江苏省无锡市长安中学八年级英语下学期期中考试试题（无答案） 牛津版.doc

江苏省无锡市长安中学2010-2011学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试题（无答案） 牛津版一、 听力（20分）第一部分 听对话回答问题（10分）本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段小对话，每段对话听两遍。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目。( ) 1. what does the woman mean?a. the boy can watch tv now.b. the boy should do this homework first.c. the boy cant watch tv at all.( ) 2. what is jack doing?a. asking kate for helpb. helping kate c. repairing the computer.( ) 3. what can millie do very well?a. swim.b. speak chinese.c. play table tennis.( ) 4. what does sally often do in the evening?a. she does some reading.b. she watches tvc. she goes shopping.( ) 5. what kind of party are they going to have? a. a dance party b. a birthday party c. a dinner party( ) 6. why did the girl cook for herself?a. because she liked cooking.b. because she came back home late.c. because she wanted to help her parents.( ) 7. what will the weather be like tomorrow? a. rainy b. cloudy c. sunny( ) 8. whose birthday is it? a. mikes b. lauras c. mays( ) 9. where were they just now？ a. at the parking lot b. at the traffic lights c. at their home( ) 10. how long will the woman stay at the hotel? a. for four days b. for three days c. for two days第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题 （10分）你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟。听第一段对话，回答第1112小题。( ) 11. what was sophia like in middle school? a. tall and pretty b. short and quiet c. tall and quiet( ) 12. what is the man interested in now? a. swimming b. travelling c. drawing.听第二段对话，回答第1314小题。( ) 13. why does the man want an mp5?a. to learn englishb. to listen to musicc. to watch plays( ) 14. how much is the one made in japan? a. 300 yuan b. 800 yuan c. 500 yuan( ) 15. which mp5 does the man buy?a. the one made in japanb. the one made in chinac. the one made in america听一篇短文，回答第1620小题。( ) 16. what sport is very popular in china? a. tennis b. baseball c. ping-pong( ) 17. who likes baseball best? a. li bo b. the speaker c. ma lin( ) 18. where do the american children often play baseball? a. on streets b. at school c. in fields or parks( ) 19. how many players are there in each baseball team? a. nine b. two c. eleven( ) 20. what do you think of playing ball games?a. it can give us painb. it can make us healthyc. it can make us popular二、 单项填空：（15分）( ) 1.chinese climbers carried the olympic flame（奥运圣火）to the top of the worlds highest mountain _ 8th may, 2008. a. in b. at c. from d. on( ) 2. my brother likes basketball very much. the sentence structure is _. a. s + v +p b. s + v c. s + v + do d. s + v + io + do( ) 3. it is not polite _ to the old loudly. a. to speak b. to speak to c. speaking d. speaks( ) 4. i am _ about the _ film.a. excited, exciting b. exciting, exciting c. excited, excited d. exciting, excited( ) 5. if i _ busy next sunday, i _ to the farm with him. a. wont be, will go b. am not, will go c. am not , go d. will, go( ) 6. the mother asked her son to finish his homework first, but he _ yet. a. did not do it b. has not done them c. has not done it d. would do it( ) 7. when you are _ at home, do you feel _? a. alone, lonely b. alone, alone c. lonely, alone d. lonely, lonely( ) 8. we have got everything ready. so we need _. a. something else b. else something c. nothing else d. else nothing( ) 9. the number of the wild birds _becoming _ because of pollution. a. are, little and little b. are, more and more c. is, fewer and fewer d. is, smaller and smaller( ) 10.dont make so _ noise. the students _ an english class. a. many, are having b. much, were having c. many, were having d. much, are having ( ) 11. -this is no-parking area. cant you see the sign? - oh, sorry. i _ it. a. will see b. didnt see c. havent seen d. wont see( ) 12. yesterday andy _ his dictionary to me, and said i could _ it for a week. a. lent, borrow b. borrowed, have c. lent, keep d. gave, keep( ) 13. i dont like the colour of the t-shirt. would you show me _ one? a. another b. the other c. other d. others( ) 14. it _ hard _ he got to the cinema yesterday. a. was rain, while b. was rain, when c. was raining, while d. was raining, when( ) 15. dont _. please _ the bus one by one. a. in a hurry, get off b. hurry, get into c. quick, get on d. hurry, get on三、 完形填空：（10分）when you speak, write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. people communicate (交流) with words. do you think you can communicate without words? a smile on your face shows you are _1_ . tears in your eyes tell others you are sad. when you _2_ your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to _3_ something or ask questions. you _4_ your head from side to side, and people know you are saying no.other things can also carry messages. for example, a sign at the _5_ helps you know which bus you can take here. a sign on the wall of your school helps you _6_ the library. signs on the doors tell you _7_ to go in or out. have you ever noticed that there are lots of signs round you and that you receive messages _8_ them all the time? books, newspapers, tv, radio and _9_ all help us to communicate with other people. they all help us _10_ what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.