牛津译林版8A Unit 1复习提高练习

8A Unit1复习提高练习一、单项选择题( )1. How are you feeling today , boy ?I’m sorry to say that I am feeling much ________ .A good B. bad C. better D. worse( ) 2. I feel ______ because my job is too ______.A. bored, boringB. bored, boredC. boring, boringD. boring, bored( ) 3. What are you _______?My mother’s health problem _______ me a lot.A. worrying about; is worried aboutB. worrying about; worriesC. worried about; worries aboutD. worrying; worries( ) 4. I don’t know who __________ the boy stand here. How poor he looks.A. tellsB. makesC. asksD. wants( ) 5. When he walks _______ my desk, he often knocks my books _______ the floor.A. past, offB. past, ontoC. through, onD. across, away( ) 6. Tom, what do you think of the piano?Oh, no other piano is _______ in this store. It’s _______ one.A. better; a betterB. the best; the bestC. better; the bestD. the best; a better( ) lie often ______ funny jokes after class and makes us ______.A says; to laugh B. tells; laugh C. tell; to laugh D. speaks; laugh( ) 8.What’s your best friend like? He ________.A. likes playing computer gamesB. is helpful and friendlyC. is a teacherD. would like to be a singer( ) 9. Just be ______, you can’t make such great progress(进步) in a day. It takes time.A. worriedB. humorousC. patientD. generous( ) 10. This question is _______ more difficult than that one.A. soB. quiteC. a littleD. very( ) 11. _______ is the height of Tom, Helen?I’m not sure, but he is _______ than Simon.A. How much; higherB. How high; higherC. How tall; tallerD. What; taller( ) 12. How do you like Art?Art? I like it so much. It’s one of ________.A. the most exciting lessonsB. the most exciting lessonC. more exciting lessonsD. more exciting lesson( )13. How strong the boy is!Yes, he is stronger than __________ in his class.A. any other studentB. any studentC. other studentD. other students( )14. Boys and girls, listen carefully. I have ________ to tell you. This term, we will have ______ new students. We will have more fun studying together.A. else something; another twoB. else something; two moreC. something else; two anotherD. something else; two more( )15.If you have any trouble, be sure to call me. —_______________.A. I’m glad to hear that.B. I will. Thank you very much.C. I have no trouble.D.I will think it over.二、完型填空Time is very important in our lives. But it never had any importance in my life until I 1 a watchfrom my father that made me responsible(有责任). It 2me the importance of time in my life.I got this gift on a grey-sky day. I had to go to the 3at 9:00 a.m. to pick up my uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. However, I forgot it 4I was playing with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 a.m., I 5my uncle, but I was late for him. He got out of the plane and 6 a taxi to my father’s house.I7my father’s house at 2:00 p.m. at the same day . My father looked at me angrily. I said “hi” to him and my 8uncle. My father asked me to sit 9him and handed me this watch which was a gift from 10. It weighed 8 oz（盎司）and all of it was made of silver（银）. Then he said, “Essa, did you have fun 11 your friends today? What you did was not very nice and you should be sorry for your 12.” I felt sorry and told my father that I wouldn’t do it again. Then he said, “This watch will be a reminder(提醒物) for you. I hope today you have learned something 13.”I learned a lesson from my father: to respect(尊重) time and 14be late. The watch is important to me, not because of its 15, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.( ) 1. A. bought B. received C. borrowed D. broke( ) 2. A. learned B. found C. sent D. told( ) 3. A. airport B. school C. hospital D. station( ) 4. A. when B. because C. if D. before( ) 5. A. saw B. forgot C. remembered D. met( ) 6. A. had B. drove C. got D. took( ) 7. A. visited B. found C. reached D. left( ) 8. A. surprised B. tired C. bored D. lonely( ) 9. A. next to B. around C. behind D. away from( ) 10. A. us B. him C. them D. you( ) 11. A. of B. for C. with D. about( ) 12 . A. words B. actions C. play D. fun( ) 13. A. important B. interesting C. expensive D. wonderful( ) 14. A. never B. usually C. sometimes D. often( ) 15. A. look B. price C. size D. weight三、阅读理解1Looking for a children’s book, Internet users can find hundreds of them. These books are from around the world. And they are free for readers. The United States has started a project(项目)named the International Children’s Digital Library. It is supported by the National Science Foundation and Library Services.The goal of the project is to provide(提供) more than 10,000 children’s books in at least 100 languages. Some of the books show the similarities and differences in ways of life around the world. They will make children have a better understanding of other countries’ cultures. People working for this project have tried to design easy ways to read. Users can also print(打印) the pages on paper if they want to.The project is for two main groups of users. The first group is the children aged between three and thirteen, along with their teachers and parents. The second group is researchers(研究者) of children’s literature (文学). The books can help children understand more about the world.