江苏省扬州市江都区第二中学、宜陵镇中学八年级英语上学期期中联考试题 牛津版.doc

八年级英语期中试卷（满分140分）第i卷 (选择题80分)一、听力(20分)听对话，回答第110小题。(听两遍)1what did the woman buy?2what place are they talking about？3which is the womans sons?4where are the two speakers talking now?5who does the man want to talk to?amr green. bmr smith. cmr green and mr smith.6where does the dialogue most probably happen?ain the classroom. bin the hospital. cin the factory.7how does the woman feel?aangry. bhappy. csurprised.8what would laura like to have?aa cup of water. ban apple. ca banana.9whats the weather like today?acloudy. bwindy. cfine.10what does the woman want to do?ato leave. bto stay. cto say sorry.听对话，回答第1112小题。(听两遍)11where will they go to see a film this saturday?aat renmin cinema. bat a dirty cinema. cat wansheng cinema.12what day is it today?athursday. bfriday. csaturday.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。 accident report formtime: 4:30 p.m. date: may _13_place: zhongshan streetaccident: mike was hit by a _14_ at a sudden turn to the right on his way home. his _15_ was badly hurt.13. a. 22nd b. 21st c. 23rd14. a. car b. truck c. taxi15. a. right leg b. left arm c. left leg听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。16. the old woman is _. a. in the street b. at the bus stop c. on a bus17. the old womans son is a _. a. worker b. doctor c. farmer18. the old woman should take the _ turning on the right. a. second b. third c. fourth19. that shoe factory is _ kilometers from the bus stop. a. three b. two c. four20. the old woman needs to take a _ bus. a. no.47 b. no.57 c. no.37二 单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）21. jim is _excellent runner. he often comes _first in the race. a. an ; the b. the; the c. a; / d. an; / 22. - mum, could you buy me a dress like this? - ok, we can buy _ one than this, but _ this. a. a better, better than b. a worse, as good as c. a more important, not as good as d. a cheaper, as good as 23. everything comes to life when spring _.a. reachesb. getsc. gets tod. arrives 24. what is the small girl with a ponytail like?_.a. she likes sandwiches b. she is like her motherc. she is shy and quiet d. shed like some juice25. my cousin _ a light in his bedroom and _ three pictures on the wall.a. put in；put on b. put up；put up c. put in；put up d. put on；put up26. _ does the bridge made of steel weigh? about 90,000 tons. a. how much b. how long c. how heavy d. how far27. if you want to make a fruit salad, you should choose fruit _ and never leave it in the air for _, or itll turn brown quickly.a. in a season; some b. in season; some time c. in the season; sometimes d. in season; some times28. please keep the secret to _, children! dont let anybody else know it.a. yourself b. yourselves c. myself d. themselves29 .shanghai is bigger than _ in japan.a. any other city b. any city c. all the other cities d. all the city30. the bottle is full_water. who has filled it _water?a .of; with b. with ;of c. with; with d. of; of31. -some more milk, please. -sorry, theres _ left in the fridge. a. nothing b. no c. none d. no one32. here comes the train. lets_. a. to get it on b. to get on it c. get it on d. get on it33.not only he but also i _diy.a. are crazy about b. am crazy about c.were crazy of d.is crazy34.would you please _home,jim? its too late.a.to drive me to b.to drive me c.drive me to d.drive me35. we are organizing a party next saturday, and id like you to come. -_. i have a meeting to attend that day. thank you all the same. a. good luckb. what a pityc. never do it againd. well done三、完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，计15分）the bell rang loudly. everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. when the _36_ dismissed(解散) the children, _37_ lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate. usually davids _38_ would take him home from school but today she was not there. david waited for 15 minutes _39_ he walked home. when he reached home, he knocked on the _40_ as he did not bring his keys. surprisingly, no one answered the door. david _41_ his mother was busy so he waited for his mother. after a few minutes there was _42_ no response(回答). just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to _43_ the keys, he heard the _44_ voice of his neighbour, john. david told him that no one was at home and asked david _45_ in their house till his mother came back. david and john played _46_till evening when davids mother came back. david _47_ john and his family before he went back into his house. davids mother _48_ david that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. _49_ this experience（经历）, david learnt an important _50_, “neighbors are people who help each other.”36. a. teacher b. nurse c. worker d. farmer37. a. he b. they c. she d. we38. a. father b. neighbour c. mother d. doctor39. a. before b. after c. when d. while 40. a. window b. floor c. wall d. door41. a. hoped b. thought c. said d. wanted42. a. almost b. already c. still d. always43. a. get b. make c. find d. buy44. a. friendly b. angry c. lazy d. unhappy45. a. to sit down b. to stay c. to come d. to drop46. a. carefully b. quickly c. easily d. happily47. a. called b. loved c. thanked d. visited48. a. told b. answered c. asked d. kissed49. a. from b. about c. to d. of50. a. word b. lesson c. sentence d. saying四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 alike reading?want an interesting book to read?here are our books. just pick the one that you like best.