Unit 8 Exercise 1 Welcome to the unit
一、词汇运用
1. It’s a pity that the girl got _______________ (迷失) on her way to the museum yesterday.
2. Unluckily, the boy _______________(摔) from the bike and hurt his left leg badly.
3. —Who _______________(拖地) the floor over there just now? —Our monitor did.
4. The _______________(长途汽车) over there look brand new.
5. Our school is very big and there are _______________(千) of students in it.
6. We need to clean the house. Simon, could you please mop _______________(完全地) the floor?
7. The heavy rain has caused _______________(水灾) in many parts of the country.
8. _______________(自然) disasters like rainstorms and floods often happen every year.
二、单项选择
( )1. On May 12th, 2008, __________earthquake hit Wenchuan and many people died.
A. a B. an C. / D. the
( )2. —Kitty, what will the weather be like tomorrow?
—Sorry, Mum. I didn’t watch the weather forecast. I__________a dance show.
A. was watching B. am watching C. would watch D. will watch
( )3.It is very cool in Xining in summer, so__________people come here for vacation.
A. two thousands B. thousand C. thousands of D. thousand of
( )4. We should try to__________all the food that we have ordered when we eat in restaurants.
A. get up B. show up C. eat up D. turn up
( )5. It__________when they went to the park by car yesterday afternoon.
A. snow B. will snow C. snows D. was snowing
( )6. —What happened__________your brother?
—His car crashed__________a tree on his way back yesterday evening.
A. to; to B. with; to C. to; into D. of; under
( )7. Since you have split(洒) the coffee, you will have to__________.
A. mop it up B. mop up it C. mop them up D. mop up them
( )8. The students were singing happily__________I passed the classroom.
A．when B．unless C．though D．since
( )9. —Do you know many people__________in the Wenchuan earthquake?
—That’s terrible. I hope everything__________in the world now.
A. lose their lives; go well B. lost their lives; goes well
C. lose their lives; goes well D. lost their lives; go well
( )10.—Our friend Daniel fell off his bike and hurt his leg.
— __________.
A. That's too bad. B. He was so careless.
C. He should be careful. D. I'm sorry to hear that.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司三、完成句子
1.如果闪电击中楼房，楼房可能会着火。
A building may ________________________ if _______________________________________ it.
2. 恶劣的天气经常引发自然灾害。
___________________ often ________________________________________________ disasters.
3. 那场洪水冲走了很多村庄，成千上万的村民失去了家园。
The flood __________________ many villages and __________________villagers lost their homes.
4.明天将会有一场既有雷声也有闪电的大风暴。
There will be____________________________________________________________________.
5.暴风雨来临时那个男孩正步行回家。
The boy ____________________________________________________ when the rainstorm came.
四、还原句子
On 12th of May, 2008, there was an earthquake that happened in Wenchuan. It was a level 8
earthquake. As we know, earthquake is very dangerous and terrible. （1） Here is some advice
for you.
Before an earthquake. （2） All family members should know the way to turn off gas,
water and electricity and know useful telephone numbers. Never put heavy things over beds.
During an earthquake. It’s important for each of you to stay calm. If you are indoors, quickly
move to a safe place in the room such as under a strong desk or a strong table. It can protect yourself
from falling things. Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy things and so on. If you are cooking,
turn off the gas.
If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buildings, bridges
or trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as you can. Stay in your car.
After an earthquake. Once the shaking stops, do not run out of the building at once.（3）
（4） If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. If you smell or hear gas, get the
people around outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. Report it
to the gas company.
A. Earthquake is one of the most terrible kinds of natural disasters.
B. It’s better to wait and leave when it is safe.
C. Check around you and help people in trouble.
D. But we can do something to make ourselves safe.
E. But do you know why an earthquake happens?
F. It is necessary to prepare yourself and your family.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 2 Reading (1)
一、词汇运用
1. The queen said to _______________ (she), "Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?"
2. It's impolite for us to talk _______________ (loud) in public places.
3. On a ______________ (snow) morning, drivers should be careful because cars may hit each other.
4. What’s in your _______________ (头脑) every day?
5. _______________ (既然) everyone is here, let’s begin our class.
6. People who have no sense of _______________ (方向) often get lost in big cities.
7. He felt a _______________ (轻微的) shake through his body at the beginning of the earthquake.
8. Staying _______________ (活着) is the most important when you meet an earthquake.
二、单项选择
( )1. Don't lose heart! You should__________and find a way to solve the problem.
