牛津版八年级下学期期末考试英语试题及答案

1、牛 津 版 第学 期 期 末 试 卷八年级英语第卷（共80分）一、听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）1.What place of in terest does he Want to visit?A.B .C.2. WhiCh Orga ni Zati On does JaCkS SiSter Work for?A.morning in NoVember.Scotla nd 12:00 noonScotla nd is Part of the UK. CaPitaI of Scotla nd is Edin burgh. It is twelve noon, Or midday,Th

2、einEdin burgh.ChiIdre nare havi nglessons, but they are looking forward to the Weeke nd because there is noJschool on SatUrday and SUndayEgyPt 2:00 p.m.Friday is already the Weekend in Egypt. It S a SPeCiaI day Muslims, so schools, OffiCeS shops are closed in all CoUntries.So now, at two p.m.,people

3、 there are havi ng IUnCh With their families.JaPa n JaPa n so it there.forandArabmost9:00 p.m.is SeVen hours ahead of Egypt, is already Friday evening The Weeke nd isbeg inning.Most people are out With friends or WatCh ing televisi On Or play ing COmPUter games. 51. If it is 12:30 p.m .in easter n C

4、an ada, the time isin WeSter n Can ada.A. 8:00 a.mB. 10:00 a.m.C. 1:30 PmD. 4:30 p.m.52. The people inn eed n t go to Work On Fridays.A. Can ada B. Scotla ndC. JaPa nD. EgyPt53. While Can adia n ChiIdre n are Waki ng up, ChiIdre n in Scotla nd are.A. sleep ingB. havi ng less OnS C. WatCh ing TVD.pla

5、y inggamesBI WaS telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the endI said, “ Son, remember: Be SloW and Steady （ 镇定的 ）,and that Will Win the race. Dont you think there S SOmeth ing to lear n from the tortoise?”Sonny OPened his eyes Wide,“ Do you mean next time When I m entering

6、for the60-metre race I should WiSh that Billy, Tonyand Sandy Would all fall asleep halfWay? ”I WaS shocked, “BUt the tortoise didn t WiSh that the hare Would fall asleep! ” “He must have WiShed that, ” Sonny said, “OtherWiSe hW could he be so foolish as to race With the hare? He kneW Very Well the h

7、are ran a hundred times faster than he himself did. ”“He didn t have SUCh a Wish, ” I inSiSted.“He Won the race by PerSeVerance（坚忍不拔）,by PUSh ing on steadily. ”Sonny thought a While. “That S a lie, ” he said. “He Won it because he WaS lucky. If the hare hadn t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise W

8、ould never haveWon the race. He could be as Steady as you like, or a hun dred times Steadier, but he d never have Won the race. That S for sure. ”I gave up. Today S ChiIdren are not like What We USed to be. They re justhopeless.54. The Writer Wan ted his SonB. to ope n his eyes WideD. to have a big

9、WiShS WiSh that.B. by luck D. by telli ng a lieA. to lear n from the tortoiseC. to en ter for the 60-meter race55. ACCOrd ing to Sonny ,it WaS the tortoiseA. the hare Would be as Steady as he WaSB. he could run faster tha n the hareC. the hare Would fall asleep duri ng the raceD. he Would have a sle

10、ep duri ng the race56. Sonny believed that the tortoise Won the raceA. by PUSh ing On SteadiIyC. by tak ing a risk57. It is clear that the Writerin the end.A. lear ned a less OnC. became impatie ntB. Won the argume ntD. WaS SatiSfiedCI hid the Iong black bag in the garage tWO days ago. Toni ght, in

11、the dark, IWould fin ally take it aWay. If everyth ing Went OK, it Would be done by morning. BUt I had to be SUre no one, not even my Wife, SaW me.It WaS more difficult to get aWay from the Party tha n I expected. I Said that the ChiIdren Were tired and needed to get to bed. It WaS PartIy true. BUt

12、the main reas On for leavi ng WaS that I Wan ted to complete my pla n.FirSt I had to get the kids to sleep. That WaS never easy at any time and tonight it WaS even more difficult. The eldest One Wanted to knoW Why We left the Party early.I told him 10:30 Pm WaS not early. AS usual, I read them a bed

13、 time story, but I had to stop myself readi ng too quickly or they would lear n my secret.Sile nce fin ally came, and feeli ng like a thief in the ni ght, I Went out of the house and into the garage. Taking One end, I pulled the bag out from its hiding place and took it into the garden. I WaS WOrrie

14、d that my neighbours might See me and call the police.It WaS already eleven o clock. By the light of the moonl Started working, trying to make as little no ise as possible. And that WaS not easy With a SaW （锯子）anda hammer （锤子）.After much hard work, I fin ally completed my work. I looked dow n at my

15、watch. It WaS exactly 4:00 am. Then I Wentin Side to have a ShOWer and get a few hours of sleep. It wouldn t be Iong now before the kids would rush into my room and Wake me UP to tell me about the new tree-house Father ChriStmaS brought them this year.58. Why did the man feel n ervous?A. He left the

16、 Party too late.B. He WaS afraid of the dark ness.C. He didn t know Where the black bag was.D. He WOrried that OtherS would know his secret.59. The Underlined word“they ” in ParagraPh 3 refers to.A. thievesB. Pare ntsC. ChiIdre nD. n eighbours60. In What order did the man do the followi ng?a. Read t

