Unit 8 I’ve had this bike for three years.
I. 单项选择。
1．—Have you locked the windows ______?
—Yes．I have _______ locked them．
A．already：already B．yet；yet C．yet；already D．already；yet
2．—I have bought a nice dress．
—Where _______ you _______ it?
A．have；bought B．did；buy C．will；buy D．do；buy
3．Wang Lin says the purpose of staying in the United States is _______ more chances _______ English from Americans．
A．to get；to learn B．getting；to learn C．getting；in D．to get；getting
4．My friend，Darren，is coming to visit us. I’m looking forward _______ him．
A．meet B．meeting C．to meet D．to meeting
5．—The radio is too noisy and there is nothing interesting on it．Why don’t you _______?
—All right．I’ll do that．
A．turn it on B．turn it off C．turn it back D．turn it up
6．—When did you start your math homework?
—One hour ago，but I _______ it yet．
A．didn’t finish B．finished
C．have finished D．haven’t finished
7．_______ wasn’t easy to win the match．
A．It B．That C．This D．One
8．—How long have you ______ the book?
—For three days．
A．borrowed B．kept C．lent D．bought
9．She is one of _______ singers．I like her very much．
A．famous B．the most famous C．more famous D．most famous
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10．I think the question is _______ difficult to answer．
A．most B．many C．a lot D．a bit
11．Mary is an ______ girl．She lives with her grandmother．
A．8-years-old B．8-year-old C．8-years old D．8 years old
12．He used to _______ up early，and now he gets used to _______ up early．
A．get；getting B．get；get C．getting；get D．getting；getting
13．According ______ Mr. Wang，we’ll go on a trip this weekend．
A．in B．to C．at D．for
14．The basketball ______ I bought yesterday cost me 80 yuan．
A．when B．that C．who D．what
15．Look! She’s standing ______ the ten children．
A．among B．between C．of D．from
II. 完形填空。
In a small town in France，there was a farmer who lived alone．Every day，he 1 a pound of butter to his neighbour，who was a baker．One day the baker decided 2 the butter to see if he was getting a pound．After he weighed(称……的重量) it，he found that he wasn’t．The baker then took 3 farmer to the judge(法官)．
The judge asked the farmer if he had any way to weigh the butter．The farmer answered，“I am so 4 that I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it， 5 I do have a kind of scale(天平).” The judge asked，“Then how do you weigh the butter?”The farmer answered，“Before the baker started buying butter from 6 ，I had bought bread from him．So every time when I bring home the bread from the baker，I put it on the scale and give him the butter of the same weight.”
We 7 what we give to others in life．Whenever you take action，ask yourself this 8 ．“Am I honest?”
Honesty or dishonesty can become a 9 ．Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face．Others lie so much that they do not even 10 what the truth is any more．But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact，those who lie will hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour(行为，举止)．
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1．A. gave B．fed C．threw D．sold
2．A．weigh B．weighing C．to weigh D．weighed
3．A．／ B．a C. an D．the
4．A．rich B．poor C. honest D．quiet
5．A．and B．so C．but D．or
6．A．I B．my C．me D．mine
7．A．get back B．look back C．give back D．turn back
8．A．answer B．question C．help D．idea
9．A．difference B．habit C．mistake D．difficulty
10．A．study B．mean C．imagine D．know
III. 阅读理解。
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Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15，1452 in Italy．He is best known as an artist today．One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa．However，Leonardo had many other natural abilities．He was also a great inventor．Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life．
Although Leonardo hated war，he invented many different machines used for war．His most special invention was the machine gun，which was produced and used in war many years later．
By watching the way birds fly，Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying．Among his sketches(素描) we can see several objects．We consider them as modern flying machines．
Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time．He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines．
Leonardo was a strange man．He didn’t eat any meat，which was unusual in those times．He never published(发表) his ideas and scientific discoveries．He usually used mirror writing，which looks like writing in a mirror，starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left．
We have very little of his work today．Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings．He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect．No one
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in his life time knew how great Leonardo was．We now believe，however，that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known．
1．According to the passage，Leonardo is not only an artist but also _______．
A．an inventor B．an engineer C．a writer D．a musician
2．_______ was Leonardo’s most special invention．
A．The mirror writing B．The cutting machine
C．The machine gun D．The flying machine
3．Leonardo was strange，for example，_______．
A．he didn’t eat any vegetables
B．he usually used minor writing
C．he liked to publish his discoveries
D．he enjoyed drawing flying machines
4．Leonardo invented some machines to _______．
A．stop the war B．help paint pictures
C．watch the birds D．make good use of time
5．From the passage，we can learn that Leonardo was very _______．
A．humorous B．serious C．clever D．lonely
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Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys．Since then．Barbie，as everyone called，has become the most Successful toy doll in history．Her parent，the Mattel Company，said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie doll at home．
However，Barbie is facing some trouble at present(现在)．There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her．Another doll named Bratz, for example，came to life thirteen years ago．She looks more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts．And her company offers more kinds of clothes too．
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls．“For younger girls，playing with a Barbie doll is much fun．But when you get older，you want something smarter and more modern，”says Vera Shepherd，a shop assistant in a New
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York toy store．
It is good news that on the international market．Barbie is still No．1．Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbie dolls in the United States these years，sales in other countries are still going up．In January 2009，Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai，where girls can shop，eat，drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbie dolls．
Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie’s 53rd birthday．Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie．How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say，but 53 is surely not the age to retire(退休)．