A. look down B. calm down C. grow up D. give up
( )2. If an earthquake happens, we should run__________the building as soon as possible.
A. out of B. out to C. out from D. out at
( )3. —The local food may be a little expensive.
—Well, __________we are here, why not give it a try?
A. though B. unless C. since D. because
( )4. When Jim turned off the light, he couldn’t see anything__________.
A. at all B. after all C. in all D. of all
( )5. All the climbers__________on the top of the mountain. They called 110 for help.
A. trapped B. were trapped C. trapping D. are trapping
( )6. The boy likes sleeping__________all the windows open.
A. when B. while C. with D. because
( )7. The men were running to move the bag of rice__________they heard the thunder.
A. while B. as C. when D. till
( )8. When I was working on a Physics problem, a good idea went__________my mind.
A. over B. in C. about D. through
( )9.When people heard a loud noise like thunder, they looked at each other__________.
A. in fear B. by fear C. in fears D. with fear
( )10. —It's a little hot here. Would you mind opening the window?
—__________. I will do it right away.
A．Forget it B．No, you can't C．Not at all D．Of course
三、综合填空
After the earthquake happened, I found (1)____________(I) in the dark. I couldn’t move. The
bottom parts of both my legs and my feet were hurt (2)____________(bad). All around me was quiet.
But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered (3)____________had
happened: I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours, nobody came. (4)____________(luck), I could reach the bag of apples, so
at (5)____________(little) I had something to eat. Then I heard people (6)____________(run) to me.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司A team of people came to see (7)____________anyone was under the broken road. I called out, “I
am here!” Soon a stranger climbed to the bridge near my car. “ How are you?” he asked. “Not too
bad,” I said, “but I think my feet and legs are (8)____________(break). ” “We’ll do our best
(9)____________(get) you out of there,” he said. They didn’t get me out until the next morning. I
had been in my car (10)____________ fourteen hours.
四、完成句子
1. 这个男孩学习一点也不努力，因此没有通过考试。
The boy ________________________________________________, so he didn’t pass the exam.
2.当这家新超市开门时，人们从四面八方涌来。
People _____________________________________________ when the new supermarket opened.
3.喜悦掠过她的心头，但她告诉自己不要骄傲。
A sense of joy ____________________________ ,but she____________________ not to be proud.
4. 当我们正在试图寻找出路时，我们遇到了一名警察。
We met a policeman as we _________________________________________________________.
5. 为了活着，我开始在黑暗中缓慢匍匐前进。
In order to survive, I started to _____________________________________________________.
五、完形填空
“Fire! Fire!” Students were 1 the classroom. They used wet clothes to cover their mouths
and noses. Was there a fire? No. It was just a fire drill（演习）. 2 June 15th, 2015, students in
a middle school in Jingmen learned some 3 skills when a fire broke out.
What can you do 4 your houses safer? Don’t put phone chargers（充电器）on your
books or bed. And also we should not charge for too long. Don’t use candles in your bedroom. Check
to see 5 you have broken electric wires（电线）in your house.
What should you do if you are caught in a 6 building?
If the fire is big, stay low and get out 7 . Make your clothes wet, so they will not catch fire.
Use wet clothes to cover your mouth and nose. Always use the stairs, don’t use the elevators because
elevators may 8 anytime. If the room 9 smoke, keep close to the floor where the air is
cleaner and cooler. Once help arrives, wave a flashlight or cloth at the window to let the firefighters
know 10 you are.
( ) 1.A. getting out of B. walking out of C. coming out of D. running out of
( ) 2.A. On B. In C. At D. With
( ) 3.A. safe B. safety C. danger D. dangerous
( ) 4.A. making B. make C.to make D. made
( ) 5.A. when B. if C. that D. because
( ) 6.A. burning B. burned C. fire D. broken
( ) 7.A. quick B. quickly C. slow D. slowly
( ) 8.A. break down B. break out C. fall down D. come down
( ) 9.A. is full of B. is full with C. full of D. filled with
( )10.A. how B. where C. when D. what
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 3 Reading (2)
一、词汇运用
1. Everyone was surprised at the __________（摇动）of the building.
2. He felt a bit __________（紧张不安的）when the teacher asked him to answer the question.
3. My elder brother can’t run because he has a weak __________（心脏）.
4. Tim was __________（困住）in a place when the earthquake stopped.
5. The doctors tried their best to keep the old man __________（活着的）.
6. I heard the kid __________（喊叫）loudly when I walked past the bedroom yesterday evening.
7. If the new traffic rules come out, the roads will be much __________（安全的）then.
8. The noise became even __________（响亮的）than before.
二、单项填空
( ) 1.The girl felt so______ that she fell ______at the table.
