江苏省泰州市八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省泰州市2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版请注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。 2.所有试题的答案均填写在答题卡上，答案写在试卷上无效。第一部分 选择题（共95分）一、听力(每题1分，共20分)a听对话及问题，选择正确的图片。每段对话听两遍。（5分）b. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（5分）（ ）6. a. generous. b. helpful. c. both a and b.（ ）7. a. john. b. daniel. c. kate. （ ）8. a. on foot. b. by bike. c. by car.（ ）9. a. geography b. computer studies c. english（ ）10.a. 8 b. 6 c. 3c. 听对话，回答问题, 每个对话听两遍。（5分）听第一段对话，回答第11- 12题。( ) 11. did the man have a trip yesterday? a. yes, he did. b. no, he didnt. c. we dont know.( ) 12. how did they go home? a. by bus b. by taxi. c. by underground.听第二段对话，回答第13- 15题。( ) 13. where does the girl come from? a. the usa b. china c. the uk( ) 14. how long does she stay in china? a. 2 years. b. 3 years. c. 4 years.( ) 15. which class and grade is she in? a. class 8, grade 7 b. class 8, grade 8. c. class 7, grade 8d. 听短文，回答问题，听两遍。（5分）（ ）16. when did the family go out for the holiday? a. last may day. b. last sunday. c. last week.（ ）17. did it rain on that day?a. yes. b. no. c. not sure.（ ）18. how long did it take them to get out of the town? a. three hours. b. one hour. c. two hours.（ ）19. what suddenly came to them? a. a strong wind. b. a car. c. a bus.（ ）20. what did they think of their trip? a. it was pleasant. b. it was funny. c. it was sad.二、单项选择 从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。（15分）（ ）21. tom is _ honest boy, and he has _ good sense of humour. a. a, a b. an, / c. a, / d. an, a （ ）22. they young man wears glasses because he spends too much time _ the computer. a. to work, in b. working, on c. to work, on d. working, in（ ）23. when something _ me, i always feel _. a. worry, worried b. worries, worry c. worries, worried d. worried, worries（ ）24. sam spends _ time _ cds than daniel.a. more, to buy b. less, on c. fewer, buying d. less, to buy（ ）25. - do you have any problems _ your maths? - no, i dont. but i need some help _ my english.a. on, on b. with, with c. on, with d. with, on（ ）26. - which city do you want to_? -i want to go to beijing. a. go b. to go to c. go to d. going（ ）27. i have a friend _ millie.a. call b. to call c. called d. calling（ ）28. will you please invite him _ in a writing competition? a. joins b. to joining c. to join d. joining（ ）29. betty is a beautiful girl _ bright eyes and black hair. a. in b. has c. with d. have （ ）30. -would you like some oranges?-_. a. yes, please do b. yes, i will c. no, thank you d. yes, i like it（ ）31. -_ is the hospital? -it is about ten kilometers away from here. a. how many b. how often c. how far d. how soon（ ）32. the trip from kittys school to the park _ about one hour by taxi. a. take b. spend c. takes d. spends（ ）33. everything is ok. we are ready _ work.a. to start b. for start c. start d. starting（ ）34. when he walks_ my desk，he knocked my books_ the desk apassed；away bpast；away cpassed；off dpast；off （ ）35. -is english more important than maths? -no, i dont think so. english is _ maths. a. much important than b. more important as c. as important as d. as more important as（ ）36. -is there _ left in the fridge? -only some eggs. a. nothing else b. else anything c. something else d. anything else（ ）37. her father was too tired_ too much hard work abecause bas cfor dbecause of（ ）38. thank you for_ let me_ on the trip today aagree to；go bagreeing；going cagreeing to；go dagree；to go（ ）39. youre late! why dont get up a little_? aearly blate cearlier dlater（ ）40. the news is really_，and everyone is_ aexciting；exciting bexciting；excitedcexcited；exciting dexcited；excited三、完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（15分） mr clarke works in a middle school. he likes reading and often _41_ some books from the library. he _42_ to the radio every morning and reading _43_ after supper. so he knows much and teaches well. his _44_ worship(崇拜) him very much. mike, mr clarkes little son, is only nine. he _45_ likes reading books. and he often asks his father some questions. mr clarke always thinks hes too _46_ to understand him and chooses _47_ ones to answer. of course the boy is not satisfied with(对满意) it. one day mike read _48_ about the electric lights (电灯) and was _49_it. when his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. he asked him _50_ questions, and his father answered all. then his father said proudly, fathers always know _51_than sons! the boy thought for a while and said, _52_ oh? why? mike didnt answer and asked, _53_, who invented the electric lights? _54_ answered mr clarke. why didnt his father invent them, then? looking at his son, mr clarke