Unit 4【单元测试·基础卷】-2023-2024学年八年级英语上册单元速记•巧练（牛津上海版）解析版

PAGE2原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！第页Unit4Numbers【单元测试·基础卷】学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．DadwarnsJimnottotouchtheexpensivevase,orit________inpieces.A．is B．was C．willbe D．hasbeen【答案】C【详解】句意：爸爸警告吉姆不要碰那个昂贵的花瓶，否则它会摔成碎片的。考查动词时态。根据“or”表示“否则”可知，假设的事情还没有发生，应用一般将来时，故选C。2．Thereareaboutsix________doctorsworkinginthehospital.A．thousand B．thousands C．thousandsof D．thousandof【答案】A【详解】句意：这家医院大约有六千名医生。考查thousand的用法。thousand千。前有具体的数字，thousand不加s不加of；前无具体的数字，thousand加s加of。空格前有具体数字six，因此thousand不加s不加of。故选A。3．Canyoutellmehowto________theword?Ineedtogetmypronunciationright.A．pronounce B．pronunciation C．copy D．write【答案】A【详解】句意：你能告诉我这个单词怎么发音吗？我需要纠正我的发音。考查词义辨析。pronounce发音，动词；pronunciation发音，名词；copy复制，抄袭，动词；write写，动词。根据“Ineedtogetmypronunciationright.”可知，此处是问如何发音，且此处为“疑问词+不定式”的结构，因此空处用动词原形。故选A。4．—Doweneedtoreadanythingnextweek,MrWu?—Yes.You________toreadBlackBeautyfrompage40topage70.A．wereexpected B．areexpected C．wereexpecting D．areexpecting【答案】B【详解】句意：——吴老师，下周我们一定要读一些什么吗？——当然，你们要读《黑骏马》从40页到70页。考查一般现在时的被动语态。根据“Dowehavetoreadanythingnextweek,MrWu?”和答语可知，主语you和谓语expect存在逻辑上的动宾关系，因此用被动语态，句子时态是一般现在时，因此用一般现在时的被动语态（am/is/aredone）。beexpectedtodosth“应该做某事；被期望做某事”。故选B。5．Don’tworry.She________youacallifshe________Beijing.A．gives;reaches B．willgive;willreachC．willgive;reaches D．gives;willreach【答案】C【详解】句意：别担心。如果她到了北京，她会给你打电话的。考查条件状语从句的主将从现。本句是if引导的条件状语从句，时态上遵循“主将从现”原则，所以主句用一般将来时（willdo），从句用一般现在时，故选C。6．You’dbetter________outatnightalone.Itisverydangerous.A．go B．togo C．notgo D．nottogo【答案】C【详解】句意：你晚上最好不要一个人出去。这是非常危险的。考查hadbetter用法。hadbetter(not)dosth“最好（不）做某事”，根据“Itisverydangerous”可知，晚上最好不要一个人出去。故选C。7．Ifyoudon’tknowthewords,youcan________inthedictionary.A．dealwiththem B．dealthemwith C．lookupthem D．lookthemup【答案】D【详解】句意：如果你不认识这些单词，你可以在字典里查一下。考查动词短语。dealwith处理；lookup查找，查阅。根据“youcan...inthedictionary.”可知是指查字典，应用lookup，是一个动副短语，跟代词作宾语时，代词只能放在中间。故选D。8．Please________yourselfmoreofteninordertokeepthin.A．weighed B．weigh C．weight D．weighting【答案】B【详解】句意：为了保持苗条，请多称体重。考查祈使句。weigh称重，动词；weight重量，名词。此句是祈使句，结构是pleasedosth.，故选B。9．—Whataterriblerainjustnow!—Iwascookingwhentherainbegantobeatheavily________thewindow.A．across B．through C．out D．against【答案】D【详解】句意：——刚才的雨可真大啊！——我正在做饭，那时雨开始猛烈地打在窗户上。考查介词辨析。across穿过（表面）；through穿过（内部）；out外面；against碰撞。beatagainstthewindow表示“敲打窗户”。故选D。10．—Diana,don’tjumptoanyconclusion,________whenyouareimpatient.—Don’tworry,Iwon’t.A．exactly B．especially C．closely D．usually【答案】B【详解】句意：——戴安娜，不要急于下结论，尤其是当你感到不耐烦的时候。——别担心，我不会的。考查副词辨析。exactly精确地；especially尤其；closely密切地；usually通常。根据“don’tjumptoanyconclusion”及“whenyouareimpatient”可知，此处使用especially表“尤其”，其他句意不通。故选B。二、短文选词填空根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1—4小题选用，第二个方框供5—8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。A．gaveup

