江苏省启东市东海中学八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省启东市东海中学2014-2015学年八年级英语上学期期中试题一、听力（20分）第一部分 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。每段对话读两遍。 ( )1.what did amy do during her holiday? a. b. c. ( )2.where will the girl go this sunday? a. b. c. ( )3.what was the weather like last sunday? a. b. c. ( )4.what does li leis father do? a. b. c. ( )5.who is the youngest of all? a.liu tao b.ann c.peter( )6.whats wrong with tom? a.he is sleeping. b.he is ill in bed. c.he feels lonely.( )7.whats jim wearing? a.the school uniform. b.a brown jacket. c.a black coat.( )8.how was janes school trip? a.boring. b.tiring c.great.( )9.what is daniels favourite subject? a .english b. science c. maths( )10.where is peter now? a. in the playground. b. at home c. in a coffee shop. 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题。听第一篇对话,回答第11-12小题。( ) 11. what place are they going to visit?a. a school. b. xuanwu lake park. c. mochou lake park.( ) 12. when will they meet?a. at 8:00 a.m. b. at 7:00 a.m. c. at 7:30 a.m.听第一篇短文，回答第1315小题，短文读两遍，请根据短文内容,完成信息记录表。 marys family father a(an) 13_ short and fat with short black hair mother a nurse with long golden hair can14_ well sister 15 years old wears glasses and likes playing sports( ) 13. a. worker b. officer c. teacher( ) 14. a. play sports b .sing and dance c. sing and skate ( ) 15. a.14 b.16 c.18听第二篇短文，回答第1620小题，短文读两遍。( ) 16. what colour is curly? a. black b. brown c. blue.( ) 17.who does curly like running and playing with? a. the speaker. b. another dog. c. the speakers father.( ) 18. what did the speakers father ask curly to do with his coat one day? a.carry it. b.look after it. c. play with it.( ) 19.where did the speakers father put his coat? a.on curlys back. b.in the tree. c. under the tree.( ) 20. why did curly come late in the evening?a. because he was looking after the coat.b. because he was afraid of the speaker.c. because he was sleeping on the coat.二、单项选择题（10分）21. i think english is _ unimportant subject. i dont think so. it is _ useful tool when we talk with foreigners.a. a; an b. an; a c. a; a d. an; an22. not only english but also maths _ my favourite subject.a. is b. are c. be d. am23. theres a coffee shop on one side of the river and a restaurant on_. a. another b. any other c. the other d. the others24. _ the support of my teacher, i worked out the problem in the end.a. under b. on c. with d. for25. i dont know how to do it well. dont worry. here are some _.a. ropes b. tapes c. tipsd. hope 26. what else did the teacher say? -he advised us_ in the reading room. a. shout b. not shout c. dont shout d. not to shout27. its a pity that i can only live here for two days _. why not stay for another day? i know you have three days off.a. at first b. at lastc. at least d. at most28. you dont need to teach _ how to cook and sew. i can teach _. a. me, meb. myself, myselfc. my, myselfd. me, myself29. who did it better, bill or henry? i think bill did just _ henry.a. as well as b. as good as c. as better as d. more badly than30. nanjing isnt so large _ shanghai. but, its the second _ city in east china. a. like; largest b. as; largest c. like; large d. as; large31. people in the uk say holiday while people in the usa say_. a. movie b. fall c. vocation d. elevator32. homework do you want to have every day? half an hour of homework.a. how long b. how many c. how often d. how much33. _, it is important for him _ the meeting.a. instead of; to attendb. instead; to attendc. instead of; attendingd. instead; attending34. dont you think there are too many cars in our city？ i really think so. if there are people driving, there will be noise.a. less ;less b. fewer ; fewer c. less ; fewer d. fewer ; less35.miss. li, can i use your scissors?sure. but you _ give them back before the class. a. canb. mayc. mustd. would36. when will he _?he will _here at 4 p.m.a. get；reach b arrive at；arrive c arrive； get d. get to ；reach37. _ higher, and you will see the house.ok. a. if you stand b. to stand c. stanging d. stand38.tom always uses his new ipad.i know. and hes very _watching movies on it. a. afraid of b. good to c. crazy about d. famous for39. how wide is the golden gate bridge ? its . a. 90 feet wide b. 90-foot-wide c. 90 foot wide d.90-feet-wide40. please dont tell anybody about this, linda. .a.ok, i will b. no , i dont c. ok, i wont d. sorry to hear that三、完型填空（10分）last month, i visited new york city. it was my first time to go there, 41 before i went there, i studied a travel guide for a long time. my cousin told me it was 42 to visit new york during the christmas season. so i decided to visit the 43 when christmas came. my cousin lives in long island city, so i took an mia bus and then 44 to the underground to go to downtown manhattan. it 45 me almost two hours, but i didnt feel tired and i would never 46 the moment when i first walked up from the underground into manhattan. i enjoyed my first window shopping at fifth avenue (街). i saw a very big christmas tree with 47 all over it. it was very cold in new york in december, but when i saw the beautiful christmas tree with colourful lights, i was very excited and felt 48 . i also visited the statue of liberty. when i went to the 49 of the statue, i felt free and happy. i found the people 50 were just like ants. they were so small that i felt like a giant (巨人) myself. new york city is one of my favourite places. i will never forget my visit there.