Unit 5 Magazine articles课时练-2024-2025学年牛津上海版（试用本）八年级英语下册

Unit 5 Magazine articles Exercise 1 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation? A. balance B. drama C. harbour D. alarm ( )2. The clever guide dog, Charlie, belongs Mr Dancer. A. for B. to C. of D. at ( )3. The fire exit is fifth door along from John's hotel room. A. the B. an C. a D. / ( )4. The sense of smell may stop properly when we have a bad cold. A. worked B. works C. to work D. working ( )5. Usually, pet dogs are not welcome at a hotel room. A. stay B. staying C. to stay D. stayed ( )6. John saved Charlie's life and Charlie saved . A. he B. him C. himself D. his ( )7. Now tourists prefer to hotel rooms online. A. exercise B. book C. buy D. sell ( )8. Lo thinks pizza tastes and is junk food. A. great B. greatly C. horrible D. horribly ( )9. All the guests must leave their rooms through exits a fire alarm goes off. A. as soon as B. as well as C. as long as D. as much as ( )10. The committee held a meeting to decide who as the chief editor. A. will work B. works C. would work D. worked ( )11. Benny wonders at a Chinese hotel or not. A. that a guide dog is allowed B. whether is a guide dog allowed C. if a guide dog was allowed D. whether a guide dog is allowed ( )12. —— , sir, our rule says dogs mustn't enter. — But it's my eyes. Call your manager. A. Excuse me B. I'm sorry C. Hold on D. No problem Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. I'm going to tell a joke. Listen to carefully. (one) 2. Mr Smith stayed in Room 1208 on the floor. (twelve) 3. When we' re in danger, remember the rule: comes first. (safe) 4. When fire engines arrive, do what the firemen tell you. (exact) 5. Ben restarted his computer because it became just now. (death) 6. McDomald's promises to use the beef to make hamburgers. (fresh) 7. At the last meeting, the editors about the title of the school paper. (argument) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. John lay on the floor with Charlie beside him. (改为一般疑问句) John on the floor with Charlie beside him? 2. The female clerk doesn't allow pets in their hotel, ?(补全反意疑问句) 3. John and Charlie were very lucky. (改为感叹句) John and Charlie were! 4. The fireman at the window didn't want to take Charlie. (对画线部分提问) didn't want to take Charlie? 5. Can you tell me the location of the fire exit? (保持原句意思) Can you tell me the fire exit ? 6. that, John and Charlie, agreed, guests, the manager, could both be(连词成句) V. Choose the best answer. Keeping animals for humans can date back to 9,000 years ago. Today animals are more and more helpful to humans. They can help do the work which is especially difficult or simply impossible for humans. Elephants are helpful in the logging(伐木) industry. The powerful animals can pull up logs and put them in the right place. They do not cause pollution and nor do they destroy the trees around them. They can also get to the place which is impossible for modern machines to reach. Dolphins are very intelligent. With their amazing diving ability and good sense of hearing, dolphins are used to find underwater mines(水雷) for the US Navy. As soon as a dolphin finds a mine, it tells its owner, so that the Navy can remove it successfully. Besides, dolphin shows have become popular all over the world. Most people,especially children, like watching performances put on by dolphins at an aquarium. Dogs are called humans' best friends. They offer help in many ways. They can play with us to make us happy.They can take care of old people and babies. They can find out missing people and save them from danger. They can make some shows on TV or in films. Dogs can also guide the blind people to the place where they want to go. ( )1. Humans' raising and training animals has a history of about years. A. nine thousand B. nine million C. nineteen hundred D. nineteen thousand ( )2. Trained animals mainly help people do the jobs which are for humans. A. uninteresting or tiring B. nasty or dangerous C. difficult or impossible D. easy or enjoyable ( )3. Which would you choose to help you carry something heavy through forests? A. Dolphins. B. Elephants. C. Dogs. D. Pigs. ( )4. The underlined word“remove” probably means“ ” according to the passage. A. 脱下 B.移动 C.搬家 D.