Unit 6 Period 4　同步练习2023-2024学年沪教牛津版（广州沈阳通用）英语八年级下册

Period 4　More practice, Culture corner & Self-assessment Ⅰ.单项选择 1.After school, some children are playing games and 　　　 are talking happily.  A.other　　 B.another C.the other　　D.others 2.I heard a strange 　　　 coming from the box. It sounded as if there was a mouse.  A.voice　　B.noise C.sound　　D.shout 3.We tied our boat to a tree to keep it 　　　 away.  A.to float　　B.floating C.floated　　D.from floating Ⅱ.根据汉语意思完成下列句子,每空一词 4.上班前我得去遛狗。 I have to　　　 　　　 　　　 before I go to work.  5.她总是尽量自己做家务。 She tries to do the housework on her own 　　　 　　　 　　　.  6.那个老人平静地度过了他的余生。 The old man spent the　　　 　　　 　　　 　　　 in peace.  7.在这所医院里,残疾儿童得到很好的照顾。 The disabled children　　　 　　　 good care of in this hospital.  Ⅲ.阅读理解 　　请阅读下面短文,根据语篇内容,在方框内的缩写文章中,填入与短文意思最符合的单词,每空一词。 Animals play so many important roles in our lives. Some, like cows and sheep, provide us with food; pets are our friends; other animals work for us. Above all, every animal—big or small—can fill us with a sense of the wonder of the natural world. Unluckily, we don’t always value this. Many animals are endangered because of our actions, and millions of animals in the world are badly treated. World Animal Day reminds us, at least for one day a year, “to celebrate animal life in all its forms” and “to be thankful for the way in which animals enrich(使丰富)our lives.” World Animal Day was started in 1931 in Florence, Italy. It made us pay attention to the problem of endangered animals around the world. It is now celebrated in most countries around the world. The day falls on October 4th every year. All over the world on this day, volunteers raise money for animal centers and social organizations. Museums and zoos organize special events. Schools have also joined animal projects. No matter what is done, the idea is to remind us of the importance of animals and to show us how we could improve our relationship with animals. If you want to take part, you could help an animal or organize a money-raising event for a local charity. The i