Unit 5 the day mother cried

⽜津译林版英语⼋年级（上）英语每⽇⼀练4（Unit2）⼋年级(上)英语每⽇⼀练4（Unit2）⼀、完形填空Ari's mother asked him to collect firewood for the fire. Instead of doing the boring thing right away, Ari thought he could play with his friends，Mitch and Joe, first.Not long after his mother began to wonder 1 he did not return. It was already dark and she was worried. At the same time, Ari knew that he didn't do as his mother 2 and told his friends about this. The boys then began collecting the 3 .At the same time，Ari's mother came looking for him. She soon 4 the boys' voices. She had mixed feelings. She was 5 to know that he was safe but angry at the same time because Ari disobeyed(不服从)her. She decided to 6 the boys a lesson.She hid in the nearby bushes(树林), 7 she picked up a twig(树枝)and threw it. It hit the ground making a loud noise. It caught the boys' attention(注意).They stopped what they were doing and looked at 8 . She threw another twig in the opposite direction. The boys 9 .The mother cried in a low trembling(颤抖的) voice，" 10 your mother!" Scared，the boys dropped everything and ran home. Ari's mother could not stop laughing.After picking up some pieces of firewood，she headed home，where she found Ari in tears."Mother, Mother, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you, he sobbed(哭诉)." His mother held him with love. She knew he was truly sorry and would not make the same mistake.( )1 .A. why B. how C. when D. what( )2 .A. said B. noticed C. showed D. asked( )3 .A. stones B. voices C. friends D. firewood ( )4 .A. felt B. followed C. heard D. found( )5 .A. sad B. happy C. worried D. fun( )6 .A. teach B. give C. offer D. take( )7 .A. so B. then C. but D. or( )8 .A. the others B. others C. the other D. one another ( )9 .A. jumped B. laughed C. ran D. looked( )10.A. Look for B. Listen to C. Care for D. Find out⼆、阅读理解AIn the United States，headmaster and teachers punish(惩罚)students in different ways. The teachers often write to or call the students' parents. Sometimes students have to stay at school foran extra hour. If a student behaves(表现) very badly, the headteacher can suspend(使暂停上课)the student. The student can't come to school for one, two, or three days. Mr Lazares didn't like to suspend students. When he suspended students，they were happy. "A three-day holiday!" they thought. One day，a boy named Robert was in Mr Lazares' office. The boy was not behaving well in class. Mr Lazares phoned the boy's parents.“If you come to school with your son，I won't suspend him，" he said. The boy's father came to school and went with his son to every class. Other students all looked at the boy and his father. The boy was embarrassed(尴尬的).After that he behaved better. He didn't want his father to come to school again. Other students behaved better，too. They thought，"I don't want my parents to come to school!"That year about 60 parents came to school with childrenrwho didn't behave well. The next year only a few parents had to come to school. The students were behaving better. ( )1. Teachers punish their students in these ways except .A. writing to the students' parentsB. calling the students' parentsC. telling the students to stay at school for an extra hourD. telling the students to stand up all day in the classroom( )2 .The students will be if they are suspend.A. sadB. sickC. happyD. embarrassed ( )3. came to school after Mr Lazares phoned Robert's parents.A. Robert's grandfatherB. Robert's grandmotherC. Robert's fatherD. Robert's mother( )4 .The students behaved after their parents did what Mr Lazares told them to do.A. badB. goodC. worseD. betterBMarch 21 is International Sleep Day. And we should all celebrate the act of sleeping. Researchers say sleep is probably the best tool we have for memory and learning. But what about getting rest during the middle of the day?A recent study on napping(⼩睡)says short periods of sleep may help our brains work better. Past studies have shown that napping can