八年级英语周清试卷Ⅰ. 单项选择（30分）( )1. I _______ a museum with my friends at this timeyesterday.A. am visitingB. was visitingC. visitedD. will visit( )2. He is _______ small _______ to school.A. too; to goB. can’t; goC. too; goD. so; to go( )3. Many people read newspapers on the train to _______ the time in Britain.A. saveB. wasteC. passD. take( )4. It was raining hard _______ I got up this morning.A. ifB. whenC. afterD. until( )5. —Look! The girl is playing with a snake.—How _______ she is!A. braveB. happyC. strongD. excited( )6. The old man died _______ a cold snowy night.A. inB. onC. atD. over( )7. —You look very sa d. What’s wrong?—It’s OK. There is _______.A. something seriousB. serious somethingC. nothing seriousD. serious nothing( )8. “Now I told you a secret,”he said to me _______ a low voice.A. withB. atC. inD. use( )9. —Which team _______ the match, Team One or TeamTwo?—Team One _______ Team Two.A. won; wonB. beat; beatC. beat; wonD. won; beat( )10. I feel tired, but I don’t want to stop _______.A. workB. to workC. worksD. working( )11.—Hello,may I speak to Ken?—_______She’s in the next room now.A.Yes,please.B.Who are you?C.Hold the line,please.D.Yes,I’m ken( )12.—How do you like the song Jiangnan Style?—_______I don’t like it.A.It’s just so-so.B.It’s exciting.C.It’s wonderful.D.It’s pleasant.( )13.—I think Ode to Joy(欢乐颂）is an interesting soapopera.—I _______you.A.agreeB.agree withC.agree onD.agree to( )14.Amy, would you like to go to the museum with me?—I’d like to._______, I am busy now.A.FinallyB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Even( )15.My grandparents worked in the countryside_______.A .in the 1970s B.on 1970’sC.on the 1970D. In the 1970II. 阅读理解。

（30分）(A)When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way, so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln andsaid,“Thank you, Mom.”根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( )31. Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.A. FarmerB. soldierC. workerD. teacher( )32. Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.A. his family had no moneyB. his mother wanted to teach him herselfC. he didn’t like schoolD. there was no school near his home( )33. On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.A. HappyB. UnhappyC. worriedD. angry( )34. It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.A. a whole dayB. a quarter of a dayC. three hoursD. two days( )35. What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?A. A mooncake.B. A new book.C. An old book.D. A school bag.（B）Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a girl asked him to sing a song.“I don’t sing,” said the man.But the girl told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening t o the piano. I want the player to sing! ”The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get money, sing a song!”So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so great!He had skills(技能) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he caught the chance, and found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.You, too, have skills. You may not feel that your skills is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved(提高). Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your skills.（）36.The piano player sung a song______.A.in a hallB.in a barC. on the roadD. in a street （）37. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.A. she had paid him for thisB. she knew him very wellC. she wanted to have a changeD. she enjoyed his singing （）38. Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.A. the lady helped him a lotB. he caught the chance at lastC. he continued to play in the barD. he stopped playing the piano（）39. The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean________.A.意识到失败B. 记得运用C. 试图发展D. 掌握得当（）40. Which could be the best title for the passage?A. Sing in the BarB. Achieve Success in LifeC. Never Lose HeartD. Find Your Skills(C)A hobby is not a job or a school subject. A hobby is somethingyou enjoy doing in your spare time. It’s not something you need to do.It’s just fun. Some people make model ships, keep pets, plant flowers,play computer games or chat on the Internet. Some paint pictures ordance to music. Some collect everything from stamps to seashells (海贝壳)… People take up hobbies because they think these activitiescan bring them many things like happiness, friendship and knowledge.Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can have a hobby. Ahobby will make your life colorful.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。