八年级英语提高练习

提高练习Unit One of 8AClass _____________ Name _____________一、单项填空( ) 1. —Tom, what do you think of the piano?—Oh, no other piano is _______ in this store. It’s _______ one.A. better; a betterB. the best; the bestC. better; the bestD. the best; a better( ) 2. There is not enough food for the dinner party. We need _______.A. a few moreB. many moreC. some mostD. some more( ) 3. Which of these blouses feels _______?A. softB. the softestC. the softerD. the most softly ( ) 4. —What are you _______?—My mother’s health problem _______ me a lot.A. worrying about; is worried aboutB. worrying about; worriesC. worried about; worries aboutD. worrying; worries( ) 5. As the second _______ island in China, Hainan Island covers a smaller area than _______ of Taiwan Island.A. large; itB. larger; thatC. largest; /D. largest; that( ) 6. —It was _______ to listen to the stranger’s talk.—I felt _______, too.A. boring; boredB. bored; boringC. boring; boringD. bored; bored( ) 7. —Could you tell me _______? —He is quick and brave.A. how is heB. what does he likeC. what he is likeD. what is he like( ) 8. I like _______ of the two books, because it’s more interesting.A. olderB. oldestC. the olderD. the oldest( ) 9. This ruler is _______ than that one.A. very longerB. a little longerC. a little longD. very long( ) 10. What’s the _______ the washing machine?A. question withB. problem atC. problem withD. trouble of( ) 11. —What are they talking _______ the teacher _______?—The coming sports meeting.A. about; withB. with; withC. with; aboutD. about; about( ) 12. The teacher came into the classroom _______ a smile _______ his face.A. wear; onB. with; onC. with; inD. has; on( ) 13. This question is _______ more difficult than that one.A. soB. quiteC. a littleD. very( ) 14. He is taller than _______ student in his class. He is the tallest one.A. any otherB. any othersC. the otherD. another( ) 15. We need _______ chairs for _______ children.A. three more; another threeB. more three; three anotherC. three another; three moreD. another three; more three( ) 16. People are _______ our support and help. We must do something at once.A. in needB. in need ofC. in the needD. in need of need ( ) 17. From March 23rd, 2013, anyone under the age of 14 _______ go into Disney’s US parks alone.A. couldn’tB. mustn’tC. needn’tD. mightn’t( ) 18. —_______ is the height of Tom, Helen?—I’m not sure, but he is _______ than Simon.A. How much; higherB. How high; higherC. How tall; tallerD. What; taller( ) 19. We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen _______ we speak.A. as twice much asB. twice as much asC. as much as twiceD. as much twice as( ) 20. —If you’re free tonight, how about having dinner together?—_______.A. It doesn’t matterB. That’s all rightC. All rightD. Not at all二、完形填空There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only worry and sorrow (悲伤). So they asked Socrates for advice (建议) 1 where happiness is. But instead of giving any answers, Socrates asked them to 2 with building a boat first. The group of guys could do nothing but help build the boat. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree. Through hard work, they made a boat 3 the tree. They pushed it into a river, and then rowed together in it, 4 with joy.Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered together, “We couldn’t be happier!”Socrates added, “That’s it! When you are too 5 pursuing (追求) something to notice anything bitter (痛苦的), happiness will 6 . ”From the story I got to know that happiness always hides behind every 7 thing that you are engaged in (专注于), and that you may only get joy 8 hard work and creativity (创造).It also tells us that we might have no choice (选择) but to 9 some pain (痛苦) in our daily life and in the process of looking for happiness in material things, like a new car, clothes, etc, 10 true long-term happiness comes at the same time. So why not turn tears into the light in your heart?( ) 1. A. for B. with C. on D. at( ) 2. A. help B. begin C. do D. play( ) 3. A. into B. out of C. on D. inside( ) 4. A. running B. dancing C. singing D. driving( ) 5. A. active B. bored C. excited D. busy( ) 6. A. stop B. appear (出现) C. hide D. change( ) 7. A. difficult B. easy C. small D. strange( ) 8. A. through B. with C. during D. after( ) 9. A. enjoy B. find C. share D. have( ) 10. A. so B. but C. although D. since三、阅读理解How hard we all pray (祈祷) to grow up quickly, and look forward to the happy days of being a grown-up (成人), and enjoy the many interests that a youth should have.At last, you grow up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy being a young lady. You are proud (骄傲) of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady warmly. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone (用完) already.”“No,” they say, “Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me when I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes (批评) your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes.( ) 1. The passage is told about _______ problem.A. a grown-up boy’sB. a teenage girl’sC. an old woman’sD. an old man’s( ) 2. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.A. is happy with the present lifeB. is unhappy about growing upC. doesn’t think her present life happy enoughD. is sad about being a kid( ) 3. How does she know her prayer had been answered (得到回应)?A. People treat her as a young lady.B. She doesn’t need to play with kids now.C. People begin to call her teenager.D. She can join women in all kinds of activities. ( ) 4. From what her parents say, we know _______.A. the girl always has much money in her pocketB. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend moneyC. they love her more than beforeD. they still treat her as a child( ) 5. Why does she promise (承诺) to help her grandma do some knitting?A. Because she likes doing knitting.B. Because she wants to show that she grows up.C. Because she has much more free time.D. Because her grandma is very tired.四、动词填空1. Do you have any problems ________________ (make) friends with your new classmates?2. Liu Xiang became a famous runner when he ________________ (grow) up.3. My dream is ________________ (become) a teacher when I grow up.4. The Greens ________________ (plan) to go on a trip to New Zealand right now.5. Mr Xie told us that light ________________ (travel) much faster than sound.6. There ________________ (not be) a fashion show next week, is there?7. He often ________________ (give) seats to old people on the bus on his way to school last year.8. A hundred years ________________ (be) quite a short time in the long history, I think.9. Please tell the students ________________ (not skate) on the thin ice.10. It is a little difficult to guess when iPhone 7 ________________ (hit) the market.五、阅读填空Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two beautiful big eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of glasses.One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in the classroom. The teacher was giving us our results of a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,”she said, “What’s wrong?”I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I kept quiet, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions, “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, V anilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I looked everywhere for my paper, but couldn’t find it.In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answers next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How nice she was! I wanted to hug (拥抱) her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I went home on foot together. I felt so happy that we were still best friends.六、完成句子1. 目前，大城市的房价比小城市的高。

