牛津译林版八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Past and Present 随堂练习

（Part I）Exercises for “Comic Strips” & “Welcome to the Unit”

一、根据句子意思和所给提示，完成下列单词

1. People have different fashion at different ________ (time).

2. This book helps us learn about Nanjing’s past and ________ (现在).

3. Jenny has ________ (刚刚) moved to the new town, so she has few friends there.

4. I ________ (乘) a bus to work in the past, but now I often go to work ________ (乘) car. 5. When my grandfather talked about his ________ (往事), his tears (眼泪) came out at once. 二、用英语写出下列交通工具的名称

1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 三、根据句意，选用方框中所给动词的适当形式填空

share; chat; use; see; buy; be 1. --- Where are the twins?

--- They ____________ on the Internet.

2. Eddie seldom ____________ food with others. 3. There ____________ a knock on the door just now.

4. I won’t see the movie tonight because I ____________ it. 5. The question is where ____________ this kind of computer.

6. My father ____________ to smoke a lot, but now he has given up smoking. 四、单项选择

1. The workers left ten minutes ______.

A. ago B. before C. after D. back

2. ---Excuse me, does Mr. Black’s daughter live here? ---She ______ be here, but she has moved. A. has to B. used to C. tried to D. wanted to 3. Look! The girl is waiting ______ the bus station now.

A. for B. at C. in D. to

4. Simon goes to school ______ every day. It’s only 5minutes’ walk from his home to school. A. in a bus B. by plane C. on foot D. by coach 5. ---There are ______ cars and buses in the street at this time of day. ---Yeah, there’s ______ traffic.

A. too much; too many B. too many; too many C. too much; too much D. too many; too much 五、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子，每空填一词 1. 过去，Eddie 对人很友好。

Eddie ________ ________ _______ ________ ________ others. 2. ---你吃过早饭了吗？---是的，我刚刚吃过。

---________ you ________ your breakfast? ---Yes, I ________ just ________ it. 3. 他们刚刚打扫过教室。现在它很干净。

They ________ ________ _______ the classroom. It is clean now.

4. ---你看见我的英语书了吗？ ---看见了，它5分钟前在桌子上的。 --- ________ you ________ my English book?

---Yes, I have. It ________ on the table five minutes ________.

（Part II）Exercises for “Reading”(1)

一、根据句子意思和汉语提示，用合适的单词填空 1. It’s three ________ (街区) to the store from here.

2. The ________ (局势) in that country is under control. 3. This is the fastest way to ________ (提高) your English.

4. This idea probably won’t work, but let’s try it ________ (即使这样).

5. Four ________ (工厂) have been closed because of putting waste water into the river. 二、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空 1. It is ________ (possible) to build Rome in one day.

2. Tianjin is a city in the ________ (north) part of our country. 3. Noise ________ (pollute) has become a big problem in that city.

4. My parents lived in the countryside when they got ________ (marry).

5. Tommy and Timmy are brothers and their _________ (wife) are sisters. That’s interesting. 三、根据句子意思和首字母提示补全单词，使句子意思完整、正确 1. ---Have you e_______ visited the Great Wall? ---No, never.

2. How fast your town changes! It has t________ into a modern one. 3. We have been in this school s________ 2013. Now we are in Grade 8. 4. More and more people have r_________ the importance of the wetlands.

5. The old man feels l________ from time to time because he lost his wife last year. 四、单项选择

1. My sister can play ______ piano very well, but she can’t play ______ chess. A. the; the B. the; / C. /; / D. /; the 2. This small town has changed a lot ______ the past 30 years.

A. on B. over C. to D. about 3. Water pollution is a great ______ to be solved in our city now.

A. question B. trouble C. problem D. matter 4. ---______ do you know the city of Xuzhou? ---I’m new here, so I don’t know much about it.

A. How many B. How often C. How long D. How well 5. ---Mum, I am ______ thirsty. Can I have some milk? ---OK. But there is only ______ milk left in the fridge.

A. a bit; a bit B. a bit of; a bit of C. a bit; a bit of D. a bit of; a bit 6. In fact, she has already been ______ him for two years.

A. married with B. marry with C. married to D. marry 7. The old man lives in the small house_______, but he never feels_______.

A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely 五、根据句子意思，选用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空

move away; all one’s life; from time to time; be born; play cards; as often as before; in some ways 1. The old woman lived in the small village ____________. 2. My grandfather cannot see his friends _____________.

3. I’m very glad ____________ with old friends in the new park. 4. People began to ____________ because of the air pollution.

5. He has known this place very well because he ____________ here. 6. Tom was ____________ a younger clone of his handsome father. 7. His relatives and friends visited him ____________ when he was ill.

（Part III）Exercises for “Reading (2)”

一、根据句子意思和汉语提示，用合适的单词填空 1. The ________ (采访) took place on a Friday afternoon. 2. It is raining hard. ________ (然而), I still want to go there. 3. They lived together as ________ (丈夫) and wife for years. 4. I have never read such an interesting novel ________ (以前).

5. The government should stop the factories from putting the ________ (废料) into the lake. 二、同义句转换，每空一词 1. Peter married Kate in 2014.

Peter and Kate ________ ________ in 2014.

2. Mr. Green was a doctor in the past, but he isn’t now. Mr. Green ________ ________ _________ a doctor. 3. He found it very hard to pass the exam.

________ ________ very hard for him _________ pass the exam. 4. Sometimes we go to work by bike.

We go to work by bike ________ ________ ________ ________. 5. She moved here with her family when she was five years old.

She moved here with her family ________ ________ ________ ________ five. 6. The government should do something to protect the animals in danger.

The government should ________ ________ to protect the animals in danger. 三、单项选择

1. ---Why not go to see the dolphin show with me? ---Because I _____ it.

A. saw B. will see C. see D. have seen 2. Amazing changes ______ in our city.

A. has happened B. has taken place C. have taken place D. have been happened 3. I have learned three English songs ______ I came to this school.

A. since B. before C. when D. until 4. ______ easy for us to help the students in trouble.

A. It’s B. That’s C. This is D. It 5. ---Has your hometown changed ______? ---Yes, there are ______ tall buildings now.

A. a lot; a lot B. a lot; a lot of C. a lot of; a lot D. a lot of; a lot of 6. The company has changed hands many times ______.

A. over the years B. ten years ago C. in ten years D. since ten years 四、根据汉语意思，完成下列句子，每空填一词 1. 徐州已变成一个美丽的城市。

Xuzhou ________ already ________ ________ a beautiful city. 2. 在大城市的噪音污染比乡村多。