*the best of the song books: by harlan cobenlist price: $28.00 price: $21.00 you save: $7.00 (25%)customer (顾客) review: bookmarks by phillips: magazine by patricia cornwelllist price: $24.00 price: $18.00 you save:$6.00 (25%)customer review: the mystery of breathing: a novel by peril klauslist price: $15.00 price: $12.00 you save:$3.00 (20%)customer review: ten little fingers: books for babies by annie keblelist price: $25.00 price: $15.00 you save: $10.00 (40%)customer review: *for further information, please click www. best books for you .com 51. which book is the most popular one among the buyers?a. ten little fingers. b. bookmarks by phillips.c. the mystery of breathing. d. the best of the song books. 52. you may read this advertisement _. a. in a story b. in a magazine c. on the internet d. in a newspaper 53. if you buy four books (one for each), how much can you save? a. $92.00. b. $26.00. c. $66.00. d. $110.00.b in 1834, the clock tower in london was burned down. people planned to build a new clock which would be the biggest and the best in the world. so the clock had to be big and keep very good time. several years later the tower was finished. the people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on july 11, 1859.in order to give the big clock a good name, people held a meeting. someone wanted to call it the queen of bells, and someone thought victoria was good. at last, a man named benjamin hall stood up. he was a big man. before he started to speak, someone shouted, “why not call it big ben?” everybody laughed and agreed with him.from then on, big ben became its name. and it also became a famous building of london. people all over the world write to big ben. they even send bottles of oil to help keep big ben running. big ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend of people.54. big bens birthday is _.a. july 11, 1854 b. july 11, 1834 c. july11, 1859 d. july11, 1852 55. how did big ben get its name?a.benjamin hall gave it the name. b. big ben got its name because of a joke.c. big ben got its name from the queen of the uk. d. victoria gave it the name. 56. “keep very good time” means _.a. have a good time b. show people the correct timec. keep running d. be made in time 57. which of the following is not true?a.people all over the world consider (认为) big ben as their friend.b.people all over the world even send oil to big ben.c.people think big ben will answer their letters.d.people think big ben is the biggest and the best clock in the world. cbeep beep there went the bell! robbie opened his eyes. he had been sitting in the room for a whole day, and now it was time for him to do something.robbie looked out of the window. it was still snowing heavily and there was ice on the window. it was another cold day. robbie was told to turn the heat on before the family got home. and he did it.then robbie was told to do some cleaning work at once. it was an easy job for him, but a tough one for his master, helen. he kept on working until every room was clean and tidy.for now, he had to cook supper for the family.the first thing robbie did was to get the big pot(锅) in the kitchen. then he put some water in the pot and put it on the stove. he used one of his hands to cut up a chicken and added the pieces to the water to make a good soup. then he got some tomatoes, cabbages and carrots to make a vegetable salad.at ten past eight he laid the table. then he put some bread, the chicken soup and the salad on it. what a sweet smell! the moment he turned on the lights, the whole family came home.“the soup smells great, victor,” said helen. “you really know how to tell robbie what to do.”robbie is one robot that really saves the family a lot of work. 58.what is robbie?a. a cook. b. a robot c. a cleaner d. a computer 59.what do the underlined words “did it” in the second paragraph mean?a. looked out b. got home c. turned the heat on d. did some cleaning 60.what time did robbie lay thetable? 