八年级英语外研版上学期期中试题11月13日.doc

八年级英语外研版上学期期中试题一、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.doesn’t ( ) 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 couldn’t 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.don’t B.don’t 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 don’t know ______I want to see you! We haven’t 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?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 Beethoven’s 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.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 wasn’t 27 . He began to lose his hearing（听力） around 1800.However, he didn’t 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）AFranz 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》) .( )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 moneyC.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 musicianC.the manuscript was just worth a dish of beef and potatoesD.the restaurant owner didn’t like music at all( )35.The best title for this passage is “___________”.A.The Hard Life of Franz SchubertB.Franz Schubert, a MusicianC.Franz Schubert and BerceuseBIt is easier to go down a hill than up it, so it is easier to fall into bad habits(习惯) than 。