2010-2011年牛津英语八年级下期中试卷及答案.doc

2010-2011学年度（）如皋初中期中考试八 年 级 英 语 试 卷命题人：周小琴 审核人：司建妹 总分：100分 时间：100分钟一 、听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 卷一A.听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。每段对话听两遍。( ) 1. Where does the girl want to spend her holiday? A. B. C. ( )2.What will the weather be like tomorrow?A. B. C. ( )3. Which Disney character was the girls favourite? A. B C. ( )4.How did Miss Li go to work this morning?A. B. C ( ) 5.Is the water in the river dirty now? A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isnt. C. Yes, the water is.( ) 6.When did the girls parents get married? A. 14 years ago. B. 15 years ago. C. 16 years ago.( ) 7. Where are they talking? A.In a fruit shop B. At a bus stop. C. In a library.( ) 8. What is Guo Jingming? A. He is a writer. B. He is a teacher. C. He is a designer.( ) 9. Why doesnt the old man never feel lonely? A. Because his children live with him. B. Because his neighbours always help himC. Because we always help him. ( )10. What can the boys new CD-ROM help you learn? A. The history of America. B. The geography of China C.The history of China.B.听对话或独白，选择正确答案。每段材料听两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。( ) 11. How long has the TV programme been on? A. Half an hour. B. An hour. C. One hour and a half.( ) 12. Whats Daniel doing now? A. He is writing a letter to Kitty from Hongkong. B. He is reading Sandys letter from Hongkong. C. He is reading Kittys letter from Hongkong.听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题。( ) 13. How does Mary usually go to school? A. By bus. B. By car. C. On a bike.( ) 14. Why does Marys mother sometimes drive her to school? A. Because the weather is not good. B. Because she is ill. C. Because her bike is broken.( ) 15. Who took the man to school when he was in a primary school? A. His father did. B. He went to school alone. C. His mother did.听一段独白，回答第16至20小题。( ) 16. Millies new computer game is called “ _”. A. Travel in Space B. Around the World in Eight Hours C. Saving Princess Laura( ) 17. There are _ levels in the game?. A. Eight. B. Five. C.Ten. ( ) 18. _ is the main character . A. Nobody B. Neil Johnson. C.Harry Jones.( ) 19. You can pass all the levels _. A. By answering questions about science correctly. B. By answering questions about geography correctly . C. By writing down questions about science correctly . ( ) 20. The game is set_. A. On Earth. B. On Mars. C. On the moon.二、 选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）( ) 21.Jim is _ 11-year-old boy with blue eyes. A. a B. an C. the D. /( ) 22. Mum always tells me not to drive_ high speed. A. in B. at C. on D. with( ) 23. My father has worked for a whole day. He_ be very tired. A. cant B. maybe C. needs D. must( ) 24.The factory _ waste into the river. A. is used to dump B. uses to dump C. was used to dump D. used to dump( ) 25. I know Beijing well, because I_ many times. A. have been there B. have gone there C. went there D.go there( ) 26. The play was so _ and we all screamed with_.A. exciting; exciting B. excited; excitementC.excited; excited D. exciting, excitement( ) 27. Rice _usually_ in the south of China. A. are; grown B.are; made C. is; made D.is; grown( ) 28. The homework_ us nearly two hours yesterday. A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid( ) 29. We couldnt help_ with them because they were so cute. . A. taking photos B. to take photos C. take photos D. took photos( ) 30. Im a little cold. Do you mind_ the window? A. closing B. to close C. opening D. to open( ) 31. Well go camping if it _ fine this Sunday.A.will be B. is C. isnt D. wont be( )32. This kind of computer _ well. The computers of this kind_ last week. A. is sold; were sold out B. is sold; are sold out C. sells; are sold out D. sells; were sold out ( ) 33.The Greens _ since last month, I miss them so much. A. has left B. have left C. have been away D. has been away( ) 34. -When will the travellers_? - Maybe tomorrow. A .get to B. arrive in C.reach D. arrive( ) 35. -I will go on a trip to Australia after the exam. -_!A. OK B. Have a nce time C.Congratulations D. Its nice of you.