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C．takein

D．withexcitement

E.hurriedupAgroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughthewoods.Whentheysawariver,theyranovertoit11andtwoofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfelloverintoapit(坑).Thepitissodeepthatit’shardtoclimb.Evenmoreseriousdifficulties12hotweatherconditionsandsharpstones.Alltheotherfrogs13tocomearoundthepit.Whentheysawhowdangerousthepitwas,theytoldthetwofrogsthattheyweredying.Thetwofrogswouldn’tlistentotheirwordsandtriedtojumpoutofthepit.Theotherfrogskepttellingthemtostop.Finally,oneofthefrogslistenedtowhattheotherfrogsweresayingand14.Hefelldownanddied.A．oneanother

B．evenharder

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E.continuedtoTheotherfrog15jumpashardashecould.Onceagain,thegroupoffrogsshoutedathimtogiveupandwaitforthedeath.Hejumped16andintheendhemadeitout.Whenhegotout,theotherfrogasked:“Didyounothearus?”Totheirsurprise,thefrogexplainedtothemthathecouldn’thearclearly.Hethoughttheywereencouraginghim17.Wordshavethepoweroflifeanddeath.Anencouragingwordspokentosomeonewhoisdowncanliftthemupandhelpthemmakeitthroughtheirdifficulties.Adestructivewordtosomeonewhoisdowncansometimeskillthatperson.Soalways18ofwhatyousay.【答案】11．D12．B13．E14．A15．E16．B17．C18．D【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了两个青蛙不小心掉到坑里，其它的青蛙看了地形之后告诉两个青蛙不可能生还，两个青蛙却继续往上爬，当一个青蛙听清其它青蛙的话时，放弃向上爬，掉了下去，死了，另一个青蛙继续向上，最后爬了出来，大家才知道这个青蛙根本没有听清大家的话，以为大家在一直鼓励自己。故事告诉我们说话要慎重。11．句意：当他们看见一条河时，它们兴奋地跑过去，甚至它们其中两个撞到了朋友，掉进了坑里。此处应填副词修饰动词，结合备选词汇可知，inexcitement“兴奋地”符合语境，故选D。12．句意：甚至更严重的困难包括热的天气条件和尖锐的石头。此处应填谓语动词，根据“moreseriousdifficulties”和“hotweatherconditionsandsharpstones”可知应是困难包括热的天气和尖锐的石头，故选B。13．句意：所有其它的青蛙急忙来到洞的周围。此处应填谓语动词，结合备选词汇可知，hurrieduptodosth.“匆忙做某事”符合语境，故选E。14．句意：最后，其中一个青蛙听到别的青蛙正在说的话，并且放弃了。根据“Hefelldownanddied”并结合备选词汇可知应是放弃了，故选A。15．句意：另一只青蛙继续尽最大努力爬。此处应填谓语动词，根据上文和“intheendhemadeitout”并结合备选词汇可知应是继续爬，故选E。16．句意：他跳得甚至更努力并且成功了。此处应填副词修饰动词，根据“Hethoughttheywereencouraginghim”并结合备选词汇可知应是甚至更努力地跳，故选B。17．句意：他认为他们在一直鼓励他。根据“intheendhemadeitout”并结合备选词汇可知应是他以为大家一直在鼓励他，故选C。18．句意：所以总是注意你说的话。此处应填动词构成祈使句，结合备选词汇可知，becareful“小心的”符合语境，故选D。三、用所给单词的正确形式填空19．(thousand)ofpeoplebecamehomelessbecauseoftheearthquake.【答案】Thousands【详解】句意：成千上万的人因为地震而无家可归。thousandsof“成千上万的”，句首首字母大写。故填Thousands。20．