江苏省张家港市部分学校2011-2012学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试题牛津版

1、江苏省张家港市部分学校2011-2012 学年八年级英语下学期期中考试试题牛津版（时间： 100 分钟总分： 130 分）一、听力部分（满分20 分）一、听力 ( 计 20 分)A. 听对话回答问题( 共 10 小题；每小题1 分；计 10 分)本部分共有10 道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，根据所听到的内容，选择正确答语。( 听两遍 )5. How did the woman s uncle go to work today?A. By motorbike.B. By bike.C. On foot.6. What s the man s family name?A. Henry John.

2、B. John.C. Brown.7. Who is the mans favourite basketball player?A. Michael Jordan.B. Yao Ming.C. Kong Linghui.8. What language can Han Mei learn from them?A.Chinese and Japanese.B. Chinese and English.C. English and Japanese.9. Where will the young lady put the rubbish?A. In the dustbin.B. In front

3、of the house.C. Behind the house.用心爱心专心110. What does Mary often do to help her mother?A. She often help her mother to cook meals.B. She often help her mother with the washing.C. She often help her mother to clean the house. B）听对话或独白，选择正确的答案。（听两遍）听第一段对话，回答第11第 12 题。11. Where is the man going?A. The

4、railway station.B. The clock tower.C. The park.12. Why can t the man find the place?A. This is his first time to visit the place.B. The railway station is still next to the clock tower.C. Things have changed a lot over the years.听第二段对话，回答第13第 15 题。13. How many main icons does the program have?A. Fou

5、r.B. Five.C. Six.14. Which icon should be clicked if you want to listen to people talking?A. BookB. TourC. Ear.15. What can you do if you click on thePencil icon?A. Go on short tours.B. Do some exercises.C. Read stories and articles.听一段独白，回答第16第 20 小题。16. Bob s favourite was _.A singingB dancingC dr

6、awing17. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _.A. the school only had a girls dancing groupB. the school didn t allow（允许） boys to danceC. the group had enough dancers already18. The school is worried that _ if Bob stayed in the group.A. nobody would watch their danceB.

7、other boys would join and the girls might leaveC. other schools would laugh at them19. The judge(法官 ) thought the school s decision was _.A. usefulB. necessaryC. wrong20. We can infer(推断 ) that Bob felt _ when he went back to the group.A sadB happyC hungry用心爱心专心2二、笔试部分（满分110 分）二、选择填空（共 30 小题；每小题1 分，

8、满 30 分）A：单项选择（共20 小题；每小题1 分，满 20 分）1. _ history of this special island brought _ unusual feeling to me.A. The; aB. The; anC. A; anD. A; a2. Jay Chou plays the role _ Kato _the 3D movie The Green Horney.A. of, ofB. of, inC. in, inD. in, of3. Though the key was pressed, nothing _ on the screen.A. appe

9、aredB. was appearedC. appearsD. is appeared4.You get a point _ you answer a question correctly. Which is WRONG?A. every timeB. each timeC. wheneverD. while5. _ great fun it is to fly kites! _ fantastic time the children are having!A. What, What aB. What, WhatC. How, How aD. What a, What6 If you _him

10、 tomorrow， please ask him if he_ to work on the farm with usA see，goesB will see， goes C will see，will go D see，will go7. A: Can I _ a book from you? B: Certainly.But you mustn t _ it to others. Andplease remember you can only _ it for a week.A. borrow, lend, borrowB. lend, borrow, keep C. lend, len

11、d, keepD. borrow, lend, keep8. He is a teacherwitha lotof _. He oftentellsus many of hisinteresting_ in Africa.A. experiences; experienceB. experience; experienceC. experience; experiencesD. experienced; experience9. - I m sorry we _ all the educational CD-ROM. Can you come next week?- Please call m

12、e as soon as the latest one _.A. have sold well, comes outB. have sold out, comes outC. have sold well, is come outD. have sold out, is come out10. - What isthe function of the mouse?- It_ the cursor(光标 ) on the screen.A. is used for movingB. is used to movingC. is using for movingD. used to move11.

13、 - They look so tired.-Yeah. They _ day and night. So they are all in poor health.A. are made workB. are made to work C. made to be worked D. are making to work12. The poor _ man lived _in a small house, and he often feels _.A. alone, lonely, lonelyB. lonely, alone, lonelyC. alone, alone, lonelyD. l

14、onely, lonely, alone13. A: Where is Simon? B: He _ the USA.A: By the way, have you ever _ abroad before? B: No, never.A. is in, been toB. has been to, goneC. went to, gone toD. has gone to, been14. - _did your uncle leave his hometown ?用心爱心专心3-He _ for nearly twenty years.A. When, has leftB. When, h

15、as been awayC. How long, has leftD. How long, has been away15. It was _ difficult work _ nobody can do it.A. so, thatB. such a thatC. such , thatD. so a, that16. - So far, how long _ you _ China?- For one year.A. have, come toB. have, been toC. have, been inD. have, gone to17 A boy _ Tom _ by a car

