江苏省无锡市洋溪中学八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市洋溪中学2013-2014学年八年级英语上学期期中试题 牛津版第一卷 一、单项选择: 从a、b、c、d四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并将正确答案的序号填入答案卷的相应空格内。 （共15小题； 每小题1分， 满分15分）1. do you know something about hou yifan? -yes. she is good at playing _ chess. and she is one of _ best women chess players. a. a, /b. an, /c. an, the d. /, the2. he likes his school life _. a. toob. alsoc. as welld. either3. you dont need to teach _ how to cook and sew. i can teach _. a. me, meb. myself, myselfc. my, myselfd. me, myself4. i dont think a taxi runs _ as an underground train. a. as faster b. fasterc. as fastd. the fastest 5. are you going to beijing _ plane? -no. im going there _ a train. it takes only four hours.a. by, by b. by, on c. on, on d. on, by6. i have _ money than you, but i have _ friends than you. a. more, moreb. less, morec. fewer, mored. more, less7._? he is helpful. hes always ready to help anyone in need. a. hows your new friend like? b. whats your new friend likec. how do you like your new friend? d. what do you think your new friend8. climbing is one of _, i think.a. the most difficult sportb. the most difficult sportsc. most difficult sportd. most difficult sports9.what time is it now? its eight. hurry up, _ youll be late. a. andb. soc. ord. but10. its cold outside. you d better _ your coat. a. not put on b. not take off c. to not take off d. dont put on11. john and david are in _ school, but they are in _classes. a. the same; the different b. the different; the samec. the same; different d. different ;the same12. do you feel _ when you watch such a _ film? a. boring, boredb. boring, boringc. bored, boredd. bored, boring13. we can take a look at the things people used in the past and some old pictures in _.a. the great wall b. wangfujing streetc. the palace museum d. tiananmen square14.i think nanjing food is more delicious than sichuan food. _. i think sichuan food is better. a. i dont agreeb. i agreec. i think sod. youre wrong15. - why dont we go to the new time square to watch a movie? -_. i have to go to dancing lessons. a. thats a good idea b. i dont think soc. im afraid its not a good idea d. i wont go there二、完形填空: 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（每小题1分， 满分10分）several days ago, some students from the us visited our school. when we talked, i discovered 1 differences in school life between the us and china. for example, each class 2 fifty minutes in the us. it is a little 3 than that in china. we usually have forty of forty-five minutes in each class. another difference is that they have less break time between 4 . besides, although（虽然） most schools in both countries finish their 5 classes at 12 oclock, the students in the us only have an hour-long break, so they 6 eat lunch quickly. their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 p.m. and school is over 7 3:00 p.m. then they take part in club activities or play sports. many chinese students dont work during their high school years, while the us students like to find a part-time job in 8 free time. they dont have a dream job in mind. they think 9 is no difference between jobs. working is a useful experience for them and they can make money at the same time. some of them even take one-year full-time jobs 10 they leave high school and then go to college.( ) 1 a. no b. few c. little d. some( ) 2 a. lasts b. finishes c. starts d. stays( ) 3 a. shorter b. longer c. earlier d. later( ) 4 a. schools b. classes c. meals d. students( ) 5 a. day b. night c. morning d. afternoon( ) 6 a. cant b. mustnt c. need to d. are able to( ) 7 a. in b. for c. during d. around( ) 8 a. my b. his c. their d. your( ) 9 a. it b. there c. that d. this( ) 10 a. after b. with c. while d. during三、阅读理解（每小题2分， 满分20分）(a) british study toursusing the wonderful railway system we offer an unusual holiday, sport and study programme. your hotel is a train; eat and sleep on the train and spend each day in a different part of britain.summer school in francewe offer(提供) summer schools for students between the ages of 12 and 16. live with a french family and choose from different activities such as horse-riding, football, swimming and skiing.summer in australiawe will offer a programme for your students. all our lessons take place at the college in sydney. morning classes are held in chinese; evening classes on australian history are in english. we offer an exciting programme of evening activities such as music, dance and theatre.holiday programmes in germanywe offer morning classes in german at all levels from beginners upwards. in the afternoon you are free to join in our mountain walks or to go shopping in the nearby town. in the evening we organize a full programme for fun. all ages welcome.