Unit 8 People and Events 练习题2025-2026学年中职英语高教版（第三版）基础模块1

Unit 8 第一课时 针对训练 1、 单项选择 1. — _____ have you been living in this country? — For about two years. A.How far B.How long C.How soon D.How often 2. — Cindy, what does your father do? — _____ A.He is kind. B.He is watching TV. C.He is a policeman. D.He likes playing basketball. 3. — I haven’t finished my homework yesterday. — Me, _____. It was so difficult. A.also B.too C.as well D.either 二、完成对话 A: 1. ___________ B: GPS navigation software. A: 2. ___________ B: It can help us find the most convenient road and avoid crowded roads. Is it also your favorite invention? A: 3. ___________ I like shared bikes best. B: Really? Why? A: Well, people can unlock shared bikes with mobile apps and riding shared bikes saves time and money. 4. ___________ B: That’s true. I hope we can have more and more inventions in the future. A: Yeah. 5. ___________ A. I’m afraid not. B. How popular shared bikes are in some big cities! C. What's your favorite invention? D. Why do you like it most? E. That would be cool. 1._____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 三、词义配对 1. method A. 遥远的 2. record B. 指南针 3. invent C. 质量 4. chat D. 聊天 5. quality E. 发明 6. importance F. 记录 7. compass G. 方法 8. mechanic H. 重要 9. remote I. 机修工 10. receptionist J. 接待员 四、单词拼写 1. What’s your favorite in_________, the smart phone or the ebook reader? 2. Paper can help you re_________and sh_________ knowledge. 3. The qu_________ of the paper was better than before. 4. Cai Lun improved the me_________ of paper-making. 5. The invention of the Internet makes it possible to give online classes to teach students in re_________ areas. Unit 8 第二课时 针对训练 1、 单项选择 1. Wang Xizhi is well known _____ his calligraphy. A.as B.for C.to D.of 2. The _____ Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is an extraordinary engineering. A.55-kilometer-long B.55-kilometers-long C.55 kilometer long D.55 kilometers long 3. If you want to succeed in _____ yourself _____, you need to know some of these differences. A.made; understand B.making; understood C.made; to understand D.making; understanding 4. The railway stretches _____ Beijing _____ Zhangjiakou. A.from; to B.too to C./; and D.from; and 5. _____ in 1861 in Guangdong Province, he showed an interest in machines at an early age. A.Born B.To bear C.Bear D.Bearing 6. He _____ all kinds of difficulties and succeeded in finishing the task. A.had B.overcame C.has D.overcomes 7. The Jingzhang Railway must _____ an area of hills and mountains. A.go through B.go across C.go to D.go along 8. It was completed in 1909, _____ ahead of schedule. A.two year B.two years C.two-years D.two-year 二、同义句改写 1. Zhan Tianyou showed an interest in machines at an early age. Zhan Tianyou at an early age _____ _____ _____ machines at an early age. 2. The Jingzhang Railway is considered a brilliant piece of work in Chinese railway history. We _____ that the Jingzhang Railway is a brilliant piece of work in Chinese railway history. 3. As soon as he graduated from Yale University in 1881, Zhan Tianyou returned to China. Upon _____ _____ from Yale University in 1881, Zhan Tianyou returned to China. 三、完形填空 Man has always wanted to fly. Even as long as eight hundred years ago, an Englishman had tried. He made a pair of 1 from chicken 2 and fixed them to his shoulders. Then he 3 from a tall building. As you can imagine, he did not fly very far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke several bones. The first real attempt at flying took 4 in France in 1783. The Montgolfier brothers knew that hot air rose. If they could fill a large balloon with 5 air, they thought it would rise into the air and 6 . They were right. They made a very large hot air balloon of cloth and paper. It measured ten meters in diameter(直径). They 7 it with hot air and the balloon got two hundred meters into the air. It fell to earth about three kilometers 8 . At the next attempt, they arranged for a balloon to carry 9 . We do not know what the passengers felt about the trip as they were a cock, a duck, and a sheep. But we do know 10 the trip lasted eight minutes and the animals landed safely. 1.A.wings B.glasses C.shoes D.socks 2.A.furs B.feathers C.skins D.shells 3.A.walked B.jumped C.went D.dropped 4.A.happen B.places C.place D.happens 5.A.cold B.hot C.cool D.warm 6.A.fly B.flying C.flew D.to fly 7.A.fill B.fills C.to fill D.filled 8.A.long B.away C.wild D.high 9.A.passengers B.animals C.people D.goods 10.A.which B.this C.what D.that Unit 8 第三课时 针对训练 1、 单项选择 1. The Chinese national anthem _____ March of the Volunteers. A. are called B. is called C. called D. calls 2. Is there _____ of contacting him? A.any mean B.some mean C,some means D.any means 3. _____ the development of modern science, our life is becoming more and more comfortable. A.Because B.For C.With D.To 4. Thanks to the Internet, we can know what is happening all _____ the world _____ home. A.in; in B.in; at C.over; in D.over; at 5. How do you manage _____ the place so clean? A.keep B.to keep C.keeping D.kept 6. Their cars headed northward _____ high speed. A.in a B.at C.at a D.in 7. He made a very positive _____ to the _____ of the project. A.contribution; successes B.contributions; success C.contributions; successes D.contribution; success 8. It will entail(需要) driving a _____ every day. A.long distance B.long distances C.longer distance D.longer distances 二、选词填空 A.means B.by C.first D.heard E.inventions I think the train is one of the greatest 1 in history. Do you know who invented it? Let me tell you something about it. The train was invented 2 George Stephenson. He was an engineer from Britain. He did lots of experiments and made the 3 train. On the first day when the train ran, people along the way 4 the noise and saw it running. They thought it was a monster. They ran back home, closed their doors and dared not come out. But now the train is one of the most important 5 of transportation in the world. 