牛津版 (深圳&广州)八年级下册（2013秋审查）Unit 6 Pets课后作业题

Unit  6 Pets 

主题阅读每日一练

Monday

语法选择。阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,从 A、B、C和 D项中选出最佳选项。

When Chloe arrives home from school, she always makes a cup of coffee and then goes upstairs to her bedroom. This is ___1 ___ favourite time of day. The house is quiet and she can ___ 2 ___   with her pet rats. Chloe knows ___ 3 ___ most people don't like rats or they think rats are dirty. A year ago, Chloe didn't like rats, ___ 4 ___ . Then, one day, her friend Martin showed Chloe his pet rats and Chloe saw ___ 5 ___ cute they are.

 “If you can have cats, dogs or hamsters ___ 6 ___ pets, then why not rats?" she thought. Her mum and dad didn't like ___ 7 ___ idea, but then Chloe got an excellent school report and they decided ___ 8 ___ Chloe the present she wanted.

“There's one very important rule," said Chloe's mum. “The rats live in your bedroom and they never go to ___ 9 ___ rooms, ___ 10 ___ not the kitchen!"

In her room, Chloe picked up Roxy and Zena and put them on her shoulder. Roxy loved to explore. She climbed up and down, but Zena was much ___ 11 ___ and liked sitting on Chloe's shoulder.

But one day, when Chloe came back, Roxy was gone! She started to look for her. Where could Roxy be? “She ___ 12 ___ be here somewhere," thought Chloe, Chloe went downstairs and saw Mum with a smile on her face and Roxy on her shoulder.

“Oh, Mum, you ___ 13 ___ her! " said Chloe. “Where was she?"

“___ 14 ___ I arrived at the garden," said Mum, “I opened my bag and found Roxy. She ___ 15 ___ in one of my shoes at that time."

1. A. she  B. hers   C. herself   D. her

2. A. play  B. playing  C. to play   D. played

3. A. it          B. this       C. that      D. what

4. A. also           B. either     C. too        D. as well

5. A. what          B. how        C.so        D. such

6. A. for            B.to            C. like       D.as

7. A. the  B. a      C.an        D. /

8.A.give  B. giving    C. to give       D. to giving

9. A. others  B. other     C. another     D. the other

10. A. speciality               B. special   C. especially         D. specially

11. A. quiet  B. more quiet  C. quietest                   D. quieter

12. A. must     B. can         C. cant         D. might

13. A. find     B. found     C. founded      D. finding

14. A. What  B. Where  C. When   D. Which

15. A. was sleeping B. is sleeping    C. slept                     D. sleeping

Tuesday

完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Have you ever noticed how you feel when you play with a dog or cat? Or maybe even some other __1__, like a goldfish or a rabbit. Of course, playing with pets is fun——but as it turns out, spending time with animals can also be __2__ for our mental health (心理健康).

“A pet can __3__ you that you are not alone,” said life coach Desiree Wiercyski. She added that pets give unconditional(无条件的)love. This can be __4__ when you feel lonely.

I can speak from experience about this. I myself feel a bit __5__ or lonely from time to time, since I live by myself. But I recently had the chance to take care of my friend’s __6__ while she was away. Caring for her cats has made a big difference in my __7__.

When I come home, they’re __8__ happy to see me. When I'm tired or sad, they come to me and “__9__” me to pet them. It's almost like they can tell when I need someone to hang out (闲逛)with. So the next time you’re feeling a bit blue (忧伤的),maybe you should find a dog or cat to __10__ and share your happiness and sadness with him/her. So, even something as easy as petting a cat or dog can make you feel happier and healthier.

1. A. students   B. workers  C. animals               D. people

2. A. bad   B. good    C. harmful     D. dangerous

3. A. remind    B. notice   C. pretend   D. provide

4. A. careful   B. successful       C. helpful                         D. skillful

5. A. sad      B. happy   C. excited    D. angry

6. A. dogs      B. fish   C. rabbits     D. cats

7. A. school   B. life     C. dream    D. place          

8. A. sometimes                      B. never    C. always                          D. hardly

9. A. teach   B. ask   C. have   D. let

10. A. prepare for               B. talk to  C. put on  D. look at

Wednesday

阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

We think dogs are our best friends. A new study showed that maybe it’s because dogs can understand our words much better than we thought. It found that dogs understand not only what we say, but also how we say it.

