上海新世纪英语八年级下U1L1-English-an-International-Language练习六

Exercise Six

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I.Read the passage and fill in the banks with proper words. Shopping in Singapore

Singapore is a shopping paradise(天堂).There are shops everywhere on the island and big shopping centers in the city. Lots of tourists come to Singapore to shop for bargains(便宜货).

Windoe-shopping is also a favourite pasttime for people who live in Singpore. Along Orchard Road there are many shopping centers to visit and tourists can p___1____ up a bargain here,there and everywhere. Tourists often only visit Orchard Road,but there are even m___2___interesting shopping centers in the suburbs. Traveling by taxi,train or bus,tourists can get there very quickly and e___3____.

The shopping center is a great place to meet your friends. It is always a very busy and exciting place. There is p__4____to see and do there.Some centers have excellent cinemas and because the centres s___5___open until quite late, shoppers can look around after they have seen a movie.

It is easy to see why Singapore is c___6__alled the shopping paradise of the Southeast Asia.

1.pick 2.more 3. easily 4.plenty 5.stay 6. called II. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s important to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s Ok to _______ a lot of nosie in a restaurant. However, in many western countries,restaurants are quite places.

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Paying the bill is_______different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays for everybody. In westwen countries, one person pays if he or she is entertainingclient(宴请宾客)， but_______friends eat together.they usually share the cost. This is called”going dutch”. Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the waiter. This is called”leaving a tip”. It is thought to be polite. In the U.S. it’s ________to leave tips of 10%,15% or 20% of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!

The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can______the same kinds of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian foods, for example,are popular all over the world.

( )1.A) cause B) keep C) hear D)make ( )2.A) hardly B) very C)too D) also ( )3.A) until B) when C) unless D) since ( )4.A)terrible B)common C)serious D) unusual ( )5.A) invent B) own C) prefer D) find DDBBD B

一. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词组，完成短文）：（12分）

Some people can’t decide what to do all by themselves. They often ask for the

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__80__ of their friends, but they never do as their friends have said.

My friend Jack is such a person, and he is always asking me for help. I tried to help him as well as I can, but he never listened to me. Yesterday I __81__ a new way to make him follow me. It worked.

“Look,” he said, __82__ me a letter. “What do you think I should do?” The letter told him that there was a good chance for a young artist. Jack would be sent to Australia to work. The job would pay very __83__, and he would be able to travel and visit many interesting places.

“How do you like this, Rose?” he asked. “If I take the job, I will have to stay in Australia for two years. I may stay a bit longer. But it would be a __84__ time for me. Should I go, Rose?”

“Don’t go,” I told him. “You’ll suffer（受苦）a lot there.” “Don’t go?” he __85__ surprised at my answer.

As you have probably known, Jack went. I wonder if he found that I really wanted him to take the job. ( )80. A.advice

B.money B.found B.telling B.well B.spoke

C.information C.gave C.reading C.boring C.said

D.news D.wanted D.picking D.enough D.difficult D.looked

( )81. A.thought ( )82. A.showing ( )83. A.good ( )84. A.hard ( )85. A.asked

C.satisfied

B.wonderful

二. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）

Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading books is f__86__. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.

Next, you can read a book a__87__: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed — even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

A__88__ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m__89__ that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you

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will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e__90__. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.

Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is h__91__ out of date!

Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best. W__92__ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable?

三. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（12分）

Today, people are using and abusing（虐待）their eyes more than people were 20 years ago. There are fewer and fewer people who have those bright, shiny and happy baby eyes. Most have tired eyes, with dark circles（圈）around them because they look at the computer screen and watch TV too much. Here are some simple tips on taking care of your eyes:

? Make sure you wash your eyes with cold water at least twice a day. This helps

keep your eyes healthy and clean.

? If your eyes feel tired after watching television or looking at the computer screen,

apply（敷）some ice to your eyes and keep it there for at least 3-5 minutes, and you will find in surprise the burning feeling is gone.

? Give your eyes a rest and keep at least two days in a week when you don’t touch

the computer, and this will give your damaged eyes time to repair themselves and it will make you a lot fresher too.

? Whenever you are outdoors, make sure you are protecting your eyes from bright

sunlight and strong winds.

? Have enough sleep. This generally differs from person to person. Some people

need 8 hours’ sleep while others feel completely rested within 6 hours. Dark circles around your eyes may reduce and your eyes will feel fresh after you have a good sleep.

? Of course, you can also try out some of medical solutions that are especially

created for the purpose of protecting and repair of damaged eyes and prevention from future damage. These solutions are helpful and you will feel relaxed and look attractive with bright, shiny and fresh eyes.

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93.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

94.Why do most of us have eyes with dark circles?

95.How many times should you wash your eyes with cold water a day?

96.What is the influence of applying ice to eyes?

97.What should you protect your eyes from when you are outdoors?

98.How do you take care of your eyes? Give an example.

B: 80.A 81.B What

D: 93. Tips on taking care of your eyes.

94. Because we look at the computer screen and watch TV too much. 95. At least twice a day. 96. The burning feeling is gone. 97. Bright sunlight and strong winds.

98. I don't watch TV or play computer games too much. (Any reasonable answers can be acceptable.)

82.A

83.B

84.B

85.D

90.easier

91. hardly 92.

C: 86. fun 87. anywhere

88. Another 89.means

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