1._____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 三、阅读理解 Paper is one of the most important inventions. With the invention of paper, it is possible to spread the written language widely and quickly. What’s more, more books could be printed and distributed. Thus, more people could be educated. Together with the printing press, paper provided an extremely important way to communicate knowledge. How much paper do you use every year? Probably you can not answer that question quickly. In 1990 the world’s use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now some countries use as much as 50 kilograms of paper for each person a year. Countries like the United States, England and Sweden use more paper than other countries. Paper, like many other things that we use today, was first made in China. In Egypt and the West, paper was not very commonly used before the year 1400. The Egyptians wrote on a kind of material made of a waterplant. Europeans used parchment for many hundreds of years. Parchment was very strong; it was made from the skin of certain young animals. We have learnt of the most important facts of European history from records that were kept on parchment. 1. What’s the meaning for the underlined word “parchment”? A.The skin of young animals. B.A kind of paper made from the skin of certain young animals. C.The paper used by European countries. D.The paper of Egypt. 2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the invention of paper? A.More jobs could be provided than before. B.More people could be educated than before. C.More books could be printed and distributed. D.More ways could be used to exchange knowledge. 3. When did the Egyptians begin to use paper widely? A.Around 1400. B.Around 1900. C.Around 400. D.Around 900. 4. Which of the following countries uses more paper for each person a year? A.China. B.Sweden. C.Egypt. D.Japan. 5. What is the main idea of this passage? A.More and more paper is being consumed nowadays. B.Paper enables people to receive education more easily. C.The invention of paper is of great significance to man. D.Paper contributes a lot to the keeping of historical records. Unit 8 第四课时 针对训练 一、单项选择 1. We should _____ more trees, and we shouldn't cut any trees. A.plant B.planting C.plants D.planted 2. --- May I have some coffee? --- _____. A.Yes, you have B.Yes, you can C.Yes, certainly D.Yes, please 3. --- Would you like something to eat? --- _____ A.Yes, I would. B.Yes, I'd like some cakes. C.Yes, of course. D.Yes, I will. 4. Lucy should _____ her homework now. A.finishes B.finishing C.finished D.finish 5. My mother would _____ back soon. A.came B.comes C.come D.will come 6. _____ you like some milk? A.Would B.Could C.Can D.Must 7. We _____ pick the flowers in the park. A.mayn’t B.don’t C.mustn’t D.needn’t 8. --- Shall we visit the factory? --- _____ A.Yes, we do. B.Yes, we shall. C.All right. D.Yes, we can. 9. Could you _____ me a hand? A.giving B.gives C.given D.give 10. --- Can you speak English? --- No, I _____. A.mustn’t B.can’t C.couldn’t D.may not 11. You _____ go and see a doctor because you had a fever. A.could B.might C.should D.would 12. Jim _____ come tonight, but he isn't very sure yet. A.should B.might C.would D.could 13. What _____ I do for you? A.can B.must C.may D.need 二、书面表达 1. 假设你是李华，朋友Jack来信写到与父母发生了争执，原因是他长时间玩游戏，他现在很难过。请你用英语给他写一封60词左右的建议信。 提示： (1)打游戏时间过长伤害眼睛，浪费时间，不利于学习； (2)向父母道歉，学会沟通； (3)今后努力学习，帮父母分担家务。 注意：建议信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。 Key words: argue with, waste time, hurt, say sorry, do housework Dear Jack, I’ve received your letter and I know you __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 2. 假如你是李明，你的朋友Lily向你发邮件询问如何学好英语，就此你提出了自己的建议。请你用英语给他写一封60词左右的回信。 提示： (1)上课认真听讲，做好笔记； (2)课后及时复习，每天至少花半小时大声读英语； (3)平时尽可能用英语与同学交流，练习口语。 注意：建议信的开头和结尾已经给出，但不计入总词数。 Key words: take notes, go over, read aloud, communicate with, practice spoken English Dear Lily, I’ve received your email and know you want to improve your English. Here are a few suggestions for your reference. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope the advice will be helpful to you and you can make great progress in English. 参考答案 第一课时 1、 单项选择 1.B 2.C 3.D 二、完成对话 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.E 三、词义配对 1.G 2.F 3.E 4.D 5.C 6.H 7.B 8.I 9.A 10.J 四、单词拼写 1. invention 2. record; share 3. quality 4. method 5. remote 第二课时 一、单项选择 1.B 2.A 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 二、同义句改写 1. was interested in 2. think/consider 3. his graduation 三、完形填空 1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 第三课时 一、单项选择 1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A 二、选词填空 1. E 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 三、阅读理解 1.B 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C 第四课时 一、单项选择 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.A 二、书面表达 1. Dear Jack, I’ve received your letter and I know you argued with your parents. I really worry about you. Here is some advice for your reference. Firstly, I’d like to advise you not to spend too much time playing computer games. It not only wastes your time but also hurts your eyes. Besides, it’s not good for your study. Secondly, I think you’d better say sorry to your parents and have a good communication with them. If I were you, I would study harder and help to do some housework at home. I hope that my suggestions are helpful for you. Please be happy and everything will be better. I’m looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 2. Dear Lily, I’ve received your email and know you want to improve your English. Here are a few suggestions for your reference. First of all, I’d like to suggest you should listen to the teacher carefully and take notes in class. Secondly, I think you’d better go over your lessons as soon as you can after class. You should spend at least half an hour reading English aloud, which can help you remember the words and expressions. Last but not least, you can try to communicate with your classmates in English as much as possible to practice your spoken English. I hope the advice will be helpful to you and you can make great progress in English. Yours sincerely, Li Ming. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $