2019-2019 学年第二学期八年级英语暑假练习

一、单词拼写

专题一：词汇专练

1. At birth, most babies w between 3 and 3.5 kilos.

2. My e brother is three years older than me, but he looks younger.

3. This kind of music comes from the s states of America.

4. The jacket f me well. So I’ll buy it.

5. How beautiful the lake is! We shall never forget the b of the nature.

6. I had a bad cold and c day and night.

7. Sometimes it rains h in Hangzhou.

8. He was so excited! We could hear her l outside the room.

9. Our city develops in such a r way. It has changed a lot in recent years.

10. They turned p of the book, looking for the answers to the questions.

11. N and doctors work in hospitals.

12. Think t before you make the decision.

13. My grandpa lives in the countryside by himself, but he doesn’t feel l .

14. Judy is a shy girl. She feels n when speaking in front of many people.

15 F trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere after the storm.

16. He was so fat t he couldn’t get through the door.

17. Never give up a your dreams when you meet with some difficulties.

18. Work hard, and you will be s .

19. Tony has been living like that ever s the birth of his little brother.

20. I couldn’t decide w or not I wanted to go.

21. Although he is wrong, I think it’s not a big d .

22. John fell down the stairs and was badly h in the arm.

23. In Japan, many places don’t a people to stay in with shoes.

24. People were making fun of him, but he didn’t seem to n it.

25. Feel f to ask me any questions on today’s lesson, everybody!

26. The computer doesn’t b to me. It is his.

27. Be careful when you are climbing the tree, or you may have some t .

28. When I got to the cinema yesterday, I found a long l of people waiting at the gate.

29. Anna doesn’t like playing computer games. Sometimes she does it s to relax.

30. W animals are our friends.

31. W you do, make sure not to cause any trouble.

32. The temperature r as spring comes.

33. Small steps sometimes l to big changes.

34. There is a river in front of my school. It is 10 meters w .

35. It’s not s for the little boy to swim in a river alone.

36. The young firefighter is dead, but his s lives on.

37. The invention of computers is a symbol of m technology.

38. They are going to sell old books to c some money.

39. The c loved their children very much.

40. It is n cold nor hot in summer here.

41. Tony turned and walked t his car.

42. My parents e me to take a summer course to improve my writing skills.

43. All the friendly people in the world want to have a p world.

44. Today is so cold that she wears a woolen s around her neck.

45. Be sure to take n when listening to the report.

46. We can’t solve the problem u we have good luck.

47. How many English words can you m in ten minutes?

48. A s begins with a capital（大写）letter and ends with a full stop.

49. She is a very p nurse. She does everything carefully.

50. She took an a part in the school sports meeting and got the first place in jumping.

51. To prepare for the mid-term exam, I r all the subjects.

52. I think doing lots of listening practice is one of the s of becoming a good language learner.

53. There were only two paintings for sale and he bought b .

54. Someone s my wallet when I was on the bus home.

55. My mother always w me not to swim in that dangerous river by myself.

56. Everyone will be p if he or she breaks the law of our country.

57. I always a my mother for her kindness and patience in life.

58. Never t such a serious matter as a joke.

59. Don’t l your coat near the fire. It’s kind of dangerous.

60. Nobody taught Ann drawing. She learned it by h .

61. C with others is very important if you want to get well with them.

62. The little boy has a f . You’d better take his temperature first.

63. The more exercise kids take, the s they will be.

64. I don’t like noodles at all. Please bring me some rice and meat i .

65. We really want to have a good time outside, but it all d on the weather.

66. She always wears a sweet s on her face.

67. Many students have to spend most of their time on schoolwork in o to get good grades.

68. My classmates will help me out w I am in trouble.

69. It is t to eat mooncakes in China on Mid-Autumn Festival.

70. My father has been d for one year. I still miss him very much.

二、根据中文提示完成句子

1. 我刚要洗澡，这时电话响了起来。

I was just getting into the shower .

