1、Unit 8I. 从方框中选出与下列各句中画线单词意思相同或相近的选项。A. general spirit or character of somethingB. very smallC. an order, especially one given by a soldierD. a sense of your own importance and valueE. a promise to do somethingF. how high or low your voice isG. a calm and serious manner that deserves respectH. a form
2、 of something that is different from other formsI. something that you must do or deal with that takes your timeJ. a description of something that happened, according to one personK. to make yourself thinner by eating less, taking a lot of exercise, etcL. a great knowledge of a subject and an ability
3、 to use that knowledge1. You havent got much for lunch are you slimming?2. Theres only a slim chance that anyone survived the crash.3. Weve made a commitment to help, and we will.4. Ive got too many commitments at the moment to do an evening class.5. You will run forward at my command.6. She has an
4、impressive command of the English language.7. She accepted the challenge with quiet dignity.8. Its difficult to preserve your dignity when you have no job and no home.9. The software comes in several versions for different types of computers.10. Each witness has a different version of what happened.
5、11. Generally, the tone of the book is humorous.12. The rising tone of her voice emphasized her panic.1. _ 2. _3. _ 4. _5. _ 6. _7. _ 8. _9. _ 10. _11. _ 12. _II. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。1. She was _ (breath) after running up the stairs.2. Theres a growing _ (tend) for women to marry later.3. The new housekee
6、per came with the highest _ (recommend).4. My goodness! There was a seemingly _ (end) list of repairs to be carried out.III. 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空（每个短语限用一次）。turn down, back and forth, be based on, deal with, at times1. Your grade will _ four papers and a final exam.2. Havent you _ that email asking fo
7、r advice yet?3. She rocks _ on her chair like a child.4. He is a good man but he can be difficult _.5. They were all great offers from large companies, and I couldnt _ any ofthem.IV. 根据括号内的提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1. 这种习俗正在消失。 (die out)_2. 警察为找到他所做的一切努力都白费了。 (in vain)_3. 经理不在时, 他负责这个商店。 (in charge of)_4. 他小心翼翼地
8、躲开别人的视线。 (out of sight)_5. 须臾之间，雨过天晴。 (in an instant)_V. 用所给动词的正确形式完成下面短文。Dear Ruth,Thank you very much for the lovely present you sent for Laurie. It was very kind of you. Yousay in your note that you havent got used to 1. _ (be) an aunt yet. I used to 2. _(think) that becoming a father wouldnt cha
9、nge me. I was wrong, of course! Life will never be thesame again. We used to 3. _ (go) to bed at midnight or later. Now were asleep by tenbecause weve had to get used to 4. _ (wake) up at five oclock. Actually, thats quitegood in a way. I always used to 5. _ (arrive) late at the office, but since La
10、urie was bornmy secretary has got used to 6. _ (find) me hard at work by the time she gets in!Mind you, it hasnt been so easy for Jenny. I think she found it very hard at first, being withthe baby instead of going to work. She wasnt used to 7. _ (spend) all day without adultcompany. But shes got qui
11、te friendly with a neighbor who also has a young baby. She used to 8._ (say) shed go back to work when Laurie was six months old, but now shes used to 9._ (be) at home. Shes beginning to enjoy herself, so she may wait until Laurie is a bitolder.Anyway, when do you think youll be able to come and see
12、 us? Jenny says hurry up, whileLaurie is still small. Wed love a visitor to show her off to!VI. 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。AAll the best, DennisDu Fu (712-770) was a famous realist poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907),generally thought 1. _ (be) the best period for ancient poetry.
13、His poems topics are about simple experiences common people can relate to. They reflectthe hard realities of war, people 2. _ (die) under rich rulers, and rural life. 3. _ isthought that near the end of his life he lived in a simple hut (茅舍) 4. _ he wrote many ofhis best realist poems.Du Fu liked to
14、 write in a structured form of poetry that is called regulated poetry. The stylehas balancing couplets (对句). For example, a famous couplet of his 5. _ (go):Behind redden doors stink (发臭) wine and meat;But upon the road die frozen men.He served as 6. _ official in the Tang Dynastys court and then liv
15、ed in Chengdu in ahut, and he wrote more than a thousand poems that 7. _ (appreciate) by modern Chinesepeople.Du Fu had a lot in common 8. _ Li Bai. For example, both traveled 9. _(wide) and wrote about natural places and ancient 10. _ (location). Both were officials inthe Tang Empire.BWhile a new h
16、aircut, a little powder, and knowing what others find attractive might help youput on a good face, there are inner factors (因素) at play. It would be better 1. _ (build) upones confidence in order to become more positive, and 2. _ (involve) in life. Feelinggood about who you are will change the way y
17、ou feel, move your body, and relate to others.It is often said that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. What 3. _ (regard) attractiveto one person may not be so for another. However, a conventional face is 4. _ (general)considered appealing. Also, people are often drawn to what is familiar. For e
18、xample, people whogrow up in 5. _ same neighborhood are often attracted to each other.Most people are always finding fault with their own physical appearance, especially those 6._ become used to putting themselves down or unpleasant self-talk, which can and shouldbe avoided. 7. _ may be more worthwh
19、ile to pay attention to depth of character, instead of8. _ (focus) on attractiveness and beauty. Intelligence, creativity, courage, and 9._ (imagine) can be developed. Attention to these characteristics can help girls and youngwomen feel good about themselves and will have a 10. _ (deep) effect on l
20、ife than justbeing pretty.答案I.1. K2. B3. E4. I5. C6. L7. G8. D9. H10. J11. A12. FII.1. breathless2. tendency3. recommendation4. endlessIII.1. be based on2. dealt with3. back and forth4. at times5. turn downIV.1. This custom is dying out.2. All the polices efforts to find him were in vain.3. He was l
21、eft in charge of the shop while the manager was away.4. He was careful to keep out of sight.5. In an instant the rain stopped and the sky cleared up.V.1. being2. think3. go4. waking5. arrive6. finding7. spending8. say9. beingVI.A1. to be2. dying3. It4. where5. goes6. an7. are appreciated8. with9. widely10. locationsB1. to build2. involved3. is regarded4. generally5. the6. who / that7. It8. focusing9. imagination10. deeper
