1、第十三课时八年级(下)Units 78.单项选择。(B)1.Is your country _ island country，Vince?Yes.Its one of _ most beautiful island countries in the world.Aan；/ Ban；theCthe；/ Da；the来源:1ZXXK(D)2.Why do you like living in the countryside，Mrs.Brown?Because I like the _ of nature.Asquare BlandClaughter Dbeauty(A)3.Is this new
2、dictionary _，Alice?No，it doesnt belong to _.Its my friends.Ayours；me Byours；mineCyour；me Dyour；mine(B)4.Both Frank and Bill are running _ the cinema because the movie will start soon.Athrough BtowardsCacross Dfrom(B)5.Have you finished your homework _，Judy?Yeah！Ive _ finished it.Ayet；yet Byet；alread
3、yCalready；already Dalready；yet(A)6.I dont know the place.Could you please _ it on the map?No problem.Amark BrecordChide Dprotect(A)7.If you come to my hometown for holiday，Im glad to _ some places of interest to you.Aintroduce BwonderCfind Dfail(A)8.Lets go to the countryside.We can _ fresh air ther
4、e.That sounds good.Atake in Btake awayCtake after Dtake out(C)9.How many friends has Frank made _ he came to the new school?At least ten，I think.Awhile BuntilCever since Das soon as(C)10._ you _ the new movie yet?Yes.I _ it two days ago.AWill；see；see BDid；see；sawCHave；seen；saw DHave；seen；have seen.完
5、形填空。Once a king was very ill.No one in the large palace knew what was wrong _11_ him.“Perhaps music would help him feel better，” said one of his men.So the man ran through the streets，calling as _12_ as he could，“Music for the king！Music for the king！If you can play the most beautiful tune(曲子) and m
6、ake him _13_，you will get a lot of money.”Soon the _14_ palace was full of music.All of the music was played by very famous people，and some of the music was very wonderful，_15_ the king was still weak and unhappy.Gladheart was a little boy.He _16_ sheep in a valley(山谷)He played the flute all day lon
7、g.“I must go and play before the king，” Gladheart said one day.Gladheart went into the palace and played a beautiful tune with the _17_ for the king.As the king listened，his face became _18_ with smiles.“The tune _19_ me a lot，” the king said.“What is it about，Boy？”“It is about _20_，” said Gladheart
8、.“I learned it from the fields when winter was just over.”(C)11.A.of BagainstCwith Dat(A)12.A.loudly BquietlyCcompletely Dslowly(D)13.A.clever ByoungCfamous Dhealthy(C)14.A.most Ball来源:Z#xx#k.ComCwhole Dsmall(B)15.A.though BbutCso Dbecause(C)16.A.depended on Blooked forClooked after Dgave up(B)17.A.
9、piano BfluteCdrum Dguitar(A)18.A.bright BdarkCcrazy Dsick(C)19.A.hurts BreportsCexcites Dworries(D)20.A.autumn BsummerCwinter Dspring.阅读理解。Hi，I am Bella.I cant remember a time when there was not a bookshelf(书架) in my bedroom.From Dr.Seuss to Mother Goose，I had all kinds of books that progressed in s
10、ize as I got older.My earliest memory of books was sitting on my bed at night with my mom reading to my older brother and me.And my first beloved book was a childrens book about being a chosen child.It helped me，an adopted(收养的) child，learn that my family was my very own because they chose me.As I go
11、t older，the books got thicker and more difficult.The first book I ever bought with my own money was LM.Montgomerys Anne of Green Gables.When in primary school，there was a book catalog(目录)We could take it home and ask our parents to help us order new books.Then the books would be sent to the school.T
12、here was nothing better than getting my little bag of books.My love for science fiction was deepened by my older brothers love for it.He introduced me to Star Trek and Doctor Who，but it was his copy of The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks that got me really interested in science fiction.I read clas
13、sics in high school.The first time I had the thought that I wanted to be a writer was after reading one of Edgar Allan Poes works.And his use of words surprised me.Yeah，its no wonder I studied English in university and later I became an English teacher.Through my work，I can pass on my love for the w
14、ritten words and books to my students.How great!(A)21.Who helped build Bellas earliest memory of books?AHer mother. BA famous writer.CHer older brother. DAn adopted child.(D)22.As for Anne of Green Gables，Bella _.Aread it in high schoolBread it with her familyChelped her get close to her familyDboug
15、ht it with her own money(B)23.What did Bella probably think of the book catalog in primary school?AIt was boring. BIt was helpful.CIt was hard to get. DIt was easy to keep.(D)24.Bella became really interested in science fiction after _.Areading Star Trek with her older brotherBtalking about it with