help babies and young children learn better. And napping can help brain performance in older adults. Taking a nap may also help this group of people fight off memory loss because of the increase in their age.Many Americans do nap. But one-third of all adults in the United States are also chronically(长期的)tired, says the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). It found that 50 million to 70 million Americans have chronic sleep disorders. However, they seem to be unwilling to tell people that they take a nap. They may think that napping shows they are weak or they don't have enough energy. It is not an uncommon opinion that only children, the very old, sick or lazy people nap. In fact, Americans sometimes do a very strange thing. Some people brag about how few hours of sleep they need each night to show that they are somehow stronger than the average human. However, that may be changing. Many offices now offer napping rooms and napping cafes(咖啡馆)are appearing in many U.S. cities, including Washington, D.C. Remember that a one-hour-long nap may be too long for young, healthy adults. It is recommended that 30 minutes is enough to remove the pressure(压⼒)and will help people feel more awake. If people nap longer, they will get trapped into deep sleep. which can be hard to get out of. If you have trouble falling asleep at night, limit your daytime nap to under 45 minutes. Also nap before 3 p.m.( )5.Who are "this group of people" in Paragraph 2?A. The babies.B. The children.C. The older adults.D. The young people.( )6 .The underlined word brag in Paragraph 3 means .A. chat sadlyB. talk proudlyC. whisper secretlyD. speak politely( )7.What may Americans think of napping in the future?A. Healthy adults needn't take a nap.B. They won't tell others about their naps.C. It may be common for Americans to take a nap.D. Only the old, the sick and children need a nap.( )8 .For a young man with sleep problems, it is good to .A. take a 40-minute-long noon napB. take a nap whenever he feels sleepyC. take a one-hour-long nap after dinnerD. take a 30-minute-long nap in the evening三、阅读表达Susan was a shy but clever girl. She couldn't see too well and had worn glasses for as long as she could remember. And again, for as long as she could remember, some of her classmates always made fun of her big glasses, laugh at her and call her names (起外号).The worst thing was that Lewis started to call her “Four Eyes”. She acted like she didn't mind, but in fact, she couldn't stand it. She was sad.One day, the class went to visit some caves (⼭洞). The children were walking towards the caves, when Lewis put his foot in a hole and fell down into it. While falling, he knocked Susan down into the hole, too. It was dark. All that could be seen was only a single ray of light coming from the cave roof. Susan and Lewis shouted for help, but no one came. In the cold dark cave, they spent a long dark night.The next morning, they still hadn't been found. Suddenly, Susan had an idea. She took a piece of wood. Then she used her glasses as a magnifying glass (放⼤镜) and focused (使聚焦) the ray of light onto the dry wood until a little fire sprang up (突然出现). Now they had a torch (⽕炬). Lewis watched all this with excitement. They used the torch to find the way out.After getting out of the cave, Lewis lowered his head and said in a low voice, “thank you for saving me, and sorry for calling you 'Four Eyes' before”. Later, Lewis told everyone what had happen ed and called Susan “Laser Light(激光)Susan.” Guess what? Susan loved that name!1. What happened to Susan and Lewis when they visited some caves?___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Lewis lower his head and thanked Susan in a low voice?___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Do you think it right to call others names? Why or why not?___________________________________________________________________________ 四、书⾯表达《同步学习周报》正在举⾏谁的学校⽣活最精彩⼤PK活动。