Ourclassroomisonthe(five)flooroftheteachingbuilding.【答案】fifth【详解】句意：我们的教室在教学楼的五楼。five“五”，基数词。根据“onthe...floor”可知，表示“在几楼”，应用序数词。故填fifth。21．Childrenlikefashions,(especial)girls.【答案】especially【详解】句意：孩子们喜欢时尚，尤其是女孩。根据“Childrenlikefashions…girls”可知，此处指强调尤其是女孩，用副词especially“尤其”。故填especially。22．Ifeltverysad（part）withmyTeddybear.【答案】topart【详解】句意：与我的泰迪熊分开，我感到很难过。feelsadtodosth“做某事感到难过”，不定式表示原因。to后跟动词原形part。partwith“与……分开”。故填topart。23．Pleasedon’t(pulling)theleavesoffthetreestoprotectthenature.【答案】pull【详解】句意：为了保护自然，请不要把树叶从树上扯下来。根据句子结构和英文提示，可知本句空前有助动词don’t，后面用动词原形“pull”，表示“拽，拉”。故填pull。24．Please(pointed)outthebigapplesfromalltheapplesinthebag.【答案】point【详解】句意：请在袋子里的所有的苹果中指出大的苹果。所给单词pointed是point的过去式，pointout意为“指出”，根据空前面有please可知，后面应该用动词原形，构成祈使句。故填point。四、句型转换Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired.（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：25．Gorklaydownonhisbedaftersupper.（改为否定句）Gorkdownonhisbedaftersupper.26．Thereissomethingunusualinourschooltoday.（改为反意疑问句）

Thereissomethingunusualinourschooltoday，

?27．Encyclopaediasofferusalotofusefulinformation!（改为感叹句）informationencyclopaediasofferus!28．Theyoungboywassoworriedthathecouldn’tsayawordclearly.（保持句子原意）Theyoungboywasworriedsayawordclearly.29．thenewwords,lookup,can,we,inadictionary,afterclass.（连词成句）

——————————————————————————————————.【答案】25．didn’tlie26．isn’tthere27．Whatuseful28．tooto29．Wecanlookupthenewwordsinadictionaryafterclass.Afterclass,wecanlookupthenewwordsinadictionary.【解析】25．句意：晚饭后高克躺在床上。根据关键词lay可知，句子是一般过去时。变否定句，需要借助助动词didn’t。lay还原成动词原形lie，故填didn’tlie。26．句意：今天我们学校有些不寻常的事情。考查反意疑问句。反意疑问句结构通常遵循前肯后否，或前否后肯的原则，陈述部分是肯定形式疑问部分用否定形式。这是Therebe句型的反意疑问句，there保持不变；谓语部分是be动词is，否定形式在is后面加not，缩写为isn’t。故填isn’tthere。27．句意：百科全书给我们提供了很多有用的信息！考查感叹句。英语中感叹句由what和how引导。How修饰形容词、副词；what修饰名词。其构成：①How+形容词或副词+主语+谓语！②Whata/an+形容词+可数名词单数+主语+谓语！③What+形容词+不可数名词/可数名词复数+主语+谓语！根据句中的关键词information（信息，消息）是不可数名词，故用What+形容词+不可数名词+主语+谓语！构成感叹句。useful是形容词，意为有用的，故填What,useful。28．句意：小男孩非常担心，以致于他清楚地说一个字都做不到。so+形容词+that从句，意为如此……以至于……；too…to…意为太……而不能。两个短语意思等价，可以互相改写，故填too,to。29．句意：课下，我们可以用字典来查生单词。thenewwords生单词；lookup查找；can情态动词，能；we人称代词的主格形式，我们；inadictionary在字典里；afterclass课下。根据标点符号提示此句是陈述句，把人称代词we放在句首，其后接情态动词can，再接动词原形lookup，再接宾补thenewwords，再接介词短语inadictionary。至于介词短语afterclass既可以放在句首，也可以放在句末与整个句子隔开。故填Wecanlookupthenewwordsinadictionaryafterclass.或者是Afterclass,wecanlookupthenewwordsinadictionary。