1、Unit 8课下能力提升(八).单词拼写1Britain built up her wealth by t_ with other countries.2Ill help as mush as I can, but there is a l_ to what I can do.3Have you o_ anything strange in her words?4The school _ (全体员工) gathered to have the meeting.5He was _ (影响) by his teacher to take up the study of medicine.完成句子1
2、我认为这项研究十分重要。I _ this research.2她喜欢水果，尤其是苹果。She likes fruit, _.3我们来到一个小茅屋，在那里避了雨。We reached a little hut, where we _4这片地域就是中国最大的恐龙公园的归属地。The site _ Chinas largest dinosaur park.5返巢本能通常是与动物世界联系在一起的。The homing instinct is usually _.翻译句子1Associated with the scandal, the superstar lost his fans support._
3、2由于种种原因，我们未能约定聚会日期。_3We were passing through, so we thought wed come and say hello._4你认为谁会赢得这场比赛？_.完形填空A little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. While creating roads in the soft sand, he_1_ a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.The boy_2_ around the rock, managing to
4、 move it out from the dirt. With much_3_， he tried to push the rock out of the sandbox. When the boy got the rock to the edge (边缘) of the sandbox，_4_， he found that he couldnt _5_ it up and over the little wall. The rock was too _6_ for his small body.As he _7_ to accept his failure, the little boy
5、dug，pushed, and pried (撬动), but every time he thought he had made some _8_， the rock rolled and then fell back into the sandbox.The little boy_9_ again and again, but the only _10_ was to have the rock roll back._11_ he burst into tears. All the time the boys father _12_ him from his living room.The
6、 moment the tears fell, a sweet voice rose _13_ the boys head. It was his father._14_ but firmly he said，“Son, why didnt you use all the_15_ that you had？” The boy replied with tears，“But I did, Daddy, I did! I_16_ all that I had！” “No, son, you didnt，” _17_ the father kindly. “You didnt_18_ me to h
7、elp you.” With that the father picked up the rock and_19_ it out of the sandbox.Do you discover that sometimes you dont have the strength to move your “rocks” away？There is one who is always willing to_20_ you with the strength you need. Dont forget that!1A.found out Bleft outChid Ddiscovered2. Awal
8、ked BshowedCtraveled Ddug3. Acourage BprideCeffort Dpleasure4. Ahowever BstillCthus Deven5. Aput BraiseCtake Dbreak6. Alarge BdifficultChard Dmuch7. Adecided BrefusedChad Dplanned8. Asuccess BprogressCmistakes Dchanges9. Atried BfailedCthought Dcried10. Afailure BgoalCresult Dwish11. AGradually BImm
9、ediatelyCProperly DFinally12. Awatched BhelpedCfollowed Dtaught13A.on BbelowCabove Doff14A.Angrily BSurprisinglyCSuddenly DGently15A.knowledge BstrengthCtools Dabilities16A.wasted BbroughtCused Dcarried17A.replied BcorrectedCshouted Dpraised18A.advise BforceCask Dbeg19A.kept BthrewCkicked Dbroke20.
10、Aprovide BlendCshow Dpass.阅读理解Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has enough exercise to warrant time in front of the television have been devised in the UK. The shoes named Square Eyes contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has
11、taken in a day. A wireless transmitter passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the days efforts. The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British t
12、eenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University to London, UK.“We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out，”she says.“And I wanted to tackle that with my design.”Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained
13、 through exercise, the television automatically switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12，000 steps
14、 each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals precisely one minute of TV time. Existing pedometers (计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can
15、be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat.“It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort，”she says.“That was one of my main design considerations.”1According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to _. Akeep
16、 a record of the steps of the wearer Bdeal with overweight among teenagers Cenable children to resist the temptation of TV Dprevent children from being tricked by TV programs2Which of the following is TRUE of Square Eyes shoes?AThey regulate a childs evening TV viewing time. BThey determine a childs
17、 daily pocket money. CThey have raised the hot issue of overweight. DThey contain information of the receiver. 3What is stressed by health experts in their suggestion? AThe exact number of steps to be taken. BThe precise number of hours spent on TV. CThe proper amount of daily exercise and TV time.
18、DThe way of changing steps into TV watching time. 4Which of the following would be the best title for the text? ASmart Shoes Decide on Television Time BSmart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise CSmart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise DSmart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight答案：.1.trading2.limit3.observed 4staf
19、f5.influenced.1.attached great importance to 2and apples in particular3.took shelter from the rain4.is home to 5associated with the animal world.1.和丑闻有瓜葛，这位超级明星失去了粉丝们的支持。2We couldnt agree on a date for the party for various reasons.3我们路过此地，所以想来问候一声。4Who do you think will win the game?.语篇解读：在困难面前不要气馁
20、，或许身边的人愿意帮助你。1解析：选D由下文小男孩想把石块从沙箱里弄出去可知，此处是说小男孩“发现”了石块。2解析：选D小男孩只有“挖”石块周围的沙土，石块才能完全露出来。3解析：选C根据上下文可知，小男孩应是“用力”去推动石块。4解析：选A上文说把石块推到了沙箱边缘，下文又说couldnt .可知此处应该表示转折。5解析：选B小男孩发现自己不能把石块“举”过沙箱那堵矮墙。6解析：选A这个石块对于他小小的身体来说显得过“大”。7解析：选B从下文中小男孩锲而不舍的举动来看，此处应该是说他“拒绝”接受失败。8解析：选B每次以为取得一些“进展”时，石块又滚了下来掉回沙箱中。9解析：选A小男孩的性格很
21、坚强，一次次地“尝试”。10解析：选C努力过后获得的唯一“结果”就是石块又滚了回来。11解析：选D根据上文内容可知，一次次的努力白费后，“最后”小男孩哭了。12解析：选A小男孩的爸爸一直在客厅里“看”着小男孩，他在观察儿子在困难面前的表现。13解析：选C爸爸关爱的声音应该是在小男孩的“头顶”响起。14解析：选D从上文的“sweet voice”可知，爸爸并没有生气，而是安慰并启发儿子，他的口气应该是“温和”而坚定的。15解析：选B根据最后一段内容可知，爸爸在问小男孩为什么没有使出他全部的“力量”。16解析：选C小男孩哭着对爸爸说他已经“用”尽了全力。17解析：选B由下文可知，爸爸并不同意小男孩
22、的话，他和蔼地“纠正”儿子的话。18解析：选C爸爸在启发小男孩：“你没有请求我来帮助你”。19解析：选B这个石块对于爸爸来说不是问题，他捡起石块，把它“扔”出了沙箱。20解析：选A总会有人愿意向你“提供”你所需要的力量。.语篇解读：本文属于说明文，主要介绍了一款记录孩子跑步数和看电视时间的鞋子，以此限制孩子看电视的时间，避免孩子过度肥胖。1解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenag
23、ers .”可知这款产品的设计是为了应对英国孩子越来越严重的肥胖问题。故B正确。2解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“A wireless transmitter . this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves, based on the days efforts.”可知这款产品限制了孩子晚上看电视的时间。故A正确。3解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句和第五段二、三句可知这款产品根据孩子步行的步数来计算出孩子看电视的时间。故C正确。4解析：选A标题归纳题。本文属于说明文，主要介绍了一款记录孩子跑步数和看电视时间的鞋子，以此限制孩子看电视的时间，避免孩子过度肥胖。故A正确。
