201X春八年级英语下册 Unit 1 Past and present（第2课时）Reading（1） （新版）牛津版

1、1,Unit 1Past and present,2,根据首字母及汉语提示补全单词 1.Russia is to the northern( 北部的 ) part of China. 2.There were few factories( 工厂 ) here in those days. 3.Walk three blocks( 街区 ) and then turn left at the corner. 4.Some day you will come to realize/realise( 意识到 ) the importance of saving. 5.He was very lone

2、ly( 孤独的 ) at first when he moved to London,3,根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空 1.When I gotmarried( marry ),I left this city. 2.Itsimpossible( possible ) for you to live on the Moon at present. 3.What do you think about the airpollution( pollute ) in your hometown? 4.Now the water in the river is muchcleaner( clean )

3、. 5.Anyway,its good to see theamazing( amaze ) changes in the town,4,用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空 since then,o,take action, move away,in some ways 1.The cold weather canturnwaterintoice. 2.Since then,weve lived in different cities and never seen each other again. 3.It is time for us totake actionto prote

4、ct the forest. 4.In some waysits a good idea,but we dont have enough money. 5.Well miss you very much if youmove away,5,根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词 1.请把这篇文章译成英语。 Pleaseturnthe articleintoEnglish. 2.正如你看见的,在某些方面我们看起来很像。 As you can see,in some wayswe looked like each other. 3.我只是偶尔去超市。 I only go to the supermarke

5、tfrom time to time. 4.从那时起他们就一直是好朋友。 Theyhave beengood friendssince then. 5.每周休息两天真是太好了。 Its good to havetwo days off every week,6,单项填空 ( A )1.Our foreign teacher Miss Smithus English since five years ago. A.has taughtB.is teaching C.taughtD.teaches ( A )2.What do you think of your hometown,Kate? It

6、a lot.Its more beautiful than before. A.has changedB.changes C.will changeD.change ( C )3.The womanfor 15 years,but she doesnt know what kind of man she. A.has married;married B.has been married;has married C.has been married;married to D.married;has married to,7,B )4.Last Thursday when I got to the

7、 station,II had left my ticket at home. A.understoodB.realized C.believedD.seemed ( C )5.Our teachers have been with us for nearly three yearswe came to junior high school.We should thank them for what they have done for us. A.untilB.before C.sinceD.because ( C )6.Thepollution is becoming more and m

8、ore serious.We havent seen blue sky for several days. A.waterB.noise C.airD.food,8,D )7.Amanda feelsbecause she is new here,so I tryfriends with her. A.alone;to makeB.lonely;make C.alone;makeD.lonely;to make ( C )8.I felt muchafter I told the problems to my close friend. A.goodB.well C.betterD.best

9、( B )9.you everto the Great Wall? Yes.Three times. A.Has;beenB.Have;been C.Has;goneD.Have;gone ( B )10.a good virtue( 德行 ) to be kind and honest to others. A.This isB.It is C.It hasD.There is,9,完形填空 The Century Hotel is one of Shenzhens newest hotels and was1 just this week.It didnt 2 very long to b

10、uild this hotel which has already become famous because of the wonderful restaurant at the top of it. Over the 3 twenty years,the biggest 4 in Shenzhen has been the increasing height of the citys buildings.Before 1980,Shenzhen was only a small village 5 no tall buildings.Now Shenzhen has many tall b

11、uildings. Look,there is a new train station.Before 1980,the people of Shenzhen could only take the bus or train 6 they wanted to leave the city.Now they can fly from the citys airport.The train station is 7 bigger now and there are much more buses to take people to every part of the city.There are m

12、ore parks,museums and places for people to enjoy sports,music and art.The city government has 8 more roads.In Shenzhen,most people have stopped 9 bicycles.Many people have bought cars or motorcycles.The traffic has been very heavy today,so please be 10 when you cross the road,10,D )1.A.startedB.bega

13、n C.madeD.finished ( A )2.A.takeB.payC.spendD.cost ( A )3.A.pastB.oldC.presentD.later ( C )4.A.problemB.discussion C.changeD.waste ( B )5.A.withoutB.with C.onD.for,A )6.A.ifB.until C.becauseD.as soon as ( B )7.A.manyB.much C.fewD.little ( B )8.A.madeB.built C.producedD.bought ( D )9.A.takingB.leavin

14、g C.walkingD.riding ( C )10.A.clearB.happy C.carefulD.clever,11,阅读理解 London,the capital of UK,is the largest city in Europe at present.However,in the 1950s it was a terrible place to live because the air pollution was so bad. There were many factories and they caused a lot of smoke.This smoke caused

15、 heavy black fog in the sky.The people of London called this “smog”. Sometimes the smog was so thick that people could not see at all.Taxis and buses could not go anywhere as it was too dangerous to drive.The smog was also harmful to peoples health,and some people found that it was difficult to brea

16、the( 呼吸 ). In 1956,the government made new laws( 法律 ) about the pollution,and the air got much cleaner.Today it is clean and we never see smog in London.Since the 1950s,people from all over the world have come to live in London.This is one of the best changes,12,B )1.Which of the following is NOT tr

17、ue according to the passage? A.There were many factories in London. B.Taxis and buses caused a lot of smoke. C.The smog made people difficult to breathe. D.The air today is cleaner than that in the 1950s in London. ( C )2.Why was it too dangerous to drive in London? A.Because London was too large. B.Because there were many taxis and buses. C.Because the smog made people cannot see the road at all. D.Because it was difficult to breathe,13,C )3.What did the government do to protect the air? A.Let people not to take taxis. B.Planted many trees. C.Made new laws. D.Closed all the