江苏省苏州市吴江区青云中学八年级英语上学期期中测试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省苏州市吴江区青云中学2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中测试试题 牛津版听力部分（15分）a. 根据所听到的内容选择合适的应答句。（听两遍）（5分） ( ) 1. a. very interesting b. yes, i agree. c. my pleasure( ) 2. a. yes, please. b. yes, we do c. yes, wed love to. ( ) 3. a. she likes singing. b. she doesnt like anything. c. shes friendly and polite.( ) 4. a. you are a good student. b. you are so kind to do so. c. really? tell me more. ( ) 5. a. 20 minutes b. 20 kilos. c. 20 kilometres.b. 听短文，根据短文内容填空。（短文听两遍）（5分）information sheet6. i made a new dress for my younger sister before _ day.7. before the dress was finished, i made some _ .8. that was the _ dress that i made.9. it took me _ hours to make the new dress.10. my sister was very _ in her new dress.c. 听短文，选择正确答案。(听两遍)（5分）( )11what does tom often do after school?a. he does his homework. b. he watches tv. c he goes out to play.( )12how old is tom this year? a. eleven. b. nine. c. ten.( )13how did toms parents begin to feel at about 7? a. happy b. surprised. c. worried. ( )14who did toms parents ask for help at last? a. their neighbours. b. the police. c. the teacher.( )15tom _when his parents went out to look for him.a. was watching tv upstairs at home.b. was making a birthday cake in the kitchen. c. was playing in the garden with other boys.笔试部分（85分）一、选择最佳答案。（15分）( ) 1. the second-hand car is much _ than that new one. a. cheap b. cheaper c. dear d. dearest( ) 2 help _ to some juice, boys and girls. thanks. a. himself b. yourselves c. yourself d. themselves( )3. each student should listen to the teacher carefully . a. over class b. in class c. in classroom d. after class ( ) 4. - how did you make her ? a. to stop crying b. to stop cry c. stop crying d. stop to cry ( ) 5. - does kate live from her office?its half an hours walk . ahow long bhow often c. how far d. what time ( ) 6. millie often helps sandy her physics, and she also shares his school things her. a. to, to b. with, to c. with, with d. to, with ( )7._ go fishing with me this afternoon? a.why dont b.why not you c.why not d.why do you( )8.-please show me your new photos. -ok.i will _them here tomorrow. a.take b.catch c.bring d.carry( )9.han han is one of _ teenager writers today. a.more famous b.much famous c.the most famous d.famous( )10. _ any noises！the baby is sleeping. a. makeb. not makec. no maked. dont make( )11. something _ when they built the bridge. a. cut outb. went wrong c. tidied upd. made a mistake( ) 12. -_? -hes friendly and helpful. he often helps me with my homework. a. whats he likeb. what does he like c. what is he look liked. what does he look like( ) 13. -would you please not smoke here? look at the sign. - _. a. no, i will b. yes, i willc. sorry, i will d. sorry, i wont( ) 14we will have 7 days_ during national day arest bleave choliday doff( ) 15i_ any helpi do it myself aneednt bdont need cneednt to ddidnt need二、完形填空（10分）look at your hands. what can you do 1 them? jia zhichao, 12, uses his to make beautiful music on the piano. later this month, his hands 2 him to the robert schumann university of music (舒曼高等音乐学院) in duesseldorf, germany. he will be the 3 student ever at the university. the school is more than 100 years old!“its 4 a good chance for me. i can study in a country that has a lot of great musicians ,” he said. jia loves to work hard. he doesnt even get 5 when he sits and plays the piano for nine hours! “i just want to play and enjoy 6 all the time ” , he said. “its not hard if you like it.”jias teacher, huang peiyu, said hes been a good student. “he has an open mind and likes making friends. so its 7 for him to understand music. he really puts his feelings into it when he plays.” even though hes special, in many ways jia is like 8 kids. he likes sports, and hes a harry potter fan. he also likes jay chous songs.hes now learning german(德语). his father will go with him to 9 , but his mother will stay in china. jia said he cant help being a little sad.“ i might cry, but then ill go on to work hard. im not afraid.”he also has some words for teens readers: “let music be your best friend. youll get a lot of _10_ from it!”( )1a. on b. with c. by d. use( )2a. will bring b. will carry c. will send d. will take( )3a. oldest b. youngest c. shortest d. cleverest ( )4a. true b. such c. very d. real( )5a. happy b. excited c. bored d. interested( )6a. me b. himself c. herself d. myself( )7a. difficult b. easy c. right d. easily ( )8a. the others b. another c. other d. others( )9a. america b. china c. germany d. england( )10a. fun b. money c. idea d. prizes三、阅读理解。（20分）（a）about libirthday: february 26, 1982birthplace: wuhan, hubeiheight: 172cmweight: 65kg “my dream has come true. i have always wanted to be a grand slam champion (大满贯冠军).” these are the words of chinese tennis player li na after she became the first asian woman to win a grand slam final in the french open on june 4, 2011.“people were saying im getting old. so this is a great success for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.miss li has a tattoo (纹身). she has dyed her hair many different colors. and, at the 2008 beijing olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they got too noisy in their support.li na was born in wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6. she once said: “as a child, i felt sad because every day i had to wake up early to practice. after school i had to practice more. i didnt have time to play.”luckily, the strong girl didnt give up, and finally made history for chinese tennis time after time. now the new champion is already thinking about winning another grand slam title. “when you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition (雄心).