考试说明
本试卷为八年级上册英语第一单元的测试卷，涵盖本单元所学的重点词汇、语法和阅读理解内容，适合学生进行自我检测与复习。
一、选择题（每小题2分，共20分）
1. — What's your favorite subject? — _______.
2. He likes to read books in his free time. He is very _______.
3. I want to go to the park, but it's raining now. So I _______ stay at home.
4. This is my friend, Lily. _______ is from Canada.
5. She doesn't like coffee. She prefers tea. So she _______ coffee.
6. We have a math test next Monday. We must _______ it carefully.
7. My brother is good at playing football. He plays it very _______.
8. The teacher asked us to write a composition about our vacation. So we need to _______ it soon.
9. I don't know the answer. Can you _______ me?
10. It's important to study English well. You should _______ every day.
二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）
11. I like _______ (swim) in the pool on weekends.
12. She is a very _______ (help) girl. Everyone likes her.
13. We should _______ (not be) late for school.
14. Tom is taller than Mike. So he is _______ (tall) of the two.
15. The students are doing their homework. They are very _______ (quiet).
16. I can't find my pen. Do you see it? I'm looking for it _______ (everywhere).
17. I think this book is more interesting than that one. So I prefer this one _______ (than) that one.
18. Let's go to the library after school. We can _______ (study) there.
19. My mother always _______ (cook) delicious food for us.
20. I usually get up at 7 o'clock. But today I got up at 6. So I got up _______ (early) today.
三、阅读理解（每小题3分，共15分）
Passage 1:
Mary is a student. She studies English very hard. She reads books every day. Her favorite subject is English. She wants to become an English teacher.
Question: Why does Mary study English hard?
Passage 2:
John is a boy. He loves sports. He plays football with his friends every weekend. He thinks it's fun and healthy.
Question: What does John love?
四、写作题（15分）
Write a short paragraph about your favorite subject and why you like it.
五、附加题（10分）
Complete the sentence: "I wish I _______ (be) a bird."