新目标英语八年级（上）Unit 1 STEP BY STEP 随堂通

[Section A]

一、根据汉语提示填写单词，补全句子。

1. Can you see a dog ________ （躺） on the ground in front of the house？

2. Many big animals walk with four ________. （脚）

3. The boy ________ （敲打） the ball so hard that it broke （碎了）.

4. Will your mother go on a vacation ________？ （她自己）

5. You may have a ________ （胃痛） if you drink too much cold water.

二、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Have you read todays newspaper？

—No， I havent. Is there ________ in it？

A. something important B. anything special

C. new anything D. special anything

（ ）2. —Believe in ________， Jack！Im sure you can make it.

—Thank you， Mum.

A. myself B. yourself C. himself D. herself

（ ）3. Oh， the food smells good. But what does it ________ like？

（ ）5. —Dad， may I have a car on my fifteenth birthday？

—Sorry， son. You arent ________ to drive a car.

A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young

（ ）6. Tom， your father is waiting ________ you at the school gate.

A. for B. at C. with D. as

（ ）7. —Are you good at swimming？

—Sure. When I swim in the river， I ________ Im a fish.

A. look like B. sound like C. feel like D. am like

（ ）8. —What about ________ a rest？

—OK！Lets go for a walk.

A. having B. to have C. have D. had

（ ）9. —Will you go to the beach for vacation？

—But I ________ if the weather is fine on that day.

A. hope B. need C. enjoy D. wonder

（ ）10. —Miss Liu is a very good teacher， do you think so？

—Yes， and do you know she made a big ________ to my life？

A. cake B. weather C. difference D. building

二、完形填空。

This week， I asked my classmates about their vacations. Here are some of their answers.

Linda 1 to Sydney， Australia. The 2 was sunny and the people 3 friendly to her. She went there by 4 and the air trip was relaxing. She went to Sydney Opera House. Its wonderful. She had a 5 vacation.

Alice went 6 her aunt. At first the weather was 7 and wet， she had to stay at the house. She watched TV 8 the TV shows were boring. Later on the weather got better. So she went shopping with her aunt. The shop assistants were all 9 and kind. She bought something nice for herself.

Peter stayed at home. First he did his homework. It was a little difficult. Then he 10 computer games. They were interesting. He thought his vacation was OK.

（ ）1. A. go B. goes C. went D. going

（ ）2. A. place B. weather C. museum D. beach

（ ）3. A. were B. was C. is D. are

（ ）4. A. bike B. train C. bus D. plane

（ ）5. A. bad B. terrible C. great D. boring

（ ）6. A. to visit B. visiting C. visited D. visits

（ ）7. A. sunny B. rainy C. windy D. wind

（ ）8. A. but B. and C. or D. with

（ ）9. A. friend B. impolite C. unfriendly D. friendly

（ ）10. A. play B. played C. listened D. wrote

三、阅读理解。

It was Marys birthday. She got a letter from her uncle. “Dear Mary，” he wrote in the letter， “Happy birthday！Im sending you some chickens. They will arrive tomorrow. I hope youll like them. Uncle Toby.”

Mary was very glad. She liked eating eggs and chicken. “I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，” she thought.

When the chickens arrived the next day， they were put in a box. Mary was very happy. She took the box from the truck （卡车） and began to carry them into her garden， but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped （扔） it.

The box fell on the ground and broke. The chickens all ran out. They ran here and there. Mary spent hours trying to find them.

A few days later her uncle came. He asked， “Did the chickens arrive safely （安全地）？”

“Yes， but I dropped the box. It broke open and the chickens ran everywhere. It took me the whole morning to look for them，” Mary said.

“Did you find them all？” asked her uncle. “I hope so，” Mary answered， “but I only caught eleven of them.”

“Thats very interesting. I only sent you six，” her uncle said with a smile.

A. seem B. sound C. taste D. feel

（ ）4. The Great Wall is ________ famous ________ lots of visitors all over the world come to visit it every year.

A. so； that B. such； that C. enough； that D. very； that

（ ）5. —Im going to spend my summer holiday in Hawaii.

—What a lucky boy！ ________ And dont forget to send me a postcard.

A. That sounds good. B. Can I go with you？

C. Good luck！ D. Have a good time！

[Section B]

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Did you have a good time on your vacation？

—Not really. We didnt get to the top of the mountain ________ the bad weather.

A. so B. because of C. because D. but

（ ）2. —Are there any oranges in the bag？

—Yes. But only ________.

A. few B. a little C. a few D. little

（ ）3. My sister is thirteen years old. She can look after ________.

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

（ ）4. The book is quite ________. I feel ________.

A. boring； boring B. bored； boring C. boring； bored D. bored； bored

（ ）1. Mary _______ on her birthday.

A. had a party B. got a letter from her uncle

C. had a big dinner D. got some toys

（ ）2. The chickens that her uncle sent them _______.

