八年级英语上练习题 ( )1. In our country, its in July than in August.A. hot B. hoter C. hotter D. hottest( )2. Jim is not as science as Tom.A. better at B. best at C. gooder at D. good at( )3. Youre taller than me.A. many B. a few C. more D. a little( )4. I dont understand they said.A. that B. which C. how D. what( )5. The boy enjoys stories.A. saying B. to say C. telling D. to tell ( )6. Oh, the radio. There is the weather report.A. hear B. listen to C. watch D. see( )7. The students have homework to do every day.A. too many B. much too C. too much D. many too( )8.Must I finish the work today?No, you .A. neednt B. mustnt C. dont D. cant( )9. Tom failed in the examination again he study hard for it.A. as B. though C. if D. and( )10. Joe is good at math. .A. So does Jim B. So is Jim C. So Jim does D. So Jim is( )11. The boss makes the worker 12 hours a day.A. to work B. works C. working D. work( )12. Tom was born the morning of March 10th, 1989.A. in B. by C. on D. at ( )13. Look! Lucy is as as Lily.A. tallest B. taller C. the taller D. tall( )14. The children did very in the sports meeting.A. well B. good C. nice D. fine( )15. Do you know the man Smith?A. calls B. called C, calling D. to call二、完型填空（10%）We see the sun every day. If it is _1_, we can see the moon in the night, too. The sun and the moon are very near us. They are _2_ stars in space(太空)Light travels at 300,000 kilometers a _3_. Light reaches us from the moon in _4_ a second and a half. The moon is about 382,000 kilometers _5_.Light from the sun reaches us in 8.5 minutes. The sun is about 149,640,000 kilometers _6_ the earth. Other stars are _7_ away than the sun. Light from the nearest star reaches us in about four years. When you look at a star, it is very _8_. But in fact many of them are _9_ than the sun. They look small only _10_they are much farther away than the sun. ( ) 1.A. rainy B. windy C. sunny D. bad( ) 2.A. near B. the nearer C. nearest D. the nearest( ) 3.A. second B. minute C. hour D. day( ) 4.A. more than B. less than C. much more D. as( ) 5.A. far B. near C. high D. away( ) 6.A. far B. away from C. far from D. away( ) 7.A. near B. very farther C. more farther D. much farther( ) 8.A. small B. big C. far D. near( ) 9.A. little bigger B. very bigger C. much bigger D. more bigger( ) 10A. when B. because C. if D. as三、阅读理解（40%）（A）The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings. Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of “hong bao”. It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong bao. They think it brings good luck.The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So dont say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.For example, youd better not say any bad words like “death（死）”. Dont break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.Also, dont borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival. 根据短文，选择最佳答案：( ) 1.What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival?A. Family members gather for a big meal. B. Friends eat dumplings together.C. They borrow money from friends.D. They give each other hong bao.( )2.Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival?A. Because they enjoy being clean.B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money.( ) 3.Which of the following things is not supposed to（不希望） happen during the Spring Festival?A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.B. Saying words that have some