A. sleepy; asleep B. sleepy; sleepy C. asleep; sleepy D. asleep; asleep
( ) 2.Scared by the loud noise，the rabbits ran off______ all directions.
A. on B. at C.in D. by
( ) 3.His grandfather did his best to keep the tree______ but it died in the end.
A. alive B. asleep C. absent D. awake
( ) 4. ——The local food may taste a bit strange.
——Well, ______ we are here, why not give it a try?
A. though B. unless C. since D. because
( ) 5. ——Excuse me, I wonder ______ the plane can land on time.
——Wait at a minute, please. Let me check it out.
A. if B. which C. that D. when
( ) 6. ——What a terrible flood!
——Yes, we must try to prevent the flood ________ the fish in the river.
A. to save B. save C. of saving D. from saving
( ) 7. ——What should I do if I'm trapped in the house, Dad?
——First of all, it's important to _____ and then try to get out of it.
A. come down B. put down C. fall down D. calm down
学科网（北京）股份有限公司( ) 8. ——We couldn’t find you anywhere around 8:00 yesterday evening.
——I’m sorry for it. My mother and I ___________in the square.
A. danced B. will dance C. were dancing D. are dancing
( ) 9. I think _________ can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives
up easily.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
( ) 10. Many children are left alone in the countryside. Let’s try our best ______ them.
A. help B. helping C. to help D. helps
三、完成句子
1.和其他人一样，我竭尽全力想要跑出这个着火的房子。
I _____________________________________ the burning house like other people did.
2. 四周太安静了。他们惊恐地看着对方。
It was too quiet around them. They __________________________________.
3. 当我们正在寻找出路时，我们遇到了一名警察。
__________________________________________________________________.
4.他的父亲移开一片片的砖块，最后救出了他。
His father _______________________________________ and saved him finally.
5.当地震发生时，人们跑出了房子。
_________________________________________________________________.
四、首字母填空
Summer is coming. The w__1__ becomes hotter and hotter. A lo of people like s__2__ in the
swimming pools or in the sea. They think water makes them f__3__ cool. But some people are not
careful enough. They often think they can swim b__4__ than others and they don’t have to worry about
anything. So these years, many accidents happened and some people l__5__ their lives. Most of them
were students. As we all know, safety is the most important. Do you know h__6__ to protect yourself?
To protect yourself, you must be careful. Remember not to swim in a d__7__ place. Don’t swim alone,
and when you see a “No Swimming” s__8__, don’t swim, either. Of course, you can swim w__9__
someone who can keep you safe. If you r__1__ these, swimming will be safer.
1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________
6. ___________ 7. ___________ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10. ___________
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 4 Grammar
一、 单项填空
( ) 1.Father______when I _____yesterday morning.
A. still slept, got up B. was still sleeping, got up
C.is sleeping, got up D. sleeps, get up
( ) 2.She___apples in her garden when I____ to see her yesterday.
A. picked，went B. was picking，went
C. picked，was going D. was picking，was going
( ) 3.—Why didn’t you come and open the door for me, dear?
— Oh, sorry, I ________ in the kitchen. I didn’t hear you.
A. cooked B. would cook C. was cooking D. am cooking
( ) 4. ___the Blacks ___TV at seven yesterday?
A. Did; watch B. Was, watching C. Were; watching D. Do; watch
( ) 5.He didn’t come back on time_____ his business.
A. because B. because of C. so D. so that
( ) 6.I see you standing________ the side of the road.
A. in B. on C. at D. with
( ) 7. I____ on the phone when a friend went into a barber’s shop
A. talked B. is talking C. talk D. was talking
( ) 8. The teacher was having a lesson ____he said, “ May I come in ?’’
A. while B. as C. when D. for
( ) 9. —Alan! Why are you so late?
—Sorry! When I ____ home, I met one of my friends.
A. went B. am walking C. has gone D. was walking
( )10. Tim called his mother every week even while he _______ around the world.
A. was traveling B. is traveling C. traveled D. travels
二、用when、while 或as填空
1.The students took notes _____ they listened.
