八下-Unit1提優(yōu)訓(xùn)練.doc

八下Unit1 提優(yōu)訓(xùn)練一、單項(xiàng)選擇（20分）1. Ive been waiting _ the bus stop _ half an hour.A. in, for B. at, for C. for, in D. for, to2. I am writing to you _ Im afraid to talk about it face _ face.A. because, to B. though, at C. until, by D. since, with3. - My aunt goes to climb mountains every Sunday. - Oh? But she _ hate climbing mountains. A. used to B. was used to C. is used to D. get used to 4. The box was _ than I had expected. I was out of breath when I got home. (2014 內(nèi)蒙) A. more heavier B. much heavier C. little heavier D. very heavier5. - English isnt as _ as Chinese. - Maybe, perhaps its just _ Chinese is your native language.A. easy, because B. easily, because C. easier, so D. easily, because of6. - Have you finished _ my dictionary? - Yes, I put it back on your desk just now. Who _ it away?A. doing, will take B. using, is taking C. reading, took D. using, has taken 7. - _ you _ what club you want to join? - Not yet.A. Do, decide B. Have, decided C. Did, decide D. Can, decide8. - A new shop _ for a week nearby. Lets have a look there. - Good idea. But it doesnt _ on Mondays. A. opened, opened B. has been opened; open C. has opened, opened D. has been open, open9. Now people can _ with their friends far away by email, cell phone or Wechat. A. keep on B. stay in touch C. keep up D. catch up10. We arrived at the station too early and had _ to go, so we sat there and chatted with _.A. somewhere, other B. anywhere, the other C. everywhere, another D. nowhere, each other11. There has never been such a beautiful village _ in the world.A. anywhere B. everywhere C. somewhere D. nowhere12. - Lucy, whats wrong with you? - I cant find my notebook anywhere. I am afraid I _ it. A. lose B. lost C. have lost D. was losting13. - What do you think of the book Alice In Wonderland ? -. _. I _ it twice already. A. Pretty good, read B. Its very interesting, have read C. Its very good, am reading D. Its very wonderful, will read14. Monica, you _ the exam! Congratulations!A. pass B. have passed C. will pass D. are passing15. - Smart phones are more and more popular now. - So they are. But they still _ too much.A. pay B. cost C. take D. spend16. Are you a teacher of English? No, but I _ two years ago.A. used to be B. am used to C. used to do D. dont used 17. Tom, I am afraid that I cant catch up with you. - _. Youre sure to make it. A. Hurry B. Youre right C. Come on D. Youre welcome18. Could we see each other at nine oclock tomorrow morning? Sorry, lets make it _ time. A. other B. the other C. another D. else19. The old lady feels _ though she lives with her two sons.A. happy B. unhappy C. alone D. lonely20. I cant _ my old friends after my cell phone was stolen. What a pity! A. keep in touch with B. be in touch with C. get in touch with D. catch up with二、完型填空（共15小題；每題1分，滿分15分）Granny Sarya lived outside Moscow. Her only son 1 to Afghanistan(阿富汗) and was killed in action there. Soon after that, her husband lost his job. The old man was always 2 food and clothes. And on a winter night he went out alone when Sarya was asleep. The next morning he was 3 dead in a cold lake. And his worn-out coat was 4 in a tree not far away. Sarya was so 5 that she nearly took her own life.Things got worse and worse after that. She always lived in hunger and cold. She had hoped that the government(政府) could help her but she 6 .It was a cold windy night. The old woman couldnt 7 asleep at all. She had to get up. She decided to write a letter to God(神), asking for 8 . She wished God to give her 100 rubles (盧布), so she could buy some food for herself. When she 9 writing it, she found she had no 10 . She had to put the 11 at a crossing. 12 the next morning a policeman found the letter. He read it to his comrades. They were all so 13 that they gathered some rubles and sent them to the poor old woman.At first Granny Sarya was happy. But after she 14 the money, she became 15 and said, “Im told that all things that are touched by the policeman will be only a half left!”1. A. sent B. ran away C. was sent D. escaped2. A. worried about B. pleased with C. thinking about D. hearing of 3. A. known B. found C. told D. fallen4. A. put B. hanged C. shown D. hung5. A. sad B. happy C. tired D. clever6. A. succeeded B. failed C. won D. lost7. A. go B. fall C. get D. help8. A. coats B. food C. houses D. help9. A. ended B. started C. finished D. enjoyed10.A. stamp B. money C. pen D. paper11.A. food B. letter C. coat D. rubles12.A. Badly B. Carefully C. Luckily D. Wonderfully 13.A. excited B. moved C. amazed D. surprised 14.A. saw B. received C. gave D. counted15.A. angry B. thankful C. helpful D. worried三、閱讀理解 （24分） A “Life is speeding up. Everyone is becoming unwell.” This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unwell person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives? Picture this: Youre rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the telephone is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives. One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons, Benjamin, 