江苏省如皋市东部共同体八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省如皋市东部共同体2012-2013学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版（试卷分值：100分 考试时间：100分钟）第卷（选择题 共60分）一、 听力（共20题，计20分）( ) 6. where are they talking?a. in the classroom. b. in the dining room c. in the playground( ) 7. where will amy go before she goes home? a. the reading club. b. the library. c. her friends home.( ) 8. whos suzys friend?a. jack b. simon c. amy( ) 9. would the girl like to lend cd to the boy?a. yes, she would like to. b. no, she wouldnt like to. .c. no, she would like to.( ) 10. what do we know about the bag?a. it is too heavy. b. there are some toys in it. c. jane can carry it.a 听对话或独白，选出正确答案。读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11、12题。 ( ) 11. what is sarah like? a. she is pretty, honest and hard-working. b. she is pretty, cheerful and easy-going. c. she is pretty, friendly and polite. ( ) 12. what would she like to be in the future? a. a youth worker. b. a social worker. c. a factory worker.听第二段材料，回答第1315题。placethe students will go to 13 tomorrow.transportthey will go there 14 .weatherit is 15 tomorrow.( ) 13. a. the palace museum. b. the great wall c. the summer palace ( ) 14. a. by bike. b. by bus. c. by car ( ) 15. a. cloudy. b. rainy. c. sunny.听第三段材料，回答第1620题。 ( ) 16. how many students are there in sunshine secondary school? a. 158. b. 1,200. c. 3,500. ( ) 17. whose school is bigger? a. daniels. b. johns. c. the speakers. ( ) 18. what do the students in johns school do every friday afternoon? a. have a meeting. b. have a ball match. c. have classes. ( ) 19. what does john sometimes do after class? a. he sometimes does the housework. b. he sometimes goes to the clubs. c. he sometimes does his homework. ( ) 20. why does the speaker think his school life is less interesting? a. because there are more weeks off in the summertime. b. because there are fewer classes in a day. c. because he cant go to the clubs.二、 单项选择（共15题，计15分）21.what honest boy! and he is best student of all. a .a; a b .an; the c. a; the d. the; the 22. of the two t-shirts，id choose the _one to save some money for a book a. cheapest b. cheaper c. more expensive d. most expensive23. _ your geography book here tomorrow. dont leave it at home again. _ .a take; no, i dont b. take; no, i wont c. bring; no, i dont d. bring; no, i wont24. were your parents at home last night? no. we _ went to grandmas birthday party. a. both b. none c. neither d. all25. i will give you some nice picture books. good. the _, the _. a more; better b many; good c most; best d much; worse26. when the man walked _ the library, he found a cat at the corner.a. pass b. past c. passed d. by27. walking there more time than driving there.a. takes b. costs c. has d. will be28. you need _ fit. a. exercise keeping b. to exercise to keep c. exercising keeping d. to exercise keeping29. you may watch tv this evening, _ you must finish your homework first.a. so b. or c. and d. but30. you look nice _ this fur coat, but i dont think it looks _ me.a.on, nice on b. in, lovely in c. in, lovely on d. in, beautifully on31. do you write a report _ an animal _ danger for the club? a. about; on b. on; in c. to; from d. in; with 32. .we can see _ and _ in australia.a. sheeps, kangarooes b. sheep, kangaroo c. sheep, kangaroos d. sheeps, kangaroo33.i never know this he tells me.a .after b. when c. while d . until34. the desk is made_ wood and the wine(酒) is made_ rice. a. of, of b. from, from c. of, from d. from, of35. i dont want to watch tv this evening. ill listen to music _. a. instead of b. also c. too d. instead三、完形填空（共10题，计10分）when millie got up this morning, it was a beautiful spring day. she saw 36 clouds far away, but she didnt think about them. she got her dog, eddie, and put him in the car. then she drove out into the country 37 a picnic with her dog.an hour later, the wind began to blow and it turned 38 . millie and eddie were warm from running, so they werent cold. then when eddie 39 with the ball, millie saw snowflakes ( 雪花 ) in the sky. she called eddie, picked up the picnic things and got back in the car. as she was driving home, the snow became 40 . soon all millie could see was white all round 41 . the road became slippery ( 滑的 ) and she had to drive very 42 . then the car hit into a piece of ice and it went around in circles . it went down a hill and finally stopped.millie reached over for eddie. he was shaking because he was cold, 43 he was ok. she got her mobile phone and asked for 44 . at last, the police 45 them. next time millie will listen to the weather report before going for a picnic.