学习必备欢迎下载2012-20XX 年上学期八年级英语外研版期中试题一、单项选择（ 20分）( )1.Mozart wrote his first opera _the age of 12. A.in B.on C.at D.for ( )2.It is a story about a young boy _Harry Porter. A.call B.calling C.calls D.called ( )3.Your grandfather likes Chinese classical music _ he? A.is B.isn t C.does D.doesnt ( )4.Tom! What _are you doing here? -Sorry, Mrs. Li. I fall asleep. A.on earth B.on the earth C.at earth D.in the earth ( )5.When you walk _the road, please look left, then right. A.through B.across C.over D.on ( )6.We couldnt eat in the restaurant because _of us had money with us. A.none B.on one C.nothing D.all ( )7.Why _invite our English teacher to the party? A.dont B.dont you C.not you D.not to ( )8.He told me his address but I _ it. A.am forgetting B.was forgetting C.have forgotten D.forget ( )9.Mr. Liu is _teacher that we all love him. A.such a popular B.so a popular C.quite popular a D.very popular a ( )10.You dont know _I want to see you! We havent seen each other for a year. A.how much B.how long C.how often D.how soon ( )11.There are about _ people in the hall. A.two hundred of B.two hundreds C.hundred of D.two hundred ( )12.What shall we do if it _ tomorrow? 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载A.will rain B.rain C.rains D.rained ( )13.Lingling. You have come back from Beijing. Have you taken any photos? Yes,I ll _ tomorrow. A.show them to you B.show you them C.show you to them D.show it to you ( )14.Two of them are here. But where are _students? A.the other B.others C.the others D.another ( )15. My mother s new hair style makes her _much younger.A.looks B.look C.to look D.looking ( )16. How about _out for some coffee? -sorry. I have a bad headache today. A.go B.going C.to go D.goes ( )17.Our life will be a lot _than it is now. A.good B.well C.better D.best ( )18.-_you _your homework yet? -Yes, I _it a moment ago. A.Did, do, finished B.Have, done, finished C.Have, done, have finished D.will, do, finish ( )19.It s polite _“Thank you” when you receive something from someone. A.to say B.say C.saying D.says ( )20.My mother _cooking when I got home yesterday afternoon. A.were cooking B.has cooked C.cooked D.was cooking 二完形填空（ 10分）Beethoven, a composer, was famous all over the world.He was born in Bonn,Germany 21_ December 17th,1770. His father was a singer, so Beethovens first 22 on the piano and the violin were from his father. He learned so fast.He could give a concert 23 he was small. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载In 1792 Beethoven went to Vienna.And he preferred 24 in the countryside in summer 25 he could enjoy the peaceful （宁静的） life there. He composed （创作） most of his music in Vienna and 26 left there. Beethoven was poor all his life.As a musician, he wasnt 27 . He began to lose his hearing （听力） around 1800.However, he didnt 28 composing music.Later he wrote his Ninth Symphony （第九交响曲）and some 29 piano sonatas.The Moonlight Sonata（奏鸣曲） is one of them. He 30 on March 26,1827. ( )21.A.in B.at C.on D.of ( )22.A.music B.jazz C.lessons D.class ( )23.A.when B.what C.where D.why ( )24.A.stay B.stayed C.to stsy D.stays ( )25.A.so B.because C.or D.but ( )26.A.never B.no C.all D.not ( )27.A.excellent B.good C.lucky D.unlucky ( )28.A.keep B.go on C.stop D.stop to ( )29.A.more B.many C.much D.his ( )29.A.die B.died C.dies D.dead 三阅读理解（ 20分）A Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often got hungry when he was young. One day he went into a small restaurant, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables. In it was a short poem. He read the poem. He wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work( 作品)to the owner of the restaurant. He only had a dish of beef and potatoes for it. Thirty years after his death, this Manuscript by Schubert was worth about 40,000 francs. It was his famous Berceuse(摇篮曲 ) . 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 3 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载( )31.Franz Schubert was _. A.a writer B.a teacher C.a restaurant owner D.a musician ( )32.This story tells us _. A.what happened to Schubert one day B.Schubert made a lot of money C.Berceuse was sold at last D.Schubert became a rich man ( )33.The underlined word “manuscript ” means _in Chinese. A.诗报 B.散文 C.手稿 D.