上海牛津英语新华初-8BU6

Unit 6 RevisionI. Choose the best answer: 20%1. How time flies! Your school days will be behind you. Which of the following can Not beinserted?A. be finishedB. be overC. just beginD. pass2. France is a leader in art and culture, ________a lot of young students from different countries go to France to further their studies.A and B. but C. so D. or3. People used to take a plane or a ferry to travel from Paris to London, ________ now they can travel by train through the Channel Tunnel.A. andB. soC. butD. or4. The book Horry Potter and the Philosopher's store sold millions of copies all over the world. The underlined part means“________”.A. more than over the worldB. outside the worldC. throughout the worldD. in the present world5. The mother takes the baby to the park every weekend________ it's rainy or windy.A. sinceB. becauseC. untilD. unless6. Words cannot ________the beauty of the rural scene.A say B. tell C. describe D. express7. Your diet, way of life and way of treating hair are the three factors that________ the________ of your hair.A. affect, quantityB. effect, quantityC. affect, qualityD. effect. Quality8. Try to speak clearly when you are at a job interview, ________ you may give the interviewer a bad impression.A. andB. thenC. orD. until9. Body language is widely used to________ our feelings and emotions to others by means of gestures and posture.A. carryB. fetchC. communicateD. bring10.He________ why the customers didn't like him when he had a part-time job with the Sunbeam Travel Company.A. said to meB. spoke to meC. talked to meD. explained to me11. Rather than stay at home, killing time, I________ on the beach for my weekend.A. prefer to walkingB. prefer walkingC. prefer to walkD. prefer to have12. Thailand holds no attraction for me; I________ there more than once.A. have been toB. have goneC. have beenD. have gone to13. She took an exam in English a week ago. ________ that she just squeezed in.A. It is told…B. It said...C. It was said…D. She was said…14. This is the first time that we________ such a beautiful bell tower of the Pisa Cathedral.A. sawB. seeC. have seenD. will see15. Which of the following sentences is correct?A. I gave her a five hundred dollar note.B. I made an eight-dollar purchase.C. She accidentally gave me an extra hundred-dollar note.D. The lower terminus is only a five-minute walk from the building.16. Years later, work________ began on the bell chamber at the top. Which of the following can NOT be inserted?A. eventuallyB. in the endC. completelyD. finally17. ________ Euro Disney is just an hour away from________ centre of Paris.A. The, theB./,/C./, theD. A, the18. ________ postcard has________ picture on________ front, and space for writing on________ back.A. The, a, a, aB. A, the, the, theC. A, a, the, theD. The, the, the, the19. Now that winter is behind us, many people are starting to think about going abroad for the summer holidays. Which of the following can take the place of "now that”?A. whenB. thoughC. sinceD. If20. With its world-famous landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triumphe, and its wide tree-lined streets, Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The underlined words means________.A. for exampleB. except forC. in additionD. like 【Keys】1—5 CCCCD 6—10 CCCDD 11—15 CCCCD 16—20 CCCCDII. Choose the word or phrase to fill in the blanks in its proper form. 20% (1—4 1分其他 2分)1. Violent programmes on television may________ children.2. The Oriental Pearl TV tower is a famous ________in Shanghai.3. At what time will we arrive at our________?4. I have been to many famous ________spots in China.5. With the rapid development of the city, we have less and less ________land now.6. AIDS is a kind of dangerous disease. Actions must be taken to stop it from________.7.He found nothing ________ in that city.【Keys】1.have a bad influence onndmark3.destination4.scenic5.agricultural6.spreading7.attractive1. An accident happened ahead. The driver________ the driving speed.2. My father ________himself to smoking two cigarettes a day.3. The exhibition is close for a while, it________ next week.4. We have raised a large amount of money to help the people in poor________.5. Those equipment are used________ passengers in case of emergency.【Keys】1.reduced 2.restricts 3.will be reopened 4.regions 5.to rescueIII. Rewrite the following sentences: 10%1. Euro Disney is the same attraction as the Disney Park in the USA.Euro Disney is________ ________ ________the Disney Park in the USA.2. Why not spread your wings and visit France?________ ________ ________ ________ ________ France and visit it?3. It took the French nearly two hundred years to complete the building of the tower.The French________ nearly two hundred years________ the building of the tower.4. The young students from different countries go to France to further their studies.________ young students________ to France to further their studies?5. Euro Disney is only an hour away from the centre of Paris.________ ________is Euro Disney from the centre of Paris?【Keys】1.as attractive as2.Why don’t you fly to3.spent, completing4.Which, go5.How farIV. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: 10%Studies s___1____ that after a person has been in a supermarket for 30 minutes, she or he spends 50 cents every minute. For example, if someone s____2____ 40 minutes, the supermarket has 5 dollars m____3____. So the store has a comfortable t____4____ in summer and in winter, and it plays s____5____ music. It is a p____6____ place for people to stay and s____7____ more money.So be c____8____ in the supermarket. You may go home with a bag of food you were not p____9____ to buy. The supermarket, not you, d____10____ you should buy it. 【Keys】1.shows 2.stays 3.more 4.temperature 5.soft6. pleasant7.spend8.careful9.planning 10.decidesV. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. 