2. 多亏了互联网，我们可以在家里看到来自世界各地的最新消息。

, we can learn the latest news from all over the world.

3. 我头疼很厉害，我该怎么办？

I had a bad headache. ?

4. 他太累了，所以很快睡着了。

He was he soon fell asleep.

5. 作为一名爬山爱好者，Peter 习惯于冒险。

As a mountain-climbing lover, Peter .

6. 有了她的帮助，我才有可能完成任务。

She helped to for me to finish the task.

7. Tom 曾是他班里最好的学生。

Tom the best student in his class.

8. Mary 乐于做她喜爱做的事情

Mary is ready to do .

9. 看到了你们的志愿者工作，老师我有一种极强的满足感。

After I have seen your volunteer work, your teacher felt .

10. 照看好这些孩子是我们的职责。

take care of these children.

11. 疲劳的孩子们在 7 点以后才能回家。

The tired children come back home 7:00 p.m.

12. 为何你不能把这些想法告诉你的父母亲呢？

tell your parents these feelings?

13. 同学之间友好相处很重要。

It’s very important for the students .

14. 我们在厨房吃中饭时，听到了电台上的消息。

We breakfast we heard the news on the radio.

15. 刚才我打电话给你, 你没接。

Just now, I called you, but you .

16. 我不记得在某地见到过她。

I can’t remember somewhere.

17. 大风过后到处都是落叶和碎石。

After the storm, and were everywhere.

18. 他每天骑自行车而不是开车去上班。

He rides his bike to work every day driving.

19. 一读完这本书我就还给你。

I will return the book to you I finish it.

20. 尽管天黑了，他们还在继续工作。

it was dark, they still working.

21. 据我所知， 他明天不会来参加晚会的。

, he will not come to attend the meeting.

22. 熊猫一天吃十公斤食物。

The panda .

23. 大象要比狗重许多倍。

An elephant weighs a dog.

24. 你晚上最好不要熬夜。

You burn the midnight oil.

25. 我还没决定买哪本书。

I which book to buy. 26. 这本小说书两周后就到期，我得看快点。

The novel two weeks. I have to read it through quickly.

27. 乡间音乐是一种传统类的音乐。

Country music is music.

28. 我想知道他们现在过得怎样。

I they are getting on.

29. 新加坡是一个讲英语的国家。

Singapore is country.

30. 五年前我就有了这辆自行车。

I this bike 5 years ago.

31. 他等不下去了。

He could not wait .

32. 真遗憾，你这么快就要走了。

that you have to leave so soon. 33. 老实说，我希望自己多年前就做出了这个决定。

, I wish I had made this decision years ago. 34. 我们家乡的美丽在我们的心里留下了许多温馨和甜蜜的回忆。

The beauty in our hometown has in our hearts.

35. 我好几个月没去图书馆了。

I to the library for months.

专题二：语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的内容（1 个或 2 个单词），或括号内单词的正确

形式。

A

Maybe you are more interested in sports than in history. You probably think you (1) never be a top student. In fact, anyone can become a better student (2) he or she wants to. If you can use your time well, you may improve your study without much work. Here’s (3) :

Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week time, you should make (4) list of things that you have to do. First write down the time (5) eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide on a good time for studying. Of course, (6) shouldn’t take all of your time. Don’t forget to leave yourselves enough time for hobbies.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study place. Keep this space, which may be a desk (7) just a corner of your room. No games, radio, or television! When you sit down to work, think only about the subject!

Make good use of your time in class. Listen (8) (care) to what the teacher says. Careful listening in class (9) less work later. You also need to take notes in class, because it can make it easier for you to learn well.

There are only a few ways mentioned here (10) (help) you with your studying. I believe you find many other ways besides these.

B

Schoolchildren today are under much pressure to do well at school. They are (11) (tell) they must work hard, do homework and pass exams. However, Summerhill is a (12) (real) different school where the students go to classes when they want to and don’t have to do homework or exams.