2._____ the wind rose, the noise increased.
3. I was just reading a book she came into my room.
4.It began to rain heavily we were having dinner.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司5. _I got to the museum, the door was closed.
6.I was walking in the street he called me.
7. He fell asleep __________ he was reading the newspaper.
8. I don’t know __________ his grandfather died.
9. Do be careful __________ crossing the street.
10. They jumped and shouted __________ the match ended.
三、动词填空
1.I (have) my breakfast at half past six yesterday morning.
2.He (not make) a model ship when I saw him.
3.When the bell rang, Jenny ______________(wait) in her seat.
4.She (make) her dress the whole afternoon.
5.My brother came into the bedroom while I (dance).
6. I _____ _ (write) a letter at ten last night.
7. It was six. The Greens ______ (have) supper.
8. When you ______ (knock) at the door yesterday,I (do) some washing.
9. We __________ (test) the new machine when the electricity __________ (go) off.
10. She __________ (not want) to stay in bed while the others ________________ (work) in the
fields.
四、完成句子
1.我到家时，妈妈正在做饭。
When I ____________ ,my mother _____________ .
2. 当碎玻璃和碎砖块掉下来时，人们四处逃散。
People ________ in all directions ________ pieces of glass and ________ .
3. 他们离开时正在下雨。
___________________________when they left.
4.我妈妈昨天一整个下午都在看小说。
My mother __________________________________________ yesterday.
5.当你在堆雪人时，基蒂在做什么？
What ________ kitty ________ while you ___________________________?
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 5 Integrated skills
一、词汇运用
1.The __________(铁路) goes through the tunnel。
2.If you are not careful with fire, it may ____________________(烧伤)you.
3.Thank you for _______________(保护)my puppy from the traffic accident.
4.We should learn something about keeping ourselves _________(安全)from disasters
5.Wearing school uniforms on weekdays is one of our school _________(规则).
6.Can you lend me your ________________ (毛巾) ?
7When you are in danger, it is important to make you not ____________(紧张) and calm down.
8.He found himself ___________(困住的)in a dark room when he woke up..
二、单项填空
( )1.---I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in ________the window.
---It’s dangerous to do that
A. in B. through C. over D.to
( )2. When we drive a car on foggy days ,we should do it __________
A.as careful as possible B.as careful as possibly
C. as carefully as possible D as carefully as possibly
( )3.We should _____ our noses ______ a wet towel when we are trying to get out of the building
on fire
A. cover ,by B.to cover, on C. cover, in D. cover, with
( )4.. I was doing my homework_______ my mother was cooking some delicious food.
A. while B. as C. when D. then
( )5._______ terrible earthquake ! I don't like it at all.
A. How B. What C. What a D. How a
三．完成句子
1请尽快离开那幢大楼。着火了。
Please leave the building_____________________________________.It is ________________.
2.在铁路上坐、走或骑自行车是很危险的。
It’s __________________________________________________________________________.
3.坏天气有时会导致自然灾害。
Bad weather___________________________________________________________________.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司4 遵守交通规则，远离交通事故。
_________________________________and__________________________________________.
5. 我们应该用毛巾盖住我们的鼻子来保护自己防止浓烟。
we should_____________________________________________________________________.
四、阅读理解
Look at the light and beautiful snowflakes (雪花) falling. Ever wanted to hold them in your hands?
They are always lost when they meet your hands.
Well, this isn’t just a problem for you. It was a problem for Wilson Bentley, too. In the 1870s,
Wilson Bentley was just a teenager. His family lived in a small town in northeast America. Winters
there were long and hard. Bentley’s mother was once a school teacher. She taught him at home. Bentley
didn’t go to school until he was 14. He was a quiet boy, and loved reading his mother’s books. But he
was interested in his mother’s microscope (显微镜). When the other boys were playing with balls,
little Bentley was studying things like drops of water, flowers and snowflakes.
Bentley loved watching snowflakes. For the next two years, young Bentley spent many winter
days in a cold room watching these ice crystals (晶体) under his microscope. The boy thought they
were beautiful enough for him to start to draw pictures of them. But there were so many snowflakes
that he couldn’t draw them all.
How could he keep their beauty all the time? Bentley thought of buying a camera.
The boy and his mother asked his father to buy one. But, his father didn’t agree. He thought the
whole thing was a bad idea. He thought the only thing a farmer should do was farming.