一、选择题1．The girl is hard-working.She always spends three hours ________ English every night. A．learn B．to learn C．learns D．learning D解析：D【解析】句意：这个女孩学习很努力。

她每天晚上总是花三个小时学英语。

spend some time doing sth.花费时间做某事，结合句意可知，答案为D。

点睛：表示花费多少时间做某事除了spend之外，还有take，但它们的用法不同，spend 人做主语，短语为spend sb+时间+on sth意为花时间在某事上，spend +时间+doing或 in doing sth 如：He spent 3 hours finishing his work. Take常用it作形式主语，用于句型“It takes/took sb. some time to do sth. 如上句可用take改写：It took him 3 hours to finish his work.2．You can't watch TV now.You ________ clean your room first.A．can B．may C．have to D．must have to C解析：C【解析】句意：你现在不能看电视了，你得先打扫你的房间。

A. can能够，可以； B. may可以；C. have to必须，不得不；D. must与have to不能同时出现，结合句意以及语境可知，故答案为C。

3．Would you like to go shopping?—I'd like to，but I have to finish ___ my homework first. A．doing B．to do C．did D．will do A解析：A【解析】句意：你想去购物吗？我很想去，但我得先做完作业。

一、选择题1．— What does your father do? — He is a ______ in Renmin Hospital.A．actor B．writer C．doctor D．reporter C解析：C【详解】句意“-你的父亲是做什么工作的？-他是人民医院的医生”。

A.演员；B.作家；C.医生；D.记者。

根据in Renmin Hospital可知，是医生，故选C。

2．She was ________ an e-mail from her friend the whole morning, but it didn’t come. A．explaining B．expressing C．experiencing D．expecting D解析：D【详解】句意：她整个上午都在等她朋友的电子邮件，但没有来。

