八年级上英语基础知识练习I. Choose the best answer:( ) 1. There is ________ “h” in the word “hour”.A. /B. theC. aD. an( ) 2. Could you please tell us ________ Tom has gone to America?A. how oftenB. how longC. ifD. when( ) 3. Though Lei Feng ________, the Chinese people still remember him.A. has deadB. has been diedC. has diedD. was died ( ) 4. The Olympic Games ________ every four years.A. is heldB. are heldC. holdsD. hold( ) 5. What did the class teacher ________ Mary to ________ at the class meeting?A. ask, talkB. tell, speakC. ask, speakD. tell, say( ) 6. The Chinese ________ the first to use paper money in the early part of the eleventh century.A. isB. areC. wasD. were( ) 7. Anyone can master English and Chinese ________ he doesn’t want to.A. unlessB. untilC. whenD. if( ) 8. The weather forecast doesn’t say ________.A. if rains tomorrowB. if it will rain tomorrowC. when will it rain tomorrowD. if it would rain tomorrow ( ) 9. The Shanghai Radio and TV Tower is a ________ tower.A. 468 meters tallB. 468-meter tallC. 468 meter tallD. 468-meter -tall( ) 10. About ________ the clients are old people.A. hundreds ofB. two hundred ofC. two hundredD. two hundreds( ) 11. The system of numbers ________ the numbers from 1 to 9 and 0.A. consist ofB. consistC. consists inD. consists of( ) 12. There is going to be ________ snow in my hometown this winter than last winter.A. littleB. fewC. lessD. fewer( ) 13. My younger brother was eager to find out ________ Father Christmas had put in his stocking．A. whetherB. whenC. whatD. that( ) 14. Workers ________ some chemicals ________ the water to give it a thorough cleaning.A. add, inB. add, onC. add, toD. add, with( ) 15. ________ piece of important information it is!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an( ) 16. When you ________ the work, please call me.A. finish doingB. finish to doC. finishes doingD. will finish to do( ) 17. You’d better ________ in the street. It’s too dangerous.A. don’t playB. not to playC. not playD. not playing( ) 18. I felt ________ sorry for having kept you ________.A. truly, waitingB. true, waitingC. true, waitD. truth, to wait( ) 19. Not only my brother but also I ________ in interested in football.A. amB. areC. isD. be( ) 20. What made the country ________ so fast?A. developedB. developingC. developD. DevelopsII. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words1. He __________ ever _________ (be) to the History Museum several times.2. — _______________ you ever _____________ (be) to the zoo?—Yes. I ________ (go) there last summer. I _______ (see) many kinds of animals there.3. —Where is Mr. Wang?—He _________ (go) to the library. He wants to borrow some library books.4. Rodgers _____ (plant) those trees. He ____ (do) it the day before yesterday.5. We ______ (learn) English for more than two years.6. When he ____________(finish) his work, he ____________(ring) me up.III. Rewrite the sentences1. People wrote numbers in many different ways. （一般疑问句）_______________ people _______________ numbers in many different ways?2. Shakuntala’s brain was very amazing. She once beat a computer. （句意不变）Shakuntala’s brain was _______________ amazing _______________ she once beat a computer.3. 45 divided by 5 equals 9. （划线提问）_______________ _______________ does 45 divided by 5 equal?4. Let’s work together to overcome this difficulty. （反意疑问句）Let’s work together to overcome this difficulty, _______________ _______________?5. He became a professor in his thirties. （句意不变）He became a professor _______________ he was _______________ thirty.IV. Reading comprehension(A)When you are watching TV,you will notice that more and more famous stars make the ads on TV. Many people believe them because they are famous.But have you ever thought if the ads are real or not?In the past few years,lots of stars have been on TV or newspapers as spokesmen of some pro ducts,such as Sanlu Milk and Haojixing Study Machine.People spent much money on these prod ucts,but at last,many of them were not like what the stars said.More and more people are very an gry with the famous actors for making the ads after the accident of Sanlu Children Milk.What are the public’s ideas about the famous people making ads on TV?Do you agree that t he famous people should take responsibility if the products have any problems?They all think fam ous stars should give out the money they got from the ads or the charity.More than34%think the famous stars must take responsibility.They are dishonest and lose themselves in the public.So we should be more careful when we buy things advertised by the stars.We must find wh at these things are really like instead of only listening to what the stars say.1.Many people believ e the ads because they’re made by famous people.2.In fact,some products were not like what the stars said.3.About36%think famous stars should give out the money they got from the ads tothe charity.4.All the famous actors are not honest and lose themselves in the public.5.When we buy things,we should only listen to what the stars say.(B)“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.Mr Gruber sighed. “I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?A. HistoryB. ScienceC. MathsD. Business2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?A. TomB. JamesC. PeterD. Sandy3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?A.He himself kept talking’B.He just read from a textbook.C.He showed a movie to his students.D.He got his students to take part in a discussion.4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?A. StrangeB. PatientC. ShyD. Proud5.What can be the best title of this passage?A. Get What You WantB. Needs and WantsC. Try to Get More MoneyD. How to Live Well参考答案I.1-5DBBAC 6-10BABDA 11-15DCCCC 16-20ACBAAII. 1. has been 2. have been ; went ; saw 3. has gone 4. planted ; did5. have been learning6. finishes ; will ringIII. 1. Did, write 2. so, that 3. How much 4. shall we 5. when, overIV. （A）1T2T3T4F5F（B）DADBB。