16、her older brotherCbeing introduced to Doctor WhoDreading The Sword of Shannara(C)25.From the last paragraph we can know that Bella _.Awrites books herself Bfailed to get into universityCenjoys her job Dgave up her dream at last.任务型阅读。阅读短文，并按要求完成2630题。People read books less often these days.Because o
17、f the invention of radios，televisions，the Internet and computer games，it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity.However，I believe reading books will always be one of the important parts of our life.First of all，books can make us much cleverer.They contain lots of knowledge of how t
18、hings work and what people do.That is the No.1 reason why we should read books.Some people say that reading is just a waste of time.In fact，even if we dont read books，we still read every day.We read traffic signs，calendars，instructionsEverything_in_todays_society_requires_reading. Imagine that we ar
19、e trying to do something as simple as reading the instructions on a medicine bottle.Without good reading skills，we could not understand them and might become very sick or even die.Under such conditions，we not only have to know the words and sentences，but also have to understand their correct meaning
20、s.Reading books helps to improve our reading abilities and then makes our life easier.With a book at hand，we can travel anywhere we want to go，do anything we like and talk to anyone we admire.There are different kinds of books for different ages，so no matter what our age is，reading is very important
21、 in our life.All in all，reading makes a full man.I think people should still read books as often as possible.26、27题完成句子；28题简略回答问题；29题找出并写下第四段的主题句；30题将文中画线句子译成汉语。26People read books less_often_these_days because of the invention of radios，televisions，the Internet and computer games.27Books contain lo
22、ts of knowledge of how_things_work and what people do.28Why does the writer give us the example of reading the instructions on a medicine bottle?To_tell_us_to_read_books_and_improve_our_reading_abilities.29All_in_all，reading_makes_a_full_man.来源:Z*xx*k.Com30当今社会，任何事情都需要阅读。.词语运用。根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一
23、个正确的单词。Time is very important to us.When and by whom were the watches or clocks 31._(invent)？Perhaps nobody knows.How could we tell time 32._ there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?The sun was 33._(probable) the worlds first “clock”，except in the far north，where the Eskimos live.There
24、，its dark most of the winter，and light most of the 34.s_.But in most of the world，people have 35._(use) the sun for day.If you dont have a clock that shows time，you still know that when the sun shines，its day，and when its dark，its 36._.The sun can tell you whether its day or night.It also shows its
25、morning，noon，or afternoon.For example，when the sun is almost directly overhead，its noon.People who live near the sea know time from the tides(潮汐)In the daytime，for about six hours，the water 37._(rise) higher and higher on the beach.The same thing takes place again at night.There are two high tides a
26、nd two 38.l_ tides every 24 hours.In some places in the world the wind comes up 39._ about the same time every day or changes direction or stops 40._(blow)In these places the wind can be the clock.31invented32.if33.probably34.summer35.used36night37.rises38.low39.at40.blowing.基础写作。A)连词成句。将所给词语连成句子，标点
27、已给出。要求：符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。41biggest，world，in，whats，the，the，desertWhats_the_biggest_desert_in_the_world?42much，America，China，than，is，olderChina_is_much_older_than_America43Caspian Sea，deep，is，how，theHow_deep_is_the_Caspian_Sea?44ever，story，read，you，the，haveHave_you_ever_read_the_story?45already
28、，reading，book，Ive，the，finishedIve_already_finished_reading_the_bookB)书面表达。目前，许多中学生不重视课外阅读。请你根据下表中的内容写一篇英语短文，对这一现状进行分析并提出建议。来源:1ZXXK不重视课外阅读的原因作业太多来源:Zxxk.Com没有读书习惯时间花在电视或网络上课外阅读的好处更多地了解世界学会更好地思考生活更加丰富多彩你的建议(至少一条)要求：1条理清晰，语句连贯；2必须包含表格中所有的内容，可适当发挥；3不少于80词。(开头已给出，不计入总词数)Nowadays only a few students do s
29、ome reading after class.Here are some reasons.First，quite a few students have too much homework.Still others havent formed a habit of reading.Theyd rather spend their spare time on TV or on the Internet.However，reading has many advantages.Through reading we can learn more about the world.Besides，it can help us think better.Last but not least，reading can make our life more colorful.Here are my suggestions.For one thing，teachers should give us less homework so that we can have more time to read.For another，its a good idea for students to join reading clubs and learn from each other.第 4 页
