新目标英语八年级 （下）过关测试题

姜经志

一、单项选择。

（ ）1. —Have you bought that digital camera？

—No， I cant afford it. The price is a bit too ______， I think.

A. low B. high C. cheap D. expensive

（ ）2. —Attention， boys and girls！ Our class will see a film tomorrow at Washington Theatre.

—OK. But when ______ we meet？

A. may B. shall C. should D. must

（ ）3. —What happened to you this morning？

—The teacher asked me for my ______ when I was late again.

A. meaning B. idea C. excuse D. answer

（ ）4. Our sports meeting has been ______ till next Monday because of the bad weather.

A. put off B. put up C. put on D. put down

（ ）5. Susan is always the best in different exams in our class because she is a ______ girl.

A. helpful B. polite C. proud D. hard-working

（ ）6. Colors can change our moods and make us ______ happy or sad， energetic or sleepy.

A. to feel B. feeling C. felt D. feel

（ ）7. Well try our best to do the work well with ______ money and ______ people.

A. few； little B. a few； a little C. less； fewer D. fewer； less

（ ）8. I ______ my homework while my parents ______ TV last night.

A. did； have watched B. was doing； were watching

C. had done； were watching D. would do； were watching

（ ）9. —Dont ______ too late， or you will feel tired in class.

—I wont， Mum. Good night！

A. wake up B. get up C. stand up D. stay up

（ ）10. —Im sorry for losing your book. I will buy a new one for you.

—______. I have another one.

A. Thank you B. Happy to hear that C. Never mind D. Of course

（ ）11. —David， what have you done with the poor dog？

—Not ______， mum！

A. myself B. me C. him D. he

（ ）12. —Lily！ You are so special that you seem different from other girls.

—Everyone in the world is different. So， just ______！ Its the best way of life.

A. enjoy yourself B. take yourself C. help yourself D. be yourself

（ ）13. When I got his message， I called back， but there was no ______.

A. answer B. ring C. voice D. sound

（ ）14. —Mary， its a ______ that you didnt travel with us. How are you feeling now？

—Im much better. Thank you.

A. pleasure B. pity C. joy D. wonder

（ ）15. —Did you have any problems in London？

—Yes， ______ Chinese food like rice， noodles and dumplings.

A. find B. found C. finding D. to find

二、完形填空。

These days it is found that school students 1 have any sports. Is it because they have no interest in sports？ It may not be true. They often say they have 2 more important things to do. What are these important things？ Exams！ They have to 3 themselves ready for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost 4 bookworms（书呆子）. In the past in the summer holidays， they could do 5 they liked， but now they have to 6 all their time getting ready. So 7 have been kept away from going in for sports.

8 the pressure from their parents and teachers， they 9 to work harder and spend most of their time 10 books. As for the students themselves， they dont want to lose the 11 because they want to further their studies. So it is necessary to give 12 of their free time to their studies and 13 up their school sports.

Its true a good education cannot go without physical training， and a quick mind hardly goes along with a 14 body. Without a strong body， 15 can never do anything well， how can you make great success in life？

（ ）1. A. hardly B. usually C. often D. always

（ ）2. A. another B. other C. some D. others

（ ）3. A. make B. have C. get D. let

（ ）4. A. seem B. feel C. look D. become

（ ）5. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

（ ）6. A. give B. spend C. take D. cost

（ ）7. A. teachers B. parents C. studies D. holidays

（ ）8. A. Because B. For C. Because of D. The reason

（ ）9. A. have B. hope C. try D. enjoy

（ ）10. A. in B. at C. on D. to

（ ）11. A. lessons B. exams C. teachers D. books

（ ）12. A. few B. any C. all D. none

（ ）13. A. give B. take C. put D. send

（ ）14. A. strong B. heavy C. weak D. ill

（ ）15. A. I B. we C. they D. you

三、阅读理解。

A

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days. When he left school at the age of 20， he found a job in a post office. He worked hard in the post office. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a bright future.

When he was 25 years old， however， he began to dislike his job. He wanted a more exciting one， so he left the post office. Two months later he found a new job in a big company. Workers in this company usually traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year， he began to hate it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The worst thing was that he couldnt make any new friends. Even so， his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he left the company.

