江苏省连云港市云台中学八年级英语10月阶段考试试题 牛津版.doc

江苏省连云港市云台中学2013-2014学年八年级英语10月阶段考试试题 牛津版（ 时间90分钟 满分120分 ）第卷 选择题（共55分） 一、单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。1. lily is _ honest girl, and she is _ best student in his class.a. a; a b. an; the c. a; the d. the; the2. which do you like _, coffee _ water? a. best; and b. better; and c. better; or d. best; or3. what about _food? -ok. a. to eat some b. eating some c eating any d to eat any4. this piece of music makes him _ one of the most popular _. a. become; singers b becomes; singer c becomes; singers d. become; singer5. each student should listen to the teacher carefully . a. over class b. in class c. in classroom d. after class6. -_? - he is friendly and helpful. a. what is simon like b. what is simon look c. how is simon like d. what does simon like7. the milk smells _, please dont throw it away. a. good b well c bad d badly8. john is much shorter than his sister, but he jumps _ she does. a as good as b as best as c as high as d as higher as 9. xiao li has _ homework and she really doesnt know _ first. a. much too; what to do b too much; to do what c much too; to do what d too much; what to do10. which season do you like _, spring, summer, autumn, or winter? a good b better c best d well11. do you have _ to tell me, miss xu? a. something else b anything else c else something d else anything12. things are on the moon on the earth. a. much lighter, than b. much heavier, than c as heavy, as d not so light, as 13.the old writer lives _, but he doesnt feel_. a. alone; alone b alone; lonely c lonely; lonely d lonely; alone14. - shall we go to the cinema? -_ a. thank you. b. here you are. c. not at all. d. good idea.15.-this book is really cheap! - the _, the better. im short of money. a. cheap b. cheaper c expensive d more expensive二、完型填空（共10小题， 每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的a、b、c、d 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 完形填空last year tom left school. he came to taipei to _1_ a job(工作). he went from one company(公司) to another but _2_ wanted him. now he had little money. he had to go back to his small town. so he came to the station. he felt _3_ and tired. it was very late at night and _4_ was full of people. they were waiting _5_ tickets of the last train. he bought the last ticket, and he was very happy. at that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him. she asked him to sell her the ticket. he gave her the ticket. he thought they needed it _6_ he did. after _7_ left, he sat on the bench(长凳) and didnt know _8_ to go. just then, an old man came and said, “young man, i _9_ what you did to the woman. i have a big company. i need a good young man like _10_. would you like to work for me?”( )1. a. find b. see c. look for d. buy ( )2. a. everyone b. no one c. nothing d. something ( )3. a. happy b. interesting c. sad d. glad ( )4. a. the city b. the company c. the farm d. the station ( )5. a. to buy b. to sell c. to give d. to pass ( )6. a. less than b. more than c. smaller them d. worse than ( )7. a. tom b. the bus c. the train d. the old man ( )8. a. what b. which c. why d. where ( )9. a. have seen b. dont know c. dont like d. have done( )10. a. the woman b. you c. the baby d. her三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中选出最佳选项。（一）o. henry, a famous american writer of short stories, was born in north carolina in 1862. o. henry was a pen name. his real name was william sydney porter. when he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know. when he was about 20 years old, o. henry went to texas. there he tried different jobs. he first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. but he got himself into some trouble. some money went missing from the bank. o. henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). during the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. after he got out of prison, he went to new york and went on writing. he wrote mostly about new york and the life of the poor there. people liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. this made the readers surprised.() 1. _ was the real name of the famous american writer. a. o. henryb. william sydney porterc. carolinad. texas() 2. o. henry was sent to prison because _.a. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.b. people thought he had stolen money from the bank.c. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.d. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name() 3. which of the following is true?a. o. henry was from a rich familyb. o. henry was in school for a long time.c. o. henry learned everything he needed by himself.d. o. henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.() 4. o. henry got most materials for his stories from _. a. his happy life as a boyb. new york and the poor of the city c. the newspaperd. his life in prison() 5. people enjoyed reading o. henrys stories because _. a. they had surprising endingsb. they were easy to understand c. they showed love for the poord. they were about new york（二）long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. do you know what he did one day? when he wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbours door, he walked up to the door, took hold of(抓住) the bell and pulled hard. the bell made a very loud noise. the thief was afraid and went home.then he sat down to think, “i must do something about the noise,” he said. he thought and thought. at last he had an idea. “ah, ill put some cotton in my ears. then i wont be able to hear the noise.” the next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. this time he pulled even harder. the bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. with another hard pull he got the bell out. just then the neighbour came running out.