三 、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） The world is divided (划分) into two parts. One half of the world is rich and the 36_ half is poor. In the poor part, a lot of people never get enough to eat. When they are ill, none of the hospitals can 37 them because they have no money. In the rich part, a lot ot people eat too much. For example, a dog 38 a cat in North America eats better than a child in the poorer countries. The poor countries have some 39 problems. Sometimes the land isnt rich enough to grow 40 on. People there dont have rich land or enough water. The land can be made better, _41 a lot of things must be done. The people must be taught and water must be found. But rich countries have problems, 42_ . There are not always good places to live in. Sometimes the air is not clean and the rivers are too 43 to swim in or to drink . The roads and streets are full of people and buses. Cars and buses have to move 44 . There is too much noise. Something must be done to solve these problems. The air and the rivers must be cleaned and be _45_ clean. More houses have to be built. But these cant be done easily. ( )36. A.other B.another C. others D.rest( )37. A.worry B.protect C.show D. receive( ) 38. A.like B.as C.or D.and( ) 39. A.important B.interesting C.different D.difficult( ) 40. A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything( ) 41.A.until B.and C.but D.since( ) 42. A.too B.either C. also D.as well as( ) 43. A .public B.narrow(狭小的) C.dirty D.waste( )44.A.quickly B.dangerous C.careful D.slowly( )45.A.made B.become C.kept D.done四 、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） A What is a library for? Most libraries have books and other things to read. Many of them have things to listen to. Some libraries even have computers. Very few people would think of a library as a place to live in. One library in New York city turned into a home for 245 people for a few days. These were all people near the library. They slept on the floor. Why did people move into the library? They moved into the library because the city wanted to close it to save money. These 245 New Yorkers loved their library. They didnt want to lose it. So they moved in. They knew that the library couldnt be closed if they were living inside it. At last the city agreed to keep the library open, and the people all went home.( )46. The story happened _.A.in the city of New York B. in a school library C. in a town near New York D.in a village( )47.The library nearly closed because _.A.it was very old B.it lost many books C.no one wanted to use it D.the city had not enough money( )48.The library had hundreds of _.A.computers there B.policemen working in itC.bookshelves there D. people living in it( )49.The people in the story _.A.were all students B. enjoyed reading very muchC.borrowed lots of books D.wanted to use the computers( )50.A closed library would _.A.make the people happy B.save little moneyC.make the people very sad D.spend lots of money B Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that peoplefell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old farmers. He learned a lot from the working people.After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.( )51. Li Shizhens father was _. A. a soldier B. a doctor C. a teacherD. a peasant( )52. Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _. A. making a living B. become famous C. help the people who fell ill D. get more money( )53. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because_. A. he was a doctor B. he liked writing books C. many medical books were full of mistakes. D. he was a writer( )54. “Ben Cao Gang Mu” is_. A. a medical bookB. a medical worker C. a herbD. a dictionary( )55. Li Shizhen collected a lot of_ on his long journeys. A. flowers B. living things C. plantsD. herbsC One day, Bill went to eat at a restaurant in London. Suddenly a young woman sat down beside him. Bill could not think what she wanted. She did not look very happy. Bill asked her what was wrong. “ The problem is” she began. But then she stopped. She did not find it easy to tell Bill about it , it seemed. “ My husband and I wanted to meet here for lunch at 12,” she said at last, “ but he hasnt come.” “ Well, dont you know where he is? Can you ring him up?” “ No, I cant .” said the woman. “ And Ive had lunch now and I cant pay the bill (账单). Because I havent got any money with me. ” “ Never mind, Ill pay the bill for you. You can pay me back later.” Bill said. “ If you give me your address, Ill send you the money as soon as I get home.” With these words, she left the restaurant. A few weeks later, when Bill was having lunch at another restaurant, he suddenly heard a familiar(熟悉的) voice , “Excuse me. May I just sit here for a moment?” Bill turned around. It was the same young woman again. This time she was talking to a man with grey hair at a table not far from the gate. Bill smiled at the woman and got up from his chair and walked across the room. ( )56. One day Bill came to a restaurant _. A.to meet a young woman B. alone C.to help a woman D. to have the last meal of the day( )57. The young woman sat beside Bill because she wanted _ .A.to eat with him B. to wait for her husband thereC.to make friends with Bill D. Bill to help her( )58.The young woman became happier because _. A.she found her money B. Bill would help her C.she had her meal D. she saw her husband( )59.The woman said that she would_.A.return Bill money as quickly as possibleB.go to Bills home to return the moneyC.give Bills money back the next dayD.return Bills money at the restaurant( )60.Bill walked across the room _. A. to pay his bill B. to say hello to the man with grey hair C.to meet the woman D. to go away from the woman卷二部分一、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A.