2013-2014外研版八年級英語上期中試題和答案

1、2013-2014外研版八年級英語上期中試題和答案7 / 7、單項選擇（共 15小題）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-old 17. -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.?-Everyt

2、hing is Ok. ThanksA. Where are youB. What were you doingC. What are you up to D. How is it going19. There is nothing interesting in the newspaper,?A. isn ;t there B. is there C. isn't it D. is it20. Is there in the bag?A. something newB. new somethingC. anything elseD. else anything21. -Is this

3、coat yours? I found 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

4、 for four years.A. has joined B. has come to C. has taken part D. has been in24. 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 5A. not ; b

5、ut 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 themselves 27. How much does an iphone 4s?A.spend B.cost C. pay D. pay for28. His family Austria. They aren 't ba

6、ck yet.A. have been to B. have gone to C. has been to D. has been in29. The old man lives, but he doesn't feel.A. alone; lonely B. lonely; alone C. alone; alone D. lonely; lonely30. My brother prefers football.A. swimming to playingB. to swim to playC. swim to playD. swimming than playing三、完形填空（

7、共 10小題）I believe that listening is powerful （ 強效的）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, tryingto 31 her socks. I said to her “ Howare you feeling? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I m sure you '

8、 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 were wo

9、rse 35 missing her son. After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks, I asked if there was36 I could do for her. She said” noand 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 not really

10、 matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard.Listening to someone ' scstoty nothing but it is the key to healing （ 康復(fù)）.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.31. A. put

11、offB. get offC. take offD. put on32. A. happyB. angryC. luckyD. sorry33. A. showedB. stoppedC.askedD. caught34. A. orB. soC. butD. if35. A. because ofB. becauseC. byD. in addition to36. A. allB. anythingC. nothingD. everything37. A. seeB. waitC. listenD.speak38. A. terribleB. differentC. difficultD.

12、 true39. A. think ofB. dream ofC. talk aboutD. laugh at40. A. wrongB. difficultC. importantD. different四、閱讀理解（共 15小題）AMany young people in China know about Celine Dion （席琳 迪 翁），the famous French Canadian pop singer. She sang the song heart will go on“ for the movie Titanic. But do you know she had a

13、lready become popular before she sang this song.Celine Dion ' s hometown was in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She the youngest of the fourteen children in a musical family. Her parents and large family formed a singing group. They traveled and playedfolk music. They were well known in their hometown

14、. Celine' s mother wrote her first songfor her, and she recorded （錄制）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. Later on he gave strong support（ 支持）for C

15、eline. In 1994, they were married.As a singing star, Celine Dion won many prizes and soon became popular all over theworld. 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 on ".41. There were people in Celin

16、e ' s family.A. 1542. Celine DionA. famousB. 16C. 17 D. 18's family were in their hometown.B. richC. 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 of the Olympic Cames.A. 1999 B. 1998 C

17、. 1997 D. 1996Can we live without salt? No, salt is very important to us, weneed salt in our food. Animals need it, too. Most of the salt in our -一、“country comes from the sea. People dig very big pools and let seawater in .When the sun dries up the water, people can get salt from'the ground . T

18、he salt is white ,clean and beautiful.There are a lot of salt wells (井)in Sichuan. A salt well is muchlike 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 mines( 礦).A salt mine may be found un

19、der the ground. Some years ago, people in Jiangxi found a big salt mine and soon opened it. People there don't 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 lake will be enough for our peo

20、ple for centuries.45. We can't live without salt ,so.A. we need itB. it is the most important to usC. animals need it , tooD. 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 not true according to the passa

21、ge?A. People in Sichuan get salt from salt wells.B. Salt is white and cleanC. People in Jiangxi get salt from salt minesD. There are many salt lakes in Fujian.48. The best title (題目)for this article isA. Salt B. Why We Need Salt C. Salt Is Important D. We Need SaltCTimetableMonday19:00 21:30Space an

22、d Man Dr. Thomas WestWould you like to know more about the universe?(4 weeks)Wednesday18:30 21:00Computer ScienceProf. Harry Morison fromCambridge UniversityLearn to use Windows 2000 (12 weeks)Friday19:00 21:30Modern MedicineProf. Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science?(6 weeks)Saturday14