But finally Bentley did get a camera. For more than a year he tried to take pictures of snowflakes.
On January 15, 1885, during a snowstorm, Bentley took the first ever photo of an ice crystal with his
camera. “It was the greatest moment of my life,” Bentley said later.
For 13 years, Bentley worked quietly and took thousands of photos of ice crystals. Later he
became famous as “Snowflake” Bentley.
11. The best title for this passage is ___________ .
A. Snowflake Photos B. Snowflake Boy
C. Long and Hard Winters D. Teenage Photographer (摄影师)
12. We can tell from the story that Bentley’s father was ___________ .
A. a farmer B. a funny man C. a writer D. a school teacher
13. Which of the following statements about Bentley is TRUE?
A. He didn’t get any kind of education as a child. B. He was born into a rich family.
C. He was crazy about the beauty of snowflakes.
D. He was the only person to take photos of snowflakes.
14. The “ice crystals” in the third paragraph refers to (指的是)“_________”.
A. water drops B. rain drops C. flowers D. snowflakes
学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 6 Task
一．单词拼写
1.It is ____________(nature) for a bird to fly.
2.It’s important to keep yourself ___________(safety) when you are at home alone.
3.He is ____________(near) as tall as you are.
4.I was walking in the street when _____________(sudden) somebody called my name.
5.I heard the _____________(shout) from the students when I passed the playground.
6.Why did they keep _______________(silence) when they read the letter?
7.She rode off down the road with the dog running ______________(在后面).
8.Don’t worry about your son. He catches just a _______________(轻微的) cold.
二．单项填空
( )1. He got good grades in his tests _________his hard work every day.
A. because B. because of C. since D. like
( )2. Mr. Brown’s car __________ on his way to work yesterday morning.
A. broke into B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down
( )3. I was doing some shopping _____ the earthquake started that afternoon.
A. after B. when C. while D. until
( )4. The police are trying to find out why the hotel _____________.
A. on fire B. catching fire C. in fire D. caught fire
( )5. ---Did you hear the cries ______ the boy?
---Yes, when I arrived there, I found the boy looking at the snake ______fear.
A. from; in B. at; with C. from; with D. in; in
( )6. --- You should be careful when __________.
--- Yes, I will. But I’d like to know when ________ to have a rest.
A. driving; stopping B. driving; to stop
C. to drive; stopping D. to drive; to stop
( )7. Every_________ thing needs air. Without it, nothing can keep ________.
A. living; living B. living; alive C. alive; alive D. alive; living
( )8. ________ you never met your new workmates before, I will introduce you first.
A. While B. So C. But D. Since
三、完成句子
1 由于坏天气，我的车在回家路上出故障了。
My car __________________________________ on my way home.
2. 那位母亲尽力使婴儿平静下来。
The mother________________________________________________________
3 游客们在参观名胜古迹，突然下大雨了。
The visitors_______________________________________________________
4. 由于忘了带雨伞，我浑身都湿透了。
学科网（北京）股份有限公司_______________________________________________________________
四、完形填空
Earthquakes are common(普通)because earthquakes nearly happen every day．But most of them
are very 1 ．We can’t even feel them．During a strong earthquake， 2 ，there is often a great
noise．Then the earth 3 terribly and many houses fall down．Railway tracks break and trains go
off lines．A 1arge number of houses are destroyed(毁坏)．Thousands of people lose their 4 ，
even lives．Besides the great damage(损害)and deaths caused by the earthquake itself．Other accidents
such as fires and rains often 5 ．More buildings are destroyed and We all know the 6 of an
earthquake．For hundreds of years，man 7 studying earthquakes．More than 2，000 years ago，
a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng 8 a wonderful machine．It could point(指向)at the 9
where the earthquakes happened．Scientists are still working hard to improve(改进)these machines
today ． Now although ( 虽 然 ) we know much more about earthquakes and 10 they
happen．sometimes we still can’t tell when an earthquake will happen．We still have a long way to
go．
( )1．A．real B．weak C．big D．large
( )2．A．at first B．at last C．above all D．in all
( )3．A．moves B．shakes C．jumps D．breaks
( )4．A．money B．clothes C．food D．homes
( )5．A．follow B．copy C．go D．enter
( )6．A．information B．question C．danger D．importance
( )7．A．enjoyed B．kept C．stopped D．1iked
( )8．A．invented(发明) B．invited C．bought D．destroyed
( )9．A．sky B．direction C．time D．weather
( )10．A．where B．when C．what D．why
五、根据下列要求完成描述自然灾害的文章
要点： 1.昨天早晨，暴风雪袭击了常州，下午情况更为严重。
2.放学后，我不得不走路回家。我和 Millie 共用一把雨伞。
3.天气坏极了，狂风在猛烈地吹。大雪继续下着。
4.突然，一阵大风从身后刮来，卷走了我的伞，我几乎摔倒。
5.我在暴风雪中慢慢地走回家。
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Unit 8 Exercise 7 Self-assessment
