新目标英语八年级（下）Unit 7 STEP BY STEP 随堂通

一、从B栏中找出与A栏相匹配的答语。

A B

（ ）1. Whos the best student in your class？ A. Its about 1.3 billion.

（ ）2. Whats the population of China？ B. Its about eighty meters wide.

（ ）3. How wide is the river？ C. No， China is a little bigger.

（ ）4. Is the U.S. as big as China？ D. Im sure theyll succeed.

（ ）5. They never give up their dreams. E. Kim， I think.

二、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Why is the Great wall so famous？

—Because its longer than _______ wall in the world.

A. the other B. each other C. any other D. the others

（ ）2. —Which animal is the most dangerous？

—_______ I know， no other animals are more dangerous than snakes.

A. As soon as B. As far as C. As long as D. As possible as

（ ）3. —How beautiful the river is！

—Sure. There are mountains _______ it on both sides.

A. running along B. walking around

C. passing by D. looking through

（ ）4. —Dad， the wood is burning！

—Dont worry. Lets _______ it with some sand.

A. move B. cover C. cut D. throw

（ ）5. —Are this kind of lessons helpful to us？

—Of course. They teach us what to do _______ danger.

A. in the face of B. in the middle of C. at the end of D. at the age of

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Shall we _______ something _______ the party？

—No， we neednt. Dave plans everything for the party.

A. prepare； for B. sell； to C. borrow； from D. put； into

（ ）2. —Many animals sleep in the daytime and they are _______ at night.

—Thats interesting.

A. available B. alone C. awake D. afraid

（ ）3. —When will the next bus to town arrive？

—In about 10 minutes. The buses to town leave _______ 15 minutes.

A. every B. each C. any D. after

（ ）4. —My mother is the busiest person in my family.

—So is my mother. She spends much time _______， washing and cleaning.

A. to cook B. cook C. cooks D. cooking

（ ）5. —I think some animals living in the wild are in danger.

—I agree. Lots of them _______ hunger or illness.

A. die from B. argue with C. think of D. look for

二、完形填空。

It rains for four days. Mike cant go out and 1 with his friends. His parents go to work and have to leave the boy at 2 . They buy some 3 for him. But he doesnt like to read them. He stands near the 4 and looks outside （向外）.

The rain 5 this morning and Mike is happy. But its wet outside. His parents dont 6 him go out and play there. They 7 the boy to read a book when they leave. But he begins to play behind the house. At night his parents come back for dinner. His mother find the boy is very 8 .

“Oh， dear！” calls out （大叫） the woman， “Look at your 9 ！ How dirty they are！When do you see I am so dirty 10 you？”

“But I dont see you when you were young， Mum，” says the boy.

（ ）1.A. study B. talk C. play D. read

（ ）2.A. school B. store C. zoo D. home

（ ）3. A. pencils B. food C. books D. news

（ ）4. A. wall B. table C. window D. street

（ ）5. A. stops B. starts C. wants D. comes

（ ）6. A. hope B. ask C. tell D. let

（ ）7. A. ask B. take C. teacher D. think

（ ）8. A. quiet B. clever C. beautiful D. dirty

（ ）9. A. face B. eyes C. clothes D. books

（ ）10. A. for B. like C. at D. of

三、阅读理解。

A young man， who made his living by playing the drum in a band， had just married， and he and his wife were looking for somewhere to live. They saw a lot of places， but there was always something that one of them did not like about them. At last， however， they found a block of new flats which both of them really liked. However， there was still a problem of whether they should take one of the first-floor flats， which had a small garden， or one of the upstairs ones.

At last they decided on a second-floor flat—not too low down and not too high up—and moved in. After they had bought furniture， carpets， curtains， and all the rest， they gave a big party at nine one night to celebrate the setting up of their first home together.

It was a lively and noisy party， as all the hosts friends from the band came and played their instruments. The guests danced， sang and practiced on their hosts drums.

Soon after 1 a.m. in the morning the telephone rang. The hostess went to answer it in the hall， and after she had finished， she came back with a happy smile on her face and said to her husband， “That was the man who has just moved into the flat downstairs telephoning， dear. I am so glad we decided not to choose it. He says it is terribly noisy down there.”

（ ）1. What did the young man do in the band？

A. He was a singer. B. He was a pianist.

C. He was a dancer. D. He was a drummer.

（ ）2. Why did it take them a long time to find a place to live in？

A. Because the places they looked for were too old.

B. Because the people who lived there were always noisy.

C. Because it took time to find one pleasing both of them.

D. Because they didnt find one big enough for them.

（ ）3. How long did the party last？

A. More than four hours. B. Less than two hours.

C. As long as a day. D. For a whole night.

（ ）4. The hostess was happy after answering the telephone because _______.

A. someone called to say “Congratulations” to them

B. the police asked them to finish the party as soon as possible

C. the man downstairs liked the noises

D. she felt lucky to live on the second floor instead of the first floor

（ ）5. Who made the terrible noises？

A. The man downstairs who just moved in.

B. The family living on the first floor.

C. The young couple and their friends.

D. The children in the neighborhood.

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Were you fine on the top of the mountain？

—Not really. I felt it hard to _______ air there.