( ) 41. a. if b. but c. so d. or( ) 42. a. boring b. wonderful c. delicious d. beautiful( ) 43. a. country b. city c. town d. school( ) 44. a. flew b. changed c. moved d. began( ) 45. a. took b. spent c. cost d. made( ) 46. a. have b. rememberc. forgetd. receive( ) 47 a. cards b. presentsc. boxes d. lights( ) 48 a. cold b. cool c. warm d. hot( ) 49. a. front b. top c. end d. beginning( ) 50. a. belowb. aroundc. above d. beside四、阅读理解（15分） (a )house for sale red rose garden，pudong 3-storey（层） home，509 sqm（平方米） total land area，428.8 sqm built-in, 312.9 sqm garden. asking rmb13 million (usdl.57 million). mp:tel: 02158609228 fax: 02158609728job wantedcherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral english and putonghua. now i am working at an international trade (国际贸易) company in guangzhou. i am kind-hearted, hard-working and healthy, and would like part-time weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. if you are interested, please e-mail me at .beijing snow world ski park price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuanhour on weekdays and 70 yuanhour at weekends, 120 yuanfour hours on weekdays and 190 yuanfour hours at weekends. tel: 01069191617( )51.if an australian student wants to learn chinese，he or she can _.a. call 02158609228 b. fax 02158609728c. e-mail d. telephone )52.how many square meters is the garden of the house for sale? a. 509 sqm b. 428.8 sqm c. 312.9 sqm d. 741.7 sqm( )53.where is cherry working now?a. shanghai b. guangzhou c. beijing d. pudong( )54.if nick goes skiing in beijing snow world ski park，he has to pay more money on_than on tuesday.a. sunday b. friday c. wednesday d. monday( )55.if you want to ski for four hours on weekdays，how much money will you pay at least? a.208 yuan b. 200 yuan c. 138 yuan d. 280 yuan(b)you may feel curious(好奇的) about students in other countries: do they also have so much homework? what do they do in their free time?on april 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in china, japan, south korea and the us. it surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. you will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.who studies hardest? chinese students spend the most time studying. nearly half of chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. thats much more than students of the us(26.4%), japan(8.2%) and south korea(5.2%). who sleeps most often in class? japanese students fall asleep in class most often. about 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡) in class. in south korea is 32%; in the us, 21%; and 5% in china. south korean students dont like taking notes. about 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in japan(93%), china(90%) and the us (89%). who is the most distracted(分心的)? american students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they talk with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks(点心) in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(无关的) books in class. what do they do after school? in their free time, most chinese students study or surf the internet. most american students go out with their friends. most japanese students do physical exercises. most south korean students watch tv.( ) 56. in the report, who studies hardest?a. japanese students.b. chinese students.c. american students.d. south korean students.( ) 57. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. 93% japanese students like taking notes in class.b. most chinese students do physical exercises after class. c. 38.9% american students talk with friends in class.d. south korean students fall asleep in class most often.( ) 58. in china, how many students fall asleep in class?a. 45%. b. 32%. c. 21%. d. 5%.( ) 59. what do american students do in their free time?a. do physical exercises.b. study or surf the internet.c. watch tv.d. go out with friends.( ) 60. what is the article about?a. it is a report about the students lessons in four countries.b. it is an article about the students study and life in four countries.c. it is a story about students sports after class.d. it tells us that american students dont like studying.(c)you may know the english letters a, b and c. but do you know there are people called abcs? do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? how strange! abc means american-born chinese. an abc is a chinese, but was born in the united states. sometimes, people call an abc a “banana person”. a banana is yellow outside. so, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white insidethinking like a westerner and yellow outsidelooking like a chinese.usually, abcs know little about china or the chinese language. some of them dont speak chinese. but if abcs cannot speak chinese, can we still call them chinese people? yes, of course. they are overseas（海外的）chinese. these people may be citizens（公民）of another country like the us, canada or singapore. but they have chinese blood. their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from china. they all have black eyes and black hair.but they are not chinese citizens. they are people of the peoples republic of china. for example, we all know the famous scientist c. n. yang（杨振宁）. he got the nobel prize for physics in 1957. chinese people love him. but he is an american citizen.