五、阅读单选Roseismygoodfriend.ShetoldmethatshewouldcometoJapanforvacationinJuly.Butshewasveryupset.Shesaidshedidn’tknowwhattodoinJapaneserestaurants.Ihadtoaskhertounderstandthesetablemannersandtellherwhattodointherestaurant.SomerestaurantsinJapanhavetatamifloor(榻榻米地板).Whenyoustepinarestaurant,youmusttakeoffyourshoes.Whenyousitatthetable,youwillreceiveasmallwetcloth(布)atmostJapaneserestaurants.Usethistowashyourhandsbeforeeating,thencarefullyfold(折叠)itandputitonthetable.Don’tuseitasanapkin,ortotouchanypartofyourface.Beforeandafterameal,itisimportanttosaytraditionalthank-youwords.Youcanmakealittlenoisewhenyoueat.Forexample,itiscommontomakesomeslurpingnoiseswhileeatingnoodles.Japanesecansayittastesbetterifyouslurp.Forsushi,youshouldeatup.Itispolitetoliftsmallbowlsofriceorsoupwhenyoueat.Afteryoufinishyourmeal,itisgoodmannerstorestore(复原)allyourdishestothewaytheywereatthebeginningofthemeal.Forexample,youcanputchopsticksbackonthechopsticksshelf.Ithinkthesemannersarehelpfultoher.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。30．WhyisRoseupset?A．Becauseshedoesn’thaveapassport.B．Becausetheticketpriceistooexpensive.C．Becauseshedoesn’tunderstandJapanese.D．Becauseshedoesn’tknowJapanesetablemanners.31．WhatmustRosetakeoffwhenshestepsontatamifloor?A．Hersocks. B．Hercoat. C．Hershoes. D．Hercap.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto(指代)?A．Therestaurant. B．Thewetcloth. C．Thetable. D．Thebowl.33．WhichofthefollowingaregoodtablemannersinJapan?①eatthewholesushi②makenoisesallthetime③liftsmallbowlsofriceonthetable④putthechopsticksonthebowlafterdinner

⑤saytraditionalphrasesofthanksbeforeeatingA．①③⑤ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②③34．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．HowtopayinaJapaneserestaurant.B．HowtoorderinaJapaneserestaurant.C．Rose’splanforhertravellingtoJapan.D．TablemannersinaJapaneserestaurant.【答案】30．D31．C32．B33．A34．D【导语】本文主要介绍了关于在日本餐厅的用餐礼仪。30．细节理解题。根据“Butshewasveryupset.Shesaidshedidn’tknowwhattodoinJapaneserestaurants.”可知，Rose因不懂日本的餐桌礼仪而感到沮丧。故选D。31．细节理解题。根据“SomerestaurantsinJapanhavetatamifloor(榻榻米地板).Whenyoustepinarestaurant,youmusttakeoffyourshoes.”可知，必须脱鞋。故选C。32．词句猜测题。根据“Whenyousitatthetable,youwillreceiveasmallwetcloth(布)atmostJapaneserestaurants.Usethistowashyourhandsbeforeeating,thencarefullyfold(折叠)itandputitonthetable.”可知，在大多数日本餐馆，当你入座时，你会收到一块小湿布。用这个在吃东西前洗手，然后小心地折叠并放在桌子上。因此“it”指代“asmallwetcloth”。故选B。33．细节理解题。根据“Beforeandafterameal,itisimportanttosaytraditionalthank-youwords.Youcanmakealittlenoisewhenyoueat.”可知，饭前饭后，说一些传统的感谢的话是很重要的。你吃东西的时候可以发出一点声音，故⑤正确；根据“Forsushi,youshouldeatup.Itispolitetoliftsmallbowlsofriceorsoupwhenyoueat.”可知，吃寿司，你应该吃完，吃饭时端起小碗的米饭或汤是礼貌的，故①③正确。故选A。34．主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了关于在日本餐厅的用餐礼仪。故选D。六、完形填空Ayoungqueenwasgivenaboxbyagreatwizard(巫师).Theboxwouldbringhappinesstothecountryifitwasopenedinaplacefullofthe35ofgenerosity(慷慨).Thequeentraveledalloverthecountryto36themostgenerouspeople.Whenshecollectedthesepeopleall,sheopenedthebox.But37specialhappened.Howupsetshefelt!Oneday,when38toherpalace,thequeensawanoldmanbegging(乞讨)ontheroad.Shewouldliketogivehimsomemoney,butshedidn’thaveanywithher.Themanlookedattheboxandaskedwhethershecouldgiveittohim.Hecould39itforsomemoney.Atfirst,thequeenhesitated(犹豫)becausethewizardsaiditwasa(an)40box.Butshesawtheoldmanwassoweakandpoorthatsheagreed.Whentheoldmanopenedthebox,themostwonderfulthingsonecouldimagineflewoutofthebox.41angerorsadness,everyonebecamehappyandpeaceful.Thenavoice42ofthebox,“Whydoyoutrytogetitfromothers?Goodness43inyourself.”Thequeen44realizedthatasaqueen,sheshouldsetanexampleforherpeople.Shealwayskeptthisinmindandbecamethebestqueeneverinhistory.35．A．feeling B．interest C．spirit D．trouble36．A．carefor B．dealwith C．searchfor D．competewith37．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing38．A．returning B．turning C．moving D．leading39．A．pay B．sell C．fix D．hide40．A．dangerous B．nice C．magic D．expensive41．A．Insteadof B．Becauseof C．Inthefaceof D．Incontrolof42．A．ranout B．cameout C．triedout D．checkedout43．A．changes B．begins C．promises D．encourages44．A．simply B．completely C．especially D．finally【答案】35．C36．C37．D38．A39．B40．C41．A42．B43．B44．D【导语】本文讲述了一位男巫送给一位年轻的王后一个魔术盒，这个魔术盒在一个充满慷慨额地方精神的地方打开，才能发挥魔力，女王找遍了整个国家也没找到这个地方，最后碰到了一个乞丐，她把魔术盒给了乞丐，魔术盒立刻发挥了作用，女王成了历史上最好的女王。35．句意：如果在一个充满慷慨精神的地方打开这个盒子，它会给这个国家带来幸福。feeling感觉；interest兴趣；spirit精神；trouble麻烦。根据“ofgenerosity(慷慨)”及常识可知，慷慨是一种精神，故选C。36．句意：王后走遍全国寻找最慷慨的人。carefor照顾；dealwith处理，解决；searchfor寻找；competewith与……竞争。根据后文“Whenshecollectedthesepeopleall”可知，应是寻找最慷慨的人，故选C。37．句意：但是没有什么特别的事情发生。everything每件事物；something某事/物；anything任何事物；nothing没有什么。根据“Howupsetshefelt!”可知，很沮丧应是因为没有什么特别的事情发生，故选D。38．句意：一天，当女王回到她的宫殿时，她看到一个老人在路上乞讨。returning返回；turning转身；moving移动；leading领导。根据“when...toherpalace”和“ontheroad”可知，此处指回宫殿的路上，故选A。39．句意：他可以卖了它赚点钱。pay支付；sell卖；fix修理；hide隐藏。根据“Themanlookedattheboxandaskedwhethershecouldgiveittohim.Hecould...itforsomemoney.”可知，应是将盒子卖点钱花，故选B。40．句意：起初，王后犹豫了，因为巫师说那是一个魔盒。dangerous危险的；nice美好的；magic魔法的；expensive昂贵的。根据“Theboxwouldbringhappinesstothecountryifitwasopenedinaplacefullofthe...ofgenerosity(慷慨).”（如果在一个充满慷慨精神的地方打开这个盒子，它会给这个国家带来幸福）可知，这个盒子是有魔力的，故选C。41．句意：每个人都变得快乐和平静，而不是愤怒或悲伤。Insteadof代替，而不是；Becauseof因为；Inthefaceof面对；Incontrolof掌控。根据“angerorsadness”和“happyandpeaceful”可知，每个人都很快乐和平静，而不是愤怒和悲伤，故选A。42．句意：然后一个声音从盒子里传出来。ranout用完；cameout出来；triedout试用；checkedout结账。根据“Whentheoldmanopenedthebox”和“avoice...ofthebox”可知，应是打开盒子后，一个声音传出来，故选B。43．句意：善良始于你自己。changes改变；begins开始；promises承诺；encourages鼓励。根据“Whydoyoutrytogetitfromothers?”可知，此处指善良是出于自身，而不是通过他人获得，begins符合语境，故选B。44．句意：女王最终意识到，作为女王，她应该为她的人民树立榜样。simply简单地；completely完全地；especially尤其；finally最后。根据“Whydoyoutrytogetitfromothers?Goodness...inyourself”可知，应是女王通过这件事最后明白了应该怎么做，故选D。七、短文首字母填空ANationofPoetryIceland,itseems,isfullofhiddenpoets.Whenthey’renotattheirjobs,manyoftheisland’s340,000citizenstrytheirhandatwritingp45.EvenDavidOddsson,whousedtobethecountry’sprimeminister,isawell-knownpoet.Therearea46businesspeople,zookeepersandscientists,amongothers,whosharealoveforpoems.KariStefanssonisaworld-famousbiologist.HetalkedaboutapoemhewroteafewmonthsafterthebirthofDollythecloned（克隆的）sheep.“If47alittlebitsad,”saidStefansson.“Oneofmywaystodealwiththatistowriteasmallpoem.”Hewentontorecitethepoem:“WheredoIfind,lostinthebrightnessofasunnyday,/Thehappinessofanunhappyman;/Fortunateonlytobeonecopyofhimself./Everythingelseisterrible.”LiteratureprofessorsinIcelandagreethatpoetryhasb48anationalpastime.It’spartofbeinganIcelander.Inearliertimes,writingpoemswasakeypartofsocialgatherings.Nationalcompetitionswereregularlyh49.Icelandersarealsogreatpoetryreaders.BooksofpoetryareverypopularinIceland.Farmorepoetrybooksarepublishedinthecountrythano50typesofbooks.ItisbelievedthatthecoldweatherandlongwinternightsmayhavesomethingtodowithIcelanders’loveofpoetry.“It’seasytogetboredinIceland.Peopleoftentrytoamuseeachother,”saidSveinnEgilsson,aliteratureprofessor.“Andoneofthoserecreational（娱乐）a51isreadingpoetryandwritingpoems.”【答案】45．(p)oems46．(a)lso47．(f)elt48．(b)ecome/(b)een49．(h)eld50．(o)ther51．(a)ctivities【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了诗歌之国——冰岛人们对诗歌的热爱。45．句意：当他们不在工作岗位时，岛上34万公民中的许多人都会尝试写诗。根据上文“Iceland,itseems,isfullofhiddenpoets.”可知，似乎冰岛上充满了隐藏的诗人，说明人们闲时会尝试写诗。“诗歌”是名词poem，首字母为p，此处应用其复数形式poems。故填(p)oems。46．句意：在其他人当中，还有商人、动物园管理员和科学家等，他们都热爱诗歌。根据“amongothers”可知，此处表示“还有”商人、动物园管理员和科学家等，首字母为a，此处应用副词also来表示“还有”。故填(a)lso。47．句意：“我感到有点难过，”斯特凡森说。根据“alittlebitsad”及首字母f，可知此处应是表示“感觉”feel，且句子应用一般过去时，动词feel的过去式为felt。故填(f)elt。48．句意：冰岛的文学教授们一致认为诗歌已经成为一种全国性的休闲活动。根据“has”可知其后接动词的过去分词构成现在完成时，结合语境可知，此处表示“诗歌已经成为一种全国性的休闲活动。”“已经”可用动词become或be，其首字母为b，其过去分词分别为become或been。故填(b)ecome/(b)een。49．句意：全国比赛定期举行。根据“were”、主语Nationalcompetitions及首字母h可知此处应用动词hold“举行”的过去分词held构成一般过去时的被动语态，意为“被举行”。故填(h)eld。50．句意：该国出版的诗歌书籍远多于其他类型的书籍。根据“than”可知该句是拿诗歌书籍和其他类型的书籍进行比较，由首字母o可知，此处应用other来表示“其他的”。故填(o)ther。51．句意：那些娱乐活动之一就是读诗和写诗。根据“oneofthoserecreational”后接复数名词。