1、1第 15 课时 八年级下册 Units 78一、单项填空1(2018江苏扬州竹西中学二模)Do you know the Indian girl Malala?Of course, her _ makes the whole world shocked and she becomes the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.Aadvantage BprogressCachievement Dattention2(2019原创)Your dream is great. However, to _ it needs lots of time an
2、d work.Adiscover Bfind Cachieve Dstop3(2019山东青岛李沧一模)WeChat Pay(微信支付) makes our life convenient. We can buy things _ we dont take any money.Aunless BafterCeven if Dso that4(2019原创)Listening to light music is one of _ ways to relax yourself when you feel tired.Athe more helpful Bmore helpfulCthe most
3、helpful Dthe helpful 5(2019预测)To produce better products, the company has spent a lot of money _ this new kind of machine.Aintroducing BmanagingCinstructing Dchanging6(2018河北中考)I _ an invitation to the concert. I cant wait to go.Areceive Bhave receivedCwas receiving Dwill receive7(2018广东深圳龙岗模拟改编)The
4、 students from Shenzhen won the technology award.Hurray! Actually these competitors were all strong, but our students _.Afinished BsucceededCpreferred Dincluded8(2019原创)What are you doing?Im doing some _ about the ancient Silk Road.2Aexercise BresearchCinformation Doperation9(2019预测)Tom is crazy abo
5、ut painting. I think he has a real _ for painting.Apresent BgiftCtradition Dpraise10(2019原创) Everlasting Classics(经典咏流传) on CCTV is a great _.You are right. Its very educational.Aproject BchanceCsuccess Dobject二、阅读理解ATo me, life would be boring without music. I realize that it is not true for everyb
6、ody. Many people get along quite well without going to the concerts, and listening to the CDs. But music plays an important part in everyones life, whether he realizes it or not. Try to imagine, for example, what films or TV plays would be like without music. Would the feeling, the moving story, and
7、 the greatest interests, be so exciting? Im not sure about it.Now, we have been speaking of music in its more common meaningthe kind of music we hear in the concert hall. But if we look at some parts of music more closely, we discover them in our everyday life, tooin the sound of the sea, the singin
8、g of a bird in the woods and so on. So music surely has meaning for everyone. And, of course, it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music.It is well said, “Though music a child enters into a world of beauty express himself from his heart, feels
9、 the joy of doing things alone, learns to take care of others, develops his mind and makes his body strong”根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。11Music is very important in my life.12Some people dont realize the importance of music.13Music cant be found everywhere in everyday life.14Music has meanin
10、g, especially for musicians.15The writer talked mainly about the development of music.3B根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供 1620 小题选用，第二个方框供 2125 小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框有一项剩余。Welcome to Cape Town!Avisit Bsights ClargestDalong Eabroad FoffersCape Town isnt the capital city and it isnt the 16._ city in
11、South Africa either, but it is the most popular city. Every year, millions of tourists 17._ Cape Town. From the beautiful beaches to great shopping centers, Cape Town has something for everyone.For outdoor or sports fans, Cape Town 18._ fantastic activities like hiking and climbing. The beautiful be
12、aches are good for water sports, including surfing. If you are brave enough, you can even try to go down into the deep sea and get eye to eye with a great shark in cage! But of course, its also a good choice for you to walk 19._ the wooden roads and enjoy natural 20._ around if you are not so brave.
13、Asecond Beverything CfallDlocal Epopulation FTwoThe weather in Cape Town is pleasant. In summer, the 21._ temperature is about 26 . And remember midsummer here is January! And the winter temperatures dont usually 22._ below 10 . 23._ of the main languages here are Xhosa and English. The 24._ of Cape
14、 Town is about 3.5 million.Cape Town is the city that has 25._. It will make your vacation unforgettable.C(2018江西中考)Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies，the answer is yes: 26._ Here, we look at two examples：A recent study by researcher Kraus shows that playin
15、g a musical instrument can improve a persons hearing ability. 27._ The people in the first group were musicians，while those in the second group had no musical training. The musicians were able to hear the talking person more clearly.28_ Think about violinists in an orchestra(管弦乐团). When the violinis
16、ts play 4with the group，they hear their own instrument and many others, too. But the violinists. In this way，musicians are able to focus on certain sounds, even in a room with lots of noise.Schlaug，a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke(中风) patients. Because of their illness, these pe
17、ople cannot say their names, addresses, or other information normally. However, they can still sing. 29._ Why does this work？Schlaug isnt sure. Music seems to make different parts of the brain work, including the damaged(损坏的) parts. This might help patients to use that part of the brain again.Music
18、improves concentration(注意力)，memory， listening skills，and our overall language abilities. 30._ Playing an instrument or singing can help us do better in school and keep our brain sharp(敏锐的) as we get older. Music is not only enjoyable, its also good for us in many other ways.根据短文内容，从方框中选出可以填入文中空缺处的最佳
19、选项，使短文内容通顺完整。AIt can even help sick people get better.BMusic helps people solve some hearing problems.CMusic improves certain language abilities in the brain.DMusicians hear better because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds.ESchlaug was surprised to find that singing words helped his pati
20、ents to speak.FIn his study two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room.三、动词应用根据短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Nathaniel Hawthorne 31._(go) home with a broken heart. He told his wife Sophia that he lost his job. To his surprise, she spoken to him with great joy.“Now，” she s
21、aid happily, “you can write your book! When you had your job, you didnt have time 32._(write) down what you were thinking about. Now, you are free. You can do what you like and make your dream 33._ (come) true！”“Yes，” said the man sadly, “but what shall we live on while I 34._(write) it？”Then, she t
22、ook out a small box and opened it. There 35._(be) a large amount of money.“Ive always believed you are a talented man，” she told him. “I knew that someday you would write a great book. So every week, out of the money you gave me for everyday 5use, I saved a little bit. Now this money can 36._(help)
23、us through the year.”With her trust and confidence, one of the greatest novels of American literature, The Scarlet Letter(红字), was born.Some of the famous stories 37._(followed) a word of encouragement or an act of confidence by a loved one or a best friend. 参考答案一、15 CCCCA 610 BBBBC二、1115 AABAB 1620 CAFDB 2125 DCFEB 2630 CFDEA三、31.went 32.to write e 34.am writing35was 36.help 37.have followed
