安徽省马鞍山博望中学八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版.doc

安徽省马鞍山博望中学2012-2013学年八年级英语下学期期中试题 牛津版一、听力（共20小题；每题1分，共20分） a. 听对话，从a、b、c三幅图中找出与你所听内容相符的选项。听两遍。1. hows the weather now?3. where is john from?4. what has she just bought?b.听对话，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。5. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. to stay at home. b. to take some medicine. c. to see a doctor.6. why does the woman hate traveling by air?a. because she thinks the journey is too tiring. b. because she likes traveling very much. c. because she doesnt like plane.7. where did the dialogue happen? a. in a school. b. at a factory. c. in a shop.8. whats the telephone number?a. 87659413 b. 87759314 c. 876694139. what did mary do just now? a. she did shopping. b. she bought a book in the bookstore. c. she went to the library to borrow a book.10. what does the woman think the boy should do? a. listen to music every day. b. listen to and read english every day. c. listen to and read chinese every day.c.听下面两段材料，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11-12题。11. where is the man going? a. the railway station. b. the clock tower. c. the park.12. why cant the man find the place? a. this is his first time to visit the place. b. the railway station is still next to the clock tower. c. things have changed a lot over the years.听第二段材料，回答第13-15题。13. a. fishing b. camping c. swimming14. a. 5 b. 6 c. 715. a. guitar b. violin c. pianod. 听短文，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。16. where may the tourists be now?a. in nanjing. b. on the bus. c. in the park.17. where does nanjing lie(位于)?a. in the southeast of china. b. in the northeast of china. c. in the south of china.18. what does the guide think of the people in nanjing?a. hard-working and humorous. b. polite and generous. c. helpful and friendly.19. what can people do in xuanwu lake park?a. boating and flying kites. b. boating and fishing. c. swimming and flying kites.20. where can the tourists enjoy the beauty of the whole city? a. nanjing museum. b. on the top of zijin mountain. c. on the great changjiang bridge.二. 单项选择 (15分)（ ）21. _ educational cd-rom has just come out. _ cd-rom is called dora explorer. a. a ; the b.an ;the c.the ; the d.the ;a（ ）22.the kowloon walled city has turned _ a beautiful park.a. on b. in c. off d. into（）23. -could i have a look at your new bicycle?-sorry, i _ it to alice. she _ to borrow it this morning.a. have lent; came b. lend; was coming c. had lent; came d. have lent; will come（ ）24.- can i see the headmaster at the moment, please ? - im afraid not. he _ out. he _ in 10 minutes.a. has gone; comes b. gone; came c. has been; will come d. has gone; will come back( ) 25. my father has worked there _.a. since five years b. since 1999 c for five years agod. five years( ) 26. i hope you _ to my party next sunday.a. to come b. comec. will comed. came( ) 27. this game _ well. get it now before it _ out.a. is sold; is sold b. sells; is sold c. sold; sells d. sells; sells( ) 28. tom was _ only because he made a mistake.a. laugh b. laughed c. be laughed d. laughed at( ) 29. how long may i _this book? for about a week.a. borrow b. borrowed c. keep d. kept（ ）30.when did your father _ your mother?a. marry b. marry to c. marry with d. get married（ ）31. he fell off the bike _. a. while he rode b. while he was riding c. while he is riding d. while on bike（ ）32.i think skiing is _ great fun.a. a b. / c. an d. the ( ) 33. lilys never been to hainan, _ she? a. is b. isnt c. has d. hasnt( ) 34. have you decided _?a. what to gob. where to goc. how to god. which to go（）35. - why not organize a school trip? - _.a. good idea.b. thats all right.c. youre welcome.d. never mind.三完形填空（10分）uncle sam and aunt kate came to visit us from america last weekend. this was 36 first time to come to hong kong. yesterday my family showed them around hong kong.we got up early in the morning and had breakfast at home. first, we went to the tram(有轨电车) station and 37 a tram. this was uncle sam and aunt kates first 38 on a tram. they thought that it was 39 and they liked the “ding! ding!” sound. we 40 the tram at central. then we took a boat to tsim sha tsui. on the way, uncle sam took a video of many buildings. the wind blew softly on our faces. we 41 a lot. after having a rest, we went to a restaurant for 42 . it was famous for nice food. we 43 a lot of food. i liked pork pies best 44 i ate three. aunt kate liked rice dumplings most. after lunch, we went to the avenue of stars. uncle sam and aunt kate were very 45 when they saw the signatures(签名) and handprints(手印) of some famous stars. but it was a little fun to me. in all, we had a good time that day.