潼江中学八年级英语周练(Unit 8)

潼江中学八年级英语周练(Unit 8)I.选择填空（20分）( )1.—--Mary had great fun _______her day off. –--Really? What did she _____?–---She went to watch a wonderful dolphin show.A. in；doB. on; doC. in; didD. on; did( )2.Tomorrow will be Sunday! I am glad to________.A.take a classB.hang out with my friendsC.takes a classD.hangs out with my friends( )3.The weather was _______bad ______nobody wanted to go out.A. very, thatB. too, toC. so, thatD. too, that( )4.The English song _______beautiful. Why not stop _________to it?A. sound; to listenB. sounds, to listenC. sounded; listeningD. is sounding; listen( )5.How many students_________ to the aquarium yesterday?A. goB. wentC. are goingD. goes( )6.It __________me two hours to finish cleaning my room yesterday.A. tookB. takingC. takedD. takes( )7.Tony went to the Opera House in Sydney last summer and he _________.A. had a presentB. won a prizeC. bought a souvenirD. meet a friend( )8.I didn’t come to the party yesterday evening ______I had to look after my mother at home. A.when B. why C. because D. if( )9._______did you want ? No, thanks.A. What otherB. What else thingsC. What elseD. What others things( )10.—Did you sleep ________last night, Li Ping? –-No, I slept ______instead.A. later; earlyB. late; earlyC. lately; earlyD. lately; early( ) 11. –How far is the store? -It’s near here, about __________.A. ten minutes walkB. ten minute’s walkC. ten minute walkD. ten minutes’ walk( ) 12.-Can you go to the cinema this evening, Jenny? -___________.A. Y es, I’d loveB. I’d like to, thanks.C. Y es, please.D. No, I can’t( ) 13. _______ he was very tired, _______ he didn’t stop working.A. Though, /B. though, butC. But, /D. Because, /( ) 14.I can’t play soccer because I have ______ homework today.A. too muchB. too manyC. much tooD. many too( ) 15.His mother wants him ________ good food.A. eatB. to eatC. eatingD. eats( ) 16. It’s not easy _________ to play table te nnis.A. learnB. learnsC. to learnD. learning( ) 17. Drinking milk and eating vegetables ______ our health.A. are good forB. are good atC. is good forD. is good at( ) 18.I can’t find _______. It’s much too boring.A. something interestingB. nothing interestingC. interesting nothingD. anything interesting ( ) 19.We thought about ___ to Greece, but now we decide on China.A. to goB. goC. wentD. going( ) 20. He is lazy. He never does _______ work.A. manyB. noC. someD. anyII.完形填空（20分）Last Sunday I took my son to the zoo ____1____the morning. I wanted my son __2___more about animals. We ____3____the No. 8 bus to the zoo.First we went to see the fishes and the birds. My son was very ___4____. And he asked me a lot of questions. ―Don’t always ask ____5_____.Please use your head.‖ I told the boy.After we left the birds, my son ____6____me that he wanted to have a rest. I looked ___7___and found a long chair under a tree. When we came to the chair, I saw a card ___8____it. It said, ―Don’t take the seat. The paint is wet.‖We had to see some monkeys, foxes, elephants. Then we saw some tigers and leopards.―Dad,‖ my son said to me, ―___9____I tell you a secret?‖ ―Of course. What is it?‖―I know where the spots of the leopards come from,‖ said my son. ―They come from the ___10____.‖―Why?‖ ―Please look at the paint of the cage. It is wet now.‖( )1. A. on B. at C. in D. to( )2. A. know B. knew C. knowing D. to know( )3. A. took B. had C. by D. sat( )4. A. sad B. happy C. good D. sorry( )5. A. I B. we C. me D. us( )6. A. said B. spoke C. told D. talked( )7. A. at B. after C. for D. around( )8. A. in B. on C. for D. under( )9. A.Must B. Am C. May D. Did( )10.A. paint B. hair C. tree D. cageIII.阅读理解（30分）AI have a summer camp with my classmates last year.Early in the morning, we gathered at the station. After saying goodbye to our parents, we got on the bus. It took us more than two hours to arrive at the campground.We got off the buses cheerfully. We jumped and ran all over the place, laughing and shouting. It was the first time for us to be away from our parents. Some of us started feel homesick（想家的）.However, when the night party and dances began, the homesickness was gone.The next day, everybody rushed to the boating class. At first, my friends and I worked hard, but the boat wouldn’t listen to us and kept going round and round. Then the teacher taught us how to work together. After many tries （尝试）we did much better.Swimming class was my favorite. It was about the hottest time of a day and the best time to stay in the cool water. The swimming teacher was a funny man, and during the class he often made us laugh happily.During the week I learned a lot of things and made new friends. I also learned how to take care of myself.( ) 1.They got to the campground _________.A. on footB. by bikeC. by busD. by train( ) 2.The campground was _________from their homes.A. quite nearB. not farC. very longD. quite far( ) 3.Why swimming class was the writer’s favorite?A.Because it was good to stay in the cool water when it was hot.B.Because the swimming teacher was funny.C.Because the writer felt quite relaxed during the class.D.All of the above.( ) 4.Which statement (陈述) is NOT true?A.The children were happy to be away from Dad and Mum.B.Their homesickness lasted for long.C.It was teamwork to go boating.D.They camped for a week( ) 5.Which is the best title(题目) for the passage?A. Learnt a LotB. Boating and SwimmingC. On the CampgroundD. My First Summer CampBOnce upon a time there was a poor family in a small village. The family had a son called Jackson. He was a kind boy. He always saved his pocket money to help pay for his sister’s school fees.One day, they had no food to eat. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing. So he went to the nearby river. He waited for a long time and caught a cod(鳕鱼)at last. The cod said to him, ―If you don’t eat me, I will give you a pair of magic scissors(剪刀). And you can use the scissors to cut anything you want.‖ Jackson believed it and got the scissors.When he got home, he told his parents and his sister about the magic scissors. They cut some food, and the delicious food was on the table. Then they cut a house, and they had a new house. They were very happy, and didn’t worry about the food any more.( )6. There could be _______people in Jackson’s family.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five( )7. Jackson saved his pocket money because _________________.A. he wanted to buy a computerB. his sister needed money to go to schoolC. his mother told him to do soD. he wanted to buy a pair of magic scissors( )8. Jackson’s mother asked him to go fishing because _____________.A. he was good at fishingB. he wanted to eat fishC. he enjoyed fishingD. his family had no food to eat( )9. The underlined phrase ―school feed‖ means ―__________‖ in Chinese.A. 学籍B. 学分C. 学科D. 学费( )10. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Jackson’s sister wasn’t old enough to go to school.B. The cod gave Jackson a pair of magic scissors.C. Jackson put the cod back into the river at last.D. Jackson’s family had a new house after getting the scissors.IV.选词填空，用方框内所给单词的适当形式完成短文。