2012年外研版初中英语八年级下Module 1 练习卷

John sings very well. We listened to          sing a beautiful song yesterday.

The room          a bit untidy now. Why don’t you tidy it up?

Don’t be shy. Try          English as much as possible..

The girl is too young. Don’t make her          the piano all the time.

I like books. I’ve got a wonderful          of different kinds of books.

Bob enjoy playing computer games. He        all his free time on it.

Reading is a good hobby because it can _______you enjoyment and success.

I will help my mother          the pet dog while she is abroad.

Daming’s hobby is collecting tickets. He          them for two years.

Let’s do          new or different. We have already played the game for two hours.

完形填空
Jack is an English teacher at a college. He moved to New York City    1    all the members of his family. Jack is an excellent teacher, so we’ve all    2    him very much since he left. It was not long before Jack came back to North Carolina for a short    3   . The teachers and students held a small party for him.
At the party, people walked around and    4    with each other. I certainly would not give up that good chance to learn English. So I tried to think of all kinds of topics to talk with Grace, another _____5____teacher.
Just before I was about to run out of my topics, suddenly I    6    Jack say to others loudly, “I dig New York!” I immediately asked Grace, “Is it really difficult to find a    7   in New York? Why does Jack have to do    8   work since he is such a good teacher?”
Grace didn’t seem to    9    what I said, “Why do you think that?” she asked.
“Haven’t you heard him say that he is digging New York?  Is he building an underground passage (地下通道)?” I asked.
When she finally realized (明白) what I meant, Grace laughed to tears. She then asked us whether (是否) we    9    the meaning of “I dig New York.” All of    10    shook heads and said no. So Grace asked Jack to explain it to us.
It turns out that “ I dig New York.” means “I love New York.” in American slang (俚语). Though few people say that now, we still hear it from time to time. 
 

A．after B．with C．of D．in

A．missed B．loved C．liked D．thought

A．trip B．holiday C．talk D．visit

A．talked B．spoke C．helped D．danced

A．Chinese B．English C．maths D．music

A．heard B．listened C．made D．told

A．teacher B．job C．work D．book

A．busy B．free C．heavy D．easy

A．knew B．got C．thought D．heard

A．her B．them C．you D．us

阅读理解
One day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell from his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift (举起) by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass (经过) by and help him.
Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed（失望的）when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him for help.
But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came nearer. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time,” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.
“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”
“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “Wherever (无论在哪里) you see anyone in trouble, do the same for him.”
What happened when the farmer went to town?

The farmer didn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because      .

Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw the great man? Because he thought the great man        .
A. couldn’t see him           B. could take away his bag
C. could take away his horse    C. couldn’t help him
Who helped the farmer?

What does the story mainly (主要地) tell us?

口语交际
根据实际情况或想象，回答下列问题。将答案写在题号下相应的横线上
What is your hobby?                             
                                                                            
When did you start it?                          
                                                                            
Have your parents give you any advice on your hobby?  
                                                                            
How much time do you spend on your hobby?         
                                                                            
What have you learnt through your hobby?           
                                                                         

口语交际
根据上下文补全对话，将所缺少的内容写在相应的横线上
Tony: Excuse me.                                             ?
Mary: My hobby is reading story books, especially English stories.
Tony:                                              ?
Mary: Because it can help me develop the reading skills and learn knowledge (知识) as well. What’s your hobby, Tony?                                                ?
Tony: No, I think it’s hard to read books. I’m interested in playing computer games.
Mary:                                              ?
Tony: One hour a day.
Mary: Really? So much time! I think                                      .
Tony: Yes, you are right. I decide to do something new and different next school year.

完成句子
在我六岁的时候，我妈妈给我买了一台电脑。
My mother                                      when I was six years old.
托尼的父母不想让他在玩儿电脑游戏方面花费太多的时间。
Tony’s parents                                     too much time playing computers.
有空时帮你父母做些家务很有好处。
It is very good                                                   when you are free.
爱好不但能使你成功，还能发展你的兴趣。
Hobbies can not only                                           develop your interest.
杰克擅长画画，他从很小就对画画感兴趣。
Jack is good at drawing                                   it since he was very young.

书面表达
根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信。（信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的回信内）
假设你叫李明，是美国中学生Tom的笔友。请您根据他给你的电子邮件内容写一封回信。谈谈你的个人爱好情况及你对个人爱好的看法。

 
Hi Tom,
It’s very nice to hear that you have a hobby of collecting stamps.                            
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
                                                                
Yours,
Li Ming