Unit 4 Newspapers课时练2024-2025学年牛津上海版（试用本）八年级英语下册

Unit 4 Newspapers Exercise 1 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following is true for the underlined part“experience”? A. /e/ B. /ə/ C. /₁/ D. /ɪə/ ( )2. Jack Ma's name is everybody's lips in China. A. in B. on C. at D. for ( )3. United Nations has announced that China has done a lot for world peace. A. / B. An C. The D. A ( )4. Tony suggested Joyce as chief editor. A. to choose B. choosing C. choose D. chose ( )5. The students decided a meeting about the school newspaper. A. to hold B. holding C. hold D. held ( )6. China has experience in building high-speed railways. A. a number of B. a lot of C. many D. quite a few ( )7. Joyce be the best choice as chief editor, for everyone has voted for her. A. can B. may C. should D. must ( )8. As good students, we to behave well and study well. A. must B. should C. ought D. may ( )9. They had a class meeting and Kitty as the model student of the year. A. was elected B. elected C. is elected D. elects ( )10. Don't get off the bus it is still moving to the bus stop. A. before B. while C. until D. though ( )11. Pansy asked it the May field Mirror or the May field Star. A. whether could they call B. that they could call C. whether they could call D. if could they call ( )12. —— will the students have another meeting? —— In one week's time. A. How long B. How far C. How fast D. How soon Ⅱ. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once. A. on B. interesting C. details D. expect E. in fact F. provide G. except There are many types of reports. A report writes about something that has happened. The most usual are news reports. We get them in newspapers, over radio and 1 television. The main aim of a newspaper is to 2 news. If you check a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their environments. Sometimes there are news items which are very 3 . A news report is usually very short, 4 when it is about something important, but it gives plenty of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is 5 a summary of the news items. It gives all the necessary information—— what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full 6 to support the subject. There may also be interviews with people. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Jumping the queue is to those who queue up properly. (fair) 2. Across Shanghai, school usually at 4:30 p. m. (conclusion) 3. The girls would like to share their little secrets among . (they) 4. , tens of thousands of Americans died of COVID-19. (lucky) 5. More smart traffic will be set up to improve traffic flow. (system) 6. The editor s would be for different sections of the paper. (responsibility) 7. They would make a final about the paper's name at the next meeting. (decide) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. They've already got a title for the school newspaper. (改为否定句) They got a title for the school newspaper . 2. The students should meet at the school entrance, ? (补全反意疑问句) 3. Joyce was a very popular choice as chief editor. (改为感叹句) popular choice Joyce was as chief editor! 4. They are going to publish the school paper once a month. (对画线部分提问) are they going to publish the school paper? 5. Student readers will pay nothing for the school paper. (保持原句意思) The school paper will be student readers. 6. still moving, get off a bus, it's, mustn't, while, passengers(连词成句) Exercise 2 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation? A. decision B. discuss C. destroy D. choice ( )2. WHO officials were pleased the way China dealt with COVID-19. A. to B. at C. with D. for ( )3. At the first class meeting, Paul was elected monitor of Class 2. A./ B. the C. a D. an ( )4. Our class committee agreed a party on New Year's Eve. A. held B. holding C. hold D. to hold ( )5. The Lis consider a house in the suburbs. A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought ( )6. It was wonderful to see family members and relatives together. A. so few B. so many C. so little D. too many ( )7. In our school, there are over 2,000 students . Which of the following is WRONG? A. in all B. altogether C. in total D. together ( )8. They haven't chosen a sports editor and they haven't agreed on the title, . A. too B. also C. either D. as well ( )9. A lot of farmers' houses down in the forests fire in early 2019. A. burned B. were burned C. burn D. are burned ( )10. We ought to practise speaking English we may make mistakes. A. even if B. until C. so that D. because ( )11. Could you tell me the next meeting? A. when they would have B. when will they have C. when would they have D. when they will have ( )12. —— Dora, I won first prize in the writing competition. A. What a shame! B. Congratulations! C. Are you kidding? D. What's new? Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Joyce was to be elected as chief editor. (delight) 2. In China, a school year is made up of two . (term) 3. They decided to publish the school paper a month. (two) 4. Home teaching may be a good for some slow kids. (choose) 5. We discussed the trip plan before concluding the meeting. (brief) 6. The students in Class 1 are more hard-working than in Class 2. (that) 7. Mr Hu often his students should speak more English in class. (suggestion) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. The students had some activities after that. (改为否定句) The students have activities after that. 2. The editors haven't got a title for the paper, ?(补全反意疑问句) 3. The weather is very awful in summer. (改为感叹句) the weather is in summer! 4. The students ought to wear school uniforms during the visit. (对画线部分提问) the students to wear during the visit? 5. In China, junior high school students pay nothing for their schooling. (保持原句意思) In China, schooling is junior high school students. 