牛津八年级英语上册UnitNatural提高练习含答案

1、提高练习 Unit Eight of 8AClass _ Name _ 一、单项选择 ( ) 1. The flood in 1998 washed lots of houses _ and lots of people _.A. on; died B. off; die C. away; die D. away; died( ) 2. The floor is so wet. Lets _. A. stop mopping it up B. stop to mop up it C. stop mopping up it D. stop to mop it up ( ) 3. Someone

2、is knocking at the door. It _ my mother. Its time for her to be back. A. can be B. may not be C. must be D. mustnt be( ) 4. I dont know if I _ free tomorrow. If I _, I will go to the bookstore.A. am; am B. will be; will be C. will be; am D. am; will be( ) 5. All the _ things need air and water. With

3、out air or water, nothing can stay _. A. living; living B. living; alive C. alive; alive D. alive; living( ) 6. The big flood last week affected (影响) _ peoples lives, and _ them died. A. millions of; two hundred B. millions of; two hundred of C. two million; two hundred D. two millions; two hundreds

4、( ) 7. It _ hard _ he got to the cinema yesterday evening.A. rained; while B. was raining; when C. was raining; while D. is raining; when( ) 8. We should practise speaking English _ to improve our spoken English. A. as many as possible B. as much as possible C. as possible as we can D. as possible a

5、s we could( ) 9. If the earthquake happens, you should run _ the empty ground. A. out to B. out of C. out from D. out at ( ) 10. I spent _ awful holiday this summer because _ big flood on July 30th made lots of people lose lives. A. a; the B. an; a C. an; the D. the; the ( ) 11. At first, Luke felt

6、a sense of cold _ his body. A. cross B. across C. through D. by ( ) 12. We should do everything we can _ the birds _ danger. A. to protect; away B. protected; from C. protecting; in D. to protect; in ( ) 13. I didnt hear you come in at noon.Thats good. We tried _ any noise. We wanted you to have a g

7、ood sleep.A. not make B. not making C. to make not D. not to make( ) 14. Last night, I _ along the street when I met my English teacher. A. walk B. walked C. was walking D. am walking ( ) 15. While she _ TV in the sitting room, the bell _.A. watches; rings B. was watching; rangC. is watching; rang D

8、. was watching; was ringing( ) 16. I went to the classroom to close the door yesterday. But as soon as I was _ to the classroom, I found it already _.A. closed; closelyB. closely; closedC. close; closed D. close; close( ) 17. Ouch! You hurt me!Im sorry. But I _ any harm. I _ to drive a mouse out. A.

9、 didnt mean; was trying B. didnt mean; try C. dont mean; am trying D. havent meant; tried( ) 18. He saw the bad man _ into his neighbours house and _ 110 for help in a hurry. A. to break; called B. break; called C. break; call D. breaking; calling( ) 19. He shouted _ help, but no one came _ a long t

10、ime. A. to; to B. to; for C. for; to D. for; for ( ) 20. If you are in trouble, make sure to call the police. _ A. Im happy to hear that. B. I dont know.C. I have to think about it. D. I will. Thanks a lot.二、完形填空 The world is full of many interesting sounds. Some are unpleasant (讨厌) to our ears whil

11、e 1 are very pleasant to hear. In daily life you may hear 2 sounds. All sounds are different. Some may be soft; others may be 3 . Some sounds are high, others are low.Some sounds are useful. 4 sound we cant talk or listen to each other. The ringing of clock wakes people up. The hooting (鸣笛声) of a ca

12、r warns people there may be 5 .Some sounds are 6 . When planes fly above the land, the very sounds can break the house down. Very loud sound can even make people deaf.We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 . In a thunder storm you see the lightning first and then hear the thunder. This

13、 is because light travels 8 than sound.Next time you see lightning, count the number 9 you hear the thunder.Divide (除) this number by 3. This will tell you 10 the thunder storm is. ( ) 1. A. others B. the other C. another D. the others( ) 2. A. hundreds of B. hundred of C. hundreds D. hundred( ) 3.

14、A. hard B. loud C. hardly D. loudly( ) 4. A. Of B. With C. Without D. Under( ) 5. A. safety B. car C. lights D. danger( ) 6. A. useful B. high C. dangerous D. wrong ( ) 7. A. hours B. days C. minutes D. seconds ( ) 8. A. more fast B. much faster C. more faster D. much fast ( ) 9. A. after B. when C.

