我们要振作精神，下苦功学习。聪明出于勤奋，天才在于积累。小编准备了八年级上册英语第五单元检测试题，希望能帮助到大家。

一、听力理解 (略)

二、单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)

(     )31. — When do your family watch _______ news?

— We usually watch it before dinner.

A. a   B. an    C. the    D. /

(     )32. — Why does Linda like talk shows?

— She thinks she can learn a lot _______ them.

A. as   B. from   C. to       D. for

(     )33. — What did you do last Friday?

— We had a(n) _______ about how to learn English well.

A. action  B. grade      C. character   D. discussion

(     )34. I love watching movies, _________ I hardly ever go to the cinema. I watch th em on the Internet.

A. if   B. but    C. so    D. and

(     )35. You will be ________ in your studies if you always work hard.

A. successful  B. enough   C. meaningless  D. loud

(     )36. John always makes fun of me and I can’t ________ him.

A. reach  B. stand      C. know    D. wonder

(     )37. — ________ kind of movies do you like watching?

— Action movies.

A. Who   B. Where     C. How    D. What

(     )38. — Can you tell me about this accident (事故)?

— Yes, it _____ at 3:00 p.m. Three people lost their lives.

A. came    B. gave     C. happened   D. picked

(     )39. We must _______ what he is doing now and then we can take action.

A. get up     B. bring out    C. wake up      D. find out

(     )40. — Is this your pen?

— No, it isn’t. It ________ be Cindy’s, but I’m not sure.

A. may   B. must   C. need    D. would

(     )41. — Do you know about Quanjude?

— Of course. It is ________ its Beijing duck.

A. good with  B. different from    C. famous for   D. worried about

(     )42. It’s so hot today. Jane plans _________ swimming after school.

A. go   B. goes   C. going    D. to go

(     )43. — Do you like watching sitcoms?

— ________. They are boring.

A. Yes, I am B. No, I am not    C. Yes, I do   D. No, I don’t