Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet
单元能力提升八
Ⅰ.完形填空
As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered(被认为) to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other __1____ in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked __2__. He was an actor.
Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's __3__ his books are so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted __4__ part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them __5__： Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful __6__. Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He __7__ it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write __8__ he died. When he died in 1870, he was __9__ a story. But what a pity! We'll never know __10__ it ended.
( )1.A.cities B．countries C．towns D．villages
( )2.A.reading B．writing C．acting D．playing
( )3.A.what B．how C．when D．why
( )4.A.the next B．next C．next to D．next time
( )5.A.either B．as well C．as well as D．also
( )6.A.book B．story C．play D．film
( )7.A.hated B．enjoyed C．wanted D．shamed
( )8.A.as B．while C．until D．since
( )9.A.drawing B．singing C．writing D．making
( )10.A.what B．how C．who D．which
Ⅱ.阅读理解
The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. It is mainly for teens. The book tells us that when facing changes in our life, like a new school or new friends, don't be afraid. Use this change to make a better life.
The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.
The four are in a maze(迷宫) looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can't change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people can't do this. They are afraid of changes so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story，the friends understand one thing: to get more
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cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or feeling good about yourself.
( )1.The book Who Moved My Cheese wants to teach us ________.
A．how to find the cheese B．how to face changes
C．how to make a better lifeD．how to do well in our study
( )2.The underlined word “four” in the third paragraph refers to ________.
A．cheese
B．readers
C．students
D．mice and little people
( )3.From the story, we can know that finding more cheese means ________.
A．finding more food
B．finding more friends
C．finding different dreams
D．feeling good about ourselves
( )4.Why does Chris tell the story to his friends?
A．He wants to help his friends out.
B．He likes telling stories.
C．His friends like listening to stories.
D．His teacher asks him to do so.
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教师详解详析
Ⅰ.1.B 句意：他不仅在英国著名，在世界上其他许多国家也很著名。
2．C 根据“He was an actor.”可知，他喜欢表演，故选C。
3．D that's why…意为“那就是……的原因”，故选D。
4．A 5.B 6.D
7．A 根据下文“but he used his experiences in his writing”可知，他讨厌在工厂工作，故选A。
8．C 句意：他继续写作直到去世为止。
9．C
10．B 句意：我们将永远不知道它是怎样结尾的。
Ⅱ.1—4 BDCA
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