根据上文“It’seasytogetboredinIceland.Peopleoftentrytoamuseeachother”可知，冰岛生活很容易变得无聊，人们经常要自娱自乐，因此读诗和写诗就是这些娱乐活动之一。根据首字母a，“活动”是名词activity，其复数形式为activities。故填(a)ctivities。八、阅读回答问题请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡上。（每题不超过10个词）RabbitShinyandtortoise（乌龟）Smilywereneighbors.Onedaytheywerereadingastoryabouttheirgreatgrandfathers:Shiny’sandSmily’sgreatgrandfathersdecidedtohavearace.WhileShiny’sgreatgrandfatherfellasleepduringtherace,Smily’sgreatgrandfatherwontheracebyslowlywalkingtowardsthefinishingline.Smilysaid,“Ifyourgreatgrandfatherdidn’tgotosleep,mygreatgranddadmightneverwin.Sohiswinwasnotarealwin.”Thenextdaytherewasanoticeinthejungle（丛林）newspaper.Itsaidthattherewouldbearaceandthewinnerwouldwinmanyprizes.Theracestartedfromthebear’shouse.Fromthere,therunnershadtocrosstheriver.Butmostoftheanimalscouldnotbothrunfastandswimfast.Sotheydidn’tknowwhattodo.ShinyandSmilymadeaplan.Shinyran,whilesmilywassittingonhisback.Heandotheranimals,likethedeer,reachedtheriversideatthesametime.Buttheysawtheswift（湍急的）waterandstoodtherebecausetheywereworried.Noneofthemlikedtheideaofcrossingtheriver.SmilyquicklygotintothewaterandShinysatonhisback.Smilystartedswimming.Soontheyreachedtheothersideoftheriver.ShinygotdownfromSmily’sbackandSmilyclimbedonShiny’sbackagain.Shinyranfast.Theyreachedthefinishlinefirst.“Bothofthemarethewinners.”Thepresidentofthejunglesaid,“ShinyandSmilyhelpedeachotherduringtheraceandtheywon.Solet’sgivethemabighand.”52．Whydidn’tShiny’sgreatgrandfatherwintherace?53．Wherecantheanimalsreadthenoticeabouttherace?54．Whosehousedidtheracestartfrom?55．Howdidtheanimalsfeelwhentheysawtheswiftwater?56．HowcouldShinyandSmilywintherace?【答案】52．Becausehefellasleepduringtherace.53．Inthejunglenewspaper.54．Theracestartedfromthebear’shouse.55．Theywereworried.56．Theyhelpedeachotherduringtherace.【导语】本文讲了以前龟兔赛跑故事中的后辈兔子Shiny和乌龟Smily在一次赛跑比赛中相互帮助赢得比赛的故事。52．根据“WhileShiny’sgreatgrandfatherfellasleepduringtherace,”可知Shiny的祖父在比赛中睡着了，使得Smily的祖父获胜。故填Becausehefellasleepduringtherace.53．根据“Thenextdaytherewasanoticeinthejungle（丛林）newspaper.”可知，动物们可以在丛林报纸上读到比赛通知。故填Inthejunglenewspaper.54．根据“Theracestartedfromthebear’shouse.”可知，比赛在熊的房子前开始。故填Theracestartedfromthebear’shouse.55．根据“Buttheysawtheswift（湍急的）waterandstoodtherebecausetheywereworried.”可知，当他们看到湍急的水流时非常担心。故填Theywereworried.56．根据“ShinyandSmilyhelpedeachotherduringtheraceandtheywon.”可知，Shiny和Smily互相帮助，最后获得了胜利。故填Theyhelpedeachotherduringtherace.九、电子邮件57．你的美国笔友Millie想要了解你的同学Tom，请帮助Millie按照提示从几个方面写一封电子邮件介绍Tom的情况。hometown这些年来，他的家乡发生很大的变化。以前……现在……ling

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