( )61.“abcs” in this passage means . a. three english lettersb. a kind of banana c. chinese born in americad. americans born in chin( )62.chinese in western countries are called “banana persons” because . a. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside b. they think like westerners but look like chinese c. they were born in china but go to study in america d. they like to eat bananas( )63.the underlined word “blood” may probably mean . a. 洪水b. 祖先c. 血统d. 身份( )64.which of the sentences is wrong about abcs? a. abcs may know little about china. b. they are overseas chinese. c. they may speak little chinese. d. they are chinese citizens.( )65.this passage mainly talks about . a. different kinds of bananasb. overseas chinese c. the nobel prized. the story of c.n. yang五、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)a)请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。66. my grandpa is (几乎) 90 years old now. he is in good health.67. that _ (可怕的) fire in jilin took place in 2013.68. thanks a lot for _(giving something to someone) me so much help.69. we will fly to hainan. im sure it will be a wonderful _(a long trip).70. he likes telling . nobody believes him.b)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 day correct far they climb 71. jack runs faster than i, but i jump _ than he.72. excuse me, would you please tell me those _ telephone numbers?73. if you answer all these questions _, youll be the winner.74. we can learn how to make a vegetable salad from the _ newspaper.75. at the dinner party, the children helped_ to much delicious food happily.c)请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺decorate worry mix not pull discuss 76. we cant wait _ the room with beautiful flowers.77. tom often_ the sugar with the coffee together.78. when something _me, i always went to my mum for help when i was young.79. the children the articles under the tree over there. why not join them?80. linda, _my coat heavily, will you?六、句型转换(5分) 请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。81. theyd better be patient with the little boy. (改为否定句) theyd better _ _ patient with the little boy. 82. shall we have a picnic at the weekend? (保持句意基本不变)_ _ having a picnic at the weekend?83. lucy will leave for london in three hours. (划线部分提问) _ _ will lucy leave for london?84. amy runs the fastest among all the students in her class. (改为同义句) amy runs than in her class.85. the number of the workers is 200 in the factory. (划线部分提问) _ the _ of the workers in the factory?七、短文填空（10分）根据上下文和所给的首字母，补全空格内的词，使短文通顺how to make a fruit saladthe next time you go to have a picnic, try bringing a fruit salad to share! how do you make a fruit salad? ok, i will have some tips f 86 you.first, go to the market and find some fruit in season. make sure its f 87 . and you should use fruit of different colours to make it look as g 88 as it tastes. for e 89 , if you mix red apples, green pears, purple grapes and orange oranges t 90 , your fruit salad will look c 91 . next, cut your fruit into small p 92 . turn on the water and wash everything well. f 93 , put some yogurt (乳酪) into your salad and taste it. its so easy, you hardly need any instruction to make this delicious food! but remember: prepare the fruit salad just b 94 youre going to eat it. some of the fruit will quickly turn brown when you l 94 it in the air for some time.86._ 87._ 88._ 89._ 90._91_ 92._ 93._ 94._ 95._ 八、任务型阅读 (5分) 阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。its really a miracle(奇迹)mr. clarke works in new york and brought his family to china. they visited many places of interest and had a good time here. before they left for shanghai, the clarkes climbed up the great wall. it was the greatest project about three thousand years ago. they took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. and when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find the bag and their expensive camera was in it. they were all sorry for it：they could buy another camera but had no time to go to the great wall again. they could not miss the plane!that evening they didnt have supper. mr. clarke hoped to make them happy and said, “well. let me tell you a story. an old man lived in a sixty-storey building. one day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. but he didnt hurt himself. ”“it was a miracle!” called out his children. “why?”“because he lived on the first floor!”they all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. they said a chinese boy found it under the big tr