Unit7 Know Our World Lesson 42 North America课时作业初中英语冀教版八年级下册

Lesson 42　North America

Ⅰ.用所给单词的适当形式填空

1．More than 200 local languages are________(speak) in our country.

2．Both you and I ________ (be) wrong. Let's think about the problem again.

3．There are  several big ________(square) in the city.

4．Hainan Island is the________(two) largest island in China.

Ⅱ.用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空

Spanish, continent, million, lake, square kilometre

5．Alan can speak ____________ very well.

6．Their school covers about 5 300 ____________．

7．____________ of people live in the city.

8．There is a ____________ near my house. The water is very clean.

9．There are seven ____________ and four oceans in the world.

Ⅲ.单项选择

(　　)10.Hainan is ________ the south of Hebei.

A．on                      B．in 

C．at                      D．to

(　　)11. After the new high­speed railway line began operations(运营), the time on the trip from Lianyungang to Qingdao now is much less than ________ in the past.

A．one                     B．this 

C．that                    D．it

(　　)12.Russia is the largest country in ________．

A．population              B．area

C．language                D．flag

(　　)13.—Do you know Shanghai is one of ________ in the world?

—Yes, it's bigger than________ city in China.

A．the biggest city; any

B．the biggest cities; any

C．the biggest cities; any other

D．the biggest city; any other

(　　)14.Canada has the ________ population of the three countries in North America.

A．smallest       B．fewest         C．least            D．longest

Ⅳ.补全对话(有两项多余)

A: Dad, how much do you know about China?

B: 15.________ China is a big country that has about 5 000 years of history. It attracts many tourists from all over the world every year.

A: Is that so? 16.________

B: Yes. And many of them are famous, such as Mount Tai, Mount Huang and Mount Emei.

A: 17.________

B: There are many rivers in China. Among them the Yangtze River is the longest one and the second longest one is the Yellow River. 18.________

A: Anything else?

B: Sorry. That's all I know. If you want to learn more, you can read Guide to China. 19.________

A: Thanks. I'll read it.

A．Just a little.

B．What about rivers?

C．I don't know it at all.

D．Are there any beautiful mountains?

E．They're the birthplaces of Chinese culture.

F．It's a book which introduces China in detail.

G．I have been to Guangdong twice.

Ⅴ.词语运用

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We have been in Australia for three days. We're having 20.________ good time here. Australia is the 21.________(six) largest country in the world. Sydney is a beautiful city. There are many big trees 22.________ beautiful flowers around the houses and they look 23.________(real) beautiful. There are also some special animals in Australia, such 24.________ kangaroos and koalas. They are really lovely.

During the past three days we've visited many 25.________(place) of interest around Sydney. I'd like to spend more time here. But we will fly to another city, Cairns, to see coral beds(珊瑚礁) tomorrow. It is said that words cannot describe the beauty of the colourful coral. Many famous cartoon films were 26.________(make) there. Now we are busy 27.________(pack) our bags so that we will not lose time when we leave. We can enjoy 28.________(our) in Cairns this time tomorrow. I'm looking forward to 29.________(go) there!

答案

Ⅰ.1.spoken　

2.are　

3.squares

4．second

Ⅱ.5.Spanish　

6.square kilometres

7．Millions　

8.lake　

9.continents

Ⅲ.10.D　

11．C　句意：新高速铁路线开始营运后，从连云港到青岛的旅途时间比过去少多了。此处用that指代前面提到过的“从连云港到青岛的旅途时间”。

12．B　

13.C　

14.A

Ⅳ.15—19　ADBEF

Ⅴ.20.a　

21.sixth　

22.and　

23.really　

24.as　

25.places　

26.made　

27.packing

28．ourselves　

29.going