He was poor at that time so he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a bookshop. He was surprised to find that he loved it！ He made new friends every day and he enjoyed reading books. Three years later， he married the shop owners daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years， they had another three children and four more bookshops！ He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful，” he told me， “The most important thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up！”

（ ）1. What did the writers grandfather do at the age of 20？

A. He went to a traveling company. B. He went to another city.

C. He worked in a post office. D. He worked in a bookshop.

（ ）2. What did the writers grandfather think of the job in the big company？

A. He liked it very much all the time.

B. He hated it very much all the time.

C. At first he liked it， but some time later， he hated it.

D. He thought it was more interesting than the job in the bookshop.

（ ）3. How many children did his grandfather have altogether？

A. Three. B. Four. C. Only one. D. We dont know.

（ ）4. We can infer （推断） from the story that ______.

A. the writers grandfather was lucky

B. the writers grandfather didnt work hard

C. the writers grandfathers changing job is useful

D. the writers grandfather found what he was interested in

（ ）5. What is the best title for the story？

A. Try your best and never stop！ B. Change your job if you dont like it.

C. A part-time job is very interesting. D. Never give up and you will be very rich.

B

One afternoon， Tim， my son， came home from school with a puzzled look on his face. I asked him what was the matter and he said， “Are the people the same even though their skin （皮肤） colors are different？” I thought for a moment， and then said， “Ill explain.” I put apples of different colors on the table： first a red apple， then a green apple and at last a yellow apple. I looked at Tim.

“Tim， people are just like apples. They come in all different colors and shapes. See， some of the apples have been bruised（擦伤）. On the outside， they may not even look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking， Tim was checking each apple carefully.

Then， I took each of the apples and peeled them， putting them back on the table， but in a different place.

“OK， Tim， tell me which one is the red apple， the green apple and the yellow apple.”

Tim said， “I cant. They all look the same now.”

“Now taste each of them. See if that helps you find out which one is which.”

Tim did so， and then a big smile came across his face. “People are just like apples！ They are all different， but if you take off the outside， theyre quite the same inside.”

Now I see Tim has already understood me and I dont need to say or do anything else.

（ ）6. To answer Tims question， his mother did the following things EXCEPT ______.

A. buying some apples of different colors B. telling Tim to check the apples

C. peeling the apples D. telling Tim to taste the apples

（ ）7. The underlined sentence “On the outside they may not even look as delicious as the others.” means that ______.

A. all the apples look the same

B. not all the apples look the same

C. some apples are more delicious

D. some apples seem less delicious because they look less beautiful

（ ）8. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. Tims mother answered his question as soon as she heard it.

B. Tim found the answer with his mothers help.

C. Tims mother told him about peoples skin colors later.

D. Tim could tell which apple is which after his mother peeled them.

（ ）9. In the end， Tom understood that ______.

A. outside is as important as inside

B. outside is more important than inside

C. people are basically （基本上） different， just like apples

D. people are basically the same， just like apples

（ ）10. From the passage， we know that ______.

A. Tims mother likes apples best

B. Tim finds apples are sweeter now

C. Tims mother is pleased because Tim understands what she wants to say

D. when you are thinking， youd better eat some apples

C

All living things on the earth need other living things to live. Nothing lives alone. Most animals must live in a group， and even a plant grows close together with others of the same kind. Sometimes one living thing kills another， one eats and the other is eaten. Each kind of life eats another kind of life in order to live， and together they form a food chain （食物链）. Some food chains are simple， while others are not. But all food chains begin with the sun， and all food chains become broken up if one of the links disappears.

All life needs sunlight to live on. But only plants can use sunlight directly. Plants are “factories”. They make food from sunlight， water and things in the soil and air.

Plants feed all other living things. Animals can only use the suns energy （能量） after it has been changed into food by plants. Some animals feed directly on plants， others eat smaller animals. Meat-eating animals are only eating plants indirectly.

What about human beings？ We are members of many food chains. We eat wheat， rice， vegetables， fruits and so on. We also eat meat and drink milk. But humans often break up the food chains. They kill wild animals. They also make rivers， lakes and seas dirty. When these rivers， lakes and seas are polluted， the fish in them cannot be eaten. If men eat the fish， they will get strange diseases.

Each form of life is linked to all others. Breaking the links puts all life in danger.

