1.2 Chapter 4 Some Days;Never a dull moment 每课一练(沈阳牛津八年级下)

Chapter 4 Some Days；Never a dull moment一、单项选择：1. We must do it well, ________there are a lot of difficulties.A. as ifB. as thoughC. even thoughD. even as2. ________ difficult it may be, we are sure to stick to our principle.A. HowB. No matter howC. WhatD. No matter what3. —It’s a long time __________I saw you last.—Yes, and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time __________we see each other again.A. before; sinceB. since; whenC. since; beforeD. when; before4. —Why didn’t you try your best to get on the bus?—I tried to, but_________ I could, it started moving.A. untilB. whenC. beforeD. after5. The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort________ he returned to his office.A. untilB. whileC. by the timeD. the moment6. —Did you remember to give Tom the key to his bedroom?—Yes. I gave it to him________ I saw him.A. whileB. onceC. suddenlyD. the moment7. He had already walked three or four miles_______ he saw a cart, half-full of hay, by the side of the road.A. whileB. whenC. the momentD. unless8. My grandpa sowed the flower seeds in the garden_____________ it was the best time for them to grow.A. whereB. whenC. thatD. until9. I’d like to settle down somewhere__________________ the climate is mild and the sun shines all year long.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. when10. Heat does not travel by connection in solid, because the solid does not move, _____.A. so does a liquidB. so a liquid doesC. as does a liquidD. so is a liquid11. Much _______the young couple needed money to make the down payment for the apartment, they wouldn’t ask their parents for help.A. althoughB. asC. even ifD. while12. I have kept the photo____ I can always see it, as it reminds me of the days when I studied in Britain.A. at whichB. whenC. whereD. at the place13. _____ your essay carefully before you hand it in, some mistakes can surely be avoided, I think.A. Having checkedB. CheckC. As long as you checkD. While checking14. I would appreciate it ______you can help me with my English this afternoon.A. becauseB. untilC. whenD. if15. _____ he has limited technical knowledge, the old worker has a lot of experience.A. SinceB. UnlessC. AsD. Although16. _____ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is.A. UnlessB. BecauseC. AlthoughD. When17. _________,Jack can never catch up with Tom in the study of English.A. However he tries hardB. No matter how hard he triesC. No matter how he tries hardD. As hard he tries18. _________ was 1998 _________ I graduated from the university.A. It; whenB. It; thatC. That; whenD. That; that19. The other day, I found my banknote________ I had left some weeks before.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. /20. The famous scientist grew up _________ he was born and in 1930 he came to Shanghai.A. whenB. wheneverC. whereD. wherever21. “It gives me great joy and I feel more pressure than I did _______ I won in China,” Ding Junhui said.A. thatB. whenC. whichD. how22. _______ has taken part in the Athens Olympic Games is worth praising no matter _______ he has won medals or not.A. Who; ifB. Anyone; whetherC. Whoever; whetherD. Whoever; how23. If you are able to talk to a friend over the telephone, you feel that you are close _______ the actual distance is not shortened.A. even ifB. so long asC. ifD. as24. I’d like to live somewhere _______ the sun shines all year long.A. whichB. thatC. whereD. in which25. ________ you may be right, I can’t altogether agree.A. AsB. WhileC. IfD. Since26. You should make it a rule to leave things _______you can find them again.A. whenB. whereC. thenD. which27. She found her calculator ______ she lost it.A. whereB. whenC. in whichD. that28. ________ we have achieved great success, we have no reason to be proud.A. SinceB. Even ifC. Now thatD. Even that二、阅读分析：A meteorite （陨石）almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden. The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain.The meteorite weighed （重量）one kilo, and might be over four thousand million （百万）years old.“I hear the big noise in the air. I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said. “I didn’t know what it was.”Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space. About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found. Mr. Pettifer’s meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War.Mr. Pettifer is glad. “When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange.”1. The meteorite was ______ Mr Pettifer when it fell down.A. close toB. far fromC. hittingD. coming to2. The meteorite was already ______ years old.A. 40,000,000,000B. 40,000,000C. 400,000,000D. 4,000,000,0003. Mr. Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ______.A. the trees were afraidB. the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops movingC. it was going to rainD. the moving was made by wind4. ______ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year.A. Quite a fewB. SomeC. FewD. Many5. Mr. Pettifer was ______ to see the falling of the meteorite.A. happyB. afraidC. sorryD. angry【试题答案】一. 单选：1. C2. B3. C4. C5. D6. D7. B8. B9. C 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. B二.1. A2. D3. B4. C5. A。