15、 before D. while ( ) 10. A. how much B. how many C. how far D. how long 三、阅读理解 Babies love chocolate and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, old letters, for example. She doesnt like newspapers very much.Of course, the best paper comes from wood. W

16、ood comes from trees and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants too, and we eat a lot of them. So we can also eat wood and paper.Scientists say, “All food comes in some way from plants.” Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat, then we eat their meat. Little fish eat little sea

17、plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat them. Chickens eat lots of grass and give us meat. Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way?Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of an

18、imals. It is very good food, too. Now, they begin to say, “We make our paper from wood, and we can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult.” What is the next thing? Maybe it is food from paper. Scientists say, “We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food too, chea

19、per than meat or fish or eggs.”So please keep your old books and letters (Dont feed them to your cat). One day, soon, they will be on your plate. There is nothing like a good story for breakfast.( ) 1. According to (按照) the writer, the best paper is made from _.A. trees B. vegetables C. wood D. gras

20、s( ) 2. According to the passage, which is the best title?A. Plants, Animals and Food. B. Food from Plants.C. Keep Your Books and Letters. D. What Can We Make with Old Paper?( ) 3. The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because _.A. there are always good stories in them B. we can make

21、food from them soonC. we can read them at breakfast D. they may be used to feed cats( ) 4. The main idea of this passage is that _.A. all food comes from plants in some wayB. scientists can make food with meat or eggsC. it will not be long before food can be made from paperD. scientists can do wonde

22、rful things with plants( ) 5. From the passage, we can infer (推断) that _ dont come from plants in some way.A. fish and chickens B. wood and paperC. meat and cheese D. few kinds of food四、动词填空 1. It is important for us to do something _ (stop) sandstorms.2. Did you see a girl in red pass by just now?N

23、o, sir. I _ (discuss) the new plan with my classmates.3. I heard someone _ (scream) for help while I was walking around the lake.4. The old mans house caught fire because lightning _ (hit) it.5. _ he _ (make) a snowman when you saw him?6. He _ (mop) the floor for her mother at 4 p.m. yesterday.7. Im

24、 sorry that I didnt answer your phone. I _ (listen) to music and didnt hear the ring.8. Sandstorms were getting more and more serious and _ (cause) a lot of problems.9. There _ (be) a strong sandstorm in the north of Beijing next Saturday, isnt there?10. The house _ (shake) when the trains went by.五

25、、阅读填空Lightning is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena (现象). It is also one of the most deadly phenomena. A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface (表面) of the sun and gives out 30, 000 amps of electricity (电). It can travel at 100, 000 kilometers per hour and has the ability t

26、o hit a target up to 40 kilometers away. About 1,000 people around the world are killed by lightning every year. Only about ten percent of people struck (击中) by lightning will actually die, but the others are actually very badly injured (受伤), with burns, broken bones, blindness, deafness, paralysis,

27、 or memory loss. However, when the electricity passes through their brains (大脑), it can occasionally have unusual and even positive effects (积极作用). Some blind (瞎的) people have got their sight back after being struck by lightning. One woman said a psychological test showed her intelligence (智力) had g

28、reatly improved (提高) and one man said he could no longer feel cold at all and could go out in temperature below zero in just a T-shirt!So what should you do to stay safe in a thunderstorm? The most important rule is to stay inside, but do not go near phones, electrical appliances, plumbing or water.

29、 If you are struck outside, do not take shelter under a tree. Instead, roll (卷) yourself up into a ball on the ground as small as possible. And do not think it has to be raining in order for lightning to strike. Strangely, lightning seems to prefer (偏爱) some people to others. If you are a man, you a

30、re more likely to be struck by lightning than a woman!Title: LightningA natural phenomenon It is among the most beautiful. A bolt of lightning gives out 30,000 amps of electricity. It can travel at 100,000 kilometers per hour. A _ (1) phenomenonIt seems to like men _ (2) than woman.ConclusionPositiv

31、e effects Blind people may be able to _ (3) again. It may help people improve their intelligence and build up their bodies. Bad results _ (4) about 1,000 people all over the world a year. Causing a lot of injuries. Safety tips Stay _ (5) from things like phones, electrical appliances, plumbing or wa

32、ter inside the house. Roll yourself up into a small ball on the ground.六、完成句子 1. 一阵大风从后面袭来，我几乎跌倒。A strong wind _.2. 听了美妙的音乐后，我平静了下来。I _ the beautiful music.3. 地震过后，灾区人民得到了来自四面八方的帮助。After the earthquake, the victims _.4. 他开会迟到了，因为他的汽车在路上抛锚了。He was late for the meeting because his car _.5. 当你昨晚回家时,你妈妈

33、正在做烙饼吗?_ when you went back home yesterday?6. 我们都认为恶劣天气有时会引起自然灾害。We all think that terrible weather _.7. 当我回家的时候，警察正在问我妈妈早上是否听到了喊叫声。 When I went home, the police _ this morning. 8. 最后，他们找到了出路并赶回家了。 _ and hurried home. 七、书面表达 结合你所经历的一次自然灾害写一篇短文，提示内容如下,省略号标出的地方请发挥几句。去年6月25日，一场暴雨袭击了我的家乡。我在学校上课，因为雨大，李老师让我们早点回家。在回家的路