2019-2020年八年级上学期英语第一单元综合练习(含答案)

2019-2020年度8年级上学期英语第一单元综合练习一、单项选择( ) 1. I didn't know which T-shirt was _______, so I took them both.A. nicerB. wellC. bestD. good( ) 2. My Maths is quite poor, so I ________my Maths.A. need help withB. need to helpC. need for helpingD. need helping ( ) 3. He is _______ in my class.A. the cleverest boysB. one of the cleverest boyC. nicest boyD. one of the cleverest boys( ) 4. One of my ______is clean, but ______one isn'tA. foot; otherB. feet ; the otherC. foot ; the otherD. feet ; another( ) 5. Millie is kind ______her friends. She'd like ______things with them.A. with ; to shareB. with ; sharingC. to ; to shareD. with ; sharing ( ) 6. It's such a difficult question. I think he will have problems _______.A. work it outB. working it outC. in working out itD. work out it( ) 7. This schoolbag is not expensive. And its price is ______of the three.A. the lowestB. the highestC. the cheapestD. cheapest( ) 8. Our Chinese teacher often makes us ________ in class. We all like him a lot.A. laughingB. to laughC. laughD. laughs( ) 9. Mr Li is good at ________funny stories.A. speakingB. sayingC. talkingD. telling( ) 10. Betty skates _______ than I, but she doesn't skate _______ my brother.A. better ; so good asB. better ; so well asC. better ; as good asD. much well , as well as( ) 11. Oh! What a _______lesson! I really get ______ with it.A. bored ; boredB. boring ; boringC. bored ; boringD. boring ; bored ( ) 12.The trousers I bought here yesterday are a bit too long for me. Can I change them for a _______ pair?A. longB. longerC. shortD. shorter( ) 13.The Yellow River is _______ river in China.A. the longestB. the second longestC. the second longerD. the longer ( ) 14. Who is _______ than you at singing in your family?A. goodB. wellC. betterD. best( ) 15. Helen told me that she had some problems _______ her English learning.A. onB. forC. inD. with二、完形填空Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this 16 was not always very rich. At one time, he 17 a small gas station(加油站) next to a highway. Many truck drivers 18 there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often 19 , so he began serving sandwiches andcoffee. 20 the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn't 21 too much, more and more 22 came to eat at his place. 23 Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People 24 it very much, and his new business grew quickly. Not long after, however, 25 highway was built, and many drivers no longer went 26 Mr Sanders' restaurant, So he had to 27 it. Then he traveled around the country 28 to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He was 29 . By 1967, there were almost 5, 000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, 30 you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken. I'm sure you'll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.( ) 16. A. business B. shop C. life D. search( ) 17. A. found B. worked C. saw D. owned( ) 18. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left( ) 19. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick( ) 20. A. When B. If C. Because D. Once( ) 21. A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost( ) 22. A. passengers(乘客) B. drivers C. students D. doctors( ) 23. A. Then B. So C. But D. For( ) 24. A. are B. liked C. tried D. drank( ) 25. A. other B. the other C. another D. others( ) 26. A. out B. to C. over D. on( ) 27. A. close B. run C. return D. take( ) 28. A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. asking( ) 29. A. hopelessly B. hopeless C. successfully D. successful( ) 30. A. whenever B. wherever C. where D. when三、阅读理解AA man was tired of living in his old house in the country and wanted to sell it and buy a better one. He tried to sell it for a long time but was not successful. So at last he decided to solve the problem by using an estate agent (财产经纪人).The agent advertised (为……做广告) the house, and a few days later, the owner saw a very attractive photograph of it, with a wonderful description (描述) of its gardens, in an expensive magazine.After the house owner had read the advertisement through, he hastened to telephone the estate agent and said to him, “I’m sorry, Mr. Jones, but I’ve decided not to sell my house after all. After reading your advertisement in that magazi ne. I can see that it’s just the kind of house I’ve wanted to live in all my life.”( ) 31. A man wanted ______.A. to build a houseB. to sell the better houseC. to sale the better houseD. to buy a better house( ) 32. At last the man decided to solve the problem by ______.ing an estate agentB. advertisementC. a photographD. a newspaper( ) 33. The agent ______ the house.A. refused to advertiseB. advertisedC. wanted to buyD. wanted to sale( ) 34. A few days later the owner saw ______.A. a new houseB. a photograph of the houseC. a famous artistD. an agent in a magazine( ) 35. After reading the advertisement, the man ______ all his life.A. wanted to live in the houseB. decided to sell the old houseC. decided to buy a flatD. decided to move a new houseBYou may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.Who studies hardest?Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US（26.4%）, Japan（8.2%） and South Korea （5.2%）Who sleeps most often in class?Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡)in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.South Korean students don’t like taking no tes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan （93%）, China （90%） and the US （89%）.Who is the most distracted （分心的）?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated （无关的） books in class.What do they do after school?In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.( ) 36. In the report, who studies hardest?A. Japanese studentsB. Chinese students.C. American studentsD. South Korean students( ) 37. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. 93% Japanese students like taking notes in class.B. Most Chinese students do physical exercise after class.C. 38.9% American students talk with friends in classD. South Korean students fall asleep in class most often.( ) 38. In China, how many students fall asleep in class?A. 45%B. 32%C. 21%D. 5%( ) 39. What do American students do in their free time?A. Do physical exerciseB. Study or surf the Internet.C. Watch TVD. Go out with friends( ) 40. What is the article about?A. It is a report about the students' lessons in four countries.B. It is an article about the students' study and life in four countriesC. It is a story about students' sports after classD. It tells us that American students don't like studyingCA young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything. But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bed room and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she, too, remembered her brother’s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done.You can imagine the lo ok on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning.