八年级下册英语测试卷(一).doc

八年级下册英语测试卷（一）考生须知：1.本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟。 2.必须在答题纸的对应位置答题，写在其他地方无效。一. 单项填空（共20小题，计20分）.单项选择。(15分)( )1.Christmas Day is coming. Each of them _ busy _ for Christmas.A.are; preparingB.is; preparingC.is; prepareD.are; prepare( )2.On the night of Mid-autumn festival, people like to _ the bright full moon.A.watchB.seeC.enjoyD.look( )3.On Christmas Day, the whole family _ to have a special dinner.A.get togetherB.gets togetherC.get-togetherD.gets-together( )4.Spring lasts from March to May. It is a good season _ hiking.A.atB.inC.toD.for( )5.Dont wrap gift money _ white paper in _.A.with; ItalyB.in; CanadaC.in; ChinaD.with; America( )6.In Spain, people eat grapes _ good luck in the new year.A.forB.fromC.ofD.with( )7.The weather was rainy, but the mountains _ beautiful.A.areB.isC.wasD.were( )8.Please _ touch a child on the head in Thailand. Its impolite.A.cantB.doC.dontD.shouldnt( )9.Look! Sally and Jane are talking _ their holiday plans.A.withB.atC.aboutD.to( )10.Im interested in reading novels. I think Harry Potter is very _.A.interestedB.crowdC.interestingD.quiet( )11.The trees and flowers _ in spring every year.A.get warmB.come back to lifeC.begin to dieD.have a good time( )12.Dont stay _ too late. Get up earlier, please.OK, I will.A.withB.upC.onD.for( )13.The sky is getting dark. I think it will be _.A.rainB.rainyC.rainingD.rains( )14.What do you think of the weather?Its nice and warm. “Nice and” here means _.A.veryB.niceC.goodD.a little( )15.The eating habits(习惯) in China are different _ those in America.A.ofB.forC.withD.from二. 完形填空（共15小题，计15分）先通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案Modern life is 1 without traveling. The 2 way of traveling is by air. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places. But it 3 a month or more to get to these places a hundred years ago. Traveling by train is 4 than by air , but it has its advantages(便利). You can see the country you are traveling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey(旅程) 5 .Some people 6 travel by sea if it is possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different places. Traveling by sea is a very 7 way to 8 a holiday.Many people like to travel by 9 . You can make your 10 timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just 11 you like. You can stop 12 you wishwhere there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can 13 a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is 14 traveling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are traveling 15 business.( ) 1. A. impossible B. possible C. good D. bad( ) 2. A. fastest B. faster C. slowest D. slower( ) 3. A. spend B. took C. cost D. worth( ) 4. A. faster B. fast C. slower D. slow( ) 5. A. enjoy B. harmful C. enjoyable D. tired( ) 6. A. prefer to B. prefer C. prefers D. prefers to ( ) 7. A. pleased B. pleasure C. pleasant D. please( ) 8. A. take B. spend C. cost D. visit( ) 9. A. jeep B. truck C. car D. bike( ) 10. A. owns B. owns C. owns D. own( ) 11. A. to B. from C. as D. with( ) 12. A. whatever B. wherever C. however D. whichever( ) 13. A. enjoy B. like C. love D. eat( ) 14. A. what B. why C. where D. which( ) 15. A. in B. with C. for D. on三. 阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，计20分）第一节：阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。从四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案:阅读第一节： (A) Mr White had a large factory. One day he went into his office early in the morning to get ready for traveling by train. He met Tom when he was leaving his office. Tom was a night watchman in Mr Whites factory. He just came off work. After saying“Good morning” to Mr White, Tom told him about his dream: last night he dreamed Mr Whites train had an accident and a lot of people died .Hearing this ,Mr White decided to go by air. Toms dream came true. That morning the accident happened and many people died. Later Mr White returned to his office and heard the accident. For his words, Mr White gave Tom1,000 dollars with a letter. He told Tom that a man like him should be dismissed (解雇). Tom was surprised and asked “Why” Mr White said,“Go home and read the letter ,and youll know why .” Tom went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After reading it, he became very sad. In the letter there were only several words .But it was enough to tell him why he was dismissed. Can you guess why? 根据短文内容,选择一个最佳答案.1. Tom told Mr White his real terrible dream. It means that he was _.A. a clever man B. a kind man C. a good worker D. good at working 2. What does “came off work” mean in this passage ? A. 下岗 B. 出去工作 C.工作间歇 D. 下班3. When Tom opened the letter, he knew_.A. that he had got $ 1,000 B. why he was dismissedC. that Mr White thanked him a lot. D. That he was dismissed.4. From the passage, we know that Mr White was_.A. A bad man B. afraid of death C. a careful man D. an unlucky man.5. The sentence in the letter could be “_”. A. Thanks a lot for telling me your dream.B. “Go home” because of your terrible dream.C. No dream at night for a night watchman.D. No terrible, dream, better paid. (B)Have you ever hoped a toy balloon(气球)? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons. To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up. To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot(飞行员) and the passengers go. The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special(特别的)? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way! People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.根据短文内容，选择一个最佳答案。6. A hot-air balloon is .A. smaller than a toy balloon B. bigger than a toy balloonC. the same as a toy balloon D. lighter than a toy balloon7. Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?A. Inside the basket B. On top of the balloonC. Under the basket D. Inside the balloon8. You want the balloon to go up. So you will .A. jump out of the balloonB. let the air out of the balloon.C. make the air inside the balloon hotter.D. let the air inside the balloon cool down.9. Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will .A. make your friends go out of the basket.B. make a hole in the balloon with a knife.C. make the air inside the balloon hotter.D. make the air inside the balloon cooler.10. Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?A. Towards the sum. B. To the seaside.C. Where the wind blows you. D. To the nearest mountains.CIn the 13th century, the famous Italian traveler, Marco Polo, traveled a long way to China. During his stay in China, he saw many wonderful things. One of the things he discovered was that the Chinese used paper money. In western countries, people didnt use paper money until 15th century. However, people in China began to use paper money in the 7th.A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper almost 2000 years ago. He put these pieces of paper together and made them in a book.Now paper comes from trees. We use a lot of paper every day. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth. If there are no trees, there will be no paper. So how can we save paper? We can use both of every piece of paper, especially when we are making notes. We can choose drinks in bottles instead of those in paper packets(小包). We can also use handkerchiefs(手帕) and not paper ones. When we go shopping, we can use fewer paper bags. If the shop assistant does give you a paper bag, we can save it and reuse it later.Everyone can help to save paper. If we all think carefully, we can help protect trees. We should do it now, before it is too late.( ) 11. When Marco Polo was in China, he _. A. discovered Cai Lun invented paper B. learned to make paper C. discovered Chinese people used paper money D. learned to use paper money( ) 12. People in Western countries first used paper money in the _ century. A. 17th B. 15th C. 13th D. 7th( ) 13. Which of the following is NOT the way of saving paper? A. To use both sides of every piece of paper B. To use the paper bags from shops more than once. C. To use cotton handkerchiefs instead of paper ones. D. To grow more trees.( ) 14. Which of the following is not true? A. If we keep on wasting paper, we will have no paper to use. B. The Chinese people used paper money earlier than the people in Western countries. C. A Chinese man called Cai Lun invented paper money about two thousand years ago. D. We can use the paper bags from the shops again.( ) 15. Which is the best title of the passage? A. Saving Paper B. The History of Paper C. Cotton Handkerchiefs Back Again D. Cai Lun Invented Paper DJack had gone to the university to study history, but at the end of his first year, his history professor(教授) failed him in his exams, and Jack would have to leave the university. However, his father decided that he would go to see the professor to urge(强烈要求) him to let Jack go on his studies the following year.“Hes a good boy,” said his father, “and if you let him pass this time, Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass the exam at the end of it really well”“No, no, thats quite impossible.” Said the professor at once, “Do you know, last month I asked him when Napoleon had died, and he didnt know!”“Please, sir, give him another chance(机会).” Said Jacks father. “You see, Im afraid we dont take any newspapers in our house, so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”( ) 16. Jack would have to leave the university because _. A. he didnt like history B. he didnt pass the exam C. he was a good boy D. he didnt know Napoleon was ill( ) 17. Jacks father wanted the professor _. A. to tell him a story B. to give Jack a lesson C. to let Jack pass his exams that time D. to let Jack leave the university( ) 18. In “at the end of it” the word “it” means _. A. Jacks exams B. the university C. Jacks first year D. Jacks second year( ) 19. “Impossible” means _. A. possible B. not possible C. untrue D. not true( ) 20. Jack didnt know when Napoleon had died because_. A. he didnt do well in his history B. he didnt take any newspaper C. he didnt know Napoleon D. he didnt know Napoleon left the university四、情景交际。(10分)(A)根据对话的情景，从方框中选择适当的句子，使对话完整通顺。其中有两项是多余的。A: Hi, Kangkang! What a cold day!B: Yes. Its very cold. I know you are from Australia. 16 A: In Australia, summer is from December to February and winter is in June, July and August.B: Oh! 17 When it is spring in China, its fall in Australia, right?A: Quite right. 18 Its very warm. Sometimes