一、词汇运用
1. There are many _____________ (coach) to that station.
2. If the man is still ____________ (live), we need to send for a doctor at once.
3. The girl said to ______________ (she), "I'm the prettiest girl in the world."
4. I stepped onto a banana skin and _____________ (near) had a fall.
5. The ground is much _______________ (wet) after the heavy rain.
6．Please write about a ____________ (nature) disaster for your school newsletter.
二、单项填空
( ) 1.—Did you hear the shouts ______ the boy?
—Yes. When I arrived there, I found the boy looking at a snake ______ fear.
A. from; in B. at; with C. from; at D. in; at
( ) 2. —I heard Nanjing Boiled Salted Duck is very nice.
—Well, _____ we are here, why don't we give it a try?
A. if B. until C. since D. because
( ) 3. I saw Daniel ______ basketball when I walked past the playground, but now he isn't there.
A. play B. played C. playing D. to play
( ) 4.—What do you think of the question?
—I find it quite ______ I can find out the answer _______.
A．easy; easily B．easily; easily C．easily; easy D．easy；easy
( ) 5. —Do you know ________ second-hand smoke?
— To protect our health and memory.
A．how we should prevent B．where should we prevent
C．why we should prevent D．whether we should prevent
( ) 6. ______ the factory, the students learned a lot about different machines.
A．When their stay in B．During their stay in
C．When they stayed to D．During they stayed in
( ) 7. It was very cold. He picked some sticks _____ ,but sadly, the house ______.
A. to make a fire; caught a fire B. to make a fire; caught fire
C. make fire; caught fire D. made a fire; caught fire
( ) 8. —The report says many wild animals are in danger now.
—________.
A．That sounds interesting B．All right
C．Take care D．I am sorry to hear that
学科网（北京）股份有限公司三、完成句子
1. 你为什么没有所一句话就离开教室？
Why _____________________________________________________________________?
2. 用湿毛巾捂住你的嘴巴和鼻子来保护你自己远离浓烟。
Cover your mouth and nose ____________________________________________________.
3. 地震中许多房屋倒塌，成千上万的人丧生。
Many house_____________ and______________________________ during the earthquake.
4. 当他困在电梯里不久之后，人们就试图用各种办法去救他。
Soon after __________________ the elevator, people ________________________________.
5. 除了兴奋的喊声，我们一点也听不到任何东西。
.We couldn’t__________________________________________________________________.
四、综合填空
Cycling is a wonderful sport. People say once you learn how to ride a bike, you will never
forget. Most of us learnt it when we were kids，and many still go around on a bike. These days，
cycling has seen a rise in popularity. 1.________
First，cycling is good for your own health. Exercising your legs helps you become stronger and
burn extra body fat. 2.________ A long ride in the countryside could help you to clear your mind，
or lower your worry. It is a good way to relax yourself. Going on group rides with your friends
during the holiday is especially pleasant.
3._______ You save money by cycling instead of driving a car or taking a bus. If you drive to
work，sometimes finding somewhere to park can be a very difficult problem. However，finding
somewhere to lock your bike can be much easier. And if you're worried about safety，there are
special cycle ways in many big cities. 4.______
Finally，cycling can also be good for the health of the earth. Unlike cars，bikes do not give out
gases（气体）into the air. They are more friendly to our earth.
A. What makes people love cycling so much?
B. How can people practice cycling in their daily life?
C. Cycling can offer you a chance to get closer to nature.
D. Cycling isn't just good for your body，but mind as well.
E. Cycling is also a great way to go to work or travel around town.
F. Wearing clothes in bright colours while cycling is another way to keep safe.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司8A Unit 8 单元同步读写训练
一、完形填空
It was cloudy，rainy and cold. For the days in late November，the colorful leaves were now
__1.__ fast. I felt it was hard for me to be ___2.___ in such weather. I tried to smile，but I couldn't.
I walked on 3.__ the thick leaves and my shoes slowly got wet. My body was tired. My energy
was low.
