Unit 8 My Country and English-speaking Countries
单元自测
根据句意完成下列不完整的单词，首字母已给出
My f__________ animal is dogs.
–What day is it?
--It’s W________.
is far f______ .
North p______ up on a map.
We are Chinese. We speak C________.
The c_______ of is .
–What is this?
--Sorry, I don’t k_____.
The p______ of is Bush (布什) now.
’s f______ has a leaf. It is red.
is s_______ of .
II.根据句意选择括号中适当的词填空
--_________ (When, What) is the Spring Festival?
--It’s February second.
His brother wants _______ (play, to play) soccer.
This is a map _______ (in, of) .
On a map, west points _______ (left, west).
That is _______ (for, in) .
The flag of the has _______ (star, stars) and ________ (strips, stripes).
They live in _______ (English, ) and they speak ________ (English, ).
September is the _______ (nine, ninth) month of the year.
The people ________ (speak, say) English in .
A lot of _______ (leafs, leaves) on the tree.
III. 用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
--______ ________ is it?
--It is Friday.
--______ is Children’s Day?
--It is June 1.
--________ ______ are these cars?
--________ _______ black and white.
--________ is ?
--It is southeast of .
--_______ _______ ______ the capital city of ?
--Yes, I know. It is .
--________ _______ you speak in ?
--I speak Chinese and English.
--______ ______ his father live?
--He _______ in .
--______ is the weather today?
--_______ ______ sunny.
VI. 选择填空
Today is June _______.
A. twelve B. twelveth C. twelfth
My brother wants _______ a teacher.
A. is B. to is C. to be
–Where _______ your from?
--Lucy ______ from and I ________ from .
A. are…is…is B. are…is…am C. are…are…am
Hamburgers, French fries are _______ food.
A. Chinese B. Western C. Eastern
A lot of ______ ______ in the restaurant.
A. food is B. foods are C. foods is
My good friend is _______ English-speaking country.
A. on B. at C. front
South points ______ on a map.
A. left B. down C. up
I know Tom and Jenny ______ in the U. K., but Jenny ______ French.
A. lives…speak B. live…speak C. live…speak
My clothes are ______ my brother’s.
A. same B. same as C. the same as
--______ milk do you want?
--A little.
A. How much B. How many C. How
VI. 连词成句
play, our, to, school, basketball, they, in, want
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2. fruit, of, eats, lot, Tom, a, good
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3. favourite, soccer, my, is, sport
______________________________________________________
4. store, west, school, of, our, the, is
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from, is, , , far
____________________________________________
the, look, a, map, let’s, of, at, world
__________________________________________
capital, the, of, , city, is,
_________________________________________
famous,father, know, businessman, I, is, a, his
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the, white, of, the , and red, is, flag, blue
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are, you, what, do, the, colour, know, flowers(?)
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VI．将下列划线部分词组英汉互译
The restaurant is near my home. _______________________________________
The old man is from . ___________________________________________
This is a map of our country. ___________________________________________________
Kings and queens live in palace. ___________________________________________
5. What are those in French? _________________________________________________
教师节是什么时侯？
_______ _______ the Teachers’ Day?
7.红色是我最爱的颜色。
Red is _____ _____ _____.
8. 我的妹妹想去公园。
My sister ______ ______ _______ _______ the park.
哪个国家在中国的西部？
What country is ______ ______ _______?
10. 你知道英国国旗是什么颜色的吗？
_______ ______ _______ what colour _______ _______ _______ ______?
11.我的电脑和杰克的一样。
My computer is _______ ________ _______ Jack’s.
12. 美国的首都是华盛顿而不是纽约。
________ ________ _______ of is . D. C. _______ ________ .
13. 请看书。
Please ________ ________ ________ _________.
14. 我知道他们在中国说英语。
________ _______ they ________ _______ in .
15. 我们学校有许多学生和老师。
Our school has ________ _______ ________ students and teachers.
VIII. 阅读理解
Schools in the U. S.
Schools in the are a little different from schools in . Usually, there is no school uniform. In many Chinese schools, students have school uniforms. Classes starts t 8:30 each morning and the school day ends at 3:30 or 4 o’clock in the U, S, and in China, classes usually start at 8:00 in the morning and the school day ends at 5:30 in the afternoon. Students have one hour for lunch and two 20-minute breaks each day in one break is in the morning, the other is in the afternoon. In , students have two hours break during lunchtime and ten minutes break for each class period. In U. S. students often go to the school cafeteria at lunchtime or at break. They buy snacks and drinks there. The most popular after school activities are baseball, football and basketball.
根据上面文章的内容 判断下列句子的正误。（正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”）
Students do not usually wear school uniform in U. S.
Students do not have a break in the morning in U. S.
The school cafeteria sells food to students in
Baseball is not a popular after-school activity in U. S.