排除 ( )5. Dogs can help people in the following ways EXCEPT . A. searching and rescuing B. home teaching kids C. entertainment programmes D. guiding the blind Exercise 2 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following is true for“dead”? A. /daɪd/ B. / ded/ C. / di:d/ D. /deɪd/ ( )2. Can you describe what the robber looks like your own words? A. in B. with C. on D. of ( )3. Most students hope to go to university to get a better education. A. a B. an C. the D. / ( )4. Students need to practise themselves in a dangerous situation at school. A. to protect B. save C. to save D. saving ( )5. John was very happy to hear the fire engine minutes later. A. arrive B. to arrive C. to reach D. arrived ( )6. The 2-year-old baby boy is able to dress every morning. A. he B. his C. him D. himself ( )7. When a driver is waiting at the traffic lights, a minute an hour. A. sounds like B. sounds C. seems like D. seems ( )8. John and Charlie's experience at the hotel really was a . A. cartoon B. drama C. joke D. film ( )9. John in his hotel room when a fire started somewhere outside. A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. was sleeping ( )10. The fireman didn't rescue John's dog he explained about it. A. though B. because C. since D. until ( )11. Could you tell me the blind? A. how a guide dog helped B. how did a guide dog help C. how a guide dog helps D. how does a guide dog help ( )12. —— Which wouldn't you say to warn someone about steps? A. Look out B. Hold out C. Watch out D. Mind the steps Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. An iPhone X costs over 1,000 . (dollar) 2. If someone is deaf, he/ she has lost a sense of . (hear) 3. At , the hotel clerk didn't allow a pet dog to enter. (one) 4. The police told her to what the robber was like. (description) 5. My parents are office workers. are a doctor and a nurse. (they) 6. If a student writes to the headmaster, he' ll write back . (person) 7. Robert was so that he made quite a few mistakes in his writing. (care) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. With a sense of sight, we can see nice things and people around. (改为否定句) Without a sense of sight, we see nice things people around. 2. Let's go along this way, ?(补全附加问句) 3. We' re very proud of our motherland. (改为感叹句) we are of our motherland! 4. Henry couldn't walk any more because his feet hurt. (对画线部分提问) Henry walk any more? 5. Mary borrowed the magazine, Fashion, two weeks ago. (保持原句意思) Mary has the magazine, Fashion, two weeks ago. 6. to give a short talk, five senses, about, to my class, I'm going, the importance of(连词成句) V. Choose the best answer and complete the passage. Every year in different countries around the world, a small number of lucky people win huge 1 in lotteries (彩票). People are always dreaming of winning millions of dollars overnight in a lottery. They often wonder what they would do if they won a huge amount of money. Some people say they would give most of it to their families to 2 their lives. Others just make a list of all the things they would like to buy. One evening, three friends were chatting about what they would do if they should win millions of dollars. “What would you do 3 so much money,” the first man asked the other two, “if you woke up one morning and discovered you had won fifty million dollars?” The two friends thought for a moment. One of them replied, “I'd like to buy the biggest castle in the world.Or maybe I'd buy several houses in different parts of the world 4 I could live wherever I travel. The houses would all have wonderful views, of course. Besides, I'd have hundreds of servants to look after me, take care of my beautiful gardens and swimming pool.” The other said, “I'd spend my life traveling around the world. I'd go to Africa, North and South Americas, all over the Europe and anywhere 5 I wanted to. I'd stay at five-star hotels. I'd eat only expensive food and wear the finest clothes. " Then the two turned to the man who had first asked the question. “What about you? 6 would you deal with such a huge amount of money if good luck should fall on you?” The man laughed, “Look, guys. I have a different idea. I'm a greedy man, you know. I'd go back to sleep well and try to win another fifty million.” ( ) 1. A. wars B. prices C. games D. prizes ( ) 2. A. damage B. improve C. destroy D. increase ( ) 3. A. from B. in C. with D. for ( ) 4. A. so that B. although C. now that D. until ( ) 5. A. also B. too C. other D. else ( ) 6. A. What B. Why C. How D. Who Exercise 3 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following is true for the underlined part of“cough”? A. /ɒ/ B. /əʊ/ C. /aʊ/ D. /ʌ/ ( )2. Peter lent 100 yuan me so that I bought an English dictionary. A. for B. with C. to