Unit 8 Natural disasters-Reading
第1课时同步练习
一 翻译下列短语
1．片刻恐惧 __________________
2.冷静 __________________
3．自言自语 __________________
4.找到出路 __________________
5．尽力做某事 __________________
6.惊恐地；害怕地 __________________
7．四面八方 __________________
8.大声呼救 __________________
9．掉下来 __________________
10.落到地上 __________________
二、根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
1. In summer, the day gets (long) and the night gets shorter.
2. The poor children couldn't get back to school _________ (with) the help of the kind people.
3. It's difficult for us (harvest) fish in the ocean.
4. She forgot (call) me, so she called me again.
5. He left Beijing on a (fog) morning.
6. Is it impossible for people in the south to have (snow) days
7. The (butterfly) wings are covered with something shiny. It is beautiful.
8. The weather will become (bad) on Friday than before.
9. I hope you (ring) me when you come back.
10. The flower smells (well). I like it so much.
三、单项选择。
( ) 1.-- cold weather it is!
--So it is. Hope it will be warmer later.
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
( )2.--It's a day today. What about
--That's a good idea.
A. rainy; going hiking - B. sunny; go to hike
C. rainy; go to hike D. sunny; going hiking
( ) 3. When spring comes, trees turn and the temperature quickly.
A. green; drops B. brown; rises
C. green; rises D. brown; drops
( )4.--What's the weather like today Can you describe it
--Sure.____________.
A. It's a little cloudy B. It's wind
C. It's Sunday D. It's May
( )5. A bird is flying in the classroom. It flew in Andy opened the window.
A. as B. if C. until D. before
四、连词成句。
1. ground fall piles upon the in autumn the into leaves (.)
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2. zero temperature below suddenly dropped the (.)
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3. are the crops the the fields harvesting farmers in (.)
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4. of never summer I days forget sweet memories will those (.)
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5. to play quiet like children by streams (.)
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五、根据课文内容，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整、正确； I like seasons of the year. In winter, it is very 1 (snow), so the trees and flowers forget 2 (grow), and the birds fly far away to find a warm and 3 (sun) day. But it is windy and bright in spring. What a perfect time children have 4 (fly) a kite! Bees and 5 (butterfly) enjoy playing among flowers. People may meet a 6 (suddenly) April shower. In summer, it is very hot. The temperature 7 (be) high. But we can find a cool place by a stream to feel cool. We can enjoy the shade of trees.
When autumn comes, the leaves turn brown, and fall into piles upon the ground. The farmers are busy 8 (harvest) crops. As the days are 9 (short) than before, the temperature drops. Soon the snowy season 10 (begin), and it will be a new year once again.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.___________
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.__________
六、阅读理解。
Kids' Summer Jobs Camp Counselor(辅导员) We are looking for people to join us as a camp counselor at Cuya Outdoor School. We connect children to science through nature. Our camp counselors are energetic and supportive, and more importantly, caring for team members. This is an eight-hour everyday job in the ten-day-long programme during the summer. Hours. 9-30 a. m. -5:30 p. m. Pay: $ 10 per hour LEGO Engineering Instructor Do you enjoy taking things apart and then putting them back together If so, then this may be your dream job! We are looking for smart and creative LEGO engineering instructors. Hours: 2 p. m. -5 p. m. Pay: $ 15 per hour Teacher's Aide
We are looking for part-time teacher's aides for our Inspire Kids Pre-school in Newburgh. Teacher's aides need to prepare materials, help children finish activities and create a safe environment. Hours: 8 a. m. -11 a. m. Pay: $ 100 per week Summer Care Giver I'm looking for someone careful and patiem to watch my kids when I'm working from 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. I have 7-year-old daughter, and a 5-year-old son. I am also asking you to prepare snacks and clean up the rooms. Pay: $ 150 per week
( ) 1. How much can a camp counselor make in total
A. $10. B. $100.
C. $150. D. $800.
( ) 2. To be a LEGO engineering instructor, one has to be___________.
A. caring B. creative
C. energetic D. patient
( ) 3. What does a teacher's aide need to do
A. Help children do activities.
B. Teach children science.
C. Play LEGO with children.
D. Prepare snacks for children.
( ) 4. What summer job can Jerry apply for if he is free from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
A. Teacher's aide. B. Summer care giver.
C. Camp counselor.
D. LEGO engineering instructor.
( ) 5. Where can you probably find this text
A. On a website. B. In a dictionary.
C. In a guidebook. D. In a picture book.
Unit 8 Natural disasters-Reading
第2课时同步练习
I、选用方框内的单词或词组填空，其中有一个单词或词组是多余的。
quiet stream heavy snow far away from temperature among
1. I don't feel well and need to take my______________.
2. If you are in the library, you should keep________________.
3. We were just floating(漂流) along the__________________.
4. There will be a tomorrow so we will have to stay at home.
5. My home is not my school. I can go to school by bike.
Ⅱ.根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空
1．People ran in all directions. They really didn't know where ________(go)．
2．I believe you can get us home ________(safe)．
3．I tried my best________(run) out of the building and I succeeded.
4．They went in the________(direct) of the post office.
5．________(final), the boy made his sister laugh.
6．I ________(sleep) when the earthquake started.
7．Lucy had a traffic accident on her way home. ________(luck), she was not hurt.
8．There were ________(piece) of glass all over the world.
9．I didn't feel the ________(shake) of my bed when the earthquake happened.
10．The police found two ________(bomb) at the railway station.
Ⅲ.根据句意，用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空
fall asleep, beat, pull oneself, find one's way out, at last
1．Her heart ________________ fast when she received the letter.
