八下Unit1 Helping those in need - 图文

A. suffer from B. learn about C. look like D. look out ( ) 8. --- Why was the manager angry _______Tim? --- Because he made a ______mistake in his work. A. in; serious B. with; seriouslyC. with; serious D. in; seriously ( ) 9. --- Can you give me some advice on how to write a nice passage? --- Sure. To write a good passage, you must first _______ your ideas. A. calculate B. end C. grow D. organize ( ) 10. --- Why does the 3-year-old boy like beating (打) other children? --- Because he can't ________himself well. Using hands is much easier than using his mouth. A. express B. teachC. challenge D. realize ( ) 11. Her son died in her arms. She felt so much _______that she cried aloud. A pattern B. break C. pain D. sound ( ) 12. After they played basketball together, a close_________ grew up between Tim and Jack slowly. A. hobbyB. friendshipC. footprint D. spaceship ( ) 13. --- When the teacher told us we won the competition, we all jumped up with______. --- I'm _______about the good news too. A. peace; angry B. peace; happyC. joy; angry D. joy; happy ( ) 14. --- Ann fell down from her bike and was badly ______ last week. --- What a bad______! Is she still in hospital? A. hurt; experience B. laughed; experience C. hurt; culture D. laughed; culture ( ) 15. --- Where does your grandfather live? --- In the countryside. He lives _______in a big house and often feels_____. A. alone: alone B. lonely; aloneC. alone; lonely D. lonely; lonely ( ) 16. ---________ is your new bike? --- I ________about 900 yuan for it. A. How many paid B. How much; paidC. How many; took D. How much; took ( ) 17. With Father's Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank ______presents for my old dad. A. to buy B. buyC. buying D. to have buy ( ) 18. ---__________catch the train, we have to get up early tomorrow morning.

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--- OK. Let's ________to bed now. A. So that; go B. In order to; to goC. In order to; go D. So that; to go ( ) 19. We agreed _______ here but so far she hasn't turned up yet. A. meet B. meetingC. to meet D. to meeting ( ) 20. ---_____________? ---To help the poor students. A. Why do you help the poor students B. What do you use the money for C. When would you like to help them D. Where are you going for your holidays II．完形填空。（每小题1分，共1。O分） Once upon a time there was an old couple (一对老夫妇) who didn't have any children. One day, while the old woman was washing clothes in a river, a big peach came___21___ towards her. She took the peach home. The old woman cut the peach but to her___22___, a baby boy jumped out of the peach. They were so ___23___because they had always wanted a child. They named him Momotaro, which___24___Peach Boy in Japanese, Years later Momotaro ___25___aplace called Ogre (吃人妖魔) Island. He told his parents that he wanted to go there to___26___the ogres from being bad to the people of his village. On the way to Ogre Island, Momotaro met a talking dog, a monkey and a pheasant (雉). They all___27___ to help Momotaro. Moinotaro and his frierids___28___ the ogres. Momotaro told the ogres to leave the___29___ of his village alone and to give back the treasure that they stole from them. The ogres apologized and ___30___the treasure to Momotaro. He and his new friends returned home and the village had a happy and peaceful life again. ( ) 21.A. floating B. leading C. digging D. shooting ( ) 22. A. ability B. problem ( ) 23. A. smart B. happy C. feeling D. surprise C. poor D. ordinary D. acts ( ) 24. A. stands B. plays C. means ( ) 25. A. heard of B. looked for C. took in D. provided with ( ) 26. A. help B. let C. work D. stop ( ) 27. A. pushed B. included ( ) 28. A. produced B. fought ( ) 29. A. animals B. peaches ( ) 30. A. returned B. created C. agreed D. hid C. invited D. imagined C. farms D. people C. stole D. mentioned 10

Ⅲ，阅读理解。（每小题1分，共20分） A The twins, Laura and Lily, are ten years old. Their mom passed away last year, and Dad was left to raise the girls alone. Unluckily, Dad lost his job in the factory during their summer holidays. In order to look for a job, he had to call his older sister to take care of the twins. His older sister lives outside the city and she invited the twins to live with her. Two days later, Dad took the girls to the train station and spoke to the people in charge of (管理) the train ride to Michigan. They said they would take good care of the girls on the trip. When the girls arrived, Aunt Nancy was there to pick them up. They called their dad that night to let him know they were okay. One month passed, and Dad called Aunt Nancy with fantastic news. He had found a job and would be starting in two weeks. \既然) I have two weeks before the new job starts,\ They were finally all together before: it was time to return home. ( ) 31. Why did Dad call his older sister? A. Because he missed his older sister. B. Because his wife died, he wanted to live alone. C. Because he wanted to go travelling with his daughters. D. Because he wanted his older sister to look after the twins. ( ) 32. Who took care of the twins on the train? A. Dad. B. Aunt. C. Workers on the train. D. No one. ( ) 33. How long did it take Dad to find a new job? A. About one month. B. About half a month. C. About a week. D. About two days. ( ) 34. After Dad found the job, he _______. A. traveled to a famous city B. sent the twins to his older sister's C. called his wife at onceD. came to his older sister's ( ) 35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Dad and his twin daughters. B. Aunt Nancy. C. A train trip. D. Twins and their mom. B It was a cold Christmas night, and little Clara was helping her family prepare for their holiday party. All of their closest friends were invited! Clara and her brother Fritz were so excited, and they danced and played around the beautiful Christmas tree. As guests began to arrive, the local toymaker, Godfather Drosselmeyer, arrived to bring gifts to the children. Godfather Drosselmeyer was a mysterious (神秘的) man, but all the children knew he was a good and kind person. He

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brought gifts for everyone — including a beautiful nutcracker(胡桃钳) for Clara. The party guests danced and sang happily into the morning hours. The children began to grow tired, and soon they were sent to bed. Clara fell asleep under the Christmas tree with her new nutcracker in her arms. Clara was woken up by the sound of the clock. When she opened her eyes, she was surprised the room seemed to be growing! Suddenly, all the toys under the Christmas tree began coming to life, including Clara's nutcracker. As the toys came to life, the room was filled with a lot of mice dressed as soldiers. They were led by Mouse King. Clara watched as her brave nutcracker led a group of toy soldiers against the mice. ( ) 36. When did the party begin? A. On a cold Christmas night. B. On a hot summer night. C. On a Saturday night:D. On a Monday morning. ( ) 37. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. The party guests.B. Clara and the party. C. Godfather Drosselmeyer. D. Clara and her nutcracker. ( ) 38. How did Clara feel when she woke up? A. Excited. B. Surprised.C. Bored. D. Tired. ( ) 39. How was Clara's nutcracker? A. Funny and beautiful. B. Hard-working and beautiful. C. Beautiful and brave.D. Clever and exciting. ( ) 40. The -writer wrote the passage to ______. A. make fun of someone B. encourage us to make toysC. show us a dreamD. show us a story C The Mitten Tree by Candace Christiansen The Mitten Tree is a sweet story that shows the joy coming from helping others. In the story, an old woman named Sarah sees a young boy waiting for the bus who doesn't have mittens, so she makes a pair of mittens for him. When no one is looking, she hangs them on one place of a tree where he is sure to see them. She then notices other children who need mittens, and makes pairs for them as well. Then, one day Sarah arrives at the tree to find that someone has returned the favor by leaving a basket of yarn (纱线) to help her continue her 12