A. were cooked B. came by truck C. were very expensive D. all flew away （ ）3. Why did Mary drop the box？

A. Because she didnt like the present.

B. Because the box was too heavy.

C. Because she wanted to break the box.

D. Because she couldnt wait to look at her present.

（ ）4. What did Mary do after she dropped the box？

A. She didnt know what to do. B. She called her uncle.

C. She looked for chickens everywhere. D. She bought some other chickens.

（ ）5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE？

A. Mary only got some chickens for her birthday.

B. The chickens arrived on Marys birthday.

C. Marys uncle forgot how many chickens he had sent.

D. Mary spent a long time looking for the chickens.

[Self Check]

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. There is ________ with my computer. Can you help me mend it？

A. nothing wrong B. anything wrong

C. something wrong D. wrong something

（ ）2. —Steven， can you help me buy some meat？

—________， I like shopping.

A. Thats right B. Its right

C. Of course D. Youre welcome

（ ）3. —I am ________. May I have something to eat？

—OK. Here is some bread.

A. thirsty B. hungry C. tired D. sleepy

（ ）4. —How about you？

—I ________ very tired after running.

A. felt B. tasted C. smelt D. sounded

（ ）5. —How was your English study in the ________ week？

—I really worked hard at it and Im doing better at it now.

A. next B. past C. near D. far

（ ）6. —We can see many ________ in this mountain village.

—The children also have their new school.

A. friends B. places C. buildings D. people

（ ）7. —Must I stay at home today， Mum？

—Yes， you have to. You see， it is raining so ________ outside.

A. hard B. hardly C. quick D. quickly

（ ）8. —Did you do anything interesting last weekend？

—Sure. I visited many places and ________ western food.

A. tried B. found C. decided D. liked

（ ）9. —Will we finish the work soon？

—No， we have to work for ________ two hours.

A. other B. another C. others D. the other

（ ）10. —When did Rick ________ school this morning？

—At about eight.

A. get at B. get in C. arrive in D. arrive at

二、完形填空。

John is a famous writer now. But he said that he was not a 1 student when he was young. He was often late for 2 and didnt like doing his homework. Sometimes， he 3 in class while the teacher was teaching. He didnt understand （明白，懂得） much， but he always thought he understood 4 . One day the teacher 5 the students a question， “When Jack was ten years old， his brother Bob was twenty. Jack is fifteen now and 6 is his brother Bob？” John said， “Thats easy. Bob is twice （两倍） as old as Jack， so he is now thirty.”

7 time， the teacher in a science class asked， “When it thunders （打雷）， 8 do we always see the light （光） before we 9 the sound （声音）？” “But， Miss，” said John quickly， “dont you 10 our eyes are in front of our ears？”

（ ）1. A. good B. tall C. rich D. fat

（ ）2. A. sleep B. lunch C. class D. play

（ ）3. A. slept B. learned C. heard D. sat

（ ）4. A. nothing B. something C. anybody D. everything

（ ）5. A. gave B. asked C. told D. found

（ ）6. A. how many B. how old C. what D. who

（ ）7. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Some

（ ）8. A. what B. when C. where D. why

（ ）9. A. break B. make C. hear D. smell

（ ）10. A. read B. hope C. study D. know

三、阅读理解。

It was Jimmys birthday， and he was five years old. He got a lot of nice presents （礼物） from his family and one of them was a beautiful drum.

“Who gave him that thing？” Jimmys father asked when he saw it. “His grandfather did，” answered Jimmys mother. Of course Jimmy liked his drum very much. He made a terrible noise with it. But his father didnt mind. He was working during the day and Jimmy was already in bed when he got home in the evening， so he couldnt hear the noise.

But one of the neighbors didnt like noise at all， so a few days later， she took a sharp knife and went to Jimmys house while he was hitting （击打） his drum. She said to him， “Hello， Jimmy， do you know there is something very nice inside your drum？ Here is a knife. Open the drum and lets find it.”

1. Jimmy received a ________ on his ________ birthday.

2. When Jimmy played his drum， he made a ________ ________.

3. Jimmys father works during the day and get home ________ ________ ________.

4. One day， one of his neighbors gave him a _________.

5. His neighbor wanted Jimmy to _______ the drum.

四、阅读理解填词。

Dear Mother，

Im writing to you from our hotel at Sun Beach. Ralph and I are on v 1 with our children for a few days. Were e 2 we can go sightseeing here， but to tell you the truth （事实）， were having a few problems.

The w 3 isnt very good. In fact， its cold and cloudy. Right now Im looking out of the w 4 and its raining cats and dogs. The children arent very happy. They are having a terrible t 5 . Right now theyre s 6 on the bed， playing cards and watching TV. The restaurants here are e 7 ， and the food isnt very good. Ralph is at the doctors office now. Hes having a p 8 with his stomach.

All the other hotels here are beautiful and new. Our hotel is u 9 ， and its very， very old. As you can s 10 ， mother， were having a few problems here at Sun Beach， but were happy. Were happy to be on vacations and were happy to be together.

See you soon.

Love，

Ethel

1. v________ 2. e________ 3. w________ 4. w________ 5. t________

6. s________ 7. e________ 8. p________ 9. u________ 10. s________