8Bunit5单元综合练习

8Bunit5单元综合练习一、单项填空(15%)( ) 1. I can’t remember when exactly the Robinsons left _______ city. I only remember it was _______ Sunday.A. the; aB. a; theC. a; aD. the; the( ) 2. —Mum, can I help you with the cleaning?—Thank you, dear. But you are _______ now. You must wait till you are _______.A. too young; too oldB. too young; enough oldC. so young; enough oldD. too young; old enough( ) 3. There aren’t many tickets left for the match. You’d better ______that you get one today.A. make sure ofB. make a decisionC. make sureD. make plans( ) 4. Why not leave the door _______? I think the air in the room smells bad.A. openingB. openedC. openD. to open( ) 5. —What do you think of the show in this year’s Spring Gala?—I think it’s _______. But my father thinks it’s much too _______.A. wonderful enough; boredB. enough wonderful; boringC. wonderful enough; boringD. enough wonderful; bored( ) 6. We young people shouldn’t _______ think about the failure (失败) in the past. Instead, we should be _______ to face the future.A. usually; enough braveB. seldom; enough braveC. sometimes; brave enoughD. always; brave enough( ) 7. —Mum, I’ve got a new job in Beijing!—Really? It just sounds _______ to be true.A. so wellB. too goodC. good enoughD. too well ( ) 8. She was too busy at that time _______ with me. I was unhappy about that.A. to talkingB. talkingC. talkedD. to talk( ) 9. —Your 12-year-old son doesn’t know much about shopping online, _______ he?—_______, but in fact, shopping online is popular with teenagers these days.A. does; NoB. does; YesC. doesn’t; NoD. doesn’t; Yes ( ) 10. You two live in the same community now. It’s too hard ________ you to avoid __________ her.A. of; meetingB. for; to meetC. for; meetingD. of; to meet ( ) 11. —How many tips did Jim offer on the talk about manners?—_______. He said _______.A. Nothing; nothingB. Nothing; noneC. None; nothingD. None; none ( ) 12. As we know, man’s understanding of nature is developing _______.A. at the right timeB. for the first timeC. from time to timeD. all the time( ) 13. —A homeless man won a big prize. He became rich over night. —_______.A. Better safe than sorryB. The early bird catches the wormC. Every dog has its dayD. Actions speak louder than words( ) 14. The little girl _______ the kite in the tree, but she was not tall enough to _______ it.A. reached for; reachB. reached for; reached outC. reached out; reached forD. reached; reached for( ) 15. —My classmates are playing on the playground. Can I join them, Miss Lin?—_______ Not until you have completed the Maths exercises.A. Why not?B. Will you?C. I hope so.D. I’m afraid not.二、完形填空(10% )On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. 1as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm (韵律) of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t 2listening to it and thinking of the garden where I spent my childhood in my hometown.When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and 3, with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 4to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the 5raindrops.When small drops of rain fall from the heaven (天国) in a row, they became a curtain made up of pearls (珍珠); when the raindrops 6the ground, a lot of small sprays (水花) will splash (溅出) and then 7slowly.I have 8been interested in watching such a scene. As the Indian poet wrote in his novel, “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered. We are the homesick children, Mother; we come back to you from the heaven.”Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel peaceful in my heart. This feeling makes me think a lot about life. We are the 9 of the earth, and one day we will embrace (拥抱) our earth and stay with her forever (永远). Life is short and we should treasure it. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 10of life.( ) 1. A. Surprised B. Sad C. Excited D. Angry( ) 2. A. stand B. stop C. like D. think( ) 3. A. leaves B. animals C. children D. trees( ) 4. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used( ) 5. A. falling B. singing C. dancing D. breaking( ) 6. A. see B. get C. reach D. cover( ) 7. A. come B. disappear (消失) C. cause D. rise( ) 8. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. seldom() 9. A. children B. owner C. friends D. master( )10. A. length B. meaning C. number D. quality三、阅读理解(20%)(A)I entered a university after years of hard study. I thought my life would be full of happiness and knowledge. But my life in the university is not as what I had expected. Then I became lazy and silent, even puzzled (困惑). I don’t know what my future would be like.Four years in the university is only a short period. And a half of it has passed already. This year, many people, such as my parents and my friends, asked me what I wanted to do and they all told me to make a plan for my life with their thought. I don’t want to take their advice. I want my own style. So I think carefully.I have been a young volunteer for five years. It has been a happy time and it is a big thing for me. Then I have a dream to join the University Student Volunteer Go West Program. I think I can be a teacher in the west. I would like to try my best to help them. I want to see the world clearly.To make it come true, I will work harder in the next two years. There is an old saying “Where there is a will, there is a way”. I think my dream will come true in the near future.At last, I want to say to everybody, “Never give up your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The path to dream may not be smooth and wide. Even there are some difficulties you will face. But hold on to the end, you can find there is no greater happiness than making our dream come true.”