1. —Do you know ______ man on TV?
— Yes, he is _____ honest person. Now he is planning ____ one-day trip.

A．a, an, an	B．an, the, a
C．the, an, a	D．the, a, an

2. — Mr. Smith, how can I get a good grade in the weekly test?
— You should ________ all the questions before you start to answer them.

A．look for

B．look up

C．look out

D．look through

3. — What is Daniel like?
— _________.

A．He likes drawing.	B．He is an artist.
C．He doesn’t feel well today.	D．He is tall and an outgoing boy.

4. Which city is ________, Sally, Shanghai or Fuzhou?

A．beautiful	B．much beautiful
C．much more beautiful	D．the most beautiful

5. Sally spends a lot of time ______ exercise, but Helen spends little time ______ it.

A．doing, in	B．to do, in
C．doing, on	D．to do, on

6. Shanghai is _______ one of the two cities.

A．the larger

B．larger

C．the largest

D．largest

7. —How was your holiday in Japan?       
—_________. I lost my wallet and got lost.

A．It was too worse.	B． It was nice.
C．It couldn't be worse.	D．It could be as good as you think.

8. —________ is the number of the students in your school?
—The number of the students ________ 897.

A．How much; is

B．What; are

C．How much; are

D．What; is

9. My parents said they would come to visit me. I couldn't          to see them after several months away from home.

A．wait

B．help

C．expect

D．afford

10. —National Day is coming. Let's go on a trip to the Yellow Mountain.
—_________, but the weather report says it will rain during the holiday.

A．That's right

B．I'd like to

C．I'd love

D．My pleasure

All over the world, people have all kinds of friends. Dogs are people's honest friends. Cats, elephants, camels, horses, cows are people's _________ and useful friends. But do you think that computers are people's friends, too? Now let me tell you _________ about it.

We live in the "computer age". People, like scientists, teachers, writers and even students, use computers to do all kinds of work. But more than 30 years ago, _________ couldn't do much work. They _________ very big and expensive. Very _________ people were _________ in them and knew how to use them. Today computers are smaller and _________. And they can do a lot of work. Many people like to use them. _________ people have them at home.

Computers become very important because they can work _________ than men and make fewer mistakes. Computers can help people do a lot of work. Writers now use computers to write. Teachers use them to help teaching. Students use them __________ and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them. Computers are wonderful and helpful. It is true that they are our good friends. Do you think so?

11.

A．helpful

B．helpless

C．hopeful

D．hopeless

12.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．little

13.

A．scientists

B．teachers

C．students

D．computers

14.

A．are

B．is

C．were

D．was

15.

A．few

B．little

C．a few

D．a little

16.

A．amazing

B．amazed

C．interesting

D．interested

17.

A．cheap

B．cheaper

C．expensive

D．more expensive

18.

A．More and more

B．Fewer and fewer

C．Less and less

D．More or less

19.

A．slow

B．slower

C．fast

D．faster

20.

A．study

B．to study

C．studying

D．to eat

Liu Hua lives in a big city. She has four good friends.

Wang Tao, Reporter (记者) City TV Station, 18 Renmin Road    13576760303 sun123@163.com	Liang Jie, Manager (经理) Lanlan Restaurant, 18 Hongqi Road    13385221818
Cheng Hong, Doctor (医生) Dong Fang Children's Hospital, 203 Taiping Road    18733547095    lucky0930@sina.com	Jiang Ming, Guide New Century Travel Company (旅游公司), 28 Renmin Road    13885679236

21. Who works for children?

A．Wang Tao

B．Cheng Hong

C．Liang Jie

D．Jiang Ming

22. If Liu Hua wants to eat with Liang Jie, she can call _________.

A．13576760303

B．18733547095

C．13385221818

D．13885679236

23. Liu Hua may ask Jiang Ming for help if she wants to _________.

A．buy a TV

B．be a doctor

C．learn cooking

D．visit Hong Kong

When you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good about yourself.
Look in the mirror and say to yourself, ‘ I am a special person and there’s no one in the world like me. I can do anything!’ It may not sound so good, but it really works!
Do something nice for someone. Helping others always makes you feel good.
Smile! Be friendly to the people you meet. Look for the good things in your friends and family.
Learn something new! Do you want to decorate(装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? Go for it! New challenges(挑战) are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment(成就感) when you finish them.
Keep a diary. Turn off the TV and let your imagination fly! Write down your thoughts(思想), dreams or anything you want！Writing always helps to express(表现) your feelings.
Stay with your family. We all need our family time. Talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.
24. You may see this passage in __________.

