课时训练8

课时训练8Adventure

一、单元扣点

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．His ________(志向) was to meet his favourite pop star face to face.

答案ambition

2．Some English adverbs ________(起作用) as adjectives.

答案function

3．The man made a ________(陈述) to the police.

答案statement

4．Airplanes connect every ________(较重要的) city in the world.

答案major

5．His political ideas are rather ________(极端的)．

答案extreme

6．What she said about the matter was c________ black and white.

答案confusing

7．She promised she would finish the work w________ a week's time.

答案within

8．He was a________ to know the news from the battlefield.

答案anxious

9．By criticizing her boss she r________ losing her positio n.

答案risked

10．Her endless p________ made her the best nurse in the hospital.

答案patience

Ⅱ.完成句子

1．他们生产了一部极为卖座的新片。

They produced a new movie ________ ________ ________ ________．

答案that really took off

2．学生们不仅向老师学习，也向同学们学习。

The pupils learn from each other ________ ________ ________ ________ ________．

答案as well as from teachers

3．任何值得做的事情都应该做好。

________ ________ ________ ________ should be done well.

答案Whatever is worth doing

4．城市间的新铁路将竣工。

The new railway between the cities is well ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ finished.

答案on the way to being

5．我知道我想说什么，但我难以表达清楚。

I know what I want to say but I ________ ________ ________ ________ myself.

答案have difficulty in expressing

二、阅读理解

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（2015·潍坊模拟）

Starting in 1972，the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Bur n.It was acknowledged that some forest fires, such as those caused by lightning were necessary for forests to maintain balanced ecosystems, so the fire should be allowed to bur n.

However, a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control. As a result，the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone, which is America's oldest and most beloved national park. Massive areas of plants were destroyed, and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted visitors. The rivers and streams were choked with ash, and the ecosystem of the park was changed beyond repair.

In addition, great numbers of animals were killed by the fires that burned out of control. The fires were driven by high winds, moving as many as ten miles a day. Many small animals died in the flames. The fire's rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape. Even today, few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park. In the years immediately following the fires, the numbers of visitors declined rapidly. No one was interested in seeing a blackened and treeless park on vacatio n.Yellowstone had previously been famous for its amazing views and unique geological formations such as the geyser Old Faithful. But now its reputation as America's wonder is damaged permanently.

1988年黄石国家公园根据1972年制定的政策允许焚烧森林，但由于风势太大，导致森林大火无法控制，许多动植物都被烧死了，黄石国家公园也不再是热门的游览地。

1．Natural Burn was adopted because some forest fires were ________．

A. hard to put out

B. started by the lightning

C. good for the balance of nature

D. approved by the National Park Service