(B)
John is an American boy. His father is in mow. John likes chocolates very much. But his mother doesn’t give him. They are not good for him, she thinks. But John has a very nice uncle. The old man loves him very much, and sometimes he buys John some chocolates. Then his mother lets him eat them. She wants to make the old man happy. One Sunday evening he says in his room, “ Please, God make them give me a big box of chocolates tomorrow it’s my eighth birthday.” His mother says, “ God can’t hear you, my boy.” “ I know, but my uncle is in the next room, and he can hear.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳的一种答案
John likes ________ very much.
A. reading books B. eating C. chocolate
What day is John’s birthday? On __________.
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday
Where’s John’s uncle on that day? ____________.
A. In the factory B. On a farm C. In the next room
IX. 完形填空
Dick works in a factory. It is far ___1___ his home. Every day he ___2___ to work in the morning and back home in the evening. One day, he came back home late and didn’t look ___3___. His wife saw his __4___, and asked him, “Why aren’t you happy? Are you not ___5___, dear?”
“Yes, I’m quite well. But I’m very angry __6__ the bus ticket was three pence last week. But today it is two only.”
“That’s __7__.” His wife said, “The bus ticket is cheaper now. You __8_____save two pence every day. “But Dick said. “No, you’re a fool. I walk to work and back home every day. ___9____ I saved six pence every day, but now I have two pence ___10___.
A. to B. at C. from D. away
A. rides B. drives C. runs D. walks
A. sorry B. happy C. strong D. ill
A. bag B. hand C. face D. bus
A. well B. hungry C. full D. empty
A. so B. or C. and D. because
A. bad B. wrong C. right D. good
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. must
A. Next week B. Last week C. Yesterday D. Today
A. less B. more C. many D. much
X. 读读下面这段对话，体验一下这种交流活动，然后将代表下列句子的字母序号填在相应的横线上，补全下面的对话
A: Hi, please look at the photo! It’s my new photo.
B: Oh, it’s so beautiful! ______
A: It is .
B: Great! ________
A: She is my good friend. Her name is Fanny.
B: Fanny? A good name. ______
A: Oh, shi is from U. K.. but now shi is in .
B: ? My uncle is there too. _______
A: No. She lives in a town. I think it’s far from .
B: I see. _______
A: Yes, she is. She is in a middle school, just like me.
B: Me, too!
Where is she from? B. Is she a student? C. Who is the girl? D. Where is it? E. Is her home near ?
XI. 写作
假如你作为我们学校的代表，应邀前往美国（或英国、加拿大、澳大利亚）的中学参观学习，在欢迎会上，你需要用英文介绍我们中国的基本情况。面对这样的机遇和挑战，你准备怎样介绍呢？请根据提示写一段介绍我们中国的文章。（开头已给出）
参考词汇：Asia（亚洲） history（历史） beautiful（漂亮的） the Summer Palace（颐和园） the Great Wall（长城） the Fragrant hills（香山）
I am very glad to tell you something about .
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Welcome to visit .
Thank you!
Keys:
1. favourite 2. Wednesday 3. from 4. points 5. Chinese 6. capital 7. know 8. president 9. flag 10. south
II. 1. When 2. to play 3. of 4. left 5. in 6. stars, strips 7. 8. ninth 9. speak 10. leaves
III. 1. to go 2. hamburgers 3.Chinese, , Chinese 4. ’s 5. Do, know
IV. 1. What, day 2. When 3. What, colour; They are 4. Where 5. Do you know 6. What, do 7. Where, does; lives 8. How; It is
V. 1.C 2. C. 3. B. 4. B. 5. A 6. C. 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
VI. 1. They want to play basketball in our school.
Tom eats a lot of good fruits.
My favourite sports is soccer. / Soccer is my favourite sports.
Our school is west of the store. / The store is west of our school.
is far from . / is far from .
Let’s look at a map of the world.
is the capital of the U. K.. / The capital of the U. K. is .
I know his father is a famous businessman.
The flag of the is white, blue and red.
Do you know what colour the flowers are?
VII. 1. 离我家近 2. 来自澳大利亚 3. 我们国家的地图 4. 住在宫殿里 5. 那些在法语是什么意思? 6. When, is 7. my, favourite, colour 8. wants to go to 9. west of 10. Do you know; the U. K.’s flag is 11. the same as 12. The capital city; but not 13. look at your books 14. I know; speak English 15. a lot of
VIII. (A) 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F (B) 1. C 2. B 3.C
IX. 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.A
X. 1.D 2.C 3.A 4.E 5.B
XI. (参考例文)
is in east of . She has a long history. She is very beautiful. ’s flag is red. It has five yellow stars: one is big and four are small. is our capital city. And she has many famous places: the , the Summer Place, the Great Wall, the Fragrant Hills. They are all beautiful and interesting. is great. I love .