八年级英语试题

　　Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people .The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike.

　　Photography also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world .They showed feelings like other kinds of art.

　　44. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ____

　　A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window

　　45. The Daguerreotype was___.

　　A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture

　　C. a kind of camera D. a photographer

　　46. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to_.

　　A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera

　　C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else.

　　47. This passage tells us_.

　　A. how photography was developed

　　B. how to show feelings in pictures

　　C. how to take pictures in the world

　　D. how to use different cameras

　　C

　　As the sun rose, a dewdrop (露珠) woke up. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very happy. Around it were other dewdrops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves. The dewdrop was sure that it was the best, the most special dewdrop of them all.

　　Ah, it was good to be a dewdrop.

　　The wind blew and the plant began to shake, tipping (使倾斜) the leaf. The dewdrop became frightened as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf. Why was this happening? Things were comfortable. Things were safe. Why did they have to change? Why? Why?

　　The dewdrop reached the edge of the leaf. It was sure that this was the end. The day had only just begun and the end had come so quickly. It seemed so unfair. It seemed so meaningless. It tried hard to do whatever it could to stay on the leaf, but it was no use.

　　Finally, it fell. Below there was a mirror. A reflection(反射)of the dewdrop seemed to be coming up to meet it. Closer and closer they came together until finally... the little dewdrop became a part of the great pond (池塘). Now the dewdrop was no more, but it was not destroyed.

　　It had become one with the whole.

　　48. According to Paragraph 1, we know that the dewdrop _.

　　A. didnt get on well with other dewdrops B. thought its beauty was too simple

　　C. regarded itself as the best dewdrop D. couldnt get any sunlight

　　49. The dewdrop became _ as it started to move towards the edge of the leaf.

　　A. afraid B. happy C. proud D. comfortable

　　50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

　　A. There was only one dewdrop on the leaf.

　　B. The dewdrop did nothing before falling.

　　C. The mirror in the story refers to(指) the pond.

　　D. The dewdrop was actually destroyed.

　　51. The story mainly tells us that _.

　　A. we should work together against difficulties

　　B. people should not be too proud of themselves

　　C. one should work hard for his/her goals

　　D. its good to become one with the whole

　　D

　　When I was ten, my mother worked all day so I had to take care of my younger brother. At that time my little brother was about four years old and he missed mum all the time.