江苏省张家港市八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省张家港市2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版（时间：100分钟 总分：130分）听力部分 （ 本大题共20 分，每小题1分 ）一、听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。( ) 1. which picture are they talking about? a b c( )2.whats marys dream work?( )3which clock is the girls? ()4. . whats the weather like today? a. b. c. ( )5what does mary often do to help her mother? a. she often helps her mother to cook meals. b. she often helps her mother with the washing. c. she often helps her mother to clean the house.( ) 6 .hows jim? a hes ok. b hes ill. c hes returned home.( ) 7 .what would the woman like? a .tea. b. juice. c .coffee with milk.( ) 8 . what do you think of the woman? a. she likes cleaning the windows. b. she doesnt like reading newspapers. c. she doesnt like sports.( ) 9. what does the woman mean?a. the exam will be easy for her. b. the exam is not important for her.c. she hasnt prepared for the exam yet. ( )10. how much should the man pay for the ticket？ a 64 yuan . b 72 yuan c 96 yuan二、听下面几段对话或短文，每段对话或短文后有几个小题，从题中a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或短文读两遍。听第1段材料，回答第11至12题。( ) 11 where is the man going? a the railway station. b the clock tower. c the park.( ) 12 why cant the man find the place? a this is his first time to visit the place. b the railway station is still next to the clock tower. c things have changed a lot over the years.听第2段材料，回答13至15题。( )13. what are they talking about? a. jims school. b. the weather. c. jims trouble.( )14. where are they talking? a. in a factory. b. at the doctors c. in the teachers office.( )15. whats the matter with jim? a. hes got a cold. b. hes got a toothache. c. hes got a stomachache.听第3段材料，回答16至20题。16. mr brown told his son that _. a. he would be away from home for four days b. he would be back in seven days c. he would be back in a month17. mr brown wrote the words down on _. a. the door b. a piece of paper c. his sons pocket18. a man came to visit the boys father on_. a. the second day b. the third day c. the fifth day19. the man was very surprised because _. a. he thought the childs father was dead b. the child didnt ask him to sit down c. the child gave him a cup of tea20. what was burnt? _. a. the piece of paper b. mr smith c. the boy书面部分（共110分）一、单项填空 (本大题共15分，每小题1分)( )1. - do you like _three-d film? - yes, it was like _magic. a. the; b.;a c. the; the d. a; the( )2. -you are leaving your school. how do you like it? -very much, of course, i _ this school since i moved here. a. have come to b. have gone to c. have been to d. have been at( )3. the books written by thomas _outthey _ well awere selling；are sold bhave sold；are sold chas been sold；sell dwere sold；sold( )4. they have _ _for about ten years.a. bought the house b. left here c. lived there d. gone there( )5. mum, have you seen my mobile phone?_you bought last week? im sorry i havent seen _.a. one ; it b. the one ; it c. one ; one d. the one ; one( )6. many students are made _what theyre not _. a. to learn, interested b. to learn, interested in c. learn; interested d. learn, interested in( )7. -look at the boy running on the playground. is it david? -it _ _ be him. i saw him go to the teachers office just now. a. mustnt b. cant c. couldnt d. must( )8. -have you finished your fashion design? -not yet. ill finish it if i _ten more minutes. a. am given b. give c. will give d. will be given( )9. my younger brothers seldom late for work, _? a. is he b. isnt he c. has he d. hasnt he( )10. - how do you like this game? - _. it carries me off to a wonderful world. a. boring b. terrible c. fantastic d. meaningful( )11. the cd-rom which has eight floors _ last night. a. was come out b. was came out c. came out d. is come out( )12. - im sorry you have missed the bus. it _ just two minutes ago. - what a pity! a. left b. has been away c. was leaving d. leaves( )13. i cant say i miss you. two years since i saw you last.a.how long, passed b.how often, past c. how much, has passed d. how soon ,has passed( )14. his wife _ to singapore a few times, and now she _there for a meeting.a. has been.has been b. has been.has gone c. has gone.has gone d. has gone. has been( )15. _ useful knowledge youve got!a. what b. what a c. how an d. how a二、完形填空 (共10小题,每小题 1分,满分 10分)on the first day of school our teacher let us know someone. looking out, we found an old woman appeared at the door. she said, hi, my name is susan, im seventy years old. while we were 16 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, i/m here to meet a rich husband, get 17 , have two children and travel together. hearing this, all of us laughed. in fact, she went on, i always 18 of having a college education, and now im getting one! after class we had chocolate and milk together. we became good 19 . i often listened to this time machine as she shared her study with me. at the end of the term we invited susan to give us a 20 . when she was stepped up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. she felt a little frustrated (沮丧的) and said, im sorry. im so nervous that i cant get my ready talk back , so i have to tell you 21 i know. in her speech she told us, we dont stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. the secret of staying 22 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 23 every day. i think there is a great 24 between growing old and growing up. i am seventy now. if i lie in bed for one full year and never do anything, ill become seventy - one. since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. growing older cant be avoided (避免的), growing up can be 25 , its never too late to be all you can be possible. during the four years study, it was so easy for susan to make friends wherever she went. in the end, the wonderful woman got a college degree.