牛津版八年级下学期英语(8B)期末测试英语试卷

1、牛津版英语8B期末测试英语试卷(2). 单项选择1. The Greens in Paris and now they in China. They like China. A. used to live; are used to living B. are used to living; used to live C. use to live; used to live D. used living; used to living2. We know that go of the cases of blindness can . A. per cents; cure B. percent;

2、cured C. per cent; be cured D. percent; are cured 3. All the drivers must be careful when they are driving to prevent the traffic accident _. A. happen B. to happen C. from being happened D. from happening4. UNICEF clean water, food and education poor children in many countries. A. provide, to B. pr

3、ovides, for C. provides, to D. provides, with5. Our teacher told us that pollution a very serious problem in the world we live. A. has been B. had been C. is D. was6. Ricky hopes more charity shows. A. to there be B. there will have C. there is going to be D. there will be7. Ricky was so excited he

4、couldnt words. A. that, speak some B. because, say C. that, say any D. and, say some8. When I , I found no one there. A. got to B. arrived C. reached D. got9. The work must in half an hour. A. be finished B. finish C. finishes D. finished10. “How far is the station?” “Its only drive.” A. two hours B

5、. two hours C. two hour D. two hours11. A desk is made wood, and paper is made wood, too. A. from, from B. of, of C. of, from D. from, of12. My pencil-box is better than . A. his and her B. he and she C. his and hers D. him and her13. We have never seen _ film before. Its very interesting. A. so goo

6、d B. such good C. such a good D. a so good 14. -Did your teacher tell you _ this afternoon? -Yes. Well go to visit the Science Museum . A. how to do B. what to do C. to go where D. where go to 15. Li Lei hasnt come yet. I dont know what _to him. A. is happened B. has been taken place C. has taken pl

7、ace D. has happened 16. Mr Smith _in America this time last year. A. travelled B. would travel C. has travelled D. was travelling 17. Dont go out. I dont want you to _ A. get lose B. get missed C. get miss D. get lost 18. How_ it is to see you again! A. happy B. please C. glad D. pleasant 19. If you

8、 want to open a file, please _ on the icon. A. left twice clicks B. left double clicks. C. double left clicks D. twice left clicks20. The 30th Olympic Games _ in London in2012 A.has been had B.will be held C. hold D. will be happened21. London is _ the biggest cities all over the world. A. of B. in

9、C. between D. among22. Havent you been invited to the party? - No, _ A. No time to help with it. B. No time to take part in. C. I dont know then at all. D. I dont think so.23.Excuse me. Look at the sign: No SMOKING! -Sorry, I it. A. dont seeB. didnt seeC. havent seenD. wont see24. - _ was the show?

10、- It was a big success. A. What B. When C. Why D. How. 25. Last Friday I saw some boys behind Daniel, the computer games. A. sit, watching B. sitting, watch C. sit, watch D. sitting, watchedII.按要求改写下列各句，每空一词1. “Dont be late for school.” Toms father said to him.（改为一个简单句） Toms father Tom late for scho

11、ol.2. “Would you like to go to the party?” Meimei asked me.（改为一个主从复合句） Meimei asked me I to go to the party.3. Shes got some books about art, she?（改成反意疑问句）III.完形填空Do you like to go camping（野营）? Do you know how to start a fire? If you dont know how to start a fire, you 1 your food, and cant sit by th

12、e side of a fire, and cant keep yourselves 2 .Long, long ago people 3 how to start fires. They probably started fires from lightning（闪电）. But they had to 4 the lightning fire burning, for there was 5 to start it 6 .Later people learned how to start fires. They 7 out hitting two pieces of stone（石头）to

13、gether could make a spark（火光）.The spark could set 8 on fire（seton fire 使 燃烧）. They could start this kind of fire again if it went out（熄火）.Then people also learned to make a fire by rubbing（摩擦）two sticks together. They made a hole（洞）on a large stick and put the 9 stick into the hole. And then they tu

14、rned the stick again and again. 10 a few minutes they started a fire.About two hundred years 11 , people began to 12 matches（火柴）. One early match looked 13 the match we use today. The match gave people a 14 way to start fires. Today people are 15 finding new ways to start fires. One of the new ways

15、to start a fire is to use an electric fire starter（电子打火器）. Now you can 16 matches and electric fire starter at 17 . Of course an electric fire starter is more expensive than 18 , 19 it is useful.After people learned to make fires, their lives became 20 .（ ） 1. A. can cook B. can eat C. cant cook D.

16、cant eat（ ） 2. A. quiet B. full C. hot D. warm（ ） 3. A. have known B. knew C. havent known D. didnt know（ ） 4. A. ask B. keep C. let D. make（ ） 5. A. no way B. no idea C. a way D. an idea（ ） 6. A. only B. again C. more D. either（ ） 7. A. took B. found C. looked D. heard（ ） 8. A. dry paper B. wet lea

17、ves C. wet paper D. dry leaves（ ） 9. A. larger B. large C. smaller D. smallest（ ）10. A. After B. Before C. When D. For（ ）11. A. before B. ago C. later D. after（ ）12. A. invented B. do C. make D. used（ ）13. A. up B. different C. the same D. like（ ）14. A. quick and easy B. slow and difficult C. new an

18、d interesting D. important and clever（ ）15. A. always B. already C. even D. still（ ）16. A. sell B. buy C. see D. find（ ）17. A. home B. factories C. shops D. towns（ ）18. A. a match B. a box of match C. a box of matches D. a box matches（ ）19. A. so B. and C. but D. because（ ）20. A. harder and harder B

