成功是失败之母，一切都是努力的结果
八年级英语单元测试笔试部分
一、单项选择（每小题1分，共15分）
( ) 1. Don’t be afraid of _____ mistakes when you speak English.
A. taking B. doing C. making D. offering
( ) 2. My father usually _____ newspaper in English after supper.
A. watches B. sees C. reads D. look at
( ) 3. Look at these new words. Please ________ in your notebook. A．write it down B．write down it
C．write down them D．write them down
( ) 4. Drinking some water and milk ____ very good for you. A. are B. is C. be D. was ( ) 5.I have ______ homework this weekend.
A. too much B. much too C. too many D.many too ( ) 6.Do you often practice __________?
A. swim B. swimming C. swims D. to swim ( ) 7．I study English as _______as my brother.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. hardly ( ) 8. Which one is ________ , football or basketball?
A. more popular B. popular C. popularer D. much popular ( ) 9.The earth is getting ________ .
A. warm and warmer B. warmer and warm C. warmer and warmer D. warm, and warm
( ) 10. He comes to school much____________ than I.
A. early B. earlier C. the earlier D. earliest ( ) 11. The children are laughing ________. They look very ________.
A. happy, happy B. happily, happily C. happily, happy D. happy, happily
( ) 12.The young man drives _____ than he did three months ago. A. much carefully B. much more careful
C. much careful D. much more carefully
( ) 13.Harry Potter is an ___ book for children, but my cousin doesn’t seem at all__ in it． A．interesting；interesting B，interested；interested C．interesting；interested D．interested；interesting ( ) 14. ---Do you like western food?
---No．The food of our country is ____ that of western countries．
A．rather good than B．much better than C．more better than D．not so good as
( ) 15.The population of Shenzhen is than that of many other cities in China. A.larger B.taller C.lower D.more 二、完形填空 （每小题1分，共10分 ）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
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What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often__1__very hard for long hours. It is a_ 2__habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must__3__enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every week you __4__to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good__5__your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself__6__than before and you'll learn more.
Maybe we can__7__that learning English is __8__taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency of your study__9__ slowly but surely. _ 10__slowly but surely every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine. ( ) 1. A. play B. study C. sleep ( ) 2. A. best B. better C. good ( ) 3. A. have B. do C. want ( ) 4. A. want B. hope C. need ( ) 5. A. in B. for C. at ( ) 6. A. weaker B. stronger C. fatter ( ) 7. A. say B. guess C. talk ( ) 8. A. about B. on C.. like ( ) 9. A. returns B. comes C. gives ( ) 10. A. Sleep B. Know C. Learn
三、阅读理解。（A.B.C.每小题1分， D.每小题2分，共25分）
A Monday 10:30～11:00am visit Uncle Peter in General Hospital Tuesday 2:00～4:00pm swimming class Wednesday 12:00～6:00pm part-time job (业余工作) Thursday 10:30～11:30am Appointment (约会) Mr. Green 12:00～5:00pm 12:00～5:00pm Friday 11:00am go to the airport to meet Sam Saturday 10:00～Meet Dave to study for test 12:00am Sunday 5:00～7:00pm Birthday party for Kate 阅读John的日程表，选择正确答案。 ( ) 1. __________ is ill in hospital.
A. Kate B. Peter C. John D. Sam ( ) 2. John has a swimming class on __________.
A. Sunday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday ( ) 3. John does his part-time job for _________ hours a week. A. five B. six C. ten D. eleven ( ) 4. John meets Sam __________.
A. at Dave’s house B. In the hospital C. at the airport D. Kate’s home
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( ) 5. Kate’s birthday is from _________ to _________.
A. 2:00, 4:00 B. 12:00, 6:00 C. 12:00, 5:00 D. 5:00, 7:00 B A SCHOOL REPORT
Name: Edward Scott School: Revin Grove State High School Grade: 7 Term ending: 6 May Subjects(科目): Mathematics
He is a little weak(弱)in this, but he has tried his best to catch up with others. Science
He can work out many difficulties. Well done! French
He is the best in the class. Keep it up. History
He is not so good at this, but has done better than before. Geography
He is familiar(熟悉的) with the names of many places in the world. Music
He doesn’t like pop songs, though sings very well. Conduct: Fair No. in class: 9 Absences: 8
Remarks(评语): Edward has the ability to do a lot better. More work is needed next term. Class teacher: Ivy
Principal: M. L. Martin
School reopens: 11 September
( ) 6. After reading this, we know this is_____. A. a studying plan of Edward Scott B. a teaching plan of Ivy
C. a school report of Edward Scott D. a working plan of M. L. Martin
( ) 7. Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage? A. PE. B. Music C. Mathematics D. History ( ) 8. Edward’s best subject is______.