10%If you are in crisis(危机)If you are experiencing a crisis and need help immediately, please know that you are not ____1____. There is someone out there who can and wants to help you. Stop, take a deep breath and reach out and talk to someone who can help you. You do not have to work through this by yourself.The American Counseling Association(ACA), which____2____ in 1952. is the world's largest private, non-profit organization for professional counselors. It ____3____ five ways that you can overcome a crisis situation.1. Recognize your own feelings about the situation and talk to others about your ____4____.Know that these feelings are a normal response to an abnormal situation.2. Be ____5____ to listen to family and friends who have been affected and encourage them to look for counseling if necessary.3. Be patient with people when ____6____ with crises and others may be feeling as much stress as you.4. Recognize normal crises reactions, such as sleep disturbances, returning to childhood ____7____ and trouble focusing on work or school.5. ____8____ time with your children, life partner, friends and co-workers to do something you enjoy.Follow the above approaches, and you will gain____9____ in yourself and trust towards others.A crisis will not ____10____ long and you need to know it will finally pass.1. A. only B. alone C. single D. alive2. A. was setting up B. was set up C. set up D. sets up3.A. recommends B. reminds C. suggests D. reflects4.A. mistake B. fear C. respect D. weak5. A. going B. about C. fit D. willing6. A. doing B. dealing C. handling D involved7.A. exercise B. practice C. behavior D. action8.A.Kill B. Waste C. Cost D. Take9. A. attraction B. confidence C. collection D. guidance10. A. last B. memorize C. run D. drop 【Keys】1—5 BBCBD 6—10 BCABAVI. ReadingA. Choose the best answer: 16%Joe wanted a bike. He had asked his parents for the money and they had said he must earn it. But how? He thought about this as he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask kids to work for them. Maybe he could clear away snow for the neighbor. But this was summer. He'd have to wait a long time for that. He couldn't cut grass for their gardens because he had no tool to do the work with.Then Joe saw one of the classmates, Dick, delivering newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the bike right away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to catch up with Dick. Joe asked a lot of questions about having a paper route. He learned that it was possible to earn twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick gave him that phone number of the newspaper manager.Joe almost flew home. After he had explained his plan, his mother smiled, ‘I think it is a greatidea, ’she said. ‘I will call the newspaper...’‘Wait, Mom, ' Joe said. ‘I will call. After all, I am going to be a businessman now.’1. From the story we learnt that Joe________.A. sold newspaperB. liked to read newspaperC. was a businessmanD. was a student2. Joe wanted to get a job that summer because________A. he needed money for school.B. he wanted to buy a bike for himself.C. his parents were poor.D. he wanted to be a businessman3. How was he to get the money?A. He would clear away snow for the neighbors.B. He would cut grass for their gardens.C. He would ask his parents for it.D. He would have a paper route4. His parents did not give him the money because________.A. they did not have the moneyB. they did not want him to have any money of his ownC. they wanted him to earn the money himselfD. they didn’t want h im to be a businessman.5. ‘Joe almost flew home' suggests that________.A. he took an airplane home.B. he could fly like a birdC. he ran away from homeD. He ran back as fast as he could6. Dick probably made Joe feel________.A. eager to go home.B. angry with himself.C. angry with Dick.D. very sad7. What probably happened at the end of the story?A. Joe's mother telephoned the newspaper.B. Joe found a better way to earn moneyC. Joe called the newspaper and got a paper route.D. Joe decided not to buy a bike8. Joe's mother smiled proudly because________.A. Joe had a good job.B. Joe was going to earn a lot of moneyC. Joe was acting like a grown-up personD. Joe was going to be a newspaper manager.【Keys】1—5 DBDCD 6—8 ACCB. Answer the questions: 14%More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them. When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.The Yanomamo live along the river of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food. But in the late 1950s some strangers came and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They make more than a hundred airports. The Yanomamo people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers. The Yanomamo people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were strangers.Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us---forest people, Brazil and all the e arth,” he said. A fe w months later in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. ThePenan people tried to save their forest. They made blockade(堵塞) across the roads into the forest.In 1987 they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time. In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park, which tourists pay to visit. The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts which grow on the forest trees.1.Most people don't hurt the forest they live in, do they?2. How many people left the Amazon forest from 1900 to 1980?3. Why did the strangers come to the forest in the later 1950s?4. What happened to the Yanomami people when new diseases came with the strangers?5. Why did Chico Mendes become famous in Brazil?6. How did the Penan people try to save their rainforest?7. Whose way of protecting the forest do you prefer, the Kuna people's or the Gavioes peoples? Why?【Keys】1. No, they do not.2. 800,000.3.Because they wanted to look for gold.4. Many of them died.5. Because he wanted to keep forest for his people.6. By making blockades across the road into the forest.7. The Kuna people's. Because their ways are more sensible and humanize.。