( )1. if you like travelling by train, you can go to_.a. summer school in fiance b. summer in australiac. holiday programmes in germany d. british study tours( )2. if you want to make your english better, which programmes will you choose?a. holiday programmes in germany and british study tours.b. summer in australia and summer school in france. c. british study tours and summer in australia.d. summer school in france and holiday programmes in germany. ( )3. this passage was written to_.a. encourage people to have a holidayb. introduce some beautiful placesc ask people to study foreign languagesd. attract people to take part in their programmes (b)the bus station, a street corner in the city, the caf at the mallamerican teenagers like to hang out at these places. i want to tell you this is true. american teenagers have far too much time to waste(浪费). because they have short school days and their parents are busy at work day and night, us teenagers find happiness in doing nothing. “what do you do all day in that park?” a mother will ask her son or daughter, with some reason. “i dont know, just hang out,” her child might answer. of course, some kids keep busy with after-school sports, test-prep (测验准备) classes and clubs. i did some of these activities, too, but still found time to hang out in the park. for hours, my friends and i would sit on the stairs talking, playing games, or just watching the cars drive by doing nothing. was it all a waste of time? were we up to “no-good”? maybe. when i think about it now, i cant believe i had so much free time as a teenager! now, i should spend any free moment at the gym(健身房), writing a story or learning a new language. it seems uninteresting, but i do miss “hanging out”.1. why do american teenagers have so much free time? a. they dont need to go to school every dayb. they like to go out with friends c. their school days are short and their parents are busyd. they are happy in doing nothing2. what do some kids keep busy with? a. after-school sports b. doing part-time jobsc. clubsd. a and c3. “hang out” means _ in this passage. a. 居住b. 挂c. 向下伸出d. 闲逛 (c)when i was 13 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. it was a smile.it was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. as a result, no one knew who i was. i was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.every time i heard the other students talking and laughing, i felt my heart break. i couldnt talk to anyone about my problem, and i didnt want my parents to worry about me.then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but i sat at my desk unhappily as usual. at that moment, a boy entered the classroom. i didnt know who he was. he passed me and then turned back. he looked at me and, without a word, smiled.suddenly, i felt the touch of something bright and friendly. it made me feel happy, lively and warm.that smile changed my life. i started to talk with the other students and made friends. day by day, i became closer to everyone in my class. the boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.one day, i asked him why he smiled, but he couldnt remember smiling at me!it doesnt matter because all the dark days have gone. now i believe that the world is what you think it is. if you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. so smile at the world and it will smile back.( )1. why was the smile an important gift?a. the writers old school was far away.b. it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.c. the writer didnt know who the boy was. d. the smile didnt mean anything to the writer. ( )2. why do you think the boy smiled?a. he was happy to see his friends.b. he saw the writer was unhappy. c. he really liked the writer.d. he was a very friendly boy and smiled at everyone.( )3. how did the smile change her life? a. she began to make new friends.b. she became best friends with the boy. c. her parents didnt worry about her any more. d. she realized that its important to smile at people.( )4. where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from? a. from her old school.b. from herself. c. from other people in the world.d. from the children at the new school. 