牛津版英语8年级上册 Unit 8 同步验收练习(二)
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单项填空。（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
（）21. The Lunan Earthquake happened______ the afternoon______ August 3, 2014. A. in; of B. on; in C. in; in D. on; of
（）22. Millie was reading books______Nancy was listening to pop music. A. as B. when C. while D. until （）23. When you see the flowing scene(场景), you can call 122.
A. B. C. D.
（）24. —What did Mr. Chen say a moment ago?
—Sorry, I______ it. I______ out of the window. A. didn’t hear; looked B. didn’t hear; was looking C. wasn’t hearing; looked D. wasn’t hearing; was looking
（）25. Because of the days of heavy snow, my car on the way to school.
A. broke down B. came down C. knocked down D. fell down （）26. The earthquake______ when I_______ some cleaning.
A. starts; was doing B. started; was doing C. was starting; was doing D. was starting; did
（）27. Look, Millie is opening the door______ a key, but I really don’t know how to read “key” ______English.
A. with; with B. with; in C. in; in D. in; with
（）28. Every______ thing needs air. Without it, nothing can keep______.
A. living; living B. living; alive C. alive; alive D. alive; living （）29. ______ the students lost their lives in the traffic accident. A. Two thousands of B. Two thousand C. Thousands of D. Two thousand of （）30. The little boy______ from a tall tree and he______ very painful(疼). A. fell; fell B. fell; felt C. felt; felt D. felt; fell （）31. Which of the following is NOT a natural disaster.
A. A car crashed into a big tree. B. A big flood. C. A rainstorm D. The Ya’an earthquake
（）32. There was a______ rain and a______ wind in my hometown lat night. A. hard; hard B. hard; strong C. strong; strong D. strong; hard （）33. Can you hear the______ of the running water in the toilet, Millie?
A. sound B. noise C. shout D. voice
（）34. —I hear that you went to see the film called “Life of Pea”, isn’t that boring? —_______. It’s one of the most successful films .
A. Yes, it’s interesting. B. Yes, it’s boring. C. Not at all. D. Of course.
（）35. — Jim fell from his new bike and got badly hurt.
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—______.
A. That’s a problem B. He is too careless C. I don’t care about it D. Sorry to hear that 第二节 完形填空。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
On August 26, 1999, a terrible rainstorm hit New York. The rain caused the streets 36 . Unluckily, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people were going to work were and they 37 to go home. Some went to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 39 bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I was one of people on the way to work that morning. I walked there up and down. After making my way 40 crowds of people(人群). I finally found a subway(地铁) line that was 41 . Sadly, there were so many people waiting to 42 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the platform(站台的楼梯). So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back(转回) to the downtown train. 43 , after what seemed like forever, the train 44 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 45 through. Luckily, I wasn’t late for my work for a long time. ( )36. A. break B. flood C. stop D. crash ( )37. A. had to B. needed C. are able to D. might ( )38. A. order B. pay C. call D. search ( )39. A. climate B. buses C. storm D. people ( )40. A. across B. through C. over D. above ( )41. A. in use B. cycling C. turning D. rushing ( )42. A. turn on B. get on C. get off D. take off ( )43. A. At first B. At last C. On the end D. At the beginning ( )44. A. got B. crossed C. reached D. arrived ( )45. A. wet B. weak C. sick D. hurt 第三部分 阅读理解训练 （共15小题，满分30分） A
Typhoons(台风) in the northern part of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose. It was the worst typhoon to hit Hong Kong in more than thirty years.
It began to rain early on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrellas away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(锚). Some very big ships went out to sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because then it cannot be blown onto rocks. TaiTak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died. 229 people were injured(受伤) and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
( )46. What does the short passage mainly talk about?
A. The typhoon. B. The ships in the typhoon. C. Typhoon Rose D. The people in the typhoon. ( )47. The boats went inside the shelters because .
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A. it was safer to stay there B. people in the boats could go home C. the shelters were full of boats D. the ships may hit the boats ( )48. The biggest ships went out to sea because . A. the shelters were full B. they couldn’t hit the rocks C. they wanted to go into Typhoon Rose D. they were not afraid of typhoon
B
Last Friday a storm visited two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs(屋顶). One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to the hospital, and a number of other people got smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.” Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and shelter.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案
( )49. Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?
A. He was in bed. B. He was inside the house. C. He was outside the house. D. He was on the roof. ( )50. Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because ________.
A. her husband knew there would be a storm
B. they were all outside the house when the storm became worse C. she felt the house moving and they ran out at once D. the welfare department helped her
( )51. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A. A Terrible Storm B. A Lucky Woman C. Good Soldiers D. Clever People
C
A large sandstorm happened in Australia. It came from deserts of Australia’s red center. It made the traffic have to stop.
In Sydney, New South Wales, Canberra and towns in south Queensland, when people woke up, they saw a red sky. It was the country’s strongest sandstorm in 70 years. The Sydney Harbor Bridge and Opera House were in the red fog. Officials told children and the old people and those who have heart or lung(肺) problems to stay at home. If people have to go out, they must wear face masks. Some schools were closed and sports activities stopped.
People at Sydney Airport had to stay at the airport for about six hours. Boats were also stopped for a few hours. Cars were covered with orange dust.
“I feel very afraid,” Daniel Hall said. “When I woke up in the morning, the sky was bright red, and all the cars were covered with sand.”
The large storm covered many towns and cities in two countries. The strong winds brought
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