牛津英语8B期中试卷及答案

8B Us13 班级_姓名_学号_成绩_一 选择填空(15%)1. We are happy _you _ a farewell party for our friends from Beijing.A. invite, to B. to invite, join C. inviting, to D. to invite, to2. We are in the same class. Lets _ friends.A. be B. is C. are D. am3. A balcony is _ place _ flowers in the house.A. best, to grow B. the best, growing C. best, growing D. the best, to grow4. I can speak English _, I am _ at it.A. well, good B. good, good C. well, well D. good, well5. There is not _ for us _.A. room enough; to live B. enough room; to live inC. room enough; to live in D. enough room; live6. My father is looking forward to _ his old friend from Xinjiang.A. see B. seeing C. saw D. looking at7. I cant buy _ because I dont have any money _ me.A. something, on B. anything, on C. something, with D. anything, with8. Where is my eraser? It _ here just now.A. isB. are C. was D. were9. This book is very important , but that one is _ more important.A. quite B. so C. very D. even10. June 1st is _ Day and September 10th is _ Day.A. Childrens, Teachers B. Childrens, the Teachers C. Childrens, Teachers D. Children, Teachers11. We should take turns _ the passage.A. reading B. to read C. read D. in reading12. _long time we waited yesterday!A. What B. What a C. How D. How a13. _ girl with _ orange in her hand is my best friend, Lucy.A. The, an B. The, a C. A, an D. A, the14. -How many apples are there in the basket? -_.A. No B. No one. C. None D. Nothing.15. Kitty, your cousin is _. We all like her.A. such lovely a girl B. such a lovely girl C. a so lovely girl D. so a lovely girl二 完形填空(10%)Mr White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his 16 and now he has near sight ( 近视 ). But he wouldnt want 17 to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often 18 him some trouble.One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business (出差 ). He 19 a bus at astop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasnt smooth (平坦). He fell over some times and it 20 his clothes dirty. 21 he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow and it got colder. He was looking for the school while his 22 was blown off. He began to run after it but he couldnt get it. He couldnt understand why his hat ran into a house as if (似乎 ) it had 23 . And he ran into the house, 24 .A woman stopped him and shouted 25 , “What are you running after my hen (母鸡 )for?”16. A. ears B. nose C. mouth D. eyes17. A. anybody else B. nobody C. woman D. somebody18. A. follows B. takes C. brings D. carries19. A. took off B. got off C. got on D. came on20. A. let B. madeC. gave D. felt21. A. At first B. At homeC. At times D. At last22. A. clothes B. bagC. hat D. glasses23. A. legs B. hands C. shoes D. arms24. A. always B. alsoC. either D. too25. A. angry B. happyC. angrily D. happily三 阅读理解(30%)AMexicos neighbours are the United States on the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the size of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population（人口）, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialities(特点). Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus (仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.26. Mexico is _the USA.A. on the south of B. on the north ofC. a part of D. as large as27. Mexicans speak_.A. English C. FrenchB. Spanish D. Latin(拉丁语)28. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000.C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population.D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.29. Tomatoes were originally (最初) grown in _.A. America B. Spain C. Tokyo D. Mexico30. The best title (题目) of the passage is _.A. Mexico City B. Mexicos plantsC. Mexico D. Mexicos populationBOnce an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant. It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. There were a lot of people in it. The old man couldnt come near the fire. He thought and thought. At last he said to the waiters, Take some fish to my horse. The waiter and the people were very surprised. The waiter said, A horse doesnt eat fish. The old man told the waiter, This horse is very interesting. It can sing, dance and do all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too, So the waiter brought the horse some fish.All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter came back and said. Your horse didnt eat any fish. The old man said, All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. Ill eat it.