八年级(上)Units10～12综合练习题

I. 单项选择

1. Jim is_______in his class.

A. very tall B. too tall C. the tallest D. taller

2. Look at the twins. One is carrying a basket， _______is carrying a box.

A. another B. the other C. the others D. other

3. Would you like_______a cake_______ meat in it?

A. have; of B. to eat; for C. to have; with D. having; with

4. It’s_______colder today than yesterday.

A. more B. much C. very D. most

5. _______he is in the library now.

A. Maybe B. May be C. Really D. Quickly

6. _______the street corner， there is a police car.

A. In B. At C. To D. By

7. This bridge is as _______ as that one， but is much _______ than that one.

A. long， wide B. longer， wider C. long， wider D. longer， wide

8. The teacher often thinks_______new ways to make the students study well.

A. of B. for C. with D. from

9. The boy could ride a bike_______of six.

A. at age B. in the age C. on age D. at the age

10. He was at_______for only three months.

A. the school B. school C. a school D. schools

11. Peter is a_______boy. He does everything_______.

A. carefully， careful B. careful， carefully

C. careful， careful D. carefully， carefully

12. John is the best student________the class.

A. of B. as C. than D. in

13. Why not________Shanghai next summer holiday?

A. to visit B. visits C. visitD. will visit

14. When I got to the cinema，the film________for ten minutes.

A. began B. had began C. had been on D. be on

15. ________of the twins likes playing football.

A. Both B. Either C. All D. Neither

II. 完形填空

About 70，000，000 Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat__1__food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running， exercise with machines， take medicine， or even have operations. __2__you can see losing weight is__3__work， and it will also cost a lot of money. But__4__do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?

Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body. For many people， looking nice also means to be__5__. Other people worry about their health as many doctors__6__overweight is not good.

Most people want to find a faster and__7__way to take off fat， and books of this kind are very popular. These books tell people how to lose weight. Each year a lot of new books like these are__8__. Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.

Losing weight can be__9__. Some overweight people go to health centres， like La Costa in California. Men and women__10__several hundred dollars a day at these health centres. People live there for one week or two，__11__exercise， eating different foods. Meals there may be just a little. All these work for losing weight. __12__four days on the programme， one woman called Mrs Warren losts 5 pounds (2.27 kg). At $400 a day，she spent $320 to lose each pound. But she said she was still__13__to do so.

Health centres， books， medicines， operations， running and exercise machines all__14__a lot of money. So in the United States， losing weight may mean losing__15__too.

1. A. less B. more C. nice D. fast

2. A. For B. So C. Or D. And

3. A. good B. useful C. hard D. easy

4. A. why B. what C. how D. when

5. A. high B. short C. thin D. fat

6. A. talk B. say C. speak D. tell

7. A. dearer B. harder C. shorter D. easier

8. A. taken B. given C. written D. copied

9. A. cheap B. expensive C. easy D. safe

10. A. pay B. cost C. take D. have

11. A. making B. taking C. playing D. using

12. A. Before B. In C. After D. At

13. A. sorry B. angry C. sad D. glad

14. A. need B. have C. use D. get

15. A. health B. time C. food D. money

III. 阅读理解

A

仔细阅读下文，世界大型足球赛事背景知识就会尽收眼底。

Get to know some of the world’s biggest football competitions：

World Cup ― One of the world’s most popular sporting events， is held every four years. The men’s World Cup began in 1930. The women’s World Cup was first played in 1991.

European Championships (欧锦赛) ― This is the main national football competition in Europe， held every four years. The first was played in 1960. European national teams compete in the (联赛). This year’s European Championship was kicked off in (葡萄牙)on Saturday.

European Club Champions’ League (欧洲冠军联赛) ― This is played every year. The best teams from each European league play in it. Many people think it is the best club championship of all. It began in 1995.

South American Copa Liberators (南美解放者杯) ― This is one， called the “Liberators’ Cup”in English， began in 1960. It is the club championship of South America.

