江苏省盐城东台市唐洋镇中学八年级英语上学期期中模拟试题（八）（无答案） 牛津版.docVIP

江苏省盐城东台市唐洋镇中学2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中模拟试题（八） 牛津版一、选择正确答案 (20分)( )7,we have two cats. _ is black and _ is white.a. one, one b. one, other c. one, the other d. one, another( )8,the foreigners are playing games _. they feel very _.a. happy,happily b. happy, happy c. happily,happy d. happily,happily( )9.i dont like learning english grammer, its very _.a. bored b. boring c. bore d. interesting( )10._honest boy tim is !a.what a b. how a c. what an d. how an( )11,toms hair is too long. he needs _ it short. a. cut b. to cut c. cutting d. cuts( )12.hold on to your dreams, _they come true one day.a. so b. or c. but d. and( )13,dont forget _off the lights when you leave the room.a. to turn b. turning c. turn d. turned( )14.there are some tall trees _our classroom.a. in the front of b. in front of c. in the front d. at the back( )15.students usually _ home at 5,30 p.m.a. get to b. reach to c. arrive at d.arrive( )16.-how many students are there in your school? - _the students in our school _ over 2,000.a. the number of , is b. the number of, are c. a number of , is d. a number of, are( )17.the city will have _trees and _pollution.a. more, lot b. less, fewer c. more , less d. less , less( )18,when did you finish _ the book ? areading b.to read c.read d. reads( )19.sandy is _ i , so she sits in front of me.a.taller than b. as tall as c. not as tall as d. the tallest( )20. _ is another way of saying “fall”. a. winter b. summer c. spring d. autumn二、完型填空 (10分)in 1608, an englishman named thomas coryate traveled in italy. he liked the country and 1 down everything interesting .but he found one thing 2 interesting than the others. in his diary he wrote” 3 the italias eat meat, they use small forks.they dont eat with their hands because , as they say, people do not always have 4 hands. before he went back to england , thomas bought a few 5 . at home thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. when the steak(牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to 6 the steak as the italians did in italy. his friends were 7 when they saw this. he told them what the fork was. they all said that italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. thomas tried to prove（证实） that his friends were 8 , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. but the first 9 of meat he took with the fork fell onto the floor. his friends began to 10 at him and he had to take the fork away. people in england began to use forks only fifty years later.( )1a. broke b. wrote c. went d. calmed ( )2.a, less b. mush c. even d. more ( )3.a.why b. when c.which d. where ( )4.a.clean b. big c. dirty d. safe( )5.a.knives b.dishes c. forks d. plates( )6. a. use b. eat c.make d. cut( )7.a.worried b. bored c. tired d.surprised( )8.a.honest b.correct c. wrong d.clever( )9.a. piece b. kilo c. pound d. packet( )10.a.scream b. look c. shout d.laugh三、阅读理解 (20分)around eyes, round head, round ears, round body. what is this lovely little animal? he looks like a bear. but he is not a bear. he is a koala.people in australia love koalas and take care of them. they have set up places for them to live safely. no one can kill them for their pretty fur. when a koala is born, he has no fur. and he is not as big as your little toe. the mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. the baby goes into the warm pocket. there he stays for six months.when the baby leaves the pocket, he has much fur.and he is about as big as your shoe. he climbs to his mothers back. he rides there while she teaches him how to find food. mrs koala is a loving mother. she takes good care of her baby. but when he is bad, she beats(揍) him.the baby cries just as a small child does. if he keeps on crying, his mother beats him again. when he stops crying, she takes him in her arms. and then they both go to sleep for a while.the koala could not live without a special kind of tree. the tree gives him both his home and his food. for most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree.at night the koala looks for food. he may go miles to find it. he likes only the bark（树皮，茎） and the leaves of the tree. he eats nothing else. and he eats more than two pounds each night.how lovely the koalas really are ! ( ) 1. people in australia_.a. keep koalas in their homes b. put koalas in the treec.set up places for koalas to live safely d. raise baby koalas in their pockets( )2.after he is born, the baby koala lives in his mothers pocket_.a.for six days b. for six months c. for a night d. all his life( )3.what does the mother koala usually do when her baby is bad?a.she takes him in her pocket b. she keeps her on her back.c.she makes him cry. d. she beats him.