Unit 8 跟踪导练

第一课时（Section A 1a—2d）

单词拼写

根据汉语提示，用单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

1. We spent a week on the ____ （岛） of Bali.

2. I like to read the ____ （名著）.

3. Copy this ____ （页） in your notebook.

4. We must ____ （赶快） if we want to catch the last train.

5. The results are ____ （预期的） at the end of the month.

阅读理解

My work allows me to live in different countries. Reading books helps me to keep in touch with my friends and family， and my home country， the UK. Here are just some books that I read a lot.

Daddy Long Legs

This book follows the story of a young girl Judy， as she goes to university and gets lots of new experiences. This book always reminds me of my mother， because she used to read it to me when I was ill in bed.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

This is a science fiction book about a mans adventures （冒险） in space. It is really creative and has a very British sense of humor （幽默感）. For this reason， it might be a bit difficult for foreigners to understand， but when I read it， I feel a strong connection to my home. When I worked in Japan and the USA， the book was by my side.

Harry Potter

Im sure many of you know Harry Potter books！ I have read them many times since primary school. I really get lost in the stories. These days Im reading them again in Germany.

The Railway Children

This was one of my favorite books. It was a gift for my 13th birthday from my best friend， so it still strongly reminds me of my childhood. It follows three children and their adventures next to a railway （鐵路）.

（ ） 1. Where is the writer from？

A. Germany. B. Japan. C. The UK. D. The USA.

（ ） 2. Daddy Long Legs makes the writer think of his

____ .

A. friend B. mother

C. home country D. primary school

（ ） 3. What does the writer think of The Hitchhikers

Guide to the Galaxy？

A. Simple and fun.

B. Fun and creative.

C. Difficult to understand.

D. Important to British people.

（ ） 4. What is the writer reading these days？

A. Harry Potter.

B. Daddy Long legs.

C. The Railway Children.

D. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

（ ） 5. Why does The Railway Children make the writer think

of his childhood？

A. He often read it when he was 13 years old.

B. His best friend gave it to him as a birthday gift.

C. He spent most of his childhood next to a railway.

D. His mother used to read it to him when he was ill.

第二课时（Section A 3a—3c）

单词拼写

根据句意和首字母提示完成句子。

1. The computer is now a very useful t____ for the family doctors.

2. He got a good m____ in the English test.

3. We went for a walk along the s____ .

4. She had her back t____ me.

5. We made the journey by l____ ， though flying would

have been cheaper.

补全对话（有两项多余）

A： Hi， Robert. What are you doing？

B：

A： Oh， Tom Sawyer. This is the book our teacher asked

us to read last month.

B： Right.

A： Yes， I have already finished reading it.

B：  I have just finished reading half of it. I

think it is really interesting.

A： Yes. Most of our classmates like it very much.

B：

A： No， I havent. But I have done the most difficult

part of the book report.

B： How great you are！  We must finish the book

report in a week.

A. You are so fast.

B. I think I should hurry up.

C. I am reading Tom Sawyer.

D. I would like to read the book.

E. What do you think of the book？

F. Have you finished reading it yet？

G. Have you finished the book report？

完形填空

The story of Robinson Crusoe is known all over the world. Its about the life of a  person. His name was Alexander Selkirk.

Selkirk was born in 1676 in Scotland. He liked to  by ship on the sea. When he was 28 years old， he was sailing （航行） on the Pacific Ocean. One day he found the ship was in bad . He told the captain （船長） that the ship was not  and that he wanted to get off. The captain didnt  Selkirk， so he let Selkirk get off on a small island， more than 600 kilometers from the  country， Chile.

There were no  or houses on the island. Selkirk found a cave （洞穴） as his home near the beach. He  fish and other sea animals. He often heard strange noises on the island. He was too  to leave his cave， so he always felt  and lonely.

（ ） 1. A. kind B. strong C. smart D. real

（ ） 2. A. start B. travel C. wonder D. run

（ ） 3. A. situation B. place C. condition D. weather

（ ） 4. A. safe B. good C. important D. different

（ ） 5. A. like B. protect C. tell D. change

（ ） 6. A. nicest B. biggest C. smallest D. nearest

（ ） 7. A. people B. animals C. plants D. food

（ ） 1. The book Who Moved My Cheese teaches us how

to ____ .

A. find the cheese B. face changes

C. make a better life D. do well in our study

（ ） 2. The underlined word “four” in Paragraph 3 refers to

____ .

A. cheese B. readers

C. students D. mice and little people

（ ） 3. From the story， we can know that finding more

cheese means ____ .

