1、Unit 8Adventure一语法专项训练选择填空。()1.Have you finished your homework? This lesson is_than the last one.Amore easierBmore easyCvery easier Dmuch easier()2._the worse I seem to feel.AWhen I take more medicineBThe more medicine I takeCTaking more of the medicineDMore medicine taken()3.Tuition(学费) at an Ameri
2、can university runs_one thousand dollars a term.Aso high as Bas high toCas high as Das high than()4.He wasnt_to lift the case.Atoo strongBenough strongCstrong enoughDso strong()5.His income is_that he cannot support his family.Aso small Bso muchCsuch good Dsuch large()6.Ive never seen_before.Aso bea
3、utiful sunsetBsuch a beautiful sunsetCsuch beautiful sunsetDas beautiful sunset()7.Lets take a walk before we start to study.Oh,I think its_for walking.Amuch too hot Bvery much hotCtoo much heat Dvery much heat()8.I was_tired that I had to rest.Aso much BsoCenough Dtoo()9.I couldnt lift the box;it w
4、as_heavy.Amuch BsuchCso Da()10.Why didnt you use that?Because it wasnt_to fit it.Agood enoughBenough goodCas enough goodDgood as enough二、完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。It was the end of my first day as waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet _1_. The load
5、ed plates I carried _2_ to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didnt able to do anything _3_. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream _4_ a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father _5_ at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he
6、 said, “youve _6_ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness changed. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how Id like my first day, I said, “well!” Those few words of praise had _7_ everything. Praise is like _8_ to the human spirit; we cannot grow without it. And yet,while most of us ar
7、e only too ready to apply(应用) to others the cold wind of criticism (批评), we are _9_ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Whywhen one word of praise can bring such _10_ ?It is strange how chary (吝啬) we are about praising. Perhaps its because few of us know how to accept it. Its _11_ rewar
8、ding (奖赏)to give praise in areas in which _12_ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned. An artist gets complimented (admired)for a glorious picture, a cook for a _13_ meal. But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are _14_ just right? In fact, to give praise _15_
9、 the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort.()1.A.rested BhurtCbroke Dslipped()2.A.remained BlookedCseemed Dturned()3.A.new BspecialCnervous Dright()4.A.order BpriceCmaterial Dchair()5.A.stared BsmiledCglared Dnodded()6.A.called on Blooked afterCpassed by Dthought of()7.A.arrived B
10、continuedCchanged Ddeveloped()8.A.heat BwarmedCsnowstorm Dsunlight()9.A.unable BunwillingClikely Danxious()10.A.attention BchoiceCpleasure Ddifficulty()11.A.finally BespeciallyCsilly Dfortunately()12.A.effort BeffectCdeed Dfeeling()13.A.daily BlightCperfect Dpoor()14.A.done BsoldCchosen Dgiven()15.A
11、.adds BleavesCoffers Dcosts三、语法填空阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。In a recent business magazine article,a president said,laughter in the workplace 1._(be) a waste of time.This is a place to do business,not 2._laugh.Some researchers,3._,disagree with his words.As scientists have
12、 learned more about the brain,theyve discovered that smiles and 4_ stimulate the brain,5._ can help increase happiness and reduce pain.Why do we need laughter in our lives?Laughter is a 6._(power) tool for our health.In 7._ number of studies that were carried out,8._ was shown that people who feel 9
13、._(stress) have weaker immune systems while people who are more humorous have 10._ (strong) immune systems.Humor can help make your immune systems stronger.四、基础写作在班会课上,班主任让我们介绍一位在平时的学习和生活中能够成为你学习榜样的人物。假如李明是你从小到大的朋友,而你很钦佩他的刻苦、勤奋和懂事,因此,决定向全班同学介绍李明的情况。内容包括以下要点:姓名李明年龄18岁基本情况1.在他5岁时,他的父母在一次车祸中去世,除了一个姐姐外,
14、没有其他的亲人了,因此,他从小就比其他的小孩懂事2在班上,没人比他更勤奋,成绩也是班上最好的3他每天都是最早到校,最晚离开4他总是认为 “不会读书写字的人和瞎子没什么两样”写作要求:1只能用5个句子表达全部内容;2尽可能多地使用形容词和副词。_参考答案一、1解析:much,still,ever等加在形容词比较级前表示强调。答案:D2解析:The形容词(副词)比较级the形容词(副词)比较级,意为越就越答案:B3解析:as high as“高达”。答案:C4解析:enough放在形容词与动词不定式之间。(A)not too strong to lift.意为并不太强壮所以能举起,不合逻辑。答案:
15、C5解析:small income“少的收入”。答案:A6解析:such a beautiful sunsetso beautiful a sunset这样美丽的日落景色。答案:B7解析:much进一步说明 too hot,表示程度。答案:A8解析:so形容词(或副词)that从句,表示因果关系,作“如此以致”解。答案:B9解析:副词“so”修饰形容词“heavy”。much不修饰形容词原级,但它可修饰形容词比较级。不说much heavy,但可说 much heavier。答案:C10解析:“enough”应置于形容词与动词不定式之间。答案:A二、语篇解读:本文通过作者在做服务生时的经历来讲
16、述表扬在日常生活中的重要性。1解析:从前后文来推断。我的腿应该是疼痛,而不是rested “休息”,broke“断了”, slipped“滑到”。答案:B2. 解析:seem to “似乎”。答案:C3解析:本句为:又累又泄气,我不可以把事情做好。right 为“正确”之意,合乎逻辑。答案:D4解析:order为“订单”之意。答案:A5解析:根据下文那位父亲对我说“well done”,可得知他是对作者是服务感到满意,所以会笑着(smiled)对作者说。答案:B6解析:call on“号召”,look after“照顾”,passed by“路过”,thought of“想起”,作者为服务生,
17、应为look after“照顾”最符合句意。答案:B7解析:上文说到我又累又泄气,当听到别人对自己的赞扬后,所有的疲惫都消失了,所以是“改变了”。答案:C8解析:表扬对于人们的精神来说就像是阳光一样。答案:D9解析:上文提到我们却经常批评别人,所以我们不愿意(unwilling)去表扬别人。答案:B10解析:表扬能给人们带来快乐(pleasure)。答案:C11解析:特别是值得奖励那些默默无闻工作的人。答案:B12解析:effort“努力”,effect“影响”,deed“事迹”,feeling“感觉”。effort在这里指的是别人付出的努力。答案:A13解析:厨师因为他做的完美的菜而得到赞扬
18、。答案:C14解析:衬衫被做好。答案:A15解析:cost sb. sth. “花费某人某物”。答案:D三、1is2to3however4laughter5which6powerful7a8it9stressed10stronger四、范文赏读Li Ming,a boy of 18,is my best friend.I admire him because he is a hardworking,diligent and sensitive person.At the age of 5,his parents died in a traffic accident,and he has no
19、relatives other than his elder sister,which makes him more sensible than other children.On study,no one can be more diligent than him in the class and he is always the first to get to the school and the last to leave.He always believes that the one who can not read or write is no better than a blind man.