Unit 8 STEP BY STEP 随堂通

一、從B栏中找出与A栏相匹配的答语。

A B

（ ）1. Has she finished the report？ A. Its wonderful.

（ ）2. Whats the movie like？ B. Not yet.

（ ）3. What do you think of the book？ C. Yes， she did.

（ ）4. Did Alice come back from Shanghai？ D. Nobody except Rick.

（ ）5. Who else swam in the river？ E. I love to read it very much.

二、单项选择。

（ ）1. It is _______ to finish reading the book in two days.

A. easy B. impossible C. ready D. early

（ ）2. —What will our life be like in 20 years？

—If we work hard， our future will be _______ hope.

A. because of B. full of C. instead of D. proud of

（ ）3. —Can I buy a newspaper over there？ Ill be back soon.

—_______！The train is coming！

A. Wake up B. Get up C. Turn up D. Hurry up

（ ）4. —I have finished reading Robinson Crusoe _______， how about you？

—I havent begun to read it _______.

A. already； already B. yet； yet C. yet； already D. already； yet

（ ）5. —Have you ever _______ to a zoo？

—Yes， but only once.

A. gone B. been C. visited D. seen

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. —How was Franks speech yesterday？

—He had a great _______ in the competition.

A. succeed B. success C. successful D. successfully

（ ）2. —I dont know your friend. Can you _______ her to me？

—Sure， with pleasure.

A. introduce B. lead C. let D. meet

（ ）3. —Who does this schoolbag _______？

—It must be Lindas. She bought one like this last week.

A. add to B. belong to C. due to D. lead to

（ ）4. —This restaurant _______ pop music all the time.

—I cant stand it when I am eating. I like to be quiet.

A. shows B. sings C. plays D. beats

（ ）5. —When do you _______ in the morning？

—I set my alarm clock at seven， but I get up ten minutes later.

A. clean up B. call up C. take up D. wake up

二、完形填空。

About 2：00 a.m. on Monday， a police officer was hit by an SUV on the highway. The officer was thrown about 10 feet before falling onto the 1 . When the accident happened， the officer was helping a driver whose car was 2 on the highway.

The police officer was 3 hurt and was sent to a nearby hospital. The driver drove his SUV very fast and it 4 into two cars which parked on the one 5 of the highway， and one of them was the police car. Luckily， the driver of the broken car was unhurt.

The SUV turned 6 over. The driver climbed out of the SUV and took off， running to

7 for help. Another police car was not far away at that time. The police 8 the driver quickly. He was charged （控告） with drunk driving.

“What can we do？” said a policeman. “There are a lot more drunk drivers out there every night than there are 9 . The only time we can get them off the streets for good is when they kill someone. I hope someone can invent a device （装置） to help find out whether a driver is drunk or not before he 10 an accident.”

（ ）1. A. ground B. floors C. bed D. hill

（ ）2. A. tired B. broken C. lost D. hurt

（ ）3. A. heavily B. loudly C. badly D. simply

（ ）4. A. ran B. walked C. looked D. poured

（ ）5. A. end B. side C. top D. area

（ ）6. A. recently B. slowly C. clearly D. completely

（ ）7. A. ask B. thank C. care D. think

（ ）8. A. took B. shot C. caught D. met

（ ）9. A. doctors B. accidents C. cars D. police

（ ）10. A. makes B. happens C. protects D. causes

三、阅读理解。

Once I sent off a friend to the train station. We called a taxi and put several heavy suitcases in the trunk （后備箱）. Getting off， a middleaged man leaning （靠） on a walking stick opened the door for us. After that， he reached out a small dirty pot to us， in the pot were some coins.

I asked the friend if she had some changes. She shook her head. I had to give ten yuan note to him which I planned to buy some fruit for my parents. He kept jerking （猛推） the small pot， as if he received so much money for the first time.

Not caring， we went straight to the trunk to fetch the suitcases. My friend took out one suitcase with all her might. Just as she was about to pick up another， a dark large hand reached in. “Let me do it！” He picked up the suitcase and insisted on （坚持） carrying it for us to the station entrance. “No， thank you. Youre also inconvenient （不方便）！” My friend and I didnt give the heart. “No， I must send you off！” He limped （跛着走） towards the station， his left hand leaning on the walking stick and his right hand carrying the large suitcase.

（ ）1. The writer went to the train station _______.

A. to meet his friend B. to see his friend off

C. to have a trip with his friend D. to visit the train station with his friend

（ ）2. Why did the writer give the man a ten yuan note？

A. Because he was rich. B. Because he wanted to show pity on him.

C. Because there were no changes on him.

D. Because the man would help him to carry the suitcases.

（ ）3. The underlined sentence “My friend and I didnt give the heart.” means _______.

A. my friend and I werent willing to allow the man touch our suitcase

B. my friend and I didnt agree with each other

C. my friend and I didnt know about his plan

D. my friend and I wouldnt accept his help

（ ）4. The man insisted on carrying the suitcase for them， which showed that _______.

A. he wouldnt accept so much money from them

B. he wanted to express his thanks

C. he was strong though he had a bad leg

D. he could live by working hard

（ ）5. Which is NOT TRUE about the man？

A. He wanted to pay back for what he had got.

B. He was poor but should be looked up to.

C. He was unable to do things for others.

D. He was disabled and wanted to be helpful.

一、單项选择。

（ ）1. —What do you think of the movie？

—Its great. It is so interesting that _______ people have seen it in the past few days.

A. two million B. two millions C. two million of D. two millions of

（ ）2. —_______ has he stayed in the summer camp？

—For a week.

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How many

（ ）3. —Your parents look unhappy.

—Maybe they _______ I didnt do my homework yesterday.

