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Unit 8 主题阅读
I.用方框中所给单词的适当形式完成短文
history, choose, common, buy, make, enjoy, way, another, while, serve

American summers are filled with outdoor picnics, baseball games and swimming pools. Summer in America is a time 1.________ the outdoors, no matter how hot it might be. Let’s take a look at some of the popular drinks.
Lemonade is 2.________ of all American summ-
er drinks. It 3._______ by mixing lemon juice, water and sugar. It is usually served very cold, with ice.
Ice tea is 4.________ popular summer drink in America. Ice tea is usually 5.________ in a tall glass of ice. Many Americans 6.________ to add sugar to sweeten the drink. This drink is often drunk in the afternoon 7.________ relaxing in the shade. Ice tea is now also sold by the bottle, at almost any store in America.
The Slurpee, a famous American drink in recent years, is a great 8.________ to cool off in the summer heat. It is a mix of ice, sugar and fruit juices. However, the drink is mostly made of ice. They can 9.________ at most small convenient stores. Slurpees are popular with young Americans.
Milkshakes have a long 10.________ in America . It is made of a mix of ice cream , milk and flavoring.
II. 完形填空
Eric was standing in front of a large, gray house in the countryside. He had just been dropped off by his mum, who left after telling him that he was going to 1 the next twelve days there with no TV, no mobile phone and —worst of all—no 2 .
Just then, a man appeared 3 the gate of the house. When he saw Eric, he went up to him immediately, “I’m 4 you are Eric. Welcome to Camp Reboot,” said the man proudly. “I’m Tony, the camp leader, but you will 5 me‘Sir’Now you tell me 6 you’re here. ”
Eric quickly replied.,“My mum made me 7 !”
When Tony looked angrily at him and did not say
8 , Eric realized his mistake and added, “Sir! ”
“And do you know why your mother sent
9 here? ” asked Tony.
“She thinks I spend too much time online—that I can’t live without the Internet... Sir,” answered Eric. “It’s not just her opinion—it’s the 10 ! I look at you—tired, unfit and certainly not getting 11 sleep. You’re here because you think your world on the Internet is much 12 than the real world. But you’re wrong! The real world has much more to offer. At Camp Reboot, you’re going to go hiking, boating, rock-climbing and stay outdoors most of the 13 .” said Tony.
Eric’s heart broke.
“But it’s not going to be all fun and games,” Tony continued. “We have rules here. 14 you break them, you’ll never be sent home 15 ! Instead, you’ll have to sweep the floor, wash the dishes or do an extra hour of exercise!”
“Oh, my God!” cried Eric. “What have you got me into, Mum?”
1. A. save B. keep C. show D. spend
2. A. radio B.camera C. Recorder D. computer
3. A. at B. on C. in D. to
4. A. sad B. sure C. worried D. surprised
5. A. call B. make C. wish D. describe
6. A. what B. how C. why D. when
7. A. cook B. play C. come D. work
8. A. something B. anything
C. everything D. nothing
9. A. it B. you C. him D. her
10. A. answer B. story C. truth D. excuse
11. A. short B. quick C. enough D. terrible
12. A. older B. darker C. poorer D. better
13. A. time B. life C. Year D. journey
14. A. If B. Until C. Before D. While
15. A. loudly B. early C. slowly D. carefully
Unit 8 主题阅读
I. 1. to enjoy 2. the commonest 3. is made 4. another 5. Served 6. choose 7. while 8. way
9. be bought 10. history
II. 【主旨大意】 本文讲述了爱立克的妈妈为了使爱立克远离电脑，走进真实的生活，把他带到Reboot营地，进行远足划船攀岩等多项户外活动。爱立克来到Reboot营地，营地的负责人接受了他，并向他宣传该营地的纪律的故事。
1.D 跳读下文所述可知，爱立克的妈妈把爱立克带到Reboot营地，是要让他在此度过以后的十二天。故选D。
2.D 跳读下文所述可知，由于爱立克沉迷于电脑，所以他的妈妈把他带到一个没有电脑的地方。故选D。
3.A 在门口用介词at。
4.B sad意为“悲伤的”；sure意为“肯定的，确信的”；worried意为“担心焦急的”；surprised
意为“惊讶的”。由句意可知，我确信你是爱立克。故选B。
5.A call意为“叫，称为”；make意为“使”；wish意为“希望”；describe意为“描述”。
本句句意：你可以叫我先生。故选A。
6.C 跳读下文爱立克的回答可知此处，托尼先生在询问爱立克是否知道，他被送到这里的原因。故选C。
7.D cook意为“做饭，烹调”；play意为“玩”；come意为“来”；work意为“劳动”。理解句意，爱立克以为，他妈妈送他到这里是来劳动的。故选D。
8.B 理解句意，托尼先生生气地看着爱立克，什么也没说。在含有not的否定句中，用anything。故选B。
9.B 此句是托尼询问爱立克，用第二人称宾格you，符合语境。故选B。
10.C answer意为“回答”；story意为“故事”；truth意为“事实，真象”；excuse意为“借口”。本句句意：那不仅仅是她的看法，事实就是那样。故选C。
11.C 与前面的形容词tired, unfit并列的是没有足够的睡眠。故选C。
12.D A项意为“更老，更大”；B项意为“更暗”；C项意为“更穷，更可怜”；D项意为“更好地”。本句句意：你认为，拥有虚拟网络的世界比真实的世界好多了。故选D。
13.A 由前面的活动可知，这些都是一些户外活动，因此大多数时间待在户外。故选A。
14.A 分析句子的逻辑关系可知，下面引导的是条件状语从句。故选A。
15.B 根据后一句所述，推断本句：如果违反纪律，绝不会被提前送回家并且还要劳动。故选B。