八年级英语下册第八单元练习题及答案

姓名：命题：谢兴贵编审：姚晓玲、单选题：(15分)()1.--WhatshouldIgetmygrandmaforherbirthday?--Why___youascarf?A.not,buyB.don't,buyC.don't,tobuyD.not,tobuy()2.Peopledon'tneedtospendmoneybuyinggifts.A.toomanyB.muchtooC.toomuchD.manytoo()3.Thisroomissmall___holdthesepeople.A.so,toB.too,thatC.too,toD.such,that()4.--Whydon'tyougetthebook?--That'sA.notimportantenoughB.notenoughimportantC.enoughnotimportantD.importantnotenough()5.Sheisteacherinourschool.A.themostpopularB.morepopularC.popularD.lesspopular()6.Doyouknowthatisgrandmother.A.a80-year-oldB.80-years-oldC.an80-year-oldD.80-year-old()7.IliketodancesinganEnglishsong.A.ratherthanB.insteadofC.overD.instead()8.--Whendidyougetthegift?--mybirthday.A.On,sixthB.In,sixthC.On,sixD.In,six()9.What'sthebestgiftyouhaveever?A.receivedB.toreceiveC.receivingD.bereceived()10.luckyguy!A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa()11.Myparentsare_famouswriters.A.allB.noneC.bothD.most()12.Mothertoldmetoomuchtimereadingnovels.don'ttospendB.nottotakeC.nottospendD.don'tcost()13.—Shallwegoforawalkoutside?--.IwouldbeB.IlikeC.IdoD.Goodidea()14.DoyouknowanyotherforeignlanguageEnglish?A.exceptB.butC.besidesD.beside()15.Digitalcamerasarebecomingverypopular,thoughsomestilltoomuch.A.payB.spendC.takeD.cost二、完型填空：(10分)通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Mondaymorningisanimportanttimeatourschool.Allofthestudentsgototheplayground.Welistentomusic,andwe16thenationalflag(国旗)goup.Usually,onestudentgivesatalkonMondaymornings.OneMondaylastyear,aboygavethetalk.Hewas17andexcited!WhenIsawhim,Iwantedtohaveatry,too.CanIreallydoit?Lastweek,ourteachersaidourclassshouldgivethetalk.Myteacher18me,""Iknowyouwanttohaveatry.NextMonday,youcangivethetalk.Goandwritesomethingdown.Getreadyforit,I'msureyou'lldowell."""Thankyou，“Ianswered,Itwassuchagreat19forme!WhenIgothome,Iwasexcited.Iwrotetwopagesforthetalk.Ireadthemagainandagain.WhenIread,Iaskedmyparents20.Iwantedtomakemyteacherhappy.Mondaymorningcame.Ibegantofeel21WhendidIlastgiveatalktosomanypeople?Never!Thiswasmyfirsttime.CouldIreallydoit?MaybeIcouldn'tfinishthetalk.WhenIgottoschool,weallwentouttoplayground.I22infrontofeveryone.Iopenedmymouth,butIcouldn'tsayanything."Takeiteasy,"Isaidto23.“Don'tbenervous.Youcandoit.""Justthen,Ilookeddownateveryone.Isawabout1,000eyes.Theywerealllookingatme!Icouldn'tevenstandup.Ilookedattheireyesmorecarefully.Theireyesweresaying,"Youcandoit!Don'tbeafraid,justtalk!"I24abigbreath(呼吸).ThenIbegantotalk.Itwasn'thard.Itwaseasy.Idon'tknow25Ifinishedmytalk.ButIdidit.Ifeltsogoodthatday.IshowedmyselftoeveryonewhatIcando.()16.A.watchB.seeC.noticeD.lookat()17.A.surprisingB.proudC.amazedD.careful()18.A.toldB.askedforC.saidtoD.showed()19.A.chanceB.newsC.timeD.message()20.A.tolistentoB.tolistenC.listentoD.listen()21.A.excitedB.happyC.nervousD.surprised()22.A.standB.stoodC.wasstandingD.havestood()23.A.meB.myclassC.myselfD.myparents()24.A.tookB.heldC.putD.left()25.A.whenB.howC.whyD.whether三、阅读短文：（30分）AInalmosteverybiguniversityintheUnitedStatesfootballisafavoritesport.Americanfootballisnotlikesoccer.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield.Theyhavefourchancestomovetheballtenyards.Theycancarryitorthrowit.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints.Thisiscalledatouch—down.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheteamtrytostopthemanwhohastheball.Ifthemandoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtotheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsteamtowin.Thousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallyellfortheirfavoriteteam.Youngmenandwomencalledcheerleaderscomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleyellmore.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyyell.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1st,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.Manypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemontelevision.()26.InAmericanfootballplayerscan___.A.onlykicktheballB.onlythrowtheballC.onlycarrytheballD.kick,throwandcarrytheball()27.Ifateamwantstogetpoints,ithastomovetheball___.B.totheotherendA.10yardsB.totheotherendC.40yardsD.awayfromitsownend()28.Whoaredancingandjumpingwhiletheyyell?A.Thecheerleaders.B.Allthosewhoarewatchingthegame.C.Thewinners.D.Theplayersofbothsides.