6. a lot, can learn, I'm sure, the paper, they, from (连词成句) Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money. Why? V. Choose the best answer and complete the passage. Because those who have big houses may often feel 1 and those who have cars may want to walk on the country road at their free time. 2 . happiness exists everywhere if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you are successful, your friends will say“ 3 ” to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. When you do something great to others, you will feel proud. All these are happiness. If you 4 a bit of them, you can see that happiness is just around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can still say 5 ; you are happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So don't say you are poor or have bad luck. 6 the naying goes, life is like a revolving door; when it closes, it opens at the same time. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. ( ) 1. A. happy B. full C. proud D. lonely ( ) 2. A. In time B. In fact C. In brief D. In all ( ) 3. A. Congratulations B. Competitions C. Communications D. Conversations ( ) 4. A. dislike B. ignore C. notice D. obey ( ) 5. A. gently B. noisily C. shyly D. loudly ( ) 6. A. As B. When C. If D. Since Exercise 3 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Which of the following is true for the underlined part“talent”? A. /ɑː/ B. /æ/ C. /eɪ/ D. /ɒ/ ( )2. Tony works as sports editor for the school newspaper. A. the B. / C. a D. an ( )3. It's easier readers to remember a short title of the paper. A. with B. to C. for D. of ( )4. Tony arranged Sandra, the girls' table tennis captain. A. interview B. to interview C. interviewing D. interviewed ( )5. At the first meeting, the editors didn't the best title of the paper. A. agree to B. agree with C. agree at D. agree on ( )6. Dick be hungry now as he hurried to school without breakfast. A. may B. can C. must D. ought to ( )7. Two months ago, the paper a few articles about the writing competition. A. published B. had published C. publishes D. has published ( )8. The paper some articles about students' health in its next edition. A. contained B. is containing C. contains D. will contain ( )9. The speakers introduced before making their speeches on stage. A. them B. themselves C. theirs D. they ( )10. The editors didn't decide the best title the next committee meeting. A. until B. when C. after D. since ( )11. In the interview, Tony asked Sandra that day after school. A. whether they can meet B. whether could they meet C. whether can they meet D. whether they could meet ( )12. —— Quan Hongchan won first place in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. A. How awful it was! B. What was going on? C. She deserved to win. D. What a shame it was! Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Who' ll be the student in the health competition? (fit) 2. My phone doesn't work . Can you fix it for me?(proper) 3. Sa Beining is a well-known TV host with many . (talent) 4. To keep healthy, we should exercise as often as . (possibly) 5. Paul won the prize in the BEST Writer Competition. (three) 6. We discussed the title among at the first editors' meeting. (we) 7. In May 2019, a lady about the problem of her Benz car. (complaint) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. Sandra has lunch at the school canteen. (改为否定句) Sandra lunch at the school canteen. 2. The winners will get special prizes, ? (补全反意疑问句) 3. The articles in the paper are quite interesting.(改为感叹句) the articles in the paper are! 4. The students would like to pay less than one yuan for the paper. (对画线部分提问) would the students like to pay for the paper? 5. Miss Guo is responsible for our class. (保持原句意思) Miss Guo of our class. 6. at 2:20 p. m., at, meet, students, the school entrance, should(连词成句) Exercise 4 Ⅰ. Choose the best answer. ( )1. Shanghai is the biggest cities across China. A. among B. between C. along D. above ( )2. The police tried to search anyone who might stay alive after the air crash. A. up B. to C. for D. of ( )3. Benjamin travelled across Atlantic Ocean eight times. A. / B. the C. an D. a ( )4. Wearing a pair of glasses lets me things clearly. A. to see B. seeing C. see D. seen ( )5. Some students are getting learning and hate going to school. A. tired of B. full of C. keen on D. interested in ( )6. A girl's drinking and driving 2 deaths in her Maserati car in July 2019. A. was led to B. led to C. is led to D. leads to ( )7. Notre Dame de Paris in a fire on 15 April 2019. A. destroys B. is destroyed C. destroyed D. was destroyed ( )8. Tom his homework by himself last night. A. does complete B. has completed C. did complete D. had completed ( )9. My parents were watching TV I was doing homework in the study. A. although B. while C. because D. as soon as ( )10. Do you know ? A. where water comes from B. where water comes C. where water came from D. where is water from ( )11. —— Paul, I missed the final World Cup game. —— ! It was the most exciting game I'd ever seen. A. How exciting B. Don't worry C. You deserved it D. What a shame Ⅲ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 1. Jack Ma used to be a university teacher in his . (young) 2. Joe likes sports and is on the school football team. (boy) 3. Christopher Columbus was the first to America. (discovery) 4. With the of AI technology, life will get much easier. (develop) 5. Albert Einstein was one of the most scientists in history. (talent) 6. The accident happened so that no passengers realized it. (sudden) Ⅳ. Complete the following sentences as required. 1. Peter set a new record at the school sports meeting. (改为一般疑问句) Peter a new record at the school sports meeting? 2. Franklin could not see very well without his glasses, ?(补全反意疑问句) 3. Franklin had sixteen brothers and sisters. (对画线部分提问) brothers and sisters did Franklin have? 4. Our school newspaper comes out twice a month. (保持原句意思) Our school newspaper twice a month. 5. ought to, we, disabled people, to, on a bus, give our seats(连词成句) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$