江苏省南京市溧水区孔镇中学八年级英语上册 Unit 8 Natural disasters Period 4 Vocabulary练习 （新版）牛津版.doc

unit 8 natural disasters ( vocabulary) period 4一、将下列名词改为形容词1. sun _ 2. cloud _ 3. wind _ 4. rain _5. storm _ 6. fog _ 7. frost _ 8. snow _二、 根据括号内单词，首字母或中文在横线上写出正确的单词 1. on r_ days we usually stay at home .2. tomorrow it will be much_ (fog). 3. did the doctor take your _ before he gave you the medicine ?4. the temperature will be _ (左右) 10 tomorrow.5. dont be _ (frighten). its just a joke. 6. its too hot today . the radio says that the temperature will d_ a little .7. in my spare time, i often s_ the internet for information .8. a _ (暴雨) hit nanjing last sunday.三、单项选择题( )1. since youve spilt the milk, youll have to _. a. mop it up b. mop up it c. mop them up d. mop up them ( )2. -_ is the temperature tomorrow ?i think it will be _than today . （重庆. 2007 ）a. how; lower b. what; higher c. what; low d. how; high( )3. i tried to _ but could _ nothing. a. hear, listen b. listen, hear c. listen, listen d. hear, hear ( )4. the girl shouted _ help, but no one came _ a long time. a. to, to b. to, for c. for, to d. for, for ( )5. nobody knows _ next. a. what to do b. how to do c. to do what d. to do how ( )6. bad weather may cause _ disasters .a. nature b. natural c. naturally d. unnatural( )7. we were all very _ since we _ the sunrise at last. a. exciting, saw b. excited, looked c. exciting, looked d. excited, saw( )8. you _ a rest now, do you? a. need have b. dont need have c. dont need to have d. neednt to have( )9. there is a _ wind in the south of china. a. small b. little c. large d. strong( )10. _ heavy snow!a. what b. what a c. how d. how a四、完形填空 i shall never forget the day when the earthquake happened. the time was 5:15 in the afternoon and i was driving _1_ the road to meet my daughter from school. we were going _2_ together. i had finished work at about 4 oclock and then gone to the post office. then id stopped at a shop _3_ some fresh fruit. we like to have some fruit to eat _4_ our swim. i was driving along a high road on my way to the school. over my road was another road for cars coming _5_ way. i was hungry, so i put the bag of apples on the seat beside me and _6_ to eat one. suddenly i saw the cars in front of me start to move from side _7_ side, i slowed down. then my car started to shake! i didnt know _8_ was happening. perhaps there was something wrong with my car. i drove even _9_. then the road above started to fall down, i stopped the car at the same moment the road _10_ onto the cars in front of me. ( ) 1. a. at b. in c. along d. near ( ) 2. a. swim b. swam c. swims d. swimming ( ) 3. a. get b. to get c. gets d. got ( ) 4. a. when b. before c. after d. why ( ) 5. a. the other b. others c. another d. other ( ) 6. a. starting b. started c. to start d. starts ( ) 7. a. in b. on c. to d. at ( ) 8. a. why b. when c. how d. what ( ) 9. a. fast b. faster c. slower d. slow ( ) 10. a. feel b. fall c. felt d. fell 五、阅读理解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 oclock in the morning, typhoon rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing peoples umbrellas away. the wind became stronger and stronger. the typhoon shelters(避风港) 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!( )1. 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.( )2. typhoon rose came to hong kong _.a. early in the morningb. on a summer dayc. in the autumn of 1971d. from the northern part of the world( )3. the boats went inside the shelters because _. a. it was safer to stay there b. people in the boats could go home c. the shelters were full of boatsd. the ships may hit the boats( )4. the biggest ships went out to sea because _.a. the shelters were full b. they couldnt hit the rocks c. they wanted to go into typhoon rose d. they were not afraid of typhoon( )5. how many people died in typhoon rose?a. 66. b. over 100. c. 229. d.1500.六、任务型阅读 （2009.安顺） a little knowledge can make a difference at a time of life or death . do you know what to do if you find yourself in an earthquake ? if you are inside : quickly move under a strong desk , a strong table or along a wall . you can also go into a small room like a bathroom . this will protect you from falling things . do not get into a lift . dont stand near windows, large mirrors(镜子) , heavy furniture (家具) or fireplaces.if you are outside :move away from buildings or streetlights . these could fall on you .squat(蹲下) and protect your head until the shaking stops .after the earthquake : check, take care of injuries and make sure people around you are all right .watch out for aftershocks .protect yourself by wearing long pants, a long-sleeved(长袖的) shirt and strong shoes .根据短文内容填空1.if you are in a tall building when an earthquake _ , youd better not standnear windows .2. if you are _ during an earthquake , you must move away from streetlights .3. after the earthquake , you should look after _ .4. the underlined word“ aftershocks” in the passage means “ _ ” in chinese .5. the passage is mainly about what to do when you are in an _ .根据短文内容回答问题6. when the earthquake suddenly happens, what will you do ?7. why shouldnt we stand near a large mirror in an earthquake ?8. being outside, what is the important thing to do ?9. if the earthquake stops, what would you do first ?10. after people escaped away successfully, what is the latest thing they need to do ?附配套练习参考答案：一、1. sunny 2. cloudy 3. windy 4. rainy 5. stormy 6. foggy 7. frosty 8. snowy二、1. rainy 2. foggier 3. temperature 4. around 5. frightened 6.drop 7. search8.rainstorm 三、单项选择1. a 2. b 3. b 4. d 5. a 6. b 7.d 8. c 9. d (风大用strong，雨雪大用heavy) 10. a四、完形填空1. c (driving along the road to，“沿着去路开车”)2. d ( go swimming, 去游泳)3.