江苏省沭阳县怀文中学2023-2024学年八年级上学期期中模拟英语试卷

2023—2024学年度第一学期八年级期中模拟 英语练习 1、 听力部分（略） 二、单项选择。（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 21. Derek enjoys playing _____________ chess in his free time. He hopes to be _____________ excellent chess player in the future. A.an ; an B./ ; an C.the ; the D./ ; the 22. —What _____________ the number of students in your school? —About two thousand and a number of them _____________ from the countries. A.is ; are B.is ; is C are ; is D.are ; are 23. The dish smells _____________ I can’t wait _____________ it. A.good ; to taste B.well ; to taste C.good ; tasting D.well ; tasting 24. Daniel had one month _____________ last summer and he took a course _____________ DIY. A.off ; in B.for ; about C.in ; in D.away ; about 25. People in the UK say “holiday” while people in the USA say “ _____________ ”. A.yard B.vacation C.truck D.soccer 26. Not only my parents but also my brother _____________ sports at weekends. A.are playing B.is playing C.plays D.play 27. —Mr.Wang advised us _____________ the trees before hoon,or it will be too hot. A.to finish to plant B.to finish planting C.finish to plant D.finish planting 28. Flying to Shanghai _____________ less time than taking the bus there but _____________ more money. A.takes ; spends B.takes ; costs C.costs ; costs D.spends ; takes 29. —What’s your best friend like? — _____________. A.He is fine. Thank you. B.He is a doctor. C.He likes watching TV. D.He is helpful and generous.e 30. Shanghai is much larger than _____________ in France and it is one of _____________ cities in China. A.any city ; biggest B.any other city ; bigger C.any other city ; biggest D.any city ; bigger 31. Children should go to school instead of _____________ to support their families. A.worked B.work C.to work D.working 32. —Tom, how can I practice _____________ English? —Why don’t you _____________ an English Club? A.speaking ; join B.speaking ; to join C.to speak ; join D.to speak ; to join 33. You’d better _____________ wine (酒) because you have to drive home. A.n