新目标英语八年级 （下）Unit 9 STEP BY STEP 随堂通

Section A

一、从B栏中找出与A栏相匹配的答语。

A                                   B

（   ）1. Have you ever been to the Great Wall？ A. Thirty-six yuan.

（   ）2. How much is this pair of shoes？           B. Since I was 6 years old.

（   ）3. How far is it from school？                 C. No， I havent.

（   ）4. How long have you been learning English？   D. Ten minutes by bus.

（   ）5. Where is Lily？                         E. She has gone to England.

二、根据汉语提示写出单词，补全句子。

1. Can you tell me where the public _______ （厕所） are？

2. My father often _______ （鼓励） me to work hard.

3. Hubei is a _______ （省） with about 80 million people.

4. Eric has made great _______ （进步） in his math.

5. As an important city， Wuhan has a _______ （快速的） development these years.

三、根据句意填写单词，首字母已给出。

1. The old man loves living in the p_______ countryside.

2. Many foreigners are surprised at the r_______ development of China during recent years.

3. I think Yang Liwei is an u_______ person. He is the first Chinese astronaut.

4. I think the dishwasher is a wonderful _______ （invent）.

5. Would you like to come and see her _______ （perform） in the school hall tonight？

6. I went to an a_______ park with my father yesterday.

7. My grandmother likes c_______ tea sets. This is her only hobby.

8. The government and s_______ groups should help the people in need.

9. Nobody may be a p_______ person. Everyone may make mistakes.

10. Your story is really u_______. It cant be true.

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一、单项选择。

（   ）1. —The farmer grows the best flowers in town _______.

—Then I can buy some from him for Christmas.

A. all year round B. at times C. the year round D. all over

（   ）2. —Have you _______ Jin Yong？

—Yes， I have. He is a famous writer in Hong Kong.

A. thought of         B. heard of       C. thought about       D. heard from

（   ）3. —Can I go today or tomorrow？

—_______ you like.

A. However         B. Whoever       C. Wherever       D. Wheneverendprint

（   ）4. —I heard the population of India is growing very fast.

—Thats true. Itll have the _______ population in the world.

A. most             B. largest         C. smallest         D. least

（   ）5. —We have a problem _______ up these sick kids.

—Why not tell them some jokes？

A. cheering           B. cheer           C. cheered       D. to cheer

二、补全对话，每空一词。

A： Im not feeling well. I have got a cold.

B：    1    you    2    to the hospital yet？

A： Yes， I went to see Doctor Li this morning and he    3    me some medicine.

B： Have you    4    the medicine？

A： Yes， I took it just a moment ago.

B： Mr. Li is a good doctor. I think youll be all    5    soon.

A： I hope so. By the way， where is our teacher？ I have to ask for a sick leave.

B： She has    6    to the office.

三、完型填空。

After moving into a new place， the hostess was    1    her new house when there was a power cut （停电了） and all the lights went out. The hostess    2    to look for the candles. Suddenly she heard a knock （敲门声） on the door.

Opening the door， she    3    it was a small girl， who picking up her little face and asked， “Auntie， is there a candle in your    4   ？”

How so？ The first day I just moved， the    5    sent for their girl to borrow something. Werent they bullying （欺负） the newcomer？ Today I    6    them a candle and maybe they would come to borrow milk or tomatoes. No. No    7   ！So the hostess said， “Oh dear， unluckily， your aunt just    8    here and dont prepare the candles.” After that， she was about to close the door.

“Auntie， look， my mother asked for me to    9    them.” The small girl， like a magician， drew her hand from behind and held up two thick candles.

Facing the crystal-clear eyes of the girl， the hostess was shocked. She    10    her face with her hands fearing to look at the girl.