( ) 36. a. little b. a little c. a few d. much( ) 37. a. on b. for c. with d. in( ) 38. a. warm b. hot c. cold d. cool( ) 39. a. play b. playing c. is playing d. was playing( ) 40. a. larger and larger b thinner and thinner c. smaller and smaller d heavier and heavier( ) 41. a him b. us c. her d himself( ) 42. a slowly b. easily c. carelessly d. happily( ) 43. a. and b. or c. but d. so( ) 44. a. helping b. helped c. help d. helps( ) 45. a. shouted b. hit c. ran d. saved四、阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共15题，计15分）（a） guitar player wanted are you a lover of music? can you play the guitar? can you sing or dance? welcome to our sunshine rock band. please call mike at 5487-6598 or send an e-mail to . hot club do you like to play table tennis? do you want to play it well? mr. zhang is a good teacher. you can come here every saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30. telephone: 8665-7868 address: room 105, lantian hotel swimmer wanted can you swim? do you like children? can you teach them to swim on sundays? come and join us. call joe at 8472-9999 for more information. summer job do you like to talk with people? do you like to write stories? would you like to work for a magazine? then come and work as a reporter. please call kate at 5561-8823.（ ）46you dont have to be able to do it if you want to join the sunshine rock band. what is it? a. playing the guitar b. singing c. dancing d. painting（ ）47. who can teach you to play table tennis? a. mike b. joe c. mr. zhang d. kate（ ）48if you want to learn to play table tennis, you can go to lantian hotel on_. a. saturdays b. sundays c. mondays d. fridays （ ）49if you want to work as a reporter, you can call_。 a. 5487-6598 b. 8665-7868 c. 8472-9999 d. 5561-8823（ ）50the ads may be from_。 a. a newspaper b. a storybook c. an art book d. a science book（b） vanilla is my best friend. she is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. but she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses. one day, though, i nearly ended our friendship. i remember that day clearly. we were sitting in class. the teacher was giving us our results for a chinese test. i had done badly. i felt so sad that i wouldnt talk to anyone. at lunchtime, i even stayed in the classroom alone. suddenly, i heard a voice. it was vanilla. “you look very unhappy,” she said. “whats wrong?” i looked up at her, but said nothing. i knew vallina had got a good mark in the test. i thought she was making fun of me. i stayed silent(沉默), but vallina didnt go away. she kept asking me questions: “is it because of the exam? do you want me to show you the right answers?” i looked away from her. when i looked up again, vanilla had gone. and so had my exam paper! i didnt know what to do. i looked everywhere for me paper, but couldnt find it. in the afternoon, vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. i looked at it and got a big surprise. vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. my face went red. vanilla had been trying to help me all along. how mean i had been to her when she was being so nice. i wanted to hug （拥抱）her, but all i did was to hold her hands and say, “thank you.” that afternoon, vanilla and i walked home together. i felt so happy that i had to thank her again. we were still best friends. ( )51. the sentences “ but she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” really means _. a. she doesnt want others to see her eyes b.there is something wrong with her eyesc. she likes to wear dark glasses d. she is often shy ( )52. the writer felt sad because _ in the chinese test. a. she got a good mark b. vanilla had done better than her c. she didnt have a good mark d. the teacher was angry with her ( ) 53. vanilla really came to the writer to _. a. make fun of her b. find out what had happened to her c. help her d. show her the right answers( ) 54. vanilla left the writer because she _. a. wanted to write the right answers