兰花二首原文_翻译及赏析

课时训练(八) Units 7—8(八上)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.Which underlined letter pronounces differently from the others?
A.sleepy
B.nearly
C.memory
D.butterfly
2.[2019·无锡一模]Most of us check our smart phones 47 times on an average(平均) day, and double between the ages of 18 and 24.
A.hardly
B.nearly
C.mostly
D.widely
3.He stayed up very late that night. he woke up in the morning, the sun was already high up in the sky.
A.Until
B.After
C.While
D.As
4.[2020·原创]Huaguo Mountain is such a charming place. tourists go there and enjoy the beautiful scene every day.
A.Thousand of
B.Thousands of
C.Three thousand of
D.Three thousands of
5.[2019·盐城调研]Martin was too busy his part-time job to have dinner with his friends last weekend.
A.doing
B.to do
C.did
D.do
6.[2019·铁岭]His grandfather did his best to keep the tree but it died in the end.
A.alive
B.asleep
C.absent
D.awake
7.It's not the right time to argue about who is to blame. We'd better and find a way out as soon as possible.
A.stay up
B.give up
C.calm down
D.look down
8.[2019·宿迁一模]The water in the river three feet last night because of the sudden flood.
A.raised
B.rose
C.grew
D.added
9.[2019·苏州]Amon his ship in a big storm when a giant fish came out of the sea.
A.will sail
B.is sailing
C.was sailing
D.has sailed
10.The sentence structure of “Music makes me relaxed.” is .
A.S+V+O
B.S+V+P
C.S+V+IO+DO
D.S+V+DO+OC
Ⅱ.[2019·连云港赣榆一模]阅读理解
How long does a year last? Children might say that a year lasts forever. But your parents might say that a whole year can pass “in the blink of an eye”. Why does time seem to pass faster as we get older?
According to scientists from Duke University, US, our brains degrade(退化) and change over time. This physical change causes the rate at which we take in and deal with new information to fall down.
Babies, for example, move their eyes much more often than grown-ups because they're dealing with images at a faster rate, Adrian Bejan from the university told Daily Mail. They take in a lot of information and do many things in a single day. This makes them feel like a single day lasts for a long time.
However, as people's brains degrade over time, fewer images are dealt with in the same amount of time. Therefore, older people receive less information during a day than younger people. This causes things to seem as if they're happening more quickly.
What's more, people may also “feel” time differently due to psychologic al(心理的) reasons. People may measure time by the number of memorable events that can be recalled(回忆) within a certain period.
Have you ever noticed that when you recall your firsts(first day of school, first family vacation, first birthday party, etc.), they seem to be in slow motion? That's because when something is a “first”, there are many exciting things to remember. Recalling these memories makes you feel like they took forever, according to David Eagleman of the Baylor College of Medicine in the US.
For many grown-ups, life is made up of daily things. When they look back, they might feel like
there are not many interesting things to remember. Therefore, time seems to be moving faster to them.
11.The phrase “in the blink of an eye” has the similar meaning to “”.( )
A.carefully
B.directly
C.slowly
D.quickly
12.Time seems to pass faster as we get older because . ( )
A.human brains become smaller and smaller over time
B.grown-ups often forget things easily and quickly
C.grown-ups don't deal with information as quickly as babies
D.grown-ups are able to do a lot of things in a single day
13.What can we know according to David Eagleman? ( )
A.Babies move their eyes much more often than grown-ups.
B.Psychological factors can affect how a person feels about time.
C.Recalling memories makes people feel like time is going faster.
D.Memorable events can slow down the pace of brain degradation.
14.The author writes this article to . ( )
A.explain why people feel time differently as they get old
B.explain why babies learn things faster than grown-ups
C.encourage people to make better use of their time
D.encourage people to create more memorable memories
Ⅲ.[2020·原创]还原短文
In early spring, 15. . Cold air, bringing rain or even snow, easily tears up(破坏) the warmth of the spring within a night.
However, with the coming of Guyu—the Grain Rain, the blue sky and gentle winds would finally stay. Falling usually on or around April 20 every year, Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms(节气). 16. .
Sow(播种) grains
This is an important period of the growth of grains. The ancient Chinese already knew that as Guyu comes, the weather will become warm enough for sowing. 17. .
Hope for safety and harvest
18. , they will hold some ceremonies on Guyu, hoping for safety as well as harvest during
the coming fishing season.
Watch the peony
It's also a great time to see the peony, which is known as “the Queen of All Flowers” in Chinese culture. As a result, watching peonies becomes one of the most enjoyable activities for many people. The flower is said to be the favourite of Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, who was the only woman ruler in Chinese history.
Pick tea leaves
Tea leaves picked before Guyu are among the best tea leaves. 19. . So the habit of drinking tea at this time of year has become a tradition in some places of China.
A.For those living near the sea
B.The farmers usually catch the chance to plant rice, corn and beans
C.the weather is becoming warmer and warmer
D.It is said that the tea leaves picked on the day of Guyu can drive away bad luck
E.It means the beginning of a lively summer and people get busy from now on
F.It means the coming raining season lasts for a long time and people are free
G.the changing temperature usually makes a number of Chinese people uncomfortable
Ⅳ.根据句意和汉语提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

20.The food there was (糟糕的). I didn't want to eat at all.
21.Please (打电话) me when you reach your grandparents' home, OK?
22.I don't like living in a noisy city. I hope to live a quiet life in a small (村庄).
23.In the playground, I (扔) the ball to her and she caught it.
24.I have a (牙疼). I even can't eat anything.
Ⅴ.[2020·原创]根据短文意思和所给首字母,写出一个完整正确的单词。

Earthquakes may happen anywhere on the Earth's surface. However, they are most probably to happen near mountains.
During an earthquake, the Earth's surface 25.s . Houses fall, people are killed or injured, and sometimes whole cities are 26.d .
But we can do something to protect 27.o against earthquakes. Scientists have made maps showing the “earthquake belt”. In the belts, earthquakes are likely to happen. In these areas we can build 28.s houses to resist(抵抗) earthquake shocks.
In the future, scientists will be able to predict exactly when and where earthquakes will happen.
Then they can tell people to take measures. Thus 29.l can be saved and damage(损失) can be lessened.
Ⅵ.从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空(每个词或短语只能用一次)。

say to oneself; from morning till night; hear about;
break down; communicate; mop up; wash away;
go through; direct; rain
30.Can you ask him the water on the ground?
31.The flood hundreds of sheep last night.
32.My car on my way home yesterday evening.
33.Look! There must be something wrong with that man. He is all the way.
34.The rain is falling . We have to stay at home.
35.[2019·南通]My aunt with a foreigner when I saw her in the street.
36.When the new supermarket opened, many people rushed into it in all .
37.[2019·温州]I usually play with my little sister at home on days.
38.Have you ever the Great Wall?
39.They many hardships during the war.
【参考答案】Ⅰ.1.D 2.B 3.D 4.B
5.A be busy doing sth.意为“忙于做某事”。

6.A
7.C
8.B
9.C 10.D
Ⅱ.11—14 DCBA
Ⅲ.15—19 GEBAD
Ⅳ.20.awful21.call 22.village 23.threw
24.toothache
Ⅴ.25.shakes26.destroyed 27.ourselves
28.special 29.lives
Ⅵ.30.to mop up31.washed away
32.broke down 33.saying to himself
34.from morning till night
35.was communicating 36.directions
37.rainy 38.heard about
39.went through。