课时训练(十三) Units7—8(八下)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Just29yearsago,BerlinwasacitydividedintotwobytheBerlinWall.HowexcitedpeoplewereastheBerlinWallcamedown.Sincethen,BerlinhasbecomeoneofthecoolestcitiesinEurope.HerearethemainreasonswhyIthinkBerliniscool.
First,Berlinhascheaphotelsandeverydayobjects(物品).Youneedn’tworryaboutspendingtoomuchmoneywhenvisitingBerlin.
Second,Berlinknowshowtogiveparties,andthereisafestivalhereeverymonthoftheyear.PerhapsthemostfamousistheBerlinInternationalFilmFestival(theBIFF).
Third,Berlinhasbeautifulbuildingsofitsown.TheBrandenburgGateisoneofthecity’smostfamousbuildings.It’sthesymbol(象征)ofmorethan200yearsofhistory.TheTVTowerisasgoodastheEiffelTowerinParisandtheLondonEye.
Lastly,Berlinisacityoflivingart.Artistscancreateworksofartonthesidesofbuildings.
IfyouwanttovisitaEuropeancitywithculture,cheapobjectsandlotsofcolors,Berlinistheplacetobe.Whatareyouwaitingfor?GettoEurope’scoolestcitybeforeanyoneelsediscoversit.
1.TheBerlinWallcamedownin .
A.1969 B.1979
C.1989 D.1999
2.ThewriterdoesNOTtellusthat inBerlin.
A.everydayobjectsarecheap
B.howoftenafestivalisheld
C.peopleknowhowtogiveparties
D.inwhichmonththeBIFFisheld
3.Accordingtothe4thparagraph, greatbuildingsofBerlinarementioned.
A.two B.three
C.four D.five
4.Thewritersuggeststhatwe .
A.createworksofart
B.chooseBerlinasthecitytovisit
C.buildsometowersliketheEiffelTower
D.discoveracoolercitythanBerlintovisit
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Berlin’sfestivals
B.Berlin—areallycoolcity
C.Berlin’sbeautifulbuildings
D.Berlin—acityoflivingart
Ⅱ.完形填空
ItwasasunnysummerdayandIwalkedbackhomeafterschool.WhenIstoodinfrontofthedoor,Iwas 6 tofindthatthekeyhaddisappearedfrommypocket.Itwasadisaster(灾难)forme, 7 Ionlyhadonekey,andmyparentsweregoneforseveraldays.
Iwalkedaroundthe 8 ,hopingtofindthelostkey.ButIcouldn’tfindit.Icalledmymomandshetoldmetogotomyauntie’shome.Myauntielivesinanotherbuildingofourcommunity.
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Iwassad,butIhadno 9 .Thenextmorning,whenIwasgoingtoschool,Isawsomething 10 onthewindowofthesecurityhut(保安亭).Itwasmykey.“Unbelievable!”IwasquitesurprisedasI 11 thekeyinmyhand.
“Isthat 12 ,kid?”theoldsecurityguardasked.
“Yeah.Ilostityesterday.Whosentthis?”Ireplied.Theoldmansaid,“Idon’tknow 13 .Someonepickedituplastnight.”
Iwashappyanddeeplymoved.Itwaseasytopickupakeyfromthegroundandtookittothesecurityhut,butthiskindactionmeantsomuchtome.Iwon’tbeableto 14 mygratitude(感激)tothepersonwhoreunitedmewithmykey.ButIcan 15 hisorhergoodactionbybecomingapersonwhohasnohesitation(犹豫)tohelpothers.
6.A.happy B.excited
C.surprised D.patient
7.A.because B.but
C.so D.though
8.A.hospital B.school
C.street D.community
9.A.time B.chance
C.choice D.energy
10.A.leaving B.shining
C.falling D.moving
11.A.held B.found
C.took D.lifted
12.A.his B.hers
C.yours D.theirs
13.A.easily B.exactly
C.carefully D.really
14.A.bring B.realize
C.prepare D.express
15.A.passon B.giveaway
C.lookup D.takedown
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个恰当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。
HaveyoueverseenAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival?Almosteveryonehasheardofthispaintinginhis16. (history)class.Buthow17. doyouknowaboutthefamouspainting?
ItwaspaintedbyZhangZeduan,an18. (art)intheSongDynasty.Thepaintingshowspeople’slivesintheSongDynasty.Thereare19. ofshops,restaurants,hotelsandhouseson20. sidesoftheriver,andtheroadsare21. (crowd)withpeople.
Nowyouhavethechancetofeellikeyou’relivinginthattime.Thepaintingwasremadeintoa3Dversion.Thepeople,animalsandshipsaremovinginthe22. (picture).Wecanseetheriverflowingandhearthe23. (sound)ofthedrum.The3DAlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestivalhasbeen24. (show)inShanghai.AnditcanalsobewatchedontheInternet.Don’t25. (forget)towatchittofeelpeople’slivesintheSongDynastybyyourself.
