西城区八年级英语综合测试题一

1、西城区八年级英语综合测试题（一）一、单项选择（共20分，每小题1分）1What are you going to do after the mid-term exams?Well, I _ yet.Awon't decideBhave decidedCdidn't decideDhaven't decided2Who made the girl _ ? Now she looks a little happier.Ato stop cryingBstop to cryCstop cryingDto stop to cry3She has brown hair, _ sh

2、e?_ Her hair is black.Ahasn't; No, she hasn'tBdoesn't; No, she doesn'tChas; No, she hasn'tDdoes; No, she hasn't4Were you out yesterday afternoon?No, I _ for my English test the whole afternoon.Ahave revisedBwas revisingCrevisedDrevise5I find it really difficult _ a conversati

3、on in English.I see. Maybe Miss Wang can give you _ advice.Ahave; anBto have; anChave; someDto have; some6I want to improve my math. What should I do?Try _ talk in class. You should listen to your teacherAto not; more carefullyBto not; more carefulCnot to; more carefullyDnot to; more careful7Hey, ca

4、n you tell me the answer _ the question in today's homework?Well, _ check your notebook and find out yourself?Aof; why notBwith; why don'tCin; why notDto; why don't you8_ have you _ the same mistakes?Ten times. I'll never do it again, I promise.AHow many times; madeBHow often; hadCHo

5、w many times; makesDHow many; had9Have you _ abroad?No, never. But I'd like _ France and Italy one day.Agone; visitingBbeen; to visitCgone; to visitDbeen; visiting10Where is Alice? _ you _ her?Oh, she's _ to the gym.AHave; seen; goneBHave; seen; beenCDid; see; goneDDid; see; been11You didn&#

6、39;t really get a fifty-dollar-a-week raise,_ . I'm so happy!Adid you; No, I didBdid you; No, I didn'tCdid you; Yes, I getDdid you; Yes, I did12Look at these words. Please _ in your notebook.Awrite it downBwrite down itCwrite down themDwrite them down13How much _ you _ your new bike?It's

7、 a gift from my grandpa so it's free.Adid; costBdid; pay forChave; spent inDhave; taken14Cathy is crying. What's the matter with her?She's just _ because her class _ the competition just now.Aexciting; wonBexcited; has wonCexciting; has wonDexcited; won15Finally, I've got my report d

8、one!When _ you _ it?Ahave; finishedBdid; finishCwere; doingDwill; do16The old man got sick last April and _ in bed since then.AwasBhad beenChas beenDwould be17The bus _ suddenly when a group of students ran onto the road.AstopsBstoppedChas stoppedDis stopping18Do you like the English song Big Big Wo

9、rld?Yes. It _ very beautiful.AfeelsBhearsClistensDsounds19Will you be free this Saturday afternoon?_. I'll have to take part in the writing competition.AI think notBI am afraid notCNothing muchDI am not free20How about having pizza for dinner tonight? I hear you like western food._.AThank you ve

10、ry much!BWhat do you reckon?CThat sounds like a good idea.DDon't panic!二、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）When I arrived at Pudong Airport four weeks ago, I took a taxi to the Shanghai Bus Station. The taxi driver 1 very little English but understood that I needed to get to Jiangyin （a city three hours outside S

11、hanghai）that same night. He had picked me up a little after 7 pm. 2 racing through traffic on the road, we arrived at the bus station at 8 pm.To my surprise, instead of just dropping me off, 3 ran inside to make sure I could make the bus. The station had closed. I didn't know what to 4 ! My driv

12、er spoke with some people outside and then rushed me over to the train station at once. I was to take a train to Wuxi （which is only one half hour away from Jiangyin）. From Wuxi I 5 take a taxi to Jiangyin. It was my only hope.We arrived at the train station minutes later. Again, my driver parked th

13、e car and ran inside to get my ticket. When he 6 , we took down my bags and began running to my platform （站台）. Suddenly, a police officer appeared and told my driver he could not stay parked where he was. My driver had to stay with 7 So, I started down the road alone. 200 feet later I was lost, 8 my

14、 ticket to strangers, asking in English where I was supposed to go. My train was about to leave. Suddenly there was my taxi driver ! He had come back to 9 I had made it safely., which I hadn't ! He showed me where to go and I managed （设法）, with his direction, to make it to my platform 10 on time

15、 ! Only after I was sitting in my seat on the train to Wuxi did I have time to think about what a nice person this taxi driver is. I had only paid for a 11From the airport to the bus station but, for some reason, he went to a lot of 12 effort （努力）to make sure I got to where I needed to go-Jiangyin.

