八年级下英语综合练习

1、八年级（下）英语综合能力训练Class:_ Name: _ Number: _ Mark:_一、完型填空Peters uncle lives in the country. One day, Peter went to 1 with him for a few days. Whenever they went for a walk or for a drive in the car and they passed somebody, his uncle waved. Peter was surprised, 2 “Uncle George, you 3 everybody here. Wher

2、e do you 4 them all?” “I dont know all these people,” said his uncle. “Then 5 do you wave to them?” asked Peter. “Well, Peter,” answered his uncle, “ When I wave to someone and he knows me, he is 6 . He continues his journey with a 7 heart. But when I wave to someone and he doesnt know me, he is sur

3、prised and says, Who is that man? Why did he wave to me? So he has something to 8 during 9 of his journey, and that makes his journey seem 10 . So I make everybody happy.”1. A.stayB.live C.work D.play2. A.saying B.talking C.laughing D.speaking3. A.get to know B.come to know C.know D.realize4. A.meet

4、 B.bring C.take D.hear5. A.whoB.whatC.whichD.why6. A.sadB.sorryC.pleasedD.angry7. A.greaterB.nicer C.happier D.sadder8. A.think B.think about C.think aloud D.think over9. A.the rest B.the part C.other D.the other10. A.shortest B.the shortest C.shorter D.the shorter二、 阅读理解AIn one way, it may be thoug

5、ht that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success. The “spider-story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider (蜘蛛) making a web. Bru

6、ce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb (电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spi

7、rit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time? Second, is the goal (目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: “If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent

8、 failure in the things you shouldnt be doing anyway. The third thing to remember about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You cant win them all.”1. Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that .A. people who fail ar

9、e not lonely B. animals can help people sometimesC. nature will help us if we are hard-working D. confidence is important for one to be successful2. Edisons example shows us that .A. he liked to do other kinds of work B. he invented many kinds of light bulbsC. failure may be a way towards success D.

10、 he was a man of many important inventions 3. If you are not sure about what success will get you, youd better .A. change your goal B. go on with your goal C. not care for that D. work even harder on your goal4. It can be learned from the passage that .A. one should try not to fail B. ones failure i

11、s anothers successC. one should take failure seriously D. one should learn lessons from failure 5. This passage is mainly about .A. two great men B. two sides of failure C. ways to keep away from failure D. the right attitude (态度) towards failureBEnglish is spoken as a first language by most people

12、in the USA, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada. However, English is spoken all over the world: it is the main language in over 60 countries, such as India, Singapore and in many of the Caribbean(加乐比的) and Pacific（太平洋的） islands. In these places English is often a second language. Eng

13、lish is also used as an important international language in many other countries, like China and Japan. People in these countries use it for business, and travelers to these countries use English when they get there. Other people may learn English because they enjoy reading books in English, listeni

14、ng to British or American music or watching American films. English has changed a lot over the years and still goes on changing. It is no longer right to talk about British English or American English if the speaker doesnt come from those countries. People in Japan or Korea, for example, may use the

15、 American spelling but may not sound like Americans. English will be the most widely used language in the world in the 21st century. This language no longer belongs to（属于） British, American or Australian speakers. It belongs to anyone in the world. So, as a middle-school student of English today, th

16、ink about how you can use this language. After you leave school, you will almost certainly need it.11. In how many countries is English spoken as a first language in the world?A.5B.4C.3D.612. In which countries is English spoken as a main language?A. the USA, Britain, Australia. B. India, Singapore

17、and many of Caribbean and Pacific islands.C.China, Japan D.Over 60 countries13. People from other countries learn English for _.A.passing the exams B.business and traveling C.reading English books, enjoying English music or filmsD.Both B and C.14. If people in Japan or Korea use the American spellin

18、g, they _.A.will speak the same as Americans B.may not sound like AmericansC.will speak British English D.will speak English much better15. Which topic is the best for the passage?A.A First Language in the WorldB.A Second Language in the WorldC.English around the WorldD.A Useful Language C配对阅读：( ) 1

19、. In order to make an appointment with a doctor, Mrs. Jones would call _.( ) 2. Someone broken into Mikes house and took away some expensive things, Mike should call _.( ) 3. In order to get a telephone number which is not in this page, Sam would call _.( ) 4. Jack would like to go to a foreign coun

20、try for the Christmas holiday, he would call_.( ) 5. Gordon is lo9oking for an apartment to live. He should call _.Useful telephone number.A. Campus Information.-886-2791B. Health Center -886-3499C. Housing Office -886-1256D. International Office-886-5835E. Police -886-6666F. Residence Halls -886-92

21、10G. Traffic Center -886-8796三、看图填词After the heavy rain, there was 1 everywhere. A school 2 was walking 3 herself. She was on her way home. Her 4 got 5 . At that moment, a man with an 6 in his 7 hand came to her. He wanted to help her. The man carried the girl on his 8 to 9 the water. How kind he wa

22、s! The girl thanked him and 10 goodbye to him. As she went on, she found that the mans umbrella was in her hand. She returned at onceto give it back to him. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 四、读写综合A) 信息归纳James wrote a play for television. It was about a family who came to England from India, and the pl

23、ay was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company.Then James was invited to go to New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air. The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at about 7:30. He ordered

24、 a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. But he forgot to set the clock, and it stopped after midnight. Also the taxi driver had to work so late that night that he couldnt get up on time the next morning.James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It stood here silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the ra