江苏省扬州市邗江区八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省扬州市邗江区2014-2015学年八年级英语下学期期中试题本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。第i卷为第1至第65题，第ii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）听力部分（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）a.听对话回答问题（本大题共10分，每小题1分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段短对话，每段对话听两遍。在听到每段对话前，你将有3秒钟的时间阅读题目。听完后，你将有3秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。( ) 1. how will mary go to beijing? a. b. c. ( ) 2. what does linda need? a b c( ) 3. what does mrs. smith want to eat? a b c ( ) 4. whats the girls favourite hobby? a b c ( ) 5. where was mary when she finished school? a. she was in america. b. she was in england. c. she was in china.( ) 6. what time did peter get up? a. at 7:00. b. at 7:15. c. at 7:45. ( ) 7. how long will father stay in the usa? a. for a week. b. for about fifteen days. c. for a month.( ) 8. how many times has the man been to china in all? a. once. b. twice. c. three times.( ) 9. how much will the man have if cindy lends him her money? a. 15 yuan b. 12 yuan. c. 10 yuan.( )10. what does the woman think about the mans hat? a. its very nice. b. it doesnt go well with his suit. c. she likes the style of the hat.b.听对话回答问题（本大题共5分，每小题1分）你将听到两段对话，各听两遍。每段对话后各有几道小题。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题3秒钟。听完后，你将有3秒的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听第十一段材料完成11-12小题。( ) 11.how long have paul and tom been friends? a. for about four months.b. for less than two years.c. for more than three years.( ) 12.why does paul think tom is helpful? a. because tom always helps old people. b. because tom is happy to help him with his english studies. c. because tom helps the teachers a lot.听第十二段材料，完成第13-15小题。flying back for christmasflight number 13 from (city) 14 to(city)londonstop at (city)hong kongtime to leaveat 18:25time to arriveat 15 the next morning.13. a. ca991 b. ca919 ca19114. a. beijing b. new york c. shanghai15. a. 8:35 b. 18:25 c. 8:25（三）听独白回答问题（本大题共5分，每小题1分）你将听到一段独白，听两遍。独白后有5道小题。听独白前，你将有5秒钟阅读相关小题。听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。( ) 16. what does mr. clock like buying? a. clocks. b. stamps. c. books.( ) 17. how many clocks does mr. clock have? a. two hundred. b. three hundred. c. four hundred.( ) 18. does mr. clocks wife like buying clocks too? a. yes, she does. b. no, she doesnt. c. we dont know.( ) 19. who keeps all the clocks clean every day? a. mr.clocks wife. b. mr. clock. c. no one.( ) 20. what do you know from the passage? a. few of the clocks can keep the right time. b. every clock tells the right time. c. all the clocks have the sound only at night.二、单项选择（共15小题；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最佳答案。（ ）21. i lost lovely key ring yesterday. it was such unlucky day for me. a. a; a b. an; a c. an; / d. a; an （ ）22.-excuse me. has the plane arrived ? - im so sorry, mr. green. im afraid you have to wait for hour. a. now; more than b. already; another c. yet; another d. just; another （ ）23. its almost ten years we saw each other last time. a.since b. before c. when d. after （ ）24. the monkeys in the zoo waved _ the visitors _ their hands and legs. a with; of b to; with c at; use d at; from（ ）25. millie was so excited that she worked out the maths problem .a with her own b by her own c in her own d on her own（ ）26. the old man lives in a villiage , but he never feels , because he can find many things to do. a. aolne; lonely;lonely b. lonely; alone;lonely c. lonely; lonely;alone d. lonely; alone;lonely（ ）27. -how long has your brother _ in the english corner? -about five years. a. taken part b.been c.joined d. gone（ ）28. -henrys never e-mailed you before, _ ? - who told you about that? he often e-mails me. a. hasnt he b. is he c. has he d. isnt he（ ）29. how _li ming is listening! he is always the best. a. care b. careful c. carefully d. carelessly（ ）30. the parade was so wonderful that i couldnt _ photos. a. stop taking b. to stop taking c. to stop to taked. stop to take（ ）31. - its too hot. would you mind _ the door? - _. please do it now. a. to open; ok b. opening; certainly not c. opening; of course d. to open; good idea（ ）32. - im going on a trip to japan after the exam. - really? _! a. have a nice time! b. congratulations! c. good luck! d. its nice of you!（ ）33. we can click the to close the websites on the screen. a. keyboard b. mouse c. remote control d. main unit（ ）34. there be someone in the classroom, the door is open and the computer is on . a. mustnt b. has to c. must d. doesnt have to （ ）35. the children are talking happily, the teacher has to speak loudly to let the children hear her. a. and b. because c. so d. after 三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。