2011八年级英语下册第八单元练习题及答案

姓名：_______

一、单选题：(15分)

( )1. --What should I get my grandma for her birthday?

-- Why ___ you ____ a scarf?

A. not, buy B. don’t, buy C. don’t, to buy D. not, to buy

( )2. People don’t need to spend ____ money buying gifts.

A. too many B. much too C. too much D. many too

( )3. This room is ____ small ____ hold these people.

A. so, to B. too, that C. too, to D. such, that

( )4. --Why don’t you get the book?

--That’s ____.

A. not important enough B. not enough important

C. enough not important D. important not enough

( )5. She is _____ teacher in our school.

A. the most popular B. more popular C. popular D. less popular

( )6. Do you know that is _____ grandmother.

A. a 80-year-old B. 80 -years-old C. an 80-year-old D. 80 –year-old

( )7. I like to dance ____sing an English song.

A. rather than B. instead of C. over D. instead

( )8. --When did you get the gift?

-- _____ my _____ birthday.

A. On, sixth B. In, sixth C. On, six D. In, six

( )9. What’s the best gift you have ever ______?

A. received　　 B. to receive C. receiving　　 D. be received

( )10. ______ lucky guy!

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

( )11. My parents are ______ famous writers.

A. all B. none C. both D. most

( )12. Mother told me _____ too much time reading novels.

A. don't to spend B. not to take C. not to spend D. don't cost

( )13.— Shall we go for a walk outside? -- ______ .

A. I would be B.I like C. I do D. Good idea

( )14. Do you know any other foreign language _____ English?

A. except B. but C. besides D. beside

( )15. Digital cameras are becoming very popular, though some still _____ too much.

A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost

二、完型填空：(10分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.

We listen to music, and we 16 the national flag(国旗) go up.

Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was 17 and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too.

Can I really do it?

Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher 18 me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. Get ready

for it, I'm sure you'll do well."

"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great 19 for me ! When I got home , I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents 20 . I wanted to make my teacher happy.

Monday morning came. I began to feel 21 When did I last give a talk to so many people ? Never! This was my first time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.

When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I 22 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.

"Take it easy," I said to 23 . " Don't be nervous. You can do it."

Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I couldn't even stand up.

I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !"

I 24 a big breath(呼吸). Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy.

I don't know 25 I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself

to everyone what I can do.

( )16. A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at

( )17. A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful

( )18. A. told B. asked for C . said to D. showed

( )19. A. chance B. news C. time D. message

( )20. A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen

( )21. A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised

( )22. A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood

( )23. A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents

( )24. A. took B. held C. put D. left

( )25. A. when B. how C. why D. whether

三、阅读短文：(30分)

A

In almost every big university in the United States football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch—down. It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump while they yell.

Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1st, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on television.

( )26. In American football players can ___.

A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball

( )27. If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ___.

A. 10 yards B. to the other end

C. 40 yards D. away from its own end

( )28. Who are dancing and jumping while they yell?

A. The cheerleaders. B. All those who are watching the game.

C. The winners. D. The players of both sides.

( )29. Most teams play games in ___.

A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

( )30. When do the best teams play again?

A. At Christmas. B. Before the season ends.

C. On New Year’s Day D. On the last day of season

B

Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students feel that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They became dropouts.

It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends—they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.