第七课时 八年级(上) Units 5～6
Ⅰ.单项填空。
(D)1.My good friend is studying in this ________ university now.
A．a B．an C．the D．/
(A)2.To be a great ________ like Lang Lang，my cousin practices playing the piano every day.
A．pianist B．engineer C．pilot D．writer
(B)3.If Kate can't play for the basketball game，I will take ________ place.
A．my B．her C．mine D．hers
(A)4.We should sing a song ________ the beginning of the party.
A．at B．from C．on D．with (B)5.Beijing is ________ for the Great Wall.Every year there are many visitors coming here.
A．rich B．famous C．thirsty D．enough
(D)6.—Why didn't go to the movies with them?
—Because I ________ my ticket on the way home. A．chose B．bought C．gave D．lost
(A)7.—Please help me ________ when Tom's train will arrive at the train station.
—OK.His train will arrive at 4：28 p．m. A．find out B．grow up C．take up D．dress up
(C)8.Eric's mother expected him ________ the singing competition.
A．won B．win
C．to win D．winning
(D)9.—What ________ you ________ this afternoon?
—I plan to climb the mountain with my friends. A．do；do B．have；done C．did；do D.are；going to do (B)10.—Would you mind my opening the window?
—________．I've got a cold.
A．Never mind B．You'd better not C．All right D．With pleasure Ⅱ.完形填空。
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On February 19，2018，the popular documentary A Bite of China，which explores the relationship between Chinese people and food，returned for its third season.Following the huge __11__ of A Bite of China 1 in 2012 and A Bite of China 2 in 2014，A Bite of China 3 was also produced by CCTV.The public had high hopes for it.The chief director said she wanted to make people __12__ the beauty of Chinese food while discovering the rich culture behind it.
A Bite of China 3 has eight episodes(集) and each of them lasts __13__ 50 minutes.The first episode is about different __14__ of cookware(炊具) used in Chinese cooking. __15__ the cookware，A Bite of China 3 also covers other themes like snacks，the food therapy(治疗) and so on.
The latest season has been __16__ people all over the world since it __17__ on CCTV on February 19.Johnson Smith，an English engineer，said，“I have __18__ watched every episode of A Bite of China 2 online.The amazing documentary makes me admire the beauty of Chinese food and __19__ the culture of China.It is surprising to see that there are so many kinds of delicious Chinese food and __20__ of cooking.” (D)11.A.love B．stress
C．pain D.success
(A)12.A.admire B．advance
C．follow D．alike
(D)13.A.on B．to
C．in D．for
(A)14.A.kinds B．ways
C．tastes D．times
(C)15.A.Beside B．Except
C．Besides D．Including
(C)16.A.friendly to B．welcome to
C．popular with D．similar to
(A)17.A.appeared B．seemed
C．sounded D．published
(C)18.A.ever B．even
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C．already D．never
(B)19.A.dream of B．learn about
C．look through D．pass on (B)20.A.times B.ways
C．weather D.prices Ⅲ.阅读理解。
第一节 根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 August Wilson was a famous American writer.He left school in the ninth grade.Later he finished his education by reading library books.
In the late 1960s，Wilson built a theater company called Black Horizon and began to think of ways to make people know more about African-American life.He had the idea of a series of(系列) plays.Each of the plays showed how African-Americans lived.
The first play of this series was Ma Rainey's Black Bottom about black musicians in Chicago in the 1920s.Other plays in the series like Joe Turner's Come and Gone，were about the blacks in the 1910s.The blacks moved north to Pittsburgh to look for a new identity(身份)．Fences was about a father and his son in the 1950s and The Piano Lesson was about how a family sold their treasure in the 1930s.For the last two of these plays Wilson got Pulitzer Prizes.
King Hedley the Second，the eighth and the last play of the series，set in the 1980s.Both the blacks and the whites like his plays now and his plays attract anyone who is interested in African-American life. (A)21.August Wilson left school ________．
A．when he was in the ninth grade B．after he left the library C．when he was nine
D．after he became a writer
(D)22.The play ________ came out the earliest.
A．Fences.
B．The Piano Lesson.
C．Joe Turner's Come and Gone. D．Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(D)23.The underlined word “attract” means “________” in Chinese.
A．伤害 B．批评 C．赞扬 D．吸引
(C)24.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．There are eighty plays in Wilson's series. B．Only the blacks like Wilson's plays.
C．A series of Wilson's plays is about African-American life. D．Wilson won Pulitzer Prize only for King Hedley the Second. (B)25.What's the best title for this passage?
A．The Life of Wilson B．Wilson's Plays
C．Wilson's Theater Company D．The Family of Wilson
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第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
People can find jobs in many ways.Sometimes you can find a job easily，by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board.Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs.__26__ Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.
__27__ For example，people around the world can use the Craigslist Website to buy things，meet people or find jobs.It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.
__28__ For example，students at the University of Texas can go to the job center to get help.Many college students like this way better.
__29__ Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles.She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths，goals and interests.__30__ So with her help，many people have succeeded in finding a good job.
A．Finding a job is easy.
B．They tell the services that they need.
C．Some experts can also help people find a job. D．Then she provides them with proper methods. E．Another tool for finding a job is the Internet.
F．Another useful way to find a job is through a university. G．Looking after children or cleaning houses can get well paid. 26．B 27.E 28.F 29.C 30.D
Ⅳ.根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
31．The road to success is never straight.(successful)
32．This is an educational movie.It's worth seeing.(educate) 33．After a long discussion，they have a good plan.(discuss) 34．I can't stand standing in the rain for so long.(stand)
35．His son is going to be a scientist when he grows up.(science) Ⅴ.将下列句子中汉语部分译成英语，注意使用适当的形式。 36．Make__sure you try your best.(确保)
37．She's going to take__up something interesting.(开始做) 38．This book has__to__do__with our eating habits.(和……有关) 39．I hope to__find__out who stole the computer.(查明) 40．No one can take__her__place in my heart.(代替她)
Ⅵ.书面表达。
I Want to Be ________
提示：梦想是一盏灯，给我们指引方向；梦想是一支笔，助我们描绘未来蓝图。每个人都有自己的梦想。作为中国的年轻一代，作为祖国的未来，你一定也有自己的梦想。请你根据下面的要求，写一篇英语短文，谈谈你的梦想。
要求：
1．请先将题目补全后再作答；
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2．语言流畅、书写规范、卷面整洁，词数不少于60个； 3．文中不得使用真实姓名、校名。
I Want to Be a__Kung__Fu__Star
Everybody has their own dream and so do I．My dream is to be a kung fu star like Jackie Chan.I was able to do kung fu when I was five years old and I am interested in acting.So I want to be a kung fu star when I grow up.
To make my dream come true，I'm going to spend at least two hours practicing kung fu every day.I also plan to take acting lessons and join an acting club.
I am sure I will be a famous kung fu star.
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