初中英语沪教牛津版(五四制)八年级下册（新版）Unit 5 Magazine articles优秀巩固练习

Unit5 Magazine articles

选拔卷（原卷版）

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择(共15分)

1．Kobe Bean Bryant _____ more than 9 months ago. That’s to say he has been ________ for over 9 months. His ________ made all his fans very sad.

A．dead; died; death B．died; dead; death C．died; died; dead D．died; dying; dead

2．—Good morning, I’d like to buy a gift for my mother.

—How about the scarf? It _________ beautiful and _________ smooth.

A．looks; feels B．sounds; feels C．feels; seems D．looks; smells

3．The ________ woman is afraid of ________.

A．death; dying B．dead; die C．dying; death D．died; dying

4．—Could you please ________ me your notebook, Grace?

—Certainly. Here you are.

A．borrow B．to borrow C．lend D．to lend

5．—Do you know             ?

—Sorry, I don’t know.

A．who does the magazine belong to B．who the magazine belongs to

C．who does the magazine belong D．who the magazine belongs

6．Dad has always been careful with his car. It looks _______ new whenever he has it cleaned.

A．as well as B．as good as C．as long as D．as soon as

7．The big fire of the old house was the ________ of the carelessness of the house’s owner.

A．mind B．result C．wonder D．decision

8．—I left my wallet at home. Can you ________ me some money? I’ll give it back to you soon.

—No problem.

A．lend B．borrow C．keep D．buy

9．The man tried to start the car, and he succeeded ________.

A．in the past B．in the end C．at first D．at once

10．Her grandfather has been ________ for more than two years.

A．died B．dead C．death D．die

11．— What do you often do when you meet a new word in your reading?

— I will                  it                  in a dictionary when I can’t guess its meaning.

A．look; up B．look; through C．look; over D．look; out

12．Which of the following underlined parts has a different sound from the others?

A．describe B．elect C．deserve D．whether

13．I will tell him the news________ he comes back.

A．since B．while C．because D．as soon as

14．I wanted to use the telephone, but the line was ________.

A．die B．dead C．death D．dying

15．I’ll send an e-mail to you _________ I get to the destination.

A．that B．as soon as C．while D．although

二、短文选词填空(共8分)

将下列单词填入空格，空格限填一词，每词只能填一次，用A，B，C，D或E表示）：

Masouleh, a village in northern Iran, is certainly a good place for tourists. In the village, you might have one of your best travel __16__ in life. Masouleh was built halfway up a steep mountain. It is to keep the village __17__ from floods in the valley and the cold wind blowing on the top of the mountain.

The village is most famous for its unique way of building the houses. Each house in the village was built on the rooftop of the house __18__ it. Rooftops here serve both as front gardens of the houses above and as roads. Wherever you go in the village, you must have a rooftop view and you will never __19__ it. But remember you can only walk around the village because cars are not allowed to run on those rooftop roads.

The village also features house built from yellow clay. The __20__ colour allows them to be seen even in heavy fog; the village is often covered in a blanket of fog. __21__, houses here usually have large windows in the front walls to let sunlight in. It is one of the traditional ways in which local residents keep themselves warm __22__ cold winter. Masouleh has long been a trading centre. For centuries, people came all over the region to __23__ their goods there. Although many young people have moved out of the village to live in Iran’s towns and cities, the village is still full of vitality as it has become a popular tourist destination in Iran.

三、用所给单词的正确形式填空(共6分)

24．The guests left the room without   ________. (explain)

25．Can you tell me the   ________ of the fire exit? (locate)

26．Would you please give a more detailed   ________ of the new product? (describe)

27．Drivers must remember: Drive ________. (safe)

28．It ________ (seem) too late. Let’s have a rest and work on the plan tomorrow morning, shall we?

29．The poor old man has been ____________________(die) for a long time.

四、句型转换(共6分)

Rewrite the following sentences as required. (根据所给要求完成句子，每空格限填一词)

30．Lily does her homework at home every day. (改为否定句)

Lily______ ______ her homework at home every day.

31．We have already finished our homework. （改为一般疑问句）

________ you finished your homework ________?

32．I have two aunts in Beijing. （对划线部分提问）

________ ________ aunts do you have in Beijing?

33．Mike would like to drink a cup of coffee after dinner. （保持句意不变）

Mike ________ ________ drink a cup of coffee after dinner.

34．It takes Alice about an hour to draw the picture.（对划线部分提问）

______ ______does it take Alice to draw the picture?

35．We will take a bus to Shanghai Disneyland this Sunday. (保持句意不变)

We will go to Shanghai Disneyland ______ ______ this Sunday.

五、阅读单选(共12分)

Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets(布景) in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA．

A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories, Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty, which have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.

But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

36．From the passage, we know Universal Studios is _________.

A．a very large park B．a busy London street

C．a famous movie company D．an old Hollywood movie

37．Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be in _________.

A．confidence B．costs C．ideas D．confidence, costs and ideas

38．__________, so the movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before.