考查动词辨析。

explain解释；express表示；experience经历；expect期待。

由下文“but it didn’t come.但是电子邮件没有来”可知，她整个早上在期待一个来自朋友的邮件，故选D。

3．Tim _______ stronger after running for a month.A．stayed B．kept C．remained D．became D解析：D【详解】句意：蒂姆跑了一个月后，变得更强壮了。

stay停留，保持；kept保持，remain仍然，became变得。

根据after running for a month.可知，跑步一个月后，因此表示发生了变化，表示变得更强壮，故用became。

故选D。

4．You need not only talent but also hard work to become a _________ football player. A．young B．successful C．happy D．friendly B解析：B【详解】句意：你不仅需要天赋，还需要努力工作才能成为一名足球运动员。

一、选择题1．— ______ do you write to your pen friend?—Once a week.A．How long B．How soon C．How far D．How often D解析：D【详解】句意：——你多久给你的笔友写一次信？——一周一次。

A. How long多长时间；用for+一段时间回答；B. How soon 多久以后，用in+一段时间回答；C. How far多远，问两地距离；D. How often多久一次，提问频率。

由答语句意“每周一次”可知，问句询问动作发生的频率，所以用how often。

故选D。

2．The students don’t often play basketball after school.A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．hardly D解析：D【解析】【详解】句意：学生们几乎不在放学后打篮球。

A.总是；B.通常；C.有时；D.从不，often意为“经常”，don’t often意为“不经常做…”，也就是几乎不做…，几乎不在放学后打篮球，对应的频度副词是hardly，故选D。

【点睛】总结关于频度副词的相关知识点：表示不定时间的副词叫频度副词。

对频度副词提问用“How often”。

频度副词应放在行为动词之前或者连系动词之后。

常见的频度副词有：often 常常；always 永远，总是；sometimes 有时；usually通常；seldom 很少；never 从不；rarely 难得，很少；scarcely 几乎不；hardly ever 几乎从不。

例句：She sometimes comes to school late. 有时她上学迟到。

Never have I seen this film. 我从来没有看过这部电影。

He is seldom late for the meeting. 开会她很少迟到。

一、选择题1．— Would you mind _________ us around the new library?—Certainly not. Let’s go.A．show B．to show C．showing D．to showing C解析：C【详解】句意：--你介意带我们去参观新图书馆吗？--当然不介意了，让我们走吧。

根据固定搭配mind doing sth.“介意做某事”，可知，应该用showing，故答案选C。

2．Bees always remember _______ back the same way ______ they went.A．coming; from B．coming; asC．to come; as D．to come; from C解析：C【解析】试题分析：句意：蜜蜂总是会记得按照他们离开的相同方式回来。

Remember to do意为“记得去做某事”，the same...as...意为“和......一样”；故选C。

考点：考查常用短语的用法。

3．— We can see some wild animals in the forest, right?—It’s hard to say. We _____ have only a few left.A．may B．must C．need D．should A解析：A【详解】句意：——我们可以在森林里看见一些野生动物，对吗？——很难说。

我们可能仅剩下一些。

may可能，没有把握的推测；must一定，表示有把握的推测；need需要，表示要求；should应该，表示建议。

根据It’s hard to say.可知此处没有把握推测在森林能看见一些野生动物，故用情态动词may。

故选A。

4．---Would you please _________ late for school again, John? ---- ________ .A．not to be; OK,I won’t B．not; Sorry ,I don’tC．don’t be ;OK, I don’t D．not be; Sorry, I won’t .D解析：D【详解】句意：——约翰，请你不要再上学迟到，好吗？——对不起，我不会了。

一、选择题1．—________ did you go on vacation? —Australia.A．Where B．What C．Who D．Why A解析：A【详解】句意：——你去哪儿度假了？——澳大利亚。

考查特殊疑问句。

Where哪里；What什么；Who谁；Why为什么；根据回答“Australia”可知，此处是提问地点，故选A。

2．— There's _________ important in today's newspaper, isn't there?— Sorry, I don't know. I haven't got the paper yet.A．nothing B．something C．anything B解析：B【解析】试题分析；something一些东西，一般用于肯定句及表示请求建议等含义的疑问句中；anything也是表示一些东西，任何东西，一般用于否定及疑问句中。