A. science B. English C. geography D. French ( )9. Edward is NOT so good at_____.
A. science and geography B. mathematics and history C. history and French D. music and English
( )10. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Edward can’t sing songs very well. B. Edward doesn’t do well in science.
C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term. D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school.
C
Once an old man went to see a doctor. The doctor looked him over carefully and said,“ Medicine won’t help you. You must have a good rest. Go to bed early, drink milk, walk a lot and smoke one cigar(雪茄烟) a day. Go to the country place for a month.” After a month the man came to the doctor
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again,“ How are you?” said the doctor. “ I’m glad to see you again. You look much younger” “Oh, doctor! I feel quite well now,” said the man “ I had a good rest. I went to bed early, drank a lot of milk and walk a lot. Your advice certainly helped me, but that you told me to smoke one cigar a day almost killed me first.”
( )11. The doctor told the man _____
A. to go to bed early B. to drink milk C. to walk a lot D. all above
( )12. Which of the following sentences is true?
A.The doctor told the man to visit a beautiful city of the country for a month. B.The doctor didn’t tell him what to do.
C.After a month, the old man felt better.
D. The old man was younger than before after a month.
( )13. The doctor’s words were _____ for the old man’s health.
A. useless B. good C. well D. strong ( )14. The doctor wanted the old man ______.
A. to get worse B. to smoke less than before C. to help him D. to start smoking
( )15. From what the old man said at last, we think ______
A. one cigar a day was really helpful to him B. one cigar a day was better than before C. he didn’t understand the doctor’s advice D. smoking made him feel better than before
D
If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them .If you don’t, you may get lost. If you do get lost, this is what you should do.
Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends. Let them find you. You can help them to find you by stay in one place.
There is anther way to help your friends or other people to find you. Give them a signal(信号)outing or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times togher. When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches.（树枝）
What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water ? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. Don’t just walk away. Pick up small brunches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.
The most important thing to do when you are lost ---stay in one place. 根据文章判断正（T）、误（F）
( ) 16. If you get lost in the forest, you should walk everywhere to find your friends as soon as possible.（尽快）
( ) 17. You can keep on shouting or whistling always three times toghether for help.
( ) 18.When you hear two shouts or whistles, you know that people will come to help you. ( ) 19.You can’t go anywhere even when you feel thirsty（口渴的） or hungry.
( ) 20.You can find your way back to your branch room easily without leaving any branches as you walk.
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四、任务型阅读（每题2分，共10分）
You can always find the advice column(专栏) in the school newspaper. No one knows who gives the advice. Here are some questions and the solutions（解决方法） the column gives. Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be so, but I can’t. Please tell me what I should do. — Tom
A: You are late for school probably because you go to bed too late. You should go to bed earlier. Buy an alarm clock to wake you up. — Clever Monkey
Q: I lived with my grandparents for many years. Two years ago I began to live with my parents for a better education. They love me very much. I can see this in their eyes, but I don’t know how to show my love to them. What can I do to let them know I also love them just as they love me? — Sara
A: If you want to show your love to your parents, that’s great. Remember their birthdays and buy them cards and presents. Try to spend time with your parents. Tell them how you feel. Try to enjoy your life. Your parents want you to be happy. If you are happy, they will be happy, too. — Clever Monkey A) 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Why does Clever Monkey think Tom is always late for school? ________________________________________ 2. What’s Sara’s problem?
________________________________________ B) 根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误(T / F)。
( ) 3. We know from the passage that Sara doesn’t want to live with her parents. ( ) 4. The advice column in the school newspaper is popular. C) 将文中画线句子译成汉语。
5. ________________________________________ 五、情景对话。（每小题1分，共5分）
A A) Who taught you how to play? B) About three or four. C) Congratulations! D) Which is your favourite tennis club? E) How long have you played tennis? F) good luck to you. G) Here at the tennis club? Reporter: ___(l)___You just won the first prize in the State Tennis Competition. Michael: Thank you.
Reporter: Michael, how old are you? Michael: Seven.
Reporter: Seven! ___(2)__ _ Michael: Since I was three. Reporter: __(_3_)_ _ 页脚内容5
八年级上册英语期中考试题及答案