19、. easier and easier C. longer and longer D. happier and happier.阅读理解 ALetter ADear Roes,I like your programmes very much. Im now writing to ask you something about American social customs（社交习惯）. My American friend want me to join them in their dinner party. I am very happy and have decided to go, bu

20、t Im a little worried about it, too. The social customs in my country are very different from here, so Im afraid of making mistakes.Should I bring a present, such as sweet or flowers? Should I arrive on time or a little late? At the dinner table, how can I know which fork（叉子）or knife to use? How can

21、 I let the family know that Im thankful for their kindness?Wang LinLetter BDear Wang Lin,Its a good idea to bring a small present when you go to a dinner party. Flowers are always nice, or you may bring a bottle of wine（葡萄酒）if you know that your friends drink it.You should arrive on time or five to

22、ten minutes late. Dont get there early. If youre going to be more than fifteen minutes late, you should call and tell them.Try to be free at the dinner table. If you dont know about choosing the right fork or knife, just watch the other people, and follow them. If you still have no idea of what to d

23、o. ask the person next to you.If you like the food, say so. Of course, youll thank them for the meal and for their kindness. Its also a good idea to send a thank-you card the day after.（ ） 1. Wang Lin wants to . A. make friends with Rose B. know some social customs for a dinner party C. make her fri

24、ends happy D. give her friends a surprise（ ） 2. Rose is possibly . A. a good housewife B. a TV hostess（主持人） C. a member of the dinner party D. a friend of Wang Lins（ ） 3. If youre asked to a dinner party but not sure about what to bring as a present. Its good to bring . A. some fruits B. a bottle wi

25、ne C. some flowers D. a knife and fork（ ） 4. Which of the following is NOT proper（适当的）for joining in a dinner party? A. Get there 15 minutes earlier B. Make yourself at home C. Follow others to use forks and knives D. Thank your friends for the meal（ ） 5. From the letters were learned that its very

26、to know something about American social customs. A. difficult B. friendly C. enjoyable D. helpful B In elementary school（小学）, Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to（认为）as a “slow learner” by her teachers. But she really wasnt slow at all. She just didnt understand the language used in the class

27、room. Her problem was that she didnt speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.When Guadalupe grew up, married（结婚）, and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever. But some of their teachers didnt think so. The children were having trouble in school because they d

28、idnt speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didnt want people to think that her children were slow learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practised English. She looked up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on cla

29、sses. It wasnt easy, but she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success （成功）. One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a univers

30、ity（大学）.（ ）1. Guadalupe was called as low learner . A. to make her study harder B. because she wasnt clever C. because she stayed at home D. because she didnt speak English（ ）2. According to（根据）the story, children who dont speak English . A. may have more trouble in school B. have trouble playing fo

31、otball C. often write a diary D. grow up to be teachers（ ）3. Which happened first? A. Guadalupe passed all her exams. B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade. C. Guadalupe had three children. D. Her two sons won success.（ ）4. The story is mainly（主要的）about . A. learning to sing and dance B. t

32、he problem of slow learning C. going to a university D. Mrs Quintanillas success C Young men often give flowers to young women when they are in love. This tradition may have come from Turkey. In the 1700s in Turkey, it was quite popular for people in love to send each other baskets full of strange t

33、hings. The baskets were delivered（递送） secretly to the person who was receiving it. Usually, and old woman who sold flowers or fruit on the street left the basket beside the persons door. These baskets included a variety（种类）of “gifts”: flowers, stones, feathers, was（蜡）, and even charcoal（木炭）. Each th

34、ing in the basket had a special meaning. By figuring out（领会到）the secret message contained in each item（项目），the person who received the basket began to understand little by little the true feelings of the person who sent it.This idea of sending gifts of love with secret meanings quickly spread to（传到）

35、Germany, France and England. However, as time passed, only sending flowers, remained（保持）popular.An innocent（清白的）bunch（束）of flowers told young ladies about the feelings in hearts of young men. Each different flower held a different meaning. For example, the flowers from an orange tree meant, “You are

36、 beautiful and pure.” Pink carnations（康乃馨）meant, “My love for you is strong and great.” Yellow roses, on the other hand, meant , “I saw you with someone else.”Many flower dictionaries were made to help young people in love understand the meaning of the flowers they received. Not all of the dictionar

37、ies agreed, however, on the meaning of each flower, so a person had to be careful about the flowers they chose to send.By the 1880s, using flowers to send messages had fallen out of fashion, and the more direct way of sending love letters began. Today, flowers are still considered a lovely gift. But

38、 the meaning for each kind of flower has been lost. ( )1. Lines 1 to 10 describe the tradition of . A. sending gift baskets B. selling flowers C. selling love letters D. sending dictionaries( )2. What did the items in a basket explain to the receiver? A. The ladys looks. B. The senders emotions（感情）

39、C. The persons door. D. The persons country.( )3.To where did the idea of sending gifts of love spread? A. To Asia. B. To Europe. C. To Australia. D. To North America.( )4.How did people know the meaning of each kind of flower? A. A dictionary told them. B. Their parents told them. C. A person in lo

40、ve told them. D. Their friends told them.( )5. When did the tradition of sending love messages through flowers slow down? A. In the 17th century. B. In the 19th century. C. In the 18th century. D. never. （D） The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help.

41、 A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Cresce

42、nt（新月）. All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal （目标）of trying to help people in need.The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受伤害的） people regardless of（无论）which

43、 side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid（急救）and providing blood. ( )1. A good title for this passage is .A. People in Need of HelpB. Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier C. The international R