根据句意和中英文提示，填写所缺单词。61.Li Lin, a boy from Beijing , likes travelling _(在国外，到国外)62.We all think the old man has much _(information and understanding in the mind ). 63. Most young people use computers in their _(everyday) lives.64.My parents will celebrate their fifty years of _(婚姻) this Sunday.65.The old tree is two hundred years old. That means it has been here for two _. B 选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。she education two end produce 66.The line of people outside the museum is _.Maybe we cant visit it today.67.English Classroom is an _ program on CCTV.68.This dictionary is mine, its not_.69.The names on the list are the _ of these games.70 Jack tells me that its his _ time to travel to China.C选用方框内所给动词的适当形式填空。move sleep pass feel stop71.I _ lonely from time to time when I was in America. .72.Look, the rain _.We can go out for a walk now.73.I hear their family _ house in two weeks.74.Every time he _ a level, he will see a map of world.75.Dont make any noise, the baby _ in the room .二、句型转换（每空限填一词）（共5小题，每空格0.5分，满分5分）76. Eddie borrowed the book two weeks ago. (同义替换) Eddie_ _ the book since two weeks ago.77.Did you eat up all the food ? (改为被动语态)_ all the food_up by you ?78.Those workers have already finished their work.(改成否定句) Those workers_ finished their work_. 79 I have had the book for two days.(就划线部分提问) _ _ have you had the book ?80. They all look so nice.(改为感叹句) _ _ they all look!三、短文填词（首字母已给出）（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） The children are p 81 their trips to different parts of China. Millie doesnt like hot weather but she likes walking. So she wants to go h 82 in Lushan Mountain in autumn. Daniel wants to v 83 a theme park. He can travel to Shenzhen. There are many theme parks there. One of the theme parks he can go is Window of the World. Simon loves water sports. He can go s 84 and swimming in Qingdao this summer. Amy loves Chinese gardens very much. She can go to Suzhou. S 85 is the best season for her to go there. 81.p_ 82.h_ 83.v_ 84.s_ 85.S_四、阅读短文并回答问题（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）Dear Mum,I am writing this letter in my room. I can see the Seine from my window. It is beautiful.I am staying at a student hotel some miles from the center of Paris. I have got a big room and I use it as a bedroom, a study and a sitting room! There is a kitchen in the hotel, but I dont often cook there. I usually have my meals at the university. The food there is good and cheap.The university is about two stops from here on the underground railway. It takes ten minutes to get there, so thats easy. Most of the other students ride bicycles, but I havent got one.I am enjoying myself very much. I like walking along the streets. I like Paris. It is quite different from our town.Dont worry about me and take care of yourself,please.Yours,Ben.86.Where can Ben see the Seine? _87. What does Ben use the big room as? _88. Why does he usually have meals at the university? _89. How do most of the other students go to the university? _90. What do you think of Bens stay in Paris? _五、书面表达（满分10分）假如你是丽丽，你的家乡近年来发生了巨大的变化。你想邀请你美国的网友来你的家乡参观。请发一封电子邮件给他介绍你家乡的有关情况。要求包含所有要点，句子通顺，适当使用连接词，不少于80词。文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。1、家乡的位置。2、家乡过去房子旧；交通不便；水污染严重。3、已采取措施，家乡已改变很多。4、现在空气清新；安静而美丽；许多购物中心；生活方便。5、有许多旅游景点：水绘园、定慧寺(Dinghui Temple)Dear Amy, How are you? Im very glad to introduce my hometown to you._Yours,Lili如皋初中2010-2011学年度八年级（）英语试题听力材料及参考答案一、 听力测试（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）A 听对话，选择合适的图画或答案。每段对话听两遍。1 M：Where do you want to spend the coming holiday? W: Well, Id like to have a trip to the USA. 2 M: What nice weather! W: Yes. And the radio says it will be fine untill next Monday.3 M: I hear you went to Hong Kong Disneyland last summer. W: Yes. And I met many Disney characters.I liked Mickey Mouse best. It was so lovely.4 M: Hi, Miss Li. Do you go to work by car every day? W: Yes. But there was something wrong with it. And I went to work by bus this morning.5 M: Look!The water in the river is so clean now! W: Yes, but it was dirty in the past.the shoe factory dumped its waste into it6 M: What beautiful flowers !Why do you buy so nice flowers? W: Because its my parents fifte