Asian Cup ― This is the main national football competition of the Asian nations. Since 1956， it has been held once every four years.

Copa America(美洲杯) ― South American national teams play for the Copa America once every two years. It was first played in 1916. The only international football competition older than the Copa America is the Olympics.

1. ______is held every two years.

A. World Cup B. European Championships

C. Asian Cup D. Copa America

2. Which is the oldest football competition?

A. Copa America. B. Asian Cup.

C. European Club Champions’ League. D. World Cup.

3. The most important international football competition is ______.

A. European Championships B. World Cup

C. Asian Cup D. Copa America

4. Women can play in the _______.

A. World Cup B. European Championships

C. Asian Cup D. Copa America

5. The writer wrote this text to _______.

A. ask us to watch all of these football competitions

B. give us a short introduction of these football competitions

C. help us to kill the time

D. ask us to introduce some football information to others

B

Mrs Black was waiting for a phone call， but she had no food in the house. So she left the baby at home and said to her five-year-old son. “I’m going to buy some food， Tom. Please look after your brother Mike， and I’ll be back in a few minutes.” When she was out， the telephone rang and Tom answered. “Hello ，may I speak to Mrs Black?”said a man. “Sorry， my mother isn’t in.” answered Tom. “Well， when she comes back， please tell her that Mr White telephoned.” “What?” “You can write it down.” “I’m sorry， I can’t write.” “Little boy， is there anyone with you?Any brothers or sisters?” “Yes， my brother Mike is here.” “Good， let me talk to him.” “All right .”

Tom took the phone to the baby’s bed and gave it to Mike. Just then their mother came back. She asked， “Did anyone telephone?” “Yes，” Tom answered. “A man. But he only wanted to speak to Mike.”

1. _______is Tom’s brother.

A. Mike B. Mr White C. Mr Black D. Jack

2. Mr White made a telephone， but_______.

A. Mike wasn’t in B. Tom wasn’t in

C. Mrs Black wasn’t in D. Mr Black was in

3. Mr White wanted to speak to Mike because_______.

A. Mr Black wasn’t at home

B. Tom couldn’t write

C. he thought Mike was older than Tom and could write

D. he liked Mike better than Tom

4. Who wrote the name of Mr White ?

A. Tom. B. Mike. C. Mrs Black. D. No one.

5. Which is right?

A. Mike told his mother that a man telephoned.

B. Tom told his mother that a man telephoned.

C. Mike told his mother that Mr Black telephoned.

D. Mr Black told Mrs Black that a man telephoned.

C

There are many (老鼠) in an old house. The man who lives in the house gets a cat. The cat eats many mice. Then the oldest mouse says，“All the mice must come to my room and think what we can do about the cat.” At night， all the mice come to the oldest mouse’s room. Many mice speak. But none knows what to do about the cat. At last a young mouse stands up and says，“We must put a bell around the cat’s neck. When the cat comes near， we can hear the bell. We can run away quickly. So the cat can’t catch any one of us.” The oldest mouse is very happy. He asks，“Who can put the bell around the cat’s neck?” Nobody answers. At last the oldest mouse says，“It’s not (难的) to say things， but it is hard to do them.”

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1. There are many mice in an old house.

2. The cat catches a lot of mice.

3. An old mouse has a good idea.

4. It’s not hard to say things but it is hard to do them.

5. The mice can put a bell around the cat’s neck.

D

阅读填词（首字母已给出）

The world of music will never be the same since the Beatles came. The Beatles are from Liverpool， England. There were four p__1__in the Beatles. They were George Harrison， Ringo Starr， Paul McCartney， and John Lennon. They came together to m__2__a group in 1956.Their first song was made in 1962. The Beatles quickly b__3__the world’s best-known pop music group and many people today still think of it as the best (乐队)in the history of pop music. Lennon and McCartney w__4__most of the songs the group sang. Harrison also wrote songs often using i__5__from Indian music.

