初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册Unit 2 Travelling复习练习题

这是一份初中英语牛津译林版八年级下册Unit 2 Travelling复习练习题，共8页。
We can see walls everywhere in the wrld. But the Great Wall f China is the lngest f all. The Chinese call it “The Ten-thusand-li Great Wall”. It is in fact mre than 6 ,000 kilmetres lng. It is 4 t 5 metres wide. In mst places,five hrses r ten men can walk side by side.
When yu visit the Great Wall,yu can^ help wndering hw the Chinese peple were able t build such a great wall thusands f years ag. Withut any mdern machines,it was really very difficult t build it. They had t d all the wrk by hand. It tk millins f men hundreds f years t build it.
The Great Wall has a hi^stry f ver tw thusand years. The kings began t build the first parts f it arund tw thusand seven hundred years ag. Then the first emperr f Qin had all the walls jined up. He thught that it culd keep the enemies ut f his cuntry.
Tday the Great Wall has becme a place f interest. Nt nly Chinese peple but als peple frm all ver the wrld cme t visit it.
1. The Great Wall is the biggest f all the walls in .
A. China B. Eurpe C. the wrld D. Asia
2. Hw lng is the Great Wall?
A. It,s less than six hundred kilmetres.
B. It’s ver six millin kilmetres.
C. It,s exactly six thusand kilmetres.
D. It’s mre than six thusand kilmetres.
3. It tk men years t build the Great Wall.
A. millins f;millins f B. hundreds f; hundreds f
C. millins f;hundreds f D. hundreds f;millins f
4. The Great Wall was built .
A. by peple all ver the wrld B. withut any mdern machines
C. with sme ther cuntries’ help D. by all Chinese kings
5. The first emperr f Qin thught the Great Wall culd .
A. keep the enemies ut f his cuntry B. keep his bdy in it
C. be visited by all the peple D. make his cuntry beautiful
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Hell Sandy,
We have just returned frm ur hliday. We went with ur friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina t the Yrkshire Mrs. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lts f places t walk n the tps f the hills, miles f grassland with n peple, just sheep and birds.
Edward, wh had just cme ut f hspital, culd nt walk as far as be used t. Hwever this meant that we walked in the mrnings, and then stpped at a cafe fr lunch each day, befre returning t the place we live. Edward and I slept in frnt f the fire all afternn, while the ladies went fr anther walk. Very pleasant!
I have taken lts f phts frm the place we live, acrss the valley（峡谷）belw us, f the mrning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Als, in England, the ld steam pwered trains（蒸汽火车）are very ppular. I have taken many phts f the train and frm it.
Yesterday we had the first snw f this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snw in January）. It rained all day, then snwed in the evening. Tday we have bright sunshine!
Bth Jenny and I are well I dn’t knw if I tld yu, in the last e-mail, that Jenny is nw wrking in a htel. Althugh she has t wrk hard, peple there are nice and she is enjying the wrk.
Please write t us t tell us yur news.
Yurs,
Victr
1. What kind f place is the Yrkshire Mrs?
2.When did the ladies take a walk?
3. They had ______ snw this winter.
4. What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?
5. What d we knw frm this passage?
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Wind pwer is a very clean surce f energy. This is hw wind pwer wrks. Wind makes windmills spin (旋转). When the windmills spin, they make electricity. Then we can use the electricity.
A lt f peple think that wind pwer is new, but that’s nt true.
Fr thusands f years, peple have used wind t sail bats and mve water. We still d thse things tday, but these days we mstly use wind pwer t make electricity.
Wind pwer is a very ppular surce f energy. Mst peple think that we shuld use it mre and mre. First f all, it’s clean. Windmills dn’t pllute the envirnment at all. Secnd, we can use wind pwer frever. After all, we will always have wind. Als, wind pwer is cheap, and it’s getting even cheaper.
A lt f peple dn’t understand wind pwer very well. They believe that there are prblems with wind pwer, but many f thse prblems are nt real. Fr example, sme peple say that windmills are dangerus fr birds. They used t be true, but it isn’t true anymre. Old windmills killed birds because they spun very fast. New windmills spin slwly, and they aren’t dangerus fr birds.
