862013-2014外研版八年级英语上期中试题及答案

八年级英语试题第页（共8页）1八年级英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题）16.Timis______boy.Heisverylovely.A.a8-year-oldB.an8-year-oldC.a8-years-oldD.an8-years-old17.–______haveyoubeenatthisschool?–SinceIfinishedprimaryschool.A.HowlongB.HowsoonC.WhenD.Howmanytimes18.–Betty,longtimenosee.___________?–EverythingisOk.ThanksA.WhereareyouB.WhatwereyoudoingC.WhatareyouuptoD.Howisitgoing19.Thereisnothinginterestinginthenewspaper,________?A.isn’tthereB.isthereC.isn’titD.isit20.Isthere_____inthebag?A.somethingnewB.newsomethingC.anythingelseD.elseanything21.–Isthiscoatyours?Ifounditontheplayground.–Yes.Thankyou.AndImust________mythingswell.A.lookafterB.lookforC.lookatD.looklike22.When__thespacecraft______theMars?A.has,reachedB.did,getC.did,reachD.has;gotto23.–Isyourbrotherabasketballplayer?–Ofcourse.He___________thebasketballclubforfouryears.A.hasjoinedB.hascometoC.hastakenpartD.hasbeenin24.Remember______thisbooktothelibrarytomorrow.A.returningB.toborrowC.toreturnD.borrowing25.–WhatdoyouknowaboutSteveJobs?–Hewas__anamazingleader____thefatherofthecomputer.HediedonOctober5th.A.not;butB.not;orC.notonly;butalsoD.either;or26.Isawsomestudents_________ontheplaygroundwhileIwaswalkingbyit.A.enjoyhimselfB.enjoymyselfC.enjoyingyourselfD.enjoyingthemselves27.Howmuchdoesaniphone4s_________?A.spendB.costC.payD.payfor28.Hisfamily________Austria.Theyaren’tbackyet.A.havebeentoB.havegonetoC.hasbeentoD.hasbeenin29.Theoldmanlives_______,buthedoesn’tfeel_______.A.alone;lonelyB.lonely;aloneC.alone;aloneD.lonely;lonely30.Mybrotherprefers___________football.A.swimmingtoplayingB.toswimtoplayC.swimtoplayD.swimmingthanplaying二、完形填空（共10小题）Ibelievethatlisteningispowerful(强效的)medicine.ItwasSunday.Ihadthelastpatient(病人)toseeandIgotintoherroom.Shewasanoldwoman,sittingonthebed,tryingto31hersocks.Isaidtoher“Howareyoufeeling?The八年级英语试题第页（共8页）2nursesaysyoursonisvisitingyoutoday.I’msureyou’llbe32toseehim.”She33mewithaseriousvoice,“Sitdown,doctor.Thisismystory,notyours.”Iwassurprised.Isatdownandhelpedherwiththesocks.Shebegantotellmethatheronlysonlivednotfarfromher,34shehadnotseenhimforfiveyears.Shebelievedherhealthproblemswereworse35missingherson.Afterhearingherstoryandhelpingherputonhersocks,Iaskediftherewas36Icoulddoforher.Shesaid“no”andsmiled.Allshewantedmetodowasto37.Eachstoryis38.Someareclear;othersarenot.Somearetrue;othersarenot,yetallthosethingsdonotreallymatter.Whatmatterstothestorytelleristhatthestoryisheard.Listeningtosomeone’sstorycostsnothingbutitisthekeytohealing(康复).Ioften39whatthewomantaughtme,andIalwaystellmyselfitis40tostop,sitdownandtrulylisten.Ibelieveinthepoweroflistening.31.A.putoffB.getoffC.takeoffD.puton32.A.happyB.angryC.luckyD.sorry33.A.showedB.stoppedC.askedD.caught34.A.orB.soC.butD.if35.A.becauseofB.becauseC.byD.inadditionto36.A.allB.anythingC.nothingD.everything37.A.seeB.waitC.listenD.speak38.A.terribleB.differentC.difficultD.true39.A.thinkofB.dreamofC.talkaboutD.laughat40.A.wrongB.difficultC.importantD.different三、阅读理解（共15小题）AManyyoungpeopleinChinaknowaboutCelineDion（席琳·迪翁），thefamousFrenchCanadianpopsinger.Shesangthesong“Myheartwillgoon”forthemovieTitanic.Butdoyouknowshehadalreadybecomepopularbeforeshesangthissong.CelineDion’shometownwasinMontreal,Quebec,Canada.Sheistheyoungestofthefourteenchildreninamusicalfamily.Herparentsandlargefamilyformedasinginggroup.Theytraveledandplayedfolkmusic.Theywerewellknownintheirhometown.Celine’smotherwroteherfirstsongforher,andsherecorded(录制)itwithherbrotherwhenshewastwelveyearsold.ThenalocalrockmanagernamedReneAngelilwasinterestedinthem.HeaskedMrsDiontotakehertwochildrentocometohisoffice.Lateronhegavestrongsupport(支持)forCeline.In1994,theyweremarried.Asasingingstar,CelineDionwonmanyprizesandsoonbecamepopularallovertheworld.Shesangattheopeningofthe1996OlympicGamesinAtlanta,USA.In1997,shemadethewholeworldhitwiththesong“Myheartwillgoon”.41.Therewere_______peopleinCeline’sfamily.A.15B.16C.17D.1842.CelineDion’sfamilywere______intheirhometown.A.famousB.richC.poorD.kind43.CelineDionrecordedherfirstsongwith______.A.hersisterB.hermotherC.herfatherD.herbrother44.In_____,CelineDionsangattheopeningoftheOlympicCames.A.1999B.1998C.1997D.1996八年级英语试题第页（共8页）3BCanwelivewithoutsalt?No,saltisveryimportanttous,weneedsaltinourfood.Animalsneedit,too.Mostofthesaltinourcountrycomesfromthesea.Peopledigverybigpoolsandletseawaterin.Whenthesundriesupthewater,peoplecangetsaltfromtheground.Thesaltiswhite,cleanandbeautiful.Therearealotofsaltwells（井）inSichuan.Asaltwellismuchlikeawaterwell.Peoplebringthewellwateruptothegroundandthendryitinbigjarsoverfire.Inthisway,theygetsalt.Wecanalsogetsaltfromsaltmines(矿).Asaltminemaybefoundundertheground.Someyearsago,peopleinJiangxifoundabigsaltmineandsoonopenedit.Peopletheredon’tneedsaltfromotherplacesanymore.Inthenorthwestofourcountry,therearemanysaltlakes.Someoftheselakesareverybig.Thesalteveninabiglakewillbeenoughforourpeopleforcenturies.45.Wecan’tlivewithoutsalt,so__________.A.weneeditB.itisthemostimportanttousC.animalsneedit,tooD.thereissaltinallourfood46.Wegetmostofthesaltfrom________.A.saltlakesB.saltwellsC.seawaterD.sa