Twenty-eight of their songs were on the Top Twenty record list and seventeen of these songs r__6__Number one on the list.

The group also made films. The (喜剧) became a very successful movie. People c__7__their long hairstyles， clothing， and humor. Almost all later pop bands l__8__from the Beatles. Many people today still l__9__to their songs and many people are still their fans. They are still l__10__in the hearts of lots of people.

Ⅳ. 句型转换

1. He hiccupped for69 years and 5 months. (对画线部分提问)

How _______ did he _______?

2. He started swimming when he was four years old.(改为同义句)

He started swimming at the _______ of _______.

3. They are going to be teachers when they leave Beijing Normal School.( 对画线部分提问）

_______ _______ they going ______ _____ teachers?

4. I am going to Beijing in 2008.（对画线部分提问）

_______ ______ _______ _______ in 2008?

5. You’d better take out the trash.（改为否定句）

You’d better ______ _______ out the trash.

6. It’s a very boring thing.（改为感叹句）

______ ______ ______ ______ it is!

7. She cleans her room twice a week.（对画线部分提问）

______ ______ ______ she ______ her room?

8. She was late yesterday because she was ill. (改为同义句)

She was late yesterday ______ ______ ______ (病).

9. Can you come to my party on Monday at 19:00?（改为同义句）

______ ______ ______ ______ come to my party on Monday at 19:00?

10. Let’s go fishing on Sunday. (改为同义句)

_______ _______ go fishing on Sunday?

Ⅴ. 补全对话

Linda和Tom肚子饿了，他们走进一家餐馆，侍者热情地走向他们……

Waiter： Good evening， Madam.

Linda： Good evening.

Waiter： A table (1) _______ two?

Linda： Yes. Can we(2) _______ by the window?

Waiter： OK. This(3) _______，please.(at the table)(4) _______ the menu.

Tom： Thank you.

Waiter： May I (5) _______ your order now?

Tom： Yes. We’ll(6) _______ chicken with potatoes， beef with onions， some rice and vegetable soup.

Linda和Tom吃完他们点的饭菜，这时，侍者又礼貌地走过来站在他们身边……

Linda： (7) _______ me ，could we have some coffee， please?

Waiter： (8)_______， Madam. Would you (9) _______ something else?

Tom： No， that’s all. Could we have the bill， please?

Waiter： Of (10)_______， sir.

Ⅵ.书面表达

假如明天你(Tom) 要外出度假，但是你的狗（Lucky）无人照顾，你想请Jim帮忙。请给Jim写一张便条，请他帮你照顾它，把你要求做的事情写出来。要求60字左右。

Jim，

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Yours，

Tom

参考答案：

Ⅰ.1-5 CBCBA 6-10 BCADB 11-15 BDCCD

Ⅱ.1-5 ABCAC 6-10 BDCBA 11-15 BCDAD

Ⅲ. A) 1-5 DABAB

B) 1-5 ACCDB

C) 1-5 TTFTF

D) 1. people 2. make 3. became 4. wrote 5. ideas 6. reached 7. copied 8. learned 9. listen 10. living

Ⅳ. 1. long， hiccup 2. age， four 3.When are， to be 4. Where are you going 5. not take 6. What a boring thing 7. How often does， clean 8. because of her 9. Would you like to 10. Shall we

Ⅴ. 1. for 2. sit 3. way 4. Here’s 5. take 6. have 7. Excuse 8. Certainly 9. like 10. course

Ⅵ. One possible version

Jim，

Tomorrow I’m going to Hawaii on vacation. Can you help me? Please take good care of Lucky when I go out. Could you please do these things every day? Take him for a walk. Give him water and feed him. Then wash his bowl. Play with him. Don’t forget to clean his bed. Have fun ! See you next month.

Thanks!

Yours，

Tom