didnt know _55_ to answer! ( ) 41. a. finds b. sells c. buys d. borrows( ) 42. a. hears b. listens c. says d. reads( ) 43. a. newspapers b. letters c. stories d. messages( ) 44. a. teachers b. parents c. students d. classmates( ) 45. a. also b. never c. even d. only( ) 46. a. old b. young c. clever d. able ( ) 47. a. more difficult b. the most difficult c. easy d. the easiest( ) 48. a. everything b. nothing c. something d. anything( ) 49. a. worried about b. interested in c. afraid of d. angry with( ) 50. a. few b. little c. a few d. a little( ) 51. a. more b. most c. less d. least( ) 52. a. i think so b. i dont know c. i agree d. i dont think so( ) 53. a. instead b. carefully c. quickly d. brightly( ) 54. a. thomas brown b. allan smith c. thomas edison d. ron jenkins( ) 55. a. when b. what c. where d. which四、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（40分）amy mother was telling me about how she and her family got their first television when she was a teenager. of course it was black and white. she said she only watch it at night. she doesnt remember over watching it in the morning or afternoon. when i was young we had only about 3 or 4 different channels(频道). my bothers, my sisters and i would sometimes fight(打架) about which channel to watch. but we usually enjoyed the same shows. now we can get hundreds of channels on tv. i cant believe it! there are channels with old films, cooking, fishing and so on. its surprising! there is a channel for everything. i wonder how much my bothers, my sisters and i would fight if we had hundreds of channels when i was a child. of course we had only one television set. these days i find families with 2 or 3 or more television sets in their homes. i guess it stops people from arguing(吵架) about which channel to choose from . ( ) 56. in those days, how many television sets did people have? a. more than one b. one c. 3 or 4 d. more than 4 ( ) 57. what kind of tv channels do we have now? a. channels with cooking b. channels with old films c. channels with fish d. a, b&c( ) 58. now how many channels can we get on tv? a. 3 or 4 different channels. b. only one channel. c. hundreds of channels. d. less than 10 channels.( ) 59. when my mum was a teenager, her brothers, sisters and she usually enjoyed_. a. different channels b. the same shows c. different shows d. all the shows( ) 60. which of the following in not true? a. my mums brothers and sisters would fight about which channel to watch when she was a child. b. these days, there is only one channel with old movies, cooking and fishing. c. people have many channels to choose from now.d. family members will not fight for the television set.bthey have many activities. after high school, many students go to college. they can go to a small one or a large one. they usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). but there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.( ) 61. how long do american students study in school every year? a. 8 months b. 9 months c. 10 months d. 11 months ( ) 62. high school students take _ subjects at a time. a. all b. four c. five d. b or c ( ) 63. _ can get scholarships. a. many college students b. all the students c. good high school students d. good college students( ) 64. many college students work part time because _ . a. they have many activities b. they have a lot of free time c. they like doing things d. they have to pay a lot of money for their education( ) 65. according to the passage, which sentence is not true? a. american schools have long summer holidays. b. there are two terms in the usa. c. american students dont do exercises after class. d. they do part time job to get money to pay for their education.cthe young pop kinghe is quiet and shy. he likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. he doesnt smile very often. however, if you talk to him about music, hell have a lot to say. this is jay chou, the 33-year-old taiwanese pop king(天王). his fans are so excited because he will sing songs on november 30, 2012 in wuhu, anhui province. many pop stars will come, too. chou grew up just with his mother. he did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects. his mother noticed the boys special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. he loved it and kept on practicing. chou is not very handsome. he does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. but the singer has a lot of fans. he is really good at music. it makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, said liu jiajun, a junior 2 student in no. 101 middle school in beijing. he is true to himself. he never follows others, said zhang yujie, a junior 1 girl at no.23 middle school in nanjing, jiangsu province. ( ) 66. from this passage, we know that jay chou_. a. is very handsome b. has a bright smile c. often makes too much noise d. is a pop music star ( ) 67. his fans are so excited because_. a. he is quiet and shy. b. he will sing new songs in wuhu. c. he can play the piano very well d. many famous stars will come to wuhu.