新目標英語八年級（下）Unit 4 STEP BY STEP 隨堂通

一、從B欄中找出與A欄相匹配的答語。

A B

（ ）1. Why don’t you talk to your teacher？ A. I had a fight with my best friend.

（ ）2. What’s wrong？ B. You are right.

（ ）3. Why not forget about it？ C. She may be unhappy to hear that.

（ ）4. Thanks for your advice. D. You should explain to your friend.

（ ）5. What can I do？ E. You’re welcome.

二、根據漢語提示寫出單詞，補全句子。

1. My parents don’t _______ （準許） me to hang out with my friends.

2. Look， there are black _______ （云） in the sky. It’s going to rain.

3. Can you _______ （解釋） to me how to do this math problem？

4. Do you have lots of _______ （交流） with your parents？

5. My father will help me _______ （無論什么） I decide to try.

三、單項選擇。

（ ）1. —You _______ write him a letter to say you are sorry for it.

—I’m not good at writing letters. I want to talk about it _______ the phone.

A. could； on B. should； in C. can； over D. must； by

（ ）2. —I’m going to take a vacation. Could you give me some advice？

—Sure. I can _______ you _______ some information about interesting places to travel. A. offer； to B. offer； for C. provide； with D. provide； for

（ ）3. —Do you mind _______ your room？

—No， I’ll do that after finishing _______ this article.

A. clean； write B. clean； writing

C. cleaning； write D. cleaning； writing

（ ）4. —His math teacher was very angry when he was late for school this morning.

—I think he should _______ the teacher after class.

A. get to B. explain to

C. turn to D. communicate to

（ ）5. —How are you _______ with your new neighbors？

—Sure. They are all friendly and helpful.

A. working on B. passing on C. getting on D. keeping on

一、單項選擇。

（ ）1. —The workers _______ building the houses when it began to rain.

—How hard they worked！

A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. minded

（ ）2. —Mr. Liu， we have too much homework today. We may not finish it all.

—OK， I’ll _______ some of it.

A. take out B. run out C. try out D. cut out

（ ）3. —It’s _______ of you to play soccer in the rain！

—We are trying to practice it in order to win a prize.

A. clever B. kind C. crazy D. proud

（ ）4. —It’s not good for parents to _______ their children with other children.

—I agree with you.

A. compete B. compare C. communicate D. match

（ ）5. —Is it good for us to learn to do some of the housework？

—I think so. It’s good for our _______.

A. fairness B. spirit C. decision D. development

二、完形填空。

There was an American writer who told many people about his own story.

It was at an art show organized by the Red Cross. I was invited as a special 1 to the show. Two cute girls of 16 or 17 years old came to me and 2 me for my signature （簽名）.

“I haven’t brought my pen. Is the pencil okay？”Actually， I knew they wouldn’t 3 . I just wanted to show a well-known writer’s modest （謙遜） to the common 4 .

“Certainly，” the young girls agreed. I could see they were very 5 . Of course， their excitement also made me feel more proud. One of the girls 6 her beautiful notebook to me.

I wrote a few 7 on it and signed my name. The girl read my signature， frowned （皺眉），

looked at me 8 and asked， “Aren’t you Robert Charboss？”

“No，” I told her， “I’m the author of Alice Adams， the 9 of two Pulitzer Prizes.”

The young girl turned to another one， shrugged and said， “Mary， lend your eraser to me.”

At that moment， all my 10 turned into a bubble （氣泡） at once. Since then， I always warn myself： No matter how outstanding you are， don’t think highly of yourself.