牛津版英语8年级上册Units 5-8同步测试题第一部分选择题（共三节, 满分55分）第一节单项填空。

（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

21. I saw________ elephant in the zoo yesterday. It was my first time to see________ biggest animal on land.A. an; aB. an; theC. the; aD. a; the22. —Can I talk to you________ the phone ?—Sure. Call me________ 010-********.A. in; onB. in; atC. on; onD. on; at23. Which of the following has the same sentence structure with “He bought his son a toy ship.”?A. He felt tired yesterday.B. He cleans his room every day.C. He keeps his room clean.D. He sent his uncle a Christmas card.24. —Do you know the girl Xu Xiujuan?—Of course. She came to Yancheng for the________ in the 1980s.A. giant pandasB. swansC. eaglesD. red-crowned cranes25. Lin Tao is as busy as a________ .I‟m sure his dream will come true.A. catB. dogC. beeD. bat26. It will be________ tomorrow, so there will be a lot of________ tomorrow.A. rain; rainB. rainy; rainC. rain; rainyD. rainy; rain27. He made a fire _______ himself _______ warm.A. make; to keepB. to make; to keepC. to make; keepD. make; keep28. —There are some new words on the blackboard.—Why not________ in your notebook, children.A. write down itB. write down themC. write it downD. write them down29. Which of the following words does not have a suffix?A. meetingB. hometownC. collectionD. happiness30. — Wasn‟t Jim late for class this morning?—________. Though he didn‟t feel well.A. Y es, he wasB. Y es, he wasn‟tC. No, he wasD. No, he wasn‟t31. The giant panda weighs was just a________ baby panda when it is________.A. 10-kilogram; 10-month-oldB. 10-kilograms; 10-month-oldC. 10-kilogram; 10 months oldD. 10 kilograms;10 months old32. —I looked for my watch________, but I can‟t find it .—Don‟t worry. It must be________ in your room.A. anywhere; everywhereB. everywhere; somewhereC. somewhere; anywhereD. everywhere; anywhere33.—Do you mind my opening the window?—________. It‟s too cold outside.A. That‟s rightB. Not at allC. You‟d better notD. Yes, of course34. —I am sorry that I can‟t go with you to watch the football match.—Really? .A. That‟s wonderfulB. It doesn‟t matterC. What a pityD. That sounds great35. —Will you come to my birthday party, Helen?—. I may be busy. But I will try.A. I am afraidB. I am sure I willC. I am sorry to hear thatD.I am very happy.第二节完形填空（共10小题, 每小题1分, 计10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Unit 5 The Day Mother CriedGerald MooreA mother and her son learn more form a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. Her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.Coming home from school that dark winter's day so long ago, I was filled with anticipation. I had a new issue of my favorite sports magazine tucked under my arm, and the house to myself. Dad was at work, my sister was away, and Mother wouldn't be home from her new job for an hour. I bounded up the steps, burst into the living room and flipped on a light.I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, pulled into a tight ball with her face in her hands, sat at the far end of the couch. She was crying. I had never seen her cry.I approached cautiously and touched her shoulder. "Mother?" I said "What's happened?" She took a long breath and managed a weak smile. "It's nothing, really. Nothing important. Just than I'm going to lose this new job. I can't type fast enough.""But you've only been there three days," I said. "You'll catch on." I was repeating a line she had spoken to me a hundred times when I was having trouble learning or doing something important to me."No." she said sadly. "I always said I could do anything I set my mind to, and I still think I can in most things. But I can't do this."I felt helpless and out of place. At age 16 I still assumed Mother could do anything. Some years before, when we sold our ranch and moved to town, Mother had decided to open a day nursery. She had had no training, but that didn't stand in her way. She sent away for correspondence courses in child care, did the lessons and in six months formally qualified herself for the task. It wasn't long before she had a full enrollment and a waiting list. I accepted all this as a perfectly normal instance of Mother's ability.But neither the nursery nor the motel my parents bought later had provided enough income to send my sister and me to college. In two years I would be ready for college. In three more my sister would want to go. Time was running out, and Mother was frantic for ways to save money. It was clear that Dad could do no more than he was doing already——farming 80 acres in addition to holding a fulltime job.A few months after we'd sold the motel, Mother arrived home with a use typewriter. It skipped between certain letters and the keyboard was soft. At dinner that night I pronounced the machine a "piece of junk.""That's all we can afford," mother said. "It's good enough to learn on." And from that day on, as soon as the table was cleared and the dishes were done, Mother would disappear into her sewing room to practice. The slow tap, tap, tap went on some nights until midnight.It was nearly Christmas when I heard Mother got a job at the radio station. I was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. But she was ecstatic.Monday, after her first day at work, I could see that the excitement was gone. Mother looked tired and drawn. I responded by ignoring her.Tuesday, Dad made dinner and cleaned the kitchen. Mother stayed in her sewing room, practicing. "Is Mother all right?" I asked Dad."She's having a little trouble with her typing," he said. "She needs to practice. I think she'd appreciate it if we all helped out a bit more.""I already do a lot," I said, immediately on guard."I know you do," Dad said evenly. "And you may have to do more. You might just remember that she is working primarily so you can go to college."I honestly didn't care. I wished she would just forget the whole thing.My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears on Wednesday was a perfect index of how little I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand."I guess we al have to fail sometime," Mother said quietly. I could sense her pain and the tension of holding back the strong emotions that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me turned. I reached out and put my arms around her.She broke then. She put her face against my shoulder and sobbed. I help her close and didn't try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could, and that it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother's back racked with emotion, I understood for the first time her vulnerability. She was still my mother, but she was something more: a person like me, capable of fear and hurt and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I had sought comfort in her arms.A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station had offered. "It's a job I can do," she said simply. But the evening practice sessions on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very different feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping away. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.When I left for college two years later, Mother had an office job with better pay and more responsibility. I have to believe that in some strange way she learned as much fromher moment of defeat as I did, because several years later, when I had finished school and proudly accepted a job as a newspaper reporter, she had already been a journalist with our hometown paper for six months.The old green typewriter sits in my office now, unrepaired. It is a memento, but what it recalls for me is not quite what if recalled for Mother. When I'm having trouble with a story and think about giving up or when I start to feel sorry for myself and think things should be easier for me, I roll a piece of paper into that cranky old machine and type, word by painful word, just the way mother did. What I remember then is not her failure, but her courage, the courage to go ahead.It's the best memento anyone ever gave me.妈妈哭泣的那一天很久以前一个昏暗的冬日，我放学回家时从满了期望。

