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Unit 8 Reading
综合练习
一、根据句意及提示完成单词拼写
1. Her eyes showed no _________ (害怕). She was a brave girl.
2. My mother was so _________ (紧张的) that she couldn't say a word.
3. She _________ (喊叫) for help as loudly as she can when she gets lost in the forest.
4. The children were a bit scared when they heard the _________ (雷声) during the night.
5. People were in a hurry to move away the _________ (砖块) and stones and saved the little boy.
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空
1. When the firemen arrived, one of the houses by the roadside was still __________ (burn).
2. That old man lives alone. He often says to __________ (he) when he does farm work.
3. All the students should keep __________ (silence) in the library. It’s a rule that everyone knows.
4. I could feel the ground was __________ (shake) when the earthquake happened in my hometown last month.
5. Linda was a little __________ (nerve) during her English speech but she didn’t make any grammar mistakes.
三、用方框里所给词的适当形式填空
calm down put out come down run out of in all directions
1. The boy__________ the classroom as soon as the bell rang.
2. After a long time, the old city wall here began to__________.
3. When the lion suddenly roared ( 咆 哮 ), the tourists ran__________.
4. “Take a deep breath and__________,” the doctor said to the anxious patient.
5. The villagers worked together to__________ the wildfire before it reached their homes.
四、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 炸弹般的巨大噪音使人们四散奔逃。
The huge noise like bombs made people run _______ ________ ________ .
2. 当她看到这位不速之客时,她的心跳得很快。
Her heart ________ ________ quickly when she saw the unexpected visitor.
3. 如果你不幸迷路,冷静下来,寻求可能的帮助。
If you are unlucky to get lost, ________ ________ and look for possible help.
4. 当他们突然看到一场大火时,他们惊恐地面面相觑。
They looked at each other ________ ________ when they suddenly saw a big f ire.
5. 火车开动时,他注意到咖啡杯有轻微晃动。
He noticed ________ ________ ________ in his coffee cup as the train started moving.
五、单项选择
1. When the typhoon hit, branches and leaves rained _______ from the trees.
A. up B. off C. away D. down
2. As I was walking to school this morning, I saw a man _______ on the road.
A. lie B. lies C. lying D. to lie
3. He _______ along Taihu Lake when he saw the beautiful birds.
A. walks B. is walking
C. walked D. was walking
4. All the office workers went home _______ Mr. Brown because he has something to do.
A. except; too B. besides; also
C. except for; else D. besides; as well
5. —Sir, could you please put out your cigarette (香烟)? This is a smoke-free ( 无烟的) school.
—_______
A. I’m sorry about this. B. No way.
C. Sorry, I won’t. D. Never mind.
六、完形填空
I was tired. If my whole body ever did fall in, I’d never get out of the quicksand. It had been about five hours since Jess, my partner, left to ask for help. It was snowing heavily and it was getting __1__.
A few hours later, I saw a light. I prayed it was a plane, but it was the moonlight shining over the canyon (峡谷) walls. I was all wet and knew I was__2__. I started to think about what I could do to end up faster. But I didn’t want to drown if I fell backward again. That would be the__3__way to go.
An hour later, another light__4__ across my eyes. A flashlight! I shouted for help. A man shouted back as he ran to me. He said that his name was Tim and that Jess had __5__ rescuers. He had hiked up, and the other team members were an hour behind him.
When the three others__6__, they set up a pulley (滑轮) system to pull me out, tying a strong rope around a stone. Two of the rescuers held me under each __7__as Tim wrapped a rope around my knee. A fourth rescuer worked the pulley. With each__8__, it felt as if my legs were being cut off.
Tim dug into the__9__and got a hand around my leg and started pulling up. I felt great pain, but I could feel my leg moving. “Keep going!” I shouted.
Pulling again and again, my leg was__10__. My rescuers drew me to the side of the canyon because I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t even feel my leg. It was too dark and __11__for a plane to land, so they got me into a sleeping bag and gave me medicine. Then we__12__there for the night.
When I woke up at 6 am, snow__13__ the top of my sleeping bag, and snowflakes were still coming down. Around noon, the weather lifted, and my rescuers called in a plane.
My whole leg was swollen (肿胀的) to the size of my thigh (大腿), __14__when I got to the hospital in St. George, X-rays showed no fractures or breaks. I had sat in the quicksand for 12 hours and thought for sure I would __15__ . But I didn’t.
1. A. hot B. dark C. cold D. bright
2. A. dying B. lying C. crying D. calling
3. A. easiest B. best C. fastest D. worst
4. A. failed B. appeared C. left D. stopped
5. A. taught B. contacted C. watched D. helped
6. A. stopped B. left C. arrived D. talked
7. A. leg B. arm C. eye D. ear
8. A. pull B. push C. drop D. fall
9. A. water B. woods C. sand D. grass
10. A. burnt B. broken C. hurt D. freed
11. A. cloudy B. snowy C. rainy D. windy
12. A. enjoyed B. stayed C. played D. worked
13. A. covered B. hit C. faced D. reached
14. A. or B. so C. but D. and
15. A. jump B. live C. rest D. die
七、阅读理解
The weatherman said there was going to be a terrible storm,but the weather was so nice.Molly's mother was going to buy some candles in the nearest store to prepare for the storm,although Molly thought it wasn't necessary.