Ⅳ.信息摘录
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阅读短文,然后在文后表格内完成内容摘要,每空不超过三个词。
Englishisthefirstlanguageofseveralcountries.However,ithasmanydifferences.British,American,andSouthAfricanEnglishareallspokendifferently.InmanyEnglishlanguagecourses,theBritishandAmericandifferencesaretaught.Oneisnotmorecorrectthantheother,butthereareimportantdifferencesbetweenthetwo.
ProbablythebiggestdifferencebetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishisthevocabulary.Differentwordsandexpressionsareusedtotalkaboutthesamething.Forexample,intheUnitedStates,peoplethrowtheirgarbageintothetrashcan.InEngland,peoplethrowtheirrubbishintothedustbin.InBritain,peopletakealifttothefifthfloor.InAmerica,peopletakeanelevator.
AmericanandBritishgrammarcanbealsodifferent.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishwillask“Whatdidyoudoattheweekend?”,butAmericansusuallysay“Ontheweekend.”IntheUnitedStatespeopleusuallysay“I’vegottenanewcar.”,butintheUKtheywillsay“I’vejustgotanewcar.”
ThepronunciationinAmericanandBritishEnglishisalsodifferent,evenwhenthespellingisthesame.Theword“tomato”—pronounced“to-mah-to”inBritishEnglish—isaclassicexampleofthis.
Vocabulary,grammar,andpronunciationarethreewaysEnglishisdifferentindifferentpartsoftheworld.Learningalltheseisnoteasy,soEnglishlearnersshouldjustknowthattheyarealwaysthere.
Differences
BrE
AmE
Vocabulary
·throwtherubbishintothedustbin
·throwthegarbageintothe26.
·takea27. tothefifthfloor
·taketheelevator
Grammar
·attheweekend
·28. theweekend
·I’vejust29. anewcar.
·I’vegottenanewcar.
30.
tomato—pronounced“to-mah-to”
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参考答案
Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文。作者认为柏林是个很酷的城市,给出了理由,并推荐人们去柏林参观。
1.C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段第一句“Just29yearsago,BerlinwasacitydividedintotwobytheBerlinWall.”可知,今年是2019年,29年以前是1989年。故选C。
2.D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“First,Berlinhascheaphotelsandeverydayobjects.”可知,柏林的日常用品很便宜,故A项正确;根据第三段第一句“…Berlinknowshowtogiveparties,andthereisafestivalhereeverymonthoftheyear.”可知,人们知道如何举办聚会,一年中每个月都有一个节日,故B项与C项正确;文中并没有提到BIFF什么时候举行。故选D。
3.A 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“TheBrandenburgGate”和“TheTVTower”可知,本段提到了两处柏林的伟大建筑。故选A。
4.B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“IfyouwanttovisitaEuropeancitywithculture,cheapobjectsandlotsofcolors,Berlinistheplacetobe.”可知,作者建议人们去柏林游玩。故选B。
5.B 标题归纳题。这篇文章主要介绍了柏林是个很酷的城市。故选B。
Ⅱ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文。作者不小心丢失了家门钥匙,而父母远出,因此只能暂住在同一小区的姑姑家。第二天,她在保安亭发现了自己的钥匙;而门卫不清楚是谁送过来的。简单的一个善意行为令作者大为感动,她要把这种行为传递下去。
6.C 当作者站在家门口发现钥匙没在口袋里时,她应该感到十分惊讶。surprised意为“感到吃惊的”。故选C。
7.A 8.D
9.C 尽管作者十分难过,但她别无选择,只能暂时寄宿在姑姑家。choice意为“选择”。故选C。
10.B 上文提到作者丢失了钥匙,当她经过学校的保安亭时,发现了窗台上闪闪发光的东西,故shining(发光的)符合语境。故选B。
11.A 根据语境可知,当发现这是自己的钥匙后,作者应该是把它紧紧地握在手里,这符合她当时的心情,故选held,此处译为“握住”。故选A。
12.C 根据语境可知,门卫必然要询问作者:“这钥匙是你的吗?”此处选用名词性物主代词yours。故选C。
13.B 根据下文的“Someonepickedituplastnight.”可知,门卫不清楚是谁把钥匙放到保安亭的,exactly意为“确切地”。故选B。
14.D
15.A passon意为“传递”;giveaway意为“捐赠”;lookup意为“查阅;抬头看”;takedown意为“记下”。文章最后作者感触很深,她要把这种乐于助人的善意行为传递下去。故选A。
Ⅲ.16.history 17.much 18.artist 19.lots 20.both
21.crowded 22.picture 23.sound 24.shown
25.forget
Ⅳ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇说明文,介绍了英式英语和美式英语在词汇、语法和读音三方面的不同之处。
26.trashcan 27.lift 28.on 29.got
30.Pronunciation
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