1、Unit 8How do you make a banana milk shake?Unit 8单元自测一、完形填空(15分)It is Mrs. Browns birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are at their favorite Chinese _1_, China Jade. They seldom(很少) go out to eat. Because it is _2_to eat out. They only eat out _3_special days. Mrs. Brown is forty years old today, _4_it is a
2、very special day.China Jade is a small restaurant. _5_, it is quite clean and beautiful. There are about ten _6_in the restaurant. On each table, there is a red flower. The Browns _7_here for the first time three years ago. They came _8_ their friend Roberts birthday. They _9_ in love with this smal
3、l restaurant at that time.Yan is the headwaiter (侍者领班) here. He works very _10_and he enjoys his job. He likes _11_ jokes and many customers (顾客) like him. He knows that it is Mrs. Browns birthday and he wants the dinner to be very special. He brings Mr. and Mrs. Brown a menu. Then he helps them ord
4、er. They order vegetable soup for their _12_ course (菜肴). For their main course, they order Peking duck. After the main course, they order a fruit salad. Yan brings them their food. They eat slowly and happily, _13_to the beautiful music.The evening is so wonderful. It is 11：00 p.m. _14_the Browns g
5、et home. Mrs. Brown puts her red flower from China Jade in a vase(花瓶). She is very happy. She thinks that _15_is not so bad to be forty years old!(C)1.A. school B. cinemaC. restaurant D. museum(B)2.A. terrible B. expensiveC. cheap D. good(B)3.A. in B. onC. at D. during(A)4.A. so B. afterC. but D. if
6、(D)5.A. When B. ButC. If D. However(C)6.A. desks B. tableC. tables D. desk(C)7.A. come B. comesC. came D. to come(B)8.A. celebrates B. to celebrateC. celebrate D. celebrated(A)9.A. fell B. likedC. heard D. saw(D)10.A. easily B. hardly C. easy D. hard(D)11.A. knowing B. liking C. hearing D. telling(A
7、)12.A. first B. one C. a D. second(B)13.A. watching B. listening C. hearing D. seeing(B)14.A. if B. when C. what D. where(A)15.A. it B. one C. what D. one二、阅读理解(30分)ASpaghetti(意大利面) with CreamMushroom Sauce(调味汁)Boil(煮沸) a pot of water and cook the spaghetti in it for twenty minutes. Cut up the onion
8、s and garlic. Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onions and garlic for three minutes.Add the mushrooms and cook for one minute.Add the wine, cream and vegetable stock(蔬菜汤). Cook them for ten minutes. Beat an egg, and add a little water and pour it slowly into the pan. Stir(搅；拌) for half a minut
9、e.Add the beans and tomatoes and stir for two minutes on a low heat(小火). Put the spaghetti on the plates and pour the sauce over the top.(B)16.How long do you boil the spaghetti? A. Ten minutes. B. Twenty minutes. C. One minute. D. Two minutes.(B)17.What do you cut up? A. Eggs. B. Onions and garlic.
10、 C. Beans. D. Tomatoes.(D)18.How many eggs do you beat? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.(D)19.How many minutes do you stir on a low heat after adding the beans and tomatoes? A. Ten minutes. B. Half a minute. C. One minute. D. Two minutes.(C)20.What do you pour over the spaghetti at last? A. Wine.
11、B. Cream. C. Sauce. D. Stock.BMany countries have special traditions at festivals. For example, people may eat all kinds of traditional food to celebrate their festivals. New Years Day is important in Japan. People eat traditional food to show their good wishes for the coming new year.来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*
12、KToshikoshi Soba(日式荞麦面) is a kind of very important food that people eat before New Years Day. It is a kind of noodles. People usually eat it on New Years Eve(前夜). They wish for a healthy long life by eating the noodles.Then there is Osechi Ryori(御节料理). There are many kinds of food in Osechi Ryori.
13、Each kind of food has a special meaning. Usually they mean good health, happiness, long life and so on. People can make Osechi Ryori at home or buy it from stores. The stores usually sell it in beautiful boxes. And we shouldnt forget Mochi(糯米团). Maybe its the best Japanese dessert(甜点). It tastes swe
14、et, but its not the sweetness that you expect from a traditional Western dessert. Ozoni is also popular in Japan. It is a kind of Japanese soup with rice cakes in it. People often eat it for dinner on New Years Eve or breakfast on New Years Day. They believe the soup will bring them good luck. (B)21
15、.Japanese people eat Toshikoshi Soba on New Years Eve because _. A. its the most popular food in Japan B. they hope it can bring them a long life C. they think it will bring them good luck D. they can only buy it at that time every year(C)22.Which of the following food has many kinds of special mean
16、ings? A. Ozoni. B. Mochi. C. Osechi Ryori. D. Toshikoshi Soba.(A)23.Which of the following is TRUE about Mochi according to the passage?来源:学|科|网 A. Its a kind of dessert. B. Its from a Western country. C. Its the best traditional Japanese food.来源:Zxxk.Com D. It tastes like a traditional Western dess
17、ert.(C)24.What does Ozoni have in it? A. Noodles. B. Desserts. C. Rice cakes. D. Special candies.(B)25.Whats the best title for the passage? A. Festival Traditions in Japan B. Traditional New Year Food in Japan C. Traditional Food in Different Countries D. New Year Traditions in Different CountriesC
18、Dear Li Shuang,Im really glad to receive your letter. You said you were learning to cook. Is it interesting? I think if you want to keep healthy, food is very important. Youll study better if you try all kinds of different foods, especially vegetables and fruit. I eat them every day.You asked me how
19、 to make a milk shake. There are different kinds of milk shakes, such as apple milk shake, banana milk shake and carrot milk shake. Carrot milk shake is my favorite, because carrots and milk are both good for my health. Before starting, we need a carrot, a cup of milk, some ice and two spoons of hon