A．a science book

B．a storybook

C．a magazine

D．the school gate

25. According to the passage, when you are helping others, you will_________.

A．be special

B．be sure

C．feel nice

D．feel terrible

26. In the passage, new challenges ______ when you finished them.

A．are fun

B．make you feel confident

C．are dreams

D．both A and B

27. The best title for the passage is ‘________’.

A．Do you best	B．Six ways to feel good about yourself
C．It’s never too late to learn	D．Always smile at your life

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their subjects and teachers first.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many subjects, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, timetables, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you select the subjects and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each one is about $30-50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library.

In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to ask questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like.

Choose the right answer according to the passage.

28. What does underlined word "select" mean?

A．Choose.

B．Like.

C．Treat.

D．Take.

29. According to the text, American students ______.

A．don't have to ask for teaching plans

B．don't have to choose teachers

C．would like to choose strict teachers

D．usually buy some used textbooks in order to save money

30. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too much homework.

B．Students won't choose the teacher who leaves too many exams.

C．Students will choose the teacher who is called "killer".

D．Students won't choose the teacher who gives too low marks.

31. What is important in American class?

A．Reading.

B．Writing.

C．Discussing.

D．Listening.

32. The passage is mainly about ______.

A．the differences between American and Chinese schools.

B．American schools.

C．the differences between American and Chinese students.

D．American school subjects.

33. I think _________ (物理) is the hardest.

34. I tried to get the main idea when I read _________ (以头至尾) the article quickly.

35. _________ others is a kind of ability. (信任）

36. I _________ knocked into a car. How dangerous! (几乎)

37. The new T-shirt makes the poor boy much ________ (整洁).

38. My brother didn't do well in the English _________ (竞赛).

39. In China, most schools are _________ ones. Boys and girls have lessons together.

40. He always loses his way outside, so he really has no s_______ of direction.

41. After discussing for half an hour, we all _________ David as our monitor.

42. More and more people find it important to learn a f_________ language.

II.情景交际.从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话，有两项多余。
A：Come here, everyone! We are going to Tian'anmen Square.
B:     43    
A：It's about 440,000m².
B：    44    
A：Yes. In the past it was called the Forbidden City. Now people call it Gugong.    45    
B：Is it large?
A：    46    
B：Who asked people to build it?
A：Some emperors.
B：    47    
A：They started to build it in 1406.And they finished building it in 1420.
B：It took fourteen years. It must be amazing.

A．How large is Tian'anmen Square?

B．Yes，it's about 720,000 m2.

C．Are we going there?

D．Is the Forbidden City next toTian'anmen Square?

E．Why did they build it?

F．It's one of the most famous places in the world.

G．When did they build it?

48. 老师脸上带着微笑进入了教室。
________________________________________

49. 我认为中文是世界上最伟大的语言之一。
________________________________________

50. 我的叔叔希望下个月能多几天休息。
________________________________________

51. 当我们独自生活时，生活似乎比平时艰难了很多。
________________________________________

52. 他主动提出要帮我打扫教室。
________________________________________

Dream House in California is not a house for only one or two children.   It is one for many children. It's a family.
       Imagine living on a cold street because there is no other place to stay. These children need a home. They need Dream house.
       Once upon a time a little girl named Collin Rose decided to offer a warm home to these sick and homeless children.   When she grew up，she became a nurse and made her dream come true.   In November, 2003，Collin Rose set up Dream house.
       Collin Rose's efforts(努力)have encouraged many people to help sick and homeless children.
       “Every child should have a happy childhood.   We may help make these children' s lives better. Your small help can help them change their lives greatly.   No help is too small!” Collin Rose said.
53. Where is Dream House?
_____________________________________________________________
54. What was Collin Rose's job when she grew up?
_____________________________________________________________
55. Would you like to help others? Why or why not?
____________________________________________________________

56. 假如你是张华，你的英国笔友David来信询问你的学校生活，请你根据以下要点给他写封回信。

要点提示：
1．在八年级六班，学习语文、数学、英语和其它科目，每天上午4节，下午3节课；
2．擅长语文、英语，数学不太好，每周放学后踢两次足球参加有趣的兴趣小组活动等；
3．每天花3小时做作业，学校生活丰富多彩。长大想做一名社会工作者。
要求：1．词数：90词左右；
2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear David,

I'm very glad to receive your letter. You asked me about my school life in your letter. Now I'll tell you something about it.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Zhang Hua