（   ）1. A. building B. selling C. visiting D. tidying

（   ）2. A. stopped       B. waited C. hoped       D. triedendprint

（   ）3. A. found     B. heard       C. agreed D. dreamed

（   ）4. A. hand     B. home   C. mind         D. book

（   ）5. A. visitor   B. magician   C. actor       D. neighbor

（   ）6. A. showed     B. lend     C. bring     D. throw

（   ）7. A. door   B. idea C. way     D. one

（   ）8. A. moved     B. stayed   C. cleaned       D. stood

（   ）9. A. see       B. study   C. send     D. teach

（   ）10. A. lost B. hid   C. covered       D. deleted

四、阅读理解。

Last fall I walked with a friend in my hometown. He was thought to be the most stupid among my childhood playmates， but now he is the boss of a big company.

When we came to a crossing， a blind man walked from another direction. Testing the road with his tool， the blind man was walking very slowly towards the road we were going to.

I chatted with my friend as we were walking. I talked about my five jobs in two years and the experiences I was still struggling （挣扎） for life now. My friend nodded and smiled， but he kept silent all along. After a while， I looked back and found the blind man had disappeared.

“Wheres the blind man？” I asked.

“He has walked so far！” said my friend with a smile.

“How can a blind man walk much faster than us？ Strange！” I said.

“Why not？ We look in all directions and walk halfheartedly （不认真地） while he is walking wholeheartedly （全心全意地），” said my friend.

Hearing this， my heart was suddenly shocked. What a simple but profound （深奥的） truth！ Just think， if I had learned a little the spirit of the blind man walking wholeheartedly， how could I be down and out now？

Although the scene has passed for one year， what my friend said keeps lingering in my ears for a long time.

（   ）1. What does the writer think of his friend？

A. He is stupid and lazy. B. He does many important things.

C. He is quiet and successful. D. He likes helping other people.

（   ）2. While the writer was walking with his friend， _______.

A. they talked about their childhood       B. they lost their way

C. a blind man walked past them         D. a blind man walked toward themendprint

（   ）3. When the writer found the blind man disappear， he felt _______.

A. uncomfortable B. uneasy     C. unfair D. unbelievable

（   ）4. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. the writer lives a simple but happy life

B. the writer is thinking about changing his job again

C. the writers friend sees things differently from him

D. the blind man knew clearly how to walk faster

（   ）5. The writer wants to tells us that _______.

A. we should do things with our whole heart

B. people shouldnt talk while they are walking

C. stupid people will become cleverer if they are blind

D. being honest is important for any job you do

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一、单项选择。

（   ）1. —I hear your father _______ to Japan once.

—Yes. He _______ there last year.

A. went; has been B. has been; went C. goes; went D. has been; has been

（   ）2. —Do you think it will be sunny tomorrow？

—_______. We can climb the mountain tomorrow.

A. I hope not     B. I hope so     C. No， it isnt     D. I dont think so

（   ）3. —Have your parents ever been to Japan？

—_______.

A. Not yet       B. No doubt     C. Not never     D. No problem

（   ）4. —I _______ French food.

—Really， what do you think of it？

A. try         B. have tried       C. was trying     D. was tried

（   ）5. —Tell us something about Canada， OK？

—Im sorry. _______ Jack _______ I have ever been there.

A. Either; or     B. Not only; but also   C. Both; and     D. Neither; nor

（   ）6. —Why are you so interested in visiting the museums？

—Because I want to _______ the history of China.

A. find out       B. look through     C. dream of     D. learn about

（   ）7. —How about watching the football match this Saturday？

—_______ people will go to watch it， too. We may have problem buying the tickets.

A. Thousands of   B. Thousand of     C. Thousands     D. Three thousands

（   ）8. —Have you _______ riding a horse in Qinghai？

—Yes， it was really exciting.

A. finished         B. minded         C. tried       D. startedendprint

（   ）9. —When shall we play these fireworks （烟火）？

—Wed better wait until its _______. Theyll look more beautiful.

A. clear           B. dark           C. open         D. bright

（   ）10. —Why cant we go to see Mr. Jackson now？

—Because he is _______ sleeping now. Hes used to having a rest at noon.

A. probably       B. must         C. already       D. never

二、完成句子，每空一词。

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1. I like living in that city， because the temperature there is almost the same _______.