( )36. a. our b. his c. her d. their ( )37. a. watched b. painted c. took d. bought ( )38. a. drive b. ride c. aim d. report ( )39. a. interesting b. boring c. frightened d. surprised ( )40. a. turned off b. got off c. waited for d. looked for( )41. a. flew b. hurried c. relaxed d. worried( )42. a. snacks b. desserts c. supper d. lunch( )43. a. brought b. ordered c. made d. showed( )44. a. as b. or c. and d. but ( )45. a. nervous b. strange c. silent d. excited四阅读理解（30分） （a）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 people you meet. look for the good things in your friends and family.4) learn something new! have you always wanted to decorate your own room or learn how to swim? new challenges are fun and give you a sense of accomplishment when you have finished.5) read and start a diary. turn off the tv and let your imagination fly! write down your thoughts, dreams or anything you want! writing always helps to express your feelings.6) stay with your family. we all need our family time. talk with your mum or dad or maybe even your cousin.( )46. this passage may be taken from .a. a science book b. a story book c. a magazine d. school rules( )47. according to the passage, when you are helping others, you will .a. be special b. be sure c. feel nice d. be remembered( )48. what do the underlined words in 4) “a sense of accomplishment” mean?a. 成就感 b. 忧伤感 c. 挫折感 d. 信任感( )49. which of the following should you say “no” when you are unhappy?a. you should always look for the good things of others.b. stay alone at home as much as possible.c. learn something new and go for it! d. keep a diary to express your feelings.( )50. the best title for the passage is .a. do your best b. six ways to feel good about yourselfc. its never too late to learn d. always smile to yourself (b)david hated spending money. when he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. if he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, david would say, “make it $1.90 and ill buy it.” sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “whats ten cents?” they asked themselves. “if it makes this man happy, it wont hurt me very much.” in this way david saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.one day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. the dentist looked at the tooth and said, “this tooth will have to come out. its too serious to save.” “how much must i pay you to take out a tooth?” david asked. “forty dollars,” the dentist said. “how long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “about two minutes,” the dentist answered. “forty dollars for two minutes work!” he shouted, “thats robbery (抢劫).” the dentist smiled. “youre right,” she said. “thank you for telling me. ill pull your tooth out very slowly. how about if i take half an hour?”( ) 51. in the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “_”a. feel worried aboutb. be interested inc. get higherd. make less( ) 52.why must davids tooth be pulled out?a.the doctor want to make more money.b.the tooth itself was serious .c.the tooth wanted to come out .d.daniel wanted to save some money.( ) 53. after the dentist answered davids question, he became very _. a. angry b. sad c. afraid d. worried( ) 54. david thought that two minutes was _.a. too little time to pull out a toothb. too little time to pay the dentist $40c. too long to pull out a toothd. too short for the dentist to finish the operation( ) 55. what kind of person do you think david was?a. he was very strict with others.b. he was very clever.c. he was very generous.d. he was very stingy(吝啬).( c ) everyone has worries（忧虑，忧愁）. how do you deal with（处理，对付） your worries? there is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. sitting there worrying is no fun and it wont solve your problems. grades（分数，得分） at school are often a top worry for children. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions: why are grades important? what do grades mean to me? how do i get ready for class? do i go over my notes even when there isnt a test? do i have a good place to do my homework? have i tried different ways of studying? if your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back. you can ask for help when youre worried. you can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.56. what do children often worry most about? a. their hobbies. b. their homework. c. their grades at school. d. a fight with their friends.57. according to the passage, when youre worried, youd better _. a. work hard b. ask for help and talk to someone c. get ready for class d. do your homework58. if youre worried about grades, dont ask yourself _. a. why are grades important? b. what do grades mean to me? c. how do i get ready for class? d. why not give up（放弃） my studies?59. if you had a fight with a friend, you could _. a. invite him or her to watch a game b. put the blame（责备）on him or her c. try to make new friends d. leave him or her alone60. what does the passage mainly tell us? a. who is often worried. b. when people are wo