( )16. a. finding b. getting c. wanting d. wondering( )17. a. married b. worried c. excited d. relaxed( )18. a. liked b. made c. knew d. dreamed( )19. a. teachers b. friends c. students d. neighbours( )20. a. lesson b. present c. talk d. story( )21. a. which b. how c. what d. why( )22. a. old b. young c. clear d. awake( )23. a. natural b. difficult c. interesting d. possible( )24. a. difference b. chance c. pleasure d. confidence( )25. a. noticed b. chosen c. thought d. mentioned三、阅读理解 （本大题共26分，每小题2分）( a )last month the manager（经理） of a jewelry shop ( 珠宝店) received a letter. as he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. he opened it and a 10-pound note fell out onto the desk. within the note was a letter which said: dear sir:in 1935 i got engaged(订婚 ). but unfortunately i lost my job. at the time a lot of people were out of work. six months later i got a job again, but of course i was very short of money. i came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒 ). the assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and i put one of the rings in my pocket. when she came back, i said i didnt know the size of my girls finger. so i left the shop without buying a ring. my wife died a short while ago and the fact that i never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. at that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so i think it is 10 pounds at todays price and im sending 10 pounds. yours truly,a customer (顾客 )( )1.what happened in 1935?a. the jewelry shop lost some rings. b. the customer married a girl.c. the customer stole (偷窃) a ring for his wife. d. the customer stole a ring for his girl friend.( )2. what do you think of the customer? a. honest b. forgetful c. dishonest d. carelessbwho was the greatest teacher in chinese history? most people would say confucius (孔子). september 28th is his birthday. although he was born 2,562 years ago, people still remember him on this day.confucius lived in the kingdom of lu, part of todays shandong province. he lived during the spring and autumn period. his childhood was sad. his father died when he was only 3 and he had to work to help his mother. but young confucius didnt give up studying. he visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry (诗歌) and sports.later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in chinese history. at that time only children from noble (贵族) families could go to school, but confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. he had about 3,000 students in his lifetime. today, people still follow confucius lessons. he told us that everyone has something worthwhile to learn and to teach. when i am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some area. i select their good qualities and follow them. i take their bad qualities and change them in myself. he also taught us that thinking is very important to studying. all studying but no thinking makes people confused (困惑的) . all thinking but no studying makes people lazy. confucius was not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. his most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. a kind person should care for others. be strict with yourself, but be kind to others. he said.( )3. from paragraph 2, we can learn the following except _.a. confucius was born in a poor family b. confucius mother was a learned womanc. confucius worked hard to realize his dream d. confucius showed great interest in many fields( )4. in confucius opinion, everyone who _should go to school.a. is clever b. works hard c. is noble d. wants to learn( )5. according to the article, confucius would probably agree with the following except_.a. you should take care of yourself first and others laterb. when you learn something, youd better use your thinkingc. dont get angry easily with others, but try to be tolerant(宽容)d. a top student can learn something from a low-level studentca famous study was done in a school by a professor (教授) from a university. at the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. they were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. but the fact was that these students were only average (中等), and they were not the best students at all. well, guess what? at the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class. what made these average students change so much