Hwever, there are real prblems with windmills. One prblem is that many peple think windmills are very ugly. This is a prblem fr peple, because windmills are ften in very pretty areas. Als, wind desn’t blw all the time, s we can’t use wind pwer all the time. Finally, windmills are nisy.
Wind pwer is becming mre and mre cmmn. Right nw, mre than 80 cuntries use wind pwer. Abut 2.5 percent f the wrld’s pwer cmes frm the wind. Fr sme cuntries, that number is a lt higher. Wind pwer gives Denmark mre than 25 percent f its electricity.
1. Why DON’T new windmills kill birds? Because .
A. birds dn’t fly near themB. they spin slwly
C. they are shrter than ld windmillsD. new windmills dn’t spin
2. When did peple start using wind pwer?
A. Abut 25 years ag.B. Abut 80 years ag.
C. Abut 500 years ag.D. Over 1,000 years ag.
3. , s we CAN’T use wind pwer all the time.
A. Windmills break all the timeB. We can’t use windmills at night
C. Windmills are t expensive t use all the timeD. Wind desn’t blw all the time
4. What des the article say abut wind pwer?
A. Mst peple dn’t like it.B. It’s getting cheaper.
C. Denmark desn’t use it.D. It’s getting mre expensive.
5. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Expensive WindmillsB. Cheap and Clean Energy
C. Ppular and Clean Wind PwerD. Dangerus Birds
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Traveling can be expensive. But there are sme ways t save mney when traveling. Try sme f the advice belw n yur next vacatin and yur wallet will thank yu.
Lk fr city turism cards. With the card, yu can pay less at restaurants and shps. Yu dn’ t have t wait fr a lng time at busy attractins. Yu might even get free tickets t tp turist attractins. City turism cards can save yur mney and time withut questin.
Dn’t get the best rm. Hw lng will yu stay in yur rm? Will yu just be sleeping there? D yu really need a bigger rm with a gd view（景色）?
Find a htel utside a city. It can help yu save sme mney by chsing a htel away frm big turist attractins, fr yu are always ding the same--g t the attractins and then return t yur htel t sleep.
Bk （预订）a rm with a kitchen. Althugh sme peple might nt like t ck while n vacatin, I dn’t mind making breakfast in my rm. We always eat at a nice restaurant n ur last night f the vacatin. I’d rather eat breakfast and lunch at the htel and then spend much mney n a delicius supper.
1.With,yu can pay less at restaurants and shps.
A.ID cards B. turism cards C. bank cards D. phne cards
2.The underlined wrds “turist attractins” in Paragraph 2 mean .
A. 旅游方式 B.旅游设施 C.旅游手册 D.旅游景点
3.T save sme mney, the writer advises turists t .
A. get the best rm B. live near big turist attractins
C. live away frm big turist attractins D. take a map with them when traveling
4.The writer prefers t make breakfast and lunch in the htel because .
A.they are healthier and mre delicius
B.he likes ckers in the htel
C.there are nt any restaurants in the neighbrhd
D.he’d rather, spend much mney n a delicius supper
5.What des the passage mainly talk abut?
A. Hw t save mney when traveling. B. Hw t get a turism card.
C. Hw t find a htel utside a city. D. Hw t bk a rm n the Internet.
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If yu are planning t study in the United States, yu need t cnsider several factrs. Everyne has different pinins abut where is the best place t live in. Als, the best places t live are nt always hme t the best schls. Finally, many schls specialize in different areas f study. The Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy, fr example, is a great schl fr cmputer science and technlgy-related fields f study. Hwever, if yu want t study ceangraphy (海洋学), yur interests may be better served by attending schl in a place that is n a castline r near the cean.
Nw I am sure that yu knw which schls are cnsidered the best in the cuntry. S I will tell yu abut which states I believe are the best t live in.
Califrnia is a nice state. Nrthern Califrnia specifically has very gd weather. Ls Angeles in Suthern Califrnia is anther stry thugh. Life in Ls Angeles is full f excitement and fast,and smetimes dangerus.
