Unit8Discoveries一、單項選擇1. ---Doyouhaveanyproblemsifyou

thisjob? ---Well,I'mthinkingabouttheworkingday. A.offer B.willoffer C.areoffered D.willbeoffered2. Iwill

workoutthisquestion. A.ableto B.beableto C.can D.could3. ---Wecan'tbesuccessful

wekeepworkinghard. ---Iagreewithyou. A.if B.unless C.because D.when4. FormostpeopleinAmerica,homeshouldbe,

,comfortable. A.atall B.infact C.aboveall D.atfirst5. Linda'sfatherhateswaitinginlonglines.Ithinkhe'sjustnotvery

. A.patient B.talented C.popular D.powerful6. ---Mrs.Li,willyoubeangry

yourstudentsdon'tobeytherulesinclass? ---Alittle.ButIwillstoptheminafriendlyway. A.if B.unless C.though7. Thesoldierwasprobablyfeelingexcitedwhenhe

downthestairs. A.came B.comes C.hascome D.willcome8. Thekidsmaynotgotoschoolinthefuture.They

athomeoncomputers. A.havestudied B.willstudy C.studied9. Eachyearquitealotoffood

aroundtheworld.It'sreallytimeforustodosomething. A.waswasted B.iswasted C.wasted D.willbewasted10. Myteacher'swordshadabigeffect

me.Fromthenon,Ibegantoworkhardonallthesubjects. A.in B.on C.for D.with11. Wewillgoforapicnicifit

tomorrow. A.doesn'train B.wasn'trainy C.won'train D.wasn'training12. Thelittlegirlwasunable

hername. A.towrite B.towriting C.write D.writing13. Theoldtheatrewillclosesoon

someextradonationsaremade. A.so B.if C.because D.unless14. I'dliketobuyabigandmodernhouse.

,Ihopeit'sinaquietneighborhood. A.Afterall B.Aboveall C.Asaresult D.Atthatmoment15. Youhavetobe

andwaituntilIfinishmywork. A.patient B.strict C.honest D.active二、單詞拼寫(單句首字母填空)16.Thed

ofColumbuswasquiteaneventintheworld.17.Whenyousmoke,youshouldthinkaboutitse

onyouandyourhealth.18.Becauseofthecoldweather,therearemorep

inhospitals.19.Thestoryhappenedlastc

.20.Whop

theprizeatthemeetinglastnight?21.Manynewd

weremadewiththehelpofacompass.22.Thee

parentshaveontheirchildrenaregreat.23.Asateacher,youshouldbep

withyourstudents.Iftheycan'tunderstand,youshouldexplainagain.24.AlbertEinsteinhadoneofthegreatmindsoflastc

.25.Hesaidhewaspleasedtop

theprizesthatday.三、單詞拼寫(根據中文提示拼寫單詞)26.Itisanew

(發現)inscience.27.Arethereany

(實驗室)inyourschool?28.It'ssaidthattheworldwillchangealotduringthenexttwo

(世紀).29.Heansweredtheteacher'squestion

(正確地).30.Thedoctortreatedhisheadachewithanewdrugbutdidn't

(治愈)him.31.Thesedays,there'remanyp

inthehospitalbecauseofthebadweather.32.Eachgroupshould

(提交)areporttotheteacherafterthesurvey.33.Playingcomputergamestoomuchhasabad

(影響)onus.34.It'sagreat

(榮譽)tobeinvitedtoyourhouse.35.Manynew

(發現)weremadewiththehelpofcompass.四、翻譯(根據中文提示完成句子)36.他只不過是個小孩子，你應該對他耐心點。Heisjustasmallchild,soyoumust

him.37.假如你沒有錢了，你會怎么做？What

doifyou

anymoney?38.

(如果老虎住在野外),theywillhuntfortheirownfood.39.除非有醫生的證明，否則你必須參加體育測試。You'rerequiredtotake

intheP.E.test

youhaveadoctor'snote.40.也許你會為他們不能找到解決空氣污染問題的方法而擔心。Maybeyoufearthattheywon't

findthesolutionstotheproblemofairpollution.41.地震中受災的孩子需要很多幫助，但最重要的是愛。（詞數不限）Thechildrenwhohavesufferedfromtheearthquakeneedplentyofhelp,but

theyneedlove.42.王老師對她的學生總是很有耐心。Ms.Wangisalways

herstudents.43.如果你不快點兒，就趕不上火車。Ifyou

up,you

thetrain.44.

