八年级英语试卷一、单项选择（15分）1.____TV too much is bad for your eyes.A. watchingB. watchC. watchesD. watched2.---You don’t like watching documentaries, do you?---_____. I think they are boring.A. Yes,I do.B. No, I don’tC. Yes, I don’tD. No, I do3. I think he _____Canada because he knows a lot about it .A. has been toB. has gone toC. went toD. is going to4.---Could you please tell me ____?----Go straight and you’ll find it.A. where is the restroomB. where the restroom isC. where was the restroomD. where the restroom was5. There is ____interesting story book on Tina’s desk, ____story book is about sports.A. a, anB. an, theC. an, aD. a, the6. I’m sorry I _____go home now. It’s too late.A. have toB. canC. mayD. need7.---Tina passed the final exam, ----_____and____.A. So did he, so I didB. So he was, so I wasC. So was he, so I wasD. So he did, so did I8.Love is like wind. You an not touch or see it , but you can ____it.A. expectB. soundC. feelD. wish9.Kate has the same scarf_____.A. like youB. as yoursC. like yoursD. as you10. The prices are really ______, aren’t they?A. cheapB. dearC. lowD. tall11.--Could you please _____ in the room?--Oh, I’m sor ry.A. not smokingB. not smokeC. not to smokeD. don’t smoke12.They have never been to New York, _______?A. have theyB. haven't theyC. don't theyD. do they13._____ of the land is covered by forest.A. Two thirdB. Two thirdsC. Two threeD. Two threes14.---Could you tell me how long ______ the book?---Three days.A. I can keepB. can I borrowC. I can borrowD. can I keep15._______ you work, _______ you can get.A.The harder, the moreB. Harder, moreC. Less, moreD. The more, the harder16.This coat doesn’t fit him well, as he has ______a huge body and the coat is ______ small.A. so; suchB. so; soC. such; suchD. such; so17.Either Kate or I ______ right.A is B. are C. am D. do18．____ is easy for a child to wake up and know where they are.A. ItB. ThatC. ThisD. These19. The teacher will your mobile phone if you use it in class.A. take outB. take offC. take awayD. take place20.Kate ______ here for about three hours.A. has been away fromB. went away fromC. has leftD. left from二、阅读理解ALucy Brown teaches English in a junior high school. She loves her students very much, and she works hard. She often tells them some interesting stories in class and her students like her,too.Yesterday, Lucy found some boys always made faces（做鬼脸）in class. She didn’t want them to do that again, so she got all her students together and said, “Boys and girls, when I was young, Iliked making faces in class, too. But one day, my grandmother told me not to do that again. She said, “If you make faces again, you will be ugly when you grow up.” So you shouldn’t do that again.”Some students thought she was right, but some students didn’t .One of the boys put up his hand. “Oh, Tom! Wha t do you want to say?” asked Lucy.The boy stood up and said, “ Miss Brown, you must regret（后悔）listening to your grandmother now.”21.Lucy is _____.A. a Chinese teacherB. a math teacherC. an English teacherD.a history teacher22.In her class, Lucy often _____her students.A. sings English songs toB. performs magic tricks forC. tells interesting stories toD. plays the piano for23.What did Lucy find yesterday?A. Some boys always didn’t listen to he r .B Some boys always ate snacks in class .C. Some boys always had fights in class.D. Some boys always made faces in class24.How did Lucy make them not to do that again?A. She called their parents and told them about it.B She told her grandmother about it.C. She made the boys stand in front of the other students.D. She told them a story about herself.25. From the passage, we know____.A. Tom didn’t think Lucy was beautifulB. Lucy will be happy after hearing Tom’s wordsC. Lucy’s grandmother didn’t like LucyD. Lucy thought the boys in her class were very ugly.BYang Liwei circled the earth 14 times in 21 hours on October 15 and 16, 2003, landing on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. Looking a little tired, Yang stepped out of Shenzhou V, smiling and waving at the waiting people. “I feel very good.” Yang said to Premier Wen Jiabao on the phone. Yang said to a newspaper, “For our motherland and me, this is a great moment.”China’s launch of Shenzhou V shows a higher starting point. It has two special systems（系统）to protect the spaceman, but neither Russian rockets（火箭）nor American ones have.Yang didn’t know that he was chosen as China’s first spaceman until just before the launch. Although Yang was excited at the news, he still slept at 8 p.m. as usual and was woken up at 8 p.m. the next morning. Before the launch, Yang ate Chinese traditional food--dumplings. We all know that travelers usually eat them before going on a journey for good luck.A stamp Success of China First Manned Space Flight was issued（发行）on October 16, 2003, making China the third country to send a spaceman into outer space.26. It took Yang Liwei_____ to travel around the earth every circle.A. 6 hoursB. 90 minutesC. 2 daysD. 21 hours27. How did Yang Liwei feel after he came back to the earth?A. Quite tired.B. A little scared.C. Tired but excited.D. A little nervous28. Which of the following statement is right?A. There is no difference between China’s spaceship and other countries.B. Yang Liwei knew he would be China’s first spaceman long before.C. From the news, Yang Liwei was too excited to fall asleep.D. Yang was proud of the flight.29. What does the underlined word “launch” mean?A. 发射B. 出发C. 制造D. 设计30. China issued the stamps to _________.A. leave them in spaceB. give them to Yang Liwei as a rewardC. celebrate the successD. give them to Russian and American spacemen.CEarthquakes happen without warning（前兆）.They can happen at any time of a day, at any point during the year. When an earthquake is happening, you should know what you should do or not do.Do NOT go outside. You could get injured from falling glass or parts of buildings. If you are outside, stay away from building and power lines（输电线）.Stay under a desk, table, or other strong furniture. Hold on to it. Or stay in a corner of the building. Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing. Stay inside until shaking stops.Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building, and anything else that could fall and hurt you. Most people get injured by falling things during an earthquake, not by the shaking itself.Also keep away from a fire. You could fall down and burn yourself on the fire.If you are driving when an earthquake happens, stop the car if it’s safe. Stay inside your car until the earthquake stops, and don’t drive near bridges. Try not to stop by power line s or trees.These could fall and hurt you.31.It isn’t safe for you to _____while the earthquake is happening.A.run out of the buildingB. stay in a corner of the buildingC. cover your head with your armsD. cover your mouth with a towel32. From this passage, we know_____.A. many people fear（害怕）earthquakesB. earthquakes may happen at any time.C. we can’t save ourselves in an earthquakeD. people never get injured in earthquakes33.The best title for this passage should be “_____”.A. How Earthquakes HappenB. How to Drive a CarC. What We Should Do in EarthquakesD. Why Earthquakes Happen34. What should you do when you are driving a car in an earthquake?A. Drive more quicklyB. Stop the car by treesC. Stop the car at a safe placeD. Drive the car to a bridge35. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT right?A.Stay under a desk, table, or beside windows.B.Cover your face and head with your arms and cover your mouth with a towel or clothing.C.If you are driving when an earthquake happens, stop the car if it’s safe.D.Keep away from windows, pictures or advertisements on the wall or the building.三、用所给词的适当形式填空。