八年级模拟考试
英语试题
基础知识运用（共30分）
五. 单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）
从下列各句所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（）21. －Who is Mozart?
－______ is a musician.
A. He
B. She
C. Her
D. Him
（）22. －Mom, _____ I watch TV?
－Yes, you can. But you have to finish the homework first.
A. must
B. could
C. will
D. need
（）23. －______ milk do we need?
－Just one cup.
A. How much
B. How long
C. How often
D. How many
（）24. That is Beckham. He was born ________ 1975.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. to
（）25. －Let’s ________ fruit salad for lunch.
－OK, good idea.
A. go
B. make
C. do
D. get
（）26. Class 9 had a great time on the school trip. They were very ______.
A. sad
B. clever
C. sorry
D. happy
（）27. －What did you do last Sunday?
－We ______ many photos at the park.
A. take
B. takes
C. took
D. taking
（）28. －What do you want to do for vacation?
－I _______ my grandmother.
A. visit
B. am going to visit
C. visited
D. visiting
（）29. Eliza won the first prize. She played _______ beautiful piano piece.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. 不填
（）30. All the movie theaters are good, but the Screen City is _______ in our town.
A. good
B. better
C. a best
D. the best
（）31. Uncle Martin held a yard sale. But ______ one came because the weather was so bad.
A. some
B. every
C. any
D. no
（）32. －I have a toothache.
－Maybe you should see a _______.
A. dentist
B. friend
C. driver
D. pilot
（）33. It is much _____ today than yesterday. I need to put on my coat.
A. cold
B. warm
C. colder
D. warmer （）34. －How can you do your homework _______ the music is so loud?
－Well, I’ll turn it off.
A. because
B. when
C. for
D. where
（）35. －There aren’t enough snacks for the party. Did you buy ______?
－No, I didn’t. I bought everything they had in the shop.
A. little
B. less
C. more
D. most
六. 完形填空（共15分，每小题1分）
阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从36－50小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
（A）
New Year’s Resolution Survey Re sults
We got over 1,000 letters, faxes and e-mails from our readers about their New Year’s Resolutions. Many readers are going to work 36 in school this year. To be healthy, lots of readers are going to play 37 and some readers said they are going to eat more vegetables. Some girls said 38 are going to exercise more to 39 . Some parents are going to 40 the subjects their children learn at school. They want to communicate better 41 their kids. An old lady said she found a job as a foreign language 42 . She is going to teach in China next year.
（）36. A. higher B. harder C. faster D. earlier
（）37. A. music B. the guitar C. sports D. the games
（）38. A. she B. they C. he D. you
（）39. A. go out B. have fun C. keep fit D. get up
（）40. A. study B. watch C. think D. pass
（）41. A. with B. of C. in D. at
（）42. A. cook B. doctor C. worker D. teacher
（B）
Maria was a 42-year-old lady. She always said she had one of the world’s best 43 . She worked for National Park Service at the Statue of Liberty （自由女神雕像）in New York City. “44 come here from all over the world, ”Maria said. “Helping them learn about‘Lady Liberty’is really 45 .”
Maria began her day just like one of the visitors. She took a fifteen-minute boat 46 to Liberty