(如果你餓了),youcanbuysomefood.（詞數不限）45.別橫跨街道除非交通燈變成綠色。（詞數不限）Don'tgoacrossthestreet

.五、完形填空On46

1st,Mikedecidedtoplayajokeonhisfriend.AtlunchtimehesaidtoTom,“Ithinkwe'regoingtohaveasciencetest(測驗)thisafternoon.”“Atest?”saidTom.“Really?”“Yes,it'squite47

.”saidMike.“WhenIwaspassingbyMr.Hill'sroom,hewastalkingwith48

teacherabouttest.Ithinktherewill49

asciencetestthisafternoon.TellBobandKateaboutit.”Later,TomtoldBobandKateaboutthetest.50

almostallthestudentsinMr.Hill'sscienceclassknewaboutit.Theyquicklywentintotheclassroomandbeganto51

.ButnotMike.Hewaslaughingtohimself52

hisclassmates.“Thatfools!”hethought.“Aprilfools.”Whenclassbegan,Mr.Hillsaidtothestudents.“Class,we'regoingtohaveatesttoday.”Mikewassurprised.Hecouldnot53

whattodo.WhenMr.Hillhandedoutthe54

,thestudentsbegantowrite.ButnotMike.He55

thinkandthinkandthink.ItreallywasAprilFools'DayforMike.46. A.March B.April C.May D.June47. A.true B.wrong C.really D.right48. A.theother B.another C.others D.allthe0thers49. A.be B.have C.hold D.take50. A.Afteralongtime B.Afterschool C.Afterthescienceclass D.Soon51. A.play B.domathsexercises C.study D.read52. A.about B.at C.for D.by53. A.know B.want C.like D.do54. A.test B.books C.paper D.papers55. A.could B.might C.should D.hadto六、閱讀理解ALaboratoryworkisyourchancetolearnsciencefirsthand.Itcanbefunbutyoumustbecarefultopreventinjury.Listencloselywhenyourteacherreadsandexplainstherulesbeforeyourfirstlablesson.LABORATORYRULESThroughouttheLessonDonotenterthesciencelabwithouttheteacher'spermission.Nofoodordrinksaretobeallowedinthesciencelab.BeforetheExperimentReadallinstructionscarefullybeforeeveryexperiment.Preparetheapparatus(儀器)andarrangeitsothatyouwillnotknockitoverwhiledoingtheexperiment.DuringtheExperimentIfyouareunsureofhowtouseanyapparatusorhowtooperate,askyourteacherforhelp.Neversmellortastechemicalsunlessyourteachergivespermission.AftertheExperimentWashtheapparatusafteruseandreturnittotheplaceswhereitwas.Throwwastematerialsinproperwastebaskets.FirstAidReportallaccidentstoyourteacherimmediately.Ifyouspill(濺出)anychemicalsontoyourbodyorclothing,washwithplentyofwaterandreporttoyourteacher.56.Yourteacherwillprobablytellyoutherulesabove

thefirstlablesson. A.before B.since C.during D.after57.Beforeeveryexperiment,youshould

. A.tastethechemicalsfirst B.cleantheapparatus C.readallinstructionscarefully D.reportalltheaccidentstotheteacher58.Whenyouarenotsurehowtousetheapparatus,

. A.trythemonyourown B.readtherulescarefully C.askyourteacherforhelp D.putitback59.Itisclearthatyoucan

. A.bringfoodintothelab B.enterthelabanytime C.smellchemicalsasyoulike D.learnsciencedirectlyinthelab60.Ifyougetchemicalsontheclothing,youcanfindwaystosolveitinthepart

. A.BeforetheExperiment B.FirstAid C.DuringtheExperiment D.AftertheExperimentBMyfirstdayofschoolwasveryinterestingandcouldn'tbeeasilyforgotten.Iwenttomyscienceclassinthemorningandfoundaseatintheback.Iwaitedtherefor15minutesbeforethebellrang.Thescienceteachertoldusaboutsomeclassrules.NoonetalkedtomeandIdidn'ttalktoanyoneelse.Iwasoneofthoseveryshygirls.Afterthescienceclass,IhadanEnglishclass.IthoughtitwouldbeboringbutlaterIfounditveryfunny.WhentheclassesofthemorningendedIwenttolunch.IsatoutsidethediningroomwithnoonetotalktoandnofoodbecauseIwastoonervoustojointhelunchline.IkeptlookingaroundhopingtoseesomeoneIknewbutIneversawanyone.LunchendedandIwenttohavemyartclass.Iwasthefirstonethereandnotevenmyteacherwasthereyet.SoIsatatmydeskandstarteddrawingsomepictures.Ididn'tnoticetherestoftheclasswalkinginorthegirlthatwasstandingbehindmetillIwassurprisedbythevoice,"Sowhatareyoudrawing?"Itwasagirlwhohadreallylonghair.SheendedupbeingmybestfriendandoneofthekindestandliveliestgirlsIknow.Inthenextclassmeeting,theteacheraskedustotalkaboutthepastholiday.Iwasgladtomakesomenewfriendsintheclass.ThefirstdayofhighschoolwashardformebutIgotthroughit.61.Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter'sscienceclass? A.Shewas15minuteslateforit. B.Shelearnedsomeclassrules. C.Shemadesomenewfriends. D.Shesatinthefrontrow.62.Accordingtothewriter,theEnglishclasswas