16、Without him, my first night in China would have been very terrible.1AreadBspokeCwroteDheard2AAfterBBeforeCSinceDUntil3AIBweCheDthey4AseeBmakeChaveDdo5AmightBcouldCshouldDmust6AarrivedBbeganCreturnedDleft7Aother driversBmy bagsCthe policemanDhis car8AshowingBgivingCleavingDsending9Abe sureBknowCmake

17、sureDwonder if10AstillBalsoCevenDjust11ArideBtripCtourDdistance12AtrueBextraCunusualDdeveloped三、阅读理解（34分）Lovely dog aged 5I'm moving and can't take him with me. Very good with children. I'd like to give it away to a good home.Tel: 8631986Women's dress, size 12, silk, not worn, $150Al

18、so three dresses for girls between 5 and 9, $50 each, $120 the three.More information call Laura at 5679832.WantedWelcome to HILO Store! Take any old pair of shoes to us between now and 30 Sep. And you will pay ten dollars less for a new pair of HILO shoes. Your old shoes will go to a Third World co

19、untry.Address: Stone StreetTel: 245591 2456831You needn't pay if you want to get_.Aa pair of shoesBa women's dressCa girl's dressDa lovely dog2Mrs. Evan is interested in the dresses, so she may call_.A8631986B5679832C245591D2456833Mrs. Evans has to pay _ if she wants to buy two dresses,

20、one for herself and the other for her 7-year-old daughter.A$170B$190C$200D$2704You can _ with your old shoes if buy a new pair in HILO Store.Apay $10 lessBpay less than $10Cpay only $10Dpay nothing at all5You can probably see the three ads above in_.AlettersBnewspapersCdictionariesDstudents' boo

21、ksBA girl may pass easily through the first grades. While boys of her age bring home low marks, the girl may get easily good grades. Girls seem to have “better brains” in school. Why do so few girls become scientists? Why is the most important things in adult world done by men?According to scientist

22、s, the answer is aggression （敌对行为）. Boys usually refuse to accept other people's conclusion （结论）. They insist （坚持）on solving problems by themselves. While little girls are getting high marks in school for remembering what the teacher has told them, little boys are learning to think in their own

23、ways. Boys are usually the ones who get high pay and the powerful job because they are to be aggressive at an early age.1Girls get better marks at school than boys because_.Aboys are lazierBgirls are better at remembering things than boysCgirls are cleverer than boysDteachers care more for girls tha

24、n for boys2There are so few women scientists because_.Aboys are cleverer than girlsBgirls are less cared forCgirls are lazierDfew of them are trained to be aggressive3According to the scientists _.Aboys are good at thinking in their own ways while girls are remembering thingsBboys can easily get goo

25、d jobs while girls can'tCgirls insist on doing things on their ownDthe nature of the boys and girls is the same, but their education is different4In the view of the writer, _.Agirls have better brainsBboys have better brainsCneither boys nor girls have better brainsDusually great scientists are

26、men and most important things are done by men5Which of the following is right?ABoys are cleverer in school.BGirls are cleverer at an early age.CBoys and girls have good points in different ways.DBoys have good points only when they enter the adult world.CAmericans think much about time. From childho

27、od they learn to value （珍视）time. As children they are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily. When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is every

28、thing in America. A working American has to work hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. Bu

29、t sometimes they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants （仆人）of the clock.1What do the Americans mean by “Time is money”?AIf someone has time and works hard, he can make a lot of money.BIt takes quite a lot of time to make money.CWorking hard can bring people health.DIt is not ea

30、sy to make money.2The passage says that a dying person_.Ais having a good timeBthinks time goes easilyCis living on a borrowed timeDis saving time3From this passage we can be sure that_.AAmericans live in a quick rhythm （节奏）BAmericans live a hard lifeCAmericans are good at saving timeDAmericans alwa