（ ）1. A. artist B. idea C. player D. guest

（ ）2. A. bought B. asked C. helped D. looked

（ ）3. A. promise B. refuse C. think D. know

（ ）4. A. writers B. neighbors C. interests D. readers

（ ）5. A. excited B. upset C. worried D. funny

（ ）6. A. provided B. sold C. handed D. dropped

（ ）7. A. minutes B. pages C. ideas D. words

（ ）8. A. carefully B. seriously C. sadly D. simply

（ ）9. A. writer B. winner C. volunteer D. performer

（ ）10. A. dream B. pleasure C. pride D. spirit

三、閱讀理解。

Shirley worked in Chicago. Every day， she took a bus to her work place and back home. She noticed the driver was a particular man. Whenever the passengers got on the bus， he would smile at them. All the people smiled back at him wonderfully.

However， Shirley also noticed there was a passenger who never smiled back at the driver. He wore a bushy beard （胡須）. He often coughed rudely （粗魯地） as he got on the bus and forced others to offer the seat to him in a loud voice.

All this didn’t make the driver stop his smile at the passengers. Instead， the “bearded” man seemed never to see the smile.

This aroused Shirley’s interest. Once， she asked the driver， “Sir， may I ask why don’t you throw that damned ‘bearded’ man out of the bus？”

The driver looked at Shirley and said， “He’s my guest.”

“Then you take back your smile at least. Don’t be so kind to him！”

“Let me tell you about my puppy，” the driver said patiently， “Each time the moon shines， the puppy would bark at it incessantly （不斷地）. ”

Hearing this， Shirley was puzzled and asked， “What can this dog and the moon account for？” The driver said， “It keeps barking， but the moon still shines.”

（ ）1. The driver smiled to every passenger getting on his bus to _______.

A. find who was polite B. greet them

C. check their names D. make them angry

（ ）2. How was the bearded man？

A. He was friendly to Shirley. B. He often offered his seat to others.

C. He often coughed when he got on the bus.D. He didn’t like the driver’s smile.

（ ）3. When Shirley asked why the driver was kind to the beared man， _______.

A. she really wanted to make friends with the driver

B. she expected to get off the bus

C. the driver didn’t understand her question

D. the driver told her something about his dog

（ ）4. The underlined sentence “What can this dog and the moon account for？” means

“_______”

A. Does the dog have something with the moon？

B. Can the dog bark at the moon without stopping？

C. Isn’t the bearded man like the dog？

D. How can we deal with the problem between the dog and the moon？

一、單項選擇。

（ ）1. —I had a fight with my brother this morning.

—_______.

A. That’s nothing B. Great！You are right

C. You should say sorry to him D. You shouldn’t talk to him first

（ ）2. —Why is there a mirror _______ over the hall of your house？

—That’s a tradition in our hometown for good luck.

A. getting B. looking C. giving D. hanging

（ ）3. —The temperature rises higher and higher every year.

—Yes， we have to think of ways to _______ against the hot weather.

A. turn B. live C. meet D. fight

（ ）4. —What were you _______ about with Jim？

—About who we were making friends with.

A. thinking B. telling C. arguing D. asking

（ ）5. —I don’t want to be Aron’s best friend again.

—Don’t be angry. It’s not a big _______ between friends.

A. fight B. deal C. difficulty D. accident

（ ）6. —Will you take a plane to Beijing？

—Now I want to drive there _______ flying.

A. instead of B. such as C. more than D. but also

（ ）7. —Why didn’t you practice playing football today？

—I don’t want to play it _______.

A. anywhere B. anywhen C. anyhow D. anymore

（ ）8. —When will you _______ the bike to Henry？

—Tomorrow. I’ll buy one for myself tomorrow.

A. lend B. return C. offer D. throw

（ ）9. —Do you _______ your classmates talking in the classroom？

—Never， I do my own things and I am used to it.

A. mind B. keep C. hear D. stop

（ ）10. —What would you do if you see an old man standing on the bus？

—I’ll _______ my seat to him at once.

