Unit 8 Pets（2） 一、单项选择 1. If you are late, you will _________ the only bus from here. A. catch B. miss C. get D. lose 2. --- Can you tell me something about the movie Mulan? --- It comes from an old Chinese story. Hua Mulan dresses up as a boy and takes her father's place _________ in the army. A. to fight B. fighting C. fights D. fought 3. It was really helpful of him to ______ the cat to the animal centre ______ a rainy night. A. take; at B. take; on C. bring; at D. bring; on 4. I think coffee tastes good, but not _________ likes drinking it A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody 5. --- What's the trouble _________ his computer? --- Sorry, I don't know what happened _________ it. A.with; with B. to; with C. to; to D. with; to 6. When I go out in the evening, my dog never goes to bed _________ I come back. A. after B. when C. till D. if 7. --- Would you please _________ the number? I wasn't listening. --- OK. That's 15235171386. A. remember B. repeat C. report D. reply 8. --- Who lives together with your grandmother? --- _________ . She lives alone. I often go to see her. A. Nobody B. Somebody C. Anybody D. Everybody 9. --What do you think of my new pet dog? --- It is quite _________ . It never barks at anyone or bites anyone. A. gentle B. rude C. interesting D. noisy 10. ---_______ do you clean the cage? --- Once a week. A. How about B. How long C. How soon D. How often 二、词汇检测 1. Would you like to_______ (重复) your question, Mr Brown? 2. He_______ (同意) to let me go early. But I still didn't catch the last bus. 3. Ben_______ (隐藏) in the bushes, so it took us a long time to find him. 4. My cat likes my_______ (温柔的) touch in the afternoon. 5. They are going to listen to a_______（讲座）about pets tomorrow. 6. The talk is about how_______ (study) English well. 7. How long does it take_______ (brush) your shoes every day? 8. Please_______ (be) careful and _______ (not hurt) yourself. 9. The workers_______ (build) a new bridge over the river last year. 10. You'd better_______ (take) good care of your goldfish, or they will die（死亡）. 三、句子翻译 1.这汤闻起来很鲜美，尝起来却很糟糕。 2.学生们正在学习怎样照顾宠物。 3.做眼保健操时不要把眼睛睁得大大的。 4.我在任何地方都找不到我的篮子。 5.许多人认为宠物是他们的特殊朋友。 四、阅读理解 The Bakers lived in an old and low house. Then often went hungry. They had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn Mr Baker grew some wheat in the field. He hoped it would do well because all his family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doing well. Mr Baker was happy. One day Mr Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry and wanted to teach it a lesson. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch the horse. A few days later the horse came in his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr Baker was working in his field, he saw the horse pulling a carriage on the road. He picked up a stick at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up. The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked ， “ Why are you beating my horse?” “It has nothing to do with you ， ” Mr Baker said angrily, “The horse knows why I’m beating it!” ( )1. What was Mr Baker? A.A driver. B. A farmer. ( ( ( ( C. A shopkeeper. D. A doctor. )2. What kind of life did Mr Baker’s family live? A.An easy life. B. A happy life. C. A rich life. D. A hard life. )3. Why was Mr Baker happy at first? A.Because he found out whose horse ate his wheat. B.Because he would soon become rich. C.Because his wheat was doing well. D.Because it snowed often that winter. )4. Mr Baker tried to catch the horse to _______. A. sell it for some money B. beat it up C. make it work for him D. find out the owner of it )5. Which of the following is true? A.The horse knew that it had done something wrong. B.The horse had nothing to do with the driver. C. The horse belonged to the driver. D.The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.