()29.Mostteamsplaygamesin___.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter()30.Whendothebestteamsplayagain?A.AtChristmas.B.Beforetheseasonends.C.OnNewYear'sDayD.OnthelastdayofseasonBJapanesestudentsworkveryhardbutmanyareunhappy.Theyfeelheavypressuresfromtheirparents.Moststudentsarealwaystoldbytheirparentstostudyharderandbettersothattheycanhaveawonderfullifeinthefuture.Thoughthismaybeagoodideaforthoseverybrightstudents,itcanhaveterribleresultsformanystudentswhoarenotgiftedenough.Manyofthemhavetriedveryhardatschoolbuthavefailedintheexamsandhavetheirparentslosehope.Suchstudentsfeelthattheyarehatedbyeveryoneelsetheymeetandtheydon'twanttogotoschoolanylonger.Theybecamedropouts.ItissurprisingthatthoughmostJapaneseparentsareworriedabouttheirchildren,theydonothelptheminanyway.Manyparentsfeelthattheyarenotabletohelptheirchildrenandthatitistheteachers'worktohelptheirchildren.Tomakemattersworse,alotofparentssendtheirchildrentothoseschoolsopeningintheeveningsandonweekends—theyonlyhelpthestudentstopasstheexamsandneverteachthemanyrealsenseoftheworld.ManyJapaneseschoolsusuallyhaverulesabouteverythingfromthestudents'hairtotheirclothesandthingsintheschoolbags.Childpsychologistsnowthinkthatsuchstrictrulesareharmfultothefeelingsofthestudents.Almost40%ofthestudentssaidthatnoonehadtaughtthemhowtogetonwithothers,howtotellrightfromwrongandhowtoshowloveandcareforothers,evenfortheirparents.()31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTroubleinJapaneseSchoolsB.TheProblemsofJapaneseStudentsC.ThePressuresoftheStudentsinJapanD.EducationinJapan()32.“Dropouts”arethosewho___.A.maketroublesinandoutofschoolsgoaboutorstayhomeinsteadofbeingatschooltryhardbutalwaysfailintheexamslosehopeandgiveupsomeoftheirsubjects()33.WhydoJapanesestudentsworkveryhardatschoolandfeelunhappy?A.Theywanttofindagoodjob.Theywanttopassexams.They'reunderpressurefromtheirparents.They'renotcleverenough.()34.Failureinexaminationscausestudentsto___.A.chopoutofschoolB.quarrelwiththeirparentsC.gotoschoolsopeningonweekendsD.havetheirparentslosehope()35.Accordingtothepassage,it'snecessarytoteachstudents___.A.howtostudywellB.howtogetonwithothersC.toshowloveandcareforothersD.allaboveEveryeveningatsixo'clockanoldmangoestoarestaurantnearhishouse.Heeatsdinner.Afterdinner,hedrinkscoffeeandtalkstothepeopleattherestaurant.Theoldman'snameisBill.Billeatsattherestaurantevereyveningbecauseheislonely.Hiswifediedandhehasnochildren.EveryeveningthesamewaitressbringsBilltohisdinner.HernameisCara.Sheis17yearsold.CaraiskindtoBill.Sheknowsheislonely,soshetalkstohim.IfBillislatefordinner,shecallshimonthetelephone.“AreyouOK?”sheaskshim.OneeveningBilldoesn'tcometotherestaurant.Caracallshim,buthedoesn'tanswerthephone.Caracallsthepolice.“PleasegotoBill'shouse.”Caratellsthepolice.LaterthepolicecallCaraattherestaurant.“Billdiedinhissleep,”thepolicetellher.Billwas82yearsold.Aweeklater,amancomestotherestaurant.“IhavesomethingforCara,"themansays.ThemangivesCaraacheck(支票)for$500'000.ThemoneyisfromBill.“Thismoneyisforme?FromBill?"Caraaskstheman.“Yes,"themananswers.“But・-why?"Caraaskstheman.“Billlikedyou,"themansays.“Youwerekindtohim"()36.Anoldmangoestoarestaurantnearhishouseeveryeveningbecause.A.hefeelslonelyB.helikescoffeeC.thefoodintherestaurantisdeliciousD.hiswifedied()37.WhydoesCaraoftentalktoBill?.A.BecauseshehasnofriendsB.BecausesheknowsBillislonelyC.BecauseshehasnothingtodoD.BecausesheknowsBililsveryrich()38.WhatdoesCaradoifBillislatefordinner?.A.ShecallshimonthetelephoneB.ShecallsthepoliceonthephoneC.ShebringsdinnertoBill'shouseD.Shewaitsforhimatthedoor()39.Whydoesn'tBillcometotherestaurantthatevening?A.BecauseCaraisn'tkindtohimB.BecauseheidedinhissleepC.BecauseheisverytiredD.Becausehestaysathomefordinner()40.FromwhomisthemoneyforCara?.A.ThepoliceB.ThemanwithglassesinthepictureC.BillD.Cara'sparents四、英汉互译：(15分)41.soundsgood42.takecareof43.makeprogress44.支付45.—只叫Tony宠物狗46.用不同的方法你够聪明，能想出一个好主意的。You'retoagoodidea.唱首英语歌怎么样？WhatanEnglishsomg?.Jack对集邮感兴趣。JacktakesyourTV?It'stoonoisy.五、选词填空：(每空限填一词，10分)know,later,again,have,live,one,meet,the,do,sameOnedaythefamousscientistAlbertEinstein_51_anoldfriendofhisinthestreetinNewYork.“MrEinstein,"said_52_friend,“youneedto_53_anewcoat.“It_54_matter."AnsweredEinstein.“Nobody_55_mehereinNewYork."Sever