. A.boring B.interesting C.hard D.useful63.Thewriterhadnolunchbecauseshe

. A.wasn'thungry B.forgotthelunchtime C.wasafraidtostandinline D.didn'tlikethediningroom64.Intheartclass,thewriter

. A.gottoknowalivelygirl B.talkedaboutherpastholiday C.metsomeonesheknewbefore D.drewsomepicturesaboutherclass65.Whatwasthewriter'sfirstclassintheafternoon? A.Theclassmeeting. B.TheEnglishclass. C.Thescienceclass. D.Theartclass.CIfyou'reeverapartfromyourchildren,anewstudysaysjusttalkingonthephonewillhelpjustasmuchasahug(擁抱).Ifyou'reaparentwhospendslonghoursonthejob,youprobablyfeelsorryforspendingsomuchtimeawayfromyourkids.Buttheresultsofanewstudyshowthatamother'svoicealonecanbejustascomfortingtoananxiouschildasphysicalcontact(接觸).Inanexperiment,researchersfromtheUniversityofWisconsinMadisonaskedagroupofgirlsbetweentheagesof7and12tosolvemathproblemsinfrontofjudges—astressfulsituationforanyone.Beforethegirlsweresettogivetheiranswers,theresearchersmeasuredtheirlevelsoftwohormones(荷爾蒙):cortisol,whichgoesupduringstressfulperiods,andoxytocin,the"love"hormone,whichgoesdownatthesametime.Afterthegirlsfinishedtheproblems,someofthemgottomeetupwiththeirmothersrightaway.Themomscameinandhuggedthegirls.Anothergroupofthegirlsdidn'tseetheirmothers,butreceivedphonecallsfromthem,inwhichtheirmotherstoldthemhowwellthey'ddone.Thefinalgrouphadnocontactwiththeirmothers,butinsteadwatchedananimalmovie,MarchofthePenguins.Finally,thegirls'hormonelevelsweremeasuredagain.Althoughthemoviewasinteresting,itdidnothingtoreducethechildren'sanxiety—but,surprisingly,boththephysicalcontactandphonecallsfromtheirmothershadthesameeffectonreducingthegirls'stresslevels.So,nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyou'refeelingstressedaboutsomethinginyourlife,aphonecalltoMommightbejustthekeytohelpyoufeelbetter.66.Ifagirlisunderstress,

. A.shecan'tsolvemathproblems B.shewillhavehighlevelsofhormone C.oxytocinwillremainatahighlevel D.cortisolwillgoupwithoxytocindown67.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderinwhichthestudywascarriedout?a.Thegirls'levelsofhormonesweremeasuredagain.b.Thegirlssolvedmathproblems.c.Thegirls'levelsofhormonesweremeasured.d.Thegirlsweredividedintothreegroups. A.b-c-d-a B.d-b-c-a C.c-b-d-a D.d-c-b-a68.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat

. A.itiseasyforgirlstosolvemathproblems B.thegirlswhohadwatchedthemovieremainedanxious C.mothersshouldhugtheirkidsasoftenaspossible D.oldergirlshavehighercortisolthanyoungerones69.What'sthemainideaofthepassage? A.Amother'svoicecancomfortheranxiouskids. B.Mothersshouldoftenhugtheirkids. C.Mothersshouldspendenoughtimecaringabouttheirkids. D.Scientistsdiscoveredwhykidsbecomestressedwhenhavingtests.DAfishthatlivesinAmericacanliveoutofwaterformonthsatatime,similartohowanimalsgotusedtolandmillionsofyearsago,anewstudyshows.TheMangroveRivulets,akindoflittlefish,livesinsmallpoolsofwater.Whentheirlivingplacedriesup,theyliveontheland,saidScottTaylor,aresearcherinFlorida.Thefishcangrowaslargeasthreeinches.Theygrouptogetherandbreatheairthroughtheirskinbeforetheycanfindwateragain.Thenewscientificdiscoverycameduringatrip.“Weweretravellingforfun.AndonedayIkickedoveralog(圓木)andthefishcameout.”Taylortoldreportersbytelephone.HesaidhewouldmakehisstudyonthefishknowntothepublicinanAmericanmagazineearlynextyear.Inlabtests,Taylorsaidhefoundthefishcanliveupto66daysoutofwaterwithouteating.Someotherfishcanliveoutofwaterforashortperiodoftime.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursatatime,whilelungfish(肺魚)foundinAustralia,AfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwater,butonlyinanotactive(活躍的)way.ButnootherknownfishcanbeoutofwateraslongastheMangroveRivuletsandkeepactive,accordingtoPatriciaWright,abiologistataCanadianUniversity.Morestudiesofthefishmaytellhowanimalschangedovertime.“Theseanimalsliveinconditionssimilartothosemillionsofyearsago,whenanimalsbegantomovefromwaterontoland.”Wrightsaid.70.TheMangroveRivuletsisatypeoffishthat