( ) 1. In the project, the books are ________.A. from the USA onlyB. in the same languageC. for children onlyD. free for the readers ( )2. What is the goal of the project?A. To p rovide 10,000 children’s books in at least 100 languages.B. To provide over 10,000 children’s books in at least 100 languages.C. To provide about 10,000 children’s books in at most 1,000 languages.D. To provide over 100,00 childr en’s book s in at least 100 languages.( ) 3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “similarities”?A. 坏处B. 好处C.不同之处D.相似之处( ) 4.What can we know from the passage?A. Only teachers, parents, researchers and children are the users of the project.B. The project will help children know more about other countries’ cultures.C. Researchers help children understand the world better.D. Children aged three and fourteen are the users.2How hard we all pray (祈祷) to grow up quickly, and look forward to the happy days of being a grown-up (成人), and enjoy the many interests that a youth should have.At last, you grow up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy being a young lady. You are proud (骄傲) of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady warmly. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone (用完) already.”“No,” they say, “Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me when I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes (批评) your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes.( ) 1. The passage is told about _______ problem.A. a grown-up boy’sB. a teenage girl’sC. an old woman’sD. an old man’s ( ) 2. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.A. is happy with the present lifeB. is unhappy about growing upC. doesn’t think her present life happy enoughD. is sad about being a kid( ) 3. How does she know her prayer had been answered (得到回应)?A. People treat her as a young lady.B. She doesn’t need to play with kids now.C. People begin to call her teenager.D. She can join women in all kinds of activities. ( ) 4. From what her parents say, we know _______.A. the girl always has much money in her pocketB. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend moneyC. they love her more than beforeD. they still treat her as a child( ) 5. Why does she promise (承诺) to help her grandma do some knitting?A. Because she likes doing knitting.B. Because she wants to show that she grows up.C. Because she has much more free time.D. Because her grandma is very tired.3I took my 9-year-old daughter, Susan and 5-year-old son, Robbie to the shopping centre. As we got there, we saw a big sign that said, “Petting Zoo”. The kids jumped up and asked, “Daddy, can we go?”Both my wife and I were out of work. However, I said, “Sure”, giving them a quarter each. They went away, leaving only fifty cents(美分) left in my pocket.A petting zoo is made up of a hundred of little baby animals of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stayin the enclosure(围场) pleased with the little animals while their parents shop.A few minutes later, I saw Susan walking along behind me. I was surprised and asked what was wrong.She said sadly, “Well, Daddy, a ticket for Petting Zoo costs fifty cents. So I gave Robbie my quarter.” Then she said the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. She repeated the family motto(座右铭), which is “Love is Action!”I knew clearly no one loves little animals more than Susan. She had watched both my wife and me do and say “Love is Action!” for years, and now she had put it into her lifestyle. It had become part of her, because she knew the whole fam ily motto. It’s not only “Love is Action”; it’s “Love is SACRIFICIAL(牺牲的) Action!” Love always pays a price.I was moved(感动). We went back to the Petting Zoo. Susan stood with her hands and chin(下巴) resting on the fence(栅栏) and just watched Robbie go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had fifty cents in my pocket. I put my hand into my pocket and took out the money. Sure, I must do that!( ) 1. The underlined part “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to（指）________.A. the family mottoB. their lifestyleC. the Petting ZooD. the ticket for Petting Zoo( ) 2. From the passage we can infer(推断) that _________________.A. t he writer was strict with the childrenB. Susan didn’t like playing with petsC. the family lived a hard lifeD. Robbie didn’t want to play with Susan( ) 3. What might happen next according to the story?A. The writer would get angry with Robbie.B. Susan would play happily with the little animals.C. The writer would play together with Susan.D. The writer would buy Susan some candies.( ) 4. What is the best title for this passage?A. A Petting Zoo.B. An Attractive Shopping Centre.C. T ry Your Best to Help Others.D. Love Is Sacrificial Action!四、词汇运用根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。