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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet
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一、单项选择(每小题1.5 分;共15 分)
1. This book is interesting mainly because it has pictures on many ________.
A. cartoons B. calendars
C. comedies D. pages
2. Although our school life is a little busy, it is full of ________.
A. pain B. sadness C. laughter D. illness
3. —Could you ________ the football game for me? I can watch it later.
—Of course.
A. print B. use C. report D. record
4. —Have you finished writing your report ________?
—Yes. I have ________ sent it to the editor.
A. already; already B. yet; already
C. yet; yet D. already; yet
5. The 130-minute action film has attracted (吸引) _____ young people to the cinema.
A. million B. millions
C. million of D. millions of
6. You’d better not go to the hall now because it’s crowded and ________ people there.
A. full of B. close to
C. instead of D. similar to
7. As high school students, we should learn how ________ problems in our study and lives.
A. solve B. solving C. solves D. to solve
8. —What do you think of the novel, Journey to the West?
—It’s so exciting that I ________ it for three times.
A. read B. will read
C. have read D. was reading
9. —Who knows the documentary China the Mission (任务) to the Moon?
—Everyone in the class. We ________ it several times so far since our geography teacher ________ it.
A. watched; introduced B. watch; introduces
C. have watched; introduced D. will watch; introduces
10. —________! We have to reach the village before 6 : 30 p.m.
—I know. But I’m so tired that I can’t walk any more.
A. Be careful B. Wait a minute
C. Don’t worry D. Hurry up
二、完形填空(每小题1.5 分;共15 分)
Some people think it is expensive to watch movies in cinemas, and they 11 to watch movies on their computers at home. But a famous director 12 the power of the live (现场的) experience of cinema, “Of all the things that can possibly unite us, none is more powerful than the live experience of the arts. ”
I love going to the 13 ! In the UK, I loved looking for special 14 . My favorite is the Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square. This is an old cinema, and it doesn’t show 15 movies. Instead, it shows classic films and 16 unique cinema events —like a masquerade ball (假面舞会) for a fantasy film or a pajama party (睡衣派对) for a Disney movie marathon. It’ll show an action movie all night, 17 show three to four action movies in one day.
Here in Beijing, I’ve tried to continue my 18 for cinemas. The first cinema I went to in China was the Jackie Chan Cinema in Wukesong. I found this cinema interesting. Many movie stars’ pictures were everywhere in the cinema, along with their classic movie 19 .
I think the cinemas in China are really cool! In the UK, the cinemas have big posters and fun game machines. Here, they have those too, and they also have life-size statues (雕塑) of movie 20 like Iron Man and dinosaurs from Jurassic Park!
11. A. choose B. promise C. agree D. refuse
12. A. thought of B. came from C. cared for D. pointed out
13. A. club B. cinema C. market D. park
14. A. shops B. amusements C. cinemas D. hobbies
15. A. action B. classic C. comedy D. new
16. A. hosts B. joins C. celebrates D. serves
17. A. but B. and C. although D. so
18. A. study B. competition C. love D. experience
19. A. posters B. tickets C. stories D. ideas
20. A. works B. directors C. stars D. characters
三、阅读理解(每小题2 分, 共20 分)
A
Michael is looking for information about Great Songs About Hometowns. There will be a singing competition about hometown in his school two days later. This is what he found online.
Great Songs About Home towns
★ The Sea, My Hometown by Zhu Mingying (China)
Wang Liping wrote the words and Zhu
Mingying sang. The song shows love to the hometown in everyday Chinese. It starts with “When I was young, my mum told me that the sea was my hometown...”
★ Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver (the US)
The song shows the beauty of the singer’s hometown, West Virginia. He got popular when he published the song. It is easy and relaxing music. It always makes people think of their hometowns.
★ Hometown Glory by Adele (the UK)
When Adele was 14, she had to study in the city of Liverpool. But she didn’t want to leave her hometown, London. Later, Adele wrote this song to show why she loved London. It is all about the people there.
★ Going Home by Sophie Zelmani (Sweden)
Sophie Zelmani was born in the countryside in 1972. She didn’t receive any musical training, but she still kept singing and writing. She got her first guitar when she was 14 years old. She published her first record(唱片) in 1995.