油画( )34.The writer of the story thought _. A.the restaurant owner had pity (同情) on the musician. B.the restaurant owner should give more to the musician C.the manuscript was just worth a dish of beef and potatoes D.the restaurant owner didnt like music at all ( )35.The best title for this passage is “_ ”.A.The Hard Life of Franz Schubert B.Franz Schubert, a Musician C.Franz Schubert and Berceuse B It is easier to go down a hill than up it, so it is easier to fall into bad habits(习惯) than into good ones. Bad habits do not come suddenly. They come little by little while people do not notice their danger(危险). Some schoolboys first pick up bad habits in schools and on the streets. When they cannot finish their lessons, they copy from their classmates. Then they dont do homework by themselves. Then they fail in the exams. And they lose their interests in their studies. If they see other boys smoking, they also want to learn to smoke. When they get older, the habits become so strong that they can never get rid of them. And smoking is harmful 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 4 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载to their health. How necessary( 必要)it is that we get rid of a bad habit at the very beginning! ( )36.Bad habits come _. A.quickly B.suddenly C.easily D.quietly and slowly ( )37.Some schoolboys first pick up little bad habits _. A.when they were born B.only in class C.in schools and on the streets D.at home ( )38.The underlined phrase “get rid of” means _. A.get to B.put on C.give up D.pick up ( )39.When they grow up, _. A.bad habits will become smaller B.bad habits will leave C.their parents will leave them D.bad habits will become very strong ( ) 40.Smoking is _. A.a bad habit B.a good habit C.good for some people D.harmful to some people C When you jump, gravity（重力） pulls you down. When you throw a ball up, gravity pulls it down. When you sit, gravity holds you down. When you lie down, gravity holds you to the bed. We know gravity is everywhere even though we cant see it. We know it pulls on every stone, every drop of water. It pulls on everything. Gravity of the earth pulls everything towards the centre of the earth. You know this when you try to lift a heavy stone. Gravity pulls it down. The more the stone weighs, the more the gravitation force pulls on it. To lift up a stone, you must pull it up harder than gravity pulls it down. The earth has gravity and the moon also has gravity. The moon has less 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 5 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载gravity than the earth. This means that the moon s gravity does not pul l as hard as the earths gravity.Do you weigh 60 kilograms? That means the pull of the earth s gravity on you is 60 kilograms. If you were on the moon, you would weigh only 10 kilograms. ( )41.Gravity _. A.is everywhere B.can be seen everywhere C.pushes on everything D.pulls on everything high up ( ) 42.You cant lift up a big stone because _ . A.you are sick B. you dont know how to do itC.you are not strong enough to overcome the gravity D.the gravity on the stone is more than that on you ( ) 43.If you weight 50 kilograms, that means _. A.you can lift up things weighing 50 kilograms B.the earths gravitational force on you is 50 kilograms. C.You can lift up things heavier than 50 kilograms D.The earth s gravity on you is less than 50 kilograms ( ) 44.If your school bag weighs two kilograms on the moon, it weighs _ kilograms on the earth. A.40 B.60 C.10 D.12 ( )45.The moon has _. A.no gravity B.more gravity than the earth C.less gravity than the earth D.as much gravity as the earth D Air is all around us. At the time we are born，air is around us everywhere. We live in airAll living things need air. Living things can not live without air. We can live without food or water for a few days, but we cant live a few minutes without air. When we are working, we need more air. When we are 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 6 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载sleeping, we need less airWe live in air but we can not see itWe can only feel it. We can feel it when it is movingMoving air is called windHow can you make air move? Here is one wayTake an open book in your hands in front of your face. Close it quickly. What can you feel? It is air( )46.Where is air? A.Its on the tableB.Its all around usC.Its near usD.Its not here( )47.What do all living thing need? A.Wind B.Clothes C.Air D.Food( )48.Moving air is called_ A.wind B.rain C.snow D.cloud ( )49.When do we need more air? A.Sleeping B.SittingC.Working D.Standing ( )50.What does the word “less ” in the passage mean? A.