for the writerb. didnt know what to do to help her friend c. was angry with the writerd. wanted to go home for lunch( )55. which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”? a. saying “hello” to. b. seeing me off. c. laughing at. d. looking after. (c)can dolphins talk? maybe they cant talk with words, but they talk with sounds. they show their feelings with sounds. dolphins travel in a group. we call a group of fish a “school”. they dont study, but they travel together. dolphins are mammals（哺乳动物）, not fish, but they swim together in a school. dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school. they give information. they tell when they are happy or sad or afraid. they say“welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school. they talk when they play. they make a few sounds above water. they make many more sounds under water. people cant hear these sounds because they are very, very high. scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium.(an aquarium is a zoo for fish.) people can watch the dolphins in a show. dolphins dont like to be away from their school in an aquarium. they are sad and lonely.there are many stories about dolphins. they help people. sometimes they save somebodys life. dolphin meat is good, but people dont like to kill them. they say that dolphins bring good luck. many people believe this.（ ）56. a school of dolphins means_.a. a zoo for dolphinsb. a show by dolphinsc. a group of dolphins d. a library of dolphins（ ）57. a dolphin feels _in an aquarium.a . afraidb. happy with people watching them c.lucky d. sad and lonely （ ）58. which sentence is true?a. dolphins talk with words.b. dolphins always bring good luck.c. dolphins make more sounds above water.d. dolphins cant breathe（呼吸） under the water.（ ）59. people cant hear the dolphins sounds because they are .a. low b. high c. soft d. quiet( )60. from the passage we know_.a. dolphins travel together.b. dolphins talk with words when they play.c. dolphins like to live in aquariums.d. all people want to catch dolphins and eat them.第卷（非选择题 共40分）五、词汇（共15题，计15分）a.根据句意和中、英文提示写出单词的正确形式。61.many_（登山者）will take part in the coming climbing competition.62.my father is good at cooking _(tasty)food.63.his grandfather was ill yesterday but this morning he felt even .64. many people lost their in the big fire in 1970.65.its necessary for us to (keep somebody/something safe from danger )wild animals.b. 根据句意用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 leaf you high follow win66.do you know the of the tall building?67.help to some soup，bob.68.is he one of _ in the competition?69.giant pandas like eating bamboo shoots and 70.can you read the words ? c. 用所给动词的正确形式填空 (共5分)prepare not watch chat wait have71.if it is fine tomorrow, jack _ a picnic .72.where is jack? he with his friends _ an important meeting. 73.i usually met my friends on weekend and had a great time_ with each other. 74.hurry up! dont keep your mother_75.my mother asks me _ tv too much.六、句型转换（共五题，计5分）76.it took me about one hour to do my homework last monday. (改为同义句) i _ about one hour _ my homework last monday.77 if you are quick, you will get to school on time. (改为同义句) quick, youll be late for school. 78.the giant panda is 100 kilograms (划线部分提问) is the giant panda.79.we won the match at last because we worked hard. (改为同义句) we won the match at last _ _ our hard working.80.the news is very good. (改为感叹句) _ _ news it is!七、短文首字母填空（共5空，计5分）i read an article about london in a m 81 yesterday.london is one of the c 82 with a long history in britain. it is also the biggest city in europe. you can find some of the best theatres of the world there, such as the national theatre, the national gallery(画廊) and so on. you may visit many places of i 83 there. most of the old and f 84 buildings are on the n 85 bank of the river thames. on the south bank, there are some fine modern buildings.if you want to know the people there better, you should learn more about the history and the culture as well.八、任务型阅读 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。（共5题，计5分）there is a family of ants close to my house, but i dont know when they came here.they work hard all day long cleaning their house and looking for food outside. there is not a lazy one in their family. the