when i was about 12 years old, i really wanted a new bike! i 36 my parents my birthday wish, but i knew there was little hope because my family could 37 have that money. on my birthday my parents told me they had my 38 outside in the backyard. at once i 39 out to the yard. there was my bike, 40 it wasnt the bike that i thought it would be. this one was pink, old and worn with age. it was so 41 ! i thought i 42 my parents feelings because i could see the disappointment 43 their faces and i was sure they could see it on mine. i 44 the old bike and rode it, feeling 45 that i had made my parents feel this way. so i put on a smile, rode as fast as i could and didnt 46 .as time went by, i began to understand my parents gave me 47 much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. they gave me a life lesson about 48 . when you give something out of love, it doesnt matter what it is in fact. what matters is the love that is in it. i like to remember this 49 because giving a gift is not about money. its about how much love you can feel from it. do remember, a gift that 50 two dollars isnt any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more. （ ）36. a. told b. spokec. saidd. talked （ ）37. a. slowlyb. quicklyc. hardlyd. easily （ ）38. a. guitar b.card c. caked. gift （ ）39. a. rushed b. rodec. climbedd. came （ ）40. a. and b. or c. butd. because（ ）41. a. exciting b. interestingc. relaxingd. disappointing （ ）42. a. liked b. hatedc.thanked d. hurt （ ）43. a. at b. inc. ond. for （ ）44. a. got in b. got onc. got offd. got up （ ）45. a. surprised b. excited c. happyd. bad （ ）46. a. look back b. look aheadc. come upd. come down （ ）47. a. anything b. nothing c. somethingd. everything （ ）48. a. love b. moneyc. friendshipd. knowledge （ ）49. a. story b. news c. adviced. idea （ ）50. a. spends b. costs c. paysd. offers 四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）amr. clarke works in new york and he brought his family to china last summer. they visited many places of interest and had a good time here. before they left for new york, the clarkes climbed the great wall. it was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. they took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. and when they returned to the hotel, they couldnt find the bag in which their expensive camera was. they were all sorry for it. they could buy another camera but had no time to go to the great wall again. they could not miss the plane!that evening they didnt have supper. mr. clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “well, let me tell you a story. an old man lived in a sixty-storey building. one day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. but he didnt hurt himself.”“it was a miracle!” called out his children, “why?”“because he lived on the first floor!”they all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. they said a chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.“its really a miracle!” the clarkes said happily.( )51. where did the clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for new york? a. in london. b. in beijing. c. in shanghai. d. in hong kong.( )52. why didnt they have anything that evening? a. because they were sorry for losing the camera. b. because they were not hungry. c. because they had no time to have supper. d. because they had nothing to eat.( )53. what did mr. clarke tell a story to his family for? a. his children asked him to do so. b. he wanted to make his family happy. c. he wanted to tell them a miracle. d. he liked telling stories.bwe often think about why money disappeared so quickly. that may be because we didnt have a good budget. a budget is a plan to control where your money goes. a good budget can help you use money wisely. for example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but cant pay for now. have a look at the budget of simons family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. the income(收入) of simons family a month is rmb6,000.entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.)4%clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.)10%transportation (bus, underground and train fares.)12%saving10%“just in case (急用) fund”2%housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas )30%food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks )20%medical care (hospital bills and medicine)12%( ) 54. the underlined word “budget” probably means _ in chinese. a. 预算 b. 缘故 c. 过程 d. 结果( )55 simons family will pay _for food this month. a. rmb 600 b. rmb 800 c. rmb 1,000 d. rmb 1,200( )56. simons family will spend the most money on _ this month. a. clothing b. medical care c. housing d. transportation cletter 1whatever i do, i always think about if other people will like it. how can i stop worrying about what they think? eva, 14, texasletter 2my dream is to be on the olympic team for gymnastics(体操). my dad thinks i started too late and ill never be able to make it. he puts me down, but i want his support. what should i do?erica, 9,texasletter 3what should i do if i failed a test? im afraid to tell my mum because she might get mad at me and i cant play soccer. and soccer is like the world to me.ashley, 12,wisconsinletter 4i just moved and im kind of shy, so how can i make new friends?jessica, 11,canadadoctor mollys answeryou should tell him about your dream and that if you work really hard, it might happen even though you started late. the sooner you tell your dad how you feel, the sooner youll be able to work on making your dream come true.doctor mollys answernobody knows you at your new school. you