八年级英语试题二、单项选择(共15分,每小题1分）从下列各题四个选项中选择一个最佳答案21. -------Would you please not speak so loudly in______ public?-------Sorry. I will remember to speak in_____ lower voice.A .the; a B. /; a C. the; the D. /; /22. The _______of new inventions should be to make life easier, not to make it harder.A. rulesB. subjectsC. secretsD. purposes23. Jack is ______ funny _______make us happy after class.A. so; thatB. too; toC. / ; enough toD. enough; to24. Miss Wang is going to visit the Great Wall _________ next week.A. some timeB. sometimesC. some timesD. sometime25. Last year was a hard time to my friend David, but he didn’t ________ his hope.A. pick upB. use upC. put upD. give up26. Which of the following signs means "No photos"?27.— Sir, please put out your cigarette (香烟). — Sorry. I ____ the sign.A. don't noticeB. didn't noticeC. haven't noticedD. won't notice28. If you are _________, they won't touch you or push past you.A. in a wayB. in your wayC. on your wayD. by your way29. They ______ support ______ the athletes and helped make the event a great success.A. provided; toB. provided; withC. provided; forD. provided; in30. — Has she had ______ for the job? —Y es, she has taught English for more than 10 years.A. enough experienceB. enough experiencesC. many experiencesD. much experiences31. It's wrong ______ us to leave the tap ______.A. for; runsB. of; runC. for; runD. of; running32. Jim is shy and he always avoid _______ in front of the class.A. speakB. speakingC. speaksD. to speak33. — What do you think of the Changzhou Flower Expo last year?— I knew nothing about it _______ I watched TV and read the newspaper.A. whenB. afterC. tillD. as soon as34. -----Jane got an “A” in the Maths test. -----_______. She works the hardest in our class.A. Many hands make light workB. It never rains but it poursC. Don’t put all your eggs in one basketD. No pain, no gain35. -----It’s very nice of you to carry the box for me. -----__________.A. I’d love toB. Y es, of courseC. My pl easureD. Sounds great三、完形填空(共15分,每小题1分）Once there lived two brothers. The elder was called Simon and the younger Victor. They 36 each other very much, and always took care of one another. Every day they worked from morning 37 night, getting as much grain(谷物) as possible from their fields.One late autumn evening, after their work in the 38 was do ne, Simon said to his wife, "Victor got married last month. He has many bills(账单) to pay. I think I will put a bag of rice in his barn(谷仓). “Oh, that's a good idea,” said his wife. “But please don't tell him,” said Simon, “If he knows I put the rice there, he will 39 take it.”So, late that night Simon took a bag of rice to Victor's barn. The next day, while looking at his own barn, he found 40 str ange. “I took a bag of rice to Victor's house last night, 41 I still have the same number of bags in my barn. 42 did that happen?”Simon decided to take another bag of rice to his brother's barn that night. But the next morning, he found the 43 numbe r of bags in his barn again! “This is very strange,” he thought. That night he 44 again. He carried a large bag of rice on his shoulder(肩膀); and walked down the road to his younger brother's house. In the bright moonlight, he could see another 45 coming down the road. He was carrying something on his 46 , too. “Younger Brother!” Simon cried, “What are you doing?” “I was 47 you, Older Brother,” said Victor, “Your family is 48 than mine. I thought you needed more rice.” The two brothers quickly 49 that they had been taking rice to each other. They 50 what had happened. “It is good to have a brother like you,” they both said. And they lived happily ever after.36. A. disliked B. hated C. loved D. enjoyed37. A. until B. at C. through D. with38. A. shops B. fields C. hospitals D. factories39. A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. ever40. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something41. A. so B. and C. but D. or42. A. How B. What C. Why D. Where43. A. small B. different C. big D. same44. A. planned B. failed C. hoped D. tried45. A. brother B. person C. sister D. wife46. A. back B. shoulder C. head D. hand47. A. proud of B. polite to C. angry with D. worried about48. A. Smaller B. richer C. larger D. happier49. A. remember B. know C. believe D. hope50. A. laughed about B. dreamed about C. pointed at D. shouted at四、阅读理解(共l5小题；每小题2分，计30分)（A ）51. The people in needn’t go to work on Fridays.A. CanadaB. ScotlandC. JapanD. Egypt52. If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is _______ in eastern Canada.A. 11:00a.mB. 2:00 p.m.C. 12:30 p.m.D. 4:00 a.m.53. While Canadian children are waking up, children in Scotland are ________.Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Canada is a big country with six time zones(时区). In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in the east it is half past eight and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November. Scotland 12:00 noon Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday. Egypt 2:00 p.m. Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families. Japan 9:00 p.m. Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games.A. having lessonsB. sleepingC. watching TVD. playing games（B）W earing the wrong type of glasses will do harm to your eyes. Incorrect glasses may not be good for the children under 10. Y ou may see better with glasses that are specially made for you.W atching too much television may be bad for your eyes. This is not true for everyone. People with easily affected eyes may find they get red and achy (痛) from watching TV for long. Carrots will help you see in the dark. Carrots are rich in beta-carotene (β胡萝卜素). The body can change beta-carotene into vitamin A, and too little beta-carotene can cause night blindness. However, a lot of research shows that night blindness is more likely to be connected with some other vision problems.54. Night blindness can be caused by _____.A. wearing incorrect glassesB. watching TV for longC. too little beta-caroteneD. too much vitamin A55. Watching TV for a long time may cause _______.A. night blindnessB. easily affected eyesC. no eye trouble for some peopleD. vision problems for everyone56. The purpose of this passage is to tell people _______ .A. to have more carrotsB. how to protect their eyesC. of the importance of their eyesD. something more about their eyes57. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Eating too many carrots can cause night blindness.B. Watching too much TV may do harm to everyone.C. W earing wrong glasses may do harm to children's eyes.D. The human body is unable to change beta-carotene into vitamin（C）W e each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.58. Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because______.A. they always sleep very wellB. they often eat good foodC. they read a lot of booksD. they have very good memories59. Everybody learns his mother language _________. .A. at the age of sixB. when he is a small childC. after he goes to schoolD. when he can read and write60. Before a child can speak, he must _____________. .A. read and writeB. make sentencesC. hear and remember the soundsD. think hard61. Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?A. Because he must speak English every day.B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.C. Because his father is an Englishman.D. Because his English teacher is better in England.（D）Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. InJapan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year that a French worker.Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtimes. Their workers don’t get more money for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jac k a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.62. A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.A. 513B. 1,646C. 2,519D. 3,80563. The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph3 means “___________”.A. 正常的B. 额外的C. 有用的D. 少量的64. People on _________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.A. FranceB. GermanyC. The United States D, Great Britain65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. No companies offer vacation to their workers.B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.五、词汇运用）用括号中所给汉语提示或者英语单词的适当形式填空。