Unit1period3（Task-Project）练习牛津版选修8.doc

PAGE  PAGE 4 第8模块Unit 1 period 3（Task-Project）的课时练习 一、根据下列各句意思和汉语提示，写出各单词的完整与正确形式。 1. Walking s________, he was at the station within ten minutes. 2. She showed a t________ for acting at an early age. 3. He expressed his ______(悲伤) at the news of her death. 4. The children played in the ______(阴凉处) of a large beach umbrella. 5. His books arent particularly well-written, but theyre always _______(有趣的). 6. I dont think you understand the ______(严重性) of the situation. 7. Almost ____________(一夜之间), she had aged ten years and become fat. 8. Shes got a strong __________(体质) —shell recover in no time. 9. The name “William” is often s_______ to “Bill”. 10. They m_______ for their children, killed in the war. 11. In the square in front of the hotel stands a m______ to all the people killed in the war. 12. The company ______(公开地) apologized and agreed to contribute some money to charity. 13. Most ______(城市的) areas are close to a park. 14. In ________(比较) to other recent video games, this one isnt very exciting. 15. Maria raised her hand in ___________(告别). Keys: 1. swiftly 2. talent 3. sorrow 4. shade 5. entertaining 6. gravity 7. overnight 8. constitution 9. shortened 10. mourned 11. monument 12. publicly 13. urban 14. comparison 15. farewell 二、根据课文填空 Robert Burns, Scoland’s supreme _______ hero, has a _____ for being funny and charming.___ he came from a poor family with many debts and did not ever make a lot of _____.After his first book of _____ was published, he became famous ______ overnight, but he was not any richer and continued to ______ his living by farming. The monument ____ him was first publicly exhibited in 1877.About 30000 people attended this first exhibition. The poem “A red, Red Rose” was ____ in 1794.It was ______ to be a song. Love is the theme of the poem. Maybe Burns simply wrote this poem to say goodbye to a loved one. 【答案】 1. literary 2. reputation 3. Unfortunately 4. money 5. poetry 6. nationwide 7.earn/make