1、Period 8 Grammar.用适当的连接词填空1It has been six years _ he graduated from the university.2It will be three months _ he comes back to school.3I hurried _ I would not be late for class.4He is such a young boy _ he cant go to school.5People dont know the value of freedom _ they have lost it.6I could never w
2、atch any movie more than once，_ good it is.单项填空1Its a long time _ I saw you last.Yes，and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time _ we see each other again.Abefore；since Bsince；when Csince；before Dwhen；before2Parents should take seriously their childrens requests for sunglasses _ eye protec
3、tion is necessary in sunny weather.Abecause BthoughCunless Dif3_，Ill wait for you to have dinner together.Be back as early as possible.AHowever late it isBNo matter how it is lateCHowever it is lateDNo matter how late is it4A man cannot smile like a child，_ a child smiles with his eyes，while a man s
4、miles with his lips alone.Aso BbutCand Dfor5The weather was _ cold that I didnt like to leave my room.Areally BsuchCtoo Dso6Pop music is such an important part of society _ it has even influenced our language.Aas BthatCwhich Dwhere7_ youre present here，perhaps you wouldnt mind answering me some actu
5、al questions.AEven if BIf onlyCNow that DIn case8Allow children the space to express their opinions _ they are different from your own.Auntil Beven ifCunless Dbefore9So sudden _ that the enemy had no time to escape.Adid the attack Bthe attack didCwas the attack Dthe attack was10John shut everybody o
6、ut of the kitchen _ he could prepare his great surprise for the party.Awhich BwhenCso that Das if.阅读理解Most musicians agree that the best violins were first made in Italy.They were made in Cremona，Italy ，about 200 years ago.These violins sound better than any others.They even sound better than violin
7、s made today.Violin makers and scientists try to make instruments like the old Italian violins.But they arent the same.Musicians still prefer the old ones.No one really knows why these old Italian violins are so special，but many people think they have an answer.Some people think it is the age of the
8、 violins.They say that todays violins will also sound wonderful some day.But there is a problem here.Not all old violins sound wonderful.Only the old violins from Cremona are special.So age cannot be the answer.There must be something different about Cremonas or those Italian violin makers.Other peo
9、ple think the secret to those violins is the wood.Perhaps the violin makers of Cremona knew something special about wood for violin.But the kind of wood may not be so important.It may be more important to cut the wood in a special way.The smallest difference will change the sound of the violin.Music
10、ians sometimes think that this is the secret of the Italians.Maybe they understand more than we do about how to cut the wood.Size and shape may not be the answer either.Scientists measured these violins very carefully.They can make new ones that are exactly the same size and shape.But the new violin
11、s still dont sound as good as the old ones.Some scientists thinkthe secret may be the varnish.Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin.It makes the wood look shiny.It also helps the sound of the instrument.No one knows what the Italian violin makers used in their varnish.So no one can make the
12、same varnish today.There may never be other violins like the violins of Cremona.Their secrets may be lost forever.Young musicians today hope this is not true.They need fine violins.But there arent very many of the old violins left.Also，the old violins are very expensive.Recently，a famous old Italian
13、 violin was sold for about $300,000!1This passage is about _.Ahow to make violinsBmusical instrumentsCviolinsDthe old Italian violins2The best violins _.Aare modern onesBhave been lost for many yearsCwere made in Italy 200 years agoDwere made by the best musicians3People think the secret of the old
14、violins was not _.Athe wood Bthe ageCtheir varnish Dthe music4Whats the meaning of the underlined word “varnish”？A装饰物 B覆盖物C液体 D油漆Period 8 Grammar.1.since 2.before 3.so that/in order that 4.that5until 6.however.1.C 句型“Itbe时间段since.”的意思是“自从以来已经多久了” 。句型“Itwill be时间段before.”的意思为“需过多久才” 。2A 句意为：父母们应该严肃对待
15、孩子们买太阳镜的请求，因为在阳光四射的大晴天保护眼睛是必要的。从句意来看，全句构成因果关系，所以选 A项。3A 句意为：不管有多晚，我都会等你回来一起吃晚饭。尽早回来。However late it is相当于 No matter how late it is。4D 句意为：大人和孩子笑起来不一样，因为小孩是用眼睛在笑，而大人是用嘴唇在笑。从句意来看，全句构成因果关系，所以选 D项。5D 句意为：天气太冷了，以致于我不想离开我的房间。soadj.that.太以致于，引导结果状语从句。6B 句意为：流行音乐是社会中非常重要的一部分，以致于影响我们的语言。such a/anadj.that.太以致
16、于，引导结果状语从句。7C 句意为：既然你已来了，或许你不会介意我问你几个实际问题。even if 即使；if only 要是就好了；now that 既然，由于；in case 以防。根据句意，C 项合适。8B even if即使，引导让步状语从句。句意为：给孩子表达他们意见的空间，即使这些建议与你自己的不相同。9C 在 so.that结构中，soadj./adv.位于句首时，主句的主谓要采用倒装形式，如果谓语动词为 be的一般现在时或一般过去时，则使用完全倒装形式。所以选择 C项。10C so that 引导目的状语从句，意为“以便” 。.1.D 由第一段可知。2C 由第一段前两句可知。3D 第二段提到了 the age，第三段提到了 the wood and the varnish。4D 由第三段倒数第四、五句“Varnish is what covers the wood of the violin.It makes the wood look shiny.”得知应选 D项。