“steal my bell? ill teach you a lesson(教训),” the angry man shouted. and he hit the thief on the nose.the foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. “why did he come out just then?” he wondered(感到疑惑).( )6. the thief was trying to get .a. his neighbour b. his neighbours doorbellc. some cotton d. a door with a bell on it( )7. the thief put some cotton in his ears. he thought it would be for him to steal the doorbell. a. safe b. difficult c. dangerous d. easy( )8. the neighbour ran out probably(很可能) because .a.he knew his doorbell was being stolen b.he thought someone was eager(渴望的)to visit himc. he realized(意识到)something strange happenedd.both b and c( )9. the neighbour hit the thief to .a. give him lessons b. punish (惩罚) him for stealingc. help him with the bell d. be his teacher( )10. which of the following is true?a.the thief understood why he was hit on the nose.b.the thief knew why the neighbour came out.c.the thief thought the neighbour could not hear the bell.d. the thief didnt want to know why the neighbour ran out just at the time he stole the doorbell.（三）life of middle school students in singapore in singapore, many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies. people always think that good schooling is the key to success. so many of these students try their best to get good results in their exams. they have a lot of homework every day and exams are usually a big problem to them. sometimes, a few even have to go to evening classes after school because of the pressure(压力) of exams. students have many afterschool activities to do at school, such as sports games, dance groups, swimming and rockclimbing. at weekends they have enough free time to do what they like. most students like to listen to pop music. hollywood films, hong kong and singapore films are every popular, too. some of them also spend their free time searching the internet, e-mailing their friends, and playing computer and video games. they sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookshops. they also join in community service(社区服务)。 so life of middle school students in singapore is not easy but rich and colourful.( )11. many students think that good schooling can help them _. a. enjoy their free time b. have less homework c. be good at playing games d. be successful in the future( )12. a few students go to evening classes after school because_. a. they cant learn anything useful at school b. they are afraid to fail their exams c. they have nothing to do after school d. they always get good results in their exams( )13. which of the following belongs to after-school activities for the students in singapore? a. searching the internet b. watching films c. dancing. d. listening to pop music( ) 14. what dont the students do at weekends according to the passage? a. playing basketball. b. watching films. c. listening to pop music d. e-mailing their friends.( )15. what does the underlined word “rich” mean in chinese? a.富有的 b.丰富的 c.单调的 d.紧张的第卷（非选择题，共65分）四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）a.根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词1.which city is _ (远) to the sea, beijing or tianjin?2.jack studies better than kate because he works (更努力).3.our school basketball team (获胜) again yesterday.4. i dont like watching tv, because there are many _(广告).5. my mother always (关心)about me.b. 根据短文内容和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词 i am really happy to tell you about my f_6_ plans. i would like to be a s_7_ worker, ill try my b_8_ to help people. i can listen to peoples problems and help them w_9_ their problems. i will be happy if i can make people h_10_ again. 五、选词填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空try ones best; something; sing ; go swimming; slim; difficult; mix; because of; week; look like1. now it is time for the report.2. listen, some girls _ in the music room.3. would you like _ with me this afternoon? - sorry, im not free.4. miss li looks _ than last year.5. mother teresa always _to help poor people.6. our school is a school.7. theres _ else in the fridge. lets go shopping.8. his daughter _ him very much.9. the heavy snow made it _ for us to get to school on time.10. i cant go to school _ illness.六、完成句子（共5题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给汉语和句子的意思，用英语补全句子，每空不止一个单词1. betty _ (极富幽默感) he often makes us laugh .2. do you think skiing is _(有趣)than swimming?3. our country is becoming_(越来越漂亮)。4. she always _(面带笑容)。5. _(为什么不)help people in need?七、任务型阅读（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，完成下面表格，每空一词when the earthquake happenedhave you sent messages to your friends in sichuan to see if they are all right? did you feel the earthquake in your city? tell us your stories about fear, strength and life. you can write them down on the website, www. chinadaily. com. cn.how to give a handdonatemoneygo to a bankname: red cross society of chinabank: industrial and commercial bank of china, beijing branch, dongsinan subbranchaccount( 账号) : 0200 0010 0901 4413 252go to a post officename: red cross society of chinaaddress: no. 8 beixinqiao santiao, dongcheng district, beijingpostcode: 100007donate by mobile phonesend the text message 1 or 2 to 1069999301 through your mobile to donate one or two yuan to the red cross rescue operation.donatebloodgo to the red cross blood centre in your city. there might also be minibuses for collecting blood in the centre.根据以上信息，完成1-5小题，每空填一词。1. the terrible_ happened in sichuan.2. if you want to tell your story, you can write it down on the_, www. . cn.3. if a person has donated some money to