Her mom left and was back an hour later.It was about 6:00 p.m.,and the sky began to turn dark because of the black clouds.The wind also started suddenly.Then the rain started to beat against the windows.The trees shook hard.Some of the neighbors' plants fell off their windows.“I'm scared,” said Molly to her mother.The storm lasted for about thirty minutes,long enough to make the lights go out and the old trees fall over.Even Gretchen,the cat,was staying quietly under the sofa.Molly's mother lit(点亮) some candles so they could see their way around the house.
“What about dinner?” asked Molly.Her mother bought some sandwiches when she went to the store.“I had a feeling that we wouldn't be able to cook,so I bought some sandwiches and we still have some yogurt in the fridge,” said Molly's mother.They ate the dinner by candle light.“You know,this is kind of fun.It's almost like camping,” said Molly.
Later that night,the lights came back on.Molly said,“Although it was a scary time,I did have fun.”
1. What did Molly's mother buy in the nearest store?
A.Cat food.
B.Candles and sandwiches.
C.Candles and matches.
D.Candles and yogurt.
2. When did the storm stop?
A.At about 6:00 p.m.
B.At about 5:30 p.m.
C.After 6:30 p.m.
D.Until midnight.
3. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.going camping
B.eating dinner by candle light
C.having sandwiches and yogurt
D.cooking by candle light
4. What can we know from the passage?
A.Molly's mother got wet because of the rainstorm.
B.The rainstorm started in the morning.
C.They ate nothing for dinner.
D.Their cat Gretchen stayed quiet during the storm.
5. What would be the best title for the text?
A.A Night with a Rainstorm
B.Molly and Her Cat
C.Molly's Scary Night
D.Molly's Special Dinner
八、短文填空
Mr. and Mrs. Lin couldn’t forget that day. The old couple was 1. ________ vacation at the top of a mountain. They 2.________ (take) a walk in the afternoon, suddenly when the ground started to shake. Two minutes later, everything 3. _________ (change) completely! They were in the middle of a very strong earthquake!
The Lins tried to find some other people first. One by one, they found fifty-three people. Many were tourists. Soon it was dark and it started to rain 4. ________ (heavy). Some cried and some lost hope.
At that moment, Mr. Lin decided to take the lead. He called for everyone’s attention and said, “The roads are too 5._________ (danger). We can’t go down the mountain 6. ________ tomorrow. We must stay here tonight.” Then Mr. Lin and a few young men went back to the hotel to look 7. ________ food and water. After that, Mr. Lin divided the people into five 8. ________ (group). Each group had a leader. He also collected all the mobile phones and made sure each group had one. They used them as flash lights. Every thirty minutes, the group leaders flashed their mobile phones. And the light in the dark rainy night made everyone 9.________ (feel) safe.
Early the next morning, the groups started to go down the mountain. It was a hard journey, but the group members encouraged and supported each other. After twelve 10.________ (hour) walking, they finally got out safely. By then, it was thirty hours after the earthquake.
九、任务型阅读
My name is Janet,and I'm from a town,where it hardly ever rains.The weather is almost sunny all year round.
However,yesterday was different.I woke up late because the clouds made it seem like nighttime.I was so hurried (匆忙的) that I left my house without taking an umbrella.
(A)在我等公交车的时候,天开始下雨。A car passed by and splashed (溅) water on me.My school uniform was really dirty when I got to school.Then during lunchtime,I opened my lunch box and found my lunch was wet.I had to eat a cold and wet sandwich.
After school,I realized I didn't have enough money for the bus ride,so I had to walk home.While I was walking,I realized that walking in the rain wasn't worse than taking the bus—there were two car accidents.Walking might be safer.
When I got home,I got wet through.Luckily,my mom was already home,and she was making hot chocolate for everyone.(B)I took a hot shower and changed into dry clothes.Soon the hot chocolate warmed me up.It wasn't a bad day,was it?
1. How was the weather when Janet woke up yesterday?
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2. 将(A)处画线句子翻译成英语。
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3. What did Janet have for lunch?
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4. Why did Janet return home on foot?
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5. 将(B)处画线句子翻译成汉语。
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参考答案
一、1.fear 2.nervous 3.shouts 4.thunder 5.bricks
二、1.burning 2.himself 3.silent 4.shaking 5.nervous
三、1.ran out of 2.come down 3.in all directions 4.calm down 5.put out
四、1.in all directions 2.was beating 3.calm down 4.in fear 5.a slight shake
五、1-5DCDCC
六、1-5BADBB 6-10CBACD 11-15BBACD
七、1-5BCBDA
八、1.on 2.were taking 3.changed 4.heavily 5.dangerous 6.until 7.for 8.groups 9.feel 10.hours’
九、1. It was cloudy.
2.While/When I was waiting for a bus,it began to rain.
3.She had a (cold and wet) sandwich.
4.Because she didn't have enough money for the bus ride.
5.我洗了一个热水澡,换上了干衣服。
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