Unit 8 When is your birthday?
课时 1 Section A
一、单项选择
1、—______ do they play basketball?
—In the afternoon.
A.What B.How C.Where D.When
【答案】D
【解析】解析此题考查特殊疑问词的用法。A 项“什么”,用来对事物进行提问;B 项“怎样”,对方式或情况
进行提问;C 项“哪里”,对地点进行提问;D 项“什么时候,何时”,对时间进行提问。根据答语我们可以确
定该句是对时间的提问。故选 D 项。
2、The ninth month of the year is ______.
A.November B.September C.August D.December
【答案】B
【解析】A 十一月×, B 九月√ ,C 八月× ,D 十二月× 句意一年中的第九个月是九月。
3、—What's the ______ of her birth?
—It's June eighth.
A.date B.day C.birthday D.month
【答案】A
【解析】A 日期√,B 日 天× C 生日,×D 月× 句意——她的生日是几号?——6 月 8 日。
3、How many ______ are there in a month?
A.day B.Days C.date
【答案】B
【解析】解析 how many“多少”对可数名词复数形式提问,排除 A、D 两项;C 项“日期”,一般没有复数形
式,而且与句意不符,排除。故选 B 项。
4、I have a ______ family.We're very ______.
A.interesting;boring B.boring;happyC.happy;happy D.difficult;interesting
【答案】C
【解析】解析 boring 意为“无聊的”;difficult 意为“困难的”;interesting 意为“有趣的”,A、B、D 三项均使
句意前后矛盾,故排除。故选 C 项。
5、—______ is your mother?
—She's thirtyfive.
A.How B.What C.How much D.How old
【答案】D
【解析】解析答语“她三十五岁”表示年龄,由此可知问句询问年龄;询问年龄需用 how old 提问。故选 D 项。
6、His mother is ______.
A.fortieth B.fourteen C.forty years D.forty years old
【答案】D
【解析】解析 A 项意为“第四十”;B 项意为“十四”,两者均与实际情况不符,排除;C 项错误,排除;故选
D 项。
7、—See you.
—______.
A.Have a good time B.Have a good day C.See you D.Come on
【答案】C
【解析】解析:A 项和 B 项都是祝愿的话语,意为“祝你过得愉快”;D 项是催促别人快走,意为“快点”;题
干句意为“再见”,故答语选 C 项。
8、The girl's ______ is 8.
A.birth B.birthday C.phone number D.age
【答案】D
【解析】A 出生×,B 生日×,C 电话号码×,D 年龄√ 句意这个女孩 8 岁了。
9、—Where is Mr.Smith's office?
—It's on ______ floor.
A.five B.the fifth C.the fiveth D.fifth
【答案】B
【解析】解析根据题意“史密斯先生的办公室在第五层楼”可知空格处应用序数词,排除 A 项;第五应表示
为 fifth,排除 C 项;序数词前要加定冠词 the,排除 D 项。故选 B 项。10、This is the______ day of the month.
A.twentieth first B.twentieth one C.twenty first D.twenty one
【答案】C
【解析】解析基数词是整十除外的两位数的,只将其个位数改成序数词。排除 A、B、D 三项。故选 C 项。
11、It's about two ______ drive from here to your cousin's home.
A.hour's B.Hours C.hours' D.hour
【答案】C
【解析】解析表示时间的名词常用“'s” 所有格,排除 D 项;“两小时”应为复数形式,排除 A 项;表示所有
12、______ room is big and bright.They like it very much.
A.Linda a nd Anna B.Linda's and Anna
C.Linda and Anna's D.Linda's and Anna's
【答案】C
【解析】解析由题目中的 room 是单数形式,可推知房间是这两人共有的。当两人共有某物时,名词所有格
应在后面那个人名后加's。浏览各选项,只有 C 项符合题意。故选 C 项。
13、______ is red.
