江苏省扬州市江都区花荡中学八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省扬州市江都区花荡中学2013-2014年八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版姓名_ 班级_ 学号 _ 成绩 _一、听力(每题1分，共20分)a听对话及问题，选择正确的图片。每段对话听两遍。（5分）b. 听对话及问题，选择正确答案。每段对话听两遍。（5分） ( )6. a. generous. b. helpful. c. both a and b. ( )7. a. john. b. daniel. c. kate. ( )8. a. on foot. b. by bike. c. by car. ( )9. a. geography b. computer studies c. english ( )10.a. 8 b. 6 c. 3c. 听对话，回答问题, 每个对话听两遍。（5分）听第一段对话，回答第11- 12题。 ( ) 11. did the man have a trip yesterday? a. yes, he did. b. no, he didnt. c. we dont know. ( ) 12. how did they go home? a. by bus b. by taxi. c. by underground.听第二段对话，回答第13- 15题。请根据内容从a、b、c三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成信息记录表。class partywhenat 6:00 p.m this 13 wherein the meeting room3rd floor of our school buildingwhat to dosing, 14 and play gamesjerrys phone number 15 ( ) 13. a.saturday.b.fridayc. sunday. ( ) 14. a. dance.b.play badminton.c. drink ( ) 15. a.6250868.b.6850688.c.6256898.d. 听短文，回答问题，听两遍。（5分） ( )16. when did the family go out for the holiday? a. last may day. b. last sunday. c. last week. ( )17. did it rain on that day?a. yes. b. no. c. not sure. ( )18. how long did it take them to get out of the town? a. three hours. b. one hour. c. two hours. ( )19. what suddenly came to them? a. a strong wind. b. a car. c. a bus. ( )20. what did they think of their trip? a. it was pleasant. b. it was funny. c. it was sad.二 单项选择（每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题a b c d 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的答案（ ）21.when people visit france, they can see _.a. the eiffel tower b. the opera house c. the statue of liberty d .the pyramids（ ）22.the trip was_,and we all felt very _.a. boring；boring b.bored；bored c.boring；bored d.bored；boring（ ）23.when will he _? he will _here at 4 p.m.a. get；reach b arrive at；arrive c arrive； get d. get to ；reach（ ）24.not only i but also my cousin _the food . a. likes b .like c .don t like d liking（ ）25.simon writes as _as lily. a. care b. careful c carefully d. more carefully（ ）26.we didnt find _in the picture.a. unusual anything b. nothing unusual c. anything unusual d. unusual something（ ）27.she is _of the twins. a. the thinnest b the thinner c thinner d thin（ ）28.dont forget _your homework ,john. ok. i ll do it right now. a. doing b .do c .to do d .to doing（ ）29.please tell the girls _any noise. my father is sleeping. ok. ill do it at once. a. not make b. to make c not to make d making（ ）30.how did you make her _? a to stop crying b to stop cry c stop crying d stop to cry （ ）31.the bottle is full _water. who has filled it _water? a of ；with b with； of c with ；with d of； of ( ) 32 .it takes _ to go to japan by air than by ship.a. little time b. less time c. more time d. much time( ) 33. _ great fun it is to ski there in winter.a. what a b. what c. how a d. how( ) 34 . dont go climbing on rocks, simon. ok. .a. i will b. i dont c. i wont d. thanks( ) 35. this kind of corn _. children like to eat it. a. tastes good b. tastes bad c. tastes well d. tastes terrible 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。（15分）once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. he tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. he 37 to take ten servants（仆人） with him. they would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them. the rich man said to the little boy, “well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44 , you cant carry a 45 load (担子). you must 46 the lightest one to carry.” the boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. that was bread.“you are 47 .” said his master, “that is the biggest and the heaviest one.” the boy said 48 and lifted the load gladly. on the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. all the servants were tired 49 the little servant. do you know 50 ? most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.( ) 36. a. eat b. buy c. changed. get( ) 37. a. decidedb. liked c. hoped d. tried( ) 38. a. takeb. bring c. carry d. borrow( ) 39. a. cookb. eat c. buy d. drink( ) 40. a. themb. the servants c. the road d. the rich man( ) 41. a. stopb. stay c. go d. talk( ) 42. a. you b. he c. i d. they( ) 43. a. since b. if c. because d. but( ) 44. a. family b. guests c. servants d. things( ) 45. a. heavy b. light c. small d. difficult( ) 46. a. eat b. choosec. pick up d. understand( ) 47. a. brave b. right c. clever d. foolish( ) 48. a. sorry b. nothing c. angrilyd. good-bye( ) 49. a. besides b. of c. except d. with( ) 50. a. who b. him c. that d. why四 阅读理解 ( 每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题a b c d 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 athere are two types of reading. one is reading aloud. the other is silent reading. they are not the same. when you read aloud, you move your mouth. you use your teeth, your tongue and your lips. when you read aloud, you make the sound of every word on the page. when you do silent reading, you do not make any sound. you do not have to make any sound of every word. so silent reading should be much quicker. when you do silent reading , try to just look at the words. do not sound them out in your mind. this will make your reading faster. put your finger on your lips as you read silently. do your lips move? they should not.( )51 reading aloud _silent reading .a needs more time than b is the same as c is better than d sees more words than( )52 the writer asks you to put your finger on your lips so that you _a cannot read without any soundb read with the help of your mouthc may find you are reading d may find if you are reading silently( )53 we can learn from the passage that _a you should put your finger on your lips when you needb silent reading is one of the most important reading skillsc we should read aloud d we shouldnt make any sound when we read bsix years ago, ann graducated(毕业)from college with a degree of art. now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. she takes classes twice a week after work. she is learning to use the computer program powerpoint.“i enjoy the college, but my job doesnt use the information i learned at college” ann says “the course is helping me to do my job better”in the past, when students graduated from college and got a job, they usually stopped studying. today, lifelong learning is becoming more common. in many countries, some people return to school in their late twenties ,thirties, or even older to get a higher degree .more people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work. people can also get degrees or training through the internet.anns sixty-year-old mother and father are talking courses in art and music.