课时训练(十三) Units7—8(八下)
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.单项选择
1.The girl lost way in the forest when she was running after a rabbit the other day.
A.her B.its C.his
2.My father doesn't want to continue working in the factory because of poor working .
A.experiences B.opinions C.conditions
3.After the haze(雾霾) weather, the pressure to the environment is strong and growing.
A.control B.create C.protect
4.Sally hasn't finished her homework. , she didn't write a word at all.
A.Suddenly B.Hardly C.Actually
5. fans watched his final match and most of them were men.
A.Two millions B.Million of C.Millions of
6.[2019·无锡改编]—Guess what? The university has accepted my application!
—Wow! That's news I've heard this year, Boris! Let's celebrate!
A.good B.better C.the best
7.The mountain is so high that it's difficult for us to air on the top of it.
A.take up B.take in C.take away
8.—Alex, the bus is coming, but I have to go back to change my coat.
—, or we'll miss it.
A.Be quiet B.Hurry up C.Be careful
9.Thanks to the government, Mulan River much more beautiful in recent years.
A.became B.becomes C.has become
10.—Fuqian Street is being repaired. Could you tell me ?
—It's about twenty minutes.
A.when I get to the bookstore
B.how long it takes to get to the bookstore
C.how I go to the bookstore
Ⅱ.阅读选择
On December 14, 2017, Yu Guangzhong, a famous poet died of illness in Taiwan. He was born in Nanjing in 1928. His mother's hometown is in Wujin, Changzhou. So he called himself a southern person.
Later, he went to Taiwan. In 1952 he graduated from Taiwan University. Then he graduated from University of Iowa in 1959. He taught at Soochow University, Normal University, Taiwan University and Chengchi University. He got a lot of prizes in literature, such as Wu San-lien Literature Prize, China Times Award, Golden Tripod Award, National Arts Award and all the main awards in Taiwan. He is famous both in Taiwan and in Mainland(大陆).
He was in Taiwan, but always missed his hometown in Mainland. In one of his poems Nostalgia (《乡愁》), he deeply showed his feeling of homesickness. Let's enjoy his famous poem Nostalgia.
Nostalgia
When I was young,
Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp,
Me on this side,
Mother on the other side.
When I grew up,
Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket,
Me on this side,
Bride(新娘) on the other side.
But later on,
Nostalgia was a low, low grave(坟墓),
Walling me outside,
And my mother inside.
And at present,
Nostalgia becomes a shallow(浅浅的) strait(海峡),
Me on this side,
