1、8B U4单元提优卷一、单项选择(每小题1分，满分15分)( )1.Do you know that the UK is European country? Yes, it is also island one. A./;/ B. an; an C. a;an D.an; a ( )2.The man kept the work for hours and at last, he managed it by himself.A. doing;to finish B. to do;finishihing C. doing;finishing D.to do;to finish( )3.The p
2、lane wont take off the thick clouds move away. Lets wait patiently for the announcement from the airport. A.since B. through C. while D. until( )4.I usually drink a glass of water when I get up.This is a good as it can help your body work more smoothly. A. activity B. exercise C. hobby D. habit( )5.
3、I feel lonely but I dont know who . Why not turn to your classmates? A. to talk B. to talk about C. talks to D.to talk with( )6.Must I come back home before eight oclock, Mum? No, you . But you have to come back before ten oclock. A. mustnt B. cant C. neednt D. couldnt( )7.The wind was very strong a
4、nd the ship sailed very slowly the wind. A. for B.at C. during D. against( )8.Wow!Theres so much nice food. I really cant decide first. A. where to eat B. what to eat C. when to eat D. how to eat( )9.Although lots of planes continued the lost plane over the Pacific Ocean, there seemed no hope of fin
5、ding it. A. searching B. searched C. searching for D. searched for( )10.Would you please tell me to do with all the problems, Mr Chen? No problem. A. how B. why C. what D. which( )11.Dont try to do everything at once. Take it a bit . A. at times B. at a time C. at all times D. at that time( )12.Jim,
6、 where is your homework? You must now. Wait for a moment, Sir. A. hand on it B. hand it in C. hand in it D. hand it on( )13.Im very surprised to see a small man, my little finger. A. the same big to B. the same size of C. the same size as D. the same big as( )14.Have you read the book Harry Potter?
7、Sure. Eric is also it and we become friends because of that. A.proud of B. afraid of C. serious about D. interested in( )15.Lucy, let me help you fix your computer. . I can manage it myself. A. Thats OK B. No, thanks C. Perhaps not D. Not at all二、完形填空(每小题1分，满分10分) Two brothers decided to dig a deep
8、hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys 1 to watch. What are you doing? asked one of the 2 . We plan to dig a hole all the way through the Earth! one of the brothers answered 3 . The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all through the
9、 Earth was 4 . After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide types of insects. He removed the lid(盖子)and 5 the wonderful things to the visitors. Then he said quietly and 6 , Even if we dont dig all the way through the Earth, look at what weve found along
10、the way! Their goal was far too ambitious(有雄心的), but it did cause them 7 . And that is what a goal is 8 to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen. But not every goal will be fully achieved(实现).Not every job will end 9 . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every
11、dream will be realized. But when you fall short of aim(达不到目标)，perhaps you can say, Yes, but look at what Ive found along the way!Look at the 10 things which have come into my life because I tried to do something! It is in the digging that life is lived. And I believe it is joy in the journey, and in
12、 the end that truly matters.( )1. A. went B. ran C. stopped D. followed( )2. A. visitors B. workers C. brothers D. diggers( )3. A. angrily B. excitedly C. slowly D. luckily( )4. A. difficult B. harmful C. useless D. impossible( )5. A. showed B. threw C. gave D. offered( )6. A. comfortably B. wildly
13、C. normally D. confidently( )7. A. to dig B. digging C. doing D. to do( )8. A. against B. for C. with D. at( )9. A. easily B. obviously C. healthily D. successfully( )10.A. terrible B. sad C. romantic D. wonderful三、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分24分)ALittle Women is a novel by an American writer, which was published
14、in 1868 and 1869. The novel follows the lives of four sistersMeg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March from childhood to womanhood.These four sisters live with their mother. Meg and Jo March, the elder sisters, both work outside the home for money to support the family. Meg teaches four children in a nearby fami
15、ly, while Jo helps her grand-aunt March, who is very rich. Beth helps with the housework, and Amy attends school. Their nearest neighbour is a rich man whose orphaned grandson lives with him. The sisters introduce themselves to the handsome shy boy, Laurie, who is the age of Jo. Meg is the beautiful
16、 sister; Jo is the tomboy(假小子);Beth is the musician; and Amy is the charming artist with blonde curls. Jo is easy to get angry. One of her challenges(挑战)in growing up is to control her anger. Laurie enjoys his neighbours, joining the family often in play. His grandfather, Mr Laurence, is charmed(吸引)
17、 by Beth, and gives her the piano used by Lauries late sister.( )1 . What does Little Women tell about? A. About the lives of four sisters when they are young. B. About the lives of four sisters when they are old. C. About the lives of four sisters after they get married. D. About the lives of four
18、sisters when they grow up.( )2 .What is Amy and how does she look like? A. She is an artist and has blonde curly hair. B. She is a musician and charming. C. She is a teacher and has blonde curls. D. She is an artist and easy to get angry.B Without music, life would be a mistake, famous German philos
19、opher(哲学家)Friedrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算). For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired(解雇)over 1,000 teachers. Among them,10 percent of the teac
20、hers taught art or music，according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. Thats partly because music is not seen as a very important
21、 life skill, and it isnt tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus onsubjects that are tested more often. However, learning music is beneficial(有益的)in many ways. When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it
22、 looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time
23、. Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music:Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.( )3. In Paragraph 2, what does the underlined word them refer to(指代)? A. Public schools. B.
