江苏省南通市第二中学八年级英语下学期期中测试试题（无答案） 牛津版.doc

江苏省南通市第二中学2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中测试试题（无答案） 牛津版一. 听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） a. 听对话，选出与所听意思相符的图画或答案。每段对话听听两遍。1. which animal does the girl like best? a b c 2. what is the baby doing? a b c 3. how did mike go to the park yesterday?a b c 4. what is the matter with marry?a b c 5. what can be used to print the photos? a. a computer. b. a printer. c. a telephone. 6. how long has mikes father been in the usa? a. for four days. b. for two days. c. for three days. 7. when is the girls birthday? a. march 20. b. march 21. c. march 19. 8. how long will they work? a. two days and two nights. b. more than 48 hours. c. two nights. 9. what can we learn from the talk? a. the dog once went into the mans garden. b. the man is ready to give the dog some food. c. the man wants to catch the dog by himself. 10. how is tom? a. he is hungry. b. he is thirty. c. he lost something. b. 根据所听到的对话或独白，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第11-12题。听两遍。 11. if lily wants to see the knowledge of grammar, which icon should she click? a. notebook. b. pencil, c. mouth. 12. when lily clicks the mouth icon, what can she do? a. she can do the test of the grammar. b. she can practice the spoken english. c. she can do some exercise. 听下面一段对话，回答第13-15题。13. who lost the english book? a. nick b. sandy c. miss zhao. 14. who found the book? a. miss zhao. b. sandy. c. a man from beijing zoo. 15. what did nick do yesterday afternoon? a. he went to school. b. he went to library. c. he visited the zoo. 听下面一段独白，回答第16-20题。16. why did the old man feel very cold? a. because it was a cloudy and windy day. b. because it snowed. c. because he had travelled in the heavy rain. 17. why did the people in the restaurant run out? a. because they want to see the old man. b. because they want to see the special horse. c. because they had been told to do so. 18. in fact, what cant the horse do? a. the horse cant walk, speak or eat. b. the horse cant sing, dance or sleep. c. the horse cant sing, dance or eat fish. 19. who didnt run out? a. the old man. b. the waiter. c. a woman. 20. why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? a. because his horse liked eating fish. b. because he was cold. c. because he wanted to sit by the fire. 二、 选择填空 从下列每题所给的选项中选出一个最佳答案（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 21. where is your uncle now? i havent seen him these days. he_ to the earthquake area with his workmates. a. goes b. will go c. has been d. has gone 22. _? hes a tall man with short hair. a. how is he b. what does he like c. what is he d. what does he look like 23. come to our club tonight, and you will _ a cd. a. give b. giving c. be given. d. gave 24. there _many restaurants in town, but they _ eat the food there at first. a. used to have, didnt use to b. used to have, didnt used to c. used to be, didnt use to d. used to be, didnt used to 25. what are you going to do this weekend? i _ yet. a. havent decided b. wont decide c. have decided d. didnt decide 26. what do you think of the music ?it sounds_?i dont like it.a.good b. beautiful c. badly d.terrible27. he has been away _.a. since a month b. for a month c. for a month ago d. in a month28. if any accident _ here tomorrow, it will be very serious. a. happens b. will be happened c. will happen d. is happened 29. the computer game _ well and is sold out very soon. a. sells, b. sell c. is sold d. sold, 30. neither a boy nor a girl _ hawaii before in our class.a. have been to b. has been to c. have gone to d. has gone to31. _ do you write to your parents? every day. a. how long b. how soon c. how often d. how far 32. i can hardly hear the radio. would you please _. yes, of course. a. turn it on b. turn it down c. turn it off d. turn it up 33. would you mind moving the desk? _. i will do it right now. a. yes, i do b. no, i am not c. of course d. no, not at all 34. we spend much time _ english.a. read b. to read c. reading d. have read35. dad, i cant open my e-dictionary in my computer. you can _ the computer and try again. a. turn on b. restart c. start d. turn off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（共15分；每空1分，满分15分） the students in shanghai no. 3 girls high school have a flower-arrangement (插花) lesson every week. the course is the first of its kind among middle schools in shanghai. it helps the students to enjoy the 36 of flowers better. thats why the course has become very popular 37 the students. the teachers of the course are all specially trained(专门地培训). they are 38 at this art and work hard at passing on the skill39 students. so far, many students in the school have 40 a lot of prizes in this field. in order to further 41 the students skills, the teachers usually play 42 while students are arranging flowers. students are 43 with the music, and they 44 more good ideas for flower-arrangement. besides, the teachers45 teach the students other skills at the 46 time. for example, they ask the students to 47 compositions(作文) about flowers. in this way, students not only48 art education but also improve(提高) their writing skills. several months ago，some foreign teachers 49 the school. when they saw common flowers become more lively and meaningful, they were amazed and interested. they made videos and would play them in class for their own 50 after they returned home. 36. a. color b. beauty c. smell d. shape 37. a. between b. around c. among d. about 38. a. well b. nice c. great d. good 39. a. with b. for c. to d. in 40. a. beaten b. hit c. won d. struck 41. a. drop b. decide c. develop d. train 42. a. music b. games c. jokes d. sports 43. a. happy b. popular c. careful d. angry 44. a. think of b. run out of c. hold on d. put off 45. a. always b. never c. hardly d. seldom 46. a. different b. same c. another d. other 47. a. read b. play c. write d. work 48. a. get b. give c. make d. take 49. a. arrived b. went c. got d. visited 50. a. parents b. friends c. students d. classmates 四 阅读理解 阅读下列材料，根据材料内容选择最佳答案。