江苏省扬州市邗江区八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省扬州市邗江区2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版本试卷分为第i卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第i卷为第1至65题，第卷为第66至100题。试卷总分140分，考试时间110分钟。 第i卷（选择题80分）一、听力部分（20分）（一） 听对话回答问题：（10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的 备选答案。( ) 5. what does nick like? a. monkeys. b. giant pandas. c. lions.( ) 6. when is the womans birthday?a. on december 24.b. on december 25.c. on december 26.( ) 7. where were the woman and her father four years ago?a. in china. b. in england.c. in america.( ) 8. where are the two speakers?a. in the bus.b. at the bus stop. c. in the childrens house.( ) 9. who runs the fastest? a. lucy. b. lily. c. kate.( )10.when did the early bus leave? a. at 6:25. b. at 6:30. c. at 6:35.（二）听对话和短文回答问题：（10分） 你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。每段对话或短文各有几个小题。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。听第11段材料，回答第11-12题。( ) 11. where does the woman want to go?a. the bus station. b. the supermarket. c. the post office. ( ) 12. which bus can take the woman there?a. the no.7 bus. b. the no.1 bus.c. the no.6 bus.听第12段材料，回答第13-15题。( ) 13. how is the man going to the zoo tomorrow?a. by bus.b. by car. c. on foot. ( ) 14. when are they going to meet? a. at 9 a.m.b. at 8 a.m.c. at 10 a.m.( ) 15. where are they going to have lunch?a. in the zoo.b. at mr. wus home. c. at school. (三) 听第13段材料，回答第16-20题( )16.whats the twins birthday? a. january 5th. b. january 15th. c, july 15th.( )17. whats the difference between the twins appearance? a. the smile, b. the nose. c. the hair.( )18. why arent they in the same class at school? a. because they dislike each other. b. because their parents want them to be a bit more different, c. because they dont like to be classmates.( ) 19. how were they dressed when they were young? a. they were dressed differently. b. the speaker was in red and his brother was in blue. c. they wore clothes in the same colour.( ) 20.how is the speaker different from his brother? a. he likes sports b. he is taller c. he is better at study 二单项选择。（15分）（ ）21. -what do you think of jay chous song ?-i think its _best song in the world. isnt it _ beautiful one?a. the, the b. a, a c. the, a d. a, the( ) 22.she is better at english than _ in the class. a. any other student b. the other student c. the one of any other student d. those of any other student( ) 23. - why is tom unhappy today?- he got_ points of all the boys.a. the most b. more c. the fewest d. the least ( ) 24. i cant stop smoking, doctor. -for your health, im afraid you_. a. may b. need c. must d. have to ( ) 25. _ thing for us is studying hard.a. the more important b. most important c. more important d. the most important ( ) 26. after a short rest, the soldiers keep on _ till midnight.a. work b. working c. to work d. to working ( ) 27. i often spend a lot of time _ after class.a. practicing play b. to practice playing c. to practice to play d. practicing playing ( ) 28. they_ the palace museum next week.a. hope me to visit b hope visiting c. hoped themselves to visit d. hope to visit ( ) 29. he speaks french well, but of course not_ a person born in france.a. as clear as b. clear than c. as clearly as d. the more clearly ( ) 30. -who taught you japanese? - nobody, i learned it by_.a. myself b. my c. yourself d. himself ( ) 31. this text is _easier and _interesting than that one.a. more; much b. much; more c. more, more d. much; much （ ）32. the white house is a beautiful building _ a big garden and many trees.a .there is b with c has d have ( ) 33.- id like to buy a skirt like this. - ok. we can buy _ one than this, but _ this. a. a good; not as cheap as b. a better; as expensive as c. a better; not as expensive as d. a better; not so cheap as ( ) 34. -did you also walk to zhenguo temple, gaoyou from yangzhou ?-yes, it was a great trip _ we didnt enjoy it _ the beginning because it rained . a. and; in b. or; at c. so; at d. but; at( ) 35. - hi, simon! im going to yangzhou with my parents next week. - _!a. thats a good trip! b. have a good time! c. good idea d. help yourselves三完形填空。（15分）everyone needs friends. we all like to _36_close to someone. _37_ is nice to have a friend to talk with, laugh at , and do things with. _38_, sometimes we need to be alone. we dont always want people_39_ . but we would feel lonely if we _40_had a friend.no two people are_41_. friends_42_ dont get on well. that doesnt mean_43_ they no longer like each other. most of the time they will make up and become _44_ again.sometimes friends move away. then we feel very _45_.we miss them very much, but we can _46_them and write to them. it could be that we could even see them again. and we can_47_new friends. it is surprising to find out _48_ we like our new friends when we get to know them.theres more good news for people who have friends. they live longer than people who dont. why? it could be that they are _49_ . being happy helps people stay well. or it could be just knowing that someone cares. if someone cares about you, you take _50_care of yourself.