D. from ( )3. Do you believe you have sixth sense? A. the B. a C. an D./ ( )4. It's silly of me to repeat the same mistakes in English writing. A. making B. to make C. make D. made ( )5. Tu Youyou is the first Chinese scientist a Nobel Prize. A. won B. win C. winning D. to win ( )6. My father is a policeman. What about ? A. you B. your C. yours D. yourself ( )7. My mother on time every morning. A. wakes up me B. wakes me up C. picks up me D. picks me up ( )8. My penfriend, Ann, will call me as soon as she at the airport. A. has arrived B. arrived C. will arrive D. arrives ( )9. The list of model students has been made known on the school website. The underlined phrase probably means “ ”. A. announced B. pronounced C. explained D. developed ( )10. Helen fell off her bike her foot was badly hurt. A. though B. now that C. since D. so that ( )11. Do you know her old car? A. what did your mum deal with B. how your mum dealt with C. how did your mum deal with D. what your mum dealt with ( )12. —— Jack, I won second prize in the BEST Writer Competition. —— ! A. Oh, my gosh B. What a pity C. Well done D. How awful Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Hangzhou Bay Bridge is over 36 km in . (long) 2. Kitty will some guests into the classroom. (leader) 3. Ladies and gentlemen, please watch dancing for you. (we) 4. , the technology of smart robots has greatly developed. (recent) 5. Find the exit from your room after checking in at a hotel. (near) 6. Important are usually printed on the front page of the paper. (event) 7. Miss Guo looks very when she wears a silk cheongsam(旗袍)。 (attract) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. The children felt someone watching them from behind. (改为否定句) The children feel watching them from behind. 2. The children have never been able to prove this special ability, ?(补全反意疑问句) 3. The results of the experiments are quite accurate. (改为感叹句) the results of the experiments are! 4. That nice Luxus car belongs to Wang Sicong. (对画线部分提问) that nice Luxus car belong to? 5. A thief stole Judy's iPhone last week. (改为被动语态) Judy's iPhone by a thief last week. 6. several minutes, finally came, before, wait, John, the firemen, had to(连词成句) Exercise 4 1. Choose the best answer. ( )1. It is the traffic rule for drivers to drink and drive. A. along B. across C. opposite D. against ( )2. Do you mind to the cinema with me tonight? A. go B. going C. to go D. goes ( )3. Once, Ms Comer asked her students a composition about fire. A. write B. writing C. to write D. wrote ( )4. Make sure that the lights before you leave the classroom. A. are switched off B. switch off C. will be switched off D. will switch off ( )5. Look at the sign over there, which “No Parking”. A. writes B. tells C. talks D. says ( )6. , girls are more hard-working than boys in middle schools. A. General B. Generally C. Gentle D. Gently ( )7. The driver of the Marserati car to be responsible for the accident in July 2019. A. proved B. was proved C. proves D. is proved ( )8. During the holiday, I either read novels played online games to relax. A. and B. but C. or D. nor ( )9. Mum opened the door of my study to find out or not. A. whether I was studying B. that I was studying C. whether was I studying D. what was I studying ( )10. The speaker was nervous she couldn't speak a single word on stage. A. the same; as B. as; as C. such; that D. so; that ( )11. —— Hi, Kitty. What's new? —— Hi, Joe. I've just been to Beijing. A. What's wrong with you? B. Long time no see. C. What happened to you? D. Anything I can help? Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. May is the month of the year. (five) 2. , all of us passed the midterm exams. (luck) 3. Ben's were badly hurt in the motorcycle accident. (foot) 4. Most kids fell during the performance as it was boring. (sleep) 5. The school will a parents' meeting after the midterm exam. (arrangement) 6. The bank robbers escaped in all before the police arrived at the scene. (direct) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. All of the scientists agree with Dr Sheldrake's ideas. (改为否定意义的句子) of the scientists with Dr Sheldrake's ideas. 2. William can hardly speak Chinese, ?(补全反意疑问句) 3. John took Charlie with him because he was blind. (对画线部分提问) John take Charlie with him? 4. Kitty lent some money to Lucy. (保持原句意思) Lucy some money Kitty. 5. has studied, three years ago, Penny, he came, at the international school, since(连词成句) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$