10, and Thomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phone. The grandmother, Lyn, said, “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes.” The boys said they fought less. Probably, they said, because there was less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy, been-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.31. The writer uses the quote(引語(yǔ)) at the beginning of the story to_. A. tell us the truth about life B. tell us what life was like a long time ago C. point out what causes such a thing to happen D. point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same32. In the passage the writer describes a picture to show that new inventions _. A. have stopped our lives B. have improved the quality of our lives C. may make people feel very happy D. may bring some people trouble33. The family chose to spend some time in a 1940s house because_. A. they loved to live simple lives B. they wanted to know how people lived without modern inventions C. they were troubled by modern inventions D. living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them34. The passage is mainly about _. A. problems with technology B. improvements in our lives caused by technology C. changes happening to technology D. the importance of technology B About ten men in every hundred have the trouble of color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected(感染) in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman. There are different kinds of color blindness. For example, a man cannot see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades(陰影) of green. Sometimes a person cant tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed. Color blindness in human beings is a difficult thing to explain. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones(圓錐體)”. These help us to see in the bright light and to tell differences between colors. There are also millions of “rods(柱狀體)”, but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but not colors. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes, we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the help of the rods we can see shapes at night.35. “Color blindness” means “_” in Chinese. A. 盲目 B. 無(wú)色 C. 色盲 D. 討厭顏色36. Some people say its safer to be driven by women because _.A. women drive more carefully B. women are better at driving than men C. women can see things more clearly D. there are fewer color-blind women37. With the help of the “cones”, we can _. A. tell different shapes B. kill insects C. see in the dark D. tell orange from yellow38. _ show us shape at night. A. rods B. insects C. cones D. Mosquitoes CProbably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar around the world. Musicians use the guitar for almost all kinds of music. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.Music experts do not agree about where the guitar was first played. Most agree it is ancient. Some experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than 1，000 years ago. Most experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous Italian violins Niccole Paganism played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s.Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modern times Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.In the 1930s，Les Paul began experimenting to make an electric guitar. He invented the solid-bodied electric guitar in 1946.The Gibson Guitar Company began producing its famous Les Paul Guitar in 1952. It became a powerful influence on popular music. The instrument has the same shape and the same six strings（弦）as the traditional guitar，but it sounds very different. Les Paul produced a series of extremely popular recordings that introduced the public to this music. Listen to this Les Paul recording. It was the fifth most popular song in the United States in 1952.It is called “Meet Mister Callaghan.”39.What can we infer from the first paragraph？A. The guitar plays a very important role in music.B. The choice of musical instrument is important for a band.C. The guitar was the most popular musical instrument in the past.D. Every musician likes playing music instrument with the guitar.40. According to most experts，the guitar developed into a modern form like today in _. A. Egypt B. Persia C. Spain D. Italy41. In Paragraph 3，the author introduces _. A. the method of playing the guitar B. the exact time of the guitars origin C. the way that the guitar was made D. some musicians who played the guitar42.Where does the passage probably come from？A. A newspaper B. A broadcast C. A magazine D. A history book四、閱讀填詞（每空一詞，10分）There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be responsible for their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. But many students may not do well in an open classroom. For some students, if there are too few rules, they will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. A few rules will help them. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want and