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） a hong kong harbor cruise by night enjoy your wonderful dinner on the ferry(渡船) and see the fantastic city lights time: 7:00 p.m.10: 00 p.m. daily price: with dinner /without dinner adult: hk$300/ hk$120 child under 12: hk $210/ hk$84 start/stop: kowloon public pier (near star ferry pier) ticket office: star company(123 canton road) 51. the cruise(海上航游) will begin_. a. at seven in the morning b. at seven in the evening c. at ten in the morning d. at ten at night 52. the cruise will take_. a. 30 minutes b. 3 minutes c. 3 hours d. 120 minutes 53. mr. king will see_ during the cruise. a. trees b. buildings c. bridges d. fantastic city lights 54. people can buy tickets_. a. on the ferry b. at kowloon public pier c. at star ferry pier d. at 123 canton road 55. helen wants to have dinner on the ferry with her son, 14 and her daughter, 10. they should pay_. a. hk $ 810 b. hk$204 c. hk$324 d. hk$510 b are you a crazy chocolate fan? have you heard about hersheys kisses? do you love the movie charlie and the chocolate factory? if your answer was, yes, to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). i just went to the famous hershey chocolate factory! the other day we drove from washington dc to the small town of hershey, pennsylvania. when we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. the whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. the sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. there are even road signs that say things like, chocolate ave(大道) and cake st. as we were walking towards the park, jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. it is the biggest company that makes and sells chocolate in america, he started. i guess you get the chocolate in china, dont you? i nodded(点头) without thinking. how could i possibly not know those lovely little candies when ive been eating them all these years? jason went on, the factory first started on a small farm. it developed very fast. so they built this town for factory workers to live in. then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. isnt that cool? yes, a hundred times yes! i yelled (叫喊 )with delight. 56. what did the writer mainly talk about? a. her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory. b. what kind of chocolate she likes best. c. how chocolate is produced in the factory. d. why she likes chocolate so much. 57. what was the small town of hershey like? a. it was very beautiful. b. it was like a big city. c. it was very colorful. d. it was a theme park. 58. which of the following statements is true? a. hershey chocolate has not been introduced to china yet. b. hershey was a german company. c. hershey chocolate developed very fast. d. hershey chocolate first started on a big farm. 59. what does the underlined word mean? _. a. 乐队 b. 品牌 c. 一种 d. 帮派 60. what can we know from the writers answer to the guide? a. the writer had never heard about hershey chocolate. b. the writer didnt want to visit the factory any more. c. the writer had visited the factory before. d. the writer couldnt wait to visit the factory. c kelly christopher, a student at lutheran high school in california, us, loves oranges. one day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. its the first time in her 15 years shes picked fruit from trees. this is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket, said christopher. every time i eat an orange, ill remember this experience. christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at soil born farms. she volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in south land park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. now the fruit is donated to those who need it. it is good for many people, said randy stannard, who works for the project. the homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food. two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit, stannard said. in 2010, the number was 20,000. this year, soil born farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. they will harvest every weekend from january to april. shannon galloway, christophers science teacher, brought her students into the project this year. youre making use of a resource that might be wasted, she said. i think its meaningful to everyone. donato frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree. standing on the treetop is pretty cool, frazier said. i can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work. 61. christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _. a. have some fresh fruit for themselves b. make some money by selling fruit c. provide people with more healthy fruit d. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors 62. when was the project set up? a. in 2008. b. in 2009. c. in 2010. d. in 2011. 63. what will happen to the fruit if they dont help the homeowners pick it? a. the fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals. b. people who need the fruit will come to pick it. c. the fruit will be used as a resource for research. d. homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it. 64. what does the underlined word “mean? a. 资源 b. 调查 c. 对策 d. 娱乐 65. how do the students feel about their work? a. its interesting and easy. b. its meaningless and hard. c. its meaningful and exciting. d. its tiring and boring. 第卷 非选择题（共60分）五、词汇（共15题；每小题1分，共15分）a根据题中空格后的文字提示，英文释义或首字母，写出句子所缺单词。66. peter fell off the ladder yesterday. l_, he didnt hurt himself.67. mr wu _ (邀请) me to join in their trip yesterday.68. over work will be _ (bad for) to your health.69. the audience couldnt help_(鼓掌) their hands when the host appeared at the show.70. the mouse doesnt work. please _(start an engine again) the computer.b. 根据句意从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 honest hope include he e-dictionary71. there are some _in our library. we can use them there.72. he was taught english all by _.73. its _ to get even one ticket .i think we should go back.74. it a famous theme park,_ four different parts.75. the little boy is _to his classmates, so nobody likes him.c. 根据句意从方框中选用合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。wave watch die rain come 76. dont go out, boy. it _now.77. pingping says he _ back tonight.78. the students _to the singer while she was singing.79. mary with her parents _tv at home every weekend. 80. my grandfather _ for ten years.六、句型转换.（共5题；每小题1分，共5分）81. they have already gone to school. (改为一般疑问句) _they gone to school _ ?82. my uncle left his home town three months ago. (保持句意基本不变) my uncle has _ _ from his home town for three months.83. he has never been to beijing before. (改为反意疑问句) he has never been to beijing before _ _?84. bob planted ten trees yesterday. (改为被动态) ten trees _ _ by bob yesterday.85. his family have owned this land since five years ago. (画线部分提问)_ has owned this land _ five years?七、缺词填空 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。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） are you able to send a letter with pictures and sounds to someone anywhere in the world without putting a stamp on it? w 86 e-mails you can do that. using a c 87 you can send e-mails quickly and easily. the post is much s 88 than e-mail. e- mails can send the message to the other s 89 of the world in seconds. e-mail is easy to use and it s 90 time and money. the differences in time in different parts of the world do not matter w 91 to send e-mails. i