牛津英语8B期中试卷

初二年级英语学科期中考试（满分120分 时间120分钟）一、单项选择：（15分）( ) 1. There is _ “s” and _ “u” in the word “result”.A. a; aB. a; anC. an; aD. an; an( )2. The rich man _ much food_ the poor families during the hard time. A. provides, to B. provides, with C. provided, with D. provided, for( )3. _ animals are danger and there will be_ space for them. A. More and more, more and more B. More and more, less and less C. Less and less, more and more D. Less and less, less and less( )4. This maths problem seems _ for us to solve. A. easy enough B. enough easy C. easily enough D. enough easily( )5.I miss my mother very much because she _ home since last month. A. has left from B. has been away C. has left D. has been away from( )6. He was sleeping_ his wife came home. A. while B. when C. before D. because( ) 7. _people died in the terrible earthquake. A. five hundreds B. hundreds of C. six hundred of D. two hundreds of( ) 8.Im sorry Im calling you so late ANo problemBYourewelcomeCThatsOK.DIm all right( )9. They_ in Beijing when they_ married. A. live, get B. lived, have got C. lived, got D. have lived, got( )10. Sorry, I _the work yet. A. have finished B. didnt finish C. havent finished D. finished( )11. Since he started high school, hes come to school by bike_. A. on his own B. by his own C. in his own D. with his own( )12. My English teacher _ the Great Wall three times since he came to China. A. has been B. has been to C. has gone to D. has gone ( )13. The plane has _ here since an hour ago.A. reached B. arrived C. got to D. been( )14. This kind of snake wont hurt you because it is . A. helpful B. harmful C. helpless D. harmless( )15. Have you written anything on Chinese traditional food so far?_, but I have a plan for it.A. Ever since B. Later on C. Not yet D. From now on二、完形填空（10分）Doctors tell us that holidays are necessary. We must rest from 1 for a week or two weeks every year. “If it is possible，”they say, “we must 2 our homes and go to another 3 of the country. We must go 4 for a holiday. Then after the holiday, we are 5 home fresh and strong and ready for another 6 of work.”This seems to be right for most adults(成年人) but not for 7. Some people dont like to leave their homes to stay in strange(陌生的) _8. For young children it is usually quite different. They dont like to go far away from their 9. They like their homes 10 of all.( ) 1. A. working B. playing C. swimming D. running ( ) 2. A. stay B. leave C. live D. go ( ) 3. A. city B. town C. village D. part( ) 4. A. after B. up C. down D. away ( ) 5. A. away B. back C. out D. at ( ) 6. A. year B. month C. week D. day( ) 7. A. children B. women C. all D. both ( ) 8. A. countries B. parts C. places D. towns ( ) 9. A. cities B. schools C. families D. homes ( ) 10. A. best B. better C. well D. good三、阅读理解：（30分）(A) Little Tom likes cartoons (动画片) very much .When the cartoons begin on TV, he does nothing until theyre over. Sometimes hed rather wait for a long time and go to bed late. In the morning his mother has to wake him up, or he will be late for school. Yesterday Tom heard there would be an interesting cartoon today. This morning, as soon as he got up, he turned the television, but didnt receive the programme. He had to have breakfast and then went to school. After school he ran home while his mother was cooking supper in the kitchen (厨房). He hurried to the sitting room and turned on the television again, but he couldnt find the cartoon. He rushed into the kitchen and asked his mother to help. “Its only five now,” said the woman. “Your programme will be after supper.” “Well, lets have supper right now!”( )1. Tom goes to bed late sometimes, so_ .A. hes late for schoolB. he goes to school by busC. he cant wake up himself in the morningD. he has to go to school without breakfast( ) 2. Tom spends much time _ when he is free.A. playing football B. watching football matches on TVC. doing his homework D. watching cartoons on TV( ) 3. Tom _, so he turned on the television after getting up this morning . A. thought he had some time left B. didnt know when the cartoon would begin C. wanted to know the important news D. hoped to watch TV play( ) 4. Tom was afraid _, so he ran home. A. to miss the interesting cartoon B. to miss the last bus C. he would be hungry D. he had little time to finish his homework( ) 5. Tom thought _. A. supper should be readyB. his mothers watch was slow C. the cartoon would be as soon as he finished supperD. his mother cooked super too late(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?”