16、yesterday.A. was called, hitB. called, was hitC. was called, was hit D. called, hit18 Putaway your school things Your stationery mustcarefullyA be taken good careB be taken good care ofC take good careD take good care of19 While heTV， a football flew into the room through the windowA watchesB is wat

17、chingC was watching DWatched20.Shes never spent much money on her own clothes, _ she?A. isB. isn tC. hasD. hasn tB完形填空（共 10 小题，每小题1 分，满分10 分）Many people think that Americans 21their cars almost more than anything else. When 22_people are fourteen years old, they want to have their _23_cars. They don

18、 t ask for a carfrom their 24_. So many of them work in _25_ time during their last year of high schoolto buy a car.Learning to 26 _and getting a driverslicense may beone of the most excitingthings in a young persons life.Some people almost27 _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will _28_the

19、ir carsto a garage as soon as they think there is a 29 . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may30 most of their time washing and repairing their cars.21.A. preferB. loveC. driveD. play22.A. littleB. bigC. oldD. young23.A. newB. ownC. expensiveD. cheap24.A, friendsB. teachersC. parentsD. brothers25.

20、A. freeB. busyC. studyD. good26.A. makeB. mendC. washD. drive27.A. alwaysB. neverC. oftenD. usually28.A. takeB. carryC. pullD. lift29.A. questionB. wrongC. mistakeD. problem30.A. costB. getC. spendD. use用心爱心专心4三、阅读理解( 共 13 小题 ; 每小题 2 分，计 26 分）(A)Ruby, the artist, is an Asian elephant, She is17 years

21、 old. She lives in the zoo. Ruby hasproduced about 100 paintings since last year. She has made more than $ 40,000 for the zoo. Zooleaders say Ruby first showed the talent (才能 ) about four years ago. Zoo workers watched hermake the marks in the sand with her trunk. She rubbed (擦掉 ) out the marks, the

22、n made the newones. The zoo worker gave her brushes and paints. Soon Ruby painted pictures.Newspaper reporters wrote Ruby, then people asked about buying her pictures.And in thisway, she made a lotofmoney forthezoo. Thisishow Ruby does the paintings.A zoo worker holdsdifferent color paints. Ruby tou

23、ches the colors she wants. Then the worker gives her brusheswith the chosen colors in her trunk and Ruby begins painting.1. We can most probably read this story_.A. in a dictionary about read animalsB. in a newspaperC. in a book on artD. in history textbooks2. People asked about buying Ruby's pi

24、ctures because_.A. newspaper reporters bought her pictureB. her pictures were better than those of real artistsC. they just wanted to have funD. zoo workers would let them have a free visit to the park3. Ruby rubbed out the marks she had drawn in order to(为了 )_.A. make other onesB. clear her trunkC.

25、 dig a hole in the sandD. ask for brushes and paints4. From the story, we can know that_.A. Ruby can paint a picture all by herselfB. Ruby can draw better pictures than the other animals in the zooC. Ruby has to finish a painting with the help of zoo workersD. Ruby will ask for money if she finishes

26、 a picture(B)Happiness is for everyone. You don t need to care about those people who havebeautifulhouses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money andso on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars maywant to wal

27、k on the country roads at their free time.Infact,happinessis always around you ifyou put your heartintoit.Whenyou are in troubleat school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are用心爱心专心5always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get succes

28、s, your friends willsay congratulationsto you; when you do something wrong, people around you willhelp you to correctit.And when you do something good to others,you willfeelhappy, too.Allthese are your happiness.If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.Happiness i

29、s not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, youcan alsosay you are very happy, because you have somethingelse thatcan t be bought withmoney.When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have morechances to challenge(向挑战 )yourself.

30、So you can not always say you are poor and you have badluck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转 )door. When it closes, it also opens.If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.5. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will_.A.

31、laugh at youB. play jokes on youC. quarrel with youD. help you up6. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress(进步 )?A. Oh, so do I.B. Congratulations.C. Good luck.D. It s just so-so.7. Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?A. People who have cars would never like to wa

32、lk in the open air.B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.8. Which of the following is this passage about?A. Bad luck.B. Good luck.C. Happiness.D. L

33、ife.(C)Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US,loves oranges. Oneday lastweek, she used a pole( 竿子 ) to pickorangesofftreesand collectthem in baskets.It'sthe first time in her 15 years she's picked fruit from trees."This is quite different from buying oran

34、ges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Everytime I eat an orange, I'll remember this experience."Christopherwas one of the30 studentvolunteersat SoilBorn Farms. She volunteeredas partof a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges ando

35、ther fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten byanimals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it."Itisgood formany people",saidRandy Stannard,who works forthe project."The homeownergets fruit picked and more people can have healthy fo