6．Barbie’s family name is _______．
A．Roberts B．Millicent C．Shepherd D．Bratz
7．Barbie’s trouble is that _______．
A．it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts
B．other dolls are more popular with little girls
C．other dolls are trying to beat her in the market
D．it has become less popular on the international market
8. Girls can do the following in the first Barbie Shop in Shanghai except ____________.
A. going shopping B. having food C. drinking juice D. taking photos
9. What is the meaning of the underlined words?
A. 珠宝设计师 B.发型设计师 C. 舞台设计师 D. 服装设计师
10. What is the best title of the passage?
A. First Barbie Shop in Shanghai
B. Barbie’s Past and Present
C. Barbie’s 53rd Birthday Party
D. Barbie Lost Her Magic
IV. 书面表达。
请你根据下面的提示，以“My Hometown”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。
提示：（1） 家乡的地理位置； （2）近10年来家乡的变化 ； （3）对家乡的感情
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My Hometown
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【答案与解析】
I. 单项选择。
1．C。yet用在否定句和疑问句中，already用在肯定句中。
2．B。“在哪里买的”指过去发生的动作，用一般过去时。
3．A。前一个动词不定式作表语，后一个动词不定式作定语。
4．D。考查短语look forward to doing sth.，意为“期盼做某事”。
5．B。句意：——收音机太嘈杂了，并且没有什么有趣的事，为什么不将它关掉呢?——好的，我马上去关掉它。“关闭”应该表示为“turn off”，代词作宾语放在turn和up中间且用宾格。
6．D。由yet可知，应该用现在完成时，并且必须是否定句式，因此答案为D。
7．A。动词不定式作主语时，可以用it作形式主语放在句首。
8．B。how long表示一段时间，句中谓语动词须用延续性动词，而borrow，lend，buy都是非延续性动词，keep为延续性动词，故选B。
9．B。“one of + the+形容词最高级+名词复数”结构表示“最……之一”。
10．D。空格后的difficult为形容词，故用a bit“一点儿，稍微”修饰。
11．B。“数词+名词+形容词”构成复合形容词，作前置定语。这类复合形容词中词与词之间要用连字符“-”连接，且数词后面的名词必须用单数形式。
12．A。used to do sth．“过去常做某事”，get used to doing sth．“习惯于做某事”。句意“他过去常早起，现在他习惯于早起了”。故选A。
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13．B。according to sb. “依某人来看”，为固定短语。
14．B。因先行词the basketball表事物，需用关系代词that或which引导定语从句。故选B。
15．A。among表示“三者或三者以上之间”，between表示“两者之间”。由句意“看!她正站在那10个孩子中间”可知A项符合题意。
II. 完形填空。
1．D。由文意知，农民每天都把一磅黄油卖给他的邻居——面包师。故选D。
2．C。decide to do sth．“决定做某事”，为固定搭配。
3．D。因这个农民在上文已经提到过，故此处要用定冠词the。
4．B。rich“富的，有钱的”；poor“贫穷的”；honest“诚实的”；quiet“安静的”。由“...I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it...”可知“我”没有足够的钱买任何东西称它。故选B。
5．C。本题考查连词的用法。前句“我那么穷没有足够的钱买任何东西称它”与后句“我有一种天平”存在着转折关系，故用but连接句子。
6．C。from是介词，其后需用人称代词的宾格形式。句意：在面包师从我这里买黄油之前我已经从他那里买了面包。故选C。
7．A。get back“收回”；look back“向后看”；give back'‘归还”；turn back“往回走”。由句意“在生活中我们收回的就是我们所给予别人的”知选A。
8．B。句意：你无论什么时候采取行动，都问自己这个问题：“我诚实吗?”要问的“问题”用question表示，故选B。
9．B。difference“不同”；habit．“习惯”；mistake“错误”；difficulty“困难”。由句意“诚实不诚实都可能成为一种习惯”知选B。
10．D。study“学习”；mean“意味着”；imagine“设想”；know“知道”。由句意“另一些人撒谎那么多以至于他们甚至不再知道什么是实话了”知选D。
III. 阅读理解。
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1．A。由第一段第五句“He was also a great inventor.”可知。
2．C。由第二段第二句可知。
3．B。由第五段可知B项符合题意。
4．D。由文章第四段可知。
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5．C。由文章最后一句话可知。
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6．A。由第一段中的“Barbie Millicent Roberts”可知答案为A。
7．C。由第二段中的“However，Barbie is facing some trouble at present．There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her.”可知答案为C。
8．D。由第四段中的“...where girls can shop，eat，drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbie dolls．”可知答案为D。
9．D。结合第五段第二句可知答案。
10．B。通读全文可知，本文讲了Barbie的过去的辉煌历史和现在的情况。故答案为B。
IV. 书面表达。
My Hometown
My hometown is a beautiful place. It stands beside a wide river and is rich in fish and rice.
But ten years ago, it was a poor town. Many people had no work. They used to live a hard life.
In the last ten years, great changes have taken place here. The streets have been widened. New roads have appeared. Factories, schools, hospitals and cinemas have been built one after another. The life of the people is greatly improved.
I love my hometown. I love its people. They are still working hard to make it richer and more beautiful.
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