2．It was hard work, but ________________ we finished it on time.3．Are they trying to ________________？
4．She found a good place and ________________ out of the water.
5．After a day's work, he was so tired that he ________________ soon.
Ⅳ.根据汉语意思完成句子
1．当我在做一道数学题的时候，我的脑海中闪过一个好的想法。
When I was ________________ a maths problem, a good idea ________________．
2．他们在互相聊天时，突然听到一声像打雷似的巨响。
While they ________________ each other, they suddenly ________________ like thunder.
3．外面，碎玻璃和砖块纷纷掉落下来，人们四处逃散。
Outside, people were running ________________ while pieces of glass and bricks ________________．
4．人们很快地移走了砖头，我安全了。
People ________________ the bricks, and I ________________．
5．幸运的是，所有的学生都在墙倒塌之前跑出了教室。
Luckily, all the students ________________ the classroom before the walls ________________．
Ⅴ.单项填空
( )1.—What ________ if they ________ to the meeting late
—Sorry, I don't know.
A．will happen; go B．happened; go
C．happens; will go D．will happen; will go
( )2.—What's the matter, Jack
—I ________ down while I ________ on the ice. I got hurt badly.
A．was felling; skated B．fell; was skating
C．fell; skated D．was falling; skating
( )3.We'd better ________ and find a way out as soon as possible.
A．turn down B．give up
C．calm down D．look down( )4.She ________ carefully but could ________ nothing.
A. heard; listen B. listened; hear
C. listened; listened D. heard; hear
( )5.________ you know English is important, you should learn it well.
A．Since B．Or
C．Because of D．But
Ⅵ.完形填空
We cannot stop earthquakes, but we can do things to make sure they do not destroy (破坏) whole cities. First, it is not a __1__ idea to build houses along the lines where__ 2__of the earth’s plates join together. Second, if you think there __3__ be an earthquake, it is better to build houses on rock, not on __4__. Third, you must make the houses as __5__ as possible. Weak buildings will fall down in an earthquake, but strong ones may __6__.
Scientists are __7__ that one day an even bigger earthquake will hit the part around San Francisco. They call it “The Big One”. But people today are still building more __8__. The population in and around San Francisco __9__ is ten times more than it was in 1906. This means that __10__ there is another earthquake, a great many houses and buildings will be destroyed.
( )1. A. bad B. good C. poor D. new
( )2. A. one B. most C. two D. none
( )3. A. may B. should C. can’t D. won’t
( )4. A. sea B. land C. space D. sand
( )5. A. high B. big C. strong D. low
( )6. A. keep up B. set up C. stay up D. grow up
( )7. A. sorry B. pleased C. afraid D. wondering
( )8. A. walls B. stories C. cities D. houses
( )9. A. now B. still C. always D. never
( )10. A. before B. if C. or D. until
VII.阅读理解
Timmy lives on the eleventh floor of a building. Yesterday afternoon he got back home from a friend’s house at 4:30. He got into the lift(电梯) and pressed Button(按钮) 12.The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. Timmy pressed all the buttons from 1 to 20. He called for help very loudly, but nobody answered.
Then suddenly the light went out, and Timmy was alone in the dark. He started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. He felt hopeless. He pressed all the buttons with his open hands. He said to himself, “Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”
Just then, he felt the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the door opened. A repairman was standing there. “How long are you in the lift It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But didn’t you read this ” He pointed at a piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said:
ATTENTION
This lift will be STOPPED for REPAIR between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 21.
( )1.How many floors are there in Timmy’s building
A.12. B.15. C.20. D.21.
( )2.How did the repairman know Timmy was trapped in the lift
A.Timmy shouted for help.
B.Timmy pressed the alarm bell.
C.Timmy beat the walls of the lift.
D.Timmy turned off the light in the lift.
( )3.What lesson did Timmy learn from this experience
A. He should visit his friends.
B.He should take other people’s advice.
C.He should try to help others.
D.He should read the attention on the wall.
Unit 8 Natural disasters-Reading
第1课时同步练习
一, Ⅰ.1.a moment of fear 2.calm down
3．say to oneself 4.find one's way out
5．try to do sth 6.in fear
7．in all directions 8.shout for help9．fall down 10.fall to the ground
二, 1. longer 2. without 3. to harvest 4. calling 5. foggy
6. snowy 7. butterfly's 8. worse 9. will ring 10. good
三,1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. A
四,1. The leaves fall into piles upon the ground in autumn.
2. The temperature suddenly dropped below zero.
3. The farmers are harvesting the crops in the fields.
4. I will never forget those sweet memories of summer days.
5. Children like to play by quiet streams.
五, 1. snowy 2. to grow 3. sunny 4. flying 5. butterflies
6. sudden 7. is 8. harvesting 9. shorter 10. will begin
六,1.D 2. B 3. A 4. B
Unit 8 Natural disasters-Reading
第2课时同步练习
I 1. temperature 2. quiet 3. stream 4. heavy snow
5. far away from
Ⅱ.1.to go 2.safely 3.to run 4.direction
5．Finally 6.was sleeping 7.Luckily
8．pieces 9.shaking 10.bombs
Ⅲ.1.beat 2.at last 3.find their way out
4．pulled herself 5.fell asleep
Ⅳ.1.working on; went through my mind
2．were chatting with; heard a loud noise
3．in all directions; were falling down
4．quickly moved away; was safe
5．ran out of; came down
Ⅴ.1.A 2．B 3.C 4.B 5.A
Ⅵ.BCADC CCDAB
VII.CBD
