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寒假复习 8A Unit8第一节单项填空（）21. —Why don’t you like summer, Bob?—I am very afraid of lightning.A. B. C. D.（）22. The floor is very clean now. Who______ just now?A. mopped up itB. mop it upC. mopped them upD. mopped it up（）23. —______ volunteers will be needed for 2014 International Horticulture Exposition (国际园艺博览会) in Qingdao.— Let’s go and join them, Nancy.A. Three thousandsB. Thousands ofC. Three thousand ofD. Three thousands of （）24. When the flood was washing the village, people screamed______ and ran______ all directions.A. in fear, withB. with fear, inC. in fear, inD. with fear , with（）25. There was a heavy rainstorm yesterday. The flood_______ the bridge over the small river.A. washed awayB. put awayC. went awayD. kept away（）26. Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster?A. An old house caught fire because lightning hit it.B. Many houses fell down because of the earthquake.C. A car knocked Millie down on her way to school this morning.D. A heavy rain destroyed(破坏) my uncle’s farm last week.（）27. —Didn’t Jim come to school this morning, Jack?—______ . Though he didn’t feel well.A. Yes, he didB. Yes, he didn’tC. No, he didD. No, he didn’t（）28. While she______ the newspaper, Granny______ asleep.A. read; was fallingB. was reading; fellC. was reading; was fallingD. read; fell（）29. Yesterday evening I was going out______ the telephone rang.A. whileB. whenC. asD. until（）30. Our English teacher always tells us to______ when we are in trouble.A. come downB. fall downC. calm downD. slow down（）31. —What do you think of the color of the old skirt, Jack?—Sorry, I______ about something else. I didn’t see it.A. thinkB. am thinkingC. thoughtD. was thinking（）32. —How can I get to the school library?—Walk______ the road, then go______ the school gate, you will see it.A. cross; throughB. across; throughC. through; acrossD. across; cross（）33. Is there______ about the Lunan earthquake on the Internet, Mr. Chen?A. special somethingB. something specialC. special anythingD. anything special（）34. —We______ to visit the Great Wall if it______ tomorrow.—Have a good time.A. will go; won’t rainB. will go; doesn’t rainC. are going; won’t rainD. go; doesn’t rain （）35. — A lot of people lost their lives in the Lunnan earthquake.—______.A. That’s hard to sayB. They are too carelessC. I can’t believe my earsD. I am sorry to hear that第二节完形填空。

Earthquakes are common because earthquakes nearly happen every day. But most of them are very 36 .We can’t even feel them. During a strong earthquake, 37 ,there is often a great noise. Then the earth 38 terribly and many house begin to fall down. Railway tracks break and trains go off lines. A large number of houses are destroyed. A lot of people lose their homes, 39 lives. And other accidents, such as fires and rains often 40 .More buildings are destroyed and more people are killed.We all know the 41 of an earthquake. For hundreds of years, man 42 studying earthquakes. More than 2000 years ago, a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 43 a wonderful machine. It could point at the 44 where the earthquakes happened. Scientists are still working hard to improve these machines today. Now though we know much more about earthquakes and 45 they happen, sometimes we still can’t tell when and where an earthquake will happen. We still have a long way to go.( )36. A. real B. weak C. big D. large( )37. A. at first B. at last C. above all D. in all( )38. A. moves B. shakes C. jumps D. breaks( )39. A. ever B. even C. usually D. always( )40. A. follow B. copy C. go D. enter( )41. A. information B. question C. danger D. importance( )42. A. enjoyed B. kept C. stopped D. is crazy about( )43. A. invented B. invited C. bought D. sold( )44. A. sky B. time C. weather D. direction( )45. A. whyAMany animals do strange things before an earthquake. This news may be important. Earthquakes can kill people and knock down homes. The animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers have told about this. Dogs that are usually quiet have started to bark. Horses on farms have run around in circles. Mice have left their holes and run away. Cows have given less milk.In a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noises, like bigger frogs. That night, an earthquake struck the city.People want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。