24、 Fired teachers. C. Parents in Chicago. D. Students in Chicago.( )4.Whats the main idea of Paragraph 4? A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music. B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds. C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playi
25、ng music. D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.( )5 .Whats the writers opinion according to this passage? A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools. C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isnt a very important life skill for us.C Superma
26、rkets only sell food before its sell-by date. So where does food past its sell-by date go? The answer is in the trash bin. Besides shops, people also cast away a lot of food when they buy too much and cant eat it up. To stop food waste, people have come up with great ideas. Take a look and try to jo
27、in the action! Set up food banks. When we have extra money, we save it in banks. This idea made people think. Could they set up banks for food? The worlds first food bank started in the US in 1967. Many other countries, including China, have caught up with this great idea. For example, Shanghai has
28、recently made a share fridge. It stores cakes and canned food donated(捐赠)from nearby markets and restaurants. Its free for anyone to enjoy. Pay as you feel. The Real Junk Food Project is a company in the UK. It says that food past its sell-by date could still be OK to eat. So they collect it from su
29、permarkets, and put it on shelves(货架)in special cafes. There, the food has no price label(标签).You can give as much money as you want. If you dont want to spend oney, you can help do some work there. There are now 125 Real Junk Food cafes worldwide. And the number s growing quickly. Buy less. When th
30、eres no food bank around, what can we do to help stop food waste? In two words:Buy less. Dining halls in more than half of US colleges are going tray-less(无托盘).It makes it harder for students to take too much. This small change brings a big difference. It reduces food waste by 25 to 30 percent, and
31、saves water and energy because there are no trays to wash.( )6.The underlined words cast away in Paragraph 1 probably mean . A. put away B. take away C. give away D. throw away( )7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article? A. People need to pay for food from share fridge. B. Dining w
32、ithout trays helps to reduce food waste and save water. C. Fifty percent of American restaurants are going tray-less. D. The food in the Real Junk Food Project is free for anyone.( )8. How does the writer organize the writing?D Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru
33、. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest(牧师)in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for anot
34、her book to read. John Medcalf, the priest, was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, fara
35、way area grow to love books, they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people. But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used Medcalf
36、 got a new idea from the barefoot(赤脚的)doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians(图书管理员)first appeared in the villages of northern Peru, almost thirty years ago. The librarians began by going from village to village，lending books to villagers. They hoped to start The Rural Library Net
37、work of Peru. At first, they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So，village elders took on the job themselves.Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The
38、barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.( )9. The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo . A. had a lot of books B. bought candles from othersC. stayed in the church D. enjoyed reading books( )10. The underlined word this in Paragraph 3 probably refers
39、 to(指) .A. to grow to love books B. to bring books to peopleC. to read and write D. to build a new library( )11. The passage doesnt mention .A. when the barefoot librarians first appearedB. who worked as village librarians at firstC. where Medcalf met Chinese barefoot doctorsD. how many village libr
40、aries Peru has today ( )12. It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that . A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardos village C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers D. the barefoot librarians are important to village lib
41、raries四、词汇检测(每小题1分，满分10分)根据所给汉语注释或通过上下文写出单词。1. I know this famous football player is from (德国).2. You should read some (评论)about the film before watching it.3. The baby likes putting his (手指)in his mouth and sucking(吮吸)them.4. It was really a joyful holiday and a meaningful (经历).5. He is a blind per
42、son. How does he (设法完成)to finish the most famous drawing?6. Weve never seen such a (极小的)butterfly before, so we cant tell its name.7.Jimmy didnt go to bed his mother came home last night.8.The bank is the supermarket, on the other side of the road.9.There is no room for you, but I can share mine wit
43、h you.10.Dont eat too many snacks, boys. They will make your uncomfortable.五、句子翻译(每小题3分，满分15分)1.那位年轻女子很焦虑，她不知道接下来该怎么办。2.幸运的是，昨晚所有人都设法逃离了大火。3.那些队员在那场激烈的比赛之后感到精疲力竭了。4.他不如以前细心了。5.互联网给这个山村的农民开启了一个全新的世界。六、阅读表达(共3小题；第1题1分；第2题2分；第3题3分，满分6分) Police arrested a 19-year-old teenager who has involved in a 4-cats-killed case in Hong Kong. The case drew the publics