As fr me, I enjy the time I spent in Massachusetts, Virginia and Maryland and these states have a lt f histry and culture. The weather is nt as perfect as Califrnia, but it is still quite nice. My favrite area f America is the Mid-west. Middle America, I think, is hme t the true American sense f values. In additin, there are many gd universities there.
Als, yu need t think abut yur likes and dislikes and then research the varius states. Yu like sunshine and hate snw? Then yu prbably wn't like the Midwest r even the Nrtheast. Open space, nature and peace and quiet? Then yu prbably shuld stay away frm America's large cities. Are yu interested in gvernment? Then Washingtn D.C. is the nly place fr yu. Whatever yu decide, put sme thught int it.
The place yu live culd be the difference between a great study-abrad experience and a state f great
suffering n earth.
1. Frm the first paragraph we can cnclude (得出结论) that in the USA _____.
A. all clleges and universities lie in big cities
B. all clleges and universities lie in beautiful places
C. famus clleges and universities lie in nice places
D. famus clleges and universities may nt lie in nice places
2. What shuld be cnsidered first if yu want t study in the USA?
A. The climate.
B. The scenery.
C. The study cnditin.
D. The living cnditin.
3. Frm the third paragraph we can find that _____.
A. Califrnia is the best place t live in
B. Califrnia is the wrst place t live in
C. Califrnia is a state with different climates
D. Califrnia is a small state in the USA
4. If yu study in Middle America, yu can prbably _____.
A. find the best universities
B. feel the real character f the natin
C. meet the mst famus prfessrs there
D. face mre difficulties
5. Frm the last paragraph f this passage we can get t knw that _____.
A. Washingtn is the largest city in the USA
B. Washingtn is the plitical centre f the USA
C. yu can't find sunshine in the Midwest
D. yu can't find any universities ut f big cities in the USA
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Every time yu turn n the televisin r take a ride in a car,yu culd be adding t a prblem called acid
rain (酸雨). In this article, yu'll learn hw acid is created, and hw it affects us, and mre imprtantly, what
we all can d t prevent it.
Hw is acid rain created?
When peple use fuels (燃料), such as cal and gasline, pisnus gases are give ff. When these gases
mix with rain, acid rain frms. Many pwer statins burn fuels in rder t creat the electricity (电) that we use in ur hmes and ffices every day. Cars and trucks als send these gases int the air when they burn gasline.When rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids frm. This is acid rain.
Hw des acid rain affect us?
Acid rain damages (毁坏) everything that it tuches. It pisns ur rivers, pnds, lakes, and ceans alng with all the life in them. It pllutes ur sil and crps, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain als eats away at buildings.
Hw can we prevent acid rain?
We need t cut dwn n the pllutin that gets int ur air. Turn ff lights, televisin, and ther electrical appliances if yu are nt using them, Walk r take a bike whenever pssible. If yu are travelling a lng distance, take a bus r train t save fuel.
As research shws, acid rain harms ur envirnment. But peple everywhere can take small steps nw t
help prtect ur envirnment fr future generatins.
1. When pwer statins burn fuel, ______.
A. acid rain frm
B. air pllutin is caused
C. nise pllutin is caused
D. acid rain gets heavier
2. Accrding t the article, acid rain affects us ______.
A. suddenly
B. slightly
C. seriusly
D. immediately
3. What advice des the article give us?
A. G t schl n ft r by bike if we can.
B. G t bed earlier in rder t use less electricity.
C. Travel by bus t prevent acid rain.
D. Turn ff the televisin n rainy days.
4. What is the best title f the article?
A. Preventing Acid Rain
B. Frming f Acid Rain
C. Acid rain, Heavy Rain
D. Acid Rain, Killer Rain
A．A htel.
B．A natural park.
C．A hspital.
D．A cafe.
A．Only in the mrning.
B．Only in the afternn.
C．Bth in the mrning and in the afternn.
D．In the evening.
A．an early
B．a late
C．a usual
D．a big
A．The valley.
B．Travel.
C．The mist.
D．The train.
A．This is the first time Victr wrte an e mall t Sandy.
B．Edward didn’t g traveling because he bad just cme ut f hspital.
C．Jenny’s new jb in a htel is an easy ne.
D．Peple in England like the ld steam pwered trains very much.