A. finding more food

B. making more friends

C. finding different dreams

D. feeling good about ourselves

（ ） 4. Why does Chris tell the story to his friends？

A. His friends like listening to stories.

B. He wants to help his friends out.

C. His teacher asks him to do so.

D. He likes telling stories.

（ ） 5. Which is TRUE according to the passage？

A. Most teenagers dont understand Chris story.

B. In our life， we should learn from the mice.

C. The writer of the book is from England.

D. There are three terms in every school.

第四課时（Section B 1a—2e）

用所给词的适当形式填空

1. Though he is a Chinese boy， he speaks ____ （France） very well.

2. Taishan has given us the ____ （beautiful） of nature.

3. He worked hard and finally achieved ____ （successful）.

4. I dont know how my story caused so much ____ （laugh）.

5. Guangdong lies in the ____ （south） part of China.

根据汉语提示完成句子

1. The Diaoyu Islands _______ _______ （属于） China.

2. Have you decided ______ ______ _______ _______ （买哪一本书）？

3. The book was so interesting that I couldnt ______ ______ _______ （放下来）.

4. Weve been best friends ______ ______ （自从） we first met.

5. Eric， ______ ______ （赶快）， or well be late for school.

完形填空

A young man was walking in the desert. He felt very . Just then he suddenly found a spring of delicious and clear water. The water was cool and sweet for a man who had  it for such a long time. He drank a lot， and then he  his bottle so that he could bring some back to his village and gave it to his teacher who had taught him in middle school.

After a four-day ， he gave the water to the old man. The old man took a deep drink， smiled warmly and  his student for the sweet water. The young man returned to his home with a happy heart.

Later， the teacher let another student taste the water. He spat it out （吐出） at once， saying it was . The student said the water had become bad because the bottle was too old.

The student asked his teacher， “Master， the water was bad. Why did you lie （撒谎） to him that you  it？”

The teacher replied， “You only tasted the water  I tasted the gift. The water which has been put in love and kindness is not  water.”

Nothing could be  than love.

（ ） 1. A. thirsty B. tired C. hungry D. angry

（ ） 2. A. explained B. enjoyed C. expected D. shared

（ ） 3. A. opened B. filled C. dropped D. carried

（ ） 4. A. illness B. holiday C. rest D. trip

（ ） 5. A. thanked B. cared C. paid D. waited

（ ） 6. A. wonderful B. terrible C. safe D. dangerous

（ ） 7. A. wanted B. drank C. liked D. tried

（ ） 8. A. after B. before C. because D. while

（ ） 9. A. clearly B. simply C. mostly D. truly

（ ） 10. A. sweeter B. heavier C. dearer D. cleaner

阅读理解

Li Yaotang is one of the most important and widely-read Chinese writers in the 20th century. He wrote under the pen name of Ba Jin. Ba Jin started writing his first work in the late 1920s. Li was born in Chengdu， Sichuan. He was born in a rich family. As a child， Li was taught to read and write first by his mother. In 1920， Li entered Chengdu Foreign Language School to study English. Three years later， Li moved to Shanghai and studied in Dongnan University. On February 15th， 1927， he went to Paris with his friend for further study. After returning to Shanghai in 1928， Ba Jin continued writing and working on translation （翻译）. His first novel （小说） came out in 1929. Then he wrote a lot of famous novels during ten years. Most of Ba Jins works could be easily understood by anyone with high school education， which made him one of the easiest modern Chinese writers. Ba Jin died of cancer （癌癥） in Shanghai at the age of 100. His death marked the end of a century for Chinese literature.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. When did Ba Jin start writing his first work？

________________________________________________

2. Who first taught Ba Jin to read and write when he was a

child？

________________________________________________

3. What did Ba Jin do in Chengdu Foreign Language School？

________________________________________________

4. Where did Ba Jin go in 1927？

________________________________________________

5. Why is Ba Jin still one of the easiest modern Chinese writers？

________________________________________________

第五课时（Section B 3a—Self Check）

阅读选择填空

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项。

One day， a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up a glass of water and asked the class， “”

The students answers ranged （变化） from 20g to 500g. The teacher said， “ It depends on how long you hold it. It is OK if I hold it for a minute.  You will have to call an ambulance （救护车） if I hold it for a day. It is exactly the same weight， but the longer I hold it， the heavier it becomes.”

“If we carry our burdens （负担） all the time， sooner or later， we will not be able to carry on because the burden becomes heavier.”

“What you have to do is to put the glass down. ”

We have to put down the burden sometimes， so that we can be able to carry on.

So before you return home tonight， put the burden of work down.  You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens youre having on your shoulders， let it down for a moment if you can.

A. Dont carry it back home.

B. It does not matter on the weight itself.

C. Rest for a while before holding it up again.

D. How heavy do you think this glass of water is？

E. I will have an ache in my right arm if I hold it for an

hour.

语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music （民俗音乐）. The piece which was played on the erhu especially  （touch） me. I was made  （feel） sad and upset  （strong）. The piece  （name） Erquan Yingyue. It is one of the most moving pieces of music that I  （hear）. The erhu sounded so sad  I almost cried along  it as I listened. Abing， a folk  （music）， wrote the music. He could play many musical instruments （樂器） with his fathers help. By the age of 17， he was known  his musical skills. Today， Abings Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the great Erhu masters （大师） play and praise. It has become one of Chinas national  （treasure）.

书面表达

你班下周的英语口语课要就“你最喜欢的电影或戏剧（play）”这一话题进行讨论。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文为此做准备。

提示：

1.你最喜欢的电影或戏剧是什么？

2.它主要讲述了什么？

3.它有什么特别之处或你学到了什么？

要求：词数80左右，可适当发挥。