Unit 8
I. 单项选择（10分）
( )21. In America, it’s polite ______ the gift at once when someone gives it to you.
A. opening B. opens C. to open D. open
( )22. Many people in China try to improve their English ______ different ways.
A. with B. of C. in D. by
( )23. Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day. _______ give our English teacher some flowers?
A. Let B. Why don’t C. How about D. Why not ( )24. —What else does your son like doing?
—Besides ______ computer games, he likes chatting online.
A. to play B. plays C. playing D. play
( )25.—It’s Mother’s Day today. I wouldn’t give my mother flowers. I’ll get her a pair of
gloves____.
—Good idea.
A. instead B. instead of C. as well D. too
( )26. Mother said that she would give Tommy a piggy-bank(储蓄罐) ____a toy car as his gift.
A. not B. than C. rather than D. instead ( )27. —It’s never too late ___ learn.
—___. We should learn at any time in our life.
A. to; I don't agree B. to; I agree C. for; I think so D. for; I don't think so ( )28. This skirt isn’t right for her. It’s ________large ________wear.
A. so; that B. so; to C. too; to D. too; for ( )29. —When did your brother get a computer?
—On his _________ birthday. A. twentieth B. twentith C. twentyth D. twenty ( )30. —How about a handbag? Girls like handbags. —I agree. ____
A. That’s expensive . B. That’s too boring. C. That’s not creative. D. That’s special. Ⅱ. 完形填空（10分）
Mother’s Day was first celebrated in the USA. It’s also a holiday in England, India and 31 countries. It is a day 32 mothers. On that day, many people 33 presents of love to their mothers.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And in some cities, somebody sometimes asks for 34 to be broadcast on the radio for his or her mother only. This might 35 some money, but as it is said, “ 36 is invaluable(无价的).”
Where did the idea for the holiday 37 ? We should thank Miss Anna Jarvis. She brought up the idea of having 38 . She lived in West Virginia. Her mother died on May 9th, 1905. She had a deep love 39 her mother. She wrote letters to some important people. In her letters she 40 that there should be a day for all mothers. Then Mother’s Day was to be celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the USA in 1913. ( )31. A. the other B. any other C. many other D. another ( )32. A. thank B. thanks C. thanking D. to thank
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( )33. A. put B. send ( )34. A. a gift B. a song ( )35. A. spend B. pay ( )36. A. Love B. Friendship ( )37. A. come from B. happen ( )38. A. money B. such a day ( )39. A. for B. with ( )40. A. allowed B. let Ⅲ. 阅读理解（20分）
C. write C. some flowers C. cost C. Money C. take place C. holidays C. to C. made D. post
D. some clothes D. take D. Time D. come true D. mothers D. from D. suggested
A
Hi, everyone! Our teacher, Mrs. Li, will retire (退休) in three weeks. She said she and her husband were going to travel around the world. What kind of present should we send her? And how much does it cost? Please write down your ideas on the following bulletin board(公告牌). Hugo: I think we should buy Mrs. Li some flowers, because flowers look very beautiful. And it will not cost too much.
Li Wei: Hey, Hugo! I don’t agree with you. Flowers will wither(枯萎) soon. I think we should buy her a good dictionary, because a dictionary is more useful. How about spending RMB 150? Peter: As an English teacher, Mrs. Li has many dictionaries. Since she likes reading, I think we should get her some books. I think RMB 200 is enough.
Stella: How about a camera? There is a nice one on sale only for RMB 500. Ken: She’s got a good camera and RMB 500 is a lot of money for a gift! I don’t think we should spend so much. What about a scarf? RMB100 should be enough.
Xinyu: She has many scarves, Ken! Why don’t we get her a photo album of our class? Then she can remember us. We won’t spend more than RMB 100. Lisa: I agree with Xinyu’s idea. It’s creative enough.
Neal: Mrs. Li loves collecting pictures very much. I’m sure she will be satisfied to get our photos. Sending her a picture of us is really a good idea.
( )41. The students want to send Mrs. Li a present because ________.
A. her birthday is coming B. she teaches them well C. she will retire D. she will travel around the world ( )42. Li Wei suggests buying a ______ present.
A. beautiful B. useful C. cheap D. creative ( )43. The underlined words “on sale” means _____ in Chinese.
A. 削价出售 B. 批发 C. 卖价为 D. 抢购 ( )44. Mrs. Li has a hobby of _______.
A. traveling the world B. collecting pictures C. taking pictures D. teaching English
( )45. According to the passage, the students probably get ______ for Mrs. Li. A. some flowers B. a dictionary C. a scarf D. a photo album
B
When Miss. Minnix was thirteen, she saw pictures of poor kids from Africa. When she saw the pictures, she thought that one day she would go to Africa to help these kids. She waited for a very long time before she grew up. And then she was able to go there for the first time in the summer of
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2006. During her first visit to Africa, she and some other people started a program for poor kids. The program helped them to go to school. In Africa, kids had to have a uniform and pay money to go to school. Some students did their homework by candle light on the dirty floor of their homes. Miss. Minnix sent pictures back to the USA, and American families which wanted to help would send money to these kids.