31、ys walk fastDThe first day my new teacher, Ron Clark, walked into our room, I couldn't help laughing. This young white guy talked with a funny Southern accent.It was 1999 and I was in the fifth grade. I'd spent most of the year in the headmaster's office. I'd always been a troublemak

32、er. I'd get shouted at, and then the teachers would give up on me. I thought that's what would happen with Ron Clark.I was wrong. That first week, I kept laughing at him. He pulled me out to the hallway and said I'd better be good. “Tamara,” he said, “you're a clever kid. You can do

33、better.”He told me I was a natural student boss and that I'd go far in life if I started to be myself. I was mad at first, but then something happened: I began to respect him. And it didn't take long for me to come to know that Ron Clark was no ordinary teacher.He had the most unusual way of

34、 teaching. To help us learn the states and capitals, he changed the words of a popular rap hit called “Thong Song” and had us sing and dance with him. When we read the Harry Porter books, he decorated our classroom like Hogwarts.Like most teachers, he had lots of rules: Treat each other like family.

35、 But the real difference was how involved （参与）he was. Mr. Clark asked us what was going on in our lives. During break, he came outside with us, and we taught him how to jump rope. When it snowed, he pelted （投掷）us snowballs, and we pelted him back.When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I&

36、#39;ve lived my whole life in my town with my mom, grandmother and little sister. I never had a father, but in my neighborhood that's not unusual. You have to watch yourself. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in jail or pregnant （怀孕）. I could have ended up

37、that way, too, but Mr. Clark was the teacher. I felt so lucky to have him for a second year!On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn't want his class to end. He's been forever in our lives.1Tamara _ , so teachers would give up on her.Aspent much time in the headmaster's offi

38、ceBwould be too quick in learningCliked to laugh at teachersDalways broke teachers' rules2Kids respected Mr. Clark because he_.Acould get on very well with themBcould tell them of their futureCtaught them to sing and dance in classDnever showed his anger to them3In the passage “that's not un

39、usual” means that_.Aa lot of children live in a big familyBmany people hate the town they live inClots of children have a single parentDa number of kids are in danger4Without Ron Clark, Tamara would_.Alike studying at schoolBnever find herself an able girlChave a new beginning in her lifeDhardly enj

40、oy her life in her hometown四、根据对话内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空。（共7分，每小题1分）move fast smile like friend good partyA: Mom?B: Yes.A: Some of my 1 will come for my birthday.B: That's great. We'll hold a 2 for you. Who will be here?A: Angela, Carole, Annie, Emily.B: Oh, Emily? I don't think I know her.A:

41、No, you don't. She is new here. But we have become friends. She's just 3 here from Maryland with her family.B: What is she 4 ?A: She is very nice. She has brown eyes and black hair. She 5 a lot. We often go swimming together in school.B: Is she 6 at swimming?A: Yes. She swims 7 than I do. Bu

42、t I can stay in the water longer than her.B: I think you will have a good time together.五、根据中文意思完成句子（共10分）1你最好马上走，否则就要迟到了。You'd better_or you_.2现在人们乘飞机去上海需要多长时间?_ does it _ people_now?3多做运动很重要，这样对你的健康有利。It's _ because_.4我们的班级就像一个大家庭，我们彼此应该友好相处。Our class_a big family，and we should_one another

43、.5直到老师进来，并问我们是否准备上课时，我们才不说话了。We_the teacher_and asked if_the class.六、阅读与表达（共10分，每小题1分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。Money doesn't grow on trees but sometimes a big family can help make it happen!For years I wanted a flower garden. I'd spend hours thinking of different things I could plant there. We had fiv

44、e children, Matthew, Marvin, Helen and the twins, Alisa and Alan. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.We didn't have much money or time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much. I'd have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money

45、doesn't grow on trees, you know.”Finally, all five finished high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking about having a garden again. I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living with very little.Then, one morni

46、ng in spring, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I heard cars outside. I looked out of the window and saw a new tree planted right in my yard. I knew it was a weeping willow （垂柳）, because I saw things blowing around on all of its branches （树枝）. Then I put my glasses on and I

47、 couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped （绑）all over the tree. I could buy many flowers with one hundred dollars. There was also a note; “I still do something for you. Love, Marvin.” Marvin kept his words