Module 8 Unit 1 I can hardly believe we're in the city centre. 第2课时-【精彩练习】2023-2024学年八年级下册英语教师用书配套word（外研版）

Unit 1　I can hardly believe we're in the city centre. 第二课时 一、词汇运用。 A)根据句意，用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空，每个词或短语仅能用一次。 take up, point out, at the top of, thirsty, hardly 1．At last the man __pointed_out__ some mistakes in my article to me politely. 2．He felt __thirsty__ and asked for a glass of water. 3．The lake __takes_up__ about one third of the village area. 4．Can you see the tower __at_the_top_of__ the hill? 5．Jack won the game. He was so excited that he could __hardly__ sleep last night. B)阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 Have you ever been to Dongting Lake? Dongting Lake is in the northern part of Hunan Province. It is one of the five 6．__largest__(最大的) freshwater lakes in China. Every year, 7．__thousands__(千) of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy the beautiful 8．__sights__(景色) around Dongting Lake. With the development of our 9．__society__(社会), protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic. In fact, people of Yueyang are trying to improve the 10．__environment__(环境) of the lake. We set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve(东洞庭湖自然保护区) in 1982. It 11．__provides__(提供) a good place for birds and rare(稀少的) animals. We can see birds 12．__flying__(飞行) and milu deer(麋鹿) eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. What's more, factories mustn't put 13．__waste__(废弃的) water into the lake. Fish are living in the 14．__clean__(干净的) water. Besides，colourful flowers and green trees are planted along Dongting Lake. It is nice for people to go there when flowers come out and 15．__leaves__(树叶) turn green. Dongting Lake is our mother lake. Everyone in Yueyang should play a part in protecting it. 二、完形填空。 Dear Li Lei， How are you these days? I'd like to tell you something about my __1__. My parents and I have __2__ in Guilin for three days. We are having a good time here. We came here by __3__．__4__ a long trip, we reached Guilin Railway Station. Unluckily, it was raining __5__ when we arrived. Then we went to a famous park that day. I thought the view was much more beautiful in the __6__ than usual. On the __7__ day of the trip, we went to Lijiang River. We saw many different mountains __8__ the river. Some were like people and some were like a few animals sitting together. The most interesting thing was a big rock. You may think __9__ a horse if you look at it carefully enough. How__10__ it is! The mountains around were green and the water was clear. I was so __11__ that I couldn't stop taking photos. Today we went __12__. We bought some souvenirs(纪念品) and beautiful clothes made of silk. We are busy packing(收拾) our bags __13__ we can get things ready before we __14__. We will be back home at this time on Sunday. I'm looking forward to __15__ Guilin again. I hope you are enjoying your trip to the World Park too! Yours， Jim (　B　)1．A．study B．trip C．friend D．family (　A　)2．A．been B．gone C．come D．left (　C　)3．A．bus B．plane C．train D．ship (　D　)4．A．Until B．During C．Before D．After (　B　)5．A．easily B．heavily C．hardly D．quickly (　C　)6．A．sun B．snow C．rain D．wind (　B　)7．A．first B．second C．third D．fourth (　C　)8．A．in B．of C．along D．under (　B　)9．A．over B．of C．for D．to (　A　)10．A．wonderful B．strange C．ugly D．silent (　A　)11．A．excited B．bored C．tired D．nervous (　D　)12．A．swimming B．boating C．hiking D．shopping (　D　)13．A．because of B．instead C．such that D．so that (　B　)14．A．reach B．leave C．visit D．walk (　C　)15．A．coming B．missing C．visiting D．leaving 三、阅读理解。 Welcome to Manor Farm U－Pick Activities We are known for our delicious strawberries. We invite you to visit the farm and enjoy our fresh products and great farming experiences. We'll try our best to create a safe open－air environment for our customers. Please read the instructions below. To pick the strawberries, you need to make a reservation(预约) on our website. Reservations are open from 13：00 to 20：00 the day before the picking day. On the farm, you must use our new baskets only. A basket alone costs 5 yuan. It holds about 2 kg of strawberries and a basket of strawberries is priced at 50 yuan in total. If children come, they MUST stay close to their parents. Running up and down the strawberry rows will NOT be allowed. Our workers will tell them where to start picking and the children should listen. We hope children will follow our safety rules in our fields. No pets are allowed on the farm. Any questions, please call us at 906－256－523． (　D　)1．If you go to the farm on August 8th, you can make a reservation at ________. A．10：00 on August 6th B．10：00 on August 7th C．14：00 on August 6th D．14：00 on August 7th (　C　)2．On the farm, children are asked to ________. A．plant some strawberries B．run along the rows C．stay close to their parents D．look after their pets (　A　)3．The instructions are most probably from ________. A．a farm owner B．a teacher C．a news reporter D．a customer 四、语法填空。 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Dear Ms Keating， I am David Taylor and I work as a computer engineer in your company. I am writing this letter to ask for a three 1．__weeks'__(weeks) holiday in August this year. I want to go on 2．__a__ family holiday. I plan to leave on the 3．__first__ (one) day of August. I haven't been able to spend any time 4．__with__ my sons on holiday for the past two years. And I have promised 5．__to_take__(take) them to Shanghai Disneyland this year. Since they have the summer holiday in August, I want to get your permission before 6．__booking__(book) tickets and making other reservations. As you also know, I place a good deal of importance on work, 7．__so__ you need not worry. I will hand over my work to my workmate Christopher Larson. I've also 8．__written__(write) a list of what he needs to pay attention to about the work. I hope that you 9．__kindly__(kind) approve(批准) my holiday plan as soon as possible so 10．__that__ I can get ready for my holiday. I will leave my phone number in your office in case of an emergency(紧急情况). I hope I will get a reply from you very soon. Yours， David 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$