( ) 1. a. sorry and sad b. worried and frightened c. happy and friendly d. tired and angry( ) 2. a. put on b. put out c. put up d. put down( ) 3. a. speak b. talk c. give d. say( ) 4. a. move b. hide c. go d. put( ) 5. a. post office b. police station c. bus stop d. book shop( ) 6. a. read b. find c. watch d. look( ) 7. a. where b. which c. why d. what( ) 8. a. from b. for c. of d. about( ) 9. a. men b. teachers c. fridges d. films( ) 10. a. see b. know c. notice d. hear四、 阅读理解：（20分）( a )robert is eleven years old. he loves to watch tv. but for one full year, he did not watch tv at all. what was the reason? roberts parents said they would give him $500 if he didnt watch tv for a year. roberts parents thought he watched too much tv. one day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didnt watch tv for a year. she showed the story to robert. “it was a joke,” his mother said, “i didnt think he would do it.” but robert liked the idea. he turned off the tv right away. he said, “it doesnt matter to me whether to watch tv or not. i just want the money.”at first, roberts parents were very happy. robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. but after a while, he got bored. every evening, he asked his parents, “what are we doing tonight?” sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch tv, just for one evening. robert always said, “no, it would cost me money!”finally the year was over. then robert started watching his favourite tv shows all day long again. robert got the money from his parents. what does he plan to do with the $500? “i want to buy myself a tv set!” he said.( ) 1. what is roberts hobby? a. playing games b. reading newspapers c. talking with his parents d. watching tv( ) 2. robert stopped watching tv because he wanted to _. a. play computer games b. play outside c. get the money d. read newspapers( ) 3. which is not true according to the passage?a. roberts mother showed him the story in the newspaperb. roberts mother didnt believe the story in the newspaperc. after robert got the money, he went on watching tv again.d. during the whole year, robert watched tv for just one evening.( ) 4. robert felt _ after he stopped watching tv.a. sad b. happy c. bored d. angry( ) 5. the best title (标题) for the passage would be _. a. a year without tv b. dont watch tv c. a big joke d. a way to make money( b )australia has a lot of lovely animals. you cannot find them anywhere else in the world. the most famous ones are kangaroos and koalas(树袋熊).the kangaroo is the symbol of australia. they have large eyes and ears. they dont walk. they jump. they use their strong back legs. they can jump at 74 kilometres per hour. they can go over nine metres in one jump. kangaroo mothers have pouches to carry their babies. the babies stay inside to get milk and keep warm.kangaroos are everywhere in australia. they are on tv, in books and in the shops. but do you know that millions of kangaroos are killed every year? there are too many of them. there are about 20 to 25 million kangaroos in australia. thats more than the number of people in the country. some kangaroos go hungry because there is not enough food to eat. they break into farms for food. farmers are very angry with them.the koala is another famous australia animal. they look like bears, and have small eyes and big noses. they eat leaves from gum trees(桉树). koalas have a special smell. they use it to mark their home -“this is my place. you cant come in!” like kangaroos, a koala baby lives in its mothers pouch, too.( ) 6. if we want to see kangaroos and koalas in natural forests, we can go to _. a. china b. france c. australia d. japan( ) 7. what does a kangaroo look like? a. it looks like a bear. b. it has big eyes and ears. c. it has small eyes and big noses d. it has large eyes and strong front legs.( ) 8. the underlined word “pouch” means “_”. a. 育儿袋 b. 肌肉 c. 尾巴 d. 胸部( ) 9. which is not true?a. the kangaroos can go over nine metres in one jump.b. there are kangaroos everywhere in australia.c. koalas use their voices to mark their homes.d. koalas like eating leaves from gum trees.( ) 10. whats the best title of this passage?a. kangaroos and koalasb. beautiful australiac. how to protect kangaroos and koalas.d. the kangaroo is the symbol of australia.五、 根据句意和汉语注释，用所给单词的正确形式填空：（5分）1. many people dont understand the _ (重要性) of the wetlands.2. its ten _（分钟）walk from here to my school.3. he is waiting for his uncles _ (到达).4. have you heard from her _ (近来)?5. was this tall building built two _ (世纪) ago?6. because of the internet, the world _ (it) is become smaller and smaller.7. he wants to protect many _ (danger) birds.8. swallows fly to _ (north) countries in summer.9. the _ (fireman) put out the fire soon. we should thank them.10. dont look _ (angry) at me. i did nothing just now.六、 动词填空：（5分）1. i often hear her _ (sing) in the next room.2. there _ (be) a talk show on cctv-4 at nine this evening, isnt there?3. my cousins lovely cat is dead. it _ (die) two days ago.4. he with his classmates _ (exercise) every morning.5. we _ (run) 10 miles. why not stop to have a rest?6. - where is your brother? -he _ (fly) his kite over there.7. tom dropped her mobile phone on the ground when he _ (walk) past.8. mr. green didnt know i was in his office. he was too busy _ (see) me.9. i will spend as much time as i can _ (stop) people from polluting the water.10. -this maths problem is too difficult for me to work out.- dont worry. i _ (help) you.七、 完成句子：（9分）1. 他突然意识到他把杂志忘在教室里了。he realizes that he _ in the classroom.2. 我们学校中午为学生提供午餐。our school _ the students at noon.3. 体育老师在比赛前叫我们冷静下来。the pe teacher told us _.4. 这个火车站自从2000年以来就投入使用了。the station _.5. 长江是世界上最长的河流之一。the changjian