八年级英语试卷

八年级英语试卷 I. 单项选择(15分) 1.------I think you should keep trying and don’t give up. -----I don’t _____you. I think you should try to find other ways to solve it A. argue with    B. agree with    C. talk about      D. come up 2. What a nice day,we should go climbing ____ playing computer game at home. A.as well as  B .instead of  C.out of    D. together with 3. -----Could you tell me what he said just now? -----Sorry,I ______what was happening outside. A. thought    B. think    C. am thinking    D. was thinking 4.---- _____the heavy rain,we didn’t go camping yesterday. -----What a pity! A. Because that  B.Because of  C As for  D. Thanks to 5 ---How is your grandma? ----She’s fine.She used to_____TV at home after supper.But now she’s used to______out for a walk. A. watch,go    B. watching,go  C.watching, going    D. watch, going 6.-----Could we go and watch the football game? —No, ____you have a ticket. A. if         B.unless  C. because            D.since 7.　 　 he was exercising at the park yesterday morning , he found a purse under the tree.  A. While  　    B. Before  　        C. Though      D. Suddenly 8. —I don’t like documentaries.    —  　. A. So do I             B. Me，too    C. Neither do I    D. Either do I 9. Let’s go to buy a ring for mother,the price of gold is_____ A. falling        B. keeping  C. cutting        D.dropping 10. It’s helpful to _____ a good habit of reading in language learning. A. take             B. show                C. provide            D.develop 11. Although many great people ever failed,they never_____ and managed to succeed. A.set out    B. stayed up　        C. kept on      D. gave up 12. —Why are you packing so many books for,Mr Zhen?    —I ‘ll _____to the kids in West China. A. mix them up        B. give them in        C.give them off        D. give them away 13. When she returned home,she found the window____and someone____it. A. open,open    B. opened,opened  C. open,opened    D. opened,open 14. —I am afraid no one will agree with you? —I don’t think it_______. A. minds    B. works  C. troubles    D. matters 15.---How does the film strike you? ----Oh， I haven’t seen ____ film for years. A. the more interesting      B, a more interesting  C. more interesting          D. the most interesting II. 完形填空(10分) Ten years ago I worked in New york.One evening I was resting in a cafe. I  16 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were very expensive. Then a boy came to me. He was in a(n) 17 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. Before I begun to speak ，he opened the 18  i n his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He sat down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them. He was busy doing his work 19 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for keeping from the rain. More and more people crowded  20  and gradually made the boy apart from me. Hours passed, and it turned   21  . I had no shoes on my feet and  22  where the boy had been. If he would not 23 my shoes,  I would have to go home on my bare（光着）feet. When it was near midnight the  24  ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be  25  . I had to move to the door and was very nervous. just as I went to the gate, I  26  found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the  27 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being bear . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms. I shook him slowly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while 28 he saw me clearly. Then he opened the package 29 , gave me my leather shoes, and said sorry to me . It was the boy，he covered my leather shoes with his unfit shirt and waited for me to 30 my shoes . I paid him and left the café, On my way home, I still thought of the boy in my mind. 16. A. took      B. wore          C. put on        D. owned    17. A. old        B. unfit        C. small            D. dirty    18. A. bag        B. package      C. box            D. suitcase    19. A. when      B. after        C. because        D. since    20. A. out          B. away        C. in          D. off    21. A. dark      B. light          C. black          D. bright    22. A. thought    B. wondered      C. guessed        D. imagined    23. A. shine      B. keep          C. return          D. carry    24. A. rain        B. coffee      C. time            D. work    25. A. opened      B. locked        C. stopped        D. closed      26. A. shortly      B. surprisedly    C. sadly        D. immediately    27. A. table        B. door      C. bed          D. cafe    28. A. after      B. when        C. before          D. while  29. A. finally      B. suddenly      C. unfriendly        D. quickly    30. A. get back    B.pay            C.took          D. give  III. 阅读理解(30分) A My grandfather Jack is 96 years old, and he has had an interesting life. He has travelled a lot in his life in the Far East. He visited the Taj Mahal in India and the Pyramids in Egypt. He hunted (狩猎) lions in Africa, and rode a camel in the Sahara Desert. He says the most beautiful place he has travelled to is Kathmandu in Nepal. Jack has married twice. His first wife died when she was 32. He met his second wife Maria while he was cycling round France They have been married for 50 years, and they have lived happily in a small village since they got married. Jack says that he has never been ill in his life. The secret of good health, according to my grandfather, is exercise He goes swimming every morning. He has done this since he was a boy. He also has a glass of wine every night! Perhaps that is his secret! 31．What kind of life has Jack lived? A. A short life.                        B. An interesting life. C. A lonely life                        D. A poor life. 32．Which of the following does Jack think is the most beautiful place? A. Kathmandu.                        B. The Pyramids C. The Sahara Desert.                  D. Taj Mahal 33．How many times has Jack married? A. Once.          B. Twice.          C. Three times.        D. Four times. 34．Where did Jack meet Maria? A. In India.        B. In Nepal.        C. In France            D. in Egypt. 35．What does Jack do every night? A. He has a glass of wine.              B. He goes swimming C. He hunts lions.                        D. He rides a camel. B Martin Lynch, an American businessman, had been going on vacation to a small Mexican fishing village for a number of ears. One morning while going for a walk along the beach, he saw his friend Pablo Perez, a local fisherman. Martin watched Pablo unload his boat and pack the fish in a box. Martin noticed Pablo was smiling and looked very happy. He could also see several large fish in the boat. Martin greeted Pablo and asked how long it took to catch the fish. “Just a few hours,” replied Pablo. Martin asked, “Why didn’t you stay longer and catch more fish?” “I have enough for my family,” Pablo said. “And what do you do with the rest of your day?” asked Martin. “I take a nap, play with my children, spend time with my wife, and go into the village to see my friends and play cards, I have a full and busy life.” Martin explained that if Pablo worked longer hours and caught more fish, he could make more money. With the extra money, Pablo could buy more boats and catch money more fish. By selling the fish, Pablo could open his own factory and sell direct to supermarkets. “Then what?” asked Pablo. “Well you would probably have to move to Mexico City to run the business. Finally, you would be able to sell your business and make millions of dollars,” replied Martin. “How long will that take?” asked Pablo. Martin thought for a while and said it would probably take at least 15 years. “And then what” asked Pablo. “Well, that’s the best part,” Martin said. “You will be able to retire, buy a house near the ocean, sleep longer, play with your children, spend more time with your wife, see your friends, and play cards.” 36．What is the story mainly about? A. A businessman and a fisherman have become friends. B. A businessman learns how to fish from a fisherman. C. A businessman wants to become a businessman. D. A businessman gives advice to a fisherman. 37．What makes the Mexican fisherman happy is ______________. A. many friends to visit him      B. a full and busy life C. more boats and more fish      D. the house near the ocean 38．How can the fisherman make more money in the businessman’s view? A. By buying a supermarket.      B. To move to Mexico City. C. By selling his own business.    D. To work longer and catch more fish. 39．The underlined word “unload” in the passage means ____________. A. put … into    B. take … away from  C. break down        D. set off 40．We can infer from the passage that ____________. A. the fisherman will stay the same with his life B. the fisherman will leave the village for Mexico City C. the business man will buy the fisherman’s boat D. it takes all day for the fisherman to catch large fish C When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie "expert" turned him down, saying, "Can't sing. Can't act. Dances a little." Here's another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he'd never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.