八年级英语培优一、单项选择（）1. The trousers are too long. Let me try ______ pair.A. oneB. anotherC. otherD. the other（）2. Paul is ______ hard-working than Tony.A. muchB. moreC. veryD. quite（）3. I think it’s important for us ______ clean it.A. learningB. to learningC. to learnD. learn（）4. Lily wants to make more money ______ she can travel around the world.A. becauseB. so thatC. thatD. but（）5. It’s hot here. Would you mind my ______ the door?A. openB. to openC. openingD. opened（）6. Would you please ______ the window?A. closingB. closeC. to closeD. closed（）7. Get up earlier, ______ you will catch the first bus.A. soB. orC. butD. and（）8. ______Lily ______ Lucy took part in the long jump.A. Both, ofB. Between, andC. From, toD. Both, and（）9. There ______ a class meeting this Sunday.A. is going to haveB. will haveC. is going to beD. will is（）10. 20 years ______ a long time.A. beB. amC. isD. are（）11. We’ll go to the zoo if it ______ tomorrow.A. rainedB. don’t rainC. rainsD. doesn’t rain（）12. Listen! Mary is singing in the next room.---It___be Mary. She went to Beijing yesterday.A. may notB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. can’t（）13. Would you mind us ______ our homework?A. don’t doB. not doC. not doingD. didn’t do（）14. You’d better ______ out on a rainy day.A. not goB. not to goC. not goingD. not goes（）15. The teacher made him ______ the words five times.A. writeB. to writeC. writingD. writes（）16. One of ______ is the Spring Festival.A. most important festivalB. more important festivalC. the most important festivalsD.the more important festivals（）17. I want to stay here. I don’t go ______.A. else somewhereB. else anywhereC. somewhere elseD. anywhere else（）18. Your book is more interesting than ______.A. IB. meC. myD. mine（）19. Alice is ______ young that she can’t dress herself.A. suchB. veryC. soD. quite（）20. I saw him ______ down from the chair just now.A. fallB. fallsC. fellD. falling二、完形填空Teddy bears are one of the most popular toys all over the world. The first teddy bear came from a(n) 1 about America’s 26th president(总统), Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt. President Roosevelt was a great hunter（猎人）. One day, he traveled in Mississippi. Some people took him to go 2. Things werenot going well and President Roosevelt hunted 3. Someone had an idea. He caught a bear and tied(系在) it to the tree for president Roosevelt to 4 . The bear looked very 5 and tired, so Roosevelt refused(拒绝) to shoot it. The next day, a cartoon artist drew a picture about the scene(情景). The Washington Post published the picture 6 November 16, 1902. Most Americans 7 the newspaper and knew the storey including Morris and Rose. Morris and Rose had a toy store and they decided to make a toy bear to 8 the president’s actions. They called 9 “Teddy Bear”. It 10 sweet and harmless. It became popular soon.（）1. A. idea B. story C. speech D. movie（）2. A. swimming B. climbing C. fishing D. hunting（）3. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing（）4. A. catch B. tie C. shoot D. take（）5. A. careful B. helpless C. useless D. strong（）6. A. in B. on C. at D. for（）7. A. read B. wrote C. watched D. sold（）8. A. forget B. remember C. keep D. finish（）9. A. him B. her C. it D. us（）10. A. looked B. sounded C. grew D. smelt三、用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. I’m really sorry for __________(be) late for school again.2. It’s important for us __________ (do) sports more often.3. Trees can stop the wind from_________ (blow) out the earth.4. __________ (pass) the exam, we should study hard.5. Ding exercise is the best way __________ (keep) fit.6. Vegetables are good for our __________ (health).7. The first thing for me is __________ (clean) my bedroom.8. They went to the park and _________ (fly) kites last Sunday.9. Yesterday he spent 2 hours __________ (skate) in the gym.10. I think math is _________________ (difficult) than English.11. Why not __________ (practice) more?12. Would you mind her __________ (not join) in the game?13. Do you mind if Mary __________ (go) shopping with us?14. There were many birds_________(sing) in the tree just now.15. It’s hot. Please keep the door ___________ (open).四、句型转换1. Betty isn’t good at dancing.(同义) Betty _________ _________ _________ _________ dancing.2. He’s going to Shanghai with Lucy. (提问) _________ is he _________ to Shanghai _______?3. What’s the meaning of this word?(同义) ________ _________ this word _________?4. Would you mind washing the clothes?(同义)_________ _________ _________wash the clothes?5. Do you mind me sitting here? (改否定) Do you mind ______ _______ _______ here?6. There was a heavy rain last night.