have nothing to lose, so gather up all your courage and go over to someone who looks friendly and introduce yourself. you can ask that person about your teacher or the other kids in your class to break the ice. good luck!doctor mollys answerits better to tell your mum the truth than to find out in another way by herself. when you tell her, explain why you failed the test. ask her if she can help you study, so youll do better on your tests in the future and also have time for the soccer you love.doctor mollys answerjust be yourself and try not to care about what others think. the more you think about it, the worse you will feel. always act strongly and confidently. even if you are a little unsure of something, dont doubt(怀疑) your abilities to do things right. just relax.（ ）57. jessica . a. wonders how to make new friends b. wishes to be on the olympic team c.is afraid to tell her mum about her failing in a test d.keeps worried about what other people think about her （ ）58. loves playing soccer best. a. erica b. eva c.ashley d.jessica（ ）59.according to dr molly, eva should . a. hold on to her dream b.always tells the truth c.be brave to say hello to others d.be confident of herself（ ）60. which is the correct order of dr mollys answers to the four letters? a. b. c. d.d 1990 was a significant year in world events.in february,nelson mandela was set free after 27 years in prison.in october,east and west germany became one country again.then at the end of 1990,the world wide web was born.for this final event we have one man to thank,tim berners lee,the father of the web.berners lee was born on june 8,1955 in london,england. his parents,both computer designers, encouraged him to think and work creatively as he grew up. he was an excellent student and naturally took an interest in computers and science.after graduating from oxford university,tim went to work at a science research centre in switzerland. there he developed some of the different systems that would later become the web.the first was html，the computer language used to make web pages.the second was an address system that let computers anywhere find each other and send and receive information.in 1990,while still at the science centre in switzerland,he put them together to make the first internet browser(浏览器).it could run on any computer and allowed people to create website to share their information with the rest of the world.tim knew that the more people used the web,the more useful it would be.he wasnt interested in money but knowledge, so he gave out his invention for free to anyone who was interested.many people were interested and the growth of the internet began.today tim works as a professor at the mit in america，researching new and interesting ways to use the web.he has received many awards from governments and organizations for his efforts.he is still not very interested in money.that is why he is so admired by his students and workmates.it may also be one of the reasons that few people outside the world of technology know his name.( ) 61.the underlined word significant (in paragraph 1) most probably means _. a.strange b.terrible c.important d.difficult( ) 62.which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a.the address system was used to make web pages. b.the world wide web was created in switzerland. c.the first web browser was very expensive to buy. d.many people could use the internet before 1990.( ) 63.what can we learn about berners lee from the passage? a.he was encouraged to be creative. b.he didnt do well at school. c.he is a very poor businessman. d.he is well known all over the world.( ) 64.where does berners lee live today? a.england. b.switzerland. c.america. d.canada.( ) 65.what is the passage mainly about? a.the events that took place in 1990. b.the history of the internet. c.the invention of the internet browser. d.the man who created the word wide web第ii卷（非选择题60分）五、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给的汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66.the _ (收音机) on that shelf are made in china. 67. he had so many pleasant _(经历) when he visited america.68. both of my uncles (妻子) are teachers.69. if you want to go abroad, you must get your (护照) ready first.70. i dont think he will mind (打印) it for you .71. im sorry to tell you that you (miss) the train. it left ten minutes ago.72. mother told me that if i tried my best, anything is (impossible).73. my father isnt at home now, he has gone to dalian for (busy).74. hainan island is in the (south) part of china.75.yann martel, a (canada) writer，wrote the famous storylife of pi.六、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺的信息。（每空一词） a book which is still being discussed by many americans today is“future shock”by alvin toffler. in this book the writer describes the great changes which have been made in family life because of science and industry.in the past, when more americans lived on farms, the typical(典型的)family had many children. in a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. uncles and aunts often lived nearby, too.but now, when industry has become more important than agriculture(农业)in ame