( ) 41. The young man’s trousers were ______ for him at first.A. a bit too longB. very goodC. not too longD. too short ( ) 42. The young man’s mother and sisters didn’t answer because they were busy ______ in the kitchen.A. cookingB. making teaC. washing clothesD. washing cups, glasses and so on( ) 43. His elder sister shortened the trousers ______.A. in the eveningB. after lunchC. as soon as she had finished the washingD. after she came back from the cinema ( ) 44. The next morning the young man found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.A. twoB. fourC. sixD. eight ( ) 45. We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel________.A. happyB. surprisingC. surprisedD. thankfulDWhat’s a good friend like? One may have different answers to t his question at different ages.When he is very young, he may think a good friend must be together with him all day. And they can share everything together. If his friend doesn’t give him food to eat once, he doesn’t think they are good friends any more. But they will play together happily again very soon.When he grows older and studies in a middle school, his idea about a good friend changes. He thinks a good friend should be helpful and honest. A good friend should always help him with his lessons. A good friend should come to him when he is sad. And he is always ready to tell everything to his friend. If his friend tells others about his secrets, he may hate the friend.When he grows up, he may not think it’s necessary for a good friend to be always ho nest. Everyone has his secrets. If the truth(真相) may hurt the friend, it’s better to keep it secret from him than tell him about it. And he may think a good friend can give him some good advice when he has problems. He comes to understand that he shouldn’t just ask friends for help and that he should also learn to do something for his friends.( ) 46.The writer thinks when a person is very young, ____________.A. he doesn’t have any friendsB. he has a poor memoryC. he usually likes generous friendsD. he doesn’t want others to share his food ( ) 47.We should keep it secrets from our friend when ________.A. he is very youngB. he grows upC. he is unhappyD. the truth may hurt him( ) 48.What does a person want to get from his friends when he is in trouble?A. Money.B. Advice.C. Food.D. Humour. ( ) 49.A middle school student DOESN’T want the person who ______to be his friend.A. helps him when he has problems with his subjectsB. may make him happyC. never tell liesD. make others know about his secrets( ) 50.The passage mainly tells us _____________.A. what a good friend means for a person at different agesB. how to keep secrets for our friendsC. how to make friendsD. how important it is to be an honest friend四、任务型阅读What do you think are the most important inventions(发明) in the world? The TV? The printing(印刷术)? The telephone? Or the computer? A report shows that they are not the only important inventions. Here are three other important inventions.One of the simplest inventions is the toilet. Before toilets, waste ran into rivers from people's houses. Illnesses(疾病) were common(常见) in big cities, and it was often difficult to find clean drinking water.Animal food is another important invention. Before the invention, most animals were killed every autumn because there was not enough food for them in winter. After hay(干草) became a kind of common animal food, animals could live through the long winter.The third great invention is glasses. Glasses help people read. write and do "close work" after the age of forty-five. Without glasses, the world could be difficult for the people above forty-five.51. _________ 52. _________ 53. _________ 54. _________ 55. _________56. _________ 57. _________ 58. _________ 59. _________ 60. _________五、根据短文内容回答问题Should friends be different or the same? Different people have different ideas. The following is what four of my classmates say.My name is Susan. I am outgoing. I like to have friends who are similar to me. Both my best friend Linda and I like traveling. We went to Italy with our family last summer vacation. We stayed there for two weeks. Next year we want to go to Paris.My name is Mary. I like to have friends who are different from me. My best friend Betty is shorter and more outgoing than me. I am quiet and I like reading very much. Betty likes sports and she plays ping-pong well.I’m Peter. I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I'm a little quiet and my good friend Rick is quiet, too. Sometimes I don't know what to do with my problems and he can tell me what I should do, because he knows me better than people who are different from me.I’m Bill. I have both kinds of friends.I think it is important. That makes my life more interesting.61 How long did Susan stay in Italy? _______________________________62 What kind of sport is Betty good at? _____________________________63. Who is Peter’s good friend? ______________________________64.Why does Bill think it’s important to have both kinds of friends?______________________________________________________65.How many of the four think friends should be same?______________________________________________________六、根据句意或中文提示完成单词66. Andy is very tall and his legs are too long to ____________(装进) well under his desk.67. You can _____________(信任) Daniel because he never tells lies.68. Johnson is such an _____________(极好的) engineer that he is suitable for the job.69. People think Paul is very _______________(害羞的), But in fact, he talks a lot.70. I believe you will do very well in the English _______________(竞赛)71. Talking loudly in the reading rooms is __________________(polite).72. Laura is a lovely girl with ________________(smile) eyes.73. Don't make you sister ______________(happy). You should look after her well.74. —Do you know his ___________(high)? —I think I am taller than him.75.The _______ of the two girls is Lucy.(pretty)76.How many __________ (second) are there in a minute?77.I’m sorry to hear that the sick man getting much _______(ill).78.How ______(fun) your cat looks with glasses on her nose.79.Qi Baishi was one of the most famous _______(art) in China.80.I’m so hungry that I want to have some ______(much) food.七、根据短文内容及首字母填空，填空所缺单词，使短文意思完整。