17、he kids a story.b. Had a shower.c. WOrked inthe moon light.d. Pulled the bag from the garage.e. Went to a party.A. e-d-a-b-cB. e-a-d-c-bC. a-b-e-d-cD. a-e-d-c-b61. How would the ChiIdren feel When they SaW the man S work?A. In terested.B. Excited.C. Tired.D.An gry.DMost people around the world are r

18、ight-handed. ThiS also SeemS to be true in history. In 1799, SCientists StUdied works of art made at different times from 1,500B. C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the SCie ntists guessed that right-ha nded ness has always bee n com mon through history.Tod

19、ay, Only about 10% to 15% of the world S populatiOn is left-handed.Why are there more right-ha nded people tha n Ieft-ha nded On es? SCie ntists now know that a PerS on S two hands each have their OWn jobs. For most people, the hand is USed to find things or hold things. The right hand is USed to wo

20、rk With things. ThiS is because of the differentwork of the two SideS of the brain. The right Sideof the brain, WhiCh makes a PerSOn S hands and eyes work together, Controls theleft hand. The Ieft-Side of the brain, WhiCh Controls the right hand, is the Centre for thinking and doing problems. TheSe

21、findings show that more artists should be Ieft-h an ded, and StUdieS have found that left-ha nded ness is twice as com mon among artists as among people in Other jobs.No One really knows What makes a PerS On become right-ha nded in Stead of Ieft-handed.SCientists have found that almost 40%of the peo

22、ple become left-handedbecause their main brain is damaged When they are born. However, this doesn t happen to every one, so SCie ntists guess there must be ano ther reas On Why people become Ieft-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their Parents.If a PerSOn does not receive

23、 the gene（基因）for right-handedness,he/ She may becomeeither right-handed or Ieft-handed according to the Chance and the people they work or live with.ThOUgh right-ha nded ness is more com mon tha n Ieft-ha nded ness,people noIonger think Ieft-handed people are Strange or UnUsual. A Iong time ago, lef

24、t-handed ChiIdren Were madeto USe their right hands like other ChiIdren, but today they don t have to.62. How many people in the world are Ieft-ha nded now?A. LeSS than One sixth.B. More than a half. C. About 40% D.The PaSSagedoes n t tell us.63. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the

25、 Underlinedword “damagedin this passage?A. kno CkedB. Cha nged C. brokeD. harmed64. ACCOrding to the passage, WhiCh of the following is NoT true?A. No One really knows What makes a PerS On become right-ha nded.B. Left-ha nded ness is CIeVerer tha n right-ha nded ness.C. Today ChiIdre n are not made

26、to USe their right hands only.D. SCie ntists thi nk there must be some reas On Why people become left-ha nded.65. The best title for this PaSSage is.A. SCie ntists NeW InVen ti OnSB. Left-ha nded PeopleC. WhiCh Ha ndD. Differe nt Brai ns, Differe nt HandS第U卷（共60分）五、 词汇应用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中

27、所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）66. Ano ther three holes will be（dig） before they have IUn ch.67. HUma n rights groups have been（close）watch ing the case.68. With the money , We have（SUCCeSS） Sentmany ChiIdre n to school.69. In fact, the teacher is PIeaSed With his. （expla in）70. With the developme nt of t

28、ech no logy, more and more ill nesses willbe cured. （medici ne）71. Are you gettingUSed to （分开）rubbish into different groups in yourdaily life?72. The shoes he bought yesterday is （相似的）to mine.73. UNICEFheIPS build a better world for everyone, （特别）children aroundthe world.74. Jimmy felt（自豪）tha n anyo

29、ne else because he WaS recomme nded as“ the Most HeIPfUI StUde nt” in our school.75. She does like to have the last word in any.（讨论）六、 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分）（每空一词）You have StUdied hard in class, done all of your homework, and you think you have Understood the material, but then the day of the test

30、comes. SUddenly, you feel so nervous that you Can t anSWer the questions. If this SoUndS like you, you may have a CaSe of test anXiety-the nervous feeling that people SOmetimeS get When they reabout to take a test.TeSt an Xiety Can be a real problem Whe n some One is so StreSSed out over a test that

31、 he or She Can t focus On the test questiOnS and do his or her best work. Feeling ready to meet the challe nge, though, Can keep test an Xiety at a man ageable level.USe a little StreSS to your advantage. StreSS is a Signal that helps you PrePare for SOmeth ing importa nt that is about to happe n. I

32、n Stead of react ing tothe StreSSby worry ing or compla ining about the test Withfrien ds, let StreSS remind you toStUdy well before a test.ASk for help. If havi ng a test StreSSeS you out so much that your mind goes blank and CaUSeS you to miss anSWerS that you know, then your level of test anXiety

33、PrObabIy n eeds your care. You should talk to your teacher if you get extreme test an xiety.Be prepared. Some StUde nts think that going to class is all it takes to Iear nng tha n just hop ing to takeand do well in tests, but there is much more to Iear ni in everyth ing in class. That is Why good St

34、Udy habits and skills are so importa nt）or StUdy the night before a test that happens over time With regulareno Ugh sleep, exercise, and eat ing-and Why no amount of Crammi ng （ 临时死记硬背 Can take the place of the deeper level of Iearning study.Also, take Care of your health- by getting well before a test -ca n help keep your mind work ing at its best.EVerything takes time and practice, and Iearning to beat test anXiety is no different. It Won t go away OVernight, but facing and dealing With test anXiety will help you deal With StreSS man ageme nt, WhiCh isa VaIUabIe skill in manySitUati OnS b