人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期提高练习英语试题

人教版2019-2020学年八年级下学期提高练习英语试题姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . The park is very crowded, because there arepeople on weekends.Atoo muchBtoo manyCmuch tooDmany too2 . He is known to the world and has a lot of friends_Ain and out of abroadBat home and abroadCat home and at abroadDin home and out of abroad3 . _ too much sugar is bad for childrens health.AEatBEatsCTo eatingDEating4 . A whale looks very similar _a fish, but in fact, it is not a fish.AwithBfromCinDto5 . The young man _on the floor of his house. He was killed last night.AliedBlaidClayDlain6 . Sandy likes _ TV. She _ TV every day.Awatching; watchingBwatch; watchesCto watch; is watchingDwatching; watches7 . The yellow shorts _15 yuan.Ais on saleBare on saleCare on sale forDsell8 . He left me without _ goodbye to me.AsayBsaysCsayingDto say9 . Lets go hiking staying at home, shall we? Good idea！Ain order toBas well asCinstead ofDin addition to10 . I hear your brother likes painting. Right, its one ofhis _.AchoicesBhobbiesCrulesDplans11 . （题文）Ive _ all the phones in drawer, but I still cant find the one you need.Aopened upBgiven awayChanded outDlooked through12 . Can you tell me _ the prize, Tom?Last year.Awhen you gotBwhen did you getCwhen will you getDwhen you will get13 . Mike, _ make any noise, your father is sleeping.AnotBdontCwontDcant14 . Please wake me up _ 5 oclock. I have to catch the early train.AatBinConDfor15 . - I have troublethe new wordCan you help me？-Sure You can look it up in the dictionaryAunderstandingBto understandCunderstandDunderstood16 . Young people _ wearing jeans _ this .Alike, likesBlikes, likesClikes, likeDlike, like17 . Smoking _ in public places in many countries. So you _ smoke here.Adoesnt allow ， cantBisnt allowed， mustntCwasnt allowed， may notDdidnt allow， cant18 . The journey to Mars takes monthsbecause the spacecraft flies too slowly.Afirst of allBin the futureCat presentDin the past19 . Lucy and lily are twin sisters.I,m a friend of_.AtheyBtheirsCthemDthemselves20 . I used to. But now I get used todoing everything. Im successful at last.Agive up; keepingBgiving up; keepingCgiving up; keepDgive up; keep二、完型填空The new science of spending comes to a surprising conclusion. How we use our money may _ as much or more than how much weve got it.Money spent on experiences, rather than material goods, brings along more happiness.Imagine that you wake up tomorrow morning to discover $1 million under your bed. What would you do with that cash?The money will probably make you think about one thing above all elseyourself. A large amount of research reveals that money _ our selfish sides. We will _ much on what that money can do for us alone. Perhaps you are imagining buying a faster car, or even a new house.But studies show that _ goods often fail to deliver lasting happiness. Fortunately, our ongoing research _ many ways to get more happiness from every dollar you spend. Changing how you spend money can increase your happiness.But making these _ needs to challenge some of our ideas of spending. Its hard not to view buying a house as a wise investment. But research shows it brings very little happiness. A study in the United States found that homeowners, on average, were no happier than renters.So, working hard to save money for a house might not be such a good idea _ it means spending less time with your families and friends. And dozens of studies show that people get more happiness from buying _ than material things. Experimental purchasesuch as trips, concerts and special mealsare more deeply connected to our sense of self.And experiences come with one more advantage. They tend to bring us _ to other people, but more often, material things are enjoyed _. So social contacts are important to improve mental and physical health.21 . ApresentBmatterCappearDequal22 . AshowsBexplainsCprovesDdesigns23 . AdependBconcentrateCtakeDlook24 . AmentalBmaterialCbeautifulDclever25 . AinvitesBoffersCprefersDfollows26 . AchangesBplansCdecisionsDmistakes27 . AifBhowCunlessDthough28 . AhousesBcarsCexperiencesDhealth29 . AfamiliarBcloseCproperDnative30 . AcompletelyBworldwideCsecretlyDalone三、阅读单选A boy was one day walking in a field at the foot of a hill, when he saw a sheep coming towards him.The poor sheep came running up quite close to him. She then went on a few steps, at the same tm turnng rund, nd lkng u n th b f, nd bltng ( 咪咪叫) ludl.The boy had never seen a sheep act in this way before. and wishing to find out what the sheep wanted, he began to follow her across the field.On and on she went, every now and then turning round to see if the boy was coming.At last, she led the way to a place where there was a running river, and a deep pool of water. As soon as the boy came to this place, he saw a baby sheep trying in vain (徒劳地) to get out. It had fallen over the bank into the pool below.The poor mother sheep must have known that better help that she could give was needed to save her little one.From the bank, the boy found that he could just reach the baby sheep.He soon caught hold of it, and lifted it up on the bank. The mother sheep seemed greatly pleased to have her little one again beside her.31 . Why did the mother sheep come to the boy?ATo play with him.BTo get some help.CTo join in walking.DTo look up in his face.32 . How did the boy probably feel when he saw the mother sheeps actions? AStrange.BComfortable.CProud.DPainful.33 . Where did the