21. If today is Dec. 8, the singing competition will be on ________.
A. Dec. 5 B. Dec. 10
C. Dec. 6 D. Dec. 13
22. Who is the singer of The Sea, My Hometown?
A. Zhu Mingying. B. John Denver.
C. Adele. D. Sophie Zelmani.
23. Michael comes from America. Which song may he choose to sing?
A. The Sea, My Hometown. B. Take Me Home, Country Roads.
C. Hometown Glory. D. Going Home.
24. Why did the singer of Hometown Glory leave her hometown?
A. Because she had to study in Liverpool.
B. Because she needed to go out to make money.
C. Because she wanted to travel around the country.
D. Because she wanted to learn about different people.
25. We might use “______” as key words to search for the information online as well.
A. songs; musicians B. musicians; people
C. songs; hometowns D. hometowns; beauty
B
One moonlight evening, Beethoven was walking in a street when he suddenly stopped outside a little house. “What is that? It is from my Sonata (奏鸣曲) in F. How well it is played!” He was attracted by the music.
After a sudden break, someone cried, “I can’t play any more. This piece of music is so difficult to play. How I wish I could hear Beethoven himself play it!”
“Ah, my sister, but we are so poor,” said a young man. “The ticket to his concert is too expensive.”
“ ▲ , my dear brother,” said the girl. “I just said that for fun.”
Hearing that, Beethoven knocked at the door and it opened. In the weak light of a candle, a young girl was playing the piano and a young man was making shoes by a table.
“Pardon me,” said Beethoven. “But I heard the music. You wish to hear...” He stopped. To his surprise, he found the girl couldn’t see anything. “Excuse me. Then you play by ear? But where did you hear the music?”
“I heard a woman practice pieces in the opposite house before. Her windows were open and I stood outside to listen to her. ”
Beethoven said no more. He sat down before the piano. The moon shone bright through the window. He looked up thoughtfully to the sky and stars. He said to himself, “I will improvise (即兴创作) a piece of music.” Then his hands dropped on the keys and began to play. Listening quietly, the brother and sister lost themselves in it.
Later Beethoven ran to the place where he was staying and spent a whole night writing down the piece of music he had played at the girl’s house. He called it the Moonlight Sonata.
26. The underlined words “was attracted by” mean “________”.
A. thought of B. showed an interest in
C. learned from D. looked forward to
27. Which sentence can be put in ▲ ?
A. Don’t be sad B. Of course not
C. You work so hard D. I’m sorry to hear that
28. From whom did the girl learn the music?
A. Her friend. B. A music teacher.
C. A woman nearby. D. Her brother.
29. Beethoven went into the girl’s house to ________.
A. make the girl’s wish come true
B. give her a ticket to his concert
C. enjoy the music played by the girl
D. teach the girl how to play the piano well
30. Which of the following can be the best title for the story?
A. An Expensive Concert
B. A Difficult Piece of Music
C. The House in the Moonlight
D. Beethoven and His Moonlight Sonata
四、阅读表达(每小题2 分;共10 分)
Have you heard of Peter Pan? Peter Pan was a magic character. He first appeared in Wendy Darling’s room and searched for his lost shadow (影子). And Peter Pan has been very famous around the world ever since. The story was created by J. M. Barrie. Do you know how J. M. Barrie created it?
J. M. Barrie was born in Scotland in 1860. He moved to London and became a writer in 1895. Later, he became friends with Sylvia Davies and her five sons. He enjoyed telling the boys stories and made up the character of Peter Pan to bring them pleasure. He said Peter Pan was based on all the boys, telling them, “That is all Peter is —the spark I got from you. ”
A play about Peter Pan was written and shown in December 1904. It was a great success. In 1911, J. M. Barrie wrote a book, Peter and Wendy. The book has been popular since it was printed for the first time. J. M. Barrie invented the name Wendy, based on Fwendy, the name that he was given as a child. The name Fwendy was based on the word “friend”.
31. Who created Peter Pan?
_______________________________________________________
32. Where did Peter Pan first appear?
_______________________________________________________
33. What did J. M. Barrie do in 1895?
_______________________________________________________
34. Did J. M. Barrie enjoy telling the boys stories?
_______________________________________________________
35. When did J. M. Barrie write the book Peter and Wendy?
_______________________________________________________
五、短文填空(每小题1 分;共10 分)
阅读下面短文, 从方框中选择恰当的单词, 并用其正确形式填空。有两项多余。
about, careful, culture, beautiful, in, add,
abroad, fan, kind, imagine, classic, introduce
Have you ever read Dream of the Red Mansions?
As we all know, it is one of the four great 36.________ novels in China. The National Ballet of China first showed it as a ballet drama (芭蕾舞剧) 37. ________ 2023.
The novel tells a story 38. ________ the history of Jia Baoyu’s large rich family and his relationship with Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai. It shows the 39. ________ of women and the ancient Chinese society. It has a deep influence at home and 40. ________.