The school was set up in 1921 and (13) (remain) open today. It offers a wide range of subjects, (14) (include) science, math, and foreign languages. There is a timetable for all classes, but the students decide (15) they want to do each day.

It might come as (16) surprise to learn that the school has a lot of rules that students and staff have to follow. The students and staff meet four times a week (17) decisions about what happens in the school, and to set school rules.

Summerhill isn’t right (18) all children. The school sometimes tells students to leave if (19) (they) negative attitude upsets other people. However, most students enjoy themselves at Summerhill and are (20) (success) in their careers.

C

Andrew Brash returned this week from Nepal after successfully climbing to the summit of Qomolangma Peak. This was Brash’s second time to climb the mountain.

Two years ago he and his team (21) (give) up his dream of reaching a Peak’s summit. Why? Because they found a climber (22) (lie) on the ice slope when they were less than 200 meters away from the summit. The climber was Lincoln Hall. He had become (23) (serious) ill earlier that day, and his own group thought he was dead and left him by mistake. Without (24) second thought, Brash and his group turned back at once. They spent a lot of time (25) (carry) Hall all the way down the mountain in (26) to find help. At last Hall was saved, and he was very thankful for the help (27) the group of mountaineers.

Brash never regretted（遗憾）his (28) (decide) not to reach the summit: “It’s still there if I

want to try again,” he once said.

And last week, that’s exactly (29) he did. “I’m just so happy for him that he (30) (reach) his goal and is safe,” his wife, Jennifer, told CBC News.

D

The Water Festival is the most important traditional festival of the Dai people in Yunnan. It usually takes place in mid-April of the solar calendar, often ten days before (31) after the Tomb Sweeping Day, marking the New Year in the Dai Calendar.

(32) that day, the Dai people get (33) (dress) up and shoulder clean water to Buddhist temples. They’ll first bathe the Buddha and then begin to throw water, (34) (wish) each other luck, happiness and health. The (35) (wet) one gets, the more luck he/she receives, and the happier he/she will be. People can throw water at anybody and everybody (36)

a close neighbor or a fellow villager, or even a (37) (strange). You can’t throw water at senior citizens, small children and police on duty, though!

The Water Festival was once a religious（宗教）ceremony in India and was later introduced to

the Dai region. It has (38) (enjoy) a history of about seven hundred years so far. In the eyes of the Dai people, water is (39) symbol of luck, beauty and brightness. Only water can help everything on the earth grow, so water is god of life for (40) (they).

E

After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the (41) (activity) of the previous day. The rest that you get while you sleep (42) your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a little (43) (deep) than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles（肌肉）relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the (44) (four) level, your body shifts back and forth from

one level of sleep (45) the other.

Although your mind slows down, from time to time you (46) dream. Scientists who study sleep tell that (47) dreaming happens, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This period of sleep is (48) (call) REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you can’t fall asleep, some people suggest (49) (breathe) very slowly and very deeply. Other people believed that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. (50) is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep.

专题三：完型填空

A

My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Ange（l

1 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.

天使）. Then I remembered the

This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 2 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 3 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 4 she knew they would have a(n) 5 place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally! She found the one that she needed. The words on it expressed the feelings that she wished to 6 . However, a sharp pain pierced（刺痛）her heart when she realized that the card

was 7 “mom and dad.” She stood there, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot. Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a soft voice asked. She 8 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 9 and care. “Uh…oh...oh!” Sandra answered, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 10 card.”

Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy（同情）and love. She reached out and

11 my sister into her arms. She quietly held my sister until her calmness 12 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 13 .” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.

During her telling of this event I was feeling angry that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 14 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was

like meeting with an Angel.” My guil（t

and I think that is exactly what she got.

