1、八年级英语综合练习Class Name No. 一、单项选择（ ）1. The wildlife park is very large. Follow your _, or youll get lost easily. A. waiterB. doctor C. guide D. farmer（ ）2. _ interesting the book is! I want to buy one, too. A. How B. What C. How an D. What an（ ）3. Its brave _ him to take part in the competition . A. to
2、B. ofC. for D. with（ ）4. The Special Olympics World Games include many events similar to _ in the Olympics. A. this B. that C. these D. those（ ）5. I am not good at singing, so I cant sing so _ as the other students. A. more beautifully B. beautifully C. more beautiful D. beautiful（ ）6. Its exciting
3、to see the huge glass ball _ through the darkness on New Years Eve. A. fell B. falls C. falling D. to fall（ ）7. A lot of people will help you, so you _ worry about the money. A. cant B. neednt C. mustnt D. couldnt（ ）8. Linda _ half of the report already. And she will finish the rest this afternoon.
4、A. did B. will do C. has done D. was doing（ ）9. _ do you visit your grandparents in the countryside? Once a week. A. How far B. How soon C. How long D. How often（ ）10. There_ a lot of rubbish there. But now it has turned into a clean place. A. used to be B. used to have C. was used to being D. was u
5、sed to having二、完形填空 A teenager lived with his father. He loved playing football and was a member of the school football team. He was always on the bench (替补席), but his 16 came to watch every match and encouraged him. The son 17 missed a practice, but he was far from a good player and was a bench war
6、mer almost all through high school.One day, the young man got a 18 and he became silent after reading it. Then he said to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss the 19 today?” The coach gently said, “Go back home, young man. And you dont need to come back to the game on S
7、aturday.” There would be an important match on Saturday.Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the second half, when the team was two points behind, the young man 20 ran to the coach. The coach and his players were 21 to see him back. “Coach, please let me play. I must play today.” th
8、e young man insisted (坚持), and finally the coach 22 . Before long, no one could believe their eyes. This little unknown was doing so well that 23 could stop him. He ran, he passed, and he kicked like a star. His team won.When the game was over, the coach said to the young man, “Kid, I cant believe i
9、t. You were fantastic! Tell me how you did it.” With tears in his eyes, the young man said, “Well, you know my dad died, but do you know my dad was 24 ? Dad came to all my games, but today was the 25 time he could see me play. I could feel his eyes on me, and I wanted to show him I can do it! ” （ ）1
10、6. A. mother B. father C. brother D. sister（ ）17. A. never B. often C. sometimes D. seldom（ ）18. A. picture B. book C. newspaper D. message（ ）19. A. trip B. exam C. practice D. show（ ）20. A. quietly B. patientlyC. happily D. excitedly（ ）21. A. afraid B. angry C. surprised D. nervous （ ）22. A. refuse
11、d B. agreed C. replied D. cried（ ）23. A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody （ ）24. A. deaf B. blind C. homeless D. poor（ ）25. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth 三、阅读理解 In modern society, living without money sounds almost impossible. However, thats exactly what an Australian couple from a
12、 big city has been doing for nearly a whole year.Rachel Newby, 25, and Liam Culbertson, 27, have come up with creative ways of making it through the year without spending any money. They built themselves a new house. The house was made of used wood and recycled materials. They grew their own food, a
13、nd at times they didnt hesitate to look for food in the dustbins (垃圾箱).But this year has been quite difficult. The soil in their garden was too poor to grow vegetables. The climate (气候) there was terrible as well. They kept moving their home till they finally lived in a 2.5-square-meter house. They
14、collected cold rainwater to take a shower. Whats worse, they had to share a toilet with the rest of the community.Even though they had no jobs, they didnt have a lot of free time to waste. They spent most of the day working for local farmers planting vegetables and picking fruit so that they could e
15、arn their next meal. They had five ducks that could provide them with fresh eggs. But when there wasnt enough food for them, they had to go to look for food in the dustbins.Not everyone is brave enough to do this. But they really made it work and they felt happy.（ ）26. What did the Australian couple
16、 live without money for?A. Teaching people a lesson. B. Their jobs. C. Local farmers. D. A special experience.（ ）27. How did the Australian couple feed themselves?A. They sold vegetables and fruit for money.B. They mainly depended on the food in the dustbins.C. They tried their best to get everythin
17、g necessary themselves.D. They expected other people to give food to them.（ ）28. What does the underlined word “hesitate” mean in Chinese? A. 坚持B. 犹豫 C. 决心 D. 愿意（ ）29.How might the writer feel about the Australian couple?A. They are a bit strange. B. They are very brave. C. They are young and smart.
18、 D. They are very funny.（ ）30. What can we infer from the passage?A. The Australian couple hated the city life so they lived in the country.B. The Australian couple would continue to live there for the rest of their life.C. Nothing is impossible as long as you use your head and work hard enough.D. M
19、ore and more old people are looking forward to living in the countryside.四、词汇(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。31. The twins have _(类似的) personalities. They are both brave and kind.32. Have you read an _ (介绍) to the Special Olympics World Games?33. Many people from different _(背景) provided support and help fo
20、r the disabled.34. My sister works in a company as a _(秘书).35. Yangtze Evening Post is one of the most popular _(读物) in China. The number of its readers is over 2 million.(B) 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。36. The scientists work _ (close) with the government and they have done a lot of useful work.37. Playing com
21、puter games too much may lead to _(blind).38. Animals as well as people_(harm) by pollution.39. I know more about ORBIS after _(interview) with an ORBIS doctor.40. My purpose is not to win a prize but _(achieve) my dream.五、阅读表达(阅读短文，回答问题每题不超过5词)More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones
22、 today, according to the United Nations. Phone calls and messages help us easily keep in touch with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive (见字如面), is bringing back this old habit.Letters Alive got its idea from a UK program W. Both shows invite famous actors
23、and actresses, but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, its just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter.The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode (集) they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hon
24、g to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.“Every letter opens up another world for us,” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the w
25、riters.”Since its first episode on Dec 5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audience (观众) members said that it has provided a breath of fresh air to todays TV shows.Apart from(除了) Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. They include Ch
26、inese Poetry Conference (中国诗词大会) a classical Chinese poetry competition, and Readers(朗读者), a programme that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote.“This means that our audiences are not only looking for entertainment (娱乐) like gossip (八卦) and eye-catching games,” reported China
27、 Youth Daily. “Cultural values and true feelings are the keys to winning praise.”41. How did we use to keep in touch with each other? 42.What did Letters Alive get his idea from? 43.When did Letters Alive show on TV for the first time? 44. How many Chinese TV programmes are mentioned in the article？
28、 45.What can attract the audiences most？ 六、任务型阅读Its a big challenge for you to complete any personal goal in time. And it always seems that you wont have enough time to finish all you need to do. Do you know the way to make the time for your goal? Here are some tips which may help you.Focus on(集中) one thing at a time. Remember not to take on too many goals at a time, or your energy will be used up soon. Once one goal is finished, you can go to the next one. Set up at least a month per goal.Prioritize(优先处理)the most important. We have more than o