61.what can we learn from the passage? a. the story happened on a rainy day. b. robbie didnt have to be told what to do. c. helen found it easy to do cleaning work at home. d. victor and helen felt comfortable when they got home.d there was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). a large tree grew there. both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride(骄傲) of the gardener. but no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldnt stand (忍受) each other. the vegetables hated the trees shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. the tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.their problem became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. the tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.the gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. when he did that, both the tree and the vegetables found that it was better to help each other. they learned how to live in harmony with those around them. so they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. after seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.62. why didnt the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other? a. because the vegetables wanted more light. b. because the tree drank almost all the water. c. because the vegetables werent the pride of the gardener. d. because the vegetables didnt look as wonderful as tree.63. from the passage we know _. a. the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up. b. the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.c. the gardener didnt know what was happening in the patch at first.d. the tree didnt know how important the sun was to vegetables.64. the underlined phrase “in harmony” means “_” in the chinese. a. 长久地 b. 小心地 c. 有效地 d. 和谐地65. the passage is mainly about _. a. why the sunlight and water were very importantb. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patchc. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patchd. what happened between the vegetables and the tree第卷（非选择题60分）五、词汇运用 (共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0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。(每空一词)66.the number of students in my class is _than that in your class.(少).67. he kept practicing instead of _on the ground after a rest.(躺)68. lucy with her parents _an important meeting every weekend.(出席) 69. 69.the girl keeps every _ she used in parks, cinemas or theatres(票). 70. wearing such small shoes makes me feel _.(舒服)71. ten years _(be) a long time for everyone72.the weather is _ (terrible) cold here in winter.73. is the sick boy still in _(dangerous)? 74. the radio says it will be much _ (rain) tomorrow.75. are there any hats on those _ (monkey) heads六、任务型阅读 (共l0空；每空l分，计l0分) 阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词) as you know, homework is a big part of going to school. luckily, here are several suggestions for you to make homework easy. make a homework plan most middle school students have two or three hours of homework a night. if it is a heavy homework day, you may need to spend even more time. it is a good idea to come up with some kind of homework schedule(进度表), especially if you are going to do sports or other activities after school. watch where you work a bedroom, study or any room where you can get away from noise is good for you to do your homework. but dont study on your comfortable bed, or you might fall asleep there. take a break most peoples attention (注意力) dont last very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive(多产的) than if you stop to take a break regularly. taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good way for most people. get help when you need it sometimes even though you are listening carefully in class, some subjects seem too hard. the first person to ask for help is your teacher. he or she may be able to work with you before or after school and explain things more clearly. your classmates may also be able to give you a hand. however, this might not give you the results you want. lots of people understand something well but are not able to explain it. title: homework helptopichomework can be quite hard, but there is something you can do to make homework much _76_. useful _77_making ahomework planheavy homework means _78_more time on your study, so it is a good idea to have a homework plan so that you can _79_in all kinds of after-school activities. _80_where you workit is necessary for you to study in a _81_ place, so a bedroom or a study is a good choice. taking a breakif you _82_ too long without relaxing, your mind may wander. to keep productive，it is a good idea for most people to have a rest for 15 _83_every hour. getting helpthe _84_ one you can ask for help is your teacher. you may also get _85_ from your classmates but this may not give you what you want. 七、缺词填空 (共10空；每空l分，计l0分)根据短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。(每空一词)a foolish (傻) man went to a food shop to buy a fish. as he didnt know h_86_ to cook fish, he asked the shopkeeper to tell the way of c_87_ it. the sho