自责）disappeared immediately. My sister 15 an Angel,

( )1. A. conversation B. difficulty C. accident D. argue

( )2. A. paying B. caring C. calling D. looking

( )3. A. left B. offered C. read D. introduced ( )4. A. although B. as C. when D. if

( )5. A. other B. empty C. safe D. different ( )6. A. copy B. lead C. share D. compare ( )7. A. for B. to C. by D. from

( )8. A. walked B. turned C. decided D. woke ( )9. A. question B. shock C. regret D. upset ( )10. A. soft B. special C. wrong D. fair

( )11. A. pulled B. caught C. sent D. protected ( )12. A. disappeared B. went C. arrived D. returned ( )13. A. failure B. idea C. loss D. death

( )14. A. task B. time C. favor D. job

( )15. A. carried B. forced C. required D. developed

B

When I was eleven years old, god gave me a gift of happiness and I had a carefree childhood in France.

One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and my 16 were cut off. As I lay there bleeding, I suddenly realized that I might have to live the 17 of my life without legs. How depressed I was at that moment! But then I knew that depression wouldn’t get my legs

18 . So I decided not to 19 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the hospital, they stood there quietly, looked so 20 and sad. I told them, “I’ve already accepted the fact. Now you also have to get 21 to this.”

Ever since then, I often see my friends getting worried about little things: their bus comes late; they get bad 22 on a test. But I just enjoy life.

I am lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to 23 what you have lost, and that the

24 to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? So 25 are many people unhappy?

People often think happiness is based on what they 26 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking

27 . Then you go right back to being unhappy.

Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 28 . Even though you have the whole world and you’ll 29 be unsatisfied. And you have relatively（相对地）little but feel full of joy.

Happiness comes from mastering the 30 of enjoying and taking pleasure in what you already have.

( )16. A. arms B. legs C. hands D. feet ( )17. A. risk B. success C. stress D. rest

( )18. A. back B. up C. down D. away ( )19. A. hold B. raise C. search D. waste

( )20. A. shocked B. excited C. quiet D. common ( )21. A. touched B. meant C. surprised D. used

( )22. A. objects B. memories C. grades D. signs

( )23. A. focus on B. cut off C. hand out D. put off ( )24. A. ride B. key C. mark D. interest ( )25. A. when B. why C. how D. whether ( )26. A. thought B. gave C. achieved D. taken

( )27. A. in danger B. on air C. in trouble D. with care

( )28. A. mind B. idea C. heart D. feeling ( )29. A. still B. ever C. even D. just

( )30. A. break B. result C. skill D. art

一、阅读短文，选择正确答案

专题四：阅读理解

A

On weekends and holidays, when many Chinese teenagers learn things like painting and piano, kids their age in the United States are sweating their days away playing sports.

According to Time for Kids, more US teenagers have joined private sports clubs in recent

years. Families spend over 10 percent of their earning（s

收入）on their children’s sports careers. The

youth sports economy in the US has grown by 55 percent since 2019, according to WinterGreen Research.

Alex Stearns is an eighth-grader at Mercy High School in Connecticut. The 16-year-old has been playing baseball since kindergarten. He plays it every other day. He told TEENS that his family spends over $1,200 (7,950 yuan) on his equipment and $300 on training each year.

Tristan Silveira, 16, from Los Gatos in California, also plays baseball. He plays for the All Star Academy, a club that has fostered（培养）many Major League Baseball players. Silveira pays around

$50 for every private lesson he takes. His family has supported him a lot. “My mom drives me to every practice, every game,” he said.

Playing sports can bring many benefits（益处）. Teenagers can take part in competitions. The

top players in these competitions usually get full athletic scholarships（奖学金）for college. Brigid Selfors, 17, a runner at Mercy High School in Connecticut, has received a full scholarship to Tulane University. Selfors runs three seasons a year. She has won the State Open and other competitions many times. “I put 500 miles on my legs last summer,” she said.

However, there are negative things about playing sports. Studies show that early learning in one sport increases the risk of injury and depression（抑郁）. Rising costs are a big burden for lower-income families, reported Time for Kids.

( )1. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. US kids don’t enjoy painting.