常州市2023~2024学年第二学期七年级英语7B Unit 5 ~ Unit 6单元综合测试卷一、单项选择（每小题1分，共10分）1．Everybody, please keep ________. It’s not allowed to make any noise (不允许吵闹) in the reading room.A．fit B．warm C．dry D．quiet2．—Do you like the pink dress?—Yes, I do. But I need to ________ first before I take it.A．try it on B．pick it up C．look it up D．turn it on3．China is famous ________ the Great Wall.A．as B．for C．on D．to4．Mary did the exercises very ________. So she got good grades this time.A．clearly B．loudly C．carefully D．fortably5．A panda keeper in Nanjing tapped （轻拍）Nuannuan with a bamboo stick several times. As a result, the zoo asked him ________.A．to stop to work B．stop to work C．to stop working D．stop working6．—Hi! Is Mr. Wang?—Speaking, please.A．it B．this C．that D．he7．He feels _________ to hear the _________ news.A．exciting; exciting B．excited; excited C．exciting; excited D．excited; exciting 8．Many children have a new kind of ________ these days. They use it to know the time and call their parents.A．eraser B．watch C．ring D．pen9．He ________ any classes last week.A．doesn’t have B．didn’t haveC．isn’t have D．wasn’t have10．—Look at the dark clouds! Is it going to rain?—________. The radio says that we’re in the rainy season now.A．That’s all right B．Not much C．I see D．I’m afraid so二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）We live in a forest in Zambia（赞比亚）. There aren’t any 11 nearby. And this munity school is about an hour’s drive from our home. It serves（服务）169 students from Grade 1 to Grade 7. There are four teachers in the school. They are volunteers and they teach students 12 getting any money. But sometimes students will give 13 teachers some chicken and corn. There are over 30 languages in Zambia. English is the most popular and 14 of thestudents can speak English.There is no running water in the school and the water pump（水泵）is 15 . Teachers and students can’t 16 it for two months. So they have to 17 their water from a nearby river. During school holidays, it always rains 18 and the grass grows taller and taller. When school begins again, students will 19 the grass and the school ground.Most children in Zambia go to munity schools 20 other schools are too far for them to go to. They like their schools and they love their teachers.11．A．restaurants B．classrooms C．schools D．libraries12．A．of B．with C．for D．without13．A．their B．his C．her D．your14．A．best B．more C．few D．most15．A．broken B．open C．full D．close16．A．dig B．use C．fill D．solve17．A．send B．touch C．get D．borrow 18．A．heavily B．loudly C．quickly D．fortably19．A．raise B．cut C．clean D．choose20．A．if B．because C．and D．so三、阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共15分）A21．When do tigers mainly hunt?A．In the morning. B．At noon.C．In the afternoon. D．At night. 22．Lions live mostly in ________.A．Asia B．Russia C．Africa D．India23．What do leopards often do in the daytime?A．Rest in trees. B．Swim in rivers.C．Look after their babies.D．Hunt small animals.BA small lion lives with his mother. One day, his mother is sleeping and he goes into the forest to play. But after some time, he gets lost in the forest.The lion is afraid. He runs everywhere but he still doesn’t know how to go home. When he doesn’t know what to do, a sheep sees him and brings him to her home.The sheep likes this small lion and looks after him very well. And the lion likes living with the sheep, too. After some time, the lion is big and tall. But he is afraid of other small animals like dogs!One day, a big lion es. He looks terrible. When he shouts(咆哮）, lots of animals are afraid and run away. But the small lion isn’t afraid. He is happy to meet the big lion and runs to play with him. Then he knows what he is really like. And other animals in the forest start to be afraid of him.Sometimes we are like this small lion. But when we learn more about ourselves, we will know we are strong!24．This small lion is happy to live with the sheep, but ________.A．he looks like a dog B．he isn’t like a lionC．he misses his family.D．otheranimals are afraid of him25．When a big lion es, this small lion ________.A．runs away B．is afraid of him C．brings him to his home D．runs to play with him 26．From the story, we can infer (推断）that this small lion gets ________ at last.A．strong B．funny C．smart D．cuteC“Such a cold day, ” said Mother Nature. “and no blankets (毯子) to keep my babies warm! If Father Winter does not send me some blankets soon, I am afraid the cold weather will pick my babies’ leaves, take away their flowers and make them sick till they are ready to die. ”“I must write a letter to Father Winter, ” said Mother Nature.This is what the letter said:Dear Father Winter,Have you any warm blankets for my babies? The season is ing when they should have a long, long sleep. And the cold weather is ing too. Please send me some blankets soon.From your old friend,Mother Nature Then she called her postman, Autumn Wind, and sent him to the north with her letter. King Winter was sitting at the back of the North Wind, planning his ing work on Earth when Autumn Wind arrived with the letter.“Dear me! Something must be done to stop the babies getting cold. Ho! Snowflake, e here and bring your sisters and brothers with you. Mother Nature has need of you, my helpers, ” said the king, “You must stop the next passing cloud, and go down to the Earth, andcover up the babies. ”Just then a goldenedged cloud floated by, and the snowflakes stayed together on it and were soon travelling to the Earth.The next morning, white blankets had covered the land. Dear Mother Nature was glad because her babies were all sleeping safe and warm under the white blankets.27．According to the story, which season was ing?A．Spring.B．Summer.C．Autumn.D．Winter.28．What were the babies of Mother Nature?A．The plants.B．The clouds.C．The seasons.D．The Autumn Wind and the North Wind.29．What does the underlined words “cover up the babies” in Paragraph 8 mean?A．Wake up the babies to help them.B．Wake up the babies to play with them.C．Stay on the babies to travel with them.D．Stay on the babies to keep them warm. 30．What is the best title of the story?A．Mother Nature B．Father Winter C．The Babies’ Blankets D．A Letter to the Wind四、还原句子（每小题1.5分，共6分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项(选项中有两项为多余选项)。

