八年级下册下英语一课一练421冀教版UnitLesson

Unit 4　The Internet Connects Us

Lesson 21　Books or Computers?

Ⅰ．根据句意及首字母提示补全单词

1．This shop s________ many different styles of clothes． Yesterday I bought a yellow sweater there．

2．“Ancient” is the opposite of “m________”．

3．I like paper books better than e________ books． What about you?

4．A rainbow a________ in the sky after the rain last Wednesday．

5．This is a printing p________． It can make thousands of books every day．

Ⅱ．用适当的介词填空

6．________ ancient times, many farmers lived a hard life．

7．Susan usually learns English ________ watching English movies．

8．It is helpful ________ us to read more books．

9．Here is the best way ________ pass the exam．

10．Do you know about the history ________ books? It is very fun．

Ⅲ．单项选择

(　　)11．—Have you finished your homework, Sue? 

—Yes． It________ me an hour to do it．

A．spent          B．took          C．cost         D．paid

(　　)12．—Why were you shouting at Tom?

—I told him to be quiet, but he ________ talking．

A．joined in         B．ended up        C．kept on        D．put off

(　　)13．They are ________ an eraser and playing a game．

A．giving onto              B．passing on

C．putting on               D．coming on

(　　)14．His hard work made ________ possible to have a bright future．

A．it         B．that             C．this      D．them

(　　)15．These shoes were made ________， not with a machine． So they are very expensive．

A．by hand        B．by the way          C．in a word        D．to my surprise

Ⅳ．根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词

16．对普通人来说读书很方便。

________ is very convenient for common people ________ ________ books．

17．我的表弟学会了如何自己制作风筝。

My cousin learnt ________ ________ ________ kites by himself．

18．现在信息传播得更快、更远。

Now information travels ________ and ________．

19．写下那个故事花费了作者一周的时间。

It ________ the writer one week to ________ ________ the story．

Ⅴ．完形填空

The computer is a very wonderful machine, and it is so __20__ today that it seems we __21__ live or work without it． Computers are used in many__22__—in  offices, in factories, in big shops, at schools and even at home． With the computer, people are living a better __23__． 

The computer is one of the greatest inventions in the __24__  century． The first computer was built in America which was named ENIAC, and it was not only very__25__， but also quite heavy． It was as big as two rooms! 

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