（ ）31. The old man felt very cold because _.A. it was a cloudy and windy dayB. it snowedC. he had travelled in the heavy rainD. he was hungry（ ）32. The people in the restaurant all ran out because _.A. they wanted to see the old manB. they wanted to see the horse eating fishC. they had been told there came the horseD. there was no fire over the stove（ ）33. Indeed, the horse can not _ or _ or _.A. walk. speak. eatB. sing. dance. sleepC. sing. dance. eat fishD. speak. walk. sit（ ）34. All the people in the restaurant rushed out _ but _.A. to see the horse sing. the old manB. to watch the horse play games. the waiterC. to look for the horse. the old manD. to see the horse eat fish. the old man（ ）35. Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse? Because _.A. his horse liked eating fishB. he was coldC. he wanted to sit by the fire, but wasnt able to do so at firstD. he himself also liked to eat fishCJack went to a barbers shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, What has happened to your hair, Jack?Jack said, I tried a new barbers shop today, because I wasnt quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse.Bob agreed(同意). Yes, I think youre right, Jack. Now Ill tell you what to do when you go into a barbers shop next time: look at all the barbers hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him.Why shall I go to him? Jack asked. But that would be foolish!Oh, no, it wouldnt, answered Bob. Who cut that mans hair? Just think it. He couldnt cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he cant be the worst barber.（ ）36. When Jack went out of the barbers shop, he was not happy because _.A. nobody had cut his hairB. the barber hadnt cut his hair wellC. the barber had cut his hair carefullyD. he was not satisfied with his old barber（ ）37. I tried a new barbers shop today. means _.A. this barbers shop was a new oneB. this was the only barbers shop in this townC. Jack often went to this barbers shopD. Jack had not been to this barbers shop before（ ）38. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought _.A. the new barbers shop was the best oneB. the old barbers shop wasnt so good as the new oneC. the new barbers shop was worse than the old oneD. the old barbers shop was the worst one（ ）39. Bob told Jack to find out which barbers hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?A. Because he was certainly the best barber.B. Because he was free all the time.C. Because he was the worst barber.D. Because he wasnt the worst barber.（ ）40. From the story we know that _.A. its foolish to have ones hair cut at a barbers shopB. barbers cut each others hairC. barbers never have their hair cutD. a barber always cuts his hair by himself四 句型转换(10%)1. Excuse me. Which is the way to the Science Museum?（同义句）Excuse me. _?2. The food in this restaurant is delicious. （改成感叹句）How _!3. He could dress himself when he was five years old.（划线提问）_4. We have to do morning exercises every morning.(改为否定句)_.5. They are very weak in basketball. They wont win the match. (合并句子)_.五 介词填空（5%）1. Look ! The sun is shining _1_ the clouds.2. They will arrive 2 our city 3 the morning of April 20th.3. China is a country 4 a long history.4. The weather in China is quite different _5_ the weather in England.5. Dont worry. The party wont start _6_ nine6. Whats the weather _7_ in December?7. He walked _8_ the hall（厅） to his bedroom.8. The cat jumped _9_ the table and it even wanted to eat the food on the table.9. There is a small stone bridge _10_ the river.六 用所给词的适当形式填空(10%)1. The workers spent a year _11_(build) a new hospital.2. Russia is _12_ (big) country in the world.3. Did you do anything for your own _13_(safe)?4. Does Andy often go to school without _14_(have) breakfast?5. The scarves are _15_ (make) of silk.6. The old man _16_ (begin) to study computer two weeks ago.7. Why _17_(not come) to school a little earlier?8. We could not play football because Mike forgot_18_ (bring) a football.9. She _19_(is) able to swim next year.10. The _20_(visit) from the USA are happy to see the Great Wall。七 完成句子(15%)1. 你昨天花了多长时间做作业?Howlong_21_it_22_youtodoyourhomeworkyesterday?2. 当老师走进教室时，学生们立刻停止了谈话。Whentheteachercameintotheclassroom,thestudents_23_24_atonce.3. 当心那把锋利的小刀！你会伤到自己的。Be _25_ _26_ that sharp knife. You will _27_ _28_.4. 打开所有的窗直到空气清新了。_29_ all the windows _30_ _31_ the air is clean.5他正睁大眼睛看着窗外。He is looking _32_ _33_ the window _34_ his eyes wide _35_.八 短文改错(10%)In England nobody under eighteen years old are1. _allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧). Mr Thompsonoften went to a bar nearby his houseBut he never 2. _took his son, Tom, so he was too youngThen 3. _when Tom had his eighteen birthday, Mr Thompson 4. _took him to his usual bar for the first timeThey drink5. _for an hourTom drank a fewThen Mr Thompson 6. _said to his son, “Now, Tom,