There are many 41.__________ of Western art styles, but the ballet dance drama can better show this Chinese classic novel. In order to express a better feeling, actors 42.__________ make a winter snow stage. By 43.__________ Chinese silk into the ballet skirts, the designer Yang Donglin tries to achieve a “combination (结合) of Eastern and Western aesthetics (美学)”.
You can 44.__________ how special it is to see a classical Chinese story mixed with Western ballet. These great persons hope that the world will know China’s history and 45.__________ well. Moreover, Chinese people will have a better understanding of Western art.
六、书面表达(30 分)
假设你校读书俱乐部正在举办“世界文学名著欣赏”系列活动, 这周阅读的名著是《格列佛游记》(Gulliver’s Travels)。请你根据下面的提示写一篇英语短文。
提示:
1. 这部小说由英国作家乔纳森·斯威夫特(Jonathan Swift) 创作;
2. 书中讲述了医生格列佛四次出海航行冒险的经历;
3. 你读完这部小说后的感受。
要求:
1. 语言流畅、语法正确;
2. 必须包含所有提示内容, 但可作适当发挥;
3. 80 词左右。
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答案
一、1. D 【点拨】考查名词辨析。cartoons 动画片; calendars 日历; comedies 喜剧; pages 页面。根据“This book”和“it has pictures on many...”可知这本书有图片, 应该是在页面上。故选D。
2. C 【点拨】考查名词辨析。根据“Although our school life is a little busy”可知, 前后为让步关系, 表示虽然校园生活有点忙但是充满了笑声。故选C。
3. D 【点拨】句意: ——你能为我录下这场足球赛吗? 我
可以稍后再看。——当然可以。print 打印; use 用; report 报告; record 录制。根据“I can watch it later. (我可以稍后再看。)”可知, 应该是录下这场足球赛。故选D。
4. B 【点拨】句意: ——你的报告写完了吗? ——是的。我已经把它寄给编辑了。yet 和already 都用在现在完成时中, 均可表示“已经”。yet 多用于疑问句或否定句句末; already 多用于肯定句中。故选B。
5. D 【点拨】millions of“成百万的”, 固定短语。根据句意可知选D。
6. A 【点拨】根据句中“it’s crowded”可知, full of people 与句子语境一致。
7. D 【点拨】考查“疑问词+ to do”结构, 空处作learn 的宾语。故选D。
8. C 【点拨】考查时态。句意: ——你觉得《西游记》这部小说怎么样? ——它太令人兴奋了, 我已经读了三遍了。根据“It’s so exciting”及“for three times”可知, 表示已经看过三次, 此处应用现在完成时, 其结构为“have/ has+ 动词过去分词”, 主语为I, 助动词用have, 故选C。
9. C 【点拨】句意: ——谁知道纪录片《中国探月任务》? ——班上每个人都知道。自从我们地理老师介绍它后, 到目前为止, 我们已经看了好几次了。根据“so far”可知, 此句应该用现在完成时; since 引导的时间状语从句应该用一般过去时。故选C。
10. D 【点拨】句意: ——快点!我们必须在下午6:30 之前到达村庄。——我知道。但是我如此累以至于再也走不动了。Be careful 小心; Wait a minute 等一下; Don’t worry 不用担心; Hurry up 快点。故选D。
二、【主旨大意】本文论述的是在电影院的观影体验是在家里电脑上不可比拟的。作者介绍了自己去过的独特的电影院。
11. A 【点拨】由空前的“Some people think it is expensive to watch movies in cinemas”可知, 一些人认为在电影院看电影很贵, 故此处是指他们“选择”在家里的电脑上看电影。choose to do sth. 意为“选择去做某事”, 符合文意。
12. D 【点拨】下文是导演的观点, 结合选项可知, 此处是指一名著名导演“指出”了现场观影体验的力量。point out 意为“指出”, 符合文意。
13. B 【点拨】由下文可知, 作者喜欢去电影院。
14. C 【点拨】由上一句可知, 作者喜欢去电影院, 再结合下文可推知此处是指作者喜欢寻找特别的“电影院”。
15. D 【点拨】由下一句中的“Instead, it shows classic films” 可知, 这家影院只放映经典电影, 故此处是指它不放映新片。
16. A 【点拨】由下文中的“like a masquerade ball”和“a pajama party”可知, 空后列举的是各种活动, 故此处是指这个电影院“举办”独特的电影活动。
17. B 【点拨】“它会整晚放一部动作片”与 “它会一天内放映三至四部动作片”为并列关系, 故此处用连词and。
18. C 【点拨】上文提到作者喜欢去电影院, 故此处是指作者试图继续对电影院的“热爱”。
19. A 【点拨】由语境和备选项可知, 此处是指电影明星的剧照和他们的经典电影“海报”在电影院随处可见。故此处为posters。
20. D 【点拨】由空后的“Iron Man and dinosaurs from Jurassic Park”可知, 空后列举的都是电影中的角色, 故选characters。
三、A 【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了四首迈克尔在网上找到的有关家乡的歌曲。
