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Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet ?
第五课时(分层作业)
基础达标
一、根据汉语提示填空
1．I would love to go ________ (国外) this year, perhaps to the South of France.
2．Many people pretend that they understand ________ (现代) art.
3．The movie has been a big________（成功）.
4．Everyone admired her elegance and her________（美）.
5．She holds the world ________ (记录) for long distance swimming.
二、用所给单词的正确形式填空
6．Claudia likes winter very much because of the ________（beautiful）of snow.
7．The singer has sold more than two million ________ (record).
8．I didn’t have much _____________ (succeed) in finding a job.
9．My grandpa likes living in the ________ (south) part of China.
10．The Spring Festival is a ________ (tradition) festival in China.
三、完成句子
11．刚才老师提醒我们讲座是在3点。
Just now the teacher ________ ________ ________ the lecture was at three o’clock.
12．我们无法忍受他的笑声。我觉得他好像在嘲笑我们。
We couldn’t stand ________ ________. I thought that he was ________ ________ us.
13．她小时候，常常反抗她的家人。
When she was young, she ________ ________ ________ ______ everything with her family.
14．这首歌饱含着乡情。
The song is ________ ________ hometown ________.
15．李明逐渐意识到了学习英语的重要性。
Li Ming has ________ ________ ________ the importance of learning English.
能力提升
四、单项选择
16．Bob has got good exam results. His parents are proud of his ______.
A．success B．chance C．idea D．dream
17．—Could you ________ the football game for me? I can watch it later. —Of course.
A．print B．use C．report D．record
18．What happens when you hear a strange noise at night .or find a big spider in the corner
of your bedroom ? It often makes us ________.
A．jump B．to jump C．jumping D．jumped
19．—Have you known each other for long?
—Not very long, _______ we started to work in the company.
A．after B．since C．when D．before
20．It's reported that there are more than 300 ________ smokers (吸烟者) in China, nearly a
third of all the smokers in the world.A．million B．millions C．million of D．millions of
21．My mother always tells me ________ my classmates at school.
A．don’t fight with B．not fight with C．not to fight with D．not to fight and
22．The Japanese book _______ belong to Julia. She is the only one who’s studying
Japanese.
A．must B．can C．may D．might
23．Beijing, the capital of China, is one of __________ cities in the world.
A．the biggest B．bigger C．much bigger D．big
24．The First Huaguoshan International Golf Open was ________ success that we enjoyed
ourselves very much.
A．such a great B．such great C．so great D．a so great
25．I’d like to introduce you ________ James Stewart, the new manager of our department.
A．with B．to C．of D．on
26．My first teacher made a big difference to my life and I’ll remember her ________.
A．never B．forever C．hardly D．recently
27．Success ______________ hard-working people in the end.
A．agrees to B．talks to C．belongs to D．shouts to
28．Linda’s performance at the art festival was a(n) ________ and was loved by her teachers
and classmates.
A．success B．dream C．chance D．idea
29．Jenny just wondered ________Angela already knew about the event.
A．how soon B．how many C．how often D．how much
30．We came to realize ________.
A．for what reason he doesn’t come B．how he didn’t come
C．what he didn’t come D．why he didn’t come
拓展训练
五、语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Are you tired after studying hard? American country music will take you away from all
the stress for ____31____ while.
Country is simple music from the ____32____ (south) states of America. A country
music singer stands on stage and sings, sharing ____33____ (he) feelings with the
audience(观众) through his music. It was the traditional music of the American countryside.
Many country music songs are about belonging to a group, the lives of farmers. They remind
us that the best things in life are free—____34____ (laugh), friends, family, and the beauty of
nature and the countryside.
At ____35____ (one), people played the music only at family parties. But it soon
became more popular. ____36____ the 1920s, country songs were played on the radio and
were made into records. When people moved to towns and cities looking for work, they took
their music with them. Country music became popular across America. People in many parts
of the world also like country music, because everyone can understand ____37____ the
music is about.
In recent years, many musicians have made country music a little different from the onein the past. These changes make the songs sound even ____38____ (good). I ____39____
(be) a fan of American country music since I was 12 years old. It makes me feel quiet and
relaxed. My favorite musician is Garth Brooks, who is one of the most successful
____40____ (musician) in American history. I hope to see him sing live one day.
31.___________ 32.___________ 33.___________ 34.___________ 35.__________
36.___________ 37.___________ 38.___________ 39.___________ 40.__________
六、完形填空
J. K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the best-sellers in the
world. She ____41____ born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two
years younger ____42____ her. Both of the girls liked ____43____ to their father's bedtime
stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story ____44____
the age of six.
On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who
had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began ____45____ the first Harry
Potter book for young ____46____. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great
success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series(系列) is
____47____ with people of all ages and about sixty ____48____ books were sold in 200
countries and areas. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy-polite, friendly, brave and clever.
So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's ____49____ the
Harry Potter series has been so popular.
J. K. Rowling is very ____50____ with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She
said she would go on writing children's books.
41．A．is B．was C．has D．had
42．A．as B．like C．about D．than
43．A．talking B．belonging C．listening D．speaking
44．A．in B．at C．for D．to
45．A．write B．wrote C．to write D．written
46．A．writers B．drivers C．singers D．readers
47．A．best B．popular C．glad D．busy
48．A．million B．millions C．million of D．millions of
49．A．when B．where C．why D．what
50．A．sad B．worried C．unhappy D．happy
七、阅读单选
No one knows exactly when jazz (爵士乐) was created or by whom. But it is said that it
might begin in the early 1900s. Jazz was a new kind of music, for America and the world, and
New Orleans was its birthplace. Who were the jazz pioneers? Most were blacks. This music
was not written down, and at first only blacks played it. It was hard for white musicians to
learn the new style. But soon they, too, were playing jazz.
This music became popular quickly. From New Orleans, it traveled up the Mississippi to
Chicago, then to Kansas City and New York. By the 1920s, there were many jazz musicians,both black and white. Many of them were famous. One man was the most famous. His name
was Louis Armstrong.
Louis Armstrong was a born musician. He was not only talented but also hardworking.
These personal qualities were the most valuable in his rise to fame. He also had a good sense
of humor and a big, good-natured smile. After he became famous, he traveled around the
world. It seemed that everyone wanted to hear Louis play. But life was not always easy,
especially at the beginning.
Louis Armstrong was born in 1900 in New Orleans. His father never went to school and
his mother could hardly read. When Louis was still a kid, his parents didn’t live together, and
Louis lived with this mother. How hard their life was! And yet Louis smiled through
everything. He later wrote, “My whole life has been happiness. Life was there for me and I
accepted it. Whatever happened has been beautiful to me. I love everybody.”
51．We can know exactly from Paragraph 1 ________.
A．where jazz was created B．when jazz was created
C．who created jazz D．why jazz was created
52．The underlined word “they” refers to ________.
A．new styles B．jazz pioneers
C．black musicians D．white musicians
53．What made Louis Armstrong become the best jazz musician?
A．His family background.
B．His talent and hard work.
C．His good sense of humor.
D．His big, good-natured smiles.
54．Which of the following can best express Louis Armstrong’s attitude (态度) to life?
A．He who laughs last laughs best.
B．Failure is the mother of success.
C．When you smile, the world smiles back.
D．Without music, life is a journey through a desert.
55．The passage is mainly about ________.
A．the development of jazz and music history
B．the influence of jazz on Americans
C．the achievements of Louis Armstrong
D．the development of jazz and its best musician
