课时训练(十四) Unit2(八下)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.[2018·南通一模]SpaceMountaininHongKongDisneylandisanexcitingrollercoaster.Itruns aspeedof52kilometresperhour.
A.on B.with C.in D.at
2.[2018·南京二模] —WhatdoyouthinkofthedocumentaryAmazingChina?
—Itis !Iwouldliketowatchitagain.
A.terrible B.excited C.boring D.fantastic
3.[2018·山西改编]IfoneofyourfriendssendsyouamessagetoborrowmoneyontheInternet,you’dbetterphonehim firsttomakesureofthat.
A.recently B.directly C.finally D.loudly
4.[2018·苏州二模]Whengoingupstairsordownstairs,weneedtowalkontheright,leavingtheleftspaceforthepeoplewho .
A.hurryup B.lookaround C.runaway D.takeup
5.Jimhasmanyhobbies, swimming,hikingandplayingbadminton.
A.forexample B.suchfor
C.suchas D.astheexampleof
6.[2018·宿迁一模]TheshowwassofunnythatIcouldn’tstop .
A.laugh B.laughing C.laughed D.tolaugh
7.[2018·天水] —WhenwillABiteofChinaⅢbegintonight?
—It fortenminutes.
A.willbegin B.hasbegun C.willbeon D.hasbeenon
8.[2018·扬州] —WhenwillyoursistergotoEngland?
—She Londonsincefourmonthsago.
A.wentto B.hasgoneto C.hasbeento D.hasbeenin
9.[2018·德阳]I totheWestLakefourtimes,butIwillgothereagainthissummer.
A.havegone B.havebeen C.went D.hadgone
10.—IwillgotoHongKongDisneylandwithmyparentstomorrow.
— .
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A.Mypleasure B.Enjoyyourself C.Allright D.Thesametoyou
Ⅱ.词汇
A.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词,完成句子。
11.Theman (娶)aprettygirllastyear.
12.It’simportantforustokeepintouchwith (亲戚).
13.Moststudentscanunderstandthe (要点)ofthemeeting.
14. (卡通片)arechildren’sfavourites.
15.[2018·兴化模拟]Youcangothereinanyseason (除了)winter.
B.根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。
16.Manyvisitorsarelookingforwardtoenjoyingthe (beautiful)ofMountHuang.
17.Lifeisourdictionary.Weshouldlearn (direct)fromit.
18.[2018·滨州]ThroughwatchingAmazingChina,wecan’tstop (imagine)whatourcountrywillbelikein50years.
19.Moreandmoreyoungpeopleshowgreatinterestin (sail).
20.Ican’timaginewhatlifeislikewithout (travel).
Ⅲ.[2019·原创] 阅读理解
MillionsofChinesehavebeenplayingamobilegamecalledTravelFrogrecently.Youplayasthe “mother” ofafrogwholivesaloneandenjoystraveling.Youneedtopreparefoodandtoolsforhistrips.Thefrogwillsendyoupostcardswhileheisaway.
Thegame’spopularitymayhavesomethingtodowithhowlonelypeoplearethesedays,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.Manyplayershavesaidthatthelonelyfrogisjustlikethem.Butplayingwiththefroghelpsthemforgettheirlonelinessforashorttime.
Lonelinessseemstobeacommonproblemtoday.AccordingtotheGuardian,about40percentofAmericanadultssaythey’relonely.AndintheUK,aboutoneinfivepeopleinthecountryare “alwaysoroftenlonely”,TheTelegraphreported.
ThismightbewhytheUKgovernmentdeclared(宣布)thecountry’sveryfirst “MinisterofLoneliness” (孤独大臣)inJanuary.Theminister’sjobistofindwaystohelpUKcitizensfeellesslonely.Theminister’sofficewillprovidemoremoneyforactivitiesthatconnectpeopletogether.
Thislonelinessproblemmaybepartlybecauseofsocialmedia.Whenweseepicturesoffriendshavingfunorpostingselfies(自拍)withoutus,wemaycomparetheir “perfect” liveswithourownandfeelinferior(较差的)andlonely.
Butweshouldrememberthatnooneisdestined(注定)tobelonely.AsUKpoetJohnDonneoncewrote,
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“Nomanisanisland,entireofitself;everymanisapieceofthecontinent(陆地),apartofthemain.”
Tipstogetridofloneliness:
·Singyourfavoritesongs.
·Connectwithafriend.
·Dosomethingcreative,suchasdrawingapicture.
·Imaginesomeplaceyou’dliketovisit,likeafungatheringorasportingevent.
21.WhatdoplayersdowhileplayingTravelFrog?
A.Buildhousesfortheirfrogs. B.Preparefoodandtoolsfortheirfrogs’trips.
C.Chooseplacesfortheirfrogstotravel. D.Writepostcardstotheirfrogs.
22.Accordingtothestory,whyisthegamesopopular?
