Unit 8 Countries around the world
综合能力演练
I. 单项选择。
1．—Where is Australia?
—It’s _______ of China．
A．northeast B．southwest C．southeast D．west
2．Where _______ Bob and Tom _______?
A．is；from B．do: comes C．are；from D．does；from
3．Do they _______ English in the U. K.?
A．talk B．say C．speak D．tell
4．Your hat is _______ colour _______ his hat．
A．same；like B．the same；like C．the same；as D．same；as
5．This is _______ map of Australia．It’s _______ old map．
A．a；a B．a；an C．an；a D．an；an
6．This is an Australian boy．_______ you know his name？
A．Do B．Are C．Can D．Does
7．This is a map ________ our country．
A．with B．about C．to D．of
8．—_______ is China’s flag?
—It is red．It has five yellow stars．
A．What B．How C．What colour D. Where
9．Kangaroos live in ________．
A．China B．U. S. C．U. K. D．Australia
10. Thank you for ________ me with my homework.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helps
11. I know much ________ Canada.
A. about B. on C. in D. to
12. They are very happy ________ you.
A. see B. seeing C. sees D. to see
13. Look ________ the map，please．
A．in B．at C．to D．of
14．The question is not _______，but I can answer it．
A．easy B．hard C．right D．okay
15．Can you tell me _______ country is north of the U. S.，Lily?
A．where B．when C．what D．how
II. 完形填空。
Anna comes from England. She is 18. She is going to 1 with the Wang family for a year. Anna comes to 2 because she wants to learn Chinese. She helps Mrs. Wang do housework and goes to 3 classes every Wednesday and Friday afternoon. Anna is new in Beijing. Everything is 4 to her. She finds the 5 is different from that in London. Some things are nice in Beijing, 6 things are not so nice. The shops are bigger in Beijing than those in London. 7 it’s very expensive to enjoy yourself in Beijing. It’s expensive to have a 8 in a restaurant or go to a cinema. Anna has got used to (习惯) many things
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already. But she can’t get used to the 9 in Beijing, “You Chinese eat so much in the morning,” she often says. “Fruit, porridge, egg, tea and bread. How can you face(面对) all that food so 10 in the day?”
1. A. talk B. play C. stay D. work
2. A. Australia B. England C. Canada D. China
3. A. English B. Chinese C. French D. Japanese
4. A. different B. bad C. good D. nice
5. A. air B. life C. water D. people
6. A. all B. other C. any D. many
7. A. Then B. So C. Or D. But
8. A. look B. rest C. meal D. meeting
9. A. dinner B. supper C. food D. breakfast
10. A. nice B. early C. much D. late
III. 阅读理解。
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Hello，everyone！My name is Kate．I am from Toronto，Canada．I am 14 years old．I am a schoolgirl．I know China is a great country．I want to make friends with Chinese people and I want to learn Chinese．
There are twenty-two students in my class．My classmates are from five countries．They are learning English．My father and mother are from France(法国)．They speak French．I speak English and French．There are many Chinese in Toronto．I want to learn Chinese，but I don’t have any Chinese textbooks．Can you help me?
1．Where is Kate from?
A．Canada． B．France． C．China． D．England．
2．What does Kate speak?
A．Chinese． B．French． C．English． D．B and C．
3．What does Kate want to learn?
A．English． B．Chinese． C．Japanese． D．French．
4．Where are Kate’s father and mother from?
A．China． B．England． C．France． D．Canada．
5．What do Kate’s father and mother speak?
