人教版八年级英语测试题(笔试部分)姓名_______ 班级_______ 分数_______---------------------------------------------------------------------一、单项选择( )1. I had _____ useful umbrella when it rained. You should have _____ umbrella, too.A.A; anB.an; aC. an; anD. a; a( )2.- What are you going to do this weekend?- I _____ go to see my grandparents, but I am not sure.A. needn'tB. mightC. mustD. mustn't( )3. I was very excited _____ I heard the news that the high-speed railway would be built from Guangzhou to Xiamen.A.afterB.whenC.untilD.while( )4. Emma looked after her pet dog ______ of all her friends.A. carefulB. most carefulC. more carefullyD. the most carefully( )5. Jane looked carefully at _____ in the mirror before going outside.A. herB. hitC. herselfD. himself( )6.- Have you heard of the song Where did the time go?- Yes, It often _____ the old days and love of my family when I hear it.A. puts me downB. reminds me ofC. shows me offD. helps me out( )7.- Jane, your music is too noisy.- Oh, sorry. I'll _____ right now.A.turn it downB. turn down itC. turn it upD. turn up it( )8. The traffic policeman took away Jim's license _____ he broke the traffic rules of drunk driving.A. thoughB. becauseC. tillD. and( )9. - Which is more _____, the bus or the hike?- Of course the bus.A. slowlyB. rapidC. slowD. rapidly( )10. They can help you lean _____ anything you want to know.A. inB. aboutC. onD. to二、完形填空There is a good news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl 11 big eyes. Her big eyes are 12 us her dream: I wish to 13 ! In China, there are still 14 girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their 15 are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder 16 enough money for all the children, 17 the parents often ask girls to stay at home, and boys to go to school.Now they needn't 18 the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. Books and other things are free. Some of the poor students can even get money from the government (政府) to make their life 19 . Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is 20 great .( ) 11. A. with B. on C. to D. in( )12. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking ( )13. A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home ( )14. A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. much( )15. A. schools B. cities C. houses D. families ( )16. A. have B. having C. to have D. had( )17. A. and B. but C. or D. so( )18. A. look up B. take up C. worry about D. turn on ( )19. A. better B. shorter C. longer D. worse ( )20. A. not B. never C. hardly D. Really三、阅读理解ADear Liza,I will be ten years old on Friday, 22nd July. To celebrate my birthday. I will invite several friends and I hope that all of you will be able to come to the party on that day.There will be two parts in my party. The first part will be at the swimming pool near our school. Please bring your swimsuit(游泳衣) and a change of clothes. We have planned some pool games. My parents will be at the pool to protect the swimmers. The pool party will be from 2 to 3 p. m.The second part of the party will be at my house. A bus will take us all from the pool to my house. A singer is coming to my house. He will sing popular songs for us.I am sure you will enjoy them. The home party may last till 5 P.m.Please let me know by Friday, 15th July whether you will come to my party, so that I will know how much food to prepare.Love,Tracy ( )21. How old will Tracy be?A. SevenB. Eight.C. NineD. Ten.( )22. Where will the first part of the partyA. At Liza's houseB. At Tracy's houseC. At the swimming pool.D. At a cinema( )23. How long will the pool party last?A.For 1 hour.B.For 2 hoursC.For 3 hours.D. For 4 hours( )24. How will they go to Tracy's house from the pool?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By car.D. By bike.( )25. Why does Tracy want to know earlier whether her friends will come?A. Her parents can protect the swimmers.B, She will know what games to prepare.C. The singer can prepare the songs.D. She will know how much food to prepare.BDear Alice,I heard from you three days ago. I'm all right.Good news! We moved to a new flat yesterday! There are more rooms here than in our old one.You know, I shared a room with my sister in the old flat. But now I have my own bedroom! It is small but it's my favorite room! I can be alone in it. I can read books draw pictures, listen to my radio and play CDs, I can also play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends.I also love the new bigger kitchen. I love helping my mother with our meals. Mom cooks well. She always teaches me how to make different kinds of dishes. She lived in China when she was young, so she can cook Chinese food. It's delicious.Write to me soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we can chat with each other.All good wishes!Yours,Lily ( )26. Lily and her family moved to a new flat _____.A.yesterdayB. last weekC. last monthD. three days ago( )27. Lily is very happy mainly because _____.A. she has just heard from AliceB. she has got her own bedroomC. she has a bigger bedroom nowD. she shares a room with her sister( )28. Lily _____ on her computer.A. reads books and draws picturesB. learns to make different dishesC. plays CDs and listens to the radioD. plays games and sends e-mails( )29. Lily's mother often teaches her to _____.A. draw some picturesB. play some computer games.C. do some different kinds of dishesD. send e-mails to her friends( )30. From the letter we know all the following EXCEPT thatA. there is a computer in Lilys roomB. Lily often helps her mother cookC. Lily's mother is good at cookingD. Lily,'s mother is ChineseCMost people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special day called Buy Nothing Day. They don t want anyone to go shopping on that day.Buy Nothing Dy is on November 29th, It is 25 days before Christmas At that time, we see ads in newspapers and on TV telling us to "buy, buy, buy! "The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate By Nothing Day. In California, USA, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don't need many toys, Last year, in Manchester, England. people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much. In Albuquerque, New Mexico. high school student wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. Theyasked restaurants in the neighbour to donate (捐赠) the food. They put up posters(海报) and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a big success, many students liked the idea of this new tradition. This year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.( )31. When is Buy Nothing Day?A. On December 25th.B. On November 29th.C. On November 25th.D. On December 29th,( )32. Buy Nothing Day started in _____.A. VancouverB. AlbuquerqueC. CaliforniaD. Manchester( )33. In California, children usually enjoy _____ on Buy Nothing Day.A. going shopping for ChristmasB. buying some toys with their parentsC. organizing a dinner for other studentsD. Reading stories, singing songs and painting pictures( )34. In Albuquerque, high school students organized a dinner to _____.A. help poor peopleB. make money on Buy Nothing DayC. make advertisements for the restaurantsD. Let other people learn about Buy Nothing Day( )35. What’s the best title for this passage?A. A Free DinnerB. A Big SuccessC. Buy Nothing DayD. A New Christmas Day四、任务型阅读I want to have a new house all the time. guess what? What is my dream home like? My dream home is at the foot of a hill. It has two floors. On the first floor, there is a kitchen, a dining room, a living room and a bathroom. On the second floor, there are three bedrooms. There is also a big balcony(阳台) on the second floor. In front of my house is a beautiful garden. The garden is full of different kinds of flowers I can watch the flowers on the balcony. My dream home is in a big neighbourhood, The neighbourhood (邻居) are kind to each other. There are many volunteers in my neighbourhood. Some of them are doctors. They can take good care of the sick people,When children have problems with their studies, the college students will help them. It would be a great neighbourhood.36-37题完成句子；38题简略回答问题；39题写出主题句；40题将文中画线句子译为汉语。