(同义) It _________ _________ last night.7. It took me half an hour to arrive there?(同义句I ________ half an hour __________ there?8. She is going to be a teacher in the future. (提问) _______ ______ she going to______ in the future.9. We’re sure that we will win the game.(同义句) We’re sure _________ _________ the game.10. When he was 8 years old, he could play soccer well.(同义句)_______ _______ _______ _______ 8, he could play soccer well.五、阅读理解ACan dolphins(海豚) talk? Maybe they can't talk with words, but they talk with sounds. They show their feelings with sounds.Dolphins travel in a group. We call a group of them a "school". They don't study, but they travel together. They talk to other dolphins in the school. They give information. They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. They say "welcome!" when a dolphin comes back to the school. They talk when they play.They make a few sounds above water. They make many more sounds under water. People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high.Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium（水族馆）. People can watch the dolphins in a show. Dolphins do not like to be in an aquarium，being away from their school. They are sad and lonely if they do so.There are many stories about dolphins. They help people. Sometimes they save somebody's life. Many people believe dolphins can bring good luck.（）1.Dolphins show their feelings withA. picturesB. wordsC. wavesD. sounds（）2. Dolphins in the school according to the passage.A. give informationB. talk when they sleepC. say “sorry” when a dolphin comes backD. don’t tell other dolphins when they are afraid （）3.People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds becauseA. they are above the waterB. they are under the waterC. they are very highD. they are very low （）4.How do dolphins feel when they are away from their school?A. HappyB. LonelyC. ExcitedD. Tired（）5.Many people believe that dolphins can bringA. good luckB. healthC. wealthD. dangerBOnce upon a time, there was a farmer who lost his wife. No one helped him at home or in the fields. So he went to Bear and said, “Look here, Bear. Let’s plant （种植）something in my garden together. You will take all the tops and let me have all the roots. ”“All right,”said Bear. So they planted turnips （芜菁）together.It was harvest time. They began to divide（瓜分）the turnips. The farmer cut off all the tops of the turnips and gave them to Bear , and then sat down to count the roots. Bear found that the farmer had cheated（欺骗）him. He got very angry.The next spring the farmer came to Bear and said,“Let’s work together again, shall we?” Bear said.“All right. But this time you have the tops. I’m going to have the roots!”“Ok,”said the farmer. At last, they planted some wheat（小麦）.They began to divide the wheat when it became ripe（成熟的）.The farmer took all the tops and gave Bear the roots. So Bear didn’t get anything, either. Then Bear said to the farmer, “Well, goodbye! I won’t work with you any more. You’re too crafty（狡猾的）！”Then he went off into the forest.（）1.The story happened____________ A. between a farmer and his wife B. between a farmer and a bear C. in winter D. last year（）2.The farmer went to the bear to ________A. ask for helpB. borrow some moneyC. give him some turnipsD. make friends with him （）3.The farmer cheated the bear________A. only onceB. twiceC. three timesD. many times（）4.What did they plant together the next spring?A. Turnips.B. CornC. Wheat.D. Bean（）5.How might the bear feel at last?A. HappyB. SorryC. ExcitedD. Angry.CA little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls, and nobody liked her. So she was always unhappy and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip（发夹）. She decided(决定) to wear it to school.On her way to school she found that everyone smiled(微笑) at her. Most of her schoolmates said “hello” to her, but this never happened before. She thought it was because of the beautiful hair clip. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. Although she didn’t tell her classmates about her beautiful hair clip, they all wanted to know what had happened to her. When she went back home after school. Her mother asked her, “D o you know you dropped your hair clip? I found it by the door this morning.” In fact, she didn’t wear the hair clip to school at all.It is not important what we wear or how we look. The most important is what we think about ourselves.根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。