“chinese people are so lacking in confidence(缺乏信心) on the tennis court. if there is a person like me who can prove(证明) we chinese can do it, the other young players in china will feel the same,” she said. ( )1. the underlined word “dyed” here means “_” in chinese. a. 理发 b. 洗烫 c. 梳理 d.染色( )2. which of the following is wrong about li na? a. li na took part in the 2008 beijing olympics. b. li na said she lacked confidence on the tennis court. c. li na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis. d. li na has already won a grand slam champion.( )3. the passage mainly tells us _. a. something about tennis b. the grand slam champion li na c. the chinese people and tennis d. something about how to play tennis( 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 too 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.( ) 4. 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.( ) 5. 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 )the workers brought the girl to the orphanage (孤儿院) but they knew little about her. they found her in a street. and she had lived in streets for many years. her parents were unknown. they left her long ago. at the orphanage, the girl was taught to read and write like all the children there. while she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something elseto be independent(独立). at twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began to work as a secretary(秘书). and then, in 1975, while she was still working as a secretary, something special happened. she took part in the miss hong kong competition and won it. this changed her life. now her name, mary cheung, was known to everybody. mary joined in the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. first she went into television and then into business as a manager. when she was working as a manager, she had problems with her reports. “my english just wasnt good enough. ” she says. luckily, she had a boyfriend to help her. mary studied management(管理) at a hong kong university and finished her study in 1980. she started her own business in 1985. since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). she was very busy. however, she still found time to work on tv, write for newspapers and support her family. the girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet. () 6before mary cheung was brought to the orphanage, _. a. she had lived with her parents b. she had lived in streets for many years. c. the workers knew her well. d. she had learned to write and read by herself. （）7the sentence orphanage girls could be something. means that orphanage girls could be_. a. popular and successful(成功) b. understood by others c. miss hong kongd. beautiful（）8when did her life change completely?a. in 1987. b. in 1985. c. in 1980. d. in 1975. （）9this passage probably comes from_. a. a newspaperb. a science magazine c. a history textbookd. an advertisement（）10according to the passage, which of the following is true?a. all the children at the orphanage disliked mary. b. mary was not happy working as a secretary. c. marys boyfriend was good at english. d. marys life in the orphanage was difficult.四、句型转化。（5分）1. would you like to wait for a moment?(改为祈使句） _1_ _2_ a moment ,please.2. amy runs the fastest among all the students in her class. (改为同义句) amy runs 3 than 4 5 6 in her class. 3. i have more orange juice than betty. (改为同义句) betty 7 8 orange juice than me. 4. daniel spends about an hour playing computer games and playing chess. (就划线部分提问) 9 10 does daniel spend playing computer games and playing chess. 五、根据句意和中文提示写出单词的正确形式。（10分）1. max has a good sense of ( 幽默), and he is good at telling jokes. 2. the spacemen of china are becoming the _(英雄）of teenagers.3. he finished his college, and he would like to go abroad to get _ study4. my watch doesnt work. i want to r_ it at once.5. the c_ of the book looks beautiful. xiao ming wrote his name on it.6. her daughter is a(n) _ (积极的) member of the club.7. the _(模型) look like the real ones.8. my brother wants to be a _ (社会的) worker.9. laura is a lovely girl with _ (微笑) eyes.10. _(幸运), the 14-year-old girl was saved by the people during the air crash.六、翻译句子。（10分）1. 昨天你为什么不出席那次重要的会议？ _2. 我们的语文老师建议我们花更多的时间朗读。 _3我们的教室没有他们的干净。 _4. 你最好不要在这段时间期间外出。 _5. 北京是一个有着很多名胜的美丽城市。 _七、作文。（15分）假设你有一个好朋友叫tom，请你根据以下提示，介绍你的这位朋友。tomappearance（外貌）又高又壮，戴眼镜nationality（国籍）加拿大（canada）personalities and advantages（个性及特长）慷慨；乐于助人（请举一例）喜欢读书，在“读书周”活动读书最多；喜欢旅游，到过很多地方。有很多朋友。会做很多diy的工作，上周他独自给sandy做了一张上面有玫瑰花的生日卡片和一个水果沙拉。shortcomings(缺点)吃太多零食；花钱过多suggestions（建议）要求：1. 须包含以上所有提示，可适当发挥； 2. 词数：80词左右，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。i have a good friend named tom._英语期中考试听力材料及答案听力部分a根据所听到的内容选择合适的应答句。(听两遍)（5分）1. i think swimming is not as interesting as hiking.2. would you like to have some milk?3.whats your cousin like?4.i read an article about rocky mountain high school on the internet.5.how far does daniel live from his school? bacccb. 听短文，根据短文内容填空。（短文听两遍）(5分) childrens day is coming. i decided to make my younger sister a new dress. so i bought some cloth. then i designed a new style and made the dress according to it. after making some mistakes, a new beautiful dress was on the bed. how excited i was！that was the first dress that i made. and it only took me two hours. when i gave it to my si