发布时间 : 星期一 文章新版广州英语八年级下册U6Morepractice更新完毕开始阅读701297180266f5335a8102d276a20029bc646350
he says.
Burch says the first time he sat on a horse as a 4-year-old boy he was afraid, 19 now, “it’s what I do best.”It’s no surprise that he wants to be a cowboy (牛仔） when he grows up.“I love riding horses more than 20 else,”he says.“It’s really a guy thing.” 11. A. normally 12. A. for
B. casually
B. since
C. differently
C. before
D. actually
D. after
13. A. empty 14. A. sister’s 15. A. will 16. A. invited 17. A. fewer 18. A. begins 19. A. so
B. crowded
C. busy
D. awful
D. dad’s D. shouldn’t D. urged
B. brother’s
C. mom’s C. should C. taught
B. won’t
B. allowed
B. few
C. more
D. many
D. refuses D. but D. somebody
B. stops B. or
C. continues C. and
20. A. anything
B. nothing C. everybody
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分20 分）
A
Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when he reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
根据短文内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确答案。
21. Americans like _______ best as pets. A. dogs
B. pigs
C. cats
D. mice
22. The canary is a kind of _______. A. dog
B. cat
C. bird
D. fish
23. If you have much money, we can call you _______. A. a fat cat
B. a happy cat
C. a thin cat
D. a sad cat
24. If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _______. A. he plays cat and mouse with someone B. he looks like the cat that ate the canary C. he is a lazy cat
D. he has dragged in something
25. The passage introduces us _______ expressions about cat. A. one
四、根据汉语意思完成句子（每小题2分，满分10分） 26.我一点儿也没有抱怨。 I have at all.
27.吃太多巧克力对我们的健康没有好处。
is bad for our health. 28.每年有很多人死于心脏病。
Many people heart disease every year. 29.我除了相信你的话，别无选择。
I believe what you’re saying. 30.他说他得回家照顾孩子。
He said he had to go home to his children.
五、书面表达（满分15分）
介绍一下你的宠物或者你最喜欢的一种动物。要求：题目自拟，词数80左右。
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B. two
C. three
D. four
原因状语从句和because of的用法
1、because, as, since这几个词是表示“原因”的连词，语气由强到弱依次为
because as since 他们均为从属连词。
（1）because表示直接原因，它所指的原因通常是听话人所不知道的，其语气最强。常用来回答why引导的问句，一般放于主句之后，也可以单独使用。 I stayed at home because it rained. 因为下雨，所以我待在家里。
（2）Since侧重主句，从句表示显然的或已为人所知的理由，常译为“因为，既然‘，语气比because稍弱，通常置于句首，表示一种含勉强语气的原因。
Since everyone is here, let’s start. 既然大家都到齐了，咱们就开始吧。
（3）As是常用词，它表示的是双方已知的事实或显而易见的原因。含义与since相同，语气更弱，没有since正式，常译为”由于，鉴于”，从句说明原因，主句说明结果，主从并重。
We all like her as she is kind. 我们都喜欢她，因为她善良。
2、because of 是介词短语，其后可接名词、代词或动名词以及由关系代词what引导的从句。
He lost his job because of his age. 由于年龄关系他失去了工作。
（2013 广西贺州）Tony never spends money on buying books he doesn’t like reading.
A. but B. because C. though D. until
【语法专练】
第一节 基础运用 Ⅰ单项选择
1. I hate travelling by air you usually have to wait for hours before the plane takes off. A. because B. though C. until D. unless 2. ---Why are you absent? --- I am ill.
A. Since B. For C. As D. Because 3. Everyone is here, let’s begin.
A. But B. Since C. So D. If 4. She was praised she often helped others. A. but B. for C. or D. if 5. the heavy snow, we didn’t go to school.
A. Because B. Because of C. For D. Since 6. Because it is raining, we have to put off the sports meeting.
A. so B. / C. and D. then
Ⅱ 根据汉语意思完成句子。 7. 因为他错过了火车，所以迟到了。 he missed the train, he was late. 8. 太阳一定已经落山了，因为天变黑了。
The sun must have set, it is growing dark. 9. 我因为发高烧，所以昨天在加休息。
I stayed at home yesterday a high fever. 10. 由于下大雨，所以推迟比赛。
The game was put off the heavy rain.
第二节 语法选择
阅读下面短文，按照要求句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上给该项涂黑。
Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, __11__ people will buy books and newspapers. Why _12__ an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you __13__ information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all __14__ you want to know?
Television has not killed reading, __15__. Today, lots of newspapers _16_.And more books of every kind are sold than ever before. Books are still a cheap way __17_ information and enjoyment. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, ___18__ always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book forever and read it many times.
Books are wonderful providers of knowledge and __19__ and some types of books should be