2. _______， Jim works hard at school. On the other hand， he likes staying up to play computer

games.

3. What time do you usually _______ in the morning？

4. Every year _______ people visit the Palace Museum.

5. Do you know how to _______ a tent？

三、完型填空。

Camels （骆驼） certainly like eating green grass， not dry grass. But strangely camels always keep looking for dry grass until their stomachs are    1    up.

A classmate of mine whose home is on the edge of Turpan Basin （吐鲁番盆地） in Xinjiang

2    me his family has two camels. He said you couldnt    3    how much a camel can eat， for it can slowly swallow （吞下） twenty kilos of hay （干草）.

I asked the classmate    4    camels eat hay， not grass. He said the camel is a kind of animal with a very    5    sense of suffering （忧患意识）， fearing its master letting it travel through the desert the next day， and the hay in its    6    is more hunger-resistant than green grass.

The camel has the best endurance （耐力）. People， however， only see a camels outstanding

performance， but few    7    about its preparation for this.

My classmate said an old camel knows its masters    8   . Before the journey， it will swallow the hay all the night and drink    9    water， and then wait for the first light of morning.

Life， like a camel traveling through the desert，    10    enough preparation， but not everyone can understand it.

（   ）1. A. made B. put C. cut D. filled

（   ）2. A. told         B. taught C. answered D. reminded

（   ）3. A. stop           B. imagine   C. wait D. rememberendprint

（   ）4. A. how     B. if   C. why         D. when

（   ）5. A. strong   B. poor   C. heavy       D. silly

（   ）6. A. hand B. stomach   C. life     D. mouth

（   ）7. A. care   B. tell C. know     D. think

（   ）8. A. advice     B. friends   C. hobbies   D. mind

（   ）9. A. enough   B. plenty   C. less     D. only

（   ）10. A. has         B. likes   C. needs         D. takes

四、阅读理解。

There was once a wise old woman who lived back in the hills. All the children used to come back and ask her questions. She always gave the right answers.

There was a naughty little boy among the children. One day he caught a tiny bird and held it in his cupped hands. Then he gathered his friends around. He said， “Lets trick the old woman.

Ill ask her what Im holding in my hands. Of course， shell answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask her if the bird is living or dead. If she says the bird is dead， Ill open my hands and let the bird fly away. If she says the bird is alive， Ill quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Either way， shell be wrong.”

The children agreed that this was a clever plan. Up the hill they went to the old womans house.

“Granny， we have a question for you，” they all shouted.

“Whats in my hands？” asked the little boy.

“Well， it must be a bird，” replied the old woman.

“But is it living or dead？” demanded the excited boy.

The old woman thought for a moment and then replied， “It is as you will， my child.”

根据短文内容回答问题。

1. The old woman could answer all the childrens _______ because she was wise.

2. One day a naughty boy wanted to _______ _______ _______ on the old woman.

3. The little bird was _______ when the boys took it to the old woman.

4. The naughty boy thought his plan was _______.

5. The boys _______ to make his plan work.

五、阅读理解填词。

One day， a young man was writing a letter to his girlfriend who lived just a few miles away in a n   1    town. Among other things， he was telling her how much he loved her and how w   2    he thought she was. The more he wrote， the more poetic （富有诗意的） he b   3   . Finally， he said in order to be with her， he would suffer （遭受） the greatest difficulties， he would f   4    the greatest dangers that anyone could imagine. In fact， to s   5    only one minute with her， he would climbed the highest mountain in the world， he would swim a   6    the widest river， he would enter the deepest forest and with his bare （一无所有的） hands to f   7    against the most dangerous animals.

He finished the letter， wrote down his name， and then suddenly r   8    that he had forgotten to mention something quite i   9   . So， in a postscript （附言） below his name， he added， “By the way， Ill be s   10    to see you on Wednesday night... if it doesnt rain.”

1. n__________ 2. w__________ 3. b__________ 4. f__________ 5. s__________

6. a__________ 7. f__________   8. r__________     9. i__________   10. s__________endprint