mother sheep lead the boy?AA field.BA hill.CA river.DA step.34 . What would probably have happened if the boy had not come?AThe baby sheep would not fall.BThe baby sheep would be dead,CThe mother sheep would be pleased.DThe baby sheep would be back to the mother.35 . What do you think of the boy according to the passage?AThankful.BStupid.COutgoingDHelpful.Betty is an American girl.She is thirteen.She is in Beijing with her parents.She doesnt know much Chinese.She cant speak Chinese well.Sometimes her friends dont understand (理解) her.Its Sunday morning.Shes going to the zoo to see the pandas.Shes waiting at the bus stop.At the bus stop she asks a Chinese boy how to go to the zoo.But the boy cant understand her.Then she takes out a pen and a piece of paper.She draws a panda on it and shows the picture to the boy.The boy smiles and then shows her the way to the zoo.36 . Betty is in Beijing with her .AbrotherBsisterCgrandmotherDfather and mother37 . She can speak Chinese.AmuchBlittleCanyDnot38 . She is going to the zoo .Aby bikeBby busCby trainDon foot39 . Shes going to the zoo to .Asee her friendsBsee tigersCsee monkeysDsee pandas40 . The boy .Ashows her the way to the zooBdoesnt know the wayCgoes to the zoo with herDgives a map to herOnline shopping is growing fast in China, and more and more Chinese are buying books online. At the same time, traditional bookstores are facing new challenges. A bookstore in Beijing is going out of business（生意）. All of its books are on sale. Bookstore owner Wang Jian says hot sales of books on the Internet pushed him to change the way he did business.China has the highest online book buying rate（率）in the world. More than years ago, became the first online bookseller, and now becomes very important in the Chinese online book market.Facing this challenge, the Xinhua Bookstore also built its online store a few years ago. Zhang Jian, CEO of the X, says now they are enlarging their online services.A “price war（战争）”is taking shape between traditional bookstores and online bookstores. Faced with the low-cost advantage of online bookstores, traditional ones can do nothing but lower their prices. At the same time, online bookstores are also starting price wars between each other.Now some traditional bookstores are trying their best to attract buyers in their own way. They exhibit books better and provide(提供) a very relaxed reading environment in the bookstore. Even though, traditional bookstores can hardly compete with some of the advantages of online bookstores, for example 24-hour service.41 . What is the passage about?AThe development of online bookstores.BThe disadvantages of traditional bookstores.CThe great advantages of online bookstores.DThe challenges traditional bookstores face.42 . What made Wang Jian change the way he did business?AThe small sales of his books.BThe tiring work of selling books.CThe high cost of running the bookstore.DCompetition with other traditional bookstores.43 . To attract buyers, traditional bookstores and online bookstores both choose to .Alower the prices of booksBprovide 24-hour serviceCprovide relaxed reading areasDexhibit books in a better way44 . We can know from the passage that.Atraditional bookstores will break up sooner or laterBdangdang. com is the first website selling books in ChinaCmore and more people will start bookstores on the InternetDmost of the buyers who buy books online are young students四、单词填空阅读下面短文，根据短文内容填写表格，每空限填一词。One of the most famous child stars in the history of films in the United States was the great Shirley Temple. Born on April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, Temple was encouraged by her mother to develop her interest in singing, acting, and dancing. She enrolled young Shirley into a dance school at the age of 3. Her first acting experience came while she was still in the dancing school at a very young age. She appeared in a series of short films where child actors were used to play adults. Temple gained valuable acting experience. A Fox Film songwriters attention was very attracted by the young star, and he introduced her to studio executives. She was signed to do her first film in 1933 at the age of 5. The film StandUp and Cheer was a big success, and Temples career began.Her career is one of the most remarkable in Hollywood history. She played lots of successful roles as a child actress. She was very mature (成熟的), and talented for someone so young, but by 1942, her films began to flop. Her career was seemingly over by her teen years, and she announced her retirement(退休) in 1950. This did not stop Temple though, as she began a second career as a public servant. In 1967, she was noticed by U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, he offered her a diplomatic (外交的) position, and she accepted. On February 10, 2014, Shirley Temple passed away at home. Shirley TempleFrom Child Star to DiplomatTimeEventsIn 1928Shirley Temple was 45 . in California.In 46 . Temples mother enrolled her into a dance school to make her 47 . in singing, acting, and dancing.At a very young ageShirley Temple appeared in a series of short films and gained valuable acting 48 . . In 1933Shirley Temple 49 . a songwriters attention.Shirley Temple playedthe role in the film Stand Up and Cheer successfully and her acting career50 . Before 1942Shirley Temple was so mature and talented that she51 . many roles successfully in lots of films.In 1950Shirley Temple announced that her acting career was 52 . .In 1