. A.livesonlandinAfrica B.canstayaliveformonthsoutofwater C.preferslivingindryplaces D.isthelongestlivingfishonearth71.WhowillwriteareportonMangroveRivulets? A.ScottTaylor. B.Somereporters. C.PatriciaWright. D.ScientistsfromEurope.72.Accordingtothepassage,lungfishcan

. A.breathethroughitsskin B.befoundinAsia C.keepaliveoutofwater D.keepaliveandwalkonland73.Whichoneofthesentencesbelowisnottrue? A.TheMangroveRivuletsfishcanliveoutofwateraslongasotheranimalsifithassomethingtoeat. B.Millionsofyearsago,animalsbegantoliveontolandfromwater. C.LungfishfoundinAustralia,AfricaandSouthAmericacanliveoutofwaterinanotactiveway. D.ThewalkingcatfishfoundinSoutheastAsiacanstayonlandforhoursatatime.74.WhatcanwesayaboutthediscoveryofMangroveRivulets? A.ItwasmadebyScottTaylor,aresearcherinNewYork. B.ItwashelpedbyanAmericanmagazine. C.ItwashelpedbyPatriciaWright. D.Itwasmadebyaresearcherwhiletravelling.七、短文7選5(5選5等)ImagineaboyfromasmallvillageinEastAfrica.Hehasbeenlookingaftercowsfromaveryearlyage.Attwelve,heknowsmoreaboutcowsthanmostofus.75.

Hasthisboyeverhadanyeducation?Educationisdiscoveringaboutourselvesandaboutthepeopleandthingsaroundus.Allthepeoplewhocareaboutus—ourparents,brothers,sisters,friends—areourteachers.76.

Westartlearningonthedayweareborn,notonthefirstdaywegotoschool.Everydaywehavenewexperiences,likefindingabird'snest(巢),discoveringanewstreetinourneighborhoodandmakingfriendswithsomeonewedidn'tlikebefore.77.

Encouragementfromthepeoplearoundusmakesitpossibleforustodiscoverthingsasmuchaspossible.Aswegrowup,webegintofindoutwhatweareabletodo.Wemaybegoodatcooking,orsingingorplayingfootball.78.

Justthinkingaboutcookingdoesn'ttellusifwearegoodatit.Welearnsomuchjustinourdailylife.79.

Ofcoursewecanlearnsomethingsbetterathomethanatschool,likehowtodotheshopping,andhowtohelpoldordisabledpeoplewhocan'tdoeverythingforthemselves.Atschool,teachershelpustoreadandwrite.Withtheirhelp,webegintoseethingsindifferentways. A.Tosharenewexperienceswithotherpeopleisevenmorefun. B.Infact,welearnsomethingfromeveryonewemeet. C.Wefindthisoutbydoingthesethings. D.However,hehasneverbeentoschool. E.Sowhyisschoolimportant?八、閱讀與表達(問答式)LastmonthIgotthechancetotakepartinanunderwaterresearchprojectinanareaoftheGulfofMexicocalledtheFlowerGardens.Ateamofprofessionalresearchersweretryingtolearnmoreaboutthefishandotheranimalsthatliveinthispartofthesea.TheFlowerGardensarealongwayfromtheshore(海岸)andwespentthreedaysonaboat.Theteamusedapieceofunderwaterequipmenttocollectinformation.ThisunderwaterequipmentiscalledaRemotelyOperatedVehicle(ROV).TheROVcouldmeasurewaterdepthandtemperatureanditalsohadacamerathatsentlivefilmbacktotheboat.TheROVwasgreatfun.Itwascontrolledbyacomputerontheboat,andIwasallowedtooperateitafewtimes.However,thethingIenjoyedmostwasdivingintothewater.Atfirst,Iwasquitefrightened—mainlybecauseIcouldn'tseelandinanydirection.ButassoonasIjumpedintothewater,Iwasn'tafraidanymore.ItwasamazingtoseethecolourfulfishswimmingaroundandIcouldseeallthewaytotheFlowerGardens,whicharealmost30metresdown.IwillneverforgettheFlowerGardens.ThetripwaslikeaholidaybutIalsolearntnewthingsaboutscienceandresearchprojects.Theteamwerevery