人教版八年级下册英语Unit5练习一、单选题（每小题1分，共20分）( )1．—What do you do _______?—I practice _______ English.A．everyday; everyday B．everyday; every dayC．every day; everyday D．every day; every day( )2．—I am afraid we will miss the early bus.—Don’t worry. W e have _______ time to do it.A．few B．enough C．little D．many( )3．“Now I told you a secret,”he said to me _______ a low voice.A．with B．at C．in D．Use( )4．exercise you take, you’ll be.A．The fewer; the fatter B．The less; the fatterC．The less; the more fatter D．The more; the fatter( )5．Tara and her sister_____ quiet and they_____ sports.A．are both , both like B．are both, like bothC．both are , both like D．both are, like both( )6．Mr. Green told us____ too much time____ reading novels.A．don’t take; on B．not to take; in C．not to spend; in D．don’t to spend; on( )7．I came into the room, my mother was cooking dinner for us.A．When B．Until C．After D．While( )8．It was ______ lovely weather ______ we decided to spend the day on the beach.A．such a；that B．such；that C．such；as D．so；that( )9．Eddie was sleeping _______ Millie was reading a magazine.A．until B．while C．before D．after( )10．--What were you doing at 9 o’clock last Sunday morning?--I ________.A．did my homework B．am doing my homeworkC．do my homework D．was doing my homework( )11．Although he was _______ my opinion, the old professor didn’t come up with his own.A．against B．on C．for D．in( )12．一Jack, remember off the lights when the home.一OK, I won't forget, Mom.A．turning; leaving B．to turn; leave C．turning; left D．to turn; leaving ( )13．My father was watching TV ______ my mother was cooking.A．when B．until C．while D．as soon as( )14．—Why are you looking__________ in class all day?—Because Í can't finish my homework until eleven every night.A．awake B．asleep C．sleeping D．sleepy( )15．My father was reading a newspaper while my mother ________ dinner.A．is cooking B．cooks C．was cooking D．will cook( )16．What a rain! It's raining so .A．heavy, heavy B．heavily, heavily C．heavy; heavily D．heavily: heavy( )17．You look ______ in the blue sweater. Try another one.A．lovely B．smart C．strange D．beautiful( )18．We’ll never g ive up ___on the project no matter how difficult it is.A．work B．to work C．working D．worked( )19．—I didn’t see you at the beginning of the party last night.— I _________ on my biology report at that time.A．worked B．work C．was working D．am working( )20．—Could you tell me what he said just now?—Sorry, I ________ what was happening outside.A．have thought B．was thinking C．thought D．think二、完型填空（每小题1分，共10分）Sara was sitting on the sofa and thinking about her birthday party. Because of the terrible storm, her 21 planned to have the party the next weekend. Sara didn’t understand why.“Sara, you can’t sit there all day,” her mother said. “We’ll have your party next weekend.” “It’s 22 My birthday is today, not next weekend!!”Sara 23 . She wanted to watch anything that wasn’t about the storm．24 almost every station was talking about it. “This storm is ruining(毁灭) everything. I can’t 25 watch my favorite shows. ”Her mother sat down next to her. “The storm is ruining a lot. Look at that. Those people are trying to 26 their houses. Could you imagine if we lost our home?”Sara looked at what was happening on the TV. The storm did look bad. She knew she’d be really sad if her family lost their 27 .“What’s going to happen to all those people? Will 28 be OK?” asked Sara.“Usually when there’s a big storm like this, people raise money and give away(捐赠) food and other things to the homeless families. ”“I want to help too,” said Sara. “Maybe I could 29 my birthday money to them.Those people will need it more than me.”Her mother smiled. “I 30 you, Sara. Helping others is a great way to weather(经受住) the storm.”( )21．A．friends B．classmates C．parents( )22．A．different B．great C．exciting( )23．A．went to the movie B．turned on the TV C．listened to the radio( )24．A．Or B．And C．But( )25．A．even B．just C．often( )26．A．count B．save C．push( )27．A．food B．money C．home( )28．A．we B．you C．they( )29．A．send B．pay C．lend( )30．A．am interested in B．am proud of C．am sorry for三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）（A）Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. While he was ill in hospital at age 10, his uncle gave him an old violin. He loved it right away. After he left the hospital, he practiced at his school every day after class.One day in 1987, John Leaf, the manager (经纪人) of several successful musicians, came to Colin’s school. He was having a meeting with the headmaster when he heard Colin practicing. After the meeting, he found Colin and invited him to appear in one of the concerts he was organizing that year. Colin, however, refused Leaf ‘s invitation because just then he was preparing for some important school exams. Years later, Colin made it to college to study engineering. At college he met Kim O’Ma lley, who was studying chemistry (化学). Kim was also good at music. Being students, they didn’t have much money and they usually worked in a restaurant on weekends.One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim were at work, they heard that there would be no live (现场演出的) music in the restaurant that night because the singer could not come. Colin and Kim persuadedthe owner of the restaurant to let them play. Everyone was shocked to hear how good they were. After that, they worked hard together and improved greatly in music. ( )31．Colin got an old violin from _______.A．his teacher B．his uncle C．an old friend D．a famous musician ( )32．What was Leaf doing when he heard Colin playing the violin?A．Having a meeting. B．Talking with a musician.C．Waiting for Colin’s headmaster.D．Walking around in Colin’s school.( )33．Why did Colin refuse Leaf ‘s invitation?A．Because he was not interested in concerts.B．Because he was busy with his exams at that time.C．Because he had to take care of his sick father at that time.D．Because he was afraid that he couldn’t do well in the concert.( )34．What does the underlined word “persuaded” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?A．允诺 B．挑战 C．说服 D．理解( )35．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Colin studied chemistry in college.B．Colin got seriously ill at the age of 8.C．Colin and Kim once went to the same primary school.D．Colin and Kim’s music surprised the people in the restaurant.（B）On November 18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon, and they were ready for a long way.Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to change its weight. They were also carrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 meters, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand, but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing, so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 meters! Everything became icy. They were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometers from London!( )36．Three men flew in a balloon .A．more than two centuries ago B．to visit PolandC．for nearly 1,800 kilometers D．to another city( )37．The metal box was used for .A．changing weight B．carrying ropes of the basketC．keeping drinking water D．carrying the bags of sand( )38．When the balloon went up higher, .A．they saw the sun go down B．the temperature of the balloon began to fallC．they could see a black hole on the ground D．they made a hole in the basket with ( )39．The balloon landed .A．in a foreign country B．on a lake C．in London D．on the sea( )40．The three men had to land because .A．they were very hungry B．they had not enough sandC．they pulled the box into the basket D．they felt too coldC阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容从下面方框内的六个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。