A．Young people don’t go to movie theatres any more

B．There is strong competition from other states

C．The movie companies are in need of young stars

D．The state hasn’t put a development plan into action

39．Which of the following seems to be a threat (威胁) to Hollywood?

A．The use of modern cameras and other equipment

B．The interest of middle-aged film stars

C．The making of TV series like Dynasty

D．The expensively made copies of scenes

40．Besides Hollywood, _____________ is the most important new center for making big films.

A．Florida B．Texas C．New York D．Washington

41．What can we learn about “soap operas” from the passage?

A．They are teenagers’ favourites. B．They are much more expensive.

C．They are less attractive. D．They are cheaper and easier to make.

六、完形填空(共20分)

(本题20分)Different countries have different customs to celebrate their New Year.

In England, the family must have something left at home, like some meat in the kitchen. They believe that they will be poor in the next year if there is _____42_____ left. Britain also has a New Year “well water (打井水)” custom. People try to be the _____43_____ to get water from the well. Anyone who gets the water the most quickly will be a happy person.

In Spain, parents will _____44_____ all requests of their children. They think the coming year will be bad if their children fight or cry on New Year’s Day. _____45_____ , most Spanish people like to carry a gold or a coin for good luck.

Do you greet _____46_____ on New Year’s Day? In Belgium, the first thing is to say greetings to their animals, like their cows and dogs.

In Germany, people like to climb _____47_____ their chairs just before midnight on New Year’s Eve. _____48_____ the bell rings, they will jump out of their chairs and throw a heavy object behind the chair. That means they _____49_____ last year’s bad luck and jump into the New Year.

France has a quite different custom. People think the _____50_____ on New Year’s Day is very important. The weather of New Year’s Day is a _____51_____ of the new year. There is a saying: East wind, fruits harvest (丰收) year. North wind, a short harvest year.

Whatever activities they do, they have one thing in common. All of them wish to be better and happier in the coming year.

42．A．something B．anything C．nothing

43．A．first B．second C．last

44．A．repeat B．receive C．meet

45．A．However B．What’s more C．Instead

46．A．animals B．families C．relatives

47．A．down from B．into C．out of

48．A．Before B．Since C．As soon as

49．A．throw away B．run away C．give away

50．A．fruit B．weather C．food

51．A．secret B．sign C．notice

七、短文首字母填空(共10分)

根据上下文填写所缺单词，每空一词。

Recently, a simple sentence, “Amazing, my motherland” has become widely known in China. As we know, China has d____52____ quickly these years and it has been experiencing the rapid economic growth. Foreigners pay more a____53____ to China now.

Lily, an Australian girl, and she is studying in a university in Nanjing now. Great changes in China make her amazed. “It’s d____54____ to find jobs in Australia. I think finding jobs is easier in China than that in Australia, so I will w____55____ here after I finish my studies,” Lily said.

China makes a big contribution to world growth, and it plays an i____56____ role in the world.

八、阅读回答问题(共10分)

October 1, 2021 was the 72nd birthday of our motherland (祖国). With the first ray sunshine in the morning, the five-star red flag was rising slowly. We each were celebrating the birthday of our motherland in different ways.

The 2021 CCTV National Day Party was broadcast on the evening of the National Day, without inviting any idols (偶像), but full of excellent actors and singers. It was a prerecorded evening, with no guest presenters (客座主持人). One program by one program, it was a fast-paced evening.

I finally got my favorite actor Hu Ge. Unlike the other programs, Hu Ge didn’t perform on stage, but appeared in a micro film “Dream of Brave Hearts, Love for Our Motherland.” He played five roles in the film, and the five roles live in different times. They all have a common dream, that is, to work hard for the prosperity (繁荣) of our country!

How lucky to be born in today’s China. Here people have faith, the country has strength, and the nation has hope. I love China. Happy Birthday, My Motherland!

Answer the following questions in no more than 7 words（每题答案不超过7个单词）

57．When was the five-star red flag rising on October 1, 2021?

__________________________________________________________

58．Was the 2021 CCTV National Day Party broadcast alive on that evening?

__________________________________________________________

59．Who was the writer’s favorite actor?

__________________________________________________________

60．How many roles did Hu Ge play in a micro film?

__________________________________________________________

61．The writer feels lucky to be a Chinese. What about you? Please give one reason.

__________________________________________________________

九、书信作文(共13分)

62．(本题13分)六、书面表达

假如你是李华，2022年9月10号杭州将要举办第19届亚运会，你看到报纸上正在招募亚运会志愿者，并希望成为其中一员。请用英语给组委会写一封自荐信，描述一下你的个人情况。

1.要点：

1）你为什么要申请做志愿者；

2）你能为亚运会做什么；

3）期待入选，表达决心。

2.要求：

1）文中不要出现所在学校的校名和师生姓名；

2）词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Mr. Green,

I’m Li Hua from No. 1 Middle School. I want to be a volunteer for The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022.

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Yours,

Li Hua