B. Sports clubs are always full of teenagers.

C. Playing sports can cost a large amount of money.

D. Kids didn’t like playing sports in 2019.

( )2. Stearns and Silveira have a lot in common EXCEPT that .

A. they are both 16 years old B. they both play baseball

C. their parents supported them a lot D. their mothers drive them to every game ( )3. It is mentioned in the story that playing sports .

A. can be good for teenagers who don’t want to study

B. may help some students get scholarships for college

C. will injure teenagers’ bodies and harm their studies

D. is not possible for lower-income families ( )4. What is the story mainly about?

A. After-school activities of US teenagers. B. Youth sports in the US.

C. Scholarships for going to college. D. Spending on sports in the US.

B

Humans use electricity to light up the night sky. But did you know that nature itself can glow

（发光）, too?

Scientists have found many glowing creatures（生物）, most of which live in the ocean. Some use their lights to communicate. Others shine to hunt, to mate（交配）or to protect themselves. The vampire squid（幽灵蛸）, for example, gives out a cloud of light to scare enemies.

Researchers around the world are looking into nature’s lights for new ideas. In 2019, the US company Gleaux said it has created the world’s first light-producing plant, reported Daily Mail. It is a genetically-modified（转基因的）plant that keeps glowing like fireflies.

“People have dreamed about this stuff（事物）for many years,” said Alexander Krichevsky, the company’s founder（创始人）.

He and other researchers are working toward a future in which glowing plants replace lamps and glowing trees line highways. Krichevsky also hopes the technology could be used in crops, making them glow to let farmers know when they need water or are ready to be picked.

While Gleaux is working on glowing plants, the French company Glowee is trying to use glowing bacteria（细菌）to light up shop windows and street signs. It is the same type of bacteria that causes a type of squid to light up. It is grown in a lab, reported New Scientist online.

In 2019, Glowee created a bacteria-powered light that glowed for three days. The company is working on a light that shines brighter, lasts longer and comes in different colors.

“Our goal is to change the way we produce and use light,” said Glowee founder Sandra Rey. “We want to offer a global solution that will reduce the 19 percent of electricity consumption（消耗 量）used to produce light.”

( )5. Glowing creatures are animals or plants that .

A. can give off light themselves B. can light up the night sky with electricity

C. only live in the deep ocean D. can collect light from nature ( )6. According to Krichevsky, in the future .

A. the world’s first light-producing plant will be created

B. glowing plants will be used as lamps

C. crops will be able to talk to farmers by glowing

D. electricity could light up shop windows

( )7. What’s the purpose of Glowee’s research on glowing bacteria?

A. To compete with the US company Gleaux.

B. To create the brightest light in the world.

C. To change the way we produce and use light.

D. To help produce more electricity in the future. ( )8. What can we infer from the story?

A. More than 80 percent of electricity is used to produce light.

B. Researchers don’t think it is possible to plant glowing crops.

C. French companies have developed more quickly than American ones in this field.

D. Glowing plants can help save electricity in the future.

二、任务型阅读 根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构

完整。

A

It is fun being a vet. I like it because although it is hard work, every day is different! It all depends on what is wrong with the animals that come in.

At my clinic（诊所）, I work long days on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and short days

on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. 1 I can spend some time with my family on that day.

2 My clerk opens the door, turns on some music, and makes everyone a cup of tea or coffee. My assistant cleans and feeds the animals. The phones start to ring and people make appointments. This is a very busy time of day!

At 9 am, pet owners start to arrive with their sick pets. Appointments take up the whole morning. 3 I don’t examine（检查）any new sick animals. I use these two hours to have lunch and do all my paperwork.

At 2 pm. I start to see sick animals again. At 5 pm, three students from a local school who love animals arrive to help out. 4 I am always happy to see their smiling faces!

From 5 pm to 7 pm, I continue to see sick animals. Then, at 7 pm, we close our doors and the clean-up begins! We tidy the clinic, and feed and clean the animals. Of course, we also stroke（轻抚） them and give them hugs! Then, we turn off the lights and go home. 5