20、ey. Of course, we need a blender.Now, lets start. First, wash the carrot and cut it up. Next, put the carrot, the milk, some ice and two spoons of honey into the blender. Then turn on the blender. Keep it work for only one minute. Finally, pour the carrot milk shake into a glass and drink it. Its de
21、licious!I want to learn how to make some Chinese food, such as dumplings. Could you teach me? Yours, Alice(B)26.This letter is mainly about _. A. how to make a fruit salad B. how to make a milk shake C. how to make a sandwich D. how to make dumplings(C)27._ kinds of milk shakes are mentioned in the
22、letter. A. Five B. Four C. Three D. Two(D)28.What kind of milk shake is Alices favorite? A. Apple milk shake.来源:学_科_网Z_X_X_K B. Banana milk shake. C. Strawberry milk shake. D. Carrot milk shake.(B)29.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the letter? A. Milk and ice. B. Sugar and yogurt. C. Carr
23、ots and honey. D. Vegetables and fruit.(A)30.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the letter? A. Alice can cook Chinese food. B. Li Shuang is learning to cook. C. Alice thinks carrots are good for her health. D. Alice eats fruit every day.三、任务型阅读(5分)阅读短文，把AE五个句子填入文中空缺处。People all over the
24、 world eat rice. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat it every day in their lives. 31._E_Rice is a kind of grass. 32._D_ Most kinds are water plants. Farmers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern part of the United States and in the east of Australia.33._A_ Some scien
25、tists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in South Asia thousands of years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5,000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers too
26、k it to other parts of the world.34._C_ Most rice grow in wet land. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their rice farms.35._B_ They make animal food and rice oil
27、 from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for their houses. They burn dry rice plants for cooking.A. No one knows where rice came from.B. People use every part of the rice plant.C. There are two main ways to grow rice.来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*KD. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice.E. Some people
28、eat almost nothing but rice.四、词汇运用(15分)(A)单词拼写。Are you looking for a quick, simple and delicious dinner? 36.Traditional(传统的) spaghetti and rice are always popular. Now lets learn how to make them. How to make spaghettiFirst, cook the spaghetti in hot water for 20 minutes. After that, you can start t
29、o make the sauce. Cut an onion into 37.pieces(块). Heat a little oil, and cook the onion in it. You can also put 38.peppers(柿子椒), beef and other things in it. Then 39.add(添加) gravy and some potatoes, and cook them for a few minutes over a low heat. Find a(n) 40.plate(盘子), and put the spaghetti on it.
30、 41.Pour(倒出) the sauce over the spaghetti and 42.mix(混合) them together. Now, you can start to eat.How to cook rice with a rice cookerPut water and rice in the pot and close the 43.cover(盖子). Turn on the rice cooker and it will start to cook the rice. It usually 44.takes(花费) about 30 minutes, so you
31、can cook vegetables and meat during this time. 45.Finally(最后), you will hear a special sound when the rice is ready. But you should wait about five minutes. It will make the rice more delicious.Its easy to make both of them. Do you want to have a try? (B)用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。serve, celebrate, peel, fill,
32、they46.Tomorrow is Jerrys birthday. Can you come and celebrate it with him?47.Oranges are really good for us. And dont forget to_peel them before you eat.48.Now all the bananas are here. Lets put them into the blender and turn it on.49.Mary served the food to everyone at the party yesterday.50.To co
33、ok this dish, you should fill the pot with water and bring to a slow boil.五、语法填空(10分)Susan helped her mom 51.make(make) the bread today. She first 52.poured(pour) some water and milk, and then she mixed 53.them(they) into some flour(面粉). Next, her mom added some salt to the flour and made it into do
34、ugh(生面团). Mom and Susan put the dough into the oven 54.when the temperature of the oven was high enough. 55.Finally(final), they waited until the bread was OK.When the delicious smell of bread 56.filled(fill) the kitchen, Mom and Susan took the bread out and took it to the church(教堂). They met many
35、families and friends there. When they came back home, they cut the bread into pieces 57.and put them in their barn(谷仓). People believe that doing this is good for their crops.After doing all these things, Susan went out to play 58.with her friends. There were many 59.interesting(interest) activities
36、 waiting for them!What 60._a_ great day!六、书面表达(25分)61.假设你叫Tom，请根据邮件内容及所给信息,给王刚回一封电子邮件。Dear Tom,How are you?Im writing to ask you something about cooking. My good friends want to spend this weekend with me. I want to make fruit salad for them. But I dont know how to make it well. Can you help me? Ple
37、ase tell me what I need and what I should do.I hope to hear from you as soon as possible. Yours, Wang Gang原料：4根香蕉，3只苹果，半个西瓜或者其他水果，蜂蜜,奶酪。步骤：(1)全部切碎放在碗里面； (2)加蜂蜜和奶酪； (3)搅拌均匀。要求：80词左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Wang Gang, Im glad to hear from you. _ _ I hope its helpful to you. Yours, Tom这是一篇关于食物制作流程的文章。写作时，
38、先写原料和设备；再写制作流程。写流程时可用表示步骤的first，next，then与finally等词；最后写出评价和总结。Dear Wang Gang,Im glad to hear from you. You want to make fruit salad. You need four bananas, three apples and a half watermelon or other fruit, and you also need some honey and yogurt.First, wash and cut up all the fruit, and put it into a bowl. Next, add two spoons of honey and a cup of yogurt to the fruit. Then, mix up everything. Finally, serve the fruit salad and enjoy it with your friends.I hope its helpful to you. Yours, Tom