 “The results were very exciting and surprising,” said the lead researcher Attila Andics, from Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest.

For the study, the researchers first trained 13 dogs for months. The dogs had to sit quietly inside machines, so that the researchers could check their brain activity.

Then the researchers put headphones on the dogs and played people’s voices to them. There were four different voices. Some were of positive（积极的）words, such as “well done”, or neutral（不带感 情色彩的）words like “however”. The words were also in different tones（音调）.Some were positive and some were neutral（中立的）.

Brain scans（扫描）showed that the dogs could recognize（认出）words, as well as the tone of words, much like people do. The positive words with a positive tone brought the strongest activity in theirbrain.

 “It shows that for dogs, a nice phrase（短语）can work very well as a reward, but it works best if both words and tones match,” said Andics.

They also found that dogs deal with meaningful words with the left side of the brain and tones with the right. Human brains work in the same way.

 “It gave us a new understanding of language,” said Andics. That is, not only humans understand the meaning in words, other species（种类）do too.

1.Which side of the brain deals with tones, for both dogs and humans?

A. The left side for both dogs and humans.

B. The right side for both dogs and humans.

C. The left side for dogs and the right side for humans.

D. The right side for dogs and the left side for humans.

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the research?

A. Dogs can understand our words much better than we thought.

B. The dogs could recognize words just as people do.

C. The researchers played four different people's voices to the dogs.

D. From the study, the researchers checked the dogs' body activity.

3.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Dogs are human’s best friends.   B. Dogs can learn human’s language.

C. Dogs can understand the meaning in words. D. Dogs are similar to humans.

Thursday

阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Everybody hates rats (big mice). But in the earthquake capitals of the world—Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey—rats will soon be man's best friends.

What happens after an earthquake? We send in rescue(拯救)dogs. Why? Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they can't get into small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives : the rat.

How does it work? First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rat's brain gives a signal. This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rat's brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person.

Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “Robots' noses don't work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that." Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they don't need electricity!

The “rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Organization in Scotland says, “It would be wonderful. A rat could get into spaces we couldn‘t get to, and a rat would get out if it wasn’t safe." Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building (but only after an earthquake, of course).

1.Why will rats become man's best friends in the world earthquake capitals?

A. Because they can take the place of man's rescue jobs.

B. Because they can find the position of people alive who are trapped in buildings.

C. Because they can serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings.

D. Because they can get into small spaces.

2. From the third paragraph, we know the rescuers can judge a person who is alive by____________.

A. the noise made by the rat     B. the rat's unusual behaviour

C. the signal sent by the radio on the rat's back  D. the smell given off by the person

3.Which of these statements is NOT the advantage that rats have?

A. They are more lovely than other animals.  B. They are less expensive to train than dogs.

C. They don’t need electricity.   D. They are small and can get into small places.

4.What can we infer from the passage?

A. At present rats have taken the place of dogs in searching for people.

B. The “rat project” has been completed.

C. People are now happy to see a rat in a building.

D. Now people still use dogs and robots to perform rescues.

Friday

阅读填空。阅读短文及文后A—E选项，选出可以填入1—5各题空白处的最佳选项。

    Amy’s husband died two years ago. She lived alone and sometimes felt lonely. She had three sons, Dave, Bill and Bob. Every year her sons sent her expensive gifts on her birthday.

    The eldest son Dave, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gift, but he didn't know what to buy. So he put an advertisement in the newspaper: “__1___________”

    About a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. __2_________  

    “This bird can speak six languages and sing eight songs." the man said.

    “__3__________” Dave said.

    The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song.  __4________. The next day Dave sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

    The day after his mother's birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother," he asked, “What do you think of the bird?"

    “__5__________” said his mother.