( )4.koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because_.a.they have to keep cool under the tree b. they eat the fruit on the treec.they stay in the tree all the time d. they live in the tree and get food from it( )5.what is the passage mainly about?a.how people in australia protect koalas. b. lovely koalas in australia.c. koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.d. the way mother koalas take care of their babies.brobert is sixteen now. hell finish middle school in two years. his father has a shop and makes much money. he hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. but the young man likes to play cards. he has to go out when his parents fall aseelp.one night,when robert came back home ,his father happened to see him . the old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. robert has to go up and down quietly. of course it troubles him . he thought and thought but didnt find a way.last evening, robert listened carefully. and he was sure that his parents went to sleep. then he went out to play cards with his friends. he won some money and was happy. after he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. suddenly he heard a noise in his fathers bedroom. he stood behind the door and saw a man come out. he understood that the man was a thief. he stopped him at once. the man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room. “tell me how you didnt wake my parents up,”said robert.” or i will take you to the police station.”( )6. roberts father makes him work hard at his lessons to _.a. catch up with his calssamates b. be a good helper when he finishes middle schoolc. study in a college d. work in his shop( )7. robert has to go out at night because_.a.his friends are busy in the day b. he can play cards when his parents fall asleepc. he cant win and money in the daytime d. his parents let him do so after they go to sleep( )8. roberts parents live downstairs because_.a.they are old b.their son doesnt like any noisec.the young man likes to live in the quiet room d.they can hear if their son goes out( )9.robert listened carefully because he wanted to know_.a. if his parents went to sleep b.if he woke his parents upc.if it was raining outside d.if someone came in( )10.robert wanted_.a.to stop playing cards b. to know how to win more money c.to learn how the thief couldnt wake his parents up d.the thief to teach him how to steal四、词汇（15分）a.根据首字母或汉语提示完成下列各句。(6分)1. he was a_ to swim when he was five years old.2. workers and students in china have two days o_ every week.3. could you give me some _(建议) on it?4. fei junlong is one of the greatest _ (英雄)in china.5. every day we have after-school _ (活动).6. kitty taught _ (她自己) how to make a home page.b用所给单词的正确形式填空。(9分)7. yesterday i took a trip to the park and went p_ the zoo.8. there are many _ (build) on both side of the street.9. they often go _ (boat) in the river.10. at the _ (begin) ,there was too much traffic on the road yesterday.11. she planned _ (visit) the monument to the peoples heroes.12. school life is just like _ (watch) tv13. next sunday we will have a _ (drive) lesson.14. we students should practice_ (speak) english every morning.15. there is _ (little) milk in the glass than in the bottle.五、任务型阅读（10分）long long ago, there lived two animals- a cat and a monkey. one day the monkey found some chestnuts (栗子)in a fire. he wanted to eat but was afraid of burning his hand. so he took the cat to the fire and said, “cat, my dear friend, your paws are made just like mans hands. you are the only one who can take the nuts from the fire. why not try it?”the cat was flattered(奉承) by the monkey. she was willing to do anything for him. so she put out her paw and began to take the nuts out of the fire. she burned her paw each time she took a nut out.“is, hands, to, fine, like, it, have, how, a, man!” said the monkey. “try to get some more. well share them.” so the cat went on taking more and more chestnuts out of the fire. but when at last she turned for her share of the nuts, she found that the money had eaten them all.this is how the term “cats paw” has come into use.1. why didnt the monkey take the chestnuts himself? _.2. the cat was_ to help the monkey because she was_ by the monkey. (每空一词)3. 将处翻译成中文。_4. 将处连词成句。_5. the term “cats paw” means_. a. 猫爪子 b. 傀儡 c. 热于助人的人 d. 阿谀奉承的六、短文填空 （10分）once there was an old man in a town. he always f_1_ a lot ofthings. so his wife always had to say to him, “dont forget this!” one day he went on a long trip (旅行 )a_2_ before heleft home, his wife said, “now you