初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册Unit 4 A good read同步练习题

《Unit 4 A good read》

一、单项填空(20’)

(    ) 1.-I'm not sure what to get for my mother on Mother's Day. What about you?

       -Oh, I have no idea, _______.

    A. also      B. either      C. too     D. so

(    )2.I can't decide_______.

    A. what to do it     B. how shall I do    C. how to do it  D. what shall I do it

(    )3.-My uncle goes swimming every Sunday.

       -Oh? But he_______ hate swimming,

    A. use to      B. uses to      C. is used to   D. used to

(    )4. The sweaters are so beautiful. I don't know_______.

    A. will buy which  B. which to buy  C. which buy  D. to buy which

(    )5. Can you feel him_______ on your back.

    A. knocking     B. is knocking    C. knocked   D. to knock

(    )6. The family_______ stay at the hotel because it was raining hard.

    A. have to     B. had to      C. need to   D. want to

(    )7. We are going for a picnic tomorrow. I'll call Wendy to make sure_______.

    A. why to start   B. which to start  C. what to start  D. when to start

(    )8.I didn't find out the answer_______ the end of the story.

    A. in      B. until      C. when     D. to

(    )9. We found the story very_______. All of us were_______ in it.

    A. interesting; interested       B. interested; interested

    C. interested; interesting       D. interesting; interesting

(    )10. Students at Green High School often _______ books from their school library and            can_______ them for a week.

    A. borrow; keep   B. lend; keep     C. borrow; borrow  D. keep; borrow

(    )11. The horse can't run_______ it did years ago.

    A. as faster as    B. so fast than     C. as fast as  D. as fastest as

(    )12. In our school library, there are many books like English, Chinese, maths_______.

    A. for example   B. and so on     C. such as   D. also

(    )13. Mr Brown together with his family_______ Sanya for a few weeks.

    A. have been in        B. have been to

    C．has been in        D．has left

(    )14.I_______ a gift from my penfriend Peter, but I didn't_______ it.

    A. received; accept   B. received; receive    C. accepted; accept   D. accepted; receive

(    )15. You must read the instructions carefully_______ you take the medicine（药）．

    A. while      B. after      C. so     D. before

(    )16. You_______ jump onto the bus while it is moving. It's too dangerous.

    A. may      B. may not     C. must     D. mustn't

(    )17. -Do you know_______ for help when we are in trouble at school?

    -Yes, our teachers and friends.

    A. who should we ask   B. what to ask    C. who to ask     D. how should we ask

(    )18.I must give the book back to Li Xiao. I_______ it for a week.

    A. have lent     B. have kept     C. have borrowed    D. has had

(    )19. ----Let's go to the concert tonight, Michael!

    ---Sorry, I_______.I have to help my mother with the housework.

    A. mustn't     B. may not     C. needn't      D. can't

(    )20. -It's so hot here. Do you mind_______ the window?

    -_______. I will do it right now.

    A. to close; Yes    B. to open, No   C. opening; Of course not  D. closing; I hope so

二、完形填空(10%)

    Most students in America do housework after school. Parents often ask their children to do something   1   or interesting at home. Also, they   2   their children to do something hard or boring. Parents would like to give their children some pocket money for their  3  . And the children can    4    money by doing the housework.

    President Obama  5    that he gives his two daughters Sasha and Malia a dollar every

 week,     6    they often set the table, wash the dishes and clean up their   7   on weekends. One dollar is little for the housework, but the two   8   are very happy to make their pocket money. They buy their favourite books or food with    9  .Obama hopes his daughters can    10    some money-management skills.

(    )1. A. difficult   B. easy     C. busy      D. bad

(    )2. A. want     B. hope     C. let      D. take

(    )3.A. study     B. party     C. homework     D. housework

(    )4. A. make     B. enjoy     C. find      D. buy

(    )5. A. says     B. thinks     C. hopes      D. hears

(    )6.A. and     B. then     C. because     D. but

(    )7. A. office     B. classroom  C. bedroom     D. library

(    )8.A. parents     B. friends    C. children     D. students

(    )9.A. it      B. him     C. her      D. them

(    )10.A. teach     B. ask     C. find      D. learn

三、阅读理解(20’)

 (A)

    Every day some people are killed while they are crossing the roads. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people are often killed because they can't see or hear very well. Children are killed because they are not careful. They forget to look and listen before they cross the roads.

    A car or a bus can't stop quickly. If a car is going very fast, it will travel a few metres before it stops. Some people don't always understand this. They think a car can stop in a few metres. It's difficult to know how fast a car is moving. The only way to cross the roads safely is to look both ways, right and left. Then if the roads are empty, you can cross them.

(    ) 1. What kind of people are often killed when crossing the road?

    A. Young people.        B. Older people.

    C. Little children.        D. The old and the young.

(    )2. Old people are often killed in traffic accidents because_______.

    A. they are not able to see      B. they are not able to hear

    C. they walk slowly        D. they can't see or hear very well

(    )3. The children are killed in traffic accidents because_______.

    A. they like to cross the roads      B. they are careless

    C. they are careful    D. they can't see or hear very well

(    )4. If a car is going very fast, it_______.

    A．will not stop    B. will travel a few metres after it stops

    C. will move several metres before it stops    D. will be easy to stop in a few minutes

(    )5. Which of the following is NOT right?