23、:00 17:00Technical English Prof. Rose Beet Do you want to learn technical words and read technical articles?(16 weeks)Sunday8:30-11:30Exhibition of personal InventionsYou can see many inventions by the students; you may also bring your own inventions.(2 weeks)49. The computer science teacher comes f

24、rom.A. CanadaB. ChinaC. AmericaD. England50. You may have a chance to show your inventions on.A. MondayB. SundayC. WednesdayD. Friday51. You may learn how to keep healthy from.A. Dr. WestB. Prof. Beet C. Prof. Green D. Prof. Morison52. If you want to learn something about Mars, you can go to the cla

25、ss from.A. 19:00 21:30 on Monday B. 8:3011:30 on SundayC. 14:00 17:00 on Saturday D. 19:00- 21:30 on FridayDMany American presidents in the 19 century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never

26、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. Grant was a general in the American Civil

27、War and Eisenhower was a hero in World War II. It happened that they graduated from the same school - West Point Military Academy （西點軍校）.One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined （ 罰款 ）because he broke the rules of the scho

28、ol.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 was once brought to visit President Taft. The

29、 old president said to him, “Whenyou grow up, you should not be president. It' s a tiring job. ”53. How many American presidents in the 19 century are mentioned（提至U） in this passage?A. FourB. Five C. Six D. Seven54. In this passage, “keep an eye on " means "”.A. take care of B. see C.

30、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第II卷五、閱讀表達(閱讀短文，然后完成所給的任務(wù)，共 5小題)Taiwan's pop star Jam

31、 Hsiao is a man of few words. But you can get to know about him from his latest book Jam Hsiao 's Adulthood Ceremony (蕭敬騰的成年禮 ).It will be in bookstores in early November.Xiao (A )(become) famous as a challenger (挑戰(zhàn)者) on Taiwan's popular singing competition show The One Million Star ( 星光大道 )

32、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 teacher suggested

33、(建議), 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.It's music that took me off the streets. Music is my way in life, " said 21-year-old Jam.1 .根據(jù)

34、短文內(nèi)容，在空白處填上恰當?shù)膯卧~(每空一詞)Jam Hsiao wasn't his lessons in school.2 . Jam learned to play the instruments from his teacher, didn 't he?3 . What has changed Jam's life?(用完整句子回答)4 .將劃線句翻譯成漢語。5 .根據(jù)上下文可知文中 A處和B處應(yīng)填入的單詞是：(A)(B)六、翻譯句子(根據(jù)漢語完成英語句子，共 5小題)1 .我和同學(xué)們一直相處得很融洽。We are well with my classmates

35、time.2 .對我們來說，理解英語電視節(jié)目不難。It's not difficult TV programs in English3 .現(xiàn)在你應(yīng)該停止看電視，而做你的家庭作業(yè)了。You should TV and your now.4 .你曾經(jīng)去過長城嗎？沒去過。Have you the Great Wall? No,.5 .在Tom的幫助下，我的語文有了起色。I have improved a lot in my ChineseTom.七、詞匯應(yīng)用：(用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式填空，羹 10小題)1. As we all know, light (travel) faster th

36、an 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 don't like classical music. What about(listen) to pop music?5. Miss Green gave us a(live) and interesting maths lesson yesterday.6. (take

37、) a bus is much faster than walking,7. Quiet! The students (have) an English class.8. Could you tell me how long you(live)here?9. My mother asks us (not watch) too much TV.10. There are several(German) taking photos on the Great Wall. 八、句型轉(zhuǎn)換(請寫出下列句子的同義句，共 5小題)1. I spent a long time getting to the zo

38、o.It a long time to the zoo.2. Lily has read the storybook. Lucy has read the storybook, too. Not Lily Lucy read the storybook.3. My parents went to Beijing last week, and they haven 't come back yet. My parents Beijing a week.4. When he was 20, he became famous. 20, he became famous.5. The old woman died about two months ago.The old womanabout two months ago.九、書面表達:根據(jù)所給的材料，寫一篇英語短文材