( ) 1. What is the writer?A. A teacher.B. A doctor.C. A college student.D. A reporter.( ) 2. Why is the writer puzzled?A. Because he is too young.B. Because he is lazy.C. Because he doesn’t know how his future will be.D. Because he is silent.( ) 3. The writer _______ what his friends advised.A. wants to do asB. doesn’t want to do asC. agrees toD. is happy with ( ) 4. The writer wants to be _______ after leaving university.A. a mangerB. a hostC. a famous personD. a teacher( ) 5. What does this passage mainly tell us?A. Never give up your dreams.B. To listen to others often.C. To be happy when facing difficulties.D. To work harder when needed.A. To list the services offered by Association.B. To make an advertisement for the flats.C. To ask the residents to follow the rules.D. To tell people against possible dangers.( ) 7. According to the text, which of the following is done once a week?A. Rubbish collection.B. Drying the washing.C. Cleaning the main stairs.D. Changing the lights.( ) 8. People should dry their washing on the washing lines _______.A. at the car parkB. in the ground floor flatsC. in the hallwaysD. in the garden ( ) 9. The Association will talk with you if _______.A. lights are not workingB. you make too much noiseC. you let strange people inD. you park your car on the road ( ) 10. We can learn from the text that _______.A. people should leave the broken chairs on the stairsB. the Association is always ready to help the residentsC. one can park the car at any numbered parking spaceD. the lights will be on whenever you pass the main stairs四、词形变化(5%)1. Thanks to the local businessmen’s support, the show was really _______________ (success).2. Would you just behave more _______________ (polite) in public places?3. She refused to join our _______________ (discuss) and finished her paper alone.4. I drove around the shopping centre for three times but I couldn’t find a _________(park) place.5. As the ________________ (say) goes,“Seeing is believing.”五、单词拼写(10%)1. The farmers were busy _______________ (摘) apples off the trees when we arrived there.2. People like to cut pumpkins into funny faces and put _______________ (蜡烛) inside.3. It’s hard for us to start a ____________ (谈话) when we meet some people for the first time.4. Amy and I always share secrets with each other since we are ____________ (亲密的) friends.5. I think I will go to Brazil for travelling ____________ (在某时) next spring.6. My mum had to take me to hospital last night because I couldn’t take the ___ (疼痛) any more.7. They have talked about this ______ (话题) for a few days but still they can’t draw a conclusion.8. He took the _______________ (客人) to the train station and saw them off.9. You should remember British people usually don’t greet people with a _____________(亲吻).10. Why did he ______________ (冒险做) losing all his money to save this company?六、动词填空(10%)1. This cake ______________ (smell) great, but I have to lose weight.2. —Why didn’t you hear the doorbell?—Because I ______________ (explain) a math problem to my daughter.3. Everything seemed _______________ (happen) so fast before I realized the danger.4. The plate ____________ (drop) from her hands when someone walked past her.5. Why can’t you just understand? I _______________ (tell) you about it so many times!6. You can never think of the fun that we had ________________ (chat) with each other.7. Look! The whole class ________________ (listen) to the teacher carefully.8. People are wondering why the price of flats in big cities___rise) so fast in the past few months.9. Well, that’s another way I could think of ______________ (share) the same idea with them,10. I believe Tom, my best friend, ___________ (become) the School Best Singer again next year.七、任务型阅读(10%)Taboos (禁忌) of different people’s cultureA taboo(忌讳，禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners (外国人) around our city. Mr Singh was from India and Mr. White from USA. When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White, however, was quite casual (随意). He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn’t touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens’ claws (爪). During the meal, Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn’t know it was a taboo in India to shake one’s left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen (牛) are sacred(神圣的) in India, people don’t eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the USA for people to eat chickens’ claws. He went on to say that Americans don’t usually get into each other’s personal八、完成句子(10%)1. 他们要举办一场有关餐桌礼仪的讲座，真是足够友好。