    A. None of the people know a traveling car can stop in a few metres.

    B. The only way to cross the roads safely is to look right and left of the ways.

    C. If the roads are busy, you can't cross the roads.

    D. It's not easy to know how fast a car is traveling.

（B）

Once there was a piano player in a bar  (酒吧) .  People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song. "I don't sing," said the man. But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!" The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!" So he did. He had never sung in public before.  Now he was singing for the very first time!  Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully !

He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on!  He may have lived the rest of his life as a  no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well,  he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities.  You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.

(   )6. The lady asked the player to sing a song because __________.          

A. she enjoyed his singing         B. she knew him very well

C. she had paid him for this        D. she wanted to have a change

(   )7. Nat King Cole succeeded because ___________.

A. he caught the chance           B. the lady helped him a lot

C. he continued to play in the bar    D. he stopped playing the piano

(   )8. The words " sit on" in the passage probably mean "________________".   

A. try to develop                 B. manage to show

C. fail to realize                  D. forget to use

(   )9. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _________.    

A. hide it and wait                B. ask others for help

C. pay no attention to it            D. work hard to improve yourself

(   )10. Which could be the best title for the passage?

A. Find Your Hidden Talent         B. Sing in the Bar            

C. Achieve Success in Life          D. Never Lose Heart          

四、单词填空（11’）

1. Do you like reading ____________(小说).
2. I like reading books on _____________(科学).
3. Who is _________(捆) those old books?
4. A cow has four ________（胃）.
5. It is necessary to eat _________(健康).
6. They are __________(不能) to fly to Shanghai? It’s snowing hard.
7. Do you know the ___________（设计者）names?
8. This book has been __________(翻译) into about 70 languages. 
9. All the publishing houses _________(拒绝) to publish Harry Potter series.
10. He is a __________(加拿大人), but he has lived in China since 1989.
11. I will never forget the ____________(经历) in America.

五、动词填空(10’)

1. Please tell him to come to my office as soon as he _________(come) back.
2. __________(travel) to Yunnan is a pleasant thing.
3. It used to ________(be) the home of many wild animals.
4. Remember __________(turn) off all the lights if you want to go out.
5. I’m sorry I have ________(trouble) you. Have you got a moment?
6. The old man told the policeman he saw the accident __________(happen) when he was passing by.
7. I can’t get into the room. I ___________(forget) to bring the key with me.
8. I’m sorry for not __________(let) you know the good news earlier.
9. The radio says the rain __________( not stop) until later on, doesn’t it?
10. My father went to Japan last week. He _________(be) there for another two weeks.

六、句型转换(5’)

1. His bag is big and my bag is big too.（同义句转换）

   My bag is_______ _______ _______ as his bag.

2．Jill is reading a book called Gulliver's Travels.（对画线部分提问）

   _______ is Jill reading?

3．Gulliver talked with those small men.（对画线部分提问）

   _______ did Gulliver_______ with?

4. That man was tiny and ugly. （对画线部分提问）

   _______ _______ that man?

5. I found I could not move.

  I found _______ _______ for me to move.（同义句转换）

七、句子翻译(14’)

1. 我尽量快地游泳，但是我还是输了。

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2. 你能不能给我一些有关如何改善我知识的建议？

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3. 他们很快又起身，并继续在我身上走过。

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4. 丹尼尔没有说和谁讨论这部电影。

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5. 在到家之前，我想到要为爷爷买一份报纸。

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6. 他成功地解决了这个难题。

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7. 他没有过去害羞了。

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八、书面表达（10’）

1. 培养良好的阅读习惯是重要的。

2. 我喜爱阅读，尤其是历史方面的书籍和小说。

3. 中国四大名著，我已经阅读过。

4. 平时，阅读课上阅读；周末和假期，我花大量时间阅读。

5. 每次我读书的时候，就像在和作者对话。好书就像老师和朋友。书本为我打开了一个全新的世界。

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Answer Sheet for U4 8B

一. 1-5 ________________         6-10 ________________

  11-15__________________     16-20 _________________

二. 1-5 __________________      6-10 _________________

三. 1-5 _________________       6-10 __________________

四．1_________ 2_________ 3_________4_________5_________

6_________ 7_________ 8_________9_________10_________

11__________

五. 1. _____________ 2_______________3________________

   4______________5________________6________________

   7______________8________________9________________

10_________________

六. 1_________ _________ _________  2. ________ 3________

_________ 4__________ __________ 5_________ _________

Unit4 Test  参考答案

(20‘)一. 1-5 BCDBA    6-10 BDBAA    11-15 CBCAD   16-20 DCBDC

(10‘)二. 1-5 BADAA    6-10 CCCAD

(20‘)三、1-5  DDBCA    6-10  DACDA

（11‘）四、1. novels  2. science   3. tying  4. stomachs  5. healthily  6. unable  7. designers’   8. translated  9. refused  10. Canadian  11. experience(s)

（10‘）五、1. comes  2. Travelling  3. be  4. to turn  5. to trouble  6. happening   7. have forgotten  8. letting  9. won’t stop  10. will be

（5‘）六、1. the same size   2. What   3. Who, talk   4. How, was  5. it/it’s hard/difficult

（14‘）七、 1. I swam as fast as I could, but I still failed.

2. Can you give me some advice on how to improve my knowledge?

3. They soon got up again and continued moving across my body.

4. Daniel didn’t say who to talk to/with about the film.
5. I thought of buying a newspaper for my grandpa before getting home.
6. He managed to solve the problem.
7. He is not as shy as he used to be.

（10‘）八、略