36、od.""Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg)of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes toget 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.用心爱心专心6ShannonGalloway,Chris

37、 topher'sscienceteacher,broughther studentsintothe projectthisyear."You're making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it's meaningfulto everyone."Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子 ) and gets on the top of the tree."Standingo

38、n the treetopisprettycool,"Fraziersaid."Ican see clearlythatmany basketsare filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteerwork."9. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to_.A. have some fresh

39、fruit for themselvesB. make some money by selling fruitC. provide people with more healthy fruitD. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors10. When was the project set up?A. In 2008.B. In 2009.C. In 2010.D. In 2011.11. What will happen to the fruit if they dont help the homeowners pick it?A. The fr

40、uit will rot or be eaten by small animals.B. People who need the fruit will come to pick it.C. The fruit will be used as a resource for research.D. Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.12. What does the underlined word resource mean?A.资源B.调查C. 对策D.娱乐13. How do the students feel about their wor

41、k?A. Its interesting and easy.B. Its meaningless and hard.C. Its meaningful and exciting.D. Its tiring and boring.四、根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空。 ( 共 14 小题，每小题1 分，满分14 分)1.My uncle is(连接 )the mouse to the computer2.The new skill has brought many_ to the students.（好处）3. The Great Wall and the Palace Museum are bo

42、th _ of China.（象征）4.With the(发展 ) of our country , more and more people are living a happy life.5.They will celebrate their ten years of _(结婚 ).6. People have_ （意识到） pollution has become a serious problem.7. We hope the meeting will be held_(success).8.My cousin is good at all her lessons,_ English.

43、 (特别 )9.Don t be afraid .The snakes are(harm) to us .10.It s good for us to speak more_ (日常的 )English every day11.Stop_( 鼓掌 )your hands and listen to the speech.12.I didn t pass the English exam because I wrote lots of words(correct)13.After_ a file, you can begin to write your article. (创建 ).用心爱心专心

44、714. Wenchang Square is one of the most important _ centers of the city. (culture)五、句子翻译（共 5 小题，每小题3 分，满分15 分）1. 在过去的十年里中国发生了巨大的变化。_.2. 那个地铁自从 5 年前就已经投入使用了。_.3. 这个戏院是上个世纪建造的，是吗？_ _4这部有意义的电影已经结束两个半小时了。_5这本电子词典能帮助我不时测试我的英语语法和词汇知识._ _六、缺词填空（共 10 空；每空1 分，计 10 分）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在标有题号的横线上，完

45、整写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）Earth Hour startedin Sydney on March 31， 2007. O_1_ two millionhomesand businesses turned off their lights for an hour. A year 1ater，in 2008 ，Earth Hour became the w_2_ activity and was supported by millions ofpeople from thirty-fivecountries. In2009， more than two thousand cit

46、ies inthe world take part in it， and Earth Hour came to China. The purpose of theactivity is to s_3_ energy and improve climate(气候 ). Earth Hour hasbrought about some great c_4_to our lives.We may have different ways of s_5_ the hour. For example, we can go to school on footor b_6_ bike ， plantmore

47、trees,use water more than once，never leave the lightso_7_ whenwe are not at home. Try to make full use of paper by using b8sides.Earth Hour is a call for us to work together for a bright f9. It is also a messageof hope and action. Everyone can make a difference. Its time for us to make our environme

48、ntb_10_. Come on! Join us in Earth Hour 2011!七、书面表达（共 1 题，满分15 分）根据所给要点写一篇短文，词数80 字左右 , 不必逐字逐句翻译.要点： 1. 你的好友Kate 酷爱旅游，同学都把她叫做痒痒脚。2. 在近几年里她跟着父母游览了中国的众多名胜景点。为了更好地了解世界，她决定去英国旅行。3. 旅游前，在网上订购了一套课程-English ABC。4. 这套课程包括两本书和三张光盘； . 课程涉及许多话题，包括问路、购物、赠送礼物等；她确信能从中学到很多英语方面的知识。5. 她希望能旅途愉快 , 同时能提高英语。用心爱心专心8用心爱心专

49、心92011 2012学年第二学期初二英语期中试卷参考答案一听力 1-20CBABC CBCABACBCBBABCB二单项选择 1-20BBADA DDCBA BBDBCCBBCC完形填空 21-30 BDBCA DBADC三阅读理解 1-13BCACC BACCB AAC四单词拼写（共14 小题；每小题1分，满分14 分）1. connecting2.advantages3.symbols4. development 5. marriage 6. realized7. successfully 8.especially9.harmless 10. daily 11.clapping 12.

50、incorrectly13.creating14.cultural五句子翻译1.Great changeshave taken placein China in the past ten years./Therehave been greatchangesin China over the past ten years. / China has changed a lot during the past ten years.2. That underground has been in service/use since five years ago.3. This theatre was built last century, wasn t it ?4.This meaningful film has been over for two and a half hours.5.Thise-dicti