第二卷 四. 根据括号中的汉语、首字母或音标写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。(每空限填一词)（8分）1. when i saw the model pyramids and the model golden gate bridge, i couldnt _ my eyes. (相信)2. sandy wants to become a _ (著名的) singer and travel around the world. 3. american people like calling “film” _(电影).4. there was a lot of _ （车辆） on the city road. wed better take the underground.5. i decided to stay home and pack my bags i_（代替）.6. there is _(什么也没有) in the fridge. its empty.7. its such an easy book. _(甚至) a child can understand it.8. i was playing computer games the _(整个的) afternoon yesterday.五. 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。(每空限填一词)（7分）1. she isnt quite _ today and her parents took her to the hospital. (good)2. do you know the _(high) of mount tai?3. if you dont go to see the doctor, you will become _. (ill)4. i arrived late but _(lucky), i didnt miss the train at last.5. the _ (win) of the basketball final are going to receive the cup and medals.6. these things on the desk are _(use). you can throw them away.7. i admire jay chou and jackie chan very much. theyre my _(hero).六. 根据要求改变下列句子（7分）1. daniel put his photos on the home page for everyone to look at. (改为否定句) daniel _ _ his photos on the home page for everyone to look at.2. we are planning to go on a trip to the great wall this summer holiday.(对划线部分提问) _ are you planning to _ this summer holiday?3. diving is exciting. diving is dangerous. (合并句子) diving is exciting _ _.4. my brother goes to school by bicycle every day (改为同义句) my brother _ _ bicycle to school every day.5. there are over a hundred interesting places from all over the world. (改为同义句)there are _ _ a hundred interesting places from all over the world.6. i learn english on my own. (改为同义句) i learn english _ _ .7. they made me a paper flower. (改为同义句) they _ a paper flower _ me.七 动词填空（10分）1. my cousin always _ (catch) a cold when he was young.2. would you please _ (not laugh) at the poor man like that ? its important.3. the famous singer from taiwan _(come) to wuxi in three days, isnt he ?4. did you decide _(invite) our principal to celebrate the coming christmas with you ?5. why not call the officer later on ? he _(plan) a trip to taiwan island now .6. our school starts at 7 a.m. and _(finish) at 5 p.m.7. the teenager didnt stop _(buy) a present for his sister when he walked past the souvenir shop yesterday afternoon.8. thank you very much for _(listen) to my problem.9. they wont start at once if it _(rain) tomorrow.10. i hope you _(learn) more about english this term.八. 完成句子（8分）1. 天上的星星看起来就像孩子的眼睛一样。the stars in the sky _ _ like childrens eyes. 2. may很善良，从不说别人坏话。 may is very kind and never _ bad words _ anyone.3. 在夏季，这里的工人们通常要休假几周。workers here usually _ a few weeks _ in summer.4. 篮球比赛将在星期三下午举行。the basketball match will _ _ on wednesday afternoon.5. 我们又一个大图书馆，里面有许多有用的书。we have a big library _ _ useful books.6. 她总是脸上带着微笑。 she always _ a _ on her face.7. 感谢你同意让我参加学校旅行。 thank you for _ _ let me go on the school trip.8. 这次旅行很热，花了两小时。 the trip was hot _ _ two hours.九、首字母填空: 根据短文内容和首字母提示，完成短文，每空一词。（共10个空格； 每空0.5分， 满分5分）my ideal school day start at 8:30 a.m. it f_1_ at 3 p.m., so we will have a lot of time for after-school activities.we have half an hour for lunch. we can eat a_2_ and chat with each other in the dinning h_3_. we can also listen to p_4_ music in it. we eat an apple every day, because it can keep us h_5_.we have chinese, maths, english and physics every day, because they are u_6_ and very important. we wear school uniforms on monday, b_7_ we dont wear ties.my idea school has a park on one side and a shopping mall on the other. we have a big library and there are many useful books. we also have a swimming pool and a t_8_ court. we can do any activities after school or at weekends.we only have half an hour of homework every day. we n_9_ do homework at weekends, so we have a lot of time to do what we like. every month, we t_10_ a school trip to a museum or a theatre. in the summer time, we can go to beijing or shanghai. every week, we go to the park or shopping malls.i like my ideal school very much.1. _ 2. _ 3. _4. _5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _9. _10. _十、书面表达（10分）假如你是millie，请根据以下内容写一封信给你的网友jane。1. 南京是一座美丽的城市，树木很多，有许多名胜; 2. 有许多博物馆、公园和购物中心; 你可以乘地铁到很多地方; 这些使在南京的生活更舒适;3. 上个月你邀请了simon游览南京; 他为人慷慨, 很有幽默感。4. 当他到达时, 不能相信自己的眼睛; 他决定尽快把这些告诉他的朋友们。注意：1. 正确地书写格式和使用时态; 2. 短文必须包括所有要点; 3. 词数80左右，