2013-2014外研版八年级英语上期中试题及答案

1、八年级英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题）16. Tim is_ _ boy. He is very lovely. A. a 8-year-old B. an 8-year-old C. a 8-years-old D. an 8-years-old17. _have you been at this school? Since I finished primary school. A. How long B. How soon C. When D. How many times 18. Betty, long time no see._? Everything is Ok. Thanks A

2、. Where are you B. What were you doing C. What are you up to D. How is it going19. There is nothing interesting in the newspaper, _? A. isnt there B. is there C. isnt it D. is it20. Is there _ in the bag?A. something new B. new something C. anything else D. else anything 21. Is this coat yours? I fo

3、und it on the playground. Yes. Thank you . And I must _ my things well. A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look like22. When _ the spacecraft _ the Mars? A. has, reached B. did, get C. did, reach D. has; got to23. Is your brother a basketball player? Of course. He _the basketball club for four

4、years. A. has joined B. has come to C. has taken part D. has been in 24. Remember _ this book to the library tomorrow. A. returning B. to borrow C. to return D. borrowing25. What do you know about Steve Jobs? He was _an amazing leader _ the father of the computer. He died on October 5th. A. not ; bu

5、t B. not ;or C. not only; but also D. either; or26. I saw some students _ on the playground while I was walking by it. A. enjoy himself B. enjoy myself C. enjoying yourself D. enjoying themselves27. How much does an iphone 4s _ ? A. spend B. cost C. pay D. pay for28. His family _ Austria. They arent

6、 back yet.A. have been to B. have gone to C. has been to D. has been in29. The old man lives _, but he doesnt feel _. A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely30. My brother prefers _ football. A. swimming to playing B. to swim to play C. swim to play D. swimming than playi

7、ng二、完形填空（共10小题）I believe that listening is powerful (强效的) medicine. It was Sunday. I had the last patient (病人) to see and I got into her room. She was an old woman, sitting on the bed, trying to 31 her socks. I said to her “How are you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. Im sure

8、youll be 32 to see him.”She 33 me with a serious voice, “Sit down, doctor. This is my story, not yours.”I was surprised. I sat down and helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her, 34 she had not seen him for five years. She believed her health problems w

9、ere worse 35 missing her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was 36 I could do for her. She said “no” and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to 37 . Each story is 38 . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not, yet all those things do

10、not really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard. Listening to someones story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often 39 what the woman taught me, and I always tell myself it is 40 to stop, sit down and truly listen. I believe in the power of listening.

11、31. A. put off B. get off C. take off D. put on32. A. happy B. angry C. lucky D. sorry33. A. showed B. stopped C. asked D. caught34. A. or B. so C. but D. if35. A. because of B. because C. by D. in addition to36. A. all B. anything C. nothing D. everything37. A. see B. wait C. listen D. speak38. A.

12、terrible B. different C. difficult D. true39. A. think of B. dream of C. talk about D. laugh at40. A. wrong B. difficult C. important D. different三、阅读理解（共15小题）A Many young people in China know about Celine Dion （席琳迪翁），the famous French Canadian pop singer. She sang the song “ My heart will go on” fo

13、r the movie Titanic. But do you know she had already become popular before she sang this song.Celine Dions hometown was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family. Her parents and large family formed a singing group. They traveled and played folk mu

14、sic. They were well known in their hometown. Celines mother wrote her first song for her, and she recorded (录制) it with her brother when she was twelve years old. Then a local rock manager named Rene Angelil was interested in them. He asked Mrs Dion to take her two children to come to his office. La

15、ter on he gave strong support(支持) for Celine. In 1994, they were married.As a singing star, Celine Dion won many prizes and soon became popular all over the world. She sang at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. In 1997, she made the whole world hit with the song “My heart will go

16、 on”.41. There were _ people in Celines family. A. 15 B. 16 C. 17 D. 1842. Celine Dions family were _ in their hometown. A. famous B. rich C. poor D. kind43. Celine Dion recorded her first song with _. A. her sister B. her mother C. her father D. her brother44. In _, Celine Dion sang at the opening

17、of the Olympic Cames. A. 1999 B. 1998 C. 1997 D. 1996BCan we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, we need salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let sea water in .When the sun dries up the water, peopl

18、e can get salt from the ground . The salt is white ,clean and beautiful.There are a lot of salt wells（井）in Sichuan. A salt well is much like a water well. People bring the well water up to the ground and then dry it in big jars over fire. In this way, they get salt.We can also get salt from salt min

19、es(矿). A salt mine may be found under the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there dont need salt from other places any more.In the northwest of our country, there are many salt lakes. Some of these lakes are very big. The salt even in a big la

