Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yetI. 单项选择。

1．I haven’t cleaned the room _______．I’ll do it right away．A．already B．just C．yet D．ever2．They are too busy and have _______ things to do．A．much too B．too much C．so much D．so many3．—May I speak to Jenny?—Sorry．She’s ______ the supermarket．A．gone to B．gone in C．been to D．been in4．The man came to the town in 2009；he ______ there for four years．A．live B．lived C．will live D．has lived5．—Where is Jim?—He _______ to the school library．A．went B．has been C．has gone D．goes6．—How long have you _______ the computer?—For about two months．A．bought B．borrowed C．lent D．had7．They are looking forward _______ their new English teacher．A．to meeting B．to meet C．met D．meeting8．Thanks ______ your help，we could finish the work on time．A．by B．of C．in D．to9．The boy broke the window．He didn’t want someone to ______．A．find out B．see C．look D．look for10．She ______ the book for nearly three weeks．A．has borrowed B．has lent C．has bought D．has kept11．—Is this your schoolbag?—Yes，it is．It belongs to _______．A．I B．me C．my D．mine12．—I have finished _______ the model plane．Would you like to see it?—Sure．A．make B．made C．making D．to make13．The rich man has five _______ dollars．He is generous and he has decided to give away some money to charity．A．million B．millions C．million of D．millions of14．The good news made me _______ excited．A．feel B．to feel C．felt D．feeling15．We plan to travel around．But we haven’t decided where _______．A．go B．going C．went D．to go[真题链接]1．I heard a new song on the radio. I high and low in the music store, but I can’t find the song. （2015年河南省中考）A. searchB. have searchedC. am searchingD. will search 2．Mike used to be a top student, but he______ behind since he lost himself in computer games.（2015年江苏省常州市中考）A. fellB. has fallenC. wasD. has been3．－It’s important for us to know _________ all the subjects. （2015年河北省中考）－Yeah，group work is my favorite.A．how to study B．when to study C．which to study D．what to studyII. 完形填空。

Mr．and Mrs．Green were very worried about their son，Leo．He seemed to be dumb(哑的) 1 he was normal in every other way．Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 2 ，but with no success．When Leo was six years old，the best doctors in the town 3 him carefully，but could find nothing wrong．And he seemed to be smart．It was just that he 4 spoke．“There might be something wrong with his 5 ，and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak，”one doctor said．“But he can read and write，”said Mr. Green．“We’ve written him notes，telling him that he can speak.”“It’s certainly very 6 ，”another doctor said．“Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day.”7 passed．Leo went to university．But he did not speak a 8 word．Then one day．Leo was having a meal with his parents．Without any warning，he looked up from his 9 and said，“Pass me the salt，please.”Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited．“You spoke! You spoke!”they cried．“Why have you 10 so long to speak?”“I didn’t have anything to say．”he said．“Until now everything was perfect．But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”1．A．because B．when C．though D．before2．A．speak B．walk C．play D．laugh3．A．taught B．found C．examined D．asked4．A．never B．often C．usually D．always5．A．back B．hair C．face D．mind6．A．unfair B．strange C．noisy D．quiet7．A．Hours B．Weeks C．Months D．Years8．A．good B．right C．single D．new9．A．chair B．meal C．hands D．books10．A．slept B．walked C．served D．waitedIII. 阅读理解。