Miss Minnix said she wants to stay in Africa, because she fell in love with the people there. She would take pictures and videos to bring back to show the people in the United States from time to time, and got as much help as she could. 根据短文内容，判断下面句子正(T)误(F)。
( )46. Miss. Minnix fist saw pictures of kids from Africa in 2006. ( )47. Miss. Minnix herself started a program for poor kids.
( )48. When Miss. Minnix was thirteen, she was too poor to go to school. ( )49. Families from the USA help those poor kids in Africa go to school. ( )50. Miss. Minnix likes to stay in Africa and help the poor kids there. Ⅳ. 词汇（10分）
A) 根据句意和首字母提示填空。
51. I’m going to give my brother a football as a birthday p_________. 52. With his help, I have made great p________ in my subjects.
53. My grandma is n_______ eighty years old, but she is very healthy. 54. Tom likes coffee r________ than tea. 55. Could you hear me c________?
B) 用所给词的适当形式填空。
56. There are a lot of __________ (mouse) in the house.
57. My father made the _________ (suggest) that I go there by bike. 58. Many people in China have _________ (person) computers at home. 59. The little baby fell _________ (sleep) soon after the music began to play. 60. Who is the _________ (win) of the game?
V. 根据要求完成句子（5分）
61. Why don’t you buy a birthday cake for your sister? (改为同义句) Why _______ ________ a birthday cake for your sister?
62. Yesterday dad paid 300 yuan for the little dog. (对画线部分提问) ________ _______ did dad _______ for the little dog? 63. How about playing football? (改为同义句) _______ _______ play football? 64. That’s boring, too. (改为否定句) That ________ boring, _________.
65. Liu Ming is a lucky student. (改为感叹句) ________ _______ lucky student Liu Ming is!
Ⅵ. 完成句子（5分）
66. 星期天动身去加拿大怎么样？
_______ _______ leaving for Canada on Sunday? 67. 安娜对唱英语歌感兴趣。
Anna _______ _______ _______ _______ singing English songs. 68. 安德鲁建议我们应该为2008年奥运会做点事情。
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Andrew _______ _______ we _______ do something for the 2008 Olympics. 69. 会议室空间足够大，能容纳200人。
The _______ of the meeting is _______ _______ for 200 persons. 70. 很多人不是把钱留给自己而是捐给了慈善机构。
Many people give money to charity _______ _______ leave it to themselves. Ⅶ. 从方框中选择适当的句子，补全对话。(10分) A: Hi, Wang Kai. B: Hi, Dawei.
A: Aunt Liu’s birthday is coming. 71 B: 72
A: Scarf? No. It’s not special enough, and Aunt Liu doesn’t like scarves. 73 B: Good idea. 74 But MP4 player is too expensive. A: I have a new one. 75 I can give it to Aunt Liu.
B: That’ll be fine. Aunt Liu must be very glad to receive your present. A. Why don’t we get her an MP4 player? B. It’s a present from my father. C. Do you like scarf or MP4 player? D. What should we get for her? E. I know Aunt Liu likes popular songs. F. How about getting her a scarf? G. Should we get something for her? Ⅷ. 书面表达（10分）
你认为什么样的礼物才有意义呢？请以“Birthday Gift”为题写篇短文，讲述你认为最有意义的一次送生日礼物的经历。80词左右。
Birthday Gift _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
21-25 CCDCA 26-30 CBCAD 31-35 CDBBC 36-40 AABAD 41-45 CBABD 46-50 FFFTT 51. present 52. progress 53. nearly 54. rather 55. clearly 56. mice 57. suggestion 58. personal 59. asleep 60. winner 61. not buy 62. How much; pay 63. Why not 64. isn’t; either 65. What a 66. What / How about 67. takes an interest in 68. suggested that; should 69. room; big enough 70. rather than 71-75 DFAEB
One possible version:
I don’t think expensive presents are always needed. Sometimes, cheap presents can also make people happy. I have a best friend named Wang Yan. Her family is very poor. And her mother is ill in bed. So on her birthday, I sent her a special gift. I went to her house and helped her clean the rooms and looked after her mother. She was very happy. And I felt very happy too. This is really a special present, isn’t it?
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