( ) 6. In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “_”A. feel worried aboutB. be interested inC. get higherD. make less( ) 7.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.( ) 8. After the dentist answered Davids question, he became very _. A. angry B. sad C. afraid D. worried( ) 9. 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( ) 10. 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)A young man was going to join the army( 部队) and had to take a medical examination (检查). The doctor was sitting at a desk when he went in. He said to the man, Take your coat and shirt off, and sit on that chair. The young man did so. The doctor looked at him for a moment without getting up from his chair and then said, All right. Put your clothes on again. But you havent examined me at all ! the young man said in surprise. There is no need to do so, the doctor said with a smile. When I told you to take your coat and shirt off, you heard me all right, so there is nothing wrong with your ears. You saw your chair, so your eyes are good. You could take your clothes off and sit on the chair, so you must be in good health. And you understood what I told you to do and did it without a mistake , . ( )11.Why did the young man take a medical examination? A. He had hurt his ear. B .He hoped to join the army. C .He wanted to get some medicine. D. He wondered if he was in good health. ( )12.The doctor asked the young man to take his coat and shirt off to test_. A .his eyes B .his arms C .his sense of hearing D. his sense of touch ( )13.How did the man feel as soon as the medical examination was over? A. Bored. B. Pleased. C. Uncomfortable. D. Surprised. ( )14.Which of the following is the best one to complete (完成)the underlined sentence? A. so I feel sorry for you B. so you are too weak to join the army C. so you need another medical examination D. so you must be clever enough for the army ( )15.The best title for this story is_. A.A Strict Doctor B.A Special Medical Examination C.A Serious Mistake D.A Smart Young Man四、单词拼写：（10分）(A) 根据句意用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1. Many young people today dont know how to speak to the old _ ( polite ).2. There will be_(wind) tomorrow.3. One of their _ ( wife ) costumes are colourful.4. I was so tired that I felt the road to my home was_(end).5.They are celebrating their _ ( forty) years of _ ( marry) with their children.(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。6.He is good at teaching and has much teaching _ ( 经验 ).7.My father_(放松) himself at the weekend.8.The car is quite small,_(尤其) if you have children.9.The hospital caught fire because of the _（闪电）yesterday evening.10.The trip to Hong Kong cost them two thousand _.( 美元 )五、动词填空：（10分）1. They _ ( have ) an interview with the writer when the earthquake happened.2.- Can I borrow your English dictionary? - Sorry , I _ ( lend ) it to Mary . You can ask Sandy. She also has one.3. Keep quiet . They _ ( discuss ) how to reduce the water pollution.4. -When _ you _ ( finish ) the project ? - In three weeks.5.You neednt come to school tomorrow if you _ ( not be ) comfortable.6. -_ you _ ( be ) to Paris before ? - No , I plan to go there at the end of next month.7. When she heard the bad news , she stopped _ ( watch ) TV and couldnt stop _ ( cry ) sadly.8. Its very pleasant _ ( play ) cards and chess in the new park.9.Bill _( run ) towards Simon while he was mopping the floor.10.The snowstorm prevented him _ ( arrive ) on time.六、完成句子：（20分）1我的父母一年到头都在忙碌。My parents are busy all 2.警察匆匆搬走了砖块和石头。The police _ _ the bricks and stones _ _ _.3. - 你什么时候借那本书的？-我都借一星期了。 - When _ you _ that book ? - I _ _ that book for one week.5.当表演开始时，人们高兴地拍手尖叫。People _ and the performance began.6.南方的旅游景点跟北方的不一样。The _ _ in the south are _ _ _ in the north.7自从去年以来我就没有受到过他的来信。I _ _ _ him since last year.8. 这个地方过去是野生生物的家园,现在已经作为农