20、ke will be enough for our people for centuries. 45. We cant live without salt ,so _.A. we need it B. it is the most important to usC. animals need it , too D. there is salt in all our food46. We get most of the salt from _.A. salt lakes B. salt wells C. sea water D. salt mines47. Which statement is

21、not true according to the passage?A. People in Sichuan get salt from salt wells. B. Salt is white and cleanC. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt mines D. There are many salt lakes in Fujian.48. The best title（题目）for this article is_A. Salt B. Why We Need Salt C. Salt Is Important D. We Need SaltTi

22、metableMonday19:0021:30Space and ManDr. Thomas WestWould you like to know more about the universe?(4 weeks)Wednesday18:3021:00Computer ScienceProf. Harry Morison from Cambridge UniversityLearn to use Windows 2000 (12 weeks)Friday19:0021:30Modern MedicineProf. Lucy GreenWould you like to know medical

23、 science?(6 weeks)Saturday14:0017:00Technical EnglishProf. Rose BeetDo you want to learn technical words and read technical articles? (16 weeks)Sunday8:3011:30Exhibition of personal InventionsYou can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions. (2 weeks) C49. The comp

24、uter science teacher comes from _.A. Canada B. China C. America D. England50. You may have a chance to show your inventions on _.A. Monday B. Sunday C. Wednesday D. Friday51. You may learn how to keep healthy from _.A. Dr. West B. Prof. Beet C. Prof. Green D. Prof. Morison52. If you want to learn so

25、mething about Mars, you can go to the class from _.A. 19:0021:30 on Monday B. 8:3011:30 on SundayC. 14:0017:00 on Saturday D. 19:00- 21:30 on Friday DMany American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education.

26、 Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school and they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of a worker, a shopkeeper and a postmaster in his early years.A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower

27、. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in World War II. It happened that they graduated from the same school - West Point Military Academy (西点军校). One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined

28、 ( 罚款 ) because he broke the rules of the school.The jobs of the US presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he

29、 was once brought to visit President Taft. The old president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. Its a tiring job.”53. How many American presidents in the 19th century are mentioned(提到) in this passage?A. FourB. Five C. Six D. Seven54. In this passage, “keep an eye on” means

30、 “_”.A. take care of B. seeC. look at D. stare at55. The second paragraph mainly tells us _.A. that Eisenhower became famous in World War IIB. how Grant became a generalC. that Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmatesD. that many of the US presidents had served in the army等级第II卷 四、阅读表达（阅读短文，然后完成所给

31、的任务，共5小题）Taiwans pop star Jam Hsiao is a man of few words. But you can get to know about him from his latest book Jam Hsiaos Adulthood Ceremony (萧敬腾的成年礼). It will be in bookstores in early November.Xiao (A )_ (become) famous as a challenger （挑战者）on Taiwans popular singing competition show The One Mi

32、llion Star (星光大道) in 2007. He is a good singer. He says music has changed his life.Back in his junior middle school（初中） years, Jam (B )_(be) a “headache” Kid. He often got into bad fights(打架) . It was a way of killing time. He was always at the bottom(底部) of his class in school.However, one day, his

33、 teacher suggested(建议), “Why not put your time into making music. He decided to learn jazz drumming first. Then he taught himself other musical instruments including(包括) keyboards, piano, guitar, flute, and saxophone.“Its music that took me off the streets. Music is my way in life,” said 21-year-old

34、 Jam.1. 根据短文内容，在空白处填上恰当的单词（每空一词）Jam Hsiao wasnt _ _ his lessons in school.2. Jam learned to play the instruments from his teacher, didnt he?_3. What has changed Jams life? （用完整句子回答）_4. 将划线句翻译成汉语。 _5. 根据上下文可知文中A处和B处应填入的单词是 :(A)_ (B)_五、翻译句子 （根据汉语完成英语句子，共5小题）1. 我和同学们一直相处得很融洽。We are _ _ well with my cla

35、ssmates _ _ time.2. 对我们来说，理解英语电视节目不难。 Its not difficult _ _ _ _ TV programs in English.3. 现在你应该停止看电视，而做你的家庭作业了。You should _ _ TV and _ your _ now.4. 你曾经去过长城吗？没去过。 Have you _ _ _ the Great Wall? No,_.5. 在Tom的帮助下，我的语文有了起色。 I have improved a lot in my Chinese _ _ _ _ Tom.七、词汇应用：（用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，共10小题）1

36、. As we all know, light (travel) faster than sound.2. I _(do) my homework when someone knocked at the door this morning.3. In the last two years, they _ (raise) 100 thousand yuan for the poor children.4. I dont like classical music. What about _ (listen) to pop music?5. Miss Green gave us a _(live) and interesting maths lesson yesterday.6.