（ ）11. How does every living thing on the earth live？

A. Each plant can live alone.

B. Each animal can live alone.

C. If living things want to live， they must kill each other.

D. Every living thing on the earth cannot live without others.

（ ）12. Which living things can use the suns energy directly？

A. Animals. B. Plants.

C. Both animals and plants. D. All living things.

（ ）13. What do plants make food from？

A. They make food from sunlight， water and things in the soil and air.

B. They make food from water， sunlight and things in the soil.

C. They make food from water and things in the soil and air.

D. They make food from water， sunlight and things in the soil.

（ ）14. Who often break up the food chains？

A. Humans. B. Animals.

C. Plants and animals. D. Humans and wild animals.

（ ）15. Which of the following do you think is the best title of this passage？

A. Animals. B. Plants. C. Food Chains. D. Living Things.

D

I was very disappointed （失望） not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The notice in the newspaper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10：30 a.m. and 3：00 p.m. Since I work from 9：00 a.m. to 5：00 p.m. the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily， the theatre is on the other side of the town， and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky， you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday， I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner， there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday， and again on Wednesday. On Thursday， my luck changed. I got on a bus right away. When I got there， however， I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I knew I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town. By Friday I decided to make the trip by taxi， it was expensive， but I felt the concert would be worth hearing. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes， but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre， I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason， I quickly found， was that they had already sold all the tickets.

（ ）16. The writer learned ______ that there would be a concert last Friday.

A. from his friends B. from one of his workmates

C. over the radio D. from the newspaper

（ ）17. The writer tried to go to the theatre every day but successfully got there only ______.

A. twice B. three times C. four times D. five times

（ ）18. If lucky， the writer could spend about ______ minutes on the trip to the theatre from his

office by bus.

A. forty-five B. twenty C. ten D. fifteen

（ ）19. Maybe the word “______” can replace the underlined word “relieved”.

A. nervous B. worried C. pleased D. sorry

（ ）20. The writer mainly tells us he ______.

A. enjoyed himself in the theatre B. was angry at buying the ticket

C. had some trouble with the bus service D. was sad at missing the concert

四、根据下面中文完成英语句子，每空填一词（缩写算一词）。

1. 昨天直到雨停了孩子们才离开学校。

The children ______ leave school ______ the rain stopped yesterday.

2. 天太冷了，不能去游泳。

Its too cold ______ ______ ______.

3. 玛丽叫我不要忘记告诉她母亲这条好消息。

Mary asked me ______ ______ ______ ______ tell her mother the good news.

4. 你一到广州就给我打个电话好吗？

Will you please call me ______ ______ ______ you ______ Guangzhou？

5. 保持校园整洁是我们大家的责任。

______ ______ ______ ______ to keep our schoolyard clean and tidy.

五、阅读理解填词。

“Boys and girls， tomorrow I want you to bring a cup of macaroni （通心粉） for our craft class， OK？” my teacher said. I was a 1 of the next day because I knew we had no macaroni at home. Living in an alcoholic （嗜酒的） family， we never had too much of anything e 2 beer bottles.

I went home after school. Where could I find macaroni？ I knew that the local bottle shop gave ten cents for a beer bottle， so I decided to sell some bottles to get money. I started to c 3 the bottles. After selling those bottles， I earned eighty cents. Although I did my b 4 ， I still had no macaroni for my craft class.

“Werent you l 5 when I asked you to bring it， John？” my teacher asked.

I went red in the face. I didnt know what to say and others started laughing. Then Rosalyn， who sat beside turned to me and said， “You can use some of m 6 .” She offered a bag of macaroni to me. The k 7 in her eyes made me cry and I ran out of the room.

I never took her macaroni or t 8 her. However， I often think about Rosalyn and the way she turned to save me that day. I used to spend complaining and keep kind people like Rosalyn a 9 ， After that class， I c 10 ， I am thankful to all the people like Rosalyn that made this world a better place to live in.

1. a_________ 2. e_________ 3. c_________ 4. b_________ 5. l_________

6. m_________ 7. k_________ 8. t_________ 9. a_________ 10. c_________

六、书面表达。

每个人的成长都是一个蜕变的过程，从幼稚走向成熟，从逆境走向成功。请你用英语写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你在成长过程中所经历的最大的一次转变。

提示要点：

1. 变化前后分别是什么样子？

2. 促成你转变的主要原因是什么？

3. 你为此变化付出了怎样的努力？

注意：短文中不得出现你的真实姓名和校名。

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