One day an Australian farmer, Joe, saw a bright light in the sky. The light came nearer and nearer and suddenly Joe saw that it was a spaceship. The spaceship landed in a field nearby.

The door of the spaceship opened and two strange beings (物种) climbed out. They seemed to be half man and half bird. Joe was afraid of them. He tried to run away. But the spacemen walked towards him, picked him up and carried him into the spaceship.

They asked him questions about the Earth. “We’re from Venus (金星),” they said, “but it is getting very hot there. A lot of our people are dying and we haven’t much time left. We tried to find a new home, but it’s broken. Can you do something about it?”

Joe did something with the spaceship, and it could work again! Then they let Joe go and at last the spaceship flew away.

Joe told his friends about the spacemen, but no one believed his story.

“You will believe me one day,” Joe told them. “The spacemen will come back.

( )41. Where is Joe from?

A. Australia. B. England. C. Japan. D. America.

( )42. What did the strange beings look like?

A. They looked like a man. B. They looked like a bird.

C. They looked like half man and half bird. D. They looked like a spaceship.

( )43. What happened to Venus?

A. It was getting nearer and nearer to the Earth. B. It was broken.

C. People were dying in the Venus becau se it was getting hot there.

D. The spacemen from the Venus were going to move to the Earth.

( )44. What did Joe do for t he spacemen?

A. He made it hotter and hotter in Venus. B. He made the spaceship work again.

C. He made the spaceship broken. D. He did nothing at all.

( )45. Why didn’t people believe Joe?

A. Because he told a lie (谎言).

B. Because they didn’t welcome the strange beings.

C. Because they didn’t like Joe.

D. Because they didn’t see the strange beings before.

D【八年级英语期中试卷及答案】

In China , more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don't know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up (熬夜) very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school n time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.

Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that our children c an enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, we should make best use of our time. When we have enough time for sleeping, we will f ind it much better for both our study and health.