人教版8B Unit 4 He said I was hard-working!.doc

Unit 4 He said I was hard-working!【同步達(dá)綱練習(xí)】單項(xiàng)選擇。( ) 1. This coat is expensive, _, its worth it.A. but B. however C. although D. as( ) 2. He made a quick response _ his mothers question.A. to B. for C. at D. as( ) 3. Can you _ this difficulty?A. get up B. get into C. get over D. get to( ) 4. Sorry, I forgot _ the book to school.A. bringing B. to bring C. taking D. to take( ) 5. He prefers _ to school on foot rather than _ the bus.A. to go; to take B. going; takingC. to go; take D. go; take( ) 6. Peter said he was sorry he _ the key.A. lost B. had lost C. loses D. lose( ) 7. They said they _ a party at 8:00 last night.A. were having B. are having C. had D. have( ) 8. We _ study hard for our parents and ourselves.A. can B. must C. may D. shall( ) 9. Theres _ for you from your brother.A. message B. a messageC. the message D. messages( ) 10. When he heard the sad news, his face _ white.A. grew B. became C. got D. turned閱讀理解。( A )Singapore is made up of many kinds of people. The largest groups are Chinese, Malays and Indians. Each group has its own special wedding customs.Chinese weddings: Before the wedding, the mothers of the bride and the groom do the hair for them. The bride and the groom make tea for the grooms parents, aunts and uncles. Then they go to the brides family to give gifts. After that they take some pictures. They ride in a car with red, pink and gold ribbon decoration. In the evening there is a big dinner. The women wear pink or gold dresses because those are lucky colors. The bride usually wears a red or pink dress at the dinner.Malay weddings: Malays weddings last two days in the city and many days in the country. The first day is a Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, the bride and the groom meet their friends, and the friends throw yellow rice over them to wish them good luck. In the evening there is a big dinner. The friends usually take some hard-boiled eggs when they leave for home.Indian weddings: A tree is planted at an Indian wedding. After the bride and the groom plant the tree, they change their clothes. Usually the groom gives the clothes to the bride and the bride puts the clothes on. The friends throw rice at the bride and the groom to wish them good luck. The friends do not wear black or white clothes. Bright colors are the best for weddings.( ) 1. What can we learn about Singapore?A.It is made up of three kinds of people.B.The largest group of people is Malays.C.There are different wedding customs.( ) 2. Which wedding may be the longest?A.A Chinese Wedding.B.A Malay Wedding.C.An Indian Wedding.( ) 3. Which is true of all the three wedding customs?A.The friends have a big dinner for the bride and the groom.B.The friends wish the bride and the groom good luck.C.The friends throw rice at the bride and the groom.( ) 4. Which wedding may cost the least money according to the passage?A.A Chinese Wedding.B.A Malay Wedding.C.An Indian Wedding.( ) 5. What is true according to the passage?A.At an Indian wedding, the bride and the groom plant a tree.B.At a Malay wedding, there is a big dinner on the first day.C.At a Chinese wedding, all the people wear green clothes.( B )About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy named Charles Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldnt get work and therefore wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to home for children who had no parents.But twenty years later this same Chaplin became the greatest, best known, and best loved comedian in the world. Any regular visitors to the cinema must have seen some of Charlie Chaplins films. People everywhere have laughed at them until tears have run down their faces. Even people who dont understand English can enjoy Chaplins films because they are mostly silent. It isnt what he says that makes us laugh. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, the common human play an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. Its a kind of world language.Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day in 1977 at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.( ) 1. Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?A.Because he wanted to enjoy a play in the theatre.B.Because he had no money to buy tickets.C.Because he liked to act a part in a play and thus made a living.D.Because he wanted to become a man of business.( ) 2. Chaplins comedies almost not depended on _.A.actionsB. acting outC. common human situationsD.words and languages( ) 3. People all over the world can enjoy Chaplins films because _.A.most of them have been translated into foreign languagesB.they can enjoy the films silentlyC.they are best comediesD.most of them were films without sound( ) 4. What is a kind of world language according to the passage?A. Comedy B. Acting out without wordsC. Silence D. Films( ) 5. Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because _.A.he acted out the common human situations best in his comedyB.his films are mostly silentC.he knew how to make people laughD.any regular visitor has seen some of his films完型填空。Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You may 1 they go to learn languages, P.E., history, science and all other 2 . But why do they learn these things?We send our children to school to prepare them for the time 3 they will be big and will begin to work for 4 . Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their life. But is that the 5 reason why they go to school?There is more in education than just 6 facts. We go to school above all to learn how to learn, so that then we have left school we can 7 to learn. A man who really knows how to learn will always be successful, because whenever he has to do something new which he has never had to do 8 he will rapidly teach himself how to do it 9 the best way. The uneducated person, on the other hand, is 10 unable to do somet