A. offer B. provide C. send D. sell

二、完成句子， 每空一詞。

1. Can you _______ this article and tell me the main idea of it？

2. This is the _______ Chinese dinner for the New Year.

3. Is it a _______ way to solve their problem？

4. The Bushes are all _______ baseball fans.

5. It’s a good time to go sightseeing when the sky is _______.

三、完形填空。

A father had a son， who was sixteen years old and who he was not pleased with， because he had no courage （勇氣） at all. He was 1 about his son. At last the father decided to ask one of his friends， a wise old man， to help him 2 his boy.

The old wise man said to the boy’s father， “You should leave your son alone here. I’ll make

him into a real 3 in three months. However， you can’t come to see him during this 4 .” Three months later， the boy’s father returned. The old man 5 a boxing （拳擊） match between the boy and an experienced boxer. Each time the experienced boxer 6 the boy， he fell down， but at once the boy stood up； and each time a punch knocked him down， the boy stood up again. Several times later， the old man asked the father， “What do you think 7 your child now？”

“What a shame！” the boy’s father said， “I never thought he would be so 8 knocked down.I won’t 9 him here any longer.”

“I’m sorry that’s all you see. Don’t you see that each time he falls down， he stands up again instead of 10 ？ That’s the kind of courage you wanted him to have.”

（ ）1. A. worried B. sure C. excited D. mad

（ ）2. A. share B. catch C. train D. accept

（ ）3. A. thing B. friend C. story D. man

（ ）4. A. month B. time C. match D. year

（ ）5. A. saw B. started C. checked D. organized

（ ）6. A. hit B. met C. touched D. held

（ ）7. A. up B. of C. over D. with

（ ）8. A. slowly B. simply C. beautifully D. easily

（ ）9. A. leave B. teach C. allow D. watch

（ ）10. A. crying B. beating C. dying D. fighting

四、閱讀理解。

Mr. Brown’s horse was stolen at night. All of his friends were very sorry about it and came to see him together. After they had been told about it， one of them said， “Why didn’t you lock the door of your stable （馬廄） last night？ I think that it had something to do with your horse being

stolen.”

“You aren’t a deaf man，” the second complained， “Didn’t you hear anything at that moment？

The thief must have driven the horse away out of the gate， and couldn’t have carried it away on his back！”

“I agree with them，” blamed （責備） the third， “How careless you are！Every evening， before I go to bed， I lock my stable first and hide the key in my box. Why didn’t you do so？”

The more they said， the more excited they became. At last Mr. Brown couldn’t bear any more and said angrily， “I’m glad that you have come to see me. But none of you would help me either look for my horse or catch the thief. Do you think that it’s all my fault？ Why don’t you blame the thief？”

1. Mr. Brown must have _______ to lock the door of his stable.

2. One of his friends thought Mr. Brown didn’t hear the _______ when the thief drove his horse

away.

3. The third would lock his stable _______ he went to bed.

4. None of his friends _______ him but blamed him.

5. Was it Mr. Brown’s _______ losing his horse？

五、閱讀理解填詞。

Mrs. Brown lived in a small town near a big farm. One Friday afternoon， after she f 1 her housework， she went to her small shop. She opened the window of the shop and looked o 2 . She liked to see the green farm. There were many cows， horses and small animals on the farm. Suddenly she saw a kangaroo （袋鼠） under her window. It was interesting to see that it was w 3 an old jacket. It stood there and looked very h 4 . Mrs. Brown gave some bread and water to it. The kangaroo finished them all. Then it became happy and jumped （跳） away. Suddenly something d 5 on the floor from its jacket pocket. It was a w 6 ！She picked it up， opened it and found there were $300 and a photo in it. That was a man’s photo with his name “John” on it. John？ She looked more c 7 and remembered she had a brother many years ago. His name was also John. “Is this man my y 8 brother？” she thought. She asked many people in the town， and then she came to the farm and asked the farmer. To her great s 9 ， it was just her own brother， John. They were very e 10 and happy to see each other.

1. f__________ 2. o__________3. w__________4. h__________5. d__________

6. w__________7. c__________8. y__________9. s__________ 10. e__________