“we love these two subjects. learning is so much fun,”they say happily “its never too old to learn”( )54 ann graduated from college when she was_a twenty-nine b twenty-six c twenty- three d twenty( )55the underlined worddegreemeans_ _in chinesea 温度 b 程度 c 学位 d 位置( )56 more people are taking training courses after work in order to _a improve their working skills b enjoy art and musicc study computer programs d make more money( )57 which of the following is true?a ann doesnt want to use the information she learned at collegeb people in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.c people can only get information from their teachersd anns parents are too old to learn art and music cwhen you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are ,there are six ways to make you feel confident about yourself ,1.look in the mirror and say to yourself,“i am a special person and theres no one in the world like me. i can do anything!”it may not sound so good ,bur it really works!2.do something nice for someone. helping others always makes you feel so good.3.smile! be friendly to the people you meet. look for the good things of your friends and family.4.learn something new! do you want to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? go for it !new challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment(成就感) when you finish them,5.keep a diary. turn off the tv and let your imagination fly! write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! writing always helps to express your feelings.6.stay with your family. we all need our family time .talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin（ ）58you may see this passage in _a a science book b a storybook c a magazine d the school rules （ ）59 according to the passage, new challenges _when you finish thema are fun b make you feel confident care dreams d both a and b（ ）60 which of the following should you say “no” when you are unhappy?a you should always look for the good things of others b stay alone at home as much as possible c learn something new and go for itd keep a diary to express your feelings( )61whats the best title of the passage？a do your bestb six ways to feel good about yourself c its never too late to learnd always smile at your life dmiss evans taught physics in a london school .last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. she said to them “now i have a sister in washington .if i was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what i said earlier, my sister or you? and why?”the cleverest boy at once answered“your sister .miss evans, because electricity(电) travels faster than sound waves” “thats very good ”miss evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand ,and miss evans said“yes, betty?”“i dont think so,”betty said “your sister would hear you earlier because when its eleven o clock here, its only six; oclock in washington ”( ) 62 miss evans to make her students know_a whether she could hear her sister in washington b whether her students could hear her from 20 meters awayc which was faster, london or washingtond electricity travels faster than sound waves( ) 63 the cleverest boy thought that _a sound waves travel faster than electricityb they would hear her sister in washington firstc miss evans question wasnt rightd miss evans sister would hear her earlier( ) 64 miss evans_a thought bettys answer was much betterb thought the cleverest boys answer wasnt so goodc was satisfied(满意) with what the girl had saidd was satisfied with what the cleverest boy had said ( ) 65 betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong , because_a clocks in washington showed a different time from those in london b electricity was slower than sound wavesc they were only 20 meters away from the telephone d electricity travels as fast as sound waves五、词汇应用（每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空66.jim is the same_( high )as i.67._（learn）a foreign language isnt hard.68.the boy feels_(help)because no one is willing to help him69.dont make so many _（错误）in your home next time.70.twenty dollars _（be）enough for the trip.71.the girl _(stick) some paper roses on the cover just now.72.its about ten_（分钟）walk from my home to school.73 be careful,children.youre old enough to look after _. (you)74 （luck）, he failed in the exam last sunday.75.you should spend as much time as you can _(练习) english。六、任务型阅读。(每空1分，共10分)travelling is a very good activity. when you get tired of your work or study, and when you have free time, you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature or other cities. you can breathe fresh air, meet different people and make friends with them. its good for your health to do so.but sometimes, travelling is not an enjoyable thing. for example, the weather can be changeable. there may be rain when you travel. you may catch a cold or be ill while travelling. the worst thing is that the thieves may steal(偷) your money. all these may happen to a tourist.when you go on a trip, you must get everything ready. firstly, you must have clear information about the weather. secondly, ask a friend to go with you so that you can help each other. thirdly, you must be careful everywhere and try not to cause accidents. if you do this, you will surely enjoy your travelling.title : 76 advantageyou can enjoy the 77 view of the nature.there will be a lot of fresh 78 around you.it can make you 79 .disadvantagesometimes it may 80 when you travel. it will make the road wet and slip. you may be 81 while travelling.the worst thing is that you will 82 some money.adviceat 83 , you should know about the weather clearly.secondly , you must invite somebody to go together 84 you.thirdly, do everything 85 . dont cause any accidents.七 缺词填空（共10空，每空1分，计10分）根据课文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整there is an old saying “east or west , home is the b_86_.” it means that nothing can take the place of family in my family, it is always f_87_ of happiness. my parents seldom help me to finish my homework. but they t_88_ me what i should do, for e_89_, they always tell me that happiness is the most i_90_ thing in the world. when i f_91_ in my tests, i always think of it , and then i am not s_92_ at all. sometimes ,they also tell me not to be careless. i feel sorry to them because i always make them w_93_.in a word, every family has its o_94_ happiness, and i b_95_ that wherever i go, my family will be always behind me.八翻译下面句子 （每题2分，共10分）96.他很有幽默感，总是使我们快乐。_97.那座桥由钢制成，它重一万多吨_98.他们昨天没有踢足球而是爬山的_99.老师建议我们早上多读英语。_100. 你最好多花时间做一些有意义的事情。_-九、书面表达（满分10分） 你是一名中学生，但是以前你自己从未做过饭（cook），每天都是妈妈给你做。有一天，妈妈去