t even have a part—time job．You earn nothing．’’
The man’s son still said 7 ．He had heard this before， 8 ．“And 9 your elder brother was your age，”the young man’s father went on，“he studied hard．But you just 10 your time．”
And the man’s son still said nothing．
Finally，the young man’s 11 said。“And when Abraham Lincoln was your age，he worked all day and studied at night．’’ This time the son l 2 stay silent．
“And when Abraham Lincoln was your age。father，”he said，“He was the President of l3 United States， 14 are you?’’ His father had no answer to this．
Are your parents always comparing you l 5 others?And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
( )1．A．children B．students C．teachers D．friends ( )2．A．my B．his C．her D．your ( )3．A．know B．knew C．will know D．have known ( )4．A．although B．or C．and D．unless ( )5．A．many B．few C．any D．much ( )6．A．went away B．went over C．went up D．went on ( )7．A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything ( )8．A．also B．too C．either D．yet ( )9．A．after B．before C．as soon as D．when ( )10．A．save B．take C．waste D．keep ( )11．A．brother B．sister C．mother D．father ( )12．A．can B．can’t C．could D．couldn’t ( )13．A．a B．an C．the D．／ ( )14．A．What B．How C．Where D．Who ( )15．A．to B．with C．about D．for 二、阅读理解(2011·泰州)
Yesterday l was shopping for a few items(物品)． With nothing to do at home，my son，who just left university，was ready to go together with me． As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机)，I checked my items to see how many I
had，thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said “Ten items or less”． I started to go to that line and my son said，“Morn，you have twelve items!” I said，“I know，but they’re close．”He said，“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular lane because you have over ten items．’’ Knowing he was right．I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line．So I was waiting for my turn there and l was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items．
I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished．Again，my son came up．“Morn，he has only two items and the Express lane is very long now．Won’t you just let him go first?” I agreed，and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times．
It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life．Do what’s right and also be kind．I really take pride in him．
( )1．The writer when she was pushing the basket towards the register． A．lost something she liked best B．found her favourite item C．checked her handbag D．counted the items she had ( )2．The writer went to the Regular Line because A．she had 2 items B．she had l2 items
C．she was in a hurry to get home D．she wanted to wait for her son ( )3．Of the following，which order is right according to the story? ①prepare to remove the items from the basket ②let the young man behind go first ③walk towards the Express Line
④return to the Regular lane
A．②①④③ B．④②③① C．③④①② D．①③④②
( )4．If you pay for your items at the Express line， A．you need to hell)others B．you must wait for a long time
C．you can get finished more quickly D．you should buy more than ten items ( )5．What did the writer learn from her son that day?
A．Enjoy your life and be kind． B．Don’t buy too many at a time． C．Try to be friendly to your family． D．Never waste time waiting in line． 三、任务型阅读(2011·广东)
请阅读某网站论坛上关于“地球--4'时”的文章，根据所提供的信息，完成后面表格。 From 8：30 pm to 9：30 pm on Saturday，Mawh 26th，2011，a great number of people around the world turned off the lights for Earth Hour．It is a bit like an environmental New Year，providing a cha．']cc to help care for our earth and make people around the world learn how important it is to do that． What can we do during this hour? We can do lots of fun things in the dark，such as planning a candlelight dinner for our family or a group of friends，telling stories and singing songs with：he kids and neighbors． What did you do for Earth Hour this year? Let’s share the Earth Hour stories． Emma I was on one of the mountains near the city and took photos of my city．It was great to watch the stars and the moon after a busy day so that I could enjoy this relaxing moment． Albert I work as a waiter in a restaurant．Our restaurant was still open even for Earth Hour as we got lots of reservations(预定)that night．So we spent the hour working by candlelight．And guess what? Our customers loved that and promised to come for next Earth Hour． Brandon I turned off the main power to my house and went for a walk for Earth Hour．It was a little strange to walk in the dark，but it was only for one hour．Just think of what it must have been like before the invention of the light bulb l Mary I invited my，friends who know and support Earth Hour activities．We actually had a candlelight concert and we talked about the old happy days that we spent together in college．
Infonnation Card The date of Earth Hour in 2011 Albert’s job What Brandon did when it was dark? Who stayed with Mary during the hour? (1) (2) (3) (4) The number of people who talked about their stories (5) 四、句子翻译 1．她和她丈夫都认为那是个好主意。(both…and．．．)
2．虽然他很穷，但很快乐。(although)
3．上网能开阔学生们对外面世界的视野。(open up)
4．她说她不再生她朋友的气了。(not…any more)
5．当她打电话时发生了什么事?(while)
五、书面表达(2011·广安)
初中生活即将结束，我们有很多不能忘记的美好记忆。与同学之间的友好交往、与老师之间的坦诚沟通、与家长之间的倾心交流……已成为我们生活中的重要内容。
请以“My Past Beautiful Life”为题，写一件你与同学(或朋友、老师、家长)等曾经经历过的美好事情，以表达对他们的感激或怀念之情。
要求：1．书写规范，层次清楚，真情实意。
2．文章中不得使用你及你的朋友、同学、老师、家长的真实姓名和校名。 3．词数不少于80词。
部分参考词汇：an unforgotten time(一段难忘时光) meaningful(有意义的)
thankful(感激的) moved(感动的) My Past Beautiful Life