21. B 【点拨】细节理解题。根据文中“There will be a singing competition about hometown in his school two days later. ”可知, 歌唱比赛将在两天后举行。如果今天是12 月8 日, 比赛将在12 月10 日举行。故选B。
22. A 【点拨】细节理解题。根据文中“The Sea... Wang Liping wrote the words and Zhu Mingying sang.”可知, 唱这首歌的歌手是Zhu Mingying。故选A。
23. B 【点拨】推理判断题。根据文中“Take Me Home, Country Roads by John Denver (the US)”可知, 来自美国的迈克尔应该会选择唱这首歌。故选B。
24. A 【点拨】细节理解题。根据文中“When Adele was 14, she had to study in the city of Liverpool.”可知, 她离开家乡的原因是她不得不在利物浦学习。故选A。
25. C 【点拨】推理判断题。通读全文可知, 本文主要介绍以家乡为主题的音乐, 搜索时应以songs 和hometowns 为关键词。故选C。
B 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了贝多芬创作 《月光奏鸣曲》的背景故事。
26. B 【点拨】词义猜测题。根据上文“How well it is played!”可知, 画线部分意为“被吸引”。故选B。
27. A 【点拨】句子还原题。根据下文“I just said that for fun.”可推知, 空处是一句“安慰”性质的话。故选A。
28. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“I heard a woman practice pieces in the opposite house before. ”可知, 是通过一个附近的女人学习的。故选C。
29. A 【点拨】推理判断题。根据上文“How I wish I could hear Beethoven himself play it!”和下文“Then his hands dropped on the keys and began to play. ”可推知女孩的愿望成真了。故选A。
30. D 【点拨】最佳标题题。通读全文可知, 文章主要讲述了贝多芬创作《月光奏鸣曲》的背景故事。故选D。
四、【主旨大意】本文介绍的是小飞侠彼得潘的创作者J. M. Barrie 的生平事迹及其主要作品。
31. J. M. Barrie.
32. In Wendy Darling’s room.
33. He moved to London and became a writer.
34. Yes, he did.
35. In 1911.
五、【主旨大意】本文讲述了《红楼梦》被改编为芭蕾舞剧。该剧于2023 年首演, 融合了中西方的艺术风格。
36. classical 【点拨】根据常识可知, 《红楼梦》是中国四大名著之一, the four great classical novels “四大名著”。故填classical。
37. in 38. about
39. beauty 【点拨】根据“It shows the... of women”和备选词汇可知, 此处指女性之美, 空处应填入beautiful 的名词形式beauty, 作宾语。故填beauty。
40. abroad 【点拨】at home and abroad“在国内外”。故填abroad。
41. kinds 【点拨】根据“There are many... of Western art styles”和备选词汇可知, 此处指西方艺术风格有很多种。kind“种类”, many 后接名词复数, 故填kinds。
42. carefully 【点拨】根据“In order to express a better feeling, actors... make a winter snow stage.”和备选词汇可知, 为了呈现出一种更好的感觉, 演员们非常认真地制作了一个冬天下雪的舞台。空处应填入careful 的副词形式carefully, 修饰动词make。故填carefully。
43. adding 【点拨】根据“By... Chinese silk into the ballet skirts”和备选词汇可知, 此处指在芭蕾舞裙中加入中国丝绸。add A into B“把A 加到B 中”, 介词By 后接动名词。故填adding。
44. imagine 【点拨】根据“You can... how special it is to see a classical Chinese story mixed with Western ballet.” 和备选词汇可知, 中国古典故事竟然与西方芭蕾舞相结合, 你可以想象看到这样的一个画面是多么特别。imagine“想象”, can 后接动词原形。故填imagine。
45. culture 【点拨】根据“the world will know China’s history and... well”和备选词汇可知, 此处指中国的历史和文化, culture“文化”符合语境。故填culture。
六、范文:
This week I have read a book called Gulliver’ Travels. It was written by Jonathan Swift who was an English writer.
It told a story about a doctor named Gulliver and his journey to four different countries. During his journey, he met some little people, some big people, some smart but useless people and some horses.
I would like to be as brave as Gulliver. The story is full of fun. If you read it, I’m sure you will fall in love with it.
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