I felt something warm all of a sudden. A break in the __4. appeared（出现） and the sunlight
was shining through it down to the earth once again. I closed my eyes and turned my face to the
sweet sunshine. Its warmth washed over me. Then I __5.__ and saw the leaves left on the tree
shining in the sunlight. Their colors were even brighter. I felt my spirits（情绪）rising slowly as
well.
The few minutes of light __6. me with joy. I walked back home，thankful to nature and
amazed at __7. a little break in the cloud could do.
In our lives，we all __8. times when the world seems cold，dark and gray. In these times，
nature calls on us to break through the clouds __9. and share our light with the world. So when
the gray days come，don't sit in the dark 10. ，break through clouds bravely. A helping hand，
a kind word or a small act of love can warm and shine light into another's heart.
( ) 1. A. growing B. flying C. changing D. falling
( ) 2. A. careful B. cheerful C. awful D. helpful
( ) 3. A. through B. across C. into D. above
( ) 4. A. cloud B. rain C. wind D. sunshine
( ) 5. A. looked down B. looked out C. looked around D. looked through
( ) 6. A. covered B. filled C. helped D. treated
( ) 7. A. how B. which C. what D. why
( ) 8. A. record B. face C. waste D. understand
( ) 9 .A. itself B. yourselves C. ourselves D. themselves
( ) 10 .A. However B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. Instead
二、阅读理解
At present，scientists use modern ways to get information to tell us what the weather will be
like. They make predictions（预测）about the weather for today，tomorrow and even for the
whole season.
But what did people do before modern technology？Well，not so long ago，people lived
much closer to nature. People made predictions about the weather by watching what was
happening in the insect world. Sometimes their predictions were correct，and sometimes they
weren't.
My grandfather spent his whole life as a farmer in Canada. He is long gone now. But I still
学科网（北京）股份有限公司remember his stories about how to predict the weather. For example，in summer，he would often
stop to watch the antills—those piles of earth in front of the ants' homes.
"Look closely at the anthills in July，"Grandpa said. "If the anthills are high in July，a snowy
winter may arrive." Of course，as a kid，I believed my grandfather. But you know what？The
antills are often correct. Not always，but often enough to make me a believer.
In September，Grandpa would often point out a woolly caterpillar（毛毛虫）on a sunny
day，"Watch the orange circle around its belly（腹部）.If it's wide and full，we're sure to have
a warm and easy winter. If it's thin，be careful! The winter will be severe."
I am older now. I get my weather mostly from the television or radio. But I still stop to
watch the antills in July，and of course，the woolly caterpillars in September. Older people can
teach us many things. My grandfather was not a scientist，but he knew a lot about insects and the
weather.
( ) 1. According to Grandpa，if the anthills are high in July，maybe it will be _______.
A. a rainy winter B. a snowy winter
C. a long and cold winter D. a warm and easy winter
( ) 2. The underlined word " severe " means _________.
A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold
( ) 3. What does the passage mainly tell us？
A. Grandpa's love for keeping insects.
B. Weather predictions by watching insects.
C. Weather report in modern times.
D. The importance of watching animals.
三、综合填空
I am John. At about 7:30 this morning, I 1.______(walk) on Ocean Road when a boy on a
bike passed me quickly. The road was empty at that time, so the boy kept 2._______(ride) in the
middle.
Suddenly a car appeared(出现)It passed me, and then followed the boy for a while. It tried
3._______(pass) the boy several times but 4._______(fail). The driver began to sound the horn.
5._________, it seemed that the boy didn't hear it. He was probably listening to music
6.__________ earphones! That was terrible.
Suddenly the car sped up and passed the boy. 7._________(luck), it hit the boy. The boy fell
off his bike onto the road. But the car did not stop. It continued on its way. I believe the driver
knew he had hit the boy because I saw him look back from the window.
The car was quite old. It was a red Ford Escort. But its number plate(车牌)was 8. _______
dirty that I couldn't see it clearly. The driver was a man with long hair. He wasn't old but I couldn't
guess his age.
I ran to the boy quickly. He was 9._________(bad) hurt. So I called the police at once. They
soon arrived. The boy 10.__________(send) to hospital at once. I told a police officer what I had
seen. He asked me to make a statement at the police station.
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