A. knew B. have known C. must know D. will know

（ ）4. —These farmers have been to the United States.

—Really？ When _______ there？

A. will they go B. did they go C. do they go D. have they gone （ ）5. —Whats your dream？

—I want to be a famous basketball player when I _______.

A. make up B. give up C. wake up D. grow up

（ ）6. —Will you _______ clean your bedroom， Jenny？

—Ive cleaned it and made my bed， too.

A. at least B. more than C. instead of D. at most

（ ）7. —Where has Sarah gone on vacation？

—She has gone _______ with her family.

A. home B. alone C. abroad D. back

（ ）8. —When did you _______ see this movie？

—I saw it in 1999， and then I saw it again in September last year.

A. first B. next C. last D. finally

（ ）9. —Does Jack know he should spend more time on studies？

—Yes， he _______ understand the importance of study.

A. came to B. arrived to C. wanted to D. forgot to

（ ）10. —Is China the _______ of the tea？

—Yes， China is the first country to make tea.

A. tradition B. town C. world D. home

二、完成句子， 每空一词。

1. Lets _______！Were going to be late for the meeting.

2. I am too tired. I want to _______ these heavy bags and have a rest.

3. —Can I borrow your dictionary？

—Sure. Here you are. But you have to _______ it _______ next Friday.

4. Smoking is bad for your health. You should _______ it _______.

5. It will take you _______ 10 minutes to get there.

三、完形填空。

One rainy Saturday afternoon， Nancy and Smith were 1 what to do， when suddenly Smith had an idea.

“I know，” he said enthusiastically （熱心地）， “Ill take you to a 2 my father used to take me to when I was a boy. Now， dont ask questions， just get your umbrella and get into the car.”

Half an hour later they stopped 3 a large building and Nancy laughed.

“Oh， its the waxworks （蜡像） 4 . Do you know Ive never been here before？”

And Smith said， “Oh， we used to come here often when I was little. There used to be a lot of 5 people inside， all made of wax （蜡）， but I suppose theyve changed most of them now.”

While Smith was buying the tickets at the paydesk， Nancy 6 round.

“Did your mother use to come， too？” she asked.

“Not very often，” Smith told her， “She used to stay at home and look after 7 . Come on， up these stairs （楼梯）.”

At the 8 of the stairs stood a girl， holding some catalogues. Nancy went up to her， opening her handbag， while Smith was 9 her.

“How much are the catalogues， please？” Nancy asked， but the girl didnt answer. And she didnt 10 that she had been talking to a waxwork until she heard Smith laughing behind her.

（ ）1. A. guessing B. waiting C. advising D. wondering

（ ）2. A. library B. factory C. place D. city

（ ）3. A. outside B. over C. behind D. inside

（ ）4. A. movie B. lesson C. show D. history

（ ）5. A. poor B. real C. fresh D. famous

（ ）6. A. looked B. drove C. shop D. travel

（ ）7. A. pigs B. babies C. farms D. birds

（ ）8. A. part B. front C. top D. foot

（ ）9. A. visiting B. watching C. helping D. calling

（ ）10. A. notice B. understand C. reminded D. realized

四、阅读理解。

In front of my daughter， Shelly， was a bowl filled with cabbage. She hated cabbage. She sat there with tears in her eyes.

“Shelly， my dear， why dont you eat a little？ If not， your mum will shout at us.”

Shelly didnt feel happy， “OK， Dad. I will eat， just a little，” Then Shelly said， “Dad， if I eat it all， will you give me what I want？”

“Yes.” Slowly she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish all the food in the bowl. Then she came up to me and said， “Dad， I want to have my hair cut off！”

“Shelly， why dont you ask for something else？ If we see your head like that， well feel very sad，” I said.

“But Dad， you promised！Now youre going back on your words.”

I had to keep my promise. Shelly had all her hair cut off. She smiled.

On Monday morning， I took Shelly to school. Just when I arrived， a boy got out of a car and shouted， “Shelly， please wait for me！”

Guess what？ The boy had no hair， either.

“Sir， your daughter is great！” a man got out of the car and said， “This boy is my son， Harish. He has cancer （癌癥）. He lost his hair when he got ill. Shelly cut hers off so Harish felt less different. She is a special girl.”

I stood for a while， “My little daughter， you teach me how real love is！”

1. The writer wanted his _______ to eat some cabbage.

2. If Shelly didnt eat the cabbage， her mother would be _______ with her.

3. Shelly was _______ that she had all her hair cut off.

4. On Monday morning， Shelly and Harish almost came to school at the same _______.

5. Shelly cut all her hair in order to show her _______ to the boy who had cancer.

五、阅读理解填词。

A young American entered a British train， but only to discover that all seats were t 1 ， including one on which was seated a small dog. Its owner was a middleaged lady w 2 a large hat. He said to her p 3 ， “Excuse me， madam， but may I sit down？”

She said nothing， but turned over the p 4 of her newspaper.

Again he said， “Excuse me， madam， but may I have this s 5 ， please？” And again she made no r 6 .

For a t 7 time the young American said， “Madam， would you please put away your dog so that I may sit down？”

And for that time the woman seemed not to hear him at all， so he opened a window， p 8 up the dog， threw it out， and then sat on the e 9 seat.

It was completely silent in the train， and then an Englishman sitting opposite said， “You know， you Americans are the strangest people. You drive on the wrong s 10 of the road. You eat with the fork in the wrong hand， you name the floors in the wrong numbers， and now youve just thrown the wrong dog out of the window！”

1. t__________ 2. w__________ 3. p__________ 4. p__________ 5. s__________

6. r__________ 7. t__________ 8. p__________ 9. e__________ 10. s__________