Nothing没有东西，用于肯定句表示否定含义。

修饰这些不定代词的形容词一般放在这些词的后面。

句意：今天的报纸中有一些重要的东西，是吗？——抱歉，我不知道。

我还没有看到报纸呢。

结合语境可知选B。

考点：不定代词辨析点评：thing和some any every等构成的复合词一直是初中英语考查的重点，需要注意他们应用环境的不同，并注意修饰这些词语的形容词要放在他们的后面。

3．The little girl could look after _______ though she was only five years old.A．she B．her C．hers D．herself D解析：D【解析】句意：这个小女孩虽然只有五岁，却能照顾自己。

固定结构look after oneself自理、自己照顾自己。

she人称代词，她自己；herself反身代词，她自己。

一、选择题1．The little girl was scared of snakes so she ______ herself behind her mother.A．hurt B．hid C．enjoyed D．cut B解析：B【详解】句意：小女孩害怕蛇，因此她躲在她爸爸的身后。

hurt受伤；put放置；hide躲藏；enjoyed喜欢；cut切。

根据题意The little girl was scared of snakes 小女孩怕蛇可知，后面是hide oneself behind sb为固定搭配，意为“躲在某人身后”，选B2．The old photo reminds my mother _______ her classmates.A．for B．with C．to D．of D解析：D【解析】句意：那张老照片让我母亲想起来了她的同学。

根据remind ... of 表示“使……想起……”。

故选D。

3．—_______ happened _______ him last night?—He fell down and hurt himself.A．How; with B．How; to C．What; with D．What; to D解析：D【解析】句意：——昨天晚上他怎么啦？——他摔倒了，自己受伤了。

根据固定句型what happened to sb？某人发生什么事了？可知应用what和 to。

故选D。

4．It took us much time ________ the mountain.A．climb B．climbed C．to climb D．to climbing C解析：C【解析】句意：爬山花费了我们太多的时间。

根据It takes sb. +时间+ to do表示“做某事花了某人多长时间”，是固定句型可知，应用to climb。

故选C。

5．— Jack, you look worried. What happened?—I _____ forgot Mr. John’s project and I’m afraid he’ll be very angry.A．successfully B．completelyC．smoothly D．peacefully B解析：B【解析】试题分析：句意：--杰克，你看起来很担忧，发生了什么事情。

英语初二提高练习题一、单项选择题1. — ______ is your brother?— He is a doctor.A. WhatB. HowC. WhoD. Where2. I love playing basketball ______ watching TV.A. andB. soC. orD. but3. Sam ______ late for school every day.A. isB. amC. areD. be4. — _____ is the weather like in Beijing?— It's sunny.A. WhatB. HowC. WhyD. When5. I don't have ______ money, so I can't buy that dress.A. anyB. someC. muchD. few二、完形填空题Do you know Yoyo? She is a famous cat in our school. She is five years old. 1 black and white. She often helps me study. She often sits 2 my desk and 3 me do my homework.Yoyo likes playing games, 4 . On Sunday, we often play hide-and-seek. She often climbs 5 the bed, and then I look for her. She is very clever and often 6 me a big surprise.When I feel upset, she can make me happy. Sometimes, she 7 me funny stories. She can jump very high. I'm happy to see her jumping. She is 8 . When I 9 not feel well, she will sit by my side all day long. I really 10 her a lot.1. A. Am B. Is C. Are D. Be2. A. on B. in C. at D. under3. A. helps B. helps to C. help D. helping4. A. too B. also C. but D. or5. A. from B. through C. into D. between6. A. shows B. brings C. gets D. gives7. A. tells B. speak C. says D. talks8. A. six B. nine C. fourth D. fifth9. A. do B. does C. did D. will10. A. like B. love C. hate D. dislike三、阅读理解题AHello, everyone! My name is Kate. I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is a great swimmer. He often helps me learn swimming. He teachesme how to swim and he corrects my mistakes. Thanks to him, I can swim very well now.Tom is tall and strong. He has short black hair and big bright eyes. He likes wearing a blue swimsuit. When he is swimming, he looks like a fish in the water. He swims very fast.He often comes to the swimming pool in the afternoon. If you want to swim with him, you can go to the pool at 4 p.m. every day. He is always there. He is very kind. He helps everyone who wants to learn swimming.1. Who is Kate's good friend?A. Mike.B. Tom.C. Liu Ming.D. Kate herself.2. What does Tom look like?A. He is tall and strong.B. He is short with black hair and big bright eyes.C. He likes wearing a blue swimsuit.D. All of the above.3. When does Tom often come to the swimming pool?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.D. At night.4. What can we learn from the passage?A. Kate can swim very well now.B. Tom swims very slowly.C. Tom is always at the swimming pool.D. Tom doesn't like helping others.B阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。