7B英语阶段质量检测（Unit5-7）一、听力（共20小题。

每小题1分，满分20分。

）A) 听句子，选择与你所听到的内容相符的图画，将其编号写在相应的横线上。

(听两遍)。

A B CD E1.________2. _______3. _________4. _________5. _________B) 听下面五小段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答这个问题的最佳选项，填在题前括号内（读两遍）.( ) 6. What ‘s interesting about ants ?A. They walk a long way every day.B. They smell as well as dogs can.C. They can carry a lot of food.( ) 7. What’s the book about ?A. Goldfish, whales ,ants and frogs.B. Goldfish, , frogs , tortoises and whalesC .Goldfish, whales , frogs and camels( ) 8. What does Simon like doing ?A. SingingB. Dancing.C. Listening to music.( ) 9. Did they know each other before?A. Yes, they did.B. No, they didn’t .C. Sorry , I don’t know.( )10. What time will they they go to the station?A. At 8:00.B. At 7:00.C. At 6:00.C) 听对话选择正确答案听第一段对话，完成11-12题（读两遍）。

( ) 11. Where is Amy going?A. To the cinema.B. To a dinner party.C. To the market.( ) 12. How does Amy feel?A. Excited.B. SurprisedC. Tired.听下面一段对话，完成13-15小题( ) 13. Where are they talking?A. In the street.B. At the restaurant.C. On the phone.( ) 14. The man will go to have dinner with his friends, won’t he?A. Yes, he will.B. No, he won’tC. We don’t know.( ) 15. How many people will have dinner together?A. Four.B. FiveC. Six.D) 听下面的文章，完成16-20小题。