( ) 68. when he was a little child, he_. a. talked a lot every day b. did well in his study at school c. started to like music d. had a lot of fans ( ) 69. according to one of his fans, jay_. a. is a good student b. has long and beautiful hair c. is a well-known pianist d. is very attractive to them ( ) 70. the sentence he never follows others in the last paragraph means_. a. he always has his own style. b. he likes to walk alone c. he doesnt like other peoples songs at all d. no one can catch up with himd reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. at other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. we can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. you know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. some like world news and others prefer short stories. they just choose what they are interested in.today newspapers in english have the largest numbers of readers in the world. the english language is so popular that many chinese students are reading english newspapers such as china daily or 21st century. also they bring us more and more information with internet.( ) 71. people read newspapers in order to _. a. learn the latest (最新的) news b. meet their own different needs c. read the short stories d. find the morning news ( ) 72. from the passage we can see that _ when people get newspapers. a. they read them very carefully b. they just read the headlines c. not everyone reads all the pages d. they have no time to read them ( ) 73. newspapers have so many pages because _. a. more and more people like to read them b. people enjoy reading something different c. newspaper become cheaper d. more pages mean more money ( ) 74.the most popular in the world are newspaper _. a. in english b. in chinese c. in other language d. with many pages ( ) 75.according the passage, besides newspapers, people also get information from _. a. magazines b. advertisements c. e-mail d. internet第二部分 非选择题（共55分） 五、阅读表达 阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。（10分）my dear friends, what do you often do at the weekends or on holidays? do you like going hiking? most people enjoy hiking, especially in spring or autumn.hiking is a healthy activity. but do you know why many people like going hiking? the reason why people go hiking is different from each other. here are some of the most important reasons for people to hike.first, hiking is a kind of good _, and it is good for your _ and not hurt your body. you can relax(放松) yourself during the hiking. and you can get fresh air, too.(1)second, hiking is easy and cheap. all you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking shoes to start.(2)at last, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life. you could hike alone or go with your family or your good friends. and you can have a picnic together during hiking. so why not plan your hiking day right now? lets go hiking together!1. 在（1）句的空白处分别填入一个适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺。_ _2.将（2）句译成中文。_3.回答问题：how many reasons for hiking are there in the passage? _4.在文中找出与you just need to wear a pair of trainers to start your hiking. 意思相近的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。_5.在文中找出最能表达该短文主题的句子，并将它写在答题卡上。_六、词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（每空不限一词）。（15分）1. if you want keep fit, you should eat _(little) fast food than before.2. they love reading. they are _(read) of your magazine;3. kitty enjoys cooking. she likes to cook _(taste) meals at weekends.4. people like going horse _(ride) in inner mongolia.5. there _(be) a lot of traffic on the city roads, but it got better later.6. our school football team played _(bad) yesterday and lost the final.7. i think his advice is _(use), i dont want to take it.8. at the _(begin), mary didnt feel well.9. the class1, grade8 students _(plan) their class trip to the park now.10. during this _(year) reading week, i read the most books in my class.11. my story makes the little boy _(laugh) happily.12. in cooking lessons, i can learn how _(cook).13. our school life is different from _(they).14. laura is a true friend. she likes to keep secrets to _(she).15. the apples in the picture look like the real _(one).七、短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（请在答题卡上写出完整单词）（10分）the weekend i