A.The door's color B.The color of the door
C.The colors of the door D.The door's colors
【答案】B
【解析】解析因谓语动词是 is,所以 color 应用单数形式,排除 D 项;表示无生命的名词的所有格,我们常
用 of 所有格,排除 A 项;C 项用了 of 又用 's 是双重所有格,错误,排除。故选 B 项。
二.词汇
(A)根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子。
1.My ______ (生日) is on March 26th.
2.______ (十月) 1st is an important festival for Chinese people.
3.There are twelve______ (月) in a year.
4.F______ is between(在……之间) January and March.
5.D______ comes after November.
6.S______ is before October.
(B)用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.______ (he) birthday is on April 4th.2.My______ (mother) birthday is on March 12th.
3.The______ (five) month of a year is May.
4.When is______ (Tony) birthday?
5.Let's ______ (say) “Happy birthday” to Amy.It's ______ (she) birthday today.
【答案】
(A) 1.birthday 2.October 3.months
4.February 5.December 6.September
(B) 1.His 2.mother's 3.fifth
4.Tony's 5.say; her
三、完形填空
Hello,everyone!I am your new friend.My name is Mike.There are 1 people in my family—my wife(妻
子),my 2 and I.I was born 3 the year 1976.My birthday is 4 —New Year's Day.I like soccer but I 5
volleyball.I think it is 6 .My wife has a clothes store. 7 clothes are at very good prices.Many people come
to her store to 8 clothes.My son is a student.He goes to 9 every day.His school has a (n) 10 .It is
March 11th.He likes music very much,so he is in the festival every year.
1.A.two B.three C.four D.five
2.A.brother B.sister C.daughter D.son
3.A.in B.on C.at D.for
4.A.January 1st B.March 8th C.April 1st D.July 1st
5.A.like B.doesn't like C.likes D.don't like
6.A.boring B.fun C.great D.interesting
7.A.She B.Her C.She's D.Hers
8.A.buy B.bring C.sell D.make
9.A.store B.room C.school D.bed
10.A.School Day B.English party C.speech contest D.music festival
【答案】
1.B 点拨:考查基数词。根据本句可知。
2.D 点拨:考查词汇。根据短文倒数第五句“My son is a student.”可知。故选 D 项。
3.A 点拨:考查介词。表示“在哪一年”需用介词 in。故选 A 项。4.A 点拨:考查词汇。New Year's Day(元旦)即 A 项“一月一日”。
5.D 点拨:考查动词。but 表示转折,前面喜欢,后面就应该表示不喜欢,而且主语是第一人称。故选 D
项。
6.A 点拨:考查词汇。陈述不喜欢的理由,只有 A 项符合题意。故选 A 项。
7.B 点拨:考查形容词性物主代词。“我妻子”是一女性,故用 her 表示“她的”。
8.A 点拨:考查动词。她开服装店,自然别人来“买”衣服。
9.C 点拨:考查词汇。He 是指“my son”,—个学生,故应每天去上学。选 C 项。
10.D 点拨:考查词汇。根据下文“他喜欢音乐,每年都参加这个节日”可知。
四.阅读理解
A
It's Jim's birthday today.He is five years old.He gets many nice birthday presents(礼物) from his family and
one of them is a big drum(鼓).“Who gives him the drum?” his father asks.
“His grandfather does,” answers Jim's mother.
Jim likes his drum very much.He makes a noise(噪音) with it,but his mother doesn't say anything about it.His
father is not at home.He is working in a school.So he doesn't hear the noise.
But one of the neighbours(邻居) doesn't like the noise at all.So one morning she takes a knife and goes into
Jim's room.Jim is making a noise with the drum.She says to him,“Hello,Jim.Do you know there is something nice
in your drum?Here's a knife.Open the drum and let's find it.”
1.Jim's ______ gives him the drum.
A.grandfather B.father C.mother D.neighbour
2.Jim's father is ______.
A.a worker B.a teacher C.a cleaner D.a shop assistant
3.The neighbour hates(讨厌) ______.