较少 B.少量 C.大量 D.更多四. 用所给单词的正确形式填空（10 分）51.When you begin to learn English, you should try to _ (spell) the words by yourself. 52. I hope I can travel around the world one day. It sounds _ (wonderfully) 53. My parents have gone to Jinan on _ (busy) today. Don t worry. Come over to my house for dinner!54.We should spend half an hour _ (read) English in the morning. 55.Langlang is a _ (success) pianist. 56.Miss Zhang speaks to fast for me _(understand) 57. What are you going to do this weekend? _ (not) much, only my homework. 58.This seat is _ (comfortable) than that one. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 7 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载59.I heard she had an accident on her way to school. _ (luck), she didn t hurt herself. 60. Don t be nervous(紧张的 ) . Make _ (your) at home. 五. 请根据要求填空 (15 分) (A) 选词填空Lots of children in the countryside have to 61 school because their families are very poor. It s important for them to work on the farm or look after their sick( 生病的 )parents or grandparents. But 62 Project Hope, they return to school again. This project has raised money and 63 the education for poor students. Because of Project Hope, 64 children have better lives. Have you 65 Project Hope? What will you do for Project Hope? (B) 用动词的适当形式填空。 （5 分）Yesterday Tom had no work to do after lunch. So his father asked him _66_(go) to the bookstore to buy a few books. He _67_(hurry)to the bus stop and arrived there at three. When he _68_(wait) for a bus, he saw a little dog. It was going across the street. Just then a car came, driving fast. But it was too late. The dog _69_(fall) down and didn t move. “Poor dog! ” he cried . Suddenly it stood up and went away. He was very glad _70_(find) it was safe. 六补全对话（直接把序号填在横线上） （5 分）F=Father J=John F: 71 . J: He said I could do better. F: That s not so good. How about Spanish? J: Oh, 72 A. With the help of B. paid for C. drop out of D. heard of E. thousands of 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 8 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载F: That s nice. 73 J: Oh, well, science is very hard. F: Yes, but what did your teacher say ? J: Umm she she said 74 F: Oh, John! 75 六翻译句子（ 10分）76. 他和同学们相处的很好。77. 请记住按时完成作业。78. 你曾经去过美国吗？79. 我的梦想是周游世界。80. 我听说他们出差去了上海。七、书面表达（满分10 分）假如你叫李楠， 你的网友王丹得知你的英语学得很好，昨天给你发了一封电子邮件，请你介绍一下学好英语的成功经验。请你根据下面的中文提示， 用英语给王丹回一封电子邮件。 （70 词左右）提示： 早晨读英语；上课认真听讲；空余时间和朋友练习说英语； 放学回家看英语新闻、睡觉前听英语。A.Miss Gao said I was good at speaking. B.What did your history teacher say? C.How about science? D.Youll have to try harder at science E.I was lazy 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 9 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载一单项选择（ 20分）1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 二完形填空（ 10分）21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 三阅读理解（ 20分）31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 四. 用所给单词的正确形式填空（10 分）51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 五. 请根据要求填空 (15 分) 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 10 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载六补全对话（直接把序号填在横线上） （5 分）71 72 73 74 75 六翻译句子（ 10分）76._ 77._ 78._ 79._ 80._ 七、书面表达（满分10 分）精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 11 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载I 卷（70分）一、听力部分（ 20 分）略二、单项选择（ 20 分）21-25 CDDAB 26-30 ABCAA 31-35 DCAAB 36-40 BCBAD 三、阅读理解（ 30 分） 41-45 DACBC 46-50 DCCDA 51-55 ACBDC II卷（50 分）一、单词填空（ 10 分）1. spell 2.wonderful 3. business 4. reading 5. successful 6. to understand 7. Nothing 8. more comfortable 9. Luckily 10. yourself 二、短文填空（ 15 分） A 1-5 CABED 6-10 so around been environment information 三、完成对话（ 5 分）BACED 四、写作参考（ 20 分） My friend Lily showed me a ticket and invited me to watch the concert. I was glad to go with her. It was a rock music show. In fact I didn t like rock music before because it is too noisy to breathe. But 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 12 页，共 13 页学习必备欢迎下载yesterday I felt excited. They were really good musicians. They played so well that I think I will be interested in this kind of music from then on. 精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 13 页，共 13 页