AWhen you are next in Hawaii，be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel．Whether you come on business or on holiday，you will find everything as comfortable and as convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel．Every bedroom has its own private bathroom，telephone，wall-to-wall carpeting and colorful，modern materials and furniture in the local style．In the Mitsui Restaurant，you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes，both Eastern and European，as you will find anywhere in the country．In the Beach Bar，you can drink with your family and friends in air-conditioned comfort，to the music of internationally known musicians．Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden that gives the hotel itsname，or to the tables that surround the swimming pool．Throughout the hotel，you will find the service is both friendly and efficient．The Garden Hotel is right on the beach，only five minutes’walk from Hawaii’s modern shopping center．Here you will find all that money can buy，at prices you can afford．1．Every bedroom at the Garden I Hotel has _______．A．a colorful，local style telephoneB．a bathroom with a carpet from wall to wallC．furniture in the local styleD．comfortable and modern furniture2．In the Mitsui Restaurant，you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes，both _______ and European，as you will find anywhere in the country．A．Northern B．Southern C．Western D．Eastern3．“The Service is both friendly and efficient”means _______．A．you can get what you want quickly and pleasantlyB．you can serve yourself，your family and your friendsC．internationally known musicians will serve youD．you can meet your friends there in air-conditioned comfort4．The Garden Hotel lies _______．A．on the beach not far from Hawaii’s modern shopping centerB．on the beach where you won’t find all that money can buyC．close to shops where everything is cheap and justly famousD．on the beach far from Hawaii’s modern shopping center5．You will ______ at the Garden Hotel．A．sleep well B．eat well C．have fun D．all of the aboveBPerhaps the most famous clothing brand name(服装品牌名称) in the world，Levi Strauss ＆Co．is the inventor of blue denim jeans．Here’s how it happened．In the mid-1800s many people went to California to look for gold．A young German named Levi Strauss traveled to San Francisco to help his brother on business．He sold canvas(帆布) to the workers for tents．But the workers said they needed pants more，because their pants were easy to wear out．Instead of selling his canvas for tent-making，he turned them into pants．These kinds of pants were very popular with workers．He was very happy and named the kind of pants “denims”．And in 1853 he founded Levi Strauss & Co．Twenty years later the company began using a design with pockets．During the working，Strauss developed the process for putting metal rivets(铆钉) in the jeans for strength．On May 20，1873，they received the U. S. Patent No. 139，121 for the process and that date is now considered the official birthday of“blue jeans”．Today the company still has its factories in San Francisco，California．Over 11，000 people work in them and bring in over $4 billion a year．6．Levi Strauss went to San，Francisco _______．A．to look for goldB．to sell canvasC．to visit his brotherD．to help his brother on business7．The workers often complained _______．A．the canvas were not goodB．the work was too hardC．they couldn’t get enough foodD．their pants were not strong enough8．The underlined word“developed”may mean “______”in Chinese．A．研制B．想象C．了解D．确定9．The blue denim jeans have about _______ years of history．A．100 B．130 C．140 D．20010．The passage mainly tells us _______．A．who invented jeansB．how jeans were inventedC．when jeans were inventedD．why jeans are so popularC（2015年湖南省娄底市中考）Good books are like wise friends. They support you to walk forward, and help you understand the world. TIME listed three best books of 2014 for teens. Have you read all of them?Names of Books Writers StoriesThisOne Summer Jillian Tamaki &Mariko Tamki, Canada Every summer, Rose goes with her parents t o a lake house. It’s their relaxing time. But this summer is different. Rose’s parents keep fighting. Rose meets a local teen. But later he is caught up in something bad. It’s really a summ er of sorrow（悲伤）and growing up. The Fourteenth Goldfish Jennifer L. Holm, US Ellie has never liked change. She misses everything in the past, especially her dearly dead goldfish. Then one day a strange boy who looks like Ellie’s grandfather shows up. He’s always obsessed（着迷的）with immortality（永生）. Has he finally found the secret to immortality with Ellie?Absolutely Almost（完全几乎）Lisa Graff, US Albie has always been an “almost”. He’s almost good at everything. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he’s not very good at. But when Albie meets Calista, she helps him work out all of the things he is not good at. What will happen to this “almost” boy?11. What are good books like?A. Parents.B. Brothers and sisters.C. Wise friends.12. What’s the difference for Rose this summer?A. She lost something important.B. She can’t meet her friend.C. Her parents keep fighting.13. If you’re interested in the secret to immortality（永生）, you can read______.A. This One SummerB. The Fourteenth GoldfishC. Absolutely Almost14. The book Absolutely Almost is written by_____.A. Jillian TamakiB. Jennifer L. HolmC. Lisa Graff15. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Ellie misses her dearly dead goldfish a lot.B. Rose has the same summer as before.C. Albie never does well in everything before.IV. 书面表达。