A.Becauseitiswell-designed. B.Becauseitcanbeplayedonmobilephones.
C.Becausepeopleoftenfeellonely. D.Becausepeoplehavemoresparetimethesedays.
23.Todealwithloneliness,theUKgovernment .
A.designedthegameTravelFrog B.createdthe “MinisterofLoneliness”
C.holdspartiesforpeopletogettogether D.stoppedpeople’suseofsocialmedia
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?
A.Everyoneisconnectedwithothers. B.Weshouldnotcompareourselvestoothers.
C.It’snotfuntofeellonely. D.Nooneshouldlivealone.
25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TravelFrogenjoystraveling B.Tipstogetridofloneliness
C.Lonelinessisbecomingabiggerproblem D.MinisterofLoneliness
Ⅳ.[2018·葫芦岛改编] 阅读与回答问题
Anagedmanlivedinanicevillagewithalargegarden.Peopleoftensawhimlookingafterhisflowersallthetime.
Onedayayoungpainterwentbyhisgarden.Hewasdeeplyattracted(吸引)bythebeautifulflowers.Then,suddenlyhefoundtheoldgardenerwasn’tabletosee.
Thepainteraskedinsurprise, “Whyareyoubusylookingaftertheseflowerswhichyoucan’tsee?”
Thegardenersmiled,answering, “Icantellyouthereasons.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung,andIlikethisjob.Second,althoughIcan’tseetheseflowers,Icantouchthem.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that’syou.”
“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme.”
“Yeah,it’struethatIdon’tknowyou.Iknowmanypeoplewhoshowenthusiasm(
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热情)inlifewouldstopby,andthebeautyofmygardenwillgetthemintoagoodfeeling.Atthesametime,italsogivesachancetometohaveawordwithyouhere,andtoenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”
Ibelieveeveryflowerhaseyeswithwhichtheycanseethekindnessoftheoldman’sheartandthesweetnessofhissoul(灵魂).Hegrowsflowersinhisheart.Althoughhecouldn’tseethebeautyofblossoming(开花),hesurelycanhearthevoiceofit.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词。
26.Wasthegardenerabletosee?
27.Whydidtheyoungpainterstop?
28.Howmanyreasonsdidthegardenergive?
29.Whatdidthebeautyoftheoldman’sgardengetpeopleinto?
30.Howdoesthewriterevaluate(评价)thegardener?
参考答案
Ⅰ.1.D ataspeedof 为固定短语,意为“以……速度”。故选D。
2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C
6.B couldntstopdoingsth意为“禁不住做某事”,故选B。
7.D 结合语境可知答语要用现在完成时,句中的fortenminutes是一段时间,要求句中的谓语动词必须是延续性动词,终止性动词begin不能跟一段时间连用。故用havebeenon。故选D。
8.D since引导的时间状语提示谓语动词用现在完成时态,修饰的谓语动词是延续性的动作或状态,用bein表示“在某地”。故选D。
9.B 根据fourtimes可知表示“去过”,用havebeento表达。故选B。
10.B
Ⅱ.11.married 12.relatives 13.points 14.Cartoons
15.except 16.beauty 17.directly 18.imagining
19.sailing 20.travelling
Ⅲ.[主旨大意] 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了如今一款受人欢迎的手机游戏“旅行青蛙”,
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由此引出如今人们的孤独问题。
21.B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Youneedtopreparefoodandtoolsforhistrips.”可知,你需要为你的青蛙准备旅行的工具和食物。故选B。
22.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Manyplayershavesaidthatthelonelyfrogisjustlikethem.Butplayingwiththefroghelpsthemforgettheirlonelinessforashorttime.”可知,旅行青蛙受欢迎的原因是人们经常感到孤独,而玩这款游戏可以让人们暂时忘记孤独。故选C。
23.B
24.A 根据上文中的“Butweshouldrememberthatnooneisdestinedtobelonely.”可知,此处句意为没有人是孤岛,而是整个岛,每个人都是这块大陆的一部分,是主体的一部分,即实际上我们都不是孤独的,都是与其他人联系在一起的。故选A。
25.C 根据第二段中的“Thegamespopularitymayhavesomethingtodowithhowlonelypeoplearethesedays,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.”以及第三段中的“Lonelinessseemstobeacommonproblemtoday.”可知,本文主要讲述当今社会人们的孤独问题。故选C。
Ⅳ.[主旨大意] 本文是一篇记叙文。一位老园丁整天忙着管理他的花园里的鲜花。一位年轻的画家发现老园丁是个盲人,就与他交谈,老园丁说出了好几条照看鲜花的理由。我们不得不为他的阳光乐观的心态、善良无私的高尚心灵而深深折服。
26.No,hewasnt.
27.Becauseofthebeautifulflowers.
28.Four./Fourreasons./Hegavefourreasons.
29.Agoodfeeling.
30.Amanfullofkindness.
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