省锡中实验学校8A Units 3-4限时作业
2025.12
一、听力测试 （略）
二、单项选择
1. The story Nyuwa Fixes the Sky 《女娲补天》 shows that you can do great things when you put your ________ into the process.
A. effort B. wisdom C. talent D. reward
2. This country decides to ________ to deal with the problems caused by global warming.
A. take up B. take away C. take place D. take action
3. My left foot was badly hurt in the accident, and the pain ________ until I couldn’t walk any longer.
A. rose B. raised C. increased D. added
4. —________ exciting news report it is!
—Yes, it says there is a new zoo near our home!
A. What an B. What C. How an D. How
5. After walking for a whole day in April, Mary lay ________ the grass and took a break.
A. upon B. down C. across D. over
6. Farmers have ________ farmlands to grow crops.
A. less and less B. many and many C. fewer and fewer D. much and much
7. —Will you still play football tomorrow?
—Yes, we will keep it ________ it’s cloudy and windy.
A as long as B. even if C. as soon as D. so that
8. —________?
—It’s rainy.
A. How is the weather like B. What does the weather
C. What’s the weather like today D. What fine weather
9. Which of the following sentences has the structure “S+V+O”?
A. Amy always helps her friends. B. She seems a little angry.
C. The baby is crying loudly. D. The story is quite exciting.
10. The boy didn’t take the coat with him on a cold night.________, he caught a cold.
A. For example B. In fact C. Thanks to that D. As a result
11. Which word rhymes with “sun”?
A. dance B. one C. down D. low
12. In order ________ the early bus to the city center, she was in a hurry.
A. to miss B. not to miss C. to missing D. missed
13. Brushing your teeth correctly can reduce the ________ of having toothache.
A. risk B. result C. spirit D. symbol
14. —I am late because my father’s car was broken.
—The same excuse! Come on, man. ________.
A. I’m a lucky dog B. Hard to believe C. You’d better not D. I wasn’t born yesterday
三、完形填空
Have you ever moved house before? How did you adjust to (适应) life in a new place? Recently, scientists ____15____ some Burrowing Owls (穴栖猫头鹰) settle (安置) into their new homes.
Burrowing Owls are small brown long-legged birds. They make homes in underground burrows (洞穴) and prefer to live in groups. In California, there is another kind of owl ____16____ the Western Burrowing Owl.
In the past, these owls lived in the grasslands. Later, people began building cities on many of the grasslands. This drove the owls off their burrows. So some of these birds were unable to ____17____ new homes. As a result, the number of Western Burrowing Owls in California was ____18____ than that in 1965. ____19____ the number kept falling, they would be at risk of dying out. ____20____ , scientists found out the problem some years ago.
They soon began trying to move these owls to some protected grasslands. In order to make the birds ____21____ more “at home”, scientists played the recording sound of owl calls ____22____ these areas. They also used white paint to make fake droppings (假粪便) of the owls. This made the birds ____23____ that other owls were living there. As a result, they ____24____ their new homes and stayed there.
Scientists returned to check on the owls. Most of them seemed to like their new homes. Hope they can enjoy their new lives there!
15. A. bought B. shared C. helped D. pressed
16. A. followed B. called C. arrived D. practiced
17. A. mark B. lead C. remember D. find
18. A. longer B. more C. smaller D. shorter
19. A. If B. So C. But D. Though
20. A. Certainly B. Hardly C. Luckily D. Heavily