( )36a. lookb. watch c. feeld. see( )37a. itb. hec. thered. someone( )38a. hardlyb. nearlyc. suddenlyd. certainly( )39a. aloneb. awayc. all overd. around( )40a. everb. neverc. justd. really( )41a. friendlyb. kindc. just the samed. quite different( )42a. alwaysb. sometimesc. oftend. usually( )43a. thatb. whetherc. howd. why( )44a. friendlyb. goodc. pleasedd. friends( )45a. angryb. sadc. happyd. alone( )46a. callb. askc. telld. talk with( )47a. look forb. findc. maked. know( )48a. how oftenb. how longc. how manyd. how much( )49a. happierb. strongerc. kinderd. richer( )50a. lessb. betterc. littled. no四阅读理解。（30分） a almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes to read about dogs. i have a friend. he has a big police dog with the name jack. police dogs are very clever. every sunday afternoon my friend takes jack for a long walk in the park. jack likes these long walks very much. one sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. he stayed a long time. he talked and talked. soon it was time for my friend to take jack for a walk. but the visitor still stayed. jack became much worried. he walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. but the visitor paid no attention to jack. he went on talking. at last jack got angry. he went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. he sat down again in front of the visitor, but this time he took the visitors cap in his mouth.( ) 51. the young visitor stayed a long time in my friends house, didnt he? a. yes, he was. b. yes, he did. c. no, he wasnt. d. no, he didnt.( ) 52. jack became worried because _ . a. he wanted to go out for a walk. b. he wanted to play with him c. he didnt know the young man d. he wanted to eat something( ) 53. the visitor went on talking and he_. a. paid no attention to his cap b. didnt like jack c. didnt know that his cap was taken away by jack d. paid no attention to jack ( ) 54. a fashion show will last_ on friday. a. for two hours b. for two and a half hours c. for three hours d. for three and a half hours( ) 55. mr. white has a restaurant. he wants to find some new delicious food for his customers(顾客). he can go to_. a. xinhua supermarket b. zhongshan school of hotel c. sliver sea hotel d. zhanjiang( ) 56. maria has a lot of experience working with children. she is looking for a new job. she may call_. a. 07558486 9855 b. 07558488 9655 c. 0102367 8893 d. 0102376 8893( ) 57. which of the following is not mentioned in the four ads? a. show b. fish c. music d. pay c ladies and gentlemen, i returned to this year in a time machine. in the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the earth. this year is your last chance your lifestyle to save the earth. beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the earths water and air, but most people did not change their way of life. instead, they continued to pour(倒) dangerous chemical(化学物品) and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees. by the year 2200, the earths water was completely polluted. people could no longer drink water, and they had to use other types of liquids(液体). scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the earth. but not enough was done. so by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce. there was no water to grow food and all of the fish in lakes and seas died because of pollution. terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live. by the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. so we had to leave the earth. but only the rich were able to leave. where did we go? nowhere. and everywhere. you see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. we are still looking for a place to call our home. so it is up to you to change history. there is still hope. you must change your lifestyle now, before it is too late.( ) 58. which problem is not talked about in paragraph 2? a. water b. air c. lifestyle d. food( ) 59. the underlined word scarce means _ in chinese. a. 昂贵的 b. 充足的 c. 缺乏的 d. 特殊的( ) 60. which of the following is not true?a. only a few people changed their lifestyle in the 20th century. b. there was no clean water for people to drink by the year 2200. c. all the fish died because of the pollution by the year 2300. d. we found a new home in another planet by the year 2400.