A．English． B．French． C．Chinese． D．A and B．
B
When you hear people talk about Washington D. C.，you may want to know what the letters“D. C.”mean．They mean“District of Columbia(哥伦比亚区)”．Washington D. C. is the capital of the U. S. It’s in the District of Columbia，not in the state of Washington．Washington state is on the northwest coast，far from the capital city．
Washington D. C. is about 220 miles south of New York City．Americans named the capital city after George Washington to remember the famous president．George Washington’s home is not far from the city．His home was a simple white country house and it is kept as it was when he lived there．Every year a lot of Americans from all parts of the country take their children to this famous house where“the father of America” once lived．
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根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
6．The capital city of the U. S. is New York City．
7．Americans named their capital city Washington to remember all of the U. S. ’s presidents．
8．When George Washington was a boy，he lived in the capital city．
9．George Washington’s home was a white country house．
10．From“the father of America”，we can infer(推断) George Washington was the president of the U. S.
IV. 书面表达。
请根据所学知识写一篇介绍中国的英语短文，可以从位置、首都、语言、国旗、名胜等方面来介绍。要求：不少于60字。
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【答案与解析】
I. 单项选择。
1. C。根据常识可知澳大利亚在中国东南部。
2. C。be / come from意为“来自”。因为主语是Bob and Tom是复数形式，故选C。
3. C。说某种语言用speak。
4. C。the same…as意为“和……一样”。
5. B。a map of China意为“一张……的地图”；old是元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。
6. A。Do you know…?意为“你知道……吗？”
7. D。a map of our country意为“一张我们国家的地图”。
8. C。根据答语It is red.可知用what color来询问。
9. D。根据常识可知袋鼠生活在澳大利亚。
10. B。Thank you for doing sth. 意为“因……而感谢你”。
11. A。know about…意为“知道，了解……”。
12. D。be happy to do. sth.意为“做某事很高兴”。
13. B。look at sth.意为“看……”。
14. A。根据but和I can answer it可知前句是说这个问题不容易。
15. C。what country指“什么国家”。
II. 完形填空。
1. C。 根据后文内容可知Anna是要在中国呆一年学习汉语。因此，本题选C。
2. D。根据空格后的because she wants to learn Chinese可知本题选D。
3. B。根据上文提到的she wants to learn Chinese可知Anna应该是去学汉语。因此，本题选B。
4. A。由上句“Anna is new in Beijing.”可知，到一个陌生的地方，所有的东西给人的感觉都是新鲜的，不一样的。因此，本题选A。
5. B。由文章下文的内容可知所叙述的都是日常生活的一些事情。根据这一点我们不难猜测出此处的句子意思为“她发现北京的生活与伦敦不一样。”因此，本题选B。
6. B。联系上下文可知，这里要表达的意思是“其他的就不那么好”。所以，本题选B。
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7. D。根据语境来推测，显然这里是说北京的商店大，但是在北京生活成本高。有转折的关系。因此，本题选D。
8. C。根据空格后面的in a restaurant不难推断，到饭馆当然是去吃饭。因此，本题选C。
9. D。由原文下句“You Chinese eat so much in the morning.”可知，此处是吃早饭。因此，本题选D。
10. B。可以利用语境推测法来解答。联系上下文可以推测这里句子的意思大体为“你们怎么能在一天中那么早的时间面对所有那些食物呢？”因此，本题选B。
III. 阅读理解。
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1. A。根据“I am from Toronto，Canada．”可知答案。
2. D。根据“I speak English and French．”可知答案。
3. B。根据“I want to learn Chinese…”可知答案。
4. C。根据“My father and mother are from France.”可知答案。
5. B。根据“They speak French．”可知答案。
B
6. F。根据“Washington D. C. is the capital of the U. S.”可知答案。
7. F。根据“Americans named the capital city after George Washington to remember the famous president．”可知答案。
8. F。根据第二段可知本题答案。
9. T。根据“His home was a simple white country house and it is kept as it was when he lived there．”可知答案。
10. T。根据文意可知本题答案。
IV. 书面表达。
Do you know China? How much do you know about China? Let me tell you more about it.
China is a big country. It is west of the U. S. Beijing is the capital of China. People speak Chinese in China. China’s flag is red. It has five yellow stars. In China, you can see many good places. You can visit Tian’anmen Square, the Great Wall and the Palace Museum. I love my country. Welcome to China!
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