A. Really? I’d like to listen to it.

B. Dave was very happy and paid eight thousand dollars for the bird.

C. Wanted  the greatest gift for my mother.

D. Oh, it's very delicious, dear.

E. He brought a big bird.

Saturday

语篇填词 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。（每空限填一词）

The Smiths have three dogs as their pets. They are all very c_____( 1) with big eyes and white fur. The children enjoy playing with them and usually stay with them n_____ ( 2) all day long on Sundays. Every time Mr. and Mrs. Smith come back from work and l_____ (3) on the sofa, the dogs run into their arms. Besides, they are glad to find that their kids have developed a stronger sense of r_____ (4) by looking after the dogs. As a result, they help their parents with housework more often. Although keeping the dogs costs them much, they b_____ (5) that sharing happy moments with lovely pets is more important.

完成句子。根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）

1.这场大雨阻碍了保罗去参加玛丽的生日会。

The heavy rain                                                 Paul                           to Mary's birthday party.

2.他们别无选择，只好放弃。

They                                               to give up.

3.树苗应当经常浇水。

Young trees                                        often.

4. 我们这个星期天去图书馆吧。

______ _____ ______the library this Sunday.

5. 对外国人来说学习汉语是困难的。

______ _____ ________ _____ foreigners to study Chinese.

书面表达。

    随着生活水平的提高，人们开始重视自己的生活质量。越来越多的人开始热衷于养宠物。可爱的 小动物给人们带来了无穷的快乐；然而，对于那些不喜欢动物的人来说，宠物的存在会给他们的生活 增添很多烦恼。请结合此话题，写一篇英语短文,谈谈你的看法：人们该不该养宠物。为什么？

注意：
1.词数80左右（文章的开头已给出，不计入词数）。

2.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

3.请选择其中一个观点来写作。

三、精彩词汇

1. 热衷于_________________

2. 带来欢乐_________________

3. 在我看来_________________

4. 保持轻松_________________

5. 减轻寂寞感_________________

6. 对某人忠诚_________________

7. 保卫房屋_________________

8. 学会责任感_________________

四、词句点拨

1.It's +adj.+ to do sth.做……是怎样的

有宠物陪伴我们是让人放松的事情。

          relaxing        have a pet stay with us..

2. doing sth. means…做某事意味着……

对老人而言，养宠物意味着有家人陪在一起。

For the old,              a pet means                  a family along with them.

3.When…当……时候

当有火灾或不好的事发生时，宠物可以警告主人。

             there is a fire or something bad happens, the pet                                 the keeper about the danger.

妙笔生花

Nowadays, more and more people are fond of keeping pets because they can bring pleasure. But others don't think so. They think it's terrible to do it. In my opinion, _______________________________________________

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参考答案：

Monday: 1-5 DACBB 6-10 DACBC 11-15 DABCA

Tuesday: 1-5 CBACA 6-10 DBCBB

Wednesday: BDC

Thursday: BCAD

Friday: CEABD

Saturday

单词:

1. cute

2. nearly

3. lie

4. responsibility

5. believe

完成句子

1. kept/stopped/prevented, from going

2. had no choice but

3. should be watered

4. Let’s go to

5. It is difficult for

写作

精彩词汇

1. be fond of/be keen on

2. bring happiness/pleasure

3. in my opinion/ I think

4. stay/keep relaxed

5. feel less lonely/reduce loneliness

6. be faithful to sb.

7. keep houses safe

8. learn responsibility

词句点拨

1. it’s , to

2. keeping, having

3. When, may/can warn

妙笔生花

Nowadays, more and more people are fond of keeping pets because they can bring pleasure. But others don't think so. They think it's terrible to do it. In my opinion, keeping pets will do good to our family and ourselves. First, it's relaxing to have a pet to stay with us because it is cute and smart. For example, a dog may understand us well when we are upset or tired. Second, for the old, keeping a pet means having a family along with them, so they will not only feel less lonely but also stay relaxed by talking to them. What's more, most dogs are always faithful to their owners. When there is a fire or something bad happens, they can help keep people's houses safe and sometimes even save people's lives.

All in all, I think it's a good idea to keep pets and I am sure we will get a lot. Especially, we can learn responsibility by doing that.