( ) 61. whats the best title of the passage? a. stop polluting b. change or leave c. look for new home d. return to the earth d when you are feeling unhappy or forget how great you are, these are six ways to make you feel good 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, but it really works!2. do something nice for someone. helping others always makes you feel good.3. smile! be friendly to the people you meet. look for the good things in your friends and family.4. learn something new! do you want to decorate(装饰) your own room or learn how to swim? go for it! new challenges(挑战) 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(思想), dreams or anything you want！writing always helps to express(表现) your feelings.6. stay with your family. we all need our family time. talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.( ) 62. you may see this passage in _. a. a science book b. a storybook c. a magazine d. the school gate( ) 63. according to the passage, when you are helping others, you will_. a. be special b. be sure c. feel nice d. feel terrible( ) 64. in the passage, new challenges _ when you finished them. a. are fun b. make you feel confident c. are dreams d. both a and b( ) 65. the best title for the passage is _. a. do you best b. six ways to feel good about yourself c. its never too late to learn d. always smile at your life 第卷（非选择题60分）五词汇运用。（10分）66. great _(change) have taken place in yangzhou these years.67. jim is very _(care), but he didnt make many mistakes.68. every weekend, my mum with i often goes to buy some _(day) things.69. who is the _(busy) in your family?70. millie is clever. she can always answer the questions_ (correct).71. the woman is _ 50, but she looks very young. (已经)72. its _(有意义的) for us to help others.73. yesterday, i _(收到) a letter from my friend.74. the _ (花费)from yangzhou to taizhou is about 18 yuan.75. all the boys are good _(登山者).六任务型阅读。（10分）there are many things you can do to improve your memory. among them are many kinds of useful ways are well as taking special care of your health.it is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. you can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. learning a new skill helps your brain（大脑）to develop. when trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it .do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories. an excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. try to see the pictures in your mind. taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. you must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. when you are asleep, your brain stores memory. not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information .and being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.in order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory. 七首字母填空。（10分） three men were t_86_ about the worlds greatest wonders. the first man said,” i think the pyramids are the greatest. though people b_87_ them thousands of years ago, they are still standing. and just think: people at that time didnt have our m_88_ machines(机器). how could they build them so long ago?” “i a_89_ that the pyramids are wonderful.” the second man said. “ but i think computers are more wonderful. everyone knows computers have changed the world a lot since people i_90_ them.” then the t_91_ man said, “ i d_92_ with you two. i think the most wonderful thing is the thermos(热水瓶).” the other two men were very s_93_ , “ a thermos!” they said. “ why? its a simple(简单) thing.” “oh, no,” the man said.” in w_94_ you put in hot water and it stays hot. in summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. how does the thermos know w_95_ it is winter or summer?”八完成句子。（10分）96.daniel的西红柿最少。_.97. millie 乐意和朋友分享食物。_.98.你可以信任他们，因为他们从不说谎。_.99. 在所有学科中，我最喜欢英语。_.100.路上车辆很多，旅程有点枯燥。_.九书面表达。（20分）请你根据以下的内容，你（millie）用英语写一封邀请信，词数80个左右。请你的朋友daniel一起参加你们学校下周五的旅游。计划一天的旅游：早上7：00在学校门口碰头，乘两个小时的长途汽车，到达世界公园，那里有来自全世界的一百多个名胜古迹 中午将乘船游玩，并在船上用餐大约在：回来，会很累，但很开心你们一定会为每个人安排好愉快的一天，如果他来，请让你尽快知道，你希望他能来参加注意：短文必须包括所有内容要点，第2小点用23句作适当发挥。dear daniel, best wishes.millie听力原稿一、听对话回答问题： 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的 备选答案。1m： where did your uncle visit last week? w: he visited the opera house with my aunt in australia. 2. m: what are you going to do tomorrow?w: i will go to the park in the morning and go horse riding with my brother in the afternoon. 3. m: will you go shopping with me this afternoon.w: im sorry im not free. i will go skiing with tom. 4. m: which subject are you good at, betty? w: geography. i think its very interesting and useful. 5. w: i like lions very much. do you like lions, nick? m: no, i dont. i like giant pandas. they are lovely.6. m: i hear today is your birthday. w: no, yesterday was my birthday. its christmas day today.7. m: i know youre from england. but did you live in america for some time?w:yes, we did. we lived there for five years, and then we came to beijing because my father found work here last year.8. w: jim, does the bus go to the childrens