to become top students? the only difference was the change in their teachers attitude (态度) . because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students, they expected (期待) more from them and so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. so they worked harder to do as well as they could. do you know? if you expect the best from people, theyll usually want to give you their best. a great leader said, treat a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and youll make him even worse. but treat a person like hes already a success, and youll help make the best he can be.like the true story of 7-year-old johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said, johnny, youre the most terrible boy in this class. im sure youll never change. the next year johnny had a new teacher. and on the first day of class, she talked with johnny after school and said, johnny, ive heard a lot about you! but do you know that i dont believe a word of it? and every day after that, this new teacher treated johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when johnny did terrible things. later on, johnny became a school leader.( )6. the five average students became top students mainly because of _. a. the professors study b. the change in the professors attitude c. the teachers hard work d. the change in the teachers attitude( )7. why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old johnny? a. to show the importance of encouragement. b. to show that the boy was clever enough. c. to let us know the famous boy. d. to let us know how good his new teacher was.( )8. according to the story, we can learn that _. a. the research began at the end of the school year b. the students scored highest only because they worked hard c. if you expect the most from people, youll get the least d. little johnny like his new teacher very much( )9. what does the passage mainly tell us? a. if you want to get more, you should have new teachers. b. attitude and belief can change a person. c. a professors study can help you score highest. d. only teachers can make you a top student.d mother teresa once said, every time you smile at someone, it is anaction of love, a gift to that person. however, a recent survey showed that 25% of chinese never smiled orsmiled less than five times a day. it also found that only 2% of chinese werewilling to smile at strangers（陌生人）. to make a change, a group of forty students from shanghai normaluniversity started a team of smiling volunteers. they carried out their first smiling task at the shanghai film art centre. there they smiled at all the visitors and asked if anyone needed any help. not all students found it easy to smile all the time. when volunteers help other people, smiling is the best way to make them understand that volunteers are ready and sincere. one team leader said.a teacher in charge of the team thought the teams work was not all fun and games. most of our students will be teachers after they leave the university. smiling is necessary for good teachers. we hope they will learn how to smile at each other properly before they become teachers. the team will need more members in the future. we have no special requirements（要求） for the students who want to be members of the team. the only requirement is that they have sincere smiles and helping hearts, and are always ready to help other people. she said. everyone smiles in the same language. so its not important whether you are a teacher or not. after all, sincere smiling and helping hearts are the most important. remember: the world always looks brighter from behind a smile.( )10. the students started a team of smiling volunteers because all of the following except_. a. making the world a better one b. preparing to be a good teacher c. getting a better job in the future d. helping people feel better( )11. the first task for the smiling volunteers was to _. a. give help to visitors b. ask visitors to smile c. answer visitors questions d. smile at some visitors( )12. how do you understand the sentence everyone smiles in the same language.? a. smile can be undertood by anyone. b. smile is always the best teacher. c. everyone knows how to smile. d. everyone smiles in the same way.( )13. the writer writes the passage mainly to_.a. ask more people to join in the smiling volunteers b. tell people about the tasks of a smiling teamc. introduce the different functions of smile d. encourage people to smile more in everyday life四、单词拼写 (本大题共18分，每小题1分)(a) 根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. you will get （不健康）if you dont take any exercise.2. i have （借）the book for two weeks.1 will return it this afternoon.3. the naughty boy often makes trouble. he will go out of （控制）if you dont stop him.4. who were you talking with _ (激动) when i saw you?5. that hat looks beautiful. it is one of the _ （表演者的）6. andy liu has played many different _ (角色) in films.7. maybe _ _(重新启动) the computer can solve the problem.8.the government has _ (意识到) the importance of protecting the environment.9. its difficult to （描述）how i fel