A. take up B. take back C. take out D. take in

（ ）2. —_______ is the Great Wall？

—Its about 8，850 kilometers long.

A. How far B. How much C. How often D. How long

（ ）3. —Why did you say America is a young country？

—Because its not _______ 300 years old.

A. just B. even C. already D. almost

（ ）4. —Can you see the _______ clouds over our heads？

—Oh， its going to rain！

A. thick B. bight C. heavy D. white

（ ）5. —How did it _______ that you made so many mistakes in your homework？

—I myself havent figured it out yet.

A. bring about B. occur to C. come about D. come across

（ ）6. —Have you _______ Sam _______ our plan？

—Not yet. Maybe he has learned about it from others.

A. asked； for B. told； about C. provided； with D. heard； from

（ ）7. —What can we do to _______ the environment？

—We can plant more trees and use less water.

A. develop B. protect C. sweep D. delete

（ ）8. —They havent seen the Bushes these days.

—They bought a new house to _______ another part of town.

A. live with B. live on C. live in D. live from

（ ）9. —Scientists believe people will live up to be 200 years old in the future.

—I dont want to live so _______.

A. far B. deep C. wide D. long

（ ）10. —Water pollution is becoming more and more serious.

—So we must _______ rubbish into the rivers and sea.

A. stop putting B. stop to put C. forget putting D. forget to put

二、完成句子， 每空一词。

1. Do you know the importance of the _______ of wild animals？

2. He is used to turning his problems into _______.

3. I guess they should put off their plan in this _______.

4. She did her best and of course get _______ at last.

5. The baby panda couldnt see well and often _______ others.

三、完形填空。

When the door of happiness closes， another opens， but often we look so long at the closed door that we dont see the one which has been 1 for us.

Its true that we dont know what weve got 2 we lose it， but its also true that we dont know whatve been missing （不见了） until it arrives.

Giving someone all your love doesnt mean theyll love you 3 . Dont expect love in return， just wait for it to 4 in their hearts.

It takes only an hour to like someone， and a day to love someone， but it takes a lifetime to

5 someone.

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to 6 them into your dreams and hug them for real！

Dream what you want to dream， go 7 you want to go， and be what you want to be because you have only one life and one 8 to do what you want to do.

The 9 future will always be based on （建立在） a forgotten past. You cant go 10 well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartache.

（ ）1. A. bought B. made C. opened D. cooked

（ ）2. A. until B. that C. after D. what

（ ）3. A. back B. again C. more D. forever

（ ）4. A. plant B. change C. compete D. grow

（ ）5. A. kill B. forget C. lose D. challenge

（ ）6. A. wake B. cut C. beat D. bring

（ ）7. A. what B. where C. when D. which

（ ）8. A. week B. way C. friend D. chance

（ ）9. A. brightest B. longest C. worst D. nearest

（ ）10. A. away B. down C. with D. on

四、阅读理解。

A young man didnt like doing anything hard and was not rich. He wasnt pleased with his life and often blamed others for his poverty （贫穷）.

An old man said to him， “You have such wealth （财富）， but why do you still blame others？”

The young man asked eagerly， “Where are they？”

“Your eyes. If you give me your eyes， I can make you get what you want.”

“No， I cant lose my eyes.”

“Well， then give your hands to me. I can exchange them with a full bag of gold.”

“No， I cant lose my hands.”

The old man finally said， “You have a pair of eyes， so you can learn. You have a pair of

hands， so you can work. Now， you see， you have such wealth！”

Born or dead， worldly wealth cant be brought or taken. The biggest and most permanent （永久的） wealth is our eyes， our hands and our health. With such wealth， we will have confidence to overcome the difficulties.

1. The young man wanted to live a rich life， but he _______ to work hard.

2. The old man would _______ the young man some gold for his eyes.

3. The young man wasnt willing to lose _______ his hands or hands to get what he wanted.

4. According to the old man， since we have eyes and hands， we can face any _______ in the world.

5. The old man was clever enough to understand the _______ of life.

五、阅读理解填词。

Techeng Island （特呈岛） lies in the southeast of Zhanjiang. The villagers there u 1 to make a living by fishing. But now， most of them make much m 2 by doing business. They believe that their island is a gift from n 3 and they give thanks to it every day. In 2003， President Hu Jintao came to v 4 the island and pointed out that the government of Zhanjiang should take the island into “a civilized new eco-tourism island （文明生态旅游新海岛）”. Since then， the island has opened a new p 5 in history.

Today， the island has become a p 6 place for tourists. It takes you about 15 minutes to get there by boat from Maxie Pier （码头）. But it is a just 8-minute boat r 7 from Zhanjiang Port Pier. In the resort （度假村）， you can not only enjoy the f 8 sights but also have a lot of interesting things to do， like walking on the beach， visiting the museum and enjoying the d 9 seafood. The best way to relax yourself is to enjoy the hot springs （温泉） there. Welcome to Techeng Island！Its a place to be w 10 its in summer or winter！

1. u__________ 2. m__________ 3. n__________ 4. v__________ 5. p__________

6. p__________ 7. r__________ 8. f__________ 9. d__________ 10. w__________