A.Jim's presents B.the drum C.the knife D.the noise
4.The neighbour tells Jim ______.
A.to put the drum away
B.to look after the drum
C.to open the drum with the knife
D.to make a noise with the drum
5.Which of the following is right?______A.Jim's grandfather makes the drum.
B.Something is wrong with Jim's father's ears.
C.There's a nice present in the drum.
D.Jim's mother doesn't stop(阻止) t he noise.
【答案】
1.A 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“‘Who gives him the drum?’ his father asks.‘Hi s grandfather does,’ answers
Jim's mother.”可知。
2.B 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“He is working in a school.”可知。
3.D 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“But one of the neighbours(邻居) doesn't like the noise at all.”可知。
4.C 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“Here's a knife.Open the drum and let's find it.”可知。
5.D 点拨:细节理解题。题目问下面的句子哪个正确,通读全文可知句子“Jim's mother doesn't stop(阻止) the
noise.(吉姆的妈妈没有阻止他制造噪音。)”正确。故选 D 项。
B
Mr.King goes to a dinner party.He is wearing old clothes.He comes into the room.But people in the room don't
look at him.They don't ask him to sit at the table.
Mr.King goes home and puts on his good clothes.He goes back to the party.Everyone in the room stands up
and smiles at him.They give him very good food to eat.
Mr.King takes off his clothes,and puts them in the food and says,“Eat,clothes!”
The other people ask,“What are you doing?”He answers,“I'm asking my coat to eat food.I am wearing my
old clothes.You don't look at me.You don't ask me to sit down.Now I'm in these clothes.And you give me very
good food.Now I see,you give the food to my clothes,not to me!”
6.Mr.King goes to the dinner party,but people in the room don't look at him because ______.
A.he doesn't come by car
B.he is young
C.he is wearing his old clothes
D.he is old
7.Mr.King goes home to ______ his ______clothes.
A.put on;good B.put on;old C.take off;old D.wear;old
8.Mr.King goes back to the party.People in the room stand up and smile at him because______.
A.he is wearing his old clothesB.he comes in a very good car
C.he is wearing his good clothes
D.he is putting on his good clothes
9.Mr.King takes off his good clothes,and ______ them ______the good food.
A.ask;to eat B.asks;to eat C.lets;to eat D.ask;eat
10.Mr.King says the good food is ______.
A.for he B.for his good clothes
C.for me D.for him
【答案】
6.C 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“He is wearing old clothes.He comes into the room.But people in the room don't
look at him.”可知。
7.A 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“Mr.King goes home and puts on his good clothes.”可知。
8 . C 点 拨 : 细 节 理 解 题 。 由 句 子 “Mr.King goes home and puts on his good clothes.He goes back to the
party.Everyone in the room stands up and smiles at him.”可知房间里的人站起来向他微笑是因为“he is wearing
his good clothes(他穿着新衣服)”,而不是因为“he is putting on his good cl othes(他正在穿新衣服)”。故选 C 项。
9.B 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“Mr.King takes off his clothes,and puts them in the food and says,‘Eat,
clothes!’”可知金先生让他的衣服吃美味的食物;“让/要求……做……”应用 ask...to do...,题目中句子是一般
现在时,故应选 B 项。
10.B 点拨:细节理解题。由句子“...Now I'm in these clothes.And you give me very good food.Now I see,you
give the food to my clothes,not to me!”可知。
五.书面表达
假如你是李红,请根据下面的提示向大家介绍一下你自己及学校的活动。
提示:
1.How old are you?
2.When is your birthday?
3.How old are your parents?
4.When are your parents' birthdays?
5.What activities do you have this term?
要求:灵活运用本单元所学知识,60 词左右,可适当发挥。
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【范文】
Hello!I'm Li Hong.I'm 16.My birthday is on January 6th.My mother is 40 and my father is 41.My mother's
birthday is on May 5th and my father's birthday is on June 25th.We have a basketball game and an art festival this
term.The basketball game is on October 10th.The art festival is on December 20th.