一、选择题1．Last week, everyone was trying______ up Jimmy, the Bike Boy.A．to clean B．to cheer C．to put D．cheer B解析：B【详解】句意：上周，每个人都想让自行车男孩吉米高兴起来。

try to do sth.努力做某事；clean up 清除，清理整顿，使……变得纯洁；cheer up振作起来；put up升起/盖起/砌起/支起。

根据句意语境，可知ACD三项不合句意，故选B。

2．To his________， he didn't get________trouble.A．surprise；into B．surprise；to C．surprised；into A解析：A【解析】句意：使他吃惊的是，他没有遇到麻烦。

考查名词和介词辨析题。

to one’s surprise使某某吃惊的是；get into trouble闯祸/找麻烦，都是固定短语。

根据句意结构，可知选A。

3．What’s the matter ____ you?—My back hurts.A．with B．for C．at D．on A解析：A【解析】句意：你怎么了？-我背痛。

A. with对于，和，具有；B. for为了，给； C. at 在；D. on在…上，关于，接通。

句型What’s the matter？：什么事，怎么了，问某人怎么了，出了什么事，用with sb.；故选A。

4．_____ did the headache start? --- About two hours ago.A．When B．What C．where D．How A解析：A【解析】句意：头痛是什么时候开始的？大约两小时前。

A. When什么时候；B. What什么；C. where在哪里；D. How怎样，如何。

根据回答About two hours ago（两个小时前）可知询问的是时间，就时间提问用when；结合句意和语境可知选A。

一、选择题1．─Jenny，I need some milk. ─OK，Mom. ________ do you need？A．How much B．How many C．How often D．How long A解析：A【解析】【详解】句意：——Jenny，我需要一些牛奶。

——好的，妈妈，你需要多少牛奶？考查特殊疑问词辨析。

根据上文I need some milk.我需要一些牛奶，可知此处是问需要多少牛奶，问数量，且milk 为不可数名词，因此用how much 修饰；故答案选A。

【点睛】本题考查疑问词辨析。

A. How much多少，对不可数名词的数量进行提问，也可以单独使用，意为“多少钱”；B. How many多少，对可数名词的数量进行提问；C. How often多久一次，对频率进行提问；D. How long多长，对一段时间或物体的长度进行提问。

根据上文I need some milk.可推测提问为需要多少牛奶，问数量，且milk 为不可数名词，因此用how much 修饰；故答案选A。

2．The computer needs ________， because I will use it tomorrow.A．to repair B．repairC．repairing D．to be repair C解析：C【详解】句意：电脑需要修理，因为明天我将使用它。

考查动词固定搭配。

根据The computer needs ____，可知，这里The computer表示动作的承受者，所以句子使用被动语态，need doing sth.固定短语，相当于need to be done，意思是“某事需要被做”；need接动名词主动形式，表示被动意义，这时动名词和主语之间有动宾关系，这里表示需要被修理。

故答案选C。

3．How______milk and how______hamburgers do you need?A．much；much B．much；many C．many；many D．many